When Hillary Rodham Clinton graduated from Wellesley College in 1969, she was the first student in the school’s long and illustrious history to give the commencement address. It proved to be one of many groundbreaking firsts for the young woman now considered the most famous woman in the world. In part of her speech, she defined what she saw as her generation’s greatest challenge. She said, “The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible,possible.” For the remainder of her life she herself would strive to do exactly that....
As it becomes clear that climate change is not easily within the boundaries of the 1990’s, society needs to be prepared and needs to anticipate future changes due to the uncertain changes in climate.
athematical Challenge Problems with Solution Strategies. Problem-mathics is a collection of 25 mathematical problems with solution strategies, designed to challenge as well as to teach the reader to become a better problem solver. The problems represent the areas of arithmetic, geometry, algebra, number theory, and logic. The book is intended for students in grades 6-12. Problem-mathics contains two sections. In Section I the 25 challenge problems are presented in situational contxts. Section II contains the extensive problem analyses.
Learning is at its best when it is goal-oriented, contextual, interesting, challenging, and interactive. These same winning characteristics also define the best computer games, which suggests that the most effective learning experiences are also engaging. Learning can and should be hard fun! The challenge is to get in touch with what it takes to design learning experiences that will excite your audience.
The Dark Side of Valuation: Valuing Young, Distressed, and Complex Businesses (2nd Edition)
The Definitive Guide to Valuing Hard-to-Value Companies: Now Fully Revised for Today’s Financial Markets Financial professionals have long faced the challenge of accurately valuing companies that are difficult to value using conventional methodologies. Years ago, this challenge was most keenly felt in the “dot-com” industries, and many professionals fell victim to the “dark side,” creating values that were simply unsustainable.
