The complete how-to guide on all things textured hair Natural & Curly Hair For Dummies offers you step-by-step direction and accurate information to manage and style your hair. Celebrity hairstylist Johnny Wright is here to help you ditch the chemicals and love your textured locks. You’ll learn to tame frizz, keep your hair moisturized and looking luscious. With the right tricks, tips, and advice you can get a halo of soft, healthy curls just the way you want them. Plus, you'll find out how Johnny maintains the hair health of his most notable clients like Queen Latifah, Tamron Hall, Kerry Washington, and Michelle Obama. This book offers simple and useful scalp and hair guidance for Black and Latin hair care maintenance including styling tips to properly take care of your natural hair. Learn how natural and curly hair works, including hair porosity & hair elasticity Deal with breakage, dryness, dandruff, shedding, tangles, and frizz Discover techniques on coloring and bleaching natural hair Learn which ingredients and products will help keep your unique hair texture and type healthy and looking its best Master toddler, child, and teen styles and care—for adoptive parents, parents of biracial children, and caregivers With full-color photographs throughout, Natural & Curly Hair For Dummies will give you the skills you need to bring out the born-with-it beauty in that amazing ethnic hair!
The turn of the twenty-first century has brought a new wave of interest in healthy, organic living and its benefits. This is an authoratative and entertaining compendium on how you can achieve the good life.
Join Jake Edward Wells and Linda Marie Wells after their marriage on January 1, 1985 as they take their Union Yacht Express on adventures of the world. This exceptional love story is not only impassioned but intriguing and frightening as Jake embarks into the world of the property game in London. Through his ingenious methods he amasses a small fortune to pay for their extravagant lifestyle; much to the dismay of his enchanting bride, Linda. Jakes unorthodox methods of buying property and other nefarious shenanigans, earns him serious monies; however, even though Linda calls him her Adorable Outlaw others could construe his techniques as boarding on criminal and simply refer to him as Outlaw. Follow this unique couple as they experience the world tasting the fruits of the extravagant. Link up with this dynamic duo as they traverse the chic hot spots of the world partaking in the epicurean banquets of different cultures. Tag along as they share their souls and flesh, making love in the most romantic, exotic, exhilarating places the world offers; knowing each others thoughts, blending their spirits together making this vibrant duo one with the world they live in. Chase the myriad thoughts of Jake and try and deduce his next moves in the world of the property game in London. Is he a true Outlaw or does he simply spot the inadequacies of high finance by the lending institutions of this mature nation? You shall be Jakes judge and jury. Watch Linda as she grows from a beautiful young lady into a woman who not only enhances her beauty, but develops her keen business sense becoming a business woman to be reckoned with. Will her new found astuteness in the business world cause her Union Yacht with Jake to flounder?
The latest wireless security solutions Protect your wireless systems from crippling attacks using the detailed security information in this comprehensive volume. Thoroughly updated to cover today's established and emerging wireless technologies, Hacking Exposed Wireless, second edition reveals how attackers use readily available and custom tools to target, infiltrate, and hijack vulnerable systems. This book discusses the latest developments in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and DECT hacking, and explains how to perform penetration tests, reinforce WPA protection schemes, mitigate packet injection risk, and lock down Bluetooth and RF devices. Cutting-edge techniques for exploiting Wi-Fi clients, WPA2, cordless phones, Bluetooth pairing, and ZigBee encryption are also covered in this fully revised guide. Build and configure your Wi-Fi attack arsenal with the best hardware and software tools Explore common weaknesses in WPA2 networks through the eyes of an attacker Leverage post-compromise remote client attacks on Windows 7 and Mac OS X Master attack tools to exploit wireless systems, including Aircrack-ng, coWPAtty, Pyrit, IPPON, FreeRADIUS-WPE, and the all new KillerBee Evaluate your threat to software update impersonation attacks on public networks Assess your threat to eavesdropping attacks on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and DECT networks using commercial and custom tools Develop advanced skills leveraging Software Defined Radio and other flexible frameworks Apply comprehensive defenses to protect your wireless devices and infrastructure
Am I Black or Right? was the environmental mindset of my upbringing. I have been writing this autobiography since 1987. It is difficult to believe how totally ignorant my existence was, which made my writing the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. The saddest part of all is that there are still members of my family who have not rid themselves of this handicap. I no longer hold animosity toward them, just pity. There are episodes in my book that do not pertain to race, but a psychoanalyst once told me that the more mixed blood you have, the more complex people appear. So, I added some of the bizarre decisions I have made in my life, which to me confirms her theory or lends an excuse for my actions. Some of the girls I went to school with lived on my block, one day one of them asked me "Teresa there are so many cute sailors always going in your house all the time and music playing how come you are out here playing ball?" Little did they know, I would have traded places with them at any time. I was torn between my biological heritage, being American, and my cultural training. Culture does regulate our lives at most turns. I had a hard way to go. Being a rebel and extremely curious, did not at all help my cause. I wanted to rid the whole thing and just be me, but Who and What the heck was I?
La evolución de las tecnologías de las comunicaciones y los peligros y amenazas a las que se enfrentan han crecido en número y sofisticación. Unido al rápido incremento de su implantación en la sociedad, hace que el riesgo al que se enfrentan este tipo de tecnologías inalámbricas se haya agravado. A pesar de todo, las ventajas y las comodidades que ofrecen en hogares, oficinas y empresas compensan esos ataques y vulnerabilidades a las que estamos expuestos. Con la colaboración de Joshua Wright, una de las mentes más respetadas en este campo, esta obra le muestra cómo utilizan los atacantes herramientas personalizadas para rastrear, secuestrar e infiltrarse en sistemas vulnerables. Se analizan los últimos avances y novedades hacking de la tecnología inalámbrica 802.11, Bluetooth, ZigBee y DECT, se describe cómo realizar pruebas de penetración, reforzar los esquemas de protección WPA, mitigar el riesgo de inyección de paquetes y cómo bloquear dispositivos Bluetooth y RF. También se trata con detalle técnicas avanzadas para explotar clientes WI-FI, WPA2, teléfonos inalámbricos, el emparejamiento de Bluetooth y el cifrado de ZigBee. Una completa visión sobre la seguridad inalámbrica, desde WI-FI hasta los nuevos protocolos emergentes, analizando el espectro de las amenazas inalámbricas a las que se enfrentan actualmente las organizaciones. Todo ello presentado por los autores de forma clara y útil para los profesionales de la seguridad de todos los niveles.
The top-to-bottom guide to taking your writing and publishing business from "Square One" to "Stratosphere." Iterate and Optimize is a behind-the-scenes peek into how indie publishing company Sterling & Stone grew their three-author team into juggernaut -- and a next-level guide for authors looking to explode their sales and do the same. In Write. Publish. Repeat., bestselling authors Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt, and David Wright explained how to build a thriving international publishing empire with no luck required. Rather than resting on their laurels in the years since WPR was written, they've been evolving their once-fledgling business a little bit at a time: expanding to eight publishing imprints, ten high-profile podcasts, a coordinated staff working behind the scenes, millions of words published and hundreds of thousands of books in the hands of eager readers. In Iterate and Optimize, they show you how they grew their business from the ground up in tiny, incremental steps -- and give you a road map so that you can do it, too. More than "just another self-publishing guide," this book delves deep into the business behind the success of Platt, Truant, and Wright's company Sterling & Stone, making it the essential "advanced course" follow up to Write. Publish. Repeat. It explains how to tweak your processes over time while maintaining momentum, wringing more profit out of assets you already have. You'll learn how to diversify and create more products with less work, generate more money doing what you already do now, and set yourself up so you can build a readership who will support you in the specific ways you intend to evolve. You'll learn how to grow from a bare-bones, minimum-viable-product business into a slightly larger business or an outright empire -- not with massive, flashy (and risky) moves, but by the sustainable magic of incremental growth: small improvements made consistently over time. In this book, Platt, Truant, and Wright give you all the nitty-gritty they've learned and implemented since their last nonfiction publishing bestseller. You'll learn how to "iterate and optimize" the way you handle: - Exclusive versus "going wide" distribution - International and multi-format sales - Advertising and marketing - Optimizing book covers, descriptions, and metadata to increase conversion - Slowly and sustainable building your assistants or contractors, plus outsourcing right - Advanced product funnels, including the changed role of free books - Networking and in-person meet-ups - Workflow management and systems - The writing and pre-writing process so you can "write better faster" - Social media - Podcasting - Crowdfunding - what works and what doesn't - And much more
Covering everything there is to know about plucking, hanging, cooking and carving, the authoritative know-how and inventive flair of dedicated countrywoman Clarissa Dickson Wright shine through in 130 recipes that range from the classic Quail Thessalia or delicate Potted Grouse to the more exotic Caibou Roast or Wild Boar with Sour Plums and Sea Trout with Swiss Chard and Walnuts. Furthermore, with charm and enthusiasm, Johnny Scott contributes a wealth of knowledge about the history and habitat of game and includes a fascinating essay on every species mentioned, complete with helpful hunting tips. Beautifully illustrated, The Game Cookbook is a celebration of the incredible wild food the countryside has to offer and is now deservedly recognised as a classic - the only book you'll ever need on the subject. 'It deserves to become a classic.' The Independent 'Alluring, want-to-cook-now recipes... a very satisfying, thorough book.' Daily Mail 'Entertaining, informative [and] gets the gastric juices flowing.' Financial Times
Exploit and defend against the latest wireless network attacks Learn to exploit weaknesses in wireless network environments using the innovative techniques in this thoroughly updated guide. Inside, you’ll find concise technical overviews, the latest attack methods, and ready-to-deploy countermeasures. Find out how to leverage wireless eavesdropping, break encryption systems, deliver remote exploits, and manipulate 802.11 clients, and learn how attackers impersonate cellular networks. Hacking Exposed Wireless, Third Edition features expert coverage of ever-expanding threats that affect leading-edge technologies, including Bluetooth Low Energy, Software Defined Radio (SDR), ZigBee, and Z-Wave. Assemble a wireless attack toolkit and master the hacker’s weapons Effectively scan and enumerate WiFi networks and client devices Leverage advanced wireless attack tools, including Wifite, Scapy, Pyrit, Metasploit, KillerBee, and the Aircrack-ng suite Develop and launch client-side attacks using Ettercap and the WiFi Pineapple Hack cellular networks with Airprobe, Kraken, Pytacle, and YateBTS Exploit holes in WPA and WPA2 personal and enterprise security schemes Leverage rogue hotspots to deliver remote access software through fraudulent software updates Eavesdrop on Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy traffic Capture and evaluate proprietary wireless technology with Software Defined Radio tools Explore vulnerabilities in ZigBee and Z-Wave-connected smart homes and offices Attack remote wireless networks using compromised Windows systems and built-in tools
In their first book, Clarissa and the Countryman, Clarissa Dickson Wright and rural mentor Johnny Scott showed us the beauty and harshness of British country life and the links among farming, fields sports, and conservation. Now they take the theme further to show the connection between rural communities and urban employment. Clarissa and Johnny sally forth from Johnny's sheep farm in the Borders to tweed makers in Halifax, gunsmiths in Lancashire, bootmakers in Northamptonshire, and woodland managers in the West Country. There is a tendency to think of rural and urban life as separate entities; in this enlightening tour, Clarissa and Johnny show how they are inextricably interwoven.
Here, Clarissa Dickson Wright offers guidance on the traditional Sunday lunch with both familiar and new recipes. Johnny Scott, meanwhile, shows just how to carve and serve joints of beef, lamb and pork and of other meats and the birds and fish that may also grace the Sunday table
Living through the Sixties Craig and his friends are faced with the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of President Kennedy, the escalation of the Vietnam War, the chaos of the nation after the resignation of President Johnson, the Watt's riots, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, Woodstock, and surviving Kent State. This is their story!
In 2013, Johnny B. Truant and Sean Platt published 1.5 million words and made their full-time livings as indie authors. In Write. Publish. Repeat., they tell you how exactly how they did it: how they created over 15 independent franchises across 50+ published works, how they turned their art into a logical, sustainable business, and how any independent author can do the same to build a sustainable, profitable career with their writing. Write. Publish. Repeat. explains the current self-publishing landscape and covers the truths and myths about what it means to be an indie author now and in the foreseeable future. It explains how to create books your readers will love and will want to return to again and again. Write. Publish. Repeat. details expert methods for building story worlds, characters, and plots, understanding your market (right down to your ideal reader), using the best tools possible to capture your draft, and explains proven best practices for editing. The book also discusses covers, titles, formatting, pricing, and publishing to multiple platforms, plus a bit on getting your books into print (and why that might not be a good idea!). But most importantly, Write. Publish. Repeat. details the psychology-driven marketing plan that Sean and Johnny built to shape their stories into "products" that readers couldn't help but be drawn into -- thus almost automatically generating sales -- and explores ways that smart, business-minded writers can do the same to future-proof their careers. This book is not a formula with an easy path to follow. It is a guidebook that will help you build a successful indie publishing career, no matter what type of writer you are ... so long as you're the type who's willing to do the work.
Knight's Guide to Building Control Law and Regulations is an updated version of two earlier titles; Knight's Guide to Building Control Law and Practice and Knight's Guide to Building Regulations with Approved Documents. It is a five-volume loose-leaf title updated 5 times a year.The principal aim of Knight's is to provide the legal background to, and authoritative commentary on, the current Building Regulations in England and Wales, the Approved Documents, and the Approved Inspector Regulations. The work includes the consideration of case law, enforcement under the Building Act, the roles and performance of Building Control Bodies and Competent Persons and detailed commentary on Appeals and Determinations. It provides full annotated text of the Building Regulations 2010 for England and Wales, plus associated Statutory Instruments, Approved Documents and other official publications.Key related subjects covered include:* An overview of selected Town & Country Planning legislation* Water supply, sewerage, surface water drainage and flood-risk management legislation* Insurance matters including the liabilities of building owners, designers and contractors* Licensing of building uses such as theatres, cinemas, clubs, public houses and HMOs* Fire safety of buildings, the safety of sports grounds and facilities for disabled persons* Environmental protection legislation including clean air and smoke control issues* Energy Performance Certificates legislation and related energy conservation matters
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