This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Quincy Adams. He was born in Massachusetts on July 11, 1767. Following in the footsteps of his father, John Adams (the second President of the United States), John Quincy Adams became the sixth president in 1825. But even before his term as president, John Q. Adams was heavily involved in the early formation of our country.Follow John Q. Adams journey from getting his start in politics as Minister to the Netherlands, to eve...

Learn Advanced Dashboards, JavaScript, Computations, and Special Topics from the ExpertsKey FeaturesWalk through a comprehensive example of a simple, intermediate, and advanced dashboard with a focus on Interactive Reporting best practices.Explore the data analysis functionally with an in-depth explanation of built-in and JavaScript functions.Build custom interfaces to create batch programs and exports for automated reporting.Demonstra...

Quickly master this extremely robust and powerful Hyperion business intelligence toolKey FeaturesGet to grips with the most important, frequently used, and advanced features of Oracle Hyperion Interactive Reporting 11A step-by-step Oracle Hyperion training guide packed with screenshots and clear explanationsExplore the features of Hyperion dashboards, reports, pivots, and chartsLearn how to build advanced data models and queries, and h...

Welcome to the third of three incredible volumes of haiku and senryu compiled by Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis from Auroras & Blossoms.Feast your senses on a unique collection that is moving, thought-provoking, inspirational, hauntingly beautiful and deeply insightful.This anthology is a delightful showcase of superbly crafted poetry that is extremely easy to get into but handsomely rewards the reader with each subtle nuance and twist. It is like spending time with love...

He was told that his physical limitations would make the study of the martial arts an impossibility... He became a world renowned martial arts master...He was told that he would not be able to walk past his fortieth year... And still HE STANDS...Being a warrior is not just about being able to fight well. Being a warrior is all about being willing to fight for the people and the causes you care about. Being a warrior is all about Loving people.This is a story of the ...

Bushido: A Modern Adaptation of the Ancient Code of the Samurai attempts to address the violent nature of the human spirit and to harness and redirect that trait into a constructive force for the betterment of mankind. Bushido examines the metaphor of the Warrior as it appears in human culture both historically and in the stories, philosophies and religions of mankind, drawing heavily upon the stoic martial philosophy of Feudal Japan and on the Judeo-Christian principles which hav...

Eclipse is the world's most popular IDE for Java development. And although there are plenty of large tomes that cover all the nooks and crannies of Eclipse, what you really need is a quick, handy guide to the features that are used over and over again in Java programming. You need answers to basic questions such as: Where was that menu? What does that command do again? And how can I set my classpath on a per-project basis?This practical pocket guide gets you up to speed quickly wit...

Microsoft SharePoint 2013 provides a collection of tools and services you can use to improve user and team productivity, make information sharing more effective, and facilitate business decision–making processes. In order to get the most out of SharePoint 2013, you need to understand how to best use the capabilities to support your information management, collaboration, and business process management needs. The SharePoint 2013 User's Guide is designed to provide you with the info...

MAKE THE MOST OF THE WORLD’S HOTTEST NEW BROWSER, GOOGLE CHROME!   Finally, there’s a web browser for today’s Internet, and today’s user: you! It’s Chrome. (From Google—of course!) Now, there’s a book that reveals how you can use all of Google Chrome’s built-in power and speed—and extend Chrome to do even more! Jerri Ledford and Yvette Davis start with a quick, practical tour of Google Chrome’s stripped-down...

This book is a practical guide to using Visual Studio 2013 that will help you become familiar with the improvements made over previous versions. Each recipe provides a hands-on approach to the new features with step-by-step instructions on how to increase your productivity. If you are a developer excited about the new features introduced in Visual Studio 2013, then no matter what your programming language of choice is, Visual Studio 2013 Cookbook is for you. You should have a good knowledg...

Over 80 great recipes for taking control of Cognos 8 Report StudioKey FeaturesLearn advanced techniques to produce real-life reports that meet business demandsTricks and hacks for speedy and effortless report development and to overcome tool-based limitationsPeek into the best practices used in industry and discern ways to work like a proPart of Packt's Cookbook series-each recipe is a carefully organized sequence of instructions to co...

Windows Phone 8 Recipes is a problem-solution based guide to the Windows Phone 8 platform. Recipes are grouped according to features of the platform and ways of interacting with the device. Solutions are given in C# and XAML, so you can take your existing .NET skills and apply them to this exciting new venture.Not sure how to get started? No need to worry, there’s a recipe for that!Always wondered what it takes to add cool features like gesture support, map...