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Introduction to Programming Using Java. By David J. Eck "...a free, on-line textbook on introductory programming, which uses Java as the language of instruction."

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Articles on Afghanistan (primarily background) from 4 encyclopedias in the History & Culture subcollection of Gale Virtual Reference.

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Country Profile: Pakistan Facts on File World News Digest. Includes many links to articles as well as facts, history. Long, Roger D. "Pakistan" Oxford Encyclopedia of Modern World. Ed Peter N. Stearns. Oxford UP, 2008.
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