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The Perfect Weapon false By:David E. Sanger Published on 2018-06-19 by Crown In 2015, Russian hackers tunneled deep into the computer systems of the Democratic National Committee, and the subsequent leaks of the emails they stole may have changed the course of American democracy. But to see the DNC hacks as Trump-centric is to miss the bigger, more important story: Within that same year, the Russians not only had broken into networks at the White House, the State Department, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but had placed implants in American electrical and nuclear plants that could give them the power to switch off vast swaths of the country. This was the culmination of a decade of escalating digital sabotage among the world’s powers, in which Americans became the collateral damage as China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia battled in cyberspace to undercut one another in daily just-short-of-war conflict. The Perfect Weapon is the startling inside story of how the rise of cyberweapons tra...

Predicting the Next President true By:Allan J. Lichtman Published on 2011-12-16 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers In Predicting the Next President political analyst and historian Allan J. Lichtman presents thirteen historical factors, or “keys” (four political, seven performance, and two personality), that determine the outcome of presidential elections. This Book was ranked at 30 by Google Books for keyword Forecasting. Book ID of Predicting the Next President's Books is TIVulqyzxbMC, Book which was written byAllan J. Lichtmanhave ETAG "GU68Vs9JmAY" Book which was published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers since 2011-12-16 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781442212121 and ISBN 10 Code is 1442212128 Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "224 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryPolitical Science Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is true and in ePub is true Book Pr...

National population forecasting in industrialized countries false By:Nico Keilman,Harri Cruijsen,Netherlands. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek,United States. Bureau of the Census,Nederlands Interdisciplinair Demografisch Instituut Published on 1992-06-01 by CRC This Book was ranked at 22 by Google Books for keyword Forecasting. Book ID of National population forecasting in industrialized countries's Books is 5f3SAAAAIAAJ, Book which was written byNico Keilman,Harri Cruijsen,Netherlands. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek,United States. Bureau of the Census,Nederlands Interdisciplinair Demografisch Instituuthave ETAG "O134ir+f1w0" Book which was published by CRC since 1992-06-01 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9789026513046 and ISBN 10 Code is 9026513046 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "364 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryPolitical Science Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Sta...

Government Budget Forecasting true By:Jinping Sun,Thomas D. Lynch Published on 2008-03-26 by CRC Press Revenue and expenditure forecasting plays an important role in public budgeting and financial management, particularly during times of financial constraint, when citizens impose greater accountability upon government to use taxpayer dollars more efficiently. Despite its significance, revenue and expenditure forecasting is often overlooked in the budget process, and there is an imbalance between practice and research in this area. Based on the collaboration of budget scholars and practitioners, Government Budget Forecasting fulfills two purposes: Enhances the understanding of revenue and expenditure estimation both theoretically and practically Stimulates dialogue and debate among practitioners and academicians to identify good forecast practices as well as areas for improvement Divided into four parts, this comprehensive reference first examines forecast practices at the federal, sta...

Forecasting in the Presence of Structural Breaks and Model Uncertainty true By:David E. Rapach,Mark E. Wohar Published on 2008 by Emerald Group Publishing Forecasting in the presence of structural breaks and model uncertainty are active areas of recent research with crucial implications for practical problems in forecasting. |Forecasting in the Presence of Structural Breaks and Model Uncertainty| presents findings from the recent literature and new findings in a way that will be very useful to academic researchers and practitioners alike.Each chapter includes detailed empirical applications that demonstrate the usefulness (and limitations) of different methods for generating forecasts when structural breaks and model uncertainty are of significant concern. The authors describe in detail their methods and their results, and the data and programs are made available on a web site devoted to the book. The volume addresses forecasting variables from both Macroeconomics and Finance, and con...

Optimisation of Disaster Forecasting and Prevention Measures in the Context of Human and Social Dynamics false By:Ion Apostol,David L. Barry Published on 2009-01-01 by IOS Press Optimisation of Disaster Forecasting and Prevention Measures in the Context of Human and Social Dynamics addresses a wide range of disaster-management regimes. The principal themes (for a series of typical disaster scenarios) focus on how these disasters can affect both the human and natural environments. Accordingly, the articles in this book cover the following areas of concern: natural disasters such as earthquakes, landslides and floods; man-made disasters such as accidents at mining and tailings dams; nuclear/radiological facilities; transport accidents involving hazardous materials; fires; and environmental contamination. Monitoring and the assessment of health and environmental pollution risks, as well as the communication of these risks to the public, are also discussed. The scientific content thus foc...