More of the wry honest & often hilarious chronicles of Richard Hammond
- TV presenter adventurer & general drawer of the Short
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There is I discovered a technique to performing a low-rent comedy motorcycle jump with a bad hip joint following a low-speed fall off a horse on to your wifes Land Rover keys..." More of the wry honest & often hilarious chronicles of Richard Hammond
- TV presenter adventurer & general drawer of the Short Straw. Continuing where AS YOU DO left off OR IS THAT JUST ME? focuses on just a few of the many hair-raising stunts expeditions & encounters experienced by Richard Hammond over the last eventful year."
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First Patrick receives the mysterious DVDs. They show invasive footage of him in the privacy of his own house. Soon Patrick & his wife Ariana find themselves questioning everything & everyone as their lives unravel. Someone is clearly out to get them. & then the email arrives: Go Alone Do What We Say Or She Dies... ...

This Oracle Press guide explains how to build BI applications using Oracle Business Intelligence 11g. Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Developers Guide offers complete coverage of this integrated scalable suite of business intelligence products. The book explains how to develop repositories dashboards analyses KPIs & scorecards & integrate with Oracle Fusion Middleware security Oracle Web Logic Server & web services. Aimed at developers creating BI solutions using Oracles platform this book also covers the Oracle Exalytics Business Intelligence Machine a hardware appliance that combines Oracle Business Intelligence & Oracle Times Ten an in-memory database for speed of thought" analytics. Written by an Oracle ACE Director in the area of BI & DW The best end-to-end holistic look at Oracle Business Intelligence 11g 100% of the content is on Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition with a chapter on Oracle Exalytics BI Machine Puts the tools in context & offers real-world advice on the most appropriate approach to take for typical BI deployments Uses a consistent sample dataset that you can download & follow on your own Comprehensive coverage Product Architecture; Installations & Upgrades; Creating Repositories from Relational Sources; Creating Repositories from Oracle Essbase & Other OLAP Data Sources; Configuring & Maintaining the BI Server; Creating Reports Using Answers & Dashboards; Actionable Intelligence; KPIs & Scorecards; Creating Published Reports; Systems Management; High Availability Clustering & Backup & Recovery; Managing Change Versioning & Promotion Between Environments; Oracle Exalytics Business Intelligence Machine" ...

Design Feature-Rich PL/SQL Applications Deliver dynamic client/server PL/SQL applications with expert guidance from an Oracle programming professional. With full coverage of the latest features & tools Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming lays out each topic alongside detailed explanations cut-&-paste syntax examples & real-world case studies. Access & modify database information construct powerful PL/SQL statements execute effective queries & deploy bulletproof security. Youll also learn how to implement C C++ & Java procedures Web-enable your database cut development time & optimize performance. Create debug & manage Oracle-driven PL/SQL programs Use PL/SQL structures delimiters operators variables & statements Identify & eliminate errors using PLSQL_WARNINGS & exception handlers Work with functions procedures packages collections & triggers Define & deploy varray nested table & associative array data types Handle external routines object types large objects & secure files Communicate between parallel sessions using DBMS_ALERT & DBMS_PIPE Call external procedures through Oracle Net Services & PL/SQL wrappers Integrate internal & server-side Java class libraries using Oracle JVM Develop robust Web applications using PL/SQL Gateway & Web Toolkit ...

Australias bestselling author Lucy Cavendish has re-crafted her wildly popular oracle cards to specifically address young women of today. Seeking both to empower & entertain Cavendish joins forces with world-renowned fantasy artist Jasmine Becket-Griffith to create just the right amount of cheek & sass to intrigue the most independent of teens. Misfits mystics seekers & wanderers alike will delve into the 45 beautifully illustrated cards each with its own guiding message. Within the wide-eyed wonder of Oracle of Shadows & Light youll meet honest delightful fascinating beings from guardian angels & protective fairies to wise little witches & sweet ghosts. Each card has an in-depth guidebook entry with step-by-step instructions for powerful accurate healing readings that can shape your day year & future. ...

The only Oracle Press guide to Oracle Solaris 11 Oracle Solaris 11 System Administration: The Complete Reference explains the sophisticated capabilities of Oracle Solaris 11 & its vast updates. The book details installation process & device management access control & security networking virtualization CSS services directories & applications. It explains the significantly updated architecture of the networking stack which now offers a simplified unified & enhanced interoperability & observability" of the network interfaces. Other key features & important updates are addressed including: new optimizations for enterprise-level scalability; built-in network virtualization; reductions in planned & unplanned system downtime; & on-disk ZFS encryption for achieving the highest levels of data center security. The primary focus of this Oracle Press guide is on the tasks & tools critical to the system administrator; it also provides a solid treatment of Web tools & explains the most relevant open source development tools for those administrators who also handle development tasks. The book is organized to get you up & running as efficiently as possible. Comprehensive coverage: Oracle Sun Solaris & the Open Source Community; Installation Options; Solaris Virtualization; Standard Solaris Commands & Shells; File Systems & Pools; Customize the Solaris Shell (s); Comm&-line Solaris for Linux Administrators; Solaris Package Management; Local Users & Groups; Basic System Performance Tuning; Service & Performance Management; Print Management; DNS & DHCP; Mail Services; Basic Security; The Network File System; The Solaris FTP Server; Solaris & Samba; Apache & the Web Stack; The Solaris Desktop Environment" ...

As a second daughter Grace Andreas never had to worry about the intrigues of the Elder Races. But when her sister Petra & Petras husband are both killed Grace inherits the Power & responsibilities of the Oracle of Louisville as well as her sisters two young children
- neither of which she is prepared for. Yet she is not alone. Khalil Demonkind & Djinn prince of House Marid
- driven by his genuine caring for the children
- has decided to make himself a part of the household both as their guardian & as an exasperating counterpoint to Graces impudence toward the Elder Races. But when an attempt is made on Graces life she realises that Khalil is the only one who can protect her
- & offer her more than a mortal man.. .



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This is a revised edition of a bestselling handbook. The authors have fully updated the text to include the most up to date treatment options have added a section on head & neck imaging (CT/MRI) a series of self-test clinical cases & 100 new photographs. The book uses a symptom-based approach to assist the clinician in the diagnosis & management of those conditions that fall into the speciality of oral medicine. Dealing first with normal anatomy physical examination & investigation
- particularly lesional biopsy haematological assessment & microbiological sampling
- the authors cover all areas of those diseases local & systemic that manifest themselves in the lips & mouth. Conditions are grouped under their principal presenting sign
- blistering white patches red patches swelling pigmentation pain dry mouth altered tasted & halitosis. This comprehensive handbook is of value to professionals & trainees in medicine dentistry & pathology.


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High in the trees of the rainforest in Sumatra a baby orang-utan is born. Follow her from birth to adulthood as she learns to look after herself. See her eating her first solid food
- mashed fruit learning to climb & relaxing in the nest". She will stay with her mum learning how to survive in the forest until she is five years old. Also available in the Eye on the Wild series:
- Gorilla (9781847802026)
- Cheetah (9781847802040
- Brown Bear (9781847802057)
- Lion (9781847803108)
- Sea Otter (9781847802033)"





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