This book will teach you how to build h&-crafted web pages the Web Standardistas way: using well-structured XHTML for content & CSS for presentation. By embracing a web standards approach you will hold the key to creating web sites that not only look great in all modern browsers but also are accessible to a wide variety of audiences across a range of platforms--from those browsing on everyday computers to those accessing the Web on the latest emerging mobile devices. Even if you're an absolute beginner in web design this book will teach you how to build future-proof web pages the right way using easy-to-master tools which are in most cases free. Through 14 easy-to-follow chapters we introduce you to the fundamentals of contemporary web design practice. Step by step we'll assemble well-structured XHTML webpages which we'll then style using handcrafted CSS. By the end of the book you'll have a firm knowledge of the essentials of web design: everything you need to know to move forward in your lifelong journey as a Web Standardista. To equip you on this noble quest we've included enjoyable practical assignments at the end of each chapter. Embracing these challenges will not only teach you how to create great looking web sites that are the envy of your peers but also equip you with an unrivaled knowledge of monkeys that journeyed to space & apes that starred in the movies--the real stars of this book. On completion of this book not only will you be able to create well-crafted web sites but you will have earned the badge of a Web Standardista proving your worth as a good citizen of the Web. ...

Use the latest version of HTML to create dynamic Web pages HTML5 is the latest iteration of the standard markup language for creating Web pages. It boasts extensive updates from its predecessor & means that you can incorporate rich media content into a site without any dependence on extra software such as Flash. Packed with hundreds of screen shots this visual guide introduces you to the many new features & abilities of HTML5 & shows you the many exciting new possibilities that exist for designing dynamic Web pages. Offers visual learners a solid reference on HTML5 the latest version of the standard markup language for designing Web pages Demonstrates how to use HTML5 to create Web pages that feature the latest in rich media content Provides easy-to-understand examples that cover a variety of topics to get you up & running with HTML5 Features a companion Web site that contains all the code needed to learn HTML5 HTML5: Your visual blueprint for designing effective Web pages opens your eyes to the world of possibilities that exist with the new version of the popular markup language. Adam R. Mc Daniel is a Web developer technical architect & security analyst who has contributed to the Linux Kernel. ...

Want to learn how to build Web sites fast? This best-selling guide's visual format & step-by-step task-based instructions will have you up & running with HTML5 & CSS3 in no time. This Seventh Edition is a major revision with Approx. 125 pages added & substantial updates to (or complete rewrites of) nearly every page from the preceding edition. Authors Elizabeth Castro & Bruce Hyslop use clear instructions friendly prose & real-world code samples to teach you HTML & CSS from the ground up. Over the course of 21 chapters you will learn how to: * Write semantic HTML both with elements that have been around for years & ones that are new in HTML5.* Prepare images for the Web & add them to your pages.* Use CSS to style text add background colors & images & implement a multicolumn layout.* Build a single site for all users--whether they are using a mobile phone tablet laptop desktop computer or other Web-enabled device--based on many of the components of responsive Web design including CSS3 media queries.* Leverage new selectors in CSS3 add Web fonts to your pages with @font-face & use CSS3 effects such as opacity background alpha transparency gradients rounded corners drop shadows shadows inside elements text shadows & multiple background images.* Improve your site's accessibility with ARIA landmark roles & other good coding practices.* Build forms to solicit input from your visitors.* Include media in your pages with the HTML5 audio & video elements.* Test & debug your Web pages.* Secure a domain name & publish your site. & much more! All book code samples & more are available on the companion web site. ...

HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World is ideal for any web designer or developer who wants to start using the latest generation of web technologies in their everyday work. This book will teach you how to: * understand the new semantic markup available in HTML5 * use CSS3 to make sites beautiful without sacrificing clean markup or resorting to complex workarounds * employ native HTML5 video & audio in your pages * use web fonts to enrich a sites typography * make web applications accessible using WAI-ARIA * make the most of the new HTML form elements. This easy-to-follow guide is illustrated with lots of examples & leads readers through the process of creating great websites from start to finish using HTML5 & CSS3. It also

Features: * details on all the new HTML5 & CSS3 elements & features * information on the current level of browser support * advice for creating great experiences for all users thanks to progressive enhancement.

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Essential information about using HTML5: everything you need at your fingertips HTML is the predominant programming language used to create Web pages. HTML5 has enhanced rich media geolocation database & mobile capabilities & is now able to script APIs making it a must-have for Web developers. This convenient reference comb-bound to lie flat makes it easy to find the information you need in a hurry so you can get those terrific Web pages designed & online right now. HTML is used extensively in creating Web pages especially for mobile browsers; HTML5 offers exciting enhancements that Web developers are eager to master Features a handy format that provides essential information in a quick & simple manner with easy-to-follow instructions smaller size & convenient lay-flat binding Covers using HTML5 CSS3 & Java Script The basic information you need to develop eye-popping Web sites with HTML5 are easy to find in HTML5 For Dummies Quick Reference. ...

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In 1995 Bank of Scotland celebrated 300 years as Britains oldest commercial bank. Voted most admired bank respected by competitors applauded by investors & trusted by customers it looked forward to the next three hundred. Less than 15 years later it was bust reviled as part of the spectacular collapse of HBOS the conglomerate it had joined. One of the high-profile victims of the credit crunch its spectacular fall caused seismic shock waves throughout the financial world. What went wrong? Ray Perman who has followed the Bank since the 1970s when he was a Financial Times journalist uncovered the story from documents & dozens of interviews with people at the top in Bank of Scotland & HBOS
- from being the bank of choice for the highrolling Monte Carlo mega-rich to losing GBP10 billion. It is a cautionary tale for our times. In the complex world of modern global finance the brilliant men who ran the company ignored the simple banking rules that their predecessors learned the hard way three centuries before.
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Adventures with Tom Sawyer made Huck rich -- but his Pap is a violent drunk & the broad Mississippi is the road to liberty. Hucks raft can carry him & his friend Jim a runaway slave to safety. When they lose their way one foggy night though they are headed downriver into dangerous territory. How can one small boy pilot his way through a land of mortal feuds lynch mobs & tricksters? When life & freedom are at risk how can Huck figure out the difference between wrong & right? ...

Bargained Into Her Bosss Bed In the fastpaced cutthroat world of Hollywood producer Max Hudson has a movie deadline breathing down his neck
- when his gorgeous assistant Dana Fallon suddenly resigns wreaking havoc! No amount of money will sway her decision
- but luckily Max has other means of persuasion... Propositioned Into a Foreign Affair Publicly Bella Hudson had the world at her feet. Privately her life was in turmoil: a humiliating breakup paparazzi at her heels... The Hollywood starlet needed to escape. Then she found a night of pleasure
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- in hotel magnate Sam Garrisons bed. Only Sam wanted more & he was willing to do anything to keep her! Seduced Into a Paper Marriage No one ever denied Devlin Hudson. The boss of Hudson Pictures could have any woman he wanted until his prim & proper wife Valerie Shelton walked out on their matrimonial merger. Devlin wasnt going to rest until he got her back! & this time he vowed to win her over the oldfashioned way...in bed.



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1579 St. Andrews. A thirteen-year old boy meets his death on the streets of the university city of St. Andrews & suspicion falls upon one of the regents at the university Nicholas Colp. Hew Cullan a young lawyer recently returned home from Paris uncovers a complex tale of passion & duplicity of sexual desire in tension with the repressive atmosphere of the Protestant Kirk & the austerity of the academic cloister. ...