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Zack is back!
Our favorite fearless space hero, Zack is still on the lookout
for his lost spacecraft, the "Risky Rascal." Suddenly, he and Omega
Chimp receive a class 2-B distress signal -- a group of orbiting
second graders is in need of a hand! A renegade band of warrior
space mice -- the Warlords of Nibblecheese -- has kidnapped the
class's teacher. Not only are these pint-sized rodents planning to
destroy the Earth, but they also want to eat the moon (everyone
knows it's made of cheese!). Zack knows he must spring into action
-- even if it does mean saving Mrs. Craterbrain, the very teacher
who gave him tons of math homework! Can Zack, a genuine
intergalactic space hero, trap this army of cheese-hungry,
teacher-stealing pip-squeaks, or has the final bell rung for planet
Earth?
Can a planet just vanish in space?
According to the news, Zack's ship, the "Risky Rascal, " just
dropped off sixteen million smelly pigs on the planet Bounceback.
So Zack, Effie, and omega Chimp are hot on the trail The only
problem is, no matter how many star charts Omega Chimp downloads
from the Astronet, they just can't seem to find Bounceback It's
almost like the planet is disappearing -- but planets don't do
thatSdo they?
What's worse, "every" planet these space heroes do manage to land
on has pigs on it -- so how do they know which one is Bounceback?
To top it all off, a stinky stampede and a dry-cleaning disaster
have left Omega with no space suit. And now he has to conduct this
mission in his bunny pajamas Can Zack and Omega get to the bottom
of this planet problem before the "Risky Rascal" disappears again?
And will Omega Chimp ever get out of his pj's?
Part memoir, part document of the DIY, punk-infused subculture of
skateboarding as it came of age in the 1990s and early 2000s, Ed
Templeton’s Wires Crossed pulses with the raw, combustive energy
of Templeton’s image-making from the last twenty-plus years.
Illustrated by photographs, collages, texts, maps, and other
ephemera from Templeton’s journals, Wires Crossed offers an
insider’s look at a subculture in the making and reflects the
unique aesthetic stamp that sprang from the skate world he helped
create. Templeton occupies the rare position of having been a
professional skateboarder, a two-time World Skateboarding champion,
as well as a photographer and artist working within the skateboard
community as it gained increasing cultural currency in the 1990s
and beyond. His work first gained recognition as part of the
Beautiful Losers collective loosely gathered around Aaron Rose’s
Alleged Gallery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. This work, much
of it previously unpublished and unseen, explores Templeton’s own
journey as an image maker, as well as the lives of professional
skateboarders as they spent long hours crisscrossing the world on
tour, reveling in their newfound status as rock star–like figures
and the eternal search for new terrain to skate. Interviews between
Templeton and fellow pro-skaters and friends add compelling detail
about the pressures and pleasures of life on the road, and what
it’s like to obsessively pursue an art form—whether on their
decks or behind the camera.
In today's turbulent technological environment, it's becoming
increasingly crucial for companies to know about the principle of
least privilege. These organizations often have the best security
software money can buy, with equally developed policies with which
to execute them, but they fail to take into account the weakest
link in their implementation: human nature. Despite all other
efforts, people can sway from what they should be doing. Preventing
Good People from doing Bad Things drives that concept home to
business executives, auditors, and IT professionals alike. Instead
of going through the step-by-step process of implementation, the
book points out the implications of allowing users to run with
unlimited administrator rights, discusses the technology and
supplementation of Microsoft's Group Policy, and dives into the
different environments least privilege affects, such as Unix and
Linux servers, and databases. Readers will learn ways to protect
virtual environments, how to secure multi-tenancy for the cloud,
information about least privilege for applications, and how
compliance enters the picture.The book also discusses the cost
advantages of preventing good people from doing bad things. Each of
the chapters emphasizes the need auditors, business executives, and
IT professionals all have for least privilege, and discuss in
detail the tensions and solutions it takes to implement this
principle. Each chapter includes data from technology analysts
including Forrester, Gartner, IDC, and Burton, along with analyst
and industry expert quotations. What you'll learn * Why unlimited
administration rights are a bad thing * Why least privileges is a
good solution * Effective implementation of least privileges *
Least privileges on Unix and Linux servers * Issues with
Microsoft's Group Policy Who this book is for The audience is
segmented into three separate categories, all of which are clearly
addressed and weighed-in on in each chapter: the auditor, the
businessman, and the IT professional. Auditor The first segment are
the information technology security auditors. They are the ones
responsible for the analysis of technical, physical, and
administrative controls in the organization(s) whose security is in
question.Their work includes the auditing of data center personnel,
computer equipment, all policies and procedures, physical and
environmental controls, and back-up procedures. Because their jobs
so heavily rely on established protocols for the protection of
sensitive information, this segment of the market will find this
book a must-read. Their main concern is making sure the companies
they are inspecting are in compliance with regulations and are
taking the appropriate measures to secure their information and the
users accessing them. They will learn how least privilege is the
only way to fully satisfy government security regulations, and it
will give them necessary and cutting-edge information on how to
correctly perform their jobs. Businessperson The second segment are
the businesspeople. They are the ones who run the companies
requiring least privilege. These individuals are driven by the
bottom line, and are ultimately concerned with spending and returns
on investment. While they may be interested in security and realize
its importance, the motivation behind any decisions is saving the
company money.They need this book because it will clearly outline
the financial benefits of implementing least privilege. It will
explain that, from a business point of view, least privilege is the
only way to eliminate the misuse of privilege and avoid the
extensive costs of security breaches, expensive audits, help desk
costs, and costly hours of IT troubleshooting. They will read it
and use it as a reference as they prepare financially for a more
secure IT environment. IT Professional The third and final segment
are the IT professionals. They are the ones who appreciate security
for security's sake. They understand the implications of a
noncompliant environment. They are on the forefront of the
company's information environment. They manage users and those
users' privileges. They download applications, grant privileges to
users, process information, store information, program, install
software, perform data management, network machines, and manage the
networks they create. They need and will read this book because it
will expand their understanding of the concept of least privilege
and apply it to the environment in which they work.They will learn
how to supplement Group Policy to attain least privilege, how to
protect their environments, and how to carry security throughout
their enterprise. This book will teach them new ways to look at the
principle of least privilege, and it will educate them with the
information necessary to receive executive and financial backing to
the projects that will secure their network. Table of Contents *
The Only IT Constant is Change * Misuse of Privilege is the New
Corporate Landmine * Business Executives, Technologisst and
Auditors Need Least Privilege * Supplementing Group Policy on
Windows Desktops * Servers Are the Primary Target for Insiders and
Hackers Alike * Protecting Virtual Environments from Hypervisor
Sabotage * Secure Multi-Tenancy for Private, Public and Hybrid
Clouds * Applications, Databases, and Desktop Data Need Least
Privilege, Too * Security Does Not Equal Compliance * The Hard and
Soft Cost of Apathy * Final Thoughts for Least Privilege Best
Practices
This paper is one of a series in which the ideas of category theory
are applied to problems of system theory. As with the three
principal earlier papers, [1-3], the emphasis is on study of the
realization problem, or the problem of associating with an
input-output description of a system an internal description with
something analogous to a state-space. In this paper, several sorts
of machines will be discussed, which arrange themselves in the
following hierarchy: Input process Machine Output process (Tree
automaton) Machine ~ ~ State-behavior Machine I Adjoint Machine
.(Sequential Machine) ., I Decomposable Machine (Linear System,
Group Machine) Each member of the hierarchy includes members below
it; examples are included in parentheaes, and each example is at
its lowest possible point in the hierarchy. There are contrived
examples of output process machines and IV state-behavior machines
which are not adjoint machines [3], but as yet, no examples with
the accepted stature of linear systems [4], group machines [5, 6],
sequential machines [7, Ch. 2], and tree automata [7, Ch. 4].
Packed with hundreds of illustrated definitions about astronomy and
space, Space Dictionary for Kids is certain to spark any kid's
enthusiasm for the solar system and galaxy. Explore cosmology,
stars and galaxies, the solar system, space exploration, and
exoplanets and astrobiology. Hop on an astronomy timeline to learn
the story of how primitive ancient beliefs evolved over centuries
to become a high-technology science. Crack up over the humorous
sidebars that expand on the topic of space with examples,
explanations, diagrams, quizzes, and even short activities to
enhance understanding. Use the references and further reading
recommendations at the end to help find more information about
astronomy, perfect for assignments or those just wanting to know
more about the coolest topic in the galaxy! Divided into sections
for quick access to the easy-to-understand definitions and amazing
full-color illustrations, Space Dictionary for Kids is a must-have
for any kid's home library! Grades 3-6 NSTA Recommends
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Space Pirates (Paperback)
David Orme; Illustrated by Paul Savage, Brian Anderson
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Killer Sharks (Paperback)
Stan Cullimore; Illustrated by Paul Savage, Brian Anderson
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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In his new book, Edward Carpenter: A Victorian Rebel Fighting for
Gay Rights, Brian Anderson explores the life of the neglected
Victorian gay icon Edward Carpenter. Using a large number of
previously unpublished letters to his lovers, and friends, his
tortuous journey from conforming youth to outspoken critic of
Victorian society is traced. His adolescent hurts and sexual
confusion, his fumbling first love affairs, the remarkable
expansion of his mind at Cambridge and his timely release from a
priestly and donnish life, are recounted. His entry into the world
of socialist politics as a polemical writer and his turning from
socialist rhetoric to sexual politics forms a central part of the
narrative, together with an account of the obstacles that he faced
in finding publishers daring enough to take his work at the height
of the Oscar Wilde scandal. The intimate details of his gay life
are, for the first time, combined with the most extensive analysis
to date of his pioneering writing on homosexuality.
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