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Aquatic Phycomycetes, exclusive of the Saprolegniaceae and Pythium.
Frederick K. Sparrow
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Aquatic Phycomycetes, exclusive of the Saprolegniaceae and Pythium.

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Aquatic Phycomycetes: Exclusive of the Saprolegniaceae and Pythium, (University of Michigan studies. Scientific series)
F. K Sparrow
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Discovering Lake Erie Wineries introduces wine lovers and novices to the nationally acclaimed wines being produced by wineries along the lake in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Ontario. This book helps readers plan day trips and long tours that will give them an appreciation of the ancient skill of grape growing and the romantic art of winemaking. Readers will tour a variety of vineyards, wineries, and wine cellars between Buffalo and Toledo and up through Ontario where they will meet people devoted to making quality wine at very reasonable prices.

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The book reviews methods for the numerical and statistical analysis of astronomical datasets with particular emphasis on the very large databases that arise from both existing and forthcoming projects, as well as current large-scale computer simulation studies. Leading experts give overviews of cutting-edge methods applicable in the area of astronomical data mining. Case studies demonstrate the interplay between these techniques and interesting astronomical problems. The book demonstrates specific new methods for storing, accessing, reducing, analysing, describing and visualising astronomical data which are necessary to fully exploit its potential.

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Weight of the Sky
A beautifully written book
Sandell's Writing Can Be Compared To A Beautiful Painting!
A Stellar Debut

The Weight of the Sky
Lisa Ann Sandell
Manufacturer: Viking Juvenile
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ASIN: 0670060283

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Sarah, like every college-bound junior, deals with constant pressure from teachers, friends, and parents. Besides that, she's a marching band geek and the only Jew in her class. So when she gets a chance to spend the summer on a kibbutz in Israel, Sarah jumps at the opportunity to escape her world. But living in Israel brings new complications, and when the idyllic world Sarah creates suddenly shatters, she finds herself longing for the home she thought she'd outgrown.

This lyrical novel beautifully captures the experience of leaving behind a life that's too small, and the freedom of searching for a place with a perfect fit.

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Weight of the Sky.......2007-01-04

Narrating this novel in a free verse style that reads like prose, sixteen year old Sarah tells the story of the summer she spends working on an Israeli kibbutz. For an American girl from a small, mainly Christian town, in Pennsylvania who considers herself a dork and an outsider, it is a transformative experience. Along with the thrill of belonging as a Jew in a Jewish land, Sarah experiences her first taste of independence and her first romantic encounters with boys. Her impressions of Israel, especially Jerusalem and the area of the Galilee where she works as a kibbutz volunteer, are idealistic but acute; they will evoke memories in any reader who has been already been there and will arouse curiosity in those who haven't. Her personal growth, achieved with some pain but also with much satisfaction, is beautifully portrayed; Sarah is a character with whom many teenage readers will identify and ultimately, admire. Other characters are seen through her eyes and emerge as distinct and dimensional individuals, especially the two Israeli boys to whom she is attracted. When one of them, a soldier, is killed, Sarah's almost idyllic summer is shattered and for the first time, she longs for the safety of her home in America. This incident is one of a few that relate to political issues and all of them are dealt with subtly, providing context for a story about living in present-day Israel and background to the lives and feelings of the young Israelis with whom Sarah interacts. The conclusion, once Sarah is back in the United States and applying to colleges, affirms her commitment to Israel and illustrates the options open to almost all Jewish American young people. This is the author's first novel and, like two other recent novels about contemporary Israel, Pnina Moed Kass's Real Time and Tammar Stein's Light Years, it is highly recommended for teenagers.
Reviewed by Linda R. Silver

A beautifully written book.......2006-10-01

I worked on a kibbutz myself many years ago. And what Sandell is exactly right: it's foreign and beautiful and depressing all at once. Reading this book brought it all back to me. But it's a lot more than a novel about life on the kibbutz. Lisa Ann Sandell's novel is that rarest and most difficult of things to achieve: a readable novel in verse. At first I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this. Frankly it's not the sort of thing I normally read. But once you get into it, the book reveals its true quality. This is billed as Young Adult fiction. And it's very useful as an introduction to life in modern Israel. Certainly it's not beyond any reasonably literate 12 year old. But the book deserves a much wider audience. Buy it for a child, yes. But make sure you also read it yourself. First class.

Sandell's Writing Can Be Compared To A Beautiful Painting!.......2006-04-28

THE WEIGHT OF THE SKY is written solely in free verse- a popular form of poetry that does not rhyme nor does it have a meter. Its popularity stems from the belief that free verse is poetry without rules. Moreover, it is different from prose or poetry in the arrangement of carefully chosen words into verses.

Lisa Ann Sandell's debut novel, THE WEIGHT OF THE SKY is powerful in its simplicity. What is more amazing is that the entire story is written in verse, no small feat by any means! The characters are very much alive as are the settings, both in the flashbacks in Pennsylvania and in Israel.

The narrative focuses on a simple plot involving an insecure sixteen -year old Sarah, the only Jew in her class in Pennsylvania, who is sent to violence- torn Israel for a summer vacation. Gradually, she falls in love with the country, despite the brutality, the shootings in the streets and bombs going off on buses that that are reported daily news broadcasts. Lior and Nadaf, two handsome soldiers help her on the road from insecure adolescence to maturity. Harsh life on Kibbutz Kfar Avivim makes her want to return to her cozy home in Pennsylvania, but the beauty surrounding her, the smells, the sounds, and the friendships, override her homesickness.

Sandell's writing can be compared to a beautiful painting with all the attributes of a master painter. She brings tears to your eyes with the contrast of so much beauty and yet so much sadness. For example, when Sarah asks Michal, the cousin she is staying with:

"Aren't you proud of them,(Michal's sons) fighting for Israel?

She glances at me, the lines (etched on her forehead) deepen,

Her mouth screwed up in a grimace.

Yes, I'm proud of them, Sarah,

But not for fighting."

Or when she describes the setting sun on Kibbutz Kfar Avivim:

"We're sitting on a wooden bench

in the garden,

watching the sun dip down below

the horizon.

It falls slowly to the crests of the hills

And sinks in

A flare of fuchsia and golden flames."

The Weight of the Sky should not be limited to the Young Adult audience. Everyone should read and enjoy the beautiful free verse written by such a talented author.

Lily Azerad-Goldman, Artist and Reviewer for Bookpleasures

A Stellar Debut.......2006-03-07

Lisa Sandell's "The Weight of the Sky" is one of those rare books that linger long after you put them down. In Sarah, a teenaged-girl who spends a summer on a kibbutz in Israel, Sandell has created a compelling heroine, one whose voice, insight and sensitivity give the novel its air of lyrical enchantment. While Jewish readers are likely to revere Sarah's astute, piercing observations about contemporary Israel, "The Weight of the Sky" is, at heart, a universal novel; Sarah's soul-searching and her struggle to find her identity and gain her independence would undoubtedly resonate with young adult readers, regardless of their background. Finally, Sandell's decision to write the novel in short, lucid, poem-like chapters makes for a spellbinding reading experience, one that transforms the reader not only to an exotic land, Israel, but also into the mind of a clever, thoughtful young woman as she first awakens to her own identity. The book, in short, is masterful, and is a must for lovers of serious, beautiful fiction, be their age whatever it may.

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Under the Weight of the Sky
Kirk Robertson
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Cottage Grove wins four weights for Sky-Em title.(Sports)(The Lions will send seven wrestlers to the state tournament, while runner-up Elmira qualifies ... from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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Cottage Grove wins four weights for Sky-Em title.(Sports)(The Lions will send seven wrestlers to the state tournament, while runner-up Elmira qualifies ... from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Manufacturer: The Register Guard
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Release Date: 2005-07-13

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on February 13, 2005. The length of the article is 903 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Cottage Grove wins four weights for Sky-Em title.(Sports)(The Lions will send seven wrestlers to the state tournament, while runner-up Elmira qualifies 11)
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This work present practical, biotechnological applications of flow cytometry techniques for the study of animal, plant and microbial cells, explaining methodologies for sample preparation, staining and analysis. It discusses cell variability in cell culture processes and shows how the quantitative analysis of heterogeneous populations aids in the biotechnological exploitation of cells.

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This book contains a collection of 28 contributions on the topics of bifurcation theory and dynamical systems, mostly from the point of view of symmetry breaking, which has been revealed to be a powerful tool in the understanding of pattern formation and in the scientific application of these theories. It includes a number of results which have not been previously made available in book form. Computational aspects of these theories are also considered. For graduate and postgraduate students of nonlinear applied mathematics, as well as any scientist or engineer interested in pattern formation and nonlinear instabilities.

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In the course of this brilliant essay the author traces the way water has been shorn of its mythic associations and reduced to an urban cleaning fluid. The histories of medicine, art, mythology, architecture, technology, and conceptions of the afterlife come into play as the changing role of water in our lives is revealed.

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A thoughtful, serious, expansive reference

Saints are for Grown-Ups too

Saints alive

A Guide to Saints for our Times

Saints of Yesterday for Today

Saints for Every Occasion: 101 of Heaven's Most Powerful Patrons
Thomas J. Craughwell
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Believers have known for centuries that prayer to the saints is a powerful thing. But finding the perfect saint to pray to for whatever problem or challenge you face just got a whole lot easier with Saints for Every Occasion - a new guide to the saints focusing on heavenly patrons especially relevant for our times.

Among the 101 saints profiled are patrons for parents facing divorce, single parenthood, troublesome in-laws, and disappointing kids; saints to watch over children at play and at school, as they watch TV or surf the web; saints for students and sports lovers; and patrons for many contemporary social issues, from homelessness to racial discrimination to AIDS.

Author Thomas J. Craughwell profiles patrons from five continents and many time periods. His saints range from contemporaries of Christ to more modern patrons like Padre Pio ("For a Good Confession"), Pier Giorgio Frassati ("For All Lovers of Sport"), and Faustina Kowalska ("For Confidence in Divine Mercy").

Craughwell's exhaustive research makes Saints a fascinating read for history buffs, and entertaining for anyone interested in learning more about the saints and how their different areas of patronage evolved. And the inclusion of 10 original illustrations by celebrated artist Arden von Haeger help show that the saints are not mere plaster figurines but real men and women who struggled with - and overcame - the same problems and challenges we face today.

Beautifully illustrated and entertainingly told, Saints for Every Occasion features 101 patrons you and your family will seek out time and again.

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A thoughtful, serious, expansive reference.......2002-04-12

Saints For Every Occasion: 101 Of Heaven's Most Powerful Patrons by Catholic commentator and author Thomas J. Craughwell tells the fascinating, compelling, and inspiring stories of Catholicism's patron saints, with special attention to their aspects and relevance today. Each canonized individual is presented with a brief but memorable summary of their lives, to aid those seeking the right words for prayer in the medley of problems faced in this complex world. Highly recommended for personal, seminary, and parish library reference collections, Saints For Every Occasion is a thoughtful, serious, expansive reference that makes for intent browsing in times of inner turmoil.

Saints are for Grown-Ups too.......2002-03-05

Most of us were introduced to the saints while we were children. As we grew up, our idea of saints has remained on immature level. Thomas Craughwell's book re-introduces us to the saints from an adult person's point of view. The result is refreshing. It is such a relief to know that these 101 saints were not statues in real life. I now feel that Thomas Aquinas is someone I would like to know in real life -- and that Aloysius Gonzaga would be a little scary for his intensity! I left the book by my bed and read two or three capsule biographies each night for over a month. Interestingly, the most moving lives were those of the young saints -- but seen from the adult vantage point of wanting to reach out and protect these youths from harm's way. At the end, I was sorry the book was over. Then on the last page I saw that there is the possibility of a sequel. Let it be!

Saints alive.......2002-02-23

I am definitely not religious, but I found this book to be so entertaining and enriching that I have to recommend it. It's full of history and culture, and the author's sly style (which sometimes made me laugh out loud) doesn't interfere with the nourishment he gently makes available through the stories of the saints he's selected. It's the kind of book you love to dip into from time to time, to learn something and be amused and maybe feel a bit better about the world.

A Guide to Saints for our Times.......2002-01-07

I have a few saints guides already, but nothing to match the thoroughness, timeliness, and charm of this one. The book has a lot of fun surprises (such as a saint for rock climbers), and a great deal of truly useful information. Craughwell makes saints more "relevant" by including saints for AIDS sufferers and the environment, but he never trivializes or cheapens his subject. And the entries are wonderful to read, a definite cut above the often dry, over-earnest style of other books. Highly recommended!

Saints of Yesterday for Today.......2001-12-22

101 Saints for Every Occasion is more than a patron saints book. Choc full of fascinating historical and biographical bits, it makes enjoyable reading for anyone. Those who have read patron saints books will find the contemporary adaptations interesting and first-time patron saints readers will undoubtedly wish to continue reading on this subject. We've recommended 101 Saints to friends and given several copies as gifts.

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Distributive justice in its modern sense calls on the state to guarantee that everyone is supplied with a certain level of material means. Samuel Fleischacker argues that guaranteeing aid to the poor is a modern idea, developed only in the last two centuries.

Earlier notions of justice, including Aristotle's, were concerned with the distribution of political office, not of property. It was only in the eighteenth century, in the work of philosophers such as Adam Smith and Immanuel Kant, that justice began to be applied to the problem of poverty. To attribute a longer pedigree to distributive justice is to fail to distinguish between justice and charity.

Fleischacker explains how confusing these principles has created misconceptions about the historical development of the welfare state. Socialists, for instance, often claim that modern economics obliterated ancient ideals of equality and social justice. Free-market promoters agree but applaud the apparent triumph of skepticism and social-scientific rigor. Both interpretations overlook the gradual changes in thinking that yielded our current assumption that justice calls for everyone, if possible, to be lifted out of poverty. By examining major writings in ancient, medieval, and modern political philosophy, Fleischacker shows how we arrived at the contemporary meaning of distributive justice.

Samuel Fleischacker, A Short History of Distributive Justice.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

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Samuel Fleischacker, A Short History of Distributive Justice.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Manufacturer: Western Michigan University, School of Social Work
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, published by Western Michigan University, School of Social Work on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 475 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Samuel Fleischacker, A Short History of Distributive Justice.(Book Review)
Publication: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: Western Michigan University, School of Social Work
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Samuel Fleischacker, A Short History of Distributive Justice.(Book review): An article from: Social Theory and Practice
Roger Paden
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This digital document is an article from Social Theory and Practice, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2007. The length of the article is 3114 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a property owner and a conservation organization, generally a private nonprofit land trust, that restricts the type and amount of development that can be undertaken on that property. Conservation easements protect land for future generations while allowing owners to retain property rights, at the same time providing them with significant tax benefits. Conservation easements are among the fastest growing methods of land preservation in the United States today.

Protecting the Land provides a thoughtful examination of land trusts and how they function, and a comprehensive look at the past and future of conservation easements. The book:

provides a geographical and historical overview of the role of conservation easements
analyzes relevant legislation and its role in achieving community conservation goals
examines innovative ways in which conservation easements have been used around the country
considers the links between social and economic values and land conservation

Contributors, including noted tax attorney and land preservation expert Stephen Small, Colorado's leading land preservation attorney Bill Silberstein, and Maine Coast Heritage Trust's general counsel Karin Marchetti, describe and analyze the present status of easement law. Sharing their unique perspectives, experts including author and professor of geography Jack Wright, Dennis Collins of the Wildlands Conservancy, and Chuck Roe of the Conservation Trust of North Carolina offer case studies that demonstrate the flexibility and diversity of conservation easements. Protecting the Land offers a valuable overview of the history and use of conservation easements and the evolution of easement-enabling legislation for prof essionals and citizens working with local and national land trusts, legal advisors, planners, public officials, natural resource mangers, policymakers, and students of planning and conservation.

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Great Planning Resource.......2006-01-31

I'm a public official with the planning function, looking for a better way to preserve farm land, open space and rural character. This book offers a lot of insight into the history and uses of conservation easements. The book is divided into sections that describe in detail how laws and courts in each section of the country administer conservation easements. I recommend this book - it is an excellent planning resource!

A Dynamic Contribution!.......2000-08-25

The editors, Julie Ann Gustanski and Roderick Squires have brought together a dynamic team of experts from across the country. The legal analysis chapters help all those who are interested, not only in knowing their own state's conservation easement laws, but those who are looking to help forge new or improved legislation in their state.

The case studies exemplify the diversity and range of land conservation options that are possible using conservation easements and add to the richness of the book.

While the reading may be legalistic to academic at times, the diversity of presentations serve to enhance this very rich volume of information. "Protecting the Land" serves as the first in-depth insight to the legal workings of conservation easement legislation across the country. This book is an ABSOLUTE MUST for all those "out in the field" as well as those who may be interested in learning more about the legal dimensions of easement enabling legislation, its history, how easements have been used, as well as a look to the future of land conservation in the US.

From the point of view as an academic, I also believe that this book will be extremely useful to those teaching in the legal arena that deals with conservation easements, as well as to those who are teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in resource conservation and environmental policy.

The caliber of contributors to the volume speaks for itself, from Steve Small to Todd Mayo and Bill Hutton, among others writing on the legal aspects of conservation enabling laws. And on the ground there are numerous contributing authors who have decades of knowledge and experience behind them, including Tom Daniels, Dennis Collins, Chuck Roe, and Julie Ann Gustanski. Those from academe tease out strands that have for too long gone unteased. Jack Wright for example brings both experience from the academic and practitioners perspectives, as do Daniels and Gustanski.

While the volume is not for the lighthearted reader, it addresses the subject matter extensively, and succinctly.

Overall I give this book 5 stars, it is well written, well documented, and provides the best single volume I have seen in more than two decades of experience with land trusts and the phenomenal tool we call conservation easements.

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