The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.

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The National Geographic Magazine is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded. It is immediately identifiable by the characteristic yellow border running around the edge of its cover. There are 12 monthly issues of National Geographic per year, plus additional map supplements. On rare occasions, special editions are also issued. It contains articles about geography, popular science, history, culture, current events, and photography. The current Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic Magazine is Chris Johns.

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Audio Record Edit Toolbox helps you transfer tapes, LPs, live performances, Internet radio, TV, DVD, or any other sound source to your hard drive. The software helps protect your valuable recordings--just set the sound source, the recording quality, and volume, then start recording. The Editor allows you to perform various operations with audio data such as displaying a waveform image of an audio file, filtering, applying various audio effects.

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HDL Works HDL Companion 2.2 R1 | 19,4 MB

 

 

Anime Studio Pro is animation software released by Null group & published by Smith Micro Graphics. Anime Studio 5.6 is an award-winning animation program that allows users to create 2D movies, cartoons, anime or cut-out animations. With Anime Studio 5.6, users can design their own desktop-animated shorts in the style of South Park and Jib Jab, or use Anime Studio to produce full-length animation for film, video or streaming over the web.

Anime Studio Pro is perfect for professionals looking for a more efficient alternative to tedious frame-by-frame detailing when creating quality animations. With an intuitive interface and loaded with pre-rigged characters and additional content, Anime Studio Pro delivers advanced animation tools and effects to spee up your workflow.

Features in Anime 5.6:
- Create professional animations. Anime Studio combines cutting-edge features with powerful technology to deliver the most unique animation program for digital artists.
- Ready to Use Content
- Import Your Own Artwork - Draw your own or import 2D imagery, 3D imagery or video files.
- Vector Graphics - Resize your images with no loss in quality using Anime Studio’s vector-based layer system.
- Intuitive Timeline - Anime Studio interpolates through your Timeline so you avoid the tedium of frame-by-frame drawing and save time.
- Audio Support -Add audio soundtracks to your animations. Anime Studio supports WAV and AIFF (Mac) formats.
- Adobe Photoshop Integration, Pen Tablet Support, Publish for Multiple Media

OS: Windows

 

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 Invisble Browsing 6.5 | 2.99 MB

Invisible Browsing will hide, change or mask your IP address, letting you surf anonymously preventing your IP or other information to be collected without your permission.

Invisible Browsing allows you to change your IP anytime by routing your Internet traffic through overseas servers. All proxies are tested in advanced providing a high speed anonymous Internet connection.

Proxies followed by the tag "supports POST" allow dynamic internet browsing and posting messages on various forums, message boards or vote in polls.
Invisible Browsing is an efficient Internet Explorer Privacy Solution erasing automatically and in real time, all your online tracks.

 

 
Create professional icons for Windows and Macintosh OS: - Full support for Windows Vista™ PNG-compressed icons - Create quality icons for Windows® and Macintosh® OS - Create attractive icons using Image Objects ® - Convert icons between Macintosh® and Windows® - Automatically create icons from images - Export icons to images to illustrate your applications Use a professional tool: - Powerful Editor - Create composite icons using drag & drop - Integrated workspace - Advanced Help - Compatible with graphic industry standards - Batch Procedures - Librarian & Explorer with previews

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Symantec Norton Ghost v14.0.0.24815 | 89.4MB

Norton Ghost 14.0 protects PCs-including all applications, settings, folders, and files-with advanced backup and recovery. It provides powerful protection with new features such as offsite backups and Symantec ThreatCon integration, as well as enhanced performance, one-to-one remote management, LightsOut Restore capability, and more. With Norton Ghost 14.0, you have a choice of backup types: full system (disk image) or specific files and folders. Backups include encryption and error checking to help keep your data safe, while compression, incremental backups, and automatic backup file management minimize storage space. Plus, you can now copy recovery points to a FTP site for easier offsite backup management. Norton Ghost 14.0 is ready whenever you need to recover, whether that involves restoring individual files or an entire system.

 

 Earthquake Engineering: Application to Design
Wiley | ISBN: 0470048433 | 2007-01-09| PDF | 448 pages | English | 2.6 Mb
Learn to design code-compliant, earthquake-resistant structures with this practical guide Earthquake Engineering demonstrates how to design structural members and joints for seismic resistance. The text guides readers through dozens of structural designs, documenting how to perform each step, make the necessary calculations, and adhere to relevant design codes. Most other texts on seismic design focus on theory and the construction of idealized structures; this text is a radical departure, presenting actual tested design methodologies that protect structures from the devastation of earthquakes.

 

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The potential for conflict exists in every interaction. But when one doesn’t know how to deal with these disagreements constructively, they can escalate into unproductive and even destructive situations. The key is not to avoid conflict, but to recognize and manage it skillfully to produce the best possible outcome. In this powerful and practical guide, author Gini Graham Scott shows readers how to identify the reason for the conflict, recognize and control the emotional factors, and find the best solution. Disagreements, Disputes, and All-Out War offers a simple but proven system for resolving conflicts resulting from:
* poor communication and misunderstandings
* different agendas, interests, and values
* political power struggles
* incorrect assumptions about others’ motives and actions
* difficult people
Written in an accessible, conversational style, packed with real-life examples, and including simple exercises and tools to help assess conflict situations, this indispensable guide shows readers how to handle whatever life throws at them.

 

Today’s sales managers face a tough challenge. They must be more productive than ever while relying more on partners and technology with reduced resources in the field. And with fewer, larger customers, every decision becomes more important -- and riskier. The Sales Manager’s Success Manual provides the critical information sales managers need to succeed in this increasingly difficult job.
Covering fundamental sales management topics including compensation, forecasting, and motivation, along with more advanced topics such as dealing with internal politics, understanding generational issues, managing up, and developing intuition, the book shows readers how to:
* hire the best sales force * foresee potential surprises * help reps make better decisions * save time and resources * target accurately for better results * work with the CEO and the rest of the company

Packed with savvy advice, enlightening case studies, and no-nonsense know-how, The Sales Manager’s Success Manual is a one-of-a-kind book no sales manager should be without.

 

Every workplace has its share of conflict, and one of training's universal goals is to help organizations resolve it in a way that brings benefit to everyone involved. This timely activity book offers 30 ready-to-use exercises trainers can use to help workshop participants communicate more effectively and create positive outcomes from conflict situations. The Conflict and Communication Activity Book features:
* Field-proven exercises from the authors' worldwide experience * Easy-to-follow instructions for preparation, additional reading, and Q & A processes * Valuable essays on handling conflict situations * An Exercise Matrix to sort activities by type, length, and other parameters
It also includes a jam-packed Trainer's Toolbox containing more than sixty handouts, flipcharts, and overheads; workshop agendas; instructions for breakout sessions; and tons more. From the quick-fix solutions of the "My Workshop Starts in Five Minutes" section to fully developed sessions, this book will be every educator's best friend.

 

A complete full-color overview of obesity surgery-written by the field's foremost experts
Obesity Surgery: Principles and Practice brings together the top minds in the discipline who, collectively, deliver a benchmark reference that will prove indispensable for general and bariatric surgeons and residents. Page after page, the book's esteemed editors take you step by step through the very latest, most advanced surgical techniques and clinical protocols.
Using full color throughout, this logically organized guide begins with an insightful look at the general principles of obesity surgery-one that provides a vital theoretical framework for subsequent chapters. The next sections of the book offer an in-depth review of surgical procedures and postoperative management that no other text can match.
Features:
Unequaled coverage that delivers an up-to-date, comprehensive survey of today's obesity surgery practice
Valuable, skill-building insights that reflect the expertise of an international pool of editors and authors in the field of bariatric surgery
Focus on topics not covered in other books, including Surgery in Adolescents, Cost Analysis of Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery, and Surgery in the “Super Obese”
Unique DVD with videoclips of critical need-to-know procedures
Full-color art program to clarify surgical protocols

 

Exam 70-551 - UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework
70-551 TestKing | Size: 1,34 MB | PDF | 92 Pages | 155 Questions


Exam news
Exam 70-551: UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework became available May 26, 2006. This is a Professional Developer (PRO) Upgrade Exam for those who have obtained the MCAD certification.

Audience profile
Candidates for this exam work on a team in a medium or large development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer or Visual Studio 2005. Candidates should have a working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005 and a sound knowledge of the new features of ASP.NET 2.0.

Candidates should have at least two years of experience developing applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Candidates should have at least three to four years of on-the-job experience dedicated to Web application development. In most cases, candidates will be full-time developers who develop server-side ASP.NET code that creates the browser-based, client-side interface to an application.

Candidates should have worked in the following phases of the application life cycle:
• Technical envisioning and planning
• Design and development
• Stabilizing and releasing

Candidates should be able to design and develop the Web interface of common business applications, such as:
• Web-based client applications, both intranet and Internet, that may connect to data stores or middle-tier business logic
• Data-oriented applications that provide data entry, data analysis, and reporting capabilities
• Workflow and communication applications
• Inventory and resource planning applications
• Financial and accounting applications
• Applications for the insurance and pharmaceutical industries
• Business-to-business (B2B) applications
• Business-to-customer (B2C) applications
• Company Web sites
• Web-based shopping cart applications

Credit Toward Certification
When you pass Exam 70-551: UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework, you complete the requirements for the following certifications:
• Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Web Developer
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications
 

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