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List: Helen Fielding - Bridget Jones's Diary.pdf HFilding_BridgetJonesDiary.doc Helen Elizabeth Fielding (born February 19, 1958 in Morley, West Yorkshire) is an English author, best known as the author of the novel Bridget Jones's Diary (winner of the 1998 British Book of the Year award) and its sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. Bridget Jones's Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding. It chronicles the life of Bridget Jones, a thirtysomething single woman living in London. In this book she turns 33 on March 21. Surrounded by a surrogate "urban family" of friends Sharon (Shazzer), Jude, and Tom, she tries to make sense of life and love in the 1990s. Bridget is a "Singleton" employed in the publishing industry. She struggles, often humorously and endearingly, to make sense of her romantic entanglement with her boss Daniel Cleaver, and later with the "top-notch human rights barrister" Mark Darcy. One concept introduced and often revisited in both Bridget Jones's Diary and The Edge of Reason is that of "fuckwittage": the emotional turmoil intentionally wreaked by men who fall anywhere along the spectrum of womanizers to commitment-phobics. Fuckwittage is no stranger to Bridget, Shazzer (a strident feminist), Jude (a highly successful business woman who throughout the novel is on-again-off-again with Vile Richard), and the gay Tom (who must deal with the fuckwittage present in his relationship with Pretentious Jerome). Bridget's family consists of an overcon Read more...

From the Back Cover Beginning Cryptography with Java While cryptography can still be a controversial topic in the programming community, Java has weathered that storm and provides a rich set of APIs that allow you, the developer, to effectively include cryptography in applications-if you know how. This book teaches you how. Chapters one through five cover the architecture of the JCE and JCA, symmetric and asymmetric key encryption in Java, message authentication codes, and how to create Java implementations with the API provided by the Bouncy Castle ASN.1 packages, all with plenty of examples. Building on that foundation, the second half of the book takes you into higher-level topics, enabling you to create and implement secure Java applications and make use of standard protocols such as CMS, SSL, and S/MIME. What you will learn from this book * How to understand and use JCE, JCA, and the JSSE for encryption and authentication * The ways in which padding mechanisms work in ciphers and how to spot and fix typical errors * An understanding of how authentication mechanisms are implemented in Java and why they are used * Methods for describing cryptographic objects with ASN.1 * How to create certificate revocation lists and use the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) * Real-world Web solutions using Bouncy Castle APIs Who this book is for This book is for Java developers who want to use cryptography in their applications or to understand h Read more...

Elementary Number Theory, Sixth Edition, is written for the one-semester undergraduate number theory course taken by math majors, secondary education majors, and computer science students. This contemporary text provides a simple account of classical number theory, set against a historical background that shows the subject's evolution from antiquity to recent research. Written in David Burton's engaging style, Elementary Number Theory reveals the attraction that has drawn leading mathematicians and amateurs alike to number theory over the course of history. Read more...

This is one of the courses offered at Game Institute. You can visit http://www.gameinstitute.com/courses.php for more information. In Part II of this series you will explore more advanced 3D graphics programming concepts and begin your study of foundation level topics in game engine architecture. You will examine mesh optimization and hierarchical animation techniques, the use of level of detail (LOD) algorithms to improve application performance, skeletal animation systems for realistic character and tree animation, collision detection and response, spatial partitioning data structures for fast rendering and intersection testing, and much more. Why should I take the DirectX9 Game Programming course? Now that you have a good grasp of the basics after finishing Module I in this series, it is time to tackle more challenging subject matter. In this DirectX9 programming course you will start building a more robust set of 3D graphics technologies utilizing the features of the DirectX Graphics fixed-function pipeline as well as proprietary non-platform specific tools. Along the way you will implement a number of exciting core components for use in your games (dynamic scene hierarchies, animated game characters, beautiful trees, a powerful collision detection/response system, and much more) as well as some helpful tools to aid in the game design process. This is a very large course and covers these topics with a level of detail you simply will not find anywhere else. As suc Read more...

This is one of the courses offered at Game Institute. You can visit http://www.gameinstitute.com/courses.php for more information. In Part I of this series you will explore the fundamentals of 3D graphics rendering. The focus throughout these early lessons is on the core features of the DirectX 9 fixed-function rendering pipeline. This includes loading and drawing geometric objects, the use of lighting and textures to provide scene detail, developing camera systems for viewing simulation environments in real-time, and using alpha components for controlling object transparency to produce effects like glass and water. Why should I take the course? This DirectX9 Graphics Programming course was specifically designed to be the first course that a student takes at Game Institute following their C++ training. It represents the beginning of the core training you will receive here at Game Institute as you study to become a professional game developer. Although this is a targeted as a beginner/intermediate level course, even if you have some previous 3D graphics experience, you are likely to encounter a significant amount of useful information and learn some new techniques along the way. This is the first DirectX programming course in a multi-part series on 3D Game Engine Programming (and DirectX Graphics version 9). The application framework you build in this course will be greatly expanded in Module II and then further still in a set of targeted workshops dealing with advanc Read more...

As Linux continues to grow in market share as an enterprise operating system, system administrators need to solve problems in a wide range of applications and work environments. To help you get to the bottom of real-life problems quickly, Linux System Administration is organized around three common administration scenarios: Linux as a hub for a home or small office, Linux as LAMP system (Linux-Apache web server-MySQL database- PHP/Perl/Python scripting languages), and remote administration of Linux machines. You will be able to move beyond the basics of individual Linux tools in order to competently support users and maintain systems in actual work environments. Linux System Administration provides a solid background for Linux desktop users who want to move beyond the basics of Linux, and for experienced system administrators who are looking to gain more advanced skills. Read more...

Antenna Toolkit, 2nd edition. If you are interested in amateur radio, short-wave listening, scanner monitoring, or any other radio hobby, then you will probably need to know a few things about radio antennas. This book is intended for the radio enthusiast whether ham operator, listening hobbyist, or radio science observer who wants to build and use antennas for their particular requirements and location. All ofthe antennas in this book can be made Read more...

From the Back Cover The #1 Step-by-Step Guide to LabVIEW-Now Completely Updated for LabVIEW 8! Master LabVIEW 8 with the industry's friendliest, most intuitive tutorial: LabVIEW for Everyone, Third Edition. Top LabVIEW experts Jeffrey Travis and Jim Kring teach LabVIEW the easy way: through carefully explained, step-by-step examples that give you reusable code for your own projects! This brand-new Third Edition has been fully revamped and expanded to reflect new features and techniques introduced in LabVIEW 8. You'll find two new chapters, plus dozens of new topics, including Project Explorer, AutoTool, XML, event-driven programming, error handling, regular expressions, polymorphic VIs, timed structures, advanced reporting, and much more. Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) candidates will find callouts linking to key objectives on NI's newest exam, making this book a more valuable study tool than ever. * Not just what to do: why to do it! * Use LabVIEW to build your own virtual workbench * Master LabVIEW's foundations: wiring, creating, editing, and debugging VIs; using controls and indicators; working with data structures; and much more * Learn the "art" and best practices of effective LabVIEW development * NEW: Streamline development with LabVIEW Express VIs * NEW: Acquire data with NI-DAQmx and the LabVIEW DAQmx VIs * NEW: Discover design patterns for error handling, control structures, state machines, queued messaging, and more * NEW: Create sophi Read more...

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