Combines grill with griddle. Crafted from heavy hand-cast aluminum. Superior non-stick coating. Low-profile integrated handles. Dimensions: 11L x 11W inches. With the Chef's Design Single Burner Reversible Grill/Griddle, you can cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner all with the same handy item. The dual grill/griddle features a ribbed grilling surface on one side and a smooth griddle surface on the other side. It's crafted from the finest, heavy hand-cast aluminum and features superior non-stick coating on the ribbed surface to lift food away from grease. Other features include low-profile integrated handles and round corners for easy cleanup. Dimensions: 11L x 11W inches. About Wisconsin Aluminum FoundryWisconsin Aluminum Foundry is an award-winning manufacturer of aluminum cookware. Two brands, All American and Chef's Design, are proudly crafted by workers who have earned a reputation in the industry for first-rate quality. All American Pressure Canners are the only canners to feature the exclusive Metal-to-Metal sealing system, allowing a steam-tight seal without a gasket. Chef's Design professional weight cookware is made to provide superb heat absorption and conduction, ensuring that food cooks evenly and at lower temperatures. Established in Manitowoc, WI, in 1909, Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry is dedicated to crafting quality products, taking care of its employees, and honoring environmental standards.

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Made of fine white bone china. Microwave, oven, freezer, and dishwasher-safe. Includes square dinner plate and accent plate. Also includes all purpose bowl and tea/coffee cup. Made in the USA. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, the Lenox Chirp Square 4 Piece Place Settingmakes your meal a more beautiful and soothing experience. The white bone china provides a clean background for the watercolor strokes of the floral pattern on its surface. The plates have a unique square shape with rounded edges, while the dinner plate has the added touch of an aqua blue stripe. Set Includes: Dinner plate Accent plate Bowl Tea/coffee cup About Lenox CorporationLenox Corporation is an industry leader in premium tabletops, giftware, and collectibles. The company markets its products under the Lenox, Dansk, and Gorham brands, propelled by a shared commitment to quality and design that makes the brands among the best known and respected in the industry. Collectively, the three brands share 340 years of tabletop and giftware expertise.

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Classically styled and polished. Stainless steel exterior and a satin finished interior. Designed with 3 layers to ensure even, consistent heating. Oven and broiler safe with stay-cool handles. Dishwasher safe and induction capable. You don't have to be so serious about roasting that you're considering putting roaster right above the phone number on your business cards, but for the best roasting experience around, you definitely need to try out the Calphalon Tri Ply Stainless Steel 14 in. Roaster with Rack and Lifters. The 3-layer body helps evenly distribute heat across the surface of the roaster, while a curved rack keeps your meal right in the center and won't burn the bottom. An easy-to-clean interior has a bright, glossy finish while brushed stainless adorns the outside. A pair of lifting forks helps you move the contents around, and everything in this set is both dishwasher and oven-safe. About CalphalonCalphalon's mission is to be the culinary authority in kitchenwares, enhancing the home chef's food experience during planning, prep, cooking, baking, and serving. Based in Toledo, Ohio, Calphalon is a leading manufacturer of professional quality cookware, cutlery, bakeware, and kitchen accessories for the home chef. Calphalon is a Newell-Rubbermaid company. Calphalon's goal is to give you, the home chef, all the tools you need to realize your highest potential in the kitchen. From your holiday roasting pan to your everyday fry pan, count on Calphalon to be your culinary partner - day in and day out, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a lifetime.

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The Accumulair Carbon filter is specifically designed for the purpose of removing and reducing common household odors. Odors are extremely tiny gas particles that accumulate in houses with poor air ventilation. The Accumulair Carbon filter uses carbon filtration to absorb odors and to reduce airborne allergens like dust particles and pet dander. This filter is great for creating a fresher-smelling indoor environment free of unpleasant odors. It removes common household odors like cooking odors, tobacco odors, and pet odors. The Accumulair Carbon filter utilizes its special construction and filtration media to trap odors, gaseous vapors, and allergens like dust particles. The Accumulair Carbon filters can be used anywhere-for the household, office, restaurant, or school, etc. They can be installed in any existing filter system and are great for both residential and commercial use. Features Carbon impregnated disposable pleated panel filters. Each filter lasts up to 3 months. A simple solution for controlling both odors and dust particles! Ideal applications include odors from cooking, new paint, new carpet, bathroom smells, cigarette smoke odor, pet odors. Can be installed in virtually any HVAC system without modifications. Pack 4

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The Accumulair Carbon filter is specifically designed for the purpose of removing and reducing common household odors. Odors are extremely tiny gas particles that accumulate in houses with poor air ventilation. The Accumulair Carbon filter uses carbon filtration to absorb odors and to reduce airborne allergens like dust particles and pet dander. This filter is great for creating a fresher-smelling indoor environment free of unpleasant odors. It removes common household odors like cooking odors, tobacco odors, and pet odors. The Accumulair Carbon filter utilizes its special construction and filtration media to trap odors, gaseous vapors, and allergens like dust particles. The Accumulair Carbon filters can be used anywhere-for the household, office, restaurant, or school, etc. They can be installed in any existing filter system and are great for both residential and commercial use. Features Carbon impregnated disposable pleated panel filters. Each filter lasts up to 3 months. A simple solution for controlling both odors and dust particles! Ideal applications include odors from cooking, new paint, new carpet, bathroom smells, cigarette smoke odor, pet odors. Can be installed in virtually any HVAC system without modifications. Pack 4

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Designed to enhance the flavor of red wines. Made of nonleaded crystal. Perfect for the casual wine drinker who appreciates good, reasonably priced wine. Includes 8 glasses. Generous size allows the bouquet to fully develop. Dishwasher-safe. Capacity: 18.625 oz. Height: 7.875 in. We have a deal you won't want to miss: Buy six beautiful Riedel Ouverture Magnum Wine Glasses and we will send you eight. These 18 5/8-ounce Riedel Ouverture Magnum Glasses allow the bouquet to develop, and the shape directs the flow of wine onto the region of the tongue that perceives sweetness, which accentuates the wine's fruity flavor. Introduced in 1989, Ouverture is Riedel's uncomplicated beginner series for customers who appreciate good, reasonably priced wine. Ideal for everyday use, Ouverture glasses offer perfectly shaped wine glasses at competitive prices. These glasses are made of nonleaded crystal and each stands 7 7/8 inches tall. Dishwasher-safe. The Story of RiedelFew glass makers can claim a history dating to the 17th century. But that's when Johann Christoph Riedel began in Bohemia what would become a renowned story of glass enterprise. Modern-day Riedel continues a generations-long history of fine glassmaking, with Claus Riedel innovating the technique of designing a wineglass shape according to the character of the wine. This revolutionary technique has changed the face of wineglass making the world over. Riedel embraces a holistic pleasure of life, including all five senses. They are committed to creating a pleasurable zest for life out of every glass object they make. Riedel is unmatched in the world of glass. Attention California Residents - Proposition 65 Warning: Consuming foods or beverages that have been kept or served in leaded crystal products or handling products made of leaded crystal will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

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Social Forestry and its most well-known variant, Community Forestry, have been practiced almost as long as people have used forests. During this time, forests have provided people with countless goods and services, including wood, medicine, food, clean water and recreation. In making use of forest resources, people throughout history have frequently organized themselves and established both formal and informal rules. However, just as the discipline of Forestry had previously limited and concentrated the function of forests to the timber it provides, the popular understanding of Social Forestry has restricted it to a Forestry sub-topic that deals with welfare, without any connection to income-generation, and is practiced only in developing countries. This volume introduces the concepts of Social Forestry to the student, gives examples of its practice around the world and attempts to anticipate developments in its future. It aims to widen the concept of Social Forestry from a sub-practice within Forestry to a practice that will make Forestry relevant in countries where wood production alone is no longer the main reason for keeping land forested, thereby rediscovering and redefining this important topic.

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Have you heard that organic foods are healthy to eat and good for the environment? If you have, you may be interested in making the switch to organic foods. With that being said, you may still be a little bit uncertain about doing so. For many individuals, a change in eating habits is a big deal. In fact, a change in eating habits can also be considered a lifestyle change. To help ensure that you are making the right decision, you may first want to examine the pros and cons of eating organic foods. With this ebook discover: - Guilt free eating organic tips - Best eating organic secrets revealed - Insane but true things about eating organic - And More GRAB A COPY TODAY!

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Bloodsugar101.com's Jenny Ruhl explains what peer reviewed research and the experience of Successful Low Carb Dieters can tell us about: * How Low Carb Diets Repair Unhealthy High Normal Blood Sugars * How Low Carb Diets Achieve Weight Loss * The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Diet as Revealed by Research * The Facts that Debunk Exaggerated Claims Pro and Anti Low Carb Diets * How the Low Carb Diet Affects Hunger and Hunger Hormones * Low Carb Diet Side Effects and How to Deal with Them * How to Customize Your Low Carb Diet * The Secrets of Successful Low Carb Dieters * The Real Effects of Supplements and Functional Foods * How to Break Through Weight Loss Stalls * How to Maintain a Low Carb Weight Loss for Life Everything you need to know to achieve healthy weight loss on the one diet that really controls blood sugar.

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This book provides a detailed examination of the concentration, form and cycling of trace metals and metalloids through the aquatic biosphere, and has sections dealing with the atmosphere, the ocean, lakes and rivers. It discusses exchanges at the water interface (air/water and sediment/water) and the major drivers of the cycling, concentration and form of trace metals in aquatic systems. The initial chapters focus on the fundamental principles and modelling approaches needed to understand metal concentration, speciation and fate in the aquatic environment, while the later chapters focus on specific environments, with case studies and research highlights. Specific examples deal with metals that are of particular scientific interest, such as mercury, iron, arsenic and zinc, and the book deals with both pollutant and required (nutrient) metals and metalloids. The underlying chemical principles controlling toxicity and bioavailability of these elements to microorganisms and to the aquatic food chain are also discussed. Readership: Graduate students studying environmental chemistry and related topics, as well as scientists and managers interested in the cycling of trace substances in aqueous systems Additional resources for this book can be found at: www. wiley.com/go/mason/tracemetals.

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It's rightly said that Motherhood is one of the greatest blessings from God. To give birth to a Healthy Baby right from the day a woman conceives through almost a year, i.e, nine months is indeed a tough job! However, this job can be simplified by eating the right foods, consuming the right drinks and adopting the right and healthy habits. This book is a complete guide for a pregnant woman. It gives all the important facts, such as, Prior to Conception and after it, All the develop-ments and changes that occur in the body during the First, Second and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy, The Three Stages of Labour, Breast and Breast-feeding, How to prevent a Pregnant woman from getting affected from AIDS or other Vaginal and Infectious Diseases, etc. Planning for a baby is a matter of pleasure and joy but on the other hand, a big duty or responsibility. Therefore, correct knowledge about pregnancy and how to deal with it provides an expectant woman, not only a painless delivery but also a healthy and jubilant baby. This is the sole aim of the book and hope it serves as a helpful guide for all women, especially the ones who are becoming a mother for the first time!

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Based on the acclaimed series 'The Issue' in the Times Educational Supplement, this book brings together Steven Hastings' vast experience and offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges and concerns facing modern schools. Everything from tackling truancy to teaching children to write, from teenage suicide to pets in the classroom, this easy-to-digest guide cuts through the jargon to offer professional advice, expert opinion and practical ideas for better teaching. Divided into three themed sections, the book proves a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the main issues affecting contemporary schools: the healthy classroom, including dealing with junk food and bereavement, the thinking classroom, from emotional intelligence to personalized learning the well-rounded classroom, covering everything from going green to pupil power. Both informative and practical, the book provides a coherent synthesis of the current key topics in teaching, illustrates each topic with firsthand case studies, provides follow-up resources and shows how each topic inter-relates. Whether you're an NQT or an experienced classroom teacher, a governor or a school manager, this is the essential guide to life in schools today.

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Following the devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, the Bush administration pledged more than $500 million for earthquake relief and sent American helicopters and soldiers to help. Immediately afterward, polls showed that the number of Pakistanis with a favorable opinion of the United States had doubled to more than 46 percent. The Prosperity Agenda argues that this may be the best foreign policy moment of the entire Bush administration-at the cost of what we spend in Iraq every day-and should become a model for future action. In this provocative, ingenious book, Soderberg and Katulis make one of the most controversial arguments that foreign policy circles have seen in years: no more putting all our eggs in the basket of promoting democracy or market reforms, or even diplomacy, sanctions, or cash handouts to faltering governments. Instead, they argue, we should go right to the citizens of troubled nations and give them what they need most. People in the Congo, Iraq, Pakistan, and North Korea all have the same concerns, and the right to vote is far from the top of the list. They need freedom from war, good food and shelter, basic health care, and the reasonable hope that tomorrow will be better. It's not only the right thing to do; it's likely to do more for American interests than the policies we've been relying on for years. Why have seven years of President Bush's "freedom agenda" failed to achieve freedom or democracy in Iraq, Afghanistan, or anywhere else? When democracy starts to sound like a code word for advancing U.S. interests, it backfires. Latin America provides an excellent example of why freedom's march has stalled, in large part due to quality-of-life issues. A 2004 survey showed that a majority of people in Latin America would rather have a government that provided economic gains than a democracy. The Prosperity Agenda embraces a new and compelling strategy for overcoming that problem and dealing with the world. Giving money, weapons,.

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Addictions are rampant in the world today, including addictions to cigarettes. The reason for the huge amount of addictions is that people have a very strange notion that the brain is somehow independent and self-sufficient. But the fact is, our brains are dumb, reactive, and helpless just like a pet. Due to numerous factors in today's world the typical brain has been "modified" into a zombie-ish, hyper-reactive yet oddly sluggish command central run amuck that dictates weird quirks; runs people into the ground with depression; compels people to binge on food, alcohol, tobacco, prescription, OTC, and recreational drugs; and ultimately collapses with neurological disease. As brains across America became unhealthy, we've seen an alarming explosion of pharmaceuticals to "treat" these brain disorders, including addictions, in patients from infancy to old age. At the same time, we've seen a corresponding increase in addictions. The 'Tame Your Brain' program is designed to create a healthy brain, flooded with happy neurotransmitters. When your brain is healthy, you can easily quit smoking. Table of Contents from Nancy's 'Tame Your Brain':A Note From Nancy: Quitting Is Easier With The Brain PlanChapter One: The Drug Industry Doesn't Want To Lose YouChapter Two: The Addicted BrainChapter Three: Eat Real, Living Food To Rebuild A Healthy BrainChapter Four: Detox, Heal, Beautiful and Sexify With AntioxidantsChapter Five: Supplements To Quell Cravings And Heal Damage From Cigarette SmokeChapter Six: Dealing With The DevilChapter Seven: Caffeine, The Legal DrugChapter Eight: Your Quitting Smoking Program RecapConclusion

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Plants form mutualistic association with various microorganisms, particularly in the rhizosphere region. The association benefits both the partners in a number of ways. A single plant can support the growth of diverse microbes and in reciprocation these microbes help the plant in several ways. A great deal of knowledge is now available on the mechanisms of action of plant growth promoting microbes in forming association with their partner plant and benefitting it. With ever increasing population and to achieve food security it has become utmost necessary to utilize these friendly microbes to enhance the crop yield and quality in an ecofriendly and sustainable manner. We already know about the huge negative impact of chemicals used in agriculture on the humans and the ecosystems as whole. 'Plant Microbes Symbiosis - Applied Facets' provides a comprehensive knowledge on practical, functional and purposeful utility of plant-microbe interactions. The book reviews the utilization of beneficial microbes for crop yield enhancement and protection against diseases caused by phytopathogens and nutrient deficiencies. The tome also reviews the utility of plant growth promoting microbes in helping the plants to deal with abiotic stresses imposed by climate change and anthropogenic activities. The book showcases how plant-microbe interactions are or can be utilized for reclamation of stressed soils and degradation of pollutants in a most effective and environment friendly manner. It also ascertains the reasons for the below par performance of the microbial based inoculants. The utilization of biotechnological tools for development of next generation bioformulations to combat the new challenges and overcome past hurdles has been discussed. This wonderful association between plants and microbes if used properly will not only enhance the crop yields and reclaim barren lands but also make our planet a better place to live on for all of its habitants.

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For great lasagna, a deep rectangular baking dish is a necessity. Made from Burgundy clay, this Emile Henry cookware features CeradonA, an exclusive finishing process that improves the qualities of traditional pottery. Generous and family-sized, the lasagna dish is easy to manipulate, thanks to comfortable side handles. Size accommodates lasagna of up to six layers. IDEAL FOR MANY RECIPESWe call this a lasagna dish because it does indeed cook up perfect lasagna, but ita s also useful for many different dishes. Casseroles, cinnamon buns and macaroni and cheese are just a few ideas of how this handcrafted dish can be used. Ita s just the right size for cooking vegetables or baking fudge brownies. HEAVY-DUTY CERAMICMade from local clay in Burgundy, France, using a pottery tradition that has been alive since 1850, the vessel is excellent for retaining heat, so lasagna keeps its warmth as you gather your guests to the table. BEAUTIFUL LOOKS AND PERFORMANCEThe dishes have cream-colored interiors and painted exteriors that are covered with a translucent glaze, creating a rustic-looking finish. Fired at 2100A°F, clay becomes chip resistant with a glaze that wona t scratch or craze, even when youa re cutting inside the dish. This baker goes into the freezer, oven, microwave, dishwasher, and under the broiler, and is very easy to clean. Dishwasher safe. 10-year warranty. Made in France.

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This second edition of Clinical Nutrition, in the acclaimed textbook series by the Nutrition Society, has been revised and updated in order to: Provide students with the required scientific basis in nutrition, in the context of a systems and health approach. Enable teachers and students to explore the core principles of nutrition and to apply these throughout their training to foster critical thinking at all times. Each chapter identifies the key areas of knowledge that must be understood and also the key points of critical thought that must accompany the acquisition of this knowledge. Are fully peer reviewed to ensure completeness and clarity of content, as well as to ensure that each book takes a global perspective and is applicable for use by nutritionists and on nutrition courses throughout the world. Ground breaking in scope and approach, with an additional chapter on nutritional screening and a student companion website, this second edition is designed for use on nutrition courses throughout the world and is intended for those with an interest in nutrition in a clinical setting. Covering the scientific basis underlying nutritional support, medical ethics and nutritional counselling, it focuses solely on the sick and metabolically compromised patient, dealing with clinical nutrition on a system by system basis making the information more accessible to the students. This is an essential purchase for students of nutrition and dietetics, and also for those students who major in other subjects that have a nutrition component, such as food science, medicine, pharmacy and nursing. Professionals in nutrition, dietetics, food sciences, medicine, health sciences and many related areas will also find this an important resource. Libraries in universities, medical schools and establishments teaching and researching in the area of nutrition will find Clinical Nutrition a valuable addition to their shelves.

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Through our lives, most of us have experienced periods of time when extra money in our budgets was scarce. From the human perspective, this book first discusses and tells about the author's experiences with growing up in the 50's, her parents who lived during the depression, the people who have influenced her life as it relates to money and values, and lastly the stories of people today who have adjusted their lives to deal with tight times. The next five chapters talk about the ways people can save on their food budgets (recipes included) and everyday household expenses, the use of typical energy forms and their alternatives, the preservation of our environment, handling finances and keeping healthy during stressful times. Our nation is strong and we can come through these difficult times by using creativity, and practicing self-discipline, persistence, resiliency, hope and faith.

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Clay plays an important role in everyday life. This versatile mineral is used in housing, improving the environment as a waste treatment material and also in biological applications and medical health care. Clay Surfaces contains 17 chapters which deal with various aspects of natural and man made (synthetic) clay. Well written by experts in both experimental and theoretical areas, this book takes the reader into the fascinating world of the chemistry and physics of clay mineral surfaces and interfaces as well as the complex phenomena on the surfaces involved in clay related systems. This book will provide a better understanding of the intervention mechanisms of interactions of soils in contact with wastes, actions to be taken in the case of chemical spillage, methods to improve the production of food without affecting the ecological balance, increased fixation of carbon in the soil to increase grain production and reduction of carbon dioxide release into the atmosphere*Applications covered describe the role of clays in environmental remediation and the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries* This book looks at theory and applications of both natural and modified clays from academic and industrial viewpoints* With broad appeal, this book is suitable for specialists directly involved in clay science and those undergraduate and graduate student studying related areas.

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During the 4th ESA-Congress, held in the Netherlands, 7-11 July 1996, a new perspective for agronomy emerged. Various contributions demonstrate the need for a new role of agronomy and its tools. In recent decades, agriculture has evolved from an activity with mainly productivity aims, into an issue conciliating environmental, agricultural, and economic and social objectives. Placing agriculture in such a broadened perspective requires a different agronomy, with new tools and approaches at a range of aggregration levels. It calls for detailed knowledge concerning the functioning, productivity and ecological relationships of agricultural plants and crops. In addition, it calls for a constant update and synthesis of existing and newly generated knowledge, the design of new ideotypes and genotypes, new production technologies, cropping systems, farming systems and agro-ecological land use systems. This proceedings book presents a set of case studies illustrating the various agronomic tools that can be used for specific agronomic questions. The case studies are grouped in sections illustrating relevant subquestions in developing an agriculture with broadened objectives. The book starts with an introductory paper on the role of agronomy in research and education in Europe. The second section deals with agricultural land use, food security and environment. This is followed by a set of papers describing experimental research and modeling approaches used to design new ideotypes of crops, including physiological properties in relation to growth factors such as radiation, CO2, temperature and water. Sustained soil fertility directly links to nutrient cycling and soil organic matter. A selected set of papers addresses the improvements in resource use efficiency and as such their contribution towards economic, environmental and agricultural objectives. The final section addresses the design of integrated and ecological arable farming systems. It highlights the role of prototyping

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