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The United Nations at the end of the 1990's / by Baehr, P. R.(Peter R.)(CARDINAL)722590; Baehr, P. R.(Peter R.).United Nations in the 1990s.; Gordenker, Leon,1923-(CARDINAL)513786; Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.Center of International Studies.(CARDINAL)138560;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: United Nations.; International cooperation.; International relations.;

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The looming tower : Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11 / by Wright, Lawrence,1947-author.(CARDINAL)137978;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-510) and index.A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on America. Lawrence Wright's remarkable book is based on five years of research and hundreds of interviews that he conducted in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, England, France, Germany, Spain, and the United States.The Looming Tower achieves an unprecedented level of intimacy and insight by telling the story through the interweaving lives of four men: the two leaders of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri; the FBI's counterterrorism chief, John O'Neill; and the former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Turki al-Faisal.As these lives unfold, we see revealed: the crosscurrents of modern Islam that helped to radicalize Zawahiri and bin Laden . . . the birth of al-Qaeda and its unsteady development into an organization capable of the American embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania and the attack on the USS Cole . . . O'Neill's heroic efforts to track al-Qaeda before 9/11, and his tragic death in the World Trade towers . . . Prince Turki's transformation from bin Laden's ally to his enemy . . . the failures of the FBI, CIA, and NSA to share intelligence that might have prevented the 9/11 attacks. The Looming Tower broadens and deepens our knowledge of these signal events by taking us behind the scenes. Here is Sayyid Qutb, founder of the modern Islamist movement, lonely and despairing as he meets Western culture up close in 1940s America; the privileged childhoods of bin Laden and Zawahiri; family life in the al-Qaeda compounds of Sudan and Afghanistan; O'Neill's high-wire act in balancing his all-consuming career with his equally entangling personal life--he was living with three women, each of them unaware of the others' existence--and the nitty-gritty of turf battles among U.S. intelligence agencies.Brilliantly conceived and written, The Looming Tower draws all elements of the story into a galvanizing narrative that adds immeasurably to our understanding of how we arrived at September 11, 2001. The richness of its new information, and the depth of its perceptions, can help us deal more wisely and effectively with the continuing terrorist threat.

Subjects: Qaida (Organization); September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.; Terrorism; Intelligence service;

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Career opportunities in education and related services / by Echaore-McDavid, Susan.(CARDINAL)655997;

MARCIVE 06/10/08Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304) and index.Counselors -- School counselor -- Career counselor (college or university) -- Employment counselor -- Rehabilitation counselor -- Curriculum and instructional developers -- Curriculum specialist -- Textbook editor -- Instructional designer -- Educational software developer -- Educational and instructional technology specialists -- Instructional technology specialist (K-12 schools) -- Special education technology specialist -- Instructional technology coordinator (school-wide level) -- Instructional technology specialist (higher education) -- Language technology specialist (higher education) -- Librarians -- Public librarian -- Children's librarian -- Library media specialist -- Academic librarian -- Library technician -- Independent instructors -- Independent instructor -- Music teacher -- Dance teacher -- Riding instructor -- Flight instructor -- Health educators -- Health educator -- Nutritionist -- Childbirth educator -- CPR/first aid instructor -- Fitness, recreation, and sports professionals -- Aerobics instructor -- Personal trainer -- Recreational leader -- Guide -- Coach -- Environmental educators and animal trainers -- Environmental educator (nonschool settings) -- Park naturalist -- Humane educator -- Dog trainer -- Guide dog instructor -- Horse trainer -- Employee training specialists -- Training specialist -- Training developer -- Training manager -- Appendixes -- I. Educational and training resources -- II. How to become a public school teacher -- III. State teachers licensing agencies -- IV. Professional unions and associations -- V. Resources on the World Wide Web.Pre-K-12 teachers -- Early childhood teacher -- Kindergarten teacher -- Elementary school teacher -- Middle school teacher -- High school teacher -- Substitute teacher -- Pre-K-12 teaching specialists -- Music teacher -- Physical education teacher -- Reading specialist -- Special education teacher -- Bilingual teacher -- ESL (English as a second language) teacher -- Postsecondary educators -- Professor -- Lecturer -- Community college instructor -- Vocational instructor -- Adult education instructor -- Continuing education instructor -- Extension agent -- Correctional instructor -- Overseas teachers -- Overseas teacher -- EFL (English as a foreign language) teacher, overseas -- Peace Corps volunteer -- School administrators -- Early childhood program director -- Assistant principal -- Principal -- Instructional supervisor -- Program director -- Assistant superintendent -- Superintendent -- Higher education administrators -- Director of admissions -- Registrar -- Director of student activities -- Athletic director -- Director of public safety -- Dean of students -- Director of development -- Academic dean -- Provost -- President -- Educational assistants -- Child care aide -- Teacher aide (K-12) -- Career guidance technician -- Instructional assistant (community college) -- Research technician -- School classified staff -- School bus driver -- School secretary (main office) -- School security professional -- Cafeteria manager -- School custodian -- Classified staff in higher education -- Administrative support professional -- Security services professional -- Cook -- Building trades worker -- Groundskeeper -- School specialists in student services and special education, related services -- School nurse -- Educational diagnostician -- School psychologist -- School social worker -- Speech-language pathologist -- School occupational therapist -- Art therapist --

Subjects: Job descriptions.; Education; School employees;

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Start your own senior services business : your step-by-step guide to success / by Lynn, Jacquelyn.(CARDINAL)665656;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Adult day care centers; New business enterprises; Older people; Retirees;

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Teen guide to personal financial management / by Bijlefeld, Marjolijn,1960-(CARDINAL)640444; Zoumbaris, Sharon K.,1955-(CARDINAL)705496;

Includes bibliographical references and index.1190L

Subjects: Teenagers;

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Oil / by Miller, Debra A.(CARDINAL)649531;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index.

Subjects: Petroleum reserves.; Petroleum industry and trade.; Energy consumption.;

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Civilization and capitalism, 15th-18th century / by Braudel, Fernand.(CARDINAL)150063;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Black Africa: Collaborator As Well As Victim?: -- Western half of Africa -- Black Africa: isolated yet accessible -- From the coast to the interior -- Three-cornered traffic and its terms of trade -- End of the slave trade -- Russian World-Economy: A World Apart: -- Return of the Russian economy to quasi-autonomy -- Strong state -- Yoke of serfdom in Russia: an ever-increasing burden -- Market and rural society -- Small-town society -- World-economy-but what kind of world-economy? -- Invention of Siberia -- Inferiorities and weaknesses -- Price of European intrusion -- Turkish Empire: -- Foundations of a world-economy -- Scale of European penetration of the Turkish Empire -- Land of caravans -- Turkish waters: a well-protected sector -- Merchants serving the Ottoman Empire -- Economic decadence, political decadence -- Far East: Greatest Of All The World-Economies: -- Fourth world-economy -- India's self-inflicted conquest -- Gold and silver, strength or weakness? -- European assault force: merchants with a difference -- Trading posts, factories, supercargoes -- How to get at the real history of the Far East? -- Villages of India -- Artisans and industry -- National market -- Significance of the Mogul Empire -- Political and non-political reasons for the fall of the Mogul Empire -- India's decline in the nineteenth century -- India and china: caught in a super-world-economy -- Malacca's hour of glory -- New centers of the Far East -- Is Any Conclusion Possible?: -- Industrial Revolution And Growth: -- Some Relevant Comparisons: -- Revolution: a complicated and ambiguous term -- Downstream from the industrial revolution: the under-developed countries -- Upstream from the English industrial revolution: revolutions that came to nothing -- Alexandrian Egypt -- Earliest industrial revolution in Europe: horses and mills, from the eleventh to the thirteenth century -- Age of Agricola and Leonardo da Vinci: a revolution in embryo -- John U Nef and the first British industrial revolution 1560-1640 -- Industrial Revolution In Britain, Sector By Sector: -- British agriculture, a crucial factor -- Demographic revival -- Technology, a necessary but probably not sufficient condition -- Why the cotton revolution should not be underestimated -- Victory in long-distance trade -- Spread of inland transport -- Mills of history grind exceedingly slow -- Beyond The Industrial Revolution: -- Types of growth -- How can growth be explained? -- Growth and the division of labor -- Division of labor: the end of the road for the putting-out system -- Industrialists -- British economy and society by sector -- Division of labor and the geography of Britain -- Finance and capitalism -- How important was the short-term economic climate? -- Material progress and living standards -- By Way Of Conclusion: Past And Present: -- Capitalism and the long-term -- Capitalism and the social context -- Can capitalism survive? -- Conclusion to end conclusions: capitalism and the market economy -- Notes -- Index.Volume 3: -- Foreword -- Divisions Of Space And Time In Europe: -- Economies In Space: The World-Economies: -- World-economies -- There have always been world-economies -- Some ground rules -- Rule One: Boundaries change only slowly -- Rule Two: Dominant capitalist city always lies at the center -- Rule Two (continued): Cities take it in turns to lead -- Rule Two (continued): Power and influence of cities may vary -- Rule Three: There is always a hierarchy of zones within a world-economy -- Rule Three (continued): Von Thunen's zones -- Rule Three (continued): Spatial arrangement of the world-economy -- Rule Three (continued): Do neutral zones exist? -- Rule Three (continued): Do neutral zone exist? -- Rule Three (continued): Envelope and infrastructure -- World-Economy: An Order Among Other Orders: -- Economic order and the international division of labor -- State: political power and economic power -- Empire and world-economy -- War and the zones of the world-economy -- Societies and world-economy -- Cultural order World-economy model is certainly a valid one -- World-Economy And Divisions Of Time: -- Rhythms of the 'conjuncture -- Fluctuations across a spatial sounding-broad -- Secular trend -- Explanatory chronology of the world economies -- Kondratieff cycles and the secular trend -- Can the long-term conjuncture be explained? -- Past and present -- City-Centred Economies Of The European Past: Before And After Venice: -- First European World-Economy: -- European expansion from the eleventh century -- World-economy and bi-polarity -- Northern complex: the heyday of Bruges -- Northern complex: the rise of the Hansa -- Other pole of attraction: the Italian cities -- Interlude: the Champagne fairs -- France's lost opportunity -- Belated Rise Of Venice: -- Genoa versus Venice -- Venice reigns supreme -- World-economy centred on Venice -- Venice's responsibility -- Galere da mercato -- Venetian model of capitalism -- Labor in Venice -- Hand industry become Venice's major activity? -- Turkish peril -- Unexpected Rise Of Portugal; Or From Venice To Antwerp: -- Traditional explanation -- New interpretations -- Antwerp: a world capital created by outside agency -- Stages in Antwerp's career -- Antwerp's first experience of expansion and disappointment -- Antwerp's second boom and slump -- Antwerp's industrial phase -- Originality of Antwerp -- Putting The Record Straight: The Age Of The Genoese: -- Screen of barren mountains -- Operating by remote control -- Balancing act -- Genoa's discreet rule over Europe -- Reasons for the Genoese success -- Genoese withdrawal -- Genoa survives -- Back to the world-economy -- City-Centred Economies Of The European Past: Amsterdam: -- United Provinces: The Economy Begins At Home: -- Strip of land, lacking in natural wealth -- Agricultural achievement -- High-voltage urban economy -- Amsterdam -- Variegated population -- Fisheries from the first -- Dutch fleet -- Can the United Provinces be called a 'state' -- Internal structures: little change -- Taxing the poor -- United Provinces and the outside world -- When business was king -- Traders To Europe, Traders to the World: -- Seeds of success hand all been sown by 1585 -- Rest of Europe and the Mediterranean -- Dutch versus the Portuguese, or the art of the takeover bid -- Coherence of trade within the Dutch Empire -- Success In Asia, Lack Of Success In America: -- Struggle and success -- Rise and fall of the VOC -- Why the collapse in the eighteenth century? -- Failure in the New World: the limits of Dutch success -- World-Domination And Capitalism: -- What was good for the entrepot trade was good for Amsterdam -- Commodities and credit -- Commission trade -- Acceptance trade -- Loans mania or the perversion of capital -- Change of perspective: away from Amsterdam -- Baltic countries -- France versus Holland: an unequal struggle -- England and Holland -- Outside Europe: the East Indies -- Is it possible to generalize? -- On The Decline Of Amsterdam: -- Crises of 1763, 1772-1773, 1780-1783 -- Batavian revolution -- National Markets: -- Elements And Compounds: -- Hierarchy of units -- Provincial units and markets -- Nation-state, yes-but the national market? -- Internal customs barriers -- Against a priori definitions -- Territorial economy and the city-centered economy -- Weights And Measures: -- Three variables, three sets of dimensions -- Three ambiguous concepts -- Orders of magnitude and correlations -- National debt and GNP -- Some other equations -- From consumption to GNP -- Frank Spooner's calculations -- Visible continuities -- Frances: A Victim Of Her Size: -- Diversity and unity -- Natural and artificial links -- Primacy of Politics -- Was France simply too big? -- Paris plus Lyon, Lyon plus Paris -- Paris takes the crown -- Plea for a differential history -- For and against the Rouen-Geneva line -- Border zones, coastal and continental -- Towns of the other France -- French interior -- Interior colonized by the periphery -- England's Trading Supremacy: -- How England become an island -- Pound sterling -- London creates the national market and is created by it -- How England became Great Britain -- England's greatness and the national debt -- From the treaty of Versailles (1783) to the Eden Treaty (1786) -- Statistics: a contribution but not a solution -- For And Against Europe: The Rest Of The World: -- Americas; Playing For The Highest Stakes Of All: -- America's wide-open spaces: hostile but promising -- Regional or national markets -- Patterns of slavery -- When the colonies worked for Europe -- When the colonies worked against Europe -- Conflict over industry -- English colonies choose liberty -- Competition and rivalry in trade -- Exploitation of America by Spain and Portugal -- Spanish America reconsidered -- Spanish Empire taken in hand again -- Treasure of treasures -- Neither feudalism nor capitalism?

Subjects: Civilization, Modern; Economic history.; Social history.;

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The presidency A to Z / by Peters, Gerhard(Gerhard D.)(CARDINAL)547095; Woolley, John T.(John Turner),1950-(CARDINAL)733651;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 684-690) and index.G: Garfield, James A -- Garner, John Nance -- Gerry, Elbridge -- Goldwater, Barry M -- Gore, Albert Jr -- Grant, Ulysses S -- Great Depression -- Great Society -- Group of Eight (G-8)/Group of Twenty (G-20) -- Guantanamo Bay -- H: -- Hail to the Chief -- Hamdan v Rumsfeld -- Hamilton, Alexander -- Hamlin, Hannibal -- Harding, Warren G -- Harrison, Benjamin -- Harrison, William Henry -- Hayes, Rutherford B -- Health and Human Services Department -- Hendricks, Thomas A -- Historic milestones of the presidency -- Hobart, Garret A -- Homeland Security Department -- Honeymoon period -- Hoover, Herbert C -- Hoover Commissions -- Housing and Urban Development Department -- Hughes, Charles Evans -- Humphrey, Hubert H -- Humphrey's Executor v United States -- Hurricane Katrina -- I: -- Immigration and Naturalization Service v Chadha -- Impeachment -- Impoundment -- Inauguration -- Independent Executive agencies -- Independent regulatory agencies -- Interest groups and the presidency -- Interior Department -- Iran-Contra affair -- Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom) -- J: -- Jackson, Andrew -- Japanese American internment -- Jefferson, Thomas -- Johnson, Andrew -- Johnson, Lady Bird -- Johnson, Lyndon B -- Johnson, Richard M -- Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Justice Department -- K: -- Kennedy, Jacqueline -- Kennedy, John F -- Kerry, John -- King, William R -- Kitchen cabinet -- Korean War -- L: -- La Follette, Robert M -- Labor Department -- Lame duck -- Landon, Alfred -- Law enforcement powers -- Legislative veto -- Libraries -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Lincoln, Mary Todd -- Line-item veto -- Louisiana Purchase -- M: -- McCain, John -- McCarthy, Eugene J -- McClellan, George B -- McGovern, George S -- McKinley, William -- Madison, Dolley -- Madison, James -- Management and Budget, Office of -- Marshall, Thomas R -- Martial law -- Media and the presidency -- Memorials, presidential -- Mexican-American War of 1846 -- Midterm elections -- Milligan, Ex parte -- Mondale, Walter F -- Monroe, James -- Monroe Doctrine -- Morton, Levi P -- Myers v United States -- N: -- National Archives and Records Administration -- National bank -- National Economic Council -- National Intelligence , Office of the Director of -- National party conventions -- National security adviser -- National Security Council -- Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 -- New Deal -- New Freedom -- New Frontier -- Nixon, Pat -- Nixon, Richard -- O: -- Oath of office -- Obama, Barack -- Obama, Michelle --List of figures and list of tables -- About the authors -- Preface -- A: -- Adams, Abigail -- Adams, John -- Adams, John Quincy -- Agnew, Spiro T -- Agriculture Department -- Air Force One -- Appointment and removal power (Executive Branch) -- Arthur, Chester A -- Article II -- Assassinations and assaults -- B: -- Background of presidents -- Barkley, Alben W -- Bell, John -- Biden, Joseph Jr -- Blaine, James G -- Blair House -- Breckinridge, John C -- Brownlow Committee -- Bryan, William Jennings -- Buchanan, James -- Buckley v Valeo -- Budget process -- Bureaucracy -- Burr, Aaron -- Bush, Barbara -- Bush, George H W -- Bush, George W -- Bush, Laura -- Bush v Gore -- C: -- Cabinet -- Calhoun, John C -- Camp David -- Campaign debates -- Campaign financing -- Carter, Jimmy -- Carter, Rosalynn -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Cheney, Richard B -- Chief of Staff -- Chief of State -- Civil Service -- Civil War -- Clay, Henry -- Cleveland, Grover -- Clinton v Jones -- Clinton, Bill -- Clinton, George -- Clinton, Hillary Rodham -- Colfax, Schuyler -- Commerce Department -- Commissions, Presidential -- Congress and the presidency -- Congressional caucus (King Caucus) -- Constitutional powers and provisions -- Coolidge, Calvin -- Counsel to the president -- Court-packing plan -- Courts and the president -- Crawford, William Harris -- Curtis, Charles -- D: -- Daily and family life -- Dallas, George M -- Davis, Jefferson -- Dawes, Charles G -- Death of the president -- Debs, Eugene V -- Defense Department -- Delegate selection reforms -- Dewey, Thomas E -- Diplomatic powers -- Disability amendment -- Doctrines, presidential -- Dole, Robert J -- Douglas, Stephen A -- Dukakis, Michael S -- E: -- Economic Advisers, Council of -- Economic powers -- Education Department -- Eisenhower, Dwight D -- Elections and campaigns -- Elections chronology -- Electoral College -- Emancipation Proclamation -- Emergency powers -- Energy Department -- Environmental Protection Agency -- Ethics -- Executive agreements -- Executive office buildings -- Executive office of the president -- Executive orders -- Executive privilege -- F: - Fairbanks, Charles W -- Fair Deal -- Farewell addresses -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Federal Election Commission -- Federalist Papers -- Federal Reserve System -- Ferraro, Geraldine A -- Fillmore, Millard -- First hundred days -- First ladies -- Ford, Betty -- Ford, Gerald R -- Former presidents --P: -- Pardon power -- Party leader -- Patronage -- Perot, Ross H -- Persian Gulf War (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm) -- Personnel Management, Office of -- Pierce, Franklin -- Political parties -- Polk, James K -- Presidential greatness -- Presidential Medal of Freedom -- Press conferences -- Press Secretary, Presidential -- Primaries and caucuses -- Proclamations and endorsements -- Public opinion and the presidency -- Q: Qualifications of the president and vice president -- Quayle, Dan -- R: -- Reagan, Nancy -- Reagan, Ronald -- Reconstruction -- Religion and the presidency -- Rockefeller, Nelson A -- Roosevelt, Eleanor -- Roosevelt, Franklin D -- Roosevelt, Theodore -- S: -- Salary and perquisites -- Seals of Office -- Secret Service -- Senatorial courtesy -- Separation of powers -- Sherman, James S -- Signing statements -- Smith, Alfred E -- Spanish-American War of 1898 -- Special counsel -- Speeches and rhetoric -- Square Deal -- Staff -- State Department -- State of the Union Address -- Stevenson, Adlai E -- Stevenson, Adlai E, II -- Stewardship theory -- Succession -- Summit meetings -- T: -- Taft, William Howard -- Taylor, Zachary -- Teapot Dome scandal -- Term of office -- Third parties -- Thurmond, J Strom -- Tilden, Samuel J -- Titles of the president and vice president -- Tompkins, Daniel D -- Trade policy -- Trade Representative, Office of the U S -- Transition period -- Transportation Department -- Travel -- Treasury Department -- Treaty power -- Truman, Harry S -- Tyler, John -- U: -- Unitary executive theory -- United Nations -- United States v Curtiss-Wright Export Corp -- United States v Nixon -- V: -- Van Buren, Martin -- Veterans Affairs Department -- Veto power -- Vice president -- Vice-presidential residence -- Vietnam War -- W: -- Wallace, George C -- Wallace, Henry A -- War in Afghanistan -- War of 1812 -- War on terrorism -- War powers -- War Powers Act of 1973 -- Washington, George -- Washington, Martha -- Watergate affair -- Weaver, James B -- Wheeler, William A -- Whiskey Rebellion -- Whiskey ring scandal -- White House -- Willkie, Wendell L -- Wilson, Edith -- Wilson, Henry -- Wilson, Woodrow -- World War I -- World War II -- Y: -- Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co v Sawyer -- Z: -- Zapruder film -- Reference material: -- U S Presidents and Vice Presidents, 1789-2012 -- Backgrounds of U S Presidents, 1789-2012 -- Summary of Presidential Elections, 1789-2008 -- Party affiliations in Congress and the Presidency, 1789-2013 -- Presidential Cabinets, 1789-2012 -- U S Government Organizational Chart -- Government resources on the Web -- Constitution of the United States -- Selected bibliography -- Index.From the Back Cover: An invaluable and authoritative reference for understanding the highest office in the land. The Presidency A to Z is an authoritative and engaging volume that provides readers with the information they need to understand the executive branch, the men who have held the office of president, and the people and organizations that support them. This fifth edition includes new biographies of Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, John McCain, and Joseph Biden; revised coverage of presidential relations with Congress, the Supreme Court, the bureaucracy, political parties, the media, interest groups, and the public; updated entries on the Iraq War, the war in Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay; and expanded content on the budget process and campaign finance. With a historical and contemporary focus, The Presidency A to Z offers quick information and in-depth background on how the executive branch has responded to the challenges facing the nation. More than 300 comprehensive entries provide: Biographies of each president and other individuals who have played important roles in the executive branch; Explanation of key concepts and powers relating to the presidency; Comprehensive coverage of presidential elections; Analysis of executive branch relations with the legislative and judicial branches; Exploration of the policies of each president and their effects on U S and world history. Appendixes offer valuable reference material on U S presidents and vice presidents, their background, and service dates; a summary of presidential elections; and thorough coverage of major cabinet officials. The Presidency A to Z is part of the five-volume American Government A to Z series published by CQ Press.

Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Biographies.; Presidents; Presidents;

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Environmental protection : what everyone needs to know / by Hill, Pamela,1949-author.(CARDINAL)414847;

Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Environmental protection : an introduction -- What is the environment? -- What is environmental protection? -- Why does the environment need protection? -- How did protecting the environment become a societal concern? -- What is the Environmental Protection Agency? -- Do most countries have environmental agencies similar to the EPA? -- What values drive environmental policy? -- What is sustainability? -- Why is environmental protection so hard to achieve? -- What does the idea of unintended consequences have to do with environmental protection? -- 2. Pollution -- What is pollution? -- What are pollutants? -- What are persistent organic pollutants? -- What are endocrine disruptors? -- What are bioaccumulation and biomagnification? -- How do we know what a safe level of pollution is? -- What is noise pollution? -- What is light pollution? -- What is nanopollution? -- What is the precautionary principle? -- What are the most dangerous pollutants? -- 3. Environmental laws -- What is environmental law in the United States? -- What does the US Constitution say about protecting the environment? -- Why did Congress enact environmental laws? -- What are the most important US environmental laws? -- What is the National Environmental Policy Act? -- Do environmental laws protect Native American lands and populations? -- Is US environmental law out of date? -- What are the environmental laws of other countries? -- 4. Environmental protection and the global community -- Is protecting the environment a global concern? -- Is there international environmental law? -- What is the role of the United Nations in global environmental protection? -- What are the main obstacles to achieving global environmental agreements? -- Should developing countries be asked to help solve environmental problems? -- What is the connection between international trade and the environment? -- Which countries are best at protecting the environment? -- Is the United States a global leader in environmental protection? --5. Water -- Why is clean water important? -- What is a watershed? -- What is groundwater? -- What are aquifers? -- What is water pollution? --Why is water pollution a problem? -- What are the main kinds of water pollutants? -- How can nutrients cause water pollution? -- What are algal blooms? -- How do excess nutrients get into the aquatic environment? -- What are pathogens? -- Why are sediments water pollutants? -- Which chemicals are the most harmful water pollutants? -- What are contaminants of emerging concern? -- Are plastics in water a serious problem? -- Why is heat a water pollutant? -- How does noise cause water pollution? -- What are the main sources of water pollution? -- Is sewage treated before its gets into water? -- What is stormwater pollution? -- Which industries pollute the water most? -- Why are oil spills so bad? -- What was the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill? -- How can cars pollute water? -- What kinds of pollutants go down the drain? -- How is water pollution controlled in the United States? -- How is water pollution controlled in other countries? -- What are wetlands? -- What are regulated wetlands? -- Why are wetlands important? -- Do wetlands contribute to disease? -- Are wetlands disappearing? -- How can we protect wetlands? -- How is drinking water protected? -- Is water becoming scarce? -- How can water quality be further improved? -- 6. Air -- Why is clean air important? -- What is air pollution? -- Why is air pollution a problem? -- Why are children especially vulnerable to air pollutions? -- What are the major air pollutants? -- What is ozone? -- What are volatile organic compounds? -- Why is ground-level ozone harmful? -- What is the ozone hole? -- What is particulate matter? -- Why is particulate matter harmful? -- What is asthma, and what does it have to do with air pollution? -- What is smog? -- What is a temperature inversion? -- Why is carbon monoxide a major air pollutant? -- Why are nitrogen oxides major air pollutants? -- Why is sulfur dioxide a major air pollutant? -- What is acid rain? -- Is lead too heavy to be an air pollutant? -- What are the toxic air pollutants? -- What is indoor air pollution? -- What are the main sources of air pollution? -- What are fossil fuels, and why are they so harmful? -- What are mobile sources of air pollution? -- What are stationary sources of air pollution? -- What are fugitive emissions? -- How is air pollution controlled in the United States? -- How much has the Clean Air Act helped reduce air pollution? -- What are other countries doing to control air pollution? -- How can air quality be further improved? --7. Ecosystems -- What is an ecosystem? -- What do ecosystems do for us? -- What is biodiversity? -- What is a species? -- How many species live on Earth? -- How fast is the planet losing species? -- Why should we be concerned about species lost? -- If there are millions of species, can the planet spare some of them? -- Why is the spotted owl so controversial? -- What is the Endangered Species Act? -- How many species are endangered? -- What are invasive species? -- Why is genetic diversity important? -- Is agriculture a clean, even "green" activity? -- How is pollution from large-scale animal farms controlled? -- Is soil an ecosystem? -- Why is ecosystem diversity important? -- How are ecosystems protected? -- What is the relationship between sustainability and ecosystems? -- Is biodiversity loss as important as other environmental problems? -- 8. Climate change -- What is climate change? -- Are weather and climate the same? -- Are climate change and global warming the same? -- What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? -- How do we know that the Earth is getting warmer? -- Are humans really the main cause of climate change? -- Why is climate change such a big problem? -- What is the greenhouse effect? -- What are greenhouse gases? -- What is climate change feedback? -- What do trees have to do with climate change? -- What is a carbon footprint? -- What are climate change deniers thinking? -- Is it too late to reverse climate change? -- What is climate change adaptation? -- What is climate change mitigation? -- Why is energy efficiency an important climate change mitigation tool? -- What are renewables? -- Is nuclear a viable mitigation option? -- Is hydrofracking part of the solution? -- What is carbon capture and sequestration? -- What is geoengineering? -- How does a tax on carbon mitigate climate change? -- Are there laws that address climate change? -- What is the Kyoto Protocol? -- What is the Paris Climate Change Conference? -- What is climate justice? -- What does climate change have to do with world peace? --9. Waste -- What is waste? -- Why is solid waste a problem? -- What do Americans discard? -- Where does garbage go? -- What is the difference between an open dump and a landfill? -- How is waste controlled in the United States? -- What are household hazardous wastes? -- What about abandoned hazardous waste sites? -- What is Superfund? -- How hard is it to clean up groundwater? -- What are brownfields? -- How is wast controlled in other countries? -- What more can be done to reduce waste? -- Why is recycling important? -- Is it possible to eliminate waste altogether? -- 10. The built environment? -- What does the built environment have to do with environmental protection? -- What is smart growth? -- What is wrong with NIMBY? -- What special environmental challenges do cities present? -- Can landowners do anything they want on their property? -- Is there anything a landowner in the United States cannot do? -- How do public lands help protect the environment? -- 11. Environmental justice -- How is justice a part of environmental protection? -- When does an environmental justice concern arise? -- What is an environmental justice population? -- How is environmental justice defined? -- What is the environmental justice movement? -- How is environmental justice promoted in the United States? -- What are the main barriers to achieving environmental justice in the United States -- What more can be done to achieve environmental justice? -- 12. Are environmental protection and economic growth compatible? -- How accurate is the gross domestic product as an economic measurement tool? -- What is an externality? -- What is cost-benefit analysis and why is it difficult to apply? -- Does environmental regulation kill jobs? -- Can environmental regulation be good for business? -- What economic tools can be used to protect the environment? -- What are subsidies and how do they work in the environmental context? -- What is cap and trade? -- What does market disclosure have to do with environmental protection? -- What economic steps to protect the environment are most promising? -- 13. The future -- What are the greatest threats to the environment today? -- Why is climate change one of the greatest environmental threats? -- How serious is the future climate change threat? -- Why is biodiversity loss such a great threat? -- Are the oceans really dying? -- Why are new pollutants such a great threat? -- What does population growth have to do with environmental protection? -- How is poverty connected to environmental protections? -- What solutions are most promising? -- Does individual action matter? -- What is the prognosis for future generations?

Subjects: Environmental policy.; Environmental protection.; Environmental law; Environmental degradation;

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The United States government Internet directory, 2014. by Hattis, Shana Hertz.(CARDINAL)611290;

Description based on: 2010; title from title page.Latest issue consulted: 2013.

Subjects: Directories.; Internet addresses; Electronic government information; Government Web sites;

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