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This is a comprehensive work of reference for engineers dealing
with the hydraulic problems that occur along coastlines and
estuaries and in harbours. This branch of engineering has
experienced rapid and profound changes since the 1960s due to the
introduction of powerful computer modelling techniques. The book
presents concise reviews of key topics on these techniques as well
as the traditional civil engineering aspects of design and
construction of coastal and maritime works. The powerful tools
which are now available for computational and numerical modelling
of hydraulic systems have to a considerable extent replaced
physical models as the most appropriate means of investigating and
selecting economic design options. This development has taken place
alongside a greater understanding of the transport processes of
granular and cohesive sediments, and an increasing concern with the
environmental impact of engineering works. At the design stage, the
engineer now commonly has to demonstrate the impact of the proposed
works on the natural/watery environment. The chapters are presented
under seven main headings: the physical environment; the scientific
background; numerical tools and t
A major new reference book bringing together wide-ranging expert
guidance on coastal engineering, including harbours and estuaries.
It covers both traditional engineering topics and the fast
developing areas of mathematical modelling and computer simulation.
At this moment, schools are doing everything they can to win the
Race to the Top. They are allocating their funding to test
preparation, riffing beloved teachers, and transferring students
who "drag down" their grade average on the state report card. This
book describes the current state of the education system in the
United States. Readers will be on the front lines of the protests
in Madison, in the inner city public-turned-charter schools, and in
the shoes of the teachers dealing with educational politics every
day. By the end of this text, you may beg the question: who's
winning in the Race to the Top?
At this moment, schools are doing everything they can to win the
Race to the Top. They are allocating their funding to test
preparation, riffing beloved teachers, and transferring students
who "drag down" their grade average on the state report card. This
book describes the current state of the education system in the
United States. Readers will be on the front lines of the protests
in Madison, in the inner city public-turned-charter schools, and in
the shoes of the teachers dealing with educational politics every
day. By the end of this text, you may beg the question: who's
winning in the Race to the Top?
Students of education are aware of the story of public education,
of legendary figures like Horace Mann riding from district to
district trying to improve the American school by establishing a
common school fund and developing teacher-training programs. Those
who followed worked hard to broaden the mission and refine the
institution. While advancing the distribution of textbooks,
developing curriculum materials and employing testing tools, even
as early as 1845, standardized testing was used to see if it all
worked. Advocates used the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA) of 1965 to make accessible to all an education of worth for
social advancement. Yet today's No Child Left Behind Act, signed in
2002 is, ironically so, a reform driven not by the advocates, but
by public education's most ardent detractors. NCLB appears to be an
attempt to change the public education system fundamentally, from
the perspective that it is broken, its mission in need of radical
revision.
This exuberant musical, with a delightful score, conjures up the
timeless dream world of work-shy, beer-swilling Andy Capp, known
the world over from Reg Smythe's cartoon strip in the Daily
Mirror.9 women, 11 men
Each chapter in Human Resource Development provides the reader with
commentary, activities and review sections in an integrated
approach. The action-oriented approach is vital for practicing
managers but increasingly for postgraduate and final year
undergraduates who have work experience. It is this aspect of the
book that fills a gap that currently exists in the market. This
text reflects organizational realities and balances and integrates
the coverage of individuals, teams and organizational learning.The
book is written in a straightforward manner and explains concepts
and key issues in a lucid style. The activities are focused and are
better suited to encouraging readers to learn.
Each chapter in Human Resource Development provides the reader with
commentary, activities and review sections in an integrated
approach. The action-oriented approach is vital for practicing
managers but increasingly for postgraduate and final year
undergraduates who have work experience. It is this aspect of the
book that fills a gap that currently exists in the market. This
text reflects organizational realities and balances and integrates
the coverage of individuals, teams and organizational learning.The
book is written in a straightforward manner and explains concepts
and key issues in a lucid style. The activities are focused and are
better suited to encouraging readers to learn.
Family recollections, travel experiences, dreams, music and
literature both classical and modern, are only some of the subjects
treated with tenderness and insight in this rich and varied first
collection. Alan Price's alert eye for ordinary, sometimes everyday
and recognisable, sights is unerring. The poems in this highly
promising debut volume combine immediate appeal with technical
resource and intelligence, offering something for every serious
reader of contemporary poetry.
Principles of Human Resource Management is part of a major new
national programme of texts and modules designed for undergraduate
students following business studies degree courses. It provides 150
hours of high quality study designed to be used by students in a
supported learning environment. The module provides a comprehensive
introduction to the development of human resource management and
the changing nature of work. It also covers some of the key topics
in the field, including equal opportunities, employee resourcing,
employee relations, reward management and employee development.
Principles of Human Resource Management contains numerous
activities, exercises and examples to develop an in--depth
understanding of the subject. It is the most effective teaching and
learning resource available at this level.
Todays beautifully scenic LLangollen Railway runs over a ten mile
section of the former Ruabon Junction to Barmouth route that was
absorbed into the Great Western Railway in 1877. The line
originally opened to freight traffic as far as Llangollen in
December 1861, with passenger train services commencing early in
June the following year. The current day section of the heritage
line to Corwen, was opened to traffic on 1st May 1865, by which
time a larger and more centrally located station had been
constructed in Llangollen. Closure by British Railways came about
in 1964 as a result of the infamous report of Dr Beeching which had
been commissioned by the government of the day in order to study
potential rationalisation of the rail network in Britain. In the
early 1960s standard gauge railway preservation was very much in
its infancy in Britain although there were a number of narrow gauge
preservation concerns up and running in Wales, so the idea of a
dedicated band of enthusiasts restoring and operating services
along no longer commercially viable stretches of line had already
become established. The beginnings of a Preservation Society in
this corner of Wales came about in 1975 when the whole process,
which has eventually resulted in what exists today, started with
the humble presence of a band of enthusiastic volunteers taking
over the occupancy of Llangollen Station in order to start the
process of restoration and reconstruction. Over the ensuing years
progress was made with the gradual extension of the line, from
initial running within the station limits at Llangollen, to Corwen,
where a temporary station is currently in use whilst a new purpose
built station is constructed. The position of the Llangollen
Railway as one of Britain's leading heritage lines is clear to see
from the images included in this edition of the Recollections
series of publications, which captures the character of this
preserved section of the former Great Western Railway in Wales.
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