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Fed up with students who talk over you and ignore instructions?Drained and worn out by disruption, disobedience, and defiance?Does the thought of facing some groups fill you with utter dread?Drawing on 20+ years experience in special education and mainstream settings, teacher-trainer Rob Plevin explains a proven, step-by-step plan for successfully managing the most challenging individuals and groups in today's toughest classrooms. Packed with powerful, fast-acting techniques - including a novel routine to get any class quiet in 15 seconds or less - this book helps teachers across all age groups connect and succeed with hard-to-reach, reluctant learners. You'll discover: The simple six-step plan to minimise & deal with classroom behaviour problems How to gain trust & respect from tough, hard-to-reach students How to put an end to power struggles & confrontation How to have students follow your instructions… with no need to repeat yourself The crucial importance of consistency (and how to achieve it) Quick and easy ways to raise engagement and enjoyment in your lessons The 'Clean Slate' - a step by step method you can use to 'start over' with that particularly difficult group of students who won't do anything you say.Take Control of the Noisy Class provides hundreds of practical ideas and interventions to end your classroom management struggles & create a thoroughly enjoyable lesson climate for all concerned.

"Time dependent energy conservation in a control volume refers to a fascinating and challenging portion of heat transfer called unsteady state or transient heat transfer. Energy conservation in first law of thermodynamics states that heat inflow into a control volume, plus the heat generated in a control volume, minus heat outflow from a control volume equals to change in internal energy of a control volume. Energy conservation differential equations for transient heat transfer in cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates have been determined in numerous heat transfer text books such as References 10 and 15 and also presented in the Appendix of this book. This book investigates twenty-four transient heat transfer problems in our everyday lives. I chose wide variety of simple and every-day life problems in order to give readers insight into different approaches to a solution in transient heat transfer. Sensitivities of dependent variables to governing independent variables are investigated under appropriate physical conditions"--

It has always been said Princess' have to kiss a lot frogs before they find their Prince...so it makes sense that sometimes they might feel like giving up on love.From awkward first meetings, dreadful dinners, to who should do the dusting, and sexual mishaps dating is a minefield.The big question is will we learn from our mistakes or make them all over again?Whether you are happily settled, or still looking, these laugh out loud, always candid, occasionally tragic tales will delight you.

This proceedings contains papers and extended abstracts from the 2019 Hypervelocity Impact Symposium (HVIS 2019) held in Destin, Florida on April 16-20, 2019. This was the fifteenth symposium since the re-initiation of symposia related to hypervelocity impact in 1986. The proceedings for the previous fourteen symposia have been published as separate volumes of the International Journal of Impact Engineering and Procedia Engineering. Papers in this proceedings address advancements in the basic understanding of hypervelocity impact physics, related phenomenology, and engineering applications. Each paper in this proceedings has undergone peer review by experts in their respective fields of research

More than 400 restored and enhanced illustrations from the mind of Gustave Doré celebrate the legacy of one of history's greatest artists. Known for his highly detailed wood engravings and gifted sense of composition, Gustave Doré was one of the premier illustrators from the 19th century whose visual style was years ahead of his time. For the first time, a beautifully curated collection of some of his best work from eight influential books is available in one volume. Best of Gustave Doré includes images from: - Dante's Inferno- Milton's Paradise Lost- The History of Don Quixote- Doré's London: A Pilgrimage- Les Contes Drolatiques- Dante's Purgatory and Paradise- Doré's Bible Gallery>Page after page of Doré illustrations shows why this prolific French prodigy may be history's most versatile artist with an unequaled range and unrestrained ability to convey hope, tragedy, passion, and agony, all with a delightfully macabre sense of humor. Best of Gustave Dore Volume 1 contains some of his biggest, mind-bending pieces in addition to enlarged, re-scanned images of smaller cartoons and sketches from the background details of books like Doré's London and Les Contes Dolatiques. New and old fans alike will find themselves immersed for days soaking in every detail and subtle nuance from his myriad array of masterpieces.- 8 1/2" x 11" printing- Crisp digitally re-scanned and enhanced images- More than 400 illustrations- Display quality cover design>"Born in France in 1832, Doré was considered an artistic genius at an early age who embarked on a lifetime career as a cartoonist, illustrator, painter, sculptor, and caricaturist. Wood engravings became his specialty, and he is widely known today for his illustrations in popular books such as Dante's Inferno, Milton's Paradise Lost, and Doré's London: A Pilgrimage. What makes Doré's artwork unique is his range of talent beyond his skill as a technical illustrator. His mastery of human anatomy and background details is rivaled only by his own abilities to shift subject matters, effortlessly, from angst and pain to comic hilarity. His chilling artwork for Dante's Inferno evokes endless, eternal suffering while his quirky, lighthearted drawings for Les Contes Drolatiques show his good sense of humor and gifted cartooning skills." About the Writer: >About the Publisher: The CGR Publishing Restoration Workshop uses a vast array of computers and digital scanners to restore, preserve, and enhance the classic works of writers and artists from the 19th century. Each new release includes display-quality covers, enlarged covers, and retro fonts. Select books include Dante's Inferno Retro Hell-Bound Edition, Gustave Dorè's London: A Pilgrimage, The Complete Book of Birds, A Life of George Westinghouse, The Clock Book: A Detailed Illustrated Collection of Classic Clocks, The Aeroplane Speaks, and much more.

CAV2018 was the 10th international symposium on cavitation. It is the world's leading event committed to cavitation where leading scientists and industry experts converge and discuss all phases of cavitation, both fundamental and applied.

This third volume of the new ASME Press Book Series on Renewable Energy also edited by Dr. Rao and published by ASME Press is based on updated chapters from the classic 2011 Handbook of Energy and Power Generation in addition to a new chapter appropriate for the title of this book. The discussions in this book update Wind Energy since the publication of 2011 Handbook by Dr. Rao in Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4. Since the coverage in the 2011 Handbook is considered applicable even for the present it is retained in total with the contributions for original authors for Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 an update for Chapter 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the 2011 Handbook.Chapter 1 covers "NASA Developments and Potential"; Chapter 2 addresses "Scope of Wind Energy Generation Technologies since 2011"; and Chapter 3 "Scope of Wind Energy in the US since 2011; and Chapter 4 "Wind Energy in the Netherlands Since 2011".Chapter 5, an update of Chapter 10 of the 2011 Handbook is titled as before in the 2011 Handbook, "Role of Wind Energy Technology in India and Neighboring Countries" by original author M.P. Ramesh and finally the last Chapter 6 is a new Chapter "Artificial Intelligence in Wind Energy" by Dr. Weifei Hu.The book contains over 200 pages with 28 tables, 143 figures, 379 footnotes and over 102 additional references in this updated version. The book has an index as before in the original edition, to help users easily navigate through the text and graphics.

A practical course in the fundamentals of machinery diagnostics for anyone who works with rotating machinery, from operator to manager, from design engineer to machinery diagnostician. This comprehensive book thoroughly explains and demystifies important concepts needed for effective machinery malfunction diagnosis: (A) Vibration fundamentals: vibration, phase, and vibration vectors. (B) Data plots: timebase, average shaft centerline, polar, Bode, APHT, spectrum, trend XY, and the orbit. (C) Rotor dynamics: the rotor model, dynamic stiffness, modes of vibration, anisotropic (asymmetric) stiffness, stability analysis, torsional and axial vibration, and basic balancing. Modern root locus methods (pioneered by Walter R. Evans) are used throughout this book. (D) Malfunctions: unbalance, rotor bow, high radial loads, misalignment, rub and looseness, fluid-induced instability, and shaft cracks. Hundreds of full-color illustrations explain key concepts, and several detailed case studies show how these concepts were used to solve real machinery problems. A comprehensive glossary of diagnostic terms is included.

"This is a beautiful book that has the power to give the reader a chance to return to their true self." Shannon Kaiser. Best selling author of 'The Self-Love experiment'.Love Food Love You is the no-diet solution that will end your battle with food, your weight and your body image for good. Sally Plevin, Mindfulness teacher and previous 'food-obsessed emotional eater', guides you through a proven, step by step process to uncover and transform the deep-rooted beliefs and emotions at the heart of binge eating, overeating and yo-yo dieting.Using techniques and strategies from her popular live classes and workshops, including bonus audio materials, she'll show you how to: Sense the clear distinction between physical and emotional hunger so that you never feel the need to restrict yourself or obsess about what to eat. See past emotional reactions to food so that you stop falling victim to urges and cravings that cause you to binge and overeat. Feel the incredible sense of contentment and self confidence that comes from loving and appreciating yourself exactly as you are.'Love Food, Love You' will take you on a wonderful journey to self-realisation, food freedom and the weight that's right for you."I love this book. Written with such honesty and with a deep understanding of feelings and thoughts which so many people can relate to. It's packed with practical activities to help you develop a much more positive relationship with food and even more importantly with yourself!"Kirsty Turnbull