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Author : Matthew Stein
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-18
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781603580953

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When Technology Fails by Matthew Stein Pdf

There’s never been a better time to be prepared. "This book is an indispensable basic manual for the real-life issues that await us in the decades to come. . . [A] treasure trove of practical wisdom."—James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere Matthew Stein’s comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills—from food and water to shelter and energy to first-aid and crisis-management skills—prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any other book, Stein not only shows you how to live green in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters, lasting days or years, coming in the form of social upheaval, economic meltdown, or environmental catastrophe. When Technology Fails covers the gamut. Inside, you’ll learn: The basics of installing a renewable energy system for your home or business How to find and sterilize water in the face of utility failure How to keep warm if you’ve been left temporarily homeless Practical information for dealing with water-quality issues Alternative health and first-aid techniques Each chapter describes skills for self-reliance in good times and bad. Chapters Include: A survey of the risks to the status quo Supplies and preparation for short- and long-term emergencies Emergency measures for survival Prepping water, food, shelter, and clothing First aid, low-tech medicine, and healing Securing energy, heat, and power Metalworking Utensils and storage Low-tech chemistry engineering, machines, and materials Fully revised and expanded, When Technology Fails ends on a positive, proactive note with a chapter on “Making the Shift to Sustainability,” which offers practical suggestions for changing our world on personal, community and global levels.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781481696913

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Alloys—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition by Anonim Pdf

Alloys—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about ZZZAdditional Research in a concise format. The editors have built Alloys—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about ZZZAdditional Research in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Alloys—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Author : Roy E. Martin,Emily Paine Carter,George J. Flick, Jr.,Lynn M. Davis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 986 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-04-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1566768896

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Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook by Roy E. Martin,Emily Paine Carter,George J. Flick, Jr.,Lynn M. Davis Pdf

Comprehensive handbook of seafood information! This definitive reference is the most comprehensive handbook of information ever assembled on foods and other products from fresh and marine waters. Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook covers the acquisition, handling, biology, and the science and technology of the preservation and processing of fishery and marine products. The array of topics covered includes: aquaculture fisheries management, and harvesting o fish meal and fish oil o fish protein concentrates o seaweed products o products from shell o other industrial products o bioactive compounds o cookery o specialty products o surimi and mince o HACCP o modern processing methods o religious and cultural aspects of water products o marine toxins and seafood intolerances o contamination in shellfish growing areas o pathogens in fish and shellfish. Marketing, transportation and distribution, retailing, import and export, and a look to the future of the seafood industry are also addressed. Extensive coverage of species All major marine and freshwater finfish species are covered, as well as processing technologies: fresh fish, preserved fish, finfish processing, and other processed products. Crustaceans and other useful marine and freshwater species and their processing are also covered. These include: mollusk o clams o oysters o scallops o abalone o squid o shrimp o lobster o crawfish o crabs o eels o turtles o sea urchin o octopus o snails o alligator. The definitive seafood industry sourcebook Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook incorporates the advances in biotechnology and molecular biology, including potential drugs and medicinal products; the manufacture of chemicals from the sea; seafood safety, including toxin detection techniques and HACCP, and processing technologies. With contributions from more than 50 experts, helpful, data-filled tables and charts, numerous references and photos, this is the sourcebook for everyone involved in products from our waters. It will serve as the standard reference for the seafood industry for years to come.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Marketing research
ISBN : MINN:319510028177113

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Marketing Research Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 2
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Antitrust law
ISBN : PURD:32754079474239

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Amending Sections 7 and 11 of the Clayton Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 2 Pdf

Committee Serial No. 3. Considers legislation to prohibit any corporation from acquiring the physical assets of a competitor, as stock acquisitions are now forbidden, when such a merger process would limit competition. Also authorizes FTC to order divestiture of company assets as well as capital stock. Appendix contains FTC data and statistics on mergers and acquisitions in manufacturing and mining industries (p. 300-551)

Author : NPCS Board
Publisher : NIIR PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789381039151

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Select & Start Your Own Industry (4th Revised Edition) by NPCS Board Pdf

Entrepreneurship is one of the critical decisions to be made. It involves number of risk and has its own advantages also. But the charm of being a master of you is always above any other form of work. To start you own venture you have to decide on many things. Making a choice of the right project is a difficult decision for an entrepreneur and is an imperative decision. For the reason that rest of the challenges for setting up a business is based on the type of the product that an entrepreneur decides. Getting thorough knowledge is a must. Starting your own business is one of the few remaining paths to wealth. You do not need to be a genius to run a successful business, but you do need some help. And that is exactly what this book is, a guide into the stimulating world of business ownership. Entrepreneurship helps in the development of nation. A successful entrepreneur not only creates employment for himself but for hundreds. Deciding on a right project can lead you to the road to success. To help budding entrepreneurs this book contains more than 350 project profiles with project capacity, cost of project, rate of return etc. Identification, the first stage of the project cycle, is a crucially important process leading to the initial screening of projects. This book serves useful purpose for Project identification and helpful to project consultants, engineers, chartered accountants, corporates, individuals including entrepreneurs, financiers, contractors, investors and those who wish to gather at a glance information on the various projects.

Author : United States. Office of Federal Coordinator of Transportation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : WISC:89090509290

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Report of the Mechanical Advisory Committee to the Federal Coordinator of Transportation ... by United States. Office of Federal Coordinator of Transportation Pdf

Author : Duward F. Shriver,M. A. Drezdzon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1986-11-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 047186773X

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The Manipulation of Air-Sensitive Compounds by Duward F. Shriver,M. A. Drezdzon Pdf

Revised to reflect the continuing and growing importance of research and development within this field, The Manipulation of Air-Sensitive Compounds, 2nd Edition offers state-of-the-art methods used in handling air-sensitive compounds, including gases. Part One covers inert atmosphere techniques, while Part Two treats vacuum line techniques. Appendixes provide safety data, information on materials used to construct apparatus, and a table of vapor pressures of common volatile substances.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112008258979

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Refrigeration Engineering by Anonim Pdf

English abstracts from Kholodil'naia tekhnika.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1260 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015080123337

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Aero Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Administrative law
ISBN : UOM:39015023094587

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Code of Federal Regulations by Anonim Pdf

Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015032416045

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Approach by Anonim Pdf

The naval aviation safety review.

Author : Heno Head, Jr.
Publisher : Standard Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 0784719829

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Simple Science Object Talks by Heno Head, Jr. Pdf

Simple- to-do demonstrations illustrate Bible truths in a fun and fascinating way.

Author : Lisa A. Seidman,Cynthia J. Moore,Jeanette Mowery
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1210 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000480764

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Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology by Lisa A. Seidman,Cynthia J. Moore,Jeanette Mowery Pdf

Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology, Third Edition is a versatile textbook that provides students with a solid foundation to pursue employment in the biotech industry and can later serve as a practical reference to ensure success at each stage in their career. The authors focus on basic principles and methods while skillfully including recent innovations and industry trends throughout. Fundamental laboratory skills are emphasized, and boxed content provides step by step laboratory method instructions for ease of reference at any point in the students’ progress. Worked through examples and practice problems and solutions assist student comprehension. Coverage includes safety practices and instructions on using common laboratory instruments. Key Features: Provides a valuable reference for laboratory professionals at all stages of their careers. Focuses on basic principles and methods to provide students with the knowledge needed to begin a career in the Biotechnology industry. Describes fundamental laboratory skills. Includes laboratory scenario-based questions that require students to write or discuss their answers to ensure they have mastered the chapter content. Updates reflect recent innovations and regulatory requirements to ensure students stay up to date. Tables, a detailed glossary, practice problems and solutions, case studies and anecdotes provide students with the tools needed to master the content.

Author : Skip Mort
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474212717

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Stage Lighting: The Technicians' Guide by Skip Mort Pdf

This practical guide covers all aspects of stage lighting equipment, special effects, lighting a performance space and lighting design. It is well illustrated with examples of equipment, diagrams, plans and technical data. It also features the work of current lighting designers. The associated video content shows the practical use of equipment and different lighting techniques and effects. It provides easy access to the content through the use of tabulated sections and keyword headings. The information in each chapter is presented at three levels which run visually throughout the guide enabling students to mix and match their own personal level of study or for practitioners to fast track through to the information they need on stage. This new and revised second edition brings the guide right up to date, and includes all new material on the development of LED lighting in recent years, as well as online video resources.