With over 40 years experience in the hobby of metal detecting or treasure hunting, David Villanueva tackles the major problems metal detectorists face. Obtaining search permission; research and finding sites; laws and code of practice; choosing a metal detector and overcoming detector limitations; identifying and preserving finds, coping with buried trash and techniques for locating finds.Although I have written books on site research and obtaining permission, I was interested to read an article by Ryan Williams in Treasure Hunting, June 2009. In his article, Ryan said: “When I first started detecting, I thought that the most difficult thing about it must be listening to the sounds the detector makes – interpreting them and walking around a huge field looking for a needle in a haystack. I’ve since decided the hardest thing about metal detecting is finding out who owns that lovely ploughed field and actually gaining search permission!” Nothing new there then!I feel your pain, so I have compiled this guide with the purpose of offering solutions to your main concerns and, as a bonus, I have included a few other useful ideas to help you to get the best out of your hobby. To start you on your way, here are my four super tips for successful treasure hunting.* Get out and search. Equip yourself with clothing and footwear to cope with all but the most hostile weather conditions and include a waterproof cover for your metal detector in your kit. Build yourself a portfolio of different types of sites so that you have sites available, which can be searched throughout the year. Metal detecting sites you can consider are: allotments, arable land, beaches, building sites, camp sites, footpaths, foreshores, gardens, meadows, orchards, parkland, pasture, set-a-side, watercourses and woodland. Arable land is often only available for a few weeks in autumn or spring, whereas beaches, foreshores and watercourses can be searched all year round. Orchards are generally searchable between autumn and spring, while pasture and woodland should be searchable most of the year. * Research, research, research! If you habitually go metal detecting where nothing much happened in the past then all you are likely to find is – nothing much. You need to concentrate on searching sites where there was human activity in the past and the more numerous and wealthy the humans the more you are likely to find with your metal detector. You can start by visiting your local library and reading about the local history of your neighbourhood. * Learn to dowse. According to the British Society of Dowsers anyone can learn to dowse. Traditionally dowsing has been much used for finding water, however in essence dowsing can be used to find anything, unknown, lost, buried or hidden and so lends itself well to metal and mineral prospecting, treasure hunting and metal detecting. I personally have found dowsing invaluable in saving enormous amounts of time by avoiding areas barren of finds and by developing the technique of using just one dowsing rod I can guide my metal detector swiftly to good finds.* Look after your finds. You’ve worked hard to recover your finds, the last thing you want to do is to throw them in a box and leave them to corrode to dust, for if you don’t take a few basic precautions that is what is likely to happen. A useful FREE guide to conservation is available from the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) or your local Finds Liaison Officer.This guide offers real solutions to the major problems metal detectorists and treasure hunters face plus a few other useful ideas to help you to get the best out of your hobby. * Obtaining search permission* Research and finding sites* Laws and code of practice* Choosing a metal detector* Overcoming detector limitations* Identifying and preserving finds* Dealing with buried trash* Techniques for locating finds.

Healing your heart from pet loss grief. A short guide, which will help you begin a compassionate, respectful, and loving experience when dealing with the rawness of grief and loss. Honor your with gratitude during a tough, yet unique time. This pet loss book will guide you through the five steps that I share with my clients and in my book to begin healing the trauma of pet grief with the loss of a dog, the loss of a cat or any other companion that you share your heart with. It will support you immediately to begin your grief and loss journey with pet bereavement suggestions. You will learn about the myths, why it is important to mourn, and when you are ready, celebrate the life you had with your pet by saying thank you in a very particular way. At the end of each chapter, there is an easy action step. Also, included are three compassionate poems to help you heal your heart and a resource section. The Five Chapters/Steps are…Step One ~ Feelings are NormalStep Two ~ Stages of GrowthStep Three ~ Myths to DebunkStep Four ~ Mourning to HealStep Five ~ Celebrate Your Forever Love Healing your Heart from Pet Loss Grief: Five Steps to Begin Your Journey will help you create a compassionate, respectful, healthy, and loving experience for yourself, while honoring your beloved pet, during a tough, yet unique time. When you read this book and do the action step at the end of each chapter you will begin to heal your heart. If you are suffering from the loss of a cat, the death of a pet or even a terminal illness like dog cancer…this little book will help you.

Tomatoes and Herb Gardening: 2 Books in 1 Book 1 – TomatoesBook 2 – Herb Gardening A Beginners Guide to Growing Your Own Tomatoes and Herbs at Home To many people, growing your own Tomatoes and Herbs could be seen as a real challenge. Through my lifetime of experience, I’ve researched and educated myself on how to grow and care for them. I’ve experimented with various methods of how to cultivate them, and made countless errors along the way. I’ve written these books to share my knowledge and help the complete beginner with everything you need to know on Tomatoes and Herbs. The aim of the books is to prevent you from making the same mistakes I have, to enjoy cultivating these fantastic plants, and to benefit from their fantastic flavors for years to come. Here’s A Preview Of What’s Included In Each Book Book 1 – Tomatoes Introduction to Tomatoes Planning for Tomatoes In Your Garden Growing Tomatoes From Seeds Growing Tomatoes From Seedlings Caring For Your Tomato Plants Growing Tomato Plants in Containers Breeding Tomatoes Cooking with Tomatoes Further Tomato Resources and much more! Book 2 – Herb Gardening Why Grow Herbs At Home? How To Grow Herbs (Considering Light, Water, Soil, Temperature, Feeding) Pruning and Harvesting Herbs Preserving and Storing Herbs Using Herbs In Cooking Other Uses For Herbs and much more! This book will explore all of the above for the following 10 Herbs Basil Chives Dill Oregano Marjoram Mint Parsley Rosemary Sage Thyme Download your copy today to receive all of this information. Just Scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Button ————————————————————————————————————————————-Tags: Tomato, Tomatoes, Gardening, Container Gardening, Green House, Self Sufficiency, Homesteading, Growing Tomatoes, Tomato Seeds, Herbs, Herb, Gardening, Indoor Plants, House Plants, Herb Gardening, Herb Gardening For Beginners, Herbs, Herb, Gardening, Indoor Plants, House Plants, Herb Gardening, Herb Gardening For Beginners, Basil, Chives, Dill, Oregano, Marjoram, Mint, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme

Part of the popular Networked Cities series, Urban and Regional Technology Planning focuses on the practice of relational planning and the stimulation of local city-regional scale development planning in the context of the global knowledge economy and network society. Designed to offer scholars, practitioners, and decision makers studies on the ways of cities, technologies, and multiple forms of urban movement intersect and create the contemporary urban environment, Kenneth Corey and Mark Wilson explore the dynamics of technology-induced change that is taking place within the context of the global knowledge economy and network society. Examining first the knowledge economy itself, Wilson and Corey go on to discuss its implications before proposing ways to strategize for future intelligent development, with particular emphasis on the ALERT model for regional and local planning. An important read for those practicing or studying planning in this network society.

Twelve months to self-sufficiency! This fully updated second edition of the popular Weekend Homesteader series includes exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to have fun while doing it, these projects will be right up your alley, whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise. The April volume includes the following projects: * Find room to homestead* Survey your site* Plan your summer garden* Start a no-till garden with a kill mulch The second edition has been revised and expanded to match the paperback, with extra photos and feedback from weekend homesteaders just like you, plus permaculture-related avenues for the more advanced homesteader to explore.