Blu-ray Disc Demystified

Blu-ray Disc Demystified | 2009 | English | ISBN-13: 978-0071590921 | 473 Pages | PDF | 5.87 MB

Blu-ray Disc Demystified provides the most current information and applications available for this popular high-definition optical disc format. Written by a team of experts with a wide range of experience in DVD and high-definition production, this thorough, skill-building guide details Blu-ray's many features, formats, and applications.

Blu-ray Disc Demystified provides exhaustive coverage of the multitude of production and authoring processes, while explaining how the standard and high-definition DVD specifications dovetail and/or clash with related digital media standards. The authors also provide detailed descriptions of Blu-ray's strengths, as well as frank assessments of its weaknesses and common traps that often ensnare new users. Blu-ray Disc Demystified is the most comprehensive and practical guide available for navigating the numerous challenges, changes, and opportunities associated with Blu-ray technology.

Blu-ray Disc Demystified provides:
* Detailed overview of Blu-ray technology
* In-depth coverage of formats, features, and applications
* The latest news on content protection
* Tips on using Blu-ray in the home, office, and school
* The facts behind the myths surrounding Blu-ray
* Essential information regarding production
* Interaction paradigms

* Honest assessments of Blu-ray's pitfalls
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Building Social Web Applications - Establishing Community at the Heart of Your Site (2009)

Building Social Web Applications - Establishing Community at the Heart of Your Site (2009) | O'Reilly Media, Inc. | 2009 | ISBN: 0596518757 | 434 pages | PDF | 10,4 MB
Building a web application that attracts and retains regular visitors is tricky enough, but creating a social application that encourages visitors to interact with one another requires careful planning. This book provides practical solutions to the tough questions you'll face when building an effective community site -- one that makes visitors feel like they've found a new home on the Web.

If your company is ready to take part in the social web, this book will help you get started. Whether you're creating a new site from scratch or reworking an existing site, Building Social Web Applications helps you choose the tools appropriate for your audience so you can build an infrastructure that will promote interaction and help the community coalesce. You'll also learn about business models for various social web applications, with examples of member-driven, customer-service-driven, and contributor-driven sites.
Determine who will be drawn to your site, why they'll stay, and who they'll interact with
Create visual design that clearly communicates how your site works
Build the software you need versus plugging in one-size-fits-all, off-the-shelf apps
Manage the identities of your visitors and determine how to support their interaction
Monitor demand from the community to guide your choice of new functions

Plan the launch of your site and get the message out
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Linux.Journal.Issue.177.January.2009

Linux.Journal.Issue.177.January.2009 | Pages 87 | PDF | Size 10.63 MB
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Teach Yourself Visually HTML and CSS

Teach Yourself Visually HTML and CSS | 334 pages |Visual | July 8, 2008 | English | ISBN:0470285885 | PDF | 352 Pages | 89,6 Mb
Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and youll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 175 tasks involving HTML and CSS. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running with HTML and CSS in no time.

You`ll learn to:
- View HTML code in a browser
- Add and format text
- Prepare images for the Web
- Insert links to other pages
- Control layout with style sheets
- Add JavaScript to a Web page
- Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
- Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
- Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
- Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
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Digital Photography Simplified

Pages: 242 | pdf | Author: Rob Sheppard Size: 30Mb
Are you new to digital cameras? Does new technology make you nervous? Relax! You're holding in your hands the easiest guide ever to digital photography - a book that skips the long-winded explanations and shows you how things work. All you have to do is open the book and discover just how easy it is to get up to speed.
* Set up your camera and learn program modes
* Understand good composition and exposure
* Experiment with lenses and focal length
* Download and organize your images
* Fine-tune your photos with Photoshop(r) Elements
* Select paper and printers to make quality prints
* "Simplify It" sidebars offer real-world advice
* Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
* Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
* Self-contained, two-page lessons make learning a snap
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Betty Crocker Most Requested Recipes Diabetes

Betty Crocker Most Requested Recipes Diabetes | 100 pages | PDF |

Every recipe contains carbohydrate choices.
Quick Skillet Meals and Casseroles
Any one of these super-easy, terrific-tasting skillet dishes is bound to become your next family favorite.
Fresh Fish, Poultry and Meat
Flavorful and fast, here are fish and meat dishes tasty enough to have them ask for more and special enough for drop-in guests.
Speedy Soups and Sandwiches
On a cold winter’s night, warm up with speedy soups and sensational sandwiches sure to nourish your body, mind and soul.
Simple Salads and Vegetables
Loaded with color, freshness and nutrients, these stunning salads and very-easy vegetables will tastefully round out your meals.
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Applied Probability

Applied Probability | Paul Pfeiffer | 2009 | ISBN: N/A | 634 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Paul Pfeiffer's Applied Probability is a collection for college students versed in basic calculus and looking to learn about the practical aspects of probability. The course guides readers through important probability concepts such as distributions, random variables and functions, variance, and more, using problem sets and guided MATLAB examples. Paul E. Pfeiffer Paul Pfeiffer retired from full-time teaching in 1998 after a career that spanned more than 50 years. Pfeiffer has taught in both the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computational and Applied Mathematics Departments at Rice University. His primary career emphasis has been on teaching and course development. He has written several textbooks based on the courses he taught, which incorporated advanced materials, some of which were previously available only in research publications. Pfeiffer lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife, Ruth. Connexions Connexions is a platform and repository for open education resources, enabling the creation, sharing, modification, and vetting of open educational material accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime via the World Wide Web. Since 1999, Connexions has pioneered digital education. The Connexions global knowledge ecosystem, where anyone can create materials, is free of charge. Connexions modular interactive information is in use by universities, community colleges, primary and secondary schools, and life long learners worldwide. Connexions materials are available in many languages including English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Vietnamese, Italian, French, Portuguese and Thai. Through its partnership with innovative publisher QOOP, Connexions is part of an exciting new distribution system that allows for print on demand and accelerates the delivery of educational materials into classrooms worldwide. The content in this book can be found in Connexions. This book is available for free on the Connexions website at http://cnx.org/content/col10708/latest/.
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The Principles Of Beautiful Web Design

The Principles Of Beautiful Web Design | Pages 181 | PDF | Size 7.6 MB
Tired of making web sites that work absolutely perfectly but just don't look nice?
If so, then The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is for you. A simple, easy-to-follow guide, illustrated with plenty of full-color examples, this book will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start to finish. Good design principles are not rocket science, and using the information contained in this book will help you create stunning web sites.
Understand the design process, from discovery to implementation
Understand what makes "good design"
Developing pleasing layouts using grids, the rule of thirds, balance and symmetry
Use color effectively, develop color schemes and create a palette
Use textures, lines, points, shapes, volumes and depth
Learn how good typography can make ordinary designs look great
Effective imagery: choosing, editing and placing images
And much more
Throughout the book, you'll follow an example design, from concept to completion, learning along the way. The book's full-color layout and large format (8" x 10") make The Principles Of Beautiful Wed Design a pleasure to read.
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Programming C#: Building .NET Applications with C#

Programming C#: Building .NET Applications with C#  | By Jesse Liberty | Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 4 edition | 2005 | 666 Pages | ISBN: 0596006993 | CHM | 29.10 MB

Jesse Liberty's Programming C# provides an adept and extremely well conceived guide to the C# language and is written for the developer with some previous C++, Java, and/or Visual Basic experience.

It's no secret that many computer books are pretty much devoid of an authorial personality. This title is a winning exception. The author is able to weave in clever examples (using such topics as his own long experience in computing, his dog, Star Trek, etc.) without being coy or getting in the way of presenting real technical information. Liberty's wide experience in computers and general writing skill shows, as he is able to draw on a wealth of examples to move his text forward.

These are a couple of goals at work in Programming C#. First, it's an excellent language tutorial, certainly one of the smartest and best available guides to C# as a language. Early chapters explore basic and obscure language options using inheritance, delegation, interface, and the conventions in C# used to implement these techniques. The middle part of the book turns toward the .NET Framework itself, with two useful (and somewhat introductory) chapters on both Windows Forms and Web Forms, for standalone and Web-based applications, respectively.

Later sections crank up the technical knowledge again with several advanced topics on understanding .NET assemblies and deployment in detail, as well as "reflection" APIs that allow .NET programs to essentially modify their code at run time. (One technique, reflection emit, which literally writes bytecodes, will definitely interest expert readers, though it's unlikely most programmers will need to do this.) Final sections look at the .NET stream classes (rivaled only by Java's for complexity). Liberty looks at basic file and network I/O as well as how objects get serialized and marshaled both for SOAP and Web services and "normal" .NET remoting.

The author's sure hand here in navigating the difficult waters of C# and .NET makes for a relatively concise text that is chock-full of useful information on C#. Filled with notably clever and inventive examples, this book is possibly this veteran computer author's best title to date, and it's sure to be a noteworthy resource as experienced developers tackle C# for the first time. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered:

* Introduction to C# and the .NET platform
* A "Hello World" example in C#
* Tutorial to C# as an object-oriented programming language (types and variables, operators, namespaces, and preprocessor directives)
* Defining classes in C# (including static members, finalizers, overloading, and read-only fields)
* Inheritance and polymorphism implemented in C#
* Operator overloading
* Structures in C#, interfaces, arrays, and indexers
* Built-in .NET collections, strings, and regular expression support
* Structured exception handling
* Delegate and events
* Introduction to programming with Windows Forms
* ADO.NET database APIs (including basic XML support)
* Quick introduction to Web Forms and ASP.NET used with C#
* Introduction to Web services (SOAP, WSDL, and Discover services described)
* In-depth guide to .NET assemblies (including metadata, versioning, private and shared assemblies)
* C# support for attributes and reflection (including reflection emit techniques)
* Marshaling and remoting (with and without SOAP)
* Threads and synchronization
* Tutorial to C#/.NET streams (including basic I/O techniques, Web streams, and serialization)
* COM and .NET interoperabilit
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100 Deadliest Karate Moves

100 Deadliest Karate Moves | Paladin Press | English | PDF | 64 Pages | 5.9 MB(rar)

Learn how to fight to the death utilizing the 100 most lethal kicks, shutos and blows known to the world's greatest karate masters. More than 100 dramatic photos cover snap kicks, heel kicks, vital points of the head and chest, shutos, palm heels, ridge hands and streetfighting with karate.

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How To Solve Every Sudoku Puzzle Vol. 1-2 Vol

How To Solve Every Sudoku Puzzle Vol. 1-2

Vol 1| PDF | English | 6.78Mb

Vol 2| PDF | English | 5.34Mb

Bonus | PDF | English | 0.4Mb

An Astounding Method for Quickly and Easily Completing

ANY Sudoku Puzzle, No Matter How Difficult.

(100+ pages, Completely Illustrated).

All the must-know Sudoku secrets! All your questions answered!!

Discover why Sudoku only LOOKS hard, and how to learn to solve ANY Sudoku puzzle with ease! (It doesn't have to be as cerebral as it first appears)

Find out whether there is an upper or lower age limit for learning Sudoku

techniques!

See the absolute easiest, quickest way to solve EVERY Sudoku puzzle!

Learn how to be solving even the most difficult puzzles by tomorrow morning!

Discover the radically simple, STEP BY STEP approach to solve ANY Sudoku puzzle!See how to completely eliminate guessing!
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Twilight

Twilight is a series of four vampire-based fantasy/romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. It charts the life of Isabella "Bella" Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Washington, and finds her life radically changed when she falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen.
Ever since the release of the first novel, Twilight, in 2005, the books have gained immense popularity and commercial success around the world. The series is most popular among young adults; the four books have won multiple awards, most notably the 2008 British Book Award for "Children's Book of the Year" for Breaking Dawn,while the series as a whole won the 2009 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Book.
As of 2009, the series has sold over 70 million copies worldwide with translations into at least 38 different languages around the globe. The four Twilight books have consecutively set records as the biggest selling novels of 2008 on the USA Today Best-Selling Books list and has spent over 102 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list for Children's Series Books.
Thus far, the first three books are being made into a series of motion pictures by Summit Entertainment; the film adaptation of Twilight was released in 2008 and the second, New Moon, is set to be released on November 20, 2009.
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The Face Reader

The Face Reader | Publisher: Dutton Adult | Pages : 260 | PDF | 6 MB
Imagine if you could hire the best employees, find the love of your life, know if someone is being honest with you, and approach new clients with confidence just by looking at someone's face?
Learn the ancient Chinese art of face reading, Mien Shiang - a whole new way of thinking about body language.
The Face Reader is insightful and will help you understand yourself and others around you. Whether it's for fun, business or to guide you through relationships, 'The Face Reader' is an excellent source to understanding the people we meet and why they are like they are.
About the Author:
Patrician McCarthy has taught diagnostic Mien Shaing for more than a dozen years to medical students and doctors and in the last few years she has been used by Fortune 500 companies teaching them Mien Shiang to attain better working relationships
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Teach Yourself Visually Sewing

Teach Yourself Visually Sewing | Author Debbie Colgrove | Visual | 304 pages | PDF | 16.9 MB(rar)
Review
"Even the accomplished sewer will find new and improved techniques and tips presented in a user-friendly way." (Decorating Digest’s Craft & Home Projects, Fall 2006)

If you're tired of items that just fit so-so—sew, sew! This guide will have you expressing your personal in no time. You'll learn the basics of hand sewing and sewing with a machine and get detailed information about tools and fabrics. From there, you'll progress to sewing seams, darts, facings, zippers, fasteners, and more. You'll learn to use patterns and try your hand (and your sewing machine) on warm-up projects like a tote bag or a baby receiving blanket. Then it's on to more creative designs like a stylish messenger bag and fun, flanged pillow shams. If you learn by seeing and doing and want to create chic, unique accessories and home décor, this book is a perfect fit!

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The Official Ubuntu Book

The Official Ubuntu Book | Author(s): Benjamin Mako Hill, Jono Bacon, Corey Burger, Jonathan Jesse, Ivan Krstic | Publisher: Prentice Hall Pages: 448 | File type: CHM | Size 11 MB
"The Official Ubuntu Book was well written and covered all topics that is necessary for a new Ubuntu user who is either trying out Ubuntu for the first time or just got fed up of Windows. It was a great read and there were enough pictures to fully understand what the authors were trying to portray."--Michael Levy, Blogger, Gnuman.com 
“Benjamin Mako Hill et al have produced an excellent book that speaks to everyone who uses or is considering using Ubuntu. The book is traditionally organized, easy to read, and provides consistently useful content. The book is a winner and belongs on the bookshelf of the Ubuntu newbie and veteran alike. As an Ubuntu user, I found it interesting and helpful on several occasions and I'm sure as my use of Ubuntu lengthens, I'll have more occasions to consult this text.”-- James Pyles, Reviewer, The Linux Tutorial
Written by leading Ubuntu community members, this is the only book that you need to become a savvy Ubuntu user
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The Complete Reference Ubuntu

The Complete Reference Ubuntu | Pages 754 | PDF | Size 9 MB

Maximize the powerful features of Ubuntu with expert guidance, tips, and techniques from bestselling Linux author Richard Petersen. Packed with clear explanations and detailed examples, this comprehensive volume shows you how to get off the ground with Ubuntu, set up hardware and Internet connections, and use the latest system and network administration utilities.
Ubuntu: The Complete Reference covers the desktops, shells, and administration tools for users, printers, services, and networks. Get full details on the latest Ubuntu-compatible office, mail, Web, and multimedia software, along with remote access (Vinagre), virtualization (KVM and Xen) and service managment (Upstart).You'll also learn how to interoperate with Windows networks and deploy reliable security using PolicyKit, Seahorse, AppArmor, SELinux, netfilter, and the Secure Shell.
* Install Ubuntu using Live CDs, the Install DVD, or Wubi Windows virtual disk
*Configure printers, devices, and network connections
*Access Linux using GNOME, KDE, KDE4, and XFce desktops
*Manage software with Synaptic Package Manager and APT
*Work with the BASH shell command, configuration, and file management capabilities
*Use office, Web (Firefox 3), mail, and multimedia applications (PulseAudio)
*Manage file systems including RAID and LVM
*Secure Ubuntu using PolicyKit authentication, Seahorse encryption, SSH and Kerberos security, AppArmor access controls, and Firestarter and UFW firewalls
*Use SAMBA and NFS to share network resources
About the Author
Richard Petersen, MLIS, teaches at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of all six editions of Linux: The Complete Reference and Fedora 7 & Red Hat Enterprise Linux: The Complete Reference.
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Thai Massage Manual

Thai Massage Manual | Author:Maria Mercati |ISBN:08066917555 | 144 Pages | PDF | 42 MB
Explore the powerful secrets of Thai massage--a vigorous technique that will enhance your health, happiness, and wholeness, and create a fresh, stimulating, giving-receiving relationship between you and your partner. Like other forms of massage, you employ a flowing sequence of stretches, but instead of using only your fingers, pressure is applied with thumbs, palms, elbows, knees, and feet. It has been called "yoga in action," with its emphasis on relaxing your mind, restoring your energy, and conditioning your body. A detailed program for complete body massage covers ten lessons, each concentrating on a particular part of your body. Full-color photographs of every move match still shots with superimposed artwork that indicates the directions of the movements you make. Each technique is clearly explained and its benefits detailed. Many have names as calming and as invigorating as the actions: Spiraling Arms, Opening the Energy Gates, Rainbow Dance, Flying Wild Goose, and The Longest Yawn and Stretch in the Universe. More than most massage techniques, Thai massage enhances the bond between partners, with its unity of mind and body, and its harmony of body and body. As you become familiar with the sequences, you'll experience the coming-together of the precise positions and postures to create a cumulative impact. Besides the principal program, there's a section on ways to devise your own approach for addressing specific healing needs such as stress, chronic pain, postural problems, and insomnia. Another feature: brief sessions for busy days.

About the Author:

Maria Mercati has trained extensively throughout Asia to become one of the world`s acknowledged teachers and therapists in traditional Thai Massage, Tui Na, acupuncture and Indonesian massage.
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Linux Bible 2009 Edition

Linux Bible 2009 Edition | 888 pages | 3rd edition (January 14, 2009) | Language: English |  PDF | 19.5MB

Product Description
As the ultimate resource on the basics of the Linux desktops, servers, and programming tools, this book is written by the ultimate author on all things Linux. This transition resource is ideal if you are making the move from Windows or Macintosh to using Linux as your desktop system, and explains the Linux technology, offers detailed installation instructions, and includes step-by-step descriptions of key desktop and server components. You'll relish the in-depth descriptions that will help you choose the best Linux distribution to suit your needs.

From the Back Cover
Run the world's most popular free operating system on your own computer

Get in on the Linux phenomenon! Play music and games, publish on paper or on the Web, and communicate over the Internet. This comprehensive book includes step-by-step instructions and software for 18 different Linux distributions. Whether you are an enterprising do-it-yourselfer or an aspiring Linux professional, you can start here on your path to software freedom.

* Master Linux for desktops, servers, and workstations
* Find, install, and use loads of free and open source software
* Create your own cool apps with useful programming tools
* Launch all your music, video, images, and documents in Linux
* Browse, e-mail, or chat over the Internet from a Linux desktop
* Set up your own e-mail and Web (LAMP) servers
* Make safe connections with firewalls and other security tools
* To try out Linux, boot directly KNOPPIX, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Gentoo,
BackTrack, and other live Linux distributions
* To keep Linux permanently, install Fedora, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Debian GNU,
Damn Small Linux, Slackware Linux, and other distributions to your hard disk
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Golf For Dummies

Gary McCord | Golf For Dummies | ISBN 0471768715 | 3rd edition | PDF | 12.3 Mb | 384 pages

When it comes to improving your golf game, everyone’s an expert, even other beginners who don’t play any better than you. Get help from real experts. Golf For Dummies, Third Edition, features easy-to-follow instructions for hitting the ball farther and straighter, and shaving strokes off your game. It gives you:
Advice on adjusting your grip, stance, and swing
Helpful tips from the top players in the game
New methods for improving improve your short game
Exercises tailored to keep you fit and improve your game
Reviews of the latest golfing equipment
The latest on new organizations and websites for golfers
Details about great new courses
Accounts of golf’s greatest moments and players
Playing golf is fun—playing better is even more fun. With a little help from Golf for Dummies, Third Edition, you’ll have the time of your life whenever you lace up your cleats.
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The Canadian Encyclopaedia Of Natural Medicine

The Canadian Encyclopaedia Of Natural Medicine | PDF | Pages 400 | 6.51 MB

Natural solutions for living a clean and healthy life Health consciousness is an area of transformational and unprecedented growth in the North American public today. More and more people are seeking alternative solutions to conventional medical practices. For many, a natural approach to healing everything from common ailments to serious diseases is preferable when compared to the invasive medical procedures and prescription drugs that abound. Sherry Torkos, one of Canada’s leading pharmacists is widely regarded for her knowledge of complementary medicine. Her latest book, The Canadian Encyclopedia of Natural Cures, is the definitive source for alternative health care for Canadians; it is totally comprehensive and easy-tofollow, providing natural cures for everyday problems such as insect bites and muscle aches, as well as for serious chronic disorders such as osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, and diabetes. Torkos emphasizes the role of lifestyle, nutrition, exercise and supplements in optimizing health and preventing disease. This book features a detailed A to Z reference of ailments and disease, with the latest information on the natural cures that have been proven to assist in their treatment. Detailed information will also advise readers of potential drug interactions that can occur when supplements are taken alongside prescribed medications. Canadians seeking to create a more holistic and personalized health program for themselves and for their families will turn to this reference time and time again.
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The Art Of Weapons

This unique work outlines the essential principles and techniques that define armed and unarmed self-defense involving common weapons. More than 1,400 outstanding photographs introduce over 350 practical techniques spanning seven basic classes of weapons—knife, short-stick, staff, cane, rope, common objects, and defense against handguns-the mastery of which provides practitioners with a range of skills that will allow them to wield almost anything as a weapon. Each weapons chapter provides an authoritative overview of important technical principles, tactics, weapon types, grips, stances, and fundamental strikes and blocks, followed by numerous self-defense applications. Introductory chapters cover weapons philosophy, energetic concepts, 106 pressure points, and a visual comparison of different martial arts, making this an invaluable resource for all martial styles.
Expertly written and designed by the author of the 1,136-page Hapkido—widely acclaimed the most comprehensive book ever written on a single martial art—this exceptional work is designed to stand alone, or function as a companion text with the author's other works on martial techniques and anatomy. Regardless of the style you practice, these books will enrich your training, improve your technique, and deepen your understanding of the unique qualities embodied in your own martial art.

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The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Layers Book

The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Layers Book | Focal Press | 2009 | ISBN 0240521552 | 320 Pages | PDF | 16 MB

MasterPhotoshop CS4 with this visual, hands-on guide to using layers, under the expert guidance of digital imaging specialist Richard Lynch. Layers, Photoshop's most powerful feature, is the core of a nondestructive image-editing workflow.

Step-by-step instructions and practical examples illustrate how to.

* Polish: correct and enhance color, fix composition problems, and repair damage or flaws
* Manipulate: isolate image areas for changes, adjustments and experimental concepts
* Understand: use all forms of layer blending, including transparency, clipping masks, opacity/fill, layer masks, layer modes, channel targeting, Blend If, and Effects/Styles

The accompanying DVD comes complete with a generous library of practical actions based on techniques from the book that add functional power to Photoshop, along with practice images for all the exercises in the book.

This focused, highly accurate, comprehensive, and practical guide offers invaluable advice for all users of Adobe Photoshop CS4.

* Unleash the full power of Layers in Photoshop for limitless non-destructive creative image editing
* Step-by-step real-life projects take you through every aspect of the layers tool, including masking, blending, and modes, all in the context of a practical photoshop workflow
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