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Ruthie Wornall has cooked up a delectable murder mystery in her novel, "Murder in Guanajuato," which takes place in Guanajuato, Mexico. What starts out as a dinner party at the Baptist minister''s home results in a mysterious murder by poisoning. Rhonda Winters, a teacher and author, becomes one of the suspects. She is forced to use her skills as an amateur sleuth to help solve this culinary mystery. Savor the terrific recipes that are sprinkled throughout the book as you try to guess ''whodunit''.

A document written in 1864, that would be later plagiarized into "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" (the most disturbing text in the history of the world), lays out the blueprint for world domination and what is currently going on around the globe today, controlled chaos. Who is behind this and what is their true agenda? What does the Brotherhood of Death (Skull and Bones (Yale), The All Souls Society (Oxford), and The Thule Society (Berlin)), have in common with the Bildebergers and the Catholic Church? Can the Second Holocaust be prevented and do the answers lie in Bible Code prophesy? Steven Michaels is a Company man assigned to the Bible Code Research team at the National Security Agency. After the tragic deaths of his ex-wife and child in a car accident meant for him, a friend and colleague from the Vatican is murdered as well, but not before he sends Michaels proof of the conspiracy and the answers to the mystery exposing the impending New World Order. Based on historical fact, Controlled Chaos is surely to become the next controversial novel to shake the belief system of millions throughout the world.

A CLASSIC MODERN JUDGE DREDD STORY PRESENTED IN THE LOW-PRICED DIGEST FORMAT RESTORING ORDER! Mega-City One, 2135 AD. After the destruction wrought by the Chaos Bug with most of the city in ruins, a decimated Justice Department is struggling to cope. With disease, corruption, and looting rife, there are some that seek to take advantage of the city''s condition, including dangerous psychic, Algol Rey. Judge Dredd and Psi-Judge Anderson have survived, but after all the violence and horror, can they bring order back to a damaged city? Their limits as Judges are put to the test!

A group of eight college students sail to a secluded beach for a day of sun, fun, and a race to a restaurant not open for the season. The race starts and the kids run into a small renegade commando group that is sure they can cure the problems of the country. The leader of the commandos is killed in a freak accident at the beginning of the confrontation. The rest of the commandos go for revenge on the students. The students have to break into a house to survive and get away from the commandos. They find weapons and the battle begins. Students are shot, commandos are shotwho survives? The sheriff of the local community is called and thinks the call is a joke, but comes out to check things out. He is shot; does he survive? The commandos are trained, the students are not. Who survives?

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Learn to use Unix, OS X, or Linux quickly and easily! In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours helps you get up and running with Unix and Unix-based operating systems such as Mac OS X and Linux. Designed for beginners with no previous experience using Unix, this book''s straightforward, step-by-step approach makes it easy to learn. Each lesson clearly explains essential Unix tools and techniques from the ground up, helping you to become productive as quickly and efficiently as possible. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Unix tasks. Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn. Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills. Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions Learn how to ... Pick the command shell that''s best for you Organize the Unix file system (and why) Manage file and directory ownership and permissions Maximize your productivity with power filters and pipes Use the vi and emacs editors Create your own commands and shell scripts Connect to remote systems using SSH and SFTP Troubleshoot common problems List files and manage disk usage Get started with Unix shell programming Set up printing in a Unix environment Archive and back up files Search for information and files Use Perl as an alternative Unix programming language Set up, tweak, and make use of the GNOME graphical environment Contents at a Glance HOUR 1: What Is This Unix Stuff? HOUR 2: Getting onto the System and Using the Command Line HOUR 3: Moving About the File System HOUR 4: Listing Files and Managing Disk Usage HOUR 5: Ownership and Permissions HOUR 6: Creating, Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Files and Directories HOUR 7: Looking into Files HOUR 8: Filters, Pipes, and Wildcards! HOUR 9: Slicing and Dicing Command-Pipe Data HOUR 10: An Introduction to the vi Editor HOUR 11: Advanced vi Tricks, Tools, and Techniquess HOUR 12: An Overview of the emacs Editor HOUR 13: Introduction to Command Shells HOUR 14: Advanced Shell Interaction HOUR 15: Job Control HOUR 16: Shell Programming Overview HOUR 17: Advanced Shell Programming HOUR 18: Printing in the Unix Environment HOUR 19: Archives and Backups HOUR 20: Using Email to Communicate HOUR 21: Connecting to Remote Systems Using SSH and SFTP HOUR 22: Searching for Information and Files HOUR 23: Perl Programming in Unix HOUR 24: GNOME and the GUI Environment Appendix A: Common Unix Questions and Answers.

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Elegant, sleek, powerful, and stable, Mac OS X has delighted many a loyal Mac user, and gone one step further--it''s turned them into Unix users, too. Perhaps you''re already familiar with Unix, just not on the Mac. Or perhaps you opened your Utilities folder, spotted the Terminal icon and double-clicked on it just to see what it does. Suddenly faced with a command line interface, you probably asked what does it mean, and the more pressing question, why on earth would you ever want to venture into this seemingly user-unfriendly territory? The new edition of Learning Unix for Mac OS X answers these questions and more. This compact book provides a user-friendly tour of your Mac''s Unix base. As you explore Terminal and familiarize yourself with the command line, you''ll also learn about the hundreds of Unix programs that come with your Mac and begin to understand the power and flexibility of Unix. And if Unix isn''t new to you, you''ll discover how it translates into this new Mac incarnation. Updated to cover Jaguar (Mac OS X, 10.2), this book will keep you current with the latest features of your Mac. The book begins with a quick but in-depth introduction to Terminal and the command line interface. After learning about launching and configuring the Terminal application, you''ll find out how to manage, create, edit, and transfer files. You''ll find all the common commands simply explained with accompanying examples, exercises, and opportunities for experimentation. There are even problem checklists to help you along the way if you get stuck. You''ll learn how to: Customize your shell environment Manage files and directories Successfully print from the Unix command line Edit and create files with the vi editor Perform remote logins Access Internet functions Understand pipes and filters Use background processing Use Fink, an easy way to install open source Unix software on Mac OS X With Terminal, you''ll access areas of your Mac that you just can''t get to from the desktop. You may find yourself turning to Terminal for greater efficiency on a particular task or to use one of the thousands of open source programs that are now available to you. Unix continues to thrive as an operating system because of its power, flexibility, and simplicity, and the vast community that supports it. Learning Unix for Mac OS X, Second Edition can be your key to understanding all of it. The book has been reviewed by Apple for technological accuracy and brandishes the Apple Devel ...

DES DEVELOPPEURS VOUS LIVRENT LEURS MEILLEURES " BIDOUILLES ". Ce livre a pour ambition d''aider les développeurs à personnaliser leur système et à automatiser des tâches courantes d''administration en exploitant la puissance exceptionnelle et les capacités remarquables du shell. Sans écrire une seule ligne de C ni de C ++, sans appeler de compilateur, ni d''éditeur de liens, sans devoir étudier la méthodologie et la conception des programmes, vous apprendrez à écrire des dizaines de scripts shell passionnants, de la calculatrice interactive à un gestionnaire de portefeuille boursier, en passant par des analyseurs de journaux Apache, qui vous épargneront cette tâche fastidieuse. 100 SCRIPTS REUTILISABLES. Si de nombreux scripts sont disponibles sur Internet, ils sont souvent peu réalistes et assez simplistes. Cet ouvrage, conçu comme un livre de recettes est un recueil qui illustre la richesse d''une programmation axée sur les scripts shell. Qu''ils comptent dix ou plus d''une centaine de lignes de code, les scripts peuvent âtre réutilisés ils sont également destinés à vous inspirer, à vous inciter à faire des expériences et à créer vos propres scripts.

Useful and fun Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X shell scripts.