13.77 MB – pdf

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Introduction to Data Mining presents fundamental concepts and algorithms for those learning data mining for the first time. Each concept is explored thoroughly and supported with numerous examples. The text requires only a modest background in mathematics. Each major topic is organized into two chapters, beginning with basic concepts that provide necessary background for understanding each data mining technique, followed by more advanced concepts and algorithms.

18.46 MB – epub, pdf
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Grasp advanced PowerShell 7.1 functionalities for effective automation of your environment
Key Features

See PowerShell in action, from learning the fundamentals to creating classes, scripts, and modules
Work with dual code for PowerShell 7 and Windows PowerShell
Automate complex tasks, manipulate data, and secure your environment

Book Description

PowerShell scripts offer a convenient way to automate various tasks.

This comprehensive guide starts with the basics before moving on to advanced topics to help you become a PowerShell 7.1 expert. This extensively revised edition includes two new chapters on debugging and troubleshooting and creating GUIs. Learn the new features of PowerShell 7.1 by working with parameters, objects, and .NET classes from within PowerShell 7.1. As you work through the chapters, you’ll see how to efficiently manage substantial amounts of data and interact with other services using PowerShell 7.1. Make the most of PowerShell’s automation features, using different methods to parse data, manipulate regular expressions, and work with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Advanced topics include asynchronous processing, desired state configuration, using more complex scripts and filters, debugging issues, and error-handling techniques.

By the end of this PowerShell book, you will be an expert in scripting with PowerShell 7.1.
What you will learn

Optimize code with functions, switches, and looping structures
Work with objects and operators to test and manipulate data
Parse and manipulate different data types
Create scripts and functions using PowerShell
Use jobs, runspaces, and runspace pools to run code asynchronously
Write .NET classes with ease within PowerShell
Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts
Make use of advanced techniques to define and restrict the behavior of parameters

Who this book is for

This book is aimed at beginners who want to understand the basics as well as experienced system administrators looking to extend their knowledge.

Prior knowledge of PowerShell is beneficial but not essential to get the most value from this book. Some familiarity with operating systems would be useful, but not essential.
Table of Contents

Introduction to PowerShell
Modules and Snap-Ins
Working with Objects in PowerShell
Operators
Variables, Arrays, and Hashtables
Conditional Statements and Loops
Working with .NET
Strings, Numbers, and Dates
Regular Expressions
Files, Folders, and the Registry
Windows Management Instrumentation
Working with HTML, XML, and JSON
Web Requests and Web Services
Remoting and Remote Management
Asynchronous Processing
Graphical User Interfaces
Scripts, Functions, and Script Blocks
Parameters, Validation, and Dynamic Parameters
Classes and Enumerations
Building Modules
Testing
Error Handling
Debugging and Troubleshooting

22.05 MB – epub

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The poetry and plays of William Shakespeare continue to provide inspiration for designers in all aspect of media. Shakespearean Wig Styling offers detailed historical guidance on the styles and fashions of the day, and guides yo through twelve different wig designs covering a wide range of archetypal Shakespearian characters.

Each example offers different techniques to meet the needs of the design, from material, knotting and curling to the final styling choices. Covering both the Tudor and Stuart periods, there are clear instructions within each example for making wigs from start to finish and adapting from the universal full-lace foundation to create alternative foundations, including added support for complicated styles such as the fontange.

In addition, the book covers what to expect when working in the theatre or as a freelance wig-maker; fitting your client, measuring and taking a shell; methods for preparing the hair under a wig; knotting facial hair, hairpieces, hairlines, napes and partings; methods for breaking or dirtying down and finally, creating bald caps and receding hairline effects. This comprehensive book is an ideal companion for the newly qualified wig-maker and all professionals looking for a detailed reference guide to hairstyles from the Shakespearean era.

13.68 MB – epub

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For Dutton Caliber’s American War Heroes series, a World War II narrative on the American liberation of Guam in 1944, focusing on the twenty days of intense combat as the Marine Corps took the island back from the Japanese.

On July 21, 1944, a US Marine division landed on the beaches of Guam, a once sleepy island in the Pacific that had been seized from the Americans by the Japanese in the hours after Pearl Harbor. The Japanese would not be giving Guam up easily. The large enemy force defended the island viciously, punching holes through the American lines, attacking from the flanks, and eventually resorting to banzai suicide attacks. The fighting was bloody and brutal, every bit as deadly as Iwo Jima or Okinawa would be. Now, acclaimed author Don Keith offers up a compelling account of one of the toughest fights of the Pacific War, a battle that led to ten thousand American casualties and four Medals of Honor.

27.68 MB – epub

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In 2003, the United States had about 60 craft distillers; today there are over 2,000 in all corners of the country, 500 of which are making whiskey. This book introduces the entrepreneurs and the companies behind this American craft whiskey movement.

Whiskey Rebels is a collection of first-person accounts of the brilliant, brave, and slightly crazy innovators responsible for changing the whiskey landscape forever—people like Ralph Erenzo, recipient of the first distilling license in New York State in 80 years who went on to create Hudson Baby Bourbon; Nicole Austin, a prominent female producer and vocal activist who brought an indie spirit to the renowned American whiskey region of Tennessee through George Dickel Tennessee Whisky; and Bill Owens, who founded the American Distilling Institute in 2003.

Spirits pro and award-winning author John McCarthy (The Modern Gentleman) has conducted hundreds of hours of interviews to gather these fascinating first-person accounts and give readers an amusing and thorough insight into the world of American craft whiskey. Under his expert guidance, readers will also learn the requirements to be considered a craft whiskey distiller, the effect of the craft beer movement on modern craft distilling, why craft distillers hate the word “craft,” and many other pieces of insider information.

67.74 MB – epub

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A photo-packed exploration of the world of hair color and a guide to making it work for you, as told by Hollywood’s most influential hair colorist

Tracey Cunningham is the world’s most in-demand hair colorist, working with Hollywood’s biggest celebrities, and her influence on the beauty industry is unparalleled. In this book, Tracey traces the history of hair color and its global cultural influence and provides a practical manual for transforming your hair into its perfect true color—or even trying your hand at being an actual colorist.

Tracey equips you with nutrition and lifestyle habits for healthy hair (the canvas for any good dye job), your essential pre-salon checklist, countless sources of hair color inspiration (including exclusive personal photos from and interviews with her A-list clients), and much more. She also takes you inside the mind of an expert colorist and shares her own epic entrepreneurial journey in the process. With Tracey Cunningham’s True Color as your guide, you’ll never look at hair the same way—and never leave the salon anything but happy again.

22.63 MB – pdf

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Beim Kosovo-Krieg wurde der Welt Öffentlichkeit mit großem Propagandaaufwand klargemacht, daß zum Schutz der Menschenrechte und zur Vermeidung von Vertreibung und Völkermord ein Angriffskrieg der NATO unter US-Führung gegen das Restjugoslawien nötig sei. Doch ist das die ganze Wahrheit?

Der Verfasser legt die größeren Zusammenhänge dar, beschreibt die Hintergründe des schon seit fast zehn Jahren währenden Konflikts um die Auflösung des Belgrader Vielvölkerstaates und belegt die dauernden und die Lage verschärfenden Einmischungen Washingtons in diesen Unruheherd. Wollten die USA über den Kosovo-Krieg sich eine einflußreiche Stellung auf dem Balkan verschaffen, von wo aus sie den Nahen Osten wie die erdöl- und erzreichen südrussischen Gebiete leichter in den Griff bekommen können?

Es scheint so, als ob die US-Diplomatie mehrere Ziele verfolgte und sie über den Kosovo-Konflikt mit einem Schlag erreichte. Hier wird zum ersten Male der Blick hinter die Kulissen des Balkan-Krieges geworfen.

26.97 MB – epub, mobi, azw3

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Why Tech-Powered Sales?

In tough markets and with more and more people working remotely, creating quality sales pipeline in traditional ways is more challenging than ever. As sales technologies continue to evolve and advance, developing technical quotient (TQ) is an essential element of sales success.

In Tech-Powered Sales, two record-setting experts on sales, and a best-selling author on sales leadership, combine to provide practical guidance on how professional sellers can maximize results with an effective sales tech-stack to power-up sales effectiveness for outstanding results.

In these pages, sales superstars Justin Michael and Tony Hughes:
• Reveal the strategies and techniques that enable you to break through with difficult to reach buyers
• Teach you how to lift your TQ with insight into how sales technologies can be employed for maximum benefit
• Enable you to make the jump from being a laggard to the superuser within your sales team delivering leading results
• Show you how to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution to leverage technology rather than be at risk of being replaced by AI and automation.

30.93 MB – epub

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“Excellent. . . . Thanks to McDade’s assured guidance, those curious about this understated pantry staple will have no trouble diving in. Salty and satisfying, these recipes hit the spot.”
—Publishers Weekly

TINNED FISH IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREAT INGREDIENTS: brilliantly versatile, harvested and preserved at the peak of its quality and flavor, more economical than fresh seafood will ever be, as healthy and nutrient-packed as food gets. Focusing on sustainable and easy-to-find anchovies, sardines, mackerel, shellfish, and more, here are 75 recipes that will change the way we think about and cook with tinned fish. Whether it’s creating an addictively delicious Spaghetti con le Sarde, transforming a pork roast with a mackerel-based “tonnato” sauce, elevating mac and cheese with crab, or digging into the simplest and best snack ever—anchovies, bread, and butter—cooking with tinned fish is pure magic.