China's New Silk Road

PDF | 3 MB | 196 pages | English | Edited by Carmen Amado Mendes | 2020

Much is being written about China’s new 'One Belt, One Road' initiative, but much of the writing focuses on China itself, on the destinations of the road – Europe and the Middle East – or on the countries through which the road passes, such as Central Asia. This book takes a different approach, assessing the views of East Asian and other countries on the Belt and Road Initiative, both from a transnational and multidisciplinary perspective. The book considers international visions and limitations of the New Silk Road as a new paradigm, explores economic and trade aspects, including infrastructure networks, financial mechanisms, and the likely impact for other countries and regions, and analyses the likely implications for regional and trans-regional cooperation and competition. Western and Asian regional perspectives on the New Silk Road, including from India, Pakistan, Southeast Asia and Japan are considered throughout the book.

 

PART I: The general context

1. New paradigms for the New Silk Road

2. Building a community of shared destiny: the Belt and Road. Initiative in the political speeches of Xi Jinping

3. Whose Silk Road? The Chinese, US, European Union and Russian strategic projects for regional integration in Central Asia

4. Sustainability implications of the New Silk Road: environmental and social planning

 

PART II: The economic dimension

5. The political economy of new multilateral initiatives in Pacific Asia

6. The New Silk Road: perspectives for EU–China economic cooperation

7. The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor: lessons for the New Silk Road

8. Sino-Pakistani axis of cooperation in China’s New Silk Road

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Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards - A Guide to Measuring and Monitoring Project Performance (2nd Edition)

 

ZIP | 16.3 MB | 450 pages | English | Harold Kerzner Ph.D. | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 2013

Harold Kerzner’s essential strategies on measuring project management performance

With the growth of complex projects, stakeholder involvement, and advancements in visual-based technology, metrics and KPIs (key performance indicators) are key factors in evaluating project performance. Dashboard reporting systems provide accessible project performance data, and sharing this vital data in a concise and consistent manner is a key communication responsibility of all project managers.

 1. The Changing Landscape of Project Management
 2. The Driving Forces for Better Metrics
 3. Metrics
 4. Key Performance Indicators
 5. Value-Based Project Management Metrics
 6. Dashboards
 7. Dashboard Applications
 8. Measurement-Driven Project Management

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Speed Reading 3-in-1 Bundle to Master Fast Reading Techniques, Reading Comprehension (Brain Training)

 

ZIP | 781 KB | 187 pages | English | 2021

Speed Reading - 3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Read Faster, How to Focus Your Mind and How to Learn Faster.

1) HOW TO READ FASTER:
7 Steps to Master Speed Reading Techniques, Reading Comprehension & Fast Reading.

YOU WILL LEARN:
• The fundamentals of speed reading.
• Factors that affect reading comprehension.
• Causes of reading difficulties in children and adults.
• Solutions which you can employ to combat reading difficulties.
• Benefits you can enjoy by learning to read fast.
• Main techniques to improve speed reading.
• Tips & tricks to improve your reading speed & comprehension.

2) HOW TO FOCUS YOUR MIND:
7 Steps to Master Concentration Techniques, Attention Management & Staying Focused.

YOU WILL LEARN:
• Why goals matter to build a foundation for focus.
• The way your environment impacts your ability to concentrate.
• How to enhance your mental prowess.
• Why it is energy management, not time, that matters.
• How to shut down distractions, enhance your attention, and more.

3) HOW TO LEARN FASTER:
7 Steps to Master Accelerated Learning Techniques, Learning Strategies & Fast Self-learning.

YOU WILL LEARN:
• The process of learning and how it happens.
• The essential elements for learning.
• The different learning styles which students prefer.
• The various learning difficulties affecting learners.
• 7 easy steps to improve your learning speed.

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China Report - April 2020

PDF | 83.05 MB | 68 pages | English
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Time International Edition – February 17, 2020

True PDF | 47 MB | Vol. 195, No. 6 | 56 pages | English


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Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI

PDF | 38.23 MB | 544 pages | English | January 3, 2020
Explore, create, and manage highly interactive data visualizations using Microsoft Power BI

Extract meaningful business insights from your disparate enterprise data using the detailed information contained in this practical guide. Written by a recognized BI expert and bestselling author, Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI teaches you the skills you need to interact with, author, and maintain robust visualizations and custom data models. Hands-on exercises based on real-life business scenarios clearly demonstrate each technique. Publishing your results to the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com) and Power BI Report Server are also fully covered.

Inside, you will discover how to:

•Understand Business Intelligence and self-service analytics
•Explore the tools and features of Microsoft Power BI
•Create and format effective data visualizations
•Incorporate advanced interactivity and custom graphics
•Build and populate accurate data models
•Transform data using the Power BI Query Editor
•Work with measures, calculated columns, and tabular models
•Write powerful DAX language scripts
•Share content on the PowerBI Service (PowerBI.com)
•Store your visualizations on the Power BI Report Server

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America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States

PDF | 6 MB | 432 pages | English | 2009
An award-winning historian reframes our continuing debate over immigration with a compelling history of xenophobia in the United States and its devastating impact

The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In America for Americans, Erika Lee shows that an irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants has been a defining feature of our nation from the colonial era to the Trump era. Benjamin Franklin ridiculed Germans for their "strange and foreign ways." Americans' anxiety over Irish Catholics turned xenophobia into a national political movement. Chinese immigrants were excluded, Japanese incarcerated, and Mexicans deported. Today, Americans fear Muslims, Latinos, and the so-called browning of America.

Forcing us to confront this history, America for Americans explains how xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens America. It is a necessary corrective and spur to action for any concerned citizen.

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