Advanced Visual Basic.NET: Programming Web and Desktop Applications in ADO.NET and ASP.NET

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This book teaches Visual Basic programming with a focus on the most required skills in the industry. It enables readers to develop awareness of the concepts behind Visual Basic through hands-on teaching. Each chapter presents a short theory basis of the topic to be covered and then involves readers directly into a guided Visual Basic project building activity. Extensive coverage of material current in the industry provides readers with industry-crucial material including Internet programming and incorporating database programming into programming applications. Website provides updated examples and revisions as new versions of Visual Basic and patches are released. CD-ROM provides readers with sample programs, exercises for reinforcement and practice, and detailed solutions to the programming examples in the text. Hands-on programming approach trains readers to effectively code in Visual Basic. Programming hints provided throughout highlight for readers those important programming ideas that improve the way readers write and understand code. For Visual Basic programmers and trainers.

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Book is Great.......2005-09-22

This book came in perfect condition with the cd in the back. Im seriously loving it.

object oriented programming.......2004-06-19

One of biggest complaints I have about asp.net is they do not start with the basics of object oriented programming. This book reviews classes, variables, arrays and ado.net sql programming. THIS BOOK STARTS WITH THIS, however please you Should have some background in object oriented programming before starting this book.!! This book provides a nice reference. Muti-architectural asp.net has many facets classes, controls,sql-ado.net etc. I have yet to see a perfect(ASP.Net book(I did search in columbia md and white flint mall) so this book is just one piece of a large piece of the asp.net puzzle. The other books should be in sql-ado.net, hashes, parse, controls, data grids etc

object oriented programming.......2004-06-19

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Cash, as opposed to more rewarding but riskier assets, such as stocks or bonds, is preferable for meeting large, short-term liabilities that are well defined and predictable. Holding cash is also the only sensible investment choice for meeting uncertain (contingent) liabilities that arise in an emergency. The range of cash management alternatives is sufficiently wide and complicated to warrant careful planning when deciding on which specific cash vehicles to hold. The general principles of modern portfolio management can and should be applied to professional cash management.

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The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies was founded in 1947, although the idea of establishing a national law library and centre for research was conceived over fifty years before this. Since its foundation the IALS has developed a library of international standing and has been able to foster and promote legal research not only in Britain but around the world. It performs a unique role in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and an increasingly important one in Europe. To commemorate the Institute's jubilee and the inauguration of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies, Professor Barry AK Rider, the IALS's present Director, has assembled a series of papers which not only trace the Institute's development into an institution for the advancement of legal research of world-class standing, but also illustrate the depth of support that it enjoys from some of the most distinguished and respected legal scholars of today. This volume is therefore a testament to the past and an indication of what the next fifty years will bring -- with the Institute at the centre of advanced legal research in the United Kingdom.

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Very technical genetic overview - somewhat lacking in details.......2006-06-23

Absolutely highest quality photo illustrations: super high glossy prints. The chapters dealing with breeding has highly technical language regarding Mendelian genetic theory - might be a little advanced for anyone without a college degree in biology.
A little lacking in details regarding the how-tos: How to set up a breeding environment, for example. I would have preferred more in-depth info than what was given.
Nevertheless, this book is worth getting, just be prepared to supplement it with other books.

Very thorough and very detail.......2005-09-02

This book is perfect for serious goldfish hobyist or those who wants to go into goldfish breeding business. It's very detail and complete. It may be too advance for beginners.

i have baby goldfish everywhere now.......2000-03-21

thanks to this book, i was able to pick out a male black moor and cross breed it with a simular goldfish shown on the cover of the book. the babies are cute. red/white with black tails.

Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology: Genetic Approaches

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EKREM AYNA :AN EXCELLENT SOURCE FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology: Genetic Approaches
Rex A. Dunham
Manufacturer: CABI
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ASIN: 0851995969

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The genetic improvement of fish for aquaculture and related fisheries is a field of research that has seen immense advances in recent years. Yet there is no book which provides an accessible overview of the subject. This book aims to fill this gap and will be suitable for advanced students and researchers in animal genetics, fish biology and aquaculture.

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EKREM AYNA :AN EXCELLENT SOURCE FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.......2004-06-02

The aim of this book is to start a new era in fisheries.It includes recent advantages but less application. This is a must for eugenetics, molecular biology and fisheries.

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Genetics for Aquarists
Johannes Horst Schroder
Manufacturer: Tfh Pubns Inc
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Binding: Paperback

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Aquariology: Fish Breeding and Genetics
John B. Gratzek , Paul V. Loiselle , and Joanne Norton
Manufacturer: Tetra Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1564651061

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You need this book.......2000-10-28

Breeding fish is not a simple prossess. If you are not experienced enough you can cause a change on the genetics of the fish. This will cause new hybrids. But this book teaches a lot about this subject. Lots of information about efficient breeding your fish.

Tropical fish as a hobby;: A guide to selection, care, and breeding. With chapters on "How fish get their names" and "Aquarium genetics"

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Tropical fish as a hobby;: A guide to selection, care, and breeding. With chapters on "How fish get their names" and "Aquarium genetics"
Herbert R Axelrod
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Fish Genetics And Aquaculture Biotechnology

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Fish Genetics And Aquaculture Biotechnology

Manufacturer: Science Publishers
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Genetic Bases of Fish Selection
Valentin Sergeevich Kirpichnikov
Manufacturer: Springer
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Genetics and Fish Breeding (Chapman & Hall Fish and Fisheries Series, 8)

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Genetics and Fish Breeding (Chapman & Hall Fish and Fisheries Series, 8)
C.E. Purdom
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 0412330407

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Genetics and Fish Breeding provides a thorough review of this important subject, highlighting species which are bred commercially, such as salmon, trout, carp and goldfish. The author, who is an acknowledged expert in this subject, has drawn together a wealth of information, providing a book which should be bought by all fish biologists, fisheries scientists, geneticists and aquarists.

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(Spanish)Un muy buen libro de genetica para acuicultores

Genetics for Fish Hatchery Managers

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0442004176

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This straightforward, easily understandable primer details the principles and practices of genetics as they relate to fish farming. After reviewing basic genetic principles and the genetics of sex determination, this book focuses on the genetics of qualitative traits and profiles selection programs that produce true breeding populations. It also considers quantitative issues, broodstock management, genetic engineering, chromosomal manipulation and electrophoresis.

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(Spanish)Un muy buen libro de genetica para acuicultores.......1999-03-01

REVIEW IN SPANISH

Este es un excelente libro introductorio para la genética de peces, especialmente para acuaristas, acuicultores y biólogos marínos. En general presenta un ingles simple que permite que sea leído por casi cualquier público que domine algunos terminos técnicos, característica que será muy apreciada por los lectores de habla hispana. El autor hace una muy buena división de la genética en fenotipos cualitativos y cuantitativos la cual resulta muy didáctica.

La genética mendeliana (fenotipos cualitativos) está tratada con exelente claridad enfocando todos los topicos (principios mendelianos, epistasis, penetrancia, expresividad, pleiotropía, etc) con ejemplos de peces, principalmente peces ornamentales (se las recomiendo a los acuaristas que deseen saber más acerca del control genético de los rasgos de sus peces ornamentales de interes).

La genética cuantitativa (fenotipos cuantitativos) es de las más simples y lúcidas explicaciones que he leido. Este tópico esta dividido en explotación de la varianza aditiva por selección y en la explotación de la varianza de dominancia por hibridizacíon. Aqui el autor expone parte de su experiencia en programas selectivos con tilapia. Finalmente el libro trae un pequeño capítulo introductorio a la biotecnologia, corto pero preciso. Aquí se exponen temas como inducción de triploides, gimnogenesis y androgenesis, ADN recombinante, etc.

El libro además de incluir un glosario de términos técnicos que facilita la lectura a las personas no especilistas en el tema, incluye además un anexo con estadistica básica y uno de nombres científicos y comunes de los peces mencionados en el texto, muy útil para los lectores.

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This publication explores the connections among biodiversity, biotechnology, and sustainable development by examining the drug discovery process and agricultural improvements for better nutrition.

The first section discusses different bioprospecting ventures-including the now famous agreement between Merck & Co. and Costa Rica's National Institute for Biodiversity (INBio)-and suggests policy options for potential host countries. Subsequent sections explore such issues as costs, scientific and resource requirements, and economic prospects of different drug development models; how biodiversity and biotechnology can team up to establish a high-yield, sustainable agriculture; the legal ramifications of intellectual property rights, fair compensation for indigenous knowledge, and different contractual arrangements; how to assess biodiversity's economic value; and domestic and international policy implications of the use and conservation of biodiversity. A final section discusses whether biodiversity- "green gold"-will, in fact, become Latin America and the Caribbean's new competitive advantage.

Emerging Connections is a must-read for those setting national biodiversity policies; teams working on the national strategies and action plans needed to implement the Biodiversity Convention; environmentalists; scientists and business people entertaining bioprospecting ventures; lawyers; and NGOs working in health, sustainable development, or environmental issues.

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Biodiversity, Biotechnology, and Sustainable Development in Health and Agriculture : Emerging Connections

Manufacturer: Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization
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ASIN: 9275315604

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This volume provides a modern assessment of the state of the world’s water resources. It collects in one place a huge amount of data. A uniform methodological approach for each continent is then built upon to analyse the dynamics of water resources, water use and water availability for the Earth as a whole, and for all natural-economic regions and selected countries, as well as river water inflow to the World Ocean. A dependence of water resources and water use upon climate factors and socio-economic conditions is demonstrated. Regions of water stress and deficit are highlighted, and a great increase of such regions in the future is forecast if present trends towards water use remain. The effect of anthropogenic climate change on water resources and water needs is also considered. This volume will prove to be an invaluable resource for all researchers and policy-makers involved in water resource issues.

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In recent years it has become evident that transport processes across membranes play a crucial role in many metabolic systems. The activities of these transport processes often determine the physiology of the organisms.

This book presents a state of the art review on the analysis of a wide variety of transport systems from bacteria and eukaryotic cells. A selection has been made of those systems that have been studied at the molecular level with special emphasis paid to the energetic and other biophysical properties. The different classes of transport systems are presented in the following: primary transport, secondary transport, phosphotransferase systems, channels and porines and macromolecular transport. Within each class of transporters several systems are presented by the leading experts in the field, which has resulted in a very broad overview of transport processes in biological cells. In this way the differences in the mechanisms used for translocation become evident while on the other hand features common to the different transport systems are revealed.

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A young couple in New Orleans wreak havoc as they try to live a life of luxury, despite having run out of money. Their misadventures cut a wide swath through New Orleans society from high to low. Tremble + Ennui finds comedy in a city where civilization seems to be collapsing.

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One of the best American satires in years.......2006-02-15

If you imagine (pre-Katrina) New Orleans
as a giant martini glass, there is no doubt that T&E
are the optimal mixture of gin and vermouth,
complementing each other throughout this mad-dash tale
in perfect fashion. Is it a strange love story? Is it
just the tale of two snotty drunks? It is both, and
the conclusion of the tale delivers to each of this
memorable pair exactly what they deserve.

Some readers might say Nicaud's slashing satire set in
New Orleans calls to mind the Pulitzer-winning "A
Confederacy of Dunces." It certainly should. But
Tremble and Ennui are more than just "A Confederacy of
Drunks." Their adventures lead them to the heights
and depths of New Orleans society, and their
gin-tinged point of view aptly provides the biting
observations that each of Nicaud's targets deserve --
from misguided welfare workers to out-of-touch and
out-of-cash upper class elites to savvy
martini-delivery street boys.

Nicaud's deliberately dry writing delivery not only
begs another "dry martini" reference, but it perfectly
sets a faux-regal tone. For example, the
tongue-in-cheek chapter titles -- "The Chef Gives the
Party a Culinary Creation" -- recall Voltaire's
"Candide" and Boccaccio's "The Decameron." Nicaud
has revived this sardonic literary device to lend an
aura of grandness to the farcical adventures of T&E.
Nicaud is successful to the point that the narrative
often reads as if he is writing for the decrepit,
old-money elites of New Orleans with their taste for
things ancient and musty. Of course, rather than
write for their entertainment, he is skewering their
limited view of the world with every weapon in his
literary arsenal. T&E form a relentless and hilarious
barrage on everything the fading elites stand for,
while the circus-world of side characters variously
parody ethics-challenged lawyers, famous chefs who
have mastered nothing in the kitchen beyond the power
of marketing, self-indulgent preservationists, and
more.

T&E is so engaging that I am recommending it to
friends about to take a plane ride. Once you start,
you will rip through it in the course of a four-hour
round trip, and you'll end up not wanting to put the
book down even while you are being wanded and de-shoed
in security. You'll wonder what Ennui would do in
that situation, and you'll start getting thirsty.
Surely, he would not allow his perfectly mixed martini
to be scrutinized on an X-ray belt, and he would NEVER
suffer the indignity of a TSA wanding.

Lighter than Kafka... Quicker than the Confederacy.......2006-02-11

What an entertaining and well written book. I am a slow reader yet I almost finished Tremble + Ennui in one sitting.

Edgar Nicaud has accomplished something very difficult and spectacular in Tremble + Ennui regarding tone. The whole book is very lighthearted, yet "Kafkaesque." Earlier this summer, I finished reading The Trial by Franz Kafka (another good book) and Kafka is one of the few authors that can capture that eerie feeling you have in the morning when you just wake up from a bizarre dream. Kafka's stories are obviously ridiculous yet somehow believable and frightening, the most famous being Gregor Sampson becoming a cockroach in "The Metamorphosis." Ed's book not only captures that same Kafka tone, but he trumps by making it lighthearted and funny. Ennui even suggests near the end "Perhaps you are in a nightmare?" Ed is a comic Kafka. I was very impressed. Ed reminded me of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. a bit too... there are a lot of goofy names and satirical happenstance, yet the story drives and moves. Ed does not overdo the absurdity though, like Confederacy of Dunces (which for me stalls with overdone satire).

The story is set in New Orleans, from the slums all the way up to the mansions with everyone getting a little (or big) jab along the way: Chef Intesti-- a great satire of fame and/or being famous; Mrs. Hemoglobin-- the hypocrisy of the upper class regarding "work ethic" and "traditional values" (and grave robbing); The Social Worker with Quadruple PhDs-- this character killed me too with her political correctness. The motivations (or lack thereof) of Tremble and Ennui are equally ridiculous. They go after what many Americans live for: money and lust (and an extra dry martini).

In short, Tremble + Ennui not only satirizes New Orleans society, strips it naked for all to see, but this little book satirizes America too. The whole Hurricane Katrina fiasco pulled the curtain back to reveal the true America for a couple weeks: media sensationalism, brutal racism and poverty, and an underbelly of lazy punks. Not many angels left around here. Tremble + Ennui shows you the same picture, but in a very lighthearted and entertaining way.

We need more authors like Edgar Nicaud writing books. This guy is a real author and deserves support.

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