The A+ Certification Training Guide covers the latest objectives of both exams required to become A+ certified - 220-301 (hardware) and 220-302 (operating systems). The book is organized accoring to the exam objectives and features several features that help you learn better, including Fast Facts for last minute review, study & exam preparation tips, review exercises and practice exams to gauge your understanding of the material, a glossary for quick reference, and much more, making this the most effective self-study book in the market!
Windows Phone 7 is a powerful mobile computing platform with huge potential for gaming. With Â"instant onÂ" capabilities, the promise of gaming on the move is a reality with Windows Phone 7 devices. It’s an ideal environment for .NET developers looking to create fun, sophisticated games for large audiences. Â
Windows Phone 7 Game Development will guide you through all of the stages required to develop your own games for the Windows Phone 7 platform using the powerful industry standard .NET programming environment and the C# programming language within Visual Studio 2010. You'll be guided though using Silverlight and XNA for the presentation layer of your games. You'll also see the inner workings on the Windows Phone, and learn to take advantage of the phone's gaming capabilities. Finally, you'll receive instructions on distributing your applications through the Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
What you'll learn
How to get started with Windows Phone 7 development, from setting up the IDE to debugging techniques.
Develop using the free or full versions of Visual Studio 2010.
Master high performance 2D and 3D graphics using the XNA development environment.
Build 2D games using Silverlight and also learn how to publish them to the web.
Find out the best ways to control your games, including using touch screens, keyboards and accelerometers.
Produce high quality music and sound effects from your games.
Masses of example code and working projects, including two example games, "Cosmic Rocks" and "Diamond Lines."
All you need to release your games to the world for fun or to sell.
Who this book is for
Windows Phone 7 Game Development is aimed at those with an existing background in programming and knowledge of one of the two main .NET programming languages (C# or VB). No prior knowledge of programming for Windows Phone 7, its primary presentation technologies (Silverlight and XNA), or programming games in general is needed. This book will guide the reader through the steps required to become proficient in all of these areas of development.
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What is a secular alternative to the word spiritual / spirituality?
Question by John *: What is a secular alternative to the word spiritual / spirituality?
Since there is no evidence for the existence of a spirit, I wish there was an alternative word to express the conventional meaning of “spirituality†(a connection to the rest of humanity and life on earth, a sense of wonder and awe.) Any ideas?
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Thirty-Four Short Films About Nine Things: Personal Documentaries from the New School
Independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi, best known for his autobiographical films (I Am A Sex Addict, Tripping With Caveh, In the Bathtub of the World), also teaches a personal documentary class at the New School in which students are asked to make a film every week on a given topic. “The Personal Documentary†showcases the work of his students.All of the films are approximately 3 minutes long, and all of them were made in 2010. Self-Portraits â€" Nina Bowers, Stephanie Wowk Films About Something Embarrassing â€" John Pack, Vanessa Rose, Stephanie Wowk Films About a Family Member â€" Terese Classen, Anna Robilotta, Zuzu Snyder Films About Your Love Life â€" Nina Bowers, Terese Classen, Amaya Keller, Kamala Randjelovic, Vanessa Rose Films About Your Job and/or Finances: Nancy Moore, Anne Sullivan, Pablo Zequiera Films About Where You Grew Up: Nina Bowers, Terese Classen, Amaya Keller, Nancy Moore, Anna Robilotta, Anne Sullivan Films About Something You Love: Nancy Moore, Kamala Randjelovic, Zuzu Snyder, Stephanie Wowk, Pablo Zequiera Films About Something You Hate: Pablo Zequiera Films About A Challenge in Your Life: Amaya Keller, Kamala Randjelovic, Anna Robilotta, John Pack, Vanessa Rose, Zuzu Snyder, Anne Sullivan
Independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi, best known for his autobiographical films (I Am A Sex Addict, Tripping With Caveh, In the Bathtub of the World), also teaches a personal documentary class at the New School in which students are asked to make a film every week on a given topic. “The Personal Documentary†showcases the work of his students.All of the films are approximately 3 minutes long, and all of them were made in 2010. Self-Portraits â€" Nina Bowers, Stephanie Wowk Films About Something Embarrassing â€" John Pack, Vanessa Rose, Stephanie Wowk Films About a Family Member â€" Terese Classen, Anna Robilotta, Zuzu Snyder Films About Your Love Life â€" Nina Bowers, Terese Classen, Amaya Keller, Kamala Randjelovic, Vanessa Rose Films About Your Job and/or Finances: Nancy Moore, Anne Sullivan, Pablo Zequiera Films About Where You Grew Up: Nina Bowers, Terese Classen, Amaya Keller, Nancy Moore, Anna Robilotta, Anne Sullivan Films About Something You Love: Nancy Moore, Kamala Randjelovic, Zuzu Snyder, Stephanie Wowk, Pablo Zequiera Films About Something You Hate: Pablo Zequiera Films About A Challenge in Your Life: Amaya Keller, Kamala Randjelovic, Anna Robilotta, John Pack, Vanessa Rose, Zuzu Snyder, Anne Sullivan
Independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi, best known for his autobiographical films (I Am A Sex Addict, Tripping With Caveh, In the Bathtub of the World), also teaches a personal documentary class at the New School in which students are asked to make a film every week on a given topic. “The Personal Documentary†showcases the work of his students.All of the films are approximately 3 minutes long, and all of them were made in 2010. Self-Portraits â€" Nina Bowers, Stephanie Wowk Films About Something Embarrassing â€" John Pack, Vanessa Rose, Stephanie Wowk Films About a Family Member â€" Terese Classen, Anna Robilotta, Zuzu Snyder Films About Your Love Life â€" Nina Bowers, Terese Classen, Amaya Keller, Kamala Randjelovic, Vanessa Rose Films About Your Job and/or Finances: Nancy Moore, Anne Sullivan, Pablo Zequiera Films About Where You Grew Up: Nina Bowers, Terese Classen, Amaya Keller, Nancy Moore, Anna Robilotta, Anne Sullivan Films About Something You Love: Nancy Moore, Kamala Randjelovic, Zuzu Snyder, Stephanie Wowk, Pablo Zequiera Films About Something You Hate: Pablo Zequiera Films About A Challenge in Your Life: Amaya Keller, Kamala Randjelovic, Anna Robilotta, John Pack, Vanessa Rose, Zuzu Snyder, Anne Sullivan
A cornucopia of garden information, technique, advice and opinion complete with totally up-to-date source lists on gardening gear and supplies, seed and plant catalogs, gardening societies and other resources. From the author of Theme Gardens. Illustrated.
The Travelers’ Guide to African Customs & Manners: How to converse, dine, tip, drive, bargain, dress, make friends, and conduct business while in sub-Saharan Africa
The Travelers' Guide to African Customs & Manners: How to converse, dine, tip, drive, bargain, dress, make friends, and conduct business while in sub-Saharan Africa
Business travelers and vacationers alike are heading to the burgeoning continent of Africa in ever-increasing numbers.But, for the American traveler, there are few places on the earth that present more cultural difference than Africa.For example, how do you know which countries will consider it perfectly sensible for you to wear a safari outfit--and which will take it as an insult?How do you know which countries are strict in observing Muslim or Jewish or tribal holidays, during which time no business appointments are possible?How should you behave when invited into a tribal home?Will they give you utensils, or should you eat with your fingers like everyone else--and do you eat with your right or left hand?What's the proper amount to tip your safari guide?
This well-researched and fascinating guide provides all the dos and taboos for travelers venturing into Botswana, Cameroon, Conte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganada, and Zimbabwe.Topics covers includes: conversations, telephones, currency, transportation, meals, hotels, business, private homes, holidays, legal matters, key phrases. This fascinating and invaluable guide will lessen the stress and heighten the enjoyment of anyone's trip to Africa.
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Conrad's Heart of Darkness (bargain edition typeset for the Kindle)
Upriver, into evil. The great novel and the basis for the movie Apocalypse Now! is Conrad's best-known treatment of European men losing themselves in a foreign land.
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No doubt about it, the U.S. Army brings quality entertainment 090520
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PHOTO CAPTION:Jennifer Nettles and Christian Bush, the award-winning country duo known as Sugarland, brought a theatrical show to the stage at Redstone Arsenal, the first in the Army Concert Tour, a summer-long series sponsored by I.A.M. Strong. (Photo by Rob McIlvaine, FMWRC Public Affairs)
No doubt about it, the U.S. Army brings quality entertainment 090520
By Rob McIlvaine FMWRC Public Affairs
If any doubt about the U.S. Army’s ability to bring top-quality, world class entertainment to Soldiers and their Families ever existed, those who attended the opening show for this summer’s Concert Tour had their fears put to rest at Redstone Arsenal on Saturday night, May 16.
The Army delivered, big time.
Some doubted the concert would happen. After all, the rain came down in buckets the night before and left deep puddles on the grounds all around the stage. Saturday’s 100 percent chance of more rain with huge thunderstorms, winds and lightening was promised by early morning meteorologists.
The battle to turn the tides was on.
Thirty Soldiers and Marines, Army Entertainment Division personnel, a four-man stage building crew, and 70 crewmembers from country sensation Sugarland made sure the air became filled with lights andmusic at 5:30 p.m. at this Alabama military installation in the heart of the Tennessee Valley.
“We’ve done this dance before on this very stage,†David Haskell, Sugarland production manager said of the stormy threat with a huge smile on his face.
“This time last year when we played Orange Beach, Ala., we had two inches of standing water on this stage. At Jamboree in the Hills on the West Va. and Ohio border, it was ankle deep,†Haskell said with a twinkle in his eye.
The huge steel stage was something of a good luck charm. It saw this group of people with Sugarland through at least the last seven performances in the U.S. and Canada. Besides the stage, the crew, after traveling across nine states and three countries, had learned to work together through any hazard.
With the help of the Soldiers and Marines, the concert was almost guaranteed to come off without a hitch.
Glenn Smith of Glenn Smith Presents from Texas is the tour promoter for the Army Concert Tour. When asked how the band felt about playing he said they’re always ready to perform, but it’s not up to them when it comes to adverse conditions.
“It’s up to us and how we feel about the conditions for the people coming to hear the band tonight. The gate opens at 5:30 tonight and we’ll wait until the last possible minute before calling it off,†Smith said.
According to Kenneth “Gorriller†Matthews, Army Concert Tour production manager, contingency plans were already in place.
“We have the garrison’s golf course people coming in to pump out the puddles of water. We’ll lay down sawdust and plywood next. The field will be fine.â€
Derrick Gould, DFMWR director, agreed.
“I just talked with Colonel Robert Pastorelli, garrison commander, and we’re going ahead as planned. Only lightening will put a stop to the show,†Gould said.
“The best thing about playing on military bases, they’ve got everything we need to keep the show going,†Haskell said. “They’ve got the “can do†attitude that gets the job done.â€
At 4 p.m., the wind picked up, the rain started coming in and then lightening struck not too far off in the distance. The volunteers, people manning the booths, military personnel and local police were all told to leave the grounds.
But nearly 10,500 people who had bought tickets were not to be denied.
By 5 p.m., they began walking back in, piling up outside the gate, ready to hear Matt Nathanson, Billy Currington, and the headliner, Sugarland.
“I love Sugarland, especially the singer, Jennifer Nettles,†said Yenny Acevedo, whose husband, David, is currently in Iraq on his third deployment.
“My family and I love to listen to them,†Kent Cook, retired Army, said. His daughter, 17-year-old Suzanne seemed the happiest to be attending the concert.
“I just like the words of her songs,†Caroline Whalen said. “There’s no sugar coating…she writes about life just the way it is.†Caroline’s father is on his second tour in Iraq.
“Sugarland’s music is upbeat and fun to dance to,†Emily Love, 16, said. Her 18-year-old friend, Kristen Sampson agreed. Both were ready to dance in the mud in their cowgirl boots.
Mother Nature responded by slowing down the rain and the gates opened at 5:30 with people rushing for the choicest spots in front of the stage.
With rain picking up speed again, Nathanson, a former “school troubadour†and current San Francisco-based singer-songwriter took the stage, followed by Currington, another singer-songwriter who burst onto the Nashville scene with his self-titled debut album. With Top Ten singles, “I Got a Feelin’†and “Walk a Little Straighter,†Shania Twain tapped him to be her duet partner in their smash hit “Part for Twoâ€.
As if in deference to the next singer, the rain again slowed up.
The stage lights went dark, the music hinted of impending greatness, the screams from the crowd crescendoed until slowly emerging through the mist and the darkness, Jennifer Nettles burst onto the stage with Kristian Bush and his finger-pickin’ strings.
The theatrics of the staging with the interplay of lights, hanging chandeliers, huge video screen and the use of lighted umbrellas, along with the singing and sometimes poetic, sometimes mesmerizing dancing of Ms. Nettles, created an electric connection with the crowd that did not let up until almost 11:30 that night.
The rain never stopped. But not many in the crowd felt it, thanks to the talent and heart pounding drums, bass and voice that filled the air.
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LucidLogix GPU Virtualization to Reform Entertainment PC Power Consumption
KFAR NETTER, Israel & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LucidLogix introduces Virtu GPU virtualization software for dynamically balancing power, features and performance of next gen entertainment desktops using the Intel Sandy Bridge platform.
As one of college football's most fabled programs, The Ohio State University has consistently produced some of the greatest players and coaches in NCAA history. Archie Griffin, Vic Janowicz, Les Horvath, Woody Hayes, Sid Gillman, John Cooper, Hopalong Cassady -- the list goes on and on. Few football programs can boast 36 first-team All-Americans, six national championship teams, and 13 Rose Bowl appearances. Now, after much anticipation, comes The Ohio State Football Encyclopedia -- the most comprehensive review of Buckeye football ever produced. This book examines the rich history and tradition of Ohio State football, and the coaches and players who made it happen.
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Interactive Notebooks are gaining popularity in English classrooms nationwide that include English language learners. These student-created, teacher-directed notebooks are effective with all students. But as places to record learning and develop proficiency with academic English, they are ideally suited to the needs of English learners. With Interactive Notebooks and English Language Learners you'll see how easy the Notebook is to implement and why it makes such a difference to English learners.
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The Interactive Notebook works so well with English learners because it scaffolds content and gives students the space to develop school-based ways of thinking - to go from English language learners to academic language learners. With Interactive Notebooks and English Language Learners, you'll see how the Notebook becomes a classroom text for rigorous instruction as you use it to:
scaffold content so English learners can develop and access background knowledge more readily
increase English learners' facility with academic language
engage all students actively and improve their note-taking and retention abilities
work with parents to add another layer of support for classroom goals
assess student learning and progress authentically, encourage self-monitoring, and plan further instruction.
Interactive Notebooks and English Language Learners gives you straightforward instructions for launching the Notebook. You'll find plenty of student examples as well as nitty-gritty teaching advice such as suggestions for instructional sequencing and planning. In short, everything you need to get going and be successful in supporting English learners' acquisition of academic English.
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Why are Interactive Notebooks becoming so popular? Because they work. Read Interactive Notebooks and English Language Learners and see how to make them work for you and your English learners.
