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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination #219

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and Wold Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine, brings you the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join us as we explore strange new worlds. Original Novella: New Beaches by Daniel Hatch: Power, corruption, and danger rise with the tides. Short Story: Man or Mech by Rebecca McFarland Kyle: Underneath the shiny, indestructible surface is the soul of a man. Novella: Invisible Friends by Steven Sawicki: Hes just an all American boy with a dog that loves to drive his car, some talking monkeys, and a few damned aliens. Short Story: Canceled by Edward J. McFadden III The damnedest things can happen when a man comes face to face with the reality of his past. Reviews: Area 51 1/2 by Steven Sawicki  A damn alien shares his opinion of Earths so-called culture. Reviews: The Fan by Carol McDonnell  Carole McDonnell reviews five dystopian YA novels with teen saviors. Reviews: The Remake Chronicles: In which Leito Leaps Twice by Adam-Troy Castro  Multiple Hugo and Nebula nominee Adam-Troy Castro examines the stories that movies keep returning to. This column will alternate with A-TCs regular video recommendations. Get lots of new, free content every month at www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com

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Edward J. McFadden III, Daniel Hatch, Rebecca McFarland Kyle, Steven Sawicki, Carole McDonnell, Adam-Troy Castro, Warren Lapine

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination #220

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and Wold Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine, brings you the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join us as we explore strange new worlds. This is the ebook edition of the Fantastic Stories webzine containing all content from the September 2014 issue, including: Original Novella: Invisible Friends Too (Or, I have no bananas and Ice must cream) by Steven Sawiki Monkeys, aliens, and Elvis . . . oh my. Novellette: Planting Walnuts by Linda Tiernan Kepner They were broke, outnumbered, and outgunned... but they were just getting started. Short Story: The Big Guy by Mike Resnick Is there anything that compares to the thrill of victory . . . ? Short Story: Time Slip by Hannah Kollef What if your past, present, and future could commingle? Reviews: The Fan: Backtracking, Dislocations, Learning Curves, and Getting Ones Bearings in which Carole McDonnell interogates a series of puzzling novels. Reviews: The Magic Lantern:To Start With in which Adam-Troy Castro reveals and reviews off-the beatean path films; finding some hidden gems amongst those justly obscure. Commentary: Roots of Spec Fic: The Greater Evil of H.P. Lovecraft in which by Jay OConnell dissects HPLs enduringand troublingappeal. Make sure you go to www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com every months for lots of great, free content.

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Steven Sawicki, Jay O'Connell, Mike Resnick, Linda Tiernan Kepner, Hannah Kollef, Carole McDonnell, Adam-Troy Castro, Warren Lapine

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination #224

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and Wold Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine, brings you the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join us as we explore strange new worlds. Original Short Story: Heartless by Krystal Claxton A woman of power ministers to a broken heart, risking her own in the process. Original Short Story: Underworld by Katherine Mankiller A teen grapples with dark forces to save the only family hes ever known. Short Story: Backlash by Nancy Fulda Eugene Gutierrez has flashbacks from the war, but the real danger is what he doesnt remember. Flash Fiction: Corner Sofa by Sarena Ulibarri Sometimes it takes stepping into someone elses story to more clearly see your own. Flash Fiction: The Miracle on Tau Prime by Alex Shvartsman Can an alien be touched by God? REVIEWS & COMMENTARY Reviews: The Fan: by Carole McDonnell Reviews: The Magic Lantern: by Adam-Troy Castro Reviews: Area 51 1/2 by Steven Sawicki Reviews: New & Noteworthy Short Genre Fiction: by Gillian Daniels Make sure you go to www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com every months for lots of great, free content.

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Nancy Fulda, Krystal Claxton, Katherine Mankiller, Alex Shvartsman, Sarena Ulibarri, Gillian Daniels, Carole McDonnell, Adam-Troy Castro, Steven Sawicki, Warren Lapine

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination #222

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and Wold Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine, brings you the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join us as we explore strange new worlds. Original Flash Fiction: Night of Apophis by Brenda Kalt  Eat Drink and be Merry, for tomorrow we die. Short Story: Compassion by Alexandra Grunberg  Sometimes we all need compassion, or do we? Short Story: On the Last Night of the Festival of the Dead by Darrell Schweitzer  It was a festival like no other. Flash Fiction: Sapience and Maternal Instincts by Krystal Claxton  Theres nothing like the love of a mother. Reviews: The Fan: Oliver and the Sea Wigs and Journey to the West by Carole McDonnell  The fan wrestles with Mermaids and Demon-hunters. Reviews: The Remake Chronicles: Three pods and a mouthful of projectile vomit: the four versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Adam-Troy Castro. Reviews: Area 51 1/2 by Steven Sawicki. Reviews: New & Noteworthy Short Genre Fiction: November, 2014 by Gillian Daniels  Join us as Gillian explores whats new and short in Fantasy & Science Fiction. Make sure you go to www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com every months for lots of great, free content.

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Steven Sawicki, Brenda Kalt, Darrell Schweitzer, Alexandra Grunberg, Krystal Claxton, Gillian Daniels, Carole McDonnell, Adam-Troy Castro, Warren Lapine

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination #221

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, edited by Hugo and Wold Fantasy Award nominated editor Warren Lapine, brings you the very best in science fiction and fantasy. Join us as we explore strange new worlds. This is the ebook edition of the Fantastic Stories webzine containing all content from the October 2014 issue, including: Original Short Story: Rope Burns by Kelly McCullough He had a secret to keep, but then dont we all? Short Story: Locomotive Joe and the Wreck of Space Train No. 4 by Allen M. Steele What price would you pay for a dream come true? Flash Fiction: Sibyl by Deborah Walker The future cant be changed, can it? Short Story: Kvetchula by Darrell Schweitzer A nagging wife can be a curse, but at least youll sleep when youre dead... right? Reviews: The Fan: Beginnings and Endings Carole McDonnell investigates the alpha and the omega. Reviews: The Magic Lantern: Personal Apocalypses For Adam-Troy Castro this is the way the world ends... Reviews: Area 51 1/2 by Steven Sawicki Our resident alien reports on various future histories. Reviews: New & Noteworthy Short Genre Fiction: October 2014 Gillian Daniels explores whats new and excellent in Fantasy & Science Fiction. Make sure you go to www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com every months for lots of great, free content.

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Steven Sawicki, Allen M. Steele, Kelly McCullough, Deborah Walker, Darrel Schweitzer, Gillian Daniels, Carole McDonnell, Adam-Troy Castro, Warren Lapine

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Outdoor Family Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park

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* A family-focused guidebook to one of the countrys most popular national parks
* Written by a family-travel expert
* Fully revised and updated bestselling guideover 20,000 copies sold

A seasoned family-travel writer and mother of three, author Lisa Gollin Evans describes more than 50 trails suitable for families, including those with younger children or needing wheelchair-accessible routes.

Features:
 at-a-glance Hike Finder and Wildlife Locator charts
 info on picnic sites, fishing holes, mountain biking, rock climbing, horseback riding, and rafting
 details on finding park views and sights, as well as flora and fauna

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40 Hikes in Tennessee's South Cumberland

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The True Story of the Kidnap and Escape of Four Climbers in Central Asia

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* Hiking, camping, and picnicking in the best parts of Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau
* Detailed information on each trail

This thorough guidebook takes hikers to the southern part of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee where they'll find trails through deep, narrow gorges, numerous waterfalls, scenic overlooks, and lush forests. There are complete trail descriptions of 40 trails, along with information about the region's history, plants, animals, and geology. This rewarding trail collection covers such areas as the South Cumberland Recreation Area, Fall Creek Falls State Park, Prentice Cooper State Forest, and Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness.BR>BR>

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OSCILLATOR AND PENDULUM WITH A RANDOM MASS

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Stochastic descriptions of a harmonic oscillator can be obtained by adding additive noise, or/and three types of multiplicative noise: random frequency, random damping and random mass. The first three types of noise were intensively studied in many published articles. In this book the fourth case, that of random mass, is considered in the context of the harmonic oscillator and its immediate nonlinear generalization  the pendulum. To our knowledge it is the first book fully dedicated to this problem.Two interrelated methods, the Langevin equation and the Fokker-Planck equations, as well as the Lyapunov stability method are used for the mathematical analysis. After a short introduction, the two main parts of the book describe the different properties of the random harmonic oscillator and the random pendulum with random masses. As an example, the stochastic resonance is studied, where the noise plays an unusual role, increasing the applied weak periodic signal, and also the vibration resonance in dynamic systems, where the role of noise is played by the second high-frequency periodic signal.First and second averaged moments have been calculated for a system with different types of additive and multiplicative noises, which define the stability of a system. The calculations have been extended to two multiplicative noises and to quadratic noise. This book is useful for students and scientists working in different fields of statistical physics.

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Human Ageing: A Unique Experience explores the biology of human ageing focusing on the individual. The book begins with the premature ageing disorder Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome and spins a web of interconnected biological domains involving lamins, telomeres, alternative splicing, genetics, epigenetics, and molecular clocks. The profound influence of culture is explored since cultural inheritance and genetic inheritance are the two intertwined processes driving human evolution. An empirical framework is developed to describe human ageing at the individual level and the implications of this framework on the whole concept of diseases are discussed.

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PARADOXES OF CHINA'S PROSPERITY: POLITICAL DILEMMAS AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS

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Political Dilemmas and Global Implications

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The world seems divided to either applaud or fear the rise of China, but this book probes deeper by investigating three aspects of the phenomenon in detail: 1) the institutional dilemmas of the prosperity as it integrates Asian authoritarianism with globalizing capitalism to create economic accomplishments; 2) the political struggles alongside the prosperity as Chinese citizens begin to demand equality, rights, and justice that might be viewed to disturb the continuity of stability and development; and 3) the global implications entailed by the prosperity  not only in power politics, war and peace, or competitions among nations, but especially on global public goods termed human security. Articles included here combine political economic analyses, lens with historical depth, and global concerns to add a perspective that highlights the paradoxes of prosperity surrounding the ongoing debate on the rise of China and its global ramifications.Readers will find an analysis that goes beyond the dichotomy viewing the rise of China either in positive or negative perspectives. Investigations on the internal dilemmas and the global implications of the rise of China are well-situated in the historical context of China's own search for modernization since the late 19th century. This is one of the few books in which China's rise is examined from a global perspective, rather than from a national perspective (of China, the United States or any other specific nation)  a global perspective that addresses the challenges facing all human societies with the rise of China.

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CHINA DREAMS: CHINA'S NEW LEADERSHIP AND FUTURE IMPACTS

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China's New Leadership and Future Impacts

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With the theme China Dreams: Opportunities and Challenges, this book contributes to emerging debates on Chinese new leadership's adaptability to important political, economic, social, and global issues. Can China's political system sustain China Dreams, a slogan ushered by Chinese President Xi Jinpin? Does the fulfillment of China Dreams require political reform? Does the initiation of the agenda of China Dreams facilitate China's economic transition? To what extent does China Dreams pave the way for China's peaceful rise? By exploring the preceding questions, the essays by Lowell Dittmer, Thomas Gold, Victoria Tin-bor Hui, Chin-fu Hung, Scott L Kastner, Huey-Lin Lee & Scott Y Lin, Chih-shian Liou, Raviprasad Narayanan, Kellee S Tsai, and Chung-min Tsai provide a comprehensive analysis of the agenda of China's new leadership.

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OPENING UP CHINA'S MARKETS OF CRUDE OIL & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

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Theoretical Research and Reform Solutions

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This book provides a comprehensive and unique perspective on China's oil and natural gas industry and a practical roadmap to reforms.The book begins with a thorough examination of the status quo of China's oil and natural gas industry. It explores the evolution, transition, and characteristics of the oil industry of China, and unveils the problems that caused ineffectiveness of the oil and petroleum products market, namely, the dominance of monopoly enterprises, price regulation, and restriction to entry. It provides an insightful analysis on the efficiency losses and welfare losses the monopoly system brings to the society as the current system distorts income distribution, violates the principle of fairness, and stands against the market rules and the legal pillars of the Chinese constitution. This book argues that the monopoly system in the oil industry of China results in a variety of toxic influences and that reforms are needed. It then offers a roadmap to reforms in the oil and petroleum products market in an incremental fashion.The findings and proposals of the Chinese version of this book have proved to be successful, as they led to immediate shifts in the policies of the Chinese authorities. This book provides valuable insights into the urgency involved in carrying out reforms in the oil and petroleum products market in China, with concrete and up-to-date statistics, comprehensive and detailed analyses, and authoritative and authentic sources.

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DOING MATHEMATICS: CONVENTION, SUBJECT, CALCULATION, ANALOGY (2ND EDITION)

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Doing Mathematics discusses some ways mathematicians and mathematical physicists do their work and the subject matters they uncover and fashion. The conventions they adopt, the subject areas they delimit, what they can prove and calculate about the physical world, and the analogies they discover and employ, all depend on the mathematics  what will work out and what won't. The cases studied include the central limit theorem of statistics, the sound of the shape of a drum, the connections between algebra and topology, and the series of rigorous proofs of the stability of matter. The many and varied solutions to the two-dimensional Ising model of ferromagnetism make sense as a whole when they are seen in an analogy developed by Richard Dedekind in the 1880s to algebraicize Riemann's function theory; by Robert Langlands' program in number theory and representation theory; and, by the analogy between one-dimensional quantum mechanics and two-dimensional classical statistical mechanics. In effect, we begin to see 'an identity in a manifold presentation of profiles,' as the phenomenologists would say.This second edition deepens the particular examples; it describe the practical role of mathematical rigor; it suggests what might be a mathematician's philosophy of mathematics; and, it shows how an 'ugly' first proof or derivation embodies essential features, only to be appreciated after many subsequent proofs. Natural scientists and mathematicians trade physical models and abstract objects, remaking them to suit their needs, discovering new roles for them as in the recent case of the Painleve transcendents, the Tracy-Widom distribution, and Toeplitz determinants. And mathematics has provided the models and analogies, the ordinary language, for describing the everyday world, the structure of cities, or God's infinitude.

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The Mystery of Suffering: Freedom from or Presence Within Suffering

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Rather than Gods one great mistake, Dr Paul Brand came to realize that pain is essential in keeping us alive: it is the warning that something is wrong. It is no surprise then after Adam and Eves fall into sin, that God turns up the pain, to warn of something deadly in our world and in our lives. Not merely punishment for sin, in the hands of Him Who loves us such affliction challenges faith and brings out hidden and often unrealized strengths. In the extreme crucible of World War II death camps, where the faith which focuses on ease and prosperity is abandoned, a faith with real substance is discovered. A concrete comfort comes through Jesus Who intimately knows pain and intimately knows us. As with Job, so often the why of suffering can be a mystery for us as well. Still, the effect of pain can make our faith and life far richer, provides essential threads within the tapestry of life which one day will reveal the beautiful wisdom of a God of Love and wonderful Glory.

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X-RAY SCATTERING FROM SEMICONDUCTOR AND OTHER ... (3RD ED)

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This third edition has been extended considerably to incorporate more information on instrument influences on the interpretation of X-ray scattering profiles and reciprocal space maps. Another significant inclusion is on the scattering from powder samples, covering a new theoretical approach that explains features that conventional theory cannot. The new edition includes some of the latest methodologies and theoretical treatments, including the latest thinking on dynamical theory and diffuse scattering. Recent advances in detectors also present new opportunities for rapid data collection and some very different approaches in data collection techniques; the possibilities associated with these advances will be included.This edition should be of interest to those who use X-ray scattering to understand more about their samples, so that they can make a better judgment of the parameter and confidence levels in their analyses, and how the combination of instrument, sample and detection should be considered as a whole to ensure this.

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This is, quite simply, the best and most popular puzzle book ever published in the Soviet Union. Since its first appearance in 1956 there have been eight editions as well as translations from the original Russian into Ukrainian, Estonian, Lettish, and Lithuanian. Almost a million copies of the Russian version alone have been sold.Part of the reason for the book's success is its marvelously varied assortment of brainteasers ranging from simple "catch" riddles to difficult problems (none, however, requiring advanced mathematics). Many of the puzzles will be new to Western readers, while some familiar problems have been clothed in new forms. Often the puzzles are presented in the form of charming stories that provide non-Russian readers with valuable insights into contemporary Russian life and customs. In addition, Martin Gardner, former editor of the Mathematical Games Department, Scientific American, has clarified and simplified the book to make it as easy as possible for an English-reading public to understand and enjoy. He has been careful, moreover, to retain nearly all the freshness, warmth, and humor of the original.Lavishly illustrated with over 400 clear diagrams and amusing sketches, this inexpensive edition of the first English translation will offer weeks or even months of stimulating entertainment. It belongs in the library of every puzzlist or lover of recreational mathematics.

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An Introduction to Finite Projective Planes

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Geared toward both beginning and advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this self-contained treatment offers an elementary approach to finite projective planes. Following a review of the basics of projective geometry, the text examines finite planes, field planes, and coordinates in an arbitrary plane. Additional topics include central collineations and the little Desargues' property, the fundamental theorem, and examples of finite non-Desarguesian planes.Virtually no knowledge or sophistication on the part of the student is assumed, and every algebraic system that arises is defined and discussed as necessary. Many exercises appear throughout the book, offering significant tools for understanding the subject as well as developing the mathematical methods needed for its study. References and a helpful appendix on the Bruck-Ryser theorem conclude the text.

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Selections from Essays in Musical Analysis

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Drawn from the well-known musicologist's celebrated Essays in Musical Analysis, this volume contains nearly all of the concertos in the standard repertoire, from Bach's concerto for two violins to Walton's concerto for viola. More than fifty selections include choral works with in-depth essays on Bach's Mass in B minor, Beethoven's Mass in D, Brahms's and Verdi's Requiems, Haydn's The Creation and The Seasons, and many other landmark works. Donald Francis Tovey's Essays in Musical Analysis ranks among the English language's most acclaimed works of musical criticism. Praised for their acuteness, common sense, clarity, and wit, they offer entertaining and instructive reading for anyone interested in the classical music repertoire.

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Selections from Essays in Musical Analysis

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More than 100 selections from the noted musicologist's Essays in Musical Analysis cover most of the standard works in the symphonic repertory. Subjects include Beethoven's overtures and symphonies, including the author's famous study of the Ninth Symphony; all Brahms's overtures and symphonies; 11 symphonies by Haydn; six by Mozart; three symphonies each by Schubert, Schumann, and Sibelius; four symphonies by Dvorak; and many other works by composers from Bach to Vaughan Williams.Donald Francis Tovey's Essays in Musical Analysis ranks among the English language's most acclaimed works of musical criticism. Praised for their acuteness, common sense, clarity, and wit, they offer entertaining and instructive reading for anyone interested in the classical music repertoire.

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This outstanding text for a two-semester course is geared toward physics undergraduates who have completed a basic first-year physics course. The coherent treatment offers several notable features, including 300 detailed examples at various levels of difficulty, a self-contained chapter on vector algebra, and a single chapter devoted to radiation that cites interrelationships between various analysis methods. Starting with chapters on vector analysis and electrostatics, the text covers electrostatic boundary value problems, formal and microscopic theories of dielectric electrostatics and of magnetism and matter, electrostatic energy, steady currents, and induction. Additional topics include magnetic energy, circuits with nonsteady currents, Maxwell's equations, radiation, electromagnetic boundary value problems, and the special theory of relativity. Exercises appear at the end of each chapter and answers to odd-numbered problems are included in one of several helpful appendixes.