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Land Development for Civil Engineers
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dion, Thomas R. / Dion, T. R., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, A hands-on guide to beginning, managing, and completing all land development projects Land Development for Civil Engineers provides essential facts and recommendations for bringing the nonstructural features of a land development project to successful completion. Regulations, standards, and permit data have all been thoroughly updated, including EPA General Stormwater Permits and the agency's rulings on water supply, ADA considerations, American Concrete Pipe Association bedding requirements, wetland permitting changes, and other pertinent information. This single-source reference covers all engineering, legislative, and administrative concerns, including design procedures, construction contracts, development guidelines, and final inspections. New techniques for project management, including use of intranet and extranet management tools on the Internet, are featured, in addition to the latest material on: * Soil remediation and brownfield development * GPS use and new surveying techniques * Streetscaping * Developments in design-build methods * Photogrammetric surveys and GIS use in area and site planning Complete with hundreds of maps, diagrams, drawings, tables, and charts, this Second Edition is the ideal reference for civil design engineers, site design analysts, and students, as well as government personnel, developers, landscape architects, urban planners, civil engineering technology students, land surveyors, and geotechnical, structural, transportation, and environmental engineers.
The Woodland Garden: Planting in Harmony with Nature
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forster, R. Roy / Downie, Alex M., PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, The Woodland Garden is a valuable source of information and a practical how-to guide on hundreds of plant species ideally suited for planting in the woodland environment. Here is all the information needed to get started, from design, plant selection and initial planting through ongoing maintenance, using principles that can be applied anywhere in North America in almost any size garden - from large estate to city lot. The book is easy-to-follow and clearly illustrated. Including zonal maps, a bibliography and over 80 pages of suitable plants, shrubs and climbers, The Woodland Garden features: Designing the Woodland Garden Building the Woodland Garden The Canopy - plus a list of woodland trees The Understory - plus a list of woodland shrubs Plants of the Woodland Floor Climbing Plants Planting, Pruning and Maintenance Authors' Favorite Plants - 109 detailed descriptions of the best woodland garden performers Helpful tips throughout offer useful advice gleaned from the authors' decades of collective experience. They explain weeds and pests, preparing the land, watering and mulching, propagation. They discuss lilies and rhododendrons, soil characteristics, adapting a property, working with a new site, and converting an old garden. There are sections on fragrance, water, rocks, pathways, scale and unity plus how to analyze a site, design a woodland garden, and much more.
Empty Pastures: Confined Animals and the Transformation of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Centner, Terence J., PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press, Over the past century American agriculture has shifted dramatically, with small, commercial farms finding it increasingly difficult to compete with large-scale (mostly indoor) animal feeding operations (AFOs). In this book, Terence J. Centner investigates the environmental, social, economic, and political impact of the rise of the so-called factory farm, exposing the ramifications of the contemporary trend toward industrial-scale food production. Just as Rachel Carson's landmark Silent Spring used the disappearance of songbirds as a jumping-off point for a work that raised public awareness of pesticides' devastating environmental impact, Empty Pastures sees the dwindling numbers of livestock in the American countryside as a symptom of a broader transformation, one with serious consequences for the rural landscape and its inhabitants--animal as well as human. After outlining the rise of the AFO, Centner examines the troubling consequences of consolidation in animal farming and suggests a number of remedies. The issues he tackles include groundwater contamination, the loss of biodiversity, animal welfare, concentrated odors and other nuisances, soil erosion, and the economic effects of the disappearance of the small family farm. Inspired by largely abandoned traditional practices rather than a radical and unrealistic vision of a return to an idealized past, Centner proposes a series of pragmatic reforms for regulating factory farms to halt ecological degradation and revitalize rural communities. Acquista Ora
Handbook of Chinese Mythology
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yang, Lihui / An, Deming / Turner, Jessica Anderson, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Every year, at the Wa Huang Gong temple in Hebei Province, China, people gather to worship the great mother, Nuwa, the oldest deity in Chinese myth, praising her for bringing them a happy life. It is a vivid demonstration of both the ancient reach and the continuing relevance of mythology in the lives of the Chinese people. Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on groundbreaking new research, Handbook of Chinese Mythology is the most comprehensive English-language work on the subject ever written from an exclusively Chinese perspective. This work focuses on the Han Chinese people but ranges across the full spectrum of ancient and modern China, showing how key myths endured and evolved over time. A quick reference section covers all major deities, spirits, and demigods, as well as important places (Kunlun Mountain), mythical animals and plants (the crow with three feet; Fusang tree), and related items (Xirang-a kind of mythical soil; Bu Si Yao-mythical medicine for long life). No other work captures so well what Chinese mythology means to the people who lived and continue to live their lives by it. With more than 40 illustrations and photographs, fresh translations of primary sources, and insight based on the authors' own field research, Handbook of Chinese Mythology offers an illuminating account of a fascinating corner of the world of myth.
The Gourmet Garden
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hayes, Virginia, PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Connoisseurs of good food understand that the highest quality natural ingredients are vital to gourmet dining. In this era of mass-produced foods, they are turning in increasing numbers to their own gardens as the most reliable source for organically grown and freshly harvested herbs, fruits, and vegetables. Amateur chefs and home gardeners who value nutritious, naturally grown foods will find themselves referring to this book time and time again. It shows how to grow the very finest natural, organic ingredients in their own garden, greenhouse, or if space is at a premium, in a window box. Author Virginia Hayes explains the steps involved in cultivating herbs, fruits, vegetables, and even edible flowers. She provides directions for potting, pruning, and tending the plants, and concludes with advice for harvesting, storing, and using these foods in the kitchen. She devotes separate chapters to greens, herbs, edible flowers, special aheirlooma vegetables, baby vegetables, flavorful fruits and berries, ethnic specialties, and mushrooms. She also offers seasonal tips to help home gardeners grow many fresh, natural ingredients all year round. Full-color illustrations throughout. (sidebar) Virginia Hayes Instructs on Creating a Gourmet Kitchen Garden Making compost and compost tea Preparing soil for planting Light and exposure requirements Starting seeds for transplanting Extending the seasonagreenhouse, cold frame, or window sill Weed control Mulching Protecting against pests and diseases Staking, tying, and other support methods... and much more.
Eco-Yards: Simple Steps to Earth-Friendly Landscapes
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rama, Laureen / Wenzel, Caron, PUBLISHER: New Society Publishers, Many urban yards are essentially unproductive patches of grass, requiring constant attention for no return. Through sustainable, organic landscaping, these small or large plots of land can become part of the solution to today's environmental challenges. Eco-yards support the vision of a healthy, abundant planet in which beautiful, richly varied urban yards contribute to restoring the natural ecosystem. This inspiring and practical manual includes clear, easy-to-follow instructions for: designing and maintaining an eco-yardmaking your yard water-wiseunderstanding basic soil sciencereplacing your lawn with tree, shrub, and flower beds or hardy, low-maintenance grassgrowing vegetables in the eco-yard Visionary, hopeful and encouraging, "Eco-yards" is a must-read for anyone who wants to use environmentally sound practices when they garden, whether in a residential yard or on the balcony of a condo or high-rise apartment. If you're sick of the backyard battle, this book will show you how to work with nature instead of fighting it, using simple steps that apply practically anywhere to turn your yard into an eco-friendly sanctuary. Laureen Rama is a landscape designer whose lifelong passion is beautifying landscapes in ways that enhance the natural environment. She is the founder of Eco-Yards, which provides natural landscape design, installation, consultation, and education in Calgary, Alberta. Laureen has also worked as an international development educator, public involvement consultant, and a management consultant specializing in creativity.
Metal Detector Minilab GPX
Per non gradito regalo,vendo metal detector GPX della minilab ancora all'interno dello scatolo Minelab GPX Metal Detector Nuove caratteristiche e funzioni aggiuntive, fanno del GPX il miglior metal detector per la ricerca dell’oro! Il nuovo metal detector GPX utilizza le tecnologie brevettate Minelab MPS (Multi Period Sensing), la tecnologia a doppia tensione (TVP) e Smart Electronic Timing Alignment (SETA). L’elettronica nuova e migliorata, la possibilità di variare la frequenza degli impulsi in base al suolo e agli obiettivi e una vasta gamma di funzioni, combinate con l’eccezionale abilità della serie GPX di rilevare in terreni ad elevata mineralizzazione, fanno del GPX il miglior metal detector per la ricerca dell’oro, anche di piccolissimi frammenti, a grandi profondità. Facile da usare anche per i cercatori principianti, grazie alle modalità di ricerca pre impostate ed alle funzioni automatiche. • 8 Soil/Timings: è come avere 8 metal detector in 1, per trovare più oro in tutti i tipi di terreno (anche sulla spiaggia e vicino all'acqua salata). • Fine Gold Timing: profondità e sensibilità ancora più elevate, anche per le pepite più piccole! • Salt/Gold Timing: il meglio per la ricerca di pepite di ogni dimensione su terreni salati per potere effettuare ricerche anche in spiaggia! • Coin/Relic Timing: per avere le migliori prestazioni e la maggiore profondità di ricerca in tutte le condizioni. • Elettronica migliorata: per aumentare la sensibilità agli obiettivi e migliorare il bilanciamento del terreno. • 6 modi di ricerca preimpostati: per facilitare l’uso del metal detector. • Bilanciamento automatico del terreno • Guadagno regolabile • Batterie agli ioni di litio leggerissime --- *** PER QUALSIASI DELUCIDAZIONE NON ESITATE A CONTATTARMI ***
Osama's Revenge: The Next 9/11 What the Media and the
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Paul L., PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books, Former consultant for the FBI on organized crime and international terrorism and a seasoned investigative reporter, Paul Williams reveals the potential for nuclear terrorism on U.S. soil in this shocking expose. Based on the findings of U.S., Israeli, Pakistani, and U.K. intelligence, Williams describes how the theft of tactical nuclear weapons from Russian arsenals have in all likelihood made their way to al-Qaeda cells throughout the United States in preparation for the next terrorist attack. Williams presents evidence showing that, in the chaos following the demise of the Soviet Union, the Chechen mafia got its hands on portable Russian nuclear weapons. Between and , mafia members negotiated the sale of twenty nuclear "suitcase bombs" to representatives of Osama bin Laden. According to Williams, reliable sources indicate that these bombs may already be in the possession of al-Qaeda cells in New York, Washington, Miami, Chicago, Las Vegas, Houston, and Los Angeles. In addition, bin Laden has recruited former Soviet scientists and technicians to maintain these weapons and recharge their nuclear cores so that they may be deployed immediately on this command. In , he issued a statement boasting of a "Hiroshima" against America. Although the media have reported on some of these threatening developments and government insiders have acknowledged the threat of nuclear attack, no one until now has put all the pieces together in a coherent, no-nonsense way. Williams makes a persuasive case that bin Laden and his deputies have the motive and the means and are waiting for the right opportunity to launch an apocalyptic attack against the "Great Satan" of America.
Stazione meteorologia
STAZIONE METEREOLOGICA TUTTO CONTROLLABILE E GESTIBILE DALLO SMARTPHONE APPLICAZIONE DISPONIBILE SIA PER APPLE CHE PER ANDROID PRODOTTO NUOVO CON SCONTRINO DI CORTESIA GENNAIO PER 24 MESI DI GARANZIA Il clima di casa tua sul tuo smartphone L'ARCHOS Weather Station é facile da istallare e grazie ai suoi moduli per l'interno, l'esterno e il suolo ti permette di sorvegliare l'ambiente in casa tua ovunque tu sia, sul tuo smartphone o tablet iOS o Android. Questi tre elementi ti consentono di ottenere informazioni complete sulle condizioni ambientali grazie sull'applicazione con grafici dettagliati e previsioni meteo per la tua città. Segui le condizioni ambientali in casa tua Connesso alla tua rete Wi-Fi, il modulo Indoor dell'ARCHOS Weather Station ti fornisce dati dettagliati sulla temperatura in casa tua, sull'umidità relativa, la pressione atmosferica, il livello d'inquinamento sonoro e la qualità dell'aria. Inoltre può caricare questi dati sul cloud ARCHOS, rendendoli accessibili ovunque tu sia grazie all'applicazione ARCHOS Weather sul tuo smarphone o tablet. La qualità dell'aria con un gesto Semplicemente passando la tua mano sopra il modulo Indoor, questo ti mostrerà la qualità dell'aria in casa tua, rilevando i livelli di CO2, per indicarti quando é necessario areare la tua casa. ppm: red Sorveglia l'ambiente all'esterno di casa tua Il modulo Indoor si collega facilmente (in un raggio fino a 100m) con il modulo Outdoor e il modulo Soil, informandoti sulla temperatura esterna e l'umidità esterna relativa (o di una seconda stanza). Inoltre potrai saper sempre cosa indossare prima di uscire o quando devi innaffiare le tue piante. Controlla la situazione climatica ovunque tu sia L'applicazione ARCHOS Weather riunisce tutti i dati sulle condizioni climatiche e sulle previsioni metereologiche per la tua città in un'unica applicazione. Questi dati sono accessibili ovunque tu sia, s
Garden Spells
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Allen, Sarah Addison, PUBLISHER: Bantam Books, In a garden surrounded by a tall fence, tucked away behind a small, quiet house in an even smaller town, is an apple tree that is rumored to bear a very special sort of fruit. In this luminous debut novel, Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of that enchanted tree, and the extraordinary people who tend it.... The Waverleys have always been a curious family, endowed with peculiar gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of Bascom, North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation, famous for its feisty apple tree that bears prophetic fruit, and its edible flowers, imbued with special powers. Generations of Waverleys tended this garden. Their history was in the soil. But so were their futures. A successful caterer, Claire Waverley prepares dishes made with her mystical plants--from the nasturtiums that aid in keeping secrets and the pansies that make children thoughtful, to the snapdragons intended to discourage the attentions of her amorous neighbor. Meanwhile, her elderly cousin, Evanelle, is known for distributing unexpected gifts whose uses become uncannily clear. They are the last of the Waverleys--except for Claire's rebellious sister, Sydney, who fled Bascom the moment she could, abandoning Claire, as their own mother had years before. When Sydney suddenly returns home with a young daughter of her own, Claire's quiet life is turned upside down--along with the protective boundary she has so carefully constructed around her heart. Together again in the house they grew up in, Sydney takes stock of all she left behind, as Claire struggles to heal the wounds of the past. And soon the sisters realize they must deal with their common legacy--if they are ever to feel at home in Bascom--or with each other. Enchanting and heartfelt, this captivating novel is sure to cast a spell with a style all its own.... "From the Hardcover edition." Acquista Ora
Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi: Masculinity,
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Olsen, Christopher J., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This groundbreaking study of the politics of secession combines traditional political history with current work in anthropology and gender and ritual studies. Christopher J. Olsen has drawn on local election returns, rural newspapers, manuscripts, and numerous county records to sketch a new picture of the intricate and colorful world of local politics. In particular, he demonstrates how the move toward secession in Mississippi was deeply influenced by the demands of masculinity within the state's antiparty political culture. Face-to-face relationships and personal reputations, organized around neighborhood networks of friends and extended kin, were at the heart of antebellum Mississippi politics. The intimate, public nature of this tradition allowed voters to assess each candidate's individual status and fitness for public leadership. Key virtues were independence and physical courage, as well as reliability and loyalty to the community, and the political culture offered numerous chances to demonstrate all of these (sometimes contradictory) qualities. Like dueling and other male rituals, voting and running for office helped set the boundaries of class and power. They also helped mediate the conflicts between nineteenth-century American egalitarianism, democracy, and geographic mobility, and the South's exaggerated patriarchal hierarchy, sustained by honor and slavery. The political system, however, functioned effectively only as long as it remained a personal exercise between individuals, divorced from the anonymity of institutional parties. This antiparty tradition eliminated the distinction between men as individuals and as public representatives, which caused them to assessand interpret all political events and rhetoric in a personal manner. The election of and success of the Republicans' antisouthern, free soil program, therefore, presented an "insulting" challenge to personal, family, and community honor. As Olsen shows in detail, the sectional controversy engaged men where they measured themselves, in public, with and against their peers, and linked their understanding of masculinity with formal politics, through which the voters actually brought about secession. Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi provides a rich new perspective on the events leading up to the Civil War and will prove an invaluable tool for understanding the central crisis in American politics.
Trio Jane Crosswalk Koos Micro S45 Soil
La formula Trio Crosswalk di Jané Koos Micro è composta da: Passeggino Crosswalk Seggiolino Auto Koos Navicella Morbida Micro Borsa Crosswalk Bag è il sistema modulare Travel System comodo e versatile. Il telaio a 4 ruote è tubolare in alluminio, la seduta estraibile, reclinabile e reversibile fronte strada/fronte mamma. le ruote posteriori grandi, estraibili e dotate di sospensioni. La capottina estendibile con il parasole. E con il maniglione unico, Crosswalk è anche molto facile da guidare. Capottina estensibile Sdraietta reversibile ed estraibile. Reclinazione dello schienale in diverse posizioni per una maggiore comodità del bambino. Sospensioni indipendenti a corsa lunga nelle ruote posteriori. Semplicità ed efficacia di giro grazie allâ€(TM)equilibrato treno anteriore estraibile. Ruote di grandi dimensioni con pneumatici in PU 10 volte più resistenti degli penumatici tradizionali e con un grande potere di ammortizzazione. Doppia sicura del freno dallâ€(TM)impugnatura. Telaio tubolare in alluminio. Ancoraggio al telaio Pro-fix, che consente di estrarre comodamente tutti i portabebè e ovetti di Jané. Chiusura compatta con seduta in entrambi i sensi e ruote estraibili. Tipo di chiusura omologata 10% più compatta. Struttura posteriore a forma di “C†rovesciata che semplifica la guida del passeggino. Cestino portaoggetti con grande capacità di carico. Comprende Parapioggia Passegino, Manicotto Sicurezza e Borsa Con lo stesso DNA di Epic nasce il nuovo Crosswalk, il nuovo passeggino ad alto rendimento su ogni tipo di terreno e dalla chiusura compatta. Sofisticato in città e solido in campagna, con queste caratteristiche è il passeggino perfetto per tutti gli stili di vita. Le sue prestazioni avanzate rendono Crosswalk un passeggino facile e agile da guidare: pneumatici esclusivi di grandi dimensioni fabbricati in PU, dieci volte più resistenti, telaio tubolare in alluminio, sospensioni indipendenti nelle ruote posteriori e seduta più spaziosa con schienale reclinabile in diverse posizioni, compresa quella orizzontale per maggiore comodità del bambino. Crosswalk ha tutto ciò che si può chiedere a un passeggino. Dimensioni e Peso Passeggino Jane Crosswalk Dimensioni Aperto: x 60 x h cm Dimensioni Chiuso: 67 x 60 x 36h cm Peso: 10,6 Kg Navicella Jane Micro Il portabebè Micro di Jané è una scelta pratica e leggera per il trasporto e il riposo del bambino. La sua apertura rapida e senza complicazioni lo rende molto utile in situazioni che richiedono unâ€(TM)azione rapida e sicura. Il suo design curato si accompagna a una struttura in alluminio anodizzato che assicura grande qualità e stabilità. Il fondo rigido composto da un unico pezzo permette al bambino di risposare in tutta comodità. La capottina può essere piegata insieme alla struttura, fornendo una grande compattezza allâ€(TM)insieme. Capazo Micro comprende un coprigambe dotato di cerniera totale per facilitare il posizionamento del bambino. Seggiolino Auto Jane Koos Più design, più leggero e più sicuro. Koos è la nuova soluzione di Jané per il gruppo 0+. Koos è lâ€(TM)ovetto che unisce un peso estremamente leggero alla massima sicurezza. Fabbricato con tessuti traspiranti, Koos è molto confortevole per il bambino e comodo e maneggevole per i genitori. La sua struttura leggera altamente stabile lo rende un ovetto facile da trasportare e anche più sicuro per il bambino, dato che in caso di impatto la massa che si sposta è inferiore a quella di un ovetto più pesante. Il suo nuovo manico ergonomico consente il cambio di posizione in modo rapido, sicuro e più naturale. Koos è ideale per viaggiare ma anche per passeggiare, dato che dispone di un sistema Pro-fix che consente, con un unico movimento, di installarlo su tutti i telai Jané. Ovetto gruppo 0+ (fino a 13 kg) Il più leggero della sua categoria, solo 2,9 kg. Ergonomico manico per il trasporto reclinabile in 4 posizioni. Rivestimento rimovibile e lavabile. Comprende una capottina per proteggere dal sole e dal vento. Nuovo rinforzo con anima in Polistirolo Espanso che migliora la protezione in caso di impatto laterale. Terzo passante per le cinture. Test di posizione corretta. Scomparto portaoggetti. Struttura con polipropilene ad alta resistenza agli urti. Sistema Pro- fix che consente di montarlo e smontarlo comodamente su qualunque telaio Jané. Riduttore imbottito ed ergonomico che sostiene il collo e il corpo dei bambini più piccoli. Imbragatura di sicurezza a 3 punti. Cinture regolabili in 3 posizioni. Protezione integrale. Sistema di areazione che garantisce la circolazione permanente dellâ€(TM)aria. Blocco per la cintura dellâ€(TM)auto, che permette di tenderla per ottenere una maggiore stabilità.