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  Dividing Lines - How...

  Deborah N. Archer

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  Our nation's transportation system is crumbling. But as acclaimed scholar and ACLU president Deborah Archer warns in Dividing Lines, before we can think about rebuilding and repairing, we must consider the role race has played in transportation infrastructure, from the early twentieth century and into the present day. 
   
   
   
  As Archer demonstrates, the success of the Civil Rights movement and the fall of Jim Crow in the 1960s did not mean the end of segregation. With state-sanctioned racism no longer legal, officials across the country turned to transportation infrastructure to keep Americans divided. A wealthy white neighborhood could no longer be "protected" by racial covenants and segregated shops, but a multilane road, with no pedestrian crossings, could be built along its border to make it difficult for people from a lower-income community to visit. Highways could not be routed through Black neighborhoods based on the race of their residents, but those neighborhoods' lower property values—a legacy of racial exclusion—could justify their destruction. 
   
   
   
  Drawing on a wealth of sources, including interviews with people who now live in the shadow of highways and other major infrastructure projects, Archer presents a sweeping, national account—from Atlanta and Houston to Indianapolis and New York City—of our persistent divisions.

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  Life Earth and Politics - Ideas...

  Sherman Lewis

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  Science, not speculative philosophy, is the only guide, however imperfect, to the nature of existence. Science culture uses and supports science. The social brain experiences free will and needs religious faith. Empathy is a choice based on intuition. We need a better scientific understanding of dogma and chauvinism, and this book explores these issues. It also describes the Crisis of the Anthropocene, described in under a hundred pages, is a wakeup that needs to overcome ignorance and naïve optimism, and reach our deepest emotions. Topics include climate change, biodiversity, pollutants, population, and political causes behind the collapse. This book also presents data from Internationalcomparisons.org that demonstrates that the US is neither advanced nor a democracy and has failed to deal with guns, reproductive rights, taxation, social welfare, fiscal discipline, and other issues. Even with these already significant problems Americans must face, there is even more: Trumpism and Putinism are existential threats to American freedom and democracy. This book presents a framework for others to act in the time of these issues.

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  Against the Wind - Reflections...

  Reinhold Messner

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  The "Mountain King" looks back on eight decades, summit controversies, and his lasting legacy of climbing for the experience and the journeyReinhold Messner is one of history's greatest mountaineers, a man who pushed the frontier of what is possible for a whole generation of climbers and beyond. In his new memoir, Against the Wind, Messner looks back on a life of accomplishments and recounts some of the most important episodes after turning eighty in 2024.He also addresses darker times and infamous controversies–including being discredited as a young mountaineer, his divorce and remarriage, Guinness stripping him of his world records in 2023, the recent revisions to measurements of 8000-meter summits, and the discovery of his brother Gunther's remains on Nanga Parbat.This new memoir is classic Messner–no apologies, no regrets, and no backing down.

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  Controlled Chaos - Surgical...

  David Galloway, Jenni Galloway

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  Chitokoloki Mission Hospital is a remote but remarkable facility in the North-Western Province of Zambia. This book comes from a compilation of daily reports about life in a remote African mission hospital. It is written from a personal and clinical angle and with a surgical emphasis because that formed the bulk of the activity that has been recorded. The detailed experiences of many patients has been captured and the authors convey the almost unbelievable reality that their experience reflects. Initially the reports formed a flowing clinical news blog and they have been assembled in book form to include the Christian context as well as insights into the reality of daily life in the local villages. Again and again these stories have been the focus of discussion and enquiry and it has been good to share the experiences to the point that others who become aware are ready to pray, support, give and even visit in order to contribute in some way to the work of the mission.

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  Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Your...

  Ryan Adams

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  "Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Your Digital World as a Cyber Sentinel" is an in-depth guide to managing the complex environment of online threats in an era dominated by digital interactions and technical breakthroughs. This book is a vital resource for individuals, businesses, and cybersecurity experts who want to safeguard their digital assets and preserve the integrity of their information systems. 
   The book explores the vital significance of cybersecurity, stressing the dynamic threat environment that is defined by highly skilled assaults like phishing, ransomware, and advanced persistent threats (APTs). It highlights the CIA Triad's core values—Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability—which serve as the cornerstone of all cybersecurity initiatives. 
   With thorough instructions on how to set up multi-factor authentication (MFA), create strong passwords, encrypt data, and create safe backup plans, readers will obtain useful insights into safeguarding personal devices. The book also discusses responsible social media usage and secure browsing techniques to protect private data and prevent identity theft. 
   The book provides firms with detailed methods for creating strong cybersecurity frameworks, including staff training, risk assessment, policy creation, and incident response planning. It looks at how important network security necessities like intrusion detection systems (IDS) and firewalls are for safeguarding organizational infrastructure. 
   The potential of emerging technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve cybersecurity protocols is explored, and talks about continuous learning emphasize the value of remaining up to date on the most recent developments and dangers in the industry.

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  Data Mesh - Comprehensive Guide...

  Alexa Campbell

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  Gain a broader understanding of Data Mesh and logical architecture. 
  Have you ever asked yourself why you need to learn about Data Mesh? 
  What is their use in our daily life? 
  Have you ever wondered what the logical architecture is for a data mesh? 
  Your data is like a mesh. It's everywhere, and it's connected. 
  You have data on your servers, your networks, and your clients. And it's not just one kind of data—it's all different types that need to be organized and made sense of to be useful. The problem is that these data types are often stored in different places with different formats, making them hard to access and use together. 
  This book will help you understand the root causes of this problem and how to solve them using today's most advanced techniques in data management. 
  It is a book about the structure of a data mesh. It defines data mesh, how it works, and why you might want to use it. 
  In this book, you will:Learn the Data Mesh, its state, and its futureLearn about the practical uses of Data MeshGet background knowledge about Data Mesh with concrete examplesMaster Domain Ownership PrincipleDiscover the principle behind the self-serve data platformLearn about the federated computational government principleDiscover the point of inflectionMaster the logical architecture 
  Data Mesh is not just a framework; it's an approach to data modeling that emphasizes simplicity, clarity, and scalability. This book will teach you how to use Data Mesh to build a logical architecture that scales. 
  Don't wait another second; click the “Add to Cart” button now, and the possibilities are endless!

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