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  The Best That Can Happen - The...

  Kathleen Schmitt

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  "The best that can happen is to fulfill the dreams of one's youth." - Willa Cather. "Uh huh. Ever actually, like, try it?" - Kathleen Schmitt. A lame joke over the farm breakfast table just after high school turns into Kathleen's decision to ride a horse from coast to coast. After college, Kathleen assembled 'The Trekkers' - a national champion trail horse to ride, a half-broke half-bred Arabian / Appaloosa pack horse, and a protection-trained Boxer dog, and hit the trail West. This solo horseback adventure travel memoir recounts the characters and challenges met along the road for each of The Trekkers, and also recounts preparing for The Grand Trek and how The Grand Trek impacted Kathleen's later life. Humor, insights, the occasional rant, a few slides into fiction, and one moment of real terror, Kathleen invites you to come along on one life adventure that, as all adventures do, leads to another. About 8.5 hours.

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  The Sound Book - The Science of...

  Trevor Cox

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  Trevor Cox is on a hunt for the sonic wonders of the world. A renowned expert who engineers classrooms and concert halls, Cox has made a career of eradicating bizarre and unwanted sounds. But after an epiphany in the London sewers, Cox now revels in exotic noises-creaking glaciers, whispering galleries, stalactite organs, musical roads, humming dunes, seals that sound like alien angels, and a Mayan pyramid that chirps like a bird. With forays into archaeology, neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made and altered by the environment, how our body reacts to peculiar noises, and how these mysterious wonders illuminate sound's surprising dynamics in everyday settings-from your bedroom to the opera house. The Sound Book encourages us to become better listeners in a world dominated by the visual and to open our ears to the glorious cacophony all around us.

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  Experiments and Observations on...

  Joseph Priestley

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  Joseph Priestley, FRS (13 March 1733 (O.S.) – 6 February 1804) was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works. In “Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air,” he reviews experiments with gases. A common theme in this work is measuring the volumes of gases held in glass tubes, and their increase or decrease when exposed to other substances. He also tests the effects of gases on mice, plants and insects.  
  Priestley demonstrated that fixed air (now known as CO2) can be produced from several reactions including alcoholic fermentation, combustion and a mixture of oil of vitriol and chalk (sulfuric acid and calcium oxide). He also showed that it is soluble in water, and that its toxic effects can be reduced when agitated in water. In other experiments, he showed that combinations of gases can mix to form a smaller volume than the sum of both separate gases, as when he combined common air (atmospheric air) with nitrous air (nitric oxide, NO).  
  For some experiments, Priestley tests whether the properties of gases change when stored. He finds that inflammable air (hydrogen, H2 or a mixture of hydrocarbons) becomes less flammable but retains its toxic properties. 
  Also interested in electricity, Priestley tests the effects of gases on sparks. While he finds that gases are generally good insulators, he also finds that some gases change the colors of electric sparks. He also discovers that some mixtures of air explode in their entirety, while others must be combined with common air in order to burn.  
  Priestley uses several terms common to the study of natural philosophy, or chemical experiments as known today. Some of the terms are parts of obsolete theories or are old names for chemicals now given standard names. To better understand Priestley's observations, the following terms are defined according to their present names. here

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  Artificial Intelligence Class 3

  Geeta Zunjani

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  Touchpad Artificial Intelligence series has some salient features such as AI Reboot, AI Deep Thinking, 
  AI in Life, AI Lab and AI Ready which ensures that NEP 2020 guidelines are followed. 
  
  KEY FEATURES 
  - National Education Policy 2020 
  - AI Game: It contains an interesting game or activity for the students to try on their own or with their classmates to learn how the game mechanics work while having fun. 
  - Brainy Fact: It presents an interesting fact relevant to the topic or the chapters. 
  - AI in Life: It presents questions that promotes the moral growth and experiential learning. 
  - AI Deep Thinking: It presents a question/scenario in which the students are required to think deeply and apply their knowledge. 
  - Digital Solutions 
  
  DESCRIPTION 
  Artificial Intelligence is the most talked about subject and we all understand that the future lies in knowing it well. The Touchpad AI series is written for classes I to VII keeping in mind about the future and scope that lies in AI. Classes VIII to XII are strictly based on CBSE curriculum. They have competency-based questions to ensure that students are capable of applying their learning to solve some real-life challenges. The knowledge is spread in a phased manner so that at no age the kid finds it difficult to understand the theory. 
  
  Each lesson begins with a short conversation between human characters and one humanoid which tries to explain in simple words about the topics related to Artificial Intelligence. The story is built up in such a way that the curiosity of the reader compels to read the entire lesson. The idea behind introducing humanoid is to touch the hearts of our kids with the existence of friendly robots in the form of humanoids. 
  
  Touchpad Artificial Intelligence series has some salient features such as AI Reboot, AI Deep Thinking, AI in Life, AI Lab and AI Ready which ensures that NEP 2020 guidelines are followed. 
  
  There are plenty of Video Sessions for students and teachers to go beyond the syllabus and enrich their knowledge. There are some brainstorming questions in the form of AI Task in between the topics to ensure that students give pause to their learning and use their skills to reach to some creative ideas in solving given problems. 
  
  I would like to humbly acknowledge the support provided by my family, friends and Orange Education Pvt Ltd team to accomplish this noble task. I am sure that this book will prove to be a tool in making the students future ready for Artificial Intelligence. Wishing learners great success in future endeavours. Enjoy the journey of happy learning!! All your feedbacks and suggestions will always be wholeheartedly welcomed to improve and grow. 
  
  WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 
  You will learn about: 
  - Human-Machine Interaction 
  - Introduction to AI 
  - AI in Apps 
  - Types of Robots 
  - Myths and Facts of AI 
  
  WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR 
  Grade 2 
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  
  1. Computer Timeline 
  a) 1970 – 1990 
  b) 1990 – 2000 
  c) 2000 – till date 
  d) Future of Computer Science 
  
  2. Chatbots 
  a) Chatbot 
  b) Famous Chatbots 
  Test Sheet 1 
  
  3. Robots Around Us 
  a) Characteristics of Robots 
  b) Artificial Intelligence in Robotics 
  c) AI and Non-AI Robots 
  
  4. AI in Games and Movies 
  a) AI in Games 
  b) AI in Movies 
  Test Sheet 2 
  
  AI Ready 
  Projects

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  The Maps of the Cavalry at...

  Bradley M. Gottfried

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  An overview of generations of Italians in the Big Apple, weaving together numerous stories from different epochs and different backgrounds. “If you want to learn something about Italian creativity, come to New York. Here, you will find the pride of flying the Italian colors at the Fifth Avenue Columbus Day Parade, the American patriotism of those who perished at Ground Zero, the courage of firefighters and marines on the frontline of the war against terrorism, the babel of dialects at the Arthur Avenue market, portrayals of social change in the writings of Gay Talese, stories of successful business ventures on the TV shows of Maria Bartiromo and Charles Gasparino, political passion in the battles of Mario Cuomo and Rudy Giuliani, creative imagination in the works of Gaetano Pesce, Renzo Piano and Matteo Pericoli, and provocation in the attire of Lady Gaga . . . The Midtown top managers, who arrived in the past twenty years, operate in the XXI century, while on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood the panelle are still prepared according to the Sicilian recipes transmitted from one generation to the next.” —From the Introduction

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  Frozen - My Journey Into the...

  Scott Baldyga, Larry Johnson

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  At first, the job as clinical director at Alcor Life Extension Foundation was an exciting change for veteran paramedic Larry Johnson: a well-funded research facility pushing the limits of modern biotech. But as he gained the trust of his eccentric coworkers and was promoted to acting COO, Larry was thrust into a nightmare world of scandalous controversy, gruesome practices, and deadly secrets.One secret Larry unearthed was the full, tragic, never-before-heard story of what truly happened to the body of baseball icon and American hero Ted Williams.Compelled by this and other horrific discoveries, Larry began copying documents, taking secret pictures, and ultimately wearing a wire every day at Alcor. He started living two lives-"Alcorian" by day, whistleblower by night.Beyond the senseless animal experiments, beyond the dumping of toxic chemicals and AIDS-contaminated blood into the public sewage system, these people saw themselves as the elite, the immortal saviors of mankind who would lead us into the future. Inside this cultlike mentality, anything seemed justified. Maybe even murder.Then Alcor found out. The death threats began.Fleeing from state to state, Larry was stalked and threatened again and again. They chased him through the streets. They left death threats under his windshield wipers. They terrorized his family. Larry Johnson never wanted to be a whistleblower. But he knows this story must be told.Written in Larry's own memorable voice and verified by actual transcripts of his "secret recordings," Frozen reads like a medical thriller-but every word is shockingly true.

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