Improve your PHP coding productivity with the free compact open-source MVC CodeIgniter framework!Key FeaturesClear, structured tutorial on working with CodeIgniter for rapid PHP application developmentCareful explanation of the basic concepts of CodeIgniter and its MVC architectureUse CodeIgniter with databases, HTML forms, files, images, sessions, and emailFull of ideas and examples with instructions making it ideal for beginners to C...

The burial societies of the Romans were, essentially, private group insurance programs. So were the protection funds of medieval guilds. Largely through the efforts of labor unions, by 1968 more than two-thirds of the labor force in U.S. industry was covered by group life and health insurance plans mostly provided (as fringe benefits) by employers. Today the proportion is even higher, and the establishment of national health insurance, to be sponsored by government, is being debated in the...

Focusing on countermeasures against orchestrated cyber-attacks, Cyber Security Culture is research-based and reinforced with insights from experts who do not normally release information into the public arena. It will enable managers of organizations across different industrial sectors and government agencies to better understand how organizational learning and training can be utilized to develop a culture that ultimately protects an organization from attacks. Peter Trim and David Upton be...

In Grading Justice: Teacher-Activist Approaches to Assessment, new and seasoned teachers are invited to engage with socially-just approaches of assessment, including practices aimed at resisting and undoing grading and assessment altogether, to create more democratic grading practices and policies, foregrounding the transformative potential of communication within their courses. The contributions in this collection encourage readers to consider not only how educators might assess ...

Emory Upton (1839–1881) is widely recognized as one of America’s most influential military thinkers. His works—The Armies of Asia and Europe and The Military Policy of the United States—fueled the army’s intellectual ferment in the late nineteenth century and guided Secretary of War Elihu Root’s reforms in the early 1900s. Yet as David J. Fitzpatrick contends, Upton is also widely misunderstood as an antidemocratic militaristic zealot whose ideas were “too Prussian” for A...

Take inspiration from the golden age of video games and write your own modern classics.Learn the stories behind the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s, and create your own games inspired by them, using Python, Pygame Zero, and an IDE. In Code the Classics Volume I, readers will find:Game design tips and tricks from the mastersExpanded Python and Pygame Zero tutorialsGitHub tutorial for working with example code

A BUSINESSWEEK BESTSELLERBestselling Lean Six Sigma author Michael George provides the first pocket guide for deployers of Lean Six SigmaThe Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook blends Lean and Six Sigma tools and concepts, providing expert advice on how to determine which tool within a "family" is best for different purposes. Packed with detailed examples and step-bystep instructions, it's the ideal handy reference guide to help Green a...

Code your own modern versions of retro classics inspired by the greatest video games of the 1980s.Code the Classics Volume II examines the seminal video games of the 1980s and shows you how to create your own games, using Python, Pygame Zero, and an IDE.Full of game design tips and tricks from the masters, the book breaks down the fundamental tasks needed for every game: display images, play sound effects, and receive inputs from the keyboard or a ...

Northern Appalachia is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth and home to a broad range of ecological and human cultures. With A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia, editors Todd Davis and Noah Davis recognize and celebrate this diversity and the fact that humans are storytelling creatures who develop relationships with their landscapes at the intersection of art and science.A companion volume to A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia, this gui...

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Resourceful mum Shanice is persuaded by her next-door neighbour, Evie, to take up the bizarre sport of jelly wrestling to make ends meet in this BBC Radio 4 'Afternon Play'. Becky, AKA 'Azaria The Amazon', shows Shanice the ropes, and she is soon wowing the rowdy stag night audiences with her slams and smackdowns. By night she's bikini clad 'Alice Malice', by day she's mum to gymnastics-mad Alex and a devoted daughter to her disabled, ex-army dad. When these two worlds threaten to collide,...

An in-depth analysis of hand surgery principles from internationally renowned hand surgeonsHand surgery is a multidisciplinary pursuit that requires exceptional artistry, superb skills, and harmonious teamwork developed over decades of practice. Reconstruction of the Thumb and Finger is a unique resource that follows a Socratic approach to teaching in a world consumed by computers. It reflects 225 years of collective surgical effort by five prominent hand ...