From the principal's X-files the unexpected tales of a practical principal / by Hollaway, Deana, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…-- Law : crossing the legal line -- Technology : look what we can do! …”
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The politics of language education individuals and institutions /

Table of Contents: “…Charles Alderson -- Professional advice vs political imperatives / Alan Davies -- Micropolitical issues in ELT project implementation / Tom Hunter -- The politics of ELT projects in China / Ron Kerr -- Teaching immigrants the language of the host community : two object lessons in the need for continuous policy development / David Little and Barbara Lazenby Simpson -- The commercialisation of language provision at university / Glenn Fulcher -- The role of micropolitics in multinational, high-stakes language assessment systems / Mark Crossey -- Challenges and constraints in language test development / Gary Buck -- The politics of examination reform in Central Europe -- Karmen Pi�zorn and Edit Nagy -- Language educational policies within a European framework / Neus Figueras -- The micropolitics of research and publication / J. …”
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Valor unsung heroes from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the home front by Greenblatt, Mark Lee 1973-

Wind energy an introduction by El-Sharkawi, Mohamed A.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: 1.1.Wind Turbines -- 1.2.Offshore Wind Turbines -- Exercise -- 2.1.Wind Speed -- 2.1.1.Impact of Friction and Height on Wind Speed -- 2.1.2.Air Density -- 2.2.WT Blades -- 2.2.1.Angle of Attack -- 2.2.2.Relative Wind Speed -- 2.2.3.Pitch Angle -- 2.3.Coefficient of Performance -- 2.3.1.Tip-Speed Ratio -- 2.3.2.Blade Power -- 2.4.Separation of WTs -- Exercise -- 3.1.Average Variance and Standard Deviation -- 3.2.Cumulative Distribution Function -- 3.3.Probability Density Function -- 3.3.1.Weibull Distribution Function -- 3.3.2.Rayleigh Distribution Function -- 3.4.Dependency and Repeatability -- 3.4.1.Cross-Correlation -- 3.4.2.Repeatability -- Exercise -- 4.1.Classification of Wind Turbines -- 4.1.1.Alignment of Rotating Axis -- 4.1.2.Types of Generators -- 4.1.3.Speed of Rotation -- 4.1.3.1.Fixed-Speed Wind Turbine -- 4.1.3.2.Variable-Speed Wind Turbine -- 4.1.3.3.Assessment of FSWT and VSWT -- 4.1.4.Power Conversion -- 4.1.5.Control Actions -- 4.1.5.1.Soft Starting -- 4.1.5.2.Generation Control -- 4.1.5.3.Reactive Power Control -- 4.1.5.4.Stability Control -- 4.1.5.5.Ramping Control -- 4.2.Types of Wind Turbines -- 4.2.1.Type 1 Wind Turbine -- 4.2.2.Type 2 Wind Turbine -- 4.2.3.Type 3 Wind Turbine -- 4.2.4.Type 4 Wind Turbine -- 4.2.5.Type 5 Wind Turbine -- Exercise -- 5.1.AC/DC Converters with Resistive Load -- 5.1.1.Rectifier Circuits -- 5.1.2.Voltage-Controlled Circuits -- 5.1.3.Three-Phase Circuits -- 5.2.AC/DC Converters with Inductive Load -- 5.2.1.Current Calculations -- 5.2.2.Voltage Calculations -- 5.2.3.Freewheeling Diodes -- 5.3.DC/DC Converters -- 5.3.1.Buck Converter -- 5.3.2.Boost Converter -- 5.3.3.Buck[—]Boost Converter -- 5.4.DC/AC Converters -- 5.4.1.Three-Phase DC/AC Converter -- 5.4.2.Pulse Width Modulation -- 5.5.AC/AC Converters -- Exercise -- 6.1.Description of Induction Machine -- 6.2.Representation of Induction Machine -- 6.2.1.Flux Linkage -- 6.2.2.Balanced System -- 6.2.3.Rotating Reference Frame -- 6.3.Park's Equations -- 6.3.1.Steady-State Model -- 6.3.1.1.Root Mean Square Values -- 6.3.1.2.Real and Reactive Powers -- 6.3.1.3.General Equivalent Circuit -- 6.3.1.4.Torque -- 6.3.2.Dynamic Model of Induction Generator -- 6.3.2.1.Dynamics of Electrical Mode -- 6.3.2.2.Rotor Dynamics -- Exercise…”

Masterplots II.

Table of Contents: “…Wolfe -- Coming of age in Mississippi / Anne Moody -- Coming up down home / Cecil Brown -- The condition, elevation, emigration, and destiny of the colored people of the United States politically considered / Martin Robison Delany -- The conjure-man dies / Rudolph Fisher -- The conjure woman / Charles Waddell Chesnutt -- Contending forces / Pauline Hopkins -- The content of our character / Shelby Steele -- Corregidora / Gayl Jones -- Country Place / Ann Petry -- Cranial guitar / Bob Kaufman -- The crisis of the negro intellectual / Harold Cruse -- Crossing the river / Caryl Phillips -- The culture of bruising / Gerald Early -- The curse of caste / Julia C. …”
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Organizational reality reports from the firing line

Table of Contents: “…Kleinfield -- Top Brass in U.S. Bucks Belt-Tightening Trend with Hefty Pay Hikes Associated Press -- Mother-to-be and Daiquiri Lead To Firings -- Moral Mazes: Bureaucracy and Managerial Work / Robert Jackall -- Seminars Teach Managers Finer Points of Firing / Andrea Gerlin -- One Day You're Family; The Next Day You're Fired / Wilfred Popoff -- In Downsizing, Do Unto Others... / Bob Evans -- Being Different -- Two Women, Three Men on a Raft - Part I / Robert Schrank -- Executive Women Confront Midlife Crisis / Betsy Morris -- Glass Ceiling Closes in at Business Schools -- When The Boss is Black / Richard Lacayo -- The Outsiders: Jews and Corporate America / Abraham K. …”