Rifts Siege on Tolkeen (Coalition Wars) (Repost) May 22 2012 / 12:31:18 AM

The Blessed Isle (Repost) May 22 2012 / 12:29:44 AM
, ruled by the Empress and her Terrestrial Exalted children. Spared the worst of the Contagion, the Fair Folk invasion that followed and the centuries of conflict and want that reduced the rest of the world to barbarism and savagery, the Isle remains the jewel or Creation.

So lebten Jesu Zeitgenossen: Alltag und Glaube im antiken Judentum May 22 2012 / 12:22:47 AM
Michael Tilly legt mit diesem Buch die aktuelle Einfuhrung in Zeit und Umwelt Jesu vor. Es enthalt solide, umfassende und oft genug erstaunliche Informationen uber Alltag, Religiositat usw. im Palastina des 1. Jahrhunderts. Hilfreiche Anregungen fur die Arbeit in Gruppen, Zeittafeln und Graphiken machen aus dem Band ein Arbeitsbuch, das Freude macht: fur die theologischen Erstsemester, fur den Religionsunterricht in der Sekundarstufe II., fur Bibelkreise und fur alle, die mehr uber die Bibel wissen wollen.

Pacific Victory: Tarawa to Okinawa 1943-1945 (Repost) May 22 2012 / 12:20:38 AM
The American 'island-hopping' campaign in the Pacific during the Second World War was a crucial factor in the eventual defeat of Japan in 1945. The assault and capture of these seemingly unimportant islands meant US bombers and their fighter escorts could now reach mainland Japan, eventually crippling Japan's war economy. In November 1943, Tarawa tested the doctrine of seaborne assault to the limit in a 76-hour battle in which Marines waded ashore from the surrounding reefs in the face of murderous enemy fire. Peleliu in September 1944 was the 'unknown battle', where a combination of poor planning, dubious leadership and a major change in Japanese defensive strategy turned what was expected to be a three-day battle into one of the most savage battles of the war. Iwo Jima in February 1945 was a titanic struggle that eclipsed all these battles, as three Marine divisions struggled in appalling conditions against an enemy for whom surrender was not an option. That April a massive Marine/Army operation against Okinawa was a foretaste of what could be expected in the proposed assault on the Japanese mainland. These battles were all characterized by savage fighting and heavy casualties on both sides. Employing archive color and black & white photographs, maps and first-hand accounts, the author relates these pivotal battles to the wider struggle against the Japanese in the Pacific.

Lars Larsson, Rolf Eliasson, -Principles of Yacht Design- (repost) May 22 2012 / 12:19:07 AM

Dementia with Lewy Bodies: And Parkinson's Disease Dementia (Repost) May 22 2012 / 12:17:14 AM
, as well as what is known about the neurobiological changes involved.With huge progress having been made over the last decade in terms of the disorder's recognition as a common cause of cognitive impairment, its clinical features, its underlying neurobiology, investigative changes, and management, this is undoubtedly a much-needed work in what is an important and rapidly progressing field.

Unconscious Memory Representations in Perception: Processes and mechanisms in the brain [Repost] May 22 2012 / 12:12:12 AM
Perceptual experience emerges from neural computations. Unconscious Memory Representations in Perception focuses on the role of implicit (non-conscious) memories in processing sensory information. Making sense of the wealth of information arriving at our senses requires implicit memories, which represent environmental regularities, contingencies of the sensory input, as well as general contextual knowledge. Recent findings and theories in cognitive and computational neuroscience provided new insights into the structure and contents of implicit memory representations. The chapters of this book examine implicit memories both in relatively simple situations, such as perceiving auditory and visual objects, as well as in high?level cognitive functions, such as speech and music perception and aesthetic experience.

Chirurgische Proktologie (Auflage: 2) [Repost] May 22 2012 / 12:11:07 AM
Zum Arbeitsgebiet des Proktologen gehoren eine Vielfalt von Erkrankungen und zahlreiche konservative und operative Therapieverfahren. In dem Buch wird das gesamte Spektrum fundiert und detailliert dargestellt - mit Schwerpunkt auf den operativen Behandlungsmoglichkeiten. Komplexe oder spezielle Verfahren sind mit mehr als 400 farbigen Zeichnungen illustriert. Die 2. Auflage wurde aktualisiert und um neu entwickelte Therapieverfahren sowie einige Kapitel erganzt u. a. zu analem Pruritus, zum Pudenduskompressionssyndrom und zur Kinderproktologie.

Munchkins Guide to Power Gaming May 22 2012 / 12:00:04 AM
In this outrageous satire, an experienced munchkin gleefully reveals the tricks of the trade: everything from re-rolling an unfavorable result to bribing the GM. Learn how to get the most out of character design, and why it doesn't really matter what your character's personality is as long as you get to FWACKOOM! the NPCs and grab their stuff. Munchkin GMs get their own chapter, of course: how to control the players, bend the rules, and up that body count!

Learning Android (Repost) May 21 2012 / 09:40:46 PM
Want to build apps for Android devices? This book is the perfect way to master the fundamentals. Written by an expert who's taught this mobile platform to hundreds of developers in large organizations, this gentle introduction shows experienced object-oriented programmers how to use Android's basic building blocks to create user interfaces, store data, connect to the network, and more.

Survivability and Traffic Grooming in WDM Optical Networks (Repost) May 21 2012 / 09:37:54 PM
The advent of fiber optic transmission systems and wavelength division multiplexing has led to a dramatic increase in the usable bandwidth of single fiber systems. This book provides detailed coverage of survivability (dealing with the risk of losing large volumes of traffic data due to a failure of a node or a single fiber span) and traffic grooming (managing the increased complexity of smaller user requests over high capacity data pipes), both of which are key issues in modern optical networks.

Mentoring and Diversity: Tips for Students and Professionals for Developing and Maintaining a Diverse Scientific Community May 21 2012 / 09:31:28 PM
This book will provide basic guidelines for facilitating the educational advancement of under represented students in the sciences, not only from the student perspective but also from the perspective of faculty advisors/mentors. Although the proper mentoring and advising of students about careers and preparation for the education and training associated with them is one of the most important components of a student's education process, this aspect has been severely lacking in academia in the past as well as the present. This is particularly the case with under represented ethnic minorities, despite the fact that mentoring of minority students has been identified as probably the most effective means for assisting them in achieving success. There are a multitude of reasons for this deficiency, including not enough mentors, students not "reaching out", lack of resources as well as other societal and academic limitations. This book provides tips to help guide a student on choosing mentors, what to expect from mentoring, and effectively developing a strong personal portfolio. Tips are also provided to scientists and faculty on being an effective mentor. The emphasis of the book will be primarily on students of color in the sciences, who are severely under represented, and will be presented in a "guidebook" format to simplify the process as much as possible.

Plastic Surgery: A Problem Based Approach [Repost] May 21 2012 / 09:28:10 PM
Plastic Surgery, A Problem Based Approach provides a problem-based approach to solutions for common scenarios in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery and serves as a practical guide to managing a plastic surgical case. This book outlines a pathway through management for the clinician, consisting of six phases: 1) Recognition of the condition: facilitated by high quality images. 2) General approach: provided by an opening "mindset" statement for the particular case. 3) Assessment: the critical aspects of the history and examination. 4) Treatment: key decisions and key interventions. 5) Management: post-intervention expectations. 6) Evidence: the rationale behind the preceding treatment and an overview of any controversies. Plastic Surgery, A Problem Based Approach is a valuable reference tool for surgical trainees, medical students, healthcare professionals and plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 6th edition (Repost) May 21 2012 / 09:20:31 PM
Since the earliest days of Internet scripting, Web developers have considered JavaScript: The Definitive Guide an essential resource. David Flanagan's approach, which combines tutorials and examples with easy-to-use syntax guides and object references, suits the typical programmer's requirements nicely. The brand-new fourth edition of Flanagan's -Rhino Book- includes coverage of JavaScript 1.5, JScript 5.5, ECMAScript 3, and the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 standard from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Interestingly, the author has shifted away from specifying--as he did in earlier editions--what browsers support each bit of the language. Rather than say Netscape 3.0 supports the Image object while Internet Explorer 3.0 does not, he specifies that JavaScript 1.1 and JScript 3.0 support Image. More usefully, he specifies the contents of independent standards like ECMAScript, which encourages scripters to write applications for these standards and browser vendors to support them. As Flanagan says, JavaScript and its related subjects are very complex in their pure forms. It's impossible to keep track of the differences among half a dozen vendors' generally similar implementations. Nonetheless, a lot of examples make reference to specific browsers' capabilities.

Python and AWS Cookbook (Repost) May 21 2012 / 09:12:45 PM
If you intend to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) for remote computing and storage, Python is an ideal programming language for developing applications and controlling your cloud-based infrastructure. This cookbook gets you started with more than two dozen recipes for using Python with AWS, based on the author's boto library.

The balance of nature: Ecology's enduring myth (Repost) May 21 2012 / 08:59:18 PM
The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. In this lively and thought-provoking book, John Kricher demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has it ever been at any stage in Earth's history. He explains how and why this notion of a natural world in balance has endured for so long, and he shows why, in these times of extraordinary human influence on the planet's ecosystems, it is critical that we accept and understand that evolution is a fact of life, and that ecology is far more dynamic than we ever imagined.

Photoprotection in Plants: Optical Screening-based Mechanisms [Repost] May 21 2012 / 08:57:46 PM
Optical screening of excessive and potentially harmful solar radiation is an important photoprotective mechanism, though it has received much less attention in comparison with other systems preventing photooxidative damage to photoautotrophic organisms. This photoprotection in the form of screening appears to be especially important for juvenile and senescing plants as well as under environmental stresses

Das Steuerrecht des Gesundheitswesens: Systematik und Praxis (Auflage: 2) [Repost] May 21 2012 / 08:53:13 PM
Das Gesundheitswesen weist vielfaltige rechtliche und wirtschaftliche Beziehungen zwischen Leistungserbringern, Patienten und Versicherungen auf. Diese Beziehungen konnen unterschiedlichste steuerliche Folgen sowohl im Ertrag- als auch im Umsatzsteuerrecht auslosen. Die einschlagigen Vorschriften sind weit uber die geltenden Steuergesetze verstreut und ihr Zusammenhang schwer verstandlich. Das vorliegende Buch schafft hierbei Abhilfe. Es gibt einen systematischen und praxisorientierten Einblick in die steuerlichen Probleme, die speziell im Gesundheitswesen auftreten. Rechtsprechung und Verwaltungsentscheidungen werden umfassend berucksichtigt. Die Darstellung differenziert zwischen den verschiedenen Gruppen von Leistungserbringern sowie Versicherungen und Patienten. Sie richtet sich an steuerliche Berater, die im Gesundheitswesen tatig sind, aber auch an die beteiligten Akteure selbst.

Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets: Six Embedded Projects with Open Source Hardware and Software (Repost) May 21 2012 / 08:52:54 PM
Want to build your own robots, turn your ideas into prototypes, control devices with a computer, or make your own cell phone applications? It's a snap with this book and the Arduino open source electronic prototyping platform. Get started with six fun projects and achieve impressive results quickly.

Neuronal Noise [Repost] May 21 2012 / 08:52:47 PM
Neuronal Noise combines experimental, theoretical and computational results to show how noise is inherent to neuronal activity, and how noise can be important for neuronal computations. The book covers many aspects of noise in neurons, with an emphasis on the largest source of noise: synaptic noise. It provides students and young researchers with an overview of the important methods and concepts that have emerged from research in this area. It also provides the specialist with a summary of the large body of sometimes contrasting experimental data, and different theories proposed to explore the computational power that various forms of -noise- can confer to neurons.