E-Content: Technologies and Perspectives for the European Market

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Technologies develop rapidly and reach hurricane levels of velocity but quality E-Content and innovative applications lag behind. This book addresses the question how content industries change within a digital environment and what role information and communication technologies play in transforming the competitive landscape. The authors argue that post-industrial societies tend to pay substantial amounts for equipment and gadgets but invest far too little in the quality of the content. As a result, much effort is and has to be spent on the enhancement of E-Content. The contributions give an elaborate overview of:- the specifics, challenges and prospects of content in the network economy; - market developments of digital media services; - paid content business models; - impacts on scientific publishing; - developments in the field of E-Learning; - the interplay between technology and content with the example of interactive digital TV; - the mobile games market; - emerging new cross media markets; - the need to enhance the usability of websites and mobile applications; - how digital applications might be used to capture and store our personal experiences. A final chapter shows the prospects of the European E-Content market and gives an overview of valuable initiatives and resources dealing with the topic of E-Content.

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Whether it's interviewing for a job, evaluating employee performance, setting goals for the future, or keeping customers happy, the Perfect Phrases series has the tools for precise, effective business communication. Distilling complex ideas into specific phrases that diplomatically and honestly depict the concepts at hand, this invaluable series provides:

Ways to enhance customer service in any business
Dialogues and scripts to practice interactions with customers or employees--tailorable to any industry or company culture
The best answers to a wide range of interview questions
Tips for documenting performance issues and conducting face-to-face reviews

This quick-reference tool is perfect for managers who need to find effective ways to document performance problems and then be able to offer practical, helpful feedback to those individuals.

Customer Reviews:

This Perfect Phrases Kicks Performance Up A Notch!.......2006-01-27

I've given copies of this book to more than a dozen of my managers. Thanks McGraw-Hill for NOT making this topic more complicated than it needs to be and for giving the manager in today's real-world workplace the benefit of the doubt when it comes to performance in their own area of expertise.

These phrases could get you in big trouble!.......2005-09-06

I can only assume that the other reviewers have not cleared these phrases with any HR department--or that they are friends of the author. The classic text by James Neal IS useful, so if you are looking for phrases, consider it. I will use this one as a source for examples of dangerous appraisal comments.

Let's say you receive your performance appraisal--the one on which your pay is based. You aren't getting a raise this year and you wonder why. How would you like to see some of Ms. Bruce's phrases on your appraisal? "Is clumsy." "Has an angry personality." "Celebrates seldom." "Has skewed logic." "Is a turn-off to fellow employees." "Does not appear to have adequate support system at home." "Has come to work bruised or badly shaken emotionally." Does not know how to brainstorm, in fact brain drizzles."

I sincerely thought this was meant to be a joke book when I first read it. Many of the opinions (compared to behavioral observations) could never be proven--and even if they could, would not be valid for a performance appraisal. Furthermore, consider how unprofessional a supervisor or manager would sound using terminology like this in something that might end up in court or an employment hearing some day: "Gets way too emotional." "Puts the kibosh on positive attitudes." "Acts very suspicious of everyone, almost paranoid." "Is sometimes difficult to understand because of heavy accent or language barriers." "Would not be found guilty of integrity if it were a crime." And those are supposed to be, as the cover says, ready-to-use phrases for addressing all performance issues?

Ms. Bruce is knowledgable and capable, so I am surprised at this material. If you purchase it, do not assume all or even most of the phrases will do anything more than result in a negative evaluation for YOU. You might end up with an appraisal that says, "Is more comfortable in the victim role," "Is slow moving," "Does not read newspapers or magazines," or even, "does not appear underchallenged."

An indispensable book for managers.......2005-06-19

Anne has done a fantastic job with her latest book! It is a must have for any supervisor - be it a large corporation, or a small company. It's well written, to the point and extremely useful. It allows the reader to quickly access key phrases and effectively document employee performance issues. Thanks for the help Anne!

Educational For Both Managers and Wannabes.......2005-06-16

From my viewpoint, as a retired Manager, I would recommend that an organization put this book in the hands of all of their employees. Even those employees who have not previously shown aspirations for managerial achievement may feel inspired to use the book as a guideline for self improvement.

Overthehill Manager

Useful even for the non-corporate among us.......2005-06-15

Even for an entrepreneur who doesn't have any full-time employees to speak of, this book is inspirational. Reading, for example, the 20 gold points of the Ritz-Carlton hotel organization offers up an ideal to emulate and would help any business-owner understand why some organizations are simply more pleasurable to deal with than others. I found several useful nuggets to incorporate into my own business environment. Definitely worth adding to the business bookshelf.

Perfect Phrases for Documenting Employee Performance Problems (Perfect Phrases)

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Perfect Phrases for Documenting Employee Performance Problems (Perfect Phrases)
Anne Bruce
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFK8EY

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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The Moon: Myth and Image
The Story of US
The history of us.

The Moon: Myth and Image
Jules Cashford
Manufacturer: Four Walls Eight Windows
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 156858265X

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With its subtle light illuminating the night sky, the Moon has always been an object of fascination, from its phoenixlike cycle of birth and death to its association with the female body and fertility. Jules Cashford explores the myths, symbols, and poetic images of the Moon throughout history, starting from early Paleolithic markings on horn and bone, up to present-day poetry. This captivating book traces our customs and secular events back to their sacred lunar source explaining how we have evolved to think in some of the ways that we do and why. Accompanied by 175 beautiful illustrations, The Moon investigates how the lunar image helped shape our mind, and more importantly, it examines what these myths and images tell us about our own consciousness. This is the most comprehensive and in-depth look at the moon and its vast influence on the structure and function of mythology, religion, and consciousness.

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The Moon: Myth and Image.......2004-08-17

The book I saw elsewhere before I bought this book was (as it turns out) the Cassell's edition, which has colour illustration. This 4 Walls 8 Windows version only has black and white illustrations, though well printed. I would have preferred the colour.

The Story of US.......2004-04-07

Here is the book I have been waiting for; so rich in meaning and knowledge I had never tapped into before. The Moon Book (My Moon book) gives cultural and psychological awareness to absolutely everything around, above and below us. It is like an MRI that reveals all embracing levels from all cultures from all times and all at the same time. Jules Cashford has managed to transform and unravel new realities every day as I pick up the pages a little at a time. This is the story of US. Simply amaizing.
A very grateful New York reader.

The history of us........2004-04-07

Here is the book i have been waiting for; so rich in meaning and knowledge I had never tapped into before. The "moon book" (my moon book) gives cultural and psychological awareness to absolutely everything around and above and below us. It is like an MRI that reveals all embracing levels from all cultures at the same time. Jules cashford has managed to transform and unravel a new reality everyday as I pick up the pages a little at a time. This is the story of Us. Simply amazing.

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