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  My Inventions - The...

  Nikola Tesla

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  In "My Inventions," Nikola Tesla, the visionary engineer often overshadowed by Edison, speaks for himself. This 1919 collection of articles offers a captivating blend of personal anecdotes, humorous reflections, and profound insights into his extraordinary creations. Readers travel alongside Tesla as he recounts his childhood fascination with electricity, his pivotal role in developing the alternating current system, and his groundbreaking work on wireless communication, robotics, and even harnessing cosmic energy. Prepare to be amazed by Tesla's unconventional thinking, unwavering determination, and the sheer breadth of his scientific imagination. This unique autobiography isn't just a chronological record; it's a window into the mind of a genius who dared to dream big and change the world.

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  Ultimate Splunk for...

  Jit Sinha

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  Empower Your Digital Shield with Splunk Expertise!
   
  Book Description
  The Ultimate Splunk for Cybersecurity is your practical companion to utilizing Splunk for threat detection and security operations.
   
  This in-depth guide begins with an introduction to Splunk and its role in cybersecurity, followed by a detailed discussion on configuring inputs and data sources, understanding Splunk architecture, and using Splunk Enterprise Security (ES).
   
  It further explores topics such as data ingestion and normalization, understanding SIEM, and threat detection and response. It then delves into advanced analytics for threat detection, integration with other security tools, and automation and orchestration with Splunk.
   
  Additionally, it covers cloud security with Splunk, DevOps, and security operations. Moreover, the book provides practical guidance on best practices for Splunk in cybersecurity, compliance, and regulatory requirements. It concludes with a summary of the key concepts covered throughout the book.
   
  Table of Contents
  1. Introduction to Splunk and Cybersecurity
  2. Overview of Splunk Architecture
  3. Configuring Inputs and Data Sources
  4. Data Ingestion and Normalization
  5. Understanding SIEM
  6. Splunk Enterprise Security
  7. Security Intelligence
  8. Forensic Investigation in Security Domains
  9. Splunk Integration with Other Security Tools
  10. Splunk for Compliance and Regulatory Requirements
  11. Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) with Splunk
  12. Cloud Security with Splunk
  13. DevOps and Security Operations
  14. Best Practices for Splunk in Cybersecurity
  15. Conclusion and Summary
  Index

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  Dignity for Deeply Forgetful...

  Jade C. Angelica, Stephen G. Post

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  For caregivers of deeply forgetful people: a book that combines new ethics guidelines with an innovative program on how to communicate and connect with people with Alzheimer's. 
   
  How do we approach a "deeply forgetful" loved one so as to notice and affirm their continuing selfidentity? For three decades, Stephen G. Post has worked around the world encouraging caregivers to become more aware of—and find renewed hope in—surprising expressions of selfhood despite the challenges of cognitive decline. 
   
  In this book, Post offers new perspectives on the worth and dignity of people with Alzheimer's and related disorders despite the negative influence of "hypercognitive" values that place an ethically unacceptable emphasis on human dignity as based on linear rationality and strength of memory. This bias, Post argues, is responsible for the abusive exclusion of this population from our shared humanity.  
   
  With vignettes and narratives, he argues for a deeper dignity grounded in consciousness, emotional presence, creativity, interdependence, music, and a self that is not "gone" but "differently abled."  
   
  Post covers key practical topics such as: 
  • understanding the experience of dementia 
  • noticing subtle expressions of continuing selfhood, including "paradoxical lucidity" 
  • perspectives on ethical quandaries from diagnosis to terminal care and everything in between, as gleaned from the voices of caregivers 
  • how to communicate optimally and use language effectively 
  • the value of art, poetry, symbols, personalized music, and nature in revealing self-identity 
  • the value of trained "dementia companion" dogs 
   
  At a time when medical advances to cure these conditions are still out of reach and the most recent drugs have shown limited effectiveness, Post argues that focusing discussion and resources on the relational dignity of these individuals and the respite needs of their caregivers is vital. Grounding ethics  
  on the equal worth of all conscious human beings, he provides a cautionary perspective on preemptive assisted suicide based on cases that he has witnessed. He affirms vulnerability and interdependence as the core of the human condition and celebrates caregivers as advocates seeking social and economic  
  justice in an American system where they and their loved ones receive only leftover scraps. Racially inclusive and grounded in diversity, Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People also includes a workshop appendix focused on communication and connection, "A Caregiver Resilience Program," by Rev. Dr. Jade C. Angelica.

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  Cosmic Inflation - Gravitational...

  Steff Jaywan

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  The story of our universe begins with one of the most profound and complex questions ever posed: How did it all begin? For centuries, humanity has sought to understand the origins of the cosmos, leading to an ever-evolving tapestry of ideas, theories, and discoveries. 
  In the early 20th century, the concept of the Big Bang emerged as a groundbreaking model, suggesting that the universe had a finite beginning—a singular moment in time when all matter, energy, and space itself erupted from an incredibly hot and dense state. This theory not only provided a framework for understanding the expansion of the universe but also posed new questions about the very nature of existence. 
  However, as scientists delved deeper into the implications of the Big Bang, they encountered puzzling anomalies. The uniformity of the cosmic microwave background radiation, the distribution of galaxies, and the large-scale structure of the universe seemed to suggest that something more profound had occurred in the first moments after the universe's birth.

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  The Witch's Garden - Plants in...

  Sandra Lawrence

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  The Witch's Garden describes over fifty of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary, and storied plants—from the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, to predicting the weather with seaweed, the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore heads, protection from evil spirits, and to even induce immortality. 
   
  Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their apparent mystical properties have existed for thousands of years. The Witch's Garden tells the story of our folkloric fascination with these magical specimens, documenting the beliefs and rituals surrounding the natural world. This book beautifully evokes the bewitching nature of mysterious plants.

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  Through the Firewall - The...

  Boyd Clewis

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  Boyd Clewis has defied the odds and gravity. He was born dead, became a teenage father and a track star, had more than one close brush with the law, and endured unimaginable family tragedy—all by the time he was barely old enough to drink.He reinvented himself, failed, and learned from it. Then he started to build his own business from the ground up. He changed his name, formed an alter ego, and chose to live by a code: the Authority Mindset. Ever since, he’s been teaching it to others, and transforming lives in the process.This book is about how to expertly play the hand you’re dealt, regardless of how good or bad it is. There’s an alchemy to turning adversity into wisdom and curses into blessings. This is the story of how that worked for Boyd and how it can work for you.

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