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Flight to the Lonesome Place

By: Alexander Key

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On the run from killers, a boy genius looks for strength in numbers When he steps on stage, Ronnie Cleveland feels his troubles slip away. He is the Blue Boy, a genius who sings, plays piano, and solves math problems faster than any calculator. His nightclub act is a great success, but he feels fear creeping into his heart. When a young Spanish girl warns him that trouble is coming, he knows she is right—and that it’s too late to stop it. Before his time in the spotlight, Ronnie worked for a pair of underworld accountants. Because he remembers every number he ever crunched, the Blue Boy’s head holds enough dirt to put the entire mob in jail—and that makes him a target. When his manager and bodyguards disappear, Ronnie runs to find the mysterious girl, and seek refuge in the most lonesome place in the world.

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Open Road Media

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1497652537

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Access 2016 Bible

By: Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika

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Access 2016 Bible

By: Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika

Master database creation and management Access 2016 Bible is your, comprehensive reference to the world's most popular database management tool. With clear guidance toward everything from the basics to the advanced, this go-to reference helps you take advantage of everything Access 2016 has to offer. Whether you're new to Access or getting started with Access 2016, you'll find everything you need to know to create the database solution perfectly tailored to your needs, with expert guidance every step of the way. The companion website features all examples and databases used in the book, plus trial software and a special offer from Database Creations. Start from the beginning for a complete tutorial, or dip in and grab what you need when you need it. Access enables database novices and programmers to store, organize, view, analyze, and share data, as well as build powerful, integrable, custom database solutions but databases can be complex, and difficult to navigate. This book helps you harness the power of the database with a solid understanding of their purpose, construction, and application. Understand database objects and design systems objects Build forms, create tables, manipulate datasheets, and add data validation Use Visual Basic automation and XML Data Access Page design Exchange data with other Office applications, including Word, Excel, and more From database fundamentals and terminology to XML and Web services, this book has everything you need to maximize Access 2016 and build the database you need.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111908654X

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Introduction to Cryptography with Mathematical Foundations and Computer Implementations

By: Alexander Stanoyevitch

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Introduction to Cryptography with Mathematical Foundations and Computer Implementations

By: Alexander Stanoyevitch

From the exciting history of its development in ancient times to the present day, Introduction to Cryptography with Mathematical Foundations and Computer Implementations provides a focused tour of the central concepts of cryptography. Rather than present an encyclopedic treatment of topics in cryptography, it delineates cryptographic concepts in chronological order, developing the mathematics as needed. Written in an engaging yet rigorous style, each chapter introduces important concepts with clear definitions and theorems. Numerous examples explain key points while figures and tables help illustrate more difficult or subtle concepts. Each chapter is punctuated with "Exercises for the Reader;" complete solutions for these are included in an appendix. Carefully crafted exercise sets are also provided at the end of each chapter, and detailed solutions to most odd-numbered exercises can be found in a designated appendix. The computer implementation section at the end of every chapter guides students through the process of writing their own programs. A supporting website provides an extensive set of sample programs as well as downloadable platform-independent applet pages for some core programs and algorithms. As the reliance on cryptography by business, government, and industry continues and new technologies for transferring data become available, cryptography plays a permanent, important role in day-to-day operations. This self-contained sophomore-level text traces the evolution of the field, from its origins through present-day cryptosystems, including public key cryptography and elliptic curve cryptography.

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1439817634

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Office 2013 Bible

The Comprehensive Tutorial Resource

By: Lisa A. Bucki,John Walkenbach,Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika,Faithe Wempen

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Office 2013 Bible

The Comprehensive Tutorial Resource

By: Lisa A. Bucki,John Walkenbach,Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika,Faithe Wempen

The best of the best from our Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint Bibles! Learn the sought-after features of the core applications from the Office 2013 suite. This Office 2013 Bible features the best-of-the-best content from the Excel 2013 Bible, by "Mr. Spreadsheet" John Walkenbach; the Word 2013 Bible, by Office expert Lisa A. Bucki; the PowerPoint 2013 Bible, by MOS Master Instructor and PowerPoint expert Faithe Wempen; and the Access 2013 Bible from Microsoft Certified Application Developer Michael Alexander and Office and Access expert Dick Kusleika. This major resource also covers Outlook, Publisher, OneNote, SkyDrive, and other important features in the Office 2013 suite. If you want to quickly and effectively use Office 2013, start in the experts' corner with this must-have book. Gives you the best-of-the-best content on Office 2013 from the leading experts, authors, and contributors to our Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access Bibles Includes content from John Walkenbach, aka "Mr. Spreadsheet"; Word and Office expert Lisa A. Bucki; MOS Master Instructor and PowerPoint expert Faithe Wempen; Microsoft Certified Application Developer Michael Alexander; and Office and Access expert Dick Kusleika Takes you beyond creating simple text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations to help you use multiple Office applications at once to accomplish critical business tasks Also covers Publisher, OneNote, SkyDrive, the Cloud, and other key features and topics for Office 2013 Get the best of four Office 2013 books in one with this power-packed reference!

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IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide

By: Sangam Racherla,Bruce Allworth,Alessio Bagnaresi,Chris Bogdanowicz,Corne Lottering,Pablo Pedrazas,Frank Schubert,John Sexton,Alexander Watson,IBM Redbooks

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IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide

By: Sangam Racherla,Bruce Allworth,Alessio Bagnaresi,Chris Bogdanowicz,Corne Lottering,Pablo Pedrazas,Frank Schubert,John Sexton,Alexander Watson,IBM Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication consolidates, in one document, detailed descriptions of the hardware configurations and options offered as part of the IBM Midrange System StorageTM servers, which include the IBM System Storage DS4000® and DS5000 families of products. This edition covers updates and additional functions available with the IBM System Storage DS® Storage Manager Version 10.60 (firmware level 7.60). This book presents the concepts and functions used in planning and managing the storage servers, such as multipathing and path failover. The book offers a step-by-step guide to using the Storage Manager to create arrays, logical drives, and other basic (as well as advanced) management tasks. This publication also contains practical information about diagnostics and troubleshooting, and includes practical examples of how to use scripts and the command-line interface. This publication is intended for customers, IBM Business Partners, and IBM technical professionals who want to learn more about the capabilities and advanced functions of the DS4000 series of storage servers with Storage Manager Software V10.60. It also targets those who have a DS4000 and DS5000 storage subsystem and need detailed advice about how to configure it.

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Understanding MySQL Internals

By: Alexander Pachev

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Understanding MySQL Internals

By: Alexander Pachev

Like the bestselling "Understanding the Linux Kernel," this new guide goes to the heart of the MySQL database, another leading open source software project.

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IBM System Storage DS5000 Series Hardware Guide

By: Sangam Racherla,Matus Butora,Antonio Dell'Apa,Mario Ganem,Corne Lottering,Libor Miklas,Hrvoje Stanilovic,Alexander Watson,IBM Redbooks

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IBM System Storage DS5000 Series Hardware Guide

By: Sangam Racherla,Matus Butora,Antonio Dell'Apa,Mario Ganem,Corne Lottering,Libor Miklas,Hrvoje Stanilovic,Alexander Watson,IBM Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication consolidates, in one document, detailed descriptions of the hardware configurations and options offered as part of the IBM System Storage DS5000 families of products. This edition covers updates and additional functions available with the IBM System Storage DS® Storage Manager Version 10.77 (firmware level 7.77). This book presents the concepts and functions used in planning and managing the storage servers, such as multipathing and path failover. The book offers a step-by-step guide to using the Storage Manager to create arrays, logical drives, and other basic (as well as advanced) management tasks. This publication also contains practical information about diagnostics and troubleshooting, and includes practical examples of how to use scripts and the command-line interface. This publication is intended for customers, IBM Business Partners, and IBM technical professionals who want to learn more about the capabilities and advanced functions of the DS5000 series of storage servers with Storage Manager Software V10.77. It also targets those who have a DS5000 storage subsystem and need detailed advice about how to configure it. This book is designed specifically to address the hardware features and configuration of the IBM System Storage DS5000 family and can be used in conjunction with the following IBM Redbooks publications: IBM System Storage DS5000 Series Implementation and Best Practices Guide, SG24-8024 IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager Copy Services Guide, SG24-7822

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Access 2013 Bible

By: Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika

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Access 2013 Bible

By: Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika

A comprehensive reference to the updated and new features of Access 2013 As the world's most popular database management tool, Access enables you to organize, present, analyze, and share data as well as build powerful database solutions. However, databases can be complex. That's why you need the expert guidance in this comprehensive reference. Access 2013 Bible helps you gain a solid understanding of database purpose, construction, and application so that whether you're new to Access or looking to upgrade to the 2013 version, this well-rounded resource provides you with a thorough look at everything Access can do. Explains how to create tables, manipulate datasheets, and work with multiple tables Teaches you how to apply the seven-step design method to build databases that are tailored to your needs Covers building forms with wizards, creating bound and unbound forms, and adding data validation Shows you ways to automate query parameters, create functions and subroutines, and add programmed error routines Features a bonus website with content that contains all source code from the book as well as bonus shareware, freeware, trial, demo, and evaluation programs If you are looking for a comprehensive book on all things Access, look no further than Access 2013 Bible.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118490347

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Scala Cookbook

By: Alvin Alexander

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Scala Cookbook

By: Alvin Alexander

Save time and trouble building object-oriented, functional, and concurrent applications with Scala. The latest edition of this comprehensive cookbook is packed with more than 250 ready-to-use recipes and 1,000 code examples to help you solve the most common problems when working with Scala 3 and its popular libraries. Scala changes the way you think about programming--and that's a good thing. Whether you're working on web, big data, or distributed applications, this cookbook provides recipes based on real-world scenarios for both experienced Scala developers and programmers just learning to use this JVM language. Author Alvin Alexander includes practical solutions from his experience using Scala for component-based, highly scalable applications that support concurrency and distribution. Recipes cover: Strings, numbers, and control structures Classes, methods, objects, traits, packaging, and imports Functional programming techniques Scala's wealth of collections classes and methods Building and publishing Scala applications with sbt Actors and concurrency with Scala Future and Akka Typed Popular libraries, including Spark, Scala.js, Play Framework, and GraalVM Types, such as variance, givens, intersections, and unions Best practices, including pattern matching, modules, and functional error handling

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Educational Opportunity

The Geography of Access to Higher Education

By: Alexander D. Singleton

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Educational Opportunity

The Geography of Access to Higher Education

By: Alexander D. Singleton

Using innovative methdology, this book presents a consolidated review and interpretation of interdisciplinary research which examines how best to represent the multiple dimensions of the social, spatial and temporal processes that shape access to higher education. It sets out some relevant aspects of the changing HE policy-setting arena and presents a systematic framework for broadening participation and extending access in an era of variable fees.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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0754678679

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The Handbook of Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty Measurement

By: Nigel Hill,Jim Alexander

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The Handbook of Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty Measurement

By: Nigel Hill,Jim Alexander

The third edition of the book offers a thorough guide to collecting and reporting accurate measures of customer satisfaction as well as useful advice on how to use the measures to drive performance improvement.

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Gower Publishing, Ltd.

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0566087448

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IBM FlashSystem 9100 Architecture, Performance, and Implementation

By: Jon Tate,Andrew Greenfield,Jon Herd,Corne Lottering,Tony Pacheco,Jagadeesh Papaiah,Thomas Ploski,Stephen Solewin,Leandro Torolho,Alexander Watson,IBM Redbooks

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IBM FlashSystem 9100 Architecture, Performance, and Implementation

By: Jon Tate,Andrew Greenfield,Jon Herd,Corne Lottering,Tony Pacheco,Jagadeesh Papaiah,Thomas Ploski,Stephen Solewin,Leandro Torolho,Alexander Watson,IBM Redbooks

IBM® FlashSystem 9100 combines the performance of flash and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) with the reliability and innovation of IBM FlashCore® technology and the rich features of IBM SpectrumTM Virtualize — all in a powerful 2U storage system. Providing intensive data driven multi-cloud storage capacity, FlashSystem 9100 is deeply integrated with the software-defined capabilities of IBM Spectrum StorageTM, which allows you to easily add the multi-cloud solutions that best support your business. In this IBM Redbooks® publication, we discuss the product's features and planning steps, architecture, installation, configuration, and hints and tips.

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IBM Redbooks

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Photographer's Guide to the Nikon Coolpix P610

Getting the Most from Nikon's Superzoom Digital Camera

By: Alexander S. White

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Photographer's Guide to the Nikon Coolpix P610

Getting the Most from Nikon's Superzoom Digital Camera

By: Alexander S. White

This book is a complete guide to the operation and features of the Nikon Coolpix P610 digital camera. The book explains all shooting modes, menus, functions, and controls of this superzoom camera in clear language, accompanied by more than 350 full-color illustrations and sample photographs. This guide shows beginning and intermediate photographers how to capture still images and videos with the Coolpix P610, and how to use the camera’s many shooting options to get the results they want. The book explains topics such as autofocus, manual focus, aperture priority, shutter priority, HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography, ISO, memory cards, and flash modes. The book includes a discussion of techniques for using the camera’s phenomenal zoom lens, with a maximum focal length of 1440mm, to full advantage. The book also discusses the camera’s features for image transfer and remote control through the P610’s built-in wireless (Wi-Fi) network), as well as its features for adding location data to images through its GPS capability. The book includes sample images taken using the creative settings of the camera, including the Picture Control settings, which alter the color processing of images; the Scene and Special Effects shooting modes, with settings optimized for subjects such as landscapes, portraits, pets, sunsets, and action shots; and the camera’s features for continuous (burst) shooting and time-lapse photography. In addition, the book provides introductions to topics such as infrared photography, street photography, and macro photography. The book also explains the video recording abilities of the Coolpix P610, which can shoot high-definition (HD) video with stereo sound and can record clips of high-speed video at rates up to 4 times normal speed. In addition, the book describes procedures for playing back images and videos in the camera and for using the Filter Effects option to add special effects to images after they have been captured. In three appendices, the book discusses accessories for the Coolpix P610, including cases, external flash units, and charging and power options. The appendices include a list of useful web sites and other resources, as well as a section with “quick tips” to help users take advantage of the camera’s features in the most efficient ways possible.

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White Knight Press

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1937986373

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Maximizing Security with LinuxONE

By: Lydia Parziale,Leticia Alexander,Yongkook Kim,Rushir Patel,Narjisse Zaki,IBM Redbooks

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Maximizing Security with LinuxONE

By: Lydia Parziale,Leticia Alexander,Yongkook Kim,Rushir Patel,Narjisse Zaki,IBM Redbooks

LinuxONE® is a hardware system that is designed to support and use the Linux operating system based on the value of its unique underlying architecture. LinuxONE can be used within a private and multi-cloud environment to support a range of workloads and service various needs. On LinuxONE, security is built into the hardware and software. This IBM® Redpaper® publication gives a broad understanding of how to use the various security features that make the most of and complement the LinuxONE hardware security features, including the following examples: Hardware accelerated encryption of data, which is delivered with near-zero overhead by the on-chip Central Processor Assist for Cryptographic Function (CPACF) and a dedicated Crypto Express adapter. Virtualization and industry-leading isolation capabilities with PR/SM, EAL 5+ LPARs, DPM, KVM, and IBM z/VM®. The IBM Secure Service Container technology, which provides workload isolation, restricted administrator access, and tamper protection against internal threats, including from systems administrators. Other technologies that use LinuxONE security capabilities and practical use cases for these technologies. This publication was written for IT executives, architects, specialists, security administrators, and others who consider security for LinuxONE.

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0738458988

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My Excel 2013

By: Michael Alexander

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My Excel 2013

By: Michael Alexander

Use Microsoft's new Excel 2013to understand, visualize, share, and act on your data -- even if you have little or no Excel experience! Friendly, quick, and 100% practical, My Excel 2013 is the must-have companion for every Microsoft Excel 2013user. Authored by top Excel trainer, author, and consultant Michael Alexander, this full-color guide walks you through more than 100 essential Excel 2013 tasks. Every task is presented step-by-step, using carefully annotated screenshots -- all numbered so you'll never get lost or confused. Everything's clearly organized in modular, self-contained chapters that'll help you get up-and-running in no time, and keep Excel 2013 working exactly the way you want. Throughout, My Excel 2013 is packed with helpful tips, lists, and quick solutions to the problems you're most likely to encounter. If you want instant answers for maximum productivity, here they are!

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Pearson Education

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0789750759

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Combinatorial Aspects of Lie Superalgebras

By: Alexander A. Mikhalev,Andrej A. Zolotykh

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Combinatorial Aspects of Lie Superalgebras

By: Alexander A. Mikhalev,Andrej A. Zolotykh

Combinatorial Aspects of Lie Superalgebras emphasizes the algorithmic and computational aspects of the combinatorial techniques of Lie superalgebras. It is written primarily for mathematicians and scientists who do not have a background in the field of infinite dimensional Lie superalgebras, but who realize the potential uses of the results. Consequently, the discussions provided on the applications of Lie superalgebras theory are clear and comprehensive and, throughout the text, primary attention is given to algorithms and examples. The examples illustrate theoretical results, and the algorithms, which can be used for symbolic calculations with Lie superalgebras, are based on basic and generally applicable rules and theorems. Combinatorial Aspects of Lie Superalgebras contains comprehensive literature citations and provides an excellent reference on the techniques and results of combinatorial theory of Lie superalgebras. Programs that have been developed by the authors for computation are included on a diskette at the back of the book, and complete directions for use are provided.

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CRC Press

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0849389607

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Photographer's Guide to the Sony DSC-RX100 VI

Getting the Most from Sony's Advanced Compact Camera

By: Alexander White

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Photographer's Guide to the Sony DSC-RX100 VI

Getting the Most from Sony's Advanced Compact Camera

By: Alexander White

This book is a complete manual on the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI camera, one of the most advanced, but still pocketable, cameras available. With this book, author Alexander White provides users of the RX100 VI with a guide to all aspects of the camera’s operation. Using a tutorial-like approach, the book shows beginning and intermediate photographers how to take still images and record video with the RX100 VI, and explains when and why to use the camera’s many features. The book provides details about the camera’s automatic and advanced shooting modes, including burst shooting at rates as fast as 24 frames per second, as well as its numerous menu options for shooting, playback, and setup. The book includes information about using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections for image transfer, remote control, and adding location information to images. The book has more than 500 color photographs or illustrations that help explain the camera’s menus, shooting screens, and features. These images include examples of photographs taken using the RX100 VI’s Scene mode, with settings optimized for subjects such as landscapes, sunsets, portraits, low-light, and action shots; and the Creative Style and Picture Effect menu options, with settings that alter the appearance of images. The book also provides introductions to topics such as street photography, astrophotography, and digiscoping, with photographic examples. The book includes a full discussion of the video features of the RX100 VI, which can shoot HD and 4K (ultra-HD) movies, and which offers manual control of exposure and focus during movie recording. The book explains the camera’s numerous features that are useful for professional-level videography, including Picture Profiles that allow adjustment of settings such as gamma curve, black level, knee, and detail. The book provides detailed information about recording 4K video to an external video recorder using the “clean” video output from the camera’s HDMI port. In three appendices, the book discusses accessories for the RX100 VI, including cases, power sources, grips, remote controls, and filter adapters, and includes a list of websites and other resources for further information. The book includes an appendix with “quick tips” on how to take advantage of the camera’s features in the most efficient ways possible. This guide to the RX100 VI includes a detailed index, so the reader can quickly find needed information about any particular feature or aspect of the camera.

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193798673X

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Unleashed

By: Irina Gorbach,Alexander Berger,Edward Melomed

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Unleashed

By: Irina Gorbach,Alexander Berger,Edward Melomed

As the foundation of the Microsoft Business Intelligence Strategy, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services provides users with faster access to data and even more tools for managing and analyzing data across multidimensional objects (databases, dimensions, cubes). Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Unleashed is the ultimate guide for anyone who is planning to use the latest version of Analysis Services. It gives readers insight into the way Analysis Services functions, and explains practical methods for designing and creating multidimensional objects. It also provides valuable insight into the reasons behind the design decisions taken by the product development team. The authors have been involved with Analysis Services from its earliest days. They have documented in detail the internal features of Analysis Services 2008, explaining server architecture, main data structures, data processing, and query resolution algorithms. Discover the new functionality introduced in Analysis Services 2008 including MDX enhancements and new DMV (dynamic memory views) Work with the Business Intelligence Development Studio, the new Dimension Editor, and Aggregation Designer interfaces Enjoy complete coverage of new Shared Scalable Databases scale-out infrastructure Learn the key concepts of multidimensional modeling Explore the multidimensional object model and its definition language Integrate multidimensional and relational databases Build client applications to access data in Analysis Services Unravel the inner workings of the server architecture, including main data structures, data processing, and query resolution algorithms Learn the main concepts of the MDX language and gain an in-depth understanding of advanced MDX concepts Gain a deeper understanding of the internal and external protocols for data transfer, including the XML/A protocol Discover how Analysis Services manages memory Explore the security model, including role-based security, code-access security, and data security Category: Microsoft SQL Server Covers: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services User Level: Intermediate-Advanced

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NHibernate 4.x Cookbook

By: Gunnar Liljas,Alexander Zaytsev,Jason Dentler

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NHibernate 4.x Cookbook

By: Gunnar Liljas,Alexander Zaytsev,Jason Dentler

Over 90 incredible and powerful recipes to help you efficiently use NHibernate in your application About This Book Master the full range of NHibernate features through detailed example recipes that you can quickly apply to your own applications Reduce hours of application development time and get a better application architecture and improved performance Create, maintain, and update your database structure automatically with the help of NHibernate Who This Book Is For This book is written for .NET developers who want to use NHibernate and those who want to deepen their knowledge of the platform. Examples are written in C# and XML. Some basic knowledge of SQL is assumed. If you build .NET applications that use relational databases, this book is for you. What You Will Learn Create a persistent object model to move data in and out of your database Build the database from your model automatically Configure NHibernate for use with WebForms, MVC, WPF, and WinForms applications Create database queries using a variety of methods Improve the performance of your applications using a variety of techniques Build an infrastructure for fast, easy, test-driven development of your data access layer Implement entity validation, auditing, full-text search, horizontal partitioning (sharding), and spatial queries using NHibernate Contrib projects In Detail NHibernate is a mature, flexible, scalable, and feature-complete open source project for data access. Although it sounds like an easy task to build and maintain database applications, it can be challenging to get beyond the basics and develop applications that meet your needs perfectly. NHibernate allows you to use plain SQL and stored procedures less and keep focus on your application logic instead. Learning the best practices for a NHibernate-based application will help you avoid problems and ensure that your project is a success. The book will take you from the absolute basics of NHibernate through to its most advanced features, showing you how to take full advantage of each concept to quickly create amazing database applications. You will learn several techniques for each of the four core NHibernate tasks—configuration, mapping, session and transaction management, and querying—and which techniques fit best with various types of applications. In short, you will be able to build an application using NHibernate by the end of the book. You will also learn how to best implement enterprise application architecture patterns using NHibernate, leading to clean, easy-to-understand code and increased productivity. In addition to new features, you will learn creative ways to extend the NHibernate core, as well as gaining techniques to work with the NHibernate search, shards, spatial, envers, and validation projects. Style and approach This book contains recipes with examples organized in functional areas, each containing step-by-step instructions on everything necessary to execute a particular task. The book is designed so you can read it from start to end or just open up any chapter and start following the recipes.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1784394114

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Blockchain And Distributed Ledgers: Mathematics, Technology, And Economics

By: Alexander Lipton,Adrien Treccani

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Blockchain And Distributed Ledgers: Mathematics, Technology, And Economics

By: Alexander Lipton,Adrien Treccani

This textbook focuses on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and its potential impact on society at large. It aims to offer a detailed and self-contained introduction to the founding principles behind DLT accessible to a well-educated but not necessarily mathematically oriented audience. DLT allows solving many complicated problems arising in economics, banking, and finance, industry, trade, and other fields. However, to reap the ultimate benefits, one has to overcome some of its inherent limitations and use it judiciously. Not surprisingly, amid increasing applications of DLT, misconceptions are formed over its use. The book thoroughly dispels these misconceptions via an impartial assessment of the arguments rooted in scientific reasoning.Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers: Mathematics, Technology, and Economics offers a detailed and self-contained introduction to DLT, blockchains, and cryptocurrencies and seeks to equip the reader with an ability to participate in the crypto economy meaningfully.

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World Scientific

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9811221545

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Office 2013 Library: Excel 2013 Bible, Access 2013 Bible, PowerPoint 2013 Bible, Word 2013 Bible

By: John Walkenbach,Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika,Faithe Wempen,Lisa A. Bucki

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Office 2013 Library: Excel 2013 Bible, Access 2013 Bible, PowerPoint 2013 Bible, Word 2013 Bible

By: John Walkenbach,Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika,Faithe Wempen,Lisa A. Bucki

An indispensible collection of Office 2013 Bibles Eager to delve into the new suite of Office 2013 applications? Look no further than this spectacular collection of four invaluable resources that boast nearly 5,000 pages and cover the core Office programs: Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word. The world's leading experts of these applications provide you with an arsenal of information on the latest version of each program. Features four essential books on the most popular applications included in the Office 2013 suite: Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word Excel 2013 Bible - serves as an essential reference for Excel users, no matter your level of expertise, and updates you on the latest Excel tips, tricks, and techniques Access 2013 Bible - offers a detailed introduction to database fundamentals and terminology PowerPoint 2013 Bible - shows you how to use the newest features and make successful presentations Word 2013 Bible - begins with a detailed look at all the latest features and then cover more advanced, intricate topics Look no further than Office 2013 Library for the most thorough coverage on every aspect of the Office 2013 suite!

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Distributed Services with OpenAFS

for Enterprise and Education

By: Franco Milicchio,Wolfgang Alexander Gehrke

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Distributed Services with OpenAFS

for Enterprise and Education

By: Franco Milicchio,Wolfgang Alexander Gehrke

This book shows in detail how to build enterprise-level secure, redundant, and highly scalable services from scratch on top of the open source Linux operating system, suitable for small companies as well as big universities. The core architecture presented is based on Kerberos, LDAP, AFS, and Samba. Coverage shows how to integrate web, message related, data base and other services with this backbone. This architecture provides a Single-Sign-On solution for different client platforms and can also be employed for clustering. Although it is implemented with Debian GNU/Linux, the content can be applied to other UNIX flavors.

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Premier Piano Course: Lesson Book 1B

By: Dennis Alexander,Gayle Kowalchyk,E. L. Lancaster,Victoria McArthur,Martha Mier

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Premier Piano Course: Lesson Book 1B

By: Dennis Alexander,Gayle Kowalchyk,E. L. Lancaster,Victoria McArthur,Martha Mier

Beautifully presented and intelligently paced, the Lesson Book combines unusually attractive music and lyrics. The book features note reading, rhythm reading, sight-reading and technical workouts. While most teachers find audio recordings very useful at the lesson and for home practice, others prefer not to use the audio. To accommodate all teachers, this version of Alfred's Premier Piano Course Lesson Book 1B does not have audio included.

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Premier Piano Course Lesson Book, Bk 1B

Universal Edition, Book and Online Audio/Software

By: Dennis Alexander,Gayle Kowalchyk,E. L. Lancaster,Victoria McArthur,Martha Mier

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Premier Piano Course Lesson Book, Bk 1B

Universal Edition, Book and Online Audio/Software

By: Dennis Alexander,Gayle Kowalchyk,E. L. Lancaster,Victoria McArthur,Martha Mier

Beautifully presented and intelligently paced, the Lesson Book combines unusually attractive music and lyrics. The book features note reading, rhythm reading, sight-reading and technical workouts. Each piece on the online audio was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo. The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U. K., and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as crotchet" for quarter note. This book is supported by a Theory Book 1B (Universal Edition) Alfred Item #23870.

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Access 2019 Bible

By: Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika

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Access 2019 Bible

By: Michael Alexander,Richard Kusleika

Master database creation and management Access 2019 Bible is your, comprehensive reference to the world's most popular database management tool. With clear guidance toward everything from the basics to the advanced, this go-to reference helps you take advantage of everything Access 2019 has to offer. Whether you're new to Access or getting started with Access 2019, you'll find everything you need to know to create the database solution perfectly tailored to your needs, with expert guidance every step of the way. The companion website features all examples and databases used in the book, plus trial software and a special offer from Database Creations. Start from the beginning for a complete tutorial, or dip in and grab what you need when you need it. Access enables database novices and programmers to store, organize, view, analyze, and share data, as well as build powerful, integrable, custom database solutions — but databases can be complex, and difficult to navigate. This book helps you harness the power of the database with a solid understanding of their purpose, construction, and application. Understand database objects and design systems objects Build forms, create tables, manipulate datasheets, and add data validation Use Visual Basic automation and XML Data Access Page design Exchange data with other Office applications, including Word, Excel, and more From database fundamentals and terminology to XML and Web services, this book has everything you need to maximize Access 2019 and build the database you need.

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IBM DS8000 Transparent Cloud Tiering: DS8000 Release 9.3

By: Alexander Warmuth,Nielson “Nino” de Carvalho,IBM Redbooks

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IBM DS8000 Transparent Cloud Tiering: DS8000 Release 9.3

By: Alexander Warmuth,Nielson “Nino” de Carvalho,IBM Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication gives a broad understanding of storage clouds and the initial functions that were introduced for mainframe data to be transferred to cloud storage . IBM Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMS) and the IBM DS8000® added functions to provide elements of serverless data movement, and for IBM z/OS® to communicate with a storage cloud. The function is known as Transparent Cloud Tiering (TCT) and is composed of the following key elements: A gateway in the DS8000, which allows the movement of data to and from Object Storage by using a network connection. DFSMShsm enhancements to support Migrate and Recall functions to and from the Object Storage. Other commands were enhanced to monitor and report on the new functions. DFSMShsm uses the Web Enablement toolkit for z/OS to create and access the metadata for specific clouds, containers, and objects. DFSMSdss enhancements to provide some basic backup and restore functions to and from the cloud. The IBM TS7700 can also be set up to act as though it is cloud storage from the DS8000 perspective. This IBM Redbooks publication is divided into the following parts: Part 1 provides you with an introduction to clouds. It provides basic knowledge and terminology. Part 2 shows you how we set up the TCT in a controlled laboratory and how the new functions work. We provide points to consider to help you set up your storage cloud, including network connectivity, and integrate it into your operational environment. Part 3 shows you how we used the new functions to communicate with the cloud and to send data to it and retrieve data from it.. This edition applies to DS8900F Release 9.3 and covers more recent features of TCT such as multi-cloud connections, along with extra advice for high availability cloud connectivity and DFSMShsm improvements.

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Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts

By: Michael Alexander,Jared Decker,Bernard Wehbe

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Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts

By: Michael Alexander,Jared Decker,Bernard Wehbe

Bridge the big data gap with Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts The distinction between departmental reporting done by business analysts with Excel and the enterprise reporting done by IT departments with SQL Server and SharePoint tools is more blurry now than ever before. With the introduction of robust new features like PowerPivot and Power View, it is essential for business analysts to get up to speed with big data tools that in the past have been reserved for IT professionals. Written by a team of Business Intelligence experts, Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts introduces business analysts to the rich toolset and reporting capabilities that can be leveraged to more effectively source and incorporate large datasets in their analytics while saving them time and simplifying the reporting process. Walks you step-by-step through important BI tools like PowerPivot, SQL Server, and SharePoint and shows you how to move data back and forth between these tools and Excel Shows you how to leverage relational databases, slice data into various views to gain different visibility perspectives, create eye-catching visualizations and dashboards, automate SQL Server data retrieval and integration, and publish dashboards and reports to the web Details how you can use SQL Server’s built-in functions to analyze large amounts of data, Excel pivot tables to access and report OLAP data, and PowerPivot to create powerful reporting mechanisms You’ll get on top of the Microsoft BI stack and all it can do to enhance Excel data analysis with this one-of-a-kind guide written for Excel analysts just like you.

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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services

By: Edward Melomed,Irina Gorbach,Alexander Berger,Py Bateman

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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services

By: Edward Melomed,Irina Gorbach,Alexander Berger,Py Bateman

Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services provides fast access to data by means of multidimensional data structures and the multidimensional query languag MDX. Analysis Services provides the capability to design, create, and manage multidimensional cubes based on data warehouse tables, and it serves as the foundation for the Microsoft Business Intelligence strategy. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services gives the reader insight into the way Analysis Services functions. It not only explains ways to design and create multidimensional objects, databases, dimensions, and cubes, but also provides invaluable information about the reasons behind design decisions made by the development team. Here's what you will find inside: Understand the key concepts of multidimensional modeling Explore the multidimensional object model and its definition language Learn the main concepts of the MDX language and gain an in-depth understanding of advanced MDX concepts Understand the mechanisms of integrating multidimensional and relational databases Learn how to build client applications to access data in Analysis Services Examine server architecture, including main data structures, data processing, and query resolution algorithms Gain a deep understanding of the internal and external protocols for data transfer, including the XML/A protocol Explore how Analysis Services manages memory Explore the security model, including role-based security, code-access security, and data security Discover how to monitor and manage Analysis Services All the code for the sample database used in the book can be found at www.informit.com/title/0672327821.

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0768689996

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Photographer's Guide to the Sony a7C

Getting the Most from Sony's Compact Full-Frame Camera

By: Alexander White

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Photographer's Guide to the Sony a7C

Getting the Most from Sony's Compact Full-Frame Camera

By: Alexander White

Photographer’s Guide to the Sony a7C is a full-color, fully illustrated guide book covering all features and operations of the a7C mirrorless, compact, full-frame interchangeable-lens digital camera. With this book, author Alexander S. White provides users of the a7C with a manual covering all aspects of the camera’s operation. Using a tutorial-like approach, the book shows beginning and intermediate photographers how to accomplish things with the a7C, and explains when and why to use the camera’s many features. The book provides details about the camera’s shooting modes as well as its menu options for shooting, playback, setup, video, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and special effects. The book covers the a7C’s ability to use its touch screen for focusing and enlarging images in some situations, its upgraded autofocus system, which includes real-time tracking autofocus as well as automatic focusing on the eyes of humans or animals, and the camera’s wide range of options for assigning its control buttons, dial, and wheel to carry out photographic functions. The book includes more than 400 color photographs that illustrate the camera’s controls, display screens, and menus. The images include photographs taken using the a7C’s various shooting modes and its Creative Style and Picture Effect menu options, with settings that alter the appearance of images. The book provides concise introductions to topics such as street photography and astrophotography, and explains how to use the camera’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth features to transfer images to a smartphone or tablet, to control the camera from such a device, and to add location information to images. The book includes a full discussion of the video features of the a7C, which can shoot HD and 4K (ultra-HD) movies, with manual control of exposure and focus during recording. The book explains the camera’s numerous features for professional-level videography, including Picture Profiles that allow adjustment of settings such as gamma curve, black level, knee, and detail. The book describes steps for recording 4K video to an external video recorder using the “clean” video output from the camera’s HDMI port. In three appendices, the book discusses accessories for the a7C, including lenses, cases, power sources, remote controls, microphones and external flash units, and includes a list of websites and other resources for further information. The book includes an appendix with “quick tips” on how to take advantage of the camera’s features in the most efficient ways possible. This guide to the a7C includes a detailed index, so the reader can quickly locate information about any particular feature or aspect of the camera.

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White Knight Press

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1937986896

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Encyclopedia of Privacy [2 volumes]

[2 volumes]

By: Alexander J. Myers

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Encyclopedia of Privacy [2 volumes]

[2 volumes]

By: Alexander J. Myers

Writing in their famous Harvard Law Review article of 1890, Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren asserted what many have considered one of the most cherished American values: the right to be let alone. Yet in this post-9/11 world, personal privacy is more threatened than ever. This book provides students and general readers a comprehensive overview of privacy in contemporary America. Included are some 225 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 100 expert contributors. Entries cover such topics as the USA PATRIOT act, abortion rights, wiretapping, telemarketing, identity theft, DNA databases, Internet and email privacy, and numerous other concerns. Entries cite works for further reading, and the Encyclopedia closes with a bibliography of books, websites, organizations, and films. New threats to privacy have arisen in the face of competing social, political, and economic demands, rapid technological change, and an intrusive and voyeuristic mass media. Citizens are barraged on a daily basis with stories of corporate data mining, government surveillance programs, identity theft, and computer hacking of personal information. As a result, citizens are becoming increasingly concerned about their personal privacy as well as their privacy rights. This encyclopedia, the first of its kind, comprehensively overviews various aspects of privacy throughout U.S. history, including significant legal cases, events, laws, organizations, individuals, technology, and terms. With some 225 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 100 leading scholars and experts in the field, this inclusive and authoritative work will appeal to those interested in both historical and contemporary notions of privacy in the United States. Readers will learn of the significance of technology in today's society, its helpful and harmful effects on citizens' privacy, and what to expect in the future. Entries cite print and electronic resources, and the Encyclopedia closes with a listing of books, organizations, websites, films, and other sources of information.

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0313086702

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Best Practices for DS8000 and z/OS HyperSwap with Copy Services Manager

By: Thomas Luther,Alexander Warmuth. Marcelo Takakura,IBM Redbooks

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Best Practices for DS8000 and z/OS HyperSwap with Copy Services Manager

By: Thomas Luther,Alexander Warmuth. Marcelo Takakura,IBM Redbooks

Many IBM® z/OS® customers require their applications to be available 24x7. Whether the business requirements are high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), or business continuity, IBM HyperSwap® technology can provide an adequate solution. HyperSwap is the industry standard and is provided as several different implementation options to meet the various business needs of the IBM System z® and z/OS customer base. IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) enables you to manage z/OS HyperSwap and helps you manage planned and unplanned actions in an z/OS environment from an open systems environment. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides best practices for the planning, implementing, integrating, and managing z/OS HyperSwap with CSM.

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Storage Systems

Organization, Performance, Coding, Reliability, and Their Data Processing

By: Alexander Thomasian

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Storage Systems

Organization, Performance, Coding, Reliability, and Their Data Processing

By: Alexander Thomasian

Storage Systems: Organization, Performance, Coding, Reliability and Their Data Processing was motivated by the 1988 Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent Disks proposal to replace large form factor mainframe disks with an array of commodity disks. Disk loads are balanced by striping data into strips—with one strip per disk— and storage reliability is enhanced via replication or erasure coding, which at best dedicates k strips per stripe to tolerate k disk failures. Flash memories have resulted in a paradigm shift with Solid State Drives (SSDs) replacing Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) for high performance applications. RAID and Flash have resulted in the emergence of new storage companies, namely EMC, NetApp, SanDisk, and Purestorage, and a multibillion-dollar storage market. Key new conferences and publications are reviewed in this book.The goal of the book is to expose students, researchers, and IT professionals to the more important developments in storage systems, while covering the evolution of storage technologies, traditional and novel databases, and novel sources of data. We describe several prototypes: FAWN at CMU, RAMCloud at Stanford, and Lightstore at MIT; Oracle's Exadata, AWS' Aurora, Alibaba's PolarDB, Fungible Data Center; and author's paper designs for cloud storage, namely heterogeneous disk arrays and hierarchical RAID. - Surveys storage technologies and lists sources of data: measurements, text, audio, images, and video - Familiarizes with paradigms to improve performance: caching, prefetching, log-structured file systems, and merge-trees (LSMs) - Describes RAID organizations and analyzes their performance and reliability - Conserves storage via data compression, deduplication, compaction, and secures data via encryption - Specifies implications of storage technologies on performance and power consumption - Exemplifies database parallelism for big data, analytics, deep learning via multicore CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and ASICs, e.g., Google's Tensor Processing Units

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0323908098

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An Introduction to Audio Content Analysis

Music Information Retrieval Tasks and Applications

By: Alexander Lerch

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An Introduction to Audio Content Analysis

Music Information Retrieval Tasks and Applications

By: Alexander Lerch

An Introduction to Audio Content Analysis Enables readers to understand the algorithmic analysis of musical audio signals with AI-driven approaches An Introduction to Audio Content Analysis serves as a comprehensive guide on audio content analysis explaining how signal processing and machine learning approaches can be utilized for the extraction of musical content from audio. It gives readers the algorithmic understanding to teach a computer to interpret music signals and thus allows for the design of tools for interacting with music. The work ties together topics from audio signal processing and machine learning, showing how to use audio content analysis to pick up musical characteristics automatically. A multitude of audio content analysis tasks related to the extraction of tonal, temporal, timbral, and intensity-related characteristics of the music signal are presented. Each task is introduced from both a musical and a technical perspective, detailing the algorithmic approach as well as providing practical guidance on implementation details and evaluation. To aid in reader comprehension, each task description begins with a short introduction to the most important musical and perceptual characteristics of the covered topic, followed by a detailed algorithmic model and its evaluation, and concluded with questions and exercises. For the interested reader, updated supplemental materials are provided via an accompanying website. Written by a well-known expert in the music industry, sample topics covered in Introduction to Audio Content Analysis include: Digital audio signals and their representation, common time-frequency transforms, audio features Pitch and fundamental frequency detection, key and chord Representation of dynamics in music and intensity-related features Beat histograms, onset and tempo detection, beat histograms, and detection of structure in music, and sequence alignment Audio fingerprinting, musical genre, mood, and instrument classification An invaluable guide for newcomers to audio signal processing and industry experts alike, An Introduction to Audio Content Analysis covers a wide range of introductory topics pertaining to music information retrieval and machine listening, allowing students and researchers to quickly gain core holistic knowledge in audio analysis and dig deeper into specific aspects of the field with the help of a large amount of references.

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