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Reynard Braak and Braak's Bakeries
No full textReynard Braak has been a life-long resident of Spring Lake, where his family owned and operated a bakery with stores in Grand Haven and Fruitport. Reynard and his brothers took over Braak's Bakeries in 1941 when their father, Jacob, retired. Reynard recalls how the Great Depression and World War II affected the business and describes the changes Spring Lake Village underwent over the years. He also reminisces about the Interurban line and riding the last car from Spring Lake to Grand Haven. Braak served as a deacon and elder in the Spring Lake Baptist Church and was the first Boy Scout in Spring Lake to receive the Eagle Scout Award with Troop 14
Scientific research on geomorphosites. A review of the activities of the IAG working group on geomorphosites over the last twelve years.
No full textDuring the last two decades a renewed interest emerged in the scientific community for geoheritage, geoconservation and geotourism research. This was the reason for the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) for creating a specific working group (WG) on geomorphosites, that is the geomorphological part of geoheritage, in 2001. This paper reviews the main improvements made in the field of geomorphosite research during the period 2001-2012. A first domain of research concerned conceptual studies, in particular the definition of geomorphosites and the question of their value, as well as the links between geomorphological heritage and geodiversity. Some members of the WG also developed specific methods to assess geomorphosites and proposed guidelines for their mapping and the realisation of geoproducts. The work carried out during the last decade allows us to propose new perspectives, in particular on scale issues, the relationships between geoheritage and geodiversity assessment, the
elaboration of guides of practices, and the integration with other disciplines (social and educational sciences, computer sciences, process geomorphology)
Geodiversity and Geoheritage: Crossing Disciplines and Approaches
No full textIn recent times, two terms, which are being used more and more frequently have been introduced into scientific nomenclature: Geoheritage (cf. Reynard and Brilha 2018 and references therein) and Geodiversity (cf. Gray 2013, 2018 and Najwer and Zwoliński 2014 and references therein). The concept of geoheritage was introduced in the 1970s (cf. Martini 1994), whereas geodiversity has been recognised as a concept worth investigating from the 1990s onwards (e.g. Wiedenbein 1993; Sharples 1995) but several recent attempts have been made to properly define and assess it (cf. Zwoliński et al. 2018 and references therein). Since their appearance, both concepts have aroused strong interest and debate, not only of researchers in Earth Sciences but also of experts in biology (e.g. Parks and Mulligan 2010; Hjort et al. 2012), spatial planning (e.g. Poiraud et al. 2016; Gordon et al. 2018; Bruschi and Coratza 2018 and references therein), general tourism (cf. Newsome and Dowling 2018 and reference therein) as well as national geotourism (e.g. Asrat et al. 2008 for Ethiopia and Migoń 2012 for Poland and references therein) and cultural heritage (e.g. Margottini 2007; Přikryl and Torok 2010; Coratza et al. 2016; Reynard et al. 2017), especially those interested in integrated and interdisciplinary approaches. This increase in awareness is testified within scientific circles by the numerous scientific conferences, workshops and sessions on geoheritage and geodiversity issues organised during the last two decades. Worthy of note is the increasing success from 2013 of the joint session on geoheritage and geodiversity in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, which demonstrates the importance of heritage issues to the geoscience community
Geomorphosites and geodiversity: a new domain of research
No full textAn overwies of the progress that has been made during the last years at the international level in the domain of geomorphological heritage and geodiversity research is presented
Reynard the Fox
No full textFirst, it is very nice to see a book dedicated to an old friend, Jill Mann! Secondly, it is great to encounter a Reynard book that offers an illustration of a number of the fables told in the book. That page here is 177, and it includes "The Horse and the Wolf"; "The Horse and the Hart"; "The Man and the Snake"; "The Dog and the Ass"; and "The Wolf and the Crane." Those are stories one could supposedly see in Reynard's magic mirror, as the text on 179-84 lays out. Simpson helps the reader with good summaries of the sections and chapters. Thus Part V reads "Reynard the Fox bamboozles and distracts the court with elaborate stories of nonexistent precious objects" (169). Another helpful element is found just before the text itself begins: an "Animal Dramatis Personae" lists the major and minor players and describes the relation of each to Reynard. The two major relations are "victim" and "friend." Cuwaert the Hare for example has this beside his name: "eaten by Reynard." I think a person could have a lot of fun with this book!First, it is very nice to see a book dedicated to an old friend, Jill Mann! Secondly, it is great to encounter a Reynard book that offers an illustration of a number of the fables told in the book. That page here is 177, and it includes "The Horse and the Wolf"; "The Horse and the Hart"; "The Man and the Snake"; "The Dog and the Ass"; and "The Wolf and the Crane." Those are stories one could supposedly see in Reynard's magic mirror, as the text on 179-84 lays out. Simpson helps the reader with good summaries of the sections and chapters. Thus Part V reads "Reynard the Fox bamboozles and distracts the court with elaborate stories of nonexistent precious objects" (169). Another helpful element is found just before the text itself begins: an "Animal Dramatis Personae" lists the major and minor players and describes the relation of each to Reynard. The two major relations are "victim" and "friend." Cuwaert the Hare for example has this beside his name: "eaten by Reynard." I think a person could have a lot of fun with this book!This is a hardbound book (hard cover)This book has a dust jacket (book cover)First edition, first printingFirst edition, first printingTranslated by James SimpsonTranslated by James Simpso
Comparaison de cartes géomorphologiques à différentes échelles : le cas de la vallée de la Morge
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