Widely regarded as one of the most promising emerging technologies for driving the future development of wireless communications, cognitive radio has the potential to mitigate the problem of increasing radio spectrum scarcity through dynamic spectrum allocation. Drawing on fundamental elements of information theory, network theory, propagation, optimisation and signal processing, a team of leading experts present a systematic treatment of the core physical and networking principles of cogn...

This book, first published in 1986, is a major reference work for the political discussions arising out of the 1985 Congress revisions of US food and farm laws. It covers production, distribution and consumption of food, analyses international as well as domestic problems, and presents new ways forward. Emphasising public policy and programmes, the book has chapters on agricultural production; environmental and resource problems; food marketing; domestic hunger and nutrition; and world hun...

Welfare offices usually attract negative descriptions of bureaucracy with their queues, routines, and impersonal nature. Are they anonymous machines or the locus of neutral service relationships? Showing how people experience state public administration, The Bureaucrat and the Poor provides a realistic view of French welfare policies, institutions and reforms and, in doing so, dispels both of these myths. Combining Lipsky's street-level bureaucracy theory with the sociology of Bourdieu and...

One of the most powerful Saints of France. He was sold into slavery.A Defender of the FaithWe trace the life of this great Saint from his days as a slave to his time as a Defender of the Faith.30 Minutes

"Rich Dad Poor Dad" lessons: my journey from $100 to $1 Million

Saints often come in pairs or triples; it is remarkable when one meets multiple in his or her life. Such is the case of Saint Louise de Marillac, who was advised by both Saint Francis de Sales and Saint Vincent de Paul. Born in 1591, she was the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy French nobleman. She grew up cared for by Dominican nuns, receiving an excellent education, and, at her father's death when she was 12, learned skills of medicine and management. She became increasingly devout and...

Everything happens for a reason, and the reason that everything that has happened to poor people, from their journey in Africa, to slavery in America, from the civil rights movement, to becoming the prisoners of poverty in the ghettos of America, is for all poor people to rise up, together, and claim their birthright, which is the birthright of every American. Just a tactful, judicious, carefully planned, intelligent, respectful, sophisticated, shrewd, courteous, suave, peaceful, perspicac...

This book proposes a theology of preaching from the perspective of the poor. Traditional homiletic methodology concentrates on the "how" of preaching. Pastro maintains that the real question for a renewal of preaching is theological, the "who" of the preaching. The center of the "who" is the Triune God living in the poor community.

In this inspiring book, Vincent Ajuk shares his life story, first growing up poor in rural Uganda then moving to the promised land called America. His early years included many trials such as poverty, hunger, lack of access to education and war, but he grew up in a loving home with parents who sacrificed everything for their fourteen children. He relied a lot on his faith and his family to overcome those challenges. In this story of resilience, you will find encouragement through his journ...

"Pinetree Laundry" is about a man's journey towards freedom in the face of death. Captured by a mob boss named Otto, a man must pay off his debts through a money-laundering scheme in the lowlands of the Great Smokey Mountains. In the face of adversity, a man's actions determine his freedom and a new perspective on his own reality."Hotel Tijuana" is about the Suarez couple, who've found haven at the Santa Maria Hotel. Hunted by Colombian Hitmen, they've been on the run from the Cart...

Presenting state-of-the-art research into methods of wireless spectrum allocation based on game theory and mechanism design, this innovative and comprehensive book provides a strong foundation for the design of future wireless mechanisms and spectrum markets. Prominent researchers showcase a diverse range of novel insights and approaches to the increasing demand for limited spectrum resources, with a consistent emphasis on theoretical methods, analytical results and practical examples. Cov...

David Middleton was a towering figure of 20th Century engineering and science and one of the founders of statistical communication theory. During the second World War, the young David Middleton, working with Van Fleck, devised the notion of the matched filter, which is the most basic method used for detecting signals in noise. Over the intervening six decades, the contributions of Middleton have become classics. This collection of essays by leading scientists, engineers and colleagues of D...