Since its independence on January 1, 1956, Sudan has been at war with itself. Through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of 2005, the North–South dimension of the conflict was seemingly resolved by the independence of the South on July 9, 2011. However, as a result of issues that were not resolved by the CPA, conflicts within the two countries have reignited conflict between them because of allegations of support for each other’s rebels.In Bound by Conflict: Dilemmas of the Tw...

This book is about a new technology that surpasses the capabilities of computer technology. It examines how the human brain functions, not as a control centre, but as a learning, interacting machine that evolves intelligence as it learns. Humans are not born with complete knowledge. A baby makes random movements with its arms and legs. Each movement results in proprioception feedback to the brain. The brain uses this information to fill its knowledge base and eventually the brain learns to...

This edited volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the ‘Baltic question’, which arose within the context of the Cold War, and which has previously received little attention.This volume brings together a group of international specialists on the international history of northern Europe. It combines country-based chapters with more thematic approaches, highlighting above all the political dimension of the Baltic question, locating it firmly in the context of international politi...

Learn to play chess the fun and easy way while you learn what it takes to be successful in life. One Move at a Time reveals twenty proven ways to succeed at the game of kings—or at anything else you desire. It uses kid- and teen-friendly language to teach you fun, simple ways to memorize how the game is set up and how the pieces move; the "smart start" that gains you a quick advantage from your first few moves; seven strategies to turn beginning players into fast winners; and how ...

Welcome to the inner sanctum of the megachurch machine, where the hair is high, the tithes are mandatory, and the control is absolute.Travailing, Tithes & Total Chaos: The Pentecostal Diary Nobody Sanctioned is a laugh-out-loud, razor-sharp fictional diary of life inside a high-control Pentecostal megachurch told through the candid, chaotic, and increasingly alarmed entries of two women who walked in for the coffee and stayed far too long.Meet Mira...

In this unique program, author and professional speaker Jeff Davidson discusses the key concepts on your path to being more productive at work and more focused on activities in your personal life—doing one thing at a time. Jeff has delivered this presentation to audiences around the world and, in fact, has trademarked the phrase "the art of doing one thing at a time." You'll learn why you do your best while maintaining high levels of concentration, why multitasking is not all it's cracked ...

Knowing how to lead difficult people in crucial conversations to improved relationships is an essential skill. In this audio program, you will learn proven tactics and strategies to assist you in anticipating problem people, stopping tensions from boiling over, retaining the upper hand in a conflict, stopping power plays, and helping those with communication issues to avoid communication breakdowns. During this program learnhow to instantly read people and situations;how to handle ...

Does it drive you crazy to encounter articles and books that discuss complicated ways to simplify your life? The best forms of simplification can be undertaken a little at a time, approaching momentous events. In this riveting session, professional speaker and author Jeff Davidson discusses harnessing the power of opportune moments throughout the year and your career to practice simplification.Jeff begins by offering global observations. For example, on the path to simplifying thei...

Does it seem as if your days are racing by? No matter what you do, does it seem that time is speeding up? If so, you’re part of a huge number of career professionals who inadvertently are undertaking many of the same practices and behaviors that contribute to the perception of time speeding up. In this remarkable program, author and professional speaker Jeff Davidson discusses twenty-one habits, activities, and perceptions that lead us to believe our day is racing by.As Jeff descri...

Does it feel like sometimes others at work are not listening to you? Or if they are listening to you, they don't act on what you say? Is it hard for you to get people's attention? Do you say "yes" when you would prefer to say "no?" If these and related issues have been gnawing at you, perhaps you need to be more assertive.You're not alone. If it's always been hard for you to get the attention of others, to be heard, or to be followed, take heed. Many people feel the same way. It se...

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E-mail has become the great blessing—as well as the great curse—of today's career professionals. Each of us is diluted by more messages coming in than we can comfortably respond to. How can we better manage e-mail so as to better manage our day and our time? In this compelling session, professional speaker Jeff Davidson, who has written such popular books as Breathing Space, Simpler**Living, The Ten Minute Guide to Managing Time, and The 60 Second Organizer