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Culture as Process : A Tribute to Jaan Valsiner
Jaan Valsiner has made numerous contributions to the development of psychology over the last 40 years.He is internationally recognized as a leader and innovator within both developmental psychology and cultural psychology, and has received numerous prizes for his work: the Alexander von Humboldt prize, the Hans Killian prize, and the Outstanding International Psychologist Award from the American Psychological Association.Having taught at Universities in Europe, Asia and north and south America, he is currently Niels Bohr professor at Aalborg University, Denmark.This book is the first to discuss in detail the different sides of Valsiner’s thought, including developmental science, semiotic mediation, cultural transmission, aesthetics, globalization of science, epistemology, methodology and the history of ideas.The book provides an overview, evaluation and extension of Valsiner’s key ideas for the construction of a dynamic cultural psychology, written by his former students and colleagues from around the world.
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Process Music: songs, stories, and studies of graphic culture
Process Music refers to print media and the intentions behind design activity. It is interested in visual culture, providing deeper readings and close viewings of graphic design artifacts and activity, frequently examined through the lens of music. Employing a range of narrative voices, the works combine academic rigor with the accessibility of popular forms like music journalism. FitzGerald regards himself as a critical enthusiast: knowledgeable, appreciative and irreverent.Process Music: songs, stories, and studies of graphic culture is the second book collection of writings by Kenneth FitzGerald. The new book gathers over 40 pieces primarily from the past decade, with reprinted works first appearing in forums like Emigre, Eye, Print, Idea, Modes of Criticism, Design Observer, Speak Up, and Voice: AIGA Journal of Graphic Design.Others are texts of lectures and presentations, have appeared on my blog or elsewhere online, or are original to this collection. Many are unavailable or hard (and expensive) to find. The book will also feature a prelude composed by AIGA Design Medalist and Design Matters host Debbie Millman.The book is organized in four sections and a coda: “Blues in CMYK” contains short essays that focus on concepts and topics in graphic design, such as the practice, limits, and potential of design criticism; different aspects of design education; the importance of metaphor and cross-disciplinary inspiration; inclusivity and responsibility in design; the proper context of digital technology; authenticity; the influence of religious faith on design activity, and more. “Interlude with Designers” presents appreciations of famed and upstart individuals in the discipline, including Barney Bubbles, Paul Rand, William Addison Dwiggins, Jacqueline Casey, Paula Scher, Vaughan Oliver, Martin Venezky, illustrator Mark Andresen, and design activist Andrew Breitenberg. “Omnigraphy” has expanded reviews and studies on graphic design and music works, performers and practitioners. Figures covered include Josef-Müller Brockmann, Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko/Emigre, Elliott Earls, Stefan Sagmeister, Hipgnosis, Fuel, and the musicians Van Dyke Parks, and British band Cornershop. Artifacts examined include books, interactive projects, typefaces, independent and mass market magazines, posters, and record albums. “My Back Pages” offers short memoirs and stories that take a personal perspective on creativity, visual culture and communication.Lastly, “(extended play)” offers a short fiction.
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Liquid Lean : Developing Lean Culture in the Process Industries
While Lean practices have been successfully implemented into the process industry with excellent results for over 20 years (including the author’s own award winning example at Exxon Chemical), that industry has been especially slow in adopting Lean.Part of the problem is that the process industry needs its own version of Lean.The larger part of the problem is resistance to transformational change, a barrier that can only be overcome with effective leadership and results-oriented planning that engages rather than excludes all stakeholders. Winner of a 2012 Shingo Prize!Written by Raymond Floyd, an unparalleled leader of Lean transformations, Liquid Lean: Developing Lean Culture in the Process Industries provides potential process industry change agents with the no-nonsense guide needed to eliminate waste and achieve sustainable optimal efficiency.Presenting lessons in lean as they apply within the liquid industries, the book focuses on developing the four measures of Lean as defined by the Shingo Award:Business ResultsConsistent Lean Enterprise CultureContinuous Process ImprovementCultural EnablersIllustrated with his own success stories, Floyd describes business results, Lean enterprise thinking, and policy deployment in process industry terms.He offers detailed theory, practice, and examples of continuous process improvement, and describes the leadership and defines the ethics needed to evolve and sustain Lean transformation.Floyd lays out the specific steps needed during the first six months of transformation and the benchmarks to be achieved during the first two years of implementation.All companies can benefit from Lean; this book makes sure that those who want it, know how.
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Sonic Technologies : Popular Music, Digital Culture and the Creative Process
Awarded a Certificate of Merit at the ARSC Awards for Excellence 2018In the past two decades digital technologies have fundamentally changed the way we think about, make and use popular music.From the production of multimillion selling pop records to the ubiquitous remix that has become a marker of Web 2.0, the emergence of new music production technologies have had a transformative effect upon 21st Century digital culture.Sonic Technologies examines these issues with a specific focus upon the impact of digitization upon creativity; that is, what musicians, cultural producers and prosumers do.For many, music production has moved out of the professional recording studio and into the home.Using a broad range of examples ranging from experimental electronic music to more mainstream genres, the book examines how contemporary creative practice is shaped by the visual and sonic look and feel of recording technologies such as Digital Audio Workstations.
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How does the process of cell culture technology proceed?
Cell culture technology involves the growth and maintenance of cells outside of their natural environment, typically in a laboratory setting. The process begins with the selection of the appropriate cell type and the preparation of a suitable growth medium. The cells are then isolated from their natural environment and placed in a sterile culture vessel, where they are provided with the necessary nutrients and conditions for growth. The culture is regularly monitored and maintained to ensure the cells remain healthy and continue to proliferate. This technology is widely used in research, drug development, and biotechnology for studying cell behavior, producing biological products, and testing potential therapies.
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How can one forget culture and heritage?
One can forget culture and heritage by not actively engaging with it, by being disconnected from one's roots and community, and by prioritizing other aspects of life over preserving and celebrating one's cultural identity. This can happen through assimilation into a different culture, lack of exposure to one's own cultural traditions and practices, and a lack of interest in learning about one's heritage. Additionally, societal pressures and discrimination can also contribute to the erasure of one's culture and heritage.
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What is the application process for a training as a tourism clerk?
The application process for a training as a tourism clerk typically involves submitting an application form to the training institution or company offering the program. This form may require personal information, educational background, and possibly a resume. Some programs may also require a cover letter explaining your interest in the training. After submitting the application, candidates may be invited for an interview or assessment to determine their suitability for the program.
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What traditions, customs, and festivals are there in Hungary?
Hungary has a rich cultural heritage with many traditions, customs, and festivals. One of the most well-known traditions is the celebration of Easter, which includes painting eggs and the custom of sprinkling water on women as a sign of fertility. Another important festival is the Budapest Spring Festival, which features a wide range of cultural events including music, dance, and theater performances. The Hungarian National Day, celebrated on August 20th, is also a significant event, with fireworks, concerts, and other festivities taking place across the country. Additionally, traditional Hungarian folk music and dance are an integral part of the country's cultural identity, with many festivals and events dedicated to showcasing these art forms.
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Production Scheduling for the Process Industries : Strategies, Systems, and Culture
This book is aimed at manufacturing and planning managers who struggle to bring a greater degree of stability and more effective use of assets to their operations, not realizing the degree to which production scheduling affects those objectives.It has been reported that 75% of the problems on the manufacturing floor are caused by activities outside the plant floor.Poor production scheduling strategies and systems are often the biggest contributors to the 75%.The book explains in detail that no scheduling strategy, and especially no transition to a different and better scheduling strategy, will succeed without strong commitment and guidance from senior leadership.Leadership must understand their active role in the transition, that people will feel uncomfortable and even threatened by change, and that they will need to be measured by different standards.Effective scheduling requires that following the schedule and production to plan is more important than trying to maximize each day’s throughput.The book explains the advantages of a structured, regularly repeating schedule: how it can increase throughput, right-size inventory based on cycles and variabilities and therefore make it more usable, and improve customer delivery.It will explain the trade-offs between throughput, inventory, and delivery performance, how those trade-offs are actually decided in production scheduling, and how an appropriate scheduling strategy can make the trade-offs and their ramifications visible.It discusses several popular structured scheduling concepts, their similarities, and differences, to allow the readers to decide which might fit best in their environments.In addition, the authors discuss what makes an appropriate scheduling software system, and why a package designed for structured scheduling offers capabilities well beyond the Excel workbooks used by many companies, and how it offers much more design capability and ease of use than the finite scheduling modules in SAP or Oracle.Finally, the authors offer a proven roadmap for implementation, critical success factors necessary to achieve the full potential, and give examples of operations that have done this well.In addition, a guide for leaders and managers post-implementation is provided to help them fully exploit the advantages of a structured, repeating scheduling strategy.
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Push Process
'More speed, more light, more time. But this is the fastest possible film, pushed as hard as it can be pushed; the lens wide open to catch every drop of brightness; the slow exposure shaking the image apart.Right up at the edge. Go farther, closer.'VENICE, 2000. Richard is a postgraduate student living in the city to research its past.He's supposed to be working in the archive, but he meets Merlo and Lars, two art students who are more interested in Venice's present.He decides to pick up a camera and join them. The world comes alive for Richard through photographs: for the first time, he feels connected to a place - and other people.He's determined to continue, whatever the cost. Push Process is a novel about art, friendship and being European, illustrated with over fifty black-and-white photographs of Venice.
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Treatise on Process Metallurgy : Volume 2A: Process Phenomena
Treatise on Process Metallurgy: Volume Two, Process Phenomena provides academics with the fundamentals of the manufacturing of metallic materials, from raw materials into finished parts or products.In these fully updated volumes, coverage is expanded into four volumes, including Process Fundamentals, encompassing process fundamentals, structure and properties of matter; thermodynamic aspects of process metallurgy, and rate phenomena in process metallurgy; Processing Phenomena, encompassing interfacial phenomena in high temperature metallurgy, metallurgical process phenomena, and metallurgical process technology; Metallurgical Processes, encompassing mineral processing, aqueous processing, electrochemical material and energy processes, and iron and steel technology, non-ferrous process principles and production technologies, and more. The work distills the combined academic experience from the principal editor and the multidisciplinary four-member editorial board.
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Process Safety Calculations
Process Safety Calculations, Second Edition remains to be an essential guide for students and practitioners in process safety engineering who are working on calculating and predicting risks and consequences.The book focuses on calculation procedures based on basic chemistry, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, conservation equations, kinetics and practical models.It provides helpful calculations to demonstrate compliance with regulations and standards, such as Seveso directive(s)/COMAH, CLP regulation, ATEX directives, PED directives, REACH regulation, OSHA/NIOSH and UK ALARP, along with risk and consequence assessment, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, stress analysis and fluid-dynamics. This fully revised, updated and expanded second edition follows the same organization as the first, including the original three main parts, Fundamentals, Consequence Assessment and Quantitative Risk Assessment.However, the latter part is significantly expanded, including an appendix consisting of five fundamental thematic areas belonging to the risk assessment framework, including in-depth calculations methodologies for some fundamental monothematic macro-areas of process safety.
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What are the traditions and culture in Kosovo?
Kosovo has a rich cultural heritage influenced by its history and diverse population. The traditions in Kosovo are deeply rooted in its Albanian, Serbian, and Turkish heritage, and include music, dance, and cuisine. The country also has a strong tradition of storytelling, poetry, and folk art. Additionally, Kosovo is known for its religious diversity, with a mix of Muslim, Orthodox Christian, and Catholic influences contributing to its cultural landscape. Overall, the traditions and culture in Kosovo reflect the country's complex history and the resilience of its people.
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Are there any special festivals and traditions in Schleswig-Holstein?
Yes, Schleswig-Holstein has several special festivals and traditions. One of the most famous is the Kiel Week, which is the largest sailing event in the world and includes a variety of cultural and entertainment activities. Another popular tradition is the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, which features classical music performances in various locations throughout the region. Additionally, there are traditional events like the Husum Harbour Days and the Wacken Open Air heavy metal music festival that attract visitors from all over the world.
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What traditions and customs are there in Turkish culture?
Turkish culture is rich in traditions and customs that have been passed down through generations. One important tradition is the Turkish tea culture, where people gather to socialize and enjoy strong, black tea served in small glasses. Another tradition is the Turkish bath, or hamam, which is a communal bathing experience that has been a part of Turkish culture for centuries. Additionally, Turkish cuisine is known for its diverse flavors and use of fresh ingredients, and sharing meals with family and friends is an important custom in Turkish culture. Finally, hospitality is a key aspect of Turkish culture, with guests being treated with great respect and generosity.
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What does Cuban cuisine and eating culture look like?
Cuban cuisine is a fusion of Spanish, African, and Caribbean influences, resulting in a diverse and flavorful culinary tradition. Common ingredients include rice, beans, plantains, and various meats such as pork and chicken. Popular dishes include ropa vieja (shredded beef), arroz con pollo (chicken with rice), and lechón asado (roast pork). Eating culture in Cuba is centered around family and community, with meals often being a social and communal experience. It is common for Cubans to share meals with extended family and friends, and food is an important part of social gatherings and celebrations.
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