<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:22:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Find your way</title><description></description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>70</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-3572902748907056388</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-26T19:57:07.536-07:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;span xmlns=''&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-3572902748907056388?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-2847116811480678726</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-11T09:12:38.998-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Fiction literature</category><title>1984 (Signet Classics)</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWomzfgtqhI/AAAAAAAAAKU/SrrJKhEO9mg/s1600-h/1984_%28Signet_Classic%29.PNG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWomzfgtqhI/AAAAAAAAAKU/SrrJKhEO9mg/s400/1984_%28Signet_Classic%29.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290083378373962258" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;George Orwell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; New American Library&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date:&lt;/span&gt; January 1, 1961&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paperback:&lt;/b&gt; 182 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;  &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;1984&lt;/span&gt; is possibly &lt;i&gt;the&lt;/i&gt; definitive dystopian novel, set in a world beyond our imagining. A world where totalitarianism really is total, all power split into three roughly equal groups--Eastasia, Eurasia, and Oceania. &lt;i&gt;1984&lt;/i&gt; is set in Oceania, which includes the United Kingdom, where the story is set, known as Airstrip One.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Winston Smith is a middle-aged, unhealthy character, based loosely on Orwell's own frail body, an underling of the ruling oligarchy, The Party. The Party has taken early 20th century totalitarianism to new depths, with each person subjected to 24 hour surveillance, where people's very thoughts are controlled to ensure purity of the oligarchical system in place. Figurehead of the system is the omnipresent and omnipotent Big Brother.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But Winston believes there is another way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;1984&lt;/i&gt; joins Winston as he sets about another day, where his job is to change history by changing old newspaper records to match with the new truth as decided by the Party.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;He who controls the past, controls the future&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;" is a Party slogan to live by and it gives Winston his job, but Winston cannot see it like that. Barely old enough to recall a time when things were different, he sets out to expose the Party for the cynically fraudulent organisation that it is. He is joined by Julia, a beautiful young woman much in contrast with Winston physically, but equally sickened by the excesses of her rulers.&lt;/p&gt;You will meet many recognisable characters, themes, and words which have become part of our everyday life as you read &lt;i&gt;1984&lt;/i&gt;. Where did Big Brother first appear? Certainly not on Australian TV! Written in Orwell's inimitable journalistic style, &lt;i&gt;1984&lt;/i&gt; is a tribute to a man who saw the true dangers of historian Lord Acton's (1834-1902) statement: "&lt;i&gt;Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.&lt;/i&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?kwzmz0nmzzo"&gt;George Orwell - 1984 (Signet Classics).&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-2847116811480678726?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2009/01/1984-signet-classics.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWomzfgtqhI/AAAAAAAAAKU/SrrJKhEO9mg/s72-c/1984_%28Signet_Classic%29.PNG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-326546029898865131</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-11T09:15:00.802-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Photoshop's Workbook</category><title>Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers : 49 Easy-to-Follow Recipes to Fix Problem Photos and Create Amazing Effects</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWobeNsSdRI/AAAAAAAAAKM/DpHfiD7RRrs/s1600-h/6a00d83451827e69e2010535b659e3970b-800wi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWobeNsSdRI/AAAAAAAAAKM/DpHfiD7RRrs/s400/6a00d83451827e69e2010535b659e3970b-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290070918185514258" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author: &lt;/span&gt;John Beardsworth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; O'Reilly Media, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date:&lt;/span&gt; November 8, 2005&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paperback:&lt;/b&gt; 176 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Layer blending modes have been part of Photoshop for years, but because they're not easy to understand at first glance, this immensely useful feature tends to get overlooked. &lt;i&gt;Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers&lt;/i&gt; is &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;the only recipe-format book that covers blending modes specifically for digital photographers.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;    The book covers:  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Changing hue, saturation, luminosity, and color  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Correcting basic color shifts  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Repairing highlights  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sharpening or softening focus  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adjusting lighting for subtle or dramatic effects  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Controlling contrast  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating surface effects and textures  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adding interest to landscapes and urban scenes  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enhancing portraits of children and adults  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Simulating graphics arts techiques&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;    and much more. &lt;p&gt;    Unlike Photoshop's built-in filters, blending modes don't change the actual pixels that make up an image, so their effects are completely reversible. There are over 20 blending modes in Photoshop CS2, which range from those which darken and lighten images (such as Darken, Multiply, Lighten, and Screen) to modes that increase contrast (such as Overlay and Hard Light) and adjust color (such as Hue, Color. Luminosity, and Saturation). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;    In addition to covering each blending mode in detail, John Beardsworth, a London-based photographer and author, takes the reader through a whole collection of recipes that demonstrate&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; how to use blending modes alone or in combination to fix problem photos, add subtle effects, and create dramatic images that are truly unique. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;     With clear, step-by-step instructions, real-world projects, an easy-to-follow format, and hundreds of full-color examples, &lt;i&gt;Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers&lt;/i&gt; is shows you&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; how to use blending modes to achieve a wide range of image adjustments and special effects-without having to first learn everything there is to know about Photoshop.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a name="#main"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; Review &lt;/span&gt;by &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;T. Michael Testi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;   If you have ever tried to work with Photoshop's layer blending modes, you probably found that they are not always easy to understand; so much so that many times this feature is overlooked. &lt;i&gt;Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook For Digital Photographers&lt;/i&gt;, using its recipe–format style that made the O'Reilly Digital Studio series famous, will help you on your way to understanding this specialty feature.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;   What are blending modes? The basic answer is that they are effects that allow one layer to interact with another layer — that is, blend. In CS2 there are over twenty blending modes. They range from those which darken and lighten an image to ones that increase contrast and others that manipulate color.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;   Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook&lt;/i&gt; breaks out into four sections beginning with "Introduction to Blending Modes". Here Beardsworth sets forth the basic concepts of blending modes. He explains why and when you would want to use blending modes and he describes two main reasons to use them — one as a flavor, the other as an entrée! That is, sometimes you want to make a small subtle effect — a flavor. Or sometimes you want an in-your-face statement to be made — an entrée. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;   The next section, "Blending Modes in Detail", takes you through each of the blending modes that are available in Photoshop CS2. For example, Color Burn — the author explains that it is the third member of the Darken group. He explains how it works, and gives some examples of where it can be used as well as an example of using it with the Gaussian Blur. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Then the author gets into what &lt;i&gt;Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook&lt;/i&gt; is all about, the "recipes." The recipes are simple, short effects that you can add to your images to give them that little nudge to make them more effective. You will find that you can add a little glow to highlight a face, or to make the skin look softer. There are sharpening techniques and hard shadowing techniques. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The whole point of the book is to allow you to learn simple specific techniques without having to learn everything else about Photoshop. You will learn to manipulate the colors, hues, and saturation as well as working with color shifts. You will be able to adjust lighting, control contrast, and add surface effects and textures. You can even go over the top by adding special color, graphic, and drawing effects to your images.&lt;/p&gt; I found this book easy to read. It has clear, easy to follow instructions that will allow someone with minimal Photoshop experience to make great enhancements to their photos. There are 49 recipes that are highlighted with colorful examples that will have you saying "I never knew you could do that!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?bfnnzyecmgz"&gt;John Beardsworth - Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers : 49 Easy-to-Follow Recipes to Fix Problem Photos and Create Amazing Effects.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-326546029898865131?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2009/01/photoshop-blending-modes-cookbook-for.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWobeNsSdRI/AAAAAAAAAKM/DpHfiD7RRrs/s72-c/6a00d83451827e69e2010535b659e3970b-800wi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-7569311607890208924</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-11T08:12:38.361-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Photography Magazine</category><title>Gun Camera - World War II: Photography from Allied Fighters and Bombers over Occupied Europe</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWoXJr2OlGI/AAAAAAAAAKE/vkriQYlpVII/s1600-h/GCWWII.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWoXJr2OlGI/AAAAAAAAAKE/vkriQYlpVII/s400/GCWWII.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290066167456502882" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author: &lt;/span&gt;Keeney, L. Douglas&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; Motorbooks International&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date:&lt;/span&gt; January 15, 2001&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paperback:&lt;/b&gt; 132 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The air war over occupied Europe and Nazi Germany is illustrated from the unique and dramatic point of view of gun cameras mounted on Allied aircraft. The story begins as American bombers fall prey to Nazi flak and fighters and continues through the recapture of European skies as seen from American P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts and British Spitfires. Also depicted are breathtaking images of ground strafings and crews coaxing crippled bombers into perilous belly landings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?jyn2mwmyvnx"&gt;Keeney, L. Douglas  - Gun Camera - World War II: Photography from Allied Fighters and Bombers over Occupied Europe.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-7569311607890208924?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2009/01/gun-camera-world-war-ii-photography.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWoXJr2OlGI/AAAAAAAAAKE/vkriQYlpVII/s72-c/GCWWII.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-7988176724945399147</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-11T08:13:34.444-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>PC World - February 2009</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWoV9NlxehI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/nUe-kyKqBmA/s1600-h/PCW0209.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWoV9NlxehI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/nUe-kyKqBmA/s400/PCW0209.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290064853664365074" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yzgzxwitkzt"&gt;PC World - February 2009.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-7988176724945399147?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2009/01/pc-world-february-2009.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SWoV9NlxehI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/nUe-kyKqBmA/s72-c/PCW0209.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-2263877382765420881</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-03T09:22:05.868-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Science literature</category><title>War in Human Civilization</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SV-ds1c8upI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/FyxmFQ4G4WI/s1600-h/27915211.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 278px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SV-ds1c8upI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/FyxmFQ4G4WI/s400/27915211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287117881144556178" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author: &lt;/span&gt;Azar Gat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; Oxford University Press, USA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date: &lt;/span&gt;November 16, 2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover:&lt;/b&gt; 848 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;   Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="IL_SPAN"&gt;&lt;input name="IL_MARKER" type="hidden"&gt;civilization&lt;/span&gt;? And what of war today - is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing its shape? In this truly global study of war and &lt;span class="IL_SPAN"&gt;&lt;input name="IL_MARKER" type="hidden"&gt;civilization&lt;/span&gt;, Azar Gat sets out to find definitive answers to these questions in an attempt to unravel the 'riddle of war' throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the process, the book generates an astonishing wealth of original and fascinating insights on all major aspects of humankind's remarkable journey through the ages, engaging a wide range of disciplines, from anthropology and evolutionary psychology to sociology and political science.&lt;br /&gt;Written with remarkable verve and clarity and wholly free from jargon, it will be of interest to anyone who has ever pondered the puzzle of war.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reviews:&lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;p&gt;       "&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="star-caretcode-i"&gt;War in Human Civilization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; is indeed the ambitious, sweeping book that the author set out to write. Both its scope and scale are impressive as is the wide range of sources and disciplines whose theories and methods are brought to bear on the 'riddle' of war.... The coverage and the deft weaving together of so many central theories on human behavior make this a book worth examining.&lt;/span&gt;"--Michael S. Neilberg, &lt;span class="star-caretcode-i"&gt;Journal of Social History&lt;/span&gt;      &lt;/p&gt;        &lt;p&gt; "&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;An immensely ambitious work covering not only history but archaeology, anthropology, ethnography, demography and economics, to name but a few... its weight of learning is borne aloft by the author's enthusiasm for his subject and takes his readers with it. If only there were more scholars like this.&lt;/span&gt;" Michael Howard, TLS Books of the Year &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?jczmxmimqjq"&gt;Azar Gat - War in Human Civilization .&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-2263877382765420881?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2009/01/war-in-human-civilization.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SV-ds1c8upI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/FyxmFQ4G4WI/s72-c/27915211.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-1210683528253972389</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-03T09:07:27.239-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Science literature</category><title>Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions (Springer-Praxis Series in Space Science and Technology)</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SV-aCPaMW2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/QVqzEzokQbU/s1600-h/51j-1ZfAHmL._AA400_.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SV-aCPaMW2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/QVqzEzokQbU/s400/51j-1ZfAHmL._AA400_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287113850843061090" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author:&lt;/span&gt; David M. Harland&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; Springer; 1 edition&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date: &lt;/span&gt;May 14, 1999&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paperback:&lt;/b&gt; 411 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Exploring the Moon focuses on the exploration carried out by the Apollo astronauts while on the lunar surface, and not on the technology of getting there. &lt;p&gt;It is a story of the great adventure of exploring the Moon, and combines the words of the astronauts themselves with the photographs they took. Exploring the Moon is a lunar travelogue, a minute-by-minute account of what the astronauts did, said and felt, enhanced by their subsequent reflections. As you read this book, you will seem to walk with the astronauts as they explore... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;David Harland concentrates on the final three Moon landings - Apollos 15, 16 and 17 - each of which spent three days on the lunar surface and used the famous "lunar rover" vehicle to get around. The three missions accounted for three-quarters of all lunar surface activity to date. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Although you can read the text for its description of a unique human adventure, the work of the astronauts is related to studies of lunar geology and will enable those interested in planetary geology to understand how a "field trip" on the lunar surface was conducted. There is also a "before and after discussion" of the results of the Apollo programme. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have ever asked yourself What did the astronauts do on the lunar surface? What did they say while they were there? What did they photograph? How did their discoveries alter our understanding of lunar geology? Will we ever go back to the moon? If so, Exploring the Moon is the book for you. This unique insight into the three Apollo missions (15, 16 and 17) answers all these questions and much more. Using the actual transcripts of what the astronauts said to each other whilst carrying out their duties, and numerous photographs taken at each step of the exploration, this book provides a graphic illustration of what can arguably be described as Mankinds greatest feat of exploration. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here is a uniquely readable contribution to studies of lunar science.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;   &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Review:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;...a new way of recounting the Apollo missions; it places the  reader on the rover with the astronauts&lt;/span&gt;."   -- &lt;i&gt;David Schrunk, Author of &lt;i&gt;The Moon, Resources, Future Development&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Colonization&lt;/i&gt;, from pre-publication reviews&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;i style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Exploring the Moon&lt;/i&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;is your travelogue. The author has assembled a detailed guide to what the astronauts did during their stays on the lunar surface. Harland provides the on-the-surface narrative that Full Moon (Alfred A. Knopf, 1999) lacks..&lt;/span&gt;." -- &lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sky &amp;amp; Telescope&lt;/i&gt;, August 1999&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;David Harland&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;probably knows more about the nuts and bolts of the Russian and American space programmes than any other author and it shows.... Throughout, NASA's astonishing technical achievement shines through.&lt;/span&gt;" -- &lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Sunday Express&lt;/i&gt;, July 4, 1999&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;It could become a classic 'must have' for anyone who has a desire to know what it was all about. It is astonishing that it hasn't been done before.&lt;/span&gt;" -- &lt;i&gt;David Woods, from pre-publication reviews&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;A detailed guide to what the astronauts did during their stays on the lunar surface. Walk(s) the reader through the prospecting excursions and then incorporate(s) decades of subsequent analysis to put the explorations of dust, rocks, craters, and rilles into geologic context&lt;/span&gt;."&lt;br /&gt;SKY &amp;amp; TELESCOPE&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;LUNAR &amp;amp; PLANETARY INFORMATION BULLETIN&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;EXPLORING THE MOON&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;is very well illustrated…All aficionados of the Apollo program will find much to appreciate in [this book]&lt;/span&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;…this is an interesting account of one of the most extraordinary decades in history…a very different book. David Harland probably knows more about the nuts and bolts of the Russian and American space programs than any other author and it shows.&lt;/span&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link: &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?1qyzjkzyumv"&gt;David M. Harland - Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions (Springer-Praxis Series in Space Science and Technology) .&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-1210683528253972389?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2009/01/exploring-moon-apollo-expeditions.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SV-aCPaMW2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/QVqzEzokQbU/s72-c/51j-1ZfAHmL._AA400_.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-6307717162657843786</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-25T06:05:39.821-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Photographer's Workbook</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Self help</category><title>Filming the Fantastic: A Guide to Visual Effects Cinematography</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SVOOMV9mNtI/AAAAAAAAAJk/k8tZZ59cyxE/s1600-h/412GHlZlEUL.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SVOOMV9mNtI/AAAAAAAAAJk/k8tZZ59cyxE/s400/412GHlZlEUL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283723130540799698" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author:&lt;/span&gt;  Mark Sawicki&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; Focal Press&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date: &lt;/span&gt;June 1, 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paperback:&lt;/b&gt; 312 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't waste valuable time and budget fixing your footage in post! Shoot the effects you want effectively and creatively the first time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This full-color step-by step guide to visual effects cinematography empowers you to plan out and execute visual effects shots on a budget, without falling into the common pitfall of using high-end computer graphics to "fix it in post." Learn how to effectively photograph foreground miniatures, matte paintings, green screen set ups, miniatures, crowd replication, explosions, and so much more to create elements that will composite together flawlessly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Filming the Fantastic focuses on the art and craft of visual effects using real case scenarios from a visual effects cameraman. These lessons from the front line will give you ideas and insight so you can translate your skills into any situation, no matter what camera or software package you are using and no matter if you are using film or digital technology. Learn how to film your fantastic visual effects with this book!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Hundreds of full-color set photographs show you exactly how it's done&lt;br /&gt;* Includes step-by-step information on green screen setup&lt;br /&gt;* Real-world examples and exercises throughout   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;        " Whether you are an old hand at visual effects or just thinking about getting your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;feet wet with your fi rst indie fi lm, Mark’s book delivers a very detailed history &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;and hands-on, step-by-step detailing of effects techniques, both past and present, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;reminding everyone that visual effects are still about more than just staring at a  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;monitor and watching pixels move. "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          —Kevin Kutchaver, Emmy Award winning VFX Supervisor and&lt;br /&gt;                                         Founder of HimAnI Productions, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; " This book perfectly addresses the number one problem in the movie business: all &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;decisions are made based on fear. “Will I lose my cushy job if I make the wrong &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;decision?” With this book on your desk that’s one less problem to worry about. "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                  —Glenn Campbell, Visual Effects Supervisor at AREA 51&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link :&lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?bfnnzyecmgz"&gt; Mark Sawicki - Filming the Fantastic: A Guide to Visual Effects Cinematography.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-6307717162657843786?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/filming-fantastic-guide-to-visual.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SVOOMV9mNtI/AAAAAAAAAJk/k8tZZ59cyxE/s72-c/412GHlZlEUL.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-8833389104962044239</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-22T03:04:57.943-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Psychology</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Self help</category><title>The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SU9tDwo54xI/AAAAAAAAAJc/XjuJRkiNX2A/s1600-h/51VMVY7RQBL._SL500_AA240_.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SU9tDwo54xI/AAAAAAAAAJc/XjuJRkiNX2A/s400/51VMVY7RQBL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282560799292384018" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author:&lt;/span&gt; Warren Blank&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; AMACOM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date: &lt;/span&gt;May 21, 2001&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover:&lt;/b&gt; 272 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;       "Some people appear to be ""natural born leaders."" But are they        literally born that way? Or have they been taught, coached, rewarded,        and reinforced in ways that enable them to be leaders?     &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;            &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;       According to &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders&lt;/span&gt;, no one is        born a leader. But &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;everyone has the natural born capacity to lead&lt;/span&gt;. We        label people ""natural born leaders"" because they consistently and        frequently model qualities that inspire others to commit to their        direction.      &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;            &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;       This book identifies the skill set that causes others to see people as        natural born leaders, h&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;elps readers assess their current level of these        skills, and coaches readers to master their weak areas&lt;/span&gt;. Readers will        learn:     &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;            &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;       * Foundation skills, including self-awareness and the ability to        establish rapport     &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;       * Direction skills, including the ability to set a course and develop        others as leaders     &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;       * Willing follower skills, including the ability to influence others and        create a motivating environment."     &lt;/p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Some Review&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br /&gt; "&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Excellent work that combines systematic and thought-provoking treatment of the nature of leadership&lt;/span&gt;."  -- &lt;i&gt;Dr. Nick Kanopoulos, Director of Multimedia &amp;amp; Communications, Atmel Corporation&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The book's universal themes make it valuable today, and a handy reference manual for a career&lt;/span&gt;." -- &lt;i&gt;Financial Executive December 2001&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The person who aspires to leadership and success will not find a clearer, more accessible guide than this book&lt;/span&gt;." -- &lt;i&gt;Grahm B. Painter, Vice  President of Public Affairs, Delivery Group Reliant Energy&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;This book provides an ideal method to enhance the skills of an entire executive team&lt;/span&gt;." -- &lt;i&gt;Jon Flora, President, The Kroger Company of Michigan&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Warren Blank has presented practical suggestions for developing personal leadership characteristics essential at every organizational level and stage of life&lt;/span&gt;." -- &lt;i&gt;John G. Rice, President &amp;amp; CEO, GE Power Systems&lt;/i&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?juz1ukzqcyy"&gt;Warren Blank - The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-8833389104962044239?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/108-skills-of-natural-born-leaders.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SU9tDwo54xI/AAAAAAAAAJc/XjuJRkiNX2A/s72-c/51VMVY7RQBL._SL500_AA240_.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-7339543908551491254</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-19T08:37:49.332-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Science literature</category><title>Origins: How the Planets, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Began</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SUvMRdHRcCI/AAAAAAAAAJU/TXi_y3BgD9k/s1600-h/Origins+How+the+Planets+Stars+Galaxies+and+the+Universe+Began.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SUvMRdHRcCI/AAAAAAAAAJU/TXi_y3BgD9k/s400/Origins+How+the+Planets+Stars+Galaxies+and+the+Universe+Began.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281539588267012130" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author&lt;/span&gt;: Stephen Eales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; Springer; 1 edition&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date: &lt;/span&gt;December 15, 2006&lt;br /&gt;December 15, 2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;This book is about the origin questions – the questions of &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;how (1) the planets, (2) the stars, (3) the galaxies, and (4) the universe itself were formed&lt;/span&gt;. These are the biggest questions in astronomy, and in the last decade, there has been a revolution in observational astronomy which has meant that we are very close to answering three of the four big questions. It is therefore a propitious time for this book.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;As recently as 1995 we knew of only one planetary system: our own. Now we know of over a hundred, and this knowledge has helped to reveal how planetary systems form. In this same decade, new types of telescope have allowed us to penetrate through clouds of interstellar dust to see the first moments in the life of a star, and also to see directly (not infer) what galaxies looked like thirteen billion years ago, only a billion years after the Big Bang. Because of this new knowledge, we now have provisional answers to the second and third origin question. The final question is the one we can’t yet answer, but even here there have been big steps towards an answer. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Within the last four years, astronomers have discovered that the universe is geometrically flat and that its expansion is accelerating, fuelled by a mysterious dark energy&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;This revolution in our observational knowledge of the universe – including the first precise measurements of its age and matter and energy content - has been vital groundwork for new ideas about its origin, including the possibility that the universe originated in a larger 'meta-universe'.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Origin Questions describes, at an understandable and basically non-mathematical level, the origin questions and the recent steps that have been taken towards answering them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some reviews:&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;"I’m happy to say that I don’t think author Stephen Eales has to worry about [falling short of achieving his goal]… . His ambitiously titled book is a sound and readable addition to the astronomy shelf. … &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;It’s a fine reference, well indexed, and, in less than 300 pages, contains the history of the universe. For only one volume, it’s a great value&lt;/span&gt;." (Jeff Kanipe, Sky &amp;amp; Telescope, August, 2007)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;"Eales, an astronomer at Cardiff University in Wales, has written a survey of astronomical origins, starting with our solar system and moving ever outward to the origin of the universe. … The book is &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;well researched and has an affiliated Web site to help readers keep up with the rapid change in knowledge about our origins&lt;/span&gt;. … A work for general readers, it could also be a good course resource for a general education astronomy class. … Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates." (R. A. Kolvoord, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), July, 2007)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;"Origins, follows naturally … discussing how things came about how we found out about them, covering the origins of planets, stars, galaxies and the Universe itself. … Almost every aspect of astronomy is included in considerable detail and as with the previous volume there are&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; many useful diagrams, some colour photos and amazingly low price for a quality product&lt;/span&gt;. … In addition the author provides his own version of the life of a professional astronomer and its well worth reading." (Bill Barlow, Astronomy Now, June, 2007)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?odgtj3mjjzj"&gt;Origins: How the Planets, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Began .&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-7339543908551491254?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/origins-how-planets-stars-galaxies-and.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SUvMRdHRcCI/AAAAAAAAAJU/TXi_y3BgD9k/s72-c/Origins+How+the+Planets+Stars+Galaxies+and+the+Universe+Began.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-3448871776740368504</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-19T08:13:14.415-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Game Magazine</category><title>Electronic Gaming Monthly - January 2009</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SUvHQ_3HSEI/AAAAAAAAAJM/AKelI_pvD4E/s1600-h/EGM0109.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SUvHQ_3HSEI/AAAAAAAAAJM/AKelI_pvD4E/s400/EGM0109.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281534082856470594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?jmoc34cimtn"&gt;Electronic Gaming Monthly - January 2009.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-3448871776740368504?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/electronic-gaming-monthly-january-2009.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SUvHQ_3HSEI/AAAAAAAAAJM/AKelI_pvD4E/s72-c/EGM0109.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-5228262044784940439</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-09T08:22:35.303-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>Macworld (US) - January 2009</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6XhqEN8qI/AAAAAAAAAJE/et5CSZ_DhDI/s1600-h/MW0109.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6XhqEN8qI/AAAAAAAAAJE/et5CSZ_DhDI/s400/MW0109.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277822417808257698" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?0znftjwtyym"&gt;Macworld (US) - January 2009.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-5228262044784940439?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/macworld-us-january-2009.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6XhqEN8qI/AAAAAAAAAJE/et5CSZ_DhDI/s72-c/MW0109.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-4515593491552223856</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-09T07:49:55.775-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>Smart Computing - January 2009</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6TOWu8A4I/AAAAAAAAAI8/BldRZE44la8/s1600-h/SC0109.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6TOWu8A4I/AAAAAAAAAI8/BldRZE44la8/s400/SC0109.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277817688154702722" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?zdnownmzmjx"&gt;Smart Computing - January 2009.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-4515593491552223856?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/smart-computing-january-2009.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6TOWu8A4I/AAAAAAAAAI8/BldRZE44la8/s72-c/SC0109.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-1265500340938871130</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-09T07:53:13.580-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>PC Magazine - January 2009</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6RlULGPpI/AAAAAAAAAI0/f5pBVGD6d2A/s1600-h/PCM0109.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6RlULGPpI/AAAAAAAAAI0/f5pBVGD6d2A/s400/PCM0109.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277815883581243026" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?hzurlwznjji"&gt;PC Magazine - January 2009.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-1265500340938871130?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/pc-magazine-january-2009.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6RlULGPpI/AAAAAAAAAI0/f5pBVGD6d2A/s72-c/PCM0109.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-6201346391196348447</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-09T08:02:32.584-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>PC World - January 2009</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6QQZ683GI/AAAAAAAAAIs/ZvPe1v8w_88/s1600-h/PCW0109.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6QQZ683GI/AAAAAAAAAIs/ZvPe1v8w_88/s400/PCW0109.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277814424835251298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?5nizmy0madz"&gt;PC World - January 2009.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-6201346391196348447?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/pc-world-january-2009.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/ST6QQZ683GI/AAAAAAAAAIs/ZvPe1v8w_88/s72-c/PCW0109.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-5804810660412515342</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-06T08:56:55.829-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Self help</category><title>Gifts from the Heart : Simple Ways to Make Your Family's Christmas More Meaningful</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STqtAdLivKI/AAAAAAAAAIk/gc0nEu_ieSU/s1600-h/Gifts+from+the+Heart.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 375px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STqtAdLivKI/AAAAAAAAAIk/gc0nEu_ieSU/s400/Gifts+from+the+Heart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276720136762604706" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author: &lt;/span&gt;Virginia Brucker&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; Insomniac Press; 1 edition&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date: &lt;/span&gt;Aug 21 2006&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paperback:&lt;/b&gt; 336 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you overwhelmed by the frantic commercialism of our modern Christmas? Do you long for a more meaningful celebration?&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; Gifts from the Heart&lt;/span&gt; contains &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;hundreds of simple ideas that will help you create a warmer, more loving celebration focused on sharing and giving&lt;/span&gt;. Parents, grandparents, early childhood educators, teachers, and youth group leaders will love the imaginative ideas in this book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gifts from the Heart is filled with:&lt;br /&gt;• Time-saving tips for busy families&lt;br /&gt;• Delightful kid-tested craft projects&lt;br /&gt;• Heartwarming ideas for family traditions and capturing memories&lt;br /&gt;• Fun-filled activities that help grandparents connect with their grandchildren&lt;br /&gt;• Terrific suggestions for gifts that develop imagination, creativity, and literacy&lt;br /&gt;• Practical ideas for helping our planet and our animal friends&lt;br /&gt;• Delicious tried-and-true recipes for cooks of all ages&lt;br /&gt;• Presentation tips and fabulous recipes for gifts from the kitchen&lt;br /&gt;• Party and potluck tips and recipes&lt;br /&gt;• Easy-to-do volunteer activities that make a difference to others during the holidays&lt;br /&gt;• Tips for divorced parents and blended families&lt;br /&gt;• Meaningful ways to help friends and family struggling with illness or loss at Christmas&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; Virginia Brucker&lt;/span&gt; is a primary teacher for more than twenty-five years, she is the recipient of the National Council of the Cancer Society's Community Champion Award for her support of cancer research. She lives and works in beautiful Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mkyfyyqy1yj"&gt;Virginia Brucker - Gifts from the Heart : Simple Ways to Make Your Family's Christmas More Meaningful.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-5804810660412515342?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/gifts-from-heart-simple-ways-to-make.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STqtAdLivKI/AAAAAAAAAIk/gc0nEu_ieSU/s72-c/Gifts+from+the+Heart.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-8827416113381904551</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-05T06:32:46.204-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>Computer Shopper - January 2009</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STk4NUC1KtI/AAAAAAAAAIc/VVa_yBKia4M/s1600-h/CS0109.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STk4NUC1KtI/AAAAAAAAAIc/VVa_yBKia4M/s400/CS0109.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276310239811283666" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?jezvnngtwnj"&gt;Computer Shopper - January 2009.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-8827416113381904551?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/computer-shopper-january-2009.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STk4NUC1KtI/AAAAAAAAAIc/VVa_yBKia4M/s72-c/CS0109.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-3822500995003248303</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-05T06:22:36.480-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>Computer Power User - January 2009</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STk26WgLJOI/AAAAAAAAAIU/XrPshLCnBkM/s1600-h/CPU0109.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STk26WgLJOI/AAAAAAAAAIU/XrPshLCnBkM/s400/CPU0109.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276308814542087394" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?inwttyytw3n"&gt;Computer Power User - January 2009 .&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-3822500995003248303?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/computer-power-user-january-2009.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STk26WgLJOI/AAAAAAAAAIU/XrPshLCnBkM/s72-c/CPU0109.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-8919835940946027448</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-01T08:48:18.498-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>Computer Graphic World November 2008</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STQVJrPrF_I/AAAAAAAAAIM/_yT6fSzOMLY/s1600-h/CGW1108.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STQVJrPrF_I/AAAAAAAAAIM/_yT6fSzOMLY/s400/CGW1108.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274864319529162738" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?qhzdtmfnmnx"&gt;Computer Graphic World November 2008.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-8919835940946027448?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/computer-graphic-world-november-2008.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STQVJrPrF_I/AAAAAAAAAIM/_yT6fSzOMLY/s72-c/CGW1108.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-33172562005109701</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-01T08:46:20.178-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Economics</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Psychology</category><title>The Hidden Persuaders</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STQRiP5Y-vI/AAAAAAAAAIE/obnl3NJUi1Y/s1600-h/The+Hidden+Persuaders.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STQRiP5Y-vI/AAAAAAAAAIE/obnl3NJUi1Y/s400/The+Hidden+Persuaders.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274860343638162162" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author:&lt;/span&gt; Vance Packard&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Introduction:&lt;/span&gt; Mark Crispin Miller &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; Ig Publishing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date:&lt;/span&gt; July 1, 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paperback:&lt;/b&gt; 240 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"One of the best books around for demystifying the deliberately mysterious arts of advertising."&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Salon&lt;/span&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;"Fascinating, entertaining and thought-stimulating."&lt;/span&gt; -&lt;i&gt;The New York Times Book Review&lt;/i&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;"A brisk, authoritative and frightening report on how manufacturers, fundraisers and politicians are attempting to turn the American mind into a kind of catatonic dough that will buy, give or vote at their command"&lt;/span&gt;--&lt;i&gt;The New Yorker&lt;/i&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Originally published in 1957 and now back in print to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;The Hidden Persuaders&lt;/span&gt; is Vance Packard's pioneering and prescient work revealing&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; how advertisers use psychological methods to tap into our unconscious desires in order to "persuade" us to buy the products they are selling.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A classic examination of how our thoughts and feelings are manipulated by business, media and politicians, The Hidden Persuaders&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt; was the first book to expose the hidden world of "motivation research,"&lt;/span&gt; the psychological technique that advertisers use to probe our minds in order to control our actions as consumers. Through analysis of products, political campaigns and television programs of the 1950s, Packard shows how the insidious manipulation practices that have come to dominate today's corporate-driven world began. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featuring an introduction by Mark Crispin Miller, &lt;i&gt;The Hidden Persuaders &lt;/i&gt;has sold over one million copies, and forever changed the way we look at the world of advertising.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;b&gt;About the Author&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Vance Packard&lt;/span&gt; (1914-1996) was an American journalist, social critic, and best-selling author. Among his other books were &lt;i&gt;The Status Seekers,&lt;/i&gt; which described American social stratification and behavior, &lt;i&gt;The Waste Makers,&lt;/i&gt; which criticizes planned obsolescence, and &lt;i&gt;The Naked Society,&lt;/i&gt; about the threats to privacy posed by new technologies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?jdjtwedyzym"&gt;Vance Packard  - The Hidden Persuaders.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-33172562005109701?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/12/hidden-persuaders.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/STQRiP5Y-vI/AAAAAAAAAIE/obnl3NJUi1Y/s72-c/The+Hidden+Persuaders.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-8684224004681786523</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-27T08:41:11.910-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Game Magazine</category><title>Electronic Gaming Monthly December 2008</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SS7LKnQL1gI/AAAAAAAAAH8/M9ZNFXBxEjo/s1600-h/EGM1208.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SS7LKnQL1gI/AAAAAAAAAH8/M9ZNFXBxEjo/s400/EGM1208.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273375596893427202" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?rtgojtim2jy"&gt;Electronic Gaming Monthly December 2008.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-8684224004681786523?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/11/electronic-gaming-monthly-december-2008.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SS7LKnQL1gI/AAAAAAAAAH8/M9ZNFXBxEjo/s72-c/EGM1208.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-1302372195602284756</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-27T08:31:40.903-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Science literature</category><title>Britannica Illustrated Science Library: Volcanoes and Earthquakes</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SS7G7OQ2LDI/AAAAAAAAAH0/zmeTHpxGplo/s1600-h/Britannica+Illustrated+Science+Library-Volcanoes+and+Earthquakes.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SS7G7OQ2LDI/AAAAAAAAAH0/zmeTHpxGplo/s400/Britannica+Illustrated+Science+Library-Volcanoes+and+Earthquakes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273370934440766514" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt;             Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Edition:&lt;/span&gt; 1st Edition&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover:&lt;/b&gt; 56 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?hnjymydqvmn"&gt;Britannica Illustrated Science Library: Volcanoes and Earthquakes.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-1302372195602284756?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/11/britannica-illustrated-science-library.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SS7G7OQ2LDI/AAAAAAAAAH0/zmeTHpxGplo/s72-c/Britannica+Illustrated+Science+Library-Volcanoes+and+Earthquakes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-8848135415254415368</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-20T09:59:56.650-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Science literature</category><title>The Search for Life Continued: Planets Around Other Stars</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SSWexYSyWBI/AAAAAAAAAHs/D3_MqDE68PI/s1600-h/TSFLC.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SSWexYSyWBI/AAAAAAAAAHs/D3_MqDE68PI/s400/TSFLC.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270793510079059986" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 100%;font-size:12;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Author:&lt;/span&gt; Barrie W. Jones&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Publisher:&lt;/b&gt; Praxis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pub.date:&lt;/span&gt; Jul 24 2008&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paperback:&lt;/b&gt; 278 pages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Barrie Jones&lt;/span&gt; addresses the question &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;"are we alone?"&lt;/span&gt;, which is one of the most frequently asked questions by scientists and non-scientists alike. In &lt;em style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The Search for Life Continued&lt;/em&gt;, this question is addressed scientifically, and the author is not afraid to include speculation. Indeed, the author believes beyond reasonable doubt that we are not alone and this belief is based firmly on frontier science of the most imaginative kind.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The author concentrates on planetary systems beyond our own but starts with life on Earth, which is the only life we know to exist, and which provides guidance on how best to search for life elsewhere. Planets are the most likely abode of life and so we start the quest with the search for planets beyond the Solar System – exoplanets. The methods of searching are outlined and the nature of hundreds of exoplanetary systems so far discovered described. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;In the near future we expect to discover habitable Earth-like planets. But are they actually inhabited? How could we tell?&lt;/span&gt; All will be revealed.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This &lt;strong&gt;full color&lt;/strong&gt; book is written for everybody who wants to stay in close contact with the latest on possible life on other planets.&lt;/p&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?tjerzxxhlzn"&gt;The Search for Life Continued: Planets Around Other Stars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-8848135415254415368?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/11/search-for-life-continued-planets.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SSWexYSyWBI/AAAAAAAAAHs/D3_MqDE68PI/s72-c/TSFLC.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-7361623862804707228</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-18T08:55:35.485-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>Smart Computing - December 2008</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SSLrtQM_2PI/AAAAAAAAAHk/2TFs8ju3Z1E/s1600-h/SC1208.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SSLrtQM_2PI/AAAAAAAAAHk/2TFs8ju3Z1E/s400/SC1208.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270033676653025522" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ygfzyih32et"&gt;Smart Computing - December 2008.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-7361623862804707228?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/11/smart-computing-december-2008.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SSLrtQM_2PI/AAAAAAAAAHk/2TFs8ju3Z1E/s72-c/SC1208.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303369417715970736.post-6099027808100347492</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-18T08:35:27.245-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>PC Magazine</category><title>Computer Power User ( CPU ) - December 2008</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SSLq3kk-tCI/AAAAAAAAAHc/xHC7iY0hjuA/s1600-h/CPU1208.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SSLq3kk-tCI/AAAAAAAAAHc/xHC7iY0hjuA/s400/CPU1208.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270032754409387042" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link : &lt;a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yjftoydtqyu"&gt;Computer Power User ( CPU ) - December 2008.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2303369417715970736-6099027808100347492?l=9project.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://9project.blogspot.com/2008/11/computer-power-user-cpu-december-2008.html</link><author>vbgeebk51@gmail.com (VBG)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PBvCn_c2Gmo/SSLq3kk-tCI/AAAAAAAAAHc/xHC7iY0hjuA/s72-c/CPU1208.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>