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Economics (PSBE) helps students develop a working knowledge of data
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In "Atlanta and Environs," historian Franklin M. Garrett wrote that
Oakland Cemetery is "Atlanta's most tangible link between the past
and the present." Within its forty-eight acres are more than
seventy thousand personal stories--of settlers and immigrants who
forged a city from a rowdy railroad camp, former slaves who carved
out lives in a segregated world, soldiers in blue and gray who were
cut down in a brutal civil war, and civic and business visionaries
who rebuilt the Phoenix City from the ashes of war and carried it
to prominence on the international stage.
Today, Atlanta's oldest public cemetery remains a must-see
destination for anyone interested in the city's colorful story.
Past the grieving mien of the Lion of Atlanta, which guards nearly
three thousand unknown Confederate soldiers, visitors can pay
respect to those who made Atlanta history--former slave Carrie
Steele Logan, who founded the first orphanage for African American
children; Joseph Jacobs, owner of the pharmacy where Coca-Cola was
first served as a fountain drink; Morris and Emanuel Rich, founders
of the storied Rich's Department Stores; golfing Grand Slam legend
Bobby Jones; "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell; Maynard
Jackson, the city's first African American mayor, and many others.
Aside from its importance as a historic site, Oakland is among the
nation's finest examples of a rural garden cemetery, characteristic
of the nineteenth-century movement to transform stark burial
grounds into pastoral landscapes for both the repose of the dead
and the enjoyment of the living.
With Ren and Helen Davis's engaging narrative, rich photography,
archival images, and detailed maps, "Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery" is
a versatile guide for touring the cemetery's landscape of
remembrance, as well as a unique way to explore Atlanta's history.
A Friends Fund Publication. Published in association with the
Historic Oakland Foundation.
Communication within project-based environments presents special
challenges. Many of the problems that develop in construction
projects are a result of both the temporary and inter-disciplinary
nature of project teams. Each player having a different employer
complicates the situation further. problems, featuring a number of
examples related to the construction industry. Several non-typical
perspectives on the process of communication are introduced, to
encourage the reader to think about communication in a new way.
'Thinking with diagrams', for example, is useful for those such as
architects who work primarily with visual communication media. This
can be contrasted with the 'visual perception' approach, which
emphasises the rational and scientific aspects of human biology.
The combination of different perspectives highlights the diversity
of communication problems facing those working within project-based
environments.
Zimbabwe's severe crisis - and a possible way out of it with a
transitional government, and the new era for which it prepares the
ground - demands a coherent scholarly response. 'Progress' can be
employed as an organising theme across many disciplinary approaches
to Zimbabwe's societal devastation. At wider levels too, the
concept of progress is fitting. It underpins 'modern', 'liberal'
and 'radical' perspectives of development pervading the social
sciences and humanities. Yet perceptions of 'progress' are subject
increasingly to intensive critical inquiry. Their gruesome end is
signified in the political projects of Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF.
John Gray's Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of
Utopia indicates this. It is expected that participants will engage
directly in debates about how the idea of 'progress' has informed
their disciplines - from political science and history to labour
and agrarian studies, and then relate these arguments to the
Zimbabwean case in general and their research in particular. This
book was published as a special issue of the Journal of
Contemporary African Studies.
A SAFARI INTO DANGER! There are remote corners of the British
Empire where the supernatural lurks and the shadows linger, where
few dare go and fewer return. A TIME FOR HEROES! This is the world
of the little-known Department of Antiquities - the so-called
"Strange Brigade" - tasked with confronting ancient and terrible
evils that threaten us all. But who are these mysterious
adventurers?
Independent Wales was defined in the centuries after the Romans
withdrew from Britain in AD 410. The Welsh achieved this despite
Irish and Viking raids and colonisation, despite the growing power
of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and despite frequent and often bitter
dissension between themselves. Pressure from the east increased
from the eleventh century onwards, as the Normans carved out
marcher lordships and the Plantagenets intensified English royal
overlordship, but native Welsh sovereignty remained intact until
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was killed by Edward I's army in 1282; and
even then, the dream of independence remained alive, inspiring an
ambitious and almost successful revolt under Owain Glyn Dwr in the
fifteenth century. The wars of Welsh independence encompassed
centuries of raids, expeditions, battles and sieges, but they were
more than a series of military encounters: they were a political
process.
This book explains the political origins and evolution of
capitalist institutions in developing countries by looking at
distinct patterns in the electronics industry in three Southeast
Asian countries: Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. An analysis of
the political determinants of these patterns has a number of
theoretical and practical implications. It includes a new
explanation for family business behavior, a unified framework for
explaining capitalist varieties, a guide for institutional reform,
and a comparative examination of three dynamic Asian economies that
provides important insights to students, scholars, and people in
business.
Life Science studies in space were initially driven by the need to
explore how man could survive spaceflight conditions; the effects
of being launched un der high accelerations, exposed to
weightlessness and radiation for different periods of time, and
returned to Earth in safety. In order to substantiate the detailed
knowledge of potentially adverse effects, many model experiments
were launched using organisms which ranged from bacteria, plants,
inverte brates, rodents and primates through to man. Although no
immediate life threatening effects were found, these experiments
can be considered today as the precursors to life science research
in space. Many unexplained effects on these life forms were
attributed to the condition of weightlessness. Most of them were
poorly recorded, poorly published, or left simply with anecdotal
information. Only with the advent of Skylab, and later Spacelab,
did the idea emerge, and indeed the infrastructure permit,
weightlessness to be considered as an ex tended tool for research
into some fundamental mechanisms or processes as sociated with the
effect of gravity on organisms at all levels. The initial hy
pothesis to extrapolate from hypergravity through 1 x g to near 0 x
g effects could no longer be retained, since many of the experiment
results were seen to contradict the models or theories in the
current textbooks of biology and physiology. The past decade has
been dedicated primarily to exploratory research."
The present volume has its origins in a pair of informal workshops
held at the Free University of Brussels, in June of 1998 and May of
1999, named "Current Research 1 in Operational Quantum Logic."
These brought together mathematicians and physicists working in
operational quantum logic and related areas, as well as a number of
interested philosophers of science, for a rare opportunity to
discuss recent developments in this field. After some discussion,
it was decided that, rather than producing a volume of conference
proceedings, we would try to organize the conferees to produce a
set of comprehensive survey papers, which would not only report on
recent developments in quantum logic, but also provide a tutorial
overview of the subject suitable for an interested non-specialist
audience. The resulting volume provides an overview of the concepts
and methods used in current research in quantum logic, viewed both
as a branch of mathemati cal physics and as an area of pure
mathematics. The first half of the book is concerned with the
algebraic side of the subject, and in particular the theory of
orthomodular lattices and posets, effect algebras, etc. In the
second half of the book, special attention is given to categorical
methods and to connections with theoretical computer science. At
the 1999 workshop, we were fortunate to hear three excellent
lectures by David J. Foulis, represented here by two contributions.
Dave's work, spanning 40 years, has helped to define, and continues
to reshape, the field of quantum logic."
Most genetics textbooks deal adequately with plant and animal
genetics, but tend to neglect fungi. The authors have produced a
book that will compensate for this imbalance. This book discusses
the genetics of fungi in a way that is attractive and challenging,
succinct yet comprehensive, sensitive to commercial and applied
aspects, yet also theoretical, dealing with their genetics from
molecules to individuals to population. This short text will be an
ideal supplement to the established basic genetics texts or can be
used as the sole text for an advanced course devoted to fungal
genetics.
Communication within project-based environments presents special
challenges. Many of the problems that develop in construction
projects are a result of both the temporary and inter-disciplinary
nature of project teams. Each player having a different employer
complicates the situation further.This book offers practical
guidance on possible solutions to communication problems, featuring
a number of examples related to the construction industry. Several
non-typical perspectives on the process of communication are
introduced, to encourage the reader to think about communication in
a new way. 'Thinking with diagrams', for example, is useful for
those such as architects who work primarily with visual
communication media. This can be contrasted with the 'visual
perception' approach, which emphasises the rational and scientific
aspects of human biology. The combination of different perspectives
highlights the diversity of communication problems facing those
working within project-based environments.
The eighteenth annual British HCI Conference chose as its theme
Design for Life. 'Life' has many facets, from work (of course, or
should we say inevitably ) to travel, fun and other forms of
leisure. We selected 23 full papers out of 63 submitted, which
covered our interaction with computer systems in a variety of types
of life situation - including games, tourism and certain types of
work - and also covered a variety of stages in our lives, from the
young to the elderly. These papers were complemented by others that
described more traditional aspects of research in the field of
human-computer interaction. In putting together the programme we
followed a three-stage process. First each paper was reviewed by at
least three reviewers. Then a member of the committee conducted a
meta-review. Finally, all sets of reviews were considered by the
technical chairs who assembled a programme that was submitted to,
and approved by, the full committee. This process was greatly
assisted by the use of the Precision Conference Solutions web-based
submission system. Even more important, of course, were the
volunteer reviewers themselves. In recognition, this year we have
made an award for the best reviewer as well as one for the best
paper.
Most genetics textbooks deal adequately with plant and animal genetics, but tend to neglect fungi except for two areas. Firstly, the ascus segregations which, in the 1960s, contributed so much to developing an understanding of the mechanism of recombination and secondly, the contribution that work on yeast (as a model eukaryote) is currently making to understanding cell cycle control and its genetic regulation. Consequently, most introductory genetics texts will leave the reader/student with the impression that fungi are of use when peculiarities of their structure or life style suit them to particular experimental approaches, but are not worth mentioning otherwise. The authors have produced a book that will compensate for this imbalance. This book discusses the genetics of fungi in a way that is attractive and challenging, succinct yet comprehensive, sensitive to commercial and applied aspects, yet also theoretical, dealing with their genetics from molecules to individuals to population. This short text will be an ideal supplement to the established basic textbooks in genetics or can be used as the sole text for an advanced course devoted to fungal genetics.
In this highly entertaining book, mycologist David Moore presents a
fascinating and lively guide to the fungal kingdom. He explores
their role in food and agriculture and their dual role as
infectious agents and providers of the most potent antibiotics. He
also explores their fascinating evolutionary origins and shows us
how life would not be possible without them. Throughout, the book
relates interesting stories such as the Irish Potato famine and the
discovery of penicillin. Anyone interested in biology and the
natural world will find this an enjoyable and informative read.
The present volume has its origins in a pair of informal workshops
held at the Free University of Brussels, in June of 1998 and May of
1999, named "Current Research 1 in Operational Quantum Logic."
These brought together mathematicians and physicists working in
operational quantum logic and related areas, as well as a number of
interested philosophers of science, for a rare opportunity to
discuss recent developments in this field. After some discussion,
it was decided that, rather than producing a volume of conference
proceedings, we would try to organize the conferees to produce a
set of comprehensive survey papers, which would not only report on
recent developments in quantum logic, but also provide a tutorial
overview of the subject suitable for an interested non-specialist
audience. The resulting volume provides an overview of the concepts
and methods used in current research in quantum logic, viewed both
as a branch of mathemati cal physics and as an area of pure
mathematics. The first half of the book is concerned with the
algebraic side of the subject, and in particular the theory of
orthomodular lattices and posets, effect algebras, etc. In the
second half of the book, special attention is given to categorical
methods and to connections with theoretical computer science. At
the 1999 workshop, we were fortunate to hear three excellent
lectures by David J. Foulis, represented here by two contributions.
Dave's work, spanning 40 years, has helped to define, and continues
to reshape, the field of quantum logic."
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Forrest Howard, Robin Giblin-Davis, David Moore, Reynaldo Abad
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Palms constitute one of the largest botanical families, and include
some of the world s most important economic plants. They are also
unequalled as outdoor and indoor ornamental plants, and include
many species that are essential components of the ecosystems of
tropical and other warm regions. This book reviews the
inter-relationships between palms and insects, emphasizing the
similarities in different world regions. The host plants,
distribution, and bionomics of representative insects are discussed
according to their feeding sites on palms (foliage, flowers,
fruits, and stems) and their taxonomic groups. Host and
distribution records for the most extensively represented insect
families on palms are tabulated. Pest management and field
techniques are also covered. This book is recommended reading for
tropical biologists and agriculturalists, including entomologists,
horticulturists and tropical ecologists as well as palm nursery
growers, managers and enthusiasts."
Zimbabwe's severe crisis - and a possible way out of it with a
transitional government, and the new era for which it prepares the
ground - demands a coherent scholarly response. 'Progress' can be
employed as an organising theme across many disciplinary approaches
to Zimbabwe's societal devastation. At wider levels too, the
concept of progress is fitting. It underpins 'modern', 'liberal'
and 'radical' perspectives of development pervading the social
sciences and humanities. Yet perceptions of 'progress' are subject
increasingly to intensive critical inquiry. Their gruesome end is
signified in the political projects of Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF.
John Gray's Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of
Utopia indicates this. It is expected that participants will engage
directly in debates about how the idea of 'progress' has informed
their disciplines - from political science and history to labour
and agrarian studies, and then relate these arguments to the
Zimbabwean case in general and their research in particular. This
book was published as a special issue of the Journal of
Contemporary African Studies.
The nature of the loading must first be understood before applying
the structural engineering principles set out in the Eurocodes. For
this reason this book is meant as a guide to four separate
documents, EN1991 Part 1.2, EN1992 Part 1.2, EN1993 Part 1.2 and
EN1994 Part 1.2 with reference where appropriate to the Eurocode
covering the basis of design, EC06.
The world bank - development, poverty, hegemony scrutinises the
World bank's agenda-setting documents of the past fifteen years -
from its examinations of African 'crises' and East Asian
'miracles', to its perspectives on the state's changing
developmental role, the Bank's environmental and participatory
strategies, and the institution's changes since Paul Wolfowitz took
over from James Wolfensohn as the Bank president in 2005. A wide
range of academic scholars and activists, including economists,
philosophers, environmentalists, political scientists, geographers
and civil society radicals, examine the efforts of the World Bank
to construct a path through poverty and power, and ask if reform of
the Bank is possible or rejection probable. As the World Bank
enters an era in which it will be subjected to more tests than ever
before, this title is essential reading to understand the Bank'
ideological and political foundations.
David Moore's book chronicles how the momentous season unfolded,
match by match, week by week, starting with the successful
pre-season tour of Germany and Holland right up to the famous
encounter with Liverpool. It is a story of a triumphant season as
Derby County were crowned champions of England for the first time.
It was the Rams' seventy-second in League football, forty-five of
which had been played in the top flight and Brian Clough's tiny
squad of first team players had to finish above the likes of Don
Revie's formidable Leeds United and Bill Shankly's outstanding
Liverpool side to win the title. David Moore's book chronicles how
the momentous season unfolded, match by match, week by week,
starting with the successful pre-season tour of Germany and Holland
right up to the famous encounter with Liverpool at the beginning of
May which was followed seven days later by the nail-biting climax
when Leeds and Liverpool failed to secure the points needed to deny
Derby the title they richly deserved. Clough and Taylor also found
time to mastermind victory in the Texaco Cup, but a promising run
in the FA Cup came to a dramatic end in a 5th Round second replay
against double holders Arsenal at Leicester City's Filbert Street
in March. To round off a memorable season Derby's reserve side won
the Central League. David's book records the Rams' exploits in
those competitions too.
This is a book for the general reader about the world of fungi. We should know more about fungi. They have killed us, saved us and served us since before written records began. We have been making bread, brewing ale, and fermenting wine for millennia. Our crops have been at the mercy of fungal diseases since we became farmers, and they still are. Fungal diseases have caused large demographic changes - from the great plague of 'St. Anthony's Fire' of the Middle Ages (caused by a fungal toxin) to the Irish mass migration to the Americas during the famine (caused by a fungal disease of the potato crop).We can also thank fungi for antibiotics, but do we fully appreciate the revolution in life style (and life expectancy) that these taken-for-granted treatments permit? One of the first people to receive penicillin treatment in England in the 1940s was a policeman in Oxford. He died of septicemia when the supplies of the antibiotic ran out after he had been scratched by a rose thorn.Fungi enabled plants (by a mutualistic combination that persists today) to invade the land during the evolution of life on Earth. Higher fungi are almost unique in their ability to decay the chemical components of timber. Without the wood-rotting fungi we would be up to our eyes in dead trees. Fungi give us the opportunity of treating plant diseases and killing specific weeds, as well as being very useful for cleaning up polluted environments and for producing chemicals. In short, this book will show you why it is wise to look again at fungi and appreciate these extraordinary organisms for what they are: a vital component of our lives and of the Earth's ecosystem.
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