A paradigm shift is taking place in computer science: one generation ago, we learned to abstract from hardware to software, now we are abstracting from software to serviceware implemented through service-oriented computing. Yet ensuring interoperability in open, heterogeneous, and dynamically changing environments, such as the Internet, remains a major challenge for actual machine-to-machine integration. Usually significant problems in aligning data, processes, and protocols appear as soon as a specific piece of functionality is used within a different application context. The Semantic Web Services (SWS) approach is about describing services with metadata on the basis of domain ontologies as a means to enable their automatic location, execution, combination, and use. Fensel and his coauthors provide a comprehensive overview of SWS in line with actual industrial practice. They introduce the main sociotechnological components that ground the SWS vision (like Web Science, Service Science, and service-oriented architectures) and several approaches that realize it, e.g. the Web Service Modeling Framework, OWL-S, and RESTful services. The real-world relevance is emphasized through a series of case studies from large-scale R&D projects and a business-oriented proposition from the SWS technology provider Seekda.Each chapter of the book is structured according to a predefined template, covering both theoretical and practical aspects, and including walk-through examples and hands-on exercises. Additional learning material is available on the book website With its additional features, the book is ideally suited as the basis for courses or self-study in this field, and it may also serve as a reference for researchers looking for a state-of-the-art overview of formalisms, methods, tools, and applications related to SWS.

A short virtual tour of the series "Russian Forest", consisting of 34 panoramas and represents a virtual walk through the woods outside Moscow. Browse through a browser. All panoramic images have a 360gr review and you can rotate and zoom.

A short virtual tour of the series "Russian Forest", consisting of 34 panoramas and represents a virtual walk through the woods outside Moscow. Browse through a browser. All panoramic images have a 360gr review and you can rotate and zoom.

Michael Clayton, a high-priced-law-firm s fixer, leaves a late-night poker game, gets a call to drive to Westchester, and watches his car blow up as he s taking an impromptu dawn walk through a field. Flash back four days. He owes a loan shark to cover his brother s debts (Michael s own gambling habits have left him virtually broke). His law firm is negotiating a high-stakes merger, and his firm s six-year defense of a conglomerate s pesticide use is at risk when one of the firm s top litigators goes off his meds and puts the case in jeopardy. While Michael is trying to fix things, someone decides to kill him. Who? Meanwhile, his son summarizes the plot of a dark fantasy novel.

Features:
- Fast-paced action in a dynamic environment!
Lots of variety in the out-of-control game pace: Active Stealth, Close Combat, Shooting NPCs continuously hunt you down, forcing you to move and improvise.
- Easy accessibility for immediate fun!
Enjoy intuitive and simple controls; execute your action on command.
- An intense & deep immersion throughout 13 levels!
Walk through locations and live out everyday situations with a “Hollywood” look & feel.

Walk through the process of designing and implementing from scratch an isometric real time game such as some of the most succesful Facebook Games. Applying HTML5, CSS3, and javascript, this piece shows how to build games using isometric map making, sprite animations, networking, social network integration, high performance rendering and game design.

A drunkards walk is a type of random statistical distribution with important applications in scientific studies ranging from biology to astronomy. Mlodinow, a visiting lecturer at Caltech and coauthor with Stephen Hawking of A Briefer History of Time, leads readers on a walk through the hills and valleys of randomness and how it directs our lives more than we realize. Mlodinow introduces important historical figures such as Bernoulli, Laplace and Pascal, emphasizing their ideas rather than their tumultuous private lives...

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Chess Openings provides all readers need to know to solidify their opening game and get on the road to victory. In it, the authors provide a step-by-step walk-through of 100 of the most effective opening moves. Each opening strategy is clearly and succinctly explained, with numerous illustrations that bolster the reader’s understanding.

This essential reference is designed for database developers and administrators who need to write queries and develop code using Transact-SQL (T-SQL), the Microsoft implementation of the standard SQL language. Guided by SQL Server guru Itzik Ben-Gan, youll walk through the steps for writing queries, including retrieving and modifying data, with an overview of programmable objects supported by SQL Server 2008. Rather than focusing just on the syntactical elements of T-SQL, however, this book explains the logic behind the language - helping you develop a true, core understanding of the elements and how to use them. You will learn to think in terms of sets, and follow real-world best practices for T-SQL programming. To complement the learning experience, the book provides exercises to practice and apply what youve learned. And youll examine recommended solutions to compare with your own work. The entire books code samples will be available for download from the companion Web site.

A Guitar Licks Goldmine awaits in this incredible acoustic collection! With four hours of content, this DVD is jam-packed with a variety of tasty lead lines, fingerstyle phrases, and creative riffs personally taught to you by professional guitarists Colin OBrien, Peter Roller, Matthew Schroeder, and Ben Woolman. From blues to bluegrass to rock and beyond, each and every authentic lick includes; A walk-through explanation by a pro guitarist. Note-for-note on-screen tablature. Normal- and slow-speed performance demos.

A Guitar Licks Goldmine awaits in this incredible acoustic collection! With four hours of content, this DVD is jam-packed with a variety of tasty lead lines, fingerstyle phrases, and creative riffs personally taught to you by professional guitarists John Heussenstamm, Johnny Moeller, Peter Roller, and Bill Stone. From early blues to modern and beyond, each and every authentic lick includes; A walk-through explanation by a pro guitarist. Note-for-note on-screen tablature. Normal- and slow-speed performance demos.

In this series Donn Felker will walk through all the necessary steps to building and launching a sophisticated Android application.

Storyline:While being transported by two detectives in a car, the dangerouscriminal Krug is rescued by his brother Francis and his girlfriendSadie, and they brutally kill the detectives. Meanwhile Emma, herhusband Dr. John and their seventeen year-old daughter Mari Collingwoodhead on vacation to their house nearby the lake. Mari borrows the familycar to meet her friend Paige that is working in a store in the town.They befriend the teenager Justin in the store and he offers somemarijuana to the pothead Paige in the motel where he is lodged. Whilethey are smoking grass in Justin-s room, Krug, who is Justin-s father,Francis and Sadie arrive and abduct the girls. Krug drives Mari-s carand she provokes a crash on a tree. Krug stabs Paige and rapes Mari;however Mari manages to escape, swimming in the lake, but Krug shootsher in the back. They walk through the isolated road in the woods andthey reach Collingwood-s house telling that they have just had a caraccident... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A Guitar Licks Goldmine awaits in this incredible jazz collection! With over three hours of content, this DVD is jam-packed with a variety of tasty lead lines, fingerstyle phrases, and creative riffs personally taught to you by professional guitarists John Heussenstamm, Don Linke, Paul Sibergleit and Bill Stone. From traditional to modern jazz, and beyond, each and every authentic lick includes; A walk-through explanation by a pro guitarist. Note-for-note on-screen tablature. Normal- and slow-speed performance demos.

In this 3-hour video lecture/demo, follow DreamWorks Animator Ken Fountains process for analyzing and animating a simple, clear and appealing acting performance.

With a presentation geared toward the more advanced animator looking to create a great test shot for their demo reel, Ken lets you look over his shoulder as he chooses audio, examines the characters "subtext," plans his staging, breaks down video reference, works out timing and "attitude" through thumbnailing, uses detailed blocking to define clear acting beats, controls and shapes the scenes "phrasing," adds texture to enhance the energy, sculpts the lipsync, and brings a shot to a polished final.