New Releases by Rachel Anderson

Geometry Essentials: Interactive Exercises and Diagrams" is a dynamic workbook designed for students to actively engage with key geometry concepts. Free from theoretical explanations, it focuses on hands-on learning through practical worksheets. The workbook covers a variety of topics such as Parallel, Perpendicular, and Intersecting Lines, the intricacies of Acute and Obtuse Angles, and Identifying Types of Triangles. It further delves into the recognition of Shapes, Polygons, and 3-D Solids, along with exercises on Describing Polyhedra, Types of Symmetry, Drawing Lines of Symmetry, and Reflections. Additionally, it includes worksheets for Finding Unknown Angles in Triangles, Complementary and Supplementary Angles, Transformations, and Angles in Circles. Each exercise is crafted to strengthen students'' understanding and skills in geometry through engaging and interactive diagrams and activities.

Summer is ending, and winter will rule the land. In Lagatha''s Curse, an ancient tree, Shashra, separates two cursed tribes by summer and winter. When seventeen-year-old Dantel, of the summer Lagaths, crosses the river to explore the forbidden mountain, he finds a red stone on a woven cord. The stone burns him, which ignites a passion to find out what it is, and who it belongs to. He eventually comes face-to-face with a girl from the winter Lagaths. She comes for the stone, for it is her life force. Dantel is compelled to save her life. Together, they uncover answers about their two tribes and the curse that binds them all. Determined to end the curse and bring their tribes together, the duo venture into the unknown, as they learn of a powerful enchanter who controls Shashra. To free their tribes, they must travel to Shashra and confront Rulyen, the evil enchanter holding the strings. Their mission is difficult, and their options are few. Will they prevail, or will the evil Rulyen have the last word? Lagatha''s Curse is a fantastical adventure sure to please the teen reader!

Gratitude Journal to cultivate an attitude of gratitude! This beautiful journal is for self-exploration designed to focus on being thankful for what we have every day, the big things in life, as well as the simple joys. Each well-designed weekly spread contains an inspirational quote, space to write 3 things you are thankful for each day of the week, and a weekly checkpoint. If you start each day by writing down three blessings you are thankful for - a good cup of coffee, the smell of rain, starting a good book - you''ll begin each day on the right positive note. Slowly it''ll become a habit to focus on the blessings of your life and your life will become better and better every day Features of our journal Has an impactful, new positive quote for each day. So that even if you are not able to read a motivational book, by reading the quote alone you shift your thinking and be more positive. 90 days goal planning pages Daily gratitude practice and reflections pages Month-end reflections pages We sincerely hope and believe that the gratitude practice with this journal will transform your life completely for good and help you stay rooted in gratitude which you achieve all you want in life. Grab a copy for a friend and share the journey together!

Evidence-based policymaking is the process of routinely using the most rigorous research to guide policy decisions. This conference presented spectrum policy researchers and practitioners from industry, academia, and government the opportunity to ask: does the world of spectrum policy use evidence-based processes? Or is spectrum policy still adhering to the cycle of “policy-based evidence-making” as pressure to meet spectrum demand mounts and complex technological challenges proliferate? Panelists and speakers offered a variety of perspectives in answer to these difficult questions, and challenged each other to identify exactly what evidence-based spectrum policy might look like.

College completion rates among first-generation college students have not kept pace with matriculation rates. At Delaware Technical Community College (Delaware Tech), first-generation college students have lower achievement and academic success, and students of color have the lowest retention rate and the most significant achievement and success gaps at the College. As the only community college in Delaware, we serve 15,000 students annually, many who are first-generation college students. Although Delaware Tech provides pre-college programs that are intended to bridge these gaps, more needs to be done to specifically support first-generation students of color (FGSC). Aligned with synergistic efforts that are currently taking place at the college, this leadership initiative was designed to explore the question of how to best serve FGSC to improve both retention and completion rates. Data was collected using student and alumni focus groups, data analysis of FGSC completion rates, a gap analysis of student supports and research into best practices with FGSC. Findings suggest that programs directed at FGSC provide more than just academic tutoring. Expanded supports should include social, emotional, and mental health supports, as well as culturally relevant pedagogy, to prepare program staff to meet the diverse needs of FGSC. Practical programming recommendations that involve social skill development and suggestions for college process improvement that will address FGSC needs are thoroughly outlined.

“I wrote the last chapter first because my Celestial Team urged me over and over again to write Larry’s story. Then one night, the Holy Spirit told me to write a book, giving me all of these chapters. Some may make you laugh, and some may even make you cry. We truly can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. May the Lord bless you on your life’s journey.” —Rachel Anderson

Tea & Empathy Notebook Contains: 50 blank pages, matt cover, space to write down your thoughts and clear your head

Twelve-year-old Emily Hanover wants a dog of her own, but her parents keep saying "No dog!" She knows it''s because her brother is in the Vietnam War, and his dog, Queenie, was recently killed by a car. Mom and Dad are also concerned because they haven''t received any new letters from Greg. Add to that, the mean Trenton sisters who pick on Emily all the time and call her Freckled Shrimp, and Emily has some major worries.When she learns that a neighbor''s prize hunting dog had a litter of mutt pups, Emily fears the pups are in danger and impulsively decides to save them. When the rescue doesn''t go according to plan, self-doubt almost defeats Emily until she comes up with an idea that requires brains, not size, to pull off.Set in a small Michigan town in the mid-1960s, this is a story about a girl who learns to be true to her commitments, when to stand up for herself, and that genuine kindness may lead to a dream come true.

Book Band: Lime - Ideal for ages 6+ A quirky comedy about a family of inventors by Rachel Anderson with brilliant illustrations from Chris Jevons. Harry lives in a house full of inventors and experiments. So when he breaks his arm, his mum installs a reaching, grabbing and twirling invention to his cast. Except now his arm has special powers of its own and Harry has no choice but to go along with its mischief and mayhem... This funny fantasy from award-winning author Rachel Anderson has quirky black-and-white illustrations by Chris Jevons and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2 by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence. With engaging illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for home and school. For more information visit www.bloomsburyreaders.com. ''Any list that brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be welcomed ... Bloomsbury Readers are aimed squarely at children in Key Stage 2 and designed to support them as they start reading independently and while they continue to gain confidence and understanding.'' Books for Keeps

Staging Process examines contemporary collective creation practices, with particular focus on the work of four third wave American performance ensembles: Goat Island, Elevator Repair Service, Nature Theater of Oklahoma, and the TEAM. The book examines ways in which these groups create blueprints for developing collaborative performance, entwining methodology with emerging performance aesthetics. Rachel Anderson-Rabern explores the ideas of boredom and quotidian employment that permeate particular performance projects. Using Henri Lefebvre’s concepts of work roles within everyday philosophy, she demonstrates that collective creation gives rise to new economies of performance. The book also presents theories of the political stakes of danced gestural forms in performance, informed by Giorgio Agamben’s writings on gesture, and elaborates the ways in which these ensembles make use of durational performance to posit ethical frameworks: ways of living in the world. Conversing with the ideas of Paul Virilio and Guy Debord among others, Anderson- Rabern claims that these groups posit new models of aesthetic politics through careful, speed-based investigations of construction and destruction that unearth the powerful potential of contemporary collaborative methods to be at once aesthetically minded, ethically driven, and politically engaged.

Ryan Seacrest Adult Activity Coloring Book

Este libro de cocina vegano contiene una variedad de sopas, guisos, chiles y otras comidas fáciles de hacer usando una olla o una olla de cocción lenta. Estas recetas vegetarianas de una sola olla son excelentes para los cocineros veganos principiantes o para los veganos que no tienen tiempo para cocinar una comida complicada. Todo lo que tienes que hacer es añadir los ingredientes en una olla y cocinar. Este libro de cocina vegano, contiene una amplia gama de deliciosas recetas veganas que a todos los veganos les encantará. Buena suerte y esperamos que disfrutes de este libro de cocina vegetariana! Bienvenidos a una colección de sabrosas recetas veganas que son estrictamente vegetales. Dentro verá varios tipos de recetas que se pueden hacer con su electrodoméstico de cocina favorito, ya sea de hierro fundido, olla de barro u olla a presión. Un factor muy importante en la dieta de todos es comer comidas limpias sin perder el sabor y la textura, especialmente con una dieta basada en plantas. Las cenas de Vegan Dump no sólo mantienen las recetas libres de lácteos y sin carne, sino que muestra cómo las comidas diarias de los herbívoros pueden ser divertidas y divertidas en el día a día. Sea testigo de una larga lista de comidas diversificadas llenas de necesidades dietéticas vegetarianas esenciales que le darán energía durante todo el día. No esperes más para descubrir TU LLAVE para una vida nueva y mejor.

Boston University AcademySenior Thesis 2016

Social validity is often defined as the degree to which an intervention has value to the community that it effects. Due to its impact on treatment effectiveness and acceptability, reporting social validity is critical to behaviour-analytic interventions. Authors use interviews and Likert scales to inform social validity. However, social validity is seldom reported in the literature. Most social validity questionnaires are created ad hoc based solely on face validity; whereas the standardised questionnaires available lack description of scale development procedures, particularly item generation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate methods for the development of a Likert scale to assess social validity, where item generation was not solely based on face validity. Parents and caregivers of children who took part in a study on behavioural treatments for children with feeding disorders were recruited to be part of an initial interview to inform scale development. Interviews were analysed using two different methods, (a) thematic analysis, and (b) textual analysis. The resulting themes were used to generate items for two social validity questionnaires. We examined the inter-rater reliability of the questionnaire development process and evaluated the content validity of each questionnaire. Of the two methods, the textual analysis had higher inter-rater reliability for producing themes that could be converted to items for a questionnaire. The textual analysis method also produced a questionnaire with content validity equal to that of the thematic analysis method. This demonstrates the successful use of a systematic, quantitative approach to the development of social validity questionnaires for behavioural interventions.

Paper Faces by Rachel Anderson The pale young soldier in the silver frame stared serenely out across the wide spaces of the kitchen with faraway forget-me-not eyes. Dot tried to remember her father''s face from the brownish photo which Gloria kept in her handbag. She wished she could recall it more clearly. Even when she had the picture in front of her, she seemed to only see the flat paper.

Bertram drives his bus every morning and afternoon for a very special crew. Some don''t talk, some can''t walk; everyone is different in some way or another. But in spite of the barriers that set these passengers apart, each one has his own or her own story to tell. For Rebecca, even though she won''t be able to wear her pink bridesmaid''s dress, the most exciting event of the year is her beloved sister''s wedding. Micky, trapped in a crumpled body and unable to speak, tells of his desire to be independent and his frustration with the suffocating love of his mother. Jonathan wants more than anything in the world to be useful—and gets his chance one day in church. Fleur, quiet and pretty, has an astonishing reserve of inner strength. Her story reveals how she came to be loved by a family who accepts her as she is. The Bus People by Rachel Anderson is an unusual collection of stories about mentally handicapped children, told with great sensitivity and humor by an author who is herself the mother of a mentally handicapped child.

This study aimed to identify and describe the factors which inhibited and facilitated attendance at diagnostic services for tuberculosis (TB) for adults in Sana''a, the capital of Yemen.

"Nachos are the ultimate comfort food and the extreme guilty pleasure. As the team behind Nachos NY, authors Lee Frank and Rachel Anderson have set off on a mission to reinvent the nacho and elevate it from it''s status as neon-yellow-cheese-smothered bar food to delectable gooey treats to dig into and share with friends. As Nachos NY, Frank and Anderson have put their extensive nacho knowledge to work to show off the flexibility of this popular snack with eighty-four creative recipes that are inspired by comfort foods and international flavors that everybody loves. From Fried Calamari Nachos to Croque Monsieur Nachos; Philly Cheesesteak; Roasted Beet, Apple, and Goat Cheese; Pork Ginger; and even Poached Pear and Gorgonzola Dessert Nachos--this book will have you crunching down on sweet and savory nachos all year round at backyard bbqs, on Super Bowl Sunday, or for dinner with the family. And, of course, nachos aren''t complete without salsa, guacamole, and queso. A range of sauces to dip into and drizzle on to your chips are provided, including Clementine Pico de Gallo, Bacon Apple Guac, Mango Chipotle Sauce, and much more! Then pair your dish with the complementary drink recipes for margaritas, horchata, and sangria and throw yourself a real fiesta! "--

In "Days Like These," Kristian shares his valiant fight with cancer. In his own words, he leaves a powerful legacy for his wife Rachel, his two little boys, and the rest of the world, with an inspiring and faith-filled story of hope and the ultimate truth that even in the darkest moments, light can shine through.

The behaviour of connections in fire has become of particular interest to the structural engineering community following the possible link of connection failure to the collapse of the World Trade Centre building 7 and the failures and huge distortion of some connections after the Cardington full scale tests. In order to widen the understanding of the complex behaviour of connections in fire this thesis discusses a number of specific issues relating to connections in fire and their influence on structural response. The first part of this work presents a finite element model for predicting connection temperature profiles. A parametric study is then carried out to investigate which factors have the greatest influence on temperature prediction. This method is compared to the currently available methods for connection temperature prediction presented in the Eurocodes: using a percentage of the beam mid-span lower flange temperature to estimate the temperature across the connection and a lumped capacitance method to calculate average joint temperature based on the mass of material and surface area. In each case, along with the predicted temperatures, the influence on connection material strength is also presented. The three methods have varying levels of accuracy. The finite element model provides detailed and accurate results due to the thorough consideration given to the input parameters. The percentages method gives reasonable estimates in the heating phase but is less accurate in cooling and the lumped capacitance method is only suitable for crude estimations. The remainder of the thesis is concerned with how a number of phenomena affect the overall structural behaviour of buildings: the inclusion of detailed connection models within larger, less complex, finite element models; the effects of connection rotational capacity and the composite beam-slab shear connection. A finite element model for isolated joints is presented in detail for a number of heating regimes and connection types. The influence of the bolt shear and tensile properties is considered in detail and the need for further testing on bolts at high temperatures is discussed. The model has the capacity to predict a number of failure modes and also shows a good comparison between experimental and theoretical deflected shapes. This connection model is then inserted into a large model. It is shown that whilst the inclusion of the shell connection has a small influence on the residual deflections of a structure after cooling when compare to a model where connections are simple and fixed, the difference between heating and not heating the connection does effect structural deflections. Following on from the previous full scale model, simple connections are then exclusively included where the connection rotational capacity is varied. Results show that there is not a large effect on the structural deflections or beam axial and shear forces when rotational behaviour is changed. However column bending moments are hugely increased during heating both in the fire compartment and away from it and fixed connections result in larger bending moment that pinned ones. Finally, the shear interaction between the slab and beams is investigated. The detailed development of both an ambient temperature and then an elevated temperature model of a beam-slab system including explicit shear studs are presented. A study is then carried out looking at the effects on deflections and beam forces when the strength and ductility of the studs are altered. It is found that more ductile studs with a high shear capacity are beneficial for reducing forces in beams and limiting their deflections. Finally the shear studs are included in the larger model used in previous chapters where results are similar to those seen in the beam-slab model, but are less pronounced.

''Throughout the years that Veritas has spent trying to rear me, there''s one essential truth she''s always stuck to. ''Love is stronger than mountains.'' My mother''s name meant truth. But could any of us trust her to tell the truth about our family?'' Can Ruth and her sister Mary discover lasting love for themselves amid the chaos of their large bohemian family? And what about their eccentric mother? Could they find a new love for her too? After the hardships of the 50s, how will any of them experience the new freedoms of the swinging 60s? As Ruth stands at the altar promising love to a young man till the end of life, under her breath she makes a vow: to set down everything of the past, the reality of a girlhood constantly touched by sadness, yet always profoundly secure.

It is the late 1950s: teenagers have barely begun to be invented. Ruth and her older sister Mary struggle with the chaos of their parents'' attempts to support five children by renting a rambling country house and running it as a holiday home for children of the rich. When their father dies, their increasingly desperate mother turns her efforts to the two hapless girls. Eager to marry them off, she plunges them into dancing classes and presentation at Buckingham Palace as phoney under-age debutants. Instead Mary finds LIFE at art school in a nearby town, with beatniks, jazz poets and dancing in the river. When friends persuade their mother to take the family to a new start in London, Ruth finds that she, too, has other life-plans . . .

Hamish is sensible, conscientious, and respectable, friends with the good boys, stays away from the bad ones. When his father is murdered in an act of random violence, Hamish''s world turns upside down. Angry and alienated, Hamish begins to lose his tolerant beliefs and is drawn towards racist reactions. A move to France promises a much needed new beginning, but only builds Hamish''s new attitudes as he becomes embroiled in the narrow-minded views of the locals. But then a boat of north-african refugees founders on the coast and Hamish encounters the sole survivor. Now his world is turned upside down again, caught between the violence of his past experiences and new realities unfolding in front of him.