CNN 互動英語 2024 年 11 月號 No.290 【有聲版】
CNN 互動英語 2024 年 11 月號 No.290 【有聲版】

Author: LiveABC編輯群

Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司

Published: 2024-11-01

Total Pages: 77

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科技 Spatial Intelligence AI 的下一個主戰場——空間智慧 AI Is Moving towards Perceiving the World Visually 「AI 教母」李飛飛分享人工智慧領域的最新發展——空間智慧，希望未來AI能夠具備如人類立體感知世界般的高階推理能力。 娛樂 Art Reimagined AI可望為影音創作帶來無限可能 AI May Help Creators around the World in Realizing Their Visions 最新AI工具讓影音創作者得以盡情發揮創意，用極少的人力和極低的成本做出一定水準的影片。 政治 Harris vs. Trump 美國總統大選 賀錦麗、川普誰能勝出？ The Two Presidential Candidates Exchange Words in Nationally Televised Debate 賀錦麗和川普9月進行首場電視辯論會，為11月5日登場的美國總統大選暖身。 社會 Goodbye, Olympics 天氣越來越熱！城市舉辦奧運陷困境 Some Cities May Never Host the Summer Games Again Due to Climate Change 根據氣象資料，東京、羅馬和雅典等許多過去曾主辦奧運的城市未來恐因氣溫超過人體所能負荷的門檻而無法再辦夏季奧運。 社會 Nonhuman Origins 美國政府不能說的祕密 外星人真的存在？ New Book Suggests That the US Government Is Holding Back Proof of Extraterrestrial Life 一位曾在美軍負責研究不明飛行物的探員出書揭露自己與不明異常現象的遭遇，且聲稱美國保有不是來自地球的生物遺骸。 科學 Modified Mosquitoes 基因改造蚊子有效防堵登革熱 Fighting Dengue Fever by Changing the Makeup of Its Carriers 一個非營利組織藉由釋放帶有可降低病媒蚊繁殖力的細菌的蚊子到疫區，有效阻斷登革熱病毒的傳播。 科技 Ring of Power 時尚穿戴式裝置 一指監測健康狀況 Health Data Made Simple through Wearable Devices 新世代的智慧戒指不僅外型輕巧時尚，還搭載各種高科技感應器，讓使用者輕鬆監測自己的健康狀況。 旅遊 Telling Time 精湛工藝在瑞士 訂製一支屬於自己的錶 Making Your Own Luxury Watch in the Heart of Switzerland CNN記者前往瑞士製錶工作坊體驗，動手打造一支屬於自己的手錶，親身見識這項重視細節的極致工藝。 體育 The Ohtani Effect 50轟50盜！大谷翔平創造歷史！ The Dodgers Superstar Breaks Records and Wins Hearts in LA 美國職棒大聯盟洛杉磯道奇隊二刀流好手大谷翔平在本季達成單季50支全壘打、50次盜壘的空前紀錄，讓全球棒球迷為之瘋狂。 環境 A Sea under Threat 垃圾太多！地中海度假勝地恐消失 Livelihoods and Vacations on the Sunny Shores of the Mediterranean Are at Risk 美不勝收的地中海是許多人夢想中的度假去處，但人類活動使得該區塑膠微粒濃度年年超標，帶來空前危機。 焦點話題 CNN 全球瞭望 US Uncovers Russian Election Influence Campaign on Social Media 司法部揭發俄國透過社群媒體干預美國大選 Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft Returns to Earth without Its Crew 波音星際航線返回地球 組員續留太空站 Cristiano Ronaldo Makes History with 900th Goal in Official Matches C羅成為首位於正式比賽中進900球的球員 解讀CNN新聞關鍵用語 Classic 1990s Brit-pop Band Oasis Reunites for 2025 Tour 英倫搖滾天團綠洲宣布2025 年復出 新聞片語通 CNN主編教你唸 昆蟲名稱 單字聯想地圖 昆蟲觀察

Hindsight, Insight, Foresight: Thinking About Security in the Indo-Pacific
Hindsight, Insight, Foresight: Thinking About Security in the Indo-Pacific

Author: Alexander L. Vuving

Publisher: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Published: 2020-09-30

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 0977324664

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Hindsight, Insight, Foresight is a tour d’horizon of security issues in the Indo-Pacific. Written by 20 current and former members of the faculty at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, its 21 chapters provide hindsight, insight, and foresight on numerous aspects of security in the region. This book will help readers to understand the big picture, grasp the changing faces, and comprehend the local dynamics of regional security.

Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam

Author: Jonathan D. London

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-07-29

Total Pages: 728

ISBN-13: 1317647890

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The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam is a comprehensive resource exploring social, political, economic, and cultural aspects of Vietnam, one of contemporary Asia’s most dynamic but least understood countries. Following an introduction that highlights major changes that have unfolded in Vietnam over the past three decades, the volume is organized into four thematic parts: Politics and Society Economy and Society Social Life and Institutions Cultures in Motion Part I addresses key aspects of Vietnam’s politics, from the role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in shaping the country’s institutional evolution, to continuity and change in patterns of socio-political organization, political expression, state repression, diplomatic relations, and human rights. Part II assesses the transformation of Vietnam’s economy, addressing patterns of economic growth, investment and trade, the role of the state in the economy, and other economic aspects of social life. Parts III and IV examine developments across a variety of social and cultural fields through chapters on themes including welfare, inequality, social policy, urbanization, the environment and society, gender, ethnicity, the family, cuisine, art, mass media, and the politics of remembrance. Featuring 38 essays by leading Vietnam scholars from around the world, this book provides a cutting-edge analysis of Vietnam’s transformation and changing engagement with the world. It is an invaluable interdisciplinary reference work that will be of interest to students and academics of Southeast Asian studies, as well as policymakers, analysts, and anyone wishing to learn more about contemporary Vietnam.

Document Analysis Systems
Document Analysis Systems

Author: Xiang Bai

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-08-14

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 3030570584

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems, DAS 2020, held in Wuhan, China, in July 2020. The 40 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. The papers are grouped in the following topical sections: character and text recognition; document image processing; segmentation and layout analysis; word embedding and spotting; text detection; and font design and classification. Due to the Corona pandemic the conference was held as a virtual event .

Campaign Finance Reform
Campaign Finance Reform

Author: Melissa M. Smith

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2010-06-02

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0739145673

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For decades, campaign finance reform has been an on-going topic of discussion. In particular, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) was heralded as a major breakthrough in controlling the flow of money into campaigns. Almost immediately, political players found other ways to financially manipulate the new laws. Campaign Finance Reform: The Political Shell Game provides an in-depth look at the history of political campaign finance reform with special emphasis on legislative, FEC, and federal court actions from the 1970s to present. In particular, the authors examine the ways that campaigns and independent groups have sought to make end-runs around existing campaign finance rules. Oftentimes the loopholes they find make a significant impact on an election, sparking the next round of campaign finance reform. New rules are then enacted, and new loopholes are found. Like a big political shell game, the amount of money in politics never actually decreases, but instead gets moved around from one organization to another.

Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
Gender Equality and Sustainable Development

Author: Melissa Leach

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-30

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1317415191

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For pathways to be truly sustainable and advance gender equality and the rights and capabilities of women and girls, those whose lives and well-being are at stake must be involved in leading the way. Gender Equality and Sustainable Development calls for policies, investments and initiatives in sustainable development that recognize women’s knowledge, agency and decision-making as fundamental. Four key sets of issues - work and industrial production; population and reproduction; food and agriculture, and water, sanitation and energy provide focal lenses through which these challenges are considered. Perspectives from new feminist political ecology and economy are integrated, alongside issues of rights, relations and power. The book untangles the complex interactions between different dimensions of gender relations and of sustainability, and explores how policy and activism can build synergies between them. Finally, this book demonstrates how plural pathways are possible; underpinned by different narratives about gender and sustainability, and how the choices between these are ultimately political. This timely book will be of great interest to students, scholars, practitioners and policy makers working on gender, sustainable development, development studies and ecological economics.

The Psychological Assessment of Political Leaders
The Psychological Assessment of Political Leaders

Author: Jerrold M. Post

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2005-03-23

Total Pages: 477

ISBN-13: 0472068385

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In an age when world affairs are powerfully driven by personality, politics require an understanding of what motivates political leaders such as Hussein, Bush, Blair, and bin Laden. Through exacting case studies and the careful sifting of evidence, Jerrold Post and his team of contributors lay out an effective system of at-a-distance evaluation. Observations from political psychology, psycholinguistics and a range of other disciplines join forces to produce comprehensive political and psychological profiles, and a deeper understanding of the volatile influences of personality on global affairs. Even in this age of free-flowing global information, capital, and people, sovereign states and boundaries remain the hallmark of the international order -- a fact which is especially clear from the events of September 11th and the War on Terrorism. Jerrold M. Post, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology, and International Affairs, and Director of the Political Psychology Program at George Washington University. He is the founder of the CIA's Center for the Analysis of Personality and Political Behavior.

China's Global Influence
China's Global Influence

Author: Scott D. McDonald

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780977324651

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From 30 January to 1 February 2019 the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center forSecurity Studies hosted a Department of Defense Regional Center collaborationtitled "China's Global Reach: A Security Assessment." The goal of the workshopwas to leverage expertise and unique perspectives from all five Regional Centersto examine the actions and intentions of the People's Republic of China. To understand how these global activities impact the United States, this analysis was conducted within the context of the PRC's perspective of its own foreign policy, as well as under a state of strategic competition, as referenced in the 2017 National Security Strategy and 2018 National Defense Strategy. The workshopleveraged the insights gained from a broad range of experts to formulate policyrecommendations for defending state interests in the face of growing PRC assertiveness. Thescholarship, insights, and recommendations of the participants are collected in this volumefor the benefit of policy-makers, practitioners,and scholars.

The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups
The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups

Author: L. Sandy Maisel

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2010-01-28

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 019160920X

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The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups is a major new volume that will help scholars assess the current state of scholarship on parties and interest groups and the directions in which it needs to move. Never before has the academic literature on political parties received such an extended treatment. Twenty nine chapters critically assess both the major contributions to the literature and the ways in which it has developed. With contributions from most of the leading scholars in the field, the volume provides a definitive point of reference for all those working in and around the area. Equally important, the authors also identify areas of new and interesting research. These chapters offer a distinctive point of view, an argument about the successes and failures of past scholarship, and a set of recommendations about how future work ought to develop. This volume will help set the agenda for research on political parties and interest groups for the next decade. The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics are a set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of scholarship on American politics. Each volume focuses on a particular aspect of the field. The project is under the General Editorship of George C. Edwards III, and distinguished specialists in their respective fields edit each volume. The Handbooks aim not just to report on the discipline, but also to shape it as scholars critically assess the scholarship on a topic and propose directions in which it needs to move. The series is an indispensable reference for anyone working in American politics. General Editor for The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics: George C. Edwards III

Programmed Statistics (Question-Answers)
Programmed Statistics (Question-Answers)

Author: B.L. Agarwal

Publisher: New Age International

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 9788122414585

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This Book Covers A Wide Range Of Topics In Statistics With Conceptual Analysis, Mathematical Formulas And Adequate Details In Question-Answer Form. It Furnishes A Comprehensive Overview Of Statistics In A Lucid Manner. The Book Provides Ready-Made Material For All Inquisitive Minds To Help Them Prepare For Any Traditional Or Internal Grading System Examination, Competitions, Interviews, Viva-Voce And Applied Statistics Courses. One Will Not Have To Run From Pillar To Post For Guidance In Statistics. The Answers Are Self-Explanatory. For Objective Type Questions, At Many Places, The Answers Are Given With Proper Hints. Fill-In-The-Blanks Given In Each Chapter Will Enable The Readers To Revise Their Knowledge In A Short Span Of Time. An Adequate Number Of Multiple-Choice Questions Inculcate A Deep Understanding Of The Concepts. The Book Also Provides A Good Number Of Numerical Problems, Each Of Which Requires Fresh Thinking For Its Solution. It Will Also Facilitate The Teachers To A Great Extent In Teaching A Large Number Of Courses, As One Will Get A Plethora Of Matter At One Place About Any Topic In A Systematic And Logical Manner. The Book Can Also Serve As An Exhaustive Text.