Crafting Trade and Investment Accords for Sustainable Development: Athena's Treaties by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
2021 | ISBN: 019883134X | English | 480 pages | PDF | 5 MB
International economic law guides and shapes globalization and the future of the world economy, our human societies, and the Earth. The rules which facilitate trade and investment could defend the interests of Hermes, Greek god of commerce and thieves, or learn to draw inspiration from Athena, goddess of justice, wisdom, and crafts. This volume explores how trade and investment agreements could promote more sustainable development, rather than increasing the negative social and environmental impacts of economic growth. States and other actors are attempting to integrate social and environmental considerations into trade and investment policies, towards more sustainable development. Analysing their efforts, this volume offers insights into the ways that commitments to sustainability are being operationalized in the texts of economic treaties themselves.

Ron Scruggs, "Contracting for Cloud Services"
English | ISBN: 1937246671 | 2011 | 246 pages | PDF | 1370 KB
The federal government is expected to spend $75 billion this year on IT projects, with a significant part of that money earmarked for migrating services and programs to cloud computing. Therefore, the publication of this book on cloud computing contracting for government could not be timelier. This comprehensive, expert book uses an easy-to-understand, easy-to-follow six-step process that guides you through the complete contract lifecycle. It steers you through all the cloud service and deployment models available, highlighting the benefits and downsides of each. Discussed in detail are critical issues, such as security, vendor lock-in, and legal and regulatory obligations. The book discusses how to identify and determine your needs in order to develop a business use case. It defines all the potential procurement vehicles and processes and how to assess them. There is guidance on setting up an acquisition team, developing performance-based work statements and how to measure and manage performance. Included in this book is a 137 element checklist of contract terms that should be considered for your cloud contract solution. This 10-page check list is a treasure trove of critical information for any cloud program manager and/or contracting manager. All of this vital information has to be gathered, understood and analyzed before the contract can be agreed. upon. How to build and finalize the right contract constitutes a large part of this book, with insight on all the clauses used by vendors - all the things you should know but they are unlikely to tell you! There are also samples to show how potentially harmful vendor clauses can be rephrased to your advantage. The final step discusses managing the contract - how to ensure compliance, conduct audits and what to do in the event of data breaches or worse. Each step is accompanied by case studies, mistakes made and lessons learned, best practices and checklists to ensure you stay on the right path. While the book itself is comprehensive, there is also a dedicated website for people purchasing the book, which has much more reference information available and which will be kept updated. Cloud computing brings a host of new challenges to those implementing it. It is no longer just the task of the IT manager to write the contract. Many other departments need to be involved from HR and security, to legal and financial and, as a result, many decisions taken to the highest level. Because of the complexities and diverse issues that cloud contracting encompasses, this is a must-have handbook for all those who need to succeed with cloud contracting. For more information, visitwww.GTIBookstore.com.

Constitutions and Religion (Research Handbooks in Comparative Constitutional Law series) by Susanna Mancini
2020 | ISBN: 178643928X | English | 464 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Constitutions and Religion is the first major reference work in the emerging field of comparative constitutional law and religion. It offers a nuanced array of perspectives on various models for the treatment of religion in domestic and supranational legal orders.

Conquering Jerusalem: The AD 66-73 Roman Campaign to Crush the Jewish Revolt by Stephen Dando-Collins
2021 | ISBN: 1684425484, 1684425476 | English | 250 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN STEPHEN DANDO-COLLINS PROVIDES UNPARALLELED NEW INSIGHT INTO THE FIRST JEWISH REVOLT

Computational Electronic Circuits: Simulation and Analysis with MATLAB®
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030755673 | 457 Pages | PDF | 24 MB
This textbook teaches in one, coherent presentation the three distinct topics of analysis of electronic circuits, mathematical numerical algorithms and coding in a software such as MATLAB®. By combining the capabilities of circuit simulators and mathematical software, the author teaches key concepts of circuit analysis and algorithms, using a modern approach. The DC, Transient, AC, Noise and behavioral analyses are implemented in MATLAB to study the complete characteristics of a variety of electronic circuits, such as amplifiers, rectifiers, hysteresis circuits, harmonic traps and passes, polyphaser filters, directional couplers, electro-static discharge and piezoelectric crystals. This book teaches basic and advanced circuit analysis, by incorporating algorithms and simulations that teach readers how to develop their own simulators and fully characterize and design electronic circuits.

Colossus: The Anatomy of Delhi (South Asia in the Social Sciences Book 15) by Sanjoy Chakravorty, Neelanjan Sircar
2021 | ISBN: 1108832245 | English | 423 pages | PDF | 42 MB

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Cocktails: A Global History (The Edible Series) by Joseph M. Carlin
English | October 1, 2012 | ISBN: 1780230249 | EPUB | 135 pages | 8.3 MB
Gimlet, negroni, manhattan, Long Island ice tea, flirtini, hurricane, screwdriver-cocktails have come a long way from their first incarnation in the seventeenth century, when rum punch was everyone's go-to drink. Originally made of five ingredients, including a spirit, sugar, and spices, "cocktail" now refers to any drink made of liquor and a mixer. In this book, Joseph M. Carlin uncovers how many of our favorite cocktails were invented and describes how this most American of alcoholic beverages-but most international of drinks-came to influence society around the world.

Harrison Cheung, "Christian Bale: The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman"
English | ISBN: 1936661640 | 2012 | 312 pages | MOBI | 2 MB
The darkest Batman is unmasked.

Chic & Unique Vintage Cakes: 30 Modern Cake Designs from Vintage Inspirations by Zoe Clark
English | August 19, 2013 | ISBN: 1446302857, 1446302849 | EPUB | 128 pages | 17.6 MB
Chic & Unique Vintage Cakes: Bestselling cake decorating author Zoe Clark shows you how to take inspiration from your favourite vintage clothing, furniture, items and keepsakes to create stunning vintage cake designs. From elegant tiered lace and floral cakes to amazing jewellery box and carousel shaped novelty cakes, each of the 10 incredible cake designs is accompanied by two smaller designs for vintage-inspired cupcakes, cookies, fondant fancies and more.