Detri's Round Trip

Detri's Round Trip
Author: Maribel Vargas Moses
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2014-05-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496905431
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Detri’s Round Trip will entertain children as well as illustrate principles that are important for children to distinguish as they move through life. Detri’s adventure reveals several important life lessons for children such as persistence, self-esteem and self-control. One such lesson is how to face ones fears... showing how one can let them go and render them powerless. Detri’s book will show children why their imaginary worlds are important and will teach them how to overcome their obstacles. “The characters are endearing and show a descriptive and creative way to teach the valuable lesson of love. A wonderful book written with true compassion and heart.” — Laura A. Berggren: Entrepreneur, Artist, and emphatic mother of 10 beautiful souls “The journey of Detri kept pulling me onward in the reading to discover more of his journey of self-discovery with new friends... It is a unique way to share these life’s lessons. It was a lovely journey for me too.” — Leslie Moe, Retired Teacher and Grandmother

DETRITUS - The Heavenly War

DETRITUS - The Heavenly War
Author: Alexander de Melo Luiz
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2015-09-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1507119984
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A mercenary and his quest for answers. The scaring eminence of a heavenly war that involves the Devas, followers of the God of Shadows, and the Iluminattis, followers of the God of Light. This war is about to destroy the structure of the medieval world in Detritus. Intrigue, magic, adventure, mystery, and passion make this story absolutely thrilling and exciting. Sometimes shadow and light complete each other; other times, however, they collide. A fantastic plot that will grab the readers' attention from its very first lines.

Garbage Land

Garbage Land
Author: Elizabeth Royte
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2007-10-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0316030732
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Out of sight, out of mind ... Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight-track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels.... But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away? In Garbage Land, acclaimed science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on the wild adventure that begins once our trash hits the bottom of the can. Along the way, we meet an odor chemist who explains why trash smells so bad; garbage fairies and recycling gurus; neighbors of massive waste dumps; CEOs making fortunes by encouraging waste or encouraging recycling-often both at the same time; scientists trying to revive our most polluted places; fertilizer fanatics and adventurers who kayak amid sewage; paper people, steel people, aluminum people, plastic people, and even a guy who swears by recycling human waste. With a wink and a nod and a tightly clasped nose, Royte takes us on a bizarre cultural tour through slime, stench, and heat-in other words, through the back end of our ever-more supersized lifestyles. By showing us what happens to the things we've "disposed of," Royte reminds us that our decisions about consumption and waste have a very real impact-and that unless we undertake radical change, the garbage we create will always be with us: in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we consume. Radiantly written and boldly reported, Garbage Land is a brilliant exploration into the soiled heart of the American trash can.

Sky Pilots

Sky Pilots
Author: Michael E. Shay
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2014-07-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0826273246
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This exploration of the noncombatants who earned the love and respect of the doughboys should appeal to armchair historians and scholars alike. Enhanced with photographs and an appendix summarizing the biographical information for each man, Sky Pilots is the first comprehensive look at the role of the Army chaplaincy at the divisional level. In August 1917, the U.S. 26th “Yankee” Division was formally activated for service in World War I. When the soldiers arrived in France, they were accompanied by more than three dozen volunteer chaplains. These clergymen experienced all the horrors of war, shared all the privations of the common soldier, and earned the love and affection of their “boys.” Two died, several were gassed or wounded, and many were decorated by France and the United States for their heroism, yet their stories have been lost to history. Through extensive research in published and archival sources, as well as firsthand materials obtained from the families of several chaplains, Michael E. Shay brings to life the story of these valiant men—a story of courage in the face of the horrors of war and of extreme devotion to the men they served. Just as important, Sky Pilots follows the chaplains home and on to their subsequent careers. For many, their war experiences shaped their ministries, particularly in the area of ecumenism and the Social Gospel. Others left the ministry altogether. To fill in the chaplains’ stories, Shay also examines the evolution of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps, the education of the newly appointed chaplains, and the birth of the Yankee Division.

Subsea Optics and Imaging

Subsea Optics and Imaging
Author: John Watson
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 615
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0857093525
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The use of optical methodology, instrumentation and photonics devices for imaging, vision and optical sensing is of increasing importance in understanding our marine environment. Subsea optics can make an important contribution to the protection and sustainable management of ocean resources and contribute to monitoring the response of marine systems to climate change. This important book provides an authoritative review of key principles, technologies and their applications.The book is divided into three parts. The first part provides a general introduction to the key concepts in subsea optics and imaging, imaging technologies and the development of ocean optics and colour analysis. Part two reviews the use of subsea optics in environmental analysis. An introduction to the concepts of underwater light fields is followed by an overview of coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM) and an assessment of nutrients in the water column. This section concludes with discussions of the properties of subsea bioluminescence, harmful algal blooms and their impact and finally an outline of optical techniques for studying suspended sediments, turbulence and mixing in the marine environment. Part three reviews subsea optical systems technologies. A general overview of imaging and visualisation using conventional photography and video leads onto advanced techniques like digital holography, laser line-scanning and range-gated imaging as well as their use in controlled observation platforms or global observation networks. This section also outlines techniques like Raman spectroscopy, hyperspectral sensing and imaging, laser Doppler anemometry (LDA) and particle image velocimetry (PIV), optical fibre sensing and LIDAR systems. Finally, a chapter on fluorescence methodologies brings the volume to a close.With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Subsea optics and imaging is a standard reference for those researching, developing and using subsea optical technologies as well as environmental scientists and agencies concerned with monitoring the marine environment. - Provides an authoritative review of key principles, technologies and their applications - Outlines the key concepts in subsea optics and imaging, imaging technologies and the development of ocean optics and colour analysis - Reviews the properties of subsea bioluminescence, harmful algal blooms and their impact