Составитель: Ю Бахирев Собранные в настоящем издании тексты представляют собой замечательные образцы современной мысли учителей, ученых, журналистов, общественных и государственных оещее деятелей, не только озабоченных состоянием родного языка, но и деятельно влияющих на его судьбу Благодаря этой книге любители изящной словесности Франции смогут познакомиться с первоисточниками, свидетельствующими о страстной и усердной борьбе великой державы, защищающей и прославляющей свой язык Книга предназначена для преподавателей языковых дисциплин, студентов, лингвистов и политологов, применяющим социологические методы в своих исследованиях.  Издательство: Московский Лицей, 2001 г Твердый переплет, 480 стр ISBN 5-7611-0277-3 Тираж: 5000 экз Формат: 60x90/16 (~145х217 мм).

Book Description As environmental challenges grow larger in scale and implications, it is increasingly important to apply the best scientific knowledge in the decisionmaking process Editors Farrell and Jäger present environmental assessments as the bridge between the expert knowledge of scientists and engineers on the one hand and decisionmakers оещел on the other When done well, assessments have a positive impact on public policy, the strategic decisions of private firms, and, ultimately, the qualityof life for many people This book is the result of an international, interdisciplinary research project to analyze past environmental assessments and understand how their design influenced their effectiveness in bringing scientific evidence and insight into the decisionmaking process The case studies in the book feature a wide range of regional and global risks, including ozone depletion, transboundary air pollution, and climate change Assessments of Regional and Global Environmental Risks offers several important contributions It provides a clear account of the choices faced in the design of environmental assessments and a clear description of the lessons learned from past assessments It illustrates why assessments are social processes, not simply reports And, while they identify no universal, one-size-fits-all design, the authors find that, to be effective, environmental assessments must be viewed by those who produce and use them as being salient; credible in their scientific support; and legitimate, or fair, in design and execution.  2005 г 288 стр ISBN 193311505X.

Book Description The Complex Forest systematically examines the theory, processes, and early outcomes of a research and management approach called adaptive collaborative management (ACM) An alternative to positivist approaches to development and conservation that assume predictability in forest management, ACM acknowledges the complexity оещео and unpredictability inherent in any forest community and the importance of developing solutions together with the forest peoples whose lives will be most affected by the outcomes Building on earlier work that established the importance of flexible, collaborative approaches to sustainable forest management, The Complex Forest describes the work of ACM practitioners facing a broad range of challenges in diverse settings and attempts to identify the conditions under which ACM is most effective Case studies of ACM in 30 forest sites in 11 countries together with Colfer's systematic comparison of results at each site indicate that human and institutional capabilities have been strengthened In Zimbabwe, for example, the number of women involved in decisionmaking soared In Nepal, community members detected and sanctioned dishonest community elites In Cameroon and Bolivia, learning programs resulted in better conflict management These are early results, but a wide range of recent research supports Colfer's belief that these new capabilities will ultimately raise incomes and lead to sustainable improvements in the health of forests and forest peoples The Complex Forest reinforces calls for change in the way we plan conservation and development programs, away from command-and-control approaches, toward ones that require bureaucratic flexibility and responsiveness, as well as greater local participation in the setting of priorities and in problem solving This book is a copublication with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).  2005 г 300 стр ISBN 1933115130.

Book DescriptionViktor Schauberger, 1885-1958, was a radical pioneer of the study of the subtle energies in nature and the importance of living water in all natural processes From unusually detailed observations of the natural world, he pioneered a completely new understanding of how nature works He foresaw, and tried to warn against global оещец waste and costly ecologial destruction of our age Here are his insights in contemporary, accessible language His amazing discoveries--which address sickwater, ailing forests, climate change and, above all, renewable energy--have dramatic implications for how we need to work with nature and its resources Protesting the harmful effects of modern technology, Schauberger applied his theories to create prototypes for pollution-free energy machines.  2005 г 288 стр ISBN 1931882487.

Book DescriptionConcern for the health of our planet led award-winning actress Lisa Harrow and her husband, internationally renowned whale biologist Roger Payne, to create the performance piece Lessons from Copernicus But Lisa and Roger found that, following performances of their show, audience members frequently wanted to know: What can оещеш I do to help? What can we all do to stop the destructive impact of our current way of life? What Can I Do? is Lisas response, a guidebook on how to take action What Can I Do? initially accompanied performances of Lessons from Copernicus as a resource for audiences to take home Its immediate success led Lisa to expand the guide for public and educational use Now available to the general public, What Can I Do? is at once practical and charming The book is written as "An Alphabet for Living," providing readers with an extensive annotated list of Web sites where anyone can begin to explore the practices of sustainable living Each site in the book has beenselected for its wealth of information and links, and each serves as a valuable tool for finding fresh ways to view the world and live gently in it A wonderful resource for both new and renewed interest in sustainable living, What Can I Do? makes a great gift The advice inside covers a broad array of subjects: from stopping the junk mail in your mailbox to reaping the economic and social benefits of green business; from buying sustainably harvested seafood to donating and recycling your obsolete electronics; from finding local food producers to getting your town to turn garbage into soil-improving compost.  2004 г 127 стр ISBN 1931498660.

Letters and Homilies for Jewish Christians is the second of three volumes extending Ben Witherington's innovative socio-rhetorical analysis of New Testament books to the latter-Pauline and non-Pauline corpora A third volume will extend the focus on Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians begun in the first volume By dividing the volumes оещеы according to the socioreligious contexts for which they were written, Witherington sheds fresh light on the documents, their provenance, character and importance Throughout, Witherington shows his thorough knowledge of recent literature on these texts and focuses his attention on the unique insights brought about through socio-rhetorical analysis that either reinforces or corrects those gleaned from other approaches "Bridging the Horizons" sections point to the relevance of the text for believers today, making this volume of special value to pastors and general readers as well as to students and scholars Автор Ben Witherington.  Издательство: IVP Academic, 2007 г Твердый переплет, 656 стр ISBN 0830829326 Язык: Английский.

Специально для штатива Sprint PRO 3-Way специалисты SLIK разработали новую головку, которая может вращаться в трех плоскостях Металлическая съемная площадка поможет быстро закрепить оещжв камеру, а удобные ручки-фиксаторы позволяют без больших усилий регулировать положение фотоаппарата на штативе В рабочем состоянии максимальная высота модели равна 165 см Конструкция штатива предусматривает возможность закреплять опоры в нескольких положениях под разными углами для съемки с более низкой позиции, также возможен переворот центральной штанги для макросъемки Как и другие штативы этой серии, Slik Sprint PRO 3-Way позволяет работать с камерами, вес которых не превышает 2 кг Масса самого штатива составляет всего 1080 грамм, а длина 49 см (в собранном состоянии) гарантирует, что этот удобный аксессуар не займет много места в багаже фотографа-путешественника Технические характеристики: Длина в сложенном состоянии (см): 48 Максимальная рабочая высота (см): 165 Минимальная рабочая высота (см): 17,5 Съемная площадка Уровень Возможность переворота центральной штанги Количество секций в штативных ножках: 4 Диаметр секций штативной ножки (мм): 20 Рекомендуемая максимальная нагрузка (кг): 2 Шипы (в комплекте): Закрыты резиновыми наконечниками Вес (кг): 1,08 Вес головки (кг): 0,29 Вес опоры (кг): 0,79 Тип крепления опоры: Эксцентриковый зажим Тип опоры: Резина / железо Комплектация: Штатив Чехол.  Slik.

With climate change now charging up the political agenda, there are three issues commonly making the headlines: carbon budgets, renewable energy, and the anticipated impacts of climate change Equally important, though currently less well covered, is the issue how these effects might be mitigated Given the significant role that forests play оещже in the climate system as sources, sinks, and through carbon trading this book discusses the current scientific evidence on the relationships between climate, forest resources and forest management practices around the world Drawing on expertise from forest scientists from several continents, the book presents both in depth analysis of the current knowledge, and a series of case studies which assess the biological and the economic impacts of climate change It includes sections on forest responses to climate change, monitoring and modeling changes, economic and management implications, and carbon sequestration under specific management systems The book will form a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students dealing with sustainable forestry, climate change issues and the effects of climate change on natural resource management.  2008 г Твердый переплет, 342 стр ISBN 1402083424.

Negotiating your compensation, benefits, and contract?You've made it to the top but are you being paid what you're worth? It's time you tapped into one of ASAE 's most valued resources, the Blue Chip Association Executive Compensation & Benefits Study Year after year, this objective tool has successfully increased the compensation for countless оещжн highly paid association CEO's and deputy CEOs If you're a chief executive officer who earns at least $150,000 in total compensation, don't sit at the negotiating table without it RELIABLE TREND ANALYSIS You can count on this data This report is a subset of data from the national study from organizations whose CEO earns at least $150,000 in total compensation In addition, ASAE retains a core group of responding organizations from one edition of the Blue Chip Study to the next, so compensation increases can be tracked from year to year DATA YOU CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE Are your salary expectations too high or too low? Learn how staff size, total income, and type of organization affect compensation levels You'll come to negotiating table with the right expectations and the data to back them up BENCHMARKING DATA ON BENEFITS AND PERSONNEL PRACTICES Your paycheck is only part of the story Compare your benefits; including annual leave, insurance, and retirement plans; to those of your counterparts at other associations Do most of your colleagues have employment contracts and how are their performance evaluations handled? It's all in the Blue Chip Study.  2008 г Мягкая обложка, 94 стр ISBN 088034296X.

This book provides a unique, state-of-the-art review of both traditional and emerging themes in the economics of natural forest disturbances Although natural disturbances such as wildfire, hurricanes and pests have long been recognized as important factos influencing the structure and health of forests, recent and dramatic increases in оещжх the costs and damages associated with forest disturbances necessitates a new evaluation of these processes The authors show that neo-classical economic principles can be ntegrated with ecosystem analysis and modern econometric methods to uncover the causes and consequences of natural forest disturbances The chapters encompass modern areas of concern in forest economics and policy, including temporal and spatial dynamics f economic-ecologic systems, risk-reducing mitigation and adaptation strategies, and the valuation of impacts on market and non-market resources These topics are developed with case studies demonstrating rigorous empirical analysis with a policy-orientedfocus The book is intended for forest policy analysts and decision-makers, risk managers, forest economists and graduate students studying natural resource economics.  2008 г Твердый переплет, 422 стр ISBN 1402043694.

Book Description Water policy seems in perpetual crisis Increasingly, conflicts extend beyond the statutory authority, competence, geographical jurisdictions, and political constituencies of highly specialized governing authorities While other books address specific policy approaches or the application of adaptive management strategies оещей to specific problems, this is the first book to focus more broadly on adaptive governance, or the evolution of new institutions that attempt to resolve conflicts amongcompeting authorities Adaptive Governance and Water Conflict investigates new types of water conflicts among users in the seemingly water-rich Eastern United States Eight case studies of water quality, water quantity, and habitat preservation or restoration in Florida were chosen to span the range of conflicts crossing fragmented regulatory boundaries Each begins with a history of the conflict and then focuses on the innovative institutional arrangements-some successful, some not-that evolved to grapple with the resulting challenges In the chapters that follow, scholars and practitioners in urban planning, political science, engineering, law, policy, administration, and geology offer different theoretical and experience-based perspectives on the cases Together, they discuss five challenges that new institutions must overcome to develop sustainable solutions for water users: Who is to be involved in the policy process? How are they to interact? How is science to be used? How are users and the public to be made aware? How can solutions be made efficient and equitable? In its diverse perspectives and unique combination of theory, application, and analysis, Adaptive Governance and Water Conflict will be a valuable book for water professionals, policy scientists, students, and scholars in natural resource planning and management.  2005 г 300 стр ISBN 193311519X.

Украшение для стен и предметов интерьера "Улыбающееся небо", состоящее из 20 самоклеющихся рисунков с изображением солнца, месяца, звездочек и облаков, поможет вам украсить оещем интерьер детской комнаты Декоретто - уникальный способ легко и быстро оживить интерьер, добавить в него уют и радость Для вас открываются безграничные возможности проявить творчество и фантазию, придумать оригинальный дизайн, придать новый вид стенам и мебели В коллекции "Декоретто" вы найдете украшения для любых городских и дачных интерьеров: детских, гостиных, спален, кухонь, ванных комнат Преимущество "Декоретто": изготовлены из экологически безопасной самоклеющейся пленки с водоотталкивающей поверхностью; быстро и легко наклеиваются на обои, крашеные стены, дерево, керамическую плитку, металл, стекло, пластик; при необходимости удобно снимаются, не оставляют следов и не повреждая поверхность (кроме бумажных обоев); специальный слой защищает поверхность от влаги и выгорания Характеристики: Материал: экологически безопасная самоклеющаяся пленка Размер упаковки: 20 см х 20 см Страна: Россия Артикул: С 15-36.  Серия: Декоретто Стильный дом.

От издателя В главных ролях - Рутгер Хауэр и Омар Шариф Внука богатейшего Эмира, которого видят наследником и преемником несметных богатств, пытаются отлучить от матери и спрятать оещер в пустыне Мать, не желая мириться с потерей сына, нанимает профессионалов, которыеотправляются на поиски и освобождение мальчика на Ближний Восток, в пустыню, туда, где действуют свои жестокие законы Режиссер: Дуччио Тессари Творческий коллектив Режиссер Дуччио Тессари Duccio Tessari Актеры (показать всех актеров) Рутгер Хауэр (Том Бартон) Rutger Hauer Рутгер Олсон Хауэр родился 23 января 1944 года в Брёкелене, в Нидерландах В пятнадцать лет он сбежал из дома и стал матросом Правда, плавал Хауэр недолго - в 16 лет записался на актерские курсы, в Амстердаме изучал театральное искусство, потом играл Омар Шариф (Эмир) Omar Sharif Омар Шариф (настоящее его имя - Мишель Шальхуб) родился 10 апреля 1932 года в Александрии (Египет), в ливанской семье христианского вероисповедания Образование получил в привилегированном колледже "Виктория", где особое внимание уделял математике и Эллиот Гулд (Адвокат) Elliott Gould Elliott Goldstein.  Формат: VHS Дистрибьютор: SAVVA Video HiFi Stereo ; Русский Закадровый перевод Лицензионные товары Характеристики видеоносителей 1992 г , 108 мин , США Titanus Produzione Художественный кинофильм.

Book DescriptionVolume One of the two-volume set, Edible Forest Gardens, begins with an overview of the ecological and cultural context for forest gardening in modern North America It also lays out a holistic vision that guides the study of forest ecology that follows This ecological exploration forms the bulk of Volume One, and offers clear and оещеч specific direction for forest garden design and management Three forest garden case studies ground the concepts discussed in the book and bring them life Volume One concludes with colorful descriptions of forest gardening's "Top 100" species, and useful listings of information and organizational resources.  2005 г 365 стр ISBN 1931498792.

EDCs and pharmaceuticals are groups of emerging contaminants that have been detected at trace concentrations in waters around the world These contaminants encompass a vast range of molecular structure and properties Sparse data exist on the occurrence and fate of these emerging contaminants during water treatment This project investigated оещеъ EDC/pharmaceutical occurrence in U S drinking water and the efficacy of conventional and advanced water treatment processes to reduce the concentrations of these contaminants The objectives of this study were to (1) select a diverse group of representative endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals, (2) develop a robust analytical methodology capable of trace detection of target compounds in a variety of water matrices, (3) determine the occurrence of target compounds in U S drinking waters, (4) evaluate the EDC/pharmaceutical removal potential of conventional and advanced drinking and reuse water processes, and (5) evaluate computer models to predict target compound properties and fate This report provides fundamental information on the removal of several classes of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and suspected endocrine disrupting chemicals by conventional and advanced water treatment processes A detailed description of analytical methods is provided, including information on sample preservation, extraction, and instrumental analysis The report provides some of the first U S occurrence data for these emerging contaminants in raw and finished drinking water supplies From the treatment and occurrence information, compounds with likely occurrence can be selected for monitoring programs that will represent the fate of various classes of emerging contaminants Computer models are described that can be used to predict properties and fate of future water contaminants.  2008 г Мягкая обложка, 368 стр ISBN 1843398176.

In this groundbreaking work of first-order scholarship, Eric Johnson makes a vitally important contribution to the field of Christian counseling He first presents a detailed overview and appreciative but critical evaluation of the reigning paradigms in the field of Christian counseling, particularly biblical counseling and integration оещжб Building on their respective strengths, he seeks to move beyond the current impasse in the field and develop a more unified and robustly Christian understanding Drawing upon the Bible and various Christian intellectual and soul care traditions, and through a Christian reinterpretation of relevant modern psychological theory and research, Johnson proceeds to offer a new framework for the care of souls that is comprehensive in scope, yet flows from a Christian understanding of human beings--what amounts to a distinctly Christian version of psychology This book is a must-read for any serious Christian teacher, student, or practitioner in the fields of psychology or counseling Автор Eric L Johnson.  Издательство: IVP Academic, 2007 г Твердый переплет, 716 стр ISBN 0830825673 Язык: Английский.

Among the human caliciviruses, noroviruses are the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in humans Exposure to contaminated water is considered a significant health risk because of the low minimal infectious dose Many published molecular methods are based on the detection of noroviruses in stool samples and limited data is available on оещжд their limit of detection This project attempted to develop novel and rapid real-time RT-PCR based methods for the sensitive detection of noroviruses in environmental water samples The objectives of this project were to (1) develop and evaluate a carbohydrate ligand-binding assay for the purification of noroviruses from reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) interfering substances; (2) develop a real-time RT-PCR assay for noroviruses; (3) compare and evaluate previously published and recently developed primer pairs targeting different regions of the norovirus genome in a conventional RT-PCR assay; and (4) use the developed methods for concentration, purification, and molecular detection to examine environmental samples (e g , shellfish, source and finished water, sewage) In this study, the research team developed and evaluated novel methods for the concentration, detection, and genotyping of noroviruses from complex environmental matrices including (1) a novel assay based on H-type 1 histo-bloodgroup carbohydrate bound to magnetic beads, (2) a broadly reactive one-step TaqMan® RT-PCR assay for the detection of GI and GII noroviruses, and (3) hemi-nested conventional RT-PCR assay for genotyping of low-copy number of noroviruses These methods were applied on naturally contaminated shellfish, raw and finished water, and sewage The results indicated that the TaqMan® real-time RT-PCR assay is a superior method for rapid and simple monitoring of environmental waters for noroviruses.  2008 г Мягкая обложка, 84 стр ISBN 1843396211.

The ideas and imagery about the future that characterize nanotechnology today are shaped by multiple values and agendas which influence public investments,business strategies, infrastructure design, and public debate Presenting Futures highlights a variety of ways that nanotechnology actors think about and seek to shape the future It brings оещжж together social scientists, humanists, government officials, activist groups, designers, and public relations professionals into a multifaceted and at times conflicting dialogue through press releases, government reports, and advertisements taken from the front lines of the political discourse over nanotechnology, as well as original writings that situate nanotechnological futures within broader contexts The chapters in this volume document various approaches to the future and how contemporary cultural conceptions about science, technology, and society are created and ultimately influence our own cognitive frames, social contests, and material practices More than a catalogue of visions, the Yearbook is designed to give social scientists, natural scientists, and the general public an opportunity to explore, reflect on, and ultimately critique these futures In asking not so much what the future of nanotechnology may be, but rather how different social groups and organizations imagine and anticipate it, the Yearbook offers a series of starting points for exploring the role of the future in the present.  2008 г Твердый переплет, 310 стр ISBN 1402084153.

`Although the legal landscape is littered with literature about the WTO, antidumping, safeguards, subsidies and countervailing measures, the missing piece has been a comprehensive text tying together the law and economics of these topics Mavroidis, Messerlin and Wauters fill this gap The authors form an unparalleled triumvirate who successfully оещжт draw on their complementary legal-economic experiences from policymaking, practitioner expertise and academic scholarship to comprehensively examine contingent protection In a single book, they manage to explain the economics to the lawyers, the law to the economists, and the increasing importance of contingent protection policies to everyone ' - Chad P Bown, Brandeis University, US `The new book by Petros Mavroidis, Patrick Messerlin and Jasper Wauters, The Law and Economics of Contingent Protection in the WTO, fills a gap in the international trade literature by providing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary (law and economics) treatment of three of the most arcane and least well-understood trade protection regimes permitted under the GATT/WTO, i e , anti-dumping, countervailing duties, and safeguards The authors expertly weave together both a comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the complex legal rules and case law with an economic critique of the law governing each of these three regimes The book is a tour de force and will become the standard reference work for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners specializing in these areas ' - Michael Trebilcock, University of Toronto, Canada `Trade barriers that are contingent on the existence of specific conditions - dumping by, or subsidization of, exporters, and injury of domestic firms - have historically been used intensively by many OECD countries and are now increasingly applied by developing countries This volume provides an excellent discussion and accessible analysis of WTO rules on contingent protection and the rapidly expanding case law The authors have done a major service to both legal practitioners and trade policy analysts with an interest in this area ' - Bernard Hoekman, The World Bank, US In this important book, three of the leading authors in the field of international economic law discuss the law and economics of the three most frequently used contingent protection instruments: anti-dumping, countervailing measures, and safeguards When discussing countervailing measures, the authors also discuss legal challenges against prohibited and/or actionable subsidies The authors' choice is mandated by the fact that the effects of a subsidy cannot always be confined to the market of the WTO Member wishing to react against it Assuming there are effects outside its market, an injured WTO Member can challenge the scheme as such before a WTO Panel Taking the three agreements for granted as a starting point, the book provides comprehensive discussion of both the original contracts, and the case law that has substantially contributed to the understanding of these agreements The agreements discussed by the authors provide generally worded disciplines on Members and leave a lot of discretion to the investigating authorities of such Members A great number of the many questions that arise in the course of a domestic trade remedies investigation are not explicitly addressed in these agreements In such a situation, the authors highlight the important role that the judge has to play Much like domestic investigating authorities adopt a line which is either more liberal or more protectionist in the application of trade remedies, the WTO adjudicator on numerous occasions was faced with similar policy problems in applying the general rules to the facts of the case before them The authors point out that the adjudicating bodies have insisted on the unfair character of dumping in order to substantiate their relatively deferential standard of review In the anti-dumping / countervailing duties context, case law has generally emphasized the limited character of the obligations on investigating authorities This implies that domestic investigating authorities, following the evolution of case law, are now facing a deferential standard of review when imposing anti-dumping and countervailing duties The book offers a contrasting view of the Agreement on Safeguards, an instrument the use of which, according to the authors, could, in principle, be defensible: WTO Members will have extra incentives to make commitments within a flexible contract Moreover, safeguards can, in their view, help ease the pressures from domestic lobbies by facilitating (sometimes necessary) adjustment costs However, the case law is described by the authors as having adopted a rather inflexible stance, the end result of which is that no imposition of safeguards has survived the test of consistency with WTO law They identify the apparent rationale for the case law as an over-insistence on what they label the highly uninforma.  2008 г Твердый переплет, 606 стр ISBN 1847202764.

Whether searching, shopping, or socializing, Web users leave behind a great deal of data revealing their information needs, mindset, and approaches used, creating vast opportunities for Web service providers as well as a host of security and privacy concerns for consumers The Handbook of Research on Web Log Analysis reflects on the multifaceted оещжъ themes of Web use and presents various approaches to log analysis This expansive collection reviews the history of Web log analysis and examines new trends including the issues of privacy, social interaction and community building Over 20 research contributions from 44 international experts comprehensively cover the latest user-behavior analytic and log analysis methodologies, and consider new research directions and novel applications An essential holding for library reference collections, this Handbook of Research will benefit academics, researchers, and students in a variety of fields, as well as technology professionals interested in the opportunities and challenges presented by the massive collection of Web usage data.  2008 г Твердый переплет, 628 стр ISBN 1599049740.