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The construction industry is the largest single waste producing
industry in the UK. Ensuring a supply chain of recycled materials
affords many potential gains, achieved through: reducing the
material volume transported to already over-burdened landfill
sites, possible cost reductions to the contractor/client when
considering the landfill tax saved and the potential for lower cost
material replacements, a reduction in the environmental impact of
quarrying and the saving of depleting natural material resources.
Reuse of Materials and Byproducts in Construction: Waste
Minimization and Recycling addresses use of waste and by products
in the construction industry. An over view of new "green" design
guides to encourage best practice will be examined and current
legislation that channels on site practices, such as site waste
management plans. Fundamental individual construction materials are
discussed and the process of reforming by products and waste
products into new construction materials is investigated, examining
the material performance, energy required to convert waste into new
products and viability of recycling. The main range of
constructional materials will be examined. Aimed at postgraduate
students, lecturers and researchers in construction and civil
engineering, the book will also be of interest to professional
design practices.
This highly multidisciplinary collection discusses an increasingly
important topic among scholars in science and technology studies:
objectivity in science. It features eleven essays on scientific
objectivity from a variety of perspectives, including philosophy of
science, history of science, and feminist philosophy. Topics
addressed in the book include the nature and value of scientific
objectivity, the history of objectivity, and objectivity in
scientific journals and communities. Taken individually, the essays
supply new methodological tools for theorizing what is valuable in
the pursuit of objective knowledge and for investigating its
history. The essays offer many starting points, while suggesting
new avenues of research. Taken collectively, the essays exemplify
the very virtues of objectivity that they theorize-in reading them
together, the reader can sense various anxieties about the
dangerously subjective in our age and locate commonalities of
concern as well as differences of approach. As a result, the volume
offers an expansive vision of a research community seeking a
communal understanding of its own methods and its own epistemic
anxieties, struggling to enunciate the key problems of knowledge of
our time and offer insight into how to overcome them.
Individual Differences in Imaging contains several suggestions for
research and how it can be conducted. This book is useful for
people with an interest in the nature and functions of mental
imagery.
One of the most significant developments in current literary
studies is the rediscovery and reevaluation of texts by British
writers of African descent. This volume combines popular texts with
hard-to-find selections in a format that enables students to place
them in their historical and cultural contexts. For instructors,
the collection offers reliable texts, stimulating context pieces,
and the most useful modern critical essays. The book is divided
into four sections: Narratives, Poetry, Voices (letters), and
Criticism. Native African and African-heritage authors living in
Great Britain and British colonies include Ukawasaw Gronniosaw, an
African prince; John Jea, a preacher; Mary Prince, a slave living
in the West Indies; and Juan Francisco Manzano, a slave living in
Cuba.
Edwina and Jonathan Lovelock are to divorce - hardly the best
advertisement for 'Perfect Partners', the dating agency they run
together. When a prospective client is revealed as a journalist
looking to write a blistering expose of dating agencies, the couple
have a battle on their hands. Sparkily amusing, combining a
satirical glimpse of the cynical yet romantic world of dating
agencies with a witty, touching personal drama.-2 women, 2 men
The essays gathered here demonstrate and justify the excitement and
promise of cognitive historicism, providing a lively introduction
to this new and quickly growing area of literary studies. Written
by eight leading critics whose work has done much to establish the
new field, they display the significant results of a largely
unprecedented combination of cultural and cognitive analysis. The
authors explore both narrative and dramatic genres, uncovering the
tensions among presumably universal cognitive processes, and the
local contexts within which complex literary texts are produced.
Alan Richardson's opening essay evaluates current approaches to the
study of literature and cognition, locating them on the map of
recent literary studies, indicating their most compelling
developments to date, and suggesting the most promising future
directions. The seven essays that follow provide innovative
readings of topics ranging from Shakespeare (Othello, Macbeth,
Cymbeline, The Rape of Lucrece) through Samuel Richardson's
Clarissa, to contemporary authors Ian McEwan and Gilbert
Sorrentino. They underscore some of the limitations of new
historicist and post-structuralist approaches to literary cultural
studies while affirming the value of supplementing rather than
supplanting them with insights and methods drawn from cognitive and
evolutionary theory. Together, they demonstrate the analytical
power of considering these texts in the context of recent studies
of cultural universals, 'theory of mind,' cognitive categorization
and genre, and neural-materialist theories of language and
consciousness. This groundbreaking collection holds appeal for a
broad audience, including students and teachers of literary theory,
literary history, cultural studies, and literature and science
studies.
If there is a movement or school that epitomizes analytic
philosophy in the middle of the twentieth century, it is logical
empiricism. Logical empiricists created a scientifically and
technically informed philosophy of science, established
mathematical logic as a topic in and tool for philosophy, and
initiated the project of formal semantics. Accounts of analytic
philosophy written in the middle of the twentieth century gave
logical empiricism a central place in the project. The second wave
of interpretative accounts was constructed to show how philosophy
should progress, or had progressed, beyond logical empiricism. The
essays survey the formative stages of logical empiricism in central
Europe and its acculturation in North America, discussing its main
topics, and achievements and failures, in different areas of
philosophy of science, and assessing its influence on philosophy,
past, present, and future.
The construction industry is the largest single waste producing
industry in the UK. Ensuring a supply chain of recycled materials
affords many potential gains, achieved through: reducing the
material volume transported to already over-burdened landfill
sites, possible cost reductions to the contractor/client when
considering the landfill tax saved and the potential for lower cost
material replacements, a reduction in the environmental impact of
quarrying and the saving of depleting natural material resources.
Reuse of Materials and Byproducts in Construction: Waste
Minimization and Recycling addresses use of waste and by products
in the construction industry. An over view of new "green" design
guides to encourage best practice will be examined and current
legislation that channels on site practices, such as site waste
management plans. Fundamental individual construction materials are
discussed and the process of reforming by products and waste
products into new construction materials is investigated, examining
the material performance, energy required to convert waste into new
products and viability of recycling. The main range of
constructional materials will be examined. Aimed at postgraduate
students, lecturers and researchers in construction and civil
engineering, the book will also be of interest to professional
design practices.
In this provocative and original study, Alan Richardson examines an
entire range of intellectual, cultural, and ideological points of
contact between British Romantic literary writing and the
pioneering brain science of the time. Richardson breaks new ground
in two fields, revealing a significant and undervalued facet of
British Romanticism while demonstrating the 'Romantic' character of
early neuroscience. Crucial notions like the active mind,
organicism, the unconscious, the fragmented subject, instinct and
intuition, arising simultaneously within the literature and
psychology of the era, take on unsuspected valences that transform
conventional accounts of Romantic cultural history. Neglected
issues like the corporeality of mind, the role of non-linguistic
communication, and the peculiarly Romantic understanding of
cultural universals are reopened in discussions that bring new
light to bear on long-standing critical puzzles, from Coleridge's
suppression of 'Kubla Khan', to Wordsworth's perplexing theory of
poetic language, to Austen's interest in head injury.
In this wide-ranging and detailed book Alan Richardson addresses
many issues in literary and educational history never before
examined together. The result is an unprecedented study of how
transformations in schooling and literacy in Britain between 1780
and 1832 helped shape the provision of literature as we now know
it. In chapters focused on such topics as definitions of childhood,
educational methods and institutions, children's literature, female
education, and publishing ventures aimed at working-class adults,
Richardson demonstrates how literary genres, from fairy tales to
epic poems, were enlisted in an ambitious programme for
transforming social relations through reading and education.
Romantic texts - including Wordsworth, Shelley, Blake, and Yearsley
- are reinterpreted in the light of the complex historical and
social issues which inform them and which they in turn critically
address.
In this provocative and original study, Alan Richardson examines an entire range of intellectual, cultural, and ideological points of contact between British Romantic literary writing and the pioneering brain science of the time. Poets such as Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Keats, and novelists such as Jane Austen and Mary Shelley, are shown to have shared a surprising extent of common ground with pioneering brain scientists including Erasmus Darwin and F. J. Gall. It demonstrates the value for literary and cultural history of learning from recent work in neuroscience and cognitive science.
In this wide-ranging and richly detailed book Alan Richardson
addresses many issues in literary and educational history never
before examined together. The result is an unprecedented study of
how transformations in schooling and literacy in Britain between
1780 and 1832 helped shape the provision of literature as we know
it. In chapters focused on such topics as definitions of childhood,
educational methods and institutions, children's literature, female
education, and publishing ventures aimed at working-class adults,
Richardson demonstrates how literary genres, from fairy tales to
epic poems, were enlisted in an ambitious program for transforming
social relations through reading and education. Themes include
literary developments such as the domestic novel, a sanitized and
age-stratified literature for children, the invention of 'popular'
literature, and the constitution of 'Literature' itself in the
modern sense. Romantic texts - by Wordsworth, Shelley, Blake, and
Yearsley among others - are reinterpreted in the light of the
complex historical and social issues which inform them, and which
they in turn critically address.
Karen Tack and Alan Richardson show how to create funny, scary, and
sophisticated masterpieces, using common sweets and snack items.
With these easy-to-follow techniques, even the most kitchen
challenged cooks can: Raise a big-top circus cupcake tier for a
child's birthday Trot out a line of confectionery "pupcakes" for a
dog fancier Serve sausage and pepperoni pizza cupcakes for April
Fool's Day Bewitch trick-or-treaters with chilly ghost chocolate
cupcakes A white cupcake Christmas wreath And Easter egg cupcakes
No baking skills or fancy pastry equipment is required. Spotting
the familiar items in the hundreds of brilliant photos is at least
half the fun.
The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen, with its 150 recipes culled from a lifetime of family meals and culinary instruction, is much more than a cookbook. It is a daughter's tribute -- a collection of personal memories of the philosophy and superstitions behind culinary traditions that have been passed down through her Cantonese family, in which each ingredient has its own singular importance, the preparation of a meal is part of the joy of life, and the proper creation of a dish can have a favorable influence on health and good fortune. Each chapter begins with its own engaging story, offering insight into the Chinese beliefs that surround life-enhancing and spiritually calming meals. In addition, personal family photographs illustrate these stories and capture the spirit of China before the Revolution, when Young's family lived in Canton, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. The first part, "Mastering the Fundamentals," provides instruction on the arts of steaming and stir-frying; the preparation of rice, panfried, and braised dishes; the proper selection of produce; and the fine arts of chopping and slicing. Part Two, "The Art of Celebration," concentrates on the more elaborate, complex, and meaningful dishes -- such as Shark's Fin Soup and West Lake Duck -- that are usually made with rare ingredients, and sweets such as Water Chestnut Cake and Sesame Balls. The final part, "Achieving Yin-Yang Harmony," explores the many Chinese beliefs about the healing properties of ginseng, gingko nuts, soybeans, dong quai, and the many vegetable and fruit soup preparations that balance and nourish the body. The stories and recipes combine to demonstrate the range of Cantonese cooking, from rich flavors and honored combinations to an overall appreciation of health, well-being, and prosperity. In addition to the recipes, Young provides a complete glossary of dried herbs, spices, and fresh produce, accompanied by identifying photos and tips on where to purchase them. Unique traditional dishes, such as Savory Rice Tamales and Shrimp Dumplings, are also illustrated step by step, making the book easy to use. The central full-color photo section captures details of New Year's dishes and the Chinese home decorated in celebration, reminding one that these time-honored traditions live on, and the meals and their creation are connections to the past.
William G. Gray was a real magician, a kind of primeval spirit who
worked his magic as an extension of the Life Force, not as a sop to
ego. He reeked of psychism like he often reeked of incense, could
give you the uncomfortable feeling that he could see right through
you and beyond, and had been to places in spirit that we could
scarcely imagine. Many of the books on magic and the Qabalah which
appear today owe a huge if unrecognised debt to his pioneering
writing. If there is anything evolutionary about the current urge
to work with harmonic energies within the Earth and ourselves -
whether through green eco-movements, the Celtic Revival or the
Wiccan arts - then it is due in no small degree to the work that
was done by an old bastard who lived near the bus station in a town
in Gloucestershire. Bill Gray met and worked with many of the most
important figures in the British esoteric scene. His boyhood
meetings with Dion Fortune and Aleister Crowley are described here
in his own words, along with his personal recollections of working
magic with Pat Crowther, Doreen Valiente, Ronald Heaver, Robert
Cochrane and many others. This lively, entertaining and
authoritative biography tells the story of how a difficult, psychic
child grew into a powerful adept who challenged established and
stagnating traditions within paganism, magic and Qabalah alike, and
revitalised them from within - often falling out with those he
worked with but maintaining their affection and respect. Generously
illustrated with photographs, many never published before, the book
also includes contributions by R.J. Stewart, Gareth Knight, Evan
John Jones, Marcia Pickands and Jacobus Swart, plus, of course,
W.G. Gray himself.
Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) is generally acknowledged to have been
one of the central figures of twentieth-century philosophy. He was
the leading philosopher of the Vienna Circle, a group that was
central to the international movement known as logical empiricism,
which pursued the goal of making philosophy scientific and
eliminating metaphysics that went beyond the limits of what humans
can coherently comprehend. Carnap was not only well-versed in this
area of thought but also contrary ideas; he interacted
philosophically with Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig
Wittgenstein, Edmund Husserl, and Martin Heidegger, and in his
formative years he was influenced by the positivists Mach and
Ostwald, neo-Kantians such as Cassirer and Natorp, and Husserl's
phenomenology. Interest in logical empiricism waned in the decades
following Carnap's death but was revived towards the end of the
twentieth century; the wave of new scholarship that resulted
identified Carnap as far more subtle and interesting than was
previously understood. The complete fourteen-volume edition of
Carnap's published writings builds upon these more recent
interpretations of his philosophy. This first book contains
Carnap's early publications up until 1928, none of which have
previously been translated from their original German. The
introduction and notes place the text in the relevant scientific
and historical contexts, in addition to explaining obscure
references or outdated notation and terminology. Carnap's
neo-Kantian origins are more obvious in these works than in his
later writings, and the overall figure which emerges from this
volume is a very different Carnap to the caricature that many
philosophers will know.
Inositol phosphates are a group of organic compounds found widely
in the natural environment. They are important in agriculture
because they constitute most of the phosphorus in grain seeds, but
they cannot be digested by some animals. As a result, considerable
research has been directed towards improving the digestibility of
inositol phosphates in animal diets. Inositol phosphates are also
abundant in soils and water bodies, yet a clear understanding of
their behavior in the environment remains elusive. This is
surprising given the importance of phosphorus in the nutrition of
both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Written by leading
experts, this book brings together critical reviews on inositol
phosphates in agriculture, ecology, and the environment. The
sixteen chapters cover a diverse range of topics, including the
synthesis and hydrolysis of inositol phosphates, their role in
animal nutrition, and their fate in soils and aquatic ecosystems.
It will prove valuable to a wide readership in the agricultural and
biological sciences, and will serve as a unique reference source on
this emerging topic.
From acclaimed cookbook author, successful store proprietor, and
regular guest on the Food Network's Barefoot Contessa, comes Summer
on a Plate, a cookbook filled with simple but elegant recipes that
showcase the spectacular fresh produce of the summer months.
Wherever you are, summer is a time to savor longer days and lazy
weekends. Fresh produce abounds, and life moves at a more relaxed
pace. Anna Pump, proprietor of the iconic Loaves & Fishes store
on Long Island, has catered to a devoted clientele of Hamptons
weekenders for more than twenty-five years and understands summer's
rhythms. She knows that while you may want to enjoy a picnic on the
beach or a late supper on the porch, you don't want to spend the
entire day in the kitchen, painstakingly preparing elaborate
dishes. In Summer on a Plate she shares more than 120 recipes for
delicious, no-fuss, memorable meals that celebrate the bounty of
summer. Anna never confuses simple with ordinary. A distinctive
first course of Avocado Mousse and Shrimp on Tortilla Chips comes
together in a flash. Chilled Tomato and Cucumber Soup with Seasoned
Croutons makes a light and refreshing midday meal, and Spicy Corn
Fritters with Salmon Caviar Dip are just the thing to set out for
your weekend guests when a sunny Saturday on the beach turns into
breezy evening on the deck. Many dishes can go straight from the
grill to the table, like Grilled Tenderloin of Beef with Fresh Herb
Sauce or Perfect Whole Grilled Chicken with Plum Chutney. In the
mood for seafood? Halibut Baked with Olives, Lemons, and Fresh
Basil is a snap to prepare and full of fresh flavors. And what
would summer be without salads? Serve Black Mission Figs with Goat
Cheese and Upland Cress to begin a dinner party, while the Magret
of Duck and Wild Rice Salad or the Asian-Flavor Beef, Pepper, and
Spinach Salad are meals in themselves. If your favorite part of the
meal is dessert (like Anna!) you won't be disappointed. Chocolate
Chunk Orange Cake is a sweet ending to any meal (or even a sweet
breakfast) and is just as satisfying with a cup of midafternoon
coffee. Rhubarb Blueberry Pie or a Peach Tart with Almond Topping
and a Cookie Crust take advantage of the best of summer fruits. The
Coconut Lemon Layer Cake is a showstopper, or you can opt for a
simple dish of dead-ripe berries lavished with a dollop of Creme
Fraiche. Put summer on your plate and enjoy everything the season
has to offer.
The Google Tantra is a rude and uproarious account of one man's
efforts to awaken the dreaded powers of the kundalini and remain
reasonably sane. Written in a fast-flowing and compelling style.
from his own typically unexpected perspective. Alan Richardson has
created a new genre of black comic New Age Humour. Here is
everything you need to know about raising the kundalini from the
safety of your laptop, and igniting the Serpent Fires of love and
wisdom. Light-hearted, analytic but hopeful. it shows us that
spirituality - real spirituality doesn't have to be po-faced and
pompous.
Clear, direct and effective, this is a revised and expanded
re-release of an Introduction to the Mystical Qabalah written when
the author was a teenager. The reader learns how the Kabbalah can
and should be self-taught, without joining expensive groups and
paying for dodgy teachers with dubious motives. how to become
self-initiated in safe and potent ways explores the theories and
principles behind ritual practice how Kabbalah - the Tree of Life -
can apply to (and make sense of) every aspect of everyday life
perform astral magic use the Tarot for self-exploration energize
ancient myths revisit past lives build patterns in your aura work
with the imagery of Egyptian and Arthurian magic banish unpleasant
atmospheres create gates into other dimensions...
If there is a movement or school that epitomizes analytic
philosophy in the middle of the twentieth century, it is logical
empiricism. Logical empiricists created a scientifically and
technically informed philosophy of science, established
mathematical logic as a topic in and tool for philosophy, and
initiated the project of formal semantics. Accounts of analytic
philosophy written in the middle of the twentieth century gave
logical empiricism a central place in the project. The second wave
of interpretative accounts was constructed to show how philosophy
should progress, or had progressed, beyond logical empiricism. The
essays survey the formative stages of logical empiricism in central
Europe and its acculturation in North America, discussing its main
topics, and achievements and failures, in different areas of
philosophy of science, and assessing its influence on philosophy,
past, present, and future.
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