Thank God I'm a Sucker is an autobiographical account of an eye surgeon, demonstrating through his own personal battles the conflicts between the ancient arts of healing of the East and the Western system of Medicine. He explores the power of the mind on the human body and the impact this has on the genes. In the early chapters he explains the current scientific thinking about age-related disorders and their management, while developing his own ideas of how the placebo effect and personal belief systems work, quoting extensively from scientific journals and ancient vedas. He then proposes a new theory of human evolution, contradicting Charles Darwin and coining novel terms like "Ipsicura" and "Concion". In the last chapter he gives convincing arguments against Atheists like Richard Dawkins to force his reader to think as to why a firm belief in "God" could in fact be an evolutionary stable strategy for the human race.
The book examines the different legitimate applications used over a peer-to-peer network (p2p) The material examines the design and development of novel applications designed to leverage the distributed nature of peer-to-peer environments Goes beyond the most popular application of file-sharing (including sharing of video and audio files) and discusses the many different applications Compares traditional and peer-to-peer infrastructure and discusses merits and demerits of each approach from a business perspective
Misbah Khan is a brilliant Pakistani Neurologist, trained in the United Kingdom, who comes to the USA with his Microbiologist wife Ayesha, in search of a revolutionary retinal chip implant surgery for their blind son, but gets caught-up in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. ni4ni is a powerful and scandalous account of political subterfuge, scientific ingenuity, love, betrayal and personal sacrifice spanning over 45 years and three continents. An intricate web of conspiracy and deceit is woven, with serious consequences at the G20 summit with the threat of a chemical weapon attack against the world leaders to fulfil the dream of New World Order and eventually culminating in US Navy seals attack in Pakistan, allegedly killing Osama Bin Laden.
Content distribution networks (CDNs) are the most promising new techniques for coping with the huge and swiftly growing volume of Internet traffic. In essence, CDNs are groups of proxy-servers located at strategic points around the Internet and arranged so as to ensure that a download request can always be handled from the nearest server. In this, the first reference in the field, a recognized CDN pioneer describes the various technologies involved and explains how they came together to form a working system. With the help of case studies, he covers all the practical basics and provides invaluable implementation schemes.
This book is structured into sections that look at some of the challenges related to coalition operations in different types of networks, such as communications and information networks and human and cognitive networks, and looks at other issues that impact the operations of coalitions, the management and use of policies across different organizations"--Provided by publisher.
Gets professionals quickly on-line with all the crucial designconcepts and skills they need to dramatically improve themaintainability of their products or systems Maintainability is a practical, step-by-step guide to implementinga comprehensive maintainability program within your organization'sdesign and development function. From program scheduling,organizational interfacing, cost estimating, and supplieractivities, to maintainability prediction, task analysis, formaldesign review, and maintainability tests and demonstrations, itdescribes all the planning and organizational aspects ofmaintainability for projects under development and * Schools readers in state-of-the-art maintainability designtechniques * Demonstrates methods for quantitatively measuring maintainabilityat every stage of the development process * Shows how to increase effectiveness while reducing life-cyclecosts of already existing systems or products * Features numerous case studies, sample applications, and practiceexercises * Functions equally well as a professional reference and aclassroom text Independent cost analysis studies indicate that an inordinatelylarge percentage of the overall life-cycle cost of mostsystems/products is currently taken up by maintenance and support.In fact, for many large-scale systems, maintenance and support havebeen shown to account for as much as 60% to 75% of overalllife-cycle costs. At a time of fierce global competition, long-termcost effectiveness is a major competitive advantage thatmanufacturers simply cannot afford to underestimate. Clearly then,to remain competitive in today's international marketplace,companies must institute programs for reducing system maintenanceand support costs-- comprehensive programs that are an integralpart of the design and development process from its earliestconceptual stages. This book shows you how to implement such a program within yourorganization's design and development function. From programscheduling, organizational interfacing, cost estimating, andsupplier activities, to maintainability prediction, task analysis,formal design review, and maintainability tests and demonstrations,it describes all the planning and organizational aspects ofmaintainability for projects under development while schooling youin the use of the full range of proven design techniques--includingmethods for quantitatively measuring maintainability at every stageof the development process. The authors also clearly explain howthe principles and practices outlined in Maintainability can beapplied to the evaluation of systems/products now in use both toincrease their effectiveness and reduce long-term costs. While theoretical aspects of maintainability are discussed, theauthors' main purpose in writing this book is to help getprofessionals quickly on-line with the essential maintainabilityconcepts and skills. Hence, in addition to clarity of presentationand a rational hierarchical format, Maintainability features manycase studies and sample applications that help to clarify thepoints covered, and numerous practice exercises that help engineersto test their mastery of the concepts and techniques covered. Maintainability is an invaluable professional tool for engineersfrom all disciplines who are involved with the design, testing,prototyping, manufacturing, and maintenance of products andsystems. It also serves as a superior course book forgraduate-level programs in those disciplines.
This book provides an overview of Federated Learning and how it can be used to build real-world AI-enabled applications. Real-world AI applications frequently have training data distributed in many different locations, with data at different sites having different properties and different formats. In many cases, data movement is not permitted due to security concerns, bandwidth, cost or regulatory restriction. Under these conditions, techniques of federated learning can enable creation of practical applications. Creating practical applications requires implementation of the cycle of learning from data, inferring from data, and acting based on the inference. This book will be the first one to cover all stages of the Learn-Infer-Act cycle, and presents a set of patterns to apply federation to all stages. Another distinct feature of the book is the use of real-world applications with an approach that discusses all aspects that need to be considered in an operational system, including handling of data issues during federation, maintaining compliance with enterprise security policies, and simplifying the logistics of federated AI in enterprise contexts. The book considers federation from a manner agnostic to the actual AI models, allowing the concepts to be applied to all varieties of AI models. This book is probably the first one to cover the space of enterprise AI-based applications in a holistic manner.
This activity workbook teaches the concept of Hindi matras to a student who has become familiar with the basic Devanagari alphabet. It is one of a series of activity books designed to teach Hindi. It should be used after the completion of Learn Hindi Alphabet Activity Workbook, and can be done before or concurrently with the Learn Hindi Vocabulary Activity Workbook. The concept of matras and how they modify different letters and sounds is introduced in this workbook. The student learns to identify the different matras when applied to various letters through a series of puzzles, mazes and matching activities.
Policy Technologies for Self-Managing Systems Dakshi Agrawal Calo Seraphin Kang-won Lee Jorge Lobo Dinesh Verma Use policies to build self-managing IT systems that save money, improve availability, and enhance agility IT policies can be used to guide and automate decision making in the management of computer and network infrastructure, helping IT organizations reduce costs, improve service quality, and enhance business agility. Now, a team of top IBM researchers introduces the latest innovations in policies and autonomic computing and demonstrates how to put them to work in your organization. The authors cover the entire policy lifecycle: planning, definition, representation in standard policy languages, validation, distribution, enforcement, and more. They identify proven patterns for designing policy-enabled self-managing systems and show how policies can be integrated into a complete framework for system self management. They carefully introduce key technologies such as rules engines and the IBM Policy Management framework, as well as emerging standards such as the DMTF’s Common Information Model. Finally, they offer start-to-finish case studies of policy management in areas ranging from storage and IP networking to security. This book’s insights and practical guidance will be invaluable to every IT professional who can benefit from policies: architects, developers, administrators, researchers, and managers alike. Coverage includes Understanding the life cycle and components of policy-based self-managing systems Identifying your best opportunities to drive value from policies Defining the most appropriate abstraction level for your policies Using the DMTF’s Common Information Model to establish the logical structure and contents of policies Validating the consistency and appropriateness of your policies Making your policies automatically enforceable by computer Using policies to simplify and streamline configuration management for SANs and other IT systems Improving availability by implementing policies that can automatically react to faults and error conditions
This book is a collection of stories about Sonu, a toddler and his various adventures. The book is bilingual in Hindi and English. It is an easy reader to introduce children to learn in either of the two languages.
The Hinduism activity book provides a fun way to learn this great religion. It uses puzzles and activities to explain the fundamental concepts of Hinduism. The activity book has several sections, each section building upon the previous one. The first section deals with the philosophy and common concepts in all branches of Hinduism, including the concepts of Purusharth, Atma, Bramh, and the different ways to attain moksha in different Hindu branches. The second section deals with Hindu gods and legends. The third section covers major Hindu festivals, and the final one has a brief introduction to Hindu time-keeping including the concept of the four yugas. For each activity that is completely correctly, the reader can earn stars and tally them to obtain his or her level of awareness about Hinduism. Through the different word puzzles, mazes, matching games and other activities, this book provides one of the most unique and fun ways to teach yourself Hinduism.
This book teaches the Hindi or Devnagri alphabet to a child familiar with English using a variety of puzzles, exercises and games. The letters are introduced by Sir, a cute dog, who tries to make it fun to learn Hindi. Activities include coloring pictures, finding letters in alphabet soup, finding paths in mazes, and finding matching letters. This is the first in the series of Hindi activity books that can be used to teach yourself Hindi. This is ideal for children fluent in English to learn Hindi language.
This activity book is one of a series of activity books designed to teach the Tamil (Tamizh) language to children located in English speaking countries. The objective of this activity book is to improve the vocabulary of a student who has already learnt the Tamil script. The approach uses puzzles, mazes and exercises which require the student to recognize different words in the language. Sample puzzles included in this book include finding words in a maze, matching pictures to the corresponding words, arranging words in a staircase, and filling in circles containing words and pictures. These puzzles and activities increase the vocabulary of a student in a fun way.
A plane hijacked to a mysterious land… And there he spoke Initially human beings were conceived to be created as four legged animals. But, suddenly it occurred to the Creative Team that if they too were made like other species, then who would take care of the rest of living beings on earth. And then, on second thoughts, they were created as a two legged species with special provision of a fertile brain and highly effective vocal cords, the two special attributes… Little did we know that by bestowing brains to humans, the Creator was providing them with two invisible horns within their skull which would prove to be far more lethal with rapacity to lock their invisible horns with those of others… and little did we know that the gift of speech would become a more dangerous weapon to fight and destroy others than even the most lethal arms and ammunitions.”
This book teaches the Tamil alphabet to someone familiar with English using a variety of puzzles, exercises and games. The letters are introduced by a cute dog who makes it fun to learn Tamil. Activities include coloring pictures, finding letters in alphabet soup, finding paths in mazes, and finding matching letters. This is the one of a series of Tamil activity books that can be used to teach yourself Tamil and ideal for children fluent in English to learn Tamil.
This activity workbook is the first in the series of two Activity Books designed to teach the basics of Bengali/Bangla language to children located in English-speaking countries"--Page [4] of cover.
This collection of stories captures the experiences and situations encountered by Indians immigrating to the United States. The stories capture the experiences of students coming for studies in the United states, couples trying to fit into the social environment in the Americas, and families trying to raise Indian children in the USA. The collection of 17 stories have situations that range from the comic to the tragic, and each story has its roots in an experience of the authors.
This is the second in the series of Hindi activity books which makes learning Hindi fun for the child growing in an English speaking country. This activity book introduces more than 800 words with their English translation. The words are made familiar through matching exercises, finding paths in mazes, matching words to pictures, cross-word puzzles and an assortment of other activities. This book is one of the most fun ways to learn new words in Hindi. Teach yourself Hindi words using the exercises in this book.
This book provides various writing sheets that can be used to practice Tamil letters, words and simple sentences. The sheets help in practice the writing of the alphabet.
Applied Space Systems Engineering is the 17th book produced by the US Air Force Academy’s Space Technology Series team. The purpose of Applied Space Systems Engineering (ASSE) is to provide inspiration, processes, approaches, tools, and information for systems engineers that are leading the way in complex aerospace system design, development, and operation. An extensive author and editor team created this book based on a complete and rigorous set of systems engineer competencies rooted in the experiences and philosophies of seasoned space systems engineers from across the community. The “best of the best” performing system engineers have contributed their wealth of experience, successful tools and approaches, and lessons learned to this project. This book presents the “how-to” necessary to “systems engineer” complex aerospace-related projects, along with information to help the aspiring or current systems engineer achieve a higher level of understanding and performance. It’s geared to practitioners as they work through projects, but may also serve as a primary text or reference for graduate-level courses and development programs. Many aerospace-related case studies, examples, and lessons learned are spread throughout ASSE to provide historical insights and practical applications. A companion text, Applied Project Management for Space Systems, is also available.
This book consists of 210 word puzzles or wordies for Hindi. A wordie is a puzzle made up of letters and pictures that represents a word or phrase. All puzzles in this book represent a word or phrase in Hindi. The puzzles in this book are grouped into six categories, one for simple Hindi words, another for some common Hindi phrases, a set of Hindi proverbs, names of some places, some oldies -- phrases that were popular in the past, and a group of Hinglish wordies. The Hinglish wordies use a collection of English and Hindi letters to represent Hindi phrases. The book will allow children to have fun with Hindi words, while learning new words, and figuring out the context for several pictures in the words. It would be hours of entertainment to the learner as well as an expert in Hindi.
This is a fun-filled activity book to teach children Hindi through a series of puzzles, matching games, and secret message challenges. The goal is to have kids learn Hindi while they are playing.
This book provides sheets that can be used to practice writing Urdu letters and words. The different sheets provide dotted outlines of letters that can be traced to practice the alphabet. A wide selection of words are also provided to get familiarty with how letters get combined in different words.
An essential part of learning any language is to practice writing its alphabet. There is no better approach but write each alphabet multiple times. Tracing the letters of the alphabet several times helps in acquiring the skill of writing the basic alphabet. This book provides the sheets that can be used to trace and practice different letters in the Bangla Alphabet. In addition to the regular letters, the book also provides sheets that enable practicing the writing of letters with matras, common Bangla words, and some simple sentences.
….…… “Dadu, if that was the condition of water how did so many people of the family manage to handle daily chores……. ?” asked Rakhi. “Yes, ……..every drop of water had to be pumped out ….. or drawn from the nearby well……Now imagine how it used to be for everyone toiling to get ready for the day’s work…… ” Jagan Babu minced no words……. ……..“And what about toilets, dadu?..…..” asked Pinky abruptly. “Oh my God! …… In cities …..there were toilets …… and every morning a ……. sweeper would come to manually pick up the defecated waste material …… and clean …. with whatever quantity of water could be provided…..,” Jagan Babu explained ……. “……...I don’t want to say, dadu, but we have no words to comment on such a wretched condition that prevailed then and you passed half of your life living under such conditions,” said Rakhi with a touch of genuine sympathy.
This book introduces the basic alphabet of Urdu. For each letter of the Urdu alphabet, it provides the closest English pronunciation, the name of the alphabet and a word beginning with that letter, or a word containing that letter. It also provides a basic introduction to Urdu numbers and the changing forms of the letters in the words. The colorful book with interesting pictures is a good way to get familiar with the script of Urdu.
The collection of stories contained in this book is an attempt to capture some of the values and norms that are prevalent in small-town India. These are the stories the authors heard from their parents, grandparents, neighbors, or read them in an assorted and mixed format in various books. The stories originate from various sources, including Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas and Jatakas. Collecting them together will let the new generation know of the moral norms that are considered part of an Indian culture.
An essential part of learning any language is to practice writing its alphabet. There is no better approach but write each alphabet multiple times. Tracing the letters of the alphabet several times helps in acquiring the skill of writing the basic alphabet. This book provides the sheets that can be used to trace and practice different letters in the Hindi Alphabet. In addition to the regular letters, the book also provides sheets that enable practicing the writing of letters with matras, common Hindi words, and some simple sentences.
This book teaches the Punjabi Gurmukhi alphabet to someone familiar with English using a variety of puzzles, exercises and games. The letters are introduced by a cute dog who tries to make it fun to learn Punjabi. Activities include coloring pictures, finding letters in alphabet soup, finding paths in mazes, and finding matching letters. This is the first in the series of Punjabi activity books that can be used to teach yourself Hindi, and ideal for children fluent in English to learn Punjabi.
Systems Management is emerging as the predominant area for computer science in the enterprise, with studies showing that the bulk (up to 80%) of an enterprise IT budget is spent on management/operational issues and is the largest piece of the expenditure. This textbook provides an overview of the field of computer systems and network management. Systems management courses are being taught in different graduate and undergraduate computer science programs, but there are no good books with a comprehensive overview of the subject. This text book will provide content appropriate for either an undergraduate course (junior or senior year) or a graduate course in systems management.
Discusses the challenges of bandwidth scarcity due to mobile data explosion and their solutions The rapidly growing popularity of Smartphones and other mobile devices has resulted in an exponential growth of mobile data. There is insufficient radio spectrum to cope with this growing data demand, and upgrading existing networks to meet the demands of mobile data explosion is expensive. Techniques for Surviving the Mobile Data Explosion is about the different approaches that can be used to address the challenges of limited bandwidth. It examines these challenges from the perspective of the mobile network operators, mobile applications developers, and enterprises that deploy mobile applications for their employees. The book provides: Comprehensive yet easy-to-understand information that is free of technical jargon, complex mathematical notation, and multiple acronyms Easy-to-understand figures as well as a comprehensive set of references A cross-disciplinary approach spanning the areas of cellular networks, IP networks, and mobile applications Techniques for Surviving the Mobile Data Explosion is ideal for wireless application developers and mobile network operators.
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