France Digitale, representing the best of the French tech sector, has gathered together nine contributions in order to provide an engaging perspective on the topics that have been the main focus of the year in tech. These topics have dominated much of the conversation around tech over the last year, and it is important that all tech stakeholders equip themselves to deal with these issues. United Tech of Europe is a contribution by France Digitale to the conversation and is the fir...

In early 2020, the world changed dramatically as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe. Almost overnight, we modified the way we work and totally redesigned the way in which our economy functions. Even more fundamentally, we changed the way we relate to one another. Just as our relationships were changed, our social and cultural lives also moved into digital spaces in order to avoid them disappearing completely.How will we ensure that our civilisation can continue under the...

Ce 52e volume des Etudes rabelaisiennes, réalisé à l’occasion de l’agrégation de lettres 2012, est constitué de communications données au Centre d’Études Supérieures de la Renaissance de Tours et à Toulouse, auxquelles on a ajouté quelques contributions inédites de jeunes chercheurs français. L'ensemble démontre à la fois le dynamisme des études du corpus rabelaisien et la variété des approches possibles pour ce texte bigarré. Œuvre complexe s’il en est, le Quart Livre se prête en effet à ...

Provides a comprehensive review of the recent developments in precision livestock technologies, from wearable sensors, to thermal imaging techniquesCovers the latest research on the application of precision livestock technologies in monitoring livestock healthHighlights the potential of precision livestock technologies to reduce the environmental impact of livestock production

Is Your Biggest Ministry Obstacle Writer’s Block?As an active member in ministry, writing is usually inevitable. Perhaps you approach these opportunities with excitement—or maybe you procrastinate to avoid the task altogether, your pages remaining forever blank. No matter how you feel about writing, approaching a project can be overwhelming. Knowing what to say can be as confusing as knowing where to begin.Perhaps for you, the first step in the writing proc...

Creativity and Making in Early Childhood brings together practice and research insights on creativity, to offer new perspectives on what creativity is, how it manifests in early childhood education and what can be done to support it.Each chapter includes practitioners' own experiences and looks within these observations and reflections to highlight key questions and challenges. Insights and perspectives are drawn from research in order to engage deeply with these challenge...

British Rail’s Modernisation Plan was published in December 1954. One of the ways in which it aimed to improve Britain’s railway stations was by phasing out steam locomotives and replacing them with diesel or electric traction. This came into force from the late 1950s through to the end of the 1960s, and the last new steam engine, Evening Star, was built at Swindon in 1960. By early 1966, the Western Region was the first to have no steam locomotives at all. In this book, Patrick O’Brien an...

Inspired by the University of Illinois's celebration of the Brown v. Board of Education decision's fiftieth anniversary, this collection addresses the significance of Brown in the contributors' lives or work in education and civil rights. Several authors describe their personal roles in the Brown case or similar cases, while others examine and illustrate events, performances, and exhibitions that were part of the anniversary commemoration. The book not only explo...

This edited collection explores the relationships between humans and nature at a time when the traditional sense of separation between human cultures and a natural wilderness is being eroded. The ‘Anthropocene,’ whose literal translation is the ‘Age of Man,’ is one way of marking these planetary changes to the Earth system. Global climate change and rising sea levels are two prominent examples of how nature can no longer be simply thought of as something outside and removed from humans (an...

7 Stunden intensives Hör- und Sprechtraining in allen wichtigen Bereichen der englischen GeschäftssprachePraxisnahe Dialoge vermitteln die wichtigsten Redewendungen und Sätze für Vorstellungsgespräche, Telefonate, Small Talk und Meetings sowie Verhandlungen und Präsentationen.Sowohl britisches als auch amerikanisches Englisch wird berücksichtigt. ...

The Daleks are conquering our galaxy. Nothing can stop them. But Commander Agnes Landen has an idea.On the outer planet Talis Minor, Salus Kade is struggling to keep his colony alive. The last thing he needs is a war to fight.©2007 Big Finish Productions (P)2007 Big Finish Productions

North San Diego County. A gifted pianist. A beautiful violinist. A multi-million dollar land deal. A story of intrigue, mystery, and murder in the comic-noir tradition.What is an Audio Movie? It's an image rich listening experience – a combination of narration, full-cast dialogue, music, and layered sound design created specifically for audio. Call it Cinema for the Mind.