Author: Stephen Fulcher File Type: epub The gripping allure of long-form podcasts, such as Serial. --ObserverOn the evening of Saturday, March 16, 2011, D.S. Stephen Fulcher receives a life-changing call that thrusts him into a race against the clock to save missing 22-year-old Sian OCallaghan, who was last seen at a nightclub in Swindon. Steve knows from experience that he has a small window of time to find Sian alive, but his hopes are quickly dashed when his investigation leads him to Christopher Halliwell, a cabbie with sick obsessions. Following the investigation as it develops hour-by-hour, Steves gripping inside story of the cat-and-mouse situation that ensues shows how he hunted down Halliwell - his number-one suspect - which led him to the discovery of Sians body and another victim, Becky Godden-Edwards, who had been missing since 2002. The murders shocked the nation and Halliwell become one of the most hated men in Britain. Since then, he has been linked to several murders and disappearances, and has been called sick in the head by an ex-cellmate for his unrelenting hatred of women. Catching a Serial Killer is a thrilling, devastating and absorbing look at a real-life murder case and potentially one of the UKs most prolific serial killers.

Author: Dominik Perler File Type: pdf What are emotions? How do they arise? How do they relate to other mental and bodily states? And what is their specific structure? The book discusses these questions, focusing on medieval and early modern theories. It looks at a great number of authors, ranging from Aquinas to Spinoza, and shows that they gave sophisticated accounts of human emotions. They were particularly interested in the way we cope with our emotions how we can change or perhaps even overcome them? To answer this question, medieval and early modern philosophers looked at the cognitive content of emotions, for they were all convinced that we need to work on that content if we want to change them. The book therefore pays particular attention to the intimate relationship between theories of emotions and theories of cognition. Moreover, the book emphasizes the importance of the metaphysical framework for medieval and early modern theories of emotions. It was a transformation of this framework that made new theories possible. Starting with an analysis of the Aristotelian framework, the book then looks at skeptical, dualist and monist frameworks, and it examines how the nature of emotions was explained in each of them. The discussion also takes the theological and scientific context into account, for changes in this context quite often gave rise to new problems - problems that concerned the love of God, the joy of resurrected souls, or the fear arising in a soul that is present in a body. All of these problems are examined on the basis of close textual analysis.**About the AuthorDominik Perler is Professor of Philosophy at Humboldt-Universitat in Berlin. Tony Crawford is a freelance translator and editor in Berlin.

Author: Daniel Lathrop File Type: epub ReviewIn general, readers new to social media will enjoy an extensive introduction that accurately describes the current state of Internet communities and provides significant insight into the historical trends that have led us into the Twitter age...One step toward achieving a well executed social media marketing campaign involves understanding the best ways to engage communities. Weinbergs book is a great place to start.--Armando Roggio, Practical eCommerce ...a heck of a book.--Chris Brogan, ChrisBrogan.comI think what readers will find expecially useful is the straightforward and example rich approach Tamar takes in explaining how companies and individuals can succeed towards marketing goals through thoughtful participation. Getting advice from someone who has been there, done that can save a substantial amount of resources, money and shorten the time to get up to speed.--Lee Odden, Online Marketing BlogWant the nitty gritty details of social media success? Weinberg (the Queen of Smart) has literally hundreds of great tips in this book.--Steve Cunningham, Mashable.comIn a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness? Through a collection of essays and case studies, leading visionaries and practitioners both inside and outside of government share their ideas on how to achieve and direct this emerging world of online collaboration, transparency, and participation. Contributions and topics include ull Beth Simone Noveck, U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer for open government, The Single Point of Failure l l Jerry Brito, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, All Your Data Are Belong to Us Liberating Government Data l l Aaron Swartz, cofounder of reddit.com, OpenLibrary.org, and BoldProgressives.org, When Is Transparency Useful? l l Ellen S. Miller, executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, Disrupting Washingtons Golden Rule l l Carl Malamud, founder of Public.Resource.Org, By the People l l Douglas Schuler, president of the Public Sphere Project, Online Deliberation and Civic Intelligence l l Howard Dierking, program manager on Microsofts MSDN and TechNet Web platform team, Engineering Good Government l l Matthew Burton, Web entrepreneur and former intelligence analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency, A Peace Corps for Programmers l l Gary D. Bass and Sean Moulton, OMB Watch, Bringing the Web 2.0 Revolution to Government l l Tim OReilly, founder and CEO of OReilly Media, Defining Government 2.0 Lessons Learned from the Success of Computer Platforms lulOpen Government editors Daniel Lathrop is a former investigative projects reporter with the Seattle Post Intelligencer whos covered politics in Washington state, Iowa, Florida, and Washington D.C. Hes a specialist in campaign finance and computer-assisted reporting -- the practice of using data analysis to report the news. Laurel Ruma is the Gov 2.0 Evangelist at OReilly Media. She is also co-chair for the Gov 2.0 Expo.

Author: Catherine Merridale File Type: epub A magisterial, richly detailed history of the Kremlin, and of the centuries of Russian elites who have shaped itand been shaped by it in turn The Moscow Kremlin is the heart of the Russian state, a fortress whose blood-red walls have witnessed more than eight hundred years of political drama and extraordinary violence. It has been the seat of a priestly monarchy, a worldly church and the Soviet Union it has served as a crossroads for diplomacy, trade, and espionage it has survived earthquakes, devastating fires, and at least three revolutions. Its very name is a byword for enduring power. From Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin, generations of Russian leaders have sought to use the Kremlin to legitimize their vision of statehood. Drawing on a dazzling array of sources from hitherto unseen archives and rare collections, renowned historian Catherine Merridale traces the full history of this enigmatic fortress. The Kremlin has inspired innumerable myths, but no invented tales could be more dramatic than the operatic successions and savage betrayals that took place within its vast compound of palaces and cathedrals. Today, its sumptuous golden crosses and huge electric red stars blaze side by side as the Kremlin fulfills its centuries-old role, linking the countrys recent history to its distant past and proclaiming the eternal continuity of the Russian state. More than an absorbing history of Russias most famous landmark, Red Fortress uses the Kremlin as a unique lens, bringing into focus the evolution of Russias culture and the meaning of its politics. **