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  The New Creationism - Building...

  Paul Garner

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  The academic culture in which science is practiced today is one of tacit - if not explicit - atheism. Nowhere is this more evident than in the scientific study of how the universe began and developed - the field of origins. This book has been written in the conviction that the first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis - the Bible's book of beginnings - provide a trustworthy and accurate account of the early history of the universe. In the increasingly secular age in which we live, it is all too easy to forget that the major disciplines of science were founded by men of broadly Christian convictions. Their names are perhaps familiar to us - Boyle, Ray, Hooke, Newton, Faraday - but there is often an embarrassed silence concerning the spiritual beliefs that motivated these scientific giants. Like the astronomer, Kepler, these men perceived that in their scientific insights they were thinking God's thoughts after him'. Today, however, there is a sense of collective amnesia about the religious motivations of these men.

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  The Hidden Systems That Quietly...

  Owen Blackwood

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  Expose the invisible structures, algorithms, and institutional mechanisms that shape your choices, opportunities, and life trajectory without your awareness or consent. This revealing audiobook examines how credit scores, recommendation algorithms, insurance calculations, and bureaucratic classifications determine more about your life than personal decisions ever could. Learn how systems designed for efficiency create outcomes no one intended while remaining invisible to those affected by their judgments. The narrator reveals the inner workings of systems that decide what information you see, what opportunities you receive, what prices you pay, and how institutions treat you based on data you never knew was collected. Discover how systemic biases embedded in algorithmic decision-making perpetuate discrimination while appearing objective and neutral. Understand why individual effort cannot overcome systemic obstacles that most people do not even recognize as structural rather than personal failures. This audiobook draws from technology researchers, sociologists, and investigative journalists exposing how systems consolidate power while preventing accountability. Learn to identify systemic influences on your life and develop strategies for navigating systems designed without your interests in mind. Essential listening for anyone wanting to understand why life outcomes often seem disconnected from effort and merit, and what forces actually determine success in modern society.

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  FOREX Trading For Beginners - An...

  Owen Jones

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  As a beginner, you may feel overwhelmed with the numerous terminologies, strategies, and platforms available. However, with the right knowledge and guidance, Forex trading can be a lucrative investment opportunity. 
  Forex trading involves the buying and selling of currencies in the foreign exchange market. The market operates 24 hours a day, five days a week, and is the largest financial market globally, with an average daily turnover of over $5 trillion. 
  In this book, we aim to introduce you to the key concepts and principles of Forex trading. We will explore the mechanics of the market, the benefits and risks involved, the currencies involved, and the different trading strategies you can implement in your trading. 
  Our goal is to provide you with enough knowledge and understanding to start trading Forex confidently. Whether you`re an aspiring investor or a seasoned trader, this book will serve as a valuable resource to help you make informed decisions and achieve your trading goals. 
  The information in this ebook on FOREX trading and related subjects is organised into 23 chapters of about 500-600 words each. 
  It will help you work out trading strategies and it may even help you venture out into a new profitable hobby. The least that it will do is save you hundreds on professional advice, but as an added bonus I am granting you permission to use the content on your own website or in your own blogs and newsletter, although it is better if you rewrite them in your own words first.

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  BIOLOGY WORTH LISTENING TO - A...

  Darrell Ason

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  HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT THE WORLD AROUND YOU AND WONDERED HOW—life emerged, how species evolved, how ecosystems thrive, and how, against all odds, we humans came to dominate the planet? 
  If you’ve ever felt that burning curiosity but found traditional science books too dense or intimidating, this guide is for you. 
  Biology Worth Listening To isn’t a dry lecture—it’s an immersive journey into the story of life itself. Designed for the self-taught scientist, the endlessly curious, and anyone eager to fall back in love with science, this audiobook makes biology accessible, thrilling, and deeply human. Perfect for people with auditory memory who lack time. You’ll discover:The Formation of Life - How we passed from inanimated to animated living beings in that great primordial cauldron that was our planet Earth.The power of evolution—how life constantly reinvents itself in the ultimate survival game.The eternal dance of competition and cooperationThe delicate balance of biodiversityThe impact of human actions on the environment—from colonial times to the present—exploring the consequences of introducing non-native species into new ecosystems.And much more. 
  AND THE BEST PART? No charts, no complicated formulas, no dry academic talk—just engaging storytelling designed to make you feel the wonder of life. Whether you’re listening on your commute, during a walk, or while relaxing at home, this audiobook is here to reignite your curiosity and remind you why biology is the most fascinating science of all. 
  SO PRESS PLAY, open your mind and let’s embark on this extraordinary journey together. Because the story of life is really worth listening to.

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  Piping Design for Industrial...

  Bill Huitt

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  About the Class  
  This 6.5hr course will provide the piping designer and engineer with the broad, but specific information they need to perform their job more efficiently and effectively. It will provide a better understanding of regulatory compliance, system ratings, and leak testing requirements. The attendee will gain the information they need in order to better understand pipe specifications, the piping design process, and its various elements in the preparation and execution of a project. 
  The course will be delivered in three sessions. Each session will be divided further into subject matter parts, providing somewhat convenient increments for a momentary pause or a lengthy break. 
  What will you learn in this course?Session 1 sets the stage by introducing the student to the history of codes and standards, how to interpret codes, and learning how they are developed what is done to avoid conflicting rules between codes.Session 2 steps through the ASME B31.3 Process Piping code chapter by a chapter explaining key points of each chapter. It then touches on code boundaries and project planning.Session 3 pulls it all together to step the student through developing pipe material specifications, selecting flange ratings, various design elements, welding, fabrication, examination, inspection, testing, installation, leak testing, and turnover documentation.

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  Why Do We All Behave In The Way...

  Ss O'Connor

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  Why is life like a poker game? How did a failed robbery help to explain human nature? Why are we so certain bad men will win - and yet we're so wrong? In this, the third volume of The Secrets of Life quartet, SS O'Connor once more uses his easy-going, conversational style to explain how the science of decision analysis developed, and why it has come to show us not only the reasoning behind how humans arrive at their choices in life, but why so much of the apparently bizarre behaviour of the natural world has the same hard logic to it.Instead of the confusion and chaos one might expect, O'Connor lays out how the options organisms face when they interact can actually be analysed, and how we humans then refined this process through the addition of our intelligence and language skills. Starting with the extraordinary new ways of thinking that Adam Smith opened the world's eyes to, the book progresses to the 20th century - and shows how the mathematical reasoning behind our thought processes was revealed at a time when the very future of the world was at stake. From these earliest investigations, through to the fevered disagreements of later experts, this third volume of the Secrets of Life series explains how the science of game theory illuminates the reasons for our behaviour. In particular, the book provides insights into how the interests of the individual should be balanced against those of the group, and why the mechanism of trading would extend far further into our lives than we could ever have imagined. As the story unfolds it becomes ever clearer how cooperation has evolved to be the catalyst at every level of life. It explains how it was the force that built our world, and why it would settle so deeply in our hardwiring that it's become instinctive and innate in us. Perhaps most pleasingly, the same logic also shows that the benefits of collaboration are always bound to ratchet upwards - and how this will inevitably lead humans to ever-increasing levels of moral behaviour.

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