When Bad Things Happen in Good Bikinis
Автор: Helen Bailey
Год издания: 0000
Writer Helen Bailey's world fell apart in early 2011 when she and her workaholic husband took off on a well-earned break to Barbados and days after arriving Helen watched helplessly from the beach as he was dragged out to sea in a rip-current and drowned. Alone and more than three thousand miles from home, she was a wife at breakfast and a widow by lunchtime. With her life as she knew it shattered, Helen began to chronicle living after such devastating and shocking loss in a blog – Planet Grief – and gained a worldwide following from many who had experienced huge loss, whether through death or divorce. <br><br>And now her blog has become a book. Anecdotal, witty, heartbreaking and utterly grounded, <i>When Bad Things Happen to Good Bikinis</i> covers all the obvious struggles in the aftermath of a loss, as well as many not-so-obvious but just as poignant everyday obstacles. Helen has emerged from her nightmare, and her story will bring wry humour, comfort and hope to a huge number of people, whatever their circumstances.
Arduino и Raspberry Pi в проектах Internet of Things
Автор: Виктор Петин
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Рассмотрено создание простых устройств в рамках концепции Интернета вещей (IoT, Internet of Things) на базе популярной платформы Arduino и микрокомпьютера Raspberry Pi. Показана установка и настройка среды разработки приложений Arduino IDE, а также среда макетирования Frizing. Описаны технические возможности, особенности подключения и взаимодействия различных датчиков и исполнительных устройств. Показана организация доступа разрабатываемых проектов к сети Интернет, отправка и получение ими данных с использованием популярных облачных IoT сервисов: Narodmon, ThingSpeak, Xively, Weaved, Blynk, Wyliodrin и др. Уделено внимание обмену данными с помощью платы GPRS/GSM Shield. Рассмотрен проект создания собственного сервера для сбора по сети данных с различных устройств на платформе Arduino. Показано как использовать фреймворк WebIOPi для работы с Raspberry Pi. Приведены примеры использования Wi-Fi-модуля ESP8266 в проектах «Умный дом». На сайте издательства размещен архив с исходными кодами программ и библиотек. Для интересующихся современной электроникой.
My Estonia 3. What Happened?
Автор: Justin Petrone
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This is the story of a man looking for his way. New York did not satisfy his soul, so he moved to Estonia, with his crazy wife, a kid, and six suitcases. Within 24 hours he found a home and had to learn how to make a fire. It did not satisfy his soul for long. Soon he had a house with four furnaces, and was making fires around the clock.His crazy Estonian wife started a publishing house that turned out well. Too well. He decided to become an academic. It did not satisfy him for long, but at least he met a real elf who inspired him. Then he decided to dabble in diplomacy. It did not feel right either.And he got depressed. There were too many drunks and neo-Nazis in this country, not to mention all the mice, lice, and ice. Writing books – bestsellers! – about those problems seemed to satisfy his soul. He thought he had found his niche, as a writer in a small town teeming with cafes and characters.Then, overnight, it all collapsed.The action in Justin Petrone ?s new book takes place mostly in two Estonian towns, folksy Viljandi and teacherly Tartu. It takes place from the year 2007 (the Bronze Soldier riots) until 2013 (when Petrone left Estonia amid a national scandal).
How it all happened
Автор: Oleg Molokanov
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A story about some curious coincidences in a modern woman’s life, her personal thoughts about that and unexpected way out. The author has used a fragment of his own picture in the book cover.
Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge
Автор: Geoffrey M Bellman
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You are not in charge and you want to make a difference: that is the dilemma. You may not know who is in charge in today's changing, temporary, and virtual organizations, but you know you are not! You are searching for ways to contribute through the work you do and gain some personal satisfaction in the process. This book can help you do just that. In this new edition of his classic book, Geoff Bellman shows readers how to make things happen in any organization regardless of their formal position. The new edition has been written for a wider audience, including people in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, paid and volunteer workers, managers and individual contributors, contract and freelance workers. More than seventy percent of the material is brand new, including new examples, new chapters, new exercises, and much more.