This study describes and explains the revolutionary changes which transformed the agricultural life of the Islamicized world in the four centuries following the early Arab conquests. Professor Watson discusses eighteen crops - from sorghum and rye to the watermelon - which spread through the Near East and North Africa during this period.
Written for teachers-and everyone interested in teaching and learning-Learning Grows helps classrooms flourish by fostering students' intrinsic motivation. By interleaving psychology and neuroscience research with dozens of practical classroom examples, Learning Grows makes these two theories both clear and immediately useful.
Meeting the Requirements of ISO Standards and Other Best Practices
Focusing on the entire lifecycle of digital evidence, this comprehensive guide offers procedures, forms, and software tailored to meet international standards such as ISO 17020, ISO 17025, and ISO 27001. It serves as a practical resource for professionals involved in digital forensic processes, detailing best practices for maintaining chain of custody from incident response to laboratory analysis. This second edition ensures that readers are equipped with the necessary tools and knowledge to manage digital evidence effectively and according to established guidelines.
The Great Vocations Conversation challenges lay and ordained ministers to have one conversation a month with another person that will help them think about their vocation. This guide offers 12 monthly encouragements to anyone who wants to take the challenge, with biblical reflections, stories and questions to consider.
Confidence lies at the heart of society, determining the success or failure of the economy, the government, companies, schools, churches and individuals. As Christians, we are called to proclaim our faith in God, but how can we build and maintain this confidence in an increasingly secularised culture where such faith is often seen as marginal, embarrassing or even downright dangerous? Using the story of David and Goliath as his starting-point, Andrew Watson shows how the Lord can indeed be our confidence, whatever the odds. He explores how God can develop a proper self-confidence within individuals and his Church, revealing the gospel through transforming words and transformed lives. He considers, too, how we can confidently tackle the challenges of day-to-day living, whether a difficult work situation or family relationship, or simply anxiety about the future. The book includes a discussion guide and is ideal as a whole church course on the subject of confidence.
A painting by Vincent van Gogh worth millions is about to be sold at auction. The entire world is watching. But so is The Ghost, a hugely successful art thief feared by everyone.
Part of a 12-level series of original readers for learners of English.
From Jurors to Lay Judges
This book analyses the mixed courts of professional and lay judges in the Japanese criminal justice system. It takes a particular focus on the highly public start of the mixed court, the saiban-in s ystem, and the jury system between 1928-1943. This was the first time Japanese citizens participated as decision makers in criminal law. The book assesses reasons for the jury system's failure, and its suspension in 1943, as well as the renewed interest in popular involvement in criminal justice at the end of the twentieth century. Popular Participation in Japanese Criminal Justice proceeds by explaining the process by which lay participation in criminal trials left the periphery to become an important national matter at the turn of the century. It shows that rather than an Anglo-American jury model, outline recommendations made by the Japanese Judicial Reform Council were for a mixed court of judges and laypersons to try serious cases. Concerns about the lay judge/ saiban-in system are raised, as well as explanations for why it is flourishing in contemporary society despite the failure of the jury system during the period 1928-1943. The book presents the wider significance of Japanese mixed courts in Asia and beyond, and in doing so will be of great interests to scholars of socio-legal studies, criminology and criminal justice.