Leonard A. Cole, "The Anthrax Letters: A Medical Detective Story"
Natl Academy of Science | ISBN 030908881X | 2003 Year | linked PNG-files | Mb |
256 Pages[cut]
On October 5, 2001, Bob Stevens, a 63-year-old photo editor for the tabloid
newspaper the Sun, became the first confirmed bioterrorism fatality in the U.S.
Over the next several weeks, nearly two dozen people were diagnosed with
anthrax, five of whom died. Disentangling a coherent story from the snarl of
conflicting reports, multi-agency responses, blaring headlines, empty leads and
the shaky scientific data surrounding the anthrax attacks is no simple task,
which makes Cole's accomplished book all the more impressive. As an expert on
the intersection of politics and terrorism, Cole (The Eleventh Plague) takes the
reader on a captivating, no-nonsense tour of America's public health system,
where physicians, scientists and administrators work tirelessly to establish
protocols and policies, task forces and education programs, emergency response
strategies and stockpiles of vital medicines to safeguard the country from a
potentially catastrophic bioterror event. The book also supplies the chilling
details that the short-lived media flareup failed to convey-such as the
durability of anthrax spores, which can lie dormant but remain lethal for
hundreds of years; the contamination of massive postal facilities that remain
unsafe even after multimillion-dollar clean-up efforts; the difficulties
involved in diagnosing many anthrax cases, which can display ambiguous symptoms;
and the persistent, residual effects of the disease. Without even a hint of
sensationalism, this disquieting but hopeful book skillfully zeros in on the
most crucial issues and scientific advances as well as the heroic individuals
who averted disaster while under the intense glare of public scrutiny.
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Frank Reynolds (Editor), et al, "The Life of Buddhism"
University of California Press | ISBN 0520223373 | 2000 Year | linked PNG-files
| 26,87 Mb | 247 Pages[cut]
Bringing together fifteen essays by outstanding Buddhist scholars from Asia,
Europe, and North America, this book offers a distinctive portrayal of the "life
of Buddhism." The contributors focus on a number of religious practices across
the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. The essays
highlight not so much Buddhist doctrine or sacred texts, but rather the actual
behavior and lived experience of Buddhist adherents.
A general introduction by Frank E. Reynolds and Jason A. Carbine provides a
historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of
Buddhist tradition-the Hinayana/Theravada branch practiced in Sri Lanka and much
of Southeast Asia; the Mahayana branch located most notably in East Asia; and
the Vajrayana/Esoteric branch established in Tibet and Japan. It also takes note
of a distinctive form of Buddhism that is now emerging among non-Asian
practitioners in the West. The editors introduce each essay with a brief
commentary that situates its contents within the Buddhist tradition as a whole.
The pieces offer concise depictions and analyses of particular aspects of
Buddhist life, including temple architecture and iconography, the consecration
of sacred objects, meditative practices, devotional expressions, exorcisms, and
pilgrimage journeys. Topics discussed also include the construction of religio-
political and religio-social hierarchies, gender roles, the management of
asocial behavior, and confrontations with dying and death.
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Mary Plummer, "Apple Pro Training Series: Soundtrack Pro"
Peachpit Press | ISBN 0321357574 | 2005 Year | CHM | 14,02 Mb | 528 Pages[cut]
Soundtrack Pro, Apple's exciting sound design software, is the newest member of
the Final Cut Pro Studio digital video suite-And whether you're musically
impaired or musically gifted, the Soundtrack Pro guide will help you get up to
speed quickly. In this Apple-certified book/DVD combo, readers will find a
complete, self-paced course in all aspects of Soundtrack Pro. Author Mary
Plummer guides you through the secrets of editing, repairing, mixing, and
arranging multi-track audio files, as well as how to create original
soundtracks, score to video, add effects, and more. Step-by-step exercises and
lesson files will have readers taking advantage of Soundtrack's thousands of
audio loops to create perfectly synched scores in no time. Also included are
dozens of advanced sound editing tips for professional users who want to take
their video, DVD, and Web projects to the next level.
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Пер Тесч, "Бодибилдинг для всех"
Эксмо | ISBN 5699009000 | 2002 год | DjVu | 5,97 Mb | 160 страниц[cut]
Известный специалист в области бодибилдинга Пер Тесч совершил, казалось бы,
невозможное: он позволил спортсменам заглянуть внутрь своего тела и с помощью
метода магнитно-резонансного изображения увидеть, как работают мышцы под
нагрузкой. Такая `обратная связь` со своими мышцами позволяет заняться
`направленным` бодибилдингом, то есть целевым образом развивать определенные
группы мышц и правильно дозировать нагрузки.
Упражнения выстроены с нарастающей эффективностью, а наглядные изображения
стимулируют осознанное их выполнение. Программа предусматривает разные
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Dave Addey, James Ellis, Phil Suh, David Thiemecke, "Content Management Systems"
Peer Information Inc. | ISBN 190415106X | 2002 Year | CHM | 1,81 Mb | 200
Pages[cut]
Content Management Systems (CMS) automate the process of creating, publishing,
and updating web site content. They make maintaining and updating the content of
a web site easier, giving the content contributors, not just the web team, the
means with which to manage their own content. They are usually made up of a
front-end editor for inputting content, a back-end system for storing the
content, and a template mechanism to get the content onto the web site.
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Chris Sells, Ian Griffiths, "Programming Windows Presentation Foundation"
O'Reilly | ISBN 0596101139 | 2005 Year | CHM | Mb | 447 Pages[cut]
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) (formerly known by its code name "Avalon")
is a brand-new presentation framework for Windows XP and Windows Vista, the next
version of the Windows client operating system. For developers, WPF is a
cornucopia of new technologies, including a new graphics engine that supports 3-
D graphics, animation, and more; an XML-based markup language (XAML) for
declaring the structure of your Windows UI; and a radical new model for
controls.
Programming Windows Presentation Foundation is the book you need to get up to
speed on WPF. By page two, you'll have written your first WPF application, and
by the end of Chapter 1, "Hello WPF," you'll have completed a rapid tour of the
framework and its major elements. These include the XAML markup language and the
mapping of XAML markup to WinFX code; the WPF content model; layout; controls,
styles, and templates; graphics and animation; and, finally, deployment.
Programming Windows Presentation Foundation features:
- Scores of C# and XAML examples that show you what it takes to get a WPF
application up and running, from a simple "Hello, Avalon" program to a tic-tac-
toe game
- Insightful discussions of the powerful new programming styles that WPF brings
to Windows development, especially its new model for controls
- A color insert to better illustrate WPF support for 3-D, color, and other
graphics effects
- A tutorial on XAML, the new HTML-like markup language for declaring Windows UI
- An explanation and comparison of the features that support interoperability
with Windows Forms and other Windows legacy applications
The next generation of Windows applications is going to blaze a trail into the
unknown. WPF represents the best of the control-based Windows world and the
content-based web world; it's an engine just itching to be taken for a spin.
Inside, you'll find the keys to the ignition.
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Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick D. Gaffney, Andrew Harvey, "The Tibetan Book of Living
and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller; Revised and Updated
Edition"
HarperSanFrancisco | ISBN 0062508342 | 1994 Year | linked PNG-files | 31,8 Mb |
425 Pages[cut]
In 1927, Walter Evans-Wentz published his translation of an obscure Tibetan
Nyingma text and called it the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Popular Tibetan teacher
Sogyal Rinpoche has transformed that ancient text, conveying a perennial
philosophy that is at once religious, scientific, and practical. Through
extraordinary anecdotes and stories from religious traditions East and West,
Rinpoche introduces the reader to the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism, moving
gradually to the topics of death and dying. Death turns out to be less of a
crisis and more of an opportunity. Concepts such as reincarnation, karma, and
bardo and practices such as meditation, tonglen, and phowa teach us how to face
death constructively. As a result, life becomes much richer. Like Elisabeth
Kubler-Ross, Sogyal Rinpoche opens the door to a full experience of death. It is
up to the reader to walk through.