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“…Important iOS 5 changes that can break existing code are explicitly called out in the text and listed in the index…”

“…Currently, we are in the second generation of business intelligence software—called BI 2.0—which is focused on writing business intelligence software that is predictive, adaptive, simple, and interactive. …”

“…You’ll see the new and exciting ways JSF applications can use to communicate between a client and a server, such as using WebSockets, invoking bean methods directly from Ajax, executing client-side JavaScript when Ajax calls complete, and more Along the way you’ll broaden your knowledge of JSF components and web APIs best practices, and learn a great deal about the internals of JSF and the design decisions that have been made when building the JSF API. …”

“…Kahnweiler lays out a well-tested progressive four-step strategy called “The 4 Ps Process” for succeeding in the workplace by building on your natural quiet strengths. …”

“…There is also a feature throughout the book called “Making a Scene” where, upon being presented with an “empty” scene, you’re challenged to figure out where you might place your subject and your light(s) in order to achieve a specific effect or result. …”

“…Recovery Manager, or RMAN as it is called, is a powerful and complex tool that can be intimidating at first. …”

“…Roosevelt Thomas’s impassioned wake-up call to bring diversity management to a wholly new level -- beyond finger-pointing and well-meaning “initiatives” and toward the shared goal of building robust organizations and thriving communities. …”

“…With this book you will learn The basic concepts that form the foundation of Auto Layout How to create clear and satisfiable rules of your layout, called constraints How to work effectively with the Interface Builder Layout What visual constraints look like, how to work with them, and how they are used in your projects How to debug constraints How to design interfaces when working with Auto Layout Effective solutions to the most common real-world problems and challenges Approximately 238 pages. …”

“…Focusing specifically on how the Windows 8 app developer can work with the Windows Runtime (often called Windows RT) framework this book provides careful analysis of the many options you have open to you, along with a comparison of their strengths and weaknesses under different conditions. …”

“…Here’s a small sample of what you learn: • Master Mountain Lion’s new iPad®/iPhone®-like features • Learn Mac essentials, from bootup to the Dock • Sync your data on iCloud, and use it anywhere • Personalize your Mac to match your style and make you more productive • Use iTunes® to enjoy music, Internet radio, TV, movies, podcasts, and even college courses • Stay organized with Contacts, Calendar, Notes, and Reminders • Connect with people via Mail, Messages, and FaceTime® video calls • Get instant access to weather, stock, and flight information • Compete against gamers running Macs, iPads, or iPhones • Explore the Web with Apple’s speedy Safari browser • Use Photo Booth® to capture, edit, and share photos and video • Automatically back up your Mac with Time Machine® • Protect your Mac (and yourself) against online threats Category: Computers Covers: Macintosh Operating System User Level: Beginning…”

“…Therefore, the book recommends modernizing the regulations to define Select Agents in terms of their gene sequences, not by their names, and called this sequence-based classification."--Publisher's description…”

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“…You'll learn all about tools like the Oracle Call Interface (OCI) and Perl-DBI (Database Interface), which provide the glue allowing new open source tools to link into commercial Oracle software. …”

“…Oracle Languages--Syntax summary for SQL language statements, SQL function calls PL/SQL language statements and characteristics, PL/SQL built-in package headers, and Java (JDBC and SQLJ) interfaces to the Oracle database. …”

“…It summarizes features available in Oracle9i and provides essential information on PL/SQL block structure, fundamental language elements, control statements, and use of procedures, functions, packages, triggers, Oracle objects, external procedures, and methods of calling Java classes from PL/SQL. O'Reilly's Pocket References have become a favorite among developers and database administrators everywhere. …”

“…"On August 8, 1942, 302 people arrived by train at Vocation, Wyoming, to become the first Japanese American residents of what the U.S. government called the Relocation Center at Heart Mountain. In the following weeks and months, they would be joined by some 10,000 of the more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent, two-thirds of them U.S. citizens, incarcerated as "domestic enemy aliens" during World War II. …”

“…What's more, you'll implement efficient automation solutions while learning best practices and methods to secure sensitive data using Ansible Vault and alternatives to automate non-supported platforms and operations using raw commands, command modules, and REST API calls. By the end of this book, you'll be proficient in identifying and developing real-life automation use cases using Ansible Further reading -- Chapter 3: Automating Your Daily Jobs -- Technical requirements -- Using Ansible to collect server details -- Ansible roles -- Ansible Jinja2 templates -- Collecting system information -- System scanning and remediation using Ansible -- Ansible --extra-vars -- Automated weekly system reboot using Ansible -- Automating notifications -- Encrypting sensitive data using Ansible Vault -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 4: Exploring Collaboration in Automation Development -- Technical requirements -- The importance of version control in IT automation…”

“…Other relatively recent technologies have become more visible, such as the Stirling engine and thermo-electric generators are particularly useful for small power production.However, the uptake of renewables in general, and biomass in particular, is still considered somewhat risky due to the lack of best practice examples to demonstrate how efficient the technology is today. Hence, the call for this Special Issue, focusing on country files, so that different nations' experiences can be shared and best practices can be published, is warranted. …”

“…These antennas were designed to achieve the so-called receiver diversity. The channel could then be modeled as having a single input and multiple outputs, or in the current terminology SIMO (single input multiple output). …”