Eric A. Meyer is an internationally recognized expert on HTML and CSS, who has been working with the web since 1993. He is a principal consultant for Complex Spiral Consulting and the author of several seminal works on CSS. Meyer played a key role in creating the W3C's CSS Test Suite and is a frequent speaker at conferences on web standards and design. His expertise and contributions have significantly shaped the field of CSS.
Simply put, cascading style sheets is a way to separate a document's structure from its presentation. The technique allows a richer document appearance than HTML, its compact file size makes web pages load quickly and it saves time as the appearance of an entire document can be changed easily.
When dismembered bodies start to appear in New York City, the search for a serial killer begins. Leading the hunt is Gabriel de Sade, a tough Manhattan detective. What should be a straightforward murder investigation escalates when yet more dismembered bodies are found. A very sick, psychotic murderer is loose on the streets of the city. Yet the case is to become more complicated than he could imagine. The nightmare is just beginning for de Sade, a Delta Force veteran of Afghanistan.The FBI are also hunting for the serial killer and their evidence points to a Russian Mafiya baron, Grigory Gordieva. The pursuit leads Gabriel to Moscow with an FBI partner, Special Agent Faith Ward. They find themselves pitted against political interference from both American and Russian governments. Yet when they ask for help from the Moscow Militia de Sade finds them both corrupt and on the Mafiya payroll.Their only assistance comes from an unexpected quarter, a Russian Orthodox Bishop. With his help, de Sade reaches the heart of the Gordieva’s Mafiya operations. The Russian retaliates by kidnapping Faith Ward. With only a discredited Militia detective to help him, he takes on the Moscow Mafiya. De Sade adapts his Delta Force tactics to wage a secret war on the Moscow streets. The action builds to a climax that is shattering and extraordinary.
New York homicide detective Gabriel de Sade faces his biggest ever challenge when a series of brutal, bloody murders causes chaos and fear in the city of New York. Yet this time, his opponents are more powerful, more wealthy and more devious than de Sade has ever encountered before. This time, he will need his brutal skills more than ever just to stay alive. And to keep alive those he loves, who themselves are heading into trouble. His girlfriend, Faith Ward, and her business partner, fly down to Mexico. To Nogales, the drug and murder hellhole in Mexico that straddles the Arizona border. Their innocent purchase of unwanted effects from an old church uncovers a two thousand year old relic that is reputed to possess magical properties of healing. And could also unleash the most frightening evil when men fight to possess it. Fleeing Nogales, Faith and her Russian partner Galina are trapped in an Arizonan cross border tunnel. Gabriel has to pitch every ounce of his fighting abilities to counter his enemies, and embark on a desperate life or death search to uncover the tunnel and try to effect a rescue. This is an astonishing story of murder, drugs and people trafficking, spiced with a meaty helping of politics. And of a power even greater than men's imagining. Yet another book in this series that grabs the reader's interest from page one and never lets up.
When you're working with CSS and need an answer now, this concise yet comprehensive quick reference provides the essential information you need. Revised and updated for CSS3, this fifth edition is ideal for intermediate to advanced web designers and developers.
PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR MODERN LAYOUT Smashing CSS takes you well beyond the basics, covering not only the finer points of layout and effects, but introduces you to the future with HTML5 and CSS3. Very few in the industry can show you the ins and outs of CSS like Eric Meyer and inside Smashing CSS Eric provides techniques that are thorough, utterly useful, and universally applicable in the real world. From choosing the right tools, to CSS effects and CSS3 techniques with jQuery, Smashing CSS is the practical guide to building modern web layouts. With Smashing CSS you will learn how Eric Meyer is an internationally recognized expert on the subjects of HTML, CSS, and Web standards, and has been working on the Web since 1993. Smashing CSS is for developers who already have some experience with CSS and JavaScript and are ready for more advanced techniques. Smashing Magazine (smashingmagazine.com) is one of the world's most popular web design sites. True to the Smashing mission, the Smashing Magazine book series delivers useful and innovative information to Web designers and developers.
"CSS is the W3C-approved method for enriching the visual presentation of web pages. Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide offers a complete, detailed review of aspects of CSS1 and CSS positioning, as well as an overview of CSS2. Each property is explored in detail with a discussion of how each interacts with other properties. There is also information on how to avoid common mistakes in interpretation." "This book is the first major title to cover CSS in a way that both acknowledges and describes current browser support, instead of simple explaining the way things work in theory. It offers both web authors and scripters a comprehensive guide to using CSS effectively."--Jacket
New York homicide detective Gabriel de Sade juggles his days between the hunt for maniac killers and the continuing fight against the heavy hand of city bureaucracy. A bureaucracy that is uneasy at his heavy–handed way of dealing with suspects. But at least he has the support of his Chief, until they trade his detective’s skills with the CIA. In return for help to plug a leak in the 9th Precinct, de Sade is to travel to Italy to recover a lost package.When he refuses to be used as a pawn in their political games, the Director of the CIA drops the bombshell. Faith Ward, de Sade’s former lover, travelled to Rome to retrieve the package and disappeared. The mission has become more than the recovery of a simple package. He is to locate her before she is killed. He has no choice but to accept. Yet the mission is far more than he could possibly have imagined. His former Special Forces partner, Jonas Savage, teams up to help. As well as a mysterious and lethal Russian girl, Galina Polotsova. Formerly a Spetsnaz operative, she now works as a mysterious trouble shooter for the Eastern Orthodox Church.They travel to Rome and on to Southern Italy, to Calabria, to confront the 'Ndrangheta, the vicious local mafia. Yet the mission swerves in an unexpected direction, to Jerusalem. And a threat to the stability of the civilized world. A unique thriller that grabs the reader’s interest from page one and never lets up.
Web Layout and Presentation
Focusing on advanced CSS techniques, this revised fifth edition is an essential resource for web designers and app developers looking to enhance their projects with sophisticated styling and improved accessibility. Authors Eric Meyer and Estelle Weyl provide insights into the latest CSS specifications, helping readers streamline development, enhance user experience, and incorporate engaging features like layouts, transitions, animations, and more. The guide aims to simplify complex concepts, making it easier to avoid bugs and elevate application design.
Portrait de la Chine d'aujourd'hui
En décembre 1978, Deng Xiaoping stupéfia le monde en déclarant que socialisme ne devait plus rimer avec paupérisme. Toute expérience était bonne à tenter pourvu qu'elle apporte la prospérité. Mais si la Chine communiste adoptait la liberté d'entreprise, si chacun obtenait le droit de s'enrichir, tous devaient garder le silence : la pensée et les affaires publiques restaient le monopole du Parti. " Sois riche et tais-toi ! " Aujourd'hui, les Chinois se sont enrichis mais ils n'ont toujours pas droit à la parole. Après trente ans d'encadrement dans l'étouffant creuset égalitaire forgé par Mao, le grand dégel économique a bouleversé la société : avec les industries privées, le commerce, la littérature, la photographie, l'argent, sont réapparus la superstition, les gangs, les sectes, et de fortes inégalités. Le pays est au bord de l'explosion. Loin des discours officiels et des idées toutes faites, Éric Meyer, observateur attentif et passionné, présente ici un état des lieux complet d'un pays en proie à de profondes contradictions, nous apportant les clés nécessaires pour prendre la mesure des mutations extraordinaires auxquelles le géant de l'Asie, tout récemment entré à l'OMC, va devoir faire face. Portraits, histoires de vie, scènes caractéristiques, ponctuent l'enquête et rendent cet essai vivant et sensible comme un récit de voyage.
