This study has grown out of an interest in French education and cul ture that dates from fondly remembered student days in France. Specifically, it is an attempt to explain the educational thought of Claude Fleury, a literate, responsible homme de leUres who analyzed the historical origins of public education as it existed in seventeenth-cen tury France and, on that basis, proposed what he considered to be a more generally useful program of studies. Generous space has been devoted to histo...

After two decades, data processing has finally, and probably forever, found its niche among civil engineering and construction (CEC) professionnals, through word processors, digitizing tables, management software, and increasingly via drawing software and computer-aided design (CAD), recently, robots have even started invading work sites. What are the main trends of CAD and robotics in the field of architecture and civil enginee ring? What type of R&D effort do university and industrial la...

When Ralph and Pat Wanner retired at 50, they didn't choose the expected RV lifestyle. Instead, they embarked on an extraordinary plan; an 18,000-mile bicycle journey from Alaska to South America, a feat that would test their marriage, their limits, and their will to survive.From Arctic tundra to tropical jungles, this couple faced:Polar bears stalking their campsite in Alaska's midnight sunTreacherous navigation through Mexico's Copper Cany...

Why would Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241), the most powerful and rapacious Icelander of his generation, dedicate so much time and effort to producing the Edda, a text that is widely recognized as the most significant medieval source for pre-Christian Norse myth and poetics? Kevin J. Wanner brings us a new account of the interests that motivated the production of this text, and resolves the mystery of its genesis by demonstrating the intersection of Snorri's political and cultural concerns ...

Discover How to Make Your Project Control Even More Effective and Bring More Transparency and Security to Your ProjectsThis book covers the basic concepts of EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT in an easy understandable way. You will find on more than 200 pages comprehensive knowledge about Earned Value Management, simply explained with more than 50 illustrations – and aligned with the PMBOK® Guide.Project control and reporting of costs, schedules, technical p...

Reduce Your Development Cycles, React More Flexible to Market Changes and Develop New Products Faster.More than 278 pages of comprehensive knowledge about Agile Project Management and Scrum. Up to date! Based on the Scrum Guide 2020 and the Scrum@Scale Guide.Do you want to react much faster to market changes with innovative products, radically shorten your time to market, offer a much faster return on investment and more flexibility for your customers? Agil...

Forget everything youve learned about medical terminology! Laymans Terms: The Humorous Guide to Medical Misinterpretation introduces a whole new medical language as patients, family members, and even healthcare workers give their version of the doctor talk. From ammonia (pneumonia) to chex populations (chest palpitations), Laymans Terms serves as your guide to hundreds of medical malapropisms, misspellings, and humorous quotations.Highlights include:- Almost 400 tra...

"I am admitting defeat to my hectic schedule. I am giving in to something I thought I would never do. I’m going to hire a maid." And not just any maid … When Thandi decides she’s done with being a Supermom to her five-year-old son, a Superslut to her man and a Superwoman to her staff at the tourism board, she realises she needs to concede to the great South African bourgeois accessory: a maid. And since she doesn’t have the heart to boss a ‘sister’ about in her own home – and would love to...

Risk management concerns us all, in business and as private individuals. We are exposed to risks every day or expose ourselves to risks, consciously or unconsciously. Being aware of the risks in your environment, understanding them and adapting to them can save you from problems or misfortunes, or at least ensure that the risks don't have as big an impact when they do occur. Your business or private life will be a lot safer if you know these risks and, if necessary, take action to prevent ...

The story of Nelson Mandela's early years on the run from the apartheid authoritiesJOHANNESBURG. MARCH 1961.Thirty-one activists are on trial for treason. Among their number is Nelson Mandela, a rising star of the resistance movement and one of the biggest threats to the South African government and their racist system of apartheid. To everyone's surprise, they are found not guilty. But rather than relish his newfound freedom, Nelson disappears.With...

The result of over 25 years of research, this book is a concise guide to the microbiological and technical aspects of bulking and foaming control. It stresses practical control measures based on kinetic and metabolic selection theories and supported by case histories. Topics include: biochemical processes in wastewater treatment, evaluation of separation problems, settling and foaming principles, bulking and foaming control methods, and system design. More than 100 tables and figures illus...

The Purse Diaries is an inspirational collaboration of real life experiences of women and theiropinions on various topics. You will get to know the author, as well as other women who have sharedtheir stories and opinions. You will read about their experiences on how they were brought up, howthey felt about themselves then and who they have become now. It can be heartwarming, inspiring and even inspirational to hear what others have to say. Perhaps you will discover tha...