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  Bright Galaxies Dark Matter and...

  Ashley Jean Yeager

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  We now know that the universe is mostly dark, made up of particles and forces that are undetectable even by our most powerful telescopes. The discovery of the possible existence of dark matter and dark energy signaled a Copernican-like revolution in astronomy: not only are we not the center of the universe, neither is the stuff of which we're made. Astronomer Vera Rubin (1928–2016) played a pivotal role in this discovery. By showing that some astronomical objects seem to defy gravity's grip, Rubin helped convince the scientific community of the possibility of dark matter. In Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond, Ashley Jean Yeager tells the story of Rubin's life and work, recounting her persistence despite early dismissals of her work and widespread sexism in science.Yeager describes Rubin's childhood fascination with stars, her education at Vassar and Cornell, and her marriage to a fellow scientist. At first, Rubin wasn't taken seriously; she was a rarity, a woman in science, and her findings seemed almost incredible. Still, she continued her groundbreaking work, driving a scientific revolution. She received the National Medal of Science in 1993, and has since been memorialized with a ridge on Mars, an asteroid, a galaxy, and most recently, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory—the first national observatory named after a woman.

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  Affirmations To Attract Wealth

  Max Topoff

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  This new program will help you have a successful and abundant life. Your subconscious mind is a fertile soil that accepts any seed thrown into it. The thoughts, feelings, and words you speak or hear are those seeds. Everything that you now have in your life, you created yourself. And if you want change, then you need to start with your thoughts. Our thoughts create our reality, our present and future. And affirmations are the most powerful and very simple way to influence your subconscious. With repeated repetition of these affirmations, neural structures are activated and your subconscious mind is tuned to achieve what you want. Listen to them regularly before bed and during sleep for a month, and then these formulas will penetrate your subconscious and become part of you. Set your mind to acceptance.

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  Woman in Science

  John Augustine Zahm

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  A history of woman's role in science through the ages and the many contributions she has made. (summary by Guero)

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  Optimize Your Software Processes...

  William Krebs

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  Got Waste? Optimization is easy to suggest, but what tools do we use to optimize our processes? Why have some companies survived, while others have required government assistance to exist?This recording presents some high-performance secrets from Toyota and companies that use lean techniques: queuing theory, value stream maps, root cause analysis, leveraging the mind of each worker, evolving standards, timing decisions, what to NOT measure, and preventing churn. It also looks at what obstacles can ruin good ideas for improvement. While the author presents lean principles that apply to many business areas, specific examples are given that apply lean principles to software development practices.This audio recording of a 60-minute teleseminar will introduce lean concepts to managers in a way that will challenge conventional thinking.

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  Finding Your Way Without Map or...

  Harold Gatty

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  During his remarkable lifetime, Harold Gatty became one of the world's great navigators (in 1931, he and Wiley Post flew around the world in a record-breaking eight days) and, to the benefit of posterity, recorded in this audiobook much of his accumulated knowledge about pathfinding both on land and at sea.Applying methods used by primitive peoples and early explorers, the author reveals how to determine location, study wind directions and reflections in the sky, even how to use the senses of smell and hearing to find your way in the wilderness, in a desert, in snow-covered areas, and on the ocean. By observing birds and other animals, weather patterns, vegetation, shifting sands, patterns of snow fields, and the positions of the sun, moon, and stars, would-be explorers can learn to estimate distances and find their way without having to rely on a map or a compass.The wealth of valuable data and advice in this volume — much of it unavailable elsewhere — makes it indispensable for hikers, bikers, scouts, sailors, and outdoorsmen — all those who might find themselves stranded or lost in an unfamiliar area. Through careful study of this book and its lessons, pathfinders can learn to interpret signs in the natural world to find their way in almost any kind of terrain.

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  Infinite Nature

  R. Bruce Hull

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  You would be hard-pressed to find someone who categorically opposes protecting the environment, yet most people would agree that the environmentalist movement has been ineffectual and even misguided. Some argue that its agenda is misplaced, oppressive, and misanthropic—a precursor to intrusive government, regulatory bungles, and economic stagnation. Others point out that its alarmist rhetoric and preservationist solutions are outdated and insufficient to the task of galvanizing support for true reform.  In this impassioned and judicious work, R. Bruce Hull argues that environmentalism will never achieve its goals unless it sheds its fundamentalist logic. The movement is too bound up in polarizing ideologies that pit humans against nature, conservation against development, and government regulation against economic growth. Only when we acknowledge the infinite perspectives on how people should relate to nature will we forge solutions that are respectful to both humanity and the environment.Infinite Nature explores some of these myriad perspectives, from the scientific understandings proffered by anthropology, evolution, and ecology, to the promise of environmental responsibility offered by technology and economics, to the designs of nature envisioned in philosophy, law, and religion. Along the way, Hull maintains that the idea of nature is social: in order to reach the common ground where sustainable and thriving communities are possible, we must accept that many natures can and do exist. Incisive, heartfelt, and brimming with practical solutions, Infinite Nature brings a much-needed and refreshing voice to the table of environmental reform.

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