Author(s) : Karli Watson
Publisher : Wrox
Year : Oct 2006
ISBN 10 : 0470044063
ISBN 13 : 9780470044063
Language : English
Pages : 528
File type : PDF
Size : 6.4 MB (book + source code)

In this book you learn everything you need to know about developing C# applications that access databases. If you are wondering why this is such an important topic, just consider how many applications use the functionality. At first glance, you might notice a few specialized ones such as Windows applications to view and edit human resources data or Web applications that display recent sport results. Look a bit deeper, however, and you quickly find that the vast majority of applications use database data in one form or another, even if it isn’t immediately obvious.

This book is the perfect starting point to learn about databases, and particularly about using MS SQL Server from .NET 2.0 applications written in C#. Over the course of the book, you learn the fundamentals of database technology, how the .NET Framework can be used to access databases, and how to get the most out of your code. Along the way you are presented with numerous helpful, easy-to-follow examples that demonstrate the techniques you need. Each example increases your understanding of a particular subject, and often provides you with tips and tricks that you can adapt to different contexts  in the future. Each chapter also includes exercises to reinforce key concepts, the answers to which are found at the back of the book.

The main idea behind the book is to present you with a solid understanding of the basics of database access in C#. You’ll also be exposed to many possibilities for future development. You will often learn about quite complicated techniques, but they are broken into simple steps and carefully explained. These explanations provide an appreciation for what is possible, and prepare you for handling additional resources about these subjects when you’ve finished the book. And you’ll be able to do that without facing instant despair at attempting to learn about a completely new subject because you’ll already know the basics of what you are doing.

This book is aimed at people who already have at least a basic understanding of .NET development with C# and who want to learn about databases and database access. The C# code used in the examples in this book is described in detail only in cases where it is quite advanced, or where it’s an area you might not have looked at before. However, no experience with databases is assumed, so the database code you write (using ADO.NET) is explained from first principles. Databases themselves are explained, as well as the SQL language used to access them. This book is perfect for you if the word “database” is one that you’ve heard only in passing.

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Chapter 01 - Database Fundamentals
Chapter 02 - Databases and C#
Chapter 03 - Viewing Data
Chapter 04 - Modifying Data
Chapter 05 - Databases and the Internet
Chapter 06 - Accessing Databases Programmatically
Chapter 07 - Views and Stored Procedures
Chapter 08 - Custom Data Objects
Chapter 09 - Transactions and Concurrency
Chapter 10 - Working with Disconnected Data
Chapter 11 - SQL Server CLR Integration
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Appendix B - Database Installation
Appendix C - Answers to Exercises



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Author(s) : Valerii Salov
Publisher : Wiley
Year : Feb 2007
ISBN 10 : 0470086238
ISBN 13 : 9780470086230
Language : English
Pages : 264
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The goal of trading is to make money, and for many, profits are the best way to measure that success. Author Valerii Salov knows how to calculate potential profit, and in Modeling Maximum Trading Profits with C++, he outlines an original and thought–provoking approach to trading that will help you do the same.

This detailed guide will show you how to effectively calculate the potential profit in a market under conditions of variable transaction costs, and provide you with the tools needed to compute those values from real prices. You'll be introduced to new notions of s–function, s–matrix, s–interval, and polarities of s–intervals, and discover how they can be used to build the r– and l–algorithms as well as the first and second profit and loss reserve algorithms. Optimal money management techniques are also illustrated throughout the book, so you can make the most informed trading decisions possible.

Filled with in–depth insight and expert advice, Modeling Maximum Trading Profits with C++ contains a comprehensive overview of trading, money management, and C++.


TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Potential Profit as a Measure of Market Performance
Chapter 02 - Potential Profit and Transaction Costs
Chapter 03 - R- and L-Algorithms for Maximum Profit Strategy
Chapter 04 - Money Management and Discrete Nature of Trading
Chapter 05 - Money Management for Potential Profit Strategy
Chapter 06 - Best to Better
Chapter 07 - Direct Applications
Chapter 08 - Indicators Based on Potential Profit
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WindowsXP Digital Music For Dummies
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Now you can give new meaning to the description “High-performance computer!”
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The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet: Maximize the Power of Omega-3s to
Supercharge Your Health, Battle Inflammation, and Keep Your Mind Sharp
by Evelyn Tribole
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Pub. Date: May 2007
ISBN-13: 9780071469869
256pp

Omega-3 supplements can help you prevent cancer, reduce depression, stave off
memory loss, and improve over-allhealth. But did you know that the benefits
are limitedor blocked in the body if the supplements are taken without the
proper diet? To gain full advantage of these miraculous "good fats," you need
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In The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet, bestselling authorand nutritionist Evelyn Tribole
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Encyclopedia of Foods
Publisher: Academic Press; 1st edition (December 15, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0122198034
ISBN-13: 978-0122198038
450 pages

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The Encyclopedia of Foods : A Guide to Healthy Nutrition is a definitive resource
for what to eat for maximum health as detailed by medical and nutritional experts.
This book makes the connection between health, disease, and the food we eat.
The Encyclopedia describes more than 140 foods, providing information on their history,
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The health conscious, educated adult looking for a comprehensive nutritional
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Part I: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition: Chapter 1: Optimizing Health: The
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI's) America's Health Goals The Dietary Guidelines
for Americans The Power of the Food Guide Pyramid Other Voices: Guidelines of
Health Organizations The Bottom Line: Optimizing Health Chapter 2: The Nutrients
and Other Food Substances: The Macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Proteins, and
Fats Carbohydrates Protein Fats The Micronutrients: Vitamins and Minerals Water On the Nutrient Horizon: Phytochemicals Supplements: Foods, or Functional Foods
Nutrition and Your Stages of Life Chapter 3: The Food-Health Connection: Obesity
High Blood Pressure Diabetes Mellitus Coronary Artery Disease Osteoporosis Cancer
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Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling
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Springer
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Possibly the most comprehensive overview of computer graphics as seen in the context of geometric modeling, this two volume work covers implementation and theory in a thorough and systematic fashion. Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling: Implementation and Algorithms, covers the computer graphics part of the field of geometric modeling and includes all the standard computer graphics topics. The first part deals with basic concepts and algorithms and the main steps involved in displaying photorealistic images on a computer. The second part covers curves and surfaces and a number of more advanced geometric modeling topics including intersection algorithms, distance algorithms, polygonizing curves and surfaces, trimmed surfaces, implicit curves and surfaces, offset curves and surfaces, curvature, geodesics, blending etc. The third part touches on some aspects of computational geometry and a few special topics such as interval analysis and finite element methods. The volume includes two companion programs.

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Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Classroom in a Book
ISBN: 0321499824
ISBN-13: 9780321499820
Format: Paperback, 339pp
Publisher: Adobe Press
Pub. Date: May 2007

Book Description
This project-based guide from Adobe will teach readers all they need to know to create engaging interactive content with Flash CS3. Using step-by-step instructions with projects that build on the knowledge learned in each lesson, readers will learn the key elements of the Flash interface, including panels, timelines, and frames. From there, readers will learn how to work with vector and bitmap graphics; create and edit symbols; modify text and add interactivity with ActionScript 3.0; and incorporate animation, music, and sound to their projects. They'll also learn how to prepare and export their finished projects for Web and broadcast. Of course, readers will also learn how to take advantage of the new features of Flash CS3--the streamlined user interface, native support for Photoshop and Illustrator files, revamped drawing tools, new video encoding features, code editing enhancements, and much more. The companion CD provides users with all the sample files they need to complete all of the projects.

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Getting Started
 1. Getting Acquainted
 2. Working with Graphics
 3. Creating and Editing Symbols
 4. Working with Text
 5. Adding Animation
 6. Creating Interactive Files
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PDF | English | 20 MB


Published by DoubleJump Publishing in partnership with Off Base Productions, Hardcore Gamer™ is a monthly enthusiast gaming magazine that celebrates the lifestyle and culture of gaming. Created and written by passionate gamers who genuinely love what they do, every issue of Hardcore Gamer Magazine comes packed with unique content, in-depth cover stories, retro gaming features, the latest in mobile gaming, import titles from abroad, plus plenty of previews, reviews, news, strategies, and much, much more.

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Author(s) : Robert H. Morelos-Zaragoza
Publisher : Wiley
Year : Jul 2006
ISBN 10 : 0470015586
ISBN 13 : 9780470015582
Language : English
Pages : 278
File type : PDf
Size : 2.4 MB  (book + source code)

The book deals with the art of error correcting coding, in the sense that it addresses the need for selecting, implementing and simulating algorithms for encoding and decoding of codes for error correction and detection. New features of the second edition include additional in-text examples as well as new problems at the end of each chapter, intended for use in a course on ECC. A comprehensive bibliography is included, for readers who wish to learn more about the beautiful theory that makes it all work.

One of the best features of the book is that it provides a natural introduction to the principles and decoding techniques of turbo codes, LDPC codes, and product codes, from an algebraic channel coding perspective. In this context, turbo codes are viewed as punctured product codes. With simple examples, the underlying ideas and structures used in the construction and iterative decoding of product codes are presented in an unparalleled manner.

The detailed treatment of various algebraic decoding techniques for the correction of errors and erasures using Reed–Solomon codes is also worth a mention. On the applications of ECC in combined channel coding and digital modulation, or coded modulation, the author does a good job in  introducing the basic principles that are used in the construction of several important classes of coded modulation systems.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Hamming, Golay and Reed–Muller codes
Chapter 3 - Binary cyclic codes and BCH codes
Chapter 4 - Nonbinary BCH codes: Reed–Solomon codes
Chapter 5 - Binary convolutional codes
Chapter 6 - Modifying and combining codes
Chapter 7 - Soft-decision decoding
Chapter 8 - Iteratively decodable codes
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Author(s) : Dan Wood, Chris Leiter, Paul Turley
Publisher : Wrox
Year : Nov 2006
ISBN 10 : 0470047046
ISBN 13 : 9780470047040
Language : English
Pages : 574
File type : PDF
Size : 4.6 MB

This book, as the title suggests, is all about database administration. But what is database administration? Database administrators are more and more often being called upon to perform duties that are not strictly “administrative” in nature. Along with typical administrative duties such as backups, database maintenance, and user management, database administrators are increasingly being asked to perform tasks such as building complex data transformations for data import, building distributed data solutions, and, with the release of SQL Server 2005, maintaining the security and integrity of the database while enabling the integration of managed code into the database engine.

This book lays the foundation by covering in detail the most common database administrative tasks. It also introduces you to many of the more advanced areas that enterprise database administrators need to be familiar with. Read these pages carefully, and apply what you learn. From here, move on to more complex jobs and tasks. The opportunities for talented and hard-working database administrators are virtually unlimited.

Our primary audience is IT professionals (both developers and administrators) who have found themselves responsible for the management and maintenance of a SQL Server 2005 database. You may have been responsible for a SQL Server 2000 database and were just getting used to that when your company decided to move to SQL Server 2005. The new features and new tool set can be intimidating.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Introducing SQL Server 2005
Chapter 02 - Installing SQL Server 2005
Chapter 03 - SQL Server 2005 Tools
Chapter 04 - SQL Server 2005 Storage Architecture
Chapter 05 - SQL Server 2005 Databases
Chapter 06 - SQL Server 2005 Security
Chapter 07 - Configuring SQL Server Network Communication
Chapter 08 - Automating Administrative Tasks
Chapter 09 - Disaster Prevention and Recovery
Chapter 10 - Monitoring SQL Server for Performance
Chapter 11 - SQL Server High Availability
Chapter 12 - Administering SQL CLR Programming Objects
Chapter 13 - Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
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A clear, lively, and imaginative approach to the definition, importance, and meaning of photography
Challenges readers' notions about the definition of photography, and why it is such an important part of our cultural life
Includes both well-known and more unusual photographs, from the highly controversial Cottingley Fairies photograph to Ansel Adams landscapes, and from the shocking and influential Eddie Adams image of a Vietcong suspect being executed to the portrait work of Cindy Sherman.

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Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), German painter, engraver, and draftsman, was the most celebrated artist of the Northern Renaissance. His reputation spread throughout Europe during his lifetime, beyond his native city of Nuremberg, a thriving center of art and commerce. Like Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer became deeply involved in scientific and mathematical studies. Dürer’s application of scientific principles to the creation of art, especially as recorded in his Underweysung der Messung (Instruction in measurement), marks the beginning of art theory in Northern Europe. This Octavo Edition presents a sammelband (or volume in which multiple works are bound together) of the first two books of Dürer’s Von menschlicher Proportion (Four books of human proportions) in the Latin translation of 1532 (De Symmetria), along with the revised and expanded 1538 second edition of Underweysung der Messung. Other copies of this assemblage are recorded.

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This book looks at the transformation that Art and Art history is undergoing through engagement with the digital revolution. Since its initiation in 1985, CHArt (Computers and the History of Art) has set out to promote interaction between the rapidly developing new Information Technology and the study and practice of Art. It has become increasingly clear in recent years that this interaction has led, not just to the provision of new tools for the carrying out of existing practices, but to the evolution of unprecedented activities and modes of thought.


This collection of papers represents the variety, innovation and richness of significant presentations made at the CHArt Conferences of 2001 and 2002. Some show new methods of teaching being employed, making clear in particular the huge advantages that IT can provide for engaging students in learning and interactive discussion. It also shows how much is to be gained from the flexibility of the digital image – or could be gained if the road block of copyright is finally overcome. Others look at the impact on collections and archives, showing exciting ways of using computers to make available information about collections and archives and to provide new accessibility to archives. The way such material can now be accessed via the internet has revolutionized the search methods of scholars, but it has also made information available to all. However the internet is not only about access. Some papers here show how it also offers the opportunity of exploring the structure of images and dealing with the fascinating possibilities offered by digitisation for visual analysis, searching and reconstruction. Another challenging aspect covered here are the possibilities offered by digital media for new art forms. One point that emerges is that digital art is not some discreet practice, separated from other art forms. It is rather an approach that can involve all manner of association with both other art practices and with other forms of presentation and enquiry, demonstrating that we are witnessing a revolution that affects all our activities and not one that simply leads to the establishment of a new discipline to set alongside others.

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The basic material settings tutorial explains almost all materialparameters of the V-Ray material. If you are new to V-Ray, please read the basic render settings tutorial first, so you can start this tutorial in the correct way. The V-Ray version I used for this tutorial is 1.47.03.

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David D. Busch. Mastering Digital SLR Photography - Thomson Course Technology PTR, 2005 | PDF | 280 pages | 7 MB

This book emphasizes digital photography rather than software. It shows you how to take compelling pictures and make great images using imaging technology, while taking into account the special strengths of digital SLR cameras. Whether you’re a snap-shooting tyro, or an experienced photographer moving into the digital SLR realm, you’ll find the knowledge you need here. Every word in this book was written from the viewpoint of the serious photographer

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This book is designed to help guide younger R & D chemists to ways in which they can quickly evolve skills which are built around three factors - people, knowledge and time. It covers the management of scientific personnel, management within a variety of R & D organisational structures, creating a climate of innovation, the management of projects including the time management and communication aspects of the job.

The author, Peter Bamfield, is now working as a consultant. Due to his long experience in the chemical industry, he was elected President of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Industrial Affairs Division.

This third edition of the book has been revised and updated to take global developments and recent changes in regulatory affairs into account.

This best-selling title both in German and English is now enhanced by a new chapter on the important topical subject of measurement uncertainty.

Following an introduction, the text goes on to elucidate the 4-phase model of analytical quality assurance: establishing a new analytical process, preparative quality assurance, routine quality assurance and external analytical quality assurance.

Besides updating the relevant references, the authors took great care to incorporate the latest international standards in the field.

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The visual overload of the last decade -- crashing type, unreadable text, in-your-face images -- is being replaced by simple, seamless design with a clean approach. Minimal Graphics offers a striking new collection of international graphic design work that uses the power of simplicity to get messages across.
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Digital Nature Photography
Focal Press | Aug 2007 | ISBN: 9780240808567 | 208 pages | PDF | 86 MB

Digital Nature Photography is a how-to guide for photographers who want to take their work to the next level. Written by professionals with over 20 years experience, the Gerlachs reveal enlightening techniques for shooting nature images in the field. The combination of artistic approach and impeccable technique will help you capture your next great image.


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Publisher : Wiley
Year : Feb 2006
ISBN 10 : 0470011440
ISBN 13 : 9780470011447
Language : English
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A UWB system is defined as any radio system that has a 10-dB bandwidth larger than 20 % of its center frequency, or has a 10-dB bandwidth  equal  to  or  larger  than  500 MHz.  The  recent  approval  of  UWB  technology  by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States reserves the unlicensed frequency band between 3.1 and 10.6 GHz (7.5 GHz) for indoor UWB wireless communication systems. It is expected that many conventional principles and approaches used for short-range wireless communications will be reevaluated and a new industrial sector in short-range (e.g., 10 m) wireless communications with high data rate (e.g., 400 Mbps) will be formed. Further, industrial standards IEEE 802.15.3a (high data rate) and IEEE 802.15.4a (very low data rate) based on UWB technology have been introduced.

UWB technology has many benefits owing to its ultra-wideband nature, which include high data rate, less path loss and better immunity to multipath propagation, availability of low-cost transceivers, low transmit power and low interference, and so on. On the other hand, there exist many technical challenges in UWB deployment, such as the received-waveform distortion from each distinct delayed propagation path, antenna design for and synchronization  of  very  short  pulses,  performance  degradation  due  to  multiple  access interference and narrowband jamming, employment of higher order modulation schemes to improve capacity or throughput, and development of link and network layers to take advantage of the UWB transmission  benefits at the physical layer.

Even though R&D results so far have demonstrated that UWB radio is a promising solution for high-rate short-range  wireless  communications,  further  extensive  investigation,  experiments,  and development are necessary for developing effective and efficient UWB communication systems and UWB technology. This book is timely in reporting the results from cutting edge research and state-of-the-art technology in UWB wireless communications.

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Chapter 01 - Introduction
Chapter 02 - Modulation and Signal Detection in UWB
Chapter 03 - UWB Pulse Propagation and Detection
Chapter 04 - Timing Synchronization for UWB Impulse Radios
Chapter 05 - Error Performance of Pulsed Ultra-wideband Systems in Indoor Environments
Chapter 06 - Mixed-Signal Ultra-wideband Communications Receivers
Chapter 07 - Trends in Ultra-wideband Transceiver Design
Chapter 08 - UWB MAC and Ad Hoc Networks
Chapter 09 - Radio Resource Management for Ultra-wideband Communications
Chapter 10 - Pulsed UWB Interference to Narrowband Receivers
Chapter 11 - Digital-Carrier Spreading Codes for Baseband UWB Multiaccess
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Author(s) : Michael "Monty" Widenius, David Axmark, MySQL AB
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Year : Jun 2002
ISBN 10: 0596002653
ISBN 13: 9780596002657
Language : English
Pages : 814
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This highly regarded and comprehensive reference manual comes directly from the members of the MySQL team. The book covers issues at all stages in MySQL use, from installation problems through performance tuning. Included are suggested uses of privileges to enhance security, many performance tips, and a sophisticated guide to error recovery. It also offers a thorough comparison of MySQL with SQL standards and other databases. No serious MySQL user should be without this book.

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Chapter 01 - General Information
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Chapter 03 - Tutorial Introduction
Chapter 04 - Database Administration
Chapter 05 - MySQL Optimisation
Chapter 06 - MySQL Language Reference
Chapter 07 - MySQL Table Types
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Author(s) : Matthew Tagliaferri
Publisher : Apress
Year : Aug 2003
ISBN 10 : 1590591143
ISBN 13 : 9781590591147
Language : English
Pages : 408
File type : CHM
Size : 11 MB (book + source code)

Many young programmers are interested in game programming. Learn VB .NET Through Game Programming is a self-paced learning tutorial designed to help any developer master the basics of object-oriented programming (OOP) with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. Unlike other books on OOP, this easy-to-understand book provides readers with peer-level language, while illustrating concepts with definitive and intuitive game programming examples.

The goal of this book is to teach you how to get started programming in Visual Basic .NET by developing games. This book doesn’t intend to be a complete treatise of all the features and capabilities of this latest version of VB. Instead, it provides a series of example programs that illustrate basic features of the language and begins the huge task of introducing you to the contents of the .NET Framework. In addition, I introduce one more important programming concept—the concept of design. Now that object-oriented languages are more common, people have found that the various objects in a program can be designed to interact with each other in different ways; these interactions can make the program more or less complex or more or less adaptable to future features or enhancements.

To illustrate the importance of design on a program, I’ve taken the time to walk you through the development process of several of these programs rather than simply presenting you with the final version of the game. By learning how to solve a program one way, then improving upon that design in a second or third version of the program, you’ll begin to recognize when your own designs might be headed down a wrong path and some redesign is in order.

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TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Developing Your First Game
Chapter 02 - Writing Your First Game, Again
Chapter 03 - Understanding Object-Oriented Programming from the Start
Chapter 04 - More OOPing Around
Chapter 05 - Understanding Polymorphism
Chapter 06 - Using Polymorphism via Interfaces
Chapter 07 - Creating Multiplayer Games
Chapter 08 - Using DirectX
Chapter 09 - Learning Other Object-Oriented Programming Topics
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Fireworks MX Bible
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ISBN / ASIN:   0764536621
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Pages:   963

Covers all Fireworks features, including new interface elements, the Properties Inspector, on-screen text editing, vector tools, new transparency and object layer tools, and more!
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Author(s) : Jim Geier
Publisher : Cisco Press
Year : Aug 2004
ISBN 10: 1587201119
ISBN 13: 9781587201110
Language : English
Pages : 264
File type : CHM
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As a basic introduction to wireless networking, Wireless Networks First-Step assumes that readers have no previous wireless experience. The book provides an overview of wireless networking, along with details of applicable standards and technologies. Newcomers to wireless technologies will find practical information along with an abundance of examples. Case studies throughout the chapters provide real-world implementation examples, presented in a non-technical fashion. Implementation details are discussed only to the extent that readers can identify what type of wireless network may be appropriate for their needs.

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TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 1 - The Wireless World: An Introduction to Concepts
Chapter 2 - Wireless System Architecture: How Wireless Works
Chapter 3 - Radio Frequency and Light Signal Fundamentals: The Invisible Medium
Chapter 4 - Wireless PANs: Networks for Small Places
Chapter 5 - Wireless LANs: Networks for Buildings and Campuses
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The popular guide-over 80,000 copies sold of the first edition-now revised and enhanced with an audio CD of guided meditations
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The book assumes readers have a working knowledge of Photoshop. It does not go through the basics or cover complex selections or masking, although it does quickly explain essentials like shortcuts, context-sensitive menus, quick image-navigation tricks, the varieties of layers, and smart file management--all issues that expedite workflow and distinguish regular and power users. The book even outlines what it takes to set up shop as a professional retoucher, discussing equipment, studio arrangement, and working with clients and contracts.

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The average person's attention span lasts about 30 seconds. That means first and immediate impressions count, and big. In this modern-day update of Dale Carnegie's classic How to Win Friends and Influence People, former fashion photographer Nicholas Boothman instructs you in how to mold those 30 seconds to your greatest advantage and connect with others at business and social functions.

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Health foods and dietary supplements are widely used throughout the world - it is estimated that more than seventy million people in Europe regularly buy these products, and it is a billion dollar business in the USA. Health foods include vitamins, minerals, cereals, nuts, herbal medicines, functional foods, and many others. A large number of people use these foods in the belief that they contribute to their general health, while, in most countries, little or no information is given on products explaining their therapeutic values. The Oxford Book of Health Foods begins with an account of modern concepts of human nutrition, followed by a series of over one hundred accounts of individual health foods and dietary supplements. In all cases the importance of these products in human health is explained, and, for herbal medicines, the evidence for their claimed therapeutic value is given, and toxic effects are described. Full-colour illustrations accompany these accounts. The Oxford Book of Health Foods will be of interest not just to health professionals, but to all people with an interest in health foods and healthy eating. The text is supplemented by a glossary, explaining the more technical terms, and a bibliography listing sources for further reading.

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Author(s) : Sikha Bagui, Richard Earp
Publisher : Auerbach
Year : Jun 2003
ISBN 10 : 0849315484
ISBN 13 : 9780849315480
Language : English
Pages : 264
File type : PDF
Size : 3 MB

Entity-relationship (E-R) diagrams are time-tested models for database development well-known for their usefulness in mapping out clear database designs. Also commonly known is how difficult it is to master them. With this comprehensive guide, database designers and developers can quickly learn all the ins and outs of E-R diagramming to become expert database designers. Because E-R diagrams are so fundamental to database design, this book is also an indispensable text for teaching computer science students the basics of database development. Database Design Using Entity-Relationship Diagrams clarifies E-R diagramming by defining it in terms of requirements (end user requests) and specifications (designer feedback to those requests).

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This book is intended to be used by database practitioners and students for data modeling. It is also intended to be used as a supplemental text in database courses, systems analysis and design courses, and other courses that design and implement databases. Many present-day database and systems analysis and design books limit their coverage of data modeling. This book not only increases the exposure to data modeling concepts, but also presents a detailed, step-by-step approach to designing an ER diagram and developing the relational database from it.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - The Software Engineering Process and Relational Databases
Chapter 02 - The Basic ER Diagram—A Data Modeling Schema
Chapter 03 - Beyond the First Entity Diagram
Chapter 04 - Extending Relationships/Structural Constraints
Chapter 05 - The Weak Entity
Chapter 06 - Further Extensions for ER Diagrams with Binary Relationships
Chapter 07 - Ternary and Higher-Order ER Diagrams
Chapter 08 - Generalizations and Specializations
Chapter 09 - Relational Mapping and Reverse-Engineering ER Diagrams
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Handbook of Medicinal Herbs
CRC PRESS
James A. Duke with Mary Jo Bogenschutz-Godwin,
Judi duCellier & Peggy-Ann K. Duke
Previously published: CRC handbook of medicinal herbs.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8493-1284-1 (alk. paper)
870 pages {pdf}

By the time this second edition is published, the first edition of the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs will have been out more than 15 years.
The second edition is designed to present most of the old information plus new information on the more important of those original 365 herbs.
I submitted the first edition under the original unpublished title, Herbs of Dubious Salubrity.

I intentionally left out many of the completely safe culinary herbs, spices, and food plants that are clearly medicinal.
I also intentionally omitted some strictly dangerous herbs, such as foxglove, that were too unhealthy for use in unskilled hands.
I did include several obscure hallucinogenic plants of dubious salubrity.
I did, or should have, dropped some of these because they have little medicinal importance.
Some poorly documented species, such as Mimosa hostilis and Phoradendron leucarpum , for example, were retained with fragmentary entries, so as to at least mention species from the first edition that might better have been dropped.
Now I think I have the most important herbs well covered here.

In edition two, which I will refer to frequently as my Herbal Desk Reference (HDR), I have tried to concisely corral the data on some 1000 herbs in as little space as possible, striving to make a reliable, referenced resource to parallel the PDR for Herbal Medicines.
I use the three-letter abbreviation, HDR, to indicate the second edition of my Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, because I compare and contrast it to other important sources, which are also represented by three-letter
abbreviations. (See the reference abbreviation appendix.)
With this edition, I have tried to cover most of the widely mentioned medicinal plants, whether they are extremely salubrious or extremely toxic.
Without counting them, I estimate we include more than 1000 of the most important herbs, including the more important herbs from the young Native American and the European traditions (including most of those approved by Commission E (KOM), and almost all of those included in the PDR for Herbal Medicine (PHR for the first edition, and PH2 for the second edition).

Unlike Commission E and the Herbal PDR, which seem to stress European and American traditions, I include proportionately more herbs from the older African, Ayurvedic, and Chinese traditions as well, not wanting to slight any major medicinal plant from any major tradition.

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QBase Anaesthesia 3 is the third volume in the QBase series of book + CD-ROM packages and is aimed at the FRCA (Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists) candidate. Both the book and CD contain 555 questions divided into a number of pre-set exams (with accompanying fully referenced explanatory notes) and there are also a number of pre-set short exams to attempt, utilising the questions in the book. The CD-ROM can be installed in seconds and gives the reader an incredible range of options, greatly increasing the utility and value of the book. Not only can the reader practice the set exams, but the program will mark these exams, allow the reader to customize exams to focus in on areas requiring further revision, shuffle the stems (A-E) to prevent the candidate from memorising 'patterns' and advise on examination strategy. It also has the facility to print out and store test results and provide helpful notes on each question. The CD-ROM accompanying this volume has been improved so that the exam analysis now gives a subject-based as well as an overall analysis. On installation, the CD-ROM will automatically update the version of the Qbase program released with QBase Anaesthesia 1 or 2.

Author(s) : John Deubert
Publisher : Peachpit Press
Year : Dec 2006
ISBN : 0321470796
Language : English
Pages : 264
File type : PDF
Size : 6.2 MB

Adobe Acrobat 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong visuals to teach beginning and intermediate users how to be more productive with Adobe Acrobat.

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A comprehensive and authoritative A-Z guide to the Universe, with more than 3,000 fully cross-referenced articles on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.

It is illustrated with 500 colour photographs and explanatory diagrams, as well as star maps by renowned celestial cartographer Wil Tirion. There are special features on each of the constellations and tables listing brightest stars, nearest stars, Messier objects, Caldwell objects, and surface features of the Moon and terrestrial planets.

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# Publisher: Wiley (July 23, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0471779873
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* technology professionals seeking higher-paying security jobs need to know security fundamentals to land the job-and this book will help
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A Practical, Authoritative CompendiumThis handbook catalogs 365 species of herbs having medicinal or folk medicinal uses, presenting whatever useful information has been documented on their toxicity and utility in humans and animals. Plants from all over the world - from common cultivars to rare species - are included in these 700 pages. The toxicity of these species varies, but the safety of each has been formally or informally questioned by the Food and Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, Department of Agriculture, Drug Enforcement Administra-tion, or Herb Trade Association.Easy-to-Locate Facts and FiguresDesigned to enable fast access to important information, this hand-book presents information in both catalog and tabular forms. In the catalog section, plants are presented alphabetically by scientific name. (The index permits you to locate an herb by its common name.) A detailed sketch of the chief identifying features accompa-nies most catalog entries. For each species the following information, as available, is presented and referenced:oFamily and colloquial namesoChemical contentoUses and applications - present and historicaloProcessing, distribution, and economic potentialoToxicological agents and degree of toxicityoPoison symptoms in humans and animalsoTreatment and antidotes oReferences to original literatureFive Tables of Accessible DataGiven a plant species, you can easily determine its toxins; or, given a toxin, you can discover which plants contain it. These and other data are presented in convenient tabular formats as appendixes to the handbook. Other information contained in these tables include toxicity ranking and other toxicity data (as applicable), such as mode of contact, organs affected, and lethal dose; and proximate analyses of selected foods. These tables are titled:oMedicinal Herbs: Toxicity Ranking and PricelistoToxins: Their Toxicity and Distribution in Plant GeneraoHigh Plant Genera and Their ToxinsoPharmacologically Active PhytochemicalsoProximate Analyses of Conventional Plant Foods

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Previously published in c1985 under the title, CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Lists 365 species alphabetically by scientific name, numbers them sequentially, and includes name of the plant family, and one to three common names. Also details use, folk medicinal applications, chemistry, and toxicity.

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Learn To Speak Russian v2.7 is specially developed for the people who are learning Russian. It includes 376 scenes of common conversation and 1493 words of basic vocabulary that will be only presented in small screen with pronunciation, therefore, you can remember all while doing other things, the software will make every second of your time useful. Learn To Speak Russian mainly comes with conversations learning tool, vocabularies learning tool, and Reader Angel.

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The fact that some alternative health treatments are now covered by health insurance is proof that they have entered the mainstream. The second edition of this set is "a one-stop source for alternative medical information" containing more than 800 articles covering 150 therapies, 275 diseases and conditions, and 300 herbs and other remedies. Alternative health practitioners, educators, pharmacists, and medical writers wrote the alphabetical, signed articles. All entries have resource lists of books, articles, and organizations, and many are illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Sidebars with biographies of leaders in the field, such as Edward Bach, Deepak Chopra, and David Palmer, are a new feature. A photo gallery of color plates of medicinal plants appears in each volume. Many entries have sidebars containing glossaries of key terms.

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Title: Firearms - Silent But Deadly: More homemade Silencers
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Author(s) : Tim Patrick
Publisher : Addison Wesley
Year : Nov 2006
ISBN 10 : 0321398009
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Language : English
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This book is the fastest, best way for experienced programmers to truly master real-world Visual Basic 2005 development. You won't just learn syntax and features: you'll build a complete, robust, data-driven application. You'll put Visual Basic 2005 to work in solving real business problems, overcoming the practical challenges of building production systems, and you will learn to see Visual Basic 2005 projects as they were intendedas complete, cohesive solutions. Patrick's engaging style and crystal-clear explanations will help you stay focused, learn fast, and apply what you've learned.

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Chapter 01 - Introducing .NET
Chapter 02 - Introducing Visual Basic
Chapter 03 - Introducing the Project
Chapter 04 - Designing the Database
Chapter 05 - .NET Assemblies
Chapter 06 - Data and Data Types
Chapter 07 - Windows Forms
Chapter 08 - Classes and Inheritance
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Chapter 10 - ADO.NET
Chapter 11 - Security
Chapter 12 - Operator Overloading
Chapter 13 - XML
Chapter 14 - Application Settings
Chapter 15 - Files and Directories
Chapter 16 - Generics
Chapter 17 - GDI+
Chapter 18 - Localization and Globalization
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Chapter 20 - Reporting
Chapter 21 - Licensing Your Application
Chapter 22 - Web Development
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The Encyclopedia of Finance is a major new reference work covering all aspects of finance. Coverage includes finance (financial management, security analysis, portfolio management, financial markets and instruments, insurance, real estate, options and futures, international finance) and statistical applications in finance (applications in portfolio analysis, option pricing models and financial research). The project is designed to attract both an academic and professional market. It will also have international approach to ensure its maximum appeal.

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Modern Banking focuses on the theory and practice of banking, and its prospects in the new millennium. The book is written for courses in banking and finance at Masters/MBA level, or undergraduate degrees specialising in this area. Bank practitioners wishing to deepen and broaden their understanding of banking issues may also be attracted to this book. While they often have exceptional and detailed knowledge of the areas they have worked in, busy bankers may be all too unaware of the key broader issues. Consider the fundamental questions: What is unique about a bank? and What differentiates it from other financial institutions? Answering these questions begins to show how banks should evolve and adapt - or fail. If bankers know the underlying reasons for why profitable banks exist, it will help them to devise strategies for sustained growth.
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The fourth edition treats both analytical and behavioural aspects of planning in depth. Strategic analysis is covered in particular detail, with examples reporting proven - and often original - applications of these theories. Six major case studies have been added to illustrate the application of strategic management theory in practice and a chapter discusses the impact of new approaches to strategy. With comprehensive reference lists, and a guide to research resources, this volume will prove invaluable to researchers and advanced students as well as to the practising manager.

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Author(s) : Paul Wilton and John W. Colby
Publisher : Wrox
Year : Mar 2005
ISBN 10 : 0764577328
ISBN 13 : 9780764577321
Language : English
Pages : 528
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This book starts right from the basics with databases and SQL. Prior database or SQL knowledge is not necessary, as this book covers everything from database design to creating your first database and understanding how the SQL language is used with databases.

If you have some previous experience with databases and SQL, then you’ll have a head start and you may want to just skim Chapter 1. You’ll need to follow its instructions for creating the book’s example database, as this is used for all the examples throughout the book.

This book will look at Structured Query Language, or SQL as it’s usually abbreviated. SQL works with a database to create the database and to insert and extract data. Therefore, it’s essential to understand the theory and concepts behind database systems. Hence, this book also covers database theory and database design, so that you’re equipped to create an effective database.

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Chapter 01 - Introduction to SQL
Chapter 02 - Entering Information
Chapter 03 - Extracting Information
Chapter 04 - Advanced Database Design
Chapter 05 - Manipulating Data
Chapter 06 - Grouping and Aggregating Data
Chapter 07 - Selecting Data from Different Tables
Chapter 08 - Queries within Queries
Chapter 09 - Advanced Queries
Chapter 10 - Views
Chapter 11 - Transactions
Chapter 12 - SQL Security
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Learning insights from Wall Street’s best portfolio managers is incredibly smart for any investor, and R.J. Shook provides an excellent conduit through The Winner’s Circle. It makes perfect sense to see what the great investors have done. In every other field of endeavor, from the arts to medicine to sports, people turn to the best practitioners to learn how they succeeded.
The irony is that when it comes to investments, university classes teach
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A clear, lively, and imaginative approach to the definition, importance, and meaning of photography
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Author(s) : Stephen Randy Davis and Chuck Sphar
Publisher : Wiley
Year : Oct 2005
ISBN-10 : 0764597043
ISBN-13 : 9780764597046
Language : English
Pages : 432
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The C# programming language is a powerful, relatively new descendant of the earlier C, C++, and Java languages. Programming with it is a lot of fun, as you’re about to find out in this book.

The goal of this book is to explain C# to you, but to write actual programs you need a specific coding environment. We’re betting that most readers will be using Microsoft Visual Studio, although we do provide alternatives. In basing the book on Visual Studio, we’ve tried to keep the Visual Studio portions to a reasonable minimum. we could just tell you, “Run your program any way you want,” but instead we may say, “Execute your C# program from Visual Studio by pressing F5.” We want you to be able to focus on the C# language and not on the mechanics of getting simple things to work.

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TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Creating Your First C# Windows Program
Chapter 02 - Creating Your First C# Console Application
Chapter 03 - Living with Variability
Chapter 04 - Smooth Operators
Chapter 05 - Controlling Program Flow
Chapter 06 - Collecting Data — The Class and the Array
Chapter 07 - Putting on Some High-Class Functions
Chapter 08 - Class Methods
Chapter 09 - Stringing in the Key of C#
Chapter 10 - Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 11 - Holding a Class Responsible
Chapter 12 - Inheritance — Is That All I Get?
Chapter 13 - Poly-what-ism?
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The American University in Cairo Press, 2002 | PDF | 326 pages | 123 MB

This illustrated dictionary provides descriptions of the important ideas, events and personalities throughout four thousand years of Egyptian civilization. Included are over 600 extensively cross-referenced and indexed entries, 420 illustrations, 70 maps and many line drawings.

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In 2002 voice over IP will constitute more than 25% of all long distance voice calls, according to Network World. That’s more than a 30% ramp-up from 2001. The emergence of SIP, MPLS and new quality of service tools is making carrier grade voice over IP a service reality, and a potentially huge margin booster and revenue driver for service providers. The first edition of Carrier Grade Voice over IP played a roll in VoIP growth, in less than year becoming an essential tool for carriers working to provide high quality IP telephony. This new edition vastly updates the SIP chapter, details MPLS, and takes the explanations of the previous edition a step further in a final chapter that shows, step by step, how to design working VoIP networks.

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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to stress management. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to stress management. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.

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• A comprehensive but concise overview of international law
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A fascinating collection of optical illusions, many of which have never before been published in this form. Caltech cognitive vision scientist Al Seckel , the worlds leading authority in optical illusions, has assembled this collection from the many thousands in his possessions.

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If you want to go beyond the basics of learning the Windows XP operating system, this is the book for you. Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP Home, 3rd Edition has been updated to include Service Pack 2 features and coverage of Windows XP Media Center. Windows XP Home touches everything you do with your computer, so this book is full of hands-on, roll-up-your-shirtsleeves advice that will help you learn to choose, install and configure network hardware and software for Windows XP. Topics include:
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In the more than fifteen years since its publication, the classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has become an international phenomenon with over fifteen million copies sold. Tens of millions of people in business, government, schools, and families, and, most important, as individuals have dramatically improved their lives and organizations by applying the principles of Stephen R. Covey's classic book. The world, though, is a vastly changed place. The challenges and complexity we all face in our relationships, families, professional lives, and communities are of an entirely new order of magnitude. Being effective as individuals and organizations is no longer merely an option -- survival in today's world requires it. But in order to thrive, innovate, excel, and lead in what Covey calls the new Knowledge Worker Age, we must build on and move beyond effectiveness. The call of this new era in human history is for greatness; it's for fulfillment, passionate execution, and significant contribution.

Accessing the higher levels of human genius and motivation in today's new reality requires a sea change in thinking: a new mind-set, a new skill-set, a new tool-set -- in short, a whole new habit. The crucial challenge of our world today is this: to find our voice and inspire others to find theirs. It is what Covey calls the 8th Habit.

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Completely revised and updated, COOKING THE INDIAN WAY serves up tantalising recipes for fresh coriander chutney, pumpkin curry, garam masala and more.
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A Fun Introduction To Britain's Favourite Food; Completely revised and updated, the Easy Menu Cookbooks series serves up tantalising recipes for countless dishes.
Seasoned with vibrant colour photos and easy, step-by-step directions, these books now include new vegetarian recipes, complete menu suggestions and an expanded cultural section highlighting each country or region's people, customs, holidays - and of course, their food. India is a vast, geographically and culturally diverse country, with inhabitants who speak more than 14 major languages and practice several religions. Their food emphasises the world-famous spices native to that region, such as cinnamon, saffron, ginger, cumin, coriander
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The authors provide an introduction to the field of newcomers and a reference to those involved in the various aspects of industrial crystallization. It is a complete volume covering all aspects of industrial crystallization, including material related to both fundamentals and applications. This new edition presents detailed material on crystallization of biomolecules, precipitation, impurity-crystal interactions, solubility, and design.

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TITLE : Professional Rich Internet Applications: AJAX and Beyond (Programmer to Programmer) (Paperback)
AUTHOR : by Dana Moore (Author), Raymond Budd (Author), Edward Benson (Author)
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EDITION : 1st
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LANGUAGE : English
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Encyclopedia of Governance - 2 volume set
By: Mark Bevir(Editor)
ISBN-10: 1412905796 , ISBN-13: 9781412905794
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc - 2006-12-13
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Say It Like Shakespeare: How to Give a Speech Like Hamlet, Persuade Like Henry V, and Other Secrets from the World's Greatest Communicator
By: Thomas Leech
ISBN-10: 0071373152 , ISBN-13: 9780071373159
Publisher: McGraw-Hill ( 2001-05-09); 1 Edition
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The Competitive Advantage of Common Sense: Using the Power You Already Have
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Write Rite Right: (An imperative sentence)
By: Bill Moore
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Good Press: An Insider's Guide to Publicizing Business and Community News
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Step-by-Step Landscaping (Step-By-Step)
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Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens; 2 edition (February 13, 2007)
Language: English
Pages: 408 pages
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Packed with 408 pages of all-new material from the editors of Better Homes and Gardens® books, this complete landscaping guide has everything you need to know transform your yard. More than 700 stunning photographs and 100 complete step-by-step projects show you how to improve grading, plant successfully, build a deck, and much more. Plus an all-new plant encyclopedia with 95 plant photos! It's everything you need to know to improve your view.

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The BIOS Companion, The book that doesn't come with your motherboard
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# Publication Date:   2004-12-17
# ISBN / ASIN: 0968192807
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The great strides made over the last decade in the complexity and network functionality of embedded systems have significantly enhanced their attractiveness for use in critical applications such as medical devices and military communications. However, this expansion into critical areas has presented embedded engineers with a serious new problem: their designs are now being targeted by the same malicious attackers whose predations have plagued traditional systems for years. Rising concerns about data security in embedded devices are leading engineers to pay more attention to security assurance in their designs than ever before. This is particularly challenging due to embedded devices inherent resource constraints such as limited power and memory.

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David Baldacci has taken a new approach to murder in HOUR GAME. The killer he has created is no run-of-the-mill killer. Quite the contrary. This killer shows an astounding cleverness, exhibiting an ego that mocks the police by making sure the clues he leaves are obvious and in plain sight, while at the same time ensuring that he "plays" by the rules --- warped rules, admittedly, but rules nonetheless.

The small Virginia town of Wrightsburg sees very few murders, and most of those are domestic disputes. So when a body shows up in the woods, the local lawmen get very nervous. Evidence points to foul play immediately, no question. The positioning of the corpse and some gruesome trademarks well known as the MO of a long-ago serial killer leave no doubt about that. Has the Zodiac started up again? Authorities don't think so, since his age would render him incapable of the physical strength required to snuff the life out of the young woman, not to mention muscle the body deep into the woods. A copycat maybe? An equally chilling thought, but it, too, soon proves to be a dead end. Maybe a pair working in tandem?

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Maggie Holloway is unsatisfied with the explanation for her former stepmother's death, and when the residents of a nursing home begin dying suddenly and inexplicably she becomes suspicious. It is only later that she realizes she herself is a target for a twisted killer.

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Talented Erich Krueger seemed like the answer to Jenny's prayers, but after their marriage, she began to notice his obsession with his dead mother, and his possessiveness. Stumbling across old family secrets about a string of deaths, Jenny fears for herself and her children.

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The Economist November 10 2007

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Human Missions to Mars
Enabling Technologies for Exploring the Red Planet
Publisher: Springer 1st Edition
Publication Date: October 2007
ISBN/ASIN: 3540729380
ISBN-13: 978-3540729389
Pages: 542

In Human Missions to Mars Donald Rapp looks at human missions to Mars from
an engineering perspective. He begins by describing the pros and cons of robotic
exploration versus human exploration and then examines the ideas for sending
humans to Mars from the point of view of both the enthusiast and the skeptic.
Chapter 2 describes how space missions are planned and how they may be achieved
as a sequence of separate steps. Chapter 3 deals with the complex issues relating
to the outward journey to Mars and the return leg. The author deals with propulsion
systems and with the analysis of the various trajectories which may be utilized
for such a mission. He divides mission into a number of stages: Earths surface to
low-Earth orbit (LEO); departing from LEO; Mars orbit insertion and landing;
ascent from Mars; trans-Earth injection from Mars orbit and Earth orbit insertion
and landing. Chapter 4 discusses a wide range of elements critical to a human Mars
mission, including life support consumables, radiation effects and shielding,
microgravity effects, abort options and mission safety, possible habitats on the
Martian surface and aero assisted orbit insertion and entry decent and landing.
For any human mission to the Red Planet the possible utilization of any resources
indigenous to Mars would be of great value and such possibilities are discussed
in Chapter 5. The use of indigenous resources on the Moon is described as a
precursor to the availability of similar resources on Mars and issues such as
fuelling Mars-bound craft from lunar resources, the use of lunar ferries, staging,
assembly and refueling in near-Earth space are all discussed. The important
applications arising from the transportation of hydrogen to Mars are also described.
Chapter 6 deals with a range of previous Mars mission studies and the technologies they employed. Chapter 7 looks as how NASA is planning for its return to the Moon,
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detailed analysis of why, in his opinion, the current NASA approach will fail to
send humans to Mars before 2080. The book concludes with three appendices describing
the use of solar energy on the Moon and on Mars and the value of
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 Author(s) : Simon Harris and James Ross
Publisher : Wrox
Year : Nov 2005
ISBN 10 : 0764596748
ISBN 13 : 9780764596742
Language : English
Pages : 564
File type : PDF
Size : 4.9 MB  (book + source code)

A good understanding of algorithms, and the knowledge of when to apply them, is crucial to producing software that not only works correctly, but also performs efficiently. This is the only book to impart all this essential information-from the basics of algorithms, data structures, and performance characteristics to the specific algorithms used in development and programming tasks.

Packed with detailed explanations and instructive examples, the book begins by offering you some fundamental data structures and then goes on to explain various sorting algorithms. You'll then learn efficient practices for storing and searching by way of hashing, trees, sets, and maps. The authors also share tips on optimization techniques and ways to avoid common performance pitfalls. In the end, you'll be prepared to build the algorithms and data structures most commonly encountered in day-to-day software development.

This book is for anyone who develops applications, or is just beginning to do so, and is looking to understand algorithms and data structures. An understanding of computer programming is beneficial.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Getting Started
Chapter 02 - Iteration and Recursion
Chapter 03 - Lists
Chapter 04 - Queues
Chapter 05 - Stacks
Chapter 06 - Basic Sorting
Chapter 07 - Advanced Sorting
Chapter 08 - Priority Queues
Chapter 09 - Binary Searching and Insertion
Chapter 10 - Binary Search Trees
Chapter 11 - Hashing
Chapter 12 - Sets
Chapter 13 - Maps
Chapter 14 - Ternary Search Trees
Chapter 15 - B-Trees
Chapter 16 - String Searching
Chapter 17 - String Matching
Chapter 18 - Computational Geometry
Chapter 19 - Pragmatic Optimization
Appendix A - Further Reading
Appendix B - Resources
Appendix C - Bibliography
Appendix D - Answers to Exercises


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US News & World Report November 19 2007

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Author(s) : Arie Jones, Ryan K. Stephens, Ronald R. Plew, Robert F. Garrett, Alex Kriegel
Publisher : Wrox
Year : Apr 2005
ISBN 10 : 0764569015
ISBN 13 : 9780764569012
Language : English
Pages : 790
File type : PDF
Size : 2.7 MB

This book is a complete SQL functions reference for all of the major RDBMS vendors in today’s market. The SQL implementations covered in this book include ANSI SQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, IBM Universal Database (UDB) DB2, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. As a SQL programmer, you will find that there is a growing need to effectively use SQL functions, yet there are few resources to serve as an aid. You will also encounter the need to cross-reference different SQL implementations, at times having to integrate data between, say, Oracle and SQL Server.

Migrations of data from one implementation to another is also very common in data warehousing environments, and as organizations make the commitment to go with another vendor’s relational database management system (RDBMS) to better support evolving business needs. This book is the necessary tool to facilitate expedient function referencing, cross-referencing between implementations, creating userdefined functions (UDFs), and providing tips and examples for applying the use of functions to real-world data-retrieval situations.

This book is for the SQL programmer, and any software developer who has a need to effectively retrieve data from a relational database, or to integrate applications with RDBMS implementations. Database administrators and other database users will also discover great value. This book is for readers of all levels, and has been organized in an easy-to-understand format that allows quick search and reference. This book is packed with realistic examples, allowing the reader to immediately apply SQL functions concepts to the job at hand.

Although the intent of this book is not to teach you SQL, the introductory chapters we have provided serve as an introduction to the world of SQL, explaining basic SQL concepts and describing how to use SQL to query a database, either with or without the use of functions. The trailing chapters of this book show numerous applications of SQL functions in the modern database world.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Exploring Popular SQL Implementations
Chapter 02 - Functions: Concept and Architecture
Chapter 03 - Comparison of Built-in SQL Functions by Vendor
Chapter 04 - SQL Procedural Extensions and User-Defined Functions
Chapter 05 - Common ANSI SQL Functions
Chapter 06 - Oracle SQL Functions
Chapter 07 - IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) SQL Functions
Chapter 08 - Microsoft SQL Server Functions
Chapter 09 - Sybase ASE SQL Built-In Functions
Chapter 10 - MySQL Functions
Chapter 11 - PostgreSQL Functions
Chapter 12 - ANSI SQL User-Defined Functions
Chapter 13 - Creating User-Defined Functions in Oracle
Chapter 14 - Creating User-Defined Functions with IBM DB2 UDB
Chapter 15 - Creating User-Defined Functions Using Microsoft SQL Server
Chapter 16 - Creating User-Defined Functions in Sybase SQL
Chapter 17 - Creating User-Defined Functions in MySQL
Chapter 18 - Creating User-Defined Functions in PostgreSQL
Chapter 19 - Reporting and Ad Hoc Queries
Chapter 20 - Using Functions for Migrating Data
Chapter 21 - Using Functions to Feed a Data Warehouse
Chapter 22 - Embedded Functions and Advanced Uses
Chapter 23 - Generating SQL with SQL and SQL Functions
Chapter 24 - SQL Functions in an Application
Chapter 25 - Empowering the Query with Functions and Views
Chapter 26 - Understanding the Impact of SQL Functions on Query and Database Performance
Chapter 27 - Useful Queries from the System Catalog


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The Big Book of Being Rude
Jonathon Green, "The Big Book of Being Rude"
ISBN:0304363685
Pages: 384
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With more than 7,000 zingers, the right crushing retort is always at hand!
No more thinking of an apt reply after it's too late: just store up a collection of choice rejoinders from over 1,000 ways to call somebody a fool and 600 ways to say someone's acting stupid. Pick from hundreds of little-known terms for know-it-alls, egotists, flatterers, and nags. Really want to hit below the belt?
Try a politically incorrect insult that zaps somebody for being too fat or thin, too young or old, or too socially unacceptable, sexually inept, or spiritually impoverished. So from now on, the weird, fussy, boring, loathsome and intolerable, or merely irritating had better watch out!

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CG Chosen No.6 Robots

Robots brings to you an amazing world of wild and intelligent, crazy and usefull and all the best robots in CG. 4 chosen robot artists with their amazing artworks, 5 outstanding robot making of's, articles and interviews and as usually - lots of robot images.

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          o Caterpillar Police by Nikolay Yeliseyev
          o Prolog by Artur “Tortur” Sadlos
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The Adventures of Tintin is a series of comic strip narratives created by Georges Remi under the pseudonym Herg? (a reversal of his initials, R G, as pronounced in French). They first appeared in French in a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingti?me Si?cle in 1929. Set in a painstakingly researched world closely mirroring our own, The Adventures of Tintin present a number of well realised characters in distinctive settings. The series has continued as a favourite of readers and critics alike for over 70 years.

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Clearly written, carefully illustrated how-to book shows origamists how to create 12 different models that actually fly: space shuttle, futuristic shuttle, flying wing, delta-wing jet, fighter plane, interceptor, double tail fighter, dart plane, fighter plane with engines, futuristic fighter, and 2 different jets. Step-by-step directions and diagrams.

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With over 3 million users worldwide, Adobe's Dreamweaver is the most popular web development software in the world, and it just took another step forward with CS3, the new version released in 2007. Having come a long way from its humble beginnings as a simple web design tool, CS3 allows you to rapidly put together standards compliant web sites and dynamic web sites with server-side languages and Ajax, and much more. To complement this great new application, David Powers has written the ultimate guide to itThe Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3 teaches you everything you need to know about the application, from setting up your development environment environment to publishing your sites and applications on the web, and everything in between.

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This new second edition includes more than 150 winning cover letters for every profession and situation. Readers get great tips from before and after transformations that turn boring letters into knockouts. Plus, there are tips on resumes, e-mail and scannable cover letters, thank-you letters, and dozens of sample opening paragraphs. Also provides proven first paragraphs to start the cover letter with strength.

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In order for food businesses, scientists and policy makers to develop successful products, services and policies, it is essential that they understand food consumers and how they decide which products to buy. Food consumer behavior is the result of various factors, including the motivations of different consumers, the attributes of specific foods, and the environment in which food choices occur. Recognising diversity between individual consumers, different stages of life, and different cultural context is increasingly important as markets become increasingly diverse and international.

Scott Allen, Jeff Atwood, Wyatt Barnett, Jon Galloway, Phil Haack, "The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks"
SitePoint | ISBN 098028581X | September 18, 2007 | 500 Pages | PDF | 8.8MB

An ASP.NET 2.0 book that just helps you get things done!
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This book emphasizes digital photography rather than software. It shows you how to take compelling pictures and make great images using imaging technology, while taking into account the special strengths of digital SLR cameras. Whether you’re a snap-shooting tyro, or an experienced photographer moving into the digital SLR realm, you’ll find the knowledge you need here. Every word in this book was written from the viewpoint of the serious photographer

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Author(s) : Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Kathie Kingsley-Hughes
Publisher : Wrox
Year : Apr 2005
ISBN 10 : 0764584065
ISBN 13 : 9780764584060
Language : English
Pages : 479
File type : PDF
Size : 8.8 MB  (book + source code)

This book is aimed at those who want to learn to be programmers but who haven’t had a background that has exposed them to programming or programmers-teachers, pupils, nurses, lawyers, lorry drivers, pilots. People who see the ability to get a computer to work for them as an advantage that they want to have access to.

It will give you the firm grounding that you need to be able to narrow your field of study and concentrate on the task of specializing in particular programming languages or tasks. In these pages, you won’t find any “how to become a work expert programmer in 5 minutes” or “how to write world-beating applications,” but what you will find is solid information that will enable you to take your skills in the direction they need to go.

The purpose of this book is to allow those who are interested in programming to gather the skills and experience they need to fulfill their goals. The primary focus of this book is, therefore, the skills that are at the core of being a programmer. It shows you the theory of programming and takes a look at this theory in action in real code. I use a variety of languages throughout the book to help demonstrate and explain these concepts.

The languages that you will be looking at include:
- C++
- Java
- VBScript
- JavaScript

This book shows numerous examples of these languages in action as well as providing opportunities to use a variety of programming tools and compilers.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - What Is Programming
Chapter 02 - Why Learn to Program
Chapter 03 - How Computers “Read” Code
Chapter 04 - From Concepts to Code — The Language of Code
Chapter 05 - The Tools for Programming
Chapter 06 - Simple Coding
Chapter 07 - The Structure of Coding
Chapter 08 - Problem Solving
Chapter 09 - Debugging
Chapter 10 - Interface
Chapter 11 - Putting It All Together
Chapter 12 - Interacting with Files
Chapter 13 - The Windows Registry
Chapter 14 - Organizing, Planning, and Version Control
Chapter 15 - Compiling Code and Alternatives to Compiling
Chapter 16 - Distributing Your Project
Appendix A - Glossary
Appendix B - Web Resources


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Fortune November 12 2007
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Fortune magazine is America's second longest-running business magazine after Forbes magazine. Henry Luce founded the magazine in 1930. His publishing business, consisting of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, grew to become Time Warner, the world's
largest media conglomerate, before it was acquired by AOL in 2000.

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American Bar Association Family Legal Guide, Third Edition
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN/ASIN: 0609610422
EAN: 9780609610428
Pages: 816

Everything your family needs to know about the law and real estate,
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The American Bar Association Family Legal Guide is the most comprehensive and authoritative legal resource available for the layperson. Revised and updated, it helps readers steer clear of legal pitfalls and achieve a better understanding of their rights and responsibilities under the law.

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    * Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Company
    * Number Of Pages:   220
    * Publication Date:   2007-03-15
    * ISBN-10 / ASIN:   9812706925
    * ISBN-13 / EAN:   9789812706928
    * Binding:   Paperback
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Did you like Math or Science in school? Have you played games that stimulated your thought processes for Math and Science? Trying to be creative in your Math, Science or leadership class? Can leadership be taught? Is leadership an Art or a Science or Math? Seeking to impact your training program with creative games? A primer for leadership development, this book introduces Math and Science games with a review process component that can be used for leadership instruction. The book highlights key leadership principles which show that leaders must: Ask questions; Be disciplined; Create and see things differently; Develop resources; Engage in active listening; Make priorities; Multiply leaders; Problem solve; Set an example; Sacrifice; Search and explore; Strategize; Support diversity; Work in teams and collaborate.

Build the Ultimate Custom PC
Publisher: Wiley (December 5, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471760994
ISBN-13: 978-0471760993
408 pages

Why do they load up a PC with stuff you don’t need and leave off the things you really want? Don’t take it anymore! Grab a screwdriver and let these two experts show you how to build the PC of your dreams, even if you’ve never cracked a case before. You’ll learn to choose the right components, install them safely, test your system, find the best prices on parts, and even trick out your new machine with some cool tweaks and mods. Plenty of illustrations and step-by-step
directions make it easy, and you just might make your wallet happy, too.

How to build what you want:
* Safety first it’s Chapter 1
* Choose your tools
* Powering this puppy
* Motherboard knows best
* RAM it into drive(s)
* Video and sound are in the cards
* Bringing your PC to life
* Testing! Testing!
* Operate on Windows XP
* Warranties in English

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Authors researched competitive titles and have created a book that covers issues and topics ignored by the others Shows the reader where to find the best deals on parts, when it's safe and economical to reuse parts from an old PC, how to test and troubleshoot the new machine, and how to modify a PC for specific needs Includes stop and test sections, case studies, a supplier listing, and valuable Web addresses An eight-page, four-color section shows detailed photos of the
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Author(s) : Kaveh Pahlavan, Allen H. Levesque
Publisher : Wiley
Year : Oct 2005
ISBN 10 : 0471725420
ISBN 13 : 9780471725428
Language : English
Pages : 738
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That book presented wireless networking as the enabling communications technology of the 1990s and beyond. Now, only a decade later, mobile and portable telephones and wireless data services are a familiar part of our daily lives, as the twenty-first century witnesses widespread deployment of wireless networks, which has revolutionized the concept of communication and information processing for business, professional, and private applications. The field of wireless communications continues to experience unprecedented market growth, as evidenced by over 1.5 billion cellular telephone subscribers worldwide and the rapid increase in the size of the wireless local area network market for office, home, and public access applications.

The book is written from a systems engineering perspective, by which we mean that the various technical topics are presented in the context of ongoing development of specific new systems and services, as well as key recent developments in national and international spectrum allocations and standards.

Our method of presentation is to organize the myriad of emerging wireless technologies into logical categories that reflect the variety of perspectives that users have toward different networks and services. The book addresses the major segments of wireless technology: first-, second-, and third-generation wide-area cellular networks, wireless local area networks (WLANs), and wireless personal area networks (WPANs), with special attention to the emerging location-aware broadband wireless sensor and ad hoc networks. Although the book covers technology applicable to a wide range of wireless systems, as in the first edition, particular attention is given to indoor wireless communications, an area that is not treated in great depth in most other books.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Overview of Wireless Networks
Chapter 02 - Evolution of the Wireless Industry
Chapter 03 - Characterization of Radio Propagation
Chapter 04 - Modeling and Simulation of Narrowband Signal Characteristics
Chapter 05 - Measurement of Wideband and UWB Channel Characteristics
Chapter 06 - Modeling of Wideband Radio Channel Characteristics
Chapter 07 - Narrowband Modem Technology
Chapter 08 - Fading, Diversity, and Coding
Chapter 09 - Broadband Modem Technologies
Chapter 10 - Spread-Spectrum and CDMA Technology
Chapter 11 - Topology, Medium Access, and Performance
Chapter 12 - Ultrawideband Communications
Chapter 13 - RF Location Sensing
Chapter 14 - Wireless Optical Networks
Chapter 15 - Systems and Standards


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Digital Photography Workflow Handbook

Bettina and Uwe Steinmueller - 2004 - ISBN : bending - 360 pages - PDF - 15 MB

how to solve the digital workflow problems at hand and not just summarize what tools like Photoshop can do. All techniques are based on real world experiences at fine art photographers. Have a look at our portfolios and you will realize what you can do yourself.

Features

Our most complete e-book (360 letter sized pages)
Photoshop CS workflow
Layer based workflow
Use Camera Raw 2.0 , Capture One DSLR and Nikon Capture
Shadow/Highlight tool
Upsizing, dark/light halo and edge mask sharpening
Includes sharpening framework actions: Upsizing, dark/light halo and edge mask

B&W conversion techniques
Stitching in Photoshop
What do you learn from our e-books?

What are raw files and why raw files gets you better image quality
What is the responsibility of a raw converter
Basic understanding of color management
Learn to read histograms
The essential workflow steps
Mastering your raw converter
Adjust exposure, white balance, contrast and colors
Essential Photoshop techniquesWorking with Photoshop Layers (DOP1007 and up)
We try to make the workflow as simple as possible but not simpler
Pure B&W workflow (DOP1008/DOP1009/DOP2000)
We now also support a pure JPEG based workflow (DOP1010 & DOP1011)

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Join the more than 150,000 programmers worldwide who have learned CICS using this book, either on their own or in a training course! Now in its third edition, it provides the practical, fast-paced training and reference that's essential for today's CICS programmers.

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Author(s) : Grigorii Kabatiansky, Evgenii Krouk, Sergei Semenov
Publisher : Wiley
Year : Feb 2005
ISBN 10 : 047086754X
ISBN 13 : 9780470867549
Language : English
Pages : 288
File type : PDF
Size : 2.6 MB

Error correcting coding is often analyzed in terms of its application to the separate levels within the data network in isolation from each other.  In this fresh approach, the authors consider the data network as a superchannel (a multi-layered entity) which allows error correcting coding to be evaluated as it is applied to a number of  network layers as a whole.  By exposing the problems of applying error correcting coding in data networks, and by discussing coding theory and its applications, this original technique shows how to correct errors in the network through joint coding at different network layers

By progressing from theory through to practical problem solving, this resource contains invaluable advice for researchers, postgraduate students, engineers and computer scientists interested in data communications and applications of coding theory.

The problem of error control coding in data networks is very wide and not yet fully defined today so the authors do not claim to provide a full solution of the problem but are hoping that this book can become a fist step to further research in the fild.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 1 - Problems Facing Error Control Coding in Data Networks
Chapter 2 - Block Codes
Chapter 3 - General Methods of Decoding of Linear Codes
Chapter 4 - Codes with Algebraic Decoding
Chapter 5 - Decoding of LDPC Codes
Chapter 6 - Convolutional Codes and Turbo-Codes
Chapter 7 - Coding of Messages at the Transport Layer of the Data Network
Chapter 8 - Providing Security of Data in a Network with the Help of Coding Methods
Chapter 9 - Reconciliation of Coding at Different Layers of a Network


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