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LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION Publisher / editor Scott Pack is now in his third decade working in the world of books. During that time he has been Head of Buying for Waterstones, worked for publishers big and small - including a lengthy spell at HarperCollins - and taught numerous workshops and classes on all aspects of writing. These days he splits his time between writing his own books, editing other people's, teaching the editors of tomorrow as part of the Oxford Brookes University MA in Publishing, and he is one of the question setters for BBC's Mastermind. His latest book, Tips From A Publisher, is out now.  As a publisher, Scott has published across most genres in fiction and a wide range of non-fiction and is happy to read any style of writing. He will assess your sample and provide feedback on any issues he identifies, the manuscript's commercial potential and what steps he would advise before you submit to agents or publishers. Scott is very direct with his feedback, so expect robust, but always constructive, comments! Scott would like you to submit your fiction as a covering letter, 1-2 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.  For non-fiction, he would like to see:- 1-page synopsis – to give an overview of what the book will offer the reader and how it's different from other books out there on this topic A detailed proposed contents list, including proposed sub-section headings as well as chapter headings – to give a sense of the overall reader journey 1000-1500 words of intro text - to showcase context, tone etc 1000-1500 words from later in the book - to showcase the progression of the book (In addition to the paid sessions, Scott is kindly offering one free session for low income/underrepresented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Tuesday 26th August 2025

Bluetooth training course description Bluetooth is used by many kids these days but is probably under-utilised in business environments. This hands on training course provides an overview of what Bluetooth is, how it works, what it can be used for and how to configure it on different devices. What will you learn Explain what Bluetooth is. Describe the Bluetooth protocol stack. Recognise the applications of Bluetooth. Configure Bluetooth. Bluetooth training course details Who will benefit: Anyone who needs to know more about Bluetooth. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days Bluetooth training course contents Classic Bluetooth Bluetooth overview Basics, standards, competing technologies. Bluetooth radio RF bands, power losses, frequency hopping. Bluetooth modulation PSK, DPSK, DPQSK. Bluetooth data transfer FH, TDD, FDMA, ACL, SCO, Bluetooth packets. Making connections Piconets, Scatternets, Pairing The protocol stack Baseband, Link Manager, L2CAP, SDP, GAP, RFCOMM. Profiles FTP, DUN, LAN, Synch, HDP, GOEP/OBEX etc. Security Authentication, authorisation, encryption, risks. Bluetooth Low Energy Introduction Bluetooth Smart and Bluetooth Smart Ready. BLE device types Design goals, terminology and core concepts. BLE usage models Presence detection, data broadcasting connectionless models, gateways. BLE architecture Controller, host, applications and stack splits. BLE protocol stack Link layer, HCI, L2CAP. BLE profiles GAP roles, models, procedures, security modes, data advertising. BLE security Pairing, bonding, data signing BLE applications Devices, services, profiles, peripherals

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is appropriate for developers and administrators who intend to use HBase. Overview Skills learned on the course include:The use cases and usage occasions for HBase, Hadoop, and RDBMSUsing the HBase shell to directly manipulate HBase tablesDesigning optimal HBase schemas for efficient data storage and recoveryHow to connect to HBase using the Java API, configure the HBase cluster, and administer an HBase clusterBest practices for identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks Cloudera University?s four-day training course for Apache HBase enables participants to store and access massive quantities of multi-structured data and perform hundreds of thousands of operations per second. Introduction to Hadoop & HBase What Is Big Data? Introducing Hadoop Hadoop Components What Is HBase? Why Use HBase? Strengths of HBase HBase in Production Weaknesses of HBase HBase Tables HBase Concepts HBase Table Fundamentals Thinking About Table Design The HBase Shell Creating Tables with the HBase Shell Working with Tables Working with Table Data HBase Architecture Fundamentals HBase Regions HBase Cluster Architecture HBase and HDFS Data Locality HBase Schema Design General Design Considerations Application-Centric Design Designing HBase Row Keys Other HBase Table Features Basic Data Access with the HBase API Options to Access HBase Data Creating and Deleting HBase Tables Retrieving Data with Get Retrieving Data with Scan Inserting and Updating Data Deleting Data More Advanced HBase API Features Filtering Scans Best Practices HBase Coprocessors HBase on the Cluster How HBase Uses HDFS Compactions and Splits HBase Reads & Writes How HBase Writes Data How HBase Reads Data Block Caches for Reading HBase Performance Tuning Column Family Considerations Schema Design Considerations Configuring for Caching Dealing with Time Series and Sequential Data Pre-Splitting Regions HBase Administration and Cluster Management HBase Daemons ZooKeeper Considerations HBase High Availability Using the HBase Balancer Fixing Tables with hbck HBase Security HBase Replication & Backup HBase Replication HBase Backup MapReduce and HBase Clusters Using Hive & Impala with HBase Using Hive and Impala with HBase Appendix A: Accessing Data with Python and Thrift Thrift Usage Working with Tables Getting and Putting Data Scanning Data Deleting Data Counters Filters Appendix B: OpenTSDB