Sometimes, when looking at an aged portrait one senses that the essence or spirit of the sitter is imbued in the canvas, captured for posterity, patiently waiting for those with an eye to see. This was certainly the case when I acquired the mysterious portrait of Lionel Ellis, painted by his friend and fellow artist Arnold Henry Mason in 1927. Keen to learn more about the person behind the enigmatic smile, I embarked on a journey of discovery which revealed a remarkable episode in local art history, an untold story of a prodigious talent.
From three of Australia's leading teaching and teacher education researchers comes a book about creating the outstanding school. Lynch, Madden and Doe provide an easy to read text that is all about ensuring every student gets a quality education. Each chapter explains, in easy to read terms, a set of ideas and research-based strategies that schools and their teachers can employ to reform their school. The book identifies for the reader and then explains the key research-based elements that lie at the heart of creating the outstanding school. The book features the Collaborative Teacher Learning Model and the elements of 'teaching,' 'leadership', 'coaching', 'mentoring', 'feedback', 'data driven decision-making', 'high impact instruction' and the idea of 'teachers as researchers' as the embodiment of a school-based strategy for creating the outstanding school. This book is compulsive reading for teachers and school leaders and those who care about our children's education future.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu has influenced a generation of business leaders and strategy gurus. Yet for many people in business and students of management this remains a mystery. For the first time the authors provide a fully comprehensive account of this work and the influence of Sun Tzu and the relevance to business strategy and project management. Their book will give the reader the opportunity to appreciate and benefit from this crucial work.
This book draws upon the idea that internal and external pressures and stresses can result in a change in the shape and form of the organization, the bending moment. It suggests the importance of a holistic business strategy as a crucial part of building for success in the complexity of the market place and relates this to a range of themes and topics including mergers and acquisitions, risk management, leadership and change management.
A masterful work of literary merit in which DE Navarro gives us 27 engaging contemporary poems, an additional 18 Zen poems, and 1 piece of flash fiction that all work together in an amazing way to develop the main theme of taking the best of the rich knowledge of our past, the Timeless Lore, merging it with our present knowledge and then gathering the new seeds of knowledge to sow and plant for future generations. The book also contains a bonus article on Contemporary Poetry, and there is a final surprise bonus at the end of the book sure to spice up your life. DE has been called a word-master who writes with an intelligent poetic flair that demonstrates his symbiotic relationship with the English language and extraordinary ability to deliver powerful themes through words and imagery. This book is no exception. Powerful words from a word-master.
Discover the secret to living a life of purpose and fulfillment with The Ikigai Way In The Ikigai Way, David Marlow, a seasoned business leader and personal transformation expert, tackles the challenges of today's disrupted career landscapes. Utilizing the ancient Japanese concept of Ikigai, Marlow offers a fresh perspective on finding harmony and fulfillment in both personal and professional life amidst the twin modern crises of burnout and career uncertainty. The book meticulously explores how to align your career with your true self by integrating Ikigai into your daily routines and strategic thinking. Marlow provides hands-on strategies and practical examples to help readers harness their passion and skills in ways that benefit not only their professional growth but also their personal satisfaction. Each chapter is dedicated to unraveling a facet of Ikigai, making its ancient wisdom accessible and actionable for modern-day professionals across all career stages. Learn to identify and harness your unique strengths and passions to thrive in every area of your lifeGain practical strategies to apply Ikigai principles in everyday scenarios, from work and leadership to personal relationshipsDiscover how to achieve a fulfilling life by expressing your essence and purpose in harmony with whatever you do The Ikigai Way is a movement towards integrating deeper meaning into your work and creating a life that feels genuinely fulfilling. Ideal for any stage of life, this book is your guide to rediscovering joy, enthusiasm, and balance. Don't wait to transform your professional life. Start your journey to fulfillment today.
Exam board: ISEB Level: 13+ CE and KS3 Subject: Maths First exams: November 2022Improve exam technique and build confidence to ensure success in the CE 13+ Mathematics exams with these practice questions in the style of the ISEB exams.· Prepare for all papers: questions cover all areas of the specification for the Core and Additional Papers.· Guidance on the exam: practice applying knowledge and experience to answer all possible exam questions and improve problem solving skills.· Identify gaps in knowledge: answers included to help pinpoint areas for improvement.Pair with Common Entrance 13+ Mathematics Revision Guide for comprehensive exam preparation (ISBN: 9781398340916).
The monograph presents some of the authors' recent and original results concerning boundedness and compactness problems in Banach function spaces both for classical operators and integral transforms defined, generally speaking, on nonhomogeneous spaces. Itfocuses onintegral operators naturally arising in boundary value problems for PDE, the spectral theory of differential operators, continuum and quantum mechanics, stochastic processes etc. The book may be considered as a systematic and detailed analysis of a large class of specific integral operators from the boundedness and compactness point of view. A characteristic feature of the monograph is that most of the statements proved here have the form of criteria. These criteria enable us, for example, togive var ious explicit examples of pairs of weighted Banach function spaces governing boundedness/compactness of a wide class of integral operators. The book has two main parts. The first part, consisting of Chapters 1-5, covers theinvestigation ofclassical operators: Hardy-type transforms, fractional integrals, potentials and maximal functions. Our main goal is to give a complete description of those Banach function spaces in which the above-mentioned operators act boundedly (com pactly). When a given operator is not bounded (compact), for example in some Lebesgue space, we look for weighted spaces where boundedness (compact ness) holds. We develop the ideas and the techniques for the derivation of appropriate conditions, in terms of weights, which are equivalent to bounded ness (compactness).
The Art of War by Sun Tzu has influenced a generation of business leaders and strategy gurus. Yet for many people in business and students of management this remains a mystery. For the first time the authors provide a fully comprehensive account of this work and the influence of Sun Tzu and the relevance to business strategy and project management. Their book will give the reader the opportunity to appreciate and benefit from this crucial work.
This book draws upon the idea that internal and external pressures and stresses can result in a change in the shape and form of the organization, the bending moment. It suggests the importance of a holistic business strategy as a crucial part of building for success in the complexity of the market place and relates this to a range of themes and topics including mergers and acquisitions, risk management, leadership and change management.
This powerful manifesto outlines a vision called theological humanism based on the idea that that the integrity of life provides a way to articulate the meaning of religion for the human future. Explores a profound quest to understand the meaning and responsibility of our shared and yet divided humanity amidst the uncertainty of modern societyArticulates the idea that human beings are mixed creatures striving for integrity not only trying to conform to God's willSets forth a dynamic and robust vision of human life beyond the divisions that haunt the humanities, social sciences, theology, and religious studies
This powerful manifesto outlines a vision called theological humanism based on the idea that that the integrity of life provides a way to articulate the meaning of religion for the human future. Explores a profound quest to understand the meaning and responsibility of our shared and yet divided humanity amidst the uncertainty of modern societyArticulates the idea that human beings are mixed creatures striving for integrity not only trying to conform to God's willSets forth a dynamic and robust vision of human life beyond the divisions that haunt the humanities, social sciences, theology, and religious studies
The first scholarly treatment of the life of William Maginn (1794-1842), David Latané’s meticulously researched biography follows Maginn’s life from his early days in Ireland through his career in Paris and London as political journalist and writer and finally to his sad decline and incarceration in debtor’s prison. A founding editor of the daily Standard (1827), Maginn was a prodigal author and editor. He was an early and influential contributor to Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, and a writer from the Tory side for The Age, New Times, English Gentleman, Representative, John Bull, and many other papers. In 1830, he launched Fraser’s Magazine for Town and Country, the early venue for such Victorians as Thackeray and Carlyle, and he was intimately involved with the poet 'L.E.L.' In 1837, he wrote the prologue for the first issue of Bentley’s Miscellany, edited by Dickens. Through painstaking archival research into Maginn’s surviving letters and manuscripts, as well as those of his associates, Latané restores Maginn to his proper place in the history of nineteenth-century print culture. His book is essential reading for nineteenth-century scholars, historians of the book and periodical, and anyone interested in questions of authorship in the period.
View IS project management as an art as well as a science. . . . There are a number of books out there on project management. What is different and specific about this book? There is a balance between socio-cultural and technical aspects and there is a balance between qualitative and quantitative aspects – project management is seen as both an art and a science.It provides an information systems orientation for project management: neither information technology oriented on the one side nor production and operations oriented on the other, but of application to both within an organizational-wide view.It stresses information systems as a whole, not just software development – no project is successful if only software aspects are considered.It gives a truly international view of the domain – examples and experiences from different parts of the world add richness as well as context to the material. Globalization has ensured that most projects take on an international dimension.The book provides a coherent explanation of the concerns of the project manager as the project develops through the project life cycle – it does not follow a 'kitchen sink approach'.Each chapter has the following consistent structure: introduction and outline, an exhibit, the main text with examples, chapter summary, exercises, discussion questions, interview with project manager and appendix – this structure provides coherence and consistency.The exhibit, interview and appendix contain real-world examples, experiences, case studies, discussion material, software descriptions and professional codes – these provide material for class discussion and group work. The material has been used on our courses in the United States, Europe and Australia, given to practitioners as well as students (both undergraduate and postgraduate) – it has been well tested as part of our own project managemenThe material in this text has been proven successful through repeated use in courses in the United States, Europe, and Australia, by practitioners as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students.Intended AudienceThis core text is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Management Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, and Decision and Information Systems in the departments of information systems, information technology, and business.
An accessible introduction to statistics written specifically for Education students in the changing educational landscapeGovernment scrutiny and intensified oversight have dramatically changed the landscape of education in recent years. Observers want to know how schools compare, which district is best, which states are spending the most per student on education, whether reforms are making a difference, and why so many students are failing. Some of these questions require technical answers that educators historically redirected to outside experts, but the questions leveled at all educators have become so acute and persistent that they can no longer be outsourced. This text helps educators develop the tools and the conceptual understanding needed to provide definitive answers to difficult statistical questions facing education today.
For over 35 years, Patent It Yourself has guided hundreds of thousands of inventors through the process of getting a patent, from start to finish. Patent attorneys David Pressman and David E. Blau provide the latest information, forms, and clear instructions to help you: conduct a patent search the right wayevaluate your idea's commercial potentialfile a provisional patent application to get "patent pending" statusprepare a patent applicationfocus on your patent application's claimsrespond to patent examinersget your drawings done rightprotect your rights in foreign countriesdeal with infringers, and market and license your invention.The 22nd edition covers recent major changes at the USPTO, including the Patent Public Search and Patent Central system for applications.Patent It Yourself is the only patent book a DIY inventor needs.
