Teddy Boys

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'Enormously enjoyable' Sunday Times 'Genial and entertaining' Daily Telegraph 'A joyous celebration of the founding fathers of British youth culture' Alwyn Turner, author of All in it Together and Little Englanders With their draped suits, suede creepers and immaculately greased hair, the Teddy Boys defined a new era for a generation of teenagers raised on a diet of drab clothes, Blitz playgrounds and tinned dinners. From the Edwardian origins of their fashion to the tabloid fears of delinquency, drunkenness and disorder, the story of the Teds throws a fascinating light on a British society that was still reeling from the Second World War. In the 1950s, working-class teenagers found a way of asserting themselves in how they dressed, spoke and socialised on the street. When people saw Teds, they stepped aside. Musician and author Max Décharné traces the rise of the Teds and the shockwave they sent through post-war Britain, from the rise of rock 'n' roll to the Notting Hill race riots. Full of fascinating insight, deftly sketching the milieu of Elvis Presley and Derek Bentley, Billy Fury and Oswald Mosley, Teddy Boys is the story of Britain's first youth counterculture.

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Genre : Music
Author : Max Décharné
Publisher : Serpent's Tail
Release : 2024-01-25
File : 202 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781782830375


Dark Trading

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This timely book explores the pressing topic of dark trading. Following new EU legislation regulating financial markets (MiFID II and MiFIR), it traces the rapid development of off-market securities trading ("dark trading"), analyzes economic studies of this development, and positions the resulting regulatory framework of the EU over against that of the US. The study closes with proposals for reform that provide new impetus for further scientific discussion.

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Genre : Law
Author : Anna-Carina Salger
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release : 2020-01-20
File : 318 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783110661873


Hedged Out

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A former hedge fund worker takes an ethnographic approach to Wall Street to expose who wins, who loses, and why inequality endures. Who do you think of when you imagine a hedge fund manager? A greedy fraudster, a visionary entrepreneur, a wolf of Wall Street? These tropes capture the public imagination of a successful hedge fund manager. But behind the designer suits, helicopter commutes, and illicit pursuits are the everyday stories of people who work in the hedge fund industry—many of whom don’t realize they fall within the 1 percent that drives the divide between the richest and the rest. With Hedged Out, sociologist and former hedge fund analyst Megan Tobias Neely gives readers an outsider’s insider perspective on Wall Street and its enduring culture of inequality. Hedged Out dives into the upper echelons of Wall Street, where elite white masculinity is the standard measure for the capacity to manage risk and insecurity. Facing an unpredictable and risky stock market, hedge fund workers protect their interests by working long hours and building tight-knit networks with people who look and behave like them. Using ethnographic vignettes and her own industry experience, Neely showcases the voices of managers and other workers to illustrate how this industry of politically mobilized elites excludes people on the basis of race, class, and gender. Neely shows how this system of elite power and privilege not only sustains itself but builds over time as the beneficiaries concentrate their resources. Hedged Out explains why the hedge fund industry generates extreme wealth, why mostly white men benefit, and why reforming Wall Street will create a more equal society.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Megan Tobias Neely
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Release : 2022-01-25
File : 337 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780520973800


The Great Acceleration

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Flash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging. From the devices we carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster. But where did this great acceleration come from? And where will it lead? In this vitally important new book, Robert Colvile explains how the cult of disruption in Silicon Valley, the ceaseless advance of technology and our own fundamental appetite for novelty and convenience have combined to speed up every aspect of daily life. Drawing on the latest research, this book traces the path of this acceleration through our working and social lives, the food we buy and the music to which we listen. It explains how it's transforming the media, politics and the financial markets – and asks whether our bodies, and the natural environment, can cope. As we race towards the future – into a world packed with new technologies, new ideas and new discoveries – this scintillating and engrossing book is an invaluable, must-read guide to the wonders and dangers that await us.

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Genre : Science
Author : Robert Colvile
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release : 2016-04-07
File : 401 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781408840061


Handbook Of High Frequency Trading

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This comprehensive examination of high frequency trading looks beyond mathematical models, which are the subject of most HFT books, to the mechanics of the marketplace. In 25 chapters, researchers probe the intricate nature of high frequency market dynamics, market structure, back-office processes, and regulation. They look deeply into computing infrastructure, describing data sources, formats, and required processing rates as well as software architecture and current technologies. They also create contexts, explaining the historical rise of automated trading systems, corresponding technological advances in hardware and software, and the evolution of the trading landscape. Developed for students and professionals who want more than discussions on the econometrics of the modelling process, The Handbook of High Frequency Trading explains the entirety of this controversial trading strategy. - Answers all questions about high frequency trading without being limited to mathematical modelling - Illuminates market dynamics, processes, and regulations - Explains how high frequency trading evolved and predicts its future developments

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Greg N. Gregoriou
Publisher : Academic Press
Release : 2015-02-05
File : 495 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780128023624


Official Gazette Of The United States Patent And Trademark Office

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Genre : Trademarks
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Release : 1991
File : 1250 Pages
ISBN-13 : WISC:89050371707


Introduction To Social Media Investigation

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If you're interested in using social media as an investigative tool, Introduction to Social Media Investigation will show you how! Social networks and social media, like Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare, are some of the most popular services on the Web, with hundreds of millions of users. The public information that people share on these sites can be valuable for anyone interested in investigating people of interest through open, public sources. Social media as an investigative device is in its infancy and not well understood. This book presents an overview of social media and discusses special skills and techniques to use when conducting investigations. The book features hands-on tutorials and case studies and offers additional data-gathering techniques. - Presents an overview of social media sites, information types, privacy policies, and other general issues relevant to investigating individuals online - Discusses the special skills and techniques needed when conducting investigations using social media - Includes hands-on tutorials and case studies using Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social media sites using proven investigative techniques - Shows how to gather additional data using advanced techniques such as crowdsourcing, data mining, and network analysis

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Genre : Computers
Author : Jennifer Golbeck
Publisher : Syngress
Release : 2015-03-14
File : 307 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780128018026


My Samsung Galaxy Note 4

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My Samsung Galaxy Note 4 helps you quickly get started with your Note 4 and use its features to perform day-to-day activities from anywhere, any time. Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 working just the way you want. Learn how to Make the most of Galaxy Note 4’s powerful hardware--from S Pen to sensors Connect the right way at the right time, with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, VPNs, NFC, and beaming Transform your Galaxy Note 4 into a Wi-Fi hotspot others can share Access websites fast and sync bookmarks across all your devices Customize your wallpaper, keyboard, sound, display, and language Efficiently manage your life: messages, contacts, meetings, and more Use GPS and Google Maps to find any destination and never get lost Get the exact information you need right now, with Google Now Play, sync, and manage media--from music to YouTube videos Store your music collection in the cloud, so you can listen anywhere Make plans faster by adding participants to calls in progress Automatically reject calls you don’t want Read ebooks and magazines with Google Play or the Amazon Kindle app Find the best new apps and games on Google Play--even great freebies Keep your Galaxy Note 4 up-to-date, reliable, and secure Stay up-to-date seamlessly by using your Galaxy Note 4 with your Android Wear Smartwatch Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Samsung Galaxy Note 4 images that show you exactly what to do Help when you run into Samsung Galaxy Note 4 problems or limitations Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your Samsung Galaxy Note 4

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Genre : Computers
Author : Craig James Johnston
Publisher : Que Publishing
Release : 2015-03-20
File : 497 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780134078533


Future Crimes

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* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * * Future-proof yourself and your business by reading this book * Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flipside. Criminals are often the earliest, and most innovative, adopters of technology and modern times have led to modern crimes. Today's criminals are stealing identities, draining online bank-accounts and wiping out computer servers. It's disturbingly easy to activate baby cam monitors to spy on families, pacemakers can be hacked to deliver a lethal jolt, and thieves are analyzing your social media in order to determine the best time for a home invasion. Meanwhile, 3D printers produce AK-47s, terrorists can download the recipe for the Ebola virus, and drug cartels are building drones. This is just the beginning of the tsunami of technological threats coming our way. In Future Crimes, Marc Goodman rips open his database of hundreds of real cases to give us front-row access to these impending perils. Reading like a sci-fi thriller, but based in startling fact, Goodman raises tough questions about the expanding role of technology in our lives. Future Crimes is a call to action for better security measures worldwide, but most importantly, will empower readers to protect themselves against these looming technological threats - before it's too late.

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Genre : True Crime
Author : Marc Goodman
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2015-02-24
File : 684 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781473508460


My Samsung Galaxy Note 5

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Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Samsung Galaxy Note 5 images that show you exactly what to do Help when you run into Samsung Galaxy Note 5 problems or limitations Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 working just the way you want. Learn how to Make the most of Galaxy Note 5’s powerful hardware–from S Pen to sensors Connect the right way at the right time, with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, VPNs, NFC, and beaming Transform your Galaxy Note 5 into a Wi-Fi hotspot others can share Access websites fast and sync bookmarks across all your devices Customize your wallpaper, keyboard, sound, display, and language Efficiently manage your life: messages, contacts, meetings, and more Use GPS and Google Maps to find any destination and never get lost Get the exact information you need right now, with Google Now Play, sync, and manage media–from music to YouTube videos Store your music collection in the Cloud, so you can listen anywhere Make plans faster by adding participants to calls in progress Automatically reject calls you don’t want Read ebooks and magazines with Google Play or the Amazon Kindle app Find the best new apps and games on Google Play–even great freebies Keep your Galaxy Note 5 up-to-date, reliable, and secure Stay up-to-date seamlessly by using your Galaxy Note 5 with your Android Wear Smartwatch

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Genre : Computers
Author : Craig James Johnston
Publisher : Que Publishing
Release : 2015-12-10
File : 1037 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780134291727