“…Skill Level Beginner to Intermediate What You Will Learn Installing and starting Python Loading data sets into pandas and beginning to assess and analyze them Using pandas data structures and importing/exporting data Combining multiple data sets Dealing with missing data Tidying and reshaping data Who Should Take This Course Analysts and aspiring data scientists looking to move beyond spreadsheets into automated data workflows. …”

“…You will learn Why agile processes aren’t enough and why craftsmanship is crucial to making them work How craftsmanship helps you build software right and helps clients in ways that go beyond code How and when to say “No” and how to provide creative alternatives when you do Why bad code happens to good developers and how to stop creating and justifying it How to make working with legacy code less painful and more productive How to be pragmatic—not dogmatic—about your practices and tools How to lead software craftsmen and attract them to your organization What to avoid when advertising positions, interviewing candidates, and hiring developers How developers and their managers can create a true culture of learning How to drive true technical change and overcome deep patterns of skepticism Sandro Mancuso has coded for startups, software houses, product companies, international consultancies, and investment banks. …”

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“…Set up the environment where you’ll write your mod for Minecraft 1.8 Create the basics for your mod with the Forge API Establish a framework that makes it easier to build complex mods Work with recipes and other small modifications Create multiple recipes, items, blocks, and entities at once Cook up food items that heal your players Make custom pickaxes, shovels, and completely original tools Use Tile Entities to create complex and unique mods Create interesting custom armor for players Generate entire worlds, including ores and plants Design and generate new structures with MCEdit Understand Entities and create Entity Models with Techne Code mobs with a custom Entity Model Manufacture Throwables Edit Minecraft functionality without breaking other mods Structure, package, and release your mod Master Java programming techniques you can use far beyond Minecraft On the Web: Register your book at informit.com/title/9780672337635 for access to all code examples and resources from this book, as well as updates and corrections as they become available…”

“…Understand how Maslow's hierarchy makes for winning business practices Learn how PEAK drove some of today's top businesses to success Help employees reach their full potential—and beyond Transform the customer experience and keep investors happy The PEAK framework succeeds because it elevates the business from the inside out. …”

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“…Praise for The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership : “In The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership , Gary Burnison captures the timeless principles that leaders must possess, beyond intelligence, courage and heart. These essential elements speak to the integrity and authenticity that underscore all effective leadership.” …”

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“…The essence of the notations is explained very well indeed but the author goes beyond this to give very clear insights into the application of UML techniques." -- Jennifer Stapleton, Vice President Technical, British Computer Society " UML Distilled is well written, knowledgeable about both systems development and UML, and disarmingly honest." -- Robert L. …”

“…At this time changes in social tolerance allowed ancestors of our own species to further reach out beyond their local group and care about distant allies, making human communities resilient to environmental changes. …”

“…The geographic range includes studies of beads produced in Europe and traded widely across North America and beads from South and Southeast Asia traded around the Indian Ocean and beyond. The contributors provide new insight on the timing of interregional interactions, technologies of bead production and patterns of trade and exchange, using glass beads as a window to the past. …”

“…." -- DAVE ULRICH, PROFESSOR, ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; PARTNER, THE RBL GROUP "It takes passion, risk, and foresight to think beyond the status quo and see problems as opportunities. …”

“…." -- DAVE ULRICH, PROFESSOR, ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; PARTNER, THE RBL GROUP "It takes passion, risk, and foresight to think beyond the status quo and see problems as opportunities. …”

“…She argues that this familiar pathway can and should be interrupted and provides ways to move beyond girlfighting to build girl allies and to support coalitions among girls.By allowing the voices of girls to be heard, Brown demonstrates the complex and often contradictory realities girls face, helping us to better understand and critique the socializing forces in their lives and challenging us to rethink the messages we send them…”

“…How and to what purpose did a Directorate of the Ministry of Finance succeed in creating for itself this position in which a government department acts as a State banker, right at the heart of growth? Going beyond the legend which has gradually developed within political, government, banking and industrial circles, and even amongst historians, the author reveals the hidden mechanisms of its organisation and the true extent of the power exercised by the Directorate of the Treasury. …”

“…At this time changes in social tolerance allowed ancestors of our own species to further reach out beyond their local group and care about distant allies, making human communities resilient to environmental changes. …”

“…This book aims to show that Tawḥīdī's work goes beyond this purpose: it provides the reader with another message - that the man of letters, as an authority in his own right, can become the main rival to the ruler…”

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“…As you progress, you'll assess and optimize software architecture for sustainability within a sustainable software delivery framework schema. Beyond technical insights, the book delves into ethical implications and societal impacts, fostering a deeper understanding of the broader implications of technology usage. …”