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Living Wreaths: 20 Beautiful Projects for Gift and Decor
by Natalie Bernhisel RobinsonA floral designer shares step-by-step instructions for crafting these gorgeous natural sculptures. Wreaths date back to ancient times, and still symbolize welcome and comfort today. They also range from the plain to the dazzlingly creative. From the simplest herb wreath to more extravagant succulent designs, the strong outlines and shapes of the living wreaths in this book have great visual impact. Natalie Bernhisel Robinson uses step-by-step instructions, an encouraging voice, and gorgeous photographs illustrating her techniques to teach you how to make not just a wreath but a modern garden in miniature that changes to become even more beautiful as the plants mature. Includes echeveria, hens and chicks, cactus, moss, strawberry, tomato, herb, lettuce, lavender, and more!
Livingston County
by Faye Tramble TeitloffOn December 13, 1798, the Kentucky General Assembly enacted legislation authorizing the formation of Livingston County, named for Robert R. Livingston of New York, who helped draft the Declaration of Independence. The year 1811 brought the invention of the steamboat, which created transportation and passenger trade up and down the Cumberland and Ohio Rivers. Solidifying Livingston County's importance as a river port and stop-off for travelers, steamboats also brought their share of interesting characters to town. The stories and pictures still remain today, as tales of the Ford's Ferry Gang, the Horrible Harpes, and the murder of a local slave--killed by a relative of Thomas Jefferson--are just a few of the fascinating accounts included in this book.
Livingston Roundup Rodeo
by Carla WilliamsThe Livingston Roundup Rodeo was started in 1926 by a group of local businessmen. Their goal was to create an event to keep travelers in Livingston. The rodeo continued until the onset of World War II and was canceled during the war years. In the late 1940s, a young man approached one of the local businessmen and asked to use money held at the First National Park Bank (today known as First Interstate Bank) to revive the old rodeo. Today, the Livingston Roundup Rodeo is one on the most renowned events of its kind. Visitors come from all over the world to attend this wonderful three-day event that occurs every year from July 2 to 4. Hosting more than 5,000 people every night, the rodeo has seen wedding parties, family reunions, and even a surprise engagement every now and then.
Livonia (Images of America)
by David MacgregorAt the turn of the 20th century, the township of Livonia was largely a rural community populated with farms, dirt roads, and a number of cheese factories. A few decades later, as the auto industry boomed in Detroit, white-collar workerssought places to raise their families outside of the city, and neighborhoods in Livonia went up seemingly overnight. The result was the creation of a quintessential American suburban city, one in which urban and rural lifestyles converged and formed a new kind of community. This bookcelebrates Livonia's development from the 19th to the 21st century, as it evolved from wilderness into a city that is routinely rated as one of the best places to raise a family in the United States.
Livre de coloriage pour adultes: Un guide facile et rapide pour favoriser la relaxation et la santé au quotidien !
by Jason PotashVoulez-vous savoir comment maîtriser le coloriage dans votre temps libre et profiter davantage de cette activité de détente ? Maintenant, vous pouvez. Présentation : Livre de coloriage pour adultes : un guide facile et rapide pour favoriser la relaxation et la santé au quotidien ! Dans ce livre, vous découvrirez : 1. Les matériaux les plus populaires pour le coloriage 2. Les différentes techniques de coloriage 3. La théorie de la couleur et comment l’exploiter dans votre coloriage 4. Comment stimuler votre créativité et produire un coloriage brillant 5. Les outils/articles de scrapbooking essentiels pour le coloriage 6. Les outils anciens de méditation avec le coloriage et le dessin – Les neuf modèles connus sous le nom de Yantra 7. Liste d’actions rapides pour commencer votre voyage dans le coloriage 8. Le tableau des couleurs Choisissez ce livre maintenant et commencez votre voyage en couleurs dès aujourd’hui !
Livro de Exercícios para Iniciantes em Pirografia: Aprenda a Queimar com Instruções Passo a Passo, Introdução às Ferramentas Básicas, Técnicas
by Clayton M. RinesA arte da pirografia, também conhecida como pur graphos (escrita com fogo), é tão antiga quanto a humanidade, e essa forma de arte dá uma satisfação incomensurável aos artistas, dando poder à imaginação. Este livro abre uma nova visão para você, revelando tudo o que você precisa para começar sua jornada com esta arte atemporal. No Livro de Exercícios para Iniciantes em Pirografia, Clayton M. Rines mostra os conceitos básicos de escrever com fogo, tipos de pontas, canetas, técnicas de sombreamento e outros métodos menos conhecidos que ajudam a desenvolver seu ofício. Você aprenderá os detalhes de comprar sua primeira máquina de pirografia, tipos de madeiras para queimar, dicas de segurança, manutenção da sala de trabalho e outras dicas essenciais para projetos bem-sucedidos de queima de madeira. Este livro oferece alguns projetos fáceis de realizar, como forma de acostumar-se à arte da queima de madeira, desde a fabricação de relógios de parede, porta-chaves até a criação de porta-copos e pulseiras com imagens. Você aprenderá; Projetos fáceis para todos. Aprenda a escrever, sombrear e aplicar contornos A importância das configurações de temperatura Saber que tipo de ponta de queima usar Dicas importantes de segurança Conhecer técnicas de texturização e acabamento Queime esses ótimos presentes para seus entes queridos E muito mais! Com O Livro de Exercícios para Iniciantes em Pirografia, você está no caminho de se tornar um profissional em esculturas em madeira, placas de madeira, utensílios domésticos e muito mais. Pegue o livro hoje e comece sua jornada de pirografia.
Livro de Receitas Ganhadoras da Fita Azul na Feira do Condado
by Amber Richards Fabiana Rodrigues Castelo BrancoPrepare a melhor comida premiada em sua própria casa para família e amigos. Constituídos de receitas comprovadas, autênticas, de estilo caseiro que formigam as papilas gustativas e são perfeitas para qualquer ocasião, os Livros de Receitas Ganhadoras da Fita Azul do Condado serão parte essencial de sua coleção de receitas. Cada receita foi premiada com a fita azul ou venceu nas feiras do condado e do Estado pelo país. Elas já impressionaram os juízes; agora, elas vão impressionar seus amigos! Mais de 100 deliciosas receitas compõem este livro com pratos principais, em caçarolas, vegetais, saladas e sopas. Nunca faltam ideias para o que fazer para o jantar. Colecione todos os livros da série para refeições realmente boas. De tortas a saladas; doces a caçarolas; e biscoitos para entradas principais, você pode cozinhar como um ganhador de fita azul! Este é o primeiro livro da série, adquira o seu agora.
Livro de Receitas Ganhadoras da Fita Azul na Feira do Condado Receitas de Bolos Especiais
by Amber Richards Fabiana Rodrigues Castelo BrancoPrepare os bolos premiados em sua própria casa para a família e os amigos. R eceitas caseiras, autênticas e aprovadas que fazem as papilas gustativas palpitarem e se revelam perfeitas sempre. Os Livros de Receitas Ganhadoras da Fita Azul na Feira do Condado serão os mais novos fundamentos de sua coleção de receitas. Cada receita foi reunida a partir de ganhadores de grandes prêmios ou da fita azul em feiras estaduais e do condado do país. Eles impressionaram os jurados; agora você impressionará os seus amigos! Mais de 50 receitas deliciosas perfazem este livro com bolos diferenciados que certamente serão o máximo. Experimente estas receitas de bolos, que simplesmente poderão se tornar as favoritas da família, e algo de que você se orgulhará ao trazer para as refeições entre amigos. Atente contudo, que você poderá se tornar "famoso" pelos seus bolos especiais. Há bolos de canecas, bolos anelares, bolos para café, e muito mais para se descobrir. Se você está procurando partircipar de alguma competição em feiras de condado com um bolo, considere a utilização de algumas destas receitas de bolos aprovadas. Colecione todos os livros de receitas nesta série para uma boa alimentação. De tortas a saladas; doces a caçarolas; e biscoitos a entradas principais, você pode cozinhar como um ganhador da fita azul! Este é o segundo livro da série, adquira o seu agora.
Lizzo: Award-Winning Musician (Movers, Shakers, and History Makers)
by Karen Latchana KenneyIn September 2019, “Truth Hurts” became the longest-reigning solo female rap song at the number 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100. Since then, Lizzo has appeared on TV, at award shows, and on sold-out world tours. Learn more about this Grammy-winning artist and how she went from band kid to opening act to mainstream superstar.
Llama Crafts: Packed Full of Inspiring Crafts and Templates (Creature Crafts)
by Ellen DeakinCraft away with the quirkiest creatures around! Save the drama, these Llamas are going to whisk you away to your happy place. Fun and quirky, these furry animals are the latest spirit animal that everyone is interested in. This book has 15 projects that will inspire you and make you ready for your own Llamapalooza! You'll get directions here on how to make Llama Papercraft ornaments, a Llama piñata, Llama wall prints, Llama finger puppets, Llama plushies, Llama T-shirts, Llama greetings cards, Llama bag and so much more. Both novice and expert crafters will enjoy this variety of projects. Each craft comes with a list of all the items and templates that you will need to create your llama-fueled fun. There's no shortage of ways that you'll be able to envision these dazzling Llama Crafts?the perfect activities for any adventurous Llama fan. Great for yourself or to give as gifts, but you’ll probably want to make them for both… Get ready to leap for llamas!
Llanelly West to Camarthen (West Wales Railways)
by John HodgeA pictorial survey of the 20 miles of railway line between the junction station at Llanelly and the county town of Carmarthen in West Wales. Railway historian John Hodge looks at the development of the lines in West Wales, between these locations, taking in the history of the local industry that was once a feature in this area. This book covers each station and main location along the route, with good photographic coverage and interesting long captions explaining the location&’s significance. Additional text is provided for several locations, giving more historical detail and anecdotal information: Llanelly West/Old Castle CrossingPembrey & Burry PortCarmarthen Bay Power StationLando HaltKidwelly Flats HaltKidwellyFerrysideCarmarthenCarmarthen JunctionCarmarthen New StationCarmarthen Junction ShedCarmarthen Shed The work is of interest to railway historians and those who accurately model railways, having a good coverage of the subject throughout its pages.&“Narrative summaries of each of the major locations are provided, but the real strength of the book lies in the several hundred photographs which the author has brought together. These include the huge and diverse range of steam motive power to be found at Carmarthen shed over the years, a fine selection of views of Carmarthen station itself, everyday and special trains passing through rural and often highly scenic locations, and useful views of the intermediate stations and signal boxes which will be particularly valuable to the modeller and historian.&” —West Somerset Railway Association
Lloyd Kaufman: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series)
by Mathew KlicksteinAfter nearly fifty years of disrupting media, gleefully Rabelaisian uberindie filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman (b. 1945) has been maligned, mocked, and—worst of all—ignored throughout the general course of his wildly eclectic and impactful filmography. As the equally huckster-ish and self-denigrating cofounder and president of Troma Entertainment—responsible for the likes of such schlocky “midnight movie” fare as The Toxic Avenger, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., Surf Nazis Must Die, Class of Nuke ’Em High, Tromeo & Juliet, and, most recently, #ShakespearesShitstorm—Kaufman has indisputably left his slimily viscous fingerprints on moviemaking throughout the past half century. Lloyd Kaufman: Interviews gathers together no-holds-barred commentaries, op-eds, Q&As, arguments, and retorts from the prodigious filmmaker. Considering the typical Troma film is known, if at all, for the brand’s signature egregious gore, unabashedly scandalous sexual fetishism, sophomoric scatology, and provocative contrarianism, it’s easy to understand why Kaufman and his (still metastasizing) oeuvre go without much notice in the mainstream trades or classroom discussions. Like a modern-day P. T. Barnum, if there’s one way that Kaufman finds a pragmatic hold on the cultural zeitgeist, it’s through his tsunamic deluge of often vivacious, often vulgar, often vicious, and often (most dangerous of all) presciently insightful speaking engagements and interviews provided at an almost manic pace across the globe. Complete with an exclusive interview conducted by volume editor Mathew Klickstein, Lloyd Kaufman: Interviews is an extensive deep-dive omnibus from one of cinema’s most indefatigably ardent auteurs who may make us all uproariously laugh but refuses to not be taken deadly seriously.
The LMS Princess Coronation Pacifics, 1937–1956: Their Design & Development
by David MaidmentThis book covers the design, construction, operation and performance of Sir William Stanier’s masterpiece, the Princess Coronation pacific locomotives, better known as the ‘Duchesses’. Included are pen portraits of the LMS engineers, a chapter on the express locomotives of the early LMS period that preceded their introduction and the internal rivalries and politics that Stanier was brought in to resolve. Chapters and photographs cover the streamline era, the war years and aftermath, the early years of nationalization including the 1948 locomotive exchanges and the recovery of performance in the mid-1950s. The author includes some of his own experiences and photographs. The book includes 200 photographs including a few in color from the LMS era, and an appendix with weight diagrams, and statistics of the locomotive construction and withdrawal, names, liveries, allocations and mileages.
LO: Screendance Remixed (ISSN)
by Alanna Thain Priscilla GuyThis edited collection assembles international perspectives from artists, academics, and curators in the field to bring the insights of screendance theory and practice back into conversations with critical methods, at the intersections of popular culture, low-tech media practices, dance, and movement studies, and the minoritarian perspectives of feminism, queer theory, critical race studies and more.This book represents new vectors in screendance studies, featuring contributions by both artists and theoreticians, some of the most established voices in the field as well as the next generation of emerging scholars, artists, and curators. It builds on the foundational cartographies of screendance studies that attempted to sketch out what was particular to this practice. Sampling and reworking established forms of inquiry, artistic practice and spectatorial habits, and suspending and reorienting gestures into minoritarian forms, these conversations consider the affordances of screendance for reimaging the relations of bodies, technologies, and media today.This collection will be of great interest to students and scholars in dance studies, performance studies, cinema and media studies, feminist studies, and cultural studies.
Lo bello y lo siniestro
by Eugenio TríasUna obra clave para comprender la historia de las ideas estéticas y de la teoría del arte. Publicado por primera vez en 1982 y merecedor del Premio Nacional de Ensayo en 1983, Lo bello y lo siniestro es un texto imprescindible para comprender la historia de las ideas estéticas y de la teoría del arte. Mediante el análisis de obras diversas -desde las pinturas renacentistas de Sandro Botticelli hasta la célebre película Vertigo de Alfred Hitchcock- el genial filósofo valora la evolución histórica de dos categorías estéticas opuestas, lo bello y lo siniestro, para descubrir lo que ambas tienen de sublime. Eugenio Trías persigue y consigue incansablemente para ofrecer al lector uno de los ensayos más descollantes de nuestro tiempo. Esta nueva edición de Lo bello y lo siniestro ha sido revisada y actualizada por su autor y analizada, en un magnífico prólogo, por Vicente Verdú. La crítica ha dicho...«Ha sido esa ruta vital en pos de hallar una solución al problema de la verdad, la que ha situado a Trías en la vanguardia del último pensamiento europeo.»El Mundo «Eugenio Trías se acercó a la perfección formal y filosófica en estas páginas.»Rafael Narbona, El Cultural de El Mundo
Lo esencial: El diseño y otras cosas de la vida
by Miguel MiláMiguel Milá por Miguel Milá, o una guía de diseño para la vida. Edición y epílogo de Anatxu Zabalbeascoa ¿Cuándo diseño? Siempre. Sus lámparas, sus sillas de caña o sus icónicos bancos barceloneses forman ya parte de nuestro imaginario, pero su obra es mucho más amplia, atenta siempre a las necesidades humanas y con un profundo sentido de la funcionalidad y de la estética. Miguel Milá ha sido también un ecologista avant la lettre y un defensor de «lo esencial» y de la «emoción» como elementos decisivos a la hora de diseñar.Ha habido libros que estudian y analizan su obra, y un importante documental, pero nunca antes un «Milá por Milá». En Lo esencial, Milá habla de sí mismo, de su obra, sus principios y sus ideas, pero también de su familia (tan vinculada a la historia de Barcelona), de su propia vida y de la educación de sus hijos. Este no es un libro para diseñadores, o solo para diseñadores, los prácticos consejos de este premiado artista que se define a sí mismo como «inventor y bricoleur» pueden cambiar nuestra vida cotidiana, del mismo modo que, para distintos tipos de lectores, lo han hecho los consejos de Ferrán Adrià o las reglas de Marie Kondo.Este es un libro indispensable para repensar nuestro mundo personal; para rodearnos de objetos útiles y bellos («Una lámpara está mucho más tiempo apagada que encendida», nos recuerda Milá); para reconocer las aberraciones del diseño (como los lavabos o los platos cuadrados); para reconocer lo verdaderamente importante («Lo sencillo es complejo de conseguir»); para saber vivir en armonía con los elementos y la naturaleza, pero también con los demás, empezando por nuestra propia familia («Sé útil y te utilizarán»). Lo esencial es el legado teórico y vital del mayor diseñador español, cuya obra confirma la definición de «clásico»: aquello que no se puede hacer mejor. La crítica ha dicho...«Unas memorias que son trallazos de lucidez. Se leen de un tirón y se disfrutan a tragos largos.»Gema Pajares, La Razón «Miguel Milá sería incapaz de diseñar algo que no fuese útil: [...] ha contribuido a divulgar la capacidad y la fuerza del diseño.»Josep Cuní, Cadena Ser «Miguel Milá ha jugado un papel decisivo en la historia del diseño moderno en España, basando su trabajo en la actualización de la tradición. [...] Es sensato y cabal aunque le pese.»El ojo crítico (RNE1) «Un libro esencial. Una manera de ver la vida con sus valores más puros.»Xavier Vidal-Folch «Con él se hizo la luz. [...] Cada una de las páginas de este libro bello [...] alberga una frase interesante, una sentencia cabal. Cada capítulo es un descubrimiento y cuando llegamos al final lo que nos cuenta que es su vida -y no solamente eso- querríamos seguir leyendo más. [...] Menudas máximas nos regala Milá.No dejen de leer este libro, lo agradecerán.»Gema Pajares, La Razón «Biografía sui géneris de más de seis décadas entregada al diseño y a la búsqueda de soluciones confortables [...] que recorre las claves de una vida y una obra dedicada casi por completo a [...] la belleza al servicio de las personas.»David Morán, ABC «"Evolucionario" más que revolucionario. Sencillo y claro, como la mayoría de sus (buenos) diseños. Gracias, Anatxu, por volver más transparente el discurso artístico y vital de Miguel Milá.»Toni Puntí «Un libro que respira humanidad y sabiduría, raras cualidades que en el caso de Milá conviven con la sensatez, una vitalidad a prueba de bombas y un sentido del humor que traspasa todas las páginas.»Teresa Sesé, La Vanguardia «Lleno de reflexiones interesantes, de observaciones lúcidas. [...] Diría que es una lectura "deliciosa", pero siempre me ha parecido un poco cursi decir eso de un libro. Mejor diga
Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of The Velvet Underground
by Dylan JonesRebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen whether it be the 1960s of the 2020s, The Velvet Underground represent ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang, around a psychedelic rock and roll band - a stylistic idea that evolved in the rarefied environs of Andy Warhol's Factory - The Velvets were the first major American rock group with a mixed gender line-up; they never smiled in photographs, wore sunglasses indoors, and in the process invented the archetype. They were avant-garde nihilists, writing about drug abuse, prostitution, paranoia, and sado-masochistic sex at a time when the rest of the world was singing about peace and love. Dylan Jones' definitive oral history of The Velvet Underground draws on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, film-makers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, to celebrate not only their impact but their legacy, which burns brighter than ever into the 21st century.
Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground
by Dylan JonesDrawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this "monumental origin story" celebrates the legacy of the Velvet Underground, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century (New York Times bestselling author Bob Spitz). A "Must Read" by Nylon and BookRiot Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen—whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s—the Velvet Underground represents ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang around a psychedelic rock and roll band—a stylistic idea that evolved in the rarefied environs of Andy Warhol&’s Factory—the Velvets were the first major American rock group with a mixed gender line-up. They never smiled in photographs, wore sunglasses indoors, and invented the archetype that would be copied by everyone from Sid Vicious to Bobby Gillespie. They were avant-garde nihilists, writing about drug abuse, prostitution, paranoia, and sado-masochistic sex at a time when the rest of the world was singing about peace and love. In that sense they invented punk and then some. It could even be argued that they invented modern New York. Drawing on interviews and material relating to all major players, from Lou Reed, John Cale, Mo Tucker, Andy Warhol, Jon Savage, Nico, David Bowie, Mary Harron, and many more, award-winning journalist Dylan Jones breaks down the band&’s whirlwind of subversion and, in a narrative rich in drama and detail, proves why the Velvets remain the original kings and queens of edge.
The Lobstering Life
by David Middleton Brenda BerryA whole world comes to life in vibrant color and sharp detail. On May 18, 1605, George Waymouth, captain of the English ship Archangel, anchored in the lee of Monhegan Island, finding shelter from a three-day storm. Putting ashore, the crew found fresh water to drink, wood to burn, and lobsters aplenty in the shoreline rocks. Today, lobstering and lobstermen are American icons of rugged individualism, and their way of life has enlivened and colored the countless bays and coves of New England. The Lobstering Life puts readers in the boats, on the docks, in the bars, and in the lives of the men and women who pull “bugs” from the sea to sustain a cussedly independent, much admired way of life. Not since Peter Matthiessen’s bestselling Men’s Lives has this trade been so vibrantly brought to life.
The Local: A History of the English Pub
by Paul JenningsThe pub has been at the heart of English life for generations. But how has this unique institution developed over the centuries? Paul Jennings traces the history of the English pub, looking at how it evolved from the coaching inn and the humble alehouse, through back-street beerhouses and 'fine, flaring' gin palaces to the drinking establishments of the twenty-first centuries. Covering all aspects of pub life, this fascinating history examines pubs in town and country. It identifies key trends and discusses architecture and interior design. It looks at customers and their varied activities in pubs and at the men and women who ran them. The story of the pub is set throughout the wider context of social change. The Local is a must-read for the pub-goer and anyone interested in the history of the English people.
Local and Regional Development
by Andy Pike Andrés Rodriguez-Pose John TomaneyActors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an increasingly globalised, knowledge-intensive capitalism; global financial instability, volatility and crisis; concerns about economic, social and ecological sustainability, climate change and resource shortages; new multi-actor and multi-level systems of government and governance and a re-ordering of the international political economy; state austerity and retrenchment; and, new and reformed approaches to intervention, policy and institutions for local and regional development. Local and Regional Development provides an accessible, critical and integrated examination of local and regional development theory, institutions and policy in this changing context. Amidst its rising importance, the book addresses the fundamental issues of ‘what kind of local and regional development and for whom?’, its purposes, principles and values, frameworks of understanding, approaches and interventions, and integrated approaches to local and regional development throughout the world. The approach provides a theoretically informed, critical analysis of contemporary local and regional development in an international and multi-disciplinary context, grounded in concrete empirical analysis from experiences in the global North and South. It concludes by identifying what might constitute holistic, inclusive, progressive and sustainable local and regional development, and reflecting upon its limits and political renewal.
Local Architecture
by Brian Mackay-Lyons Robert MccarterIn architecture, as in food, local is an idea whose time has come. Of course, the idea of an architecture that responds to site; draws on local building traditions, materials, and crafts; and strives to create a sense of community is not recent. Yet, the way it has evolved in the past few years in the hands of some of the world's most accomplished architects is indeed defining a new movement. From the rammed-earth houses of Rick Joy and Pacific Northwest timber houses of Tom Kundig, to the community-built structures of Rural Studio and Francis Kéré, designers everywhere are championing an architecture that exists from, in, and for a specific place. The stunning projects, presented here in the first book to examine this global shift, were featured at the thirteenth and final Ghost conference held in 2011, organized by Nova Scotia architect, educator, and local practitioner Brian MacKay-Lyons. The result is the most complete collection of contemporary regionalist architecture available, with essays by early proponents of the movement, including Kenneth Frampton, Juhani Pallasmaa, and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Glenn Murcutt.
Local Binary Patterns: New Variants and Applications
by Alessandra Lumini Lakhmi C. Jain Loris Nanni Sheryl BrahnamThis book introduces Local Binary Patterns (LBP), arguably one of the most powerful texture descriptors, and LBP variants. This volume provides the latest reviews of the literature and a presentation of some of the best LBP variants by researchers at the forefront of textual analysis research and research on LBP descriptors and variants. The value of LBP variants is illustrated with reported experiments using many databases representing a diversity of computer vision applications in medicine, biometrics, and other areas. There is also a chapter that provides an excellent theoretical foundation for texture analysis and LBP, in particular. A special section focuses on LBP and LBP variants in the area of face recognition, including thermal face recognition. This book will be of value to anyone already in the field as well as to those interested in learning more about this powerful family of texture descriptors.
Local Climate Action Planning
by Tammy L. Seale Michael R. Boswell Adrienne I. GreveClimate change is a global problem, but the problem begins locally. Cities consume 75% of the world's energy and emit 80% of the world's greenhouse gases. Changing the way we build and operate our cities can have major effects on greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, communities across the U.S. are responding to the climate change problem by making plans that assess their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and specify actions they will take to reduce these emissions. This is the first book designed to help planners, municipal staff and officials, citizens and others working at local levels to develop Climate Action Plans. CAPs are strategic plans that establish policies and programs for mitigating a community's greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. They typically focus on transportation, energy use, and solid waste, and often differentiate between community-wide actions and municipal agency actions. CAPs are usually based on GHG emissions inventories, which indentify the sources of emissions from the community and quantify the amounts. Additionally, many CAPs include a section addressing adaptation-how the community will respond to the impacts of climate change on the community, such as increased flooding, extended drought, or sea level rise. With examples drawn from actual plans, Local Climate Action Planning guides preparers of CAPs through the entire plan development process, identifying the key considerations and choices that must be made in order to assure that a plan is both workable and effective.
Local Color: Seeing Place Through Watercolor
by Mimi RobinsonHow to understand color&’s impact on our perception of a place—and capture its palette in watercolor landscapes and cityscapes. Whenever we first encounter a new place, whether landscape or cityscape, one of the most immediate and powerful sensations comes from its colors, or the palette of colors, which profoundly influence our reaction to and sense of a space. In Local Color, designer and educator Mimi Robinson teaches us not only how to see the colors around us but also how to capture and record them in watercolor. Regardless of your level of painting expertise, Robinson will quickly have you creating personal memories of time, place, and travel through a series of self-guided exercises and illustrated examples.