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Hellenistic Sculpture
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The exuberant realism & virtuoso technique of Hellenistic sculpture formed the basis of much later European art. Under Alexander & his cosmopolitan successors sculptors enriched the classical Greek repertoire with a whole range of new subjects--hermaphrodites peasants boxers--and new styles-- baroque treatment genre figures individualized portraiture. Professor Smith offers a reappraisal of this entire artistic epoch as a period of innovation demonstrating the variety subtlety & complexity of its styles. Numerous illustrations reveal the skill & inventiveness of the Hellenistic masters who created works of great beauty & expressive power. 387 illus. ...
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Hello Goodbye
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Hello Again
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14 November 2012 marks the ninetieth anniversary of the BBCs first ever broadcast & the beginning of the British love affair with radio. This fascinating book takes as its starting point those early tentative programmes broadcast from Marconi House on the Strand & follows the story of those magical radio voices through the years of economic depression war & austerity to the swinging Sixties & up to the digital era. Above all it celebrates the great the forgotten & the notorious voices of radio from the last nine decades & the programmes they made famous: Marion Cran in the 1920s who pioneered the first gardening programme; Lord Haw Haw whose sinister catchphrase Germany calling punctuated broadcasts throughout the Second World War; the Goons & Kenneth Horne comedy greats of the 1950s; John Peel Alan Freeman Kenny Everett & other heroes of Radio Caroline & the pirate stations; all the way up to Eddie Mair Fi Glover & Danny Baker the much-loved voices of today. The result is a wonderful blend of insight history & nostalgia that will appeal to radios many aficionados. ...
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Hello Again
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It's now ninety years since the BBC made its first broadcast & the British love affair with radio began. This book is a journey through that fascinating history & a celebration of the many wonderful voices that were part of it: Marion Cran who pioneered the first gardening programme in the 1920s; The Goons & Kenneth Horne comedy greats of the 1950s; John Peel Alan Freeman Kenny Everett & other heroes of the pirate stations; all the way up to Eddie Mair Fi Glover & Danny Baker the much-loved voices of today. A delightful blend of insight history & nostalgia Hello Again will appeal to any radio aficionado. ...
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Hello Android

Android is a software toolkit for mobile phones created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. Its inside millions of cell phones and other mobile devices making Android a major platform for application developers. That could be your own program running on all those devices. Getting started developing with Android is easy. You dont even need access to an Android phone just a computer where you can install the Android SDK and the phone emulator that comes with it. Within minutes Hello Android" will get you creating your first working application: Androids version of "Hello World." From there youll build up a more substantial example: an Android Sudoku game. By gradually adding features to the game youll learn about many aspects of Android programming such as creating user
interfaces (including touch D-pad and keyboard input) building location-based services (including GPS and cell-tower triangulation) and working with sensors (harnessing the compass and the accelerometer). Youll also learn how to publish your applications to the Android Market. This third edition has been revised for Android 2.1 (Eclair MR1) and 2.0/2.0.1 (Eclair). It also covers Android 1.6 (Cupcake) and 1.5 (Donut). Every page and example was reviewed and updated for compatibility with the latest versions and streamlined based on reader feedback. Freshly added material covers the new multi-touch and live wallpaper programming interfaces in addition to best practices on supporting the wide variety of screen resolutions and Android versions in use today. If youd rather be coding than
reading about coding this book is for you."
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Android is a software toolkit for mobile phones created by Google & the Open Handset Alliance. Its inside millions of cell phones & other mobile devices making Android a major platform for application developers. That could be your own program running on all those devices. Getting started developing with Android is easy. You dont even need access to an Android phone just a computer where you can install the Android SDK & the phone emulator that comes with it. Within minutes Hello Android" will get you creating your first working application: Androids version of " Hello World." From there youll build up a more substantial example: an Android Sudoku game. By gradually adding features to the game youll learn about many aspects of Android programming such as creating user interfaces (including touch D-pad & keyboard input) building location-based services (including GPS & cell-tower triangulation) & working with sensors (harnessing the compass & the accelerometer). Youll also learn how to publish your applications to the Android Market. This third edition has been revised for Android 2.1 (Eclair MR1) & 2.0/2.0.1 (Eclair). It also covers Android 1.6 (Cupcake) & 1.5 (Donut). Every page & example was reviewed & updated for compatibility with the latest versions & streamlined based on reader feedback. Freshly added material covers the new multi-touch & live wallpaper programming interfaces in addition to best practices on supporting the wide variety of screen resolutions & Android versions in use today. If youd rather be coding than reading about coding this book is for you."

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GPS - Global Positioning System - Global position using satellites
Computer - A programmable electronic machine which stores and manipulates data.
phone - Short for telephone. A device that transmits sound allowing point to point communication over long distances
Keyboard - A device with keys, letters, numbers and function keys used for interacting with a device
Keyboard - A musical instrument similar to a piano
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Install - A process of putting materials together to create a finished product.
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