Dashboard: A Developer's Notebook

Computers & Technology

Chris O'Brien

Software

Oreilly & Associates Inc

In November 2006, Chris O'Brien was diagnosed with glioblastoma multi-forme, a malignant and extremely aggressive form of cancer. As one of the country's most eminent cancer specialists, O'Brien knows that the chances of beating the brain tumour are tiny; even with chemotherapy, surgery and radiation few sufferers survive past 12 months. Nevertheless, he is determined to beat the odds. With the support of his close family and an international network of surgeons, friends and well-wishers, O'Brien took the option of radical brain surgery under the supervision of his friend Dr Charlie Teo. His level of fitness, optimistic outlook and relative youth (he was 55 when diagnosed) give him a shot at survival. Currently he is in remission. Funny, charming and fearless, O'Brien has said he is not afraid to die - but he doesn't plan to just yet. Here, in his inspiring memoir, he takes a look back over his life and the forces which shaped him - from his modest beginnings as part of a typical Australian-Irish family, to his early years as a doctor and football player, to life, "living on the smell of an oily rag" as a young doctor with a family in London and the US, through to the shocking news which literally changed his life.

Never Say Die

HarperCollins Publishers (Aust

"No matter how many paradigms, buzzwords, and empty slogans the average business book reader may have picked up now that his cheese has been moved, the only way he can truly survive is to keep his sense of humor . . . not to mention finding a new piece of cheese. And no one knows this better than Tim McEachern and Chris O'Brien. Now, in this hilarious parody of every business tome that hasn't already been ""blown to bits,"" these two founders and former co-hosts of the wonderfully wacky (and incredibly popular) ""Geek Nation"" radio show are going to tell readers everything they don't really need to know about thriving in the post-old economic environment. And have some fun while they're doing it. Filled with humorous footnotes, ""Scenes from the Future,"" and fake but hilarious interviews, "The New New Economy" tells readers how to institute a placebo payroll, exactly what a sigma is, and why everyone should have six of them. So get ready to hop on board the clue train. This is the "pick-up, read-through, drop-in-the-bathtub, give-to-a-friend, then-demand-it-back and threaten-to-sue" book of the new new millennium."

The New New Economy

Tim McEachern

AMACOM/American Management Association

How are final control elements used in Safety Instrumented Systems? How do the IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 functional safety standards apply to these final control elements? The answers to these questions are in this book Final Elements in Safety Instrumented Systems, IEC 61511 Compliant Systems and IEC 61508 Compliant Products . The book covers the overall functional safety lifecycle and reliability requirements with special focus on the challenges encountered when dealing with complex electro-mechanical elements/subsystems. The book reviews the application of failure analysis as it applies to mechanical components that are utilized in final control elements and discusses in detail sources of failure rate data. Various valve, actuator, and control technologies are reviewed along with their strengths and weaknesses when applied in safety applications. The book is divided in 4 major sections: Functional Safety and Final Elements Equipment Used in Final Elements IEC 61511 Compliant System Design IEC 61508 Compliant Product Development

Final Elements in Safety Instrumented Systems - IEC 61511 Compliant Systems and IEC 61508 Compliant Products

Loren Stewart

Lindsey Bredemeyer

exida.com, LLC

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