For more than twenty years serious C programmers have relied on one book for practical in-depth knowledge of the programming interfaces that drive the UNIX & Linux kernels: W. Richard Stevens Advanced Programming in the UNIX (r) Environment. Now once again Richs colleague Steve Rago has thoroughly updated this classic work. The new third edition supports todays leading platforms reflects new technical advances & best practices & aligns with Version 4 of the Single UNIX

Specification. Steve carefully retains the spirit & approach that have made this book so valuable. Building on Richs pioneering work he begins with files directories & processes carefully laying the groundwork for more advanced techniques such as signal handling & terminal I/O. He also thoroughly covers threads & multithreaded programming & socket-based IPC. This edition covers more than seventy new interfaces including POSIX asynchronous I/O spin locks barriers & POSIX semaphores. Most obsolete interfaces have been removed except for a few that are ubiquitous. Nearly all examples have been tested on four modern platforms: Solaris 10 Mac OS X version 10.6.8 (Darwin 10.8.0 ) Free BSD 8.0 & Ubuntu version 12.04 (based on Linux 3.2). As in previous editions youll learn through examples including more than ten thousand lines of downloadable ISoC source code. More than four hundred system calls & functions are demonstrated with concise complete programs that clearly illustrate their usage arguments & return values. To tie together what youve learned the book presents several chapter-length case studies each reflecting contemporary environments. Advanced Programming in the UNIX (r) Environment has helped generations of programmers write code with exceptional power performance & reliability. Now updated for todays systems this third edition will be even more valuable.

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Serious as well as popular opinion of psychics & mediums is changing. No longer only gypsy fortune tellers or remote mystics they are now part of mainstream culture. Here is the guide book for this new generation. In learning to unlock & use our innate intuitive ability we can become better partners parents friends & work colleagues. We become better communicators & better listeners
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Remedial massage therapy uses manual therapy techniques to treat & 'remedy' a problem; but to offer a real remedy you must do more than just relieve pain; you must also understand how the problem came about & how it can be avoided in future. Advanced Remedial Massage" places the emphasis on remedial therapy as well as massage & will appeal to students of physiotherapy oestotherapy & many other manual therapies. The book takes the reader through the practice of remedial massage the effects & benefits that arise from it a guide to the human muscular system basic massage techniques & more detailed treatment practices. Illustrated with more than 200 full-colour photographs & over 50 diagrams the techniques are easy to follow & underst&. This informative guide is a must-have both for students of remedial massage & for professional therapists." ...

This full-colour step-by-step illustrated book covers the maintenance set-up & customising of high-end road bikes ('racing' bikes). Coverage is predominantly of professional-specification lightweight components such as carbon frames forks cranks & handlebars together with top-of-the-range cranksets & gear components & professional alloy & carbon wheels. Many road cyclists seek to upgrade & individualise their bikes & this book is an indispensible practical guide for them. ...

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Tattooing is an art form that has for centuries defined individuals in terms of status culture & physical prowess. Now more popular than ever it has become a lifestyle expression for millions across the world who seek self-expression in an increasingly confused & controlling environment. Moving from the domain of sailors & soldiers to executives car mechanics working mothers teenagers supermarket workers bus conductors librarians film stars...everyone & any one can have a tattoo. Advanced Tattoo Art" takes the reader inside ten of the most well-known tattoo parlors following projects with detailed photographs & instructions from initial concept to completed colorful finish. Both a how-to book & a lavishly illustrated guide to the world of tattoos & tattooing this

Includes:: interviews with the artists who explain not only what they do but why they do it."

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The last several years have seen fundamental changes to the UK tax system. Nearly the entirety of the UK corporation tax & international tax rules have been rewritten by three new statutes the Corporation Tax Acts 2009 & 2010 & the Taxation (International & Other Provisions) Act 2010. The UK has also implemented major new policies affecting the taxation of pensions charities savings vehicles 'non-doms' & the foreign profits of UK companies. In addition European Union law & especially the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union has had an increasingly important impact on UK corporation tax & international tax law in particular. This new book on advanced topics in UK tax law is derived from material previously found in John Tiley's major text on Revenue Law that has been expanded & comprehensively updated to take account of these developments. The book deals with Corporation Tax International & European Tax Savings & Charities in a manageable & portable volume for law students & practitioners. It complements the material on UK Income Tax Capital Gains Tax & Inheritance Tax found in Revenue Law 7th edition. Unlike other tax law books this text explains the new rules found in CTA 2009 CTA 2010 & TIOPA 2010 in light of its legislative predecessors. The book contains extensive references to the new legislation & also to the former enactments in ICTA 1988 & elsewhere. Those familiar with the old law but wanting to find their way round the new will find this work particularly valuable. The book is designed for law students taking advanced tax courses in the final year of their law degree course & for graduate students but is intended to be of interest to all who enjoy tax law. Its purpose is not only to provide an account of the rules but to include citation of the relevant literature from legal periodicals & some discussion of or reference to the background material in terms of policy history or other countries' tax systems. ...

Get the latest information about using the 1 web analytics tool from this fully updated guide Google Analytics is the free tool used by millions of web site owners to assess the effectiveness of their efforts. Its revised interface & new features will offer even more ways to increase the value of your web site & this book will teach you how to use each one to best advantage. Featuring new content based on reader & client requests the book helps you implement new methods & concepts track social & mobile visitors use the new multichannel funnel reporting features understand which filters to use & much more. Gets you up & running with all the new tools in the revamped Google Analytics &

Includes:: content requested by readers & users especially for new GA users Covers social media analytics features advanced segmentation displays multi-dashboard configurations & using Top 20 reports Provides a detailed best-practices implementation guide covering advanced topics such as how to set up GA to track dynamic web pages banners outgoing links & contact forms

Includes:: case studies & demonstrates how to optimize pay-per-click accounts integrate Ad Sense work with new reports & reporting tools use ad version testing & more Make your web site a more effective business tool with the detailed information & advice about Google Analytics in Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics 3nd Edition.



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All is not well at Holm Coultram College. Lecturers having it away with students witches sabbaths on the sand dunes a body buried under a statue in the gardens... But even with Dalziels cynical view of what college administrators spend his taxes on murder doesnt quite seem to fit in here. So when Dalziel & that over-educated sergeant of his Peter Pascoe are sent to investigate a disinterred corpse at Holm Coultram College he hadnt reckoned on a rash of killings. While Pascoe rekindles an old flame on the staff protesting students astutely identify Dalziel as a fascist pig. The Superintendent smiles with satisfaction. If thats how they want to play it... ...

This new edition is truly a book of advances in sport psychology research. This is a thorough up-to-date review of the literature & terminology in key topic areas. The clear explanation of potential research directions & the list of contributors make this a must-have book for students of sport psychology. This edition strongly reflects the current path of research that recognises the merging of individual & socio-environmental factors in making sense of sport performance motivations & research that keep this discipline growing. The 17 chapter topics reflect the most important & active areas of research in sport psychology today including motivational orientations self confidence coaching effectiveness flow in sport & sport injury. All chapters returning to this third edition have been substantially revised. New chapters include qualititative research methods attributions & perceived control achievement goal theories & self confidence. This will be an ideal text for second & third year sport psychology students & as a reference for professionals in the field. ...