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Gene Fields spent 35 years of his adult life in law enforcement in the Metro New Orleans area. For 19 years, he served on the New Orleans Police Department beginning in 1961. In 1980, he retired, accepting a Deputy Chief with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. He retired again in 1995.This book chronicles Gene's memoirs,…

The updated second edition of the practical guide to international construction contract law The revised second edition of International Construction Contract Law is a comprehensive book that offers an understanding of the legal and managerial aspects of large international construction projects. This practical resource presents an introduction to the global construction industry, reviews the basics…

Innovation and Disruption at the Grid’s Edge examines the viable developments in peer-to-peer transactions enabled by open platforms on the grid’s edge. With consumers and prosumers using more electronic platforms to trade surplus electricity from rooftop solar panels, share a storage battery, or use smart gadgets that manage load and self-generation, the grid's edge is…

An argument that achieving millennial life spans or monumental intellects will destroy values that give meaning to human lives. Proposals to make us smarter than the greatest geniuses or to add thousands of years to our life spans seem fit only for the spam folder or trash can. And yet this is what contemporary advocates…

"People do not define you," Soledad O'Brien's Cuban mother repeatedly told her children. "You define yourself." And so this mixed-race, first-generation Latina American would go on to succeed in her field, ultimately becoming an anchor for CNN. O'Brien's remarks, like the others included in this volume, reflect on what it means to be Latino in…

Los datos se han convertido en un nuevo activo intangible de gran valor para los organismos privados y públicos a partir de los cuales pueden mejorar u ofrecer nuevos productos, servicios y procesos. Es lo que se denomina la innovación basada en los datos. Este incremento de valor de los datos provoca que su protección…

Esta colección corresponde a un interés por difundir los resultados de la investigación de los integrantes del Programa de Posgrado de Pedagogía de la UNAM. Este Programa, con carácter interinstitucional, se conforma con los estudiantes, docentes e investigadores de Pedagogía de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (FFL), el Instituto de Investigaciones sobre la Universidad…

En un marco teórico se recogen de manera sintética las principales definiciones y concepciones que plantean los especialistas sobre la innovación. A este marco se añade otro concebido desde la práctica profesional, en el que se analizan los procesos de innovación que llevan a cabo los profesores, las principales características de los centros que los…

Writing an amazing college admission essay is easier than you think! So you're a high school senior given the task of writing a 650-word personal statement for your college application. Do you tell the story of your life, or a story from your life? Do you choose a single moment? If so, which one? The…

A Wall Street Journal bestseller Named one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 Creating a culture of learning and growth. Growth is the goal. Helping people develop their potential—enabling them to articulate and become the self they want to be, are capable of being, and that best serves them and others…