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The RAW file format is the uncompressed data file captured by a digital camera's electronic sensor. When your camera saves an image in RAW format, settings like white balance, sharpening, contrast and saturation are not applied to the image but are saved instead in a separate header. Because RAW files remain virtually untouched by in-camera processing, they are essentially the digital equivalent to exposed but undeveloped film. This makes RAW an increasingly popular format with amateur and professional digital photographers, because it affords greater flexibility and control during the editing process-if you know how to work with RAW files. Most digital camera manufacturers supply their own software for converting RAW data, as do some third party vendors. Increasingly, however, the RAW converter of choice is a plug-in included in the latest version of Adobe Photoshop, the most popular and widely-used digital image editing tool in the world. Adobe Photoshop CS2 is emerging as the best place to edit RAW images, and the best way to master this new format is with Photoshop CS2 RAW. An important book dedicated to working with RAW in Photoshop, this comprehensive guide features a unique design that helps readers grasp the subject through visual instruction and prompts. The entire RAW process is explored, from shooting to using the Adobe plug-in converter and new Bridge navigation software. The primary focus of Photoshop RAW is, as the title suggests, Photoshop editing technique: automating RAW workflow, correcting exposures, extending exposure range, manipulating grayscale and working with the new DNG (Digital Negative) open standard that Adobe supports. Presented by photographer Mikkel Aaland, a pioneer of digital photography and author of eight books, including O"Reilly"s Photoshop for the Web and the award-winning Shooting Digital, Photoshop CS2 RAW investigates and instructs in an accessible visual style. Required reading for professionals and dedicated photo hobbyists alike.

Первой книгой «Детям о звёздах» автор открывает захватывающую серию развивающих сказок для детей 3-7 лет. Строго контролируемый словарь и элементарная грамматика, используемые в этой книге, делают её легкой для чтения и понимания. Параллельные тексты и два словаря в конце книги: англо-русский и русско-английский – позволяют использовать её для обучения маленьких детей обоим языкам. Сказки помогут развить воображение ребёнка и создать атмосферу доброжелательности, которая особенно важна в воспитании детей. Книга представляет интерес для родителей, которые хотят помочь детям освоить русский и английский языки с раннего возраста. By Star Stories for Children the author launches an exciting series of developing tales for young children of 3-7 years old. The book is based on strictly controlled vocabulary and elementary grammar that makes it easy for comprehension. Parallel texts and two vocabularies at the end of the book: English-Russian and Russian-English– make the tales suitable for teaching little children both languages. The tales help unlock the imagination and create an atmosphere of goodwill which is especially valuable in the upbringing of children. The book is of interest to those parents who want to help their children to master both Russian and English languages from the early age.

Although new ventures’ competitive positioning and their founders’ social networks are both recognized as important in the context of transition economies, not much is known about their multiplicative effect on performance. We build on the strategic management literature and social network theory to develop theoretical predictions about the role of competitive strategies and social capital for entrepreneurial performance. These are tested with survey data from Bulgaria. We find that both the venture’s competitive strategic positioning and the founder’s networking positively influence performance. The hypothesized moderating effect of networking for the relationship between differentiation strategy and performance received only tentative support. Contrary to expectations, we find a negative moderating effect of networking for the relationship of cost leadership with performance. These results suggest that the entrepreneur’s network plays a role in shaping how strategies influence performance by possibly upholding differentiation and deemphasizing cost leadership strategy. Implications for managerial practice and public policy are discussed.