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Author : Michael Carroll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Northern Sporades (Greece)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041427878
Author's account of his experiences among the fishing and farming people of the Northern Sporades, islands of the Aegean Sea.
Author : Michael Carroll
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780857713858
'I loved the Greece I knew... the kind of free life that could be had with a boat among the islands.' Scattered in a crescent in the sparkling waters of the Aegean, the islands of the Sporades are known to Greek fishermen as 'the gates of the wind'. It was to this unspoilt archipelago that Michael Carroll sailed Astarte, a boat of sleek mahogany with wine-red sails, named after the Phoenician goddess of the moon and the sea. But his dream of travelling where the wind took him, rootless and free, changed when he landed on Skopelos. There, a chance meeting with the charismatic Vangeli led to him buying a piece of land on a remote cove, once the site of an ancient city and the perfect harbour for Astarte. So unfolds the story of Carroll's growing attachment to Skopelos as he sets down roots and makes it his home. Engaging and vividly described, An Island in Greece is a sun-drenched tale of a life full of simple pleasures, governed by the seasons, the tides and the wind; the story of a traveller who finally arrived and a unique homage to the island that harboured him.
Author : Doris Gates
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1984-02-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 014031718X
Retells the events leading up to the Trojan War including Helen's capture by Paris and the sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis.
Author : Bill Gates
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780735280458
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this urgent, singularly authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversible climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only gathers together all the information we need to fully grasp how important it is that we work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also details exactly what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. He describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions; where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively; where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but by following the guidelines he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
Author : Ryszard Daniel,Tim Paulus
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128096130
Lock Gates and Other Closures in Hydraulic Projects shares the authors practical experience in design, engineering, management and other relevant aspects with regard to hydraulic gate projects. This valuable reference on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of navigation lock gates, movable closures of weirs, flood barriers, and gates for harbor and shipyard docks provides systematic coverage on all structural types of hydraulic gates, the selection of gate types, and their advantages and disadvantages. The discussion includes the latest views in new domains, such as environmental impact of hydraulic gate projects, sustainability assessments, relation with the issues of global climate change, handling accidents and calamities, and the bases of asset management. Heavily illustrated, this reference provides a generous amount of case studies based on the author’s own and their colleagues’ experiences from recent projects in Europe, America and other continents. Presents extensive coverage of the operational profiles of hydraulic closures, including gates in navigation locks, movable closures on river weirs, closures of flood barriers, spillway closures and valves, and more Outlines the different structural types of hydraulic gates, including miter gates, vertical lift gates, flap and hinged crest gates, radial gates, rolling and barge gates, sector gates and many other Clearly outlines the selection process for gates for navigation locks, river weirs, flood barriers, hydroelectric plants, shipyard docks and other hydraulic structures Provides comprehensive discussion of design loads and other actions to which hydraulic gates may be subjected during their service life, followed by an overview of analysis methods and tools Addresses the newest challenges and concerns in hydraulic gate projects, such as environmental impact of hydraulic gate projects, risk-based design, sustainability issues, handling accidents and calamities, and gate maintenance in view of asset management Presents the experiences from many recent projects in Europe and America, including the rolling gates in large European sea locks, gates in the Panama Canal new locks, flood barriers in New Orleans and the Netherlands
Author : J. Richard Weggel,John Roberts,John Hagar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Savannah River
ISBN : ERDC:35925002237094
Author : V.C. Andrews
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781439187760
Now a major Lifetime movie event, from New York Times bestselling author and literary phenomenon V.C. Andrews (Flowers in the Attic, My Sweet Audrina) comes the fourth installment in the classic story of the Casteel family saga. Stunned by tragedy, a young woman finds herself desperate and alone, and clinging to the frailest of dreams. Can Heaven’s daughter find the inner strength to survive? The car crash that killed Heaven and Logan left Annie Casteel Stonewall orphaned and crippled. Whisked off to Farthinggale Manor by the possessive Tony Tatterton, Annie pines for her lost family, but especially for Luke, her half-brother. Friend of her childhood, her fantasy prince, her loving confidante…without the warm glow of Luke’s love, she is lost in the shadows of despair. When Annie discovers Troy’s cottage hidden in Farthinggale’s woods, the mystery of her past deepens. And even as she yearns to see Luke again, her hopes and dreams are darkened by the sinister Casteel spell…treacherous, powerful, and evil.
Author : Neal Stephenson
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062190413
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic—a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years. What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space. But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain . . . Five thousand years later, their progeny—seven distinct races now three billion strong—embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown . . . to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. As he did in Anathem, Cryptonomicon, the Baroque Cycle, and Reamde, Stephenson explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.
Author : J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher : Guyer Partners
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Introductory technical guidance for mechanical and civil engineers interested in operating machinery for lift gates for dams and locks. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION 2. VERTICAL GATES FOR NAVIGATION LOCKS 3. VERTICAL GATES FOR WATER REGULATING AND PROTECTION STRUCTURES 4. OPERATING EQUIPMENT FOR VERTICAL LIFT GATES 5. LIFT GATE DESIGN COMPONENTS 6. LIFT GATE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND CRITERIA 7. CONTROL SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : IOWA:31858016869947
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : OSU:32437121366468
Author : Robert M. Gates
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307959485
From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. When Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House, he thought he’d long left Washington politics behind: After working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, he was happily serving as president of Texas A&M University. But when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.
Author : Tara Westover
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781443452502
For readers of The Glass Castle and Wild, a stunning new memoir about family, loss and the struggle for a better future #1 International Bestseller Tara Westover was seventeen when she first set foot in a classroom. Instead of traditional lessons, she grew up learning how to stew herbs into medicine, scavenging in the family scrap yard and helping her family prepare for the apocalypse. She had no birth certificate and no medical records and had never been enrolled in school. Westover’s mother proved a marvel at concocting folk remedies for many ailments. As Tara developed her own coping mechanisms, little by little, she started to realize that what her family was offering didn’t have to be her only education. Her first day of university was her first day in school—ever—and she would eventually win an esteemed fellowship from Cambridge and graduate with a PhD in intellectual history and political thought.
Author : Ishii, Noriaki,Anami, Keiko,Knisely, Charles W.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781522530800
Hydraulic gates are utilized in multiple capacities in modern society. As such, the failure of these gates can have disastrous consequences, and it is imperative to develop new methods to avoid these occurrences. Dynamic Stability of Hydraulic Gates and Engineering for Flood Prevention is a critical reference source containing scholarly research on engineering techniques and mechanisms to decrease the failure rate of hydraulic gates. Including a range of perspectives on topics such as fluid dynamics, vibration mechanisms, and flow stability, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academics, engineers, graduate students, and practitioners interested in the study of hydraulic gate structure.
Author : Kevin Geist
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0811730069
Complete guide to building a picket fence includes comprehensive instructions to every step of fence and gate installation.
