Alice is about to pick daisies when a white rabbit approaches her, but this rabbit is not like any other rabbit she has seen. Her curious nature forces her to follow the rabbit for a wonderful adventure.
Economics
Preface: Photovoltaic (PV) products are manufactured in many countries and sold all over the world. Most work well and are very reliable, with the result that industry market growth is higher now than at any time in the last 15 years. From available worldwide statistics, it appears that product failures are rather few, but they are still significant. In addition, the module performances produced by some manufacturers do not always meet customer expectations. Even though ...
: Reforming environment & energy regulation in Ontario
Environmental law ; Environmental policy ; Environmental protection
Reading age 10+ You might not know it but you, everyone you know and the world itself are all but figments in the imagination of a Storyteller on another planet. Each night foolish creatures called Bloons gather around him to listen to the latest crazy antics of Hoomanity. But it seems as though the Story itself has gotten out of control. The Hoomans appear set on a course of self-destruction and the Storyteller's health is failing as a result. A Bloon by the name of Boz...
The character of Peter Wheat was created by Walt Kelly, as part of a promotional campaign, for Peter Wheat Bread and Bakers Associates. The Peter Wheat product, as opposed to the character, was a prepackaged bread. The 'Adventures of Peter Wheat' comic book was produced by Dell Publishing and then sold to bakeries and stores, who then had their names printed on the cover. The comic books were given away free as part of the promotion. The book containing 16 pages was pu...
Excerpt: THE tales which were collected by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm in the beginning of this century do not require an introduction. There is no book that from the day on which it was published to the present has so steadily retained its hold on childhood. The reason is not far to seek: the tales themselves go back to the childhood of mankind; they are no literary product, but have been unconsciously developed by countless generations. Now it seems to me that it is this v...
Kamali‘i ia no loko mai o kekahi hui ku i ka ‘auhau ‘ole no ka ‘oiwi Hawai‘i. Aia kekahi i loko o keia ‘ahahui he polokalamu ho‘ona‘auao makua/kamali‘i no ka lawelawe ‘ana i na ‘ohana o Ko‘olauloa ma ka mokupuni o O‘ahu. Me ke kokua kala ‘ana o ka Administration for Native Americans no ka pahana Na Kama o Ko‘olauLoa, ha‘awi keia ‘ahahui i na ‘ohana i mau lawelawe ‘ohana a me na ha‘awina ho‘ona‘auao ho‘i no ka ulu maika‘i ‘ana o ke keiki kupono ma kona mo‘omeheu a me ka p...
Mahalo no kou koho ‘ana i keia puke e heluhelu aku ai i kau po‘e keiki. Aia ka mana‘o nui o ka luna ho‘opuka penei: e ho‘olako i na puke ‘Olelo Hawai‘i/‘Olelo Pelekania (1) no ka ho‘oikaika ‘ana i ka pilina ‘ohana ma ka home, (2) no ka ho‘ike ‘ana i ka mo‘omeheu Hawai‘i, (3) no ka lako ‘ana i na puke no na pae makahiki 2 a i 4. Ke ho‘ike le‘a nei keia pu‘ulu puke makahiki 2007-2008 no na keiki a me na haumana ho‘i i loa‘a mai i na pono kuikawa ma ke kaiaulu Hawai‘i. A pe...
Excerpt: It was Just before Christmas-the fast coming night Fell in darkness and storm; every object was white With the soft falling steadily down On the housetops and streets of a New England town.
The book is a descriptive overview of the culture of the villages. It contains material on the villagers' housing, rice farming and other means of livelihood, community life, festivals, weddings, funerals, sorcerers and healers, as well as village Buddhism. The author draws surprising parallels between the worldviews of peoples of Thailand and Finland, the past and future of local cultures. Matti Sarmela started collecting material on Northern Thailand in 1972. Based on...