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Public Release: 3-Jan-2018
Researchers offer new evidence on 4-year-old children's knowledge about ecology
In their play, children from diverse US communities reveal how they view the natural world
Current research engages rural and urban Native American and non-Native children
In addition to strong commonalities among all children, Native American children more likely than non-Native American children to take perspective of animals
Most research on children's understanding of the natural world has come from middle-class, European American communities
EVANSTON, Ill. --- What do young children from diverse cultural communities think about the natural world? How does a child's existing knowledge and beliefs influence their subsequent learning? Questions like these have remained unanswered, largely because research in this area has focused almost exclusively on urban and suburban children living in majority-culture communities.
New research, the result of a long-standing collaboration among researchers from Northwestern University, the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, the American Indian Center of Chicago Education Department and the University of Washington, sheds light on this topic. The study reveals ecological knowledge in 4-year-old children from urban Native American, rural Native American and urban non-Native American communities.
Together, the researchers designed an open-ended task to tap into preschool children's knowledge in all three communities. They created a forest diorama play set, furnished with realistic models of trees, other plants and a pond. Children were introduced to the forest scene, offered a set of realistic toy plants and animals, and simply asked to play. This offered an opportunity to observe how children from each community engineered interactions in the natural world.
"Children's free play in this context revealed many similarities, but also some compelling differences among the communities," said Sandra Waxman, the Louis W. Menk Chair in Psychology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern and faculty fellow in the University's Institute for Policy Research.
Children from all communities engaged actively with the diorama, talking and playing freely. Importantly, the rural Native American children were especially verbal.
"The rural Native American children, who so often are described as less talkative than their peers, were actually more likely to talk and act out activities with the diorama than children from the other two communities," said Karen Washinawatok, lead author of the study and former chair of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. "This suggests that our free play activity provides an engaging, relevant cultural context for the rural Native American children."
Children from all communities displayed both realistic and imaginary play. And although they had not yet entered the school system, these preschool children enacted realistic ecological relations among living things.
"Children's inquisitiveness to natural habitats and to ecological relations is relevant to curriculum design for preschool and primary grades," said Megan Bang, associate professor of education at the University of Washington. "Building with children's interests could have important impacts on science education."
However, there were some differences among the communities.
Native American children were more likely than non-Native American children to take the perspective of an animal, either by talking for it (e.g., saying "I'm thirsty!" while making the eagle fly to the pond) or by mimicking the animal's actions (e.g., flapping their own arms like an eagle's wings.) The ability to take the perspective of others is a developmental accomplishment.
Most research on children's understanding of the natural world has come from middle-class, European American children living in urban or suburban communities, typically located close to universities. But considerable recent research aimed at broadening this empirical base has revealed that children's knowledge about living things and the relations among them is sculpted by the cultural and environmental contexts in which they are raised. This current research broadens the empirical base by effectively engaging rural and Native American children in addition to urban and primarily European American children.
"Evolving the forms of play in early childhood toward realistic ecological play will be an important innovation in early childhood science education," said Jennifer Woodring, co-author of the study and project coordinator at Northwestern.
"Children's Play with a Forest Diorama as a Window into Ecological Cognition" recently was published in the Journal of Cognition and Development.
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Hilary Hurd Anyaso
h-anyaso@northwestern.edu
@northwesternu
http://www.northwestern.edu
Journal of Cognition and Development
ECOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT
LANGUAGE/LINGUISTICS/SPEECH
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
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Mary MacLean, Thomas Bullock, Barry Giesbrecht; Power Modulation in Spatially-Selective Alpha-band Responses during the Attentional Blink. Journal of Vision 2017;17(10):1198. doi: 10.1167/17.10.1198.
The ability to identify a second target (T2) embedded in a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) is impaired when T2 is presented at shorter lags following the first target (T1) than at longer lags – an attentional blink (AB). We investigated whether the responses of spatially selective neural populations are modulated by attending to T1, and whether this modulation relates to the AB. We used an inverted encoding model to estimate location-selective neural population responses from scalp recorded EEG in the alpha-band as a measure of selective spatial attention. Participants monitored RSVP streams of alphanumeric stimuli presented in the periphery. The angular rotation of the RSVP locations encircling central fixation varied from trial-to-trial (0°:60°:360°). T1 was a color singleton arrow. Participants either attended both T1 and T2 (n = 15), or ignored T1 and attended only T2 (n = 7). T2 ('X' or 'K') only ever appeared in the center RSVP stream at either lag 3 or 9. An AB was observed when T1 was attended (p < .001), but not when T1 was ignored (p = .899). When T1 was attended we observed an increase in the slope and power of the location-selective neural responses relative to the pre-T1 period (% change) – i.e., a "boost" in selective spatial attention from ~100 to 440 ms following T1. Critically, while we observed this "boost" on trials where T1 and T2 were correctly identified, on trials where T1 was correct but T2 incorrect there was a decrease in power. This effect was modulated by lag (T2 performance x lag, p < .05). Our results indicate that attending to T1 modulates both the slope and power of location-selective neural population responses in the alpha-band. Furthermore, this post-T1 modulation of power changes with T2 performance accuracy as a function of T1-T2 lag – i.e., an AB.


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The occipital triangle, the larger division of the posterior triangle, is bounded, in front, by the Sternocleidomastoideus; behind, by the Trapezius; below, by the Omohyoideus.

Its floor is formed from above downward by the Splenius capitis, Levator scapulæ, and the Scalenus medius and posterior.

It is covered by the skin, the superficial and deep fasciæ, and by the Platysma below.

The accessory nerve is directed obliquely across the space from the Sternocleidomastoideus, which it pierces, to the under surface of the Trapezius; below, the supraclavicular nerves and the transverse cervical vessels and the upper part of the brachial plexus cross the space.

The roof of this triangle is formed by the cutaneous nerves of cervical plexus and the external jugular vein and platysma muscle.

A chain of lymph glands is also found running along the posterior border of the Sternocleidomastoideus, from the mastoid process to the root of the neck.

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See also
 Posterior triangle of the neck

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Human head and neck
Triangles of the neck

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Spotlight on Historical Romance Favorite, Lena N. Dooley
Prolific author Lena Nelson Dooley has done it again! She's released yet another stunning historical romance. The COTT Blog Alliance is honored to feature her latest work, Catherine's Pursuit. It is book three in the McKenna's Daughters series and follows Maggie's Journey and Mary's Blessing.
"A heartwarming tale filled with history, adventure, faith, and love." --Lisa Wingate, bestselling and award-winning author of Dandelion Summer and Firefly Island
Raised by her father, Catherine McKenna has never lacked for anything, surrounded by people to take
care of her every need. On her eighteenth birthday she discovers that not only did her mother die when she was born, but she has two identical sisters. Although her father vowed not to look for his daughters, Catherine made no such promise. Setting out on her own with one clue and her maid in tow, she's determined to find her sisters.
Collin Elliott has seen better days. After losing his ship to a violent and unexpected storm, he is trying to recover--physically and emotionally. When Angus McKenna sends him to find, follow, and protect his daughter, he wants nothing more than to finish his task and return home. Can he help her find her sisters?
And will the discoveries they make along the way teach them both what's most important in life?
PURCHASE ON:
A Blogger's Review of the Catherine's Pursuit:
What a great book! As Lisa Wingate says on the front cover, it is indeed a "heartwarming tale." The story is fully satisfying (once you reach the end) and provides a complete conclusion for the McKenna's Daughters series. While I still haven't had the chance to read book 2, Mary's Blessing, I did read and greatly enjoy book 1, Maggie's Journey – incidentally, I think #1 had my favorite cover…but this one is a close second. They're all so neat! Anyway, back to Catherine…this book isn't a stand-alone, but even though I've missed book 2, I didn't have trouble following (though there were a few parts that weren't clear because I hadn't read it yet). Moral of the story – read both of the first ones before this one if at all possible. There are some series where you would be totally lost if all you read was book 3, but that's not quite true here. Catherine was a lovely girl and made for a gutsy heroine. I loved the historical detail that seemed to be worked into each scene throughout the book, especially the travel scenes. This is a fascinating story and one I think you'll enjoy!
-Charity at http://austenitis.blogspot.com
A bit about Lena:
Award-winning author, Lena Nelson Dooley, has more than 700,000 books in print.
Helping other authors become published really floats her boat, with over 20 signing their first book contract after her mentoring. Three of her books have been awarded the Carol Award silver pins, and she has received the ACFW Mentor of the Year award. The high point of her day is receiving feedback from her readers, especially people whose lives have been changed by her books.
Featuring COTT's Olympia Winner
FIRST ANNUAL OLYMPIA AWARD WINNER:
by author Laura McClellan
CONGRATULATIONS, LAURA!
About Do No Harm:
Do No Harm is the story of a disgraced Seattle obstetrician whose efforts to fit into her new Texas home are stymied by family conflicts, cultural differences, church politics, and ghosts from her past.
About the Olympia:
The Olympia is Clash of the Titles' opportunity to feature up-and-coming unpublished Christian fiction authors and their work.
Do No Harm was chosen by a panel of judges who narrowed the list of competing authors to three. For that round, the judges were avid readers of Christian fiction and not associated with the publishing industry. For the final round, the submissions went before three professionals in the Christian fiction world.
DEBORAH RANEY--award-winning author
AMANDA LUEDEKE--literary Agent of Macgregor Literary
STEVE HUTSON--literary Agent of WordWise Media
Special thanks to each of our judges
who volunteered their time to this contest.
Recognition also goes to the runners up,
Elaine Manders and Bethany Kaczemarek.
Click HERE to listen to an interview with Olympia winner, Laura McClellan.
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More about Laura McClellan:
A lawyer by day and a lover of the written word since childhood, Laura has been published both in professional publications and inspirational magazines and is a contributor to the popular Stepcase Lifehack blog. In 2012 she committed to pursuing her lifetime dream of writing a novel, and she's currently polishing her first women's fiction manuscript in anticipation of submitting it (by request!) to her dream agent in early 2013. Laura is member of American Christian Fiction Writers, a team member at My Book Therapy, the women's fiction category winner in the 2012 Phoenix Rattler fiction contest, and a finalist in the 2012 Olympia fiction contest.
COTT's Feb Releases Champion!
The Winner of our February New Release Clash is:
Love's Journey Home, by Kelly Irvin
Huge congrats to Kelly!
And a special thank-you to the competing authors for taking part in this sparring match:
Traci Hilton, author of Good, Clean, Murder: A Plain Jane Mystery
Lena Nelson Dooley, author of Catherine's Pursuit
Anne Patrick, author of Wounded Heroes Book Three: Betrayal
and Matthew Horn, author of Nothing Good is Free
Believe me when I say, it was a tight race! Everyone did great!
Comments from voters:
I love reading Kelly Irvin's books.
Keep up the good work. Love to read about the Amish.
Love Amish reads and mysteries, but the Amish is my personal winner!!!
Love the way Kelly Irvin makes her characters so real! No cookie cutter Amish here.
Kelly is one of my favorite authors. She has an interesting, informative and entertaining style.
RT Reviews calls Kelly Irvin's new book
Love's Journey Home a delight!
"Irvin's warmth and authenticity shines through in her latest novel. She brings back her heartwarming characters that reside in the Amish community of Bliss Creek. She touches on values that bind family and community together and the conflicts that arise when individuals rebel against them. Irvin's knack for good storytelling makes this book a delight."
About Love's Journey Home :
It's been seven years since her husband died, but Helen Crouch is doing just fine. She's selling her jams and canned goods at the bakery and making a tidy living. But her whole world goes topsy-turvy when a new family moves to town. Gabriel Gless has brought his children to Bliss Creek to escape the worldly influences in Indiana. Helen and Gabriel have so much in common—the loss of their beloved spouses, the experience of raising their families alone, their rock-solid faith—so why can't they seem to speak without arguing?
And that's not all that's going on in Bliss Creek this summer. In the middle of a punishing drought, the community is faced with the decision to uproot their families and establish a new settlement. As families struggle to say goodbye, each one must find the faith to follow the Lord's direction.
Join the families of Bliss Creek in the dramatic conclusion to their story, and discover with them the joy of finding home.
Kelly Irvin is the author of the Bliss Creek Amish series, which includes To Love and To Cherish, A Heart Made New, and Love's Journey Home, published by Harvest House. Her new series, New Hope Amish, debuts with Love Still Stands, on September 1.
Kelly has also penned two romantic suspense novels, A Deadly Wilderness and No Child of Mine, published by Five Star Gale in 2010 and 2011.
The Kansas native is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Sisters in Crime. She also serves as secretary of the ACFW San Antonio local chapter Alamo City Christian Fiction Writers.
A graduate of the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism, Kelly has been writing nonfiction professionally for thirty years. She studied for three semesters at the University of Costa Rica, learning the Spanish language. As a journalist, she worked six years in the border towns of Laredo and El Paso.
She has worked in public relations for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department for 19 years. Kelly has been married to photographer Tim Irvin for twenty-five years, and they have two young adult children. In her spare time, she likes to write short stories and read books by her favorite authors.

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Super Bowl MVP parades down Main Street with Mickey
by February 2, 2009
written by February 2, 2009
Photos by Kent Phillips
"Steeler Nation" shifted the victory celebration east from Tampa to Walt Disney World Monday as thousands of black-and-gold-clad, Terrible Towel-twirling fans of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers lined Main Street, U.S.A. They came to Magic Kingdom to be part of something that has become an iconic moment of post-Super Bowl celebration – to cheer one of their newest conquering heroes, Super Bowl MVP wide receiver Santonio Holmes, in a victory parade.
Just hours after he and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hooked up for a touchdown pass with 35 seconds remaining to earn Pittsburgh a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, Holmes was riding high, smiling and waving back from a convertible as he celebrated at Walt Disney World Resort.
Holmes was doing precisely what he said he was going to in the latest episode of the long-running Disney commercial that asks people who have just experienced a milestone, "Now that you've (accomplishment) … What are you going to do next?": In chorus with Roethlisberger, Holmes beamed and screamed, "We're going to Disney World!"
At Disney World, a shower of red, white and blue confetti fluttered down on hundreds of similarly colored mouse-eared balloons interspersed with football-shaped balloons in Steelers black and gold. The police escort – six Orange County Sheriff's officers aboard motorcycles leading the procession – added more color.
Mickey Mouse in full game uniform sat next to Holmes in the blue convertible while a group of NFL Youth Football players from Jacksonville, Fla. walked behind holding bouquets of colorful balloons. Goofy, in Steelers colors, was part of the procession, too, as were Chip 'n' Dale wearing referee stripes.
The commercial that was shot immediately after the game and aired Monday morning is the milestone 40th of a series that began in 1987 following Super Bowl XXI. The first " I'm going to Disney World" commercial, featuring New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms, was regarded as a groundbreaking concept – a produced national commercial involving a current event, airing on major networks within hours of its conclusion.
Super Bowl XLIII MVP Holmes celebrates at Disney World
100,000 Free 7-Day Tickets to Universal Orlando
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Captain Marvel coming to Disney California Adventure...
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A private commission for a gate to front a modernist style property on Shoreham Beach, West Sussex.
The brief was to link the geometry of the building with the beach. Tall grasses grow on the beach, moving in the wind and catching the sun. A large part of the beach is SSSI. The drawn qualities in research sketches of the grasses were translated into the metal using simple forging, twisting and bending techniques.
The work is shown in the studio during construction and prior to finishing, the final galvanised finish reflects the palette of colours local to the site and the glitter of the sun on the sea and the seed heads.
Forged, welded and galvanised steel. H. 90cm, W. 250cm.app. 2003.


I went out to eat four times this past week, four different restaurants. They all had a beautiful ambiance with a good waitstaff. The food presentation was a true work of art.
The problem is in the flavors. It appears that the chefs create menu items that look good on paper, but they forget that the most important thing is that the flavors of the food need to be tasted, not hidden under a massive complex mixture of stuff that sounds exotic.
Yes, combining different flavors to the plate is what cooking is all about, but what about the true art of being a chef, a person who knows what flavors work together without being overpowering.
When I order something — fish, meat, vegetables, etc. — I want to taste those items. Out of the four places I went to last week, not one meal was eaten. Took a couple bites; trashed the rest of it.
Funny thing about all of this, not one server cared to ask why I didn't eat my meal. They don't care; well, I don't care to return.
Buddy, if you can afford to eat out four times in one week, you're doing something right.
As for trashing the food afterwards, I find that wasteful as there's always someone hungrier than you.
I'm sure you'll get a lot of 'if you don't like the food then move out of town' comments- don't pay those any mind.
However, some would call your problem a '1st word' problem' ie you have food and are not starving. It is estimated that over 1/3 the Earth's population goes to bed hungry- some of those folks are right here in WNC. Just saying.
Try a new place. Better yet, have some friends over and cook- let them bring their own food to cook or cooked food too. Put that covered porch to good use.
Finally, don't trust any description of food that uses 'fusion'- that means (with subtitles) 'I'm not good enough to specialize in one thing so it's going to taste like Italian/Korean/Honduran fuuuuuusion all mixed together. Some flavors work well together- that works for art, music, movies, literature and of course food.
This missive is pointless without listing the places visited and your specific criticisms. Talk about painting with a wide brush.
Careful, Fishbone- the Mtn X has garnished (pun intended) mucho hate mail for daring to criticize any local restaurant's fare in the recent past. This might be why us peasant readers don't many restaurant reviews in this rag any more.
The responses from the editors strangely mention community and feelings but never mention advertising dollars.
Yea, I'm doing this at work again.
Not every dining experience is about filling your gut to capacity with cheap eats. Some people appreciate presentation, ambiance, subtle/delicate flavors, wine and food pairings, etc.
Do you mean frou frou?
Yeah , just don't re-invent pancakes and pizza – simple is best…and donuts too!
NONA MIA had the best Westville thing going and they 'CHOSE' to close because they were tired of running it…sheesh.
Pete has a history of constantly opening, closing, and moving restaurants… Last I heard he was maybe going to Knoxville to be an executive chef….
There are many people who can afford to pay for an expensive meal, but may not have the palette for sophisticated ingredients. Maybe the "mom and pop" restaurant will make its comeback as the next trend!
Yeah, nothing like a pancake made of corn meal infused with cayenne pepper and sprinkled with parsley. Would you like maple syrup with that?


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CURIOSITY OF THE MONTH
MGB Records (Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund) http://www.musikszene-schweiz.ch http://www.musiques-suisses.ch/
Hornroh
Das Alphorn danasch [1:15]
Kaamor [4:56]
Purup [1:16]
Dr� Schlipfer [4:16]
Rothko Room [3:04]
Flüchting [2:06]
Serpent tacere [4:39]
Adieu O(h) W(eh) [2:17]
Arb [7:08]
Ahjä [3:18]
Flugs [3:27]
Choral [4:54]
Zirp [4:42]
Fun Facile [6:41]
All compositions written and arranged by Hornroh
Recorded in July 2002 at Saalbau Aarau DDD
SUISA MGB CD 6195 [54:01]
It is always a rare, invigorating and wonderful experience to find something that can be considered both wholly new and unexpected while remaining ancient and familiar. When I first looked at this album by Hornhoh, a group consisting of four Alphorns, I was expecting a folk music CD at best, a Ricola commercial at worst. Within seconds I was treated to a truly interesting and innovative fanfare announcing the arrival of a music that was at once thoroughly contemporary as well as ancient and medieval.
In short, I found myself in the midst of something truly special. The pieces themselves use a great amount of modality due to the limitations of the instrument. The alphorn is not designed as a chromatic instrument, and has no keys or slides in order to change key or give much control over pitch. The players of Hornroh compensate through choosing horns that are in different keys and using a medieval technique called "hocketing" whereby two or three players will jump in at different times to produce a single seamless melody. Also, due to the instruments� limitations, they are often playing modally, creating pitches that some listeners more familiar with the baroque or early romantic eras would consider "wrong." Fans of early music, Brahms, and third stream jazz, however, will be familiar with the Lydian and Mixolydian modes heavily employed here, and will find themselves intrigued by the melding of the ancient and the modern.
In a similar vein, Hornroh uses the limitations of the instrument to their advantage harmonically with the different instruments producing some incredibly modern sounding chords. They often choose dissonances to create tension in ways reminiscent of early Stravinsky or late Stan Kenton. Thus, theoretically, the music remains totally tonal while employing some music theory that was not advanced until the middle part of the 20th century. In the piece "Arb", Hornroh intentionally push their instruments slightly out of tune with each other to create "beats" that are then used rhythmically. The instruments are then pushed to their outer extremes in order to give a more varied texture and interesting melody. The end result is something that somehow feels primal but would be best understood as extremely modern.
As the album continues, the pieces become more experimental. There is one work where the instrumentalists stop playing to vocally imitate their horns. There are several occasions in the final five tracks where the alphorns are pushed to such extreme ranges as to make it seem that the players have fundamentally changed the timbre of their instrument. The net result, however, is to show the alphorn, which seems on the surface to be mostly an instrument for a shepherd to call for help at a distance, to be an instrument capable of creating highly emotive, evocative and experimental music that can challenge the listener intellectually while engaging on the most visceral of levels.
As I write, I find myself increasingly at a loss to describe this album. I can say that without some foreknowledge, I would never have purchased this. Finding this in my stack of recordings to review I decided that I was intellectually interested in seeing what music could be with such a limited instrument. As the album began I found myself intrigued. I was soon awash in wonderment at the variety of sounds and the magic that such virtuosity can bring. If you are a fan of only the most familiar of sounds, you should peruse the Beethoven. However, if you have even the slightest sense of adventure, you will enjoy this magical adventure into the Alps. The weight of millennia mated with the adventure of the most modern is meshed together on this truly fantastic album. If you only buy one recording of new music this year, you wouldn�t go wrong by choosing this one; I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Patrick Gary


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Q: inner product complex functions Good day, please help with this exercise, I am very confused, especially for the positivity and conjugate conditions.
Let $ V =C([0,1])$, the complex space of the continuous functions : $[0,1] \to \mathbb C$.
Show that the following is an inner product :
$\langle x, y\rangle  = \int_0^1f(x)\overline{g(x)}dx$.

A: I guess you meant $\langle f,g\rangle=\int_0^1f(x)\overline{g(x)}dx$. You need to verify the axioms of inner product. The conjugate symmetry and linearity are really easy. The semi-positive-definiteness $\langle f,f\rangle\geq0$ is straightforward too. The only delicate point is to verify that $\langle f,f\rangle=0$ implies $f=0$:
Assume that $\langle f,f\rangle=0$ and that $f\neq0$ to get a contradiction. As $f\neq0$ there is some $x_0$ such that $f(x_0)\neq0$. As $f$ is continuous there must exist a closed interval $I$ containing $x_0$ such that $f(x)\neq0$ for all $x\in I$. This implies that $K:=\min_{x\in I}|f(x)|>0$ (which makes sense by the continuity of $|f|$), which leads to the contradiction
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\langle f,f\rangle=\int_0^1|f(x)|^2dx\geq\int_I|f(x)|^2dx\geq K^2|I|>0.
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Замахи на Фіделя Кастро, які нібито мали місце з моменту його приходу до влади на Кубі в 1959 році і до 2000 року.

Один з охоронців Кастро, Хуан Рейнальдо Санчес (ісп. Juan Reinaldo Sánchez), у своїй книзі «Таємне життя Фіделя Кастро» стверджує, що на вождя кубинської революції було скоєно від 100 до 200 замахів. За твердженнями таблоїдів, що повторюють кастрівську пропаганду, замахів було 638. Жоден з так званих замахів не завдав Кастро ні фізичної, ні моральної шкоди. Жодних даних в ЗМІ про схоплених або засуджених злочинців. Факти спроб проведення деяких замахів досі залишаються сумнівними.

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Замахи
Історія Куби
Фідель Кастро


Jeffy Scott is back again for his next guest spot this December 20th - 22nd but has limited availability already. Contact Jeffy if you are interested in setting up an appointment while he's back in town.
Welcome a new guest artist to our area, Dylan Sartin! Dylan is a 5 year veteran based out of Ocean Springs, MS currently working at Twisted Anchor Tattoo. He has a very versatile range of tattoo styles focusing more on Neo Traditional work.
Dylan will be tattooing with us October 2 - 4th and is booking appointments now! Follow Dylan on social media to see more of his work.
Jeffy Scott has been a busy guy lately, but he's back for his first guest spot since he's moved down to Florida this past winter! Jeffy will be here July 5 - 7th but has limited availability already. Contact Jeffy if you are interested in setting up an appointment while he's back in town.
Jeffy Scott specializes in Neo-traditional and realism style tattoos. He is currently working at and co-owns Wunderland Custom Tattooing in Gainesville, FL. We're proud of his recent achievements and we're excited to have him back for a couple of days!
This is Matt Sylar's first guest spot with us here at Lucky Bird Tattoo and we are super excited to be hosting him! Sylar will be here March 8-10th and is booking appointments now.
Sylar currently works at Regneration Tattoo in Boston, MA. His work is super clean, bold, American Traditional but is able to handle any style that comes his way.
Travis Brown is coming back for a guest spot February 12-13th! Unfortunately he is already fully booked, however we would encourage friends to come out to see him while he is here.
Travis Brown is Co-Owner & Artist of Ace's High Tattoo in Lake Worth, FL and has been tattooing since 2005. He specializes in Neo-traditional, black and grey, floral and Japanese style tattoos.
We're excited to be hosting our good friend, Nathan Evans, next weekend for an impromptu guest spot on February 2 - 5th!! Unfortunately he is already booked for his trip, however the more requests he receives the sooner we can expect his return!
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Resolution Number A203 – The United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Subject: The United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Moved By: The Rt. Rev. Jane Alexander
Seconded By: The Rev. Canon Bill Mous
Be it resolved that this General Synod:
Welcome the new Global Goals for Sustainable Development which aim to end poverty, protect the planet, and pursue the common good;
Encourage theological engagement with the goals, and missional commitment to their achievement in concert with the Five Marks of Mission of the Anglican Communion;
Encourage the Anglican Church of Canada and the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund to develop and promote educational and theological resources to raise awareness of the sustainable development goals among Anglican parishes and dioceses in Canada; and
Encourage each diocese, through its synod, to assess and increase its involvement in projects supporting the Sustainable Development Goals and encourage parishes to do likewise as it determines which Sustainable Development Goals are most applicable to their current missional work.
Source: Creation Matters Working Group
Submitted By: Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice Coordinating Committee
Does this motion contain within it any financial implications? Yes No
If yes, has the General Synod Expenditures Committee considered the implications? Yes No
EXPLANATORY NOTE/BACKGROUND
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
These 17 Goals build on the successes of the Millennium Development Goals.
The SDGs work in the spirit of partnership and pragmatism to make the right choices now to improve life, in a sustainable way, for future generations. They provide clear guidelines and targets for all countries to adopt in accordance with their own priorities and the environmental challenges of the world at large. The SDGs are an inclusive agenda. They tackle the root causes of poverty and unite us together to make a positive change for both people and planet.
End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Reduce inequality within and among countries.
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs
PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION (G)
In the normal course, an ordinary motion must be passed by a majority of the members of General Synod present and voting together. Six members of General Synod may, prior to the question being put, require a vote by Orders, with a majority of each Order being necessary to pass.
If a question passes on a Vote by Orders, any six members (two from each of three different dioceses) may immediately before the next item of business require a vote to be taken by dioceses. A motion passes if a majority (or a tie) of dioceses vote in favour.
Source: Sections 4 and 5 of the Declaration of Principles and sections 18, 19 and 20 of the Rules of Order and Procedure.


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Japanese Architect Kengo Kuma: Projects and Philosophy
Kengo Kuma is a Japanese progressive and innovative architect and award winner. In the design world, he takes especially into account sustainability.
He currently has offices in Tokyo and Paris. Learn all about this designer by reading our article!
Kengo Kuma's Philosophy
Italian Projects: Padova Congress Centre
A Project For The City of Milan (2024)
Kengo Kuma was born in 1954 in Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. He studied at the University of Tokyo and later completed research studies at the University of Columbia, where he also met the architectural historian Kenneth Frampton.
In 1990 he founded: Kengo Kuma & Associates (KKAA).This association counts more than 30 countries where he introduces his ideas and architectural concepts and presents unique proposals.
He has completed projects in more than 20 countries around the world, and during his career he has achieved a portfolio of more than 300 completed projects.
In 2009, he was appointed Professor at the Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Tokyo and is now Professor Emeritus.
In 2020, he was awarded the Special/Honorary Professorship of the University of Tokyo.
Houshakuji Station Flickr Photo by Jacome
He has the skill of thinking outside of the box, his innovative style combines architecture that opens up new relationships between nature, technology, and human beings: that's his philosophy.
There's a distinctive trait of Kuma's work that suggests his strong and deeply rooted relationship with his motherland: Japan, and its millennial tradition.
If his architectural philosophy had to be explained in one sentence it would be something like this: buildings are man-made objects that are destined to be cut away from their environment.
Therefore, his mission is to explore and enrich the connection between architecture and the land surrounding his constructions.
He tends to favor alternative materials, some can be rough, for example, stone and wood. Others can be ceramics, bamboo, plastic, and vinyl. He uses them as if they were light woods or glass, by taking thin slices of them and using them as particles.
Japanese architecture (日本建築, Nihon kenchiku) has been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs.
His design process is inspired by the light and the nature of the site of the building.
Therefore it's very important to him to look at "where" he's going to build the structure he's designing.
Kengo Kuma is deeply influenced by nature and its surroundings, he strives to harmonize the natural environment with architecture and the human body through his work.
These are the Awards that Kengo Kuma has won during his career up until now:
1997: Architectural Institute of Japan Award for "Noh Stage in the Forest"
1997: AIA DuPONT Benedictus Award for "Water/Glass" (USA)
2001: Togo Murano Award for "Nakagawa-machi Bato Hiroshige Museum"
2002: Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award (Finland)
2008: Energy Performance + Architecture Award (France)Bois Magazine International Wood Architecture Award (France)
2008: LEAF Award (commercial category)
2009: Decoration Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)
2010: Mainichi Art Award for "Nezu Museum"
2011: The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize for "Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum"
2012: The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, Restaurant Interior (Standalone) for Sake No Hana (London)
Casa Batlló Flickr Photo by Kent Wang
Kengo Kuma is known for his love of wood, which he incorporates in most of his works. An example is the Tokyo Stadium for the Olympics of 2020.
In recent times (2021) he has redesigned the interior of the famous: Casa Battlo by Gaudi, in Barcelona.
Some of his major projects include:
V&A Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom (2018)
Xinjin Zhi Museum, Xinjin, China
Lotus House, Eastern Japan, Japan (2005)
Nagasaki Prefectural Museum, Nagasaki, Japan (2005)
Asakusa Tourism Centre, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan (2012)
Kabuki-za Theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
Kengo Kuma 隈研吾 - 淺草文化觀光中心 - Photo 0003, Flickr Photo by 準建築人手札網站 Forgemind ArchiMedia
This year (2022) Kengo Kuma has replaced the Palazzo delle Nazioni (1951), in the Padova Congress Centre located in the historic Padua Fairs (Fiera di Padova).
This building is located in the region Veneto, and it's completed.
The front gate preserves some relief from the old Palazzo delle Nazioni. The main hall is the Giotto room, which can welcome up to 5000 people. Another famous room is the Mantegna room, with a capacity of 2500 people.
Wood can't be missed in Kuma's architectural projects, in fact, there are 15 meters tall wooden vertical louvers surrounding the construction.
This reminded of the "engawa" Japanese concept; an edging strip of non-tatami-matted flooring in Japanese architecture, usually wood or bamboo.
In the Lambro Park neighborhood of Milan, work has begun on "Welcome, Feeling at Work," an office complex designed by Japanese Architect Kengo Kuma & Associates.
This eco-friendly project is inspired by that special sense of well-being that comes from feeling immersed in a natural environment that goes by the name of "biophilic effect" (love for nature).
Kengo Kuma's aim is to place the offices of the future in a sustainable building, a true example of organic architecture that develops horizontally, where work and nature interact in harmony.
This ambitious project is designed to be one of the most sustainable office complexes to date.
Kengo Kuma said: "Milan is a city with an exciting and unique combination of contemporaneity and tradition in art, architecture, and craftsmanship, which provides the ideal terrain for the implementation of our work".
"Our approach to organic design and wood design can be achievable with high levels of quality thanks to Italian craftsmanship".
"Architecture forms a vital link between people and their surroundings. It acts as a gentle buffer between the fragility of human existence and the vast world outside. How different people choose to build connections in their environment essentially defines those societies and their relationships to conditions around them."
"You could say that my aim is 'to recover the place'. The place is a result of nature and time; this is the most important aspect. I think my architecture is some kind of frame of nature. With it, we can experience nature more deeply and more intimately. Transparency is a characteristic of Japanese architecture; I try to use light and natural materials to get a new kind of transparency."
Kengo Kuma is one of the greatest architects of our time, check out his website: Kengo Kuma & Associates to discover the projects he designed all over the world!
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Archbishop Hebda's Coat of Arms
The Catholic Spirit | May 13, 2016	| 0 Comments
A bishop's coat of arms traditionally has four parts: a shield with "charges," or symbols, signifying his family, home or religious devotions; a processional cross representing his rank as bishop; a green pilgrim's hat; and a scroll with his motto. The following is a basic explanation of Archbishop Bernard Hebda's coat of arms, which, upon his installation as archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, is merged with the archdiocesan crest, which was established in 1920 under Archbishop Austin Dowling. The archdiocesan crest is represented on the shield to the viewer's left, and Archbishop Hebda's personal crest is represented on the right.
Wide-brimmed hat
The green, wide-brimmed pilgrim's hat is part of traditional heraldry, or the design of a coat of arms. Also known as a "galero," the hat was once commonly worn by Church prelates. The symbol includes chords and "fiocchi," or tassels. An archbishop's coat of arms includes 10 tassels on each side of the shield.
Like the hat, the processional cross is also a traditional heraldic symbol. The double-armed processional cross, or metropolitan cross, signifies an archbishop. The cross in Archbishop Hebda's coat of arms has five red stones to represent the five wounds of Christ.
Azure star
The blue, seven-pointed star at the top right of the shield signifies Mary and Archbishop Hebda's placement of his pastoral ministry under her protection.
Elderberry tree
The elderberry tree symbolizes Archbishop Hebda's Polish ancestry. The tree is widely found in southeastern Poland, from where Archbishop Hebda's paternal grandparents emigrated. The tree's Polish name, "bez heb," also serves as a visual pun of "Hebda."
The tree also has a theological meaning; as one of the first plants to show signs of life after winter, it is also used to symbolize hope for a season of fertility and graces. According to an official document explaining the blazonry of Archbishop Hebda's coat of arms, "Being strong and fruitful, the elderberry has also been identified with constancy and pastoral zeal, fundamental traits expected of any bishop."
The seven green berries — reminiscent of rosary beads — at the top of the tree are a sign that he was named a bishop on Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. With the additional eight berries at the bottom of the tree, the total 15 berries symbolize Mary's assumption, celebrated Aug. 15. The Norbertine monastery in Hebdów, Poland, was dedicated to the Assumption in the 12th century, and "Hebda" was a common name among those who lived and worked on the monastery's lands.
The four clusters of fruit on the elderberry tree are a sign of the cardinal virtues — prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance — which "sustain the pastoral activity of the bishop."
Chequy fess
The checked pattern is adopted from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, where Archbishop Hebda grew up and was ordained a priest July 1, 1989. According to the blazonry explanation, the placement of the tree on the chequy fess "recalls that Bishop Hebda has roots in the Diocese of Pittsburgh and has drawn his strength from that local Church."
Gold background
As the noblest of metals, gold symbolizes faith, which provides the strength to support Archbishop Hebda's pastoral ministry.
The white and blue waves represent the waters of the Mississippi River.
The red sword represents the archdiocese's namesake, the apostle St. Paul.
The two red crosses represent the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Archbishop Hebda's motto is "Only Jesus." It's taken from Mark 9:8, which is part of an account of the Transfiguration: "Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them."
The words are also the ending of a prayer written by Blessed John Henry Newman, whom Archbishop Hebda admires. Part of the prayer is printed on cards the archbishop had designed for his installation as archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis:
"Dear Jesus, help me to spread thy fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with thy spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of thine. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel thy presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus."
The Missionaries of Charity, for whom Archbishop Hebda served as a confessor while living in Rome, pray the prayer each morning, according to the practice of the order's founder, Blessed Teresa of Kolkata. The motto reminds the archbishop of the sisters' exemplary humility, obedience and fidelity, and that his ministry is to lead the faithful to Christ.
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Evening Advocate, 1923-03-13
The Evening Advocate was the Fishermen's Advocate's daily edition, running from 2 January 1917 - 8 November 1924.
Folk Cures and Practical Magic
Supernatural belief; Social beliefs, practices and customs; Illness and health;
Booklet about folk cures in Newfoundland. Most folk medicine, cures and remedies are from Spaniard's Bay, Conception Bay North. Based on oral history interviews done in July and August 2017. Partnership between the Heritage Foundation of...
Directory for the Towns of St. John's, Harbor Grace, and Carbonear, Newfoundland, for 1885-86
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In 2012, Arizona Cardinals Punter, Dave Zastudil set a single-season record for most punts inside the 20 yard in NFL history with 46. In our interview, he discusses Larry Fitzgerald, "being the young guy", Patrick Peterson, growing up and attending Browns games, and much more. Zastudil has been in the NFL since he was drafted in 2002 by the Baltimore Ravens. He has played for the Ravens, the Cleveland Browns, and the Arizona Cardinals. Check out our exclusive, one-on-one interview.
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Evan Mathis played college football at the University of Alabama. He earned First-Team All-SEC Honors in 2004 after having a great season. He entered the 2005 NFL Draft and was drafted by the Panthers in the 3rd round. He played for the Panthers from 2005-2007, then Dolphins in 2008, and the Bengals from 2008-2010. He most recently started 15 games for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011.
Former NFL OL, Everett Lindsay Interview
Everett Lindsay played college football at Ole Miss. He earned 1st-Team All American Honors during his junior and senior year. He entered the 1993 NFL Draft, and was selected in the 5th round by the Vikings. He started his career playing for the Vikings, the Ravens, and the Browns, and then ended his career again with the Vikings. He played in 138 games and started 63 games during his time in the NFL. Read more
Great LSU WR, Demetrius Byrd Interview
Demetrius Byrd played wide receiver for Louisiana State University. He first started playing at Pearl River Junior College and was a complete stud. He then played for LSU in 2008 and 2009 totaling over 1000 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and had 72 receptions. He entered the 2009 NFL Draft, but was selected in the 7th round by the San Diego Chargers. When he was drafted, he was in a coma after suffering a serious car accident. He signed with the San Diego Chargers, and was placed on the non-football injury reserve list. This interview was conducted before the 2010 NFL season. Read more
Cardinals LB, Ali Highsmith Interview
Ali Highsmith played college football for Louisiana State University. He was a Butkus award semifinalist during his junior and senior year. In 2007, he was First-Team All-SEC. He entered the 2008 NFL Draft, but went undrafted. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals, appearing in six games during his rookie season. In 2009, he signed with the practice squad. He most recently signed a future contract. This interview was conducted before the 2010 NFL season. [UPDATE: He was waived by the AZ Cardinals, and then signed with the San Diego Chargers. He was later cut by them. Now, he is out of the NFL.] Read more


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You will see him… hating sin, loving Christ, following after holiness, taking pleasure in his Bible, persevering in prayer.


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Grant Details: To support the New Jersey Park and Watershed Conservation Stewardship Program, which connects local high school youth to local communities to implement on the ground park restoration projects and engage in job readiness training.
Takeya Meggett is living a life she never imagined when she was growing up in Jersey City, a bustling metropolis in one of the smallest and most densely populated areas in the country.
Falling asleep inside a tent to howling coyotes in the backcountry near Ely, Nev., a wilderness four hours north of Las Vegas where she helped reverse the damage of motorized vehicles to native sagebrush.
Glimpsing grizzly bears and wolves deep inside Grand Teton National Park, a frozen wonderland where she guided visitors on snowshoe treks while teaching them about the park's winter ecology.
Handling slithery American eels, sturgeon and river herring while standing knee-deep in the Hudson River's upper reaches in the Catskill Mountains, a forest preserve that borders historic hamlets where she enlisted community members to help protect the declining fish populations.
"Everyone needs to do things like this, and I know because I did them and it was awesome," said Meggett, 30, whose work experiences with the Student Conservation Association have taken her from urban oases in Newark to vast wildernesses in Alaska. "If you want to travel for free to experience different parts of the country, get skills you can use for the rest of your life, network with people and learn about different cultures, then SCA is your organization. All you need is a sense of adventure, a thirst to learn and an open mind, and you can get anywhere."
Today, Meggett is the recruiting coordinator for SCA's Mid-Atlantic region based in Jersey City, near the park where her grandmother once took her for walks and where she developed a "better understanding and appreciation for every living thing," she said. She shares her story and tells youth about the opportunities offered by SCA, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire environmental and community stewardship and build the next generation of conservation leaders.
"SCA has changed my life," said Meggett, who turned down a full scholarship pursuing a culinary arts degree to explore her interest in marine science and work with kids before finding SCA. "The path I have taken is definitely different than where I was going but it was for the best."
The Student Conservation Association connects high school and college students with real-world job opportunities while making public parks, trails, cultural landmarks and other outdoor areas better, more beautiful places to live. It offers programs designed for a range of ages and a variety of needs, including volunteer opportunities in local parks, immersive high school internships and seasonal work at national parks, forests and wildlife refuges all over the country.
What the participants get back is skills they need to perform well in school, careers and life. Studies show that even after a single SCA experience, participants emerge with deeper interpersonal skills, a greater sense of social responsibility and stronger thriving skills, according to research by Search Institute, an SCA partner that specializes in discovering what youth need to succeed.
In New Jersey, Dodge Foundation funding supports SCA's Community Program, which began in 1999 with a small crew that maintained trails in Hunterdon County. It has expanded to offer hundreds of high school students from primarily Essex, Morris and Hunterdon counties paid, six-week summer stints, building trails and restoring habitat in parks throughout the state. Throughout the experience, students explore green career opportunities, build leadership skills and learn about the environment through field trips, outdoor recreation and service projects.
"As a kid who benefited from and took advantage of any internship opportunity to get outside, I especially love this organization," said Margaret Waldock, Dodge Environment Program Director. "The Student Conservation Association makes real, measurable improvements in New Jersey parks and leaves a lifetime impact on New Jersey kids. They have great relationships with state agencies and local non-profit partners, which is key to their sustainability as public funds for park projects dwindle."
Last summer, about 100 individuals from SCA's community and national crews — including about 40 paid summer high school interns — worked on conservation projects in 39 sites across New Jersey. They completed 50 hands-on service projects, increasing public access to parkland in 10 counties, including restoration of public lands devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
Crews work closely with partners ranging from the National Park Service and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to local park systems and community nonprofit organizations like Greater Newark Conservancy and Camden Children's Garden. Project sites include the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Morristown National Historical Park, Liberty State Park and Eagle Rock Reservation.
This summer, SCA expects to hire between 50 to 75 local youth to serve on five community crews in Camden and at sites throughout Essex, Hunterdon and Hudson counties, according to Diane Stanley, SCA's NY/NJ program coordinator. Additional teams from SCA's national crew program are expected to work in Morristown National Historical Park, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Raritan Canal State Park in Somerset County.
"We look for students who are passionate about the environment, and passionate about getting conservation or disaster recovery experience," Stanley said. "Someone who is going to make the time to flesh out their application, which is quite thorough and includes an essay about their experience, interests and what they'd like to do. In today's market, for a high school student to be paid for this work, it is competitive."
In addition to keeping track of park improvements, another metric important to SCA is the work's impact on participants' lives, from individual growth to sustainable behaviors.
Stanley recalled one particular high school student working with SCA's Newark crew last year who confessed to taking hour-long showers.
"After much discussion, she recognized you shouldn't be in the shower for one hour everyday, that there's a real water conservation issue," Stanley said. "This came up as a direct involvement from the programming; she reported back to us that she thought about it and cut down her showers and stopped letting the water run from the faucet for a while. I'm thrilled about that. That's an impact that will stay with her."
To learn more about the Student Conservation Association's New Jersey program, including job and volunteer opportunities, visit thesca.org.
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3. Pour batter into hot waffle iron, and cook according to manufacturers instructions.
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I have been temporarily coaxed back to LJ by Karen Mahoney for her three month summer writing challenge, which will require Tuesday check-ins at her LJ space.
This reminded me I should probably do a general check in here as well.
1) Life has been somewhat insane this year. Lots of background noise. Everything scattered to the winds. Things appear to be finally focusing and that's a Very Good Thing Indeed.
2) Still working at the bookstore. Still having a good time there. My managers have decided I am their go-to-girl for teen titles, which is brilliant. Also amusing because the title I'm most excited for this summer is the Stories: All New Tales anthology that Neil Gaiman co-edited. (It is not to be found in the teen section.) You can read one of the tales from the anthology here. It's by Roddy Doyle and it's terribly amusing or amusing in a terrible way. One of those.
3) FRAGMENTS is still out on submission. We have had 3 responses so far. They went: (1) I really like this—except for the stuff I don't; (2) I loved this, but my publisher didn't get as excited as I'd hoped; (3) There's nothing 'wrong' with this, but it's just not for me.
4) Earlier this year, I spent copious amounts of time and energy repositioning THE TALE OF ARIAKE as a young adult novel. It should be going out to editors soon.
5) I'm currently working on the rough draft to a companion manuscript for TALE. It's as just over 20,000 words. It is my intention, through Kaz's accountability program, to finish the draft by the end of August. I have no idea how long that draft will be, but I'm going to say 80,000 words. It's a nice enough number, and it means I only have to manage 20,000 words a month until September.
6) I'm outlining two other 'skerit projects.' That is all I will say about them because if I say anything further I won't actually bother to do the outlining.
7) Today is Thursday has returned. Sort of.
8) The rabbit has discovered he likes to chew electrical chords. I don't know if this means he's missing an element in his diet or just suicidal, but other than that he's fine and fat and glad you all asked about him.
9) There will not be NYC posts, because I'd rather spend the time writing.
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Cupcakeathon!
In honor of Lisa Mantchev's new releases, Perchance to Dream, there will be cupcakes! Chocolate Chunk Devil's Food cupcake with coconut butter-cream icing, to be precise.
This is what cupcakes look like when you're fairy-sized...
An army of cupcakes advances on those 'healthy' fruits. Bah, 'healthy' food will be defeated by tasty sugar bombs!
Bonus points = Rabbit in a blanket kind of looking like a cupcake.... with ears.
A Tuesday that might as well be a Thursday
Today is a day of epic celebration, for today two fabulous author ladies have new releases!
Vicki Pettersson's Fifth Sign of the Zodiac Cheat the Grave is on the shelves, and this one finds a mortal Joanna Archer struggling to find her place among the supernatural side of Las Vegas. Can a mortal be the Kairos? Is there a place between the Shadows and the Light? You'll have to read Cheat the Grave to find out!
Lisa Mantchev's Second Act of the Theatre Illuminata Perchance to Dream: This darling YA follows the adventures of Beatrice "Bertie" Shakespeare Smith, her Sephiroth-look-alike Ariel, and her Fab Faerie Foursome as they leave The Theatre in search of a way to save Nate and discover who Bertie's father is.
Don't forget that it's #Cupcakeathon today in honor of Perchance to Dream! I've got to go to the store and get the mixings to make some fairy-pleasing Coconut Chocolate-Chip cupcakes.
Also, it's Towel Day—so whatever you do, don't panic. I've dug out my little Totoro hand-towel that I travel with. (There is an actual reason I have a totoro hand towel for traveling, and it involves a Christmas in Japan and the fact that there are no hand dryers in train station washrooms.)
Which begs the question, does this mean I have to make 42 cupcakes?
Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone revisited
Because it wasn't actually Doctor Saturday this weekend, and because a friend was having a bad day and needed cheering, I spent tonight rewatching "Time of Angels" & "Flesh and Stone."
The second time through it does make a great deal more sense, and explains away a couple of the issues that I had with the first viewing. Mostly they're things that @antiphrastic and I have been puzzling over since "Flesh and Stone" aired last Saturday.
They shot at the angels to provide light, and the Doctor "assumed" that the angels were distracted by the giant crack in time and would react to Amy by instincts. (Which still suggests that angels don't actually know when people are looking at them, but at least acknowledges that the Doctor can't say that for certain.)
As for what he told Amy when she was seven, I think it was a reference to how when he was leaving her and told her he'd come back, she said people always said that and he informed her that he wasn't people, he was the Doctor. (Ergo, he would be coming back and she needed to trust him.)
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There's a skill to changing your clothes in a bathroom stall
I bet you're thinking Ethanael, it's not that difficult. Because I know most humans think in italics. True. Also true that a lot of humans have the ability change their clothes in a bathroom stall. You may even be one of them.
But can you change you clothes while regaling an audience on the other side of the stall door with an epic of story of how you pwned Lovecraft at the "Carry On My Wayward Son" guitar solo?
No? Didn't think so.
"Um, Ethan?" Maria sounds less than regaled. "Don't you think someone's going to wonder why you're in the girl's bathroom?"
Huh. I did wonder what she was doing in the men's room. And why it was so pink. Briefly. Then I just assumed we're in that part of Vancouver. You know. The area where men enjoy pink bathrooms. Because they're gay. The men. Not the bathroom. Toilets don't have a sexual preference.
"Yes," I tell her. "But that's irrelevant to HP's inability to master the orange key. The orange key is important, Maria. You can tell if someone's more than human by their mastery of it."
You're wondering why Maria and I are in the girl's bathroom together. You thought we'd gone with Neal to find Dante and Avalon. You're also wondering why I'm now spelling it N-E-A-L when I was spelling it N-E-I-L-L before.
I'm passively-aggressively spelling his name incorrectly in various ways to minimize the possibility of him finding this before our little adventure is finished. I'd rather he couldn't prove I know what I know about Maria. He knows I know, of course, but he needs proof to act on it. Like in writing. On a blog.
Maria and I are in the bathroom because we're changing our clothes. Implied by the mention of my clothes changing skillz. Neal sent us to the mall to acquire some garments that would raise our incognito stats. All Maria needed was something a little less destruction chic. I needed to cover up. Problematic because a lack of weather generally means a lot of covering-upage is unnecessary. Even if Dante could have offered me his parka, it would have drawn the guardians' attention like a magnet.
Options for my blending in are a hoodie with the hood up or an over-sized comical hat. I wanted to get a hat. Neal told me no. So I got a hoodie. It's yellow. And pink. And teal. An inconsiderate mob of color. There's a very small but probable chance the combination will induce seizures. Not so much incognito as just neato. Got because Maria dared me to. Maybe that she'll be humiliated long before I am.
She wears jeans. In grey boots. Yellow shirt. No patterns. Good. We don't want to clash. Like cymbals. Very disruptive.
"That is one ugly hoodie, Ethan." Her face is doing that smile people do when they're secretly happy but are trying to make you think they disapprove. "It's so bad it's good again."
"I tend to have that effect," I tell her.
We're supposed to go wait for Neal outside the mall. Blend in. Be neato incognito. Or at least try to keep from being hauled out of the city by the guardians. Or thrown in a dungeon and forced to battle our way to freedom. Or whatever it is they do to unwanted visitors. I'm not really sure.
Shocking. I know. Can't say I've ever really wanted to find out. Professional curiosity only goes so far. Unlike Valor powers, I have a healthy sense of self-preservation.
Maria and I leave the bathroom. All casual like it's normal. We head for the exit. Not too fast. Just walk with a purpose. Silence mixes with song. Getting hard to tell which silence is whose. Dante. Avalon. Neal. The guardians. Too much silence. Shouldn't be so much in one place. Draws attention. The wrong kind.
A jangle of distorted Beauty catches me. Maria's got her arm threaded through mine. Three layers of fabric and the contact still stings. I must wince.
"What?" She looks at me. Really means the question. "I'm just keeping you from wandering off or walking into a bench or something. Don't go getting the wrong idea."
No such things. Ideas are ideas. People make them wrong or right.
I shrug. It's a good enough response.
"Do you think they're ok?" she asks, her voice low.
"Hope so."
"Me too."
Take a moment. Appreciate the two of us. Arm in arm. We're practically friends. Got it? Good. Because it lasted about two seconds before the garbage can attacked.
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Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone
I liked Time of Angels a lot more than Flesh and Stone. Not because Flesh and Stone isn't an important episode, but because I felt like it was trying to do too much too quickly.
And look at the shoes River wore in Time of Angels. They are so unbelievable, that you can forgive they are Not Era.
There was a lot great stuff in these episodes: the image of an angel is an angel alone is a philosophy paper. I have to say Amy wins this series. She just does. Not because she tried to seduce the Doctor, but because she's just made of more win than 11 & River Song put together.
I am considering changing the label for this to "Amy Pond FTW."
What I've concluded from these two episodes:
1) River Song killed the Doctor.
2) Steven Moffat has a thing about forests, monsters using dead people's voices to speak through communicators, and people turning off light sources. I will use this information to craft the 11th Doctor drinking game.
3) Next time there's a continuity error in something I write, I'm going to say to my agent "Look, a giant crack in time!" because giant cracks in time explain everything. And they eat people. Then make you forget that the person ever existed. Giant cracks in time are like what Weeping Angels want to be when they grow up.
4) For example: Giant cracks in time explain how despite that the whole basis of the Weeping Angels is that they quantum lock when you're watching them, they don't actually know when you have your eyes closed.
5) All space ships should have forests on them. Forests on space ships are AWESOME.
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Kimberly Derting's debut novel, The Body Finder, is an elegant addition to your To Be Read list. Derting has crafted an intriguing novel with just enough hint of the paranormal to make it interesting, while maintaining a realistic grounding that keeps the narrative refreshing.
Violet Ambrose has a morbid gift: She senses "echoes" of murders that cling to both the victim and the killer. These echoes manifest as an additional sensory experience—a taste, a smell, a sound, a sparkle of rainbow-colored light. Each echo is unique to its kill, and every animal—or person—who has killed carries those echoes with them for rest of their lives.
Weird, true, but manageable. Violet's bigger problem is that she's returned to high school after a summer break to discover puberty has replaced her best friend, Jay, with a guy whom every girl in school wants to date—including Violet. But can she risk their friendship? Is it wrong to have those feelings for her best friend?
As the narrative progresses into that well-known tale of two friends falling in love, girls from the area start going missing and bodies start being found.
The Body Finder is very much a teen romance with a solid thriller subplot. It handles both aspects well. By building suspense through the use of those monsters who are completely human to create the horror, Derting's debut stands out from every other paranormal title on the shelf. The interludes from the killer's perspective, which are woven through the story when it most needs that little extra push to keep the pacing going, are some of the finest passages in the novel.
Which is not to discredit the appeal of Derting's main characters and their young love blossoming. Teens will find it relevant; adults will find it nostalgic. The story takes its time to set the tone, paint the scenery, and builds to a satisfying climax that will leave you breathless.
The Body Finder made my list of top reads for 2010, and I'm very much anticipating its follow-up, DESIRES OF THE DEAD, in March 2011.
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I'm unconvinced that I even liked this episode, so I'm probably just going to mock it. Ready?
This was the episode that was all about the New!Shiny! Daleks. The twist was that they gave us a whole bunch of New!Shiny! Daleks. My personal favorites were the Ironsides... because they were incredibly creepy with their shouty servitude and tea bringing.
You should not allow Daleks to serve you tea.
The most awesome thing about these special edition Daleks: The Ironsides have POCKETS AROUND THEIR NECKS. Who are those pockets for? Not the Ironsides—their little plunger arms can't open a snap that's on the other side of their bodies. Is it where they keep their tea that they're so happy to make for the allied forces?
Again, completely with 11 on his decision. Daleks should be hit with things. Giant Iron Wrenches are a good choice, but I still think a large mallet would have been more satisfying—and have absorbed the impact shock.
I couldn't find a picture of the New!Shiny!Daleks, so just pretend this picture of iPod Nanos are them. They're totally similar: shiny brightly-colored plastic ready to seriously rock out to some Ke$ha while obliterating all other MP3 players.
I recommend as you look at the photo you say in a Dalek voice: WE ARE HERE TO PLAY YOU MUSIC. YOU WILL ENJOY OR YOU WILL BE DISINTEGRATED. That way you can feel like you're watching the episode with me.
Welcome the new Dalek Color-Coded Death Paradigm, which is not nearly as entertaining as Daleks in pointy pope hats.
My last complaint about this episode? Thanks to Mark Gatiss—whose episodes have never really been my cup of Dalek-served tea—I am now scared of eating Peek Freans Fruit Creme cookies. Yes, it might be a cookie, but what if it's actually a TARDIS self-destruction device that just looks like a cookie? How could I live with myself if I caused the TARDIS to self-destruct because I could only find old lady cookies to have with my Dalek-served tea?
To sum up, the only thing in this episode that actually matters: Why doesn't Amy remember the rather unforgettable events of series four?
There's a skill to changing your clothes in a bath...


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Q: Find the joint distribution of $U_{1},\ldots,U_{n}$ where $U_{i}=\frac{F(X_{(i)})}{F(X_{(i+1)})}$ and $X_{(i)}$ order static. Let $X_{(1)}\leq X_{(2)}\leq \cdots X_{(n)}$ be the order statics for a random sample from a continuous distribution with c.d.f. $F(x)$ and density $f(x)$. Define $U_{i}$, $i=1,2\ldots,n,$ by
$$U_{i}=\frac{F(X_{(i)})}{F(X_{(i+1)})}, \quad i=1,\ldots,n-1, \: \mbox{and }\: U_{n}=F(X_{(n)}).$$
Find the joint distribution of $U_{1},\ldots,U_{n}$.
Remark: I need a suggestion or someone tell me in which book I can find this exercise or related theory that allows me to solve it.

A: As noted in previous answer, $V_{(i)}=F(X_{(i)})$ are order statistics for independent Uniform samples $V_1,\ldots,V_n$, where $V_i=F(X_i)$. Joint density function for $(V_{(1)},\ldots, V_{(n)})$ is (see here)
$$
f_{V_{(1)},\ldots, V_{(n)}}(v_1,\ldots,v_n)=\begin{cases}n!, & 0\leq v_1\leq\ldots\leq v_n\leq 1,\cr 0 & \text{otherwise}.\end{cases}
$$
Let us find c.d.f. for $U_{1},\ldots,U_{n}$. For all $t_1,\ldots,t_n\in(0,\,1)$
$$
P(U_{1}<t_1,\ldots,U_{n}<t_n) = P\left(\frac{V_{(1)}}{V_{(2)}}<t_1,\ \ldots, \ \frac{V_{(n-1)}}{V_{(n)}}<t_{n-1},\ V_{(n)}<t_n\right) =
$$
$$=P\left(V_{(1)} < t_1V_{(2)},\ \ldots, \ V_{(n-1)} < t_{n-1}V_{(n)},\ V_{(n)}<t_n\right) =
$$
$$
=\int\limits_0^{t_n}dv_n\int\limits_0^{t_{n-1}v_n}dv_{n-1}\cdot\dots\cdot\int\limits_0^{t_3v_4}dv_3\int\limits_0^{t_2v_3}dv_2\int\limits_0^{t_1v_2}n!\,dv_1 = t_1t_2^2t_3^3\cdot\dots\cdot t_{n-1}^{n-1}t_n^n.
$$

A: First, for any random variable $X$ with cdf $F$ which is invertible away from 0,1 (so density positive everywhere on the domain would do it), $F(X)$ is $\text{Uniform}(0,1)$. So let $V_i=F(X_i)$ and notice that $V_{(i)}=F(X_{(i)})$ as well. So you're looking at the ratio of ordered uniform random variables $V_{(i)}$. This reminds me of similar questions on Poisson-Dirichlet Distributions, but they're not ordering Uniform random variables and they have an infinite number of random variables. An indepth introduction into this can be found here and a simpler explanation of the distribution here, Section 3.
The best hope on finding more information like this is to maybe look at just the Dirichlet distribution, see if anyone has worked on the ratio of the ordering of its coordinates, or see if you can work through the Poisson-Dirichlet material and come up with your own proofs.