Coding is cool & these fun projects help you get started today! Building a Mobile App offers basic lessons in Android development designed specifically for kids! Three fun projects walk you through basic coding skills using MIT's App Inventor a free online programming tool that uses a simple block style language that makes coding easy to learn No long chapters to read & no homework just dive right in! You'll begin with a basic project that shows you how to make an app that works; next you'll put those skills to work on a photo editing app that takes your skills to the next level Finally you'll level up one more time to become a Game Maker that's right you'll actually build a mobile game that you can send to your friends! Each project

Includes:: step-by-step directions & plenty of graphics to help you stay on track & easy-to-read instructions help you complete each project frustration-free App building can get pretty complicated but it doesn't have to start out that way Start small to pick up the basics quickly & you'll be coding in no time! This book helps you get started quickly & easily with a focus on fun Build your own Android mobile apps using a free online platform! Code everything yourself including buttons screens & interactions! Build an app that lets you draw on pictures you take! Create a simple interactive game you can share with your friends! Adults all over the world turn to For Dummies books for clear instruction with a sense of humor; the Dummies Junior books bring that same learning is fun attitude to kids with projects designed specifically for a kid's interests needs & skill level Building a Mobile App gets kids coding quickly with fun projects they'll be happy to show off!

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The Data Vault was invented by Dan Linstedt at the US Department of Defense & the standard has been successfully applied to data warehousing projects at organizations of different sizes from small to large-size corporations Due to its simplified design which is adapted from nature the Data Vault 20 standard helps prevent typical data warehousing failures Building a Scalable Data Warehouse covers everything one needs to know to create a scalable data warehouse end to end including a presentation of the Data Vault modeling technique which provides the foundations to create a technical data warehouse layer The book discusses how to build the data warehouse incrementally using the agile Data Vault 20 methodology In addition readers will learn how to create the input layer (the stage layer) & the presentation layer (data mart) of the Data Vault 20 architecture including implementation best practices Drawing upon years of practical experience & using numerous examples & an easy to understand framework Dan Linstedt & Michael Olschimke discuss How to load each layer using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) including automation of the Data Vault loading processes Important data warehouse technologies & practices Data Quality Services (DQS) & Master Data Services (MDS) in the context of the Data Vault architecture ...

Explains how businesses can better connect with their customers through the use of a simplified brand message one that fosters ease of understanding on websites in brochures & on social media 240 pages Illustrations unspecified Miller Donald ...

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Includes:: full-sized plans for 8 canoe designs most of which are the author's own adaptations The

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In this practical how to guide Bjarne P Tellmann General Counsel & SVP of Pearson draws upon more than 20 years of leading top legal organisations across Europe Asia & the United States to provide a structured plan for upgrading your legal team in an age of disruption The challenge In an era of exponential change the role of the general counsel (GC) has become one of the most complex intense & challenging in the corporate world GCs must lead unify & inspire diverse groups of people across the globe with subtlety & diplomacy The stakes have never been higher & the consequences of getting it wrong can be existential GCs must react to these challenges with ever-fewer resources & at a time when the legal profession itself is undergoing disruption The response To succeed in this new normal GCs must become their own chief executives They must lead communicate inspire build cultures manage talent formulate & execute strategies ensure efficacy anticipate & manage risk & manage quality control
- all in addition to being top-notch lawyers This book gives GCs the battle plan they need to get there in three parts Part I looks at the hardware including how to assess risk design winning teams optimise spend choose the best partners & select smart technology Part II focuses on the software including how to nurture a world-class legal culture & develop talent Part III considers two highly critical threads that weave their way through the transformational journey change management & the need to develop a strategic roadmap While primarily aimed at in-house legal leaders the book will also have broader appeal as many of the approaches & principles are universal In particular law firm partners lawyers at all levels & leaders from other support functions will find much to draw upon as will government lawyers suppliers to the legal industry such as alternative service providers & technology outfits & consultants The book will also be of interest to academics & law students teaching & taking courses on in-house legal practice
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This is the first survey in many years to explore contemporary apartments not as raw canvases for interior decoration but as a building type of growing significance An introduction presents the history of multiple-occupancy housing through its most innovative 20th-century exemplars from the urbane blocks of Auguste Perret & Henri Sauvage in Paris to the landscaped housing estates of Weimar Germany & the visionary schemes of Le Corbusier The heart of the book features 38 recent & ongoing projects designed by leading international studios & rising talents Buildings range from social housing & micro apartments to 'vertical villages' megastructures & luxury high-rises Each project is considered for the way in which it enriches the lives of residents & the city & is shown through drawings & photographs taken from the street & within The book also

Includes:: interviews with such contemporary masters of apartment design as Michael Maltzan Lorcan O' Herlihy Edouard Francois & Bjarke Ingels As our cities grow more crowded it is critical that we produce large-scale buildings that enhance the lives of their inhabitants their surroundings & the urban environment as a whole Building Community offers dozens of proven successes to designers & apartment-dwellers

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Ideal for students on all construction courses Topics presented concisely in plain language & with clear drawings Updated to include revisions to Building & Construction regulations The Building Construction Handbook is THE authoritative reference for all construction students & professionals Its detailed drawings clearly illustrate the construction of building elements & have been an invaluable guide for builders since 1988 The principles & processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate Extensive coverage of building construction practice techniques & regulations representing both traditional procedures & modern developments are included to provide the most comprehensive & easy to understand guide to building construction This new edition has been updated to reflect recent changes to the building regulations as well as new material on the latest technologies used in domestic construction Building Construction Handbook is the essential easy-to-use resource for undergraduate & vocational students on a wide range of courses including NVQ & BTEC National through to Higher National Certificate & Diploma to Foundation & three-year Degree level It is also a useful practical reference for building designers contractors & others engaged in the construction industry ...

The software development ecosystem is constantly changing providing a constant stream of new tools frameworks techniques & paradigms Over the past few years incremental developments in core engineering practices for software development have created the foundations for rethinking how architecture changes over time along with ways to protect important architectural characteristics as it evolves This practical guide ties those parts together with a new way to think about architecture & time ...

This third edition of the classic resource Building Expertise draws on the most recent evidence on how to build innovative forms of expertise & translates that evidence into guidelines for instructional designers course developers & facilitators technical communicators & other human performance professionals Ruth Colvin Clark summarizes psychological theories concerning ways instructional methods support human learning processes Filled with updated research & new illustrative examples this new edition offers trainers evidence-based guidelines to help them accelerate genuine expertise within their organizations ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play After six weeks of gruelling competition England is battling reigning champions Australia The two teams are inseparable after eighty minutes the game drags deep into extra time with just two minutes left on the clock England rumble to within 40 yards of the post The ball is sent spiralling back to Jonny Wilkinson the golden boy of English rugby in a split second he drop kicks for goal & a chance for sporting immortality From Director James Erskine (The Battle of the Sexes Pantani The Accidental Death of a Cyclist) & producer Victoria Gregory (Senna Man on Wire) Building Jerusalem combines scintillating match action extraordinary original interviews with the key players including Jonny Wilkinson Sir Clive Woodward Martin Johnson & Matt Dawson with never-before-seen behind the scenes & match footage It is an astonishing story of pressure expectation & courage tracing the roots of success back to the professionalization of the game in the 90s culminating in that glorious World Cup campaign of 2003 that turned Woodward s poisoned chalice into a golden cup ...