Publisher | Diane Cerra |
Publishing Services Manager | Simon Crump |
Editorial Assistant | Asma Stephan |
Cover Design | Ross Carron Design |
Cover Image | © Javier Pierini/Digital Images/Getty Images |
Composition | Multiscience Press |
Technical Illustration | Dartmouth Publishing, Inc. |
Copyeditor | Elliot Simon |
Proofreader | Jacqui Brownstein |
Indexer | Northwind Editorial Services |
Interior printer | Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group |
Cover printer | Phoenix Color |
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers is an imprint of Elsevier.
500 Sansome Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94111
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
© 2006 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks. In all instances in which Morgan Kaufmann Publishers is aware of a claim, the product names appear in initial capital or all capital letters. Readers, however, should contact the appropriate companies for more complete information regarding trademarks and registration.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopying, scanning, or otherwise-without prior written permission of the publisher.
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333,
e-mail: [email protected]. You may also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier homepage (http://elsevier.com) by selecting “Customer Support” and then “Obtaining Permissions.”
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
For information on all Morgan Kaufmann publications, visit our Web site at www.mkp.com or www.books.elsevier.com
Printed in the United States of America