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ASE A1 Engine Repair Certification Test: Complete Audio Review for the Automotive Service Excellence

Developed by experienced technicians and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your ASE Certification A1 or Engine Repair Test. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on the A1 test. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized chapters. There are quizzes and key takeaways sections following each chapter to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points. In this course, we will cover the following: - An Introduction to the Automotive Service Excellence Certification Program - Introduction to Test A1: Engine Repair - Engine Repair Test A1 Overview - Engine Designs and Classifications General Engine Diagnosis - Cylinder Head and Valve Train Diagnosis and Repair - Engine Block Diagnosis and Repair - Lubrication and Cooling Systems Diagnosis and Repair - Fuel, Electrical, Ignition and Exhaust Systems Inspection and Service - Your Automotive Service Excellence Test Results and the Certification Ladder - and Understanding Your Test Results We will end our course with a 100 question practice test with the correct answers explained.

Audiolearn Legal Content Team (Author), Lon Harris (Narrator)

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ASE A8 Mastery: Engine Performance Certification Test A8

What the mechanics who pass the A8 Exam know, that maybe you don't.... Are you anxious about failing your A8 examination? Or maybe you simply want more practice, so you can get Master Technician Certified faster? If that sounds like you - we're on your side. We want you to be filled with confidence, so that you can ace engine performance first time round. We've professionally narrated more than 100 questions and answers from the Official guides – and all of the answers are helpfully explained in detail to give you a holistic understanding. We've included a mix of the 7 different question formats (excluding illustrations), the same that you’ll have on the day of the real exam! On the day of your test, you'll be given a total of 60 questions, and you’ll need to score at least 70% - our indicators show that by practicing with our audiobook - your odds of passing will vastly increase. Here's what you'll get with our audiobook: • 110 practice questions from the Official A8 Curriculum • Answers narrated after a 12 second gap for efficient learning • Important information on how/where to take your exam • Key knowledge on test fees, re-takes, and maintaining your new qualification • Narrated by an experienced & professional narrator, with a relaxing American voice. No matter how confident you are already, this audiobook will give you an advantage in passing your A8 exam faster, and with less stress. So, if you want to succeed and become a master mechanic first-time.. Buy this audiobook now!

George Sparrow (Author), Will Stauff (Narrator)

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Ask an Astronaut: My Guide to Life in Space

What happens when you sneeze in space? Was it fun to do a space walk? How squashed were you in the capsule on the way back? What were your feelings as you looked down on Earth for the first time? Were you ever scared? Where to next-the Moon, Mars, or beyond?Based on his historic mission to the International Space Station, Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's guide to life in space, and his answers to the thousands of questions he has been asked since his return to Earth. With explanations ranging from the mundane--how do you wash your clothes or go to the bathroom while in orbit?--to the profound-do humans have a duty to explore the unknown?--all written in Tim's characteristically warm style, Tim shares his thoughts on every aspect of space exploration. From training for the mission to launch, to his historic spacewalk, to re-entry, he reveals for readers of all ages the cutting-edge science behind his groundbreaking experiments, and the wonders of daily life on board the International Space Station.We invite the public to join us in submitting new questions using the hashtag #askanastronaut, and the most exciting will be answered by Tim in the book, along with illustrations, diagrams, and never-before-seen photos.

Tim Peake (Author), Robin Ince (Narrator)

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Aspectos relativos à folga abaixo da quilha de navios com enfoque nos parâmetros operacionais portuá

Conhecer as propriedades reológicas e como a camada lamosa (lama fluida) se comporta poderá possibilitar a navegação de navios cujas dimensões teoricamente estariam restritivas à navegação, possibilitando melhor aproveitamento operacional e aumento da janela operacional de um porto, minimizando os custos com dragagens de manutenção ou aprofundamento. Apresentar os principais aspectos para avaliação dos parâmetros operacionais, em especial, observa-se a lama fluida no contexto de 'profundidade náutica'. As regras de boas práticas do Relatório PIANC (2014) indicam cálculos a serem considerados para determinar a Folga Abaixo da Quilha (FAQ) dos navios. Um porto que possui vias navegáveis que atendem à segurança da navegação contribui para a garantia do avanço de um País em âmbito econômico, uma vez que mitiga possíveis acidentes e fatos que podem prejudicar toda carga transportada, salvaguarda da vida humana no mar e poluição hídrica. Possuir canais de navegação, bacias de manobras e berços de atracação coerentes aos navios tipos são de grande relevância, para que as operações ocorram de modo seguro. Com o fito de otimizar a eficiência portuária com redução de tempo de espera por parte dos navios, por ocasião da atracação nos Portos, surgiu o conceito de Folga Abaixo da Quilha Dinâmica (FAQD). Além disso, nesse trabalho é possível constatar como a simples alteração de densidade pode influenciar na folga abaixo da quilha de navios.

Mariana De Castro Michimoto (Author), Carla Cris, Equipe Multicast (Narrator)

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Asset Operations: The Future of Maintenance, Reliability, and Operations

In today’s world, the majority of asset-intensive organizations are still stuck with complex, rigid, and sometimes antiquated technology solutions that simply cannot step up to evolving challenges and an ever-changing market. Why do the world’s most important industries—ones that billions of people rely on for essential human needs—operate with approaches that run the risk of making them extremely inefficient and brittle? What if it didn’t have to be that way? Imagine a world where companies can move successfully into the future, where these brittle solutions are replaced with a flexible, simple approach that also delivers enterprise-grade capabilities. This book introduces asset operations management (AOM), an operating principle founded on the belief that asset-intensive organizations have much to gain by adopting new approaches to data, collaboration, and communication—all supported by modern, consumer-grade technology experiences. The best-of-breed organizations in asset-intensive industries have been changing the way their businesses run for years, and they’re reaping the rewards. The rest of the pack is struggling to keep up in the new paradigm—one where asset operations is central to operating efficiency and organizational resilience. ***All proceeds from this book are donated to fund industry association memberships and certifications for Maintenance and Reliability professionals to help up-level their careers and thus our industries as a whole.***

Ryan Chan (Author), Ryan Chan (Narrator)

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At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy

Small though they were, PT boats played a key role in World War II, carrying out an astonishing variety of missions where fast, versatile, and strongly armed vessels were needed. Called "weapons of opportunity," they met the enemy at closer quarters and with greater frequency than any other type of surface craft. Among the most famous PT commanders was John F. Kennedy, whose courageous actions in the Pacific are now well known to the American public. The author of the book, another distinguished PT boat commander in the Pacific, compiled this history of PT-boat operations in World War II for the U.S. Navy shortly after V-J Day, when memories were fresh and records easily assessable. Bulkley provides a wealth of facts about these motor torpedo boats, whose vast range of operation covered two oceans as well as the Mediterranean and the English Channel. Although their primary mission was to attack surface ships and craft close to shore, they were also used effectively to lay mines and smoke screens, to rescue downed aviators, and to carry out intelligence and raider operations. The author gives special attention to the crews, paying well-deserved tribute to their heroism, skill, and sacrifice that helped to win the war.

Robert J. Bulkley (Author), Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)

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Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence-from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom What happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? Drawing on more than a decade of research, award-winning scholar Kate Crawford reveals how AI is a technology of extraction: from the minerals drawn from the earth, to the labor pulled from low-wage information workers, to the data taken from every action and expression. This book reveals how this planetary network is fueling a shift toward undemocratic governance and increased inequity. Rather than taking a narrow focus on code and algorithms, Crawford offers us a material and political perspective on what it takes to make AI and how it centralizes power. This is an urgent account of what is at stake as technology companies use artificial intelligence to reshape the world.

Kate Crawford (Author), Larissa Gallagher (Narrator)

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Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima

Brought to you by Penguin. In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the first, and it was not the worst. . . In Atoms and Ashes, acclaimed historian Serhii Plokhy tells the tale of the six nuclear disasters that shook the world: Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. Based on wide-ranging research and witness testimony, Plokhy traces the arc of each crisis, exploring in depth the confused decision-making on the ground and the panicked responses of governments to contain the crises and often cover up the scale of the catastrophe. As the world increasingly looks to renewable and alternative sources of energy, Plokhy lucidly argues that the atomic risk must be understood in explicit terms, but also that these calamities reveal a fundamental truth about our relationship with nuclear technology: that the thirst for power and energy has always trumped safety and the cost for future generations. © Serhii Plokhy 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Serhii Plokhy (Author), Leighton Pugh (Narrator)

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Aufbau und Erhalt einer Elektrosicherheitsstruktur: Management und Verantwortliche Elektrofachkraft

Weltweit müssen für elektrische Anlagen und Betriebsmittel neben der Einhaltung lokaler Vorschriften im Rahmen internationaler Lieferkettengesetze auch Strukturen moderner Elektrosicherheit geschaffen und nachgewiesen werden, um auf dem internationalen Markt bestehen zu können. Dieses Buch wurde geschrieben, um sowohl das Management der Elektrosicherheit beziehungsweise die Rolle als Verantwortliche Elektrofachkraft mit ihren unterschiedlichen Faktoren und Auswirkungen zu beschreiben als auch die Unterstützung beim Aufbau einer adäquaten Struktur zu bieten, ohne sich dabei auf einzelne Normen oder zumeist rein nationale Gesetze berufen zu müssen.

Matthias Surovcik (Author), Raúl Gonzalez (Narrator)

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Augmented Reality - Robots Rule - Book 9

Augmented Reality. It's not just the wave of the future. It's the raging current of the present. It fuels chatbots on your favorite retail shopping site, it lets you see how furniture would look in your living room, before you buy, it helps surgeons perform better surgery. Bottom Line: Augmented reality is not just 'coming soon' - It's here now. Big time! But how will it influence our lives as it continues to advance? Will the results of this immersive technology always be positive? Or is there a 'dark side' to AR? Some negative that may not yet be apparent? In this ninth book in his 'Robots Rule' series, Investigative Journalist Atherton Cooper examines the current stater of Augmented Reality, and presents the opinions, expert and otherwise, on where AR may be going. This is information we all need. Because wherever AR is going - we, most certainly, are going with it.

Atherton Cooper (Author), Atherton Cooper (Narrator)

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Augmented Reality - Robots Rule - Book Seven

Augmented Reality. What is it - really? How is it different from Virtual Reality? And, more importantly, how is it going to impact our future? In his last three books on Virtual Reality, Investigative Journalist Atherton Cooper guided you through the Virtual Reality landscape. Giving you the pros and cons of this cutting edge technology. In this book, the seventh in his "Robots Rule" series, He breaks down the abc's and the xyz's of Augmented Reality. And it's implications for our future. Both positive and negative.

Atherton Cooper (Author), Atherton Cooper (Narrator)

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Augmented: Life in The Smart Lane

The Internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250-year-long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we work, and the way we interact. The coming Augmented Age, however, promises a level of disruption, behavioral shifts, and changes that are unparalleled. While consumers today are camping outside of an Apple store waiting to be one of the first to score a new Apple Watch or iPhone, the next generation of wearables will be able to predict if we're likely to have a heart attack and recommend a course of action. We watch news of Google's self-driving cars, but don't likely realize this means progressive cities will have to ban human drives in the next decade because us humans are too risky. Following on from the Industrial or Machine Age, the Space Age and the Digital Age, the Augmented Age will be based on four key disruptive themes-Artificial Intelligence, Experience Design, Smart Infrastructure, and HealthTech. Historically the previous "ages" bought significant disruption and changes, but on a net basis jobs were created, wealth was enhanced, and the health and security of society improved. What will the Augmented Age bring? Will robots take our jobs, and AI's subsume us as inferior intelligences, or will this usher in a new age of abundance? Augmented is a book on future history, but more than that, it is a story about how you will live your life in a world that will change more in the next twenty years than it has in the last 250 years. Are you ready to adapt? Because if history proves anything, you don't have much of a choice.

Alex Lightman, Andy Lark, Brett King, Jp Rangaswami (Author), Steven Jay Cohen (Narrator)

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