In Java development, persistence is a key factor in enterprise, e-commerce, and other transaction-oriented applications. This book covers fundamental Spring Framework 3 concepts and integrating persistence functionality into enterprise Java applications using Hibernate, the Java Persistence API (JPA) 2, and the Grails Object Relational Mapping tool, GORM.

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Delve into the capabilities of SharePoint 2010 and determine the best way to put this technology to work for your organization. With this practical guide, you'll gain project management practices for implementing SharePoint, and learn how to customize the system to match the unique collaboration and data-sharing needs of your users.

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For a photographer's work to really stand out, two skills are required: creativity and technical know-how. Workflow in the digital darkroom has a significant effect on the quality of the final image. This book kwill help you master the craft of photographic post-processing.

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Subtitled "Seriously Geeky Stuff to Make with Your Kids" has illustrated instructions for 24 quirky playthings. Part I: Kid Stuff contains child-friendly projects like the Lock-N-Latch Treasure Chest and a PVC TeePee; Part II: The Electro-Skiffle Band is devoted to homemade musical instruments; and Part III: The Locomotivated showcases moving toys.

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With LINQ, you can query data from a variety of sources including databases, objects, and XML files directly from Visual Basic or C#. Guided by data-access experts you'll learn how .NET Framework 4 implements LINQ, and how to exploit it. Clear examples show you how to deliver your own data-access solutions faster and with leaner code.

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How many ways exist to mix different ingredients, how many chances to win a gambling game, how many possible paths from one place to another? These are questions that applied mathematics can answer. This text, presented in three parts (Combinatorics, Probability, Graphs) is for all those who wish to learn about combinatorial theories.

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This hands-on guide to the Apache Cassandra database provides the details and practical examples you need to understand Cassandra's non-relational database design and how to take advantage of it in a production environment. Demonstrates Cassandra's high availability, eventual consistency model, and ability to scale easily.

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Beginning with first principles, the book sets out the right way to start a project and develop the project plan. It shows you how to break a project down into tasks that can then be scheduled and allocated to resources. These can then be tracked and controlled to completion. It explains the different types of task dependencies and how to use them to make sure things happen when they are needed.

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A reference for professional developers wanting to discover the new features of Silverlight 4. Matthew MacDonald's expert advice guides you through creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you're most productive in-no matter what the target platform.

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A learn-by-doing tutorial, aims to provide clear guidance and hands-on examples for creating Web services for robust Windows-based business applications. Shows how to build and host SOAP and REST services, maintain service contracts and data contracts, control configuration and communications programmatically etc.

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