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Tumi Letsatsi is a 15-year old melanin kween living in Rondebosch, Cape Town. Her favourite colour is yellow, she's still trying to figure out how not to dent her afro on the bus, and how one goes about (ahem!) “french kissing”. She’s a little awkward and a lot uncertain about her future, friendships and how to put together a cool outfit! But then she stumbles across the magic of coding and creates an app called “Project Prep” that goes viral and rockets her and her friends to fame. Then everything starts to fall apart, as she deals with a catfish who befriends her and steals her code, nasty rumours at school and the newfound attention of a crush.
The New Girl Code (by Niki Smit, locally edited by Buhle Ngaba) is about the wonders of working in tech, aimed at girls and young women aged 9-15. The project is an initiative of Inspiring Fifty and based on an idea by Janneke Niessen.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Madison, Wisconsin has long been known as a dynamic cultural center
and focus of political-intellectual ferment in the middle of
America. This collection of essays and interviews traces the rise
of an intellectual New Left from 1950 to 1970 as experienced by
activists and scholars with ties to the University of Wisconsin.
Its thirty-two contributors, including prominent historians,
journalist-scholars, and veteran political activists, re-examine
their own personal histories in different eras and draw fresh,
often surprising conclusions. The city and campus of Madison
provide a veritable laboratory for the study of deep continuities
in American dissenting thought. Photographs and cultural documents
accompany these poignant, candid oral histories. The volume
explores a crucial period of Madison's intellectual life as a
crossroad of history and culture. Interviews with the scholars and
former students who politicized historical analysis in light of the
Cold War, McCarthyism, nuclear and environmental holocaust, civil
rights, and the Vietnam War, recall the debates and alliances that
kept Madison in a state of ferment. Author note: Paul Buhle is
Director of the Oral History of the American Left Project at the
Tamiment Library of New York University and teachers U.S. History
at the Rhode Island School of Design.
For the two-semester U.S. history survey course. Offers students
insight into how diverse communities and different regions have
shaped America's past. Out of Many reveals the ethnic, geographical
and economic diversity of the United States by examining the
individual, the community and the state and placing a special focus
on the country's regions, particularly the West. Each chapter helps
students understand the textured and varied history that has
produced the increasing complexity of America.
For the two-semester U.S. history survey course. Offers students
insight into how diverse communities and different regions have
shaped America's past. Out of Many reveals the ethnic, geographical
and economic diversity of the United States by examining the
individual, the community and the state and placing a special focus
on the country's regions, particularly the West. Each chapter helps
students understand the textured and varied history that has
produced the increasing complexity of America.
For the two-semester U.S. history survey course. Offers students
insight into how diverse communities and different regions have
shaped America's past. Out of Many reveals the ethnic, geographical
and economic diversity of the United States by examining the
individual, the community and the state and placing a special focus
on the country's regions, particularly the West. Each chapter helps
students understand the textured and varied history that has
produced the increasing complexity of America.
Der Einsatz von Informations- und (Tele-)Kommunikationssystemen
fA1/4r die Wirtschaft ist durch den rapiden technologischen
Fortschritt zu Beginn des 3. Jahrtausends zur allgegenwArtigen
Erscheinung geworden. Unter Schlagworten wie e(lectronic)-,
m(obile)-, u(biquitious)-Computing/Commerce werden heute
Zukunftsvisionen diskutiert, die den Informations- und
Kommunikationssystemen weit A1/4ber ihre derzeitigen Einsatzzwecke
hinaus eine zentrale Rolle auf dem Weg zur Elektronischen
Dienstleistungswirtschaft einrAumen. Dieses Buch betrachtet diese
Entwicklung in all ihren Facetten und stellt richtungsweisende
Forschungs- und Praxisarbeiten an der Schnittstelle von moderner
Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Wirtschaftsinformatik und angewandter
Informatik vor. Es schlAgt die BrA1/4cke zwischen Wissenschaft und
Praxis, indem es die wesentlichen Gestaltungsoptionen- und
Empfehlungen aufzeigt, die den Unternehmungen den erfolgreichen Weg
in die "Information Age Economy" ebnen.
Series Information: American Radicals
In 1953 Hermann Buhl made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat - the
ninth-highest mountain in the world, and the third 8,000-metre peak
to be climbed, following Annapurna and Everest. It was one of the
most incredible and committed climbs ever made. Continuing alone
and without supplementary oxygen, Buhl made a dash for the summit
after his partners turned back. On a mountain that had claimed
thirty-one lives, an exhausted Buhl waded through deep snow and
climbed over technical ground to reach the summit, driven on by an
'irresistible urge'. After a night spent standing on a small ledge
at over 8,000 metres, Buhl returned forty-one hours later,
exhausted and at the very limit of his endurance.Written shortly
after Buhl's return from the mountain, Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage is a
classic of mountaineering literature that has inspired thousands of
climbers. It follows Buhl's inexorable rise from rock climber to
alpinist to mountaineer, until, almost inevitably, he makes his
phenomenal Nanga Parbat climb. Buhl's book, and ascent, reminded
everyone that, while the mountains could never be conquered, they
could be climbed with sufficient enthusiasm, spirit and dedication.
Originally published in 2004. Thanks to computer simulations
science is beginning to understand complex natural processes such
as the weather, earthquakes and the evolution of life. The
Significance of Complexity deals with the importance of the
sciences of complexity - for the humanities and theology. First,
three scientists explain the science of complexity and illustrate
it with concrete examples. Second, two scholars consider the
concept of complexity and possible applications of complexity
theory within the humanities, e.g. as a tool to understand the
interplay between the artist, the work of art and the user in
interactive art. Finally, three theologians ask what can be learned
from the science of complexity for a religious understanding of
humankind and the world. The Significance of Complexity is a
pioneering work exploring the import of a fascinating new branch of
science for human self-understanding. It caters for all those who
are interested in relating science to the quest for the meaning of
life.
"The American Radical" tells the story of American democracy from
the late 18th century to the present, through the lives of the
women and men who have fought to advance it. The original
biographical portraits presented in this collection show how, in
every period of history, Americans from various backgrounds have
stood as activists, authors and artists to challenge the powerful.
The editors have assembled a group of writers on the radical
tradition, who introduce the movements, ideas and struggles of the
revolutionaries, rebels and reformers important to the American
national experience; they include independence fighters,
Labourists, suffragists, socialists, feminists, pacifists,
environmentalists, and campaigners for social justice and the civil
rights of the oppressed.
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
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