“…The analysis of legal and ethical theory as well as of specific cases (e.g. shooting down of civil airplanes; “rescue torture”; force-feeding a prisoner on a hunger strike) lead the author to a decidedly consequentialist understanding of fundamental rights. …”

“…In addition to the introduction of new concepts of swarm intelligence, this book also presented some selected representative case studies covering power plant maintenance scheduling; geotechnical engineering; design and machining tolerances; layout problems; manufacturing process plan; job-shop scheduling; structural design; environmental dispatching problems; wireless communication; water distribution systems; multi-plant supply chain; fault diagnosis of airplane engines; and process scheduling. I believe these 27 chapters presented in this book adequately reflect these topics…”

“…In the chapters of the book, superstructural optimization was suggested for the optimal design of feedforward neural networks, CNN networks were deployed for a nanosatellite payload to select images eligible for transmission to ground, a new weight feature value convolutional neural network (WFCNN) was applied for fine remote sensing image segmentation and extracting improved land-use information, mask regional-convolutional neural networks (Mask R-CNN) was employed for extracting valley fill faces, state-of-the-art convolutional neural network (CNN)-based object detection models were applied to automatically detect airplanes and ships in VHR satellite images, a coarse-to-fine detection strategy was employed to detect ships at different sizes, and a deep quadruplet network (DQN) was proposed for hyperspectral image classification…”

“…Automobiles and aerial vehicles such as cars, buses, trucks, airplanes, and drones make the whole world convenient and connected. …”

“…The tasks include: • How to get started fast with any BlackBerry Curve: 8300 Series, 8500 Series, or 8900 Series • How to make, receive, and manage calls and emails efficiently • How to use the BlackBerry Curve’s powerful contact management and calendar software • How to listen to audio and watch video • How to connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, and your company’s VPN • How to browse the Web from your BlackBerry Curve • How to use the BlackBerry Curve’s messaging tools, including text, multimedia, PIN, and IM • How to find, choose, and install new BlackBerry Curve applications • How to connect with social networking sites and tools • How to use Airplane Mode to watch videos, read emails, and listen to music during flights • How to keep your BlackBerry Curve up-to-date, reliable, and running at top performance…”

“…Based on examples from scores of companies like Zoom, Pinterest, Bank of America, Zappos, Honda, Microsoft, and many more, this book provides clear examples of exactly what managers and employees alike can do to lighten the tone in the work environment and allow employees to have more fun at work.From AAA's "Dump a Dog" program where workers can pass their least-wanted project on to their manager and Houzz's complimentary office slippers to CARFAX's themed-wardrobe Zoom meetings and Google's company-approved Nerf-gun battles and paper airplane contests, you'll find dozens of ideas you can immediately adapt and implement in your own workplace.Work and fun have typically been considered polar opposites, but this book proves they can be integrated in ways that produce more motivated workers--and exceptional results…”

“…Make a clear-eyed decision about whether out-of-office work makes sense Set up a workspace where you can be happy and productive Establish the right boundaries—both personal and physical Maximize your productivity in airports, hotels, airplanes, and trains Keep your work secure and private, wherever you go Stay fully connected and “top of mind” with your colleagues Work with remote teams to build your own personal business Get the job done without working 24x7 (and even take vacations!) …”

“…"The misuse of AI has led to wrongful arrests, crashed airplanes, even genocide-this book offers 7 powerful principles that businesses can use now to end the harm. …”

“…An Autodesk Official Press guide to the powerful mechanical design software Autodesk Inventor has been used to design everything from cars and airplanes to appliances and furniture. This comprehensive guide to Inventor and Inventor LT features real-world workflows and work environments, and is packed with practical tutorials that focus on teaching Inventor tips, tricks, and techniques. …”

“…This updated edition contains: Significant new material including an expanded view of its applicability to a broad array of business and life challenges a new streamlined version of the Preparation Checklist a more precise understanding of the concept of WIN-win a Foreword by Cal Ripken, Jr. and an Epilogue highlighting negotiation lessons from the life of Nelson Mandela The book also provides a link to reinforcement of its lessons through the website of the Shapiro Negotiations Institute.Whether you are negotiating with, among others, a customer or client, a boss or government official, or even setting a teenager's curfew or getting a last seat on an airplane, this invaluable guide will help you read the other side and bring the power of human psychology and a time-tested process to the negotiating table. …”

“…Teach Siri to recognize requests and take dictation more accurately Help Siri recognize, track down, and connect with family and friends Transform Siri and iTunes Radio into your personal DJ (and tell Siri what songs you never want to hear again) Check Yelp or Rotten Tomatoes reviews and place OpenTable reservations Return calls, play specific voicemails, and check your email Make appointments, take notes, and set reminders Blog with Siri using email or text messaging Tweet updates and track up-to-the-minute Twitter trends Trigger reminders when you arrive at the supermarket, drugstore, or any other destination Retrieve up-to-the-minute sports stats Use Siri to control apps, access device settings, and enable Airplane mode Teach Siri how to pronounce names correctly Find the nearest store selling the products you need Answer math and science problems with Wolfram Alpha Make sure Siri responds only to you, not to an impostor Discover the silly side of Siri (including our top 10 Siri jokes)…”

“…At the luncheon meeting on the last day of the conference, an inspiring picture of the rapidly expanding use of large-scale computers in engineering design and analysis of our new airplanes, both commercial and military, gave the members of the conference a better understanding of the ultimate usefulness of their efforts, During the conference, inspection trips gave many of the participants an opportunity to view the UNIVAC and the Burroughs Computer, and to visit the computer activities of the Moore School of Electrical Engineering of the University of Pennsylvania and of the Technitrol Engineering Company…”

“…Create map-enabled web pages with a custom look Learn the JavaScript skills required to exploit the Google Maps API Create highly interactive interfaces for mapping applications Embed maps in desktop applications written in .NET Annotate maps with labels, markers, and shapes Understand geodesic paths and shapes and perform geodesic calculations Store geographical data in KML format Add GIS features to mapping applications Store large sets of geography data in databases and perform advanced spatial queries Use web services to request spatial data from within your script on demand Automate the generation of standalone web pages with annotated maps Use the Geocoding and Directions APIs Visualize large data sets using symbols and heatmaps Animate items on a map Bonus online content includes: A tutorial on The SQL Spatial application A bonus chapter on animating multiple airplanes Three appendices: debugging scripts in the browser; scalable vector graphics; and applying custom styles…”

“…On other occasions, a blog has spontaneously sprung from the events in the field that day, from the frustration of getting on an airplane with a lot of photo gear to dealing with a difficult subject or client. …”

“…Learn about all this, and more: Step on eggs without breaking them...and understand the principles of material strength Build the “Magic Can” that teaches you about the different kinds of energy Discover why the Earth isn’;t exactly round Learn more about gravity, with the “Astronaut in the Elevator” experiment Use pendulums to visualize radio/TV frequencies and broadcasting Feel pressure by sitting on a bed of nails Build hydraulic robots to discover how you can transmit and amplify forces Construct wings and wind tunnels that show why airplanes fly Learn about optics by making bottles invisible Recreate the sun and sky to realize why the sky is blue Demonstrate the “greenhouse effect” with a homemade solar heater Get water to climb walls–as you understand cohesion and adhesion Build “wireless phones” that capture sound and make acoustics fun Create simple motors that display the basics of electromagnetism Physics, Fun, and Beyond is for kids, teenagers, teachers, parents, homeschoolers...everyone from 10 to 100 with curiosity and a passion for discovery and new challenges! …”

“…In order not to lose sight of the connection to technical applications during the extensive derivations, we have selected flows past airplane wings, flows past vehicles and flows in pipes of process engineering systems as representative examples to illustrate the basics of one-dimensional fluid mechanics.We now introduce the student to the great variety of fluid mechanical applications, demonstrating that flows are all around us in our technological environment, by describing selected examples of flows in the following introductory sections…”

“…She was in her mid-forties, a senior executive at a Fortune 500 Company with countless hours logged in conference rooms, hotel rooms and on airplanes, when both her family and professional life began to unravel. …”

“…Create a Project Create a Dynamic Web Page with jQuery and JavaScript Debug HTML Using the HTML Inspector Edit HTML Element Values in the DOM Inspector Edit the CSS Layout Use the JavaScript Debugger Use Container Elements to Group and Style Create HTML Tables Add Forms to Web Pages Apply Text Styles via CSS Add Backgrounds via CSS Add Borders to HTML Elements Use CSS to Lay Out Web Page Components Implement JavaScript and jQuery Use jQuery and JavaScript to Access DOM Elements Apply if Conditional Logic in JavaScript Create JavaScript Functions Manipulate Strings in JavaScript Create and Manipulate Arrays Create and Use Custom Objects Use JavaScript to Access DOM Objects Use jQuery to Access DOM Objects Use the jQuery .map() and .each() Methods to Navigate, Access, and Manipulate the DOM Elements Use jQuery to Traverse the DOM Add Event Handlers to DOM Objects via JavaScript Add Event Handlers using jQuery Trigger Events Manually In JavaScript Trigger Events Manually in jQuery Get Screen, Browser, Mouse, and Element Info Using jQuery and JavaScript Dynamically Manipulate Web Page Elements Dynamically Rearrange Page Elements Get and Set Cookies Create Simple Timers and Dialogs Use Show and Hide Animations to Create an Expand/Collapse Element Use Fade Animation to Implement an Image Selection Effect Use Sliding Animation to Implement a Dynamic Menu Use a Resize Animation to Create a Simple Image Gallery Viewer Create a Simple Paper Airplane App with jQuery Animation Access and Manipulate Form Element Data Add Dynamic Flow Control to Forms Add Animated Elements to Improve User Experience Validate Web Forms Using jQuery Add a Slider-Based Image Gallery Create an Interactive Tab..…”

“…In addition to privacy and security, this book also teachers you everything you need to know about networking, whether you're using cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or combinations of all of them, as well as about AirDrop, AirPlay, Airplane Mode, and Personal Hotspot and tethering. …”