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Book SynopsisComplete with information on buying and selling woods, useful contact addresses and a glossary of terms, Caring for Small Woods will prove the indispensable handbook.Table of ContentsIntroduction * Management Planning * Timber Production and Wood Products * Restocking and Establishment * Landscape and Visual Amenity * Wildlife Conservation * Recreation * Sporting * Shelter * Appendix 1:Recognizing Ancient Woodlands * Appendix 2: A Plan of Operations for a Small Wood * Appendix 3: Purchasing and Disposing of Woods * Appendix 4: Useful Addresses * Appendix 5: Further Reading * Glossary of Woodland Terms * References * Index

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Book SynopsisNew intellectual property regimes are entrenching new inequalities. Access to information is fundamental to the exercise of human rights and marketplace competition, but patents are being used to lock up vital educational, software, genetic and other information, creating a global property order dominated by a multinational elite. How did intellectual property rules become part of the World Trade Organization's free trade agreements? How have these rules changed the knowledge game for international business? What are the consequences for the ownership of biotechnology and digital technology, and for all those who have to pay for what was once shared information? Based on extensive interviews with key players, this book tells the story of these profound transformations in information ownership. The authors argue that in the globalized information society, the rich have found new ways to rob the poor, and shows how intellectual property rights can be more democratically defined.Trade Review'A singularly apposite book.' Computer Bulletin 'Well-written, vigorously argued and beautifully clear.' Journal of Public Administration 'A compelling read.' International Journal of Law and Information Technology 'The book provides an overview of how international property rules have been quietly redrawn in the past 20 years. An interesting point for the sector is the call for broader coalitions to be formed to challenge such measures.' Third Sector 'Information Feudalism succeeds where other works with similar goals fail. It presents a factually based analysis of the situation of the existing regime of international protection of ownership that requires serious attention.' International Journal of Law and Information Technology 'A thick, detailed and meticulously-researched narrative on how and why a significant policy change came to be made, including important insights into the perspectives of key actors and bodies. This book is to be warmly welcomed.' Journal of Public AdministrationTable of Contents1 Introduction: Why Information Feudalism'? * The Risks * Health-Hell in Africa * Why Sign TRIPS? * Efficiency * Freedom, Democracy and Intellectual Property * Overview. 2 Piracy: Cultural Trespassers * 'A pyrate and a rover on the sea' * Intellectual Property Piracy * A Little Intellectual Property History. 3 The Knowledge Game: Knowledge Profits * Laboratories of Knowledge * Patent Locks on Public Goods * Patent Locksmiths - the Patent Profession * Global Knowledge Cartels * The Knowledge Game * The Changing Knowledge Game. 4 Stealing from the Mind: Messages * Last Rites * The Problems * Pfizer's World of Ideas * Getting on Committees. 5 The Illusion of Sovereignty: Sovereign Poverty * Most wanted * The Caribbean. 6 The Bilaterals: The Trade Defence Initiative * The US Generalized System of Preferences * Section 301 * Designers, Lobbyists and Petitioners * Pinocchio's Nose * The Wolf at the Door. 7 Agendas and Agenda-setters - The Multilateral Game: The GATT * The WIPO Talkshop * Getting Intellectual property on the Trade Agenda: the Quad and the IPC * Punta del Este * 8 Persuasion and Principles Becoming a Community Standing on Principle: the 'Basic Framework' The Coalitionist Sweeping House. 9 At the Negotiating Table: Kick-off and Final Siren * Circles of Consensus * The Joy of Text * The Great Hero * 'DDT' * When the Chips are Down. 10 Biogopolies: Patent Privatization * Patent Addiction * Mother Nature's Software * Patent Engineering * The University-Industrial Knowledge Complex * Hard Core Cartels. 11 Infogopolies: Private Copyright * Software Blues * Hollywood Trade Ballyhoo * 'Mary had a little lamb'. 12 Democratic Property Rights: Good and Bad Property * Democratizing Intellectual Property * The puzzle of TRIPS. 13 Resisting the New Inequality The New Inequality Rethinking Piracy Reforming Patent Office Regultion Deliberation on the Council for TRIPS. 14 On the Importance of the Publicness of Knowledge: Propertyless Creativity * Protecting Private Property, Protecting Public Universities * Global Publics, Public Goods and Knowledge.

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Book SynopsisThe straight eight engine, also known as the inline eight engine, was the driving force behind some of the most fascinating luxury vehicles of the first half of the twentieth century. From its introduction in the 1920s through its demise in the 1950s, the straight eight graced a number of upmarket vehicles from makers like Pontiac, Packard, and Daimler, and even appeared under the hood of the hyper-exclusive Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, of which only eighteen models were produced. Although it was eventually replaced by the V8 engine, the straight eight engine can be found in some of the most valuable and sought-after vehicles of all time. Keith Ray's The Straight Eight Engine is the first volume to be published about this extraordinary mechanism. Featuring four hundred images, the book is a lush tribute to an automotive component likely to never be equaled for smoothness and refinement.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionWhy the Straight Eight?Technical Problems with Straight Eight Engine DesignThe Straight Eight: A Kiss Of Death?The Birth of the Straight Eight AutomobileAn Overview of the ManufacturersAlfa RomeoAlvisAmilcarArrol-AsterAuburnBalboaBallotBentleyBeverley-BarnesBrennaborBrough SuperiorBugattiBuickBurneyChandlerChenard et WalckerChryslerCordDaimlerDe Dion BoutonDe SotoDelageDianaDiattoDodgeDuesenbergDupontElcarEssexFerrari (Auto Avio 815)FiatFNFrontenacGardnerGraf & StiftGraham-PaigeHamptonHartzHillmanHorchHudsonHupmobileIsotta FraschiniJensenJordanKenworthyKisselLa SalleLanchesterLeylandLocomobileMarendazMarmonMaseratiMathisMcFarlanMercedes BenzMillerMinervaMoonNashOldsmobileOpelPackardPanhard LevassorPeerlessPierce ArrowPontiacRailtonRallyRenaultReoRickenbackerRoamerRohrRolland PilainRolls-RoyceRuxtonSalmsonSkodaStearns-KnightStoewerStudebakerStutzSunbeamTriumphWeigelWindsorWolseleyZis & ZilStraight Eights in the Air and on the WaterStraight Eight AdvertisingIndex

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Book SynopsisThis exciting book breaks new ground by introducing the amateur to the ideas and concepts, both theoretical and practical, of robotics - a nascent discipline which will radically change the way we work. Although today we use the term 'robots', in the future other terms will have to be coined in order to describe their utility & capabilities. The book is divided into two sections: 1: How and why robots work and how they are controlled. 2: How to make a simple two-legged humanoid robot that can be programmed to walk. There are no complicated formulae or equations to grapple with or complicated circuit diagrams to decipher, and you don't have to be either a machinist or a programmer - everything is presented in clear, concise, everyday English. The robot can be built quickly on a workbench, or even a kitchen table, with a minimum number of handtools, and all the parts are easily available in the UK and the USA. This is a fascinating and unique book which explains the basics of a subject which is the next generation of model engineering, combining construction skills with computer programming and teaches you to build and run a working robot which can be controlled from any personal computer.Table of ContentsHistory and Future. The Modern Robot. Mobile Robots. Running Motors. Encoders and Amplifiers. Sensors, Input and Output. Computer and Software. Robot Control Language. Robotic Vision. Selecting a Robot Design for Building. Skills, Tools, Time & Materials. Making the Walking Robot. Programming. Short Glossary of Robotic Terms. Table of ASCII Values. Scott Edwards Controller Information. Information on Software Discs. Drawing and Construction Notes. Component Supplier Information.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first of three essential reference volumes for those concerned with theinstallation and servicing of domestic and industrial gas equipment. This volumeexplains the basic principles underlying the practical and theoretical aspects ofinstalling and servicing gas appliances and associated equipment, from the basics ofcombustion, to burners, pressure and flow, transfer of heat, controls, as well asmaterials and processes, electrical aspects, and metering and measuring devices.The revised fifth edition is brought fully up to date with current Standards andlegislation to reflect recent developments in industry, in line with requirements of theACS Certificates of Competence and NVQs. Covering both natural gas andliquefied petroleum gas, the many illustrations and worked examples includedthroughout the text will help the reader to understand the principles under discussion.Volume 1 of the Gas Service Technology Series will enable the reader to put intopractice the safe installation and servicing procedures described in the companionvolumes: Domestic Gas Installation Practice (Volume 2), and Industrial andCommercial Gas Installation Practice (Volume 3). Combining a comprehensivereference with practical application in real-world engineering contexts, Volume 1provides an essential handbook for all aspects of fundamental gas servicingtechnology, ideal for both students new to the field as well as professionals and noneoperational professionals (e.g. specifiers, managers, supervisors) as an ongoing source of reference.Table of ContentsProperties of gases; Combustion; Liquefied petroleum gas; Burners; Energy; Pressureand gas flow; Control of pressure; Measurement of gas; Basic electricity; Transfer ofheat; Gas controls; Materials and processes; Tools; Measuring devices.

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Book SynopsisEDE 99 (Engineering Design Education Conference 99) is an important international event bringing together a range of experts from engineering design education to showcase the latest ideas and innovations.Table of ContentsThe continuum of design education; learning to design or designing to learn?; teaching design in secondary schools; developing observation and spatial skills; IT in design; international comparisons; poster papers - projects; poster papers - courses and models; poster papers -student admission and training.

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Book SynopsisOn September 1st 1996, ISO 14001 was published, worldwide. Written over five years in consultation with international industrial experts, non-governmental organizations and regulators, this environmental management systems standard will help organizations manage their impacts on the environment, no matter what their size, nature or location. The implications for the future are enormous. But what does the standard mean in the real world? What changes do managers have to make to accommodate its principles? What decisions need to be faced and when? Is it really going to make a difference or is it just another case of global greenwash? Will it be another missed opportunity for you, your organisation, or your market? At the start of what promises to be a worldwide explosion of interest in standardised EMSs, ISO 14001 and Beyond looks at their creation, their use, and their limitations, attempting to discover the essential truth about this important management tool and where it will take industry. ISO 14001 and Beyond assembles the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field to record their thoughts and experiences on the new standard, its advantages and disadvantages. The book is designed to provide the reader with enough information with which to form an opinion on the future, and how that will influence subsequent actions. It also provides reassurance that, although the problems are real, so are the solutions. ISO 14001 and Beyond gives you the opportunity to read what some of the best minds have made of the standard so far and what they think lies ahead. There are reports covering a global spectrum of concern: from the US, Russia, Japan, Canada, Germany, the UK, and more; from multinationals, small- and medium-sized enterprises, local government, universities and professional bodies. All this material is gathered together in one book to give you the best, most meaningful information for the crucial decisions that you will need to make in the coming months.Trade ReviewThis lively and wide-ranging book provides the clearest account yet of the difference between a public commitment to a standard ... and a proven commitment to actual environmental improvement. This book is timely indeed. Recommended. -- Martin Wright, 'Tomorrow'Table of ContentsForeword John Elkington Introduction: ISO 14001 and beyond: EMS in the real world Christopher Sheldon Part 1: Laying down the law: How self-regulation came of age 1. Beyond 14001: An introduction to the ISO 14000 series Dick Hortensius and Mark Barthel 2. Neither international nor standard: The Limits of ISO 14001 as an instrument of global corporate environmental management Harris Gleckman and Riva Krut 3. The ISO 14001 environmental management systems standard: One American's view Christopher L. Bell 4. Squaring the circle: Fundamental barriers to effective environmental product labelling Mark Smith 5. Trade, competitiveness and the environment Donal O'Laoire 6. Environmental management standards and certification: Do they add value? Tim J. Sunderland Part 2: Coping strategies: Important trends 7. Environmental management systems: Challenges for Russian manufacturing industry Jim Hutchison, Anatoly Pichugin and Ann Smith 8. Attitudes and experiences of the Japanese business community vis-a-vis EMS standards Tomoko Kurasaka 9. Environmental management systems: ISO 14001 issues for developing countries Aidan Davy 10. Training and environmental management systems Andy Wells 11. Environmental management standards: Who cares? Andrew Blaza and Nicky Chambers 12. Targeting sustainability: The positive application of ISO 14001 Philip Sutton 13. From EMAS to SMAS: Charting the course from environmental management to sustainability Andrea Spencer-Cooke Part 3: Tactical responses: Managers at the greenface 14. Beyond ISO 14001: Ontario Hydro's environmental management system Philip M. Stoesser 15. EMAS implementation at Hipp in Germany Matthias Gelber, Bernhard Hanf and Sven Huther 16. Training: Preparations for maintaining effective environmental management systems Gabriele Crognale 17. Eco-management and audit scheme for UK Local Authorities: Three years on Nigel Riglar 18. Environmental management standards: What do SMEs think? Ruth Hillary 19. Towards innovative, more eco-efficient product design strategies J.M. Cramer 20. Establishing workable environmental objectives Alison Bird 21. Environment risk: Assessment, management and prevention of loss David Shillito

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Book SynopsisEvery organization, public and private, no matter what its size, purchases goods and services. Large organizations also have considerable influence over the practices of their suppliers. As greener purchasing practices have become more common in large organisations, the implications for companies in the supply chain have similarly increased. Yet greener purchasing policies remain the exception rather than the norm in large organizations. Why is this? And how can environmental purchasing practices that have produced tangible business benefits for a number of companies worldwide receive wider take-up?Greener Purchasing: Opportunities and Innovations has been published to facilitate the development and dissemination of best practice in environmental supply chain and procurement management worldwide. Divided into four sections, covering "The Public Sector", "The Private Sector", "Innovations" and "Case Studies", this book brings together international expertise from four continents, including contributions from organisations such as the US EPA, Environment Canada, Procter & Gamble, Xerox and The Body Shop, as well as describing burgeoning new initiatives such as the Japanese and European Green Purchasing Networks. It provides a number of checklists and examples on how to establish and maintain successful greener purchasing and supply chain practices in order to bring not only environmental, but business value to organisations of all sizes.The book is essential reading for purchasing officers, environmental managers, CEOs, consultants, academics and students interested in the topic around the world.Trade ReviewA superb coverage of this complex topic, including loads of real-life checklists and company criteria. - 'The Green Business Letter'Table of ContentsForeword Björn Stigson, World Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentIntroduction Trevor RusselSection 1: Public purchasing1. Implementation of public green procurement programmes Tapio Pento, University of Jyvaskala, Finland2. Towards greener government procurement: An Environment Canada case study Environment Canada, Corporate Services, Administration Directorate3. Environmentally preferable purchasing: The US experience William Sanders, US Environmental Protection Agency4. The greening of public procurement in the Netherlands Nicolien van der Grijp, Vrije University, Netherlands5. Issues for environmental purchasing in australian local government Wayne Wescott, Environs Australia6. Nordic countries' green public procurement of paper Tito Gronow, Conference of European Paper Industries, Belgium Tapio Pento, University of Jyvaeskylae, Finland Alain Rajotte, University of Paris, France7. Greener purchasing and trade rules: Can they be reconciled? Stig Yding Sorensen, Centre for Alternative Social Analysis, Denmark Trevor RusselSection 2: Private purchasing8. Encouraging green procurement practices in business: A Canadian case study in programme development Michael J. Birett, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Canada9. Do-It-Yourself or Do-It-Together? The implementation of sustainable timber purchasing policies by DIY retailers in the UK David F. Murphy, New Academy of Business, UK Jem Bendell, University of Bristol, UK10. Small and medium-sized enterprises: The implications of greener purchasing Robert Baylis, Lianne Connell and Andrew Flynn, Cardiff University, UK11. An exploratory examination of environmentally responsible straight rebuy purchases in large Australian organisations Michael Jay Polonsky, Philip Henry and Craig Schweizer, University of Newcastle, Australia Harry Brooks, University of Western Sydney, Australia12. Integrating environmental criteria into purchasing decisions: Value added? Jim Hutchison, University of Hertfordshire, UK13. Global environmental management: An opportunity for partnerships Julie M. Haines, US-Asia Environmental Partnership, USASection 3: Innovations14. The Green Purchasing Network, Japan Hiroyuki Sato, Japanese Green Purchasing Network15. The European Green Purchasing Network: Addressing purchasers across sectors and boundaries Raymond van Ermen, European Partners for the Environment Arndt Mielisch, ICLEI, Germany16. Putting the green into greener purchasing: Protecting nature consciously Philip Sutton and Kathy Preece, Green Innovations Inc., Australia17. The role of independent eco-labelling in environmental purchasing Michael Jones, UK Eco-labelling Board18. Ethical purchasing: Developing the supply chain beyond the environment Rita Godfrey, The Body Shop, UKSection 4: Case studies19. The practicalities of greener purchasing: A guide with examples from Washington state Sandra Cannon, Battelle, USA20. Enabling environmentally conscious decision-making in supply chains: The Xerox example Kirstie McIntyre, Xerox, UK21. Purchasing operations at Digital's Computer Asset Recovery Facility Joseph Sarkis, Clark University, USA Mark Liffers and Susan Malette, Digital Equipment Corp., USA22. Integrating environmental considerations into purchasing programmes at Procter & Gamble Robert J. Shimp, Procter & Gamble, USA Henri de Henau, Procter & Gamble, Belgium23. Environmental purchasing: Some thoughts and an IBM case study Brian Whitaker24. How effective is B&Q's timber purchasing policy in encouraging sustainable forest management? Liz Humphrey, University of Sussex, UK

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Book SynopsisThis remarkable anthology of classical agricultural texts, entitled `Farm Work'' or Geoponika, was compiled at the behest of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (AD 913-959). Under his direction a series of handbooks was produced, distilling useful knowledge from more than a millennium of Greek and Latin writing on various subjects of practical use from diplomacy and siege warfare to farming. It is of particular value to modern scholars because it quotes from texts that have long since been lost to the world, particularly from authors of the late classical period whose works reflected the agricultural practices of Anatolia, Africa and the Near East.Although the Geoponika has been known in Britain since it was first published here in 1704, there has only been the one English translation, by the Rev. Thomas Owen in 1804/5. Andrew Dalby has considered the original afresh, leaning on the more modern edition of the Greek by Beckh in 1894, and has come up with a more fluent and comprehensible version for the present-day reader. His expertise in matters of food and cookery in the classical and Byzantine world has contributed greatly to the wider utility of his translation. So little is known, or published, about Byzantine food culture and domestic economy that this book should be a really important step forward for students and scholars alike.

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Book SynopsisIn 1924 at Koberwitz, the estate of Count and Countess Keyserlingk, Rudolf Steiner gave a key course of lectures on agriculture. At a time when industrial methods were being introduced into farming, Steiner had a radically different, evolutionary, vision. Based on a revitalized relationship with nature, his approach encompassed knowledge of the cosmos, the elemental world and the earth, and utilized special planting methods and preparations. Today his biodynamic agriculture is widely valued and used around the world. In addition to the lively and entertaining accounts of the agriculture course held at Koberwitz, this extraordinary book features Countess Keyserlingk's memories of her meetings with Rudolf Steiner. Steiner told the Countess that she had a consciousness which would be usual 'in the third millennium', and her reminiscences reflect this uncommon quality! Also included are essays by the editor which incorporate rare material such as the communications received by Countess Keyserlingk after Steiner's death. This book will be of interest to students of biodynamics as well as those interested in how Rudolf Steiner worked to develop anthroposophy. It is compiled and edited by Adalbert Graf von Keyserlingk, the son of the Count and Countess who hosted the Koberwitz conference.

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Book SynopsisThe honey bee has lived in close association with human beings for millennia. Tragically, however, humanity's once intimate connection with this unique creature has been harmed by our increasingly utilitarian and exploitative dealings with the natural world. We are now in urgent need of re-establishing a deeper relationship, not just for the sake of the bees themselves but for the whole of nature - and of course for ourselves.Lorenzen - a true master beekeeper - provides numerous insights to enable a more fruitful engagement with the living world. Offering an enrichment of the knowledge and practice of beekeeping, he discusses the origins of the honey bee, its relationship to the floral kingdom, the digestion of the bee, the treatment of bee diseases as well as appropriate beekeeping techniques. He also develops subtle spiritual concepts such as the idea of the bee colony as an 'individuality' and 'group-soul', providing new depth and wisdom to our understanding of how bees live and work.This small book, a hidden gem that has never before appeared in English, is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of the honey bee and the future of humanity.Table of ContentsForeword - Introduction - Relation of the honey bee to the floral kingdom, and the developmental level of digestion in the bee - On the treatment of bee diseases - The origin of the honeybee - The bee colony as an individuality and group-soul - The question of appropriate beekeeping techniques

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Book SynopsisNot many British schoolgirls have grown up to become revolutionary heroes of distant, eastern nations but Muriel Stewart Walker did just that. Under a multitude of different names - 'K'tut Tantri' and 'Surabaya Sue' being the best know - she joined in the struggle for Indonesian independence after the Second World War and broadcast its revolutionary message to the world on Rebel Radio. But she did more and smuggled arms, and probably drugs, to help finance the new Republic and experienced bloody battle in the British attack on Surabaya that some have seen as a war crime. She went on to become an intimate of the revolutionary leaders and finally lived to see Indonesia take its place amongst the free nations of the world. Glaswegian 'Surabaya Sue' is virtually unknown in the West and, even in Indonesia, there have always been doubts about her version of events that many have dismissed outright as a blatant mixture of outrageous fantasy and dishonest omissions. Snow over Surabaya happily embraces those doubts and brings a new, spirited account of her adventures in that tempestuous world.

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Book SynopsisWe all rely on charts to navigate at sea - but are we missing essential information? A mass of data is included on each chart and deciphering the many symbols and abbreviations can be complicated. The accuracy of some charted depths can be trusted entirely while others should be treated with caution. This book will tell you where to find and how to understand this vital knowledge. This updated second edition explains how charts are compiled before guiding you through the elements that make up these vital navigational tools. Improve your understanding of charts and you will navigate with increased safety and confidence. Understanding a Nautical Chart offers superb value as, in addition to a wealth of practical advice, there is a key to all the recently updated chart symbols and abbreviations from Symbols and Abbreviations Used on Admiralty Charts (5011). It includes information on electronic charts, explains how to update a chart and how to establish the accuracy of each chart. It is ideal for professional mariners and leisure sailors.Trade Review“The author was an Admiral in the Royal Navy, is now Chief Executive of the RNLI and is still a keen yachtsman. He knows of what he writes. At a cost of just under £20, this is a bargain and an invaluable asset to any chart table.” (Royal Cruising Club, May 2018) “If you’d like to demystify the world of nautical navigation, this handy guide will teach you how to read a chart and navigate safely… simple to understand and filled with helpful illustrations. With this book on your chart table, you can feel confident and ready for an adventure next time you set sail.” (Lifeboat Magazine, Summer 2018) “This is unashamedly a book about paper charts and it’s a good addition to use as an aide memoire or if you are going to take a course in navigation.” (Classic Sailor, July 2018) "Highly recommended... a very valuable resource... almost everyone will take something from it." (Sailing Today) "Not only does the book provide a complete key to chart symbols, it explains the way they are compiled." (Yachting World) "He writes delightfully; his asides won from a long professional acquaintance with the sea are always apposite and often amusing, sharing with me for instance an appreciation of the hard-won good sense and often romance to be found in the august pages of the Admiralty Pilots. This, and his book following Learn the Nautical Rules of the Road is highly commended to all those who venture to set forth upon Neptune's Realm." (Julian Stockwin, Jan 2018) "With fascinating anecdotes, including the opening line `I have been lost at sea on a number of occasions' and the tale of the 1992 grounding of the QE2 off Martha's Vineyard, this is essential reading for professionals and enthusiasts alike." (Practical Boat Owner, Jan 2018) "Any skipper, of any level of experience, will learn plenty from studying this book. You may be shocked at the revelation that a chart is never 100% accurate but, knowing the limitations of the tools at your command, may one day keep you out of trouble. This is an author who displays an in-depth command of his subject." (Yachting Life, March 2018)Table of Contents1-What is a Chart? 2-A Chart is Never 100% Accurate. 3-What the Chart-Maker Does for Us. 4-Other Relevant Documentation. 5-How to Use a Chart. 6-Orientation. 7-The Basics (and Where to Find Them). 8-Depth and Elevations. 9-Landmarks, Lights and Coastal Features. 10-Dangers: Wrecks, Rocks and Obstructions. 11-Navigation Restrictions and Limits. 12-Radar and Radio. 13-Tides, Tidal Streams and Currents. 14-Small Craft Features. 15-Other Charting Authorities. 16-GPS. 17-Digital Charting. Symbols & Abbreviations used on Admiralty Paper Charts.

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Book SynopsisA handy, splash-proof, on-the-water summary of the key things you need to know about navigation at sea: the perfect quick reference guide to keep onboard. The book covers all the navigation essentials: charts, compass, tides, standard and secondary ports, dead reckoning, estimated position, course to steer, lights, GPS, waypoints and buoyage in a highly illustrated format making it easy to understand at a glance – ideal for those moments when you need an answer, and you need it fast! Spiral bound, this little companion stands up to frequent use and serves as a great aide-memoire.Trade Review"...a handy splash proof guide to navigation...covers all the essentials...easy onboard use" (Boat Mart) "A handy waterproof onboard guide for those learning navigation or wanting an aide-memoire." (Yachting Monthly)Table of ContentsCharts; Latitude & Longitude; Compass; Tides; Standard Ports; Secondary Ports; Tidal Streams; Dead Reckoning (DR); Estimated Position (EP); Course To Steer; Lights; GPS & Waypoints; Buoyage

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Book SynopsisElectricity is vital on board most boats: to keep their systems running and to provide the crew with the services they expect. Much of it will be professionally fitted and many yachtsmen will have little knowledge about the finer detail of electric circuits. But, given the importance of electrical power, some understanding of it is likely to be useful: either to use when required away from the marina or to repair and upgrade your systems. This book is written to provide that understanding and to allow you to undertake electrical jobs on board yourself, properly and safely. It removes the mystique of boat electrics and gives you the confidence to tackle the jobs when you need to. Included are the minimum formulae and theory required, focussing more on the practical – using simple language and clear illustrations. There are tutorials, from using a multimeter and wiring a circuit, to troubleshooting electrical faults, all using easy-to-follow photo sequences. The book also looks at tasks such as choosing solar panels and batteries and connecting navigational instruments. The book is a great manual for a yachtsman needing to keep the power flowing. It has been thoroughly modernised and updated for this new edition by boating electric wizard Oliver Ballam.Trade Review“A book to be kept on the boat together with a selection of the well-illustrated tools… will be immediately useful, even to the least confident.” (Yachting Monthly) “Straightforward in presentation, this work offers easy-to-read explanations... The book is a typical good quality Fernhurst product: soft-back; clearly printed on good paper with copious illustration.” (Cruising Association) “This useful guide avoids too much theory but encourages better organisation and an understanding of personal priorities. Even those of us who are privately determined to use professionals whenever possible, would be well advised to read this book and keep it on board, for the moments when self-reliance is unavoidable.” (Yachting Monthly)Table of ContentsThe Authors; Introduction; 1. The Basics, 2. The Tools, 3. Multimeters, 4. Batteries, 5. Electrical Supply, 6. Switches & Relays, 7. Connections, 8. Wiring, 9. Circuits, 10. Electric Motors & Alternators, 11. Navigation Instruments, 12. Anodes, 13. Soldering, 14. Power Consumption; Appendix: Useful Tables, Useful Formulae

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Book Synopsis'The most important task of the bees, apart from the preparation of honey, wax and propolis, is the healing of the atmosphere! The honey bee, apis mellifera, alone, is able to perform this task. This is its first and foremost purpose.' - Ralf RoessnerDescribing the Genius of Bees as the 'group consciousness' of the hive, Ralf Roessner presents an extraordinary commentary based on first-hand spiritual-scientific research and experience. He studies the mission of the Genius of Bees, the hexagonal structure of 'the crystalline heaven' within which the bees operate, and the healing of the world through their work. Roessner elucidates the relationships between the Genius of Bees, the elemental world and the human being. He also speaks of his personal experiences with the organic 'earth hive', giving instructions on how they are made, and offers practical advice on tackling the varroa mite. In this unique and original work, the author, '...attempts to describe the secrets of creation as far as he has experienced these himself'. As he goes on to clarify: 'Many matters, which could only be vaguely perceived in former times, can now be investigated in a spiritual-scientific manner.A secret is only a secret to the extent it escapes the individual human being's powers of consciousness'. Anyone seeking deeper insights into the world of the honey bee will be enriched by the content of this book.Table of ContentsPreface - INTRODUCTION - The Signs of Change - THE MISSION OF THE GENIUS OF THE BEES - Cosmic Fertilization - About the Physical, Etheric, Astral and Spiritual Plane - The Influence of Elemental Beings - Plant Growth Within the Mantle of Warmth Ether - The Language of Form in Plants, Cosmic Fertilization of Blossoms - Further Details on the Act of Fertilization - THE HEALING OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE GENIUS OF THE BEES - The Crystalline Heaven - The Etheric Body of the Earth - On the Origin of the Genius of the Bees - The Influence of the Heart and the Mission of the Geniusof the Bees - STRUCTURE OF THE BEES, HEXAGONAL STRUCTURE OF THE CRYSTALLINE HEAVEN - THE HUMAN BEING AND THE GENIUS OF THE BEES - The Bee, the Human Being and Elemental Beings - Communicating with the Genius of the Bees - BEE LIFE WITHIN THE EARTH HIVE - A Special Experience - What the Genius of the Bees Wanted to Tell Me - How Can the Human Being Help? - THE GENIUS OF BEES - PRACTICAL TASKS - The Earth Hive From Masuria - Proportions/Recipe - Catching a Swarm with a Brood Comb - Further Advice When Working with the Earth Hive - The Varroa Treatment - Additional Feeding - FINAL THOUGHTS - The First Encounter of Man and Bee

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Book SynopsisFrom around 130 million years ago flowering plants and insects have evolved together in something called co-evolution. This has resulted in a number of different ways of attracting insects to the plants.Entomophilous plant species have frequently evolved mechanisms to make themselves more appealing to insects, e.g. brightly coloured or scented flowers, nectar, or appealing shapes and patterns. Pollen grains of entomophilous plants are generally larger than the fine pollens or anemophilous (wind-pollinated) plants, which has to be produced in much larger quantities because such a high proportion is wasted. This is energetically costly, but in contrast, entomophilous plants have to bear the energetic costs of producing nectar. Butterflies and moths have hairy bodies and long proboscides which can probe deep into tubular flowers. Butterflies mostly fly by day and are particularly attracted to pink, mauve and purple flowers. The flowers are often large and scented, and the stamens are so-positioned that pollen is deposited on the insects while they feed on the nectar. Moths are mostly nocturnal and are attracted by night-blooming plants. The flowers of these are often tubular, pale in colour and fragrant only at night. Hawkmoths tend to visit larger flowers and hover as they feed; they transfer pollen by means of the proboscis. Other moths land on the usually smaller flowers, which may be aggregated into flower heads. Their energetic needs are not as great as those of hawkmoths and they are offered smaller quantities of nectar. Flowers pollinated by bees and wasps vary in shape, colour and size. Yellow or blue plants are often visited, and flowers may have ultra-violet nectar guides, that help the insect to find the nectary. Some flowers, like sage or pea, have lower lips that will only open when sufficiently heavy insects, such as bees, land on them. With the lip depressed, the anthers may bow down to deposit pollen on the insect''s back. Other flowers, like tomato, may only liberate their pollen by buzz pollination, a technique in which a bumblebee will cling on to a flower while vibrating its flight muscles, and the dislodges the pollen. Because bees care for their brood, they need to collect more food than to just maintain themselves and, therefore, are important pollinators. Other bees are nectar thieves and bite their way through the corolla in order to raid the nectary, in the process bypassing the reproductive structures. Some plant species co-evolved with a particular pollinator species, such as the bee orchid. The species is almost exclusively self-pollinating in its northern ranges but is pollinated by the solitary bee Eucera in the Mediterranean area. The plant attracts these insects by producing a scent that mimics the scent of the female bee. In addition, the lip acts as a decoy, as the male bee confuses it with a female that is visiting a pink flower. Pollen transfer occurs during the ensuing pseudo-copulation. Inflorescences pollinated by beetles tend to be flat with open corollas or small flowers clustered in a head with multiple, projecting anthers that shed pollen readily. The flowers are often green or pale-coloured, and heavily-scented, often with fruity or spicy aromas, but sometimes with odours of decaying organic matter. Some, like the giant water lily, include traps designed to retain the beetles in contact with the reproductive parts for longer periods. Other Nectar GuidesNectar guides can be both visible and invisible to the human eye but more importantly they are very visible to the bees in the ultraviolet spectrum. This adaptation benefits both the flower (more efficient pollination) and the bee (rapid collection of nectar). 

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Book SynopsisSplitting Colonies is an important means of colony increase and swarming mitigation. Splitting is an art as much as a science. It should be noted splitting timing will vary year to year based on the local weather and conditions. This book contains information on when to split based on when the nectar flow starts in your area. Several splitting methods are discussed such as a "walk away split," split with a mated queen, and a split with swarm cells. Each method has its benefits and detriments. The genesis for this book was a Bee Culture article (Splitting Colonies: Second Edition, Bee Culture, July, 2022)."''Splitting Colonies for the Small-Scale Beekeeper'' provides a good overview of the biology of, and the skills needed, to become successful at this most critical beekeeping management operation."Kim Flottum - Growing Planet Media"Well illustrated and very easy to follow splitting a colony information. Very helpful for beginners and more experienced beekeepers alike."Dewey Caron - University of Delaware"''Splitting Colonies for the Small-Scale Beekeeper'' by David MacFawn. It''s all there whether you are a small, medium or large beekeeper ... Learn to do it successfully here!!"Jerry Hayes - Editor, Bee Culture Magazine 

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Book Synopsis"My earliest recollection of Colkirk was, I think, the Diamond Jubilee of good Queen Victoria in 1897 ... " Alfred Absolon's memoir is a unique window into life in rural Norfolk before the Great War and a story full of his family's farming heritage. He grows up on his aunt's farm in the village of Colkirk. This is a place where folklore is as real as the seasons and the harvest is gathered by men and horses. The threshing machine is powered by a steam engine, and the village is home to traditional craftsmen who practice a fading way of life. This is an authentic and unforgettable first-person account of life in a Norfolk village at the turn of the century (1897-1929)

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Book SynopsisHot on the heels of Raspberry Pi 5, this update to our best-selling Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi line opens up a new generation of 1990s and 2000s consoles to rediscover. Building a retro console is one of the most popular starter projects. Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi 3rd Edition walks new Raspberry Pi owners step-by-step to build their own games console with the latest cases, screens, joysticks, and gaming components. Readers learn how to program their own games, including nineties virtual pets, text adventures, Pong, and Mole-Bop. Build arcade machines. Recreate consoles. Rediscover classic computers. It's packed with projects and inspiration!

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