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Green Your Home All in One For Dummies

By: Yvonne Jeffery,Liz Barclay,Michael Grosvenor,Elizabeth B. Goldsmith,Betsy Sheldon,Eric Corey Freed,Rik DeGunther,Ann Whitman,National Gardening Association,Owen E. Dell

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Green Your Home All in One For Dummies

By: Yvonne Jeffery,Liz Barclay,Michael Grosvenor,Elizabeth B. Goldsmith,Betsy Sheldon,Eric Corey Freed,Rik DeGunther,Ann Whitman,National Gardening Association,Owen E. Dell

Green Your Home All-in-One For Dummies empowers readers to make ecologically-friendly improvements to each and every area of their home. At $29.99 and 696 pages, this package is a real value and a true source book for readers looking for a substantial breadth of information and solutions yet unwilling to invest in four, five, or six books on the wide range of content that they seek.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470464038

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9780470464038

Walking a Magic Path

By: Rik Potter

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Walking a Magic Path

By: Rik Potter

Walking a Magic Path is a book for seekers looking for ways to bring magic into everyday life. Rik Potter guides readers into a deeper understanding of the magic that lives within each of us, the magic all around us, in the sky above and the earth below.

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Lulu.com

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1329060075

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9781329060074

The Creation of God

By: Rik Pinxten

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The Creation of God

By: Rik Pinxten

First edition, fully updated here, appeared as Goddelijke Fantasie, Antwerp, Belgium with Houtekiet Publ. in 2000."--T.p. verso

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Peter Lang

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9052016445

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9789052016443

Dunk Your Biscuit Horizontally

106 Quirky Scientific Curiosities

By: Rik Kuiper,Tonie Mudde

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Dunk Your Biscuit Horizontally

106 Quirky Scientific Curiosities

By: Rik Kuiper,Tonie Mudde

A collection of quirky facts and tips, all backed by genuine academic researchAlways dunk your biscuit horizontally Drinking beer is good for the environment A wig is safer than a cycling helmet Based on international scientific research but presented in a tongue-in-cheek style, this book reveals startling truths guaranteed to change your life—or at least make you popular at dinner parties. Fascinating and often hilarious, it will open your eyes to the quirky science behind the everyday. Discover the best time of day to be operated on, how kissing is good for hay fever, how to appear more intelligent effortlessly, and many other tips for work and home, for eating and drinking, and for a better love life.

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Summersdale

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1848395361

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9781848395367

The Art of Verbal Warfare

By: Rik Smits

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The Art of Verbal Warfare

By: Rik Smits

A funny and fascinating exploration of our reliance upon swear words, insults, and the artfully placed expletive, damn it. We use salty or artful language to win arguments, slander, cheat, and bully, as well as to express feelings of joy or frustration by swearing or “blowing off steam.” Rik Smits delves into the magic of oaths and profanity, art and advertising, the lure of fake news and propaganda, as well as invective and off-color jokes the world over. This book shows why conversation dies in crowded elevators and what drives us to curse at our laptops. The Art of Verbal Warfare is, when all is said and done, the story of how we can get through life without coming to physical blows.

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Reaktion Books

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1789145937

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9781789145939

Dawn

The Origins of Language and the Modern Human Mind

By: Rik Smits

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Dawn

The Origins of Language and the Modern Human Mind

By: Rik Smits

In this work, originally published in Dutch, Rik Smits theorizes that language could not have developed originally as a system of communication. It is, instead, the result of combining separate abilities, each of which developed independently to aid the survival of early humans. Lacking strength and speed, man relies on wisdom for survival. Smits theorizes that human skills in calculation and estimation continued to develop until they were sufficient to accommodate a system as complex as grammar. Only after our linguistic ability emerged could humans think logically and share our reasoning with others, at which point almost everything we now call culture began to flourish. Smits concludes that language cannot have long predated the invention of agriculture in the Middle East, some 14,000 years ago. The huge advance in civilization represented by language made abstract powers of reasoning indispensable for the first time, along with highly developed concepts of identity, past, present, and future, all of which rely upon language. This explanation of the origins of language throws new light on cave paintings by Cro-Magnon man, whose masterpieces date from about 40,000 to 15,000 years ago. Anatomically Cro-Magnons were modern humans, but they had no language in the modern sense. Their absence of language gave them no true sense of individual identity. This translation was made possible by a grant from the Dutch Foundation for Literature.

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Routledge

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1351523597

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9781351523592

B7965 - A Boy Named Szmulek, A Man Named Sam

The Life of a Holocaust Survivor

By: Rik Arron

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The Life of a Holocaust Survivor

By: Rik Arron

A true story of courage, love and friendship set against the darkest days of the Second World War. When author, Rik Arron, stumbled unknowingly into the life of ninety-year-old Holocaust survivor, Sam Gontarz, he didn’t realise that they would go on a journey together into the heart of the ghettos and concentration camps of Nazi Germany. This journey would change both their lives forevermore; it was one that would illuminate some of the worst days in human history with courage, friendship, love, and a powerful message that is needed more than ever in our modern world. The result is this book, which tells the incredible life story of Sam Gontarz, from his childhood in Poland to his confinement in a Jewish Ghetto, his time in concentration camps including the infamous Auschwitz, his liberation, his time looking for a home, and how he built a loving family in the United Kingdom. While dealing with dark subject matter, this book is a celebration of survival and spirit when faced with appalling adversity. As a first-hand source describing the horrors of the treatment of the Jewish people in the lead up to and throughout the duration of the Second World War, it is an unmissable addition to any historical bookshelf.

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Andrews UK Limited

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0722354991

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9780722354995

The Gods in the Jungle

By: Rik Roots

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The Gods in the Jungle

By: Rik Roots

The jungle city of Bassakesh holds the keys to the future of the Vreski Empire; it is the sole source of the valuable Vedegga dye.Delesse, the Governor's daughter, is marrying Loken, heir to one of the most powerful Clans in the Empire.When plague disrupts the wedding plans, Delesse, with her friends, has to fight to save the city, punish its enemies, and marry the man she loves.

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Rik Roots

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1452302723

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9781452302720

Humanism Revisited

An Anthropological Perspective

By: Rik Pinxten

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Humanism Revisited

An Anthropological Perspective

By: Rik Pinxten

The West emancipated itself from the old humanism long ago and in doing so distanced itself from ‘heteronomy’: it declared that man, and not a non-human power, should be the first reference to approach people and nature. Today, as heirs of this tradition, we are still stuck in Eurocentrism (and often racism), and now even threaten to ruin nature by destroying biodiversity and causing the climate to warm up dangerously. Applied through an anthropological perspective, this book calls for a NEED-humanism: Not-Eurocentric, Ecological and (economically) Durable approach that can help promote inclusion and pluralism.

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Berghahn Books

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1805394754

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9781805394754

Blood, Plastic, And Cotton

By: Rik Woods

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Blood, Plastic, And Cotton

By: Rik Woods

If you like Shakespeare then put this down and got back to your sonnets. This isn't sugar coated and it isn't easy to get a fix on what is meant. It might mean a laugh for some and a tear for others. It might make you happy and it will surely make you mad. But in the end if things get out of hand and you just need a jolt, well go piss on an electric fence!

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0359166504

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9780359166503

Bystander 27

By: Rik Hoskin

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Bystander 27

By: Rik Hoskin

After his pregnant wife is senselessly killed in a clash between the mysterious super-powered 'costumes', ex-Navy SEAL Jon Hayes fights to discover the truth about their identity and origins. For Jon Hayes, the super-powered 'costumes' are just part of ordinary life in New York City, until the day his pregnant wife Melanie is senselessly killed in a clash between Captain Light and The Jade Shade. But as Hayes struggles to come to terms with his loss, and questions for the first time who the costumes are and where they come from, the once sharp lines of his reality begin to blur... If Hayes wants to uncover the shocking truth about the figures behind the costumes, and get justice for his fallen family, he'll have to step out of the background, and stop being a bystander. File Under: Superhero Fantasy [ It’s Clobberin’ Time | Hayes One | Panel Beater | No Capes ]

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Watkins Media Limited

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0857668609

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9780857668608

Fishy Business

Salmon, Biology, and the Social Construction of Nature

By: Rik Scarce

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Fishy Business

Salmon, Biology, and the Social Construction of Nature

By: Rik Scarce

This text offers different ways for regarding human interactions with other species, from appealing ones like wolves to less popular ones like snail darters. Society struggles to decide what parts of nature matter and why. Ultimately, it argues, nature is a social product: what shall we make of it?

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Temple University Press

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1566397294

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9781566397292

Dragon's Keeper

By: Rik Berryere

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Dragon's Keeper

By: Rik Berryere

When a train crash destroys a shipment of mysterious dinosaur bones that might be the source of dragon myths, something forgotten whispers from the past... Judith Mills is a scientist who discovered the bones in the remote North, and determined to save whatever might be left. Creek Morgan is a Native Indian railroad mechanic troubled by nightmares he doesn't understand, while Eva Reed is a grieving young woman whose husband lies comatose in a hospital bed. George Pakuchek is a big-city lawyer working on a case he didn't want, and Neil Dayton is a young man running in terror. In the last moments of a winter night, their lives are changed forever when the freight train carrying the dinosaur bones crashes in an isolated forest. But Creek's elderly great-grandmother remembers disturbing fragments of a Native Indian legend going back to the ancient days of the tribe, and cryptic clues written on an abandoned city apartment wall echo warnings few understand. For a tiny group of ordinary people, courage and compassion will be their only weapons against revenge, corruption and greed. For the Dragon's Keeper is coming, and the line between myth and reality is about to be wiped away forever...

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iUniverse

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0595349048

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9780595349043

Brandon Sanderson's White Sand Omnibus

By: Brandon Sanderson,Rik Hoskin

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Brandon Sanderson's White Sand Omnibus

By: Brandon Sanderson,Rik Hoskin

The epic tale by New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson returns with an incredible Anniversary Omnibus edition! Celebrating five years since its publication, we have collected all three volumes of this seminal tale into a massive nearly 500-page tome that tells the complete story in one beautiful edition. This masterful tale will captivate you with powerful characters in an unfathomable world that only the masterwork of Sanderson can deliver! On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an unlikely partnership with Khriss - a mysterious Darksider who hides secrets of her own. Assassins are coming for them from all directions, and Kenton's only true ally is Khriss, a visitor from the other side of the planet who has an agenda of her own to pursue. The White Sand Trade Paperback Edition is now available for preorder! White Sand brings to life a crucial component of the sprawling Cosmere universe. The previously unpublished story is told by Brandon Sanderson and Rik Hoskin (Mercy Thompson), with art by Julius Gopez and colors by Ross Campbell.

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Dynamite Entertainment

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152412270X

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9781524122706

Advanced Electrical Drives

Analysis, Modeling, Control

By: Rik W. De Doncker,Duco W.J. Pulle,André Veltman

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Advanced Electrical Drives

Analysis, Modeling, Control

By: Rik W. De Doncker,Duco W.J. Pulle,André Veltman

This book provides a unique approach to derive model-based torque controllers for all types of Lorentz force machines, i.e. DC, synchronous and induction machines. The rotating transformer model forms the basis for the generalized modeling approach of rotating field machines, which leads to the development of universal field-oriented control algorithms. Contrary to this, direct torque control algorithms, using observer-based methods, are developed for switched reluctance machines. Tutorials are included at the end of each chapter, and the reader is encouraged to execute these tutorials in order to gain familiarity with the dynamic behavior of drive systems. This updated edition uses PLECS® simulation and vector processing tools that were specifically adopted for the purpose of these hands-on tutorials. Hence, Advanced Electrical Drives encourages “learning by doing” and the experienced drive specialist may find the simulation tools useful to design high-performance torque controllers. Although it is a powerful reference in its own right, when used in conjunction with the companion texts Fundamentals of Electrical Drives and Applied Control of Electrical Drives, this book provides a uniquely comprehensive reference set that takes readers all the way from understanding the basics of how electrical drives work, to deep familiarity with advanced features and models, to a mastery of applying the concepts to actual hardware in practice. Teaches readers to perform insightful analysis of AC electrical machines and drives; Introduces new modeling methods and modern control techniques for switched reluctance drives; Updated to use PLECS® simulation tools for modeling electrical drives, including new and more experimental results; Numerous tutorials at end of each chapter to learn by doing, step-by-step; Includes extra material featuring “build and play” lab modules, for lectures and self-study.

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Springer Nature

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3030489779

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9783030489779

Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation

By: RIK. VAN NIEUWENHOVE,Rik Van Nieuwenhove

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Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation

By: RIK. VAN NIEUWENHOVE,Rik Van Nieuwenhove

According to Thomas Aquinas, contemplation is the central goal of our life. This study considers the philosophical foundations of the contemplative act; the nature of the active and contemplative lives in light of Aquinas's Dominican calling; the role of faith in contemplation; and contemplation and the beatific vision.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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019289529X

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9780192895295

Introduction to Medieval Theology

By: Rik Van Nieuwenhove

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Introduction to Medieval Theology

By: Rik Van Nieuwenhove

This classic book, now in a second, expanded edition, is an invitation to think along with major theologians and spiritual authors, men and women from the time of St Augustine to the end of the fourteenth century, who profoundly challenge our (post-)modern assumptions. Medieval theology was radically theocentric, Trinitarian, Scriptural, and sacramental, yet it also operated with a rich notion of human understanding. In a post-modern setting, when modern views on 'autonomous reason' are increasingly questioned, it is fruitful to re-engage with pre-modern thinkers who did not share our modern and post-modern presuppositions. Their different perspective does not antiquate their thought; on the contrary, it makes them profoundly challenging and enriching for theology today. This survey introduces readers to key theologians of the period and explores themes of the relationship between faith and reason; the mystery of the Trinity; soteriology; Christian love; and the transcendent thrust of medieval thought.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108865194

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9781108865197

Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies

By: Rik DeGunther

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Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies

By: Rik DeGunther

Hands-on, practical solutions to save money by making smart energy changes One of the best and most affordable strategies people can employ to combat global warming is to improve the energy and water efficiency of their homes. Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies provides homeowners with advice, tips, and projects to reduce costs, increase energy efficiency, and cut down on waste and pollution. After performing a do-it-yourself home energy audit, readers create an action plan based on their personal goals. Readers are presented with a wide range of potential solutions, from making better use of blinds and awnings to exploring geothermal options in order to reduce household costs and their impact on the planet. Rik DeGunther (Rescue, CA) is the founder of Efficient Homes, an energy consulting firm that focuses on home energy audits and the design of efficient heating and cooling systems.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470477113

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9780470477113

The Rochdale Yeast

By: Rik de Mora

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The Rochdale Yeast

By: Rik de Mora

Imagine you could genetically engineer a microorganism that was able to produce LSD into its culture broth. If the microorganism was a brewing yeast you could make beer spiked with homemade LSD. Imagine how much mischief you could cause with that. If the microorganism was a bacterium that you had also engineered to transfer LSD-synthesis to every other bacterium in a person’s body, you could make some very potent live yoghurt. Imagine what sorts of mischief you could do then. Follow Karen Spencer, an investigator with the Plasmid Control Commission on her first solo field mission as she identifies exotic microbes like these and pursues those who created them and put them to use. And all the time she is chasing them down, the greatest mischief these microorganisms have caused is being played out in the dizzying depths of the North Atlantic.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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139847911X

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9781398479111

Alternative Energy For Dummies

By: Rik DeGunther

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Alternative Energy For Dummies

By: Rik DeGunther

The myths and facts about alternative fuels–and how they impact our lives As the price of energy continues to soar, so too has the demand for alternative energy. But there's no clear "winner" in the race to replace fossil fuels. Alternative Energy For Dummies explores the current fossil fuel conundrum and society's growing need for more and more energy. Cutting through the competing claims, this book offers a multifaceted examination of alternative energy, including solar, wind, nuclear, biomass, geothermal, biofuel, and other sources. Each alternative scenario is compared to current fossil-fuel intensive practices in the scientific, environmental, social, political, and economic realms. Readers also gain insight into the future of energy production.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470430621

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9780470430620

Conference for Wind Power Drives 2019

Conference Proceedings

By: Rik De Doncker,Kay Hameyer,Georg Jacobs,Antonello Monti,Wolfgang Schröder,Andreas Hirt

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Conference for Wind Power Drives 2019

Conference Proceedings

By: Rik De Doncker,Kay Hameyer,Georg Jacobs,Antonello Monti,Wolfgang Schröder,Andreas Hirt

The conference proceedings of the 4th Conference for Wind Power Drives (CWD) contains the collected contributions of the congress which took place on the 12th and 13th of March, 2019. The latest developments and innovations are presented in 37 articles covering the following topics: Gearbox - Torque Density, Gearbox - System Performance, Grid Conformity, Generator, Drive Train Concepts, Roller Bearings - Design and Testing, Roller Bearings - Loads, Wind 4.0 - Potential of Data Analytics, Wind 4.0 - Predictive Maintenance & Reliability, Plain Bearings and Condition Monitoring. The CWD has been held every two years since 2013 and acts as an interdisciplinary platform for knowledge and technology transfer between developers, researchers and operators. Furthermore, the conference promotes networking between industry and university in the field of wind turbine drive trains. The conference is supported by Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) the Research Association for Drive Technology (FVA) and the IEEE Power Electronics Society.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3748178670

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9783748178675

The Puzzle of Left-handedness

By: Rik Smits

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The Puzzle of Left-handedness

By: Rik Smits

Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama have both signed bills into law with their left hands. And being left-handed certainly did not hold back the artistic achievements of Michelangelo or Raphael. And the dexterous guitar playing of Jimmi Hendrix may only have been aided by his southpaw tendencies. Left-handedness, in fact, would appear to be no big deal. Yet throughout history, it has been associated with clumsiness and generally dubious personality traits like untrustworthiness and insincerity. Even the Latin word for left, sinister, has ominous connotations. In The Puzzle of Left-handedness, Rik Smits uncovers why history has been so unkind to our lefthanded forebears. He carefully puts together the pieces of the puzzle, presenting an array of historical anecdotes, strange superstitions, and weird wives’ tales. Smits explains how left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of all kinds, including mental retardation, alcoholism, asthma, hay fever, cancer, diabetes, insomnia, depression, and criminality. Even in the enlightened twenty-first century, left-handedness still meets with opposition—including from one prominent psychologist who equates it with infantile negativism, similar to a toddler’s refusal to eat what’s on his plate, and another who claims that left-handed people have average lifespans that are nine years shorter than those who favor the right hand. As Smits reminds us, such speculation is backed by little factual evidence, and the arguments presented by proponents of right-handedness tend to be humorously absurd. The Puzzle of Left-handedness is an enlightening, engaging, and entertaining odyssey through the puzzles and paradoxes, theories and myths, of left-handed lore. Chock full of facts and fiction, it’s a book to be read with both hands.

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Reaktion Books

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1861899742

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9781861899743

Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment

Treatment Planning for Rehabilitation, Second Edition

By: Rik Carl D'Amato,Lawrence C. Hartlage, PhD

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Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment

Treatment Planning for Rehabilitation, Second Edition

By: Rik Carl D'Amato,Lawrence C. Hartlage, PhD

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826144713

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9780826144713

Lay It On The Line

A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict and TRIUMPH

By: Rik Emmett

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Lay It On The Line

A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict and TRIUMPH

By: Rik Emmett

From Triumph superstar Rik Emmett comes the thrilling, inspiring story of a life of rock and roll While describing the impulse driving his life and work, Rik Emmett explains, “I was never in it for the sex and drugs — ah, but the rock and roll. Creativity was, and still is, my it — the truth I bet my life on. It was also, always, about play. The play’s the thing …” Merging memoir, anecdotes, and masterclasses on guitar, songwriting, and the artist’s mindset, Lay It on the Line offers insight and perspective into the many roles Rik Emmett took on. “It” was always a parboiling, psychological gumbo: and this book attempts to finally share the recipe. It also includes photos from Emmett’s own archives, plus the definitive, detailed reasons behind why he walked from Triumph — and came back two decades later. Rock star, it seems, was a character for Rik Emmett to inhabit … a great gig, a catalytic door-opener … it was a role that led to other adventures — and these are the stories he’s chosen to tell.

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ECW Press

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1778521827

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9781778521829

Blood like Almonds

By: Rik Woods

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Blood like Almonds

By: Rik Woods

Family, Humanity, Society, we can rarely affect these on a small level. We can often cause ripples and waves, we can destroy trust with family, with society. We can bring joy to the masses and comfort to family. Often, we sit contemplating what we have done rather than doing. We often fall into the goal of getting something for ourselves at the cost of others, no matter the consequences as long as we can justify it in our mind our in our religious outlook. Society turns a blind eye.

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Lulu.com

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0359160336

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9780359160334

Cage Hero Collection

By: Kevin Eastman,Ian Parker, Mark Mastrandrea, Rik Hoskin

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Cage Hero Collection

By: Kevin Eastman,Ian Parker, Mark Mastrandrea, Rik Hoskin

Ryder Stone, a high school student and wrestling sensation, discovers his true destiny when he's recruited to join a superpowered team of mixed martial artists! Heir to one of eight medallions forged from a radioactive meteorite, he trains with his mysterious mentor Doc Proton for the day when, with focus and resolve, he and his new friends must harness the power to become the next generation of Cage Heroes. However, an evil network known as the Shadow Empire, led by the megalomaniacal Dark Sanctum and his vicious protege Stryker, seeks the medallions for an evil purpose: to wield in unison, plunging the world into darkness. Only by unlocking the hero within can Ryder and his teammates save civilization as we know it!

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Dynamite

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152410003X

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9781524100032

MULTIMATHEMACY: Anthropology and Mathematics Education

By: Rik Pinxten

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MULTIMATHEMACY: Anthropology and Mathematics Education

By: Rik Pinxten

This book defends that math education should systematically start out from the diverse out-of-school knowledge of children and develop trajectories from there to the Academic Mathematics tower of knowledge. Learning theories of the sociocultural school (Vygotsky and on) are used here, and ethnographic knowledge from around the world is shown to offer a rich and varied base for curricula. The book takes a political stand against the exclusively western focus in OECD analyses and proposals on math education. This book aims at agents in education and social actions in every cultural environment. But it is also attractive to mathematicians, anthropologists and other specialists. It offers a broad and scholarly view of knowledge and culture and a very original transcultural and transdisciplinarian approach to education. Ubiratan D'Ambrosio, UNICAMP/Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

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3319262556

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Content-Based Image Classification

Efficient Machine Learning Using Robust Feature Extraction Techniques

By: Rik Das

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Content-Based Image Classification

Efficient Machine Learning Using Robust Feature Extraction Techniques

By: Rik Das

Content-Based Image Classification: Efficient Machine Learning Using Robust Feature Extraction Techniques is a comprehensive guide to research with invaluable image data. Social Science Research Network has revealed that 65% of people are visual learners. Research data provided by Hyerle (2000) has clearly shown 90% of information in the human brain is visual. Thus, it is no wonder that visual information processing in the brain is 60,000 times faster than text-based information (3M Corporation, 2001). Recently, we have witnessed a significant surge in conversing with images due to the popularity of social networking platforms. The other reason for embracing usage of image data is the mass availability of high-resolution cellphone cameras. Wide usage of image data in diversified application areas including medical science, media, sports, remote sensing, and so on, has spurred the need for further research in optimizing archival, maintenance, and retrieval of appropriate image content to leverage data-driven decision-making. This book demonstrates several techniques of image processing to represent image data in a desired format for information identification. It discusses the application of machine learning and deep learning for identifying and categorizing appropriate image data helpful in designing automated decision support systems. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics, including: Image feature extraction with novel handcrafted techniques (traditional feature extraction) Image feature extraction with automated techniques (representation learning with CNNs) Significance of fusion-based approaches in enhancing classification accuracy MATLAB® codes for implementing the techniques Use of the Open Access data mining tool WEKA for multiple tasks The book is intended for budding researchers, technocrats, engineering students, and machine learning/deep learning enthusiasts who are willing to start their computer vision journey with content-based image recognition. The readers will get a clear picture of the essentials for transforming the image data into valuable means for insight generation. Readers will learn coding techniques necessary to propose novel mechanisms and disruptive approaches. The WEKA guide provided is beneficial for those uncomfortable coding for machine learning algorithms. The WEKA tool assists the learner in implementing machine learning algorithms with the click of a button. Thus, this book will be a stepping-stone for your machine learning journey. Please visit the author's website for any further guidance at https://www.rikdas.com/

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An Introduction to Medieval Theology

By: Rik van Nieuwenhove

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An Introduction to Medieval Theology

By: Rik van Nieuwenhove

Medieval theology, in all its diversity, was radically theo-centric, Trinitarian, Scriptural and sacramental. It also operated with a profound view of human understanding (in terms of intellectus rather than mere ratio). In a post-modern climate, in which the modern views on 'autonomous reason' are increasingly being questioned, it may prove fruitful to re-engage with pre-modern thinkers who, obviously, did not share our modern and post-modern presuppositions. Their different perspective does not antiquate their thought, as some of the 'cultured despisers' of medieval thought might imagine. On the contrary, rather than rendering their views obsolete it makes them profoundly challenging and enriching for theology today. This book is more than a survey of key medieval thinkers (from Augustine to the late-medieval period); it is an invitation to think along with major theologians and explore how their thought can deeply challenge some of today's modern and post-modern key assumptions.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107377633

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