The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountain systems in Canada. The assessment is based on insights from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit knowledges of mountains, as well as findings from an extensive assessment of pertinent academic literature. Its inclusive knowledge co-creation approach brings these multiple forms of evidence together in ways that enhance our collective understanding of mountains...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Kunst - Installationen, Aktionskunst, 'moderne' Kunst, Note: 2,5, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Veranstaltung: Abstrakte Kunst - Konkrete Kunst, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Josef Albers entwickelte mit seinen Glasbildern eine völlig neue Kunstform. Gegenüber seinen früheren Glasarbeiten, den ihrer formalen Strenge durchaus neuartig waren, sich in ihrer Funktion als Fenster und von ihrer technischen Herstellung nichts Neues darstellten, b...

Dos autores de Disciplina Sem Dramas chega-nos o guia indispensável para trabalhar a capacidade inata e resiliência e criatividade dos seus filhos.Sempre que há um conflito potencial - desligar o telemóvel, fazer os trabalhos de casa, comer os “verdes”, ir para a cama -muitas crianças tendem a responder negativamente. Ou seja, em vez de se mostrarem recetivas, tornam-se reativas. É aquilo a que o Prof. Dr. Daniel J. Siegel (psiquiatra) e a Dra. Tina Payne Bryson (psicoterapeuta) cha...

Família. Escola. Política. Porquê? Porque sim. Pois, como diz o autor, «continuo a acreditar que vale a pena participar e que o caminho estará na atenção aos sentimentos do outro e à possibilidade de nos reconectarmos a todos os níveis. Num momento em que se privilegia a socialização à distância pela Internet, nunca é demais salientar a importância de criar proximidade com quem está ao alcance do nosso olhar, num movimento renovado de criação de laços afectivos tanto quanto possível durado...

Up-to-date strategies for thwarting the latest, most insidious network attacksThis fully updated, industry-standard security resource shows, step by step, how to fortify computer networks by learning and applying effective ethical hacking techniques. Based on curricula developed by the authors at major security conferences and colleges, the book features actionable planning and analysis methods as well as practical steps for identifying and combating both targeted ...

Cutting-edge techniques for finding and fixing critical security flawsFortify your network and avert digital catastrophe with proven strategies from a team of security experts. Completely updated and featuring 13 new chapters, Gray Hat Hacking, The Ethical Hacker’s Handbook, Fifth Edition explains the enemy’s current weapons, skills, and tactics and offers field-tested remedies, case studies, and ready-to-try testing labs. Find out how hackers gain access,...

'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking' GuardianCharlie Gordon, a floor sweeper born with an unusually low IQ, has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that doctors hope will increase his intelligence - a procedure that has been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. All Charlie wants is to be smart and have friends, but the treatement turns him into a genius.Then Algernon begins to...

This CHOICE award-winning author has teamed up with national school resource experts to write a comprehensive book on supervision and improvement of learning. Everything you need to know about supervision and student learning, professional development, coaching and evaluation, standards, and creating an environment for professional growth are covered. The book starts with a history of supervision and then addresses models and standards for effective teaching, state and federal frameworks, ...

Using isotopes as a tool for understanding Earth processesFrom establishing the absolute age of the Earth to providing a stronger understanding of the nexus between geology and life, the careful measurement and quantitative interpretation of minor variations in the isotopic composition of Earth’s materials has provided profound insight into the origins and workings of our planet.Isotopic Constraints on Earth System Processes presents examples of th...

The groundbreaking book that revolutionized exercise nutrition and performance for female athletes, now freshly updatedWomen are not small men. Stop eating and training like one.In ROAR, exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Stacy T. Sims, PhD, teaches you everything you need to know to adapt your nutrition, hydration, and training to work with your unique female physiology, rather than against it.By understanding ...

Illusive Identity is a transnational exploration of the evolution of working-class consciousness within modern Western culture. The work traces how the rise of popular culture blurred the definition and dulled the influence of class identity in Europe and the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chapters tackling changing class consciousness in Britain, Germany, Italy, and the United States offer rich insight into the movement from a traditional community...

This volume presents a series of essays in honor of noted scholar of political theory, Mary P. Nichols. The essays reflect Nichols’ pathbreaking work in ancient Greek political thought, as well as her influential treatments of works of literature and film in conversation with political theory. Part I: Conversations Concerning Love and Friendship features essays about the philosophical meaning of human connection and affection. Part II: Conversations Between Politics and Poetry looks at the...