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  The Secret Life of Sharks - A...

  A. Peter Klimley

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  Marine biologist Pete Klimley swims with the sharks. He was one of the first scientists to free-dive among sharks, and he has spent nearly thirty years studying shark behavior, sometimes swimming in schools of several hundred sharks. From his firsthand observations he has learned that sharks are not the vicious man-eaters that we imagine, but fascinating animals with complex behaviors.Most people who think of sharks at all think immediately of great white sharks. But there are more than four hundred species of shark. Dr. Klimley has studied several species, most notably the great white and the hammerhead. (He describes the great white as the athlete among sharks, and the hammerhead as the Ph.D. of the shark world.) In The Secret Life of Sharks Dr. Klimley reveals the significant discoveries he made about hammerhead navigation and great white eating habits. By studying hammerheads gathered around underwater seamounts, Dr. Klimley learned that hammerheads rely on sophisticated tracking of ocean-floor magnetism to navigate. His long-term study of great white sharks off the California coast demonstrated that these huge sharks prefer to eat seals and sea lions because of the energy contained in their fatty bodies. They are selective eaters, not the man-eaters we expect, and they sometimes go weeks between meals. But Dr. Klimley did observe a ritualized behavior that great whites practice in order to avoid deadly disputes over prey that one shark has captured and another wants.Although we have learned a great deal about shark behavior, says Dr. Klimley, there is much that we do not know. Unfortunately we are destroying these magnificent creatures of the deep through overfishing and degradation of the oceans. Already some populations of sharks have declined steeply.Vividly written by one of the foremost authorities on sharks, The Secret Life of Sharks is a fascinating account of some of the world's most magnificent animals.

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  Clean Code - A Handbook of Agile...

  Robert C. Martin

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  Even bad code can function. But if code isn't clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code. But it doesn't have to be that way.
  
  Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship. Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code "on the fly" into a book that will instill within you the values of a software craftsman and make you a better programmer-but only if you work at it.
  
  Clean Code is divided into three parts.
  - The first 13 chapters, fully contained in the audio, describes the principles, patterns, and practices of writing clean code.
  - The second part, chapters 14 to 16, consists of several case studies of increasing complexity and is included in a pdf that comes with your purchase. Each case study is an exercise in cleaning up code-of transforming a code base that has some problems into one that is sound and efficient. You'll be reading code-lots of code. And you will be challenged to think about what's right about that code, and what's wrong with it.
  - The third part, chapter 17, is provided both in the audio and the pdf. It is the payoff: a single chapter containing a list of heuristics and "smells" gathered while creating the case studies. The result is a knowledge base that describes the way we think when we write, read, and clean code.
  
  Listeners will come away from Clean Code understanding:
  - How to tell the difference between good and bad code
  - How to write good code and how to transform bad code into good code
  - How to create good names, good functions, good objects, and good classes
  - How to format code for maximum readability
  - How to implement complete error handling without obscuring code logic
  - How to unit test and practice test-driven development
  
  This book is a must for any developer, software engineer, project manager, team lead, or systems analyst with an interest in producing better code.

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  Global Landscape of Renewable...

  International Renewable Energy...

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  Global investment in renewables must triple to meet climate and development goals. This report provides recommendations to scale up public funds and channel them more towards developing economies.

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  Webinar Success

  Lloyd Wesley

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  Webinar Success: The Ultimate Guide to Awesome Webinars, Learn Different Strategies and Tips on How You Can Prepare and Execute a Successful Webinar Webinars have become very popular these days, especially for businesses, because it is a great medium to interact with clients and customers. If you are not familiar with the term "webinar," it's actually a play on the word seminar and webinars are basically seminars for the web. Hence, the term. They are effective because webinars have the ability to connect and share information in real time as well as answer questions your clients might have. Research shows that webinars is an effective promotional tool and 58% of marketers use them to generate leads. A single webinar can possibly get you 500 to over 1,000 leads.This audiobook will teach you all the information you need in order to conduct a successful webinar. You will learn different tips on how to be a passionate and engaging speaker so you can conduct the best webinar possible. You will discover important factors to consider so you can have a successful webinar.This audiobook will discuss the following topics:- Choosing Your Topic- Advertising and Promotion- Preparing Your Presentation- Managing Questions- How to Be the Best Presenter Possible?- Monetizing Your Webinar- Getting People to Come Back- Creating a Business From Archived WebinarsIt is said that webinars are like the new blogs nowadays. It is truly an excellent tool to promote products and services as well as generate quality leads for any business.If you are familiar with webinars but have struggled with it in the past, this audiobook is the perfect guide for you to be achieve success in conducting webinars. Scroll up and click "add to cart" today!

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  Investigation of the Usefulness...

  Dr. Hidaia Mahmood Alassouli

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  The objective of this project is to investigate the usefulness of the power system simulator  PowerWorld program developed by Glover, Overbye &Sarma. The results obtained from the power simulator program were presented for different case studies.

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  Wargame Scenarios - The...

  Jonathan Sutherland, Diane Canwell

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  The enjoyment of wargaming is greatly enhanced if the battles (games) are played within well thought-out scenarios. Instead of simply lining up evenly-matched armies and fighting to the death, the players can have realistic objectives (such as the capture of a vital piece of terrain or delaying a superior enemy to cover a retreat) and be confronted with more challenging tactical decisions. Devising such scenarios can take a lot of effort, and more critically, time, which is always in short supply. This book is designed to take the time and effort out of organising fascinating and challenging wargames set in the Peninsular War. rnrnIn addition to 20 carefully devised scenarios of varying size and complexity, this book contains a concise introduction to the theatre of operations and an integrated chronology of battles and campaigns, showing where the scenarios fit into the wider events. The scenarios and orders of battle are intended for use with Pen & Sword's own Napolenic wargame rules, Grand Battery, but they are easily adaptable for use with other leading systems.rnrn Briefing notes on the context of the battle and the dilemmas and objectives facing each commander.rn Orders of battle for each side and any other information required to set up. rnContents :rnrn Concise introduction to the Peninsular War with chronology to place the scenarios in context.rn 20 carefully devised scenarios of varying size and complexity.rn a wargamer-friendly map, showing players where to place terrain, buildings and other features that had an impact on the battlefield. It will also show initial dispositions (historical) and mark the point of entrance (or exit) of units during the battle. rn Clear win/lose/draw conditions.

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