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Agroforestry seeks to balance protection of forest resources, the
exploitation of the ecosystem services that trees can contribute to
agriculture and the role of agroforestry in diversifying the range
of agricultural products and markets. This volume reviews the
latest research on the role and implementation of main types of
agroforestry, understanding and assessing the ecosystem services
that agroforestry can deliver and techniques for optimising
agroforestry practice. The book's main focus is on temperate
agroforestry, but also reviews particular issues facing
agroforestry in the tropics. The collection will be a standard
reference for forestry and agricultural scientists in universities,
government and other research centres in agroforestry
About the Contributor(s): Jamie Viands (PhD, Wheaton College) is
Lecturer in Old Testament at Scott Christian University in
Machakos, Kenya, East Africa.
For decades, Richard Schultz, has been a sought after human
potential advocate. His simple approach to the complexities of life
are refreshing, empowering and soulfully easy to grasp. Recognizing
the entirety of the human species as integrated and connected,
Richard instinctively removes artificial barriers, and brings out
the commonalities we all share as one. Living remotely in the high
desert of Arizona, Richard states, "interestingly, most everything
I have learned in regards to relationships within the human family,
can be directly attributed to my observation of nature herself."
Within the unconsciousness of our minds our hearts yearn for
answers to the unspoken truths of our soul. How can in some moments
we know and become while in others only hope to happen? How can
life within us that remains a constant be so fleeting? How can ones
heart bend for one, to be only broken by another? How can we rush
so fast to arrive in a place we want to leave in a hurry? Why do we
shake our earth to swallow that which we rest so securely upon? How
can a heart give until it is only taken away? Do our bodies travel
freely only to be imprisoned by our spirit? Do we separate our
hearts, segregate them, silence them? Are our stomachs fed and that
which longs for meal left starving? Do we let go to be let down
from being done? Is heaven a place we reach to take another unto,
only to share the hell when we have arrived? Do we walk away when
come hither begs? Delivering answers, to the questions, into the
hearts of those who ask. Simplistic, Inspirational and profoundly
moving. An intimate expression, an invitation to travel the
mysterious paths of one's soul. Unraveling complexities and
embracing life through lessons learned in forgiveness,
unconditional love, trust in oneself and the inclusion of
unconditional relationships. Truly a gift inviting one to become
the best one can be. "Your words come across with a certain experie
In the first volume of How Canadians Communicate the editors
examined and assessed the health of Canada's cultural industries
circa 2003. In this second volume, they not only undertake a new
examination of Canada's current media health, but also turn their
attention to analysing the impact of the startling pace of global
media proliferation on our country's media institutions. The
revolutionary changes underway in mass media technology, from blogs
to peer-to-peer networks and the ubiquitous cell-phone, have all
imposed structural modifications to global communication systems,
inexorably altering the fundamental ways in which Canadians
communicate. The editors have carefully chosen essays that address
the central issues of today's global media environment from a
uniquely Canadian perspective.Grouped under the headings 'The
Debate over Policy', 'The Quest for Identity', and 'The Struggle
for Control', the topics ranging from media concentration to
foreign ownership and the challenge of mass communication in an
increasingly multicultural community, underscoring the way in which
our media has operated in the past and how it must now adapt to a
new media landscape. There is little dou
Based on a series of lectures developed by noted furniture designer
Richard Schultz, this brief, striking book lays out his design
manifesto both challenging and adding to Louis Sullivan's credo
"form follows function." From African stools carved from a single
log to advanced techniques of laminating wood; from simple twisted
wire chairs to complex wire furniture bending in three axes; and
from basic stonework to iconic post-and-beam structures, the art of
design evolves along with the available materials and techniques.
Combining Zen wisdom, examples of classic furniture, and a lifetime
of experience as a designer, Schultz explores how technology both
limits and fosters innovative design. It is the author's hope that
this book will encourage students, designers, and others to think
about new materials and techniques so that they, too, will create
iconic designs.
Power uprate and life extension are ongoing concerns for nuclear
power stations due to strengthened safety and regulatory
requirements. While great successes have been achieved, huge costs
have been reported and numerous technically challenging questions
have been raised. With regard to piping, most issues concern
whether relevant code requirements are reasonably met. This
monograph addresses a few issues essential for achieving a
consistent Design-By-Analysis in accordance with the ASME Boiler
& Pressure Vessel Code: nonlinear alternative rules, fatigue,
thermal ratcheting, dynamic loads, strain-based criteria, nonlinear
finite element procedures, supports under combined stresses, and
others. Throughout the text, the authors endeavour to seek more
reliable and consistent alternatives using advanced non-linear
finite element analysis. Unlike other texts on piping, this
monograph is focused on commercial software and current practices
for power uprate and life extension of aging nuclear power
facilities.
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