“…Explains techniques, best practices, and creative ways to transform your digital images from everyday to extraordinary Includes beautiful photos and tips from an experienced photographer and author who shares his secrets on how to create images that wow viewers Features step-by-step instruction in a series of two-page, highly visual tutorials, with helpful, full-color screen shots on every page Perfect for visual learners who are migrating from older versions of the software or who already have a comfort level with Photoshop Elements and want to move to a new skill level Take your image editing and Photoshop Elements skills beyond the essentials with this practical guide…”

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“…Intimate partner violence (IPV), defined as physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse and controlling behaviors inflicted within intimate partner relationships, is a global crisis that extends beyond national and sociocultural boundaries, affecting people of all ages, religions, ethnicities, and economic backgrounds. …”

“…This study shows that military leaders were primarily interested in the media because they hoped to achieve objectives that would otherwise be beyond their capacities: they wanted to influence populations, parliaments, and governments – in times of war and peace…”

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“…This volume seeks to think through, and beyond, the logic of the palimpsest, asking whether this fashionable trope slyly forces us to see contradiction where local inhabitants saw (and see) none, to impose distinctions that satisfy our own assumptions about historical periodization and cultural practice, but which bear little relation to the experience of ancient, medieval or early modern persons. …”

“…While the central focus of this volume is Germany, the implications go beyond the German-Jewish experience and relate to some of the broader challenges facing modern societies today…”

“…Exciting new developments are enabling sensors to go beyond the realm of simple sensing of movement or capture of images to deliver information such as location in a built environment, the sense of touch, and the presence of chemicals. …”

“…Authors Jonathan Oxer and Hugh Blemings provide detailed instructions for building a wide range of both practical and fun Arduino-related projects, covering areas such as hobbies, automotive, communications, home automation, and instrumentation. Take Arduino beyond "blink" to a wide variety of projects from simple to challenging Hands-on recipes for everything from home automation to interfacing with your car engine management system Explanations of techniques and references to handy resources for ubiquitous computing projects Supplementary material includes a circuit schematic reference, introductions to a range of electronic engineering principles and general hints & tips. …”

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“…You will: Be able to speak with customers, understand their infrastructure, and provide a blueprint to migrate their framework to Azure Go beyond moving on-premise frameworks to Azure and design solutions on Azure from the start Know Azure architecture best practices to optimize Azure deployments Complete practice exercises to prepare for exam lab assignments Take a mock exam for practice…”

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“…You will: Install and configure Webpack beyond the default settings Efficiently work with plugins and loaders Optimize Webpack for production Use instant refreshing with the Webpack dev server and hot module replacement Explore how to install some common JavaScript libraries…”

“…In part three of his essay series, 21 Technologies for the 21st Century, Tim O’Reilly explains why the next challenge—climate change mitigation and adaptation—will be solved by entrepreneurs focused on real-world infrastructure and operations beyond the reach of today’s tech giants. Inspired by his essay “Welcome to the 21st Century,” this four-part series explores 21 technologies that are reshaping the world. …”