Reports developments in modeling, simulation & control of flexible robot manipulators. This book covers a range of modeling approaches including classical techniques based on the Lagrange equation formulation, & parametric approaches based on linear input/output models using system identification techniques & neuro-modeling approaches. ...

Smaller organisations have always operated on a lot of informal give & take, but doing this more formally & bolstered by 'right to request' legislation, needs thinking through. This book gives readers a route-map to incorporating flexible working that benefits the organization, suits individuals & is fair all around. ...

By describing practical stories, explaining the design & programming process in detail, & using projects as a learning context, the author helps readers understand why a given technique is required & why techniques must be combined to overcome the challenges facing software developers. ...

Flexicurity is a European labour market policy adopted in 2007 within the European Employment Strategy. This policy aims at combining the flexibilisation of employment relations with the traditions of the European welfare state. This book provides empirical evidence of increasing labour flexibility accompanied by a decline of social security. ...

Coming-of-age story about a teenage girl's relationship with a wild horse. Katy Mc Laughlin (Alison Lohman) is a headstrong 16-year-old, eager to show her father that she is mature enough to manage the family ranch one day. In an attempt to prove her capabilties, she befriends & attempts to tame a wild mustang. An earlier film adaptation of Mary O' Hara's classic children's novel was made in 1943 starring Roddy Mc Dowall. ...

Triple bill featuring three films from Mary O' Hara's landmark horse saga. In ' My Friend Flicka' (1943), Roddy Mc Dowall stars as Ken Mc Laughlin, a wayward boy who shows little application in his studies, & whose relationship with his rancher father, Rob (Preston S. Foster), is troubled. To teach Ken responsibility, his father asks him to choose a young horse to train & care for. But his father is doubtful when Ken selects a feisty young filly
- Flicka
- whose mother is notoriously tempestuous. Will Ken's dedication, love & hard work pay off, & produce a fine mare of the skittish young filly? In ' Thunderhead
- Son of Flicka' (1945) the son of a horse rancher (Foster), Ken Mc Laughlin (Mc Dowell) takes it upon himself to train Thunderhead, a white colt with the same rebellious streak that distinguished its mother (Flicka). Thunderhead helps Mc Dowell round up several horses that had been stolen from his father, & also attracts the attention of a racing aficionado (Ralph Sanford). Once fully grown, Thunderhead indicates that he'd be happier running wild, so Mc Dowell tearfully but proudly gives the horse his freedom. Finally, ' Green Grass of Wyoming' (1948) the relationship between humans & animals is paralleled as they struggle to live & find love on a wild ranch in Wyoming. The human story centres around a rancher's niece who falls in love with a neighbouring rancher's son. The equine story follows the romantic exploits of a wild-eyed black mare & a wild white stallion, Thunderhead.


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