The legacy of environmental catastrophe in the states of the former Soviet Union includes desertification, pollution, and the toxic aftermath of industrial accidents, the most notorious of which was the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. This book examines the development of environmental activism in Russia and the former Soviet republics in response...

As future generation information technology (FGIT) becomes specialized and fragmented, it is easy to lose sight that many topics in FGIT have common threads and, because of this, advances in one discipline may be transmitted to others. Presentation of recent results obtained in different disciplines encourages this interchange for the...

Get complete coverage of all the material included on the Certified Information Systems Auditor exam inside this comprehensive resource. Written by an IT security and audit expert, this...

The acclaimed metaphysical epic that binds together the cosmological phenomena of our time, ranging from crop circles to quantum theory to the resurgence of psychedelic drugs, to support the contention of the Mayan calendar that the year 2012 portends a global shift-in consciousness, culture, and way of living-of unprecedented...

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Get complete coverage of all three Microsoft Certified IT Professional Windows Vista Support Technician exams in this comprehensive volume. Written by a Windows Vista expert and MCITP, this definitive exam guide features...

If you?re an IT professional tasked with launching and administering SharePoint to your organization, Inside SharePoint 2007 Administration is the only book you?ll need. You?ll find all of the information necessary to administer SharePoint -- everything from detailed real-world installation instructions and proper backup procedures to...

In the beginning, when BizTalk was still in its infancy, there were two teams within Microsoft: the Commerce Server Team and the COM+ team. The Commerce Server Team was implementing technology it called Commerce Server Messaging Pipelines, which was essentially software that allowed applications to move messages from one system to another...

With the same sharp eye, quick with, and narrative drive that marked his bestsellers The Game, The Dirt, and How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, Neil Strauss takes us on a white-knuckled journey through America's heart of darkness as he scrambles to escape the system. It's one man's story of a dangerous...

If you manage and administer SQL Server 2008 in the real world, you need this detailed guide at your desk. From planning to disaster recovery, this practical book explores tasks and scenarios that a working SQL Server DBA faces regularly and...