Download or read book Chaos in the Computer Room written by P.A. Fenning and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1973 and Amy's marriage is disintegrating so she returns to work getting a part-time typing job at a local firm. Rumours circulate that the company is to become computerised. Amy is trained up for the position of computer operator and is involved with setting up the new system with the inevitable teething problems causing chaos. She's eventually promoted to computer supervisor with an assistant. She joins her in-laws and friends including Dave and Penny, who have a baby, for a camping trip to Brighton. Dave doesn't realise he isn't the father. The identity of the true father is discovered at Brighton. After her divorce Amy meets Phil and falls in love. They get engaged but problems arise and she finishes with Phil. She then contacts her old boyfriend, Ralph which turns out to be a mistake. Her young son and his little friend have a near disaster when they become adrift far out at sea in a small inflatable boat. Tragedy is averted when they are rescued. Amy adopts several animals including a collie dog who sadly gets killed. It is now 1977 and wanting a fresh start she decides to move.
Download or read book Count of Chaos written by Alex Park and published by Author House. This book was released on 2007-06-18 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Park was born in Buffalo NY and later attended the University of Buffalo, studying German history, English, biology, and finished an RN program. He has lived in various places around the country including many years in New England where he attended the most liberal boarding school in existence in Lenox, MA, and also the NYC area. He come a from a family of writers such as Julian & Dr. Roswell Park. Likes sailing and is a pretty bad artist.
Download or read book Don t Tell a Soul written by David Rosenfelt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular author of six Andy Carpenter mysteries, including the recent hit "Play Dead," delivers his first stand alone with this gripping suspense novel.
Download or read book The Chaos Weapon written by Colin Kapp and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sunflare, a meteorite strike, a tachyon storm - all natural disasters - were wiping out the best brains of mankind at a rate of a thousand times greater than normal. The Director of ChaosCenter laid it out bluntly: "All our evidence suggests that a device that can alter probability exists. For want of a better name we call it the Chaos Weapon. Somebody, somewhere, wants us cut back - and hard. Unless we find that Chaos Weapon and destroy it, it's going to destroy us!".
Download or read book The Flickering Mind written by Todd Oppenheimer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flickering Mind, by National Magazine Award winner Todd Oppenheimer, is a landmark account of the failure of technology to improve our schools and a call for renewed emphasis on what really works. American education faces an unusual moment of crisis. For decades, our schools have been beaten down by a series of curriculum fads, empty crusades for reform, and stingy funding. Now education and political leaders have offered their biggest and most expensive promise ever—the miracle of computers and the Internet—at a cost of approximately $70 billion just during the decade of the 1990s. Computer technology has become so prevalent that it is transforming nearly every corner of the academic world, from our efforts to close the gap between rich and poor, to our hopes for school reform, to our basic methods of developing the human imagination. Technology is also recasting the relationships that schools strike with the business community, changing public beliefs about the demands of tomorrow’s working world, and reframing the nation’s systems for researching, testing, and evaluating achievement. All this change has led to a culture of the flickering mind, and a generation teetering between two possible futures. In one, youngsters have a chance to become confident masters of the tools of their day, to better address the problems of tomorrow. Alternatively, they can become victims of commercial novelties and narrow measures of ability, underscored by misplaced faith in standardized testing. At this point, America’s students can’t even make a fair choice. They are an increasingly distracted lot. Their ability to reason, to listen, to feel empathy, is quite literally flickering. Computers and their attendant technologies did not cause all these problems, but they are quietly accelerating them. In this authoritative and impassioned account of the state of education in America, Todd Oppenheimer shows why it does not have to be this way. Oppenheimer visited dozens of schools nationwide—public and private, urban and rural—to present the compelling tales that frame this book. He consulted with experts, read volumes of studies, and came to strong and persuasive conclusions: that the essentials of learning have been gradually forgotten and that they matter much more than the novelties of technology. He argues that every time we computerize a science class or shut down a music program to pay for new hardware, we lose sight of what our priority should be: “enlightened basics.” Broad in scope and investigative in treatment, The Flickering Mind will not only contribute to a vital public conversation about what our schools can and should be—it will define the debate.
Download or read book From Order to Chaos II written by Leo P. Kadanoff and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1999 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of the review papers, expositions and some of the technical works of Leo Kadanoff, a theoretical physicist. The objective is to put together a group of not-too-technical writing in which he discusses some issues in condensed matter physics, hydrodynamics, applied mathematics and national policy.This expanded edition is divided into five sections. The first section contains review papers on hydrodynamics, condensed matter physics and field theory. Next is a selection of papers on scaling and universality, particularly as applied to phase changes. A change of pace is provided by a series of papers on the critical analysis of simulation models of urban economic and social development. The book concludes with a series of recent papers on complex patterns. Each major section has an introduction designed to tie the work together and to provide perspective on the subject matter.
Download or read book From Order to Chaos written by Leo P. Kadanoff and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1993 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "World Scientific has made available a collection of Leo's reviews, essays columns and commentaries which is a feast in several senses: the strategy and tactics of science, the science itself, the history of several important developments in science, and as a bonus a beautifully illustrated collection of essays on computational science. The average reader may find this, the final section of the book, most interesting, but for me the account of his discovery of scaling, for which, inexplicably, he did not receive the Nobel prize, is most intriguing. Leo's combination of verve, frankness and insight makes this a very good read".P W AndersonPrinceton Univ".Publication of this volume will be very useful, especially for young readers. The papers disseminated over many journals acquire a new quality by being collected together. Readers not only can see a result in its final form, but also can trace its evolution".J Fluid Mechanics, 1994"The book is an invaluable source of information and inspiration ona variety of important problems in modern physics".EMS, 1999
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Download or read book Cuda written by Stacy A. Wright and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant Charlie Steiner is an investigator for the US Navy. He is a decorated officer, having served with the SEAL teams, a loving husband, and soon to be father. His latest case involving a series of top secret munitions hijackings, is about to change his life, forever. Conspiracies, cover up, sabotage and murder envelope his life, forcing a miraculous transformation to take place. The once Charlie Steiner becomes Cuda; a creature seeking vengeance for the loss of his love, life, and humanity.
Download or read book Social Justice Education for Teachers written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Justice Education for Teachers: Paulo Freire and the Possible Dream is a book that will help teachers in their commitment to and praxis of an education for social justice. The book traces the reception of Freire’s ideas in the USA, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia and provides some glimpses of topical yet seminal interventions in the philosophy of education, including studies of the relationships between Freire and Rousseau, Freire and Dewey, or Freire and Gramsci.
Download or read book The Disaster Recovery Handbook written by Michael Wallace and published by AMACOM/American Management Association. This book was released on 2011 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No organization is safe without a disaster recovery plan in place. Expanded and up to date, this is the ultimate resource.
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Download or read book Building the Perfect PC written by Robert Bruce Thompson and published by Maker Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build a PC that will outperform any brand-name box on the market Yes, even if you’re not a total geek you can build your own PC -- and we guarantee it’s worth the effort. You’ll discover that the quality is better and the cost is much lower than any comparable off-the-shelf PC you can buy. Design the custom computer you want, and have fun doing it. Get high-quality PC hardware from local stores and online vendors Plan your computer project with a complete checklist Create the ideal PC that will run Windows 7 or Linux Take advantage of the latest multi-core CPUs Assemble, test, and configure your PC with ease Build a PC that meets your needs and fits your budget Written by hardware experts, this book delivers complete instructions for building your own dream machine with high-quality components, whether it’s a PC for general use, extreme gaming, a media center, or home server. Straightforward language, clear directions, and easy-to-follow illustrations make this guide a breeze for computer builders of any skill level, even those with no experience. Building the Perfect PC presents six in-depth custom PC projects: Mainstream PC -- Fast, flexible, quiet, and reliable at a reasonable price Extreme System -- A wicked fast PC for video editing, gaming, and more Media Center -- One PC to replace your TiVo, game console, DVD, and CD player Home Server -- Ideal home network hub to store, share, and secure data Appliance PC -- A tiny, quiet, inexpensive PC you can put anywhere Budget System -- Reliable and highly functional at a low, low price
Download or read book Computerworld written by and published by . This book was released on 1984-10-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network.
Download or read book Exchange 2000 Server 24seven written by Jim McBee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-09-18 with total page 971 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For experienced Exchange Server administrators. At last, here's the book that you and other Exchange Server administrators have been waiting for. Starting where other books and training courses end and the real world begins, Exchange 2000 Server 24seven provides the detailed information that will make you a true expert. Written to build on the knowledge you already have. Inside, Exchange Server expert Jim McBee delivers the targeted instruction and inside tips you need to get the most out of your Exchange Server implementation. Coverage includes: Managing Exchange 2000 features in Active Directory Choosing the correct approach to migration Restricting server access Scaling Exchange Server to meet your organization's needs Detecting problems affecting uptime and mail delivery Performing backup and disaster recovery procedures Managing Exchange 2000 database operations Implementing an Exchange 2000 cluster Creating a public folder infrastructure Understanding message routing and designing routing groups Implementing and troubleshooting Internet clients 24seven: The Advanced Information You Can't Find Anywhere Else Other books in the series include: Firewalls 24seven Windows 2000 24seven Cisco Routers 24seven TCP/IP 24seven Keep your systems and networks up and running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, with the 24seven series from Sybex.
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