In the absence of federal leadership, states and localities are stepping forward to address critical problems like climate change, urban sprawl, and polluted water and air. Making a city fundamentally sustainable is a daunting task, but fortunately, there are dynamic, innovative models outside U.S. borders. Green Cities of Europe draws on the world's best examples of sustainability to show how other cities can become greener and more livable.
Treasure Hunt is a three-level course written specially for young students in Senior A-C classes.The syllabus of Treasure Hunt covers the Council of Europe Way stage and Threshold levels.
For thousands of years, the star-filled sky has been a source of wonder, discovery, entertainment, and instruction. Ancient people from nearly every continent and culture wove exciting stories about the mythological figures they saw in the heavens. People also used the sun, moon, and stars for time-keeping and navigation. And careful observers throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and elsewhere kept precise astronomical records, eventually paving the way for the Scientific Revolution and its remarkable discoveries about the nature of the universe.
Incorporating Corpora: The Linguist and the Translator (Translating Europe)
this volume includes many new studies of translation patterns using parallel corpora focusing on particular linguistic features, as well as broader-ranging contributions on translation 'universals'.
Covers major figures and events in Europe, the United States, and the Pacific from 1939 to 1945. Includes Germany's aggression in Europe, the German invasion of Russia, Japan and Pearl Harbor, North Africa, the invasion of Italy, the Holocaust, diplomacy and the Allied Powers, the war in Southeast Asia, the D-Day invasion of France, and the fall of Germany and Japan.
