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The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface
By Glenn Kenny. 2024
The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film Scarface, featuring new interviews with the cast and crew. An unflinching confrontation of humanity&’s…
dark side, Brian De Palma&’s crime drama film Scarface gave rise to a cultural revolution upon its release in 1983. Its impact was unprecedented, making globe-spanning waves as a defining portrait of the gritty Miami street life. From Al Pacino&’s masterful characterization of Tony Montana to the iconic &“Say hello to my little friend,&” Scarface maintains its reputation as an unwavering game changer in cult classic cinema. With brand-new interviews and untold stories of the film&’s production, longtime film critic Glenn Kenny takes us on an unparalleled journey through the making of American depictions of crime. The World Is Yours highlights the influential characters and themes within Scarface, reflecting on how its storied legacy played such a major role in American culture.Performance: An electrifying memoir from the dark heart of London's Soho
By Ruth Ivo. 2024
'Stunning . . . a love letter to the aliveness of London and its nightlife' SOPHIE MACKINTOSH'A wild night of…
a book' OCTAVIA BRIGHTAs 'Ruby', Ruth Ivo was a successful burlesque performer, living in blissful bohemian squalor on a decommissioned military boat and spending her evenings unfolding from a Fabergé egg in various London clubs. Her life changes when she is asked to become show director at 'The Club', a place as secretive as it is notorious. Before long, she's trawling Soho back streets for props and knocking back shots with movie stars and billionaires. But as her nights unravel in a maelstrom of glamour and chaos behind the scenes, she feels her grasp on reality slipping through her fingers, and her soul wrung out by decadence. Under pressure to produce shows each more shocking than the last, she watches the performers under her care contort themselves before baying crowds. When a devastating event leaves her unmoored, Ruby has to wonder if she's sold her soul to the devil . . . or become him. Performance is a visceral and exquisitely written portrait of a place that has come to embody the excesses of late capitalism; of tumbling willingly down the rabbit hole, only to lose yourself in the dark.______'Performance is theatrical, immersive and utterly heartbreaking. An astonishing debut' CHRISTIE WATSON'A story this addictive, it's hard not to consume it in one go' RHYANNON STYLES'I devoured this book in two days, all of its twisting corners and dark alleyways. I know Soho like the back of my hand and this brought that lost world back in vivid colours' JODIE HARSHMATLAB and Simulink in Action: Programming, Scientific Computing and Simulation
By Dingyü Xue, Feng Pan. 2024
The textbook is intended for teaching MATLAB language and its applications. The book is composed of three parts: MATLAB programming,…
scientific computing with MATLAB, and system simulation with Simulink. Since MATLAB is widely used in all fields of science and engineering, a good introduction to the language can not only help students learn how to use it to solve practical problems, but also provide them with the skills to use MATLAB independently in their later courses and research. The three parts of the book are well-balanced and tailored to the needs of engineering students, and the mathematical problems commonly encountered in engineering can be easily solved using MATLAB. This textbook is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in science and engineering.Performance: An electrifying memoir from the dark heart of London's Soho
By Ruth Ivo. 2024
'Stunning . . . a love letter to the aliveness of London and its nightlife' SOPHIE MACKINTOSH'A wild night of…
a book' OCTAVIA BRIGHTAs 'Ruby', Ruth Ivo was a successful burlesque performer, living in blissful bohemian squalor on a decommissioned military boat and spending her evenings unfolding from a Fabergé egg in various London clubs. Her life changes when she is asked to become show director at 'The Club', a place as secretive as it is notorious. Before long, she's trawling Soho back streets for props and knocking back shots with movie stars and billionaires. But as her nights unravel in a maelstrom of glamour and chaos behind the scenes, she feels her grasp on reality slipping through her fingers, and her soul wrung out by decadence. Under pressure to produce shows each more shocking than the last, she watches the performers under her care contort themselves before baying crowds. When a devastating event leaves her unmoored, Ruby has to wonder if she's sold her soul to the devil . . . or become him. Performance is a visceral and exquisitely written portrait of a place that has come to embody the excesses of late capitalism; of tumbling willingly down the rabbit hole, only to lose yourself in the dark.______'Performance is theatrical, immersive and utterly heartbreaking. An astonishing debut' CHRISTIE WATSON'A story this addictive, it's hard not to consume it in one go' RHYANNON STYLES'I devoured this book in two days, all of its twisting corners and dark alleyways. I know Soho like the back of my hand and this brought that lost world back in vivid colours' JODIE HARSHDesign Patterns with Java: An Introduction
By Olaf Musch. 2023
A practical description of the software design patterns as they are mentioned in the 1994 book "Design Patterns - Elements…
of Reusable ObjectOriented Software" by the author group Gamma, Helm, Johnson and Vlissides (also called "Gang of Four", GoF for short). All patterns are explained in detail by means of examples and also critically appreciated. Furthermore, design principles of object-oriented programming are described and considered. All examples are commented in detail in the source code and are executable under Java 16. In part, newer features of Java up to and including version 16 are also explained and used.Data-Centric Business and Applications: Modern Trends in Financial and Innovation Data Processes 2023. Volume 1 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #195)
By Andriy Semenov, Iryna Yepifanova, Jana Kajanová. 2024
This book examines aspects of financial and investment processes, as well as the application of information technology mechanisms to business…
and industrial management, using the experience of the Ukrainian economy as an example. An effective tool for supporting business data processing is combining modern information technologies and the latest achievements in economic theory. The variety of industrial sectors studied supports the continuous acquisition and use of efficient business analysis in organizations. In addition, the book elaborates on multidisciplinary concepts, examples, and practices that can be useful for researching the evolution of developments in the field. Also, in this book, there is a description of analysis methods for making decisions in business, finance, and innovation management.Emerging Trends for Securing Cyber Physical Systems and the Internet of Things (Future Generation Information Systems)
By Bharat Bhushan, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Parma Nand, Achyut Shankar, Ahmed J. Obaid. 2024
In the past decades, cyber-physical systems (CPSs) have been widely applied to fields such as smart grids, environment monitoring, aerospace,…
smart transportation, and industrial automation. Great strides have been made in CPSs to improve the computing mechanism, communication, and quality of service by applying optimization algorithms. Currently, these efforts are integrated with the applications of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). To maintain system reliability and stability, CPSs such as smart grids face numerous challenges, including large-scale Internet-of-Things (IoT) device adaptation, ever-increasing demands of electrical energy, and the rise of a wide range of security threats. These challenges bring forth the need to find sustainable and advanced solutions to guarantee reliable and secure operations in these systems.The goal of this book is to foster transformative, multidisciplinary, and novel approaches that ensure CPS security by taking into consideration the unique security challenges present in the environment. This book attracts contributions in all aspects pertaining to this multidisciplinary paradigm, which includes the development and implementation of Smart CPS, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, CPS for Industry 4.0, CPS architecture for IoT applications, and CPS forensics.This book: Discusses concepts including wireless sensor networks (WSNs), CPSs, and the IoT in a comprehensive manner. Covers routing protocols in sensor networks, attacks, and vulnerabilities in WSNs, the Internet of Cyber-Physical Things, and CPSs for industrial applications. Highlights technological advances, practical solutions, emerging trends, and prototypes related to privacy in CPSs and the IoT. Presents a pathway and architecture for proactive security schemes in CPSs to counter vulnerabilities, including phishing attacks, malware injection, internal stealing of data, and hacking. Discusses the most recent research and development on the enabling technologies for IoT-based CPSs. Owing to the scope and diversity of topics covered, the book will be of interest not only to researchers and theorists but also to professionals, material developers, technology specialists, and methodologists dealing with the multifarious aspects of data privacy and security enhancement in CPSs. The book will provide these professionals an overview of CPS security and privacy design, as well as enlighten them to promising solutions to research problems such as cyberattacks in CPS, risk identification and management in CPS, ML-based trust computational models for CPSs, nature-inspired algorithms for CPSs, and distributed consensus algorithms for event detection in CPSs. The secondary target audience of this book includes legal practitioners, hackers, cyber law policymakers, cyber forensic analysts, and global security consortiums who may use it to further their research exposure to pertinent topics in cybersecurity.Intelligent Quantum Information Processing (Quantum Machine Intelligence)
By Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Iván Cruz-Aceves, Arpan Deyasi, Pampa Debnath, Rajarshi Mahapatra. 2024
The book discusses the foundations of intelligent quantum information processing applied to several real-life engineering problems, including intelligent quantum systems,…
intelligent quantum communication, intelligent process optimization, and intelligent quantum distributed networks.This book:• Showcases a detailed overview of different quantum machine learning algorithmic frameworks.• Presents real-life case studies and applications.• Provides an in-depth analysis of quantum mechanical principles.• Provides a step-by-step guide in the build-up of quantum inspired/quantum intelligent information processing systems.• Provides a video demonstration on each chapter for better understanding.It will serve as an ideal reference text for graduate students and academic researchers in fields such as electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer engineering, and information technology.Look What You Made Me Do: The ultimate guide for Taylor Swift fans!
By Kat McKenna. 2024
THE MUST-HAVE HANDBOOK FOR TAYLOR SWIFT FANS, AND THE ONLY COMPANION YOU NEED FOR THE ERAS TOUR! What does it mean…
to be a FAN? If you're a Swiftie, you know that it takes commitment and dedication to be in a fandom. And there's nothing more rewarding than sourcing Taylor Swift news and updates, anticipating new music and meeting fellow fans. But fan culture today is more intense than ever, from trolling to stalkers to online warfare.So how did we get here? Discover the history of the first fandoms, the many Eras of Taylor Swift, the politics of celebrity and cancel culture, and above all: why being a fan is so special. Featuring interview with key Taylor Swift fans and celebrity culture icon DeuxMoi and the founder of Swiftogeddon, this book is the ultimate guide on how to be a fan.Complex Digital Hardware Design
By Istvan Nagy. 2024
This book is about how to design the most complex types of digital circuit boards used inside servers, routers and…
other equipment, from high-level system architecture down to the low-level signal integrity concepts. It explains common structures and subsystems that can be expanded into new designs in different markets.The book is targeted at all levels of hardware engineers. There are shorter, lower-level introductions to every topic, while the book also takes the reader all they way to the most complex and most advanced topics of digital circuit design, layout design, analysis, and hardware architecture.My My!: ABBA Through the Ages
By Giles Smith. 2024
&‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit&’ Daily Mail&‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It&’s…
not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality&’ Sunday TimesMy My! The story of ABBA told through a selection of their greatest hits. This year is the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo (the song, not the battle) – a seminal moment in pop history which saw Swedish sensation ABBA burst on to the international music scene. How is it that half a century later this seventies Eurovision act is bigger than ever – reaching listeners of all ages and spinning off into musicals, museums and holograms? Giles Smith, writer and music fan, sets out to find out why.My My! is a celebration of ABBA through the ages. It&’s one fan&’s way of saying: thank you for the music.Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Systems: 18th International Conference, HAIS 2023, Salamanca, Spain, September 5–7, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14001)
By Pablo García Bringas, Hilde Pérez García, Francisco Javier Martínez de Pisón, Francisco Martínez Álvarez, Alicia Troncoso Lora, Álvaro Herrero, José Luis Calvo Rolle, Héctor Quintián, Emilio Corchado. 2023
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Systems, HAIS 2023, held in Salamanca, Spain, during September 5–7,…
2023.The 65 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Anomaly and Fault Detection, Data Mining and Decision Support Systems, Deep Learning, Evolutionary Computation and Optimization, HAIS Applications, Image and Speech Signal Processing, Agents and Multiagents, Biomedical Applicatons."Der ChatGPT-Plan zum Geldverdienen für Unternehmer" Im schnelllebigen digitalen Zeitalter liegt der Schlüssel zum Erfolg in der Nutzung modernster Technologien.…
Machen Sie sich bereit, das Potenzial von Sprache und künstlicher Intelligenz mit "Geld verdienen mit Chat GPT." Dieser unverzichtbare Leitfaden nimmt Sie mit auf eine faszinierende Reise und enthüllt die Geheimnisse der Nutzung von Chat GPT, dem fortschrittlichen Sprachmodell von OpenAI, für maximale Einkommensgenerierung. Entdecken Sie Ihren Weg zum Profit: Treten Sie ein in die lukrative Welt der Freiberufler und stärken Sie Ihre Fähigkeiten mit den Sprachkenntnissen von Chat GPT. Heben Sie sich auf dem überfüllten Markt ab und bieten Sie auf Projekte, die Ihre KI-gestützte Expertise unter Beweis stellen. Erleben Sie, wie Ihr Einkommen steigt, während Sie zum Experten werden und mit der Kraft der AI erstklassige Ergebnisse liefern. Erstelle unwiderstehliche Chatbots für den Erfolg: Revolutionieren Sie die Art und Weise, wie Unternehmen mit Kunden interagieren, indem Sie intelligente Chatbots erstellen. Beobachten Sie, wie die Automatisierung des Kundensupports neue Höhen erreicht, während Chat GPT schnelle und genaue Antworten liefert. Bauen Sie Vertrauen auf, gewinnen Sie Loyalität und steigern Sie den Umsatz, während Ihre Kunden eine beispiellose Kundenzufriedenheit erleben. Entfesseln Sie Ihr Schreibpotenzial: Steigern Sie Ihr Content-Erstellungsspiel mit Chat GPT als Schreibassistent. Erleben Sie die Magie überzeugender Blogposts, fesselnder Artikel und überzeugender Produktbeschreibungen. Binden Sie Ihre Zielgruppe wie nie zuvor ein, steigern Sie Traffic und Conversions und sparen Sie Zeit und Mühe. Erobern Sie das Social Media Marketing: Lenken Sie die Aufmerksamkeit im Social-Media-Bereich mit der Finesse von Chat GPT. Starten Sie erfolgreiche Werbekampagnen, meistern Sie ansprechende Beiträge und pflegen SHow AI Thinks: How we built it, how it can help us, and how we can control it
By Nigel Toon. 2024
THE #2 TIMES BESTSELLER'Artificial intelligence is going to have a massive impact on everyone’s lives... an accessible and sensible read…
that helps demystify AI' Deborah Meaden, entrepreneur and star of Dragon's Den'Nigel Toon is a visionary leader in the field of artificial intelligence... a must-read' Marc Tremblay, Distinguished Engineer, MicrosoftThose who understand how AI thinks are about to win big.We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able to think in ways that are intuitive, or respond to questions as a human might. All that has changed, dramatically, in the past few years.Our search engines are becoming answer engines. Artificial intelligence is already revolutionising sectors from education to healthcare to the creative arts. But how does an AI understand sentiment or context? How does it play and win games that have an almost infinite number of moves? And how can we work with AI to produce insights and innovations that are beyond human capacity, from writing code in an instant to unfolding the elaborate 3D puzzles of proteins?We stand at the brink of a historic change that will disrupt society and at the same time create enormous opportunities for those who understand how AI thinks. Nigel Toon shows how we train AI to train itself, so that it can paint images that have never existed before or converse in any language. In doing so he reveals the strange and fascinating ways that humans think, too, as we learn how to live in a world shared by machine intelligences of our own creation.Moral AI: And How We Get There (Pelican Books)
By Jana Schaich Borg, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Vincent Conitzer. 2024
A balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics Can computers understand morality? Can they…
respect privacy? And what can we do to make AI safe and fair? The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today, there are self-driving cars on our streets, autonomous weapons in our armies, robot surgeons in our hospitals – and AI's presence in our lives will only increase. Some see this as the dawn of a new era in innovation and ease; others are alarmed by its destructive potential. But one thing is clear: this is a technology like no other, one that raises profound questions about the very definitions of human intelligence and morality. In Moral AI, world-renowned researchers in moral psychology, philosophy, and artificial intelligence – Jana Schaich Borg, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Vincent Conitzer – tackle these thorny issues head-on. Writing lucidly and calmly, they lay out the recent advances in this still nascent field, peeling away the exaggeration and misleading arguments. Instead, they offer clear examinations of the moral concerns at the heart of AI programs, from racial equity to personal privacy, fake news to autonomous weaponry. Ultimately, they argue that artificial intelligence can be built and used safely and ethically, but that its potential cannot be achieved without careful reflection on the values we wish to imbue it with. This is an essential primer for any thinking person.Howard Stern Comes Again
By Howard Stern. 2017
Over his unrivaled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed thousands of personalities—discussing sex, relationships, money, fame, spirituality, and…
success with the boldest of bold-faced names. But which interviews are his favorites? It&’s one of the questions he gets asked most frequently. Howard Stern Comes Again delivers his answer.Rock stars and rap gods. Comedy legends and A-list actors. Supermodels and centerfolds. Moguls and mobsters. A president. This book is a feast of conversation and more, as between the lines Stern offers his definitive autobiography—a magnum opus of confession and personal exploration. Tracy Morgan opens up about his near-fatal car crash. Lady Gaga divulges her history with cocaine. Madonna reminisces on her relationship with Tupac Shakur. Bill Murray waxes philosophical on the purpose of life. Jerry Seinfeld offers a master class on comedy. Harvey Weinstein denies the existence of the so-called casting couch. An impressive array of creative visionaries weigh in on what Stern calls &“the climb&”—the stories of how they struggled and eventually prevailed. As he writes in the introduction, &“If you&’re having trouble finding motivation in life and you&’re looking for that extra kick in the ass, you will find it in these pages.&” Interspersed throughout are rare selections from the Howard Stern Show archives with Donald Trump that depict his own climb: transforming from Manhattan tabloid fixture to reality TV star to president of the United States. Stern also tells of his Moby Dick-like quest to land an interview with Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the 2016 election—one of many newly written revelations from the author. He speaks with extraordinary candor about a variety of subjects, including his overwhelming insecurity early in his career, his revolutionary move from terrestrial radio to SiriusXM, and his belief in the power of psychotherapy. As Stern insightfully notes in the introduction: &“The interviews collected here represent my best work and show my personal evolution. But they don&’t just show my evolution. Gathered together like this, they show the evolution of popular culture over the past quarter century.&”Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir
By Sharon Gless. 2021
Emmy Award–winning actress Sharon Gless tells all in this laugh-out-loud, juicy, &“unforgettably memorable&” (Lily Tomlin) memoir about her five decades…
in Hollywood, where she took on some of the most groundbreaking roles of her time.Anyone who has seen Sharon Gless act in Cagney & Lacey, Queer as Folk, Burn Notice, and countless other shows and movies, knows that she&’s someone who gives every role her all. She holds nothing back in Apparently There Were Complaints, a hilarious, deeply personal memoir that spills all about Gless&’s five decades in Hollywood. A fifth-generation Californian, Sharon Gless knew from a young age that she wanted to be an actress. After some rocky teenage years that included Sharon&’s parents&’ divorce and some minor (and not-so-minor) rebellion, Gless landed a coveted spot as an exclusive contract player for Universal Studios. In 1982, she stepped into the role of New York Police Detective Christine Cagney for the series Cagney & Lacey, which eventually reached an audience of 30 million weekly viewers and garnered Gless with two Emmy Awards. The show made history as the first hour-long drama to feature two women in the leading roles. Gless continued to make history long after Cagney & Lacey was over. In 2000, she took on the role of outrageous Debbie Novotny in Queer as Folk. Her portrayal of a devoted mother to a gay son and confidant to his gay friends touched countless hearts and changed the definition of family for millions of viewers. Apparently There Were Complaints delves into Gless&’s remarkable career and explores Gless&’s complicated family, her struggles with alcoholism, and her fear of romantic commitment as well as her encounters with some of Hollywood&’s biggest names. Brutally honest and incredibly relatable, Gless puts it all out on the page in the same way she has lived—never with moderation.Technological Advancement in Internet of Medical Things and Blockchain for Personalized Healthcare: Applications and Use Cases
By A. Prasanth, D Lakshmi, Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj, Balamurugan Balusamy. 2024
Technological Advancement in Internet of Medical Things and Blockchain for Personalized Healthcare presents an overview of the innovative concepts, technologies,…
and various biomedical applications of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT).Features:• Provides insights into smart contracts, healthcare monitoring equipment, and the next generation of Internet of Things sensors to improve adherence to chronic disease management programs and patient health.• Discusses the IoMT for personalized healthcare, security, and privacy issues of the IoMT in the healthcare sector.• Elaborates on the opportunities and challenges of blockchain technology in the healthcare system.• Focuses on the convergence of the IoMT and blockchain for emerging personalized healthcare systems.• Presents techniques and methods to secure IoMT devices to protect them from cyberattacks.This book is primarily written for graduate students and academic researchers working in the fields of computer science and engineering, biomedical engineering, and electrical engineering.Advances in Mathematical Modelling, Applied Analysis and Computation: Proceedings of ICMMAAC 2023 – Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #953)
By Jagdev Singh, George A. Anastassiou, Dumitru Baleanu, Devendra Kumar. 2024
This book gathers selected research articles presented in the “6th International Conference on Mathematical Modelling, Applied Analysis and Computation (ICMMAAC)”,…
held at JECRC University, Jaipur, during August 3–5, 2023. This book is focused on articles dealing with necessary theory and techniques in a balanced manner, and contributes towards solving mathematical problems arising in physics, engineering, chemistry, biological systems, medicine, networking system, control systems, environmental sciences, social issues of current interest and more. Annually held since 2018, the ICMMAAC conference aimed, in particular, to foster cooperation among practitioners and theoreticians in these fields. This proceedings is an invaluable resource for researchers, academicians and professionals associated or interested in current advances in different aspects of mathematical modelling, computational algorithms and analysis necessary for handling real-world problems.Euro-Par 2023: Euro-Par 2023 International Workshops, Limassol, Cyprus, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14351)
By Demetris Zeinalipour, Dora Blanco Heras, George Pallis, Herodotos Herodotou, Demetris Trihinas, Daniel Balouek, Patrick Diehl, Terry Cojean, Karl Fürlinger, Maja Hanne Kirkeby, Matteo Nardelli, Pierangelo Di Sanzo. 2024
This book constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops held at the 29th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing,…
Euro-Par 2023, which took place in Limassol, Cyprus, during August 28–September 1, 2023. The 42 full papers presented in this book together with 11 symposium papers and 14 demo/poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. The papers cover covering all aspects of parallel and distributed processing, ranging from theory to practice, from small to the largest parallel and distributed systems and infrastructures, from fundamental computational problems to applications, from architecture, compiler, language and interface design and implementation, to tools, support infrastructures, and application performance aspects.LNCS 14351:First International Workshop on Scalable Compute Continuum (WSCC 2023). First International Workshop on Tools for Data Locality, Power and Performance (TDLPP 2023). First International Workshop on Urgent Analytics for Distributed Computing (QuickPar 2023). 21st International Workshop on Algorithms, Models and Tools for Parallel Computing on Heterogeneous Platforms (HETEROPAR 2023). LNCS 14352: Second International Workshop on Resource AWareness of Systems and Society (RAW 2023). Third International Workshop on Asynchronous Many-Task systems for Exascale (AMTE 2023). Third International Workshop on Performance and Energy-efficiency in Concurrent and Distributed Systems (PECS 2023) First Minisymposium on Applications and Benefits of UPMEM commercial Massively Parallel Processing-In-Memory Platform (ABUMPIMP 2023). First Minsymposium on Adaptive High Performance Input / Output Systems (ADAPIO 2023).