University physicists Leonard and Sheldon know whether to use an integral or a differential to solve the area under a curve. But they don’t have a clue about girls. Or dating. Or clothes. Or parties. Or having fun. Or, basically, life.

So when a pretty blonde named Penny moves in the apartment across the hall, the guys decide to get an education outside of the classroom. Boys, you have a lot to learn.

With series creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady concocting the right mix of logic and lunacy and stars Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons turning geekdom into Phi Beta fun, The Big Bang Theory is big on laughs. And life.

All 23 episodes from the second season of the US comedy series revolving around two university physicists, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and their beautiful, free-spirited neighbour Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Episodes are: 'The Bad Fish Paradigm', 'The Codpiece Topology', 'The Barbarian Sublimation', 'The Griffin Equivalency', 'The Euclid Alternative', 'The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem', 'The Panty Pinata Polarization', 'The Lizard-Spock Expansion', 'The White Asparagus Triangulation', 'The Vartabedian Conundrum', 'The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis', 'The Killer Robot Instability', 'The Friendship Algorithm', 'The Financial Permeability', 'The Maternal Capacitance', 'The Cushion Saturation', 'The Terminator Decoupling', 'The Work Song Nanocluster', 'The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition', 'The Hofstadter Isotope', 'The Vegas Renormalization', 'The Classified Materials Turbulence' and 'The Monopolar Expedition'.

Animated version of the 2003 film 'Elf' and the Broadway production 'Elf - The Musical', featuring the voices of Jim Parsons and Mark Hamill. Buddy (Parsons) has been raised by Santa (Edward Asner), living and working among the elves at the North Pole. When Santa tells him he is actually a human being and his real father, Walter Hobbs (Hamill), resides in New York Buddy goes on a journey to the Big Apple. He begins to adapt to the unfamiliar surroundings and gets to know his family and new friend Jovie (Kate Micucci), though Walter is not immediately taken with his son. When, on Christmas Eve, Santa encounters problems with his sleigh it is down to Buddy to save the day with his endless holiday cheer.

The complete fourth season of the US comedy series revolving around a pair of socially dysfunctional university physicists. Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) seem content enough working at physics during the day and playing computer games and hanging out with their fellow scientists and social recluses, Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) and Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar), at night. That is, until beautiful, free-spirited Penny (Kaley Cuoco) moves into the apartment next door and opens up the possibility of a whole new world of love. Episodes are: 'The Robotic Manipulation', 'The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification', 'The Zazzy Substitution', 'The Hot Troll Deviation', 'The Desperation Emanation', 'The Irish Pub Formulation', 'The Apology Insufficiency', 'The 21-Second Excitation', 'The Boyfriend Complexity', 'The Alien Parasite Hypothesis', 'The Justice League Recombination', 'The Bus Pants Utilization', 'The Love Car Displacement', 'The Thespian Catalyst', 'The Benefactor Factor', 'The Cohabitation Formulation', 'The Toast Derivation', 'The Prestidigitation Approximation', 'The Zarnecki Incursion', 'The Herb Garden Germination', 'The Agreement Dissection', 'The Wildebeest Implementation', 'The Engagement Reaction' and 'The Roommate Transmogrification'.

"Fair Park Deco" is a fascinating tour of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition. Like every American exposition in the 1930s, it began in economic depression. Although its economy had been buoyed by major oil discoveries in the early '30s, Texas agriculture was hard hit by the Great Depression. By the middle of the decade, state officials had set their sights on a great centennial celebration to help stimulate the economy and attract tourist dollars. "If during the next six months the people of the state could become filled with the idea of holding a big celebration on the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Texas independence," the state's centennial commission speculated in July, 1934, "it would have the effect of creating a general forward-looking spirit through the state. It would be more stimulating than anything we can think of, and this effect would be immediate."

This book focuses specifically on the Art Deco art and architecture of Fair Park--the public spaces, buildings, sculptures and murals that were designed for the 1936 exposition. Most of the chapters in the book represent different areas of Fair Park, with buildings and artwork effectively arranged in the same order that a visitor to the Texas Centennial Exposition might have seen them. The art and architecture are featured in original photography by Jim Parsons and David Bush as well as in historic photographs.

Fair Park is one of the finest collections of Deco architecture in the country, but it is so much more: the embodiment of Texan swagger, it is a testament to the Texanic task of creating a dazzling spectacle in the darkest days of the Depression.

Engage your students AND keep your sanity with classroom-tested tools. Tools for Teaching Social Studies delivers a wealth of practical solutions for classroom success--all grounded in solid educational philosophy. A lifeline for new social studies teachers and a source of inspiration and ideas for experienced teachers, this book offers you a boost at every stage of your career. Based on a master teacher's four decades of experience, this top-notch toolkit is packed with strategies: Learn five key teaching principles that put you and your students on the path to success. Discover your unique style. Connect with your students. Set and achieve realistic professional and personal goals. Stay organized and manage your time effectively. Empower yourself as a teacher. Avoid burn-out. Facilitate effective group work. Create engaging learning plans. Make the right use of social media. And much more!

You don't need a tweed jacket to be a researcher -- in thousands of schools across North America, practising teachers conduct studies on best practices, alternative approaches, and effective learning strategies. Classroom teachers have experiences and opportunities unavailable to researchers in a university setting, and action research -- site-based, teacher-conducted research -- can have a valuable impact on the educational community.

Yet many teachers don't see their work as "real" research, and many other teachers have great ideas for research projects but don't know where to begin. For these teachers, "Engaging in Action Research" demystifies the world of educational research and provides support, guidance, and encouragement. From creating a research plan to reporting findings, this book provides step-by-step instructions to help teachers conduct research projects in the classroom, using strategies that work. Get ready to investigate, analyze, and share

Writing this book has not been a labor of love or a desire to become independantly wealthy, but simply a personal account of my years spent in the restaurant industry and growth as a husband, Father, and fellow human being. The book's main theme is diversity in all it's forms.From the particular guests, employees, managers, and all who will always be part of life's simple pleasure, an escape from the daily grind of life, of going out to eat. If this lifetime of journey can spark a memory, or stir an emotion within, or satiate a curiosity, then that is all the satisfaction I can hope for.Remember life is about diversity, compromise and acceptance, in the spirit of this just Call Me Purple.

Teacher research in Canada: Although the job might be hard the quest is worth it. It is about teacher power. We trust teachers and we believe they have powerful knowledge, insight, and experience that should be shared widely-and we mean to attempt that sharing. We are a community, bound by an ethos: we care about children and we want to help them learn. We also believe that teacher research is important and that not enough of it is done. We hope to correct that poverty. Our work is based upon three beliefs about research: 1) the WHAT is important-we need to seek and create knowledge and that knowledge should be based upon our best inquiry; 2) the SO WHAT is important. We are a community of critical action. We need to consider how what we learn SHOULD be applied; & 3) the NOW WHAT is important. We have to actually engage children in the best ways we know how, with the best of what we have learned. This is what The Canadian Journal for Teacher Research is all about. Our goal is to transform teaching in Canada.

Economic Satyagraha looks at humanity's most dogged issues and investigates whether people of good-will could find a common, inspiring, world-wide vision to end hunger and poverty, stop wars and deliver lasting peace on earth.
Natural Justice is the first of six volumes and is named in honour of Gandhi's Satyagraha movement, Economic Satyagraha.
Gandhi's greatness lies in having done what any one of us could do, but care not to do. To understand the power of Gandhi's Satyagraha gift to the world one must first understand natural justice and the origin of rage against injustice.
Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Gandhi, wrote in a 2007 email to Rob ..". we really need an economic Satyagraha to deal with the issues of poverty. One needs to think carefully however how we embark on it as some of the companies have subsidiaries and tentacles all over and any action we may take may be futile unless well thought out and orchestrated."
Gandhi's Satyagraha movement was an extraordinarily successful strategy that defeated the British Raj in India. More importantly, Gandhi's Satyagraha is a gift to the world. It is still a story worth telling and, when the veneer of time is removed, it is a story that has universal power and appeal.
The deep thoughts of the Mahatma, especially his economic ideas and their foundation, have been ridiculed as simplistic peasant idylls, but behind the veneer one discovers a depth of thought and a simplicity of expression that can only come from a lifetime of deep contemplation and critical analysis.
Humans are an integral part of nature and we are committing suicide when we fail to understand the connection between the environment, economics, natural injustice, poverty, hunger and war. Bad economics is killing people by the millions. Those of us who are ignorant about economics swell the multitudes of the wage slaves, the working poor, ..".the hungry, desperate huddled masses yearning to break free." Economic ignorance denies us world peace and a permanent end to hunger and poverty. True economic understanding however will allow us to build world peace and bring hunger and poverty to an end.

Vivid imagery and original research are the hallmarks of DFW Deco: Modernistic Architecture of North Texas, the latest in Jim Parsons and David Bush's series of books documenting Art Deco and Art Moderne design in the Lone Star State. DFW Deco examines a vibrant architectural heritage that spans legendary eras in American history, from the Roaring Twenties through the Great Depression to World War II. DFW Deco explores the full range of modernistic building styles and some of the uniquely Texan influences that shaped the growing cities of North Texas. Classic zigzag skyscrapers promoted by Fort Worth boosters and Dallas businessmen, Art Deco storefronts in the booming towns of the great East Texas oilfield, and streamlined facilities inspired by innovations in transportation and communications all have a place in this book. DFW Deco looks not only at whole buildings, but also at their finely crafted details, ranging from vibrant tile murals depicting the scope of Texas history on Fort Worth's monumental Will Rogers Memorial Center to stylized gold-leaf pinecones and cotton bolls in the ornate People's National Bank Building in Tyler. Using a mix of original and historical photographs, this lavishly illustrated book promotes an appreciation of Main Street movie theaters, innovative suburban homes, and even a surprising collection of modernistic soft drink bottling plants. DFW Deco also documents the federal programs that helped build exceptional courthouses, schools, and post offices from small towns to big cities. The book ends with a chapter of short biographies of the architects and artists who created these landmarks. By illustrating the broad reach of modernistic design in North Texas, the authors hope to advance the preservation of significant buildings and encourage readers to explore the region themselves and discover their own Art Deco treasures.

Using a host of vibrant images, David Bush and Jim Parsons' "Hill Country Deco: Modernistic Architecture of Central Texas" captures the essence of the Art Deco style of architecture as represented in the Hill Country of Texas. "Hill Country Deco" explores how the rich history of these structures collides with progressive notions of historic preservation for remodeling buildings and restoring facades. This collection of historical and modern photographs will encourage a newfound appreciation for Art Deco as seen in Central Texas.
The Art Deco style covers a range of buildings, from commercial to residential. The sweeping curves of the Alameda Theater in San Antonio exhibit typical Art Moderne style. The Austin U. S. courthouse brings WPA Deco up to date from the 1940s, and the San Antonio Express-News Building showcases the classic style of what most people today think of as Art Deco.
Not only does this book of photography embrace the history of Art Deco, it takes a series of edifices and recognizes the artistic elements and economic purposes of each one. The authors offer insight on architectural preservation while providing an appreciative view of sometimes overlooked corners of Central Texas. Some buildings are obscure and hardly recognizable as what they once were; others were fortunate enough to have their Deco style maintained over the span of decades. Bush and Parsons have made it a personal mission to ensure that the readers of "Hill Country Deco" will, upon viewing these beautiful buildings, yearn for a road trip to some of these sites to discover Art Deco history for themselves.

The complete third season of the US comedy series revolving around two university physicists, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons), their beautiful, free-spirited neighbour Penny (Kaley Cuoco), and their friends Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) and Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar). Episodes are: 'The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation', 'The Jiminy Conjecture', 'The Gothowitz Deviation', 'The Pirate Solution', 'The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary', 'The Cornhusker Vortex', 'The Guitarist Amplification', 'The Adhesive Duck Deficiency', 'The Vengeance Formulation', 'The Gorilla Experiment', 'The Maternal Congruence', 'The Psychic Vortex', 'The Bozeman Reaction', 'The Einstein Approximation', 'The Large Hadron Collision', 'The Excelsior Acquisition', 'The Precious Fragmentation', 'The Pants Alternative', 'The Wheaton Recurrence', 'The Spaghetti Catalyst', 'The Plimpton Stimulation', 'The Staircase Implementation' and 'The Lunar Excitation'.

The Art of Evaluation is essential reading for educators and prospective educators who are concerned about the critical role of evaluation in the learning process and want to know how to improve their own assessment approaches and enable learners to assume active, meaningful roles in evaluating their own learning. An instructor can know all there is to know about evaluation and still have a difficult time evaluating students well. This book offers practical ways to plan evaluation and develop tools to record and report learner growth. The underlying theme is that good evaluation involves the learner throughout the whole learning experience and is not simply a judgment by an instructor at the end of a course. The book systematically reviews many aspects of learner evaluation from different perspectives and provides practical suggestions about how to conduct evaluation in different contexts to benefit all concerned. This book is intended as an introduction to learner evaluation in various contexts of adult education. We have attempted to address issues and provide examples that would fit the interests of students of adult education, new college and university teachers, trainers in business and government and consultants whose work involves learner evaluation. Every educator works within a unique context of learners, purposes, structures, and cultures. Every reader, therefore, needs to be critical and selective when choosing among the materials offered in this book. Some of it will suit you, some may not fit your philosophy or your situation, and some will need adaptation to be useful in your work.