Why do some men commit sex offenses? While the question might seem straightforward, the answer is anything but. In this book, the authors review and critique existing theories and the supporting literature on why adolescent and adult males commit such acts as child molestation, voyeurism, indecent exposure, rape, and other violent offenses against adults and children.

Here to get filmmakers, Web designers, broadcasters, and digital artists of all kinds up to speed on After Effects CS4?and in time to meet their next deadline?is everyone's favorite task-based guide. Through step-by-step instructions, enhanced by tips, sidebars, and plenty of visual aids, veteran video editor Antony Bolante shows readers how to effectively and efficiently import and manage footage, view and edit layers, apply effects, animate type, and more. They'll learn about key features with real world examples of how and when features should be used, including what's new in After Effects CS4: the addition of Imagineer System?s Mocha for Adobe After Effects, which allows users to do motion tracking for difficult shots; the ability to export rich media compositions from After Effects to Adobe Flash; searchable timelines and projects, plus easier composition navigation; the ability to import Photoshop 3D layers; independent keyframing of X, Y, and Z axis positions; the new Cartoon effect for creating an animated look to live footage; and many more enhancements.

A cohesive and broad collection of diverse photographic processes; explore any technique in depth.

Foreign Policy explores the issues, people and agendas that shape the political world. These pages bring you unsurpassed depth and political insights on global trends in economy and security issues. You can check out reviews of important books not published in English. Leading foreign journalists from around the world share their insights and expertise. Foreign Policy is a hit with policymakers, business leaders and scholars.

The amount of data of an average company doubles every year. Thus, companies who own 1TB of data today will own 32TB in five years. Storage networks help to tame such data quantities and to manage this data growth efficiently. Since stored data and information are the biggest asset of any company, anyone who is involved in the planning or the operation of IT systems requires a basic knowledge of the principle and the use of storage networks.

American Craft celebrates the modern makers who shape the world around us. Presenting unknown innovators and artistic stalwarts, American Craft connects the disparate worlds of art, industry, fashion, architecture and design, giving an entirely new voice to the craft community.

Juxtapoz magazine presents a gallery of underground artists who influence much of the fashion, graphics, and new art we see today, and its readers are the tastemakers who discern the newest cultural trends. Full-color layouts presenting painters, street artists, sculptors, cartoonists, and photographers are featured along with interviews, rare portfolios, sketches, and reviews. Juxtapoz is the brainchild of Robert Williams, world-renowned artist and father of the widely popular school of cartoon surrealism. Target audience is teens to hip adults.

Every thought provoking issue of Art+Auction takes you deep inside the world of art. The movers. The shakers. The deal makers. The established names. The young upstarts. The auction houses. The rare finds. The leading galleries both at home and around the globe. You’ll get it all – and more – each and every month.

How to Have a XXX Sex Life The Ultimate Vivid's Guide (NEW)
Publisher: ReganBooks,U.S. | ISBN: 0060581484 | edition 2005 | PDF | 256 pages | 3.91 MB

The most glamorous namesin adult entertainment show you how tomake love like a star!
Who is better qualified to share their sexual secrets than people who spend every day perfecting their lovemaking techniques? Drawing from their extensive experience both on camera and off, the wildly popular and incredibly hot Vivid Girls -- along with male star Bobby Vitale and the legendary adult filmmakers Paul Thomas, Justin Sterling, and Chi Chi LaRue -- give you the inside scoop on what's hot and what's not. In addition to their own personal favorites and some steamy fantasies pulled from Vivid's most popular productions, the Vivid Girls provide hundreds of provocative sex tips for at-home amateurs who are ready for "Action," and who want their sexual experiences to be picture-perfect. Go behind the scenes -- and step into a world where sex can be as free, fun, and unencumbered as it appears in movies.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of implications of DNA methylation on cancer diagnosis and cancer therapy. This unique volume focuses on cancer therapy by thoroughly dissecting the basic principles of DNA methylation in cancer from molecular mechanisms to clinical trials. The chapters are written by leading experts in the field and are designed to provide the reader with the necessary background to evaluate critically the potential of DNA methylation in cancer therapy. Key features of this book include discussions of the following topics: The molecular machinery responsible for DNA methylation and their impact on gene expression and tumorigenesis.

McGraw−Hill | PDF | 664 Page | 3.58 MB

This book started over a burger in a downtown Seattle café in late 2001. I was reflecting with my editor, Ann Sellers, about the discussions we had just had with the Microsoft .NET protagonists. We came to the conclusion that if Microsoft could pull off the .NET Framework, it would change software development at least for the Windows operating systems forever. This book's publication is testimony to the achievement that is the .NET Framework and, in particular, Visual Basic .NET.

Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Framework and I go back almost five years when I was an aggressive Java programmer (of course, the framework was just a nameless, mysterious OO project at MS then). While I worked with several flavors of Java, all my customers needed stuff for the Windows platform. Visual J++ was my tool of choice (especially after programming Delphi for a few years). Then, delegates (those so−called object−oriented function pointers) and other things that Microsoft was doing with Java hit a nerve center at the house of Sun. The result was the Intifada between the two software makers that stopped VJ++ in its tracks.

Robert Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan, "The Art of The Infinite: The Pleasures of Mathematics"
Oxford | ISBN: 0-19-514743-X | 324 Pages | PDF | 2.6 Mb

We commonly think of ourselves as little and lost in the infinite stretches of time and space, so that it comes as a shock when the French poet Baudelaire speaks of “cradling our infinite on the finite seas.” Really? Is it ourself, our mind or spirit, that is infinity’s proper home? Or might the infinite be neither out there nor in here but only in language, a pretty conceit of poetry?
We are the language makers, and what we express always refers to something—though not, perhaps, to what we first thought it did. Talk of the infinite naturally belongs to that old, young, ageless conversation about number and shape which is mathematics: a conversation most of us overhear rather than partake in, put off by its haughty abstraction. Mathematics promises certainty—but at the cost, it seems, of passion. Its initiates speak of playfulness and freedom, but all we come up against in school are boredom and fear, wedged between iron rules memorized without reason.

PDF | 275 Pages | ISBN 0-9722177-0-3 | 5.7 MB

ByBarry F. Anderson The Three Secrets of Wise Decision Making covers the Courage to be Rational, Creativity, and Balanced Judgment—the “Three Secrets”. All academically respectable treatments of decision making recognize the problem of limited information-processing capacity and consider ways in which decision makers can deal with complexity in a judicious manner, by means of heuristics and decomposition algorithms.

The worst thing for the world economy would be to assume the worst is over:

Welcome to an era of diminished expectations and continuing dangers; a world where policymakers must steer between the imminent threat of deflation while countering investors (reasonable) fears that swelling public debts and massive monetary easing could eventually lead to high inflation; an uncharted world where government borrowing reaches a scale not seen since the second world war, when capital controls ensured that savings stayed at home.

In addition to enabling a clean and energy efficient future, alternative fuel sources are fast becoming a necessity for meeting today's growing demands for low-cost and convenient energy. The Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies offers a thorough guide to the science and available technologies for developing alternatives to petroleum fuel sources and petrochemical feedstocks. This handbook focuses on the different intermediates and raw material options that can generate energy output and products equivalent to conventional petroleum sources. It presents short-term options for clean alternative energy sources that complement the development of long-term sustainable energy infrastructures. Detailing the chemical processes for each technology, the text assesses the environmental impact, benefits, and performance of the various processes and fuel products. It also summarizes processing and transportation issues, safety concerns, regulations, and other practical considerations associated with alternative fuels.

The digital video mode 24p captures imagery more nearly the way motion picture cameras do. It opens up a world of possibilities for digital filmmakers. But aspiring to 'film-look video' involves more than just flipping a switch on your camera. The authors share the secrets of Hollywood-style production so you can give your movie a truly polished, commercial look. You won't need to beg major studios for financing to finally turn your movie into a reality. At last, you'll be able to make your film, your way.

The clash between evolution and creationism is one of the most hotly contested topics in education today. This book, written by one of America's most distinguished science educators, provides essential background information on this difficult and important controversy. Giving a sweeping and balanced historical look at both schools of thought, John A.

Moore shows that faith can exist alongside science, that both are essential to human happiness and fulfillment, but that we must support the teaching of science and the scientific method in our nation's schools. This highly informative book will be an invaluable aid for parents, teachers, and lawmakers, as well as for anyone who wants a better understanding of this debate. From Genesis to Genetics shows us why we must free both science and religion to do the good work for which each is uniquely qualified.

Using accessible language, Moore describes in depth these two schools of thought. He begins with an analysis of the Genesis story, examines other ancient creation myths, and provides a nuanced discussion of the history of biblical interpretation. After looking at the tenets and historical context of creationism, he presents the history of evolutionary thought, explaining how it was developed, what it means, and why it is such a powerful theory. Moore goes on to discuss the relationship of nineteenth-century religion to Darwinism, examine the historic Scopes trial, and take us up to the current controversy over what to teach in schools. Most important, this book also explores options for avoiding confrontations over this issue in the future.

Publisher: HighWire Press
Language: English
Number of Pages: 99
PDF: 26.3 MB
ISSN: 0036-8075

Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.

Publisher: HighWire Press
Language: English
Number of Pages: 100
PDF: 27.4 MB
ISSN: 0036-8075

Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.

Publisher: HighWire Press
Language: English
Number of Pages: 100
PDF: 26.9 MB
ISSN: 0036-8075

Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.

Publisher: Advance Publications
Language: English
Number of Pages: 83
PDF: 2.81 MB
ISSN: 0028-792X

The New Yorker is an American magazine that publishes reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Starting as a weekly in the mid-1920s, the magazine is now published 47 times per year, with five of these issues covering two-week spans.

Publisher: HighWire Press
Language: English
Number of Pages: 103 / PDF
ISSN: 0036-8075

Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.

Publisher: Outlook Group
Language: English
Number of Pages: 124 / PDF

Outlook Business, the new business magazine that packs in credible, detailed information and analysis for decision makers to enable them make profitable business decisions.
With expert views which not only gives you an insight of the current business dynamics but also analyzes the impact & implications that it would have on your business.

Publisher: HighWire Press
Language: English
Number of Pages: 120 / PDF
ISSN: 0036-8075

Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.

Publisher: HighWire Press
Language: English
Number of Pages: 106 / PDF: 7.64 MB
ISSN: 0036-8075

Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.

Publisher: HighWire Press
Language: English
Number of Pages: 137 / PDF: 11.2 MB
ISSN: 0036-8075

Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.

Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals. The peer-reviewed journal, first published in 1880 is circulated weekly and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.

Outlook Business, the new business magazine that packs in credible, detailed information and analysis for decision makers to enable them make profitable business decisions. With expert views which not only gives you an insight of the current business dynamics but also analyzes the impact & implications that it would have on your business.

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21st Century on the Move
Whichever way one looks at it -- cost, climate, convenience, compulsions -- public transport, not private vehicles, is the way to go. With a clutch of companies coming together to transplant the private experience in public spheres, city travel is set to see a radical shift.

Let's Make a Deal
So, it looks like the nuclear deal might come through, and that will be a good thing for India's energy security. N-power is expensive, but it is vital for the country to meet its power needs.