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In the early 1950s, Rod Braybon's father died, leaving his mother with eight children she couldn't care for.<br /> <br />As a ward of the state, Rod ended up at the notorious Bayswater Boys' Home, run by the Salvation Army, near Melbourne.<br /> <br />Rod endured years of ill-treatment at the hands of the Salvation Army, then spent a life-time repressing the memories that haunted him.<br /> <br />Finally, after seeing an article in a newspaper, Rod decided to speak out.<br /> <br />His story created a nation-wide sensation and won a prestigious award for the journalist who broke it.<br /> <br />That Rod was willing to speak out to try and ease the suffering of others like him, is incredible.<br /> <br />That he survived at all, is nothing short of a miracle.<br /> <br />This short story is expanded in Vikki's full-length book Salvation.<br /> <br />Welcome to Crime Shots – short, sharp, true crime stories from Australia's past and present. Получить ссылку |
Arduino и Raspberry Pi в проектах Internet of Things
Автор: Виктор Петин
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Рассмотрено создание простых устройств в рамках концепции Интернета вещей (IoT, Internet of Things) на базе популярной платформы Arduino и микрокомпьютера Raspberry Pi. Показана установка и настройка среды разработки приложений Arduino IDE, а также среда макетирования Frizing. Описаны технические возможности, особенности подключения и взаимодействия различных датчиков и исполнительных устройств. Показана организация доступа разрабатываемых проектов к сети Интернет, отправка и получение ими данных с использованием популярных облачных IoT сервисов: Narodmon, ThingSpeak, Xively, Weaved, Blynk, Wyliodrin и др. Уделено внимание обмену данными с помощью платы GPRS/GSM Shield. Рассмотрен проект создания собственного сервера для сбора по сети данных с различных устройств на платформе Arduino. Показано как использовать фреймворк WebIOPi для работы с Raspberry Pi. Приведены примеры использования Wi-Fi-модуля ESP8266 в проектах «Умный дом». На сайте издательства размещен архив с исходными кодами программ и библиотек. Для интересующихся современной электроникой.
Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge
Автор: Geoffrey M Bellman
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You are not in charge and you want to make a difference: that is the dilemma. You may not know who is in charge in today's changing, temporary, and virtual organizations, but you know you are not! You are searching for ways to contribute through the work you do and gain some personal satisfaction in the process. This book can help you do just that. In this new edition of his classic book, Geoff Bellman shows readers how to make things happen in any organization regardless of their formal position. The new edition has been written for a wider audience, including people in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, paid and volunteer workers, managers and individual contributors, contract and freelance workers. More than seventy percent of the material is brand new, including new examples, new chapters, new exercises, and much more.
Seeing Things at Night
Автор: Broun Heywood
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