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What does the Rosetta Stone tell us about the past? What treasures
of Egyptian literature can now be read, thanks to its decipherment?
What does it tell us about the history of writing and the story of
our own alphabets? How do decipherments work and how can we know if
they are right? Who owns the Rosetta Stone and what happens if we
start to return pieces of the past to countries who claim them?
These are some of the fascinating questions which are explored in
this introduction to one of the true Wonders of the World.
Covers iOS 9.1 and up, Xcode 7.x, iPhone, iPad, and More! In just
24 sessions of one hour each, learn how to build powerful
applications for today's hottest handheld devices: the iPhone and
iPad! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach,
you'll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up
your iOS development environment to building great user interfaces,
sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson
builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid
foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions
carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises help you test your knowledge. Notes present
interesting information related to the discussion. Tips show you
easier ways to perform tasks. Cautions alert you to possible
problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Printed in full
color-figures and code appear as they do in Xcode 7.x * Learn to
navigate the Xcode 7.x development environment and install apps on
your iDevice * Get started quickly with Apple's Open Source
language: Swift 2.0 * Test code and application logic using the iOS
Playground * Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development
pattern * Visually design and code interfaces using Xcode
Storyboards, Segues, Exits, Image Slicing, and the iOS Object
Library * Use Auto Layout and Size Classes to adapt to different
screen sizes and orientations * Build advanced UIs with Tables,
Split Views, Navigation Controllers, and more * Read and write
preferences and data, and create System Settings plug-ins * Use iOS
media playback and recording capabilities * Take photos and
manipulate graphics with Core Image * Sense motion, orientation,
and location with the accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS * Use 3D
touch to add Peek, Pop, and Quick Actions to your apps * Integrate
online services using Twitter, Facebook, Email, Web Views, and
Apple Maps * Create universal applications that run on both the
iPhone and iPad * Write background-aware multitasking applications
* Trace, debug, and monitor applications as they run * Additional
files and updates available online
This book contains John Ray's personal life account as Principal of
the Biscoe School in the heart of Srinagar between 1962 and 1986.
Intended as 'something to give leaving students', it touches on
people and events in a very different age. Hippies, chief
ministers, bishops and Kashmiri people of every background crowd
the stage, set against the background of a school extraordinary in
its range of adventurous activities. Jyoti Sahi's drawings picture
the now vanished Kashmiri scene and Wajahat Habibullah's sobering
foreword recalls the narrative from stories of a time gone by to
consideration of the harsh realities of the present. Anyone
concerned for Kashmir, or indeed for the pressures of living across
cultures in today's identity-seeking landscape, will find much
interest here.
My macOS is filled with beginning through intermediate tasks,
presented in a thorough step-by-step format, that guide you through
learning everything you need to know to use the newest release of
macOS. The goal is not to teach you how to type or click a mouse
but how to configure network settings, customize your desktop, use
built-in apps, optimize battery life, set up backup solutions, and
much more. In My macOS, you will find: Step-by-step instructions
with callouts to macOS photos that show you exactly what to do.
Help when you run into hardware or operating system problems or
limitations. Tips and Notes to help you get the most from macOS.
Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping
macOS working just the way you want. The tasks include: Managing,
arranging, and tagging your files Staying informed and productive
with Notification Center Creating and navigating virtual workspaces
in Mission Control Opening and organizing apps with Launchpad
Accessing network devices and resources Activating and using iCloud
services Communicating online with email, instant messaging, and
video Keeping appointments with Calendar and Reminders Planning
trips and checking traffic with Maps Keeping up-to-date with
friends and family via Twitter and Facebook Downloading and
enjoying music, movies, books, and more Sharing purchases with your
family Challenging your friends to games with Game Center Working
seamlessly with iOS Devices with Handoff and AirDrop Protecting and
securing your system and data Expanding your system with peripheral
devices Troubleshooting common system problems
Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of
the World series(Part I and Part II) The Rosetta Stone is one of
the world's great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of
thousands each year. This book tells the Stone's story, from its
discovery by Napoleon's expedition to Egypt to its current--and
controversial-- status as the single most visited object on display
in the British Museum. A pharaoh's forgotten decree, cut in granite
in three scripts--Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian demotic, and
ancient Greek--the Rosetta Stone promised to unlock the door to the
language of ancient Egypt and its 3,000 years of civilization, if
only it could be deciphered. Capturing the drama of the race to
decode this key to the ancient past, John Ray traces the paths
pursued by the British polymath Thomas Young and Jean-Francois
Champollion, the "father of Egyptology" ultimately credited with
deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. He shows how Champollion "broke
the code" and explains more generally how such deciphering is done,
as well as its critical role in the history of Egyptology.
Concluding with a chapter on the political and cultural controversy
surrounding the Stone, the book also includes an appendix with a
full translation of the Stone's text. Rich in anecdote and curious
lore, The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt is a
brilliant and frequently amusing guide to one of history's great
mysteries and marvels.
"Teaching from a Multicultural Perspective, one of the volumes in Sage's Survival Skills for Scholars series, is a commonsense primer for developing multicultural pedagogies, courses, curricula, and most important, institutions. Helen Roberts and her associates set out practical strategies and principles for teaching, mentoring, and fostering the academic (and personal) success of minority and nontraditional students. Although this book covers issues relating to multiculturalism on campus that may already be familiar to many of us, it nonetheless should be of interest to advisors who also teach, who are involved in teacher training, or who are involved in resource networking, and who would like to share a basic introduction to the issues with new instructors or other advisors. . . . They valuably stress the role academic advisors can play in the success of minority students." --Brady Harrison in The Journal of the National Academic Advising Association How do you welcome the growing number of culturally diverse students in your classroom without alienating, condescending, or offending them? The authors of this collaborative volume, all experienced teachers and administrators in the ethnically heterogeneous California State University system, outline how to teach "multiculturally." They suggest a set of classroom strategies, curriculum reforms, assessment tools, and mentoring relationships that work for all students, regardless of their cultural background--or yours. The authors contend that cultural diversity is an issue for all faculty members to address regardless of your discipline or the ethnic composition of your campus. With the material in this volume, you can begin to meet the challenge of the truly multicultural university.
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The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation - In Two Parts. Viz. the Heavenly Bodies, Elements, Meteors, Fossils, Vegetables, Animals (Beasts, Birds, Fishes, and Insects), More Particularly in the Body of the Earth, Its Figure, Motion, and Co (Hardcover)
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The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation - In Two Parts. Viz. the Heavenly Bodies, Elements, Meteors, Fossils, Vegetables, Animals (Beasts, Birds, Fishes, and Insects), More Particularly in the Body of the Earth, Its Figure, Motion, and Co (Paperback)
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