Fundamentals of Digital Communication or Slaughterhouse Blues

Fundamentals of Digital Communication

Author: Upamanyu Madhow

This is a concise presentation of the concepts underlying the design of digital communication systems, without the detail that can overwhelm students. Many examples, from the basic to the cutting-edge, show how the theory is used in the design of modern systems and the relevance of this theory will motivate students. The theory is supported by practical algorithms so that the student can perform computations and simulations. Leading edge topics in coding and wireless communication make this an ideal text for students taking just one course on the subject. Fundamentals of Digital Communications has coverage of turbo and LDPC codes in sufficient detail and clarity to enable hands-on implementation and performance evaluation, as well as 'just enough' information theory to enable computation of performance benchmarks to compare them against. Other unique features include space-time communication and geometric insights into noncoherent communication and equalization.

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Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat and Poultry Industry in North America

Author: Donald D Stull

SLAUGHTERHOUSE BLUES: THE MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY IN NORTH AMERICA draws on more than 15 years of research by the authors, a cultural anthropologist and a social geographer, to present a detailed look at the meat and poultry industry in the United States and Canada. Following chapters on today's beef, poultry, and pork industries, SLAUGHTERHOUSE BLUES examines industry impacts on workers and on the communities that host its plants. The book details the authors' efforts to help communities plan for and mitigate the negative consequences of meat and poultry plants as well as community opposition to confined animal feeding operations. The book concludes by exploring alternatives to North America's model of industrialized meat production.

Table of Contents:

Series Foreward. Foreward by Eric Schlosser. Introduction. 1. Setting the Table. 2. From Roundups to Restructuring: The Beef Industry. 3. Chicken Little, Chicken Big: The Poultry Industry. 4. Hog Heaven: The Pork Industry. 5. The Human Price of Our Meat. 6. On the Floor at Running Iron Beef. 7. Garden City, Kansas: Trophy Buckle on the Beef Belt. 8. Don't Shoot the Messenger: Technical Assistance to Packinghouse Towns. 9. Not In My Backyard: Community Opposition to the Meat and Poultry Industry. 10. Food For Thought. References. Index.