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This open access book uncovers the untold story of the making of Cosgrove Hall Productions' most successful works, bookended by the many others that, together, shaped an animation company which generated a ground-breaking and lasting impact like no other. Any British child of the 1980s will remember Danger Mouse - 'the world's greatest secret agent' - and The Wind in the Willows, a series produced using stop frame puppets that faithfully rec...

This book presents peer-reviewed papers of the 2022 10th International Conference on Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICEPP 2022), which was held in Sydney, Australia, during December 16-18, 2022. With the worldwide increase in industrialization and movement of people toward larger cities, there has been a progressive increase in environmental pollution. The issues surrounding air, water, soil, and land pollution are now considered of glo...

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A vital overview of prostate cancer for the millions of men that are suffering and their loved onesThe moment the family doctor says, "You might have prostate cancer, " most patients immediately ask themselves, "Am I going to die?" Their life is turned upside down as they are faced with a scary new reality they likely know little about. Patients must familiarize themselves with strange new medical terminology, tests, procedures, and, worst of ...

Elephants that remove ticks with sticks? Otters that crack open their lunch with rocks? Crows that slide down a roof on a jar lid—over and over? Take a fascinating look at the use of tools by animals around the world.Move over, humans! We're not the only creatures who can invent and use tools to keep ourselves fed, warm, safe, healthy, comfortable—even entertained. Thanks to the careful observations of biologists working in the field, we now k...

Excerpt from Monthly Stumpage Prices for the Pacific NorthwestThe simplest smoothing technique used in forestry is a moving average of several periods. Another approach that could be used for stumpage price series is seasonal adjustment, which is really a special form of smoothing, it removes seasonal (cyclical) oscillations from the series rather than irregular short-term fluctuations.Seasonal adjustment techniques'2 are based on the premise ...

Excerpt from Competition for National Forest Timber in the Northern, Pacific Southwest, and Pacific Northwest RegionsCompetition for National Forest timber was examined under the as sumption that timber sales have quality aspects influencing how prospective bidders judge the potential profitability of a sale. Bidder activity and bid prices varied directly with potential profitability and responded either to changes in quality aspects or to cha...

Excerpt from Competition for National Forest Timber in the Northern, Pacific Southwest, and Pacific Northwest RegionsCompetition for National Forest timber was examined under the as sumption that timber sales have quality aspects influencing how prospective bidders judge the potential profitability of a sale. Bidder activity and bid prices varied directly with potential profitability and responded either to changes in quality aspects or to cha...

Excerpt from Monthly Stumpage Prices for the Pacific NorthwestThe simplest smoothing technique used in forestry is a moving average of several periods. Another approach that could be used for stumpage price series is seasonal adjustment, which is really a special form of smoothing, it removes seasonal (cyclical) oscillations from the series rather than irregular short-term fluctuations.Seasonal adjustment techniques'2 are based on the premise ...

Excerpt from Price Projections for Selected Grades of Douglas-Fir, Coast Hem-Fir, Inland Hem-Fir, and Ponderosa Pine LumberSilviculturists have long been concerned about the quality and value of timber produced in managed stands. The prevailing perception among most forest management policy makers, however, seems to be that premiums for quality and costs of managing for quality are such that volume production is the overriding consideration. T...

Excerpt from Price Projections for Selected Grades of Douglas-Fir, Coast Hem-Fir, Inland Hem-Fir, and Ponderosa Pine LumberSilviculturists have long been concerned about the quality and value of timber produced in managed stands. The prevailing perception among most forest management policy makers, however, seems to be that premiums for quality and costs of managing for quality are such that volume production is the overriding consideration. T...

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Excerpt from Economic Feasibility of Longer Management Regimes in the Douglas-Fir RegionThese arguments have reappeared recently as part of developing a new land management plan for the Tillamook State Forest.4 There the Oregon Department of Forestry is considering alternative forest management prescriptions to protect key habitats and processes in selected areas. Among the alternatives are several that involve longer rotations that provide gr...

Excerpt from Projections of the Demand for National Forest Stumpage by Region, 1980-2030The concept of regional demand is described and applied to the demand for National Forest stumpage. Specifically, demand functions for stumpage (price-quantity relation ships) are developed by decade for the major National Forest Regions. The' demand functions are consistent with the 1980 timber program prepared under requirements of the Renewable Resources...

Excerpt from Projections of the Demand for National Forest Stumpage by Region, 1980-2030The concept of regional demand is described and applied to the demand for National Forest stumpage. Specifically, demand functions for stumpage (price-quantity relation ships) are developed by decade for the major National Forest Regions. The' demand functions are consistent with the 1980 timber program prepared under requirements of the Renewable Resources...

Excerpt from Chip Prices as a Proxy for Nonsawtimber Prices in the Pacific NorthwestRichard W. Haynes is a research forester, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, po. Box 3890, Portland, OR 97208 3890.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally r...

Excerpt from Chip Prices as a Proxy for Nonsawtimber Prices in the Pacific NorthwestRichard W. Haynes is a research forester, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, po. Box 3890, Portland, OR 97208 3890.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally r...