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Civilization's demands for electricity continue to grow, yet environmental, regulatory, and economic constraints often preclude the construction of new power plants and transmission lines. The challenge now faced by engineers, equipment manufacturers, and regulatory agencies is to find ways to maximize the capacity of existing power lines.
Powerline Ampacity System is the first step in meeting that challenge. Along with developing a complete theory of transmission line ampacity, the author uses object-oriented modeling and expert rules to build a power line ampacity system. He describes new transmission line conductor technologies and power electronics FACTS devices that can take full advantage of a dynamic line rating system. He offers examples that clearly show the economic benefit of operating an interconnected transmission network that has a diverse mix of electricity generation sources. He also discusses - with examples - generator stability enhancement by dynamic line rating.
A striking new feature of the welfare systems in many Western
countries is the extent to which market relations have permeated
social services. Conceptions of 'risk management' now dominate the
way parents and children are responded to, while new technologies
aim to 'measure' their relationship with state service providers.
Bureaucratic control is increasing, while resources are reduced.
These factors have led to the demise of the traditional role of the
social worker as one who engages with the client in a supportive
encounter. Professional competence within social work is
increasingly tied to 'mastering' scientific knowledge and new
technical skills. The result of collaboration between authors from
Canada, Britain and Australia, Social Work in a Corporate Era
offers a critical overview of these developments and their
implications. It provides a re-evaluation of the assumptions and
practices of the critical social work tradition and explores the
possibility of rebuilding an 'emancipatory' social work. The
authors aim to disentangle the debate between Marxism, feminism and
anti-racism, in the context of both postmodern challenges and the
corporate restructuring of the welfare state. Calling for the
development of a new politics of social work practice, this book
addresses many of the urgent issues facing welfare state
practitioners in health and social services today.
A striking new feature of the welfare systems in many Western
countries is the extent to which market relations have permeated
social services. Conceptions of 'risk management' now dominate the
way parents and children are responded to, while new technologies
aim to 'measure' their relationship with state service providers.
Bureaucratic control is increasing, while resources are reduced.
These factors have led to the demise of the traditional role of the
social worker as one who engages with the client in a supportive
encounter. Professional competence within social work is
increasingly tied to 'mastering' scientific knowledge and new
technical skills. The result of collaboration between authors from
Canada, Britain and Australia, Social Work in a Corporate Era
offers a critical overview of these developments and their
implications. It provides a re-evaluation of the assumptions and
practices of the critical social work tradition and explores the
possibility of rebuilding an 'emancipatory' social work. The
authors aim to disentangle the debate between Marxism, feminism and
anti-racism, in the context of both postmodern challenges and the
corporate restructuring of the welfare state. Calling for the
development of a new politics of social work practice, this book
addresses many of the urgent issues facing welfare state
practitioners in health and social services today.
Informed by Eriksonian psychology, this study of Isherwood's
fiction examines the ever-changing relationship between the writer
and his protagonists. The author explores how Isherwood's fiction
achieves artistic integration and literary significance only when
it reflects his personal concerns through theme and technique as he
experiments with new narrative strategies.;An evolving self emerges
as Isherwood's work moves from the use of the namesake narrator and
adolescent anxieties to an omniscient narrator and the concerns of
young and mature adulthood and then to a divided narrative voice as
mature age reviews and assesses the meaning of one's life.
Every time you get your hopes up, they come crashing
down--shattering like broken promises. You crumble under the weight
of your own disappointment. In despair, you cry out to God, "Why
don't You do something? I need your help! Will You ever save my
husband?"This is the heart-wrenching cry of a Christian woman whose
husband doesn't know Christ as his Savior and Lord. A great
spiritual gulf separates them. It is difficult to agree on
day-to-day decisions, let alone larger questions. Everyday life
becomes a lonely and painful existence.Linda Davis lived in this
difficult situation for fifteen years as she prayed and waited for
her husband to become a Christian. Her pain came not only because
her husband wasn't saved, but also because very few people in the
church knew how to help her during her struggle. Yet understanding
how to cope with this situation is crucial for a wife's own
spiritual health and for strength to endure the strain she is
under. Drawing from personal experience and biblical wisdom, Linda
Davis describes how you can: * Be happy in spite of your
circumstances* Understand your husband's point of view* Witness to
your husband without saying a word* Release your husband to God*
Rely on God's perfect timing for your husband's salvation*
Understand what God means by submission* Deal with rejection and
hostility* Be set free from worry and guiltThe Christian wife of an
unsaved husband has a special ministry that no one else can
fulfill. Linda Davis explains how to minister to your husband while
living a rewarding life both spiritually and personally. This book
will benefit any woman who desires a deeper spiritual life for both
her husband and herself.
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