Monty Python: Complete and Utter Theory of the Grotesque (BFI Film Classics (Paperback))

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"Wrong Way is a story of corporate intrigue, backroom dealings, shareholder activism - and the spectacular fall from grace of newspaper tycoon Conrad Black. Tautly written and fast-paced, Wrong Way is a corporate thriller that chronicles the excesses of a larger-than-life entrepreneur whose autocratic temperament and management style would prove to be his undoing."

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Great book, within its self-described limits.......2007-04-07

The authors promise a critical examination of Conrad Black and Hollinger International, and that is what they deliver. With the exception of Richard Breeden, and perhaps Christopher Browne, none of the major characters in the book go uncriticized at some point in it. The narrative is not only engrossing, but also is sufficiently fact-driven to allow a reader to draw his or her own conclusions about the causes of the implosion of Hollinger. (It is vaguely worded in spots, but that would only be a drawback for those who would use it as a textbook or monograph.)

It also has a new relevance thanks to the current trial of Conrad Black, Peter Atkinson, Jack Boultbee and Mark Kipnis. In fact, a recent prosecution witness, Fred Creasey, could have used this book to refresh his memory before his testimony in the trial. (Near-bottom of p. 53.) One other nice feature of this book is that it quotes the E-mails that Conrad Black wrote, recently excerpted in the media, in more copious detail than those excerpts reveal. This level of detail will satisfy the curiosity of anyone who's already read those quotes.

I have only one quibble with the book, which does not relate to its self-imposed limitation of time scope. In the Epilogue, the authors portray Conrad Black as a relic of a bygone age, but their sense of history is somewhat inaccurate. Rather than being a holdover from the nineteenth century, Conrad Black, to the extent to which he is a relic as a CEO, is a holdover from the management culture of the 1980s. When a proper history of that period is written, it will be found that the grandfather of that era was Frederic Donner, chairman and CEO of General Motors from 1958 to 1967. The ever-growing scandals of shareholder abuse are distorted mirrors of Mr. Donner's image; the distortion comes from the relaxation of Donner's well-known probity.

Formal Methods for the Design of Real-Time Systems: International School on Formal Methods for the Design of Computer, Communication, and Software Systems, ... Lectures (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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Formal Methods for the Design of Real-Time Systems: International School on Formal Methods for the Design of Computer, Communication, and Software Systems, ... Lectures (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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ASIN: 3540230688

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This book presents the revised versions of nine invited lectures presented by leading researchers at the fourth edition of the International School on Formal Methods for the Design of Computer, Communication, and Software Systems, SFT 2004, held in Bertinoro, Italy, September 2004.

SFM 2004 is devoted to real-time systems. The lectures presented cover formal models and languages for the specification, modeling, analysis, and verification of time-critical systems, the expressiveness of such models and languages, as well as supporting tools and related applications in different domains.

The book offers a unique and comprehensive state-of-the-art survey on real-time systems. Researchers and advanced students will appreciate the book as a valuable source of reference and a systematic guide to the use of formal methods for the specification, analysis, and verification of real-time systems.

The Advertising Handbook (Media Practice Series)

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The Advertising Handbook (Media Practice Series)
Sean Brierley
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North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980

ASIN: 0415243920

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The Advertising Handbook is a critical introduction to the practices and perspectives of the advertising industry. Sean Brierley explores the structures of the profession and examines the roles of all those involved in advertising including businesses, agencies, consultancies and media owners. This edition traces the development of advertising and examines the changes that have taken place from its formative years through to today's period of rapid change: the impact of new media, the rise of the ad agency industry mergers, the Internet and digital technologies, and the influence of the regulatory environment.

Anatomy of a Seance: A History of Spirit Communication in Central Canada (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion)

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Excellent book for the spiritualistic!

Anatomy of a Seance: A History of Spirit Communication in Central Canada (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion)
Stanley Edward Mcmullin
Manufacturer: McGill-Queen's University Press
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Excellent book for the spiritualistic!.......2007-01-27

This book did so much to portray the accounts of spiritualism and seance phenomena in Canada and the US. If you are in to the details of a seance and history of how they became popular and the good and the bad experiences this book is a great find! It is evidential of afterlife communication based on historical references and very factual.

Documentary Expression and Thirties America

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The most important analysis of '30s American culture

Documentary Expression and Thirties America
William Stott
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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ASIN: 0226775593

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"A comprehensive inquiry into the attitudes and ambitions that characterized the documentary impulse of the thirties. The subject is a large one, for it embraces (among much else) radical journalism, academic sociology, the esthetics of photography, Government relief programs, radio broadcasting, the literature of social work, the rhetoric of political persuasion, and the effect of all these on the traditional arts of literature, painting, theater and dance. The great merit of Mr. Stott's study lies precisely in its wide-ranging view of this complex terrain."—Hilton Kramer, New York Times Book Review

"[Scott] might be called the Aristotle of documentary. No one before him has so comprehensively surveyed the achievement of the 1930s, suggesting what should be admired, what condemned, and why; no one else has so persuasively furnished an aesthetic for judging the form."—Times Literary Supplement

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The most important analysis of '30s American culture.......1998-11-05

Even after more than 20 years, Stott's book remains the seminal and perhaps most provocative study of the cultural expressions of '30s America. Depression-era America created a crisis of authenticity and relevance for artists, intellectuals and those in the communications industries. The result, says Stott, was a new form of public art, focused on everyday people and based in fact. Readable and persuasive, Stott's book is as fresh and memorable today as it was when it first came out in the mid-'70s. For anyone interested in the '30s, in the Depression era, or in documentary photography, this is a must-read.

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Communication History in Canada

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A distinctive blend of history, geography, government, economics, and biculturalism meant that communication systems and the mass media evolved differently in Canada than in either the United States or Europe. Bringing together twenty-six articles that range in subject from colonial newspapers in the early 1800s to music television in the 1980s, Communication History in Canada provides the historical foundation for a thorough contextual analysis of modern-day media and communication in this country. From Marshall McLuhan and Harold Innis to Mary Vipond and Will Straw, the authors in this volume represent a wide cross-section of disciplines, including history, communication studies, sociology, journalism, political science, and film studies. Their essays are grouped in five sections: Time, Space, Technology, and Nation, which explores the relationship between media, society, and human thought; Postal Systems and Telecommunications, which centres on the telegraph, the telephone, and computers; Print Mass Media, which describes the origins and diffusion of newspapers and magazines, with a particular emphasis on commercialization through advertising and market research; Broadcast Media, which charts the rise of radio broadcasting in the inter-war years and of television broadcasting from the 1950s through the 1980s; and Cultural Industries, which examines film and sound recording.

Understanding New Media: Augmented Knowledge & Culture

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A 'must' for any college-level audience interested in the digital revolution's long-ranging impact on society

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Kim H. Veltman
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Research in Ministry: A Primer for the Doctor of Ministry Program (Studies in Ministry and Parish Life)

ASIN: 1552381544

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A 'must' for any college-level audience interested in the digital revolution's long-ranging impact on society.......2006-08-17

UNDERSTANDING NEW MEDIA: AUGMENTED KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE surveys an area most commonly discussed in relation to the Internet's developments, but offers much more depth than most. Here are surveys of networked environments which blend technology with organizational and philosophical issues and changes, along with considerations of computing world evolution and how it reflects profound changes in other realms. Here also are surveys of cross-cultural effects of these advancements, which delves into world nations and their reactions and changing roles to such technology. A 'must' for any college-level audience interested in the digital revolution's long-ranging impact on society as a whole.

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Writing As Witness: Essay and Talk
Beth Brant
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ASIN: 0889612005

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Beth Brant put this collection of essays, talks and theory together to convey the message that words are sacred because they come from a place of mystery and give meaning and existence to life.

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Continental Order?
Dan Schiller
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ASIN: 0742509540

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Continental Order? examines the converging culture, telecommunications, and new media industries in North America, asking who has power in regional and global media. Experts from the United States, Mexico, and Canada address specific sectors and problems: newspapers and magazines, video and film, telecommunications and new media, sport and leisure, marketing, and education. With a broadly political-economic perspective, this book provides a critical account of changes occurring in the aftermath of regional and international trade agreements, such as NAFTA, and sets these changes in the global context of an emerging transnational communication industry. Visit our website for sample chapters!

The Road to Canada: The Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec (New Brunswick Military Heritage Series)

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The Road to Canada: The Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec (New Brunswick Military Heritage Series)
Gary Campbell
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Since the last Ice Age, the only safe route into Canada's interior during the winter started at the Bay of Fundy and followed the main rivers north to the St. Lawrence River through what is now New Brunswick. Aboriginal people used this route as a major highway in all seasons and the great imperial powers followed their lead. The Grand Communications Route, as it was then called, was the only conduit for people, information and goods passing back and forth between the interior settlements and the wider world and became the backbone of empire for both England and France in their centuries of warfare over this territory. It was Joseph Robineau de Villebon, a commandant in Acadie, who first made strategic use of the route in time of war because he understood its importance in the struggle for North America. A strategic link between the Atlantic colonies and Quebec, the French made extensive use of the route to communicate and move troops between the northern settlements and Fort Beauséjour, Louisbourg and Port-Royal. The British put great effort into maintaining and fortifying the route, building major coastal forts at Saint John to guard its entrance and erecting garrisons and blockhouses all along the way to the St Lawrence, first as a defence against the French and then to ward off the Americans. The route also played a key role in the American Revolution as well as the Aroostook War of 1839 that saw bodies of troops lining each side of the border extending from St. Andrews (NB) and Calais (Me) to Madawaska. In 1842, the Grand Communications Route and the Webster-Ashburton Treaty determined the location of the Canada - US border. It is still in use today: the Trans-Canada Highway and Route 7 follow its path. As well as telling the story of the Grand Communications Route from the earliest human habitation of the area, The Road to Canada describes the historic sites, forts, blockhouses and other historic remains that can still be visited today, including Martello Tower (Saint John), the Fort Hughes blockhouse (Oromocto), the Fort Fairfield blockhouse (Fort Fairfield, Me), Le Fortin du Petit-Sault (Edmundston), the Fort Kent blockhouse (Fort Kent, Me) and Fort Ingall (Cabano, Qc).

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Pretty Cute For White Wolf.......2000-08-21

A pleasant little storybook about various Garou of the Thirteen tribes through the Ages. Though, I wish they wrote more stories.

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Use Cisco concentrators, routers, Cisco PIX and Cisco ASA security appliances, and remote access clients to build a complete VPN solution

A complete resource for understanding VPN components and VPN design issues
Learn how to employ state-of-the-art VPN connection types and implement complex VPN configurations on Cisco devices, including routers, Cisco PIX and Cisco ASA security appliances, concentrators, and remote access clients
Discover troubleshooting tips and techniques from real-world scenarios based on the author’s vast field experience
Filled with relevant configurations you can use immediately in your own network

With increased use of Internet connectivity and less reliance on private WAN networks, virtual private networks (VPNs) provide a much-needed secure method of transferring critical information. As Cisco Systems® integrates security and access features into routers, firewalls, clients, and concentrators, its solutions become ever more accessible to companies with networks of all sizes. The Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide contains detailed explanations of all Cisco® VPN products, describing how to set up IPsec and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections on any type of Cisco device, including concentrators, clients, routers, or Cisco PIX® and Cisco ASA security appliances. With copious configuration examples and troubleshooting scenarios, it offers clear information on VPN implementation designs.

Part I, “VPNs,” introduces the topic of VPNs and discusses today’s main technologies, including IPsec. It also spends an entire chapter on SSL VPNs, the newest VPN technology and one that Cisco has placed particular emphasis on since 2003. Part II, “Concentrators,” provides detail on today’s concentrator products and covers site-to-site and remote-access connection types with attention on IPsec and WebVPN. Part III covers the Cisco VPN Client versions 3.x and 4.x along with the Cisco3002 Hardware Client. Cisco IOS® routers are the topic of Part IV, covering scalable VPNs with Dynamic Multipoint VPN, router certificate authorities, and router remote access solutions. Part V explains Cisco PIX and Cisco ASA security appliances and their roles in VPN connectivity, including remote access and site-to-site connections. In Part VI, a case study shows how a VPN solution is best implemented in the real world using a variety of Cisco VPN products in a sample network.

This security book is part of the Cisco Press® Networking Technology Series. Security titles from Cisco Press help networking professionals secure critical data and resources, prevent and mitigate network attacks, and build end-to-end self-defending networks.

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Bingo!.......2007-02-10

Well this book proved few things to me... Firstly VPN is not rocket science and secondly I havent seen any better book than this that Cisco press might have printed. IPSEC, GRE, SSL, L2TP, PPTP, WEBVPN were the term that used to give me nightmares. However this book was just perfect and 1 month of reading this book makes me very confident about the whole technology. I generally followed each chapter with real hands on and I wasnt bumped even once anywhere. I will seriously recommend this book to everyone, if VPN is what you want to learn, stop your search here! NOW!

Great if you like GUI applications, not if you use the CLI........2006-11-03

I was hoping that the book would spend more time on actual router configuration rather than use GUI-related products. It was difficult to divine the actual config while wading through page after page of screen-shots.

Excellent resource for security professionals.......2006-07-04

Richard Deal's book, The Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide, sets out to provide a comprehensive reference for networking professionals designing, deploying, and managing VPN solutions. This book covers the foundational information as well as step by step guides to configuring VPN solutions on Cisco VPN Concentrators, software and hardware clients, Cisco IOS routers, and Cisco PIX and ASA appliances.

The book is broken down into 6 parts: VPNs, Concentrators, Clients, IOS Routers, PIX Firewalls, and a Case Study. The VPN chapters provide the reader with an excellent foundation in VPNs. These chapters cover topics such as VPN types and topologies, technologies used to establish VPNs, as well as VPN implementations, such as IPsec, PPTP, L2TP, SSL. The next section focuses on the Cisco VPN Concentrators. Mr. Deal provides information on the Cisco 3000 series of VPN concentrators as well as the features of various software releases. The next few chapters focus on different deployment scenarios. These scenarios include remote access with IPsec, Remote access with PPTP, L2TP, and WebVPN (SSL), and site-to-site. The final chapters of the concentrator section cover management and troubleshooting. The next section covers software (Cisco and Microsoft) and hardware (Cisco) VPN clients. The fourth section focuses on Cisco IOS Routers. This section follows a similar layout to the concentrator section providing details about site-to-site and remote access VPN connections as well as a troubleshooting chapter at the end. It does highlight the differences in the configuration as well. As with the concentrators, Mr. Deal include specific product information. While helpful in dealing with existing equipment, it quickly will become obsolete as Cisco EOS/EOL equipment and software from these lists. It might have been more practical to provide URL references to Cisco's website. The fifth section covers VPN deployments with the Cisco PIX and ASA security appliances. Again, the layout is consistent with the IOS Router and Concentrator sections. The final section is a case study which brings together most of the concepts covered in the book.

This book is an excellent reference on VPNs. It should be in every networking professional's personal library who designs, deploys, and manages a VPN solution. The diagrams are clear and easy to follow. The troubleshooting chapters of each section provide excellent tools as well as common mistakes to help the networking professional deploy their solution successfully. The case study provides an invaluable example of a real world deployment. While the book is not advertised to be an exam preparation or certification guide, it could easily be used as a supplement towards those studies.

The Best Cisco VPN Configuration Book.......2006-02-25

Richard Deal's "The Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide" provides a complete step by step guide on how to configure VPN on Cisco Concentrators, software (including Windows VPN client) and hardware client, IOS routers, PIX and ASA security appliances.

The book also discusses what to look for to troubleshoot VPN connection, provides common real-life problems you will experience when setting up VPN and a case study at the end of the book to review all the concepts and configuration from previous chapters.

The book does an excellent job in informing when and why to select certain Cisco VPN products over others. It also provides up to date information on VPN configuration guide for PIX. Both PIX FOS 6.0 and 7.0 VPN configurations are discussed.

The book focuses about five chapters discussing concentrators. This is understandable as Cisco concentrators are more widely used for remote access than other Cisco VPN products. However, I would like to see the book to give equal weight to PIX and ASA appliances as more and more are adopting them as concentrators are gradually being phased out.

The book will be more complete if it mentions other VPN configuration features such as SDM for IOS routers, ASDM for PIX and ASA and VPN Router Management Center for Cisco Works. The author has omitted these due to space constraints since the book is already almost 1,000 pages.

In summary, this book will benefit any network administrators with intermediate to advance level of knowledge that need to use Cisco products for VPN implementation. This is the best "how-to" Cisco Press book for Cisco VPN and it fulfills its mission as a complete resource for understanding Cisco VPN implementation.

You might also want to check other Richard Deal's well written security book titled "Cisco Router Firewall Security".

A useful read for security professionals.......2006-01-30

A thorough and complete review of VPN technologies, as implemented in Cisco infrastructure, Deal's `The Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide', is arranged as a twenty three chapter step by step technology review and one chapter of bonus case studies.

The forty page Case study at the end of the book demonstrates the books material in a concise, simple and easy to follow way and its compactness will make it useful for an engineer who has general ideas about VPN , yet need to get a site running quickly. This chapter can be read without a full understanding of the remainder of the text, productively.

The rest of the text is arranged into five parts, viz., VPNs, Concentrators, Clients, IOS routers and PIX firewall. The first part being a good attempt at VPN technology review. The presentation of the technologies in the part, of five chapters is generic enough to appeal to a wide audience of security professionals. The arrangement of the subject into chapter one on VPN overview, Chapter two on fundamental VPN technologies, Chapter three on IPSec, four on PPTP and L2TP and five on SSL VPN , is one of the better classification and treatments of VPN technologies I have seen lately.

VPN concentrators are the core Cisco VPN infrastructure, and they get a fair treatment with ample configuration examples in the second part. Chapter 6, the first chapter in this section provides a broad treatment of the concentrator products available and the rest of section is devoted to concentrator configuration and troubleshooting.

I am almost tempted to question why the author decided to devote a whole section of three chapters of more than one fifty pages, to VPN client software, but my experience with users and administrators alike, who have demonstrated some clumsiness with various VPN client solutions, refrained me. This indeed is a clear and concise guide that administrators can use a basis for developing an in-house user manual. It covers the Cisco VPN client software, the Microsoft VPN dialer software, the Cisco 3200 hardware client, but misses out on some alternative solutions. There was no talk of SSH VPN clients, such as putty, in this section as there were none on non-traditional, but evolving VPN solutions including secure remote desktop solutions.

Cisco's integration of almost all its security technologies in IOS is demonstrated again in section four. This section discusses router capabilities and demonstrates them with some configuration examples. Another major Cisco Security technology, the PIX, which also serves as one the more popular Cisco VPN concentrator in deployment, is also given a fair treatment in this text.

In all, this is a good text for newbie's and intermediate network or infrastructure professionals. A useful read for security professionals, and maybe a valuable resource for Cisco security certification aspirants. But don't loose your Cisco documentation manual, or your Cisco Technology handbooks yet.

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Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide

Manufacturer: CISCO (PEARSON EDUCA
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