Book Description
Anatomy of Hatha Yoga is the only modern authoritative source that correlates the study of hatha yoga with anatomy and physiology. Hatha yoga is comprised of stretching, strengthening and breathing exercises in upright, lying down and inverted postures. Yoga teachers and students, personal trainers, medical therapists, or anyone who is curious or troubled about how the body responds to stretching and exercise will find in this book a cornucopia — partly new and partly old — of readable and reliable information. It was written and edited to meet the needs of a general audience largely unschooled in the biomechanical sciences, and yet to attract and challenge the interests of the medical profession. This book features 230 black and white photographs and more than 120 diagrams and anatomical illustrations.

Chapter 1 summarizes general principles of anatomy and physiology as applied to hatha yoga. Breathing is next in chapter 2 because yogic breathing expedites movement and posture. Breathing is followed by pelvic and abdominal exercises in chapter 3 because the pelvis and abdomen form the foundation of the body. Standing postures will then be covered in chapter 4 because these poses are so important for beginning students, and because they provide a preview of backbending, forward bending, and twisting postures, which are covered in detail in chapters 5, 6, and 7. The headstand and shoulderstand, including an introduction to cardiovascular function, are presented in chapters 8 and 9. Postures for relaxation and meditation are treated last in chapter 10.

# 624 pages
# Publisher: Body and Breath; 1 edition (October 2001)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0970700601
# ISBN-13: 978-0970700605

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Product Description:

How to cultivate a lot of home-grown vegetables from the smallest possible space. When space is at a premium, growing decent food to eat might seem an impossible task. Patio Produce is about just that; growing delicious, wholesome fruit and vegetables in the smallest spaces. It shows you how to make the most of pots and planters; how to create decorative but edible displays; how to plan for a reasonable yield; and how never to run out of at least something special to eat. If you have a balcony on a high rise, a roof garden or a patio, you can immeasurably enhance your quality of life, maintain your health and enjoy some amazing meals from the freshest and richest ingredients. Patio Produce goes from plant pot to plate. Think quality, freshness, flavour and put these thoughts into your ever greening fingers. Inside there are detailed step-by-step instructions how to grow on the patio – not just for novelty’s sake, but for flavour and an enhanced eating experience. You might not have all the space in the world, but you can enjoy all the flavour in the world. To know you have grown, nurtured, harvested and cooked to perfection your own vegetables and fruit, will make this book into an old friend.

* Publisher: Spring Hill / How To Books
* Number Of Pages: 156
* Publication Date: 2009-08-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1905862288
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781905862283

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TITLE : WordPress 2.7 Complete
AUTHOR : April Hodge Silver and Hasin Hayder
PUBLISHER : Packt Publishing
ISBN : 978-1-847196-56-9
EDITION : May 2009
PUB DATE : May 2009
LANGUAGE : English
FORMAT : PDF in rar archive
SIZE : 9,791 kb – pdf, 7971 kb – rar

Description:

Create your own complete blog or web site from scratch with WordPress

* Everything you need to set up your own feature-rich WordPress blog or web site
* Clear and practical explanations of all aspects of WordPress
* In-depth coverage of installation, themes, syndication, and podcasting
* Explore WordPress as a fully functioning content management system
* Concise, clear, and easy to follow; rich with examples

In Detail

Using WordPress you can easily create dynamic blogs and web sites with great content and many outstanding features. It is an ideal tool for developing blogs and although it is chiefly used for blogging, it can also be used as a complete CMS with very little effort. You can customize the features, incorporate your own design, and even write your own plug-ins with ease. Its versatility and ease of use have attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users. While it is easy to get started with WordPress, its full power is not obvious.

If you want to create a powerful, fully-featured blog or non-blog web site in no time, this book is for you. It will give you a rapid and straightforward introduction to the rich and powerful features of WordPress and get you up and running with a state-of-the-art blog as quickly and painlessly as possible. It will help you learn everything WordPress has to offer, from the ground up, so you can build your complete web site. You will see many of WorPress’s hidden powers that will help you build a fully functioning web site.

You will be introduced to the main aspects of a blog – users, communities, posts, comments, news feeds – and learn how to manage them using WordPress. You will learn to install WordPress and customize the look-and-feel of your web site. You will develop the skills and confidence to manage all types of content, be it text or images, on your blog, and also understand how users interact with the blog. By working through the book you’ll be inspired as well as informed, and have the capability and the ideas to make your blog cutting edge and exciting to maximize its impact.

More advanced users will also pick up tips on creating your own themes and plug-ins, and such technical steps as backing up your WordPress web site and moving it from one server to another.

What you will learn from this book?

* Upgrade your WordPress from older installations
* Add tags and images to your posts and manage the comments on those posts
* Personalize and control the content of your web site using feature-rich widgets and plug-ins
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* Share a blog with multiple authors and give them differing levels of control over blog administration and content
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* Link your web site to the outside world through feeds, syndication, and podcasting
* Explore how you can take WordPress beyond blogging and use it as an effective CMS tool

Approach

Written in a clear, easy-to-read style, the book takes you through the essential tasks required to create a feature-rich blog as quickly as possible. From initial setup to customizing modules, each task is explained in a clear, practical way using an example blog developed through the book.

Who this book is written for?

This book is a guide to WordPress for both beginners and those who are slightly more advanced. It’s for people who are new to blogging and want to create their own blogs in a simple and straightforward manner, and it’s also for people who want to learn how to customize and expand the capabilities of a WordPress web site.

It does not require any detailed knowledge of programming or web development, and any IT-confident user will be able to use the book to produce an impressive blog.

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Author(s): Yancey Clinton
Publisher: Focal Press
Date : September 07, 2007
Pages : 360
Format : PDF
OCR :
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Language : English
ISBN-10 : 0240809785
ISBN-13 : 9780240809786

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Product Description

CCNA® Exam Cram

Third Edition

Michael Valentine

Andrew Whitaker

Exam 640-802

The Smart Way to Study™

“The CCNA exam is difficult and I would not have passed it if I did not have this book with me. The CCNA Exam Cram is an indispensable resource that guided me from the introduction of networking fundamentals to the application of networking theories. Whether you need to learn from scratch or just need a quick reference, this book is an excellent guide that will definitely reinforce your knowledge of Cisco networking and prepare you for the CCNA.” –Vincent Gov, CCNA

In this book, you learn how to:

* Develop perfect fluency in subnetting
* Connect Cisco® equipment, make initial configurations, and connect to other devices to build a network
* Configure Cisco routers and back up and restore your Cisco IOS® Software configurations
* Explain the functions of Ethernet switching and the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
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* Understand and apply wireless LAN concepts
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* Build scalable routed systems using dynamic routing protocols including RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF
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Andrew Whitaker is the director of enterprise InfoSec and networking and senior training instructor for Training Camp. He has achieved several Cisco certifications and has written on several Cisco topics.

An electronic copy of the book
About the Author
Mike Valentine has been in the IT field for 12 years, focusing on network design and implementation. He is currently a Cisco trainer with Skyline Advanced Technology Services and specializes in Cisco Unified Communications instruction as well as CCNA and CCNP courses. His accessible, humorous, and effective teaching style has demystified Cisco for hundreds of students since he began teaching in 2002. Mike has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of British Columbia and currently holds the MCSE: Security, CCDA, CCNP, CCVP, CTP, Convergence+ and CEH certifications. In addition to the popular Exam Cram 2: CCNA book, Mike has contributed to and served as technical editor for the Cisco Press titles CCNP ONT Official Exam Certification Guide and CCNA Flashcards and is currently on the courseware development team for the new Cisco UCAD (Unified Communications Architecture and Design) course.

Andrew Whitaker (M.Sc., CISSP, CCVP, CCNP, CCSP, CCNA, CCDA, MCSE, MCTS, CNE, CEI, CEH, ECSA, Security+, A+, Network+, Convergence+, CTP) is the Director of Enterprise InfoSec and Networking for Training Camp, an international training company that helps certify thousands of IT professionals each year through its unique accelerated learning model. His expert teaching for Training Camp has garnered coverage by The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Certification Magazine, and Business Week magazine. In addition to coauthoring Exam Cram 2: CCNA, Andrew coauthored the Cisco Press title Penetration Testing and Network Defense and has contributed articles on Cisco certification for CertificationZone. Andrew is currently working on authoring and technical editing other book projects.
Product Details

* Paperback: 552 pages
* Publisher: Que; 3 edition (January 8, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0789737124
* ISBN-13: 978-0789737120
* Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.4 inches

The ONLY PDF on the Net……. HERE:

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Home Recording for Beginners

Geoffrey Francis, “Home Recording for Beginners”
Course Technology PTR 2009 | ISBN-10: 1598638815 | 225 Pages | PDF | 4,1 MB
This book guides beginners step-by-step, through the fundamentals of home recording, using the computer as the recording medium. The emphasis is on practical instruction, delivered over the course of 30 lessons in easy-to-understand language and logical sequence and with real examples for the reader to try out. Essential technical knowledge and theory are introduced and explained along the way as it becomes relevant and necessary. It also takes the reader through what they will need (equipment and cost) if they wish to progress to creating a serious home studio. The book is not software-based, but examples are shown using REAPER, a low-cost Digital Audio Workstation. A 30-day evaluation copy of REAPER is provided on the accompanying CD.

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Product Description:

The newly revised and expanded edition of the bestseller, Practical Insight into CMMI® is an essential reference for engineering, IT and management professionals striving to grasp the “look and feel of a successful business oriented process improvement implementation”. The second edition brings you up to speed on CMMI® Version 1.2 and includes new material on reviews and testing; quality factors, quality criteria, and quality metrics; physical architecture; change control boards, supplier agreement management; interfaces; constraints on alternative solutions; causal analysis techniques, evolving measurements; and applying CMMI® to manufacturing. Taking you beyond the Capability Maturity Model® to the integrated world of systems and software, this comprehensive resource presents CMMI® Version 1.2 in a manner that is easy to comprehend by higher-level managers and practitioners alike. Written by a world-renowned expert in the field, the book offers a clear picture of the activities an organization would be engaged in if their systems and software engineering processes were based on CMMI®. The book teaches the roles and responsibilities of professionals at all levels, from senior and middle management to project leaders and quality assurance personnel.

Offering a full appreciation of the power of CMMI® to enhance systems and software process improvement initiatives, this invaluable reference captures the essence of each of process area by presenting it in a practical context. From project monitoring and control, quality management, and requirements engineering, to risk management, integrated teams, and measurement programs, this authoritative volume provides you with a complete understanding of CMMI® and the benefits of this integrated approach in your organization.

Summary: Pragmatic and filled with ideas
Rating: 5

As in his previous book, ‘Action Focused Assessment for Software Process Improvement’ (ISBN 1580532861) Kasse does deep into issues and important factors without losing sight of the big picture. His approach to the CMMI is straightforward, but he also provides context and background, and is especially cogent in explaining the differences between the older CMM variants and the integrated model. I particularly liked the way he explains staged and continuous representation approaches, and how he leads you through choosing between the two if implementing CMMI is a goal.

The heart of this book, though, is the practical benefits from the CMMI and how to achieve them. He is heavily focused on how the CMMI relates to system engineering and project-based organizations, and goes into detail about integrated teaming, project and product management. In addition, there is a wealth of material on process improvement, quality and related topics such as requirements management. Mr. Kasse’s previous books and published works are heavily slanted towards those topics, so there should be no surprise about the amount of emphasis he given them in this book. Of course, the emphasis is warranted because process improvement and quality are two key goals of CMMI, as is integrated teamwork.

With a plethora of books about CMMI this one stands out because of the straightforward way Kasse describes the why’s and how’s, and the clarity with which he discusses implementation (and its barriers). There is no hype or hyperbole, unrealistic promises or contrived benefits – just plain talk that will give you a solid understanding of the CMMI and what it takes to implement it.

* Publisher: Artech House Publishers
* Number Of Pages: 519
* Publication Date: 2008-08-31
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1596932759
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781596932753

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About the Book:
The Handbook of Mechanical Engineering terms contains short, precise definitions of about four thousand terms. These terms have been collected from different sources, edited and grouped under twenty six parts and given alphabetically under each part for easy reference. The book will be a source of guidance and help to the students, staff and practising engineers in understanding and updating the subject matter.

About the Author:
Dr. K.K. Ramalingam graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Annamalai University, obtained Master degree from University of Madras and Doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. His field of specialisation is Internal Combustion Engines.

He started his teaching career as a technical teacher trainee and retired as Professor and Head, Department of Automobile Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai. He has about thirty-five years of experience in teaching graduate and postgraduate students, conducted shop floor training in automotive industries like Ashok Leyland, India Pistons and Standard Motor Products and has also shop floor experience in a Thermal Power Station.

Dr. Ramalingam has authored five books on Mechanical Engineering and published thirty-five papers in national and international journals.

Contents:
GeneralMaterialsMaterial PropertiesProcessesMachines and DevicesMachine Components and AttachmentsTools and CuttersInstruments and GaugesCastingWelding Heat and Surface TreatmentsMechanics of MachinesMaterial HandlingFrictionLubrication and BearingsThermodynamics and Heat TransferFuels and CombustionSteam BoilersSteam Engine Parts and Steam TurbinesGas TurbinesInternal Combustion Engine PartsSpark Ignition EnginesCompression Ignition EnginesTwo WheelersAutomotive VehiclesAir CompressorsRefrigeration and Air Conditioning.

Audience: New Releases,Mechanical

Handbook of Mechanical Engineering Terms
Ramalingam, K.K. , Retd. Prof. & Head of Automobile Engg., Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
ISBN : 978-81-224-2608-3
Publication Year : Dec, 2008
Edition : 2nd
Reprint :
Pages : 368

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Summary

Once again, Robert Sedgewick provides a current and comprehensive introduction to important algorithms. The focus this time is on graph algorithms, which are increasingly critical for a wide range of applications, such as network connectivity, circuit design, scheduling, transaction processing, and resource allocation. In this book, Sedgewick offers the same successful blend of theory and practice that has made his work popular with programmers for many years. Michael Schidlowsky and Sedgewick have developed concise new Java implementations that both express the methods in a natural and direct manner and also can be used in real applications.

Algorithms in Java, Third Edition, Part 5: Graph Algorithms is the second book in Sedgewick’s thoroughly revised and rewritten series. The first book, Parts 1-4, addresses fundamental algorithms, data structures, sorting, and searching. A forthcoming third book will focus on strings, geometry, and a range of advanced algorithms. Each book’s expanded coverage features new algorithms and implementations, enhanced descriptions and diagrams, and a wealth of new exercises for polishing skills. The natural match between Java classes and abstract data type (ADT) implementations makes the code more broadly useful and relevant for the modern object-oriented programming environment.

The Web site for this book (www.cs.princeton.edu/~rs/) provides additional source code for programmers along with a variety of academic support materials for educators.

Coverage includes:

A complete overview of graph properties and types

Diagraphs and DAGs

Minimum spanning trees

Shortest paths

Network flows

Diagrams, sample Java code, and detailed algorithm descriptions

A landmark revision, Algorithms in Java, Third Edition, Part 5 provides a complete tool set for programmers to implement, debug, and use graph algorithms across a wide range of computer applications.

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Features

Part 5 of Sedgewick’s seminal work on Algorithms is completely rewritten and now available in Java.

Enhanced presentation with a new text design and detailed, innovative figures, with accompanying commentary.

Thousands of new exercises, hundreds of new figures, dozens of new programs.

Source code is available on the web.

Table of Contents

PART V. GRAPH ALGORITHMS.

17. Graph Properties and Types.

Glossary.

Graph ADT.

Adjacency-Matrix Representation.

Adjacency-Lists Representation.

Variations, Extensions, and Costs.

Graph Generators.

Simple, Euler, and Hamilton Paths.

Graph-Processing Problems.

18. Graph Search.

Exploring a Maze.

Depth-First Search.

Graph-Search ADT Functions.

Properties of DFS Forests.

DFS Algorithms.

Separability and Biconnectivity.

Breadth-First Search.

Generalized Graph Search.

Analysis of Graph Algorithms.

19. Digraphs and DAGs.

Glossary and Rules of the Game.

Anatomy of DFS in Digraphs.

Reachability and Transitive Closure.

Equivalence Relations and Partial Orders.

DAGs.

Topological Sorting.

Reachability in DAGs.

Strong Components in Digraphs.

Transitive Closure Revisited.

Perspective.

20. Minimum Spanning Trees.

Representations.

Underlying Principles of MST Algorithms.

Prim’s Algorithm and Priority-First Search.

Kruskal’s Algorithm.

Boruvka’s Algorithm.

Comparisons and Improvements.

Euclidean MST.

21. Shortest Paths.

Underlying Principles.

Dijkstra’s Algorithm.

All-Pairs Shortest Paths.

Shortest Paths in Acyclic Networks.

Euclidean Networks.

Reduction.

Negative Weights.

Perspective.

22. Network Flow.

Flow Networks.

Augmenting-Path Maxflow Algorithms.

Preflow-Push Maxflow Algorithms.

Maxflow Reductions.

Mincost Flows.

Network Simplex Algorithm.

Mincost-Flow Reductions.

Perspective.

References for Part Five.

Index.

# 1200 pages
# Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 3 edition (August 1, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0201775786
# ISBN-13: 978-0201775785

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Sushi (1596372346)

Publisher: Silverback | Pages: 64 | 2007-09-01 | ISBN 1596372346 | PDF | 6 MB
40 new recipies and a revised format make this book a much anticipated addition
to the popular Quick & Easy series. Master the basics of making sushi at home….
roll up the sleeves, bring out the rice and fresh fish….you’ll be an expert in
no time!

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