Age range 5 to 9 Nimesh is walking home from school. Except...there happens to be a shark in the corridor. And a dragon in the library! And why would crossing the road lead to the North Pole? A fun-filled story about a little boy with a BIG imagination, Nimesh the adventurer will surely make even the dullest journey a dazzling adventure. 'Will have readers eager to turn the page.' - Kirkus 'A vibrant invitation to creative play.' - Publishers Weekly 'An inclusive, funny, joyous book for all.' - Playing by the book

1. This book analyzes drug addiction and abuse from multiple perspectives and multiple locations in India - Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan - with a special focus on the north-western states. 2. It has important reference material for policy makers, government agencies, social scientists, departments of social and preventive medicine, social workers, civil society, drug-addicts and their families. 3. This interdisciplinary book will be useful for departments of economics, cultural/social anthropology, sociology, political science, and psychology across UK/US.

Provides knowledge on decision making for newly evolving microgrids Discusses techniques on how to improve the quality of power networks by reducing load shedding, power imbalances, and differences between supply and demand during peak hours Offers a collection of knowledge on new techniques for microgrid design Presents emerging fields that now play an important role in microgrid design such as, data science, machine learning, AI, and IT The first book to cover the new trend in the power infrastructure and include areas such as computer science, electrical engineering, electronics engineering and energy engineering

In 2002, ASEAN made history when two of its founder members-Indonesia and Malaysia- amicably settled a dispute over the ownership of the two Bornean islands of Sipadan and Ligitan by accepting the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice(ICJ) which ruled in favour of Malaysia. The case at once assumed great significance as a beacon of hope for the region which is plagued by numerous disruptive territorial disputes. As both the historical evidence and legal milieu are vital considerations for the ICJ to award sovereignty, this book covers in detail the historical roots of the issue as well as the law dimension pertaining to the process of legal proceedings and the ICJ deliberations. The work concludes by offering a set of guidelines on cardinal principles of international law for successfully supporting a claim to disputed territories. These may be usefully utilized by interested parties.

Make the most of GCP's offerings to manage your data center workload and optimize deployments Key Features Discover new techniques to administer, manage, and deploy applications on GCP Understand effective solutions for storing, retrieving, and deploying your container images Explore various offerings of GCP for operations and security Book DescriptionOn-premise data centers are costly to manage. If you need a data center but don't want to deal with a physical one, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is the solution. With GCP, you can build, test, and deploy applications on Google's infrastructure. Google Cloud Platform Administration begins with GCP fundamentals, with the help of which you will deploy your first app and gain an understanding of Google Cloud architecture and services. Furthermore, you will learn how to manage Compute, networking, and storage resources. As you make your way through the book, you will learn how to track and manage GCP's usage, monitoring, and billing access control. You will also be able to manage your GCP's access and permissions. In the concluding chapters, you will explore a list of different developer tools for managing and interacting with the GCP platform. By the end of this book, you will have learned how to effectively deploy workloads on GCP. What you will learn Understand all GCP Compute components Deploy and manage multiple GCP storage options Manage and utilize the networking resources offered by GCP Explore the functionalities and features of the GCP Container Understand the workings of GCP operations such as monitoring and error reporting Discover an immune GCP using its identity and security options Who this book is forGoogle Cloud Platform Administration is for administrators, cloud architects, and engineers who want to leverage the upcoming Google Cloud Platform. Some basic understanding of cloud computing will be useful.

Explore the foundational components of VMware NSX About This Book * Install, manage, monitor and configure your NSX deployment. * Understand VMware NSX's components and discover best practices to help you manage VMware NSX * A step by step guide that will help you elevate your skills in deploying NSX to your environment Who This Book Is For The book is intended for network and system administrators that have hands on experience with VMware vSphere suite of products and would like to learn more about software defined networking and implementation of NSX. The readers are also expected to have basic networking knowledge and aware of basic switching and routing fundamentals. What You Will Learn * Understand software-defined networks * Deploy and configure VXLAN-enabled logical switches * Secure your environment using Distributed Firewall and Data Security * Configure third-party services in NSX * Manage, configure, and deploy edge gateway services * Perform various Edge operations including configuring CA certificates * Explore the different monitoring options to check their traffic flow In Detail VMware NSX is a platform for the software-defined data center. It allows complex networking topologies to be deployed programmatically in seconds. SDNs allow ease of deployment, management, and automation in deploying and maintaining new networks while reducing and in some cases completely eliminating the need to deploy traditional networks. The book allows you a thorough understanding of implementing Software defined networks using VMware's NSX. You will come across the best practices for installing and configuring NSX to setup your environment. Then you will get a brief overview of the NSX Core Components NSX's basic architecture. Once you are familiar with everything, you will get to know how to deploy various NSX features. Furthermore, you will understand how to manage and monitor NSX and its associated services and features. In addition to this, you will also explore the best practices for NSX deployments. By the end of the book, you will be able to deploy Vmware NSX in your own environment with ease. This book can come handy if you are preparing for VMware NSX certification. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow guide with tested configuration steps to get you up and running quickly. This book covers the nitty-gritty of installing, configuring, managing, and monitoring VMware NSX.

The 1962 War was indeed a traumatic experience for the Indian arms. The story from the Indian side is generally well known but very little is known about how the Chinese planned and orchestrated the entire campaign. While India held a firm belief till the very end that China would not resort to a large scale military action; the Chinese on the other hand had been preparing for it since 1959. Even though the writing was on the wall, Indian Army allowed itself to be hustled into a war on those high Himalayas for which it was ill prepared...a kind of hurtling towards a point of no return. Based on the Chinese literature, for the first time, we have been able to delve into the Chinese thought process, their grand strategy and reconstruct various battles across the entire front from Chinese point of view; of course tempered with what is known from authentic Indian sources. It is a narrative that is designed to fill a great void that has existed all these years about this War.

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The main purpose of this book is to introduce Interactive Whiteboards to teachers. SMARTBoard is one of the interactive whiteboards which are widely used in the teaching and learning process. This book discusses some key research evidences of the use of interactive whiteboards. It also guides the readers towards the general benefits of using the interactive whiteboards for both teachers and students. The author discusses the use of peer coaching to support teachers in using the interactive whiteboards. Teacher support is vital in ensuring successful integration of technology in the teaching and learning process. A user manual on how to use a SMARTBoard is also included in this book. This user manual consists of three sections; An Introduction to SMARTBoards I, An Introduction to SMARTboards II and SMARTBoard Advance Training.

SELF AWARENESS-ULTIMATE GOAL OF LIFE
Ancient spiritual teachers and enlightened spirits have ordained that to know the self is the ultimate goal of one's life. Lord Mahavir said, "One who knows one (self), knows everything else." "One who is awake or aware of the self is the real saint (Muni) and the one who is not awake is not a saint (Amuni." Socrates and Jesus Christ also said, "Know Thyself." This also means to know and to be aware of the self. Maharshi Patanjali of Yoga fame says, "To be in oneself is 'Kaivalya', the highest gnana (wisdom)." Lord Buddha said, "To end the suffering, you set up yourself in constant awareness. Constant Awareness is enlightenment.."
Self-Knowledge- End of Conflict and Suffering
According to J. Krishnamurti, one of the most enlightened souls of the twentieth century, self-awareness is the beginning and the end of life. Conflict and suffering exist as long as I do not understand myself. Therefore, understanding self is much more important than knowing how to overcome sorrow and conflict. Most of us are totally unaware of ourselves. We do not observe our own thoughts and feelings The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-Knowledge has no end. It is an endless river.
IMPORTANCE OF 'PRESENT'
According to Nisargadatta Maharaj, present has the stamp of reality because I am always now, in the present and what is with me now shares in my reality. The past is in memory, the future in imagination."
To know one's real self is bliss, to forget-is sorrow. The real is beyond the mind. Seeing the false as false is meditation. This must go on all the time. Exercise in discrimination between the true and the false and renunciation of the false is meditation. Do not undervalue attention (Dhyana). It means interest and also love. Self-remembrance and self-realization are two aspects of the same state. Self-remembrance is in the mind, self-realization is beyond the mind.
The obstacles to clear perception of one's true being are desire for pleasure and fear of pain. It is the pleasure-pain motivation that stands in the way. What is the root of the pain? Ignorance of self. What is the root of desire? The urge to find self. All creation toils for its self and will not rest until it returns to it.
Harmlessness is most powerful form of Yoga and it will take you speedily to your goal. This is what I call nisarga yoga, the Natural yoga. It is the art of living in peace and harmony, in friendliness and love. The fruit of it is happiness, uncaused and endless.
According to Eckhart Tolle, the author of "The Power of Now," The greatest difficulty in experiencing reality (or having self awareness) is "the identification with mind." The incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from being (the self).
Thinking has become a disease. Mind is a superb instrument, if used rightly. When it is out of our control, it is a disease. As you go more deeply into this realm of no-mind, you realize the state of pure consciousness in which "you are highly alert and aware but not thinking." This is the essence of meditation.
"NOW" - THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF LIFE
Pain is self-created till the unobserved mind runs your life. The greater part of the human pain is avoidable. The pain that you create now is always some form of non-acceptance, some form of unconscious resistance to what is. "Make 'Now' the primary focus of your life. Say yes to life-and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you. This will miraculously transform your whole life."
Attaining self-awareness is the objective of life and through meditation one can learn the art of living in the present with full awareness. Present is the most important thing. The past, being in memory, and the future, only foreboding, are the root cause of suff