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  Water Borne - A 1200-Mile...

  Dan Rubinstein

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  In June 2023, writer Dan Rubinstein lashed camping gear to his stand-up paddleboard and embarked on an improbable solo voyage from Ottawa to Montreal, New York City, Toronto, and back to Ottawa along the rivers, lakes, and canals of a landlocked region. Over 1,200 miles and 10 weeks, he explored the healing potential of “blue space” — the aquatic equivalent of green space — and sought out others drawn to their local waters.
  		 
  But the farther Rubinstein paddled, the more he realized that being in, on, or around water does more than boost our mental and physical health and prompt stewardship toward the natural world. He discovered that blue spaces are also a way to connect with the kaleidoscopic cross-section of people he met and the diverse geographies and communities he passed through.
  		 
  Weaving together research, interviews, and an unmacho, malodorous, anticolonial adventure tale, Water Borne shows us that we don’t need an epic journey to find solutions to so many modern challenges. Repair and renewal may be close at hand: just add water.

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  Shameless Gasoline Windfalls -...

  Thomas Porcher

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  Did you know that lower oil prices are almost never passed on fairly to consumers at the pump? That oil companies sacrifice their own refineries? That they pay no taxes, manipulate information and collude to avoid competition?
  Every year, the announcement of profits by oil companies, especially Total, provokes reactions of admiration or indignation from French observers, experts and politicians. But what are these figures hiding? Thomas Porcher reveals eight scandalous practices by the gasoline giants. His aim—to encourage collective denunciation and vigilance, which alone will lead governments to act for the good of citizens.

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  Ultimate Google Professional...

  Shounak Acharya

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  Architect Google Cloud Solutions That Go Beyond Certification
  Key Features? Master core GCP services, including Compute, Storage, and Networking.? Apply GCP design patterns to real-world enterprise architecture.? Prepare with exam-focused guidance, diagrams, and case scenarios.
  Book Description
  In today’s cloud-first world, the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification stands as one of the most respected credentials in enterprise IT. Ultimate Google Professional Cloud Architect Certification Guide is your companion to achieving that goal.
  This book goes far beyond exam preparation. It is a hands-on, real-world companion that walks you through every architectural decision-making point you will face on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will begin with the building blocks, such as Compute Engine, Autoscaling, Load Balancing, and Storage. From there, you will navigate through advanced networking, managed services like App Engine, and orchestration, using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
  Table of Contents
  1. GCP Compute Engine
  2. Autoscaling and Load Balancing
  3. GCP Storage Infrastructure (Block, File, and Object)
  4. GCP Networking
  5. Introduction to Managed Services on GCP and App Engine
  6. Google Kubernetes Engine
  7. Serverless Google Run Functions and Google Cloud Run
  8. Introduction to Asynchronous Communication in GCP
  9. Databases in GCP Overview
  10. Relational, NoSQL, and Caching Databases
  11. Authentication with Google Cloud IAM
  12. Exploring IAM, Project Organization, and Encryption
  13. Exploring Data Warehousing and Data Lifecycle on GCP
  14. Google Cloud Operations Suite
  15. Agile, DevOps, SRE, SDLC, and Other Important GCP Topics       
  
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  Bioknowledgy of the Ecuadorian...

  Hyun Jeong Kim, Omar Vacas Cruz,...

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   Medicinal plants  in Ecuador add up to 3118 species, 75% being native, of these, 80 were investigated by the PUCE-KRIBB project, finally 30 species were collected in this publication for being the most promising. We hope that this book contributes to new research on active ingredients that at some point will be used for the preparation of phytopharmaceuticals, for the benefit of society in general.

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  Howther goes Again

  Richard Cliff

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  The story is of a young rabbit who seeks adventure beyond his immediate surroundings. His search for fun taking him to America, where he meets all kind of other animals who lead bizarre lifestyles and where lurks the treachery of man. This leads Howther to take a grown-up stance against evil-doing, putting him at the forefront of danger among both, animals and man alike until he finally conquers all. It is a tale of growing up in a dangerous world.

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  The Museum of the Wood Age

  Max Adams

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  A passionate and imaginative exploration of wood – the material that shaped human history. 
  As a material, wood has no equal in strength, resilience, adaptability and availability. It has been our partner in the cultural evolution from woodland foragers to engineers of our own destiny. Tracing that partnership through tools, devices, construction and artistic expression, Max Adams explores the role that wood has played in our own history as an imaginative, curious and resourceful species. Beginning with an investigation of the material properties of various species of wood, The Museum of the Wood Age investigates the influence of six basic devices – wedge, inclined plane, screw, lever, wheel, axle and pulley – and in so doing reveals the myriad ways in which wood has been worked throughout human history. From the simple bivouacs of hunter-gatherers to sophisticated wooden buildings such as stave churches; from the decorative arts to the humble woodworking of rustic furniture; Max Adams fashions a lattice of interconnected stories and objects that trace a path of human ingenuity across half a million years of history.

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