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Solutions to the climate and energy crises will likely involve large scale renewable energy technology deployment and of renewable energy technologies in building energy systems and transportation systems. But they will also require changes in lifestyle, behavior, and social organization. Solar heating and bicycle use are well-developed technologies that exemplify social-technological hybrids. Davis, California, has established a national reputation as a bike-friendly city and has been an international leader in supporting energy efficient housing developments. Support, however, has waxed and waned over the years. Davis provides an ideal case study to explore the conditions necessary to develop a sustained community commitment to passive solar design and human powered transport at a scale large enough to make a difference. This analysis points to the importance of local politics, municipal identity tied to an energy or environmental vision, and the organization of social capital to influence broad-based technological choice.Key words: solar heating, bicycle lanes, social capital, behavior, environmental politics.

Solutions to the climate and energy crises will likely involve large scale renewable energy technology deployment and of renewable energy technologies in building energy systems and transportation systems. But they will also require changes in lifestyle, behavior, and social organization. Solar heating and bicycle use are well-developed technologies that exemplify social-technological hybrids. Davis, California, has established a national reputation as a bike-friendly city and has been an international leader in supporting energy efficient housing developments. Support, however, has waxed and waned over the years. Davis provides an ideal case study to explore the conditions necessary to develop a sustained community commitment to passive solar design and human powered transport at a scale large enough to make a difference. This analysis points to the importance of local politics, municipal identity tied to an energy or environmental vision, and the organization of social capital to influence broad-based technological choice.Key words: solar heating, bicycle lanes, social capital, behavior, environmental politics.

Meet a family living in the city and enjoy a day in their company as they travel to work and to school, shop, relax in the park, enjoy a play, and eat dinner in a restaurant. As we follow them around the city, we learn what's under the ground, what's in the museum, how people get to work, what's behind the theater curtain, and much more. For children aged 3 and up, this beautifully illustrated nonfiction title is the perfect introduction to life in a big city. The unique design of the book allows children to discover a "hidden" image by holding the page up to a bright light

1. The Context: The Modern City. The Policed City. The Construction of Mexican Criminology -- 2. The Practices. Honor and Violent Crime. Violence against Women. Money, Crime, and Social Reactions to Larceny -- 3. The Consequences: The Invention of Rateros. Penal Experience in Mexico City -- Conclusions: Crime Contested -- Appendix: Statistics of Crime.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Chapter 1: Billionaires' Row -- Chapter 2: Operation Kris Kringle -- Chapter 3: The 'Pearl of Russia' -- Chapter 4: Apple Jack -- Chapter 5: The Volcano -- Chapter 6: Skreich -- Chapter 7: The Best-Laid Schemes -- Chapter 8: Land of the Midnight Sun -- Chapter 9: Tru Calling -- Chapter 10: Operation Checkmate -- Chapter 11: Colors -- Chapter 12: The Scotch Gambit -- Chapter 13: All Roads Lead to Audrey -- Chapter 14: Pygmalion -- Chapter 15: Matryoshka -- Chapter 16: Yuri -- Chapter 17: The Birthday Party -- Chapter 18: The London Birthday -- Chapter 19: The Briefing -- Chapter 20: Gorky Park -- Chapter 21: Rare Books -- Chapter 22: Charm School -- Chapter 23: The Tretyakov -- Chapter 24: Waterloo Bridge -- Chapter 25: Two Alarms -- Chapter 26: The Bolshoi -- Chapter 27: Openings -- Chapter 28: Breaking the Hex -- Chapter 29: Middle Game -- Chapter 30: The Lads -- Chapter 31: Communications -- Chapter 32: The Concert -- Chapter 33: Lop Nor -- Chapter 34: Spag Bol -- Chapter 35: Bertrand Dashiell Gibbs, Jr. -- Chapter 36: The Forbidden City -- Chapter 37: Tai Chi -- Chapter 38: Mutianyu -- Chapter 39: Room Service -- Chapter 40: The Circus -- Chapter 41: Interrogation -- Chapter 42: The Bird's Nest -- Chapter 43: Orange Alert -- Chapter 44: Endgame -- Chapter 45: Departures -- Chapter 46: The First Day of School -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Copyright.

In the city we can live deliberately: inventing and renewing ourselves, carving out journeys, creating private spaces. But in the city we are also afraid of being alone, clinging to the structures of daily life to ward off the chaos around us. How is it that the noisy, jostling, overwhelming metropolis leaves us at once so energized and so fragile? In Soft City, Jonathan Raban, one of our most acclaimed novelists and travel writers seeks to find out. First published in the 1970s, his account is a compelling exploration of urban life: a classic in the literature of the city, more relevant to today's overcrowded planet than ever.

• Alderman McCarthy was too ill to come to the 69th meeting of the City Council, held today• The Committee of Ways and Means reports that the county appropriations for malaria infected districts and for the drainage of certain districts and public health improvements have proceeded through the Sanitary and Drainage Commission• The U.S. government requires that Charleston appropriate $10,000.00 and the County Authorities $20,000.00 against malaria• $5,000.00 was appropriated for use this year, and the same amount for next year, the money to be paid by the City Treasurer on warrant of the Government officers in charge or authorized agent, the work to be done under government supervision ; Newspaper article ; 9

Radiokorrespondent Marc Thörner hat sich auf Spurensuche in den Irak begeben, auf die Suche nach den Gründen für die Außenseiterposition der Schiiten. Er liefert weniger eine islamwissenschaftliche Analyse, als eine Reportage auf der Grundlage eigener Beobachtungen und Erfahrungen im Irak in der Zeit von 2003 bis 2005. Er führt Gespräche mit Studenten, Passanten, US-Soldaten und mit hohen schiitischen Geistlichen und vermittelt eine Vorstellung vom Alltag in den umkämpften schiitischen Hochburgen. Sein Fazit lautet trotz andersartiger erster Eindrücke, dass der Schiismus trotz radikaler Strömungen langfristig die Modernisierung der arabischen Welt befördern kann. Ein spannend und lebendig verfasster Bericht, unterbrochen von kurzen Einschüben mit gezielten Hintergrundinformationen. Auch interessierten Laien empfohlen.