Asynchronous Android Programming - Second Edition. by Vasconcelos, Helder

Table of Contents: “…Scheduling work with sendCancelling pending messages; Composition versus inheritance; Multithreading with Handler and ThreadHandler; Looper message dispatching debugging; Sending messages versus posting runnables; Applications of Handler and HandlerThread; Summary; Chapter 3: Exploring the AsyncTask; Introducing AsyncTask; Declaring AsyncTask types; Executing AsyncTasks; Providing indeterministic progress feedback; Providing deterministic progress feedback; Canceling an AsyncTask; AsyncTask Execution State; Handling exceptions; Controlling the level of concurrency; Common AsyncTask issues.…”
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Space Studies Board Annual Report 1997. by Board, Space Studies

Table of Contents: “…""COMMITTEE ON SPACE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE""""CSBM Membership""; ""COMMITTEE ON SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS""; ""CSSP Membership""; ""TASK GROUP ON GROUND-BASED SOLAR RESEARCH""; ""TGGSR Membership""; ""TASK GROUP ON ISSUES IN SAMPLE RETURN""; ""TGISR Membership""; ""TASK GROUP ON RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS PROGRAMS""; ""TGRAP Membership""; ""TASK GROUP ON SPACE ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS""; ""Steering Group Membership""; ""Planets, Star Formation, and the Interstellar Medium Panel Membership""; ""Stars and Stellar Evolution Panel Membership""; ""Galaxies and Stellar Systems Panel Membership""…”
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Digital gaming and the advertising landscape by Hera, Teresa de la

Table of Contents: “…Persuasive Strategies for Advergames; 8. A Case Study: Tem de Tank; Conclusions…”
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Beyond smart cities : how cities network, learn and innovate by Campbell, Tim, 1943-

Table of Contents: “…-- A gamut of learning types -- Light on a shadow economy : city learning in 53 cities -- Informal learners : Turin, Portland and Charlotte -- Technical learning : Curitiba and city think tanks -- Corporate styles : Bilbao, Seattle and others -- Clouds of trust in style -- Taking stock : why some cities learn and others do not -- Turning the learning world upside down : pathways forward in policy and research.…”
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Wines of Faugères by George, Rosemary

Table of Contents: “…Winemaking: from fermentation tank to bottle -- and beyond 5. Who's who by village 6. …”
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Research and international trade policy negotiations : knowledge and power in Latin America

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Abbreviations; Preface I; Preface II; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Impact of Knowledge on Trade Policy Making; 1 The Research Challenge in the Context of Permanent Negotiations; 2 The Role of Academia in Regional Governance; 3 Think Tanks in External Trade Negotiations: Do They Advise, Mediate, or Legitimate Interests? …”
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Professional sheet metal fabrication by Barr, Ed

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Getting Started -- Special Techniques for Welding Sheet Metal -- Brazing, Soldering, and Riveting -- Cutting Sheet Metal with the Oxyacetylene Torch and Plasma Cutter -- Beginning Sheet Metal Shaping -- The Small Gas Tank Project -- Advanced Sheet Metal Shaping -- Building a fender from Concept to Completion -- Making It Beautiful: Straightening, Grinding, and Surface Finishing -- Building a Custom Pedal Car -- Floorpans, Rocker Panels, and Rear Quarter Panels -- Repairing Doors -- Repairing Fenders, hoods, and Trunk Lids.…”
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Hitler's Commanders : German Bravery in the Field, 1939-1945. by Lucas, James

Table of Contents: “…Characteristics of Selected Opposing Tanks; IV. Luftwaffe Aviation Unit Strengths and Chain of Command; V. …”
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Jean Gabin : the actor who was France by Harriss, Joseph

Table of Contents: “…1 The Moncorgés -- 2 Good for Nothing -- 3 Becoming Gabin -- 4 Moulin Rouge -- 5 First Films -- 6 Rising Star -- 7 Breakthrough -- 8 Politics and Poetics -- 9 Prewar Classics (Part One) -- 10 Prewar Classics (Part Two) -- 11 Storm Clouds of War -- 12 Escape to America -- 13 Hollywood Alien -- 14 Marlene -- 15 Free French -- 16 Oldest Tank Commander -- 17 Gray Years -- 18 Dream Realized -- 19 New Persona -- 20 Monument…”
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The new workforce : five sweeping trends that will shape your company's future by Hankin, Harriet

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Trend 1: Longevity; Chapter 2 Trend 2: More Varied Household Types; Chapter 3 Trend 3: Generations; Chapter 4 Trend 4: Diversity; Chapter 5 Trend 5: Trust, Respect, and Ethics; Chapter 6 The Impact on Human Resources Policy; Chapter 7 The Impact on Recruiting; Chapter 8 The Impact on Compensation and Benefits; Chapter 9 The Impact on Learning and Training; Chapter 10 Formula for the Future; Appendix Future Think Tank; Index; About the Author.…”
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Car safety wars : one hundred years of technology, politics, and death by Lemov, Michael R., 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Haddon, Detroit, and the new safety agency -- Dragon lady -- The birth and near death of the air bag -- Elizabeth Dole, State Farm, and how America got the air bag -- Rough road for recalls : Ford Pinto gas tanks to GM ignition switches -- Forcing technology : safety standards in the new century.…”
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Windows 10 for dummies common Windows apps course. Setting default apps in Windows 10

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Gradle for Andorid : automate the build process for your Android projects with Gradle by Pelgrims, Kevin

Table of Contents: “…CollectionsGroovy in Gradle; Getting started with tasks; Defining tasks; Anatomy of a task; Using a task to simplify the release process; Hooking into the Android plugin; Automatically renaming APKs; Dynamically creating new tasks; Creating your own plugins; Creating a simple plugin; Distributing plugins; Using a custom plugin; Summary; Chapter 8: Setting Up Continuous Integration; Jenkins; Setting up Jenkins; Configuring the build; TeamCity; Setting up TeamCity; Configuring the build; Travis CI; Configuring the build; Further automation; The SDK manager plugin; Running tests…”
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Spoken Natural Language Dialog Systems : a Practical Approach. by Smith, Ronnie W.

Table of Contents: “…3.1 System Architecture3.2 Modeling Interactive Task Processing; 3.2.1 Computer and User Prerequisites; 3.2.2 A Domain-Independent Language for Describing Goals, Actions, and States; 3.2.3 Robust Selection of Task Steps; 3.2.4 Determining Task Step Completion; 3.2.5 What About Dialog?…”
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The multitasking mind by Salvucci, Dario D.

Table of Contents: “…Sequential Multitasking, Problem State, and Task Suspension and Resumption -- 5. Task Interruption in Human-Computer Interaction -- 6. …”
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Problem Solving in a Foreign Language : a Study in Content and Language Integrated Learning. by Heine, Lena

Table of Contents: “…A model of conceptual-linguistic task solving; Chapter 6. Task design and task analysis; Chapter 7. …”
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Mastering Concurrency Programming with Java 8. by Gonzalez, Javier Fernandez

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Developing Web Applications with Oracle ADF Essentials. by Vesterli, Sten E.

Table of Contents: “…Cleaning up the associationsDeleting superfluous associations; Fixing wrong associations; Removing invalid references from entity objects; Building view objects; The storyboard; Building the customer view object; Building the rental view object; Creating a view link; Application module; Testing business components; Summary; Chapter 3: Creating Task Flows and Pages; Building task flows; Bounded and unbounded task flows; Pages and fragments; Task flow templates; Example application; Building the Rent DVD task flow; Building the Return DVD task flow; Memory scopes; Other elements of task flows.…”
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HTML5 web application development by example beginner's guide : learn how to build rich, interactive web applications from the ground up using HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery by Gustafson, J. M.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Task at Hand; The components of an HTML5 application; Time for action -- creating the HTML file; Time for action -- creating the CSS file; Time for action -- creating the JavaScript file; The dollar sign identifier; Creating our first application; Time for action -- creating a tasklist; Time for action -- removing a task from the list; Time for action -- moving tasks within the list; HTML templates; Time for action -- implementing a template.…”
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C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 High Performance : Build highly performant, multi-threaded, and concurrent applications using C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0. by Mehboob Ahmed Khan, Ovais

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 3: Multithreading and Asynchronous Programming in .NET CoreMultithreading versus asynchronous programming; Multithreading in .NET Core; Multithreading caveats; Threads in .NET Core; Creating threads in .NET Core; Thread lifetime; The thread pool in .NET; Thread synchronization; Monitors; Task parallel library (TPL); Creating a task using TPL; Task-based asynchronous pattern (TAP); Naming convention; Return type; Parameters; Exceptions; Task status; Task cancellation; Task progress reporting; Implementing TAP using compilers; Implementing TAP with greater control over Task.…”
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Microsoft Excel 2016 Programming by Example. by Korol, Julitta

Table of Contents: “…Inserting and Naming a Worksheet (Macro Task 1).…”
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Improving Your C# Skills : Solve Modern Challenges with Functional Programming and Test-Driven Techniques of C#. by Mehboob Ahmed Khan, Ovais

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 3: Multithreading and Asynchronous Programming in .NET CoreMultithreading versus asynchronous programming; Multithreading in .NET Core; Multithreading caveats; Threads in .NET Core; Creating threads in .NET Core; Thread lifetime; The thread pool in .NET; Thread synchronization; Monitors; Task parallel library (TPL); Creating a task using TPL; Task-based asynchronous pattern (TAP); Naming convention; Return type; Parameters; Exceptions; Task status; Task cancellation; Task progress reporting; Implementing TAP using compilers; Implementing TAP with greater control over Task…”
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Marine Systems Identification. by Roskilly, Tony

Table of Contents: “…""Intelligent Control""""Adaptive Control""; ""1.6 Software for Control System Analysis and Design""; ""Questions""; ""References""; ""Chapter Two: System Representation in the Time Domain""; ""2.1 Systems and System Study""; ""2.2 Marine System Types""; ""2.3 System Modeling""; ""2.3.1 Linear time-invariant models""; ""2.3.2 Initial conditions and inputs""; ""Input Types""; ""2.3.3 Modeling fluid systems""; ""Water Tank with Outlet""; ""Water Tank with Inlet and Outlet""; ""2.3.4 Modeling mechanical systems""; ""Mass on a Spring""; ""Time-Domain Solution for the Mass-Spring System""…”
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Let's get inventin'. Series 5, Episode 8. Yopod

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Let's get inventin'. Series 5, Episode 9. Final & DAS

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Glasnost Film Festival. Volume 1, The wood goblin

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Flying Scotsman : the night mail

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A great big story. Diesel Indian cuisine

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Armored combat power.

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Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection Innovative Structures and Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection. by Kruszka, L.

Table of Contents: “…Round-Robin Exercise for Compression Testing of Steel Alloy of Pressure Tank at High Strain Rate -- On the Behavior of Composite Structures at High Strain Rates -- Advanced Multi-Layered Protective Systems for Defeating High Energy Projectiles -- New Technique to Protect RC Slabs Against Explosions Using CFRP as Externally Bonded Reinforcement -- Subject Index -- Author Index…”
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Hello, I Must Be Going : the Wallflower's Guide to Networking. by Kay, Frances

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Principles of Cyberbullying Research : Definitions, Measures, and Methodology. by Bauman, Sheri

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Virtuous War : Mapping the Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment-Network. by Derian, James

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Photographs; Acronyms; Acknowledgments for the first edition; Acknowledgments for the second edition; Preface to the new edition; The virtuous; Prologue; 1 The tank and the tortoise; 2 Between wars; 3 Global swarming and the Bosnia question; 4 The simulation triangle; 5 The virtual enemy; 6 Virtuous war comes home; 7 Virtuous war goes to Hollywood; 8 Kosovo and the virtuous thereafter; 9 A virtual theory of the global event; 10 After 9/11; 11 Global media in an Age of Infoterror; 12 The desert of the real and the simulacra of war; Notes; Index.…”
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Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941-43 by Afiero, Massimiliano

Table of Contents: “…Innovations: eligibility for Bad TölzNorwegian Police SS Company; The Winter Battles, 1942-43; Soviet attacks of November-December 1942; New Year battles; The anti-tank gunners at Mga and Krasny Bor; Homecoming and disbandment; Select Bibliography; Plate Commentaries; Index; Imprint…”
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An introduction to petroleum technology, economics, and politics by Speight, James G.

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Performance Assessment for the Workplace, Volume II : Technical Issues. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""Skill Automation""""Skill Refinement""; ""Summary""; ""METHODS FOR COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS MEASUREMENT""; ""Procedure Ordering Tasks""; ""Sorting Tasks""; ""Realistic Troubleshooting Tasks""; ""Connection Specification Tasks""; ""What-How-Why Tasks""; ""AREAS OF THE MILITARY WHERE COGNITIVE TECHNIQUES HAVE PROMISE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Work Samples as Measures of Performance""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Theoretical Bases for Work Sample Testing""; ""Previous Reviews of Work Sample Testing""; ""Meta-analytic Reviews of Validity Studies Involving Work Samples""; ""WORK SAMPLES AS PREDICTORS""…”
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Harry Potter and the goblet of fire by Rowling, J. K.

Table of Contents: “…The riddle house -- The scar -- The invitation -- Back to the burrow -- Weasley's wizard wheezes -- The portkey -- Bagman and Crouch -- The Quidditch World Cup -- The dark mark -- Mayhem at the Ministry -- Aboard the Hogwarts Express -- The Triwizard Tournament -- Mad-Eye Moody -- The unforgivable curses -- Beauxbatons and durmstrang -- The goblet of fire -- The four champions -- The weighing of the wands -- The Hungarian horntail -- The first task -- The House-Elf Liberation Front -- The unexpected task -- The Yule Ball -- Rita Skeeter's scoop -- The egg and the eye -- The second task -- Padfoot returns -- The madness of Mr. …”

Fallacies in the Allied Nations' Historical Perception as Observed by a British Journalist. by Stokes, Henry Scott

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; Foreword; Introduction; US Army Tanks in England, My Homeland; Is Japan the Only Country That Committed War Crimes?…”
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Tiananmen moon : inside the Chinese student uprising of 1989 by Cunningham, Philip J.

Table of Contents: “…I: New moon -- In search of the real China -- The new May fourth spirit -- Ten thousand bicycles -- II: Waxing moon -- Hunger strike -- Laying claim to the square -- Looking for Gorbachev -- Working-class heroes -- Rising tide of rebellion -- Everyone an emperor -- Breaking the fast -- III: Waning moon -- Martial law -- Provincial vagabonds -- Egg on the face of Mao -- Tiananmen headquarters -- Radical camp -- Last will and testament -- Clandestine interview -- Going underground -- Midnight rendezvous -- IV: No moon -- Troops are coming -- Of tanks and men -- Eve of destruction -- The sky is crying.…”
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Kierkegaard : Resources and Results. by McKinnon, Alastair

Table of Contents: “…The Retrospective Understanding of Kierkegaard's Total Production -- 5. Tanke-Experiment in Kierkegaard -- Comment -- 6. …”
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