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The Cultural Meaning of Popular Science
Author : Roger Cooter
Download The Cultural Meaning of Popular Science PDF Format Full Free by Roger Cooter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study concentrates on the social and ideological functions of science during the consolidation of urban industrial society.
Download The Cultural Meaning of Popular Science PDF Format Full Free by Roger Cooter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the popularity of phrenology in the second quarter of the nineteenth century concentrates on the social and ideological functions of science during the consolidation of urban industrial society. It is influenced by Foucault, by recent work in the history and sociology of science, by critical theory, and by cultural anthropology. The author analyses the impact of science on Victorian society across a spectrum from the intellectual establishment to working-class freethinkers and Owenite socialists. In doing so he provides the first extended treatment of the place and role of science among working-class radicals. The book also challenges attempts to establish neat demarcations between scientific ideas and their philosophical, theological and social contexts.
Understanding Popular Science
Author : Peter Broks
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Download Understanding Popular Science PDF Format Full Free by Peter Broks and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2006-06-16 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science is a defining feature of the modern world, and popular science is where most of us make sense of that fact. Understanding Popular Science provides a framework to help understand the development of popular science and current debates about it. In a lively and accessible style, Peter Broks shows how popular science has been invented, redefined and fought over. From early-nineteenth century radical science to twenty-first century government initiatives, he examines popular science as an arena where the authority of science and the authority of the state are legitimized and challenged. The book includes clear accounts of the public perception of scientists, visions of the future, fears of an "anti-science" movement and concerns about scientific literacy. The final chapter proposes a new model for understanding the interaction between lay and expert knowledge. This book is essential reading in cultural studies, science studies, history of science and science communication.
Reading Popular Physics
Author : Elizabeth Leane
Download Reading Popular Physics PDF Format Full Free by Elizabeth Leane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Popular Physics is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the nature and implications of physics popularizations. A literary critic trained in science, Elizabeth Leane treats popular science writing as a distinct and significant genre, focusing particularly on five bestselling books: Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Steven Weinberg's The First Three Minutes, James Gleick's Chaos, M. Mitchell Waldrop's Complexity, and Gary Zukav's The Dancing Wu Li Masters. Leane situates her examination of the texts within the heated interdisciplinary exchanges known as the 'Science Wars', focusing specifically on the disputed issue of the role of language in science. Her use of literary analysis reveals how popular science books function as sites for 'disciplinary skirmishes' as she uncovers the ways in which popularizers of science influence the public. In addition to their explicit discussion of scientific concepts, Leane argues, these authors employ subtle textual strategies that encode claims about the nature and status of scientific knowledge - claims that are all the more powerful because they are unacknowledged. Her book will change the way these texts are read, offering readers a fresh perspective on this highly visible and influential genre.
Cultural Boundaries of Science
Author : Thomas F. Gieryn
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Download Cultural Boundaries of Science PDF Format Full Free by Thomas F. Gieryn and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999-01-15 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the cultural authority of science
Communicating Popular Science
Author : S. Perrault
Download Communicating Popular Science PDF Format Full Free by S. Perrault and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-07-12 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technoscientific developments often have far-reaching consequences, both negative and positive, for the public. Yet, because science has the authority to decide which judgments about scientific issues are sound, public concerns are often dismissed because they are not part of the technoscientific paradigm they question. This book addresses the role of science popularization in that paradox; it explains how science writing works and argues that it can do better at promoting public discussions about science-related issues. To support these arguments, it situates science popularization in its historical and cultural context; provides a conceptual framework for analyzing popular science texts; and examines the rhetorical effects of common strategies used in popular science writing. Twenty-six years after Dorothy Nelkin's groundbreaking book, Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology, popular science writing is still not meeting its potential as a public interest genre; Communicating Popular Science explores how it can move closer to doing so.
Victorian Medicine and Popular Culture
Author : Louise Penner
Download Victorian Medicine and Popular Culture PDF Format Full Free by Louise Penner and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays explores the rise of scientific medicine and its impact on Victorian popular culture. Chapters include an examination of Charles Dickens's involvement with hospital funding, concerns about milk purity, and the theatrical portrayal of drug addiction, plus a whole section devoted to the representation of medicine in crime fiction. This is an interdisciplinary study involving public health, cultural studies, the history of medicine, literature and theatre, providing new insights into Victorian culture and society.
Making Modern Science
Author : Peter J. Bowler
Download Making Modern Science PDF Format Full Free by Peter J. Bowler and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-02-24 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of science, according to respected scholars Peter J. Bowler and Iwan Rhys Morus, expands our knowledge and control of the world in ways that affect-but are also affected by-society and culture. In Making Modern Science, a text designed for introductory college courses in the history of science and as a single-volume introduction for the general reader, Bowler and Morus explore both the history of science itself and its influence on modern thought. Opening with an introduction that explains developments in the history of science over the last three decades and the controversies these initiatives have engendered, the book then proceeds in two parts. The first section considers key episodes in the development of modern science, including the Scientific Revolution and individual accomplishments in geology, physics, and biology. The second section is an analysis of the most important themes stemming from the social relations of science-the discoveries that force society to rethink its religious, moral, or philosophical values. Making Modern Science thus chronicles all major developments in scientific thinking, from the revolutionary ideas of the seventeenth century to the contemporary issues of evolutionism, genetics, nuclear physics, and modern cosmology. Written by seasoned historians, this book will encourage students to see the history of science not as a series of names and dates but as an interconnected and complex web of relationships between science and modern society. The first survey of its kind, Making Modern Science is a much-needed and accessible introduction to the history of science, engagingly written for undergraduates and curious readers alike.
Fugitive Science
Author : Britt Rusert
Publisher : NYU Press
Download Fugitive Science PDF Format Full Free by Britt Rusert and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honorable Mention, 2019 MLA Prize for a First Book Sole Finalist Mention for the 2018 Lora Romero First Book Prize, presented by the American Studies Association Exposes the influential work of a group of black artists to confront and refute scientific racism. Traversing the archives of early African American literature, performance, and visual culture, Britt Rusert uncovers the dynamic experiments of a group of black writers, artists, and performers. Fugitive Science chronicles a little-known story about race and science in America. While the history of scientific racism in the nineteenth century has been well-documented, there was also a counter-movement of African Americans who worked to refute its claims. Far from rejecting science, these figures were careful readers of antebellum science who linked diverse fields—from astronomy to physiology—to both on-the-ground activism and more speculative forms of knowledge creation. Routinely excluded from institutions of scientific learning and training, they transformed cultural spaces like the page, the stage, the parlor, and even the pulpit into laboratories of knowledge and experimentation. From the recovery of neglected figures like Robert Benjamin Lewis, Hosea Easton, and Sarah Mapps Douglass, to new accounts of Martin Delany, Henry Box Brown, and Frederick Douglass, Fugitive Science makes natural science central to how we understand the origins and development of African American literature and culture. This distinct and pioneering book will spark interest from anyone wishing to learn more on race and society.
Popularizing Science and Technology in the European Periphery, 1800–2000
Author : Faidra Papanelopoulou
Download Popularizing Science and Technology in the European Periphery, 1800–2000 PDF Format Full Free by Faidra Papanelopoulou and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of European countries have never had a Newton, Pasteur or Einstein. Therefore a historical analysis of their scientific culture must be more than the search for great luminaries. Studies of the ways science and technology were communicated to the public in countries of the European periphery can provide a valuable insight into the mechanisms of the appropriation of scientific ideas and technological practices across the continent. The contributors to this volume each take as their focus the popularization of science in countries on the margins of Europe, who in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries may be perceived to have had a weak scientific culture. A variety of scientific genres and forums for presenting science in the public sphere are analysed, including botany and women, teaching and popularizing physics and thermodynamics, scientific theatres, national and international exhibitions, botanical and zoological gardens, popular encyclopaedias, popular medicine and astronomy, and genetics in the press. Each topic is situated firmly in its historical and geographical context, with local studies of developments in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, Denmark, Belgium and Sweden. Popularizing Science and Technology in the European Periphery provides us with a fascinating insight into the history of science in the public sphere and will contribute to a better understanding of the circulation of scientific knowledge.
The Voice of Science
Author : Diarmid A. Finnegan
Download The Voice of Science PDF Format Full Free by Diarmid A. Finnegan and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many in the nineteenth century, the spoken word had a vivacity and power that exceeded other modes of communication. This conviction helped to sustain a diverse and dynamic lecture culture that provided a crucial vehicle for shaping and contesting cultural norms and beliefs. As science increasingly became part of public culture and debate, its spokespersons recognized the need to harness the presumed power of public speech to recommend the moral relevance of scientific ideas and attitudes. With this wider context in mind, The Voice of Science explores the efforts of five celebrity British scientists—John Tyndall, Thomas Henry Huxley, Richard Proctor, Alfred Russel Wallace, and Henry Drummond—to articulate and embody a moral vision of the scientific life on American lecture platforms. These evangelists for science negotiated the fraught but intimate relationship between platform and newsprint culture and faced the demands of audiences searching for meaningful and memorable lecture performances. As Diarmid Finnegan reveals, all five attracted unrivaled attention, provoking responses in the press, from church pulpits, and on other platforms. Their lectures became potent cultural catalysts, provoking far-reaching debate on the consequences and relevance of scientific thought for reconstructing cultural meaning and moral purpose.
Beauty and the Brain
Author : Rachel E. Walker
Download Beauty and the Brain PDF Format Full Free by Rachel E. Walker and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-11-23 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the history of phrenology and physiognomy, Beauty and the Brain proposes a bold new way of understanding the connection between science, politics, and popular culture in early America. Between the 1770s and the 1860s, people all across the globe relied on physiognomy and phrenology to evaluate human worth. These once-popular but now discredited disciplines were based on a deceptively simple premise: that facial features or skull shape could reveal a person's intelligence, character, and personality. In the United States, these were culturally ubiquitous sciences that both elite thinkers and ordinary people used to understand human nature. While the modern world dismisses phrenology and physiognomy as silly and debunked disciplines, Beauty and the Brain shows why they must be taken seriously: they were the intellectual tools that a diverse group of Americans used to debate questions of race, gender, and social justice. While prominent intellectuals and political thinkers invoked these sciences to justify hierarchy, marginalized people and progressive activists deployed them for their own political aims, creatively interpreting human minds and bodies as they fought for racial justice and gender equality. Ultimately, though, physiognomy and phrenology were as dangerous as they were popular. In addition to validating the idea that external beauty was a sign of internal worth, these disciplines often appealed to the very people who were damaged by their prejudicial doctrines. In taking physiognomy and phrenology seriously, Beauty and the Brain recovers a vibrant—if largely forgotten—cultural and intellectual universe, showing how popular sciences shaped some of the greatest political debates of the American past.
Flipping the Translation in Popular Science
Author : Dr. Pei-Shu Tsai
Publisher : Chartridge Books Oxford
Download Flipping the Translation in Popular Science PDF Format Full Free by Dr. Pei-Shu Tsai and published by Chartridge Books Oxford. This book was released on 2016-10-29 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary Flipping the Translation in Popular Science is a collection of Dr. Tsai's research and teaching experiences over the years as an instructor of courses on popular science and translation, and on translation practice in both directions between Chinese and English. The research material covers the latest science articles published through 2014-2016, providing translation examples with updates of technological development and new information on scientific matters. The book looks into common errors made by translation students, categorizes the reasons for such analysis error, and offers practical solutions and principles for translators to practice translation on scientific subjects. Key Features The author of the book has both a linguistics and a neuroscience background, providing a cross-disciplinary perspective to the discipline of translation. The participants in the study are graduate students of a translation and interpreting program, thus the discussion in the book avoids basic grammar and spelling errors that beginning learners of English would make. Data provided in this study are specific to translation as an academic research subject, not translation as a medium in English teaching. The book provides real-life translation examples from two directions, from English to Chinese, and from Chinese to English. Information about the Author Dr. Pei-Shu Tsai is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan. She received a MA in linguistics at National Taiwan University and obtained training in cognitive neuroscience for her PhD study at National Yang-Ming University. Her research interests cover linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, psycholinguistics, and first/second-language acquisition, with a focus on semantics and ambiguity at lexical, sentential, pragmatic, and cultural levels. Readership Academics and students who major in translation and translation theories Contents 1 Popular Science and Translation 2 Evaluation of Translation 2.1 Error analysis in translation 2.2 Quality of translation 3 English-Chinese Translation 3.1 Materials 3.2 Data collection 3.3 Analysis procedure 3.4 Near synonyms 3.5 Background knowledge 3.6 Fixed expressions 3.7 Polysemous words 3.8 Combination of problems 4 Chinese-English Translation 4.1 Materials 4.2 Data collection 4.3 Analysis procedure 4.4 Near synonyms 4.5 Background knowledge 4.6 Polysemous words 4.7 Explicitation 4.8 Combination of problems 5 Suggestions for Translation Procedure 5.1 Sequential model 5.2 Dynamic model 5.3 Cognitive Perspective 5.4 Analysis procedure
Reader's Guide to the History of Science
Author : Arne Hessenbruch
Download Reader's Guide to the History of Science PDF Format Full Free by Arne Hessenbruch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 965 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reader's Guide to the History of Science looks at the literature of science in some 550 entries on individuals (Einstein), institutions and disciplines (Mathematics), general themes (Romantic Science) and central concepts (Paradigm and Fact). The history of science is construed widely to include the history of medicine and technology as is reflected in the range of disciplines from which the international team of 200 contributors are drawn.
Inventing Intelligence: How America Came to Worship IQ
Author : Elaine E. Castles
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Download Inventing Intelligence: How America Came to Worship IQ PDF Format Full Free by Elaine E. Castles and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2012-06-06 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use and misuse of IQ tests has long been a subject of contention in the scientific and social communities, particularly because these evaluations favor intelligence at the expense of other valuable human qualities. This is the first book of its kind to examine the historical development of our modern concept of intelligence and to explore America's fascination with the controversial exams that purport to measure it. • A detailed assessment of the century-long debate over IQ tests and their uses • Interdisciplinary content covering psychology, history, science, and sociology • A collection of popular opinions of intelligence assessment from professionals, pundits, and politicians • A chronological look at the concept of intelligence and at the process through which Americans have come to worship it
The Sciences' Media Connection –Public Communication and its Repercussions
Author : Simone Rödder
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Download The Sciences' Media Connection –Public Communication and its Repercussions PDF Format Full Free by Simone Rödder and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-02 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Yearbook addresses the overriding question: what are the effects of the 'opening up' of science to the media? Theoretical considerations and a host of empirical studies covering different configurations provide an in-depth analysis of the sciences' media connection and its repercussions on science itself. They help to form a sound judgement on this recent development.
Medicine, Race and Liberalism in British Bengal
Author : Ishita Pande
Download Medicine, Race and Liberalism in British Bengal PDF Format Full Free by Ishita Pande and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the entwinement of politics and medicine and power and knowledge in India during the age of empire. Using the powerful metaphor of 'pathology' - the science of the origin, nature, and course of diseases - the author develops and challenges a burgeoning literature on colonial medicine, moving beyond discussions of state medicine and the control of epidemics to everyday life, to show how medicine was a fundamental ideology of empire. Related to this point, and engaging with postcolonial histories of biopower and modernity, the book highlights the use of this racially grounded medicine in the formulation of modern selves and subjectivities in late colonial India. In tracing the cultural determinants of biological race theory and contextualizing the understanding of race as pathology, the book demonstrates how racialism was compatible with the ideologies and policies of imperial liberalism. Medicine, Race and Liberalism in British Bengal brings together the study of modern South Asia, race theory, colonialism and empire and the history of medicine. It highlights the powerful role played by the idea of 'pathology' in the rationalization of imperial liberalism and the subsequent projects of modernity embraced by native experts in Bengal in the 'long' nineteenth century.
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Maryland bishops warn of rising restrictions on religious freedom
By Kevin J. Jones
Baltimore, Md., Nov 11, 2011 / 01:29 am
Religious freedom is fundamental to a free society, but some political and cultural trends are threatening that freedom, the Catholic bishops of Maryland said in a new statement.
"Efforts to restrict the rights of individuals and institutions because of their religious or moral beliefs are on the rise here in Maryland and around the nation," the bishops wrote.
"Religious liberty—a right rooted in our human dignity and protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—is being silently and subtly eroded."
The 12-page document, titled "The Most Sacred of all Property: Religious Freedom and the People of Maryland," was signed by Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington; Archbishop Edwin O'Brien, the apostolic administrator of Baltimore, and Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington.
The document took its title from American Founding Father James Madison, who called conscience "the most sacred of all property" and its exercise "a natural and unalienable right."
Religious liberty is a "foundational element of a vibrant democracy" that helps guarantee other freedoms, the bishops underscored.
"The only way to preserve it is through the vigilance of concerned citizens and their willingness to stand up for this right."
While Americans presently enjoy many freedoms, there has recently been a "subtle promotion" of the idea that religious freedom should be restricted only to Sunday worship.
"The right to exercise our faith and follow our conscience in all aspects of our lives is a right increasingly viewed with hostility."
Health care professionals have come under pressure to perform abortions or distribute drugs that violate their pro-life principles, the bishops noted. The Department of Health and Human Services' mandate requiring health plans to cover contraception and sterilization is another example of this threat.
The 600 Catholic hospitals in the United States are coming under increased scrutiny for "providing care in accordance with their—our—religious beliefs." The American Civil Liberties Union has also asked the federal government to investigate Catholic hospitals for declining to provide abortion and emergency contraception, alleging that the hospitals are violating federal law.
On the efforts to redefine marriage, the bishops said that these initiatives put at risk the religious liberties of individuals and institutions that acknowledge heterosexual marriage "not only as a fact of nature but also as an article of faith."
Legislation in Maryland to recognize same-sex "marriage," which failed to pass in 2011, would have done "grave harm" to religious liberty because it provided no protections to individuals and only limited protections to institutions to allow them to maintain their "sincerely held beliefs about marriage."
Religious business owners such as florists, bakers, musicians or photographers would not have been able to decline to participate in a same-sex "marriage" ceremony.
After the District of Columbia passed a law recognizing same-sex "marriages," the district government told the Archdiocese of Washington's Catholic Charities that it could not continue its 80-year-old partnership in adoption and foster care services because the archdiocese would place children in homes only with a mother and a father.
The Maryland bishops also warned of a "growing trend of government intrusion into the institutional and administrative life of the Church."
Proposed Connecticut legislation in 2009 provided "one of the most alarming" examples of this trend.
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The legislation would have allowed the state government to mandate the structure and organization of Catholic parishes. It also would have removed many administrative and pastoral responsibilities from the pastor and placed them in the hands of committees defined by the legislature.
The bishops' statement hearkened back to the Maryland colony's Toleration Act of 1649, the first American law to protect religious freedom. The bishops recounted how this practice ended only decades later when the colony was placed under royal control and the Church of England became the established religion.
This history teaches that religious liberty requires "constant vigilance and protection, or it will disappear."
The bishops stressed that prayer and education are needed to counter threats to religious liberty and gave the faithful practical suggestions, noting that Catholics should first thank God for religious liberty.
They should also pray for elected leaders and public officials whose actions affect religious freedom, and for those who disdain or do not appreciate that freedom, the bishops said.
The Catholic community must also stay informed about threats to religious liberty through media like diocesan newspapers. The bishops advised readers of their document to share it with others.
Political action is also necessary to defend religious liberty, they said. Maryland Catholics should vote in every election. They should register with the Maryland Catholic Conference's Catholic Advocacy network and participate in religious liberty events like Catholic Lobby Night held in Annapolis every President's Day.
"Everyone has the right to live in accordance with his or her particular religious beliefs, subject only to such limits as are necessary for the safe operation of society," they said. "Society as a whole benefits when all citizens in our pluralistic democracy—including religious citizens and institutions—remain free to participate in public life and to do so in accordance with their sincerely held beliefs."
Religious freedom upholds human dignity and is integral to the establishment of a good and just society, the statement said. It invoked religious groups' work to abolish slavery, work with the mentally or physically disabled, and religious involvement in labor rights.
The document referenced the work of the civil rights movement, which made an "explicitly religious call" for equal treatment for African Americans. The bishops cited Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s description of churches as "the conscience of the state."
"Rev. King's message of equality and justice thus presupposed and deliberately relied upon a free and flourishing religious tradition to bring about its noble goals," they said.
Kevin J. Jones is a senior staff writer with Catholic News Agency. He was a recipient of a 2014 Catholic Relief Services' Egan Journalism Fellowship.


The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour, and in conjunction with the European Commission's Directorate General for Research, was organising a conference on European Technology Platforms in the context of the Austrian EU Presidency (January - July 2006). This major event, involving more than 400 delegates, took place on the 4th and 5th of May 2006 in Vienna.
The main objective of this Conference was to bring together stakeholders,industry, SMEs, the research community, the financial institutions, regulators, consumer organisations and representatives of civil society to discuss issues related to European Technology Platforms in order to provide input for their future development and implementation.
Supported by ACMARE and partly sponsored by AMEM, the European Technology Platform Waterborne was presented well to the protagonists of this Conference and the delegates.
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Women's Planet Cup: How football became a 'bright light' for Japan and Fukushima
The players could have been thousands of miles away from dwelling in Germany, but the scars from of the earthquake and tsunami that had devastated the northeastern corner of the nation nevertheless lurked in their thoughts.
On a bitterly cold day in March 2011, a 9. magnitude earthquake rocked the north eastern corner of Japan — the biggest earthquake recorded in the country's history.
Its shockwaves threw up waves 40 meters in height, sweeping across the Pacific Ocean and onto coastal towns. In total, more than 20,000 men and women lost their lives and hundreds of thousands much more had been forced from their houses.
Despite the fact that they did not comprehend at the time, a lot of residents living close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on the east coast would by no means return as water flooding into the plant triggered radiation to leak into the surrounding region.
The cleanup is estimated to take 40 years, and only in current months have residents began to return to the region.
It really is no wonder, then, that these images shown to Sameshima and her teammates ahead of the Planet Cup quarterfinal elicited such a effective response. Nadeshiko — the nickname of the Japanese women's football group — went on to defeat hosts Germany in further-time.
Possessing entered the tournament as an unfancied outsider, Japan proceeded to topple the USA on penalties in the final, becoming the initial ever Asian nation to win an international football tournament.
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Back dwelling, the news was received with delight.
"I believe virtually no one in the globe seriously believed that Japan would win," Asako Takakura, who played for the women's national group in the 1980s and 90s ahead of becoming coach in 2016, tells CNN.
"Lots of men and women in Japan saw Nadeshiko winning even even though we did not have absolute energy and strength, and they told us they got lots of energy from us. I really feel that the entire of Japan won the title.
"Watching players who are attempting definitely challenging in all sports — football, in our case — can move people's hearts … I felt we could move the hearts of the men and women watching us back dwelling."
The feats of Nadeshiko that year and the Fukushima disaster that had ripped by means of the nation 4 months previously are curiously interwoven.
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J-Village, Japan's national football coaching center primarily based in Fukushima, was applied as a location of refuge right away following the earthquake and tsunami.
Later, it became a base for the nuclear recovery. Steel plates had been lined more than the grounds that transformed the after-green pitches into a parking spot for heavy machinery.
The players did their bit for the recovery, also.
"The 2011 Planet Cup gave us excellent courage, specifically for the men and women enduring tricky occasions simply because of the disaster," Shunsuke Ono, now a rep at the J-Village but previously a coach of the Japanese group, tells CNN Sport.
"I think that a lot of men and women had been encouraged by watching the Planet Cup. I believe it brought a vibrant light simply because their life was afflicted by discomfort … it was excellent to make the Japanese men and women delighted."
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Ono took up a job to support rebuild the J-Village in July 2013. Progress has been slow considering that then, but now the website is back up and operating and footballers are beginning to trickle by means of the doors after much more.
"We had a dark time but we are expecting much more men and women will come right here in the future," Ono continues. "We are operating challenging for that cause. It is also quiet right here without having men and women.
"I definitely want to regain the bustle right here, and I definitely want to make it a location exactly where much more football players, football teams and football fans come back.
"Right after we began the operation right here at the finish of July, we had about 250,000 men and women go to for eight months which is about half what we had ahead of [the disaster]."
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The reopening of the J-Village has coincided with residents returning to towns surrounding Fukushima. Earlier this year, the painstaking method of removing nuclear fuel rods from 1 of the nuclear reactors got underway.
Now thoughts can turn to this year's Planet Cup in France, ahead of which the coaching center has been place to use by the Japanese players.
Nadeshiko is hoping to avenge the five-two defeat to the USA in the 2015 final possessing been drawn in a group that contains England — which Japan beat in the semifinals 4 years ago — Scotland and Argentina.
According to head coach Takakura, the team's spirits are higher.
"I really feel players are definitely constructive, complete of motivation, cheerful and get along extremely nicely with every single other," says the former midfielder, who led her group to an Asian Cup victory in Jordan final year.
"The Japanese players and Japan as a nation suffered from the loss [in 2015]. Having said that, we've place these feelings behind us by focusing on the future all the time. I don't forget that renewed power came to us extremely quickly afterwards."
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A repeat in 2019?
There is a youthful appear to Nadeshiko's squad this year with much more than half the players aged 23 or younger.
With more than 100 appearances, Sameshima is 1 of the most knowledgeable members of the group, but the defender admits the practical experience of two preceding Planet Cups will not make her job in France any less difficult.
"I am playing with far much more stress than I was ahead of," she says.
"We've had a generational alter. I do wonder how a lot of years younger some of the girls are than me. Some extremely young girls have joined who have by no means player in a massive tournament like the Planet Cup ahead of.
"Winning the Planet Cup is the team's aim … The critical factor is to let these girls play freely on the pitch. I'd like to generate an atmosphere exactly where these young girls can play freely."
Though the 2011 victory saw a surge in the recognition of women's football in Japan, Sameshima, who turns 32 in the course of this year's tournament, admits that the sport demands to raise its profile domestically if Nadeshiko desires to regularly match the likes of the USA.
"It really is required to establish women's soccer much more firmly [in Japan]," says Sameshima. "US definitely has a excellent pool of players. There are lots of tiny girls playing soccer as nicely. That aids them make much more fantastic players."
A paper published by the Japanese government in 2017 recorded 54,117 female footballers in Japan. In contrast, a FIFA report from 2014 detailed more than two million registered female players in the US and Canada.
Despite the fact that the men's J League has received international focus in current years by means of the arrival of some of the game's major players — the likes of Fernando Torres, Andres Iniesta and Lukas Podolski — the women's equivalent has struggled.
In the aftermath of the 2011 Planet Cup, league games "attracted 5 to 10 occasions the usual crowd," according to Arthur Syin, a freelance Japanese journalist, but right now he says the competitors is "suffering from low funding and extremely handful of fans at the games."
Olympic chance
Nadeshiko's young squad, even so, has a possibility to inspire the subsequent generation in France this year. And beyond that, there is the prospect of a dwelling Olympics on the horizon, also.
Japan failed to qualify for the Olympics in 2016 possessing completed runner-up to USA in 2012, but host status for subsequent year's Games guarantees Japan's involvement.
Fukushima will also be place below the spotlight.
When the Olympic torch arrives on Japanese shores subsequent year, it will commence its procession by means of the nation from the website of the 3-fold tragedy — earthquake, tsunami, then nuclear meltdown — that unfurled eight years ago.
"The choice to host the Tokyo Olympics was a massive cause to regain and rebuild this location and the football facility," says J-Village rep Ono.
"We would like a lot of teams to go to right here for the Tokyo Olympic Games, specifically Japan's national teams, each male and female. I would like them to train right here and get a fantastic outcome at the Olympics.
"I hope it will be a definitely vibrant light for these in Fukushima who have had such a dark and painful time."
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The awards for best online stores in Germany have been handed out this week. The organization awarded the best retail websites from a consumer's perspective in seven different categories. For the fifth consecutive year, Thomann won the Deutscher Online-Handels-Award in the category 'sports & leisure'.
The award shows was part of the Kongress Online Handel, which was organized by ECC Köln, Management Forum and Handelsverband Deutschland. Besides some newcomers, there was also an old acquaintance among the award winners on Tuesday night. Online music store Musikhaus Thomann won an award in the category 'sports & leisure', for the fifth time in a row. In this category, Intersport and Nike shared the second place.
In the category 'consumer electronics' there was an award for Notebooksbilliger.de, who also won this award last year. Apple and Conrad ended second and third respectively. The other winners are Gerry Weber ('fashion & accessories'), Westwing ('home & furniture'), Hornbach ('DIY & gardening'), Amazon ('Generalists') and Douglas ('fast-moving consumer goods').


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Q: vim treat '-' as part of a word if it is followed by a letter, but '>' Is there a way to tell vim to treat this-is-one-word but this-> the - isn't part of the word (when doing dw for example).
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I have - set to be part of a word, so doing dw at the start of this-is-one-word deletes all of that. However, if I have the code $logger->info and point my cursor at logger then hit dw it includes the - which leaves $>info instead of $->info which is what I want.

A: not sure I understand your question correctly, dw only deletes this for string this-is-one-word
in general if I want to delete this-is-one-word, I would use dt<space> assuming there is a <space> after

A: Read on :h iskeyword. But I guess it is not possible to achieve what you want. Anyway, at least you have a start point:
:setlocal iskeyword+=-

Note: The help says it is local to buffer, that's why setlocal in opposition to set.
This should be placed at /after/ftplugin/css.vim for example, this way the character - will be part of the word only in that particular filetype.
In this post you can read about differences between /ftplugin and /after/ftplugin.

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Glovo wants to deliver on African promise
By Natacha Gorwitz
A delivery driver for Glovo cycles in downtown Milan, Italy, May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
After successful launches in Morocco, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire, the Spanish delivery start-up, created in 2015, aims to open in Ghana and Nigeria by the end of the year.
The delivery app announced on May 6 a new €150m round of financing from Lakestar and Drake, Idinvest Partners and Korelya Capital. This is the largest ever achieved by the company since its creation in 2015. "The idea is to invest in Glovo's expansion in Africa," says Tania Quintero, CEO of Glovo in Côte d'Ivoire, where the Spanish start-up launched its activities last month.
Glovo entered the African market at the end of 2018 with Morocco, where the app is available in Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakech.
Since January 2019, it has also been available in Nairobi.
On the continent, as elsewhere in the world, Glovo is pursuing an aggressive development strategy. By 2018, the company had launched a new city every four days on average.
Abidjan's supermarket on wheels
"We are interested in both West and East Africa, many countries are in the pipeline," says Tania Quintero, who is on the lookout for a local country manager in Côte d'Ivoire. Her objective is clear: "we want the city to be yellow", the colour of Glovo's motorcycle messengers.
The company has already announced its intention to open Ghana and Nigeria by the end of the year.
In the absence of direct competitors, it currently refuses to disclose its growth figures and number of users on the continent.
Like the American firm Uber, Glovo is a networking platform. Its users can order, deliver and send any product – meals, shopping, bouquets of flowers, etc – in any location – but also your keys in case of forgetfulness, or documents at the office, in less than an hour.
"In Côte d'Ivoire supermarket shopping is the most successful," says Tania Quintero, with special offers for Ramadan and a delivery cost of 500 CFA francs, with no minimum purchase.
Burger King and Tacos de Lyon onboard
The application has more than a hundred employees in Africa, out of more than a thousand worldwide, and 5,000 couriers. To expand its market share, the Spanish start-up is multiplying partnerships with local suppliers and retailers and fast food chains.
In Morocco, Glovo is partner to Burger King and Tacos de Lyon.
In Kenya, Simbisa, which includes several brands (Pizza Inn, Chicken Inn, Galito's, Creamy Inn and Stop & Shop & Bakers Inn).
"In Africa, the main challenges we face are related to Internet connection, sometimes requiring the service to be relaunched, and addresses," continues Tania Quintero. The delivery address does not always appear on Google Map. Users can therefore locate themselves on the application map or contact customer service to do so, if necessary.
In order to strengthen its technology and adapt it to these new markets, the company, whose tech hub is based in Barcelona, also plans to hire 300 new developers.
The delivery application is available in more than 100 cities and more than 20 countries around the world. It has more than one million users and 5,600 partners.
This article first appeared in Jeune Afrique


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Lea Michele Confesses to Matthew Morrison Romance
The rumors! They were all true!
She's denied it for quite some time, but Lea Michele is finally coming clean. She did in fact date co-star Matthew Morrison!
In her new book Brunette Ambition, the 26-year-old starlet admits that they dated years before they were cast on the popular show Glee.
The confession is very brief and comes later in the book in a chapter about how she landed the role of Rachel Berry in the popular show. (And no, she didn't sleep with anyone to get it!)
"When we shot the pilot, I met Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley and Chris Colfer for the first time. I had worked on Broadway with Jenna Ushkowitz and Matthew Morrison before. Matt had been a friend of mine for years, and in fact we'd actually dated back in the day for a Broadway beat," she writes.
The confession is sort of odd. For year, both Morrison and Michele denied the rumors that they had previously dated.
"I've known Matt for years.He's been a friend of mine from New York. People are going to make things up. I think it's just because we really are so close," she told Hollywood.com
My only question– why lie? Wouldn't it have been easier to tell the truth from the get-go? Instead of lying and then having to fess up years later? It doesn't even seem like it was a seriously relationship. Maybe they did it to protect the show's image. Admitting the truth now doesn't make a difference since the show is coming to an end anyways!
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Learning styles have been popularized by well-intentioned people, including possibly your professor of instructional design. However, the claim that we have to adapt our design to accommodate different learning styles has been repeatedly debunked by research.
Then why do people cling to the belief? Let's look at one reason why learning styles are so appealing and how we can respond to the believers on our team.
My post Learning styles: Worth our time? summarizes some studies and has extensive discussion in the comments.
My post How to be a learning mythbuster has links to easy, approachable debunking articles to pass to clients or teammates.
The Debunking Club has compiled several other resources. This TED talk in particular could be useful for your colleagues and clients.
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown et al. is a readable summary of research.
Urban Myths about Learning and Education by Pedro De Bruyckere et al. debunks several myths.
Debunk carefully — morals are at stake!
The myths that put people into special categories, such "visual learners" or "digital natives," have a powerful emotional appeal. As a result, questioning them can backfire. I've certainly received some impassioned responses, and I know that some of you have, too.
In Urban Myths about Learning and Education, the authors suggest that these myths could be a type of moral panic. In a moral panic, believers claim that there are stark differences between groups of people and that only moral people care about these differences.
I've never heard that before. How might I respond?
"Are they saying I'm an idiot?" I think. "I'm not! I care about the learners! The team is just finding excuses to take shortcuts. They don't care about the learners like I do!" So I fight back, maybe by debating learning styles or just resisting others' ideas.
This is the "worldview backfire effect," according to the authors of The Debunking Handbook, available for free from SkepticalScience.com.
One way to avoid the backfire effect could be to frame your disagreement in a way that doesn't threaten the believer's moral position. That way, you can keep their emotions from rising and clouding their thinking.
For example, you might first acknowledge the believer's compassion and then offer alternatives that meet even more important needs, so agreeing with you won't harm their position as someone who cares about the learners.
You can also offer an alternative explanation for the situation that the myth is intended to explain, or suggest that the people who originally promoted the myth did so for their own profit, both techniques recommended by research cited in The Debunking Handbook.
This acknowledges the believer's compassion while reframing learning styles as preferences.
We're suggesting that the believer's compassion can be extended to even more people by letting go of the focus on one group.
We suggest that the myth was created by someone for their own purposes, sucking all the compassion out of it, and then build up the believer again by giving them a different way to show their compassion for the learners. Of course, the alternative approach could be anything supported by research, not just spaced practice.
I'm saying that all learners are exactly the same. Not.
Some learning-style believers say that science fans like me just want to turn learners into robots, denying their individuality.
I say that the best way to honor people's individuality isn't to shove them into simplistic categories so we can pour information into them, but to provide them with the respectful support they need to drive their own learning, at their pace. And if we use techniques that independent studies show actually work, we're respecting learners' time and showing true compassion for their needs.
They're fun like a Facebook quiz is fun. "I'm a visual learner!" Or maybe you're the rare and neglected nasal learner.
It's currently popular to put people into categories of all types, so learning styles fit into a larger trend — says I, the high-D INTJ "overachieving" myopic height-advantaged asparagus avoider and bad singer.
They're easy. Simple rules like "Add pictures for the visual learner" are easy to apply. It's "hard" to use more effective design approaches, such as designing realistic practice activities or helping learners gauge their own progress.
Learning styles are still being taught by some instructional design programs.
What has been your experience? Why do you think learning styles are still popular? What works for you when you're faced with a colleague or client who wants to accommodate learning styles? Let us know in the comments.


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Votto homers in 7th straight game, Reds beat Mets 6-2
Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2.
Castellanos hits slam as Reds rally past Phillies 12-4
Nick Castellano hit a grand slam in the seventh inning and drove in a career-high seven runs, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-4.
Reds keep rolling, hit 4 HRs to back Castillo, sweep Pirates
Tyler Naquin hit another leadoff home run and the high-scoring Cincinnati Reds kept rolling, backing Luis Castillo to rout the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4 for their fifth straight win.
Reds scrap with Cards at plate, tangle in outfield, win 9-6
Nick Castellanos stood over, flexed and jawed at St. Louis pitcher Jake Woodford after scoring, stetting off a series of scuffles that included relievers shoving in the outfield as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cardinals 9-6.
Padres star Tatis has shoulder problem, to be re-evaluated
The Padres said Tatis had discomfort in his non-throwing left shoulder and would be re-evaluated on Wednesday. Corbin Burnes turned in 4 2/3 innings, striking out six while allowing two runs on three hits. Jon Lester allowed one run and three hits in 3 2/3 innings in his second start of the spring for Washington. He gave up five hits, hit two batters and struck out three. PADRES 5, REDS 4MacKenzie Gore worked 3 2/3 innings in his third start for San Diego, allowing two runs on three hits.
Bez homers twice, Cubs stay hot with 8-5 win over Reds
Vintage Javier Bez, in time to keep the Cubs' surge going. Bez took it from there, emerging from a slow start that included only a pair of singles in the first four games. Mills, who made four spot starts last season, held the Reds to two hits in six innings. Bez had a solo shot and a two-run homer as the Cubs pulled away, loudly cheering each hit and celebrating each run in the dugout. Reds: Sonny Gray (1-0) tries to extend his major league record streak of 34 consecutive starts without allowing more than six hits.
Tigers celebrate Cabrera milestones, rally 6-4 over Reds
Detroit Tigers' JaCoby Jones reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the ninth inning during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Saturday, July 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)CINCINNATI Miguel Cabrera passed two superstars with a homer Saturday night, and JaCoby Jones hit a two-run shot in the ninth off Raisel Iglesias, rallying the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The two RBIs boosted Cabrera past Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and into 25th place on the career RBI list with 1,696. Reds: The Reds placed infielder Matt Davidson on the 10-day injured list after he tested positive for COVID-19 and put catcher Tucker Barnhart on the three-day paternity list. Reds: RHP Trevor Bauer (combined 11-13 in 2019 with Cleveland and Cincinnati) makes his 20th career start against Detroit.


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The original XJ was the last car designed by Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons and the latest car to wear the nameplate is as innovative, beautiful and desirable as its famous forebear. Launched in May 2010 the new Jaguar XJ is described by Jaguar as 'sleek, sporting and sophisticated' and that it 'is a thoroughly modern interpretation of the quintessential Jaguar'.
The new XJ is the 4-door flagship model for Jaguar and incorporates daring new styling, standard- and long-wheelbase models from launch and advanced new technologies.
We tested the Jaguar XJ 3.0L diesel Portfolio SWB (short-wheel base) with an OTR price tag of £66,500.
Jaguar offers a choice of 4 engines (depending on the market), a 3.0-litre 275PS diesel AJ-V6D Gen III diesel with twin sequential turbochargers – 0-60mph in 6.0 seconds. A 5.0-litre petrol engine offering 3 power outputs the 385PS AJ-V8 Gen III naturally aspirated direct-injection V8 petrol - 0-60mph in 5.4 seconds, the 470PS AJ-V8 Gen III supercharged V8 direct-injection petrol - 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds and the 510PS AJ-V8 Gen III supercharged V8 direct-injection petrol - 0-60mph in 4.7 seconds. All engines are all coupled to a shift-by-wire, six-speed automatic transmission controlled by the JaguarDrive Selector or steering wheel-mounted paddles.
The automatic transmission is controlled by the JaguarDrive selector, the driver simply turns the selector to engage transmission settings, or to move from Drive to Sport mode. JaguarDrive Control also offers Dynamic mode which results in more responsive acceleration and adds a red hue and gear position indicator to the Virtual Instruments display. Winter mode gives more progressive control in slippery conditions.
Our test car was fitted with the 3.0-litre 275PS AJ-V6D Gen III diesel engine which incorporates cutting-edge technologies to deliver seamless performance with exceptional efficiency. A key feature of the new V6 diesel engine is the unique, 'parallel sequential' turbocharger system delivering high torque throughout the rev range, improved throttle response and low CO2 emissions. The turbochargers work sequentially to deliver low speed torque, while delivering further power up the rev band. The new engine is 33 per cent more powerful at 275PS, the 0-60 mph sprint is completed in 6.0 seconds and the electronically governed top speed is 155mph.
Fuel economy is impressive with Jaguar quoting a combined figure of 40.1mpg which we think is realistic, (we returned 50mpg on the motorway) and CO2 emissions of 184g/km.
What is noticeable about the Jaguar XJ is the balance between performance and fuel economy from such a large vehicle.
The new Jaguar XJ's on-road credentials are superb and for a large saloon car it proved amazingly agile. Minimal body-roll and high levels of grip certainly result in an entertaining driving experience.
The speed sensitive power steering is excellent resulting in remarkable handling. Adaptive Dynamics analyse the XJ's speed, steering and body movements 500 times a second and adjust the suspension with electronic dampers to achieve the ideal balance between comfort and precise handling. Ride quality always remains composed and the XJ rides effortlessly over even the poorest of road surfaces.
JaguarDrive Control offers three different settings normal, winter and dynamic modes. Dynamic mode makes the throttle pedal more responsive, stiffens the suspension and sharpens the steering.


This report, and our campaign, is dedicated to all those individuals, communities and organisations that are bravely taking a stand to defend human rights, their land, and our environment.
207 of them were murdered last year for doing just that. On these pages we remember their names, and celebrate their activism.
Covers global panorama, where the situation has worsened, the context for killings, moving forward. At least 200 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2016, the highest on record, spread across 24 countries. Cites their names. With many killings unreported, and even less investigated, likely that the true number is actually far higher.
Section I provides an overview of large-scale land deals. It assesses the trend at a global level and examines structural obstacles faced by efforts to regulate such deals.
A surge in land grabbing over the past decade has seen millions of people displaced from their homes and farmland, often violently, and pushed deeper into poverty. As demand for food, fuel and commodities increases pressure on land, companies are all too often striking deals with corrupt state officials without the consent of the people who live on it.
pacíficas, a pesar de las crecientes adversidades.
En 2015 más de tres personas a la semana murieron asesinadas por defender su tierra, sus bosques y sus ríos frente a industrias destructivas.


Todoriki, Alan Leighton, Ken Simon, and Sami Jansson.
translated from German to English by Alan Leighton.
about present day Tuva and a map.
County University of Washington Press, 1989.
the Eurasian Steppe" in 1989-1990. Great pictures and text.
Michael Colenso Cambridge University Press, 1980.
steps of Genghis Khan from Mongolia to Europe in 1990.
prospective visitors to the region.
by Frederick Praeger of New York, 1954.
"no one uses those words anymore".
is by Russian ethnographer Vera P. Diakonova.
observation as well as background history.
11 - The Last Disco In Outer Mongolia Nick Middleton. Onon, 1992.
changes that have taken place between his two visits.
source of the low note, which I believe is an error.
Castellango Rapport IRCAM, 34|82. Paris, France.
Editions Jacques Gabay Paris, 1990.
at play than volume of air and surface of aperture.
auctioned by a specialist in antique books.
territory and investigate its geology, flora and fauna.
better than the rare 1914 edition.
Leighton W.W. Norton, 1985. Paperback by Bantam Books, ISBN 0-553-34668-7.
concise explanation of the subject available.
with insight usually not presented to undergraduate students.
Books, 1992. Paperback by Vintage/Random House, 1993, ISBN 0-679-74704-4.
shows up to tell his version of events.
Teacher Richard P. Feynman Addison-Wesley and the Caltech Archives, 1994.
Feynman. A great book for the enthusiast.
you want, you can always ask in Usenet newsgroup alt.culture.tuva.
Kirgiz. Khoomei, jew's harp, sigit, animal imitations.
Excellent, scholarly, musicological liner notes.
Only one Khoomei track, but it is supposedly very good.
this disk, along with three new songs.
percussion to a large orchestra to synthesized washes.
to newcomers, this would be it.
khomus, acoustic guitar, and shaman drum.
good, the women's takes some getting used to.
Ondar, Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, and Anatoli Kuular.
16 tracks by the Tuvan ensemble Shu-De (M. Mongush, L.
D-60381 Frankfurt. Order Number 55838.
radio station in Germany) and World Network.
collection of authentic vocal and instrumental pieces.
cannot be compared to the performance by e.g. Sainkho.
you. Deliberately obscure liner notes [BSG].
soundtrack and share writing credits on some songs.
content than was actually heard in the movie.
Albert Kuvezin and Alexander Bappa. On this song Mr.
except shell by Mr. Bappa. Arrangement was done by Mr.
Kuvezin. The studio time was purchased by Mr. Bappa.
recording, but not in a pop type manner such as Sainko.
Tuvan music played on modern rock instruments.
Tuva, Box 182, Belvedere CA 94920.
Pistols kind of punk, more like Joy Division.
songs have accompanying extra voices.
release sets a new standard for Tuvan music production.
``Choomeij: Throat-Singing From the Center of Asia''.
spacious sound reminiscent of Tuva's wide open plains.
Water"  features  khoomei singing, (especially sygyt).
traditions of Tuvan music with those of American blues.
Tuva and his journey into khoomei.
and insights about his visit to (and return from) Tuva.
southwest of Kyzyl, bordering on Mongolia.
fighting songs... and that's just the first four!
many songs are vocal solos, by both women and men.
all very natural sounding and very clearly recorded.
the soaring melodies and quiet accordion accompaniment.
of, and I hope to see more recordings in this vein.
musicological liner notes. To be reviewed further.
in a cool package with some great photos.


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Rob Marshall To Direct Live-Action 'Little Mermaid'
White Julie December 8th, 2017 - 6:29 PM
The Into the Woods director Rob Marshall is being considered as top pic for the latest live-action adaptation of the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid, though nothing is confirmed. He has the script to read and says he will make his decision after the holidays, according to Deadline.
Following the other live action adaptations including Beauty and the Beast, this version of The Little Mermaid is reported to follow the same musicality as its animated predecessor under the production of Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken with new original songs in addition to some of the classics. Miranda and Marc Platt are producing the film.
The film is scheduled to be completed and release Christmas day next year. Following the releases of both live-action films Aladdin, which stars Will Smith as the incomparable Genie, and The Lion King, featuring the musical voice talents of Beyonce and Donald Glover.
Alan Menkin
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Meet the Microsoft Office Luddites: Why power users won't live in the cloud | PCWorld: "The bottom line is that Microsoft knows its customers still need (or at least want) traditional, "hit-a-button-and-install-this-to-my-programs-folder" software. But who, exactly, are the holdouts who refuse to make the switch to Google Drive, Office 365, or even Microsoft's Office Web Apps? Who's still using a local copy of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint exclusively, and why? They are the Office Luddites, and here they explain why they'll give up their Office DVDs only when you pry them from their cold, dead hands."
12 Certainties That Will Transform Every Career and Create New Ones | Flash Foresights from Daniel Burrus | Big Think: "7. Cloud Services and Virtualization will be increasingly embraced by businesses of all sizes, as this represents a major shift in how organizations obtain and maintain software, hardware, and computing capacity. IT is rapidly becoming an on-demand service that is rapidly transforming all business processes resulting in a rapid evolution of current careers as well as creating new careers in every functional area."


Bathurst and its surrounding towns certainly have a lot to offer anyone interested in Australian history. After all, this city, Australia's oldest inland European settlement, began its life in 1815 and grew in the 1850s when the gold rush began. A town that proudly preserves its heritage – think workers cottages, grand mansions slab huts and exquisite turn-of-the-century buildings – Bathurst is the perfect mix of old and new.
Did you know that former Prime Minister Ben Chifley was born in Bathurst in 1885? His home is now an important part of Bathurst's history – this surprisingly humble abode contains original household furnishings and personal belongings of the Chifleys.
But that's not all, there is also Abercrombie House the impressive Scottish Baronial mansion from the 1870s, the well-preserved history of the nearby village of Hill End and its gold mining past, a restored Cobb and Co Coach in the Bathurst Visitor Information Centre, and numerous bushranger stories you can hear in town as you walk through myriad of old buildings and laneways.
Rich culture is everywhere here, all you really need to do is look and listen. Restaurants are housed in buildings that were once hotels or the town's post office; lanes are named after gangs of bush rangers who were captured and hanged for robbing townsfolk.
And then there is the beauty of the city's Victorian park, the gorgeous Machattie Park, with its bandstand, a begonia house and a delightful fountain, all remnants from a bygone era. Bathurst is an exciting mix borne of a spectacular history that really has to be seen to be believed.
The streets of Bathurst Town Square are filled with the tales of the nation, from the colonial Bathurst Courthouse to the gardens of Kings Parade, which are home to the Boer War Memorial and the War Memorial Carillon. Reminisce at the art deco architecture of George Street, grab a coffee at Moubar Vintage and stroll down Ribbon Gang Lane, whose namesake made up one of the most notorious bushranger gangs in Australia's history.
This isn't your average, early-morning commuter railway station. The heritage-listed Bathurst Railway Precinct is a Victorian Tudor-style station and conjures up glamorous images of rail travel in the Gold Rush days. Former Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, famously worked here.
Abercrombie House is the place to channel your inner Jane Austen and act "proper" over a pot of tea and a plate of scones. Built in the 1870s by Bathurst pioneers the Stewart family, today the regal dwelling has opened its doors to royalty and offers tours, delicious high teas, jazz nights and performances.
Find little nuggets of gold history at the History Hill Museum with a collection of memorabilia and artefacts from the gold rush days displayed around the old, rustic building. You can even try to gold pan to find your own fortune.
The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is a stunning reminder that there are many things in the world so beautiful that they don't require a filter, including those in the Somerville Collection. The world class collection of over 2,000 fossils and mineral specimens is housed in the historic 1876 Bathurst Public School building with a Tyrannosaurus rex to top it off.
Take a step back in time and discover a world of Aboriginal artefacts, convict and colonial era, goldmining history and the life of our early pioneers. See how the people lived through the extensive collection of everyday items from the past.
Pack a picnic, jump on a bike and explore the opening chapters of the colonial settlement of inland Australia. You will come across the Pillars of Bathurst cultural heritage garden, the historic Denison Bridge and Macquarie's Flagstaff.


Sylvanian Families founded in 1985 by Japanese gaming company Epoch, has built a solid and growing fan base over the last 30 odd years, across all ages Young and Old. The range is absolutely adorable, and Japan really excel at cute. Each Sylvanian Families set inspire creative role play and children are encouraged to play together to boost social interaction and imagination skills.
Sylvanian Families sets can be broken down into distinct Families (like Rabbit, Cat, Mouse, Dog, Squirrel, Hedgehog etc) and applied to various role play inspired Settings (House, Shops, Holiday and School). Finally, the Accessories section is there to compliment and provide new play theme possibilities and to extend existing sets.
Here at Crayons we love Sylvanian Families for their focus on Family role play and sheer cuteness. The appeal to collect them is infectious so beware. A great gift and range that has served our customers very well over the years and will not disappoint! Enjoy.
Meet the Chocolate Rabbit twins, pack includes Kabe & Breeze Chocolate.
Its time for some fun in the great outdoors. Pitch the tent, set up the camp stove and relax.
Welcome to Country Tree School, the newest place of learning to open in the Sylvanian Village!
Meet the Hedgehog Twins, pack includes Honey and Hazel Bramble.


An excellent, easy-to-use app for students to organize information together.
I use this app in a variety of ways. The first thing I always do is give them about 10 minutes to "mess about" with the app, i.e., figure out how it works. They very quickly are able to create nodes with text, draw links (arrows) between nodes, and change the colors. They figure out all the features faster than I can teach them! The most basic content-based use of the app is to have students read a text with new vocabulary words and then have them map these words/concepts and definitions on WeMap. They can use links (arrows) and different colors to make connections between words and categorize concepts. In addition, WeMap can be used to map a sequence of events. For example, if students are learning about an event with causes and effects, they can show how one thing leads to another using colors and arrows. Finally, I have used WeMap more formally in a teacher-directed setting when a text is particularly difficult to understand, and I help them sort out how concepts are related using WeMap.
I like WeMap because it is collaborative. I use it mostly in small groups, and each student in the group has access to the map via his/her own device. Because they are all working on the same document, they also have to talk to one another about how they want to organize the information. I also like it because it is open-ended. Students can decide how to organize information in a way that makes the most sense to them at one time. I, as a teacher, have access to their work by joining their session, and I can make sure they are on the right track.
An incredible collaborative app that allows students to synthesize learning creatively.


The concept of competition is frequently regarded with ambivalence. While its champions wholeheartedly endorse it for reasons of efficiency, critics believe competition undermines ethics. They denounce competitive thinking, call for modesty in profit-making, and rail against economisation. However, Christoph Lütge argues convincingly that intensified competition can work in favour of ethical goals, and that many criticisms of competition stem from an inadequate understanding of how modern societies and economies function. The author illustrates his view with examples from ecology, healthcare and education, and concludes with a call for more entrepreneurial spirit.