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  A Question of Standing - The...

  Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

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  The mission of the CIA has always been intelligence. Seventy-five years ago, in the year of its creation, the National Security Act gave the agency, uniquely in world history up to that point, a democratic mandate to pursue that mission of intelligence. It gave the CIA a special standing in the conduct of United States foreign relations. That standing diminished when successive American presidents ordered the CIA to exceed its original mission. When they tasked the agency secretly to overthrow democratic governments, the United States lost its international standing, and its command of a majority in the United Nations General Assembly. Such dubious operations, even the government's embrace of assassination and torture, did not diminish the standing of the CIA in United States public opinion. However, domestic interventions did. CIA spying on domestic protesters led to tighter congressional oversight from the 1970s on. 
   
   
   
  A Question of Standing offers a balanced narrative and perspective on recognizable episodes in the CIA's history. Famous incidents include the Bay of Pigs invasion, the War on Terror, 9/11, the weapons of mass destruction deception, the Iran estimate of 2007, the assassination of Osama bin Laden, and Fake News. The book also defends the CIA's exposure of foreign meddling in United States elections.

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  Elemental Matters - A Bridge to...

  Deborah G. Sauder

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  Nanotechnology is radically altering the world in ways almost unimaginable. With applications in arenas from medicine and science to warfare and even the world of sports, nanotechnology opens the doorway to a vast array of breathtaking possibilities. In this series of clearly articulated lectures, Professor Deborah G. Sauder explores the world of nanotechnology and all its astounding applications, while also examining the ethical issues raised by the science and the impact nanotechnology is having on big business.

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  Kanban for Beginners - A...

  Ben Rizer

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  Unlock the power of Kanban with "Kanban for Beginners: A Practical Guide to Visual Workflow Management." This comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide is designed for anyone looking to implement Kanban in their work, whether you’re part of a software development team, managing projects, or simply seeking personal productivity tools. 
  Starting with the fundamentals, the book introduces the key principles of Kanban, from visualizing workflows and limiting work-in-progress to managing flow and fostering continuous improvement. You'll learn how to set up your own Kanban board, both physical and digital, and tailor it to your team's unique needs. Practical tips for overcoming implementation challenges and optimizing performance are provided to ensure a smooth transition into a Kanban-driven approach. 
  Each chapter builds on real-world examples, offering insights into how Kanban can be applied across different industries and contexts, from software development and manufacturing to personal productivity. Discover advanced techniques like scaling Kanban for large teams and integrating it with other Agile frameworks like Scrum. 
  This guide offers step-by-step instructions, tools, and strategies to help you achieve greater efficiency, transparency, and continuous improvement. 
  Transform how you manage work with Kanban—one card at a time. 
   

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  How Video Games Made the...

  Kelly Vero

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  This book offers an unflinching look at the creative and structural challenges of storytelling in interactive media. Drawing on over 30 years of industry experience, Kelly Vero explores the rich interplay between narrative, design and technology, making the case for why story is foundational to player engagement, emotional investment, and lasting value in games and virtual worlds. 
   
  The book unpacks how narrative design works across different genres and platforms. Vero brings the listener inside the design process, examining iterative workflows, empathy versus hypothesis testing, and the importance of building for diverse, evolving user bases. She draws from case studies, showing how stories are told not just through dialogue, but also through User Interface (UI), environment, mechanics, and player choice. 
   
  How Video Games Made the Metaverse is about building worlds that people want to live in. Whether you're a product lead, a writer, or a designer, this book explores how to integrate content, interaction, and community into a unified whole. Listeners will understand how to apply storytelling techniques not only to games and metaverses, but also to digital products more broadly. Vero's reflections on narrative, purpose, and legacy offer a roadmap for creating digital experiences that matter, not just ones that entertain.

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  Ultimate Snowflake Architecture...

  Ganesh Bharathan

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  "Unlocking the Power of Snowflake: Unveiling the Architectural Wonders of Modern Data Management"
   
  Book Description
  Unlock the revolutionary world of Snowflake with this comprehensive book which offers invaluable insights into every aspect of Snowflake architecture and management.
   
  Beginning with an introduction to Snowflake's architecture and key concepts, you will learn about cloud data warehousing principles like Star and Snowflake schemas to master efficient data organization. Advancing to topics such as distributed systems and data loading techniques, you will discover how Snowflake manages data storage and processing for scalability and optimized performance.
   
  Covering security features like encryption and access control, the book will equip you with the tools to ensure data confidentiality and compliance. The book also covers expert insights into performance optimization and schema design, equipping you with techniques to unleash Snowflake's full potential.
   
  By the end, you will have a comprehensive understanding of Snowflake's architecture and be empowered to leverage its features for valuable insights from massive datasets.
   
  Table of Contents
  1. Getting Started with Snowflake Architecture
  2. Managing Organizations and Accounts
  3. Virtual Warehouse Compute
  4. Role-Based Access Control
  5. Snowflake Data Governance
  6. Snowflake Security Framework
  7. Deployment Considerations
  8. Data Storage in Snowflake
  9. Snowflake Marketplace:
  10. Snowpark
  Index

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  Restless Spirits

  ELISA J WILKINSON

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  Restless Spirits is a fascinating and compelling read by well-known ghost-hunter Elisa Wilkinson, author of Seeing is Believing. Recounting specific hauntings and numerous ghostly occurrences around Britain, this is the culmination of years of personal research and details crucial elements of the locations visited and the skeletal apparitions to unexplainable faces and plasmatic orbs seen there.This is a must read for the paranormal community, but the psychic phenomena detailed within will open a reader’s eyes up to the realities of the spirit world, effectively proving that ghosts do exist and are part of our daily lives. This book is sure to have you flicking pages long after bedtime…

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