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Information
Information can be thought of as the resolution of uncertainty; it is that which answers the question of "What an entity is" and thus defines both its essence and the nature of its characteristics. The concept of information has different meanings in different contexts. Thus the concept becomes related to notions of constraint, communication, control, data, form, education, knowledge, meaning, understanding, mental stimuli, pattern, perception, representation, and entropy. Information is associated with data. The difference is that information resolves uncertainty. Data can represent redundant symbols, but approaches information through optimal data compression. Information can be transmitted in time, via data …
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FLA: Flanker Press · 6 September 2024 English
In a city of sinners… The Disciple is on a mission to rid the city of sinners. With a twisted view of the Bible, he finds unique ways to kill …
request for photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems of any part of … and owner, Mr. Aloy- sius Burnaby, his contact information on the off chance NTV or CBC wanted to speak … article, thinking there was already enough information to sufficient- ly shock his readers and plenty … about Parker Travis or where he learned his information. Better yet would be where to find him. The … urgency, but I cannot in good faith give you the information you seek. And there is nothing you can say, or …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Bringing together essays on uses of history as both a practical activity and an approach to thinking about the present, this collection explores ways in which people have reckoned with …
the artes historicae, their authors included information intended to authenticate the stories they rehearsed …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
In What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy long-time election observer Jane Cooper recounts her experience monitoring a municipal election in Kirovohrad in 2015. Offering a framework for exploring what …
Metcalfe in the entry-level position of the information officer. As the central poll supervisor in my … the wider context, such as access to balanced information about parties and their candidates, women’s … spend the next five weeks gathering qualitative information about the campaign and the electoral process … flash drives with folders of all the basic information and documents we need to begin our work, and … commission’s website analyzing administrative information for the region I am observing. However, the …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Covering a broad swathe of time, from colonization to the present day, Forced Migration in/to Canada examines human displacement in a variety of contexts: Indigenous dislocation and settler colonialism, Black …
and Citizenship Canada (iRcc) cicic Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials cissa-acsei … and offers reputa- ble sources of additional information. It presents some of the key critical analysis … tools to ask questions that will help evaluate information in the news and from government officials, colleagues … style to ensure that we are communicating the information to a broad audience. We have included a comprehensive … the untrained immigrant receiving this new information, there is no suggestion of the cruelty that …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Founded over a century ago, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is regarded as one of the most important institutional carriers of Canadian and American Mennonite identity. Generations of Mennonites and …
sermon, or play that communicates theological information to an audience.”50 Watson argues that theology … intermediar- ies. We are not just conduits of information but active shapers of what is communicated and … reluctant to relinquish the monop- olization of information held by their own publicity departments. With … outsider researcher. The level of access to information that I was granted is, therefore, all the more … constantly between cultures. Their ability to catch information and interpret nuances far outstripped my linguistic …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Mainstreaming Porn reveals how sexual norms, practices, and desires are shaped by corporate platforms such as Pornhub in the same way that social media has affected society at large. It …
nographic content produced, is driven by the information that porn- streaming platforms collect about …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Lake Ontario has profoundly influenced the historical evolution of North America. For centuries it has enabled and enriched the societies that crowd¬ed its edges, from fertile agricultural landscapes to energy …
Research. Some of the other important sources of information about the changing ecological health of Lake …
FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 September 2024 English
A memoir about abandoning an exhausting commuter lifestyle to move to a cabin in the woods, embracing imperfection while cultivating a life of care for self and nature. Alice Irene …
book, and the publisher would be grateful for information that would allow correction of any errors or … this new way. But my body gave me different information; it told me to rest. My mind pulsed with springtime …
CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 31 August 2024 English
One of the dominant features of global affairs the past few years is that the global world order is changing. This notion is usually discussed alongside concerns about the re-emergence …
geoeconomics, and has worked in information security policy and information management. TOP OF PAGE Book …
CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 31 August 2024 French
issue; a paragraph called “To Remember”; and a graphic illustration (map, graph or table). This information is useful for a quick overview of the topic.The author notes that the geopolitics of energy will …
graphic illustration (map, graph or table). This information is useful for a quick overview of the topic. …