text: Suffering is an opportunity. We usually see suffering as an obstacle to life - and it is most certainly that! - but it is also an opportunity. How so? You see, suffering is a turn inward, a withdrawal from the world. Such an inward turn is a rare shift from extra-spection (looking at the world) to intro-spection (looking at oneself).Keith Dowman, in The Flight of Garuda: the Dzogchen Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, writes: "Suffering provides the essential motivation for renunciation and meditation practice." Indeed, suffering is a serendipitous opportunity for mindfulness - it's an encounter with oneself. To be precise, suffering is an encounter with one's Self and Non-Self - with the Ever-Changing and the Changeless. In suffering, we focus on pain, on angst, on depression - i.e. on our experience, on that which is ever fleeting. And in so doing, we divide the mindless oneness of what we usually are into a mindful duality of Self (Subject) and Non-Self (Object) - we notice the field-of-awareness that we always are - the Whole that remains after its experiential manifestation-parts have once again re-assembled into a new Gestalt.Of course, there is no need to seek suffering just to develop a meditation practice. Suffering will find you (on its own karmic timeline). And when suffering finds you, see if you can find yourself amidst suffering. Just look inside, that's all.


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Make room for the new
Podcast - Season 4 episode 2. A Lectio Divina on making room for the new in your life in this new year.
- What part of the poem most stood out to you?
- What is your sense of God's invitation to you in the midst of your current life and circumstances - in what way are you being invited to make room for the new?

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Little 31/05/10
korn 30/05/10
i really like the lyrics written on the song FAMILY TREE, so touchy. beautiful job!
回覆(31/05/2010)Thanks kom! The story behind FAMILY TREE is an interesting one. In the musical, a Chinese mother flips through a photo album with his American-born son. Her English is wobbly but she tries her best to deliver what's on her mind, which is that family is important.
Van Van 30/05/10
Too bad I can only be No. 7.... (7 is not my lucky number!) Love this website, esp. the cartoon style "Leon" and all the everlasting music pieces!
回覆(31/05/2010)Thanks, Van Van! Yes, it brings out a side of me that nobody knows, not even me!
Little 30/05/10
Little 30/05/10
i am the NO.6.so enjoy the wonderful music.thanks for sharing.
回覆(31/05/2010)6 is a good number.
Wing 29/05/10
Dear Shio-Yu, thanks for recommending Ko's cool Web site.
Hello Leon, beautiful music from your jukebox fills up this lazy afternoon in New York before the long weekend. Look forward to your next performance in New York.
回覆(31/05/2010)Thank you Wing. I hope this finds you well in NY. I was a little late launching this website, otherwise I would have told you about one of my musicals HEADING EAST in concert. Oh well, if it happens again, I will be sure to let you know!
美琪 29/05/10
這裡感覺好特別﹐ 謝謝高先生把你精彩的創作和我們分享。
回覆(31/05/2010)This is the first time I share my private corner with everyone. Feeling not bad so far. Thanks for dropping by.
Tong 28/05/10
Happy to be No. 3! Your jukebox make me refreshed on my work. Thanks for sharing.
回覆(31/05/2010)Very glad to hear that. Enjoy!
鄧小宇 28/05/10
Too bad I can only be No. 2. Thank you for sharing your music with us. Love "April Moon" in jukebox!
回覆(31/05/2010)According to some math equations, 2 equals 1. If there isn't one, there is now! Thank you for gracing my guest book with your presence. And I am glad APRIL MOON didn't disappoint.
allen 28/05/10
i'll be the no. 1 and i always be the no. 1 one guest in website openings, have fun! i love the songs in the jukebox, just love that!
回覆(31/05/2010)You are indeed no. 1! Where would this stage be without you?!


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Link juice might sound like something you can order off the drinks section of a menu, but in the online world it's so much more than that.
It's a term used in SEO to refer to the amount of value a link passes on to the receiving webpage. You might have heard of it being called "link equity" - which is the same thing - and it's one of the biggest factors in Google's ranking algorithm.
In the most simplest of scenarios, backlinks from websites with a higher authority and that are relevant to the website being linked to transfer more link juice which, in the long run, helps the receiving page rank higher in search engines.
Sounds pretty easy, right?
There's actually a little more that goes into it than this, though.
In fact, there are a number of important factors that help calculate how much link juice is transferred from one page to another.
How Do You Measure the Juicy-ness of Link Juice?
Like most things, not all links are equal, and some don't generate any link juice at all.
For the most part, it's safe to assume that links from well-known websites that have a high authority are viewed as more trustworthy in the eyes of Google and, therefore, pass on more link juice.
The amount of link juice passed on varies, and is dependent a number of key factors.
1. The Linking Website
As we mentioned just a moment ago, links from websites that are authoritative in their niche are more likely to pass on more link juice than those that are new or less-established.
For example, a link from Forbes or the New York Times is going to be worth a lot more than a link from a small local business website.
2. The Anchor Text
The anchor text is the hyperlinked text that you click on to go to the linked website. Google (and other search engines) use this text to determine what the linked webpage is about.
For example, if the anchor text says "best fishing equipment", Google will assume that the page is about - you guessed it - fishing equipment.
It's important that the anchor text is relevant to the webpage being linked to, but don't stuff it with keywords or make it extremely long.
Short, sharp, and relevant is the way to go.
3. Relevance
While it might be tempting to get links from all sorts of websites, this can actually do more harm than good. Relevance is key in building trust with Google and proving that your webpage is a valuable resource for users.
For example, if your product is a a time tracking app and you have a link from a fishing website, that's not going to hold much value. On the other hand, if you have a link from another time tracking app or an authoritative productivity tool, that's going to hold a lot more weight.
Relevance often trumps the authority of the website, too. Getting a highly-niche link from another time tracking app is often worth more than a link from an all-rounder site like Forbes.
No-Follow and Do-Follow Links
You've probably heard of the whole "no-follow or do-follow" debacle.
This whole concept was introduced as a result of search engines tiring of people paying for links that weren't natural.
Essentially, a no-follow link tells Google bots to not follow the link to its destination, usually because it's not relevant or a shady. As a result, it doesn't transfer any link juice.
The Two Ways You Can Get Link Juice
So now you're ready to get some of that link juice, here's how you can do that.
1. External Site Linking
This is when an external website links to yours, which is easier said than done as high-authority websites tend to be strict on who they link out to and pass their link juice onto.
There are a few ways you can start building your external links up, though.
Guest Posting
Writing and publishing posts on external, relevant websites is a great way to get link backs. Not only will it expose you to a new audience (which is always a win-win situation), you'll usually get a link back in the author bio or somewhere in the piece.
This gives you a chance to share your expertise and provide value to the reader while also getting some of that tasty link juice.
Create a Resource
Publishing something like an industry report or an epic guide or tutorial gives external sites something of substance to link to. You're more likely to get links to meaty pieces of content than sparse 500-word blog posts that don't provide much value.
Roundup Post
Roundup posts are some of the most linked to posts in the blog-o-sphere. They essentially bring together a list of tips, quotes, stories from authorities in your industry who might then link back to the piece from their own sites.
Link to Other Sites
"Give out to get back" is the motto to live by when it comes to link juice. The more you link out to relevant, useful webpages, the more likely they are to link back to you.
2. Internal Site Linking
The second way to bottle up link juice is to link internally between your own blog posts and webpages. This shows search engines the hierarchy of your site and links together relevant topics to give them a better understanding of the value your site can offer.
Create an Internal Linking Structure
If you've got hundreds of blog posts it can be difficult to know where to start with internal linking. It can really help to draw out a map of your site with all your posts and pages, and then start making connections between them.
For example, if you have a series of blog posts about productivity and you sell a time tracking product, make sure those blog posts link to the time tracking product page.
Build a Blog Hierarchy
Some blog posts are more valuable than others.
For example, if you have a beefy guide on top productivity methods that already gets a lot of traction from the search engines, make sure you link out from it to all the other, smaller blog posts you have about productivity.
This will pass on some of the link juice the bigger guide has to the smaller blog posts and boost their rankings.
Ready to Bottle Up That Link Juice?
It's simple, really: the more links you have coming into your site from high-authority, relevant webpages, the more emphasis search engines will place on you when it comes to ranking.
Once you start working on your internal linking structure and building a network of links coming in from other sites, you'll start to creep up the search engine rankings which will lead to more traffic, more conversions, and more customers.


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Chicago's Best Local (and Free!) Comedy Shows
Updated June 26, 2018
Most, if not all great comedians started by doing stand up at local bars, coffee shops, and improv venues. Chicago has a vibrant and prolific stand up comedy scene. Classes and success stories are abundant from comedy houses like Second City, Improv Olympics/iO Theater and Comedy Sportz, where you can have a laugh most, if not every night of the week. There are plenty of clubs showcasing Chicago's stand up talent like Zanies or Comedy Bar. Aspiring Chicago comedians not only flock to these well known venues, but also to bars and coffee shops hosting free and low cost comedy performances.
Related: Open Mic Nights in Chicago
Weeds Tavern in New City/Lincoln Park has comedy night on Tuesdays at 9pm, and is also a great spot to enjoy an authentic Chicago Handshake. For those who prefer PBR to Old Style, head to Goldie's Pub on Sundays for cheap beer, stand up comedy and open mic. Goldie's has dollar PBRs, video games, classic nintendo, pool/billiards, free pool Mondays, 2 dart boards, and you can bring in outside food (yes! BYOF).
Timothy O'Toole's in Streeterville is a solid sports bar showing sporting events and UFC, and also hosts the Comedians You Should Know series Thursday nights.
The Book Cellar is an independent book store with author signing and other literary events, in addition to comedy nights hosted by The Kates.
Gallery Cabaret has something for everyone on Thursdays, starting with Cupcake Comedy open mic from 7-8pm. Immediately following open mic comedy, watch a comedy showcase from 8-9 followed by musical open mic at 9:30pm.
Gorilla Tango Theatre supports up and coming artists and comedy troupes, and is host to unique comedy shows and self-produced numbers by local performers.
The Village Tap hosts Camp: A Comedy Show, featuring fresh talent, high energy and plenty of weirdness, every Monday night at 8:30pm.
Chicago Comedy Shows by Day of the Week
The Village Tap, Camp: A Comedy Show, 8:30pm.
Weeds Tavern, New City, 9pm
Chicago Joe's, Comedy Tub Show
Timothy O'Toole's, Streeterville, Comedians You Should Know
Gallery Cabaret Cupcake Comedy open mic 7-8pm with showcase from 8-9
Goldie's Pub stand up comedy and open mic


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Alice Lowe to make new film Timestalker
- Prevenge star Alice Lowe will write, direct and act in new British comedy film Timestalker
- The film focuses on a woman who is reincarnated every time she falls in love with the wrong man
- Production on the movie is expected to start in 2019
Alice Lowe is set to star in Timestalker, a comedy film from the same team that worked with her on 2017 movie Prevenge.
Screendaily reports that production is expected to start on the new feature in 2019.
Timestalker is described as "an hilarious, violent tale that encapsulates the female romantic predicament in multiple eras". Lowe will play the lead character Agnes, a woman who is reincarnated every time she falls in love with the wrong man.
The industry website says: "Lowe will star alongside an ensemble cast that will recur throughout each historical period depicted in the film."
The Sightseers and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace star will also write and direct the new project. It will be produced by Western Edge Pictures, the production company with whom she also made Prevenge, her 2017 film about a pregnant woman who goes on a killing spree.
Producer Vaughan Sivell from Western Edge Pictures says: "The whole WEP team is thrilled to be getting our teeth into Timestalker and working with Alice again. She is a unique talent in the industry, a real joy to work with and incredibly brave in the challenges she sets herself. It's going to be a riot!"
Alice Lowe adds: "I am thrilled to be working with WEP again and so excited to wrangle this crazy adventure that's been lurking in the back of my mind for over a year. I want to bring to audiences the concept-driven comedy that I enjoy but haven't seen on screen for a while. It's going to be colourful splashy and wild. I can't wait."
Timestalker will be filmed in 2019.
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Port Lowell, Mars, 20xx, 21st of the month of Synclastic.
School was cancelled today. The next settlement over the hill from us had suffered even worse from the latest storm, and the teacher had been badly injured when her home had depressurised. She was still alive, though, but badly injured so Mum made us send her a get-well-soon email.
We sat down around the table for brunch, still in our pressure suits, but with the helmets open. Our place wasn't that badly hit, only some parts whittled down by the storm, and those likely to blow if there's any more storms any time soon.
Zephyn would be a year old tomorrow.
Tiptoeing through the echoing empty places, he left no trace in the dust, built in slow aeons on strange onyx floors. He stirred no wind in the vacuum, as he stretched and turned and twisted between the claws that grasped, the teeth that ripped.
For twelve months he had grown and studied and practised, his senses softly unfurling like a cicada's wings emerging from their ugly shell, delicate strands stretching out through Time and Space until they encompassed the light-sphere binding all Creation.
Many years ago, the people of the town agreed upon a festival to boost their spirits before another long and lonely highland winter set in. It would be an autumn harvest festival, celebrating the town's unique produce: enormous fruits with glossy dark skin and impossibly orange flesh, both sweet and savory at once. The vines would burst upwards every spring and trail over fences, outhouses and chicken coops, sprawling across public gardens, vacant lots, and the cemetery. As the days grew shorter the vines withered away, leaving fruits squatting baldly on the ground like peculiar boulders, or the eggs of some gigantic insect.
The first festival brought a surprising number of city people to marvel at the curious fruits, and the locals all agreed it was a great success.
"Tell me," Klaus Sonnenberg asked his friend Ivan Kerensky at breakfast on the last day of Earth, "why you haven't seemed the least bit upset that this asteroid is going to end us all?"
"Klaus," Ivan said in an accent that was pure Southern California, "I'm Russian. We know in our soul things will not end well."
"You're no more Russian than I am," Klaus sputtered. "You're an American. Your father was a surfer from Orange County. Why aren't you an eternal optimist?"
For a while I thought he'd leave me hanging, but eventually his expression softened and he relented, clunking the rim of his enamel mug against mine while he watched me from under those shaggy wizard's eyebrows.
"Good luck," he said, his creaky voice catching me by surprise the way it always did.
"Live long and prosper," I replied, and he rolled his eyes. It was an old joke between us, from an ancient series from simpler times that we'd binged on long ago. The wine was rough, the colour of deoxygenated blood, but it suited the occasion and the setting.
I was getting late for the office and this man was still fiddling inside!
Outside the red phone booth, it was hot and sweaty. I tried to knock on the door, but he seemed lost in his own world.
Finally, I decided to take some action and entered the booth.
Boy, was he relieved to see me!
"Man...if you ain't the worst photographer I've ever seen you'll do till he shows up!"
Phillips chuckles away to himself as he puts on a wide-angle lens.
I look glumly at the rear screen on the digital camera. Somehow I'd missed the rider. And he was coming third at that stage. The Tour de France has riders packed into groups called pelotons, and somehow I'd missed him amidst three other riders as he cycled past.
"Let's call it a day," says Phillips after he takes a few crowd shots.
We pack up our gear and head back to the cheap hotel we'd been able to rent when we arrived.
My photography has been dogged by such incidents for as long as I can recall.
She was made of starlight.
She stood only a few metres before him. Surrounded by old redwood trees, whose branches interlaced and were so thick with foliage that only a few beams of the night's light trickled down to the soft, mossy ground.
Her eyes were closed, peaceful and serene. Her hair floated lightly down her back, the strands of shimmering diamonds gently tinkling in the cool night breeze. Her radiant, iridescent body shone like a full moon, he couldn't draw his attention away from her. The surroundings were so gloomy and dreary in comparison to her brilliance.
Every night, I dream of the castle in the snow.
Every night I'm a princess, trapped inside the castle tower. Princes from all across the land set out to rescue me from my evil dragon guardian.
Many perish along the journey. Some fall off the summits of Mount Agarnathia as they brave the mountain passes during winter storms; others are devoured by the evil hags of Demonwood Forest while the blood moon shines upon their corpses and smiles; still others are slaughtered without mercy by the cruel armies that the Ogre King sets upon them; or they fall prey to their own greed, or ignorance, or envy, as they sail on the deceptively calm waters of Lake Judgement.
'We'll be right with you in a second,' said a female voice from the shop's darkened backroom as Julius made his way towards the fridge. He shivered as he walked. It was cold in this shop despite the warm weather outside.
'Hon, can you get that customer?' continued the voice, 'I'm back here making the Christmas puddings.'
Milk in hand, Julius walk across the black and white chequered floor leading to the counter where a middle-aged, greying man now stood. Julius noticed his face bore a tired and worried look.
AntipodeanSF Issue 250 is now ready via print on demand.
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Ion Newcombe is the editor and publisher of AntipodeanSF, Australia's longest running online speculative fiction magazine, regularly issued since January 1998, and conceived back around November 2007. He has been a zealous reader and occasional writer of SF since his childhood in the 1960s, and even sold a few stories here and there back in the '90s.
"Nuke", who it turns out loves editing more than writing, lives in the New South Wales North Coast holiday destination of Nambucca Heads, where he is self-employed in IT training, computer support, desktop publishing, editing, writing, and website implementation. He is also the resident tech-head, skeptic, and board member of community radio station 2NVR, where he produces a number of shows including The AntipodeanSF Radio Show.
Mark Webb's midlife crisis came in the form of attempting to write speculative fiction at a very slow pace. His wife maintains this is a good outcome considering the more expensive and cliched alternatives. Evidence of Mark's attempts to procrastinate in his writing, including general musings and reviews of books he has been reading, can be found at www.markwebb.name.
One of Mark's very best forms of writing procrastination is to produce the eBook series for AntipodeanSF, which he has been doing since issue 175.
Coming In Issue 254
by Robert W. Caldwell
Black Hole Down
by Rubino del Sur
From Here to There and Back Again
by Phillip Berrie
Slice of Life
by Zebuline Carter
Tempus Fugit
by Kevin J. Phyland
The Break Up
by Lachlan Walter
The Campus
by Jack Beltane
The Most Loyal Servant and The Peas
by PS Cottier
The Robo Diggers
by Maree Collee
The Villainy of Solitute
by Triffooper Solitude
4 Spec-Fic Poems
by Frank Prem
Luke J. Kendall failed to drown on five separate occasions on Sydney's northern beaches. For 30 years he worked in the IT R&D field, very happily married to an adventurous mediaeval scholar 22 years his senior, until her death in December 2014.
He likes really long form fiction — like Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, or C. E. Murphy's urban shaman series. His own, The Leeth Dossier, is set in our world in a 'mixtopian' near future a few decades after magic's return. Character-driven by its female lead — who is innocent, loyal, and deadly — it blends hard science with fantasy, psychological horror, humour, and action.
He has self-published Wild Thing (2015), Harsh Lessons (2016), Shadow Hunt (2017), and Violent Causes (2019), and is working on Lost Girl (2020?). His author web site is <AtoeInTheOceanOfBooks.com>
Dangerous January was written from a writing prompt in Neil Gaiman's Master Class.
Sarah Anne Ross is a Melbournian born-and-bred, and has a background of events management in the local music scene.
She is now the Treasurer to the #LoveOzYA Committee, and frequents as many book events as possible to celebrate amazing Australian writers.
When she's not writing or journaling, she's curled up with an audiobook, her cat, and a cup of tea!
Steven Fritz graduated from the University of Maryland, became a Naval Aviator and flew helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft in the US Navy.
After leaving active duty, he earned a Ph.D. in Radiation Biophysics at the University of Kansas and spent several years as a medical school faculty member and senior administrator.
After university he managed a seed stage venture fund and did a stint as an avionics entrepreneur. He's been infatuated with science fiction since his youth and has been writing SF full time for three years. You can follow Steven on his website at <InigoPress.com> or on Twitter at @StevenLFritz1.
Kerryn writes occasional opinion pieces and very occasional short fiction. Sometimes she gets paid for it, but mostly she doesn't — although she once won a very satisfying $500 in a 'so bad it's good' flash fiction competition.
Based in Canberra, Kerryn occupies a cubicle and works on figuring out her escape strategy. Along with writing, her other hobbies include practicing her autograph, taking 'pensive author' selfies, envying proper novelists, and making up silly bios — like this one.
Markus J writes about himself:
I reside in a coastal town on the southwest coast of Victoria. I write mostly short stories and poetry and find it perfect way to express myself. I write as a hobby and attend a couple of local writing groups.I have found with attending these groups that I have learnt so much and have gained valuable knowledge from more experienced writers. This experience has also given me the confidence to pursue my passion more vigorously.
My passion for writing started back during my school years and then it continued on until my early twenties. It was at that point that life building a career and raising a family took all of my energy and time. It was during this period of my life that writing took a back seat. That hiatus lasted for over thirty years.
About nine years ago, when my life took a serious turn, I revisited writing — especially poetry — as a way to release the frustrations that I was feeling at the time. Now that I have reached the middle age of my life, I have that extra time I need to be able to devote myself to writing.
Michael Connolly lives in Bowraville NSW, Australia. He has worked as an art teacher, music teacher, printer and illustrator among other things (such as chicken de-beaker), and has a keen interest in science-fiction and the natural sciences. He has illustrated for the magazine Tabula Rasa, which specialises in the horror genre, and is a regular contributor to AntipodeanSF.
Tim Borella has never lost his childhood passion for SF and writing in general and has been lucky enough to have worked most of his life as a pilot — in other words, he's never properly grown up.
He lives in country Far North Queensland, has won awards for songwriting, and has had various other writing achievements, the most recent being an honourable mention in the 2018 international Literary Taxidermy Short Story Competition.
He also has bachelor degrees in science and teaching, and has completed a couple of as-yet unpublished SF novels. He'd dearly love to spend more time writing, but will have to continue juggling for another couple of years until the kids have fully left the nest.
George Nikolopoulos is a speculative fiction writer from Athens, Greece, and a member of Codex Writers' Group. His short stories have been published in Galaxy's Edge, Daily Science Fiction, Factor Four, Grievous Angel, Helios Quarterly Magazine, Unsung Stories, Best Vegan SFF, The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF, Bards & Sages Quarterly, Havok, SF Comet, Mad Scientist Journal, Truancy, Digital Fiction QuickFic, The Centropic Oracle, StarShipSofa, 600 Second Saga, Antipodean SF, Manawaker Studio's FFP, Fifty Flashes, 9Tales from Elsewhere, Event Horizon 2017, and many other magazines and anthologies.
Meghashri Dalvi consults in Technical Communication, when she is not writing science fiction or teaching Management. Her stories have appeared in Aphelion, Ascent Aspirations, Anotherealm, Quantummuse, and AntiSF.
Retired after 33 years of teaching, Kevin now indulges his passions full-time: weather, reading and writing. His fiction usually embraces darker themes or the new weird, but lately he has gone back to more traditional old school SFF. He has set himself the task of reading every Stephen King novel, in order, and all of the recommended SF reading lists of Locus magazine for the last 35 years <http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1983>. His eyes hurt.
Wesley Parish is an SF fan from early childhood. Born in PNG, he enjoys reading about humans in strange cultures and circumstances; his favourite SF authors include Ursula Le Guin, Fritz Lieber, Phillip K. Dick, J.G. Ballard and Frank Herbert. He lives in Christchurch, NZ, is an unemployed Java and C programmer, and has recently decided to become a mad ukuleleist, flautist and trombonist, and would love to revert to being the mad fiddler and pedal steel guitarist.. "Where oh where has my little pedal steel got to ... ?"
Speculative Fiction
Online Since Feb 1998
Carolyn's work spans devising, performance, theatre-in-education and a collaborative visual art practice.
She tours children's works to schools nationally with School Performance Tours, is a member of the Bathurst physical theatre ensemble Lingua Franca and one half of darkroom — a visual arts practice with videographer Sean O'Keeffe.
(Photo by Jeremy Belinfante)
Mark is an astrophysicist and space scientist who worked on the Cassini/Huygens mission to Saturn. Following this he worked in computer consultancy, engineering, and high energy research (with a stint at the JET Fusion Torus).
All this science hasn't damped his love of fantasy and science fiction. It has, however, ruined his enjoyment of rainbows, colourful flames on romantic log fires, and rings around the moon. He has previously been published in Stupefying Stories Showcase, Everyday Fiction, Escape Pod, Perihelion and also on AntipodeanSF where he is part of the narration team.
Margaret lives the good life on a small piece of rural New South Wales Australia, with an amazing man, a couple of pets, and several rambunctious wombats.
She feels so lucky to be a part of the AntiSF team.
Timothy Gwyn is a professional pilot in Canada, where he flies to remote communities. During a lull in his flying career, he was a radio announcer for three years, and he is also an author.
In addition to short stories at AntipodeanSF and NewMyths.com, his SF novel is available internationally in print and ebook formats. "Avians" draws on his love of alternative aviation to tell the tale of a girl who runs away from home to join a cadre of glider pilots on a world without metal or fossil fuels.
On Twitter, he is @timothygwyn, and his blogs are at <timothygwyn.com>.
Garry Dean lives on the Mid Coast of New South Wales Australia, and has been a fan of SF for most of his natural life. Being vision impaired, he makes good use of voice recognition and text to speech in order to write. Many of his stories have appeared in AntipodeanSF over the years, and his love of all things audio led him to join the narration team in 2017.
You can read examples of Garry's fiction on his website <https://garrydean.wordpress.com>
Laurie Bell lives in Melbourne, Australia. She was that girl you found with her nose always buried in a book. She has been writing ever since she was a little girl and first picked up a pen. From books to short stories, radio plays to snippets of ideas and reading them aloud to anyone who will listen.
She is the author of The Butterfly Stone (YA/ Fantasy — available now) and White Fire (Sci Fi — available now)
You can read more of her work on her blog Look for her on Facebook <www.facebook.com/WriterLaurieBell/> or Twitter: <@LaurienotLori>
Pixie is a voice actor, cabaret performer & slam poet From the Blue Mountains in NSW.
She enjoys writing short fiction, plays for radio and stage as well as her own brand of weird poetry.
She hosts the 'Off-Beet Poetry Slam' held bi-monthly in Katoomba,
And is a theatre reviewer for 2SER FM in Sydney.
David Whitaker is originally from the UK though has travelled around a bit and now resides in India. He has a degree in Journalism, however decided that as he's always preferred making things up it should ultimately become a resource rather than a profession.
His stories, covering everything from sci-fi to philosophy, have been published across the globe and links to each can be found at <wordsbydavid.com>
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Amanda Seyfried believes that mental illness should be dragged out of the shadows and discussed in plain view. To help achieve that, she's opening up about her own obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
The 30-year-old Mamma Mia! actress graces the cover of Allure's November issue, and while chatting about the recent renovations to her upstate New York home, the topic of mental illness arose. Amanda said she chose not to include a stove in the guest house she had built out of fear that someone might burn the place down. She added that her decision was a result of OCD, that it was "just a controlling thing."
Delving further into the subject, she said, "I'm on Lexapro, and I'll never get off of it. I've been on it since I was 19, so 11 years. I'm on the lowest dose. I don't see the point of getting off of it. Whether it's placebo or not, I don't want to risk it. And what are you fighting against? Just the stigma of using a tool? A mental illness is a thing that people cast in a different category [from other illnesses], but I don't think it is. It should be taken as seriously as anything else."
Amanda, who has chatted about mental health in the past, also spoke about the "proof" many people need in order to legitimize mental illness, as well as her own journey to diagnose her illness. She said, "You don't see the mental illness. It's not a mass, it's not a cyst. But it's there. Why do you need to prove it? If you can treat it, you treat it."
"I had pretty bad health anxiety that came from the OCD and thought I had a tumor in my brain. I had an MRI, and the neurologist referred me to a psychiatrist. As I get older, the compulsive thoughts and fears have diminished a lot. Knowing that a lot of my fears are not reality-based really helps."
In her Allure feature, the Mean Girls star additionally talked about her insecurity issues and the relief she's afforded by escaping to her Stone Ridge, New York home (which is about 100 miles north of New York City). She touches on her love of the town, her fiancé Thomas Sadoski, and her plans for her estate, which include redesigning the property and acquiring a goat and a pig to complement the rooster and four chickens she already owns. ~Matthew Pariselli


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So does everyone else it seems!
Yoga has long been a favourite of ours here at In Bloom for many reasons. First, yoga is accessible to everyone, there is no being good or bad at yoga, and no other requirement that the guidance of the teacher is needed. Second, yoga is easily practiced. This is extremely important, because when it comes to tools to build the health of your employees, making sure to deliver sessions consistently and building momentum are critical.
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If we look at the big picture, we don't have to look too long to see the current situation of global health. The direction in which global health is headed ins't all too rosy. While it warms our hearts that progress is made on many fronts such as child mortality, life expectancy and overall decrease of diseases, statistics are large and wide about the population growing less active, and more obese. In 2005, obesity cost Australia a whopping $21 billion dollars. With work hours that are continuously extending, how can people find the time to spend time taking care of their health? That's where we come in. With our programs being in your workplace, in your work hours, the biggest obstacles are now removed from the picture.
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Here's a great segment from last night's Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee responds to the #MeToo backlash surrounding stories like the "Shitty Media Men" list and the recent debate surrounding the Aziz Ansari allegations. "What many fail to understand is that it doesn't have to be rape to ruin your life, and it doesn't have to ruin your life to be worth speaking out about. Any kind of sexual harassment or coercion is unacceptable," Bee says. "So what the fuck are women supposed to do to protect ourselves? If we go public with a story we're petty crybabies hell-bent on destroying men's careers. If we write a secret list to protect each other we're gossipy shrews telling lies in the shadows. What men literally cannot understand is: This isn't about them!" Later, Bee offers up a round of apologies:
I'm sorry for a lot of things. I'm sorry that anyone ever thought the contents of that list or any of the other ways we protect ourselves from men were your goddamn business. I'm sorry you thought you got to choose what experiences we can share, or how we react to the shitty ways we've been treated. And to men specifically: I'm sorry a request to be respected makes office culture a little less fun and flirty, and I'm sorry we tattled about that stuff you did on us, even when it was totally not rape! But listen: If you don't want to tune in to your partner's feelings throughout sex, maybe you shouldn't be fucking a person at all. May I suggest a coin purse or a Ziploc bag full of grape jelly? Men: If you say you're a feminist, then fuck like a feminist. And if you don't want to do that, take off your fucking pin, because we are not your accessories.
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Woke up this morning "showered" (really I poured buckets of water over me while I stood in the shower) and headed down to the birth center. It's quiet around here because of New Years (which is a big deal in Haiti because it also is their Independence Day)
Oh wait, I spoke too soon... Quiet as far as prenatal's go, but we just had two births (babies born 4 minutes apart) and have a mom laboring in the same room as the birth I just attended. Birth here is so very different then back home! Women are left in the room to labor (with others if there are more labors happening at the same time) and the midwives are very straight to the point (this is a cultural thing) it's interesting having such a language barrier- so I am doing lots of keeping them hydrated, counter pressure, and letting them squeeze the heck out of my hands!
The baby I just saw born is a handsome little boy! I love watching the relief and joy that all mothers get once their baby is born. It crosses all cultures for sure!
I showed a bunch of ladies pictures of my "babies" and she passed my phone to all the other ladies. They said a bunch of stuff and laughed! I get that a lot- being the only American! I'm pretty sure everyone just makes fun of me ;)
I actually think they may have been saying that the girls look like me! Man do I miss MY baby girls!
If you accompany a friend or family member to the birth center, expect to be put to work! I have seen mothers and sisters and friends outside scrubbing post birth bedding in a bucket (gnarly!) and making the beds back up for the next mama to come in! I'm not sure if they are asked to do it or volunteer, but it is messy work! Haitians work together and have the best attitudes while doing it! (Update: I just asked and found out that each woman is expected to have someone with her to launder the birth soiled bedding... They sit in the hot sun scrubbing for hours! These women are servants and are tough!!)
I am now currently sitting in on my 3rd labor of the day. I missed the one that was 4 minutes after the one I attended (it was in the other room!) this mama is 18 years old and lost her previous baby last year when it was just 6 months old. I cannot help but pray for a healthier outcome for this baby! I have no idea why that baby died, but I can only imagine the anxiety she must be carrying as she labors with baby #2...
Her TINY baby boy was just born. These Haitian mamas make giving birth look so easy! I wish I could share with my American friends just a glimmer of what it's like here! It's truly an amazing thing to watch!


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Food and Drink - Spring 2011 - (Page 112)
>p PRODUCERS citromax group of companies The Original Flavor This Women's Business Enterprise brings back flavor-making fun. By Jamie Morgan company profile Citromax Group of Companies www.citromaxflavors.com Headquarters: Carlstadt, N.J. Employees: 200 Specialties: Producing oils, concentrates and flavors Vivian Glueck, president: "We're nimble, flexible and can accommodate both large and smaller clients." Then there's Citroil, which began in the 1960s as a U.S. equivalent to Fritzsche but morphed into an essential oils producer. In Brazil, Citromax Essencias LTDA caters to the country's taste for savory and tropical flavors added to everything from juice to sausages. Berrymax is Citromax's newest company. Also based in Argentina, this 400-acre orchard benefits from vertical integration that allows it to grow, harvest, package and globally distribute fresh and frozen berries. New Venture Before Berrymax was added, Citromax's President Vivian Glueck launched the company's return to the U.S. flavor-producing market with Citromax Flavors (CF) six years ago. Today, she says it is one of the conglomerate's fastest growing companies. "My decision in the last six years to reenter the U.S. market as a flavor house has led to the incorporation of a new company with the name Citromax Flavors to service the North American market," Glueck says. "CF is building on [Citromax's] well-known reputation as a producer of high-quality lemon oil and concentrated lemon juice since companies that tend to purchase lemon oil and juices also purchase flavors." According to Glueck, the reentry into >> Citromax Group of Companies specializes in extracting fruit juice and oils for use in the making of many kinds of products. C itromax Group of Companies does not make lemonade from its lemons. However, it does extract the concentrated juice and oils that other companies use to make not only lemonade, but several food, beverage and industrial products for the everyday consumer. Officially established in 1964 as an Argentinean flavor and fragrance house, Citromax is now headquartered in New Jersey and is parent to five companies all with ties to the lemon and blueberry industries. Its oldest company – Fritzsche – dates back to the late 1950s and serves the Argentina market with oils and flavors used for flavor, fragrance and also for industrial purposes such as household cleaners. 112 food and drink • spring 2011 • www.fooddrink-magazine.com
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Tableside Chat
Table of Contents
News a la Carte
Current Events
FAD Exclusive
A Ripening Field
History in the Making
New Wine Paradigm
Don Sebastiani & Sons/ The Other Guys
St. Julian Winery
Ste. Genevieve Winery
Herzog Wine Cellars
Meier's Wine Cellar
Oak Ridge Winery
Producers: Keeping Trade Secrets
MaMa Rosa's Pizza
Gel Spice Co. LLC
Vegetable Juices Inc.
Royal Caribbean Bakery/Caribbean Food Delights
Red Stripe Beer
Robertet Flavors
Annabelle Candy
Andrea Foods
Anchor Brewing
F&F Foods
Santa Sweets Inc.
Hillside Candy
Ricos Products
Sethness Greenleaf Inc.
Wunder-Bar: Automatic Bar Controls
Antigua Distillery
AMES International
Amato's Bakery
Charlie's Pride Meats
Citromax Group of Companies
Diamond Bakery
Grindmaster- Cecilware Corp.
Heartland Mill
Kirschenman Enterprises
Rakhra Mushroom Farm
FAME Food Management
Schneider Packaging Equipment Co. Inc.
Sea Harvest Corporation (Pty) Ltd.
Sparrer Sausage Co. Inc.
Jamaican Teas Ltd.
Westminster Cracker Co.
Distributors: Don't Risk It
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U.S. Foodservice – Milwaukee Division
Arizona Select Distribution
Fairway Packing Co.
Ingredient Innovations
J.J. Taylor Distributing Co. of Minnesota Inc.
Mastronardi Produce
Milne Fruit Products Inc.
Pellerito Foods
Albion Fisheries Ltd.
RPE Inc.
Retailers: Savoring the Moment
Roadtown Wholesale Trading Ltd.
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
Quick Chek
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Sendik's Fine Foods Inc.
Zaro's Bakery
Balboa Brands
Restaurants: Toss Around Ideas
Sizzler USA
Dick's Last Resort
Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd.
Liberty Entertainment Group
Roly Poly Franchise Systems
Santa Fe Cattle Co.
Winger's USA Inc.
Bensi Restaurant Group Inc.
Leo's Coney Island
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What do you think when I am telling you about coffee table…? Boring! Not this time though because I have found really nice vintage looking one and what's more you can do this functional table yourself. Most of the table pictures I found made out of wine crates and I started to search for it but no luck. Then I have decided to build the boxes also and it was better than the ready ones.
Here is the why; the table will be square and it is not possible to find 4 boxes in the same quality. Also the sizes may not be match exactly and the main reason it will not be handmade. Even though I have found a few really good boxes but 30 Euros asked for per the box which was not logical to pay.
So I have decided to build it from the scratch and I did it. As I don't have so much space in my living room so I made 2 of them 60 cm long and 2 of the 40 cm long and the table become rectangle rather than the square which was a perfect fit to my living room.
Also in the build period I decided to not to use any screws and I put everything together with a super wood glue and I used wooden sticks as a screw.
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Shibori Stitched Circles
Deep Into Indigo Retreat Prep
Stitching techniques can take the most time, especially the intricate, detailed patterns that can totally blow our minds with their loveliness.
There's nothing wrong with a little simplicity, though. I recently bought a little (just about 100 yards -hee hee) muslin for our Deep Into Indigo 2019 retreats and wanted to test it out.
Muslin is a little tightly woven and sometimes that makes it harder to really see the details of stitching but, I'm thinking, this fabric works.
I traced the bottom of a coffee mug using a washable marker and just did a running stitch around the circle. I love how the circles look clean but when you look up close, you can see where the fabric caused a little more resist. It adds so much depth.
Every white spot is where a needle went in or out of the fabric, so you can see that I made pretty big stitches. Then I pulled them up tightly and tied a tight knot. I wish I had taken picture of the process but I didn't think of it. I'll do it next time.
Here's the back of the fabric. On the back, the inside of the circle is lighter because of the – again – resist caused by the fabric. This is rarely my favorite side but that's just my personal taste. It does show even more depth when you look up close.
I dipped this piece in my indigo/fructose vat just three times. The vat had been revived a few times over several months as well, which makes it tend towards a medium blue. I love all of the variables that makes indigo so changeable.
I've got a couple more pictures of muslin dyed in this session. I'll share them here and talk in more detail about he other stitched one in a future post.
Got questions? Ask 'em! I love talking indigo and shibori!


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6.6: Hyperbolic Functions
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The hyperbolic functions are a set of functions that have many applications to mathematics, physics, and engineering. Among many other applications, they are used to describe the formation of satellite rings around planets, to describe the shape of a rope hanging from two points, and have application to the theory of special relativity. This section defines the hyperbolic functions and describes many of their properties, especially their usefulness to calculus.
These functions are sometimes referred to as the "hyperbolic trigonometric functions" as there are many, many connections between them and the standard trigonometric functions. Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\) demonstrates one such connection. Just as cosine and sine are used to define points on the circle defined by \(x^2+y^2=1\), the functions hyperbolic cosine and hyperbolic sine are used to define points on the hyperbola \(x^2-y^2=1\).
Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Using trigonometric functions to define points on a circle and hyperbolic functions to define points on a hyperbola. The area of the shaded regions are included in them.
We begin with their definition.
Definition \(\PageIndex{1}\): Hyperbolic Functions
- \( \cosh x = \frac{e^x+e^{-x}}2\)
- \( \sinh x = \frac{e^x-e^{-x}}2\)
- \(\tanh x = \frac{\sinh x}{\cosh x}\)
- \( \text{sech} x = \frac{1}{\cosh x}\)
- \( \text{csch} x = \frac{1}{\sinh x}\)
- \( \coth x = \frac{\cosh x}{\sinh x}\)
These hyperbolic functions are graphed in Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\). In the graphs of \(\cosh x\) and \(\sinh x\), graphs of \(e^x/2\) and \(e^{-x}/2\) are included with dashed lines. As \(x\) gets "large," \(\cosh x\) and \(\sinh x\) each act like \(e^x/2\); when \(x\) is a large negative number, \(\cosh x\) acts like \(e^{-x}/2\) whereas $\sinh x$ acts like \(-e^{-x}/2\).
Notice the domains of \(\tanh x\) and \(\text{sech} x\) are \((-\infty,\infty)\), whereas both \(\coth x\) and \(\text{csch} x\) have vertical asymptotes at \(x=0\). Also note the ranges of these functions, especially \(\tanh x\): as \(x\to\infty\), both \(\sinh x\) and \(\cosh x\) approach \(e^{-x}/2\), hence \(\tanh x\) approaches \(1\).
The following example explores some of the properties of these functions that bear remarkable resemblance to the properties of their trigonometric counterparts.
Pronunciation Note: "cosh" rhymes with "gosh," "sinh" rhymes with "pinch," and "tanh" rhymes with "ranch."
Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): Graphs of the hyperbolic functions.
Example \(\PageIndex{1}\): Exploring properties of hyperbolic functions
Use Definition \(\PageIndex{1}\) to rewrite the following expressions.
- \(\cosh^2 x-\sinh^2x\)
- \(\tanh^2 x+\text{sech}^2 x\)
- \(2\cosh x\sinh x\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\cosh x\big)\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\sinh x\big)\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\tanh x\big)\)
- \[\begin{align} \cosh^2x-\sinh^2x &= \left(\frac{e^x+e^{-x}}2\right)^2 -\left(\frac{e^x-e^{-x}}2\right)^2\\ &= \frac{e^{2x}+2e^xe^{-x} + e^{-2x}}4 - \frac{e^{2x}-2e^xe^{-x} + e^{-2x}}4\\ &= \frac44=1.\end{align}\]So \(\cosh^2 x-\sinh^2x=1\).
- \[\begin{align} \tanh^2 x+\text{sech}^2 x &=\frac{\sinh^2x}{\cosh^2 x} + \frac{1}{\cosh^2 x} \\ &= \frac{\sinh^2x+1}{\cosh^2 x}\qquad \text{Now use identity from #1.}\\ &= \frac{\cosh^2 x}{\cosh^2 x} = 1. \end{align}\]So \(\tanh^2 x+\text{sech}^2 x=1\).
- \[\begin{align} 2\cosh x\sinh x &= 2\left(\frac{e^x+e^{-x}}2\right)\left(\frac{e^x-e^{-x}}2\right) \\ &= 2 \cdot\frac{e^{2x} - e^{-2x}}4\\ &= \frac{e^{2x} - e^{-2x}}2 = \sinh (2x).\\ \end{align}\]Thus \(2\cosh x\sinh x = \sinh (2x)\).
- \[\begin{align} \frac{d}{dx}\big(\cosh x\big) &= \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{e^x+e^{-x}}2\right) \\ &= \frac{e^x-e^{-x}}2\\ &= \sinh x. \end{align}\]So \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\cosh x\big) = \sinh x.\)
- \[\begin{align} \frac{d}{dx}\big(\sinh x\big) &= \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{e^x-e^{-x}}2\right) \\ &= \frac{e^x+e^{-x}}2\\ &= \cosh x. \end{align}\]So \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\sinh x\big) = \cosh x.\)
- \[\begin{align} \frac{d}{dx}\big(\tanh x\big) &= \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{\sinh x}{\cosh x}\right) \\ &= \frac{\cosh x \cosh x - \sinh x \sinh x}{\cosh^2 x}\\ &= \frac{1}{\cosh^2 x}\\ &=\text{sech}^2 x. \end{align}\]So \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\tanh x\big) = \text{sech}^2 x.\)
The following Key Idea summarizes many of the important identities relating to hyperbolic functions. Each can be verified by referring back to Definition \(\PageIndex{1}\).
Key Idea 16: Useful Hyperbolic Function Properties
Basic Identities
- \(\cosh^2x-\sinh^2x=1\)
- \(\tanh^2x+\text{sech}^2x=1\)
- \(\coth^2x-\text{csch}^2x = 1\)
- \(\cosh 2x=\cosh^2x+\sinh^2x\)
- \(\sinh 2x = 2\sinh x\cosh x\)
- \(\cosh^2x = \frac{\cosh 2x+1}{2}\)
- \(\sinh^2x=\frac{\cosh 2x-1}{2}\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\cosh x\big) = \sinh x\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\sinh x\big) = \cosh x\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\tanh x\big) = \text{sech}^2 x\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\text{sech} x\big) = -\text{sech} x\tanh x\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\text{csch} x\big) = -\text{csch} x\coth x\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\coth x\big) = -\text{csch}^2x\)
- \(\int \cosh x\ dx = \sinh x+C\)
- \(\int \sinh x\ dx = \cosh x+C\)
- \(\int \tanh x\ dx = \ln(\cosh x) +C\)
- \(\int \coth x\ dx = \ln|\sinh x\,|+C\)
We practice using Key Idea 16
Example \(\PageIndex{2}\): Derivatives and integrals of hyperbolic functions
Evaluate the following derivatives and integrals.
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\cosh 2x\big)\)
- \(\int \text{sech}^2(7t-3)\ dt\)
- \( \int_0^{\ln 2} \cosh x\ dx\)
- Using the Chain Rule directly, we have \(\frac{d}{dx} \big(\cosh 2x\big) = 2\sinh 2x\).
Just to demonstrate that it works, let's also use the Basic Identity found in Key Idea 16: \(\cosh 2x = \cosh^2x+\sinh^2x\).
\[\begin{align}\frac{d}{dx}\big(\cosh 2x\big) = \frac{d}{dx}\big(\cosh^2x+\sinh^2x\big) &= 2\cosh x\sinh x+ 2\sinh x\cosh x\\ &= 4\cosh x\sinh x.\end{align}\]Using another Basic Identity, we can see that \(4\cosh x\sinh x = 2\sinh 2x\). We get the same answer either way.
- We employ substitution, with \(u = 7t-3\) and \(du = 7dt\). Applying Key Ideas 10 and 16 we have:
$$ \int\text{sech}^2 (7t-3)\ dt = \frac17\tanh (7t-3) + C.$$
- $$\int_0^{\ln 2} \cosh x\ dx = \sinh x\Big|_0^{\ln 2} = \sinh (\ln 2) - \sinh 0 = \sinh(\ln 2).$$
We can simplify this last expression as \(\sinh x\) is based on exponentials:
$$\sinh(\ln 2) = \frac{e^{\ln 2}-e^{-\ln 2}}2 = \frac{2-1/2}{2} = \frac34.$$
Inverse Hyperbolic Functions
Just as the inverse trigonometric functions are useful in certain integrations, the inverse hyperbolic functions are useful with others. Figure 16 shows the restrictions on the domains to make each function one-to-one and the resulting domains and ranges of their inverse functions. Their graphs are shown in Figure \(\PageIndex{3}\)
Because the hyperbolic functions are defined in terms of exponential functions, their inverses can be expressed in terms of logarithms as shown in Key Idea 17. It is often more convenient to refer to \(\sinh^{-1}x\) than to \(\ln\big(x+\sqrt{x^2+1}\big)\), especially when one is working on theory and does not need to compute actual values. On the other hand, when computations are needed, technology is often helpful but many hand-held calculators lack a \textit{convenient} \(\sinh^{-1}x\) button. (Often it can be accessed under a menu system, but not conveniently.) In such a situation, the logarithmic representation is useful. The reader is not encouraged to memorize these, but rather know they exist and know how to use them when needed.
Table \(\PageIndex{1}\): Graphs of \(\cosh x\), \(\sinh x\) and their inverses.
Figure \(\PageIndex{3}\): Graphs of the hyperbolic functions and their inverses.
The following Key Ideas give the derivatives and integrals relating to the inverse hyperbolic functions. In Key Idea 19, both the inverse hyperbolic and logarithmic function representations of the antiderivative are given, based on Key Idea 17. Again, these latter functions are often more useful than the former. Note how inverse hyperbolic functions can be used to solve integrals we used Trigonometric Substitution to solve in Section 6.4.
Key IDea 17: Logarithmic definitions of the inverse hyperbolic functions.
- \(\cosh^{-1}x=\ln\big(x+\sqrt{x^2-1}\big);\ x\geq1\)
- \(\tanh^{-1}x = \frac12\ln\left(\frac{1+x}{1-x}\right);\ |x|<1\)
- \(\text{sech}^{-1}x = \ln\left(\frac{1+\sqrt{1-x^2}}x\right);\ 0<x\leq1\)
- \(\sinh^{-1}x = \ln\big(x+\sqrt{x^2+1}\big)\)
- \(\coth^{-1}x = \frac12\ln\left(\frac{x+1}{x-1}\right);\ |x|>1\)
- \(\text{csch}^{-1}x = \ln\left(\frac1x+\frac{\sqrt{1+x^2}}{|x|}\right);\ x\neq0\)
Key Idea 18: Derivatives Involving Inverse Hyperbolic Functions
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\cosh^{-1} x\big) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2-1}};\ x>1\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\sinh^{-1} x\big) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2+1}}\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\tanh^{-1} x\big) = \frac{1}{1-x^2};\ |x|<1\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\text{sech}^{-1} x\big) = \frac{-1}{x\sqrt{1-x^2}}; 0<x<1\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\text{csch}^{-1} x\big) = \frac{-1}{|x|\sqrt{1+x^2}};\ x\neq0\)
- \(\frac{d}{dx}\big(\coth^{-1} x\big) = \frac{1}{1-x^2};\ |x|>1\)
Key Idea 19: Integrals Involving Inverse Hyperbolic Functions
- \(\int \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2-a^2}}\ dx\) \(=\qquad \cosh^{-1}\left(\frac xa\right)+C;\ 0<a<x\) \(\quad=\ln\Big|x+\sqrt{x^2-a^2}\Big|+C\)
- \(\int \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2+a^2}}\ dx\) \(=\qquad \sinh^{-1}\left(\frac xa\right)+C;\ a>0\) \(\qquad=\ln\Big|x+\sqrt{x^2+a^2}\Big|+C\)
- \(\int \frac{1}{a^2-x^2}\ dx\) \(=\qquad \left\{\begin{array}{ccc} \frac1a\tanh^{-1}\left(\frac xa\right)+C & & x^2<a^2 \\ \\\frac1a\coth^{-1}\left(\frac xa\right)+C & & a^2<x^2 \end{array}\right.\) \(\quad=\frac1{2a}\ln\left|\frac{a+x}{a-x}\right|+C\)
- \(\int \frac{1}{x\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}\ dx \) \(=\qquad -\frac1a\text{sech}^{-1}\left(\frac xa\right)+C;\ 0<x<a\) \(\quad= \frac1a \ln\left(\frac{x}{a+\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}\right)+C \)
- \(\int \frac{1}{x\sqrt{x^2+a^2}}\ dx\) \(=\qquad -\frac1a\text{csch}^{-1}\left|\frac xa\right| + C;\ x\neq 0,\ a>0\) \(\quad= \frac1a \ln\left|\frac{x}{a+\sqrt{a^2+x^2}}\right|+C\)
We practice using the derivative and integral formulas in the following example.
Example \(\PageIndex{3}\): Derivatives and integrals involving inverse hyperbolic functions
Evaluate the following.
- \( \frac{d}{dx}\left[\cosh^{-1}\left(\frac{3x-2}{5}\right)\right]\)
- \( \int\frac{1}{x^2-1}\ dx\)
- \( \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{9x^2+10}}\ dx\)
- Applying Key Idea 18 with the Chain Rule gives:
$$\frac{d}{dx}\left[\cosh^{-1}\left(\frac{3x-2}5\right)\right] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\left(\frac{3x-2}5\right)^2-1}}\cdot\frac35.$$
Multiplying the numerator and denominator by \((-1)\) gives: \( \int \frac{1}{x^2-1}\ dx = \int \frac{-1}{1-x^2}\ dx\). The second integral can be solved with a direct application of item #3 from Key Idea 19, with \(a=1\). Thus \[ \begin{align} \int \frac{1}{x^2-1}\ dx &= -\int \frac{1}{1-x^2}\ dx \\ &= \left\{\begin{array}{ccc} -\tanh^{-1}\left(x\right)+C & & x^2<1 \\ \\-\coth^{-1}\left(x\right)+C & & 1<x^2 \end{array}\right. \\ &=-\frac12\ln\left|\frac{x+1}{x-1}\right|+C\\ &=\frac12\ln\left|\frac{x-1}{x+1}\right|+C. \end{align}\]
We should note that this exact problem was solved at the beginning of Section 6.5. In that example the answer was given as \(\frac12\ln|x-1|-\frac12\ln|x+1|+C.\) Note that this is equivalent to the answer given in Equation \(\PageIndex{29}\), as \(\ln(a/b) = \ln a - \ln b\).
This requires a substitution, then item #2 of Key Idea 19 can be applied.
Let \(u = 3x\), hence \(du = 3dx\). We have
\[\int \frac{1}{\sqrt{9x^2+10}}\ dx = \frac13\int\frac{1}{\sqrt{u^2+10}}\ du. \]
Note \(a^2=10\), hence \(a = \sqrt{10}.\) Now apply the integral rule.
\[\begin{align} &= \frac13 \sinh^{-1}\left(\frac{3x}{\sqrt{10}}\right) + C \\&= \frac13 \ln \Big|3x+\sqrt{9x^2+10}\Big|+C. \end{align}\]
This section covers a lot of ground. New functions were introduced, along with some of their fundamental identities, their derivatives and antiderivatives, their inverses, and the derivatives and antiderivatives of these inverses. Four Key Ideas were presented, each including quite a bit of information.
Do not view this section as containing a source of information to be memorized, but rather as a reference for future problem solving. Key Idea 19 contains perhaps the most useful information. Know the integration forms it helps evaluate and understand how to use the inverse hyperbolic answer and the logarithmic answer.
The next section takes a brief break from demonstrating new integration techniques. It instead demonstrates a technique of evaluating limits that return indeterminate forms. This technique will be useful in Section 6.8, where limits will arise in the evaluation of certain definite integrals.
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The Improbability of You Winning the Lottery
1 Hook
Students will look up articles or watch news footage of people recently winning big lottery jackpots. This will create a springboard toward dialogue what entices people to play and who in their lives has won the lottery. Ultimately, the teacher may need to steer the conversation toward the probability of winning the lottery.
2 Direct Instruction
Students will need to learn the concepts of permutations and combinations to better understand the probability of winning a prize in a lottery. Use this time to point out the key difference between a permutation versus a combination and why the term "combination lock" is a misnomer. IXL will reinforce the the basic skills of computing combinations and permutations.
3 Guided Practice
Students will research the rules of playing high-jackpot lottery games such as Powerball or Mega Millions. They will need to discover that the game uses combinations instead of permutations. (The balls drawn need not be in the exact order).
4 Independent Practice
Students will simulate playing the lottery by either picking their own numbers or using a random number generator such as http://www.random.org. The teacher will draw the "winning numbers", and students will check to see if they would have won any money. The first time, students will only do one set, then five, then twenty, then 100. The main idea is to determine whether or not multiple plays significantly affect the probability of winning.
5 Wrap-Up
Students will create a presentation and argumentative essay on whether they think taking out a second mortgage to buy lottery tickets for a one-billion dollar jackpot is a good idea or bad idea. They will need to use the application of probabilities to explain the pros and cons of doing such a thing.


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I was MC Mommies Little Girl up against MC Mommies Little Boy in a comedy rap battle where we perform in character. Below is my rap (I won).
Dave, you'd never understand
the mother-daughter connection.
We're twins but watch yourself,
I'll give your neck a c-section
Mothers love fill me with strength
to perform Dave's verbal funeral.
What's that mommy?
Yeah you're right, I should have eaten him in utero.
I didn't choose to be born after you,
you act like I co-opted.
But if we weren't twins,
I would swear you were adopted
Four minutes older, so four minutes wiser?
Those smarts must be a curse.
You think that makes you special?
I think mom wanted you out first.
I dream of the day science will progress
To allow me to go back in.
To live inside my mommy
Between her front and her back skin.
To be an adult baby,
living in her adult womb.
Like a human pizza pocket
or a living mommy tomb.
So don't tell me you love mommy
when you know I love her most.
Cause if I had mommy jelly,
I'd eat it with mommy toast.
I may not be bright, but you can see I'm right,
or righter than my brother.
My names Donna and I'm signing off,
word to my mother.


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