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Beginning Game Graphics (Premier Press Game Development) by Harry Evry

2009-07-01T22:05:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the exciting world of the video game artist. "Beginning Game Graphics" is your guide on a step-by-step path, beginning with the most basic modeling techniques and wrapping up with advanced workflows used by professional game artists. It provides powerful and easy-to-use tools to get you started, and it covers many of the methods, philosophies, and proven techniques that can improve your game demos and help separate you from the crowd in the rapidly growing interactive entertainment industry. Whether you are a video game enthusiast, an artist breaking into the world of video games, or a game programmer ready to model your own characters and sets, this book is the ideal introduction to 3D modeling for video games.

Harry Evry is a programmer, a designer, an artist, a composer, and a producer. He has taught and presented classes and seminars on numerous subjects, including game scripting, programming, multimedia development, and level design. His commercial projects include video games, theme-park attractions, flight controls, set designs, and consoles and displays for Paramount¿s Star Trek Art Department. Evry has won numerous awards for his pioneering efforts in computer animation, network rendering, voice synthesis, and virtual machines. He has worked with such respected companies as Lorimar Television, Warner Communications, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Imagineering, The Walt Disney Company, SpectraFX, Mattel, Sony, Landmark Entertainment, and Universal Studios.

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A Concise Introduction to Languages and Machines (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science) by Alan P. Parkes

2009-07-01T21:24:00.000-07:00

A Concise Introduction to Languages and Machines | Springer | 2008-09-05 | ISBN: 1848001207 | 346 pages | PDF |
This easy-to-follow text provides an accessible introduction to the key topics of formal languages and abstract machines within Computer Science. The author follows the successful formula of his first book on this subject, this time making these core computing topics more fundamental and providing an excellent foundation for undergraduates.

The book is divided into two parts, Languages and Machines and Machines and Computation. The first part is concerned with formal language theory, as it applies to Computer Science, whereas Part 2 considers the computational properties of the machines in more detail. This text is deliberately non-mathematical and, wherever possible, links theory to practical considerations, in particular the implications for programming, computation and problem solving. Written in an informal style, this textbook assumes only a basic knowledge of programming on the part of the reader.

Features:

• Clear explanations of formal notation and jargon
• Extensive use of examples to illustrate algorithms and proofs
• Pictorial representations of key concepts
• Chapter-opening overviews providing an introduction and guidance to each topic
• An introductory chapter supplies the reader with a solid overview
• End-of-chapter exercises and solutions

This reader-friendly textbook has been written with undergraduates in mind and will be suitable for use on courses covering formal languages, computability, automata theory and computational linguistics. It will also make an excellent supplementary text for courses on algorithm complexity and compilers.

From the reviews:

"Parkes … has done an excellent job of explaining all the notations and processes in the beginning of the volume to permit readers to follow his descriptions. … The well-written text contains numerous diagrams and examples, and each chapter contains a problem set with answers in the back. … Overall, this is a very good introductory book for undergraduate computer science students. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and two-year technical program students." (H. J. Bender, Choice, Vol. 46 (6), February, 2009)

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Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Website Using C# & VB by Cristian Darie

2009-07-01T18:12:00.000-07:00

ASP.NET allows Web Developers to create dynamic, interactive Websites very efficiently thanks to multiple built-in controls and features built into the ASP.NET language.

ASP.NET 3.5 is a great leap forward since its first incarnation. In addition to a massively improved performance, it also provides much more to aid developers' productivity, including better AJAX integration and new ListView and DataPager controls. The third edition of this book reflects all these changes, as well as Visual Studio 2008.

Readers liked the original books for their comprehensive coverage, liberal code samples, and the practicality of developing an entire intranet application using freely available tools and software.

Zak Ruvalcaba holds a Master of Science in Instructional Technology from the National University in San Diego. He has developed Web applications for such companies as Gateway, HP, Toshiba, and IBM. Previous books by Zak Ruvalcaba include The 10 Minute Guide to Dreamweaver 4 (Que Publishing) and Dreamweaver MX Unleashed (Sams Publishing).

Cristian Darie is a senior ASP.NET Developer and author of numerous computer books. He is currently studying for his PhD in Bucharest, Romania.

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Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) (Authorized Self-Study Guide) (2nd Edition) by Keith Hutton

2009-07-01T18:04:00.000-07:00

| Hardcover: 672 pages | Publisher: Cisco Press; 2 edition (January 3, 2009)| Language: English | ISBN-10: 1587055740 | ISBN-13: 978-1587055744

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH), Second Edition, is a Cisco®-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCDP® foundation learning. This book provides you with knowledge of the latest developments in network design and technologies, including network infrastructure, intelligent network services, and converged network solutions. By reading this book, you will gain a thorough understanding of issues and considerations for fundamental infrastructure services, including security, network management, QoS, high availability, bandwidth use optimization through IP multicasting, and design architectures for network solutions such as voice over WLAN and e-commerce.

Whether you are preparing for CCDP certification or simply want to gain a better understanding of modular campus and edge network design and strategic solutions for enterprise networks such as storage area networking, virtual private networking, advanced addressing and routing, and data centers, you will benefit from the foundation information presented in this book.

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH), Second Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Keith Hutton is a lead architect for Bell Canada in the enterprise customer space. Keith still retains his certified Cisco instructor accreditation, as well as the CCDP, CCNP®, and CCIP® certifications.

Mark Schofield has been a network architect at Bell Canada for the past six years. During the past five years, he has been involved in the design, implementation, and planning of large national networks for Bell Canada's federal government customers.

Diane Teare is a professional in the networking, training, project management, and e-learning fields. She has more than 20 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting network hardware and software, and has been involved in teaching, course design, and project management.
* Learn about the Cisco SONA framework, enterprise campus architecture, and PPDIOO network life-cycle approach
* Review high availability designs and implement optimal redundancy
* Plan scalable EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP designs
* Implement advanced WAN services
* Evaluate design considerations in the data center core, aggregation, and access layers
* Design storage area networks (SANs) and extend the SAN with various protocols

* Design and tune an integrated e-commerce architecture

* Integrate firewall, NAC, and intrusion detection/prevention into your network design
* Design IPsec and SSL remote access VPNs
* Deploy IP multicast and multicast routing
* Incorporate voice over WLAN in the enterprise network
* Utilize the network management capabilities inherent in Cisco IOS® software
This volume is in the Certification Self-Study Series offered by Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed self-study solutions to help networking professionals understand technology implementations and prepare for the Cisco Career Certifications examinations.

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Learning Facebook Application Development: by Mark Alexander Bain

2009-07-01T17:53:00.000-07:00

Using Facebook Applications, developers can add custom features to one of the most popular websites in the world. Facebook is the biggest social network among college students, and is gaining ground among professionals too. Facebook applications enable you to add new ways for users to interact with each other using Facebook.

Facebook applications are written in a server-side language, and hosted on the application developer's own server. They interface with Facebook, so that they appear to users to be part of Facebook itself.

This book shows PHP developers how to quickly get started building powerful Facebook applications, how to work with data stored in Facebook, including photos, and how to handle multimedia and other custom data within Facebook applications.

The book covers how to send notifications and invitations from within an application, update a user's profile, create application control panels for users, and much more.

What you will learn from this book?

* Learn Facebook application development through step-by-step examples.
* Build data-driven Facebook applications, work with friends lists, photo galleries, multimedia, and more.
* Work with Facebook's security model to produce applications that are safe and functional.
* Communicate with users through newsfeeds, notifications, invitations, and messages.
* Learn the Facebook PHP API, and the various markup languages you'll need to build Facebook applications: Mock Ajax, FBML, FBJS (a variant of JavaScript especially for Facebook), and FQL.

This book builds on your knowledge as a PHP developer to provide a fast-paced, step-by-step tutorial in building Facebook applications. The book is packed with example code and demo applications, so that you can see techniques in action. Along the way we provide quick references to the most important aspects of the API, so you can refer back as you develop your own applications with the book.

Who this book is written for?

This book is for PHP5 developers who want to create custom Facebook applications. It assumes no knowledge of the Facebook API or Platform, but does assume that you are a Facebook user.

Dr. Mark Alexander Bain first started customizing CRM systems back in the mid '90s when he was team leader for Vodafone's Cascade project - the team took the 'out-of-the-box' Clarify CRM and turned it into a radio base station planning application, complete with a workflow engine for passing jobs between the different departments involved in the planning, building, and implementation of a radio network. Since then he's lectured at the University of Central Lancashire, and currently Mark writes articles on all things Linux and Open Source for Linux Format, Newsforge.com and Linux Journal. SugarCRM customization, therefore, seems the obvious choice for this, his second book, since it combines Mark's knowledge of working with commercial CRMs and the Open Source philosophy.

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Python for Software Design: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist by Allen B. Downey

2009-07-01T17:49:00.000-07:00

| Paperback: 272 pages | Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (March 16, 2009) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0521725968 | ISBN-13: 978-0521725965 | PDF|
Python for Software Design is a concise introduction to software design using the Python programming language. Intended for people with no programming experience, this book starts with the most basic concepts and gradually adds new material. Some of the ideas students find most challenging, like recursion and object-oriented programming, are divided into a sequence of smaller steps and introduced over the course of several chapters. The focus is on the programming process, with special emphasis on debugging. The book includes a wide range of exercises, from short examples to substantial projects, so that students have ample opportunity to practice each new concept. Exercise solutions and code examples are available from thinkpython.com, along with Swampy, a suite of Python programs that is used in some of the exercises.

Python for Software Design is a concise introduction to software design using the Python programming language. The focus is on the programming process, with special emphasis on debugging. The book includes a wide range of exercises, from short examples to substantial projects, so that students have ample opportunity to practice each new concept.

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Practical Formal Software Engineering: Wanting the Software You Get by Bruce Mills

2009-07-01T17:42:00.000-07:00

| Hardcover: 374 pages | Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (January 19, 2009) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0521879035 | ISBN-13: 978-0521879033 | PDF |
Practical Formal Software Engineering is a textbook aimed at final year undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing formal methods in writing robust code quickly. Engineering is an informal process using formal logics as tools and components to obtain timely practical solutions. This book takes an engineering approach to illuminate the creation and verification of large software systems in which theorems and axioms are intuited as the formalism materializes through practice. Where other textbooks discuss business practices through generic project management techniques or detailed rigid logic systems, this book examines the interaction between code in a physical machine and the logic applied in creating the software. These elements create an informal and rigorous study of logic, algebra, and geometry through software. Assuming prior experience with C, C++, or Java programming languages, chapters introduce UML, OCL, and Z from scratch. Based around a theme of the construction of a game engine, extensive worked examples motivate readers to learn the languages through the technical side of software science.

Review
"Bruce Mills has achieved a remarkable synthesis of formal and pragmatic ideas. This is one of those rare books on software that is readable from cover to cover. It will be a huge help to the next generation of software engineers in learning to think deeply about writing programs."
Ken Hawick, Chair of Computer Science, Massey University-Albany, Aukland, New Zealand

"The author takes a highly inclusive view of software: "software is precisely defined operations of precisely defined mechanisms". His book provides a unique and thought provoking presentation of the relationship of formal methods to software development."
Arthur C. Fleck, Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science,University of Iowa

"This book turns the theory of proofing the behavior of algorithms into a practical approach to writing robust, secure software. It shows how to produce beautiful code that does what is expected of it; and more importantly how to be sure that this is actually true in practice."
Frank C. Langbein, Lecturer, School of Computer Science, Cardiff University

"This book pulls off the ambitious task of applying the formal tools of logical software specification in a pragmatic manner to real world problems."
Alexander Hemsley, Cobalt Telephone Technologies, United Kingdom

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TinyOS Programming by Philip Levis

2009-07-01T17:35:00.000-07:00

| Paperback: 280 pages | Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (April 13, 2009) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0521896061 |ISBN-13: 978-0521896061
Do you need to know how to write systems, services, and applications using the TinyOS operating system? Learn how to write nesC code and efficient applications with this indispensable guide to TinyOS programming. Detailed examples show you how to write TinyOS code in full, from basic applications right up to new low-level systems and high performance applications. Two leading figures in the development of TinyOS also explain the reasons behind many of the design decisions made and, for the first time, how nesC relates to and differs from other C dialects. Handy features such as a library of software design patterns, programming hints and tips, end-of-chapter exercises, and an appendix summarizing the basic application-level TinyOS APIs make this the ultimate guide to TinyOS for embedded systems programmers, developers, designers, and graduate students.

Do you need to know how to write systems, services, and applications using the TinyOS operating system? Learn how to write nesC code and efficient applications with this indispensable guide to TinyOS programming. Includes handy features such as a library of software design patterns, programming hints and tips, end-of-chapter exercises.

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Foundations in Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience by Steven M. Platek

2009-07-01T17:27:00.000-07:00

| Hardcover: 232 pages | Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (March 23, 2009) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0521884217 | ISBN-13: 978-0521884211 | PDF |
This book is an introduction to the emerging field of evolutionary cognitive neuroscience, a branch of neuroscience that combines the disciplines of evolutionary psychology and cognitive neuroscience. It outlines the application of cognitive neuroscientific methods (e.g., functional magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial magnetic stimulation, magneto- and electroencephalography, and the use of neuropsychiatric and neurosurgical patients) to answer empirical questions posed from an evolutionary meta-theoretical perspective. Chapters outline the basics of cognitive evolution and how the methods of cognitive neuroscience can be employed to answer questions about the presence of evolved cognitive adaptations. Written for graduate students and researchers, the book presents the major topics of study undertaken by evolutionary cognitive neuroscientists - such as language evolution, intelligence and face processing - and serves as a primer upon which to base further study in the discipline.

An introduction to the major topics of study undertaken by evolutionary cognitive neuroscientists - such as language evolution, intelligence and face processing. The authors outline the basics of cognitive evolution and how the methods of cognitive neuroscience can be employed to answer questions about the presence of evolved cognitive adaptations.

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Common Neuro-Ophthalmic Pitfalls: Case-Based Teaching (Cambridge Medicine) by Dr Valerie A. Purvin

2009-07-01T17:21:00.000-07:00

| Paperback: 234 pages | Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 2, 2009) | Language: English |ISBN-10: 0521713269 | ISBN-13: 978-0521713269 | PDF |
Using real-life cases describing patients with neuro-ophthalmic disorders, this book is a case-based teaching tool that bridges the gap between textbook information and everyday clinical practice. Each case illustrates a particular area of frequent diagnostic confusion, and highlights the specific clinical features that should point to the correct diagnosis. Focusing on errors in this way serves as motivation to the clinician to master the material so that 'pitfalls' can be avoided. The level of the case discussions assumes that the reader has some familiarity with basic neuroanatomy, physiology and disease process but each case discussion furnishes a brief review of such information, always with an emphasis on those features that are clinically relevant. The case-histories are succinct and amply illustrated, including motility and fundus photographs, visual fields and radiographic studies. The narrative is moved along with questions to the reader, making it easy to follow the logic of the cases.

Using real-life cases describing patients with neuro-ophthalmic disorders, this book is a case-based teaching tool that bridges the gap between textbook information and everyday clinical practice. Each case illustrates a particular area of frequent diagnostic confusion, and highlights the specific clinical features that should point to the correct diagnosis.

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Clinical and Diagnostic Virology (Cambridge Clinical Guides) by Goura Kudesia

2009-07-01T17:11:00.000-07:00

| Paperback: 276 pages | Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (March 2, 2009) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0521694671 | ISBN-13: 978-0521694674
This basic but comprehensive text is aimed at all healthcare professionals who need a clear understanding of medical virology. Written by two highly experienced virologists, the book is divided into five sections: 1) Individual viruses; 2) Other related agents; 3) Clinical syndromes; 4) Diagnostic techniques; 5) Patient management. The individual virus chapters provide information on incubation period, infectivity, control of infection and management. The clinical syndrome chapters provide information on the clinical presentation of disease, thus enabling the reader to search according to patient symptoms rather than referring to several individual virus chapters. The standard chapter formats, simple language and liberal use of tables, figures and algorithms enable quick access to key information, and the comprehensive coverage of all viral agents is unique in a practical guide of this size.

This basic but comprehensive text covers both diagnostic and clinical aspects of medical virology, aimed at all healthcare professionals who need a clear understanding of viruses in the clinical setting. Organised into five main sections of individual viruses, related agents, clinical syndromes, diagnostic techniques and patient management.

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Szame Lingerie Summer 2009 Collection

2009-07-01T05:40:00.000-07:00

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Freya Lingerie Summer 2009 Collection Part 2

2009-07-01T04:54:00.000-07:00

Here is the second part of Freya Lingerie Summer 2009 Collection. Freya is dedicated to giving you lingerie that fits beautifully and looks gorgeous. The hottest styles from a B to a J cup. You should have it all. And here’s where you can find out how to get it.

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2009-07-01T04:20:00.000-07:00

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Rapid Orthopedic Diagnosis by Seyed Behrooz Mostofi

2009-07-01T04:06:00.000-07:00

| Paperback: 150 pages | Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 13, 2008) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1848002084 | ISBN-13: 978-1848002081 | PDF | 93 Mb |

There have been lots of changes in the traditional way of how students, both undergraduates and post graduates, have been taught. These changes have happened without appropriate books to meet these needs. The format of professional examination has also changed with allocation of less time for clinical examination. Unfortunately the wealth of knowledge is still hidden under the cover of thick books, difficult to consult or to carry to the patients’ bedside. This has resulted in a severe lack of knowledge in graduated students who may pass an examination without a thorough/accurate grasp of the subject. Orthopaedic surgery is an increasingly sub-specialised specialty - even a consultant’s practice may not expose the student to the full range of orthopaedic problems. Rapid Orthopaedic Diagnosis will address all of these issues by taking the reader into step by step examination in less than 10 minutes (Once the reader has familiarised him or herself with the methods) with full explanation of how and why a test is done.

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Combining Targeted Biological Agents With Radiotherapy: Current Status and Future Directions by William Small

2009-07-01T03:35:00.000-07:00

| Hardcover: 228 pages | Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing; 1 edition (June 6, 2008) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1933864346 | ISBN-13: 978-1933864341 | PDF |

Combining Targeted Biological Agents with Radiotherapy: Current Status and Future Directions is an overview of the current state of clinical and pre-clinical research in combining radiotherapy with targeted biological agents to fight cancer. The text provides a general overview of targeted agents, reviews the current clinical trials, and includes a look at the future of this state-of-the-art practice. This book begins with a general overview of the topic, including an introduction to the subject; the basic science rationale behind the two most important current targeted agents: epidermal growth factor (EGFR) receptors and vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors; the dermatologic manifestations of targeted agents; and an introduction to radioimmunotherapy-a treatment that has the ability to combine targeted agents directly with radiotherapy. The second half of the book focuses on specific disease sites, including malignant gliomas, head and neck, lung, pancreatic, cervical, and endometrial cancers.

William Small, Jr., MD is Professor of Radiation Oncology and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University. He is the Associate Medical Director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, and serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Hematology/Oncology Review and Cancer News.

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The Kelalis-King-Belman Textbook of Clinical Pediatric Urology Study Guide by Aseem R. Shukla

2009-07-01T03:28:00.000-07:00

| Hardcover: 300 pages | Publisher: Informa HealthCare; 1 edition (September 17, 2008) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0415460166 | ISBN-13: 978-0415460163

This study guide takes each chapter of Clinical Pediatric Urology: Fifth Edition—without doubt the most well-respected and authoritative book on the subject in the world—and, in the format of a Q & A style, poses the most common questions in that particular area, which those taking the ABU examinations are likely to be tested on.

With a foreword from Stephen Docimo, this study guide provides crucial information to a host of urologists in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This text is a “what you need to know” guide to the kind of issues facing pediatric urologists today.

The Study Guide:

* contains questions and answers for each chapter of the world’s foremost book on pediatric urology
* correlates with what the ABU will be testing all pediatric urologists in USA and Canada on, starting in the summer of 2008, i.e., all areas of pediatric urology
* contains multiple choice questionnaires at the end of each section

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Abdominal Obesity and the Endocannabinoid System: From Basic Aspects to Clinical Management of Related Cardiometabolic Risk by Jean-Pierre Despres

2009-07-01T03:21:00.000-07:00

| Hardcover: 264 pages | Publisher: Informa HealthCare; 1 edition (November 24, 2008) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1420060848 | ISBN-13: 978-1420060843 |

This internationally renowned author team provides a unique and thorough analysis and distillation of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and its relationship to abdominal obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The ECS plays an important role in cardiometabolic risk, as well as modulating energy balance, feeding behavior, hepatic lipogenesis, and perhaps glucose homeostasis. Evidence suggests that the ECS is overactive in human obesity and dyslipidemia.

Critical to the management of cardiometabolic risk, this new, timely book provides practical overviews and management guidance on many important topics, including:

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* the endocannabinoid system and energy balance: functions and dysfunctions
* abdominal obesity, the EC system, and cardiometabolic risk

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Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors by Ehab Y. Hanna

2009-07-01T03:07:00.000-07:00

| Hardcover: 600 pages | Publisher: Informa HealthCare; 1 edition (November 24, 2008) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0849340543 | ISBN-13: 978-0849340543 | PDF | 60 MB |
The management of tumors in and adjacent to the skullbase is challenging given the complex and critically important anatomy of the region and the wide diversity of tumor pathologies that may be encountered. To help navigate the complexities of contemporary multidisciplinary management of these patients, Drs. Hanna and DeMonte bring you Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors, a comprehensive guide filled with updated information from authorities around the world.

Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors is divided into three sections consisting of:

* general principles
* site specific surgery
* tumor specific management

Filled with scientific tables and lavishly illustrated, this text is written with an emphasis on surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, and will appeal to all neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, plastic surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, ophthalmologists, medical and radiation oncologists, and radiologists.

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The Role of Microtubules in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Oncology (Cancer Drug Discovery and Development) by Antonio Tito Fojo

2009-07-01T02:59:00.000-07:00

| Hardcover: 624 pages | Publisher: Humana Press; 1 edition (June 6, 2008) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1588292940 | ISBN-13: 978-1588292940

The family of proteins called the tubulin and the microtubules they form when they aggregate are extremely important in the cell and, as we are increasingly learning, important in diseases that afflict so many. This field of investigation is a testament to how important both basic and clinical sciences are in understanding disease mechanisms and making inroads into therapies. Microtubule Targets in Cancer Therapy presents the first comprehensive exploration of the dynamic potential of microtubules anti-cancer targets. Written by leading anti-cancer researchers, this groundbreaking volume collects the most current microtubule research available. Among the topics examined in this volume are compounds that interact with tubulin, mechanisms and regulation by microtubule-associated proteins and drugs, MAPs, the tubulin superfamily its isotopes, peptides and depsipeptides, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Without the basic scientific knowledge that has been accumulated – to which the contributors of this work have contributed greatly – we would not be in the position we find ourselves as we increasingly understand disease and advancing therapies. Microtubule Targets in Cancer Therapy contributes to this new knowledge, and the text will be an invaluable resource for cancer researchers, oncologists, pharmacologists, and medical chemists.

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The Practice of Econometric Theory by Charles G. Renfro

2009-06-30T22:42:00.000-07:00

| Hardcover: 340 pages | Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 2009) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 3540755705 | ISBN-13: 978-3540755708 | PDF |

Econometric theory, as presented in textbooks and the econometric literature generally, is a somewhat disparate collection of findings. Its essential nature is to be a set of demonstrated results that increase over time, each logically based on a specific set of axioms or assumptions, yet at every moment, rather than a finished work, these inevitably form an incomplete body of knowledge. The practice of econometric theory consists of selecting from, applying, and evaluating this literature, so as to test its applicability and range. The creation, development, and use of computer software has led applied economic research into a new age. This book describes the history of econometric computation from 1950 to the present day, based upon an interactive survey involving the collaboration of the many econometricians who have designed and developed this software. It identifies each of the econometric software packages that are made available to and used by economists and econometricians worldwide.

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Pro Excel Financial Modeling: Building Models for Technology Startups by Tom Y. Sawyer

2009-06-30T22:25:00.000-07:00

Paperback: 304 pages | Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (March 26, 2009)| Language: English | ISBN-10: 1430218983 | ISBN-13: 978-1430218982 | PDF |

Learn the business thinking behind financial modeling and execute what you know effectively using Microsoft Excel. Many believe that sales and profitability projections shown in financial models are the keys to success in attracting investors. The truth is that investors will come up with their own projections. The investor wants to understand the assumptions, structure, and relationships within the modeling of a startup. If the investor is satiated, the entrepreneur has successfully demonstrated a complete understanding of the business side of the enterprise. Pro Excel Financial Modeling provides the keys necessary to learn this thinking and to build the models that will illustrate it.

* Step–by–step approach to developing financial models in Excel
* Extensive case studies and Excel templates provided

What you’ll learn

* Learn the business thinking behind successful financial modeling aimed at investors.
* Communicate effectively with investors.
* Explore advanced modeling with Microsoft Excel, including Cost of Information Technology, Customer ROI, Cost of Sales and Marketing, Cost of Goods Sold, Team and Staffing, Profit and Loss.
* Discover best practices for modeling using Microsoft Excel.

Who is this book for?
Anyone who wants to think critically about their business models, communicate these models to investors, and successfully build them in Microsoft Excel will find the information they need within this material. Additional readers who will benefit include entrepreneurs, technologists, and developers who wish to start a business utilizing their technology ideas, and business and technology consultants.
About the Apress Pro Series

The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.

You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.

Tom Y. Sawyer has a proven track record as a principal architect, leader, and strategist for successful business and technology ventures. He currently provides management and technology consulting services to technology–focused enterprises, specializing in early stage organization, product development, “go to market” strategies, and financial modeling. A serial entrepreneur, Tom founded and sold an Internet data storage dot–com, served as president of a regional Colorado Internet service provider where he directed the strategic sale of the company, and served as the first president of Mover’s Suite Software, today the largest enterprise software and consulting company in the moving industry. He also served as chief technology officer and on the board of directors of Guardian ProStar, a provider of advanced GPS/GIS services to the utility industry. Tom gained Fortune 100 senior management experience as director of information technology for the Martin Marietta Space Launch Systems Titan IV missile program where he received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Information Technology Management in his last year of service. Prior to his Fortune 100 career, he served in progressively more responsible financial management and financial planning positions in banking, technology services, and computer manufacturing. He holds a BSBA degree in finance from the University of Florida.

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Brain Trauma (Diseases and Disorders) by Hal Marcovitz

2009-06-30T22:18:00.000-07:00

Brain Trauma (Diseases and Disorders) By Hal Marcovitz Publisher: Lucent Books 2009-04-24 | 104 Pages | ISBN: 1420501127 | PDF |

List of Content:
Foreword 4
Introduction
Brain Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic 6
Chapter One
What Is Brain Trauma? 10
Chapter Two
How Do Brains Get Traumatized? 25
Chapter Three
Living with Brain Trauma 40
Chapter Four
Treating and Preventing Brain Trauma 56
Chapter Five
The Future of Brain Trauma 72
Notes 87
Glossary 92
Organizations to Contact 94
For Further Reading 97
Index 100
Picture Credits 104
About the Author 104

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SuperSense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable by Bruce M. Hood

2009-06-30T21:55:00.000-07:00

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A handful of recent books disparaging religion by atheists such as Richard Dawkins have largely put the blame on culture for humanity’s widespread unscientific beliefs. Yet what if the greatest influence on our supernatural convictions is the built-in wiring of our brains? Hood is an internationally renowned neuroscientist who has developed a revolutionary new theory to explain why, in the face of dubious evidence, humans so readily put their faith in supernatural forces. Dubbed supersense, Hood’s theory traces religious inclinations to how the brain processes information: a hardwired tool kit for making sense of the world that begins in childhood. In 10 engaging and informative chapters with titles like “Could You Wear a Killer’s Cardigan?” and “Would You Let Your Wife Sleep with Robert Redford?” Hood lays out the evidence for the mind’s penchant for seeing patterns in disconnected events and cultivating sacred values that bind humans together. Hood’s treatise provides a much-needed counterbalance to hard-core skeptics by arguing that supersense, while not exactly grounded in rationality, ultimately gives our lives meaning.

Review
"...a fun and illuminating book." (Newsweek )

"Hood's treatise provides a much-needed counterbalance to hardcore skeptics by arguing that supersense, while not exactly grounded in rationality, ultimately gives our lives meaning." (Booklist )

In recent years, there has been a lot written about religion, superstition, and faith, but there has never been a book like this. . . SuperSense is a joy to read--beautifully written, deeply clever and funny, replete with brilliant insights and observations. (Paul BloomProfessor, Department of Psychology, Yale University Author of "Descartes' Baby: How the science of child development explains what makes us human" )

[A] fascinating, timely and important book. . . . Hood's presentation of the science behind our supersense is crystal clear and utterly engaging. (New Scientist )

Supersense is a terrifically fun read. But it is much more: though we may forever believe in ghosts, goblins and the beneficent deities, with a dose of skeptical scientific realism, a la Hood, there is hope that sanity will prevail. (Marc Hauser, Harvard College Professor, author of Moral Minds )

An intriguing look at a feature of the human mind that is subtle in its operation but profound in its consequences. (Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind Works and The Stuff of Thought )

If we understood our own irrationality, and why so many people believe in ghosts, spirits, and invisible powers, then we might be able to improve the way we think. With quirkily fun examples and fascinating experiments Bruce Hood explains why we can't always escape our Supersense. (Dr. Susan Blackmore, author of Conversations on Consciousness )

Reading SuperSense is like having lunch with your favorite professor--the conversation spans religion, biology, psychology, philosophy, and early childhood development. One thing is for sure, you'll never see the world in the same way again. (Ori Brafman, New York Times bestselling author of Sway )

A compelling account of how beliefs in the supernatural world spring from the natural way our minds make sense of our experiences. (Daniel M. Wegner, Harvard Professor of Psychology, author of The Illusion of Conscious Will )

Read this beautifully written book, and you will lose some childhood innocence about how the world works. But, it will leave you wiser about yourself, and what it is to be human. (Guy Claxton, author of Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less )

Magical thinking is a defining feature of the human mind - the source of all that is sublime and absurd about our species. In this timely exploration of the psychology of irrational belief Bruce Hood pulls off the rare feat of being both authoritative and wonderfully entertaining. Brilliant. (Paul Broks, author of Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology )

Dr. Hood, a world-class scholar in the field of cognitive science, explains the many weird and wonderful ways that we humans naturally view the world as ruled by supernatural phenomena. Bruce Hood's SuperSense is sensational. (Susan A. GelmanSusan A. GelmanSusan A. Gelman, author of The Essential Child )

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Oracle Real Application Clusters by Murali Vallath

2009-06-30T18:21:00.000-07:00

Clustered configuration first hit the scene nearly 20 years ago when Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) introduced the VaxCluster. Until now, the topic of Real Application Clusters (RAC) implementation had never been fully explored. For the first time, Murali Vallath dissects RAC mysteries in his book Oracle Real Application Clusters to enlighten and educate readers on the internals of RAC operations, cache fusion, fusion recovery processes and the fast reconfiguration of RAC.
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the features, technology and principles of RAC that is part of the Oracle9i release of Oracle's RDBMS product. It is divided into three main parts: application/database design, development and maintenance life cycles.
Compared to its predecessor OPS, the architecture behind RAC implementation have changed significantly. Vallath discusses Oracle9i features in a RAC implementation with respect to usage and design considerations, as well as those parameters that are and are not applicable. Areas covered include partitioning, indexes, tablespace management, transaction management, backup and recovery principles. Performance tuning with examples, troubleshooting and problem solving scenarios are covered in detail, as well as discussions on the migration process from a single instance database to RAC and migration from an OPS implementation to RAC.
Oracle Real Application Clusters takes readers through a logical flow from RAC concepts to operations, covering each facet with a fine-tooth comb. Vallath's skilled writing style makes each chapter entertaining and informative as only a true RAC connoisseur can provide. New and experienced users of RAC, as well as those seeking to expand their knowledge of this dynamic technology, will find this book to be a necessity for both home and office reference libraries.

* Focuses on implementing, testing and tuning features of Real Application Clusters (RAC)
* Provides extensive coverage of usage, day-to-day functions and operations
* Includes tips and techniques such as script samples to illustrate various features of RAC
* Unravels the internals of RAC architecture

From the Back Cover
"The latest versions of Oracler, 9i RAC and 10g, both include important features in the area of performance optimization and high availability. The new features can be daunting if you don"t have experts in house, and having the right roadmap to help you through these new features is critical. This book does an excellent job at recognizing the setup, migration, and performance challenges every company will face, and will help your company optimize instance efficiency in your production database environment. Whether you are planning a move to Oracler 9i RAC, Oracle 10g, or just want to get the most out of your base Oracler system, I highly recommend this book."-Jeff Carter, Chief Technology Officer, Elogex, Inc.

For the first time, Murali Vallath dissects the mysteries of Real Application Clusters (RAC) in his book Oracle Real Application Clusters to enlighten and educate you on the internals of RAC operations, cache fusion, fusion recovery processes, and the fast reconfiguration of RAC.

Oracle Real Application Clusters takes you through a logical flow from RAC concepts to operations, covering each facet with a fine-tooth comb. New and experienced users of RAC, as well as those seeking to expand their knowledge of this dynamic technology, will find this book to be a necessity for both home and office reference libraries.

Vallath provides comprehensive coverage of the features, technology, and principles of RAC that is part of the Oracle9i, 9iR2 and 10G release of Oracle's RDBMS product. It is divided into three main parts: application/database design, development, and maintenance life cycles. Compared to its predecessor OPS, the architecture behind RAC implementation has changed significantly. Vallath discusses the various features in a RAC implementation with respect to usage and design considerations, as well as those parameters that are and are not applicable. Areas covered include partitioning, indexes, tablespace management, transaction management, backup, and recovery principles. Performance tuning with examples, troubleshooting, and problem solving scenarios are covered in detail, as well as discussions on the migration process from a single instance database to RAC and migration from an OPS implementation to RAC.

Features coverage of:

* Administration including trouble shooting of RAC
* Configuration of Transparent Application Failover (TAF), using JDBC thick and thin clients
* Configuration of Oracle Net Services etc.
* Tools used for tuning a RAC configuration
* Oracle"s wait interface, including waits specific to a RAC instance and its practical application.
* Using Oracle"s event interface to tune complex SQL queries
* Extensive coverage of usage, day-to-day functions and operations
* Tips and techniques such as script samples to illustrate various features of RAC
* Comparisons with Oracle parallel server
* Discussions on implementing RAC on various operating systems
* Analyzing using Oracle dumps
* Functions of GCS and GES services with respect to transaction management and transaction recovery
* Internals of RAC architecture

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Oracle9iR2 Data Warehousing by Lilian Hobbs

2009-06-30T18:15:00.000-07:00

Oracle9iR2 Data Warehousing is a guide to using the Data Warehouse features in the latest versions of Oracle -- Oracle 9i Release 1 and Release 2. Written by people on the Oracle development team that designed and implemented the code, this updated and expanded edition provides an insider's view of how the
Oracle 9i Release 2 software is best used for your application.

It provides a detailed look at a wide range of topics including:
* New techniques to facilitate the ETL process to transform data and load the warehouse
* How to use the Oracle OLAP and Data Mining options
* An entire chapter devoted to using materialized views to radically improve warehouse performance.

This book will show you how to use the Oracle database with tools such as Oracle Discoverer to query the warehouse, generate reports that can be deployed over the web, and gain better insight into your business.

This how-to guide provides step-by-step instructions including screen captures to make it easier to design, build, and optimize performance of the data warehouse or data mart. It is a 'must have' reference for database developers, administrators, and IT professionals who want to get to work now with all of the newest features in Oracle 9i Release 2.

* Based on 9i plus the improvements in Release 2
* Presents concepts with working examples
* Describes best practices and critical implementation tradeoffs, based on users' actual implementations

Lilian Hobbs is a member of the Oracle Corporation New England Development Centre living in the UK. During the day she works on Oracle databases, but when she isn't writing books, Lilian is a keen astronomer and mountain bike rider. To find out more about this author you can visit her Web site at home.clara.net/lmhobbs. Lilian is the author of the following Made Simple books: Designing Internet Home Pages Windows NT Also, she is the author of the following Digital Press Books: RdB: A Comprehensive Guide Digital's CDD/Repository (with Ken England) Oracle/NT databases (forthcoming) Susan Hillson is the Senior Director of Engineering Development at Oracle's New England Development Center. Her group is responsible for the development of Summary Management, Oracle DataGuard, and the Database Utilities. She holds a MS degree in Computer Information Systems and a BS in Education from Boston University. Susan has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, including over 6 years teaching programming and database management systems. Shilpa Lawande is part of the team that introduced materialized view technology into the Oracle server and has designed and developed several key features. Shilpa has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and a Master's degree in Computer Science from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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XML for Bioinformatics by Ethan Cerami

2009-06-30T18:06:00.000-07:00

XML for Bioinformatics aims to provide biologists, software engineers, and bioinformatics professionals with a comprehensive introduction to XML and current XML applications in bioinformatics. The book will assume no background in XML, and take readers from basic to intermediate XML concepts. Core topics will include: fundamentals of XML, creating XML grammars, web services via SOAP, and parsing XML documents in Perl and Java.

Ethan Cerami is Senior Software Engineer at the Computational Biology Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Since 1997 he has also been a member of the Adjunct Faculty in Computer Science at New York University.

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Hibernate in Action (In Action series) by Christian Bauer

2009-06-30T18:00:00.000-07:00

Both an introduction to the theoretical aspects of automated object/relational mapping and a practical guide to using Hibernate, this resource provides extensive sample codes to implement an online auction application. Object persistence and the object/relational mismatch problem are discussed with an emphasis on the importance of Plain Old Java Objects. More advanced ORM concepts and techniques are introduced, such as the impact of ORM on application architecture and development processes along with specific techniques for achieving high performance. Effective uses for Hibernate's developer tool set are demonstrated.

Not only that, Hibernate makes it easy. Positioned as a layer between your application and your database, Hibernate takes care of loading and saving of objects. Hibernate applications are cheaper, more portable, and more resilient to change. And they perform better than anything you are likely to develop yourself.

Hibernate in Action carefully explains the concepts you need, then gets you going. It builds on a single example to show you how to use Hibernate in practice, how to deal with concurrency and transactions, how to efficiently retrieve objects and use caching.

The authors created Hibernate and they field questions from the Hibernate community every day–they know how to make Hibernate sing. Knowledge and insight seep out of every pore of this book.

What's Inside
- ORM concepts
- Getting started
- Many real-world tasks
- The Hibernate application development process

Christian Bauer is a member of the Hibernate core developer team and maintains their Hibernate documentation and web site. Gavin King is the founder of the Hibernate project and a J2EE consultant.

Product Details

* Paperback: 408 pages
* Publisher: Manning Publications; illustrated edition edition (August 1, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 193239415X
* ISBN-13: 978-1932394153

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Web Engineering by Emilia Mendes

2009-06-30T17:54:00.000-07:00

Since its original inception back in 1989 the Web has changed into an environment where Web applications range from small-scale information dissemination applications, often developed by non-IT professionals, to large-scale, commercial, enterprise-planning and scheduling applications, developed by multidisciplinary teams of people with diverse skills and backgrounds and using cutting-edge, diverse technologies.

As an engineering discipline, Web engineering must provide principles, methodologies and frameworks to help Web professionals and researchers develop applications and manage projects effectively. Mendes and Mosley have selected experts from numerous areas in Web engineering, who contribute chapters where important concepts are presented and then detailed using real industrial case studies. After an introduction into the discipline itself and its intricacies, the contributions range from Web effort estimation, productivity benchmarking and conceptual and model-based application development methodologies, to other important principles such as usability, reliability, testing, process improvement and quality measurement. This is the first book that looks at Web engineering from a measurement perspective.

The result is a self-containing, comprehensive overview detailing the role of measurement and metrics within the context of Web engineering. This book is ideal for professionals and researchers who want to know how to use sound principles for the effective management of Web projects, as well as for courses at an advanced undergraduate or graduate level.

From the reviews:

"The book represents a respectable attempt to advance the concepts of the emerging discipline of Web engineering. It is mostly oriented towards technical management, and stresses empirical investigations and testing issues. This makes the book unique in the current market. … As most of the topics addressed are not covered sufficiently in other current literature, I recommend the book to Web practitioners. It can also be valuable educational material for graduate students." (M. Bielikova, Computing Reviews, August, 2006)

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The Complete Log4j Manual by Ceki Gulcu

2009-06-30T17:47:00.000-07:00

The "complete log4j manual" documents version 1.2 of the log4j logging framework. In over 200 pages and dozens of concrete examples, it covers both basic and advanced log4j features:

-the overall log4j architecture -discussion of best practices and anti-patterns -configuration scripts in properties format -configuration scripts in XML format -appenders -layouts -filter chains -diagnostic contexts -log4j default initialization -log4j in Servlet Containers -log4j in EJB Containers -extending log4j -changes between version 1.2 and 1.1 -frequently asked questions -trouble shooting guide

The complete manual describes the log4j API in considerable detail, including its features and design rationale. Authored by Ceki Gülcü, one of log4j's key contributors, the manual is intended for developers already familiar with the Java language but new to log4j, as much as for experienced log4j users. With the aid of introductory material and many examples, new users should quickly come up to speed. Seasoned log4j users will also find fresh material not discussed anywhere else. Advanced topics are also covered in detail so that the reader can harness the full power of log4j.

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* Paperback: 206 pages
* Publisher: QOS.ch (May 7, 2003)
* ISBN-10: 2970036908
* ISBN-13: 978-2970036906

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Intrusion Detection and Prevention by Carl Endorf

2009-06-30T17:39:00.000-07:00

Implement enterprise-wide security solutions based on detailed traffic and attack analysis

In today’s converged networking environment, cyber crime is on the rise and getting more sophisticated every day. Malicious hackers lurk in dark corners, scanning for vulnerable systems and launching debilitating attacks. Intrusion Detection & Prevention shows you, step-by-step, how to mount a comprehensive defense, perform real-time security monitoring, and implement a proactive incident response plan. Major examples of IDS software are covered, including TCPDump, RealSecure, Cisco Secure IDS, Network Flight Recorder, and Snort 2.0. You’ll learn how to properly place and configure network sensors, analyze packets and TCP streams, correlate data, and counter attempted break-ins. Plus, you’ll get vital coverage of legal standards, business guidelines, and the future of intrusion prevention.
Inside, learn to:

* Identify and eliminate abnormal network traffic patterns and application-level abuses
* Capture, store, and analyze network transactions with TCPDump
* Deploy sensors, agents, and manager components in single-tiered, multi-tiered, and peer-to-peer architectures
* Grab, filter, decode, and process data packets and TCP streams
* Manage RealSecure Network Sensors, alerts, encryption keys, and reports
* Implement ISS’s new central management system, SiteProtector 2.0
* Administer Cisco Secure IDS, Cisco Threat Response, and the Cisco Security Agent
* Distribute CSIDS 4200 Series Sensors and Catalyst 6000 IDS modules
* Use Snort 2.0 rules, outputs, and plug-ins to detect unauthorized activity
* Monitor transactions with the Snort 2.0 Protocol Flow Analyzer
* Perform packet inspection and protocol anomaly detection with Network Flight Recorder
* Assess threat levels using data correlation, fusion, and vulnerability scanning

Authors Carl Endorf, Eugene Schultz, and Jim Mellander deliver the hands-on implementation techniques that IT professionals need. Learn to implement the top intrusion detection products into real-world networked environments and covers the most popular intrusion detection tools including Internet Security Systems' Black ICE & RealSecure, Cisco Systems' Secure IDS, Computer Associates' eTrust, Entercept, and the open source Snort tool.

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packet capture engine, successful intrusion detection, raw packet data, ids snort, cleartext protocols, relative sequence number, intrusion detection data, stream reassembly, tcpdump files, intrusion prevention, admin file, shell code, agent kits, detection engine, rogue code, attack signatures, manager component, initial sequence number, custom signatures, flag combination, dst port, packet fragments, detecting attacks, malicious content, originating host

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Effective XML: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your XML (Effective Software Development Series) by Elliotte Rusty Harold

2009-06-30T17:32:00.000-07:00

Learning the fundamentals of XML might take a programmer a week. Learning how to use XML effectively might take a lifetime. While many books have been written that teach developers how to use the basic syntax of XML, this is the first one that really focuses on how to use XML well. This book is not a tutorial. It is not going to teach you what a tag is or how to write a DTD (Document Type Definition). Instead it's going to tell you when, why, where, and how to use such tools effectively (and equally important when not to use them).Since XML has become a fundamental underpinning of new software systems, it becomes important to ask new questions, not just what XML is, but how does one use it effectively? Which techniques work and which don't? Perhaps most importantly, which techniques appear to work at first but fail to scale as systems are further developed? This book answers these questions. It is not enough to write programs that compile and produce the expected results. It is important to write code that is extensible, legible, and maintainable. XML can be used to produce robust, extensible, maintainable systems.

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"This is an excellent collection of XML best practices: essential reading for any developer using XML. This book will help you avoid common pitfalls and ensure your XML applications remain practical and interoperable for as long as possible."—Edd Dumbill, Managing Editor, XML.com and Program Chair, XML Europe

"A collection of useful advice about XML and related technologies. Well worth reading before, during, and after XML application development."—Sean McGrath, CTO, Propylon

If you want to become a more effective XML developer, you need this book. You will learn which tools to use when in order to write legible, extensible, maintainable and robust XML code.
Page 36: How do you write DTDs that are independent of namespace prefixes? Page 82: What do parsers reliably report and what don't they? Page 130: Which schema language is the right one for your job? Page 178: Which API should you choose for maximum speed and minimum size? Page 257: What can you do to ensure fast, reliable access to DTDs and schemas without making your document less portable? Page 283: Is XML too verbose for your application?

Elliotte Rusty Harold provides you with 50 practical rules of thumb based on real-world examples and best practices. His engaging writing style is easy to understand and illustrates how you can save development time while improving your XML code. Learn to write XML that is easy to edit, simple to process, and is fully interoperable with other applications and code. Understand how to design and document XML vocabularies so they are both descriptive and extensible. After reading this book, you'll be ready to choose the best tools and APIs for both large-scale and small-scale processing jobs. Elliotte provides you with essential information on building services such as verification, compression, authentication, caching, and content management.

If you want to design, deploy, or build better systems that utilize XML—then buy this book and get going!

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Hacker Web Exploitation Uncovered by Marsel Nizamutdinov

2009-06-30T17:23:00.000-07:00

A description and analysis of the vulnerabilities caused by programming errors in Web applications, this book is written from both from the attacker's and security specialist's perspective. Covered is detecting, investigating, exploiting, and eliminating vulnerabilities in Web applications as well as errors such as PHP source code injection, SQL injection, and XSS. The most common vulnerabilities in PHP and Perl scripts and methods of exploiting these weaknesses are described, information on writing intersite scripts and secure systems for the hosted sites, creating secure authorization systems, and bypassing authorization. Uncovered is how attackers can benefit from the hosted target and why an apparently normal-working application might be vulnerable.

Product Details

* Paperback: 450 pages
* Publisher: A-List Publishing (June 28, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1931769494
* ISBN-13: 978-1931769495

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SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Dictionary, 3-Volume Set by SAS Publishing

2009-06-30T17:15:00.000-07:00

SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Dictionary, 3-Volume Set SAS Publishing | 2004 | ISBN-10: 1590475208 | Pages: 1748 | PDF |

New and enhanced features in Base SAS save you time, effort, and system resources by providing faster processing and easier data access and management, more robust analysis, and improved data presentation. By using new SAS system options that enable threading and the use of multiple CPUs, the following SAS procedures take advantage of multi-processing I/O: SORT, SQL, MEANS, TABULATE, and REPORT. You can now use longer, easier-to-read names for user-created formats and informats. See “Rules for Words and Names in the SAS Language” in SAS Language Reference: Concepts.
Two pre-defined component objects for the DATA step enable you to quickly store,
search, and retrieve data based on lookup keys. The FILENAME statement now supports directory services, multiple FTP service commands, and Secure Sockets Layering (SSL).
The Application Response Measurement (ARM) system enables you to monitor the availability and performance of transactions within and across diverse applications. The Perl regular expression (PRX) functions and CALL routines use a modified version of Perl as a pattern-matching language to enhance search-and-replace
operations on text.

New character functions search and compare character strings in addition to
concatenating character strings. There are several new descriptive statistic functions and mathematical functions. New formats, informats, and functions support international and local values for money, datetime, and Unicode values. All data set options, formats, informats, functions, and system options that relate to national language support are documented in the new SAS National Language Support (NLS): User’s Guide. A new ODS statement enables you to render multiple ODS output formats without re-running a PROC or a DATA step. See the SAS Output Delivery System: User’s
Guide.

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This Guy is Playing Shaq in HORSE

2009-06-30T06:38:00.000-07:00

Shaq has offered Bruce Manley $1,000 to play him in a game of horse. The only rules are that Shaq can't dunk and Manley won't shoot free throws. The game is tentatively scheduled for early July.

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