Science Meeting

She just rescued a British World War II pilot from a crashed plane. But what's he doing in modern day Bucks County? Rookie cop Marti Coldwater gets more than she bargained for when she witnesses a plane crash and the only passenger is an amnesic young airman who thinks it's 1944. Soon, murderous men in suits and a sinister Nordic assassin are pursuing them. Their mission? Capture the stranger and kill anyone who's seen him. On the run with her newfound companion, Marti is thrown into a web of highly classified government programs, astonishing alien secrets, and a clandestine plot ...

What Choice Will He and She Make? Jason explores how he became a woman and realizes something he missed before. This startling revelation changes everything for him. Or it could change nothing. The choice is his to make. At least he thinks it’s his choice. John leaves him and Julia, but they soon meet Harold, and they’re both thrown a curve ball they never considered before. Does he still want to live life as a woman? Come with Jason on his journey to becoming a woman in the mid-21st century.

Thora and Santi have met before. Under the clocktower in Central Cologne, with nothing but the stars above and their futures ahead. They don’t know it yet, but they’ll meet again: in numerous lives they will become friends, colleagues, lovers, enemies - meeting over and over for the first time, every time; each coming to know every version of the other. Only they can make sure it’s not for the last time. But as they’re endlessly drawn together and the lines between their different lives begin to blur, they are faced with one question: why?

Poor Jacob Two-Two. Not only must he say everything twice just to be heard over his four brothers and sisters, but he finds himself the prisoner of the dreaded Hooded Fang. What had he done to deserve such a punishment? The worst crime of all - insulting a grown-up! Although he's small, Jacob is not helpless, especially when The Infamous Two come to his aid.

Life was quite boring for Arabella until odd things began to happen to her. Her mother suggested a day out to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace, because they were both studying Shakespeare plays at school. Suddenly, Arabella and Tom were transported back in time and met William Shakespeare himself when visiting the old Globe Theatre. They had no idea how that happened or how they would get back home.

Dr. Andrew Furey, an orthopedic surgeon, was sitting by the fireplace at his home in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, watching TV after work, when dreadful images of the aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti burst in on the cosy domestic scene. Human suffering on an epic scale was being documented in real time. Dr. Furey spent a sleepless night, and woke knowing he had to help in some way. In what has been a theme throughout Newfoundland and Labrador's history, he found himself answering the call.

Rudi Mackenzie has been abducted by the forces of the Portland Protective Association, whose forces have pushed the Bearkillers and Mackenzie’s to the edge of defeat. Will aid arrive in time or will Mike Havel and his family be defeated by Norman Arminger and his mad grab for power? What of the secret plan now afoot between the Mackenzie’s and the forces at Mount Angel? Will the Abbot Dmwoski and his forces be able to break the siege of their monastery in time to come to the aid of Lady Juniper and her Witch Army?

Separated by vast gulfs of political, cultural, and philosophical divergence, the three chief Allied nations of World War II - the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain - attempted to formulate a joint policy through a series of three conferences during and immediately after the conflict. The first meeting took place in Tehran in late 1943, while the fate of World War II still hung in the balance. The fate of World War II hung in the balance in 1943.

Nationally known NPR on-air personalities - including Melissa Block, David Greene, Rachel Martin, Guy Raz, Scott Simon, Susan Stamberg and many more - share the lasting impressions made during interviews with a wide variety of exceptional individuals. Each story is introduced by the NPR host and offers a candid account of how the encounter was particularly meaningful to them.

While science has become politicized in recent years and people are saying, "I don't know what's true anymore," Gloria Prema's 2009 book unifying science and spirituality is more relevant than ever. It's All Light simply explains the theory that unites the forces of science along with the mysteries and common experiences of spirituality in a brilliant and illuminating book.

Developing and delivering presentations is typically challenging for technical professionals because they struggle with what to say about their work and how to say it. If they can't communicate their work in a relatable way, their work loses recognition and they miss out on top projects. In Luminary: Master the Art and Science of Storytelling, certified executive coach and CEO of an award-winning leadership development firm, Jack Griffin, solves these pain points by guiding technical professionals on how to create and deliver effective presentations in all settings.

This book gives the reader a step by step guide on how to obtain and maintain sustainable competitive advantage through the correct management of individuals in today’s workplace. More importantly, it’s about giving purpose to people at work and increasing their engagement to both you as their manager and the organisation as a whole. Engagement or the lack of it is one of the major challenges that companies face today and for the foreseeable future. This lack of engagement results in extremely high costs to organisations in terms of retention (the lack of), leading to excessive turnover...

Do you have unclaimed relatives like these alien Thrift Store Trolls? How many of these Thrift Store Troll characters have you met recently?

Merging research and real-world application, this insightful guide reveals what really drives decisions and introduces listeners to the persuasion equation - a powerful combination of factors proven to speed agreement.

Women are steadily showing up in powerful positions, and better communication and public speaking give women the ability to develop their full potential, seize every opportunity, and realize their aspirations. Whether pitching for new business, delivering a talk at a conference, raising money for a non-profit, or communicating one-on-one with coworkers, women can become effective, powerful communicators when they learn to speak with authenticity and confidence.

A medical examiner for the city of New York, Kasey has a rare gift: prescience. Born a witch, she considered her gift nothing more than affliction that forced her to see visions of those she touched. But her new job changed all that. Embracing her curse, Kasey uses her visions to solve murders in the city that never sleeps.

Existing access control mechanisms are based on the concepts of identity enrollment and recognition and assume that recognized identity is synonymous with ethical actions. However, statistics over the years show that the most severe security breaches have been the results of trusted, authorized, and identified users who turned into malicious insiders. Therefore, demand exists for designing prevention mechanisms. A non-identity-based authentication measure that is based on the intent of the access request might serve that demand.

Imagine a massive computer complex in the future from where you explore endless simulated worlds and repeatedly live an entire life anywhere and at any time of your choosing. Skyler Anderson is a handsome young tour guide sailing the Napali Coast in Kauai. One day, a mysterious, inexplicable rainbow leads him on a journey that takes him to a team of software engineers and scientists secretly working on a solution for interstellar flight. He teams up with Anchor, a beautiful lady astronomer. He discovers island romance, friendship, a magical forest rain hut, and a breathtaking adventure to ...

As a category of exhibits, replications are methods for recreating the "real thing". Unlike the recordings of the "real thing", like photographs, which show the real thing as it exists in real life, replications start from scratch and recreate or build a "copy" of the real thing. For example, animations are produced using very sophisticated computer software that can combine many forms of data with color and perspective to create a very lifelike reconstruction.

It all starts with a note folded into the shape of an origami octopus: "Hi, Me. Yes, you. You're me, and I'm you." If you believe this and the other origami notes that follow - which middle-schooler Meade Macon absolutely, positively does not - the concept of parallel dimensions is true, and there is a convention full of alternate versions of Meade waiting for his RSVP. It's got to be a joke.