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Astronomy with a Home Telescope: The Top 50 Celestial Bodies to Discover in the Night Sky
Seth Penricke
Zephyros Press
2015
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See What's Out ThereTo experience the greatest show on Earth, all you have to do is look up. Whether you're stargazing from a bustling city or a small-town backyard, Astronomy with a Home Telescope helps you deepen your appreciation of the diverse, dazzling constellations-with either a home telescope or a pair of binoculars.Ideal for budding astronomers to astronomy buffs, Astronomy with a Home Telescope provides the origin and history behind the celestial bodies and how they came to be in space. Featuring full-color photos, easy-to-follow chapters, and helpful resources, this introductory guide will deepen every astronomy enthusiast's know-how of the night sky.Get set for stargazing, with: Informative profiles of the 50 most common astronomy objects, from the Moon to Mars to Venus, plus fun astronomy pop culture references A double-page spread featuring a clear schedule of solar and lunar eclipsesBudget-friendly tips for viewing with the naked eye or binoculars Expert tips for cleaning and maintaining low- or high-powered telescopes Expand your horizons. Astronomy with a Home Telescope is the ideal companion for exploring the cosmos.
A Framework for Scientific Discovery through Video Games
Seth Cooper
Morgan and Claypool Life Sciences
2014
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As science becomes increasingly computational, the limits of what is computationally tractable become a barrier to scientific progress. Many scientific problems, however, are amenable to human problem solving skills that complement computational power. By leveraging these skills on a larger scale---beyond the relatively few individuals currently engaged in scientific inquiry-there is the potential for new scientific discoveries. This book presents a framework for mapping open scientific problems into video games. The game framework combines computational power with human problem solving and creativity to work toward solving scientific problems that neither computers nor humans could previously solve alone. To maximize the potential contributors to scientific discovery, the framework designs a game to be played by people with no formal scientific background and incentivizes long-term engagement with a myriad of collaborative or competitive reward structures. The framework allows for the continual coevolution of the players and the game to each other: as players gain expertise through gameplay, the game changes to become a better tool. The framework is validated by being applied to proteomics problems with the video game Foldit. Foldit players have contributed to novel discoveries in protein structure prediction, protein design, and protein structure refinement algorithms. The coevolution of human problem solving and computer tools in an incentivized game framework is an exciting new scientific pathway that can lead to discoveries currently unreachable by other methods.
A Framework for Scientific Discovery through Video Games
Seth Cooper
Morgan and Claypool Life Sciences
2014
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As science becomes increasingly computational, the limits of what is computationally tractable become a barrier to scientific progress. Many scientific problems, however, are amenable to human problem solving skills that complement computational power. By leveraging these skills on a larger scale-beyond the relatively few individuals currently engaged in scientific inquiry-there is the potential for new scientific discoveries. This book presents a framework for mapping open scientific problems into video games. The game framework combines computational power with human problem solving and creativity to work toward solving scientific problems that neither computers nor humans could previously solve alone. To maximize the potential contributors to scientific discovery, the framework designs a game to be played by people with no formal scientific background and incentivizes long-term engagement with a myriad of collaborative or competitive reward structures. The framework allows for the continual coevolution of the players and the game to each other: as players gain expertise through gameplay, the game changes to become a better tool. The framework is validated by being applied to proteomics problems with the video game Foldit. Foldit players have contributed to novel discoveries in protein structure prediction, protein design, and protein structure refinement algorithms. The coevolution of human problem solving and computer tools in an incentivized game framework is an exciting new scientific pathway that can lead to discoveries currently unreachable by other methods.
A Women's Handbook to a Successful Relationship - The Business of Love
Seth E. Francois
220 Publishing
2014
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The Gathering: A Bold Journey into the Belly of the Juggalo Underworld
Seth Grimes
United Underworld Media
2020
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A story influenced by some of the greats: Charles Bukowski, William Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac. Notice the similarities, the drinking, the drugs, the poignancy of their tale. Hank Shine, quite literally facing his death cold in the mirror, cancer, a ripe age to kick the bucket, but his story must be told. Hank faces tragedy, travesty, and atrocities that leave him devastated. He dabbles in drugs, drinks liberally, and finds himself in perilous situations. Finding love, he takes the double-bladed sword in both hands, cutting to the bone. Reflecting on his life throughout this story, telling his tale from adolescence to an old man, this is the Diary Of A Dead Man.
Darla Ballinger is looking forward to a week in the Connecticut countryside at the mansion of Charles and Paula Patton. The week promises at first to be an enjoyable one as several friends and family have gathered to celebrate Paula's birthday. However, when letters threatening Charles start appearing in the mansion, the happy picture quickly falls apart. Attempted poisoning, traps, injury, and death culminate in surprising revelations of a dark, murderous secret and a subsequent plot of revenge.What Darla discovers is truly a turbulent triangle.
A consistent prayer life is the foundation of a healthy and whole man. Inconsistent prayer is the leading cause of a man's unbalanced life in Christ. Most men pray when they need something but, healthy and whole men pray because of a desire to have a relationship with God. Although 21 days is just a start, it is my hope that you will continue on this journey until prayer becomes a permanent part of your lifestyle.
A bold blueprint to retool our economy and transform our politics for a zero-carbon future The IPCC's 2018 report told us in no uncertain terms that the world has just ten years to at least halve our greenhouse gas emissions if we are to have a hope of holding global warming to a 1.5 C increase. Canada is not on a path to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets, and radical change to the way we live and work must happen at high speed, but how are we ever to do this? Well, we've actually done it before. During the Second World War, Canadians and their government completely remade the economy -- retooling factories, transforming the workforce, and creating common cause among Canadians for the war effort. In A Good War, author and activist Seth Klein looks at the Second World War strategies and shows how they can be repurposed today for a rapid transition. He demonstrates that this change can create jobs and reduce inequality while tackling our climate obligations. From enlisting broad public support to new economic models, and new job creation to investment in green infrastructure, Klein shows us a bold, practical policy plan for a zero-carbon Canada. In a coincidence almost too uncanny, COVID-19 has brought change upon our world that would have been unthinkable a few months ago, change very like what Klein presciently proposes in these pages. It turns out the world can turn on a dime if necessary. Now is the time to use the billions of dollars governments are spending to support their economies to invest in climate change and social infrastructure for a better future. And the blueprint is in your hands.
Imagine the world's most dull character with the heart of a protagonist. A Boring Book is a romantic comedy of manners featuring low-charisma John Smith who enjoys observing and trying to help fellow earthlings who don't necessarily realize he's there. Set to the tune of conversations of which John is not always a part, A Boring Book stars many flavours of personality and social foibles from the delightful to the spiteful. While the book is a grand teaser of humans, the tone of the tale is fun and hopeful as it seeks to keep its readers company as they are impeded in their own lives by their own collection of silly fellow travelers.
A Million Ways to Die in the West pays homage to the traditional Western with a modern comic spin, following a cowardly farmer who seeks the help of a gunslinger's wife to win back the woman who left him. Author Seth MacFarlane produced, directed, and starred in the film, released in May 2014.
I Want a View Like Yours But I Don't Want Your Debt.: One Day You'll Surely Have to Pay.
Seth Ian
Independently Published
2018
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A book about redemption, letting go, finding your voice and refusing to be held down anymore. This book is about empowerment and the struggle to get there. There are some darker themes of processing through anger and guilt for those feelings but at the end of it all this is about letting life sort itself out and coming out better for it.
Migraine Reset: A Simple Method for Relief from Chronic Headaches
Seth H. Evans M. D.
Independently Published
2019
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Are you someone who gets frequent migraine headaches? Every migraine sufferer knows and dreads the moment when the headache starts. If you're lucky, you might be able to dull the pain with medications. But a lot of the time, you end up spending the day in bed, praying that the terrible pain in your head will end. If this story sounds familiar, the knowledge in this book may help change your life for the better.This book was written by Dr. Seth Evans, a head and neck specialist who has treated many patients for migraine. After reading it, you'll know more about the options for migraine treatment than many doctors. In particular, you'll learn about a simple and effective office treatment called RESET that Dr. Evans uses to successfully improve and eliminate migraines in many of his patients.Here's a sample of what you will learn from this book: -How you can tell if your headache is a migraine or some other type of headache-Why many people get the wrong treatment for migraines-Why your migraine medication may actually cause you to get more headaches-State of the art medical treatments for migraine -The RESET treatment: a painless 5 minute office treatment that can eliminate headaches for weeks or months-And much more
Lost Faith: A Practical Theology for Post-Christendom Ministry
Seth Bouchelle
Urban Loft Publishers
2020
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Many people are lost in the sense that they are searching for something. They are searching for a home, for identity, for relationship, for love. They may have a feeling of emptiness and they do not know what to look for to fill it. Whatever it is Lost people are seeking, they have not discovered a way to find it. This searching quality is what makes them Lost, but it is also what qualifies them for discipleship. Seeking tends to make people good soil. It is my hope that, by the end of this work, you are better oriented and equipped to navigate life and ministry among the Lost in our post-Christendom Urban context, and that the thoughts and reflections contained here are a blessing to you and to God's church.
Beach house stager Kate Harper and hired handyman-surfer Nick Mason get more than they bargained for when they remodel a stunning oceanfront home in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Bones hidden in the walls of the beach house uncover an insidious decade-old mystery. The discovery leads to a wild chase for clues as to who was doomed within the layers of sheet rock and paint and who put them there. With all signs pointing toward Wilmington country club elite, a desperate killer ruthlessly expands the body count to keep the horrific truth of the bones buried forever. Kate and Nick soon find the alligator-patrolled waters of the Cape Fear River and the ever-present sharks of the Atlantic Ocean are far safer than wading through high society with secrets to keep.
Seth Andrews idolized Rush Limbaugh. He listened to Glenn Beck. He read Ann Coulter. He watched Fox News. He was an evangelical Christian once tethered to right-wing media, which constantly warned of an attack on American values by liberals and secular humanists.Today, Seth is a liberal and secular humanist.This book explores the Fox News culture, which both reflects and informs American conservatism, shaping public opinion on important issues like religion, government, race, foreign policy, war, protest, LGBT rights, and the Constitution. It's an expos of conservative media's "closed systems" which constantly feed on (and feed into) public outrage, ignorance, bigotry, and fear.It's also the story of one man's personal journey into a larger and better world.
Seth Andrews idolized Rush Limbaugh. He listened to Glenn Beck. He read Ann Coulter. He watched Fox News. He was an evangelical Christian once tethered to right-wing media, which constantly warned of an attack on American values by liberals and secular humanists. Today, Seth is a liberal and secular humanist. This book explores the Fox News culture, which both reflects and informs American conservatism, shaping public opinion on important issues like religion, government, race, foreign policy, war, protest, LGBT rights, and the Constitution. It's an expos of conservative media's "closed systems" which constantly feed on (and feed into) public outrage, ignorance, bigotry, and fear. It's also the story of one man's personal journey into a larger and better world.