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Tourmaline group minerals have graced the cabinets of mineral collectors and museums for untold generations. Their colors and color patterns, along with their diverse shapes and associations, have assured their role as exqui- site showpieces. Their workability and durability have, in addition, made them...

We have needed this book for some time. There is a very wide spectrum of management personnel, engineers in continuing education, specifiers, designers, graduate students--not to omit investors-who need this material as an intensive short course and reference work permanently at hand. Even in...

It was a compliment to me to be asked to prepare the fourth edition of Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook, and the decision to accept the responsi- bility for the fourth edition and now the fifth edition was not taken lightly. The task has been...

In recent years there has been intense interest in the basic mechanisms of epilepsy. Many symposia and monographs have been devoted to this topic. These reviews, however, have focused almost exclusively on studies performed in models of partial (or focal) epilepsy. It was natural...

This report provides a multiownership assessment of oak woodlands and other hardwood forests in California, excluding only reserved lands outside of national forests. Because sampling intensity on woodlands was doubled from the previous 1981-84 inventory, and because national forests were inventoried, this is the...

Do you love the horror genre? Do you look at horror as a lifestyle? Do the "norms" not understand your love of the macabre? Despair no longer, my friend, for within your grasp is a book written by those who look at horror as...

This is a concise but comprehensive history that discusses William the Conqueror's successful invasion of Britain. From the preface: "Although the immediate results of the Battle of Hastings may have been of less importance to the world than were those of some other great...

It is a federal crime to devise a scheme to defraud another of property, when either mail or wire communications are used in furtherance of the scheme, 18 U.S.C. 1341, 1343. Mail or wire fraud includes schemes to defraud another of honest services, when...

Carbon storage and flux estimates for the two national forests in Alaska are provided using inventory data from permanent plots established in 1995-2003 and remeasured in 2004-2010. Estimates of change are reported separately for growth, sapling recruitment, harvest, mortality, snag-recruitment, salvage, snag fall down,...

The emergence of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) real-time operating systems (RTOS) with the capability to support processing data at multiple classification levels on a single processor while maintaining the necessary data separation has generated significant interest, particularly by embedded system developers. The opportunity to leverage...

It is increasingly difficult to detect malicious activity, which makes it extremely important to monitor and collect log data from as many useful sources as possible. This paper provides an introduction to collecting important Windows workstation event logs and storing them in a central...

This manual provides the radiation health requirements applicable to Navy and Marine Corps radiation protection programs. A radiation protection program may be defined as the sum of all methods, plans, and procedures used to protect the health and environment of personnel from exposure to...

Individuals and families have an essential role in national defense-a role that is both simple and complex. Simple because it requires rather elementary preparedness measures on the part of every person. Complex because it demands that each person be ready to live on his...

Astrology: Understanding Zodiac Signs & Horoscopes To Improve Your Relationship Compatibility, Career & More Looking To Gain Insight Into Your Relationships, Career & Life? You've Come To The Right Place Presenting Astrology by Amazon Best Selling Author Charlotte Pearce Here's A Preview Of What...

The grey squirrel has officially lost it's cute, bushy-tailed "Nutkin" image. Even some of the most fervent wildlife organisations and their supporters have had to concede that to allow such a dominant non-native species to rule the British wood is insanity. The motive for...

The threat or use of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons by hostile regimes and terrorists represents one of the most difficult challenges facing our nation and our Air Force. This challenge is further complicated by the advance of technologies used to develop and...

The development of the offshore petroleum industry is a remarkable story of inventiveness, entrepreneurship, hard work, and risk-taking that turned Louisiana's relatively isolated coastal communities into significant contributors to the United States and global economies. This industry emerged as local residents and returning World...

I offer no excuses or apologies to American anglers for this little treatise, worthy perhaps of a not more dignified name than "hand-book," on dry-fly fishing. The subject has been fully covered by a number of expert writers who have lived in the home...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) Comptroller's Handbook booklet, "Asset-Based Lending," provides guidance for bank examiners and bankers on asset-based lending (ABL) activities. The booklet is one of several specialized lending booklets and supplements guidance contained in the "Loan Portfolio Management"...

This handbook is issued in support of the April 21, 2014, Night Vision Export Policy Implementation Guidance (Confidential) and the June 12, 2009, Department of Defense Policy for International Transfer and Export Control of Night Vision Systems, Equipment, Components, Services, Technical Data, and Related...

The book was written with those who are still suffering in mind. However, it was also intended for those not-addicted friends and family members who would like to know more about what their loved one is going through.Author: Daniel SmithISBN-10: 1504394704ISBN-13: 9781504394703Publisher: Balboa PressLanguage:...

Author: Abraham FriesenISBN-10: 1503562816ISBN-13: 9781503562813Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2015Pages: 446Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.78lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d

This professional eyelash extensions guide is a aimed at students that have a good understanding of the application of single extensions and would now like to enhance their skills and perfect their techniques. This guide includes detailed illustrations covering a number of advanced techniques...

Congress established clear time frames in the BRAC statute for many of the milestones involved with base closures and realignments, and BRAC 2005 took 10 years from authorization to completion. Congress authorized the BRAC 2005 round in 2001. DOD then established its own internal...

John Ingerfield and Other Stories is a classic English humour collection by Jerome K. Jerome. The collection contains short stories containing, In Remembrance of John Ingerfield, and of Anne, His Wife, The Woman of the Soeter, Variety Patter, Silhouettes and The Lease of the...

As of 2010, 13 percent of the population was age 65 and older, with this group expected to comprise 19.3 percent of the population by 2030. Elder abuse among this population is both a pervasive problem and a growing concern. Given that the vast...

Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) was a speaker and writer during the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in the United Kingdom. Smith's books The Christian's Secret to a Happy Life and The God of All Comfort are still widely...

This book contains questions for the EASA Private Pilot's Licence, but it could be valid for almost any country, making due allowance for air law, meteorology and various maps, which have been chosen to be as neutral as possible. There are separate chapters for...

Need help with iOS 8? iOS 8 is the newest operating system from Apple as of September 17th, 2014. iOS 8 introduced many new features, which redefined the iPhone 4S and higher, iPad 2 and higher, and iPod Touch 5th generation and higher. These...

Practice and Science of Standard Barbering: A Practical and Complete Course of Training in Basic barber services and related barber science. Prepared especially for use by barber schools, barber students, barber apprentices, practicing barbers in Preparation for Barber State Board ExaminationsAuthor: Sidney C. ThorpeISBN-10:...

A toast master steps upon the stage to deliver a speech. A student sits down to write an essay. An immigrant to the United States studies to learn the dynamics of the cultural idioms. An author browses sources for strings of words to paint...

Every year, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other extreme windstorms injure and kill people, and damage millions of dollars worth of property in the United States. Even so, more and more people build houses in tornado- and hurricane-prone areas each year, possibly putting themselves into the...

Over 50 discussion questions and activities, and 50 quiz questions, fill this comprehensive social science book. The book covers the following topics: Paleolithic-Agricultural Revolution, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush, Ancient Hebrews, Ancient Greece, Ancient India, Ancient China, and Ancient Rome If you are homeschooling (or...

Joint operation planning consists of planning activities associated with joint military operations by combatant commanders (CCDRs) and their subordinate joint force commanders (JFCs) in response to contingencies and crises. It transforms national strategic objectives into activities by development of operational products that include planning...

You've downloaded Evernote. Now what? This is a comprehensive beginners guide to using Evernote. It's time to throw away the file cabinet and the yellow legal notepad This guide is the A-Z reference for getting started with Evernote. - Learn how to install properly...

The threatened or actual employment of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) material, including toxic industrial materials (TIMs), can seriously challenge US military operations. The deadly, destructive, and disruptive effects of these weapons and materials merit continuous consideration by the joint force commander (JFC)...

This Handbook for Military Support to Governance, Elections, and Media is Book Three in a set of five handbooks developed to assist the joint force commander design, plan, and execute a whole-of-government approach. Included with the series is an overview J7/J9 Pamphlet, Executive Summary...

No one, who is familiar with the bustle and activity of an American commercial town, would recognize, in the repose which now reigns in the ancient mart of Rhode Island, a place that, in its day, has been ranked amongst the most important ports...

The Principality of Liechtenstein has many tales to tell of the devil, witches, ghosts, dragons, robber barons, war and victory. You will find some of them here.Author: James Foster RobinsonISBN-10: 1499793863ISBN-13: 9781499793864Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/04/2014Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w...

This 42-page book depicts Christmas traditions of Bradford, Ohio - going back to 1899."Bradford, Ohio Christmas Past... A Nostalgic Sampler" is a "must have" book for all families associated with the history of Bradford, Ohio - a family heirloom containing over 150 surnames of...

With this revision, Bishop Malcolm Coby offers the organizational or jurisdictional leader the opportunity to protect the assets of the organization with guidelines for sexual misconduct or harassment. He also offers a flow chart for the chain of command necessary for administrative and ministry...

This manual is primarily written for US Army long-range surveillance units (LRSU) and other Infantry reconnaissance and surveillance (R&S) units. It is also provided for use by corps, division, brigade combat team (BCT); battlefield surveillance brigade (BFSB); and reconnaissance and surveillance squadron commanders and...

This field manual establishes doctrine (fundamental principles) for tactical counterinsurgency (COIN)operations at the company, battalion, and brigade level. It is based on lessons learned from historiccounterinsurgencies and current operations. This manual continues the efforts of FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency, in combining the historic approaches to...

Marines must have the versatility, flexibility, and skills to deal with any situation at anylevel of intensity across the entire range of military operations. Whenever the situationwarrants the application of deadly force, a Marine must be able to deliver well-aimedshots to eliminate the threat....

Louisiana Child Custody, Visitation and Child Support Guide is written by Attorney Stephen Rue is has been voted "BEST ATTORNEY" by Gambit Weekly's "Best of New Orleans" Readers Poll 2012. Rue also has been voted as "BEST DIVORCE LAWYER" by Gambit Weekly's Poll for...

Chapter 1 introduces theoretical and historical perspectives of urban operations that serve as the underlying basis for the rest of the manual. While this manual has incorporated lessons learned from recent and ongoing operations, it has deliberately taken a broad and varied historical perspective...

Tobin and me, the two of us, went down to Coney one day, for there was four dollars between us, and Tobin had need of distractions. For there was Katie Mahorner, his sweetheart, of County Sligo, lost since she started for America three months...

Systems Thinking in Museums explores the practical implication of systems thinking using real-life museum examples to illuminate stages of implementation and the challenges and opportunities. It suggests ways to incorporate systems thinking based on reflective questions and steps to encourage museum professionals to employ...

This revised and expanded second edition preserves the supportive tone and easy-to-follow steps that make the original Exhibit Makeovers so user-friendly. Significant revisions--especially in technology and fabrication arenas--make this new edition a must-have addition to any museum's toolkit.Author: Alice Parman, Ann Craig, Lyle MurphyISBN-10:...

The Museum Manager's Compendium: 101 Essential Tools and Resources is a treasure trove of definitions, processes, menus, samples and categories that distill half a century of museum experience by many museum innovators. It is a must-own reference book for every museum manager and planner...