Rockford Lhotka, “Expert C# 2008 Business Objects”
Apress | 2008-12-19 | ISBN: 1430210192 | 750 pages | PDF | 14,1 MB

Do you want to create .NET applications that provide high performance and scalability? Do you want to employ object–oriented programming techniques in a distributed environment? Do you want to maximize the reuse and maintainability of your code? Then this book is for you.
In Rockford Lhotka’s Expert C# 2008 Business Objects, you’ll learn how to use advanced .NET Framework capabilities alongside OO design and programming to create scalable, maintainable object–oriented applications. Better still, this book includes CSLA .NET 3.6, a widely used framework on which you can base your application development. By using the concepts and framework in the book, you can focus more on your business issues and less on technology.
Using VS 2008 and C# 3.0, Rockford Lhotka shows you how CSLA .NET 3.6 allows great flexibility in object persistence, so business objects can use virtually any data sources available. The CSLA framework supports 1–, 2– and n–tier models through the concept of mobile objects. This provides the flexibility to optimize performance, scalability, security, and fault tolerance with no changes to code in the UI or business objects.
Business objects based on CSLA.NET 3.6 automatically gain many advanced features that simplify the creation of Windows forms, web forms, WPF, WCF, WF, and web services interfaces, and LINQ.
Who is this book for
This book is for .NET developers using VS 2008 who want to create .NET applications that provide high performance and scalability, employing object–oriented programming techniques in a distributed environment.

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ShootSmarter - Digital On-Camera Flash Gaining Confidence and Control
Video Tutorial | 267mb | RS.COM & ES.COM (Interchangeable)

Better light quality, colour and exposure using any flash in AUTO, MANUAL or TTL exposure modes. In this video, we improve the light quality of the biggest troublemaker in the digital photo world, on-camera flash with digital expert Will Crockett. The good news is that we now have a wide variety of flash tools to make some terrific images quickly and profitably. But the bad news is that some of the digital camera and flash systems don’t quite work as advertised. So let’s take look at the problems most photographers face when shooting with on-camera flash, then a variety of solutions to fix or just deal with the problem and make the best photos possible.

“We’ve solved just about all of the on-camera flash problems by taking a completely different approach - working backwards. Choose the light quality you need FIRST, then let us show you the best, easiest, and smartest way to use it in your everyday work ” - Will Crockett

Chapter ONE:
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
The first goal of this video is to guide you to the right way to use the tools you already have. The second goal is to show you how to create better quality light for all your OCF shooting situations. Both have their own series of problems we need to solve.

Chapter TWO:
CHOOSING LIGHT QUALITY
The end result (a nice picture) is much more important that how you got there, so let’s take a glimpse at what we can do as far as the look and feel of our OCFlash images so we can decide what type of photographic light quality we want.

Chapter THREE:
INDOORS vs. OUTDOORS
How ‘bout we take a quick review of the light quality choices we have for indoors and outdoors?

Chapter FOUR:
EXPOSURE ISSUES EXPOSED
No matter which type of light modifier we choose, we need to keep it in control with regard to exposure.

Chapter FIVE:
EXPOSURE MODES: A AA, TTL, AUTO, MANUAL
We have three basic types of controlling exposure in the OCFlash world: Manual, AUTO and TTL. Each has their place in professional photography, but where and when?

Chapter SIX:
TTL EXPOSURE MODES
There has been a TON of technology poured into the TTL systems in the past few years. Each new TTL camera and flash gets better and better, but we cannot rely on TTL to make all of our exposure decisions unless we discover where TTL fails. Here’s how to make your TTL system work better.

Chapter SEVEN:
MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE
Some photographers don’t have the patience nor tolerance for automated exposure systems that cause trouble. Instead, they take the old-school manual exposure route and shoot JPEGS with exposures as tight as a drum. We’ll show you how they do it.

Chapter EIGHT:
AUTO EXPOSURE MODE
Resting comfortably between TTL and manual exposure methods is auto exposure. Auto mode does a respectable job and is the cornerstone to many successful OCFlash shooters who rely on JPEG exposure tolerances for their bread and butter. Let’s take a closer look?

Chapter NINE:
CHOOSING THE RIGHT MODE AND MODIFIER FOR YOU
Wow, TTL, AUTO, MANUAL modes, direct, diffused, bounce bounce+direct. How are you going to choose the right system for your OCFlash images? Let’s make it easy by narrowing down the choices you have to look at.

Chapter TEN:
HARDWARE: CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB[/b]
There is nothing worse to a photographer than not having the right tool for the job, or worse, having the wrong tool for the job. Here’s our top performing flashes and (in our opinion) the only ones you should be using.

Chapter ELEVEN:
SHOOTING VERTICAL IMAGES
We all need to flip between shooting horizontally and vertically. But once we get your flash and light modifiers set, how can we just turn them sideways and get good light? Here’s some tips.

Chapter TWELVE:
USING TWO LIGHTS
So many photographers ignore a second flash because they think it’s too much work and effortor it’s just not worth it, but let me show you some neat ideas for making your flash images so much more appealing than your competitions images?

Chapter THIRTEEN:
WIRELESS TRIGGERING
So how are we going to trigger these single and two light shots? Simple. We have a few different ways that work well.

Chapter FOURTEEN:
THE IMPOSSIBLE TASK
Keeping an eye on technology pays off.

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The ED209 Game Development Project is a video learning set from www.3d-palace.com that covers advanced game development character building, preperation and insertion into a game both as a static textured mesh and as a fully animated and realised asset. The set covers some unique concepts in game development model development, including a new Scaffold Methodology to allow a much faster approach to modelling.

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J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter - Deluxe Editions
Arthur A. Levine Books | October 16, 2007 | ISBN: 0545044251 | 4239 pages (total) | English | PDF (OCR/proofed) | 33 Mb ZIP

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the eponymous adolescent wizard Harry Potter, together with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his friends from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The central story arc concerns Harry’s struggle against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry’s parents in his quest to conquer the wizarding world and subjugate non-magical (Muggle) people to his rule.

The novels revolve around Harry Potter, an orphan who discovers that he is a wizard. Wizard ability is inborn, but children are sent to wizarding school to learn the magical skills necessary to succeed in the wizarding world. Harry is invited to attend the boarding school Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each book chronicles one year in Harry’s life, and most of the events take place at Hogwarts. As he struggles through adolescence, Harry learns to overcome many magical, social, and emotional hurdles.

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Ralph Andrew Luken, Frank Van Rompaey, “Environment and Industry in Developing Countries:
Assessing the Adoption of Environmentally Sound Technology”
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing | 2007-07-07 | ISBN 1845421833 | PDF | 345 pages | 1.0 MB
This book is an outcome of a research project we initiated as part of UNIDO’s preparatory activities for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002). Our objective was to gain a better understanding of what motivates industry in developing countries to adopt environmentally sound technology (EST). We started the research by formulating a heuristic model of EST adoption derived from a review of the literature on technology diffusion and technological capabilities, and of empirical studies of EST adoption in developing countries. On the basis of this model we prepared a semi-structured questionnaire to be used in interviewing plant managers and key informants in three industrial sub-sectors in eight countries. We then contracted country teams to carry out the survey in each country in late 2001 and early 2002 and to provide background data on the country and the sub-sector investigated. On the basis of their findings, we wrote country chapters, analysed the survey data and identified policy implications and programme proposals that could accelerate the adoption of EST.
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David Lavalle : Sport Psychology: Contemporary Themes
Pages: 272 | PDF | Palgrave Macmillan (March 4, 2004) | ISBN: 1403904677 | 1 MB

Sport Psychology presents an accessible overview of current research and debate in the psychology of sport and exercise. Combining important theoretical frameworks and current empirical evidence, it uses sporting examples to explain concepts and applications in a clear and engaging way. The history, background and theory of each topic is discussed, before putting theory into practice through the use of case studies and practical examples.
Written by internationally renowned authors, this text is essential reading for students of sport psychology at all levels, whether as part of sport studies, sport science or psychology programmes

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Empowerment Evaluation Principles in Practice
Publisher: The Guilford Press | 2004 | ISBN: 93851146 | PDF | 231 pages | 1.8 MB
What principles should guide an empowerment evaluation? And how can these principles actually be put into practice? One of the primary tasks in an empowerment evaluation (EE) is to increase the capacity of program stakeholders to plan, implement, and evaluate their own programs. This book presents the most current formulation of the 10 principles of EE and provides professionals and students with the tools to put these principles into practice. Through case studies of diverse evaluation projects–including community health foundation initiatives, school district programs, and a $15 million corporate program aimed at bridging the digital divide–the founder and leading proponents of EE clarify key concepts and discuss important lessons learned. Coverage includes how to balance program improvement efforts with accountability requirements; how EE can be used to guide standards-based work; how to use EE in a learning organization; the differences among empowerment, collaborative, and participatory evaluation; and much more.
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John Mann, “Life Saving Drugs”

Royal Society of Chemistry | 2004-11-19 | ISBN: 0854046348 | 245 pages | PDF | 15,5 MB

In 1900 only a handful of drugs (morphine, quinine, aspirin etc) had genuine efficacy and recovery from infections was haphazard. Now there are literally thousands of drugs and life-threatening infections have been either overcome or much diminished. Life-saving Drugs: the Elusive Magic Bullet describes the discovery and development of antibacterial, anti-viral and anti-cancer drugs. The book highlights the colourful characters behind the inventions and the huge improvements in quality of life and life-expectancy that these drugs have produced. Emphasis is given to the new drugs that have emerged as a result of knowledge of the human genome, and the ways in which the newer drugs are being designed to tackle disease, particularly cancer, at the genetic level. Chemical structures are provided for all of the key drugs and the book is well illustrated. Life-saving Drugs: the Elusive Magic Bullet can be read as a history of drug development during the past 100 years by those with only a passing knowledge of chemistry. For anyone entering the medical profession, pharmacy, or nursing, it will provide a superb basic knowledge of all drugs they are ever likely to meet, including their modes of action. For the chemist or medicinal chemist, it will provide the fundamental knowledge of life-saving drugs that they all should know. And for the non-scientist who wants to know about ’super-bugs’, SARS, Ebola, and all of the wonderful advances in treating cancer, it is illuminating and easy to read.

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Philip N. Mulder, “A Controversial Spirit”
Oxford University Press, USA | 2002-04-18 | ISBN: 0195131630 | 248 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB
A Controversial Spirit offers a new perspective on the origins and nature of southern evangelicalism. Most recent historians have focused on the differences between evangelicals and non-evangelicals. This has led to the perception that during the “Era of Awakenings” (mid-18th and early 19th century) American evangelicals constituted a united front. Philip N. Mulder dispels this illusion, by examining the internal dynamics of evangelicalism. He focuses on the relationships among the Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists who introduced the new religious mood to the South between 1740 and 1820. Although the denominations shared the goal of saving souls, he finds, they disagreed over the correct definition of true religion and conversion. The Presbyterians and Baptists subordinated the freedom, innovation and experience of the awakenings to their particular denominational concerns. The Methodists, on the other hand, were more aggressive and innovative advocates of the New Light awakenings. They broke through the insularity of the other two groups and revolutionized the religious culture of the emerging nation. The American Revolution exacerbated the growing competition and jealousy among the denominations by displacing their common enemy, the established Anglican church. Former dissenters now turned to face each other. Free religious competition was transformative, Mulder argues. The necessity of competing for converts forced the Presbyterians and Baptists out of their narrow confines. More importantly, however, competition compromised the Methodists and their New Light ideals. Methodists had presented themselves as an ecumenical alternative to the rigid and rancorous denominations of England and America. Now they turned away from their open message of salvation, and began using their distinctive characteristics to separate themselves from other denominations. The Methodists thus succumbed to the evangelical pattern set by others - a pattern of distinction, insularity, and divisive competition. Examining conversion narratives, worship, polity, and rituals, as well as more formal doctrinal statements in creeds and sermons, Mulder is able to provide a far more nuanced portrait of southern evangelicals than previously available, revealing the deep differences between denominations that the homogenization of religious history has until now obscured.

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James E. A. Lumley, “5 Magic Paths to Making a Fortune in Real Estate”
Wiley | 2004-05-21 | ISBN: 0471548251 | 336 pages | PDF | 2,2 MB
More and more people are discovering that real estate investing is a safe and affordable way to increase their cash flow and build lasting wealth. If you want to achieve financial freedom, then look no further. 5 Magic Paths to Making a Fortune in Real Estate reveals the proven real estate investment strategies that many of today’s millionaires used to make their fortunes. In fact, you don’t even need a lot of money to start investing and start putting cash in your pocket today!

Real estate expert James Lumley offers simple, straightforward explanations of the most common and lucrative approaches to property investment–including fixer-uppers, lease/options, wholesales, buy-and-hold, and single-and multifamily rentals. You’ll understand all the basics of real estate and learn to use these five strategies to make a killing in any economy. Packed with new information–including sections on the IRS’s simplified tax exchange rules and the capital gains exclusion–5 Magic Paths to Making a Fortune in Real Estate will show you how to:

* Find foreclosed, repossessed, or condemned properties
* Research the markets and perform valuations
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Ian Glass, “Revolutionaries of the Cosmos”
Oxford University Press, USA | 2006-01-19 | ISBN: 0198570996 | 332 pages | PDF | 6,1 MB
Galileo, Newton, Herschel, Huggins, Hale, Eddington, Shapley and Hubble: these astronomers applied ideas drawn from physics to astronomy and made dramatic changes to the world-pictures that they inherited. They showed that celestial objects are composed of the same materials as the earth and that they behave in the same way. They displaced successively the earth, the sun and finally the milky way galaxy from being the centre of the universe.

This book contains their biographies and outlines their greatest discoveries. Hard work, physical insight, desire for fame and a strong belief in the rightness of their own ideas were characteristics of all eight. Their often quirky personalities led them into bitter controversies with their contemporaries. But their successes arose from the outstanding clarity of their thoughts, their practical ability and their strong sense of direction in science.

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Designing Interfaces Patterns for Effective Interaction Design
Author: Jenifer Tidwell | Publisher: O’reilly | 2005 | ISBN: 0596008031 | CHM | 352 pages | English | 9.3 MB

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UI designers over the years have refined the art of interface design, evolving many best practices and reusable ideas. If you learn these, and understand why the best user interfaces work so well, you too can design engaging and usable interfaces with less guesswork and more confidence.

Designing Interfaces captures those best practices as design patterns — solutions to common design problems, tailored to the situation at hand. Each pattern contains practical advice that you can put to use immediately, plus a variety of examples illustrated in full color. You’ll get recommendations, design alternatives, and warnings
on when not to use them.

Each chapter’s introduction describes key design concepts that are often misunderstood, such as affordances, visual hierarchy, navigational distance, and the use of color. These give you a deeper understanding of why the patterns work, and how to apply them with more insight.

A book can’t design an interface for you — no foolproof design process is given here — but Designing Interfaces does give you concrete ideas that you can mix and recombine as you see fit. Experienced designers can use it as a sourcebook of ideas. Novice designers will find a roadmap to the world of interface and interaction design, with enough guidance to start using these patterns immediately.

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Nadine Barlow, “Mars”
Cambridge University Press | 2008-01-28 | ISBN: 0521852269 | 276 pages | PDF | 12,8 MB

Our knowledge of Mars has changed dramatically in the past 40 years due to the wealth of information provided by Earth-based and orbiting telescopes, and spacecraft investigations. Recent observations suggest that water has played a major role in the climatic and geologic history of the planet. This textbook covers our current understanding of the planet’s formation, geology, atmosphere, interior, surface properties, and potential for life. This interdisciplinary textbook encompasses the fields of geology, chemistry, atmospheric sciences, geophysics, and astronomy. Each chapter introduces the necessary background information to help the non-specialist understand the topics explored. It includes results from missions through 2006, including the latest insights from Mars Express and the Mars Exploration Rovers. Containing the most up-to-date information on Mars, this textbook is essential reading for graduate courses, and an important reference for researchers.

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Geomorphological Processes and Landscape Change: Britain In The Last 1000 Years (RGS-IBG Book Series) By David Higgitt, E. Mark Lee
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell 2001 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0631222731 | PDF | 4 MB

The expert contributors to this cutting edge volume provide an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years. The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial, estuarine and coastal processes.
Provides an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years.
The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial, estuarine and coastal processes.
Considers the relevance of technological and conceptual approaches to understanding landscape dynamics.
Examines key process environments highlighting significant trends and the influence of human activity, and incorporating examples and modelling.
Encourages geographers to look forward to the challenges that geomorphology faces in the new millennium.

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