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A deep dive into the Bay Area’s ecological treasure trove—and
how this wild mountain in our midst was saved. San Bruno Mountain,
located in the center of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a
four-square mile global treasure—a natural preserve touted by
biologist E.O. Wilson as one of the world’s rare biodiversity
'hot spots'. Bathed in fog and wind and preserved from destruction
by the fierce work of local conservationists, this mountain offers
visitors a glimpse of what San Francisco looked like before
colonization. Drawing on years of visits, observations, and
research to offer a comprehensive flora of the San Bruno Mountains
and its endangered species, conservationists Doug Allshouse and
David Nelson help us understand this unique and precious place from
the point of view of the plants in this one-of-a-kind field guide.
Detailing a total of 528 plant species (among them 316 natives),
the authors also delve into the history of this living, changing
habitat at the southern edge of San Francisco. The birds,
butterflies, reptiles, geology, climate, dynamic changes, and
political history of the preserve also feature in San Bruno
Mountain. Even locals who have enjoyed hiking and viewing the
mountain for years will be astonished at this book’s revelations
about the diversity and importance of this wild place.
Updated to include coverage of the latest 'DBPro' extension for
database professionals this book is the only reference needed to
get started with Visual Studio 2005 Team System. It will guide you
through the entire breadth of VSTS. If you are a stakeholder, you
have a portal that gives you instant access to project documents,
status, and performance indicators. If you are a project manager,
you will learn how create, manage, and assess team performance. If
you are a developer, you will learn how to write higher-quality
code, and ensure that the code works and performs well.
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Database: Enterprise, Skills and Innovation - 22nd British National Conference on Databases, BNCOD 22, Sunderland, UK, July 5-7, 2005, Proceedings (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
Mike Jackson, David Nelson, Sue Stirk
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Discovery Miles 15 980
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The British National Conference on Databases (BNCOD) was
established in 1980 as a forum for research into the theory and
practice of databases. The original conference in the series took
place at the University of Aberdeen. To be precise, this conference
was in fact entitled ICOD which stood for International Conference
on Databases. It was the intention, when the series began, that an
ICOD would take place every two years, whilst a BNCOD would run in
the years in between. As the record shows ICOD was only held in
1980 and 1983. The more junior conference has managed to acquire a
lifetime much longer than that of its senior relative If truth
wereknown, however, BNCOD has, overthe years, growninto ICOD and
although the conference is still titled "British National," it is,
in fact, an international conference that takes place on a yearly
basis. Proof of this can be obtained simply by looking at the table
of contents of these proceeding which clearlyshowthatthe
majorityofpaperspresentedatthis year'sconferencecame from
contributors whose a?liations are outside the UK.
Despitetherangeofpapersono?er, BNCODstillretainsitsuniquelyBritish
?avor. The Programme Committee is drawn from UK academics and the
c- ference is always held at a British university (or in earlier
years a polytechnic ).
Covering all branches of pure and applied mathematics, including
algebra, geometry, mechanics, and statistics, "The Penguin
Dictionary of Mathematics" is invaluable for students at the high
school or university level. It is also a useful and versatile
source book for economists, business people, engineers,
technicians, scientists of all kinds, and anyone else who uses
mathematics in the course of daily work.
This volume offers an up-to-date introduction to Eberhard Jungel's
intellectual formation, publications and influence. Jungel is one
of the most original and influential Protestant theologians to
emerge after Karl Barth, and his theology has received fresh
interest of late from systematic theologians, biblical scholars and
historians of modern Christian thought. R. David Nelson guides the
reader through the figures, movements and conceptual developments
in the background of Jungel's thought. By introducing Jungel's four
major monographs and eleven of his key essays, Nelson is able to
assess a number of themes prominent in Jungel's theology, and to
summarize the achievements, challenges, and prospects of his
theological contribution. This comprehensive introduction will help
the inquisitive student to engage with Jungel's thought.
Ecumenism: A Guide for the Perplexed is a brief but comprehensive
introduction to the methods, achievements, and future prospects of
the modern ecumenical movement. The authors begin the volume by
charting out a serviceable definition of ecumenism, a term that has
long been a source of confusion for students of theology and church
history. The authors then concisely review the chronology of the
first century of the modern ecumenical movement, highlighting the
major events, figures, accomplishments, and impasses. This
historical survey is followed by critical examinations of several
significant challenges for contemporary ecumenical theology and
practice. The authors conclude the volume by commenting upon the
difficulties and prospects that the ecumenical movement might
anticipate as it enters this new millennium.
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