Nearly a decade into their run, it's clear that The Simpsons is one of the best-loved and most influential television shows to come down the pike in a long while. If the show's attitude was a little less pervasive, this encyclopedic book would be aimed solely at Simpsons addicts. But that's not entirely true–Matt Groening and Ray Richmond have created a book that is essential for anyone interested in where TV is today. That's not to suggest that the book is serious, though–it's not. The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (that's debatable, but who cares?) is a collection of everything related to the show, from all the "couch gags" during the end of the opening credits, to the complete words to the theme song from The Itchy and Scratchy Show. There are broadcast dates, credits, and hidden jokes for every episode. You'll even find a list of things that make Homer go "Mmm…"

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Written by leading experts in their respective fields, Solidification and Casting provides a comprehensive review of topics fundamental to metallurgy and materials science as well as indicates recent trends. From an industrial perspective, the book begins with chapters on the casting techniques most commonly used in industry today. It then describes the underlying science fundamental to solidification mechanisms, including fluid flow, the effects of cooling rates, modern simulation, and modelling methods in use and their application in various casting scenarios. Next, the authors consider the microstructure of cast materials and their defects, and explore how different casting processes can control these parameters. The book concludes with the most recent developments in the field and discusses new processes and materials, such as novel alloys and composites, metallic glasses, ceramics, and superconducting oxides.

Como usuario de Linux, sabe que asegurar el sistema es algo realmente importante, pero quizá no disponga del tiempo, interés o paciencia para aprender todas las facetas de la seguridad de Linux. Con este libro, no es necesario que sea un experto en seguridad para proteger, de forma eficaz y rápida, la red contra intrusos, ya que ofrece la ayuda de uno de tales expertos.
Además de guiarle a través de los pasos fundamentales del diseño e implementación de un paquete de filtrado de firewall, el autor Bob Zigler, explica cómo deshabilitar los servicios no necesarios, seleccionar servicios que se quieren hacer públicos, así como identificar los servicios locales peligrosos que es necesario proteger detrás de firewall. Ofrece información sobre formas de control de acceso de alto nivel, cuestiones habituales relacionadas con la configuración del servidor y supervisión de la integridad y seguridad del sistema, para detectar sondeos preliminares e intentos de acceso no autorizados antes de que tenga lugar la fatal intrusión.

The Metals Handbook Desk Edition is intended to serve as a comprehensive single-volume reference source on the properties, selection, processing, testing, and characterization of metals and their alloys. Although the information presented in this Volume is drawn principally from the 20 volumes of the ASM Handbook series, it should not be considered simply an abridged version of the larger work. Instead, the Metals Handbook Desk Edition draws upon the complete arsenal of ASM products–both print and electronic–as well as other key sources of information originating from other publications, company literature, technical societies, and government agencies.