Computer simulation has become an important means for obtaining knowledge about nature. The practice of scientific simulation and the frequent use of uncertain simulation results in public policy raise a wide range of philosophical questions. Most prominently highlighted is the field of anthropogenic climate change-are humans currently changing the

The synagogue remains a central institution in Jewish life as a place of study, worship, and assembly, but each day brings word of a new challenging development within each of the larger movements to which synagogues belong—Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist. Jewish religious communities today share a number of challenges, from the increase in secular or unaffiliated Jews to emerging Jewish spiritual communities forming outside the synagogue. There has never been a more ...

Arthur was the first black man to win Wimbledon and the US Open. Read how this little boy who could not sleep in certain hotels because of his black skin became a world tennis champion and a world leader fighting for the freedom of all people. The short stories in these two books will entertain and inspire third-grade readers nationwide with an insight into how these Americans who happen to be champions overcame big obstacles, reached impossible goals, and then worked to guarantee equal op...

The complete lost classic of psychological horror from the master himself, Arthur Machen! It is a coincidence… But what happens when one coincidence turns into two? Or three? Or more? Dyson knows something is strange after a man in spectacles casts aside an ancient coin that has been missing for centuries. But when Dyson meets mysterious stranger after mysterious stranger looking for the man in spectacles, he realizes someone is not telling the truth. But who can he trust? An early influen...

Champion Citizen Teacher Guides are Common Core aligned and cover six subject areas: art, fitness, geography, history, math, and language arts. Ready-to-copy student worksheets and the teacher answer keys are provided. The Teacher Resource page lists web sites, movies, books and other materials that supplement the sport or athlete in the Champion Citizen book or challenges more advanced students. The short stories in these two books will entertain and inspire third-grade readers nationwide...

Assessment of error and uncertainty is a vital component of both natural and social science. This edited volume presents case studies of research practices across a wide spectrum of scientific fields. It compares methodologies and presents the ingredients needed for an overarching framework applicable to all.

”Ganske vist var det en stor sorg, da jeg dengang opdagede, at hun bedrog mig… men hvor meget andet var der ikke da med i spillet!… Vreden og det pludselige had og væmmelsen ved tilværelsen og – jo sikkert nok! – den sårede forfængelighed; det var jo først lidt efter lidt, jeg nåede til smerten! Og så havde jeg en trøst, som blev mig til en velgerning: at hun selv måtte lide.”Da en mand opdager, at hans kone er utro, ønsker han hende død. Ja, faktisk beslutter han sig for, at hun n...

”Men dette drømmevæsen besad den hemmelighedsfulde magt at bortjage hans døde søsters spøgelse, så at denne da forekom ham ligesom at have forladt dette liv for længere tid siden og så at sige på en naturligere måde, end det i virkeligheden var sket. Rigtig nok gaves der også andre timer, vågne, tunge af erindringer, i hvilke han gennemlevede den frygtelige begivenhed med uudholdelig tydelighed som noget øjeblikkeligt.”Doktor Gräsler har de sidste par år levet et stille liv som læg...