Hydrogen as a Future Energy Carrier



WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. | ISBN: 978-3-527-30817-0 | Edited by: A. Z¨uttel, A. Borgschulte, and L. Schlapbach | English | PDF | 436 Pages | 7.50 MB

Introduction
Human beings developed on Earth on the basis of plants, that is biomass, as the only energy carrier. The average power consumed by a human body at rest is 0.1kW and approximately 0.4kWfor a hard working body, delivering about 0.1kWof work. The consumption of plants by humans and animals did not change the atmosphere because the carbon dioxide liberated by humans and animals was reabsorbed by the plants in the photosynthesis process. The only mechanical work available from nonliving systems were the windmills and the waterwheels, where solar energy was converted into mechanical power. With the discovery of the steam engine in 1712 by Thomas Newcomen [1] humanity had for the first time a nonliving machine available, consuming carbon or hydrocarbons and delivering mechanical power on demand. This initialized the industrialization process and thereby changed society completely, in particular the demand for more and more energy. The energy for the steam engine was found in the form of mineral coal, solar energy
stored in the Earth’s crust over millions of years. Coal as a solid energy carrier was later complemented by liquid crude oil and natural gas. Not only did the state of the energy carrier change with time, from solid to liquid and finally gas, but also the amount of hydrogen in the fuel increased from zero to four hydrogen atoms per carbon atom. The world energy consumption increased from 5×1012 kWh/year in 1860 to 1.2×1014 kWh/year today. More than 80% is based on fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas [2]. The population of human beings has increased in the last century by a factor of 4 and the energy demand by a factor of 24. The world wide average continuous power demand is 2 kW/capita. In the USA the power consumption is on average 10 kW/capita and in Europe about 5 kW/capita [3], while two billion people on Earth do not yet consume any fossil fuels at all. However, the reserves of, for example crude oil on Earth are limited and predictions based on extrapolation of the energy consumption show that the demand will soon exceed the supply [4]. The reserves.............................


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Thriller -Stories to Keep You Up All Night




International Thriller Writers, Inc. | ISBN: 978-3-527-30817-0 | Edited by: James Patterson | English | PDF | 572 Pages | 6.76 MB

Introduction
This book is a trailblazer on two counts. It’s the first short-story anthology of thrillers ever done, and it’s the first publication of a new professional organization: International Thriller Writers, Inc. By nature writers tend to be loners, happy with their work, their families and a few close friends. But we also yearn occasionally for collegiality. For years we’ve all said to one another, “Why don’t we organize?” Then in June 2004, Barbara Peters, of the legendary Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona, held the first-ever thriller conference in the United States. She invited six writers— Lee Child, Vince Flynn, Steve Hamilton, Gayle Lynds, David Morrell and Kathy Reichs—and one editor, Keith Kahla, of St. Martin’s Press, to give presentations about the various aspects of writing and publishing thrillers. Clive Cussler spoke at the luncheon. With only two weeks to publicize the event, Barbara thought she’d be lucky if a hundred people registered. In the end some 125 attended and, to everyone’s
surprise, not all were there to learn about writing. Many were readers who wanted to meet some of their favorite thriller authors. Here for the first time was concrete evidence of what most of us had long suspected: there was a demand among fans for a thriller writers’ organization, too. If we held conventions, readers would likely attend, as well as us. And if we awarded prizes—there have never been awards specifically for thriller books, stories and films in the English language—that interest would only grow. On the last day of the conference, in the sunny restaurant at the Biltmore Hotel in Scottsdale, several of the attendees stood around talking. Gayle Lynds, a highly accomplished thriller writer, mentioned that she thought the conference indicated the time had come to create an association for thriller writers. Adrian Muller, a journalist and freelance conference organizer, pointed out that the association should not be limited to the United States. Barbara Peters said she’d be willing to hold another, larger convention. Realizing that she’d almost committed herself, Gayle quickly announced, “I can’t organize this alone, though.” Her husband, the incomparable Dennis Lynds, added, “She’s right. She can’t.” Barbara merely smiled and said, “Pull in David Morrell. He’s perfect.” And that’s what happened. Adrian Muller volunteered to send out e-mails to every thriller author he could find to see if there was enough interest among writers to form a group. A few days later, Gayle and David had a long telephone call, discussing their workloads and a potential thriller organization that would be international in scope. They agreed to jointly head the effort, and over the summer of 2004 Adrian, David and Gayle talked and exchanged e-mails. Adrian arranged with Al Navis, who was orchestrating Bouchercon 2004, the great congregation of mystery readers and writers, to assign a room in which the thriller authors could meet. The response to Adrian’s e-mail was impressive. Author after author said that an association was a great idea. A meeting was held on October 9 in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and, after many discussions, International Thriller Writers, Inc. was born. In November 2004, members were solicited. That response was likewise incredible. Currently there are over four hundred members, with combined sales exceeding 1,600,000,000 books. This is all quite astonishing, and fitting because thrillers provide such a rich literary feast. There are all kinds. The legal thriller, spy thriller, action-adventure thriller, medical thriller, police thriller, romantic thriller, historical thriller, political thriller, religious thriller, high-tech thriller, military thriller. The list goes go on and on, with new variations constantly being invented. In fact, this openness to expansion is one of the genre’s most enduring characteristics. But what gives the variety of thrillers a common ground is the intensity of emotions they create, particularly those of apprehension and exhilaration, of excitement and breathlessness, all designed to generate that all-important thrill. By definition, if a thriller doesn’t thrill, it’s not doing its job. Thrillers, though, are also known for their pace, and the force with which they hurtle the reader along. They’re an obstacle race in which an objective is achieved at some heroic cost. The goal can be personal (trying to save a spouse or a long-lost relative) or global (trying to avert a world war) but often it’s both. Perhaps there’s a time limit imposed, perhaps not. Sometimes they build rhythmically to rousing climaxes that peak with a cathartic, explosive ending. Other times they start at top speed and never ease off. At their best, thrillers use scrupulous research and accurate details to create environments in which meaningful characters teach us about our world. When readers finish a thriller, they should feel not only emotionally satisfied but also better informed—and hungry for the next riveting tale. Henry James once wrote, “The house of fiction has many windows.” That observation
certainly applies to thrillers, and this anthology is an excellent example. When Gayle Lynds suggested producing it, International Thriller Writers, Inc. sent out a call to its members for stories. Many replied, and thirty were ultimately selected for inclusion. I was contacted about acting as editor and readily agreed, while Steve Berry, another ITW member and thriller author, took on the responsibility of managing director. When the book proposal was finally shopped by agent Richard Pine, himself an ITW member, several publishers expressed interest and, after a bidding war, MIRA Books acquired the rights. Generously, each of the contributors to this book donated his or her story. Only ITW will share in the royalties, the proceeds earned going into the corporate treasury to fund the expansion of this worthwhile organization. The theme of this anthology is simple. Each writer has used a familiar character or plotline from their body of work and crafted an original story. So you have something known, along
with something new. As you’ll see, the variations are captivating, as the writers’ imaginations soared. Each story is prefaced by an introduction from me that sets up the writer, his or her work and the story. At the book’s end, there are short biographies of each contributor. What a pleasure it was to read the stories as they came in, and it’s my hope that you’ll likewise relish the tales. So prepare to be thrilled. And enjoy the experience.

—James Patterson



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Techniques and Case Studies



Information Science Reference | ISBN 978-1-59904-906-9 | Author: Hanna Oktaba & Mario Piattini | English | PDF | 395 Pages | 9.00 MB (.RAR - 4.73 MB)

Preface
From the very beginning of the 1990s onward, the software engineering community (industry and researchers) has expressed special interest in software process improvement (SPI). This is evidenced by the growing number of books, articles, and conferences that deal with the topic of SPI and the great number of international initiatives related to SPI such as CMM®, CMMI®, ISO/IEC 12207, 15504, and ISO 90003, among others. Nevertheless, these standards and models are conceived for big organizations like USA DoD, NASA, multinational software factories, and so forth. In fact, there is a widespread tendency to emphasize that the success of SPI is only possible for large companies that have enough resources to tackle these types of practices. This perception is based on the fact that SPI programs are just not viable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) because of their organizational structure and the high costs that are involved. However, the software industry in most countries is made up mainly of SMEs which favorate the growth of national economies. Most software development organizations (nearly 90%) are SMEs which contribute to very valuable and widespread products. Almost all the experts agree that the special characteristics of SMEs mean that process improvement programs must be applied in a way that is particular to them and visibly different from how this is done in the large organizations. This is not as simple as just regarding these programs as scaled down versions of those applied in big companies. In fact, the assessments conformant to the international standards are expensive and time consuming, difficult to perform in small companies, their process model structure is too complex, and the return of investment undertaken has to be seen from a long-term perspective. The first International Research Workshop for Process Improvement in Small Settings organized by the Software Engineering Institute (October 2005), the new ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 Working Group 24, which was created (2006) to develop the “Software
Life Cycle Profiles and Guidelines for use in Very Small Enterprises (VSE),” and several other initiatives have demonstrated the increasing interest for new proposals and experiences in software improvement for SMEs. SMEs have become concerned about how to improve the capability of their software processes, as a fundamental element to increase product quality, addressing two main concerns: the first one has to do with their image, which is a key factor in order to be able to export software and hence enter the global marketplace; and the other concern is related to the efficiency and effectiveness of software process management. Also, different countries like Mexico, Spain, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, and so on have developed local programs to promote the improvement of their software industry, especially focused on SMEs. As a result, several maturity and improvement models have been developed and successful experiences have been carried out. Therefore, in this context, we present this book, the main
objective of which is to provide practical and useful guidelines, models, and techniques for improving software processes in SMEs and collecting real case studies and lessons learned, as successful examples of experiences in improving software process capability.


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Wrox Professional IIS-7 Mar2008



Wiley Publishing, Inc. | ISBN 978-0-470-09782-3 | Author: Ken Schaefer,Jeff Cochran, Scott Forsyth,Rob Baugh, Mike Everest & Dennis Glendenning | English | PDF | 843 Pages | 16.40 MB (RAR - 10.00 MB)

Introduction
Windows Server 2008 is the first update to Microsoft’s server operating system in nearly five years, and among the major changes is the new Internet Information Services 7.0, which probably marks the biggest departure from previous IIS versions that we have ever seen. Previous recent releases of IIS have concentrated on improving security and reliability and thus have mostly involved changes “under the hood.” For administrators and developers, adaptation to the new products had been relatively simple. With IIS 7.0, however, Microsoft has fundamentally changed the way the product works, with new configuration, delegated administration, and extensibility options designed to address perceived feature weakness compared to competing products. At the same time, IIS 7.0 now has new, real-time diagnostic and troubleshooting features and absorbs functionality from ASP.NET (such as caching and forms-based authentication), making this available across all requests. With the addition of a brand-new FTP server and FastCGI support, IIS 7.0 leapfrogs its major competitors in feature and flexibility options and indicates a clear effort by Microsoft to capture more of the public- facing web server market, in addition to its existing strong presence in the corporate sphere. For administrators and developers, the fundamental changes in the way that IIS 7.0 works, is administered, and can be extended mean that the knowledge required to fully take advantage of IIS 7.0’s new features is substantially greater than in previous versions. The authors have focused on capturing the very best of the new features in IIS 7.0 and how you can take advantage of them. The writing styles vary from chapter to chapter because some of the foremost experts on IIS 7.0 have contributed to this book. Drawing on our expertise in deployment, hosting, development, and enterprise operations, we believe that this book captures much of what today’s IIS administrators need in their day-to-day work.

Who This Book Is For
This book is aimed at IIS administrators (or those who need to ramp up quickly in anticipation of having to administer IIS). What differentiates this book is that it doesn’t just focus on features and how to configure them using a GUI administrative tool. Instead, we explain how features work (for example, how Kerberos authentication actually works under the covers) so that you can better troubleshoot issues when something goes wrong. Additionally, since most administrators need to be able to automate common procedures, we have included specific chapters on programmatic administration and command-line tools as well as code snippets (using AppCmd.exe, WMI, and .NET) throughout the book. This book covers features that many other IIS books don’t touch (such as high availability and web farm scenarios, or extending IIS) and has a dedicated chapter on troubleshooting and diagnostics.


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The Student's Guide to Exam Success



McGraw-Hill Education | ISBN-13: 978 0 335 22048 9 | Author: Eileen Tracy | English | PDF | 225 Pages | 1.29 MB

Introduction: Action,not anxiety
When I started writing this book, I went to a library and, as part of my research, collected ten books on how to pass exams. As he checked the books out, the librarian glanced sternly up. I could predict what was coming, because it was May, and I look young enough to pass off as a 20-year-old. ‘Now, dear girl,’ he commanded me over his half-moons, ‘make sure you don’t waste all your time reading these books, and get down to some serious revision.’ I relate this episode because it impressed upon me how quickly people can jump to the wrong conclusions unless they seek out the underlying context first. Without this, they are likely to do more harm than good. It also reminded me how many of us enjoy exerting power over others weaker than ourselves. Students are often singled out for such attention, since, as anyone who has ever put L-plates on their car will confirm, the learner status often arouses superior attitudes in others. People, institutions, dare I say even governments have been known to take liberties
with students that they wouldn’t dream of taking with other intelligent adults. Had this chap been genuinely concerned about what he believed to be my exam neurosis, something less condescending might have passed his lips – for instance, ‘What is it about exams that makes us all so anxious?’ Even, ‘What the hell do you want all those exam books for – you look perfectly clever to me’ might have opened the channels of communication. And indeed, had I been in the alarming state he imagined, a few sympathetic words on his part might have been a life-saver. Instead, he saw my ten books, saw me, thought, ‘Student with no confidence in herself at ...................................


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The Economist - The World in 2009



English | 206 pages | PDF | 5.8 MB


Buckle up
Robin Bew expects even tougher times ahead for the global economy.

Come to order
There will be a struggle over how to regulate finance and it will not be pretty.

The year of unsustainability
We will see whether business and governments are serious about sustainability.

Banning the bomb
It will just be talk, of course — but, as Peter David points out, talk has its uses.


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