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Filling a gap in the literature caused by the recent financial crisis, this book provides a treatment of the techniques needed to model and evaluate interest rate derivatives according to the new paradigm for fixed income markets. Concerning this new development, there presently exist only research...

Random Battles details many issues in the games industry that effect both gamers and the games industry. A number of these gamers have the ability to directly effect what direction the games industry moves. Gamers have that power and they can wield it wisely. Within this book, you will find...

The indispensable primer for achieving redstone greatness Minecraft Redstone For Dummies is the complete guide to finding, using, and maximizing the power of redstone in the Minecraft world. This key element is essential for crafting and brewing, and can be placed on the ground as redstone...

We Make Computer Programming and Math FUN for Kids! Meet Scratch. A brand new, FREE computer programming application that allows children 10 and up to express themselves creatively by developing their own stories, cartoons, games, and more—all while learning computer programming! Created...

Player versus player is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding aspects of World of Warcraft. This guide will teach you all of the tricks to playing like a pro in PvP environments. You will learn how to beat your enemies in battlegrounds, arenas, and other PvP locations. You will become one of the...

A recipe-packed reference guide filled with practical tasks that are concisely explained to develop and broaden the user's abilities with the D programming language. If you are an experienced programmer who is looking to explore a language that offers plenty of advantages over more established programming...

We find risks everywhere--from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to intimacy, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery. They arise from our own acts and they are imposed on us. In this Very Short Introduction, Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany draw...

Media in the ubiquitous area is undergoing a tremendous change. Social media and Web 2.0 are applied in ever more diverse practices both in private and public communities and digital games and play are currently undergoing many transformations. Traditional communication and expression modalities are...

Volume 10 is a continuation of Volume 9 for news from 6/25 of 2014 to 6/26 of 2014. It is a republication of "Sunflower Diaries," Volume 7. There was a delay in the publication where it should have gone out on 6/25 of 2014. However, because I was asked to train 2 people in World of WarCraft in tanking...

Every production is built on the backbone of the pipeline. While a functional and flexible pipeline can’t assure a successful project, a weak pipeline can guarantee its demise. A solid pipeline produces a superior product in less time and with happier artists who can remain creative throughout the...

Chance and Luck: The Laws of Luck, Coincidences, Wagers, Lotteries, and the Fallacies of Gambling The false ideas prevalent among all classes of the community, cultured as well as uncultured, respecting chance and luck, illustrate the truth that common consent (in matters outside the influence...

This book is organized into three parts, separated by major milestones in gaining programming knowledge. Part 1 shows how to apply basic concepts of programming. It goes through the details of writing programs using freely available editor and compiler software. It shows how to store data in variables...

Special limited introductory price. With hundreds of pages, 40 images, & dozens of up to date links, The No Bull MAME Arcade Builder's Guide is the ultimate resource for anyone thinking about building the arcade of their dreams. The guide covers everything from initial concept & planning...

A First Course in Machine Learning covers the core mathematical and statistical techniques needed to understand some of the most popular machine learning algorithms. The algorithms presented span the main problem areas within machine learning: classification, clustering and projection. The text gives detailed descriptions and derivations for a smal