Hard to believe anything other than luck and maybe fate, never mind a book, can make someone fall in love with you, but oddly enough, Leil Lowndes seems to offer the advice that can do just that in How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You. The sensation of falling in love comes from a chemical secreted by the nervous system, phenylethylamine (or PEA, as Lowndes calls it, as in "Scientists tell us only PEA-brained people fall in Love"), and the trick is to trigger the manufacture of PEA in your potential love partner, giving him or her the sensation of being in love. Lowndes offers 85 techniques for "Hunters and Huntresses" to capture their "Quarry." Much of what the book offers is common sense--the power of eye contact and compliments--but it's presented in a new way and with such detail that it seems that it can't help but work.

Following some of her advice will have you treading that fine line between nice and obsequious, and at times, this book may sound offensive to some, advising the reader to play what may sound like games. Lowndes is aware of this, and she offers some caveats, but still it is hard to get past advice such as, "Show him you're smart, but remember--not too smart" or "Watch your Quarry's reactions to outside stimuli, then show the same emotions." In all fairness, Lowndes doesn't play favorites: her advice to men and women can be equally appalling. Yet, the relaxed style of this book, presenting solid wisdom with a bit of scientific support, makes this book appealing, and, who knows, maybe it will make you more appealing, too! --Jenny Brown

Bestselling author Leil Lowndes presents a surefire guide for anyone seeking romantic bliss. How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You offers 85 techniques based on scientific studies regarding the nature of love, finding potential love partners, making an unforgettable first impression, dodging "love bloopers" and establishing sexual rapport. This well-known author has appeared on more than 200 television shows.

About the Author

Leil Lowndes is a communications consultant whose articles have appeared in Psychology Today, New Woman, Redbook, and Cosmopolitan, among others. She has appeared on more than 200 television and radio shows, and her previous title, How to Talk to Anybody About Anything is now in its fifth printing.

'The standard work on the subject since Abbey Road was a two-track operation and mixing desks looked like recycled military equipment... its coverage remains unsurpassed.'
Music Tech Magazine -- Review

A much-anticipated revision of a classic text.

This classic work has inspired and informed a whole generation of artists and technicians working in all branches of the audio industry. Now in its seventh edition, The Sound Studio has been thoroughly revised to encompass the rapidly expanding range of possibilities offered by today's digital equipment. It now covers: the virtual studio; 5.1 surround sound; hard drive mixers and multichannel recorders; DVD and CD-RW.

Alec Nisbett provides encyclopaedic coverage of everything from acoustics, microphones and loudspeakers, to editing, mixing and sound effects, as well as a comprehensive glossary.

Through its six previous editions, The Sound Studio has been used for over 40 years as a standard work of reference on audio techniques. For a new generation, it links all the best techniques back to their roots: the unchanging guiding principles that have long been observed over a wide range of related media and crafts.

The Sound Studio is intended for anyone with a creative or technical interest in sound - for radio, television, film and music recording - but has particularly strong coverage of audio in broadcasting, reflecting the author's prolific career.

* Provides encyclopaedic information on audio techniques - essential for both the audio practitioner and student
* Covers the philosophy behind the techniques - answering the question 'why' as well as 'how'
* Includes details on the latest digital audio computer-editing systems

Force Control of Robotics Systems is the first book that focuses on the fundamentals of this complex topic. Written to engage in force control research, this timely volume presents original results, some of which previously have not been readily accessible to Western Audiences. Issues covered include force sensor design, force feedback synthesis, closed-loop dynamics, and more. The theoretical analysis is based on the methods of Analytical Dynamics and Control Theory. The book also considers fundamental problems related to force control, and explains how to design simple and efficient control algorithms for performing tasks with robots. Algorithms and design methods are experimentally verified and emphasize practical applications.

The book presents the state of the art in high performance computing and simulation on modern supercomputer architectures. It covers trends in high performance application software development in general and specifically for parallel vector architectures. The contributions cover among others the field of computational fluid dynamics, physics, chemistry, and meteorology. Innovative application fields like reactive flow simulations and nano technology are presented. Furthermore, the use of supercomputers in the growing field of medical simulations is shown. All papers were chosen from presentations given at the fourth Teraflop Workbench Project Workshop held at the Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum Stuttgart (HLRS) in March 2006.

"...contains a wealth of information treating all aspects of telecommunications...an excellent reference source...recommended." (Choice, Vol. 41, No. 1, September 2003)

Engineers have long required a comprehensive yet concise resource to turn to for reliable, up-to-date information on the continually evolving field of telecommunications. In five easily searched volumes, the Wiley Encyclopedia of Telecommunications provides a broad, clear overview of both the fundamentals of and recent advances in telecommunications. This essential reference-the only one dedicated to telecommunications for electrical engineers-is available in print and online formats.

Topics Include:
* Optical communications
* Modulation and demodulation
* Coding and decoding
* Communication networks
* Antennas

John G. Proakis is the Series Editor for the Wiley Series in Telecommunications and Signal Processing. In preparing this Encyclopedia, Dr. Proakis been assisted by an editorial board of five leading telecommunications engineers from academia and industry to bring you:

* Approximately 300 articles on various topics in telecommunications
* Articles are written by experts in their fields
* A broad, clear overview of both the fundamentals and recent advances in telecommunications
* Cutting edge topics covering the entire field of telecommunications and signal processing

For more information regarding the online edition of this major reference work, please visit: www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/eot

The most substantive survey available of the entire field of telecommunications. Engineers have long required a comprehensive yet concise resource to turn to for reliable, up-to-date information on the continually evolving field of telecommunications. In five easily searched volumes, the Wiley Encyclopedia of Telecommunications provides a broad, clear overview of both the fundamentals of and recent advances in telecommunications. This essential reference-the only one dedicated to telecommunications for electrical engineers-is available in print and online formats.

For information on the online edition, please visit: www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/eot

About the Author

JOHN G. PROAKIS, PhD, is the Series Editor for the Wiley Series in Telecommunications and Signal Processing. In preparing the Encyclopedia, he's been assisted by an editorial board of six leading telecommunications engineers from academia and industry.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th Annual Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science, STACS 2007, held in Aachen, Germany in February 2007.

The 56 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from about 400 submissions. The papers address the whole range of theoretical computer science including algorithms and data structures, automata and formal languages, complexity theory, logic in computer science, semantics, specification, and verification of programs, rewriting and deduction, as well as current challenges like biological computing, quantum computing, and mobile and net computing.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Information Security Applications, WISA 2006, held in Jeju Island, Korea in August 2006.

The 30 revised full papers presented were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from 146 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on public key crypto applications and virus protection, cyber indication and intrusion detection, biometrics and security trust management, secure software and systems, smart cards and secure hardware, mobile security, DRM, information hiding, ubiquitous computing security, P2P security, pre-authentication for fast handoff in wireless mesh networks including mobile APs.

This book presents the latest research in the area of multimedia data hiding paradigms. The book is divided into four parts and an appendix. The first part introduces multimedia signal processing and information hiding techniques. It includes multimedia representation, need for multimedia, digital watermarking fundamentals and requirements of watermarking. The second part describes the recent advances in multimedia signal processing. The third part presents information hiding techniques including steganography, secret sharing and watermarking. The final part of this book includes practical applications of intelligent multimedia signal processing and data hiding systems. Appendix includes source codes and/or executables related to the topics in some chapters. Interested readers are invited to use these programs.

Managing Systems Migrations and Upgrades is the perfect book for technology managers who want a rational guide to evaluating the business aspects of various possible technical solutions. Enterprises today are in the middle of the R&D race for technology leadership, with providers who increasingly need to create markets for new technologies while shortening development, implementation, and life cycles. The cost for the current tempo of technology life cycles is endless change-management controls, organizational chaos, production use of high-risk beta products, and greater potential for failure of existing systems during migration.

Burkey and Breakfield help you answer questions such as, "Is the only solution open to me spending more that the industry average in order to succeed?" and "What are the warning signs that tell me to pass on a particular product offering?" as well as "How can my organization avoid the 'technical death marches' typical of the industry?" This book will take the confusion out of when to make shifts in your systems and help you evaluate the value proposition of these technology changes.

· Provides a methodology for decision making and implementation of upgrades and migrations
· Avoids marketing hype and the "technical herding" instinct
· Offers a tool to optimize technology changes for both staff and customers

The combination of the views on outsourcing, technology support, employees, staff technology training, eBusiness, and aggressive marketing/selling campaigns make it difficult to understand the right technology change and considerations to minimize the organizational impact when technology is adopted. Some of the changes are coming so rapidly that digestion by the technical staff of the Enterprise is increasingly difficult.

About the Author

Charles V. Breakfield, Nortel Networks Engineering Solutions Manager, specializes in designing complex contact centers. He is a certified Microsoft Certified System Engineer, Banyan Network Engineer, and Netware Systems Administrator. His experience with solutions of business issues through technology application has made him a prime resource for complex integrations solutions.

Roxanne E. Burkey, Nortel Networks Senior Systems Engineer, has provided in-depth client analysis and design support for information systems based on business requirements for over 20 years. She holds a Master's Degree in Information Systems. Burkey is the author of several articles on data handling and data integration with current technology, and has led many workshops with a focus on relating business, technology, and human factor issues during technology migration.

New technology is always evolving and companies must have appropriate security for their businesses to be able to keep up to date with the changes. With the rapid growth of the internet and the world wide web, data and applications security will always be a key topic in industry as well as in the public sector, and has implications for the whole of society.
Data and Applications Security covers issues related to security and privacy of information in a wide range of applications, including:

• Electronic Commerce, XML and Web Security;
• Workflow Security and Role-based Access Control;
• Distributed Objects and Component Security;
• Inference Problem, Data Mining and Intrusion Detection;
• Language and SQL Security;
• Security Architectures and Frameworks;
• Federated and Distributed Systems Security;
• Encryption, Authentication and Security Policies.

This book contains papers and panel discussions from the Fourteenth Annual Working Conference on Database Security, which is part of the Database Security: Status and Prospects conference series sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). The conference was held in Schoorl, The Netherlands in August 2000.

This book describes the specification and proof of a compiler for a realistically complicated assembly-level language. The book defines the state of the art in machine check proofs of software. Piton is a simple assembly-level programming language for a microprocessor called the FM9001 described at the machine code level. The correctness of the implementation has been proved by a mechanical theorem prover. This book is about the exact meaning of the previous paragraph. What is Piton, exactly? What is the FM9001? How is Piton implemented on the FM9001? In what sense is the implementation correct? How is its correctness expressed mathematically? How is it proved? These questions are answered here. Also discussed is the evolutionary character of software, the Piton implementation in particular, and how proof plays a continuing role in its design and improvement. Piton is a simple but non-trivial programming language. It provides execute-only programs, recursive subroutine call and return, stack based parameter passing, local variables, global variables and arrays, a user-visible stack for intermediate results, and seven abstract data types including integers, data addresses, program addresses and subroutine names.

This book is devoted to the study of fuzzy reasoning as applied to decision making and control processes. It contains a collection of important contributions covering a wide well-selected range of topics within the field.
The book contains twenty-one papers, written by thirty-four distinguished contributors and is divided into five parts.

Part 1 involves four chapters providing background material together with useful techniques for the validation of fuzzy knowledge bases and the software representation of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic. Part 2 presents an overview of neuro-fuzzy expert systems along with an important case study, and a neural network model which is suitable for fuzzy reasoning. Part 3 presents the state of art of fuzzy controllers, including design and implementation aspects. This part starts with a chapter on the demystification of fuzzy control and includes critical evaluations of fuzzy controllers, along with new types of fuzzy controllers such as the sliding mode fuzzy controller. Part 4 involves a chapter on fuzzy parameter and state estimation, which is of fundamental importance in a variety of applications, a chapter on fuzzy reasoning as used in rule-based systems, and a chapter on computing the multivariable shape of an n-D pattern class. Finally, Part 5 presents six important applications dealing with industrial robotic systems, mechanical systems, manipulators with artificial rubber muscles, Petri nets, biomedical engineering, and nondestructive fruit collection.

The book is suitable for the researcher and practitioner, as well as for the teacher and student in related Master and Doctoral courses.

Your success guide to the next wireless revolution

The next watershed innovation in wireless technology is here: IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks (LANs).

Recent studies from IDC indicate that the Wi-Fi wireless LAN market will likely account for ninety percent of projected LAN equipment revenues by 2005–a trend that promises to spill over into home wireless networks. Yet this amazing growth has also created confusion: Which version of 802.11 is best for vendors and end-users? What about solutions such as the a/g and a/b combinations of the 802.11 standards?

In World Wide Wi-Fi: Technological Trends and Business Strategies, Teik-Kheong (TK) Tan and Benny Bing provide a clear, accessible road map of the Wi-Fi wireless LAN market. Unlike most books on wireless local area networks (WLANs), this must-have resource explains both the business and technology of WLANs, and offers ready-to-use tactics and strategies for thriving in this lucrative field. Along the way, you’ll also gain insight into the emerging Wi-Fi standards.

World Wide Wi-Fi presents:

• Key technological issues related to the design and deployment of Wi-Fi wireless LANs
• An insider’s look at market dynamics, market segmentation, service provider, enterprise, and chipset strategies
• The interrelationship between the 802.11a, b, and g standards
• And much more

Supported by real statistics and case studies, plus profiles of suppliers, regulators, and other market players, this one-of-a-kind guide helps you create effective market penetration strategies and evaluate vendor-specific features. Ultimately, World Wide Wi-Fi defines the 802.11 market: its rapid expansion, its challenges, and its future. Most of all, it’s your invitation to profit from everything that this red-hot industry has to offer.

About the Author

Teik-Kheong (TK) Tan is Chair of the Wireless LANs Next Generation Committee of the IEEE 802.11 Standards Working Group. He also chairs the Wireless Interworking Group (a committee supported by IEEE 802.11 WG, ETSI-BRAN and MMAC). He is also the senior product manager for the Wireless LAN Product Line of Philips Semiconductors, San Jose, USA.

Benny Bing is a research faculty member with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also the author of Wireless Local Area Networks: The New Wireless Revolution.

Artificial life refers to all the methods that try to recreate living organisms and creatures by computers. Virtual reality is the immersion of human beings in virtual worlds. This landmark book demonstrates artificial life in virtual reality. It introduces new concepts such as artificial consciousness, presence, autonomy and perception. Includes 12 color pages.

The technology which once produced the first synthetic human today includes the simulation of human behaviour processes, associated with consciousness and the emotions. When a computer creates artificial life, its synthetic creatures demonstrate the behaviour patterns of real living beings. This book investigates the technological advances which allow artificial life to be placed within a virtual setting, where the human user can meet and interact with synthetic beingspeople, animals or plantsin a complete simulation of the real world. It introduces new concepts such as artificial consciousness, artificial presence, artificial autonomy and artificial perception; and discusses important results in the development of immersive and auditory virtual environments, and co-operative work.

"The book provides an excellent introduction to neutral networks from a statistical perspective." (International Statistical Review, 2008)

"Successful connects logistic regression and linear discriminant analysis, thus making it critical reference and self-study guide for students and professionals alike in the fields of mathematics, statistics, computer science, and electrical engineering." (Mathematical Reviews)

This book presents a statistical treatment of the Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), which is the most widely used of the neural network models, in a language that is familiar to practicing statisticians. Questions arise when statisticians are first confronted with such a model, and this book's aim is to provide thorough answers. The following are a few questions that are considered in this book and are explored: how robust is the model to outliers, could the model be made more robust, which points will have a high leverage, what are good starting values for the fitting algorithm, etc. Discussions include the use of MLP models with spatial data as well as the influence and sensitivity curves of the MLP. The question of why the MLP is a (fairly) robust model is answered and modifications to make it very robust are considered.

An accessible and up-to-date treatment featuring the connection between neural networks and statistics

A Statistical Approach to Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition presents a

statistical treatment of the Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), which is the most widely used of the neural network models. This book aims to answer questions that arise when statisticians are first confronted with this type of model, such as:

How robust is the model to outliers?

Could the model be made more robust?

Which points will have a high leverage?

What are good starting values for the fitting algorithm?

Thorough answers to these questions and many more are included, as well as worked examples and selected problems for the reader. Discussions on the use of MLP models with spatial and spectral data are also included. Further treatment of highly important principal aspects of the MLP are provided, such as the robustness of the model in the event of outlying or atypical data; the influence and sensitivity curves of the MLP; why the MLP is a fairly robust model; and modifications to make the MLP more robust. The author also provides clarification of several misconceptions that are prevalent in existing neural network literature.

Throughout the book, the MLP model is extended in several directions to show that a statistical modeling approach can make valuable contributions, and further exploration for fitting MLP models is made possible via the R and S-PLUS® codes that are available on the book's related Web site. A Statistical Approach to Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition successfully connects logistic regression and linear discriminant analysis, thus making it a critical reference and self-study guide for students and professionals alike in the fields of mathematics, statistics, computer science, and electrical engineering.

About the Author

Robert A. Dunne, PhD, is Research Scientist in the Mathematical and Information Sciences Division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in North Ryde, Australia. Dr. Dunne received his PhD from Murdoch University, and his research interests include remote sensing and bioinformatics.