UNDERWATER INSPECTION AND REPAIR FOR OFFSHORE STRUCTURESBenefit from a much-needed, up-to-date handbook on underwater inspection and repair processes and technologiesUnderwater Inspection and Repair for Offshore Structures fills a gap in the literature to provide an overview of the inspection and repair processes for both steel and concrete offshore structures. Authors and noted experts on the topic John V. Sharp and Gerhard Esdal ...

This book provides essential knowledge and techniques required to assess materials for extending the life of ageing offshore structures used for energy production. With over half of these structures currently in a life extension phase, the effects of ageing and degradation are at the forefront of the industry.The book presents the changes in industry practices and key technological advancements that have shaped the field since its inception. It reviews the original properties of th...

With over twenty different official regulatory statements worldwide on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for pharmaceutical, drug, or medicinal products, two stand out as being the most influential and most frequently referenced. Bridging the gap between U.S. regulations and European Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines, Good Pharmaceuti

Smedes was once asked as a child what did you want to be? His answer: “I wanted to be part of our family business after attending college. I also wanted to attend and play basketball for North Carolina State University.” He did both. Smedes grew up with Raleigh. He saw the city evolve from a small state capital with legislative and educational institutions to the vibrant metropolitan community that it is today. The Smedeses and the Yorks put their mark on the community through education an...

How to confront, embrace, and learn from the unavoidable failures of creative practice; with case studies that range from winemaking to animation.Failure is an inevitable part of any creative practice. As game designers, John Sharp and Colleen Macklin have grappled with crises of creativity, false starts, and bad outcomes. Their tool for coping with the many varieties of failure: iteration, the cyclical process of conceptualizing, prototyping, testing, and...

The Flavour and Spirituality of- ‘I’ll Just Put the Kettle on’: In times of grief, in times of joy, when friends arrive, when important decisions are being made, when nerves need to be settled and bridges rebuilt, there are rituals of welcome, peace, healing, memory and calm. It may not always be tea, and it may not always be boiling water. Still, we usually find a place to sit, gather, and allow the hospitality of the table, the cup, the steam, and the rituals of pausing, listening, and r...

The world of Inspector Cherub and Anchovy is soft around the edges, but sharp in its emotional truths. It might at first appear like a children's book, but it is actually a journey for the child still living within even the most ancient of hearts. It is a lyrical, whimsical and tender meditation on memory, family, belonging and the mysteries of time and place.

Reclaiming fun as a meaningful concept for understanding games and play.“Fun” is somewhat ambiguous. If something is fun, is it pleasant? Entertaining? Silly? A way to trick students into learning? Fun also has baggage—it seems inconsequential, embarrassing, child's play. In Fun, Taste, & Games, John Sharp and David Thomas reclaim fun as a productive and meaningful tool for understanding and appreciating play and games. They position fun at the heart of th...

Short stories gleaned from a diversity of Knitting Pattern photographs spanning decades of inspirational and heroic creations and the people who modelled for them. Knitting Patterns offer a unique genre of modelling. Evocative, bizarre and sometimes weird posses have been used to display jumpers, cardigans, dresses, swimsuits and an array of knitted crocheted or macrame accessories. They beg for a back story. Who are these people? Where are they from? What moment of life has been immortali...

Success with Your Education Research Project is a practical, user-friendly text on research methods aimed specifically at undergraduate students on education courses. Research projects are carried out in schools and non-school settings by nearly all undergraduates in teacher training, Education Studies and other educational disciplines, and this book makes clear references to these courses and contexts throughout. All chapters include learning outcomes, worked examples, pr...

In a century marked by two devastating world wars, the fractious fundamentalist-modernist debate, and growing diversity in the church, Orie O. Miller helped to lead Mennonites from rural isolation to global engagement.In this engaging narrative, My Calling to Fulfill describes how Miller led Mennonite work in education, missions, peacemaking, postwar reconstruction, and mental health, and how he helped to mold every major Mennonite agency from Mennonite Central Committee t...

In two decades of psychiatry practice, John R. Sharp has worked with many people who experienced the same emotional distresses at specific times of the year—a young woman who became depressed before Thanksgiving, a middle-aged man who felt anxious about making his summer travel plans, people who made uncharacteristically extreme decisions as spring approached.In The Emotional Calendar, Sharp reveals how environmental, psychological, and cultural forces profoundly affect th...