The Beginning (Replica #14)
The Beginning (Replica #14)

Author: Marilyn Kaye

Publisher: Skylark

Published: 2013-09-25

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0804149933

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Amy is going back to the place where she was born--Washington, D.C. It's a class trip to take in the historic sights of the nation's capital. Sure Amy's uneasy about traveling to the home turf of the people who funded Project Crescent--the reason she's alive--and is in constant fear of being captured. But it's a chance to connect with her roots. After all, what could go wrong? Well, Amy's mother is a class chaperon, and for her the trip stirs up memories. Memories of working in the top-secret government program to develop clones. Memories of a loved one battling a rare genetic disorder. Memories of betrayal, and a decision that would forever change her life. And now the trip back to where it all began pits mother and daughter against an enemy both old and new.

Grail Diary
Grail Diary

Author: Henry Jones

Publisher:

Published: 2016-07-28

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781367411982

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This is a prop replica of Dr. Henry Jones personal dairy filled with notes and sketches from his many years of searching for the Holy Grail. There are 180 screen accurate pages for fans of Indiana Jones to enjoy. PLEASE NOTE: NO additional inserts included with this version and the cover is printed softcover paper, no leather.

Eulogy for Burying a Crane and the Art of Chinese Calligraphy
Eulogy for Burying a Crane and the Art of Chinese Calligraphy

Author: Lei Xue

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0295746351

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Eulogy for Burying a Crane (Yi he ming) is perhaps the most eccentric piece in China’s calligraphic canon. Apparently marking the burial of a crane, the large inscription, datable to 514 CE, was once carved into a cliff on Jiaoshan Island in the Yangzi River. Since the discovery of its ruins in the early eleventh century, it has fascinated generations of scholars and calligraphers and been enshrined as a calligraphic masterpiece. Nonetheless, skeptics have questioned the quality of the calligraphy and complained that its fragmentary state and worn characters make assessment of its artistic value impossible. Moreover, historians have trouble fitting it into the storyline of Chinese calligraphy. Such controversies illuminate moments of discontinuity in the history of the art form that complicate the mechanism of canon formation. In this volume, Lei Xue examines previous epigraphic studies and recent archaeological finds to consider the origin of the work in the sixth century and then trace its history after the eleventh century. He suggests that formation of the canon of Chinese calligraphy over two millennia has been an ongoing process embedded in the sociopolitical realities of particular historical moments. This biography of the stone monument Eulogy for Burying a Crane reveals Chinese calligraphy to be a contested field of cultural and political forces that have constantly reconfigured the practice, theory, and historiography of this unique art form. Art History Publication Initiative A McLellan Book

ECAI 2020
ECAI 2020

Author: G. De Giacomo

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2020-09-11

Total Pages: 3122

ISBN-13: 164368101X

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This book presents the proceedings of the 24th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2020), held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, from 29 August to 8 September 2020. The conference was postponed from June, and much of it conducted online due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The conference is one of the principal occasions for researchers and practitioners of AI to meet and discuss the latest trends and challenges in all fields of AI and to demonstrate innovative applications and uses of advanced AI technology. The book also includes the proceedings of the 10th Conference on Prestigious Applications of Artificial Intelligence (PAIS 2020) held at the same time. A record number of more than 1,700 submissions was received for ECAI 2020, of which 1,443 were reviewed. Of these, 361 full-papers and 36 highlight papers were accepted (an acceptance rate of 25% for full-papers and 45% for highlight papers). The book is divided into three sections: ECAI full papers; ECAI highlight papers; and PAIS papers. The topics of these papers cover all aspects of AI, including Agent-based and Multi-agent Systems; Computational Intelligence; Constraints and Satisfiability; Games and Virtual Environments; Heuristic Search; Human Aspects in AI; Information Retrieval and Filtering; Knowledge Representation and Reasoning; Machine Learning; Multidisciplinary Topics and Applications; Natural Language Processing; Planning and Scheduling; Robotics; Safe, Explainable, and Trustworthy AI; Semantic Technologies; Uncertainty in AI; and Vision. The book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the use of AI technology.

Parallel Computing Technologies
Parallel Computing Technologies

Author: Victor Malyshkin

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-08-07

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 3540739394

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Parallel Computing Technologies, PaCT 2007, held in conjunction with the Russian-Taiwan symposium on Methods and Tools of Parallel Programming of Multicomputers. It covers models and languages, applications, techniques for parallel programming supporting, cellular automata, as well as methods and tools of parallel programming of multicomputers.

The Substitute (Replica #13)
The Substitute (Replica #13)

Author: Marilyn Kaye

Publisher: Skylark

Published: 2013-09-25

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0804149925

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Amy never knew whom Mr. Devon worked for--the organization that's after her, or some other secret government agency. All she knew was that he seemed to be her ally. He always appeared just when she needed help or vital information. But ever since Mr. Devon's death, Amy has relied on her own smarts to survive. And she'll need them more than ever now that a new substitute teacher at school has it in for her. Ms. Heartshorn has a reputation for being demanding. She doesn't tolerate fools or careless work. And her feedback can be . . . well, a little harsh. Amy hates her. But when she learns why Ms. Heartshorn is really at school, Amy totally flips out.

Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing

Author: Bill Mason

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1988-03

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1568000332

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Describes the tackle, techniques, and strategies used in fishing with artificial flies.

The Beginnings of Electron Microscopy - Part 1
The Beginnings of Electron Microscopy - Part 1

Author: Peter W. Hawkes

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2021-10-13

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 0323915086

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The Beginnings of Electron Microscopy - Part 1, Volume 220 in the Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics series highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Electron-optical Research at the AEG Forschungs-Institut 1928-1940, On the History of Scanning Electron Microscopy, of the Electron Microprobe, and of Early Contributions to Transmission Electron Microscopy, Random Recollections of the Early Days, Early History of Electron Microscopy in Czechoslovakia, Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in Electron, Megavolt Electron Microscopy, Cryo-Electron Microscopy and Ultramicrotomy: Reminiscences and Reflections, and much more. - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors - Presents the latest release in "Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics" series