The Beekeeper's Handbook

The Beekeeper's Handbook
Diana Sammataro, Alphonse Avitabile | 1978-01-01 00:00:00 | Peach Mountain Press | 131 | Misc
Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile have revised and expanded their clear and comprehensive guide to cover changes in beekeeping. They discuss the crisis created by the parasitic bee mites. In less than a decade, for example, Varroa mites have saturated the North American honeybee population with disastrous results, devastating both managed and wild populations. The new edition of The Beekeeper's Handbook covers mite detection and control as well as the selection and testing of bees that may have some tolerance to mites.

*Serves as a comprehensive well-illustrated introduction for beginners and a valuable reference for the experienced beekeeper.

*Outlines options for each operation within beekeeping, listing advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.

*Provides easy-to-follow directions and diagrams.

*Includes glossary and updated bibliography suggesting more detailed information on the topics discussed.
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Buying And Maintaining A Car Made Easy

Buying And Maintaining A Car Made Easy
Wings Of Success | 2009-12-15 00:00:00 | Wings of Success | 73 | Misc
When Should You Buy A Car?
You should buy a car before you desperately need one. This gives you time to research different makes and models, as well as allowing you to wait for incentive periods at the dealership.
The internet may be an excellent resource for research. If you are buying a new car, or a car from a dealership, it can be good to go car shopping around when the new models are coming into the dealership.
The next year’s models often come into the dealership any time between August and November, and dealers will be trying to clear this year’s models.
On a regular basis, it can be best to head to the dealership.
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Trading For Canadians For Dummies

Trading For Canadians For Dummies
Lita Epstein, Michael Griffis, and Christopher Cottier | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | | 384 | Misc
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Trading For Canadians For Dummies stresses the practice of position trading, conducting technical analysis on a company and its performance, and research methods that enable the trader to strategically select both an entry and exit point before a stock is even purchased. Adapted for Canadian readers, this edition discusses the Toronto Stock Exchange, brokerage options in Canada, and how Canadians can become certified traders. With Canadian examples and resources, this is the only guide to trading tailor-made for Canadians.
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Pressure Control During Oil Well Drilling

Pressure Control During Oil Well Drilling
Pal Skalle | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Ventus Publishing ApS | 100 | Misc
PETROLEUM, GAS & OIL
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Icons of American Architecture - From the Alamo to the World Trade Center

Icons of American Architecture - From the Alamo to the World Trade Center
Donald Langmead | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Greenwood press | 612 | Misc
Worshipped and cursed. Loved and loathed. Obsessed about the world over. What does it take to become an icon? Regardless of subject, culture, or era, the requisite qualifi cations are the same: (1) challenge the status quo, (2) infl uence millions, and (3) affect history. Using these criteria, Greenwood Press introduces a new reference format and approach to popular culture. Spanning a wide range of subjects, volumes in the Greenwood Icons series provide students and general readers a port of entry into the most fascinating and infl uential topics of the day.
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Home Power 046

Home Power 046
| 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | | 1 | Misc
Home Power 046
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Bush's War For Reelection: Iraq, the White House, and the People (Hardcover)

Bush's War For Reelection: Iraq, the White House, and the People (Hardcover)
James Moore | 2004-01-01 00:00:00 | Wiley | 400 | Misc
A news-breaking expose of the Bush administration’s rush to war, from the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Bush’s Brain
In this exclusive behind-the-scenes account, veteran journalist James Moore reveals how the overthrow of Saddam Hussein was a key goal of the Bush administration from the very beginning-and a critical component of the president’s reelection strategy. Drawing on high-level sources inside the administration and the military, Moore weaves together a multifaceted narrative that probes the political underpinnings of the administration’s push for an Iraq war, exposes efforts during the war (and after) to manipulate perceptions of U.S. military success, and contrasts it all to the ultimate price paid by soldiers duped into believing they were fighting for a just cause, not for political gain.
Moore takes us inside strategy meetings at the White House and the Pentagon, revealing the political calculus behind critical military decisions. He examines the administration’s unprecedented efforts to control an d withhold information, including in-depth discussions with Joseph C. Wilson, husband of Valerie Plame, the CIA operative allegedly exposed by Karl Rove. Moore also gives us an uncensored view of combat in Iraq, reporting opinions of a senior Air Force source and troops on the ground; he shows how the war’s first American casualty actually died, and reveals what really happened to Jessica Lynch’s unit.
Finally, Moore uncovers what might be in store if Bush wins reelection: the use of Iraq as a forward base in the fight against terrorism, and where the war may go next. Publishing at the height of the presidential election season next spring, Bush’s War for Reelection is sure to be one of the most talked about books of the year.
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Peace-Building and Development in Guatemala and Northern Ireland

Peace-Building and Development in Guatemala and Northern Ireland
Charles A. Reilly | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Palgrave | 236 | Misc
Peace-Building and Development in Guatemala and Northern Ireland
By Charles A. Reilly


* Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
* Number Of Pages: 236
* Publication Date: 2008-12-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0230611575
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780230611573



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This book analyzes the implementation of peace processes in Northern Ireland and Guatemala, with emphasis on the role of mid-level civil society and religious organizations, or “the voluntary sector.” Both countries interrupted years of conflict, signed peace accords in 1998 and 1996 respectively, and still struggle to make them work. Despite very different economic development levels, both countries have colonial legacies, deep cultural divisions, and engaged diaspora. They grapple with violence, poverty and inequitable distribution of wealth and power. While religious differences are a backdrop to violence and reconciliation in both cases, insecurity and inequity are the root cause and consequence of these conflicts. The book summarizes lessons learned and makes policy recommendations for more civil post-conflict societies, arguing that similar dynamics fuel sustainable peace-building and authentic development.
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Home Power 114

Home Power 114
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Home Power 114
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Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact

Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact
Jacques Vallee | 2008-01-02 00:00:00 | | 0 | Misc
Jacques Vallee has produced another thought-provoking book on the U.F.O. phenomena. This is the second book of his "Alien trilogy", and it focuses on research methodology. He is especially concerned about the lax methods being used to investigate claims of UFO encounters, where few investigators bother to visit the actual site or interview the witnesses firsthand.
Mr. Vallee again questions the extraterrestrial hypothesis, and takes fellow ufologists to task for only listing or collecting evidence that supports their hypothesis. He is especially concerned about the use of hypnosis in "abduction" cases, where the hypnotist may be leading the abductee to report activities that easily fall into the extraterrestrial survey camp.
Mr. Vallee offers no conclusive proof or definitive answers, just data and information for the reader to peruse and decide for themselves. This book is a wake-up call to ufologists to strengthen their research methods, and improve the current state of ufology. Perhaps, they should even re-think the questions being asked.
While I may not personally agree with all of Mr. Vallee's opinions, I think that he presents a very needed voice of caution and reason in a field fraught with high emotions. This book would make a terrific text for a class on studying paranormal phenomenon, or gather witness reports.
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