Gli alberi sono esseri viventi in grado di interagire con l'uomo. Percepiscono il pericolo e riescono ad avvisare le piante circostanti. Nel contempo riconoscono gli stimoli positivi e i gesti d'amore nei loro confronti. I Celti avevano un vero culto per gli alberi tanto da abbinare ogni mese ad un albero nel loro calendario celtico. Gli indiani d'America e gli aborigeni li abbracciavano percependo scambi di energia. Oggi l'albero-terapia trova impiego per prevenire la depressione post partum. Da questo e da ulteriori ricerche ed esperienze personali siamo partiti per testimoniare le loro capacit di parlare tra di loro, di trasmetterci energie abbracciandoli e di intraprendere un'efficace fase meditativa col loro supporto. Leggendo questo libro considererete gli alberi in maniera diversa, vi avvicinerete a loro toccandoli, parlandogli e scoprirete un nuovo mondo e la vostra psiche e salute ne trarr grandissimo giovamento.
Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream is an expressively illustrated fictional account of the life of writer Mary Shelley, as told by her famous invention, Frankenstein's monster. With cameos by a variety of other famous writers and historical figures, this graphic novel is perfect for fans of literary and feminist history. The extraordinary life of the woman who created one of fiction's most enduring characters: Frankenstein's monster. Born at the turn of the 19th century to the famous philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft (forerunner of the feminist movement) and William Godwin (novelist and radical politician), Mary Shelley lived a life in constant flight from social conformity. Her struggle birthed a pop culture phenomenon. Now in print for the first time in English, Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream chronicles Shelley's relationships with other important artists and writers, including her eventual husband Percy Shelley, and the "butterfly effect" of love, hardship, tragedy, and inspiration that led to the creation of the infamous monster.
For travelers like poet Alessandro di Corsi, home is a concept or a feeling-it is no longer a place. Breadcrumbs: A Passerby's Journey is a book of poems which capture the struggle to find home within oneself and within other people. Alessandro's journey has taught him that life of a nomad-esque passerby is a struggle because of what gets left behind: the self, the home, and a lot of love. The themes found in A Passerby's Journey are intertwined and capture big questions and strong emotions in sentences that rhyme. There is so much beauty in this world, and amidst all the chaos and suffering, one has to try to find themselves. A Passerby's Journey inspires each reader to discover themself and their home. In the same way he has found refuge in art and connection in the stories of other people, Alessandro shares his attempt to make sense of his own journey thus far so that others can feel less alone. The struggle hurts-but also gives back.
For travelers like poet Alessandro di Corsi, home is a concept or a feeling-it is no longer a place. Breadcrumbs: A Passerby's Journey is a book of poems which capture the struggle to find home within oneself and within other people. Alessandro's journey has taught him that life of a nomad-esque passerby is a struggle because of what gets left behind: the self, the home, and a lot of love. The themes found in A Passerby's Journey are intertwined and capture big questions and strong emotions in sentences that rhyme. There is so much beauty in this world, and amidst all the chaos and suffering, one has to try to find themselves. A Passerby's Journey inspires each reader to discover themself and their home. In the same way he has found refuge in art and connection in the stories of other people, Alessandro shares his attempt to make sense of his own journey thus far so that others can feel less alone. The struggle hurts-but also gives back.
This volume presents both methodologies and numerical applications for the design of non-conventional unit operations in chemical processes and plants, which are rarely studied in depth at an academic level but have wide applications in the industrial sector. The first part discusses the design, comparison and optimization of heating and cooling operations that are different from simple heat exchange. The second and larger part offers a brief but effective overview of non-conventional separation processes, mainly focusing on the heterogeneous phases. Based on sample case studies, it extrapolates the process model equations and includes the numerical solution in order to provide a straightforward application example. The end of each chapter features a C++ code implementation to solve the ODE or nonlinear equations system using the BzzMath library.
Der Roman bewegt sich in den Extremen eines erfolgreichen gelebten glücklichen Lebens. Es wird eine von Tradition geprägte und kulturelle Entwicklung eines Glückskindes, Tonio Mario, aus einer kriegsbedingten Konstellation erzählt, das auf der Suche nach seinen Vater, - ein dem KZ entflohener Jude, dessen Eltern im KZ ermordet wurden und der später als konvertierter Katholik Theologie studiert und Bischof wird - in Verstrickungen gerät, aber die große Liebe erlebt. Durch den Tod seiner Tochter, Claudia, schlittert er in eine tiefe Lebenskrise. Ein Stück Krimi, ein Liebesroman, eine erfolgreiche Karrierebeschreibung aus der Nachkriegszeit in würziger Form, mit psychologischem Einfühlungsvermögen und philosophischer Deutung von Glück, Liebe, Schuld, sogar der Versuchung ,sein Leben zu beenden und danach wie und als ein Phönix aus der Asche neu zu erstehen, läßt dem Leser die Geschehnisse "life" miterleben. Der Roman ist spannend, weckt die Neugierde und versetzt uns ins Staunen über die Details und Nuancen dieses nicht alltäglichen Lebensweges von Tonio Mario,
La felicit come l'amore. un sentimento che non si pu prescrivere in farmacia, n si pu imporre per legge. Togliere la felicit a un bambino un danno evolutivo irreparabile; come privarlo dell'innocenza e del sorriso alla vita, ingredienti basilari per una crescita sana. Gli eventi avversi dell'esistenza (separazioni, malattie, morti premature, sradicamenti, fallimenti economici, perdita del lavoro, eccetera) sono parte della nostra condizione umana. Sono traumi duri ma superabili nel tempo, a condizioneche i genitori riescano ad affrontarli insieme, con senso di responsabilit e attingendo alle risorse affettive del loro mondo famigliare e sociale; e, allo stesso tempo, dando amore e protezione ai figli piccoli, che ne ricompenseranno sforzi e sofferenze con la loro inesauribile creativit e gioiadi vivere.
Since the Lisbon Treaty there has been a huge growth in EU administrative law with many administrative agencies, organs and bodies being set up to deal with various issues. This book sets out the various legal remedies available through the administrative appeals process which can be used against the actions of these legal entities.The book considers the role of administrative appeals in EU law and their place within the EU institutional framework, covering the changes to administrative appeals introduced by the Lisbon Treaty. The different categories of administrative appeals and their main features are analysed in detail in order to provide the reader with a guide to the form and substance of the administrative appeals in the EU. The issue of access to justice is also addressed looking at judicial review of decisions following an administrative appeal and how effective the system is at protecting the rights of individuals. The book offers a valuable guide to the processes and procedures of administrative appeals in the EU for scholars, researchers and practitioners.
Progressive reductions in vehicle emission requirements have forced the automotive industry to invest in research and development of alternative control strategies. Continual control action exerted by a dedicated electronic control unit ensures that best performance in terms of pollutant emissions and power density is married with driveability and diagnostics. Gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine technology is a way to attain these goals. This brief describes the functioning of a GDI engine equipped with a common rail (CR) system, and the devices necessary to run test-bench experiments in detail. The text should prove instructive to researchers in engine control and students are recommended to this brief as their first approach to this technology. Later chapters of the brief relate an innovative strategy designed to assist with the engine management system; injection pressure regulation for fuel pressure stabilization in the CR fuel line is proposed and validated by experiment. The resulting control scheme is composed of a feedback integral action and a static model-based feed-forward action, the gains of which are scheduled as a function of fundamental plant parameters. The tuning of closed-loop performance is supported by an analysis of the phase-margin and the sensitivity function. Experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the control algorithm in regulating the mean-value rail pressure independently from engine working conditions (engine speed and time of injection) with limited design effort.
"Passarono i giorni e cominciarono le piogge invernali. Alla fine di Ottobre arrivarono le bozze del mio libro. Comprai un auto, una Ford del '29. Non avevo tetto, ma correva come il vento e quando smise di piovere cominciai ad andarmene spesso lungo la costa, su a Ventura e a Santa Barbara, gi a San Clemente e a San Diego, seguendo il nastro bianco della strada, sotto le stelle ammiccanti, con il piede sull'acceleratore e la testa piene di idee per un altro libro, una notte dopo l'altra, e tutte che mi parlavano di giorni di sogno a me sconosciuti, di giorni sereni a cui non volevo pensare. Con la mia Ford esplorai la citt , scoprendo vicoli misteriosi, alberi solitari, vecchie case cadenti, reliquie di un passato ormai svanito. Vivevo notte e giorno nella mia Ford, fermandomi soltanto a mangiare un hamburger innaffiato da un caff in quegli strani posti di ristoro costruiti ai bordi delle strade. Questa s che era vita: girare, fermarsi e poi proseguire, sempre seguendo il nastro bianco che si snodava lungo la costa sinuosa, liberandosi di ogni tensione, una sigaretta dopo l'altra, e cercando invano delle risposte nell'enigmatico cielo del deserto." John Fante, Ask the Dust, Los Angeles, 1939
Delve deep into the various technical practices, principles, and values of Agile. Key Features Discover the essence of Agile software development and the key principles of software designExplore the fundamental practices of Agile working, including test-driven development (TDD), refactoring, pair programming, and continuous integrationLearn and apply the four elements of simple design Book Description The number of popular technical practices has grown exponentially in the last few years. Learning the common fundamental software development practices can help you become a better programmer. This book uses the term Agile as a wide umbrella and covers Agile principles and practices, as well as most methodologies associated with it. You'll begin by discovering how driver-navigator, chess clock, and other techniques used in the pair programming approach introduce discipline while writing code. You'll then learn to safely change the design of your code using refactoring. While learning these techniques, you'll also explore various best practices to write efficient tests. The concluding chapters of the book delve deep into the SOLID principles - the five design principles that you can use to make your software more understandable, flexible and maintainable. By the end of the book, you will have discovered new ideas for improving your software design skills, the relationship within your team, and the way your business works. What you will learn Learn the red, green, refactor cycle of classic TDD and practice the best habits such as the rule of 3, triangulation, object calisthenics, and moreRefactor using parallel change and improve legacy code with characterization tests, approval tests, and Golden MasterUse code smells as feedback to improve your designLearn the double cycle of ATDD and the outside-in mindset using mocks and stubs correctly in your testsUnderstand how Coupling, Cohesion, Connascence, SOLID principles, and code smells are all relatedImprove the understanding of your business domain using BDD and other principles for "doing the right thing, not only the thing right" Who this book is for This book is designed for software developers looking to improve their technical practices. Software coaches may also find it helpful as a teaching reference manual. This is not a beginner's book on how to program. You must be comfortable with at least one programming language and must be able to write unit tests using any unit testing framework.
