In September 2000, I was sitting on a bench facing the Mediterranean Sea in the French Riviera town of Nice. I had flown there during a three-day break in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial in Camp Ziest, Netherlands, where I was expected to testify. As I sat on this bench eating lunch, I suddenly found myself overwhelmed by emotion. It was an awakening: I realized that my being there was the fulfillment of one of my many life dreams and goals that were launched thirty-one years earlier f...

"Making Santa's Team" unfolds through a series of chapters, each presenting valuable life lessons. Readers will learn about the importance of standing up against bullying, resolving conflicts, and fostering teamwork, all within the cozy and festive setting of Christmas Town. These heartwarming stories inspire kindness, courage, and unity, making them perfect for children of all ages. As the book progresses, it delves into the exciting world of the Reindeer Winter Games, where readers can w...

The book provides a pedagogic and comprehensive introduction to homogenization theory with a special focus on problems set for non-periodic media. The presentation encompasses both deterministic and probabilistic settings. It also mixes the most abstract aspects with some more practical aspects regarding the numerical approaches necessary to simulate such multiscale problems. Based on lecture courses of the authors, the book is suitable for graduate students of mathematics and engineering....