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The Secret Life of Dog Catchers: An Animal Control Officers Passion to Make a Difference

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Report copyright infringementby Shirley Zindler (Author)The heartwarming true story of the demanding and rewarding life of an animal control officer, wife and mother. Her passion to make a difference shines through during exciting animal rescues and funny situations to scary police raids and gang encounters. The story is told with warmth, humor and most of all compassion for mans best friend and the other animals and people that make up her world. Follow along as the author adopts and trains ...

The SEO Solution To Rank On The First Page Of Google For Free: An All Organic Proven Method to Improve Your SEO

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Report copyright infringementby Allen Spindel (Author)HELLO AND WELCOME to the worlds most unique and effective organic SEO lesson plans. The SEO lessons you are about to study and implement are taken from real lessons I learned while building my site Janis Spindel Matchmaker.com and now will pass onto you. I don't need to charge $150-$500 an hour, as I get 25% of all the revenue I bring in from the online businesses I work with. You see, I put my money where my mouth is. Please excuse any gr...

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Report copyright infringementby William R. Martini (Author)For Stirling engines to enjoy widespread application and acceptance, not only must the fundamental operation of such engines be widely understood, but the requisite analytic tools for the stimulation, design, evaluation and optimization of Stirling engine hardware must be readily available. The purpose of this design manual is to provide an introduction to Stirling cycle heat engines, to organize and identify the available Stirling en...

Tire Recycling Facility Fire: Nebraska City, Nebraska

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Report copyright infringementby John Lee Cook Jr (Author), U. S. Department of Fire Administration (Author)This body of work provides detailed information on the nature of the fire problem for policymakers who must decide on allocations of resources between fire and other pressing problems, and within the fire service to improve codes and code enforcement, training, public fire education, building technology, and other related areas. Number of Pages: 52 Dimensions: 0...

Unconventional Oil and Gas Development: Key Environmental and Public Health Requirements (GAO-12-874)

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Government Accountability Office (Author)As with conventional oil and gas development, requirements from eight federal environmental and public health laws apply to unconventional oil and gas development. For example, the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates discharges of pollutants into surface waters. Among other things, CWA requires oil and gas well site operators to obtain permits for discharges of produced water-which includes fluids used for hydraulic fr...

Groundwater Technology Handbook: A Field Guide to Extraction and Usage of Groundwater

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Report copyright infringementby A. R. Mahendra (Author)The book presents a comprehensive, yet concise analysis of groundwater occurrence, its development, technology involved in exploration, extraction, and its economical usage.The book makes use of minimum technical jargon, while explaining the basics of drilling, types of wells, their maintenance, development and testing, and selection of pumps. It discusses the causes for wells failing, methods of diagnosis and the pre-emptive and remedial...

The History of Large Federal Dams: Planning, Design, and Construction in the Era of Big Dams

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Report copyright infringementby Donald C. Jackson (Author), Martin V. Melosi (Author), U. S. Department Bureau of Reclamation (Author)This history explores the story of federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction by carefully selecting those dams and river systems that seem particularly critical to the story. The history also addresses some of the negative environmental consequences of dam-building, a series of problems that today both Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps o...

3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Barnatt (Author)3D Printing is about to transform our lives. While traditional laser and inkjet printers only make marks on paper, 3D printers build up solid objects in a great many very thin layers. Already pioneers are 3D printing production tools, prototypes, jewelry, sunglasses, works of art, toys and vehicle parts. But this is just the beginning, with digital manufacturing destined to change how we create, transport and store a great many thing...

Many Women Strong: A Handbook for Women Firefighters

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Report copyright infringementby U. Federal Emergency Management Agency (Author)This handbook was created to help women who would like to become career, volunteer, or seasonal firefighters, as well as those who have just started on the job and are seeking guidance. It offers insights and suggestions from women who have been there: female firefighters, officers, and chiefs from all across the country. It attempts to present firefighting as it really is--neither glamorized nor trivialized--and t...

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Report copyright infringementby Hilary C. Styron (Author), U. S. Department of Homeland Security (Author)This body of work provides detailed information on the nature of the fire problem for policymakers who must decide on allocations of resources between fire and other pressing problems, and within the fire service to improve codes and code enforcement, training, public fire education, building technology, and other related areas. Number of Pages: 38 Dimensions: 0.0...

Solar Photovoltaic System Economic Analysis for the Electric Energy Consumer

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Report copyright infringementby Mitchell Waite (Editor), Dan Catlin (Author)This book addresses the issues and benefits of converting to Solar Power. Is solar right for your power consumption needs? What are the costs? Are there incentives to go Solar? Learn more about both commercial and private solar packages. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.1 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 09, 2013

The Derailment of the Sunset Limited- Big Bayou Canot, Alabama

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Department of Homeland Security (Author)This report details the response of the Mobile, Alabama Fire Department (MFD) to the derailment of a passenger train in a remote section of the Big Bayou Canot, nine miles north of Mobile Number of Pages: 62 Dimensions: 0.13 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: March 06, 2013

Wildfire: Memoires of a Wildland Firefighter

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Report copyright infringementby Ralph T. Ryan (Author)Wildfire is an exhilarating tale of the lengths one man goes in pursuit of a dream. Told he'll never make the cut to become an elite California Smokejumper, Ralph Ryan empolys laser-like focus, a 'never give up' attitude, and the calming mental training of Eastern mysticism to earn the right to leap out of planes and fight forest fires. There's beauty and danger in these pages, filled with bird's eye views of the world from beneath a parac...

Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings (FEMA 356)

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Report copyright infringementby Federal Emergency Management Agency (Author)The title of this document, FEMA 356 Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, incorporates a word that not all users may be familiar with. That word-prestandard-has a special meaning within the ASCE Standards Program in that it signifies the document has been accepted for use as the start of the formal standard development process, however, the document has yet to be fully processed as a...

Express Residential Fire Sprinkler Design Guide

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Fire Administration (Author), Federal Emergency Management Agency (Author)The Guide provides a preliminary discussion of sprinkler coverage area, water flow, and water pressure. After this discussion, the Guide is divided into two parts: Part 1: Hydraulic Worksheet and Part 2: Sprinkler Target Zones. Number of Pages: 78 Dimensions: 0.16 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: March 08, 2013

Fire Data Analysis Handbook- 2nd edition

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Report copyright infringementby Federal Emergency Management Agency (Author)This handbook's primary objective is to describe statistical techniques for analyzing data typically collected in fire departments. Motivation for the handbook comes from the belief that fire departments collect an immense amount of data, but do very little with it. A compelling reason for collecting data is a legal requirement for documenting incidents; however, incident reports provide a more beneficial service to f...

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Report copyright infringementby Modern Electrical Devices (Author)Terminals, Connectors, Tubing Clamps, Heat Shrink Tubing, Cable Ties, Fuses Number of Pages: 44 Dimensions: 0.11 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: June 07, 2013

Engineering Principles of Mechanical Vibration: 4th Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Douglas D. Reynolds (Author)Engineering Principles of Mechanical Vibration is a textbook that is designed for use in senior-level undergraduate and introductory and intermediate-level graduate courses in mechanical vibration. It assumes that students have a fundamental understanding of rigid body dynamics and ordinary differential equations. Engineering Principles of Mechanical Vibration is an applications-oriented vibration textbook that contains complete deve...

Suburban Chickens: Raising Your Flock on Less Than One Acre

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Report copyright infringementby Karen Harris (Author)Discover the joys and rewards of raising chickens in your backyard!Author Karen Harris used interviews with a half dozen experienced small-scale chicken farmers to create the ultimate "how-to" book for managing a backyard flock.A TRULY comprehensive guide covering everything you NEED TO KNOW: Sourcing Chicks Understanding chicken terms and breeds Differentiating between layers, meat birds, dual-purpose chickens, and bantams When and where ...

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Fire Administration (Author), Federal Emergency Management Agency (Author)The purposes of this report include: 1- documenting all fatal crashes involving fire department tankers since 1990; 2- analyzing the causes and common factors associated with these crashes; 3- highlighting pertinent case histories that show examples of the problem; 4- providing information on reducing the frequency of these crashes and minimizing their severity/impact when unavoidab...

Introducción a la programación en Matlab: para ingenieros civiles y mecánicos

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Report copyright infringementby Luis E. Suarez (Author)Este libro presenta una introducción al lenguaje de programación y entorno computacional Matlab. Esta herramienta se ha convertido en esencial para resolver problemas numéricos en las ciencias e ingeniería moderna, tanto en las investigaciones como en las aplicaciones prácticas. El texto enfatiza el uso de vectores y matrices y está dirigido a estudiantes y profesionales del área de ingeniería civil, mecánica, aeronáutica y otras relacion...

Organizing ITSM: Transitioning the It Organization from Silos to Services with Practical Organizational Change

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Report copyright infringementby Randy A. Steinberg (Author)Organizational change for IT people! The first book of its kind written specifically for IT service management practitioners and executives. Most IT organizational structures are falling out of date with the shifts created by the introduction of new technologies, expanding services, pace of business change, and the overall trend of lifting IT up and out of the traditional data center and into the cloud. This is about transitioning the...

Kingfell Guide KF913 - Second edition: Fire risk assessments for complex buildings

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Bryant (Author)NOTE: This book will be updated with a new version later this year. The author has listened to your comments and a whole new section will be included that will give practical tips on a building profile basis (e.g healthcare premises, offices, railway stations, etc.) formulation of a fire strategy. Consequently, the current book is now available at a greatly reduced price.Author BiographyPaul Bryant is a British fire strategist, chartered eng...

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Report copyright infringementby J. Paul Guyer (Author)This publication provides an introduction for mechanical engineers to steam generators such as would typically be installed in central steam boiler and power plants.Author BiographyPaul Guyer is a registered civil engineer, mechanical engineer, fire protection engineer and architect with 35 years experience designing buildings and related infrastructure. For an additional 9 years he was a principal staff advisor to the California Legislatu...

Residential Rehabilitation Inspection Guideline

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Department of Housing and Urban De (Author)The Residential Rehabilitation Inspection Guide provides step-by-step technical information for evaluating a residential building's site, exterior, interior, and structural, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems. Number of Pages: 160 Dimensions: 0.34 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: May 25, 2013

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Report copyright infringementby J. Paul Guyer (Author)This is an introduction to air conditioning systems (frequently referred to as HVAC systems - heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems). It is intended for those engineers, architects and construction professionals who are only peripherally involved with HVAC systems in their professional activities....but would like to learn more about HVAC concepts, principles, systems and equipment. It is not a design manual, but will give desi...

An Introduction to Pumping Stations for Water Supply Systems

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Report copyright infringementby J. Paul Guyer (Author)This publication provides guidance and criteria for the design of high lift and water booster pumping stations in potable water distribution systems. Criteria are provided for pumping units operating as components in distribution systems. Guidance is provided for sizing and selection of pumps and pump drives, piping, control valving, flow metering, pump station structures, and operational features.Author BiographyPaul Guyer is a registered...

Home Automation with Arduino: Automate your Home using Open-Source Hardware

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Report copyright infringementby Marco Schwartz (Author)Design your own home automation systems using the Arduino platform! Written by Arduino & home automation expert Marco Schwartz, Home Automation with Arduino is a complete guide to start building your own home automation systems based on the Arduino platform. By using this book, you will learn how to automate your home using DIY home automation systems. The book was also written so it can inspire you to get your own ideas and start des...

The Managed Services Playbook: A Guide to Running Successful Managed Services and Cloud Businesses

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Report copyright infringementby Ed Nalbandian (Author)"Ed has taken thirty years of battle-hardened experience running managed services businesses as a systems integrator, communications provider, equipment manufacturer, offshore provider and an independent start-up and put it in a highly readable, yet incredibly detailed and indispensable book." Bob Boles CEO, Hostway Corporation "The Managed Services Playbook is the blueprint for building and running a successful managed services business. ...

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Field Book for Quality Control in Earthwork Operations: Project Construction Management Book

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Report copyright infringementby Alberto Munguia Mireles (Author)The material used for subgrade or embankment construction are variable in color, texture and density-moisture relationship. To adequately control the compaction and field densities of these materials is necessary to know what to expect of the material being use. This field book provides you with some information that will serve this purpose. Soil testing is a quantitative method of quality control for the compacted fill material,...

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Report copyright infringementby Seth Davis (Author)This book teaches how to use the common pipe wrap around in uncommon ways. In no time flat, the easy to follow step-by-step directions will have you using a Pipe Wrap Around to Layout 1. Elbows, 2. 2-Piece Miters (any angle), 3. Multi-Piece Miters (any angle), 4. Tees, 5. Orange peel caps, 6. Bull plugs, 7. Reducers, 8. Laterals. 9. And more. Includes QUICK TIPS on good layout skills and practices for saving you time and making your job easie...