onald Gray, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster, Canon of Westminster, and Chairman of the Alcuin Club, has given distinguished service to liturgical renewal. This volume, celebrating his 65th birthday, brings together essays on aspects of the Word of God by a distinguished international group of scholars. The contributors are Horace Allen, Paul Bradshaw, Anne Dawtry, R. William Franklin, Sehon Goodridge, Anthony Harvey, Ruth A. Meyers, Michael Perham, Bryan Spinks, Kenneth W. Stevenson and Gordon Wakefield.
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 544: Environmentally Sensitive Channel- and Bank-Protection Measures examines environmentally sensitive channel- and bank-protection measures and includes recommended design guidelines for their application and a selection system for helping to determine the most appropriate channel- and bank-protection measure. The selection system is presented as an interactive software program entitled "Greenbank," which can be found on the accompanying CD-ROM (CRP-CD-58). The selection system software (CRP-CD-58) is available for download in an ZIP format.
The purpose of this research was to evaluate and compare various thermophilic anaerobic digestion processes for meeting U.S. EPA biosolids Class A pathogen standards. The project was split into three phases. Phase 1 screened three bench-scale thermophilic anaerobic process configurations at three different thermophilic temperatures based on their fecal coliform destruction efficiency. All three of the thermophilic process configurations tested were capable of achieving the Class A fecal coliform standard and were included in Phase 2. In Phase 2, bench-scale anaerobic digesters were fed primary sludge seeded with E.coli, helminth ova, poliovirus, and Salmonella to evaluate pathogen destruction. Two process configurations, the thermophilic single-stage and the two-stage mesophilic acid-phase/thermophilic methane-phase system, met Class A requirements at 50oC. In Phase 3, the single-stage thermophilic anaerobic digestion process was compared to the single-stage mesophilic process at full scale (1.5-MG digesters) based on fecal coliform and pathogen destruction, process performance, digested sludge dewaterability, and odor generation. Pathogen destruction and process performance comparisons of the various process configurations are presented for each phase of the study. Based on the fecal coliform data presented here, an empirical model was developed for quantitatively comparing multiple stage and single-stage thermophilic anaerobic digester performance. The model demonstrates that various combinations of thermophilic temperatures, staging, and residence times can achieve the Class A fecal coliform requirement. This study also suggests that anaerobic digesters operating in the lower thermophilic temperature range (approximately 50?C) are not only capable of achieving Class A requirements but may also produce digested sludges with less odor and lower volatile solids than digesters operating at higher thermophilic temperatures.
Some of Alfred Music's finest writers have contributed to this special collection, which includes carol arrangements, famous texts, masterwork melodies, and original songs. Find selections for holiday concerts, winter recitals, church services, and community events in this useful volume of songs. Titles: * Blessings of the Season * Carol of the Star * December’s Keep * From an Irish Cabin * The Icy December * Jonathan’s Bell Carol * A Midwinter Carol * Prelude to Bethlehem * The Season of Love * Under Winter Moon
The true story told in his own words, a former agent whose career stretched from the snow capped mountains of Colorado where he trained Tibetan freedom fighters, to the killing fields of Mississippi Burning where he infiltrated the Klu Klux Klan. This is the account of a dedicated agent who witnessed and participated in some of the most momentous events of the 20th Century.
The first hands-on instruction guide to landform grading and revegetation Landform grading provides a cost-effective, attractive, and environmentally compatible way to construct slopes and other landforms that are stable and that blend in with the natural surroundings. Landform grading design and construction technology have advanced rapidly during the past decade, and this book explains the technique, its uses, its various applications, and its significant advantages. Landforming: An Environmental Approach to Hillside Development, Mine Reclamation and Watershed Restoration, presents the first comprehensive and practical guidebook to the innovative techniques of landform grading and revegetation. Citing numerous practical applications in such areas as hillside housing developments, mass grading operations, surface mining and watershed reclamation projects, the authors--one an internationally recognized instructor and the other an engineer with over thirty years of practical experience in the field--have teamed up to provide valuable information on: The aesthetic and ecological benefits of landform grading and revegetation Analyses that demonstrate the stability of landform designed slopes Real-world design/construction procedures Construction in both upland slope areas and in stream corridors Analytical procedures and design aids to assist implementation Well documented and comprehensive case studies of actual projects Written in straightforward language and liberally illustrated with informative photographs and schematic drawings, the text should prove of value to practicing professionals in such diverse fields as land planning, civil and geotechnical engineering, landscape architecture, and geology as well as to personnel in a variety of local, state and federal regulatory agencies and environmental interest groups. HORST J. SCHOR is the originator of the Landforming and Revegetation Concept and is Principal of H.J. Schor Consulting. He has developed landform grading designs that have been implemented in a variety of hillside grading and mining reclamation projects for a diverse list of clients. He has been a guest lecturer at The University of Wisconsin-Madison, The University of Dresden, Germany and The University of California at Irvine. DONALD H. GRAY, PHD, is Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Michigan. In addition to speaking and teaching internationally, he has co-authored three books on subjects related geotechnical engineering and biotechnical slope protection.
Remember Me" is an autobiography of an officer's experience during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom where he served in an Ambulance Company. His story involves the urgency of a mobilization and the operations, fighting, and supporting a war. And most of all, the book is about soldiers, and remembering Sergeant Paul Nakamura who was a soldier in his unit that was Killed In Action. The book begins with the death of his own father who was a veteran of World War II and the dedication of Camp Nakamura in Iraq and ends with the emotional Memorial service of Sergeant Paul T. Nakamura. It is a celebration of victory, a tragedy in their loss, and a remembering of those who sacrificed. His story and his poems reflect powerfully the feelings of an American soldier.
Written in 1925, never published. Coming of age story of a man from senior in high school to working at 5&10 stores, into adventures in WWI in the US and France, and return to his home. Post-war working until married in 1923.
Simon is a mentally challenged young man who applies to work for the Post Office. Through a mixup in paperwork he is assigned to CIA agent training instead, where through misunderstanding and just dumb luck, he finishes the course with honors. Because of his exceptional performance, he is assigned to a prestige posting, the CIA Station in Paris. Here, he continues to thrive as an agent of the CIA still believing he is working for the Post Office. He is sent out in the field where he manages to successfully conclude his missions again through misunderstanding, misinterpreation, and dumb luck. Though he is "slow", his positive outlook and friendly nature serve him well and he makes friends who, recognizing his handicap, look after him and make sure he comes to no harm. Frank is a twelve-year-old who experiences some extraordinary events in his life. After losing his father to a fatal traffic accident, Frank and his mother, Doris, move on with their lives as best they can. When summer vacation starts, Frank starts to spend time by a lake in the municipal park. There, he meets Jake, a self-described recluse who wishes no contact with his fellow man. But for some reason he takes to Frank and begins to teach the young man how to use his mind efficiently. Through Jake's mentoring, Frank develops a superior intellect and mental abilities way beyond his twelve years. How does he cope with his new abilities? Who really is Jake?
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