This educational and highly useful book shows the hacker, geek, and maker communities how to bring science into their health and exercise routine to build a healthy lifestyle.
Previously published as Accidental Exiles by Bruce W. Perry. Tree Of Life is a three-part novel that takes place near the Swiss border with Italy, as well as in Southern France and Africa. A number of memory passages are set in North Texas, as well as in Baghdad and Ramadi, Iraq. Jesse McCallister, a young Texan and Iraq War vet, escapes to Europe where he seeks a new direction and to heal psychic and physical wounds that he suffered in the Middle East. Wandering the streets of Ascona, Switzerland, he meets a beautiful Italian waitress named Sonya Altorelli. Jesse has plenty of cash in his pocket from the sale of his parent's Plano, Texas property, but he's rootless, searching, and AWOL since the Army has called him back for another Iraq tour. Since the horrors of combat he encountered with a boyhood friend we gradually meet over the course of the book, Tyler Conroy, Jesse will have nothing more to do with war. The story is his farewell to arms. On the shores of the lake, Sonya and Jesse fall in with expats led by a mysterious, generous young American tycoon named Michael Barnes. Barnes has a beautiful villa on the lake, an Aston Martin, and the brio and money to fuel their wine and absinthe parties. Jesse first meets Barnes on the ferry from Locarno; Jesse has lost his passport and Michael immediately offers to replace it, to not "leave a fellow American in the lurch." He claims that "my father used to be the ambassador" to Switzerland-Jesse's taken by the offer but not quite sure if Barnes is lying to him or not. He tempts Jesse to change his nationality, and the former soldier takes the bait.The plot takes a perilous turn when, on a whim, Barnes funds an orphanage in the war-torn Ivory Coast. The outcasts leave for Africa, where a different fate awaits the hedonistic, yet seemingly doomed cast. Jesse cannot escape his fate as a warrior and a defender. From Kirkus Reviews on the earlier Accidental Exiles "In 2008, 26-year-old Jesse McCallister is fresh from the battlefields of Iraq. Rather than returning to the Army for an ordered third tour, Jesse ...flees his native Texas for Europe. "He'd just wanted to go," Perry writes, "and watch the flat horizons of the Iraqi desert and North Texas recede in his rear-view mirror."While the immediate moment is filled with pleasure, Jesse can't escape the traumas of combat in Ramadi...The novel resembles the post-World War I Lost Generation works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, most notably the latter's The Sun Also Rises ...The author effectively builds on his historical model while making it relevant to the key events of the contemporary era, such as the 2008 financial crisis and the Iraq War.A skillful tale of an American's trauma and expatriation." Kirkus Reviews (May 2016)
If you’re interested in how things work, this guide will help you experiment with one crucial system you usually ignore—your body and its health. Long hours focusing on code or circuits tends to stifle notions of nutrition, but with this educational and highly useful book you can approach fitness through science, whether it’s investigating your ancestral health or using the latest self-tracking apps and gear. Tune into components of your health through discussions on food, exercise, sleep, hormesis, and other issues—as well as interviews with various scientists and athletes—and discover healthy ways to tinker with your lifestyle. Learn to live in the modern digital world and still be physically vibrant Examine apps and widgets for self-tracking various fitness issues Zero in on carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals Find and choose food, and learn when to eat and when to fast Reboot your system through movement in the outside world Select from more than a dozen techniques for your gym workout Fuel fitness by focusing on the science of nutrition and supplements Apply lifestyle hacks, such as high-intensity exercise and good stress
The Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a nifty framework that Java programmers can use to create Ajax applications. The GWT allows you to create an Ajax application in your favorite IDE, such as IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse, using paradigms and mechanisms similar to programming a Java Swing application. After you code the application in Java, the GWT's tools generate the JavaScript code the application needs. You can also use typical Java project tools such as JUnit and Ant when creating GWT applications. The GWT is a free download, and you can freely distribute the client- and server-side code you create with the framework. This shortcut explains how to get started with the GWT, and then demonstrates how to create a simple Ajax application.
Provides real-world Web application development problems and practical solutions and hundreds of examples and sample code for Java Web developers who use JavaServer Pages or servlets, along with useful tips, techniques, tools, and shortcuts.
Ajax, the popular term for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is one of the most important combinations of technologies for web developers to know these days. With its rich grouping of technologies, Ajax developers can create interactive web applications with XML-based web services, using JavaScript in the browser to process the web server response. Taking complete advantage of Ajax, however, requires something more than your typical "how-to" book. What it calls for is Ajax Hacks from O'Reilly. This valuable guide provides direct, hands-on solutions that take the mystery out of Ajax's many capabilities. Each hack represents a clever way to accomplish a specific task, saving you countless hours of searching for the right answer. A smart collection of 80 insider tips and tricks, Ajax Hacks covers all of the technology's finer points. Want to build next-generation web applications today? This book can show you how. Among the multitude of topics addressed, it shows you techniques for: Using Ajax with Google Maps and Yahoo Maps Displaying Weather.com data Scraping stock quotes Fetching postal codes Building web forms with auto-complete functionality Ajax Hacks also features a number of advanced hacks for accelerated web developers. Discover how to create huge, maintainable bookmarklets, how to use client-side storage for Ajax applications, and how to call a built-in Java object from JavaScript using Ajax. The book even addresses best practices for testing Ajax applications and improving maintenance, performance, and reliability for JavaScript code. The latest in O"Reilly's celebrated Hacks series, Ajax Hacks smartly complements other O'Reilly titles such as Head Rush Ajax and JavaScript: The Definitive Guide.
Hegemony and Democracy is constructed around the question of whether hegemony is sustainable, especially when the hegemon is a democratic state. The book draws on earlier publications over Bruce Russett’s long career and features new chapters that show the continuing relevance of his scholarship. In examining hegemony during and after the Cold War, it addresses: The importance of domestic politics in the formulation of foreign policy; The benefits and costs of seeking security through military power at the expense of expanding networks of shared national and transnational institutions; The incentives of other states to bandwagon with a strong but unthreatening hegemon and 'free-ride' on benefits it may provide rather than to balance against a powerful hegemon. The degree to which hegemony and democracy undermine or support each other. By applying theories of collective action and foreign policy, Russett explores the development of American hegemony and the prospects for a democratic hegemon to retain its influence during the coming decades. This collection is an essential volume for students and scholars of International Relations, American Politics, and US Foreign Policy.
A perfect introduction to a vital subject very few Americans understand-the constitutional status of American Indians Few American s know that Indian tribes have a legal status unique among America's distinct racial and ethnic groups: they are sovereign governments who engage in relations with Congress. This peculiar arrangement has led to frequent legal and political disputes-indeed, the history of American Indians and American law has been one of clashing values and sometimes uneasy compromise. In this clear-sighted account, American Indian scholar N. Bruce Duthu explains the landmark cases in Indian law of the past two centuries. Exploring subjects as diverse as jurisdictional authority, control of environmental resources, and the regulations that allow the operation of gambling casinos, American Indians and the Law gives us an accessible entry point into a vital facet of Indian history.
The Wages of Appeasement explores the reasons why a powerful state gives in to aggressors. It tells the story of three historical examples of appeasement: the Greek city-states of the fourth century B.C., which lost their freedom to Philip II of M...
A new, second edition of this thriller about two detectives that pursue a serial killer working through a dating agency. Praise for Compulsion Kirkus Reviews The book may deal with the contemporary topic of the perils of online dating, but Karl Standt keeps it old-school with his way of conducting meetings in diners and following leads, no matter where they take him or how grisly the details become. Perry delves into characters ranging from Vlad, a former imprisoned Russian rebel to iz, an animal lover with platinum hair, and their stories are captivating and plot-driven. Although it's the third novel in the series, this book makes a good introduction to Karl Standt's adventures. Crime Fiction Lover The book's great strength is its characters. Standt has hacker contact codenamed Church, with an adorable Emo girlfriend called iz (yes, lower case) who is worth a book to herself. Yevgeny is a tough and resilient Russian who once saved Standt's life by staying cool during a street shoot-out. His girlfriend is a beautiful (and jealous) latina, and Yevgeny's mixture of joy and terror as he has to sample the wares of the escort agency is great fun to read. Months after the Kauai episode, and still healing from his psychic and physical wounds, Karl Standt finds out about the case from his New York Post crime reporter friend, who uses a lurid Twitter feed to keep his followers up to date on felony and mayhem. Standt pursues the killer, with a segue to Europe and Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, along with his brave young crew of colleagues, including Church, a hacker, Katie, a Slate reporter, and iz, a goth poet with a taste for nightclub dancing and MMA moves. Standt also teams up with Vlad, a Russian emigre with a taste for Stoli Elit and a current job with the Detective Bureau.
Year in and year out, the Wolverines have placed championship banner upon banner atop their record collection. The Wolverines have 47 national team championships, 281 Big Ten titles, more than 1,600 first team All-Americans, nearly 1,300 individual Big Ten champions, and the list goes on. While many schools note periods of success, the U-M has made winning a way of life, emerging from the battles victorious more than 10,000 times. This great tradition has been filled with notable names and spectacular performances.
Bryce Weir is a high-profile, respected neurologist. Dr. Macdonald is a colleague of Dr. Weir's and is a "rising star" in the field of neurology.This book is the first to cover all aspects of cerebral vasospasm in depth. It takes the reader from the first descriptions of this puzzling and deadly phenomenon to the latest laboratory evidence explaining its pathophysiology. Packed with clinical pearls, it is a must for neurosurgeons, interventional radiologists, neurologists, and neuropathologists. Key Features* Examines the current understanding of vascular smooth muscle physiology* Provides in-depth overviews of symptoms and treatments* Written by acknowledged experts on the subject* Vividly illustrated with beautiful photographs and diagrams* Cites over 4,000 key papers on vasospasms* Presents key data in an easy-to-use format
When government officials become aware of an impending disaster, they may take steps to protect citizens before the incident occurs. Evacuation of the geographic area that may be affected is one option to ensure public safety. If implemented properly, evacuation can be an effective strategy for saving lives. Decisions to evacuate may require officials to balance potentially costly, hazardous, or unnecessary evacuations against the possibility of loss of life due to a delayed order to evacuate. Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Examples of Fed. Evacuation Policy; (3) Evacuations: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; (4) Congressional Issues; (5) Pending Legislation in the 111th Congress. Appendix: Statutory Authority for Evacuations. Illus.
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