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Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (2009)
The purpose of the 10th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD rd 2009), held in Daegu, Korea on May 27-29, 2009, the 3 International Workshop st on e-Activity (IWEA 2009) and the 1 International Workshop on Enterprise Architecture Challenges and Responses (WEACR 2009) is to aim at bringing together researchers and scientist, businessmen and entrepreneurs, teachers and students to discuss the numerous fields of computer science, and to share ideas and information in a meaningful way. Our conference officers selected the best 24 papers from those papers accepted for presentation at the conference in order to publish them in this volume. The papers were chosen based on review scores submitted by members of the program committee, and underwent further rounds of rigorous review. In chapter 1, Igor Crk and Chris Gniady propose a network-aware energy m- agement mechanism that provides a low-cost solution that can significantly reduce energy consumption in the entire system while maintaining responsiveness of local interactive workloads. Their dynamic mechanisms reduce the decision delay before the disk is spun-up, reduce the number of erroneous spin-ups in local wo- stations, decrease the network bandwidth, and reduce the energy consumption of individual drives. In chapter 2, Yoshihito Saito and Tokuro Matsuo describe a task allocation mechanism and its performance concerning with software developing. They run simulations and discuss the results in terms of effective strategies of task allocation.
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Solar Power
The Obama administration has given high priority to development of alternative energy sources. Many energy experts say that the suns vast potential has barely begun to be tapped, and that solar power is the energy of the future. Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full-color illustrations, this title examines, Is Solar Power a Viable Energy Source? Could Solar Power Replace Fossil Fuels? Could Solar Power Help Stop Global Warming? What Is the Future of Solar Power?
$33.95
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Solar Pv Engineering and Installation: Preparation for the Nabcep Pv Installation Professional, Specialist and Inspector Certification Exams
Solar PV Engineering and Installation: Preparation for the NABCEP PV Installation Professional, Specialist, and Inspector Certification Exams Master the knowledge required to advance your career in renewable energy. Achieving professional certification is the gold standard for success in the solar industry. Solar PV Engineering and Installation serves as your comprehensive, all-in-one study guide designed to prepare you for the rigorous demands of the NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) certification exams. Whether you are aiming to become a PV Installation Professional, a PV Specialist, or a PV Inspector, this text bridges the gap between theoretical engineering principles and hands-on installation expertise. It is meticulously organized to mirror the current NABCEP exam content outlines, ensuring that you are fully equipped with both the technical depth and the practical knowledge necessary to pass your board exams on the first attempt. Why This Guide is Essential for Certification Success: Comprehensive Exam Prep: Covers the core competencies required for PV Installation Professionals, Specialists, and Inspectors. Bridging Theory and Practice: Integrates advanced solar engineering principles with industry-standard installation best practices and safety protocols. Aligned with Industry Standards: Reflects the latest National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements and current industry safety standards. Structured for Mastery: Includes in-depth explanations, critical concepts, and practical problem-solving techniques essential for high-stakes certification testing. Ideal For: Solar Installers looking to elevate their credentials to a professional level. Electrical Contractors expanding their expertise into the solar PV market. Renewable Energy Students preparing for a career in PV inspection and systems engineering. Engineering Professionals seeking a deeper understanding of PV system design and deployment. Don't leave your certification success to chance. Use this definitive resource to build your confidence, refine your technical skills, and achieve your professional goals in the rapidly growing solar energy sector. This second edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the new developments in solar and energy storage systems and new technologies.
$45.99
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Solitary Agents: A Gripping Spy Thriller from the Multi-Award-Winning Writer: A Gripping Spy Thriller from the Multi-Award-Winning Writer
EVERY TRAITOR WAS ONCE TRUSTED....'Goodman combines traditional elements - the nods to Buchan, Fleming and le Carré - with the topicality of 2020s technology' SUNDAY TIMES Jamie Tulloch and Sam Li never intended to be spies. Jamie, a former exec at a tech company, found himself caught up in a mission and discovered a taste for the secret world while Sam, a burnt-out corporate lawyer, was unexpectedly talent spotted by MI5. When both are plunged into covert training, they find themselves pitted against each other for their final evaluation - Exercise Red Poacher. Every year, MI6 trainees must evade capture, infiltrate sensitive sites and report back with the right intel, while their peers at MI5 try to stop them. But things take a sinister turn when they witness the apparent murder of one of their fellow recruits. Is it all part of the exercise? Or is someone trying to weaponise this game of spies into something far more deadly? Praise for David Goodman: 'If you think you've read every twist in every area of the genre, think again. Our winner has found a new take and delivers it with pace and propulsive storytelling. A Reluctant Spy is a sparkling new entry in the canon, with a vivid and unfamiliar setting as well as a gripping cast of characters. Don't start it last thing at night, or you might miss breakfast." VAL MCDERMID'A propulsive, intelligent, ripped-from-the-headlines spy novel that's guaranteed to cost you hours of sleep. Highly recommended' DAVID McCLOSKEY'A gripping debut, perfect for fans of Mick Herron and David McCloskey' THE SUN'A twisty storyline and convincing action scenes make this a very promising debut' FINANCIAL TIMES'A twisting, edge-of-your-seat tale of mercenaries, greed, corruption, and espionage' I.S. BERRY'In the very top tier of espionage fiction' M. W. CRAVEN'An excellent debut with terrific pace...will grip you to the end' JAMES SWALLOW
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Solo
One of our most acclaimed authors takes on a legendary literary character, James Bond -- producing a smart and stylish narrative of international espionage, conspiracy, and war It's 1969, and, just having celebrated his 45th birthday, British agent James Bond -- 007 -- is summoned to headquarters to receive an unusual mission. Voltazia, a troubled West African nation, is being wracked by a bitter civil war, and M directs Bond to squash the rebel forces threatening the established regime. Bond senses that he's not getting the full story about Britain's interest in the outcome. His landing in Voltazia begins a feverish mission to discover the forces behind this brutal war -- and Bond realizes the situation is far from straightforward. The beautiful and brilliant Ellie Ogilvy-Grant, his intelligence liaison on the ground, seems to be Bond's best weapon -- until the two are captured by rebel forces and her allegiances become unclear. Bond escapes and returns home alive, but as he pieces together the real story behind the violence in Voltazia, he knows his life is in danger. The conspiracy extends further than Bond ever imagined, and only by crossing the Atlantic can he connect the dots between a dying African military leader, British and American intelligence forces, and a humanitarian aid group whose intentions are far from innocent. Moving from rebel battlefields in West Africa to the closed doors of intelligence offices in London and Washington, this novel is at once a gripping thriller, a tensely plotted story full of memorable characters and breathtaking twists, and a masterful study of power and how it's wielded -- a brilliant addition to the James Bond canon.
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Solo Leveling, Vol. 11 (Comic)
After saving Jinho from the vengeful Dongsoo Hwang, Jinwoo makes a public declaration that he will protect his family and friends no matter what. But when a close ally is killed in a sudden attack by the otherworldly Monarchs, Jinwoo is forced to reexamine who it is he wants to protect--and just how far he'll go to do so.
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Solo Leveling, Vol. 9 (Comic)
Jinwoo follows the call of the system and returns to the double dungeon that started it all in the hope of finally receiving some answers. What he doesn't expect is to find his toughest opponent yet! Meanwhile, an S-rank gate looms over Tokyo, and after the loss of their strongest hunters, Japan turns to outside help--but with a worldwide increase in magic beast activity, only one S-rank hunter accepts their offer...Will that be enough to stop the magic beasts before they lay waste to Japan and beyond?
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Sometimes I Lie
ALICE FEENEY'S NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Boldly plotted, tightly knotted--a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous." --AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I'm in a coma. 2. My husband doesn't love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can't move. She can't speak. She can't open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn't remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?
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Sons in the Shadow: Surviving The Family Business As An SOB* (Son Of The Boss): Surviving The Family Business As An SOB* (Son Of The Boss)
An epic family saga. A story for the ages...Written with great honesty and grace, Sons in the Shadow explores the quintessential American entrepreneur and the fascinating insights into the Park family's multi-generational media empire while they navigate the ever-changing world of TV, radio, publishing and outdoor advertising in the mid to late 20th Century. Additionally, Park-Hines Foods became one of the first franchisers in the nation by creating the Duncan Hines cake mix line and offers the reader a page-turning experience on how this business deal came to fruition.Sons in the Shadow exemplifies the American spirit providing an educational adventure into the world of high-powered business while divulging how the joys and tensions of family dynamics were intertwined in daily work life and in the forging of one of the most successful media empires in the country. As told from Roy H. Park, Jr., -son of Fortune 400 business owner Roy H. Park, who rose up from modest beginnings from a small farm in North Carolina to building an advertising empire that reached 25% of Americans before his death in 1993-Sons in the Shadow is a story about capitalism, free enterprise and the complicated relationship between father and son. Perhaps more importantly, it is a tale of a son's creativity, resilience and perseverance, learning the art of forgiveness, and the study of the human soul."5 stars to Roy H. Park, Jr. for sharing his story and the incredible story of his dad. It is a true testament of God's plans to pass faith, freedom, vision and hard work through family." - Starr Parker, President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education & Syndicated Columnist with Creator's News Syndicate, DC"Excellent read. Very well written and fascinating look inside the family dynamics of one of the original media empires. Be prepared to sit for a while because it is very difficult to put down."- Max Drachman, CEO, Drachman M&A, AZ"Written with great honesty and grace, Park's biography/autobiography is fascinating. It is a gift. Inspirational!" - Roger Sibley, NY"A wonderful and highly recommended book on the blessings of liberty and the American dream!" - David J. Theroux, President, The Independent Institute, CA
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Soon and Very Soon: The Transformative Music and Ministry of Andraé Crouch: The Transformative Music and Ministry of Andraé Crouch
The first biography of arguably the most influential gospel artist of the 20th century, brought to life through interviews with his collaborators, friends, and family Gospel singer and seven-time Grammy winner Andraé Crouch (1942-2015) hardly needs introduction. His compositions-"The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power," "Through It All," "Jesus is the Answer," "Soon and Very Soon," and others-set the gold standard for gospel music and remain staples in modern hymnals today. He is often spoken of in the same "genius" pantheon as Mahalia Jackson, Thomas Dorsey, and the Rev. James Cleveland and was lauded as "the foremost gospel singer of his generation" by former President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama upon his death in 2015. In Soon and Very Soon, authors Robert Darden and Stephen Newby celebrate the countless ways that Crouch indelibly changed the course of gospel and popular music. Not least among them was Crouch's progressive pursuit to address the sociopolitical issues of his time, including AIDS, prejudice, abuse, housing insecurity, and addiction. With his twin sister Sandra, Crouch served as minister of the church their father founded and ministered to individuals experiencing these issues despite ongoing criticism from some church members. Crouch's group "The Disciples" were the first bi-racial musical ensemble in gospel music and performed in a range of venues from mega-churches to Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall, in addition to network television programs ranging from Soul Train to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to Saturday Night Live. In doing so, Crouch and his Disciples introduced jazz, funk, classical, calypso, Latin and other musical elements into gospel. By the peak of his career, Crouch's influence was so pervasive that he recorded, performed with, and composed for some of the most powerful names in popular music, including Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, Little Richard, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna. To illuminate the vivid world in which Crouch lived, Darden and Newby include interviews with surviving musicians, collaborators, friends, and family members, complete with musical analysis of Crouch's compositions and lyrics. As a major intervention in gospel and popular music studies, Soon and Very Soon tells the fascinating and dynamic story of one of the true giants in American popular music.
$35.99
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Source Code: My Beginnings: My Beginnings
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age "A surprisingly candid memoir of the Microsoft mogul's early years...Reading this book feels like watching someone take a well-known black-and-white sketch, fill in the details, and paint it in vivid color." --GeekWire Everyone is programmed a little differently, and Bill Gates' unique insight led to business triumphs that are now widely known: the twenty-year-old who dropped out of Harvard to start a software company that became an industry giant and changed the way the world works and lives; the billionaire many times over who turned his attention to philanthropic pursuits to address climate change, global health, and U.S. education. Source Code is not about Microsoft or the Gates Foundation or the future of technology. It's the human, personal story of how Bill Gates became who he is today: his childhood, his early passions and pursuits. It's the story of his principled grandmother and ambitious parents, his first deep friendships and the sudden death of his best friend; of his struggles to fit in and his discovery of a world of coding and computers in the dawn of a new era; of embarking in his early teens on a path that took him from midnight escapades at a nearby computer center to his college dorm room, where he sparked a revolution that would change the world. Bill Gates tells this, his own story, for the first time: wise, warm, revealing, it's a fascinating portrait of an American life.
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Southern Ladies & Gentlemen
Looking for guidance in understanding the ways and means of Southern culture? Look no further. Florence King's celebrated field guide to the land below the Mason-Dixon Line is now blissfully back in print, just in time for the Clinton era. The Failed Souther Lady's classic primer on Dixie manners captures such storied types as the Southern Woman (frigid, passionate, sweet, bitchy, and scatterbrained--all at the same time), the Self-Rejuvenating Virgin, and the Good Ole Boy in all his coats and stripes. (The Clinton questions--is he a G.O.B. or isn't he?--Miss king covers in her hilarious new Afterword.) No one has ever made more sharp, scathing, affectionate, real sense out of the land of the endless Civil War than Florence King in these razor-edged pages.
$19.99
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