ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting

ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting | 25.31 MB

ZBrush's popularity is exploding giving more CG artists the power to create stunning digital art with a distinctively fine art feel. ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting is the must-have guide to creating highly detailed, lush, organic models using the revolutionary ZBrush software.

Digital sculptor Scott Spencer guides you through the full array of ZBrush tools, including brushes, textures and detailing. With a focus on both the artistry and the technical know-how, you'll learn how to apply traditional sculpting and painting techniques to 3D art while uncovering the "why" behind the "how" for each step. You'll gain inspiration and insight from the beautiful full-color illustrations and professional tips from experienced ZBrush artists included in the book. And, above all, you'll have a solid understanding of how applying time-honored artistic methods to your workflow can turn ordinary digital art into breathtaking digital masterpieces.

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Visual Basic for Electronic Engineering Application

Visual Basic for Electronic Engineering Application | 5.92 Mb

The goal of this book is to show you how you can write your own programs using Visual Basic. However, this is not ?just another? book on VB. The target group of this book is people building test setups in R&D environments.This book covers all the basic concept of visual basic programming and is extremely useful for designing computer interface systems using visual basic.The book deals with all the hardware and software interfacing techniques and all the example programs written included in the download.

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Linux Bible 2008

Linux Bible 2008 | 10.48 Mb
Format: PDF
Author: Christopher Negus
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons

Great Content from a Bestselling Author: The Linux Bible 2008 Edition is the best first Linux book for new or migrating users. By focusing on the building-block nature of Linux, and offering true up-to-date descriptions of Linux technology, the Bible helps the reader learn how to jump headlong into Linux, regardless of the Linux distribution they choose.

Descriptions of different Linux distributions helps users choose the Linux distribution that's right for them. Detailed installation instructions, step-by-step descriptions of key desktop and server components, and the actual distributions on CD and DVD, let readers get started using Linux immediately. The Bible will serve a broad range of readers, from those starting with Linux to anyone looking to evaluate different Linux distributions. It also covers broad usage including Linux desktops, servers, and firewall/routers.

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iPhoto 09 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide

With iPhoto '09 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the applications, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know.

This task-based, visual guide uses step-by-step instructions and hundreds of full-color screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users how to make the most out of their digital photos with iPhoto '09. Perfect for anyone who needs to learn the program inside out, this guide covers everything from importing, tagging, editing, and perfecting images to creating slideshows and photo albums to easy online Web publishing. Readers will learn about everything new in iPhoto '09, including: Faces, which allows you to organize your photos based on who’s in them; Places, which uses data from GPS-enabled cameras or your iPhone's camera to categorize photos by location with easily recognizable names; themed slideshows; online sharing via Facebook and Flickr with one click; enhanced photo editing tools; and more.

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Learning AutoCad 2010

Welcome to the Learning AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 Autodesk Official Training Guide, a training guide for use in Authorized Training Center (ATC®) locations, corporate training settings, and other classroom settings.

Although this guide is designed for instructor-led courses, you can also use it for self-paced learning. The guide encourages self-learning through the use of the AutoCAD® or AutoCAD LT® Help system.

This introduction covers the following topics:
- Course objectives
- Prerequisites
- Using this guide
- Default installation
- CD contents
- Completing the exercises
- Settings for the exercises
- Installing the exercise data files from the CD
- Imperial and metric datasets
- Notes, tips, and warnings
- Feedback

This guide is complementary to the software documentation. For detailed explanations of features and functionality, refer to the Help in the software.

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Flash MX 2004 Games : Art to ActionScript

As a designer using Flash you will see how you can apply your creative skills to the many stages of game production and produce your own interactive games with this versatile package. Creating games for mobile devices is now also covered! As an animator you will be able to add interactive functionality to your own animation and produce a game. As a web developer you will see how to make the best use of the sophisticated development environment Flash offers for the production of both artwork and code to create low bandwidth, animated web content that sells! The free CD-Rom includes all the code and files you need to try out each tutorial from the book so you can see exactly how each game was created. Learn from the many different types of games provided as examples, from simple quizzes to platform-based games. High score tables and multi-player games using sockets, vital to higher level online games, are also covered in detail to ensure you have the complete skill set needed to succeed in this competitive arena.* Benefit from the experience of a successful games designer whose Flash sites regularly get 10,000+ hits per day* Explained by an artist for artists so you can easily see how Flash MX 2004 ActionScript 2 can work for your own games development* Includes valuable extra coverage of how Flash integrates with Director 8.5 Shockwave studio and C++

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2009 International Building Code

International Code Council "2009 International Building Code: Looseleaf Version"
CENGAGE Delmar Learning - DIST | English | 2009-03-26 | PDF

Featuring time-tested safety concepts and the very latest industry standards in material design, the 2009 International Building Code® offers up-to-date, comprehensive insight into the regulations surrounding the design and installation of building systems. It provides valuable structural, fire-, and life- safety provisions that cover means of egress, interior finish requirements, roofs, seismic engineering, innovative construction technology, and occupancy classifications. This content is developed in the context of the broad-based principles that facilitate the use of new materials and building designs, making this an indispensable reference guide for anyone seeking a strong working knowledge of building systems.

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Defeating the Hacker - Guide to Computer Security

The current struggle between IT security and computer hackers is reaching crisis point. Corporate dependency on computers and the Internet as well as the rapid spread of broadband into more households has resulted in a feeding ground for hackers around the world. Estimated damage costs are now making their way into the billions. The need for some good advice is long overdue.

Robert Schifreen, a self-confessed ex-hacker, made history in 1985 when he became the first person in the world to face a jury trial in connection with computer hacking. His subsequent acquittal in the High Court led to a change in UK Law and the introduction of the Computer Misuse Act 1990. His 20 years experience in IT security now lends itself to global radio and TV broadcasts, as well as appearances at conferences and lectures around the world.

Keeping your company’s computers free from hackers, viruses, spammers, phishing attacks, social engineers and all the other things that can result in loss of data is a difficult job. Defeating the Hacker is a book about how to protect your computer systems becoming another victim of the hacker. It’s an instant primer into all the things that can go wrong, with advice on how to stop it happening or, if it’s too late, how to fix the damage.

* Presents unique, UK based, insider information on hacking and security from someone who has operated on both sides of the divide
* Develops a populist seam within a hot IT area: security
* Shows readers how and why hacking is made possible, whilst suggesting ways to avoid being a victim of it
* Written in a dynamic, conversational, yet knowledgeable, style
* Filled with information and anecdotal evidence aimed at IT professionals and those with a more general interest

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Better Homes & Gardens - October 2009

Better Homes & Gardens - October 2009
English | 280 Pages | 177 MB | PDF

Better Homes and Gardens is one of the most widely circulated magazines in the United States. The editor in Chief is Gayle Butler. Better Homes and Gardens focuses on interests regarding homes, cooking, gardening, crafts, healthy living, decorating, and entertaining. The magazine is published 12 times per year by the Meredith Corporation. It was founded in 1922 by Edwin Meredith, who had previously been the United States Secretary of Agriculture under Woodrow Wilson.

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Maya Techniques: SuperToon II Pipeline and Automation

Maya Techniques: SuperToon II Pipeline and Automation | 705 Mb

Maya Techniques | SuperToon II Pipeline and Automation builds on the existing SuperToon series to provide you with additional techniques necessary to the effective creation of cartoon characters and animations.

This DVD is your key to creating a production-ready feature film level pipeline for cartoon animations. Learn to automate as much as possible when building a full suite of characters and accompanying rigs. You'll also discover how you can efficiently reuse modeling assets and rigs, and understand how to integrate everything into a pipeline that works. This DVD includes valuable scripts and tools that you can start working with right away.

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VTC: AJAX

VTC: AJAX 168 Mb

Title: Ajax
Author: Steve Holzner
SKU: 33713
ISBN: 1-933736-41-0
Release Date: 2006-09-07
Duration: 7 hrs / 97 lessons

Compatibility: Win Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS X, Linux
Work Files: Yes
Welcome
System Requirements
Getting to know Ajax
Writing Ajax
Getting More Ajax Power
Creating Ajax Applications
Exploring The Browser-Side Ajax Frameworks
Exploring the Server-Side Ajax Frameworks
Using XML With Ajax
Using CSS With Ajax in Web Pages
Using PHP and Ajax
Doing It Right: Ajax Best Practices

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Digital Art Masters Vol.2

Digital Art Masters Vol.2 | 64.43 Mb

Following the success of our first book, we announced a call for entries for this second volume and the response was overwhelming; even after filtering out the most appropriate submissions the panel of judges were still faced with the daunting task of reducing 500 excellent images down to a final selection of just sixty. This response is yet another sign of the incredible growth of the digital art industry as it is fuelled by the many Internet communities, such as 3DTotal.com, which allow artists to meet, share and learn from each other.

For this volume we have joined forces with publishers Focal Press, an imprint of Elsevier. We are confident that, with their experience and worldwide networks combined with the leading talent of the digital art community, this book series will strengthen further and will be accessible to a much wider audience. Final thanks must of course go the 58 digital art masters featured in this volume, who represent five continents and thirty countries. The combination of their cutting edge skills, talents and mastery of both traditional art techniques and software knowledge provide us with this volume that is sure to educate and inspire artists everywhere.

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DNS On Windows Server 2003

DNS On Windows Server 2003 | 5 Mb

DNS on Windows Server 20003 is a special Windows-oriented edition of the classic DNS and BIND, newly updated to document the many changes to DNS, large and small, found in Windows Server 2003. Veteran O'Reilly authors, Cricket Liu, Matt Larson, and Robbie Allen explain the whole system in terms of the new Windows Server 2003, from starting and stopping a DNS service to establishing an organization's namespace in the global hierarchy.

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Learning Autodesk Maya - Understanding the Maya API - The Dependency Graph

Learning Autodesk Maya - Understanding the Maya API - The Dependency Graph | 115 Mb

Learning Autodesk Maya - Understanding the Maya API - The Dependency Graph will introduce you to the primary components of the Maya software architecture. You'll discover the Dependency Graph (DG), commands, tools, and translators within the context of the Maya Application Programmer Interface (API). The core focus, however, will be DG, the underlying Maya architecture. Achieving a firm grasp of what the DG is and how it can best be used is vital to all Maya API programmers. This DVD will begin with an abstract description of the dependency graphГ s components and its operation, and continue with the particulars of the API C++ classes used to work with the dependency graph.

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Nuts and Volts

Nuts and Volts
April 2008 - 116 Pages - PDF - 17.52 MB

Articles in this issue:
* A Preview Of The New Digiencabulator
* Access Serial Ports With Visual BASICS .NET
* Designers Guide To Reliable Oscillators And Timers
* How To Trick An Op-Amp
* Review: Niagara IV Ink Flow System
* Taming Wall Warts

Many of us have read about (and drooled over!) some of the amazing gadgets the major names in robotics development have displayed over the last couple of decades. Just watching the DARPA Grand Challenge has shown us high-end “LADAR” laser range finders, massive multi-processor computers, and custom-written fuzzy logic based AI computer vision systems.
Schools like CMU and MIT have seven-digit budgets, gobs of space, and tons of components, not to mention the throngs of helpful energy-drink fueled students to assist on such projects. Whereas if you’re like me, you’re limited to devices you can afford after paying all the household bills and eating mac and cheese for lunch every week. But, every once in a while, folks like us can catch a break and get accessto some amazing technology that manages to filter down from the “big shots.” I discovered such a device recently while investigating a new product from Parallax.

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Upgrading & Fixing Laptops For Dummies

Find out how to care for your laptop, what can go wrong, and what you can fix
A laptop is much more than a PC that shrank. It has unique needs, and this book shows you how to meet them. You'll discover how to diagnose and fix common problems, replace parts, add external upgrades, and develop workarounds. You'll even get the lowdown on networks, and find out when to repair and when to replace your laptop.

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Zygors Guide V2.0

What is new in Zygor Guides v2?

* Updated guide to support Patch 3.2.2.a.
* Entire guide has now been rebuilt and complies with Blizzards TOS
* New customizable GUI has been added
* Inline step quest completion
* Clickable icons inside guide
* New objective icons added for every step
* Even more of the guide is completable now including detection of quest buffs
* Zygor Talent Advisor - custom in game talent build addon

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Photoshop CS4 Down & Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby, co-host of Photoshop User TV and the world?s #1 bestselling Photoshop author, is back to unlock the secrets of an amazing new collection of the latest eye-popping, jaw-dropping, Photoshop special effects-the same kind that made Scott?s previous editions of this book one of the top selling Photoshop books in history.

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MacBook For Dummies, 2nd Edition

408 pages | Dec 12, 2008 |ISBN:0470278161 | PDF | 6 Mb

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Got a new MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro? Want the scoop on Mac laptop basics, using Mac OS X Leopard, networking a laptop, or connecting your laptop to wireless devices? There’s no better place to find what you need than MacBook For Dummies, 2nd Edition!

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Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux and Apache

This book is for Web Developers who want to learn how to use Linux and Apache for Website Hosting. The first chapters will teach you how to install Linux and Apache 2.0 on a home or office machine for testing purposes. Then you'll learn how to perform dozens of common tasks

- Updating server software
- Setting up new Websites, Email Accounts and Subdomains
- Configuring various Linux and Apache files related to performance and
- Install spam filtering software
- Perform automatic backups and crash recoveries And much more.

This is the ideal book for anyone who wants to run Websites using a leased or co-located Linux server, without having to spends thousands of dollars annually on third party support and management

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Head First C# - C Sharp

Head First C# is a complete learning experience for object-oriented programming, C#, and the Visual Studio IDE. Built for your brain, this book covers Visual C# 2008, Visual Studio 2008, and the .NET Framework 3.5, and teaches everything from language fundamentals to advanced topics including garbage collection, extension methods, and double-buffered animation. You'll also master C#'s hottest and newest syntax, LINQ, for querying your data in .NET collections, SQL databases, and more. By the time you're through, you'll be a proficient Visual C# programmer, designing and coding large-scale applications.

Every few chapters you will come across a lab that lets you apply what you've learned up to that point. Each lab is designed to simulate a professional programming task, increasing in complexity until-at last-you build a working Invaders game, complete with shooting ships, aliens descending while firing, and an animated death sequence for unlucky starfighters. This remarkably engaging book will have you going from zero to 60 with Visual C# in no time flat.

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O'Reilly Head First PHP & MySQL

If you're ready to create web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, content management, and more. Head First PHP & MySQL offers the same visually rich format that's turned every title in the Head First series into a bestseller, with plenty of exercises, quizzes, puzzles, and other interactive features to help you retain what you've learned. * Use PHP to transform static HTML pages into dynamic web sites * Create and populate your own MySQL database tables, and work with data stored in files * Perform sophisticated MySQL queries with joins, and refine your results with LIMIT and ORDER BY * Use cookies and sessions to track visitors' login information and personalize the site for users * Protect your data from SQL injection attacks * Use regular expressions to validate information on forms * Dynamically display text based on session info and create images on the fly * Pull syndicated data from other sites using PHP and XML Throughout the book, you'll build sophisticated examples -- including a mailing list, a job board, and an online dating site -- to help you learn how to harness the power of PHP and MySQL in a variety of contexts. If you're ready to build a truly dynamic website, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ideal way to get going.

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FastTrack Harmonica Method

Stop annoying your friends and really learn to play the darn thing! This book teaches you all you need to know to pucker up and play your harp correctly. Includes information on: music notation; chords and single notes; riffs, licks and scales; syncopation; rock and blues styles; and so much more! The accompanying CD includes over 70 songs and examples, so you can play along with a band.

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The Google Story

The Google Story is the definitive account of the populist media company powered by the world’s most advanced technology that in a few short years has revolutionized access to information about everything for everybody everywhere.

Social phenomena happen, and the historians follow. So it goes with Google, the latest star shooting through the universe of trend-setting businesses. This company has even entered our popular lexicon: as many note, "Google" has moved beyond noun to verb, becoming an action which most tech-savvy citizens at the turn of the twenty-first century recognize and in fact do, on a daily basis. It's this wide societal impact that fascinated authors David Vise and Mark Malseed, who came to the book with well-established reputations in investigative reporting. Vise authored the bestselling The Bureau and the Mole, and Malseed contributed significantly to two Bob Woodward books, Bush at War and Plan of Attack. The kind of voluminous research and behind-the-scenes insight in which both writers specialize, and on which their earlier books rested, comes through in The Google Story.

The strength of the book comes from its command of many small details, and its focus on the human side of the Google story, as opposed to the merely academic one. Some may prefer a dryer, more analytic approach to Google's impact on the Internet, like The Search or books that tilt more heavily towards bits and bytes on the spectrum between technology and business, like The Singularity is Near. Those wanting to understand the motivations and personal growth of founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt, however, will enjoy this book. Vise and Malseed interviewed over 150 people, including numerous Google employees, Wall Street analysts, Stanford professors, venture capitalists, even Larry Page's Cub Scout leader, and their comprehensiveness shows.

As the narrative unfolds, readers learn how Google grew out of the intellectually fertile and not particularly directed friendship between Page and Brin; how the founders attempted to peddle early versions of their search technology to different Silicon Valley firms for $1 million; how Larry and Sergey celebrated their first investor's check with breakfast at Burger King; how the pair initially housed their company in a Palo Alto office, then eventually moved to a futuristic campus dubbed the "Googleplex"; how the company found its financial footing through keyword-targeted Web ads; how various products like Google News, Froogle, and others were cooked up by an inventive staff; how Brin and Page proved their mettle as tough businessmen through negotiations with AOL Europe and their controversial IPO process, among other instances; and how the company's vision for itself continues to grow, such as geographic expansion to China and cooperation with Craig Venter on the Human Genome Project.

Like the company it profiles, The Google Story is a bit of a wild ride, and fun, too. Its first appendix lists 23 "tips" which readers can use to get more utility out of Google. The second contains the intelligence test which Google Research offers to prospective job applicants, and shows the sometimes zany methods of this most unusual business. Through it all, Vise and Malseed synthesize a variety of fascinating anecdotes and speculation about Google, and readers seeking a first draft of the history of the company will enjoy an easy read.

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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1)

Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of these deadbeats is her father—the one responsible for ruining her mother's life. Then she's captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unholy partnership.
In exchange for finding her father, Cat agrees to train with the sexy night stalker until her battle reflexes are as sharp as his fangs. She's amazed she doesn't end up as his dinner—are there actually good vampires? Pretty soon Bones will have her convinced that being half-dead doesn't have to be all bad. But before she can enjoy her newfound status as kick-ass demon hunter, Cat and Bones are pursued by a group of killers. Now Cat will have to choose a side . . . and Bones is turning out to be as tempting as any man with a heartbeat.

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Jimi Hendrix: The Man, the Magic, the Truth

The Jimi Hendrix legend has lived on longer than the man, who died in 1970 at the age of twenty-seven. More than thirty years later, what the world knows about him has become deeply distorted. Now Sharon Lawrence, a trusted friend of Jimi's in the final years of his astonishing life, has written a serious exploration of his life, death, and enduring legacy, based partly on the author's never-before-heard recorded interviews with the late musician.

Jimi Hendrix: The Man, The Magic, The Truth contains new and rare material about Hendrix, with major insights from sources who have previously kept their silence -- from childhood neighbors to rock stars and musicians, to music-industry insiders. This book corrects years of false information, reveals key truths, and supplies facts previously known to only a precious few. It also chronicles the years of mind-boggling legal battles over his estate and legacy.

This is the definitive account of Jimi Hendrix, the young man from a pathetic poverty-stricken childhood who invented himself into something rare and special, the man who radiated genius and a bold yet charming personality when he picked up a guitar. It revisits the glory of Hendrix's talent, giving new insight into his sensitive persona, imagination, musical standards, and far-reaching impact.

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Windows 7 The Pocket Guide v1.0

Windows 7 The Pocket Guide v1.0 is now released. v1.0 will be the final free release of this book. Take this free version before it becomes paid version.

What’s New?
- Book updated to match retail Windows 7 specifications.
- Full index.
- Full glossary.
- Grammar check and language rework.
- Continuity with updates from foreign-language versions of the books.
- Final update of cover page.
- Over 100 hours of work since the last release (including foreign-language translation work.)

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My iPhone, 3rd Edition

Product Description
Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone images that show you exactly what to do.
Help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations.
Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone.

Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want. The tasks include:

* How to connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi networks, and other iPhones and iPods
* How to configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts, calls, email, calendars, and events
* How to use the iPhone’s texting capabilities
* How to make the most of the iPhone’s powerful Safari web browser
* How to listen to music, subscribe to podcasts, and watch video –including movies and TV shows
* How to display slideshows, create wallpaper, email photos, and link photos to contacts
* How to customize settings ranging from wallpaper to ringtones
* How to secure your iPhone with Find My iPhone
* How to find, download, install, manage, and use iPhone applications

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Cambridge English for Engineering Student's Book with Audio

A short self-study or classroom course (40-60 hours) for engineers who need to use English in the workplace. Cambridge English for Engineering develops the communication skills and specialist English language knowledge of engineering professionals, enabling them to communicate more confidently and effectively with colleagues and customers. The ten standalone units cover topics common to all kinds of engineering - including civil, electrical and mechanical - such as procedures and precautions; monitoring and control; and engineering design. Authentic activities - from describing technical problems and suggesting solutions to working with drawings - make the course relevant and motivating. The course requires no specialist knowledge on the part of the teacher and comprehensive teacher's notes are available online. It is also ideal for self-study. Cambridge English for... is a new series of short courses for different areas of English for Specific Purposes. Written for professionals by professionals they combine the best in ELT methodology with real professional practice. Other titles in the series include Job-hunting, the Media and Nursing.

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Banking on Basel: The Future of International Financial Regulation

The turmoil in financial markets that resulted from the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis in the United States indicates the need to dramatically transform regulation and supervision of financial institutions. Would these institutions have been sounder if the 2004 Revised Framework on International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards (Basel II accord) negotiated between 1999 and 2004 had already been fully implemented? Basel II represents a dramatic change in capital regulation of large banks in the countries represented on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision: Its internal ratings-based approaches to capital regulation will allow large banks to use their own credit risk models to set minimum capital requirements.[cut] The Basel Committee itself implicitly acknowledged in spring 2008 that the revised framework would not have been adequate to contain the risks exposed by the subprime crisis and needed strengthening.

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D-Photo Magazine October-November 2009

D-Photo Magazine October-November 2009
PDF | 165 pages | 28.1 Mb | English

D-Photo is New Zealand’s No.1 digital photography magazine helping Kiwis get to grips with their cameras and use them more creatively. By providing quality how-to features, product reviews, and inspirational pictures, the magazine gives its loyal and ever-increasing subscriber base the information and confidence they need to embrace digital camera technology and make photography a part of their everyday lives.

http://rapidshare.com/files/293123391/dphoto101109.pdf

SI Version: Engineering Mechanics

Dynamics: SI Version: Engineering Mechanics



Statics and Dynamics teaches students to think like engineers by putting the emphasis on problem solving in a professional context.

The two volumes impart skills they can draw upon to effectively apply the principles of mechanics to engineering problems. Throughout, the authors use a consistent methodology for problem solving - analyse, solve and discuss.


ISBN: 0201403412 Publisher : Addison Wesley Author: A. Bedford, Wallace L. Fowler

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Black Beauty

PDF | 3 Mb | SharingMatrix

Product Description
Every child loves a story about a horse, and Black Beauty remains one of the finest, most touching ever written. Set in Victorian London, the novel follows the shifting fortunes of a horse as he moves from owner to owner. Narrated by the noble Black Beauty himself, the tale offers an animal's perspective of the world, and highlights the thoughtless, even cruel treatment animals endured during that period.

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Kama Sutra - Ancient Indian Illustrated Handbook

83 pages with illustrations - PDF format
Kama Sutra takes you back to an India where sexuality was an integral part of life and an avenue to spiritual bliss. As Devadatta Shastri says in his commentary: “At the moment when the peak of bliss is attained, the internal and external world vanish. The man and woman cease to be separate entities and lose themselves in the beatitudes of being.”

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Sex For Dummies

Author: Ruth K. Westheimer
Release: 2000
Publisher: Running Press Miniature Editions
Format: PDF 128 pages
ISBN: 0762407506 (0-7624-0750-6)
ISBN 13: 9780762407507 (978-0-7624-0750-7)
List Price: $4.95

Description: The perfect gift to slip under your loved one's pillow! This educational guide features advice on everything from procreation and puberty to courtship and commitment. Dr. Ruth also provides her own prescription for true romance-and encourages lovers to be spontaneous, playful, and loving.

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The Complete Idiots Guide to Tantric Sex

In this updated, fully illustrated second edition of the bestselling book, Dr. Judy Kuriansky—a certified associate Ipsalu Tantra Teacher—uncovers every aspect of this ancient practice. From the sacred beliefs behind Tantra and Tantric loving to the practice of Tantric techniques, this book includes a new chapter on sacred sex, an updated chapter on Tantra rituals, the author’s own Tantric sex therapy technique, tips from world-renowned Tantric experts, and listings of national Tantra instructors and workshops.

• Fully illustrated.
• Author is a tantric expert who has studied with pioneer Margot Anand.
• A basic introduction to the principles of Tantric

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Screenplay:The Foundations of Screenwriting-Syd Field

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
By Syd Field

* Publisher: Delta
* Number Of Pages: 336
* Publication Date: 2005-11-29
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0385339038
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780385339032
* Binding: Paperback

Product Description:

For almost twenty-five years, aspiring screenwriters have turned to guru Syd Field for clear and insightful step-by-step guidelines on the art and craft of writing screenplays. Now, with a totally new, up-to-date perspective on today's film industry, Syd Field again proves why he is revered as a master - and why SCREENPLAY remains the bible of the film industry. From inception through completion, from opening scene to finished script, here is a sourcebook designed to help today's aspiring screenwriters turn their ideas into scripts that will sell and succeed on the screen tomorrow. q

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Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present

No country on earth has suffered a more bitter history in modern times than China. In the second half of the nineteenth century, it was viewed as doomed to extinction. Its imperial rulers, heading an anachronistic regime, were brought low by enormous revolts, shifting social power patterns, republican revolutionaries, Western incursions to "split the Chinese melon" and a disastrous defeat by Japan. The presence of predatory foreigners has often been blamed for China's troubles, but the much greater cause came from within China itself. In the early twentieth century, the empire was succeeded by warlordism on a massive scale, internal divisions, incompetent rule, savage fighting between the government and the Communists, and a fourteen-year invasion from Japan. Four years of civil war after 1945 led to the Maoist era, with its purges and repression; the disastrous Great Leap Forward; a famine that killed tens of millions; and the Cultural Revolution. Yet from this long trauma, China has emerged amazingly in the last three decades as an economic powerhouse set to play a major global political role, its future posing one of the great questions for the twenty-first century as it grapples with enormous internal challenges. Understanding how that transformation came about and what China constitutes today means understanding its epic journey since 1850 and recognizing how the past influences the present. Jonathan Fenby tells this turbulent story with brilliance and insight, spanning a unique historical panorama, with an extraordinary cast of characters and a succession of huge events. As Confucius said, To see the future, one must grasp the past.

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