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Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides

Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides

R. Lawrence Swanson; Malcolm J. Bowman

Excelsior Editions
2016
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Examines the ecological and historical significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents.Winner of the 2017 Robert Cushman Memorial Award presented by the Three Village Historical Society Stony Brook Harbor, or Three Sisters Harbor as it was known historically, is perhaps the most pristine of the Long Island north shore pocket bays. Untouched by major commercialization, it has been designated a Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat by the New York State Department of State and a Significant Coastal Habitat by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Despite these designations, however, there is constant pressure to increase development of and around the harbor.Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides interweaves scientific understandings of the harbor with a consideration of its colorful history to inform and educate a general audience about its unique and delicate state. Data is used to illustrate the harbor's tides and currents and to show how they influence geological processes and pollution susceptibility. Storm surge measurements going back to the early 1990s document some of the extreme high waters experienced, and descriptions of some of the more interesting or important marine species of plants and animals found in the harbor are also included. The book discusses the century-long conflicts that local residents have fought in order to preserve this beautiful place, and it documents the tools that currently exist to help manage the harbor well into the twenty-first century. An excellent supplement to any high school or undergraduate environmental course, Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides provides readers with a basis for embracing the significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents.
Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides

Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides

R. Lawrence Swanson; Malcolm J. Bowman

Excelsior Editions
2016
pokkari
Examines the ecological and historical significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents.Winner of the 2017 Robert Cushman Memorial Award presented by the Three Village Historical Society Stony Brook Harbor, or Three Sisters Harbor as it was known historically, is perhaps the most pristine of the Long Island north shore pocket bays. Untouched by major commercialization, it has been designated a Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat by the New York State Department of State and a Significant Coastal Habitat by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Despite these designations, however, there is constant pressure to increase development of and around the harbor.Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides interweaves scientific understandings of the harbor with a consideration of its colorful history to inform and educate a general audience about its unique and delicate state. Data is used to illustrate the harbor's tides and currents and to show how they influence geological processes and pollution susceptibility. Storm surge measurements going back to the early 1990s document some of the extreme high waters experienced, and descriptions of some of the more interesting or important marine species of plants and animals found in the harbor are also included. The book discusses the century-long conflicts that local residents have fought in order to preserve this beautiful place, and it documents the tools that currently exist to help manage the harbor well into the twenty-first century. An excellent supplement to any high school or undergraduate environmental course, Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides provides readers with a basis for embracing the significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents.
Words That Wound

Words That Wound

Mari J Matsuda; Charles R. Lawrence Iii; Richard Delgado; Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

Routledge
2019
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Words, like sticks and stones, can assault; they can injure; they can exclude. In this important book, four prominent legal scholars from the tradition of critical race theory draw on the experience of injury from racist hate speech to develop a first amendment interpretation that recognizes such injuries. In their critique of ?first amendment orth
Words That Wound

Words That Wound

Mari J Matsuda; Charles R. Lawrence Iii; Richard Delgado; Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

Westview Press Inc
1993
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Words, like sticks and stones, can assault; they can injure; they can exclude. In this important book, four prominent legal scholars from the tradition of critical race theory draw on the experience of injury from racist hate speech to develop a first amendment interpretation that recognizes such injuries. In their critique of ?first amendment orthodoxy,? the authors argue that only a history of racism can explain why defamation, invasion of privacy, and fraud are exempt from free-speech guarantees while racist and sexist verbal assaults are not.The rising tide of verbal violence on college campuses has increased the intensity of the ?hate speech? debate. This book demonstrates how critical race theory can be brought to bear against both conservative and liberal ideology to motivate a responsible regulation of hate speech. The impact of feminist theory is also evident throughout. The authors have provided a rare and powerful example of the application of critical theory to a real-life problem.This timely and necessary book will be essential reading for those experiencing the conflicts of free-speech issues on campus?students, faculty, administrators, and legislators?as well as for scholars of jurisprudence. It will also be a valuable classroom tool for teachers in political science, sociology, law, education, ethnic studies, and women's studies.
Nec Plvs Vltra

Nec Plvs Vltra

J. R. Lawrence

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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David Dichinghooke, un ragazzo di ventidue anni, torna a casa dopo una lunga giornata trascorsa a solcare i mari con il suo peschereccio, per vendere la merce nelle fitte reti commerciali di Kingston. Le cose, per , non vanno come previsto. infatti, quando il ragazzo fa ritorno a casa, i suoi amici gli danno quella notizia che sconvolger tutta la sua vita. Quella che sembrava essere una normale vita da pescatore, si trasformer in una crudele esistenza. Si ritrover a vagare per i mari sotto i colori di diverse Jolly Roger, affronter dolorose battaglie e salper per luoghi mistici. Soprattutto, dovr dare tutto se stesso per proteggere la sua vita e quella delle persone a lui care, e dovr impegnarsi per scoprire la verit che si cela dietro la sua esistenza.
Reign of Madness

Reign of Madness

J. R. Lawrence

Independently Published
2019
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"How far are you willing to go for your family?" Raymond BlackrootNever before had a question struck Dane Blackroot so profoundly. Raymond was never a great example of a father, even a patron of the Blackroot family. In fact, Dane strived to be quite the opposite. That is until his family's lives hung in the balance, and his choice alone could save them, or bring ultimate ruin.War is coming. And there's nothing Dane Blackroot won't do for his family.Reign of Madness is the first book in a quartet of novellas, set in the fictional world Aldabaar and follows the adventures of the Blackroots, the aristocracy of the city Grindle and the Midwall Mountains, as they battle against the sinister Order of Chaos, devout followers of the Mad God.This is the legacy of House Blackroot.
Astrophysik II: Sternaufbau / Astrophysics II: Stellar Structure

Astrophysik II: Sternaufbau / Astrophysics II: Stellar Structure

Marshal H. Wrubel; H. C. Arp; G. R. Burbidge; E. Margaret Burbidge; Hans E. Suess; Harold C. Urey; Lawrence H. Aller; P. Ledoux; Th. Walraven; Armin J. Deutsch; E. Schatzman; Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin; F. Zwicky

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH Co. K
2012
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Sects. 12, 13. 89 sequence and that subgiant and fainter stars in globular clusters have ultraviolet excesses. When dealing with stars whose physical properties are imperfectly under­ stood, such as in globular cluster stars, we cannot rely too heavily on the empiri­ cal calibration by the kinds of stars used to define Fig. 5, to determine their true, unreddened U-B, B-V curve. But if by a combination of arguments, principally the reddening in the region of the stars we do known about, we can assign a fairly probable unreddened U-B, B-V curve to a group of stars about which we know little, the argument may be turned around. In this case some information may be gained about the energy envelope of the stars by examining the differences between the normal two-color index curves for the unknown group of stars compared to the known. In general there seem to be two possible causes for different stars defining different normal sequences in the U-B, B-V plane. One, the relative energy distribution in the continuum in the U, B and V photometry bands are different. An example of this is the effect of the Balmer depression in supergiants. This, of course, requires deviation from black body radiation curves for one or both groups of stars. This cause seems to be the dominant effect for very blue, hot stars where the depression of the continuum by absorption lines is at a minimum.
Dark Minds

Dark Minds

B. A. Morton; Emma Pullar; Louise Jensen; Tara Lyons; Richard T. Burke; Betsy Reavley; Tony R. Cox; S.E. Lynes; Ross Greenwood; JT Lawrence; Ron Nicholson; Lisa Hall; KA Richardson; A.J. Sendall; Pete Adams; A.S. King; L J Ross; Paul D. Brazill; April Taylor; Joel Hames; Anita Waller; Simon Maltman; Jim Ody; Steve Dunne; Peter Best; Tess Makovesky; Alex Walters; Paul Gitsham; M.A. Comley; Stephen Edger; Nick Jackson; Roz White; David Evans; Lucy V. Hay; Alex Shaw; Jane E. James; Mark L. Fowler; Charlie Flowers; Hannah Haq

Bloodhound Books
2016
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A collection of short stories from some of your favourite authors. Do you think you know darkness? Think again. Bloodhound Books presents Dark Minds—a collection of stories by authors who have come together to produce an anthology that will lure, tantalise and shock its readers. What took place By the Water? What goes on behind A Stranger’s Eyes? And what is so special about Slow Roast Pork? From master authors such as Lisa Hall, Steven Dunne, Louise Jensen and Anita Waller, readers can expect a one hell of a ride . . . All profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Hospice UK and Sophie’s Appeal. Dark Minds is a collection of 40 crime and thriller short stories from authors including; Louise Jensen, L.J. Ross, Lisa Hall, Steven Dunne, Betsy Reavley, Alex Walters and Anita Waller plus many more. For the complete table of contents, Look Inside.