The threats of Climate Change to society are much more dire than typically portrayed, up to and including the demise of modern civilization as we know it due to the world's eventual inability to feed a growing population. Meeting the climate change community 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goal will require major emission reductions from both electricity generation and transportation sectors. Business-as-usual such as adding some renewable electricity to the power grid and adding batte...

Rafe Marshall never dreamed he'd ever find that perfect woman to complete his life until Jane Crenshaw stumbled into his life making him happier than he thought humanly possible. It was also with her help that he was able to secure a life with his daughter and her future with him. You get more than you bargain for with the Marshalls when the other two brothers find romance also. The hotels they build and operate are the backdrop of their changing lives. Of course, they don't go easily, but...

This book documents the advantages and limitations of various electricity generation methods. It illustrates how both electricity and motor fuel can be cost-effectively derived from coal, natural gas or other indigenous fuels, thereby eliminating our dependence on imported oil and the power of OPEC. It favours electricity generation systems powered exclusively by natural gas, coal, nuclear and renewables and motor vehicles powered by hydrogen (electricity from coal gasification with carbon...

This book includes an in-depth analysis of the environmental and energy security impacts of replacing the internal combustion engine vehicle with various forms of electric vehicles and replacing gasoline and diesel fuel with alternative fuels including electricity, hydrogen and biofuels. In addition to a detailed “well-to-wheels” analysis of local air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and oil consumption for each alternative vehicle, the book estimates the market penetration potential of...

This book is based on a real-life story of the military experiences of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Hindowa Sandy, a British- and US-trained Sierra Leonean officer who has served the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) for thirty years. He started as an other-rank, or enlisted, as it is called in the US army, and was later commissioned as an officer.It is a book about God providing a path for a fine officer whose experiences range from fighting against the guerilla rebel gro...

This new innovative resource aims to give physiotherapy students and those new to respiratory care a simple, easy-to-use guide to the process and procedures used in the assessment of adult respiratory patients. Cardiorespiratory Assessment of the Adult Patient begins by identifying the scope of respiratory physiotherapy and listing some key aims of assessment with an overview of different approaches. It then goes on to provide a selection of 'assessment checklists' for the main clinical se...

Respiratory Physiotherapy: An On-Call Survival Guide is the go-to book for physiotherapy students and newly qualified physiotherapists when caring for patients with respiratory conditions or complications. The title covers all common conditions for both adults and children, in a wide range of settings and focuses on practical information that is directly and immediately applicable to patient care. The third edition is fully updated and revised, each chapter gives you access to the most up ...

Set against the rugged backdrop of Klovharun, a barren skerry in the Gulf of Finland, ´Notes from an Island´ invites you into the intimate world of Tove Jansson and her partner, graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä, known affectionately as "Tooti." Aided by Brunstroem, an unconventional fisherman, Jansson races against time and the elements to build a cabin that would serve as their sanctuary for thirty summers. A declaration of the beauty of solitude, ´Notes from an Island´ is a touching homag...

Imagine Gods book of poetry, the Psalms, written as poemsthat rhymethat have a variety of metrical patternsthat remain true to meaning of Scripturethat help us hear Gods voice in a new wayJehovah, Thou searchest me deeply;My nature dost Thou understand;Whenever I sit, Thou ponderest it;Whenever I rise, Thou dost realizeMy thoughts and the deeds I have planned.Psalm 139Jehovahs mine, my Shepherd divine;

In August 1862, nineteen-year-old Edward G. Granger joined the 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment as a second lieutenant. On August 20, 1863, the newly promoted Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer appointed Granger as one of his aides, a position Granger would hold until his death in August 1864. Many of the forty-four letters the young lieutenant wrote home during those two years, introduced and annotated here by leading Custer scholar Sandy Barnard, provide a unique look into the words and act...

When sexy hotwife Tania is captured by the ruthless BaMa gang, she and her lover, Sarah, are thrown into a dank jail cell. Then she’s taken and violently used by Bear, their powerful but grotesque leader. Can her devoted husband’s team of hand-picked mercenaries rescue her in time? Or…now that she’s finally experienced ultimate fulfillment…will she even want to be rescued?~~~~~ PG Excerpt ~~~~~I sat on my cot after Bear left one day and tried to think about the future. Even...

Focused on actively using systematic review as method, this book provides clear, step-by-step advice on the logic and processes of systematic reviewing.Stressing the importance of precision and accuracy, this new edition carefully balances a need for insightful theory with real-world pragmatism; it introduces a wide range of cutting-edge approaches to research synthesis including text mining, living reviews and new ideas in mixed methods reviews such as qualitative comparative anal...