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AI for Good

Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health

by Juan M. Lavista Ferres, William B. Weeks ...

**FOREWORD BY BRAD SMITH, VICE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT OF MICROSOFTDiscover how AI leaders and researchers are using AI to transform the world for the better**In AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health, a team of veteran Microsoft AI researchers delivers an insightful and fascinating discussion of how one of the world's most recognizable software companies is ... Read more

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**FOREWORD BY BRAD SMITH, VICE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT OF MICROSOFTDiscover how AI leaders and researchers are using AI to transform the world for the better**In AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health, a team of veteran Microsoft AI researchers delivers an insightful and fascinating discussion of how one of the world's most recognizable software companies is
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AI for Good

Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health

by Juan M. Lavista Ferres, William B. Weeks ...

Narrated by Andrew Joseph Perez ...

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9 hours 20 min

In AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health, a team of veteran Microsoft AI researchers delivers an insightful and fascinating discussion of how one of the world's most recognizable software companies is tackling intractable social problems with the power of artificial intelligence (AI). In the book, you'll see real in-the-field examples of researchers using AI ... Read more

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In AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health, a team of veteran Microsoft AI researchers delivers an insightful and fascinating discussion of how one of the world's most recognizable software companies is tackling intractable social problems with the power of artificial intelligence (AI). In the book, you'll see real in-the-field examples of researchers using AI
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Building the Continental Empire

American Expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War

by William Earl Weeks ...

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In this fresh survey of foreign relations in the early years of the American republic, William Earl Weeks argues that the construction of the new nation went hand in hand with the building of the American empire. Mr. Weeks traces the origins of this initiative to the 1750s, when the Founding Fathers began to perceive the advantages of colonial union and the possibility of creating an empire within ... Read more

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In this fresh survey of foreign relations in the early years of the American republic, William Earl Weeks argues that the construction of the new nation went hand in hand with the building of the American empire. Mr. Weeks traces the origins of this initiative to the 1750s, when the Founding Fathers began to perceive the advantages of colonial union and the possibility of creating an empire within
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The Rock-Art of Eastern North America

Capturing Images and Insight

by James R. Duncan, Daniel Arsenault, Mary R. McCorvie, Carol Diaz-Granados, Richard Edging, Jan F. Simek, Steven R. Ahler, Mark J. Wagner, Fred E. Coy Jr0, Lori A. Stanley1, Edward J. Lenik2, Charles Swedlund3, Kevin L. Callahan4, Alan Cressler5, Robert A. Clouse Sr.6, Jack H. Steinbring7, Elayne Pope8, Cecil R. Ison9, Robert Boszhardt0, Paul A. Nevin1, Tommy Charles2, Joan M. Vastokas3, William Rex Weeks Jr4, Mark Hamilton Hedden5, Charles H. Faulkner6, Johannes Loubser7 ...

Showcases the wealth of new research on sacred imagery found in twelve states and four Canadian provincesIn archaeology, rock-art—any long-lasting marking made on a natural surface—is similar to material culture (pottery and tools) because it provides a record of human activity and ideology at that site. Petroglyphs, pictographs, and dendroglyphs (tree carvings) have been discovered and recorded ... Read more

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Showcases the wealth of new research on sacred imagery found in twelve states and four Canadian provincesIn archaeology, rock-art—any long-lasting marking made on a natural surface—is similar to material culture (pottery and tools) because it provides a record of human activity and ideology at that site. Petroglyphs, pictographs, and dendroglyphs (tree carvings) have been discovered and recorded
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Tales of the Black Piper

A Flash Fiction/Cross-Media Anthology

by Kristen Britain, Gillian Bronte Adams, E.A. Hendryx, Cassandra Hamm, Michael Bahnmiller, Jane Maree, Emma Bahnmiller, Felix Bauhardt, W. Tanner Forbes, Justin Greer, Jessica Heisler, Leigh Hull, Ian Larsen, Crystal Nicole, Michael Regal, Katrina Schroeder, Layton Smith, R.J. Sena, Spencer Russell Smith, Nathan Sturmwasser, Darby Vernon, October Weeks, Lynell R. Williams, Z.A. Williams, The Black Piper ...

Series Book 1 - Vol.
"I am not the Black Piper . . . but I do know the Piper."If you listen closely," she said, "you will hear stories that will transport you into the heart of adventure, force you directly into the path of danger, and if you are lucky . . . or perhaps unlucky"—she looked at the unmoving dragon behind her and inhaled, only barely losing her grip on her smile—"transform you." Her attention turned back ... Read more

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"I am not the Black Piper . . . but I do know the Piper."If you listen closely," she said, "you will hear stories that will transport you into the heart of adventure, force you directly into the path of danger, and if you are lucky . . . or perhaps unlucky"—she looked at the unmoving dragon behind her and inhaled, only barely losing her grip on her smile—"transform you." Her attention turned back
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Whispers In The Marsh

by William Fred Weeks ...

In a city where every truth is recorded, altered, and some cases never really close. When Detective Mira Cade discovers a badge linked to a dead man inside a secure salvage network, a finished case tears back open. Offshore accounts, erased identities, and a hidden infrastructure trail her toward a network of operatives and a cryptic entity known only as HONORRACK.SALV-433 was never just a ... Read more

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In a city where every truth is recorded, altered, and some cases never really close. When Detective Mira Cade discovers a badge linked to a dead man inside a secure salvage network, a finished case tears back open. Offshore accounts, erased identities, and a hidden infrastructure trail her toward a network of operatives and a cryptic entity known only as HONORRACK.SALV-433 was never just a
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John Quincy Adams and American Global Empire

by William Earl Weeks ...

This is the story of a man, a treaty, and a nation. The man was John Quincy Adams, regarded by most historians as America's greatest secretary of state. The treaty was the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, of which Adams was the architect. It acquired Florida for the young United States, secured a western boundary extending to the Pacific, and bolstered the nation's position internationally. As ... Read more

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This is the story of a man, a treaty, and a nation. The man was John Quincy Adams, regarded by most historians as America's greatest secretary of state. The treaty was the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, of which Adams was the architect. It acquired Florida for the young United States, secured a western boundary extending to the Pacific, and bolstered the nation's position internationally. As
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The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: Volume 1, Dimensions of the Early American Empire, 1754–1865

by William Earl Weeks ...

Series series The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations
Since their first publication, the four volumes of the Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations have served as the definitive source for the topic, from the colonial period to the Cold War. This entirely new first volume narrates the British North American colonists' pre-existing desire for expansion, security and prosperity and argues that these desires are both the essence of American ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Since their first publication, the four volumes of the Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations have served as the definitive source for the topic, from the colonial period to the Cold War. This entirely new first volume narrates the British North American colonists' pre-existing desire for expansion, security and prosperity and argues that these desires are both the essence of American
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Aging People, Aging Places

Experiences, Opportunities, and Challenges of Growing Older in Canada

by Connie Paul, Larry Mcdermott, Gail Boehme, Betty Mckenna, Marlin Legare, Sebastien Lefebrve, Danette Starblanket, Carrie Bourassa, William Montelpare, Lori Weeks, Olive Bryanton, Madison Empey-Salisbury, Chris Kawalec, Edward Donato, Jennifer Dean, Elliot PausJensen, Candace Skrapek, Ryan Walker, Barry Pendergast, Marianne Wilkat, Florence Huguenin-Richard, Marie-Soleil Cloutier, Delphine Labbé, Atiya Mahmood, Lilian Wells, Natalie Channer, Lindsay Herman, Della Webster, Sylvia Humphries, John Whalley, Mackenzie Jardine, Dana Hickey, Jessica Dieter, Nicole Akan, John L. Lewis ...

How well do the places where we live support the wellbeing of older adults?The Canadian population is growing older and is reshaping the nation’s economic, social and cultural future. However, the built and social environments of many communities, neighbourhoods and cities have not been designed to help Canadians age well.Bringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal ... Read more

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How well do the places where we live support the wellbeing of older adults?The Canadian population is growing older and is reshaping the nation’s economic, social and cultural future. However, the built and social environments of many communities, neighbourhoods and cities have not been designed to help Canadians age well.Bringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal
... Read more
Perchlorate

Environmental Problems and Solutions

by Kathleen Sellers, Katherine Weeks, William R. Alsop, Stephen R. Clough, Marilyn Hoyt, Barbara Pugh, Joseph Robb ...

The development of analytical methods for identifying widespread perchlorate contamination brought about an explosion of research into the environmental problems and their potential solutions along with a corresponding increase in the availability of information. Unlike reference works that focus on only a few aspects of this contaminant, Perchlora ... Read more

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The development of analytical methods for identifying widespread perchlorate contamination brought about an explosion of research into the environmental problems and their potential solutions along with a corresponding increase in the availability of information. Unlike reference works that focus on only a few aspects of this contaminant, Perchlora
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Oggie Cooder Party Animal

by Sarah Weeks ...

Narrated by William Dufris ...

Unabridged

2 hours 10 min

Oggie Cooder returns. . .this time showing what a party animal he can be (birthday party animal, that is)!Oggie Cooder has never set foot (or swim fin) in his neighbor Donnica Perfecto's swimming pool. But now he has his chance - it's Donnica's birthday, and her mom has forced her to invite Oggie to the pool party! Donnica, though, isn't about to let this happen. She has a plan to keep Oggie away. ... Read more

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Oggie Cooder returns. . .this time showing what a party animal he can be (birthday party animal, that is)!Oggie Cooder has never set foot (or swim fin) in his neighbor Donnica Perfecto's swimming pool. But now he has his chance - it's Donnica's birthday, and her mom has forced her to invite Oggie to the pool party! Donnica, though, isn't about to let this happen. She has a plan to keep Oggie away.
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Oggie Cooder

by Sarah Weeks ...

Narrated by William Dufris ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

From the author of So B. It, a super charming middle-grade Napoleon Dynamite with heart - the tale of a very average boy who's put in his school's spotlight when his averageness appeals to a TV show.Oggie Cooder has a talent -- he can charve better than anyone else in Truman Elementary School. (Charving, for the uninitiated, is the carving of a piece of cheese with one's teeth.) Oggie doesn't ... Read more

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From the author of So B. It, a super charming middle-grade Napoleon Dynamite with heart - the tale of a very average boy who's put in his school's spotlight when his averageness appeals to a TV show.Oggie Cooder has a talent -- he can charve better than anyone else in Truman Elementary School. (Charving, for the uninitiated, is the carving of a piece of cheese with one's teeth.) Oggie doesn't
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