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This is page 9 of a 9-page glossary of the many different types of bread. Click on the links below to visit other pages. You can also return to the overview and the history of bread or select from many more food glossaries.
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Toast typically refers to toasted bread sliced from a loaf. It is a popular breakfast bread, served with butter and jam. Many people also prefer their sandwich bread toasted; the firmer, toasted bread is a requirement for the stability of triple-decker sandwiches.
A thin, unleavened flatbread, dating to prehistoric times. Originally made from finely ground maize (corn), it is made from wheat flour in regions of Mexico unsuitable for growing corn. Called "tlaxcalli" by the native Nahuatl-speaking peoples (including the Aztecs), the bread was named "tortilla" by the Spanish Conquistadors because it resembled Spanish round unleavened cakes.
A sweet, egg-enriched bread formed of braided strands of dough, that is popular in the countries of the former Ottoman Empire. Tsoureki is the Greek name; it has different names in Arabic, Bulgarian, Romanian, Turkish and other languages. The recipe includes milk, flour, eggs, sugar, yeast, butter and a spice such as cardamom or mastic. The bread is soft and moist, yet chewy. Braided yeast breads are made for Christmas, Easter and New Year's; the Easter version often includes colored eggs.
An oblong loaf that is tapered at the ends.
You can see the difference in the fluffy, flaky, buttery dough of the Viennoiserie (croissants at top, pain au chocolat in the center and the kouing aman at the far right top) and the non-Viennoiserie flat scone at the bottom right. Photo © copyright Les Madeleines.
Often made with whole-wheat flour, walnut bread (pain aux noix) is popularly served with a cheese course. Hazelnuts can be substituted.
White bread is a modern invention made from refined, bleached wheat flour, designed to create a convenience product. Unfortunately, the bleaching, along with the removal of the bran and germ in the refining of white flour, remove most of the nutrients and fiber. In the U.S., white flour must be enriched with folic acid, iron, niacin, riboflavin and thiamin, to compensate for the loss of these nutrients during the milling process. Effective January 1997, the addition of folic acid replaces most of the major vitamins removed by bleaching ("enriched flour"), although valuable trace minerals are not replaced in this process. Nutritionists advise substituting whole-grain breads for white.
Whole-wheat bread is made from whole-wheat flour. Unlike white flour, whole wheat has not been refined; the bran and germ of the wheat grain, which contain most of the nutrition and fiber, have been retained prior to milling. Bread made from whole-wheat flour is light brown in color. Until recent times, when the superior nutrition of this bread has been acknowledged, brown bread, which is cheaper to make than refined white bread, was considered aesthetically inferior, and relegated to the poorer classes that could not afford white bread.
WHOLE GRAIN or WHOLEGRAIN
A whole grain loaf can be made in any size and shape from one or more whole grains. Whole grains that are baked into bread include corn, flaxseed, hemp, oats, rye, spelt (farro) and whole wheat. For more information, including a full list of whole grains, read our article about whole grain cereals. Note that loaves described as "multigrain," "7 grain," etc. are not whole grain, unless they so specify. Otherwise, they most likely contain a variety of refined grains that are not whole grains.
A flatbread, generally a tortilla, used to make a sandwich instead of a roll or two slices of bread. The sandwich is called a wrap or a roll-up because the filling is "rolled up" in the tortilla.
Artisan bread makers use wild yeasts, and wild yeast is required to make authentic sourdough. There are many varieties of wild yeast, each with its own flavor characteristics; several different kinds can be found in a single starter. See yeast.
Yeast is a natural leavening agent; the first leavened breads were made by setting out the dough to be attacked by wild yeast. The ancient Egyptians were already using wild yeast strains to raise their bread. Over millennia, yeast were cultivated. Today, the commercial yeast used for leavening bread is Saccharomyces cerevisiae (also used for brewing beer, whiskey and other alcoholic beverages). Yeast ferments carbohydrates in the flour (or the grain in the alcohol) producing carbon dioxide. Most commercial bakers leaven their dough with a commercially product (baker's yeast), made from a pure culture to produce uniform results. Many artisan bakers produce their own yeast by keeping a starter culture, which can last for years. See wild yeast.
A bread that is leavened by the fermentation of sugar by yeast. Many breads are yeast breads, from some white and whole wheat breads to challah to sourdough.
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Step 1: Introduction and Step 1
Since everyone will have a different collection of junk parts to build this from, I will just give you a detailed overview of how I went about it and you can apply these ramblings to your own project. Which will consist loosely of four steps.
1. Scrounge up some suitable parts for the generator
2. Build the charger circuit
3. Assemble the generator, thorax coupler, and mechanical return
4. Connect the charger circuit, and test
Step 1:
I had about four old CDROM drives hanging around and took apart a few of them to see what cool parts were inside. Turns out there are lots of cool motors, gears, and other parts inside that fully validate my insistence of keeping such crap laying around. Seeing the gear trains inside these units used for opening the tray gave me the idea for this project. The small low-torque, high-RPM motor is linked to the tray via a gear train that has a final ratio of about 20:1 Previously I had been using a parallel array of tiny pager motors to generate electricity from breathing (see below) but the linear travel from your chest expansion is not that great (around an inch) so in order to generate useful voltages you had to really huff and puff.
Anyway, tear into those CDROM drives, which you can find at pretty much any garage sale, thrift store, or landfill. The pic below shows the results. Lots of potential projects in there. For now, we are only interested in the plastic gears and the motors for opening the tray and/or moving the laser carriage.
Look over the various gears and drives and try to visualize a way to add additional gears to increase the gear ratio, or how to add another motor in series. You want to minimize the changes to the gear train. Alternatively you can just scavenge all the gears and build your gearbox up from scratch.
You are also going to need at least one motor with a small gear or pulley on it so that you can connect it to the gear train. The motors in the CDROM drive are typically simple permanent magnet DC motors designed to run on 5V, except for the spindle motor, which you don't want to use anyway.
At this point you also want to think about what you are going to use for a strap to go around your chest. An old belt, some webbing, an old shoelace, a name badge strap, or anything that will fit around you comfortably without any stretch to it. You want all the expansion to take place in your linear generator. Any stretch that occurs in your thorax coupler will be wasted energy.
this with some upgrades and with more "free" power making it could make a survival system for an apocalypse xD Annndd you could be autosuficient with your gadgets attached to your cloth or body.
Veryy cool man! Godd work ;)
i like the idea alot :D
this principle (pull+rubber band) can also be applied to your legs i'd imagine, whenever ur walking ur stretching and bending ur legs
something between ur shoes and ur lower back/butt should work
imagine this: couple of breath powered chargers, solar panels on ur head, shoe charge thingie, those leg things i talked about
and a couple of gel batteries in a backpack, or distributed per charger
then you'd be able to charge a laptop or something else :D
anyway, those panels are really small, and low-power prolly
but its a good place to start :D
i was thinking along the lines of a massive sombrero :D:D:D
that would look totally awesome (try looking @ someone wearing that and nót laugh!)
But really, massive sombrero? I think those would exist if EMP were to hit Mexico (any Mexican viewing this, no offense :D). But LOL at a hi-tech sombrero covered in panels.
It might as well be an... umbrella... Solar Beach Umbrella anyone?
something against the heavy sun/wind that charges a battery and powers a radio or something!
but the panels would have to be able to come off and be used for something else, too
i mean, theyr not thát cheap, and that way theyd be stored in the closet most of the year
add some velcro patches on the bottom, make it tear-resistant and ur good to go :)
slap it on ur hat, umbrella, backpack, or roof and charge ur laptop :D
wonder if the cost would outweigh the benefit/savings in the long run though, tear-resistant foldable solar panels that can handle daily wear and tear can't be cheap...
it'll be cheap, then someone will input a patent, and this little comment chain would be credited ;D
About that PowerPoint-presentation you linked to:
The idea of using electroactive polymer is interesting, have you looked more into it?
Are such materials exotic and hard to make use of for a DIY'er?
I imagined piezoelectric materials was a good choice for non-conventional generators, however the info. in the PowerPoint-presentation says electroactive polymer is a better choice.
Do you know approximately how many amps. a spark from a piezoelectric crystal produce? (Voltage can be in thousands.)
Keep it up!
I've got a concept for an improved device that I have been working on. I don't know if it will make an appearance on Instructables though. THanks for reading.
Also you can put a electrlytic capacitor to make a constant voltage, 470uf will work fine, conected in parallel with vcc and negative. Just breath a couple of times before you conect a charge. Saludos (:
Another thing to note is that the minty boost may not even work without two batteries for baseline since the LT1302 IC is designed for 2V operation while the ST L6920 in my circuit operates down to 0.6V Also, based on the datasheets, the minty boost IC is 82% efficient at 2.4V input and my circuit's IC is 90% at 2.4V (84% at 1.2V input). Not a big deal.
Otherwise, the cost of the components for my circuit is negligible, like less than $10. I can dig around and see if I can scrounge a complete board. Honestly I got sidetracked from this project and haven't looked at it in years so I can't be sure I even have any of it still. If I do, it would be better that someone use it than it sit in a drawer in my basement so I would be willing to donate to a good cause. What is your plan for the circuit?


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The Salathe Wall Solo
The Salathe Wall Solo
By Peter Haan
Reprinted from: American Alpine Club Journal, 1972
With so much history and poppycock tales about the Salathe Wall, a solo of it might seem outrageous and desperate. But it wasn't that way at all. Climbing stories and the climbing imagination in their new hyperactivity and peculiar neediness brusquely race past the humble realities of rest places, large ledges, good protection and fun climbing, or in the "professional" or hard man arena, past climbing itself. When this modern trend, these fantasies, and gossip are contained in a little
What is the moment when a climber or anyone steps out of his boring routine, risking his satisfaction to an ominous future and possible failure? I was in better shape than ever; I was prepared for intense climbing. And for me, it was inevitable that somehow I would have to attempt for better or for worse a resolution of the desire I had to develop friendship of solid and true character within thorny Camp Four and thus ratify climbing as a sufficiently rich life style. And it was in the cards that in searching for respect, understanding and meaning there that I would attempt first a rejection of the arena and then maybe its reconciliation. The Salathe Wall done solo would catch it off guard both kick it in the teeth and then bring that motley crew's respect, primitive as it might be. But also I, even more unrealistically, hoped for their love.
Beyond this basically petty and irrelevant realm of social pressures, there remained the intense and I suppose primordial desire to contact on however a temporary or make-believe basis an original human experience of persistent self-control and critical awareness that in turn leads to freedom and the elation or revelation of one's survival, of one's life hood and lust. This climb, which I had secretly, boyishly, thought of for five years was in complete disjunction with my experience. Since I had been basically a free climber for eight years,
Moderate low-angle slab climbing, unexposed at the start and I am slowly eased into graver consequences and more dramatic views. Worried that the heat, in spite of steady breezes might sabotage my whole effort, I carry extra water and heavy cans of fruit: I want the wall. But the expense is to my hands: soreness I have never known develops as the first day passes and nearly thwarts my entire adventure as I awakened the next morning to bloated fingers and burning skin; all this damned hauling. If only one could just climb---climb without bags, water, packs, shoes, rurps, ropes, porters, maps, oxygen, and radios---merely as an incandescent unfettered being given to ascension, upwardness, climbing would not have the trembling impact it has. Life without death, eternity, might be worse than life after death and I am laughing. After all, soloing, save from being away from other climbers, seems to be no step towards freedom in climb. God, that prusik knot and Jumar can drive me frantic sometimes. I lower myself laboriously down the line to the normally easy pendulum into Hollow Flake Crack. I attempt the pendulum; I am short. I take slack, prying loose the flesh-eating Jumar's bite on the rope and the prusik knot's death grip below it. I try penduluming again: I am short again. Again and again. Well it's only the second day, but no one would believe it took me five times to get that crack, I think, as I cranked off the heel and toe jams up to Hollow Flake Ledge. Sleeping here will be weird: it's right in the line of recent rock falls! Worrying will do nothing so I fix one pitch at dusk.
Days are passing and the wall is falling slowly away. My anxiety does not bubble off in joy but instead my climbing gets better, swifter; the Jumar-prusik self-belaying is executed more methodically and seems to become a skill in itself. The bivouac spots, the nesting places I make up this wall are more meaningful than most of the climbing I am doing. Reaching the end of the day and a place to take stock of the situation, to lie up against the wall childlike and tired. To wake to another blue morning, another day within days on this wall: this many days alone. Would this solitude be unbearable without El Cap?
If one needs people, one wouldn't be here. In fact a climber is by virtue of his respect for life and safety philosophically "for himself" on any climb, and often afterwards too, sadly. "Am I slipping?"; "Am I tired?"; "Is my foot properly placed?": all questions concerning minute conditions of oneself and the rock, and all these are logically, necessarily prior to those between partners, even in emergency. But I have no partner and it seems emotionally simpler this way at least up to now.
From Hollow Flake Ledge the wall steepens quickly to vertical or more. The Ear, a thick flake probably fifty feet through with a moderate by exposed bomb-bay chimney, and scanty protection challenges me now three leads into the day. Facing out with back against the wall, I nervously work along horizontally. Each move relaxes me more though, and, my God, there are giant holds in here! Coming around the corner is getting to be a problem...go slower. Fine, I am up, but now it's really steep. A giant 150 foot aid lead just above will be time-consuming and I've got to finish before night or I'll be doing that short 5.9 jam crack in the dark to dinner and sleep in the Alcove. This aid lead is the first of many other steeps ones like it but because it's the first, it's the worst. Exposure, strenuousness, anxiety about time, and fear grip me, as thankfully they will not again.
Inside the deep Alcove, I lie, eating and drinking everything I can afford to, the plan being for two more bivouacs. Is it the Fourth of July? A mad string of car lights is daubing along the Valley floor in the warm night air.
These last days. I am climbing; I am pushing upwards, rising in a cloud of new life; no one is up here; fifteen-foot roofs and 200 foot overhanging headwalls; not a soul is up here; I am alone. I say, "I am climbing the Salathe Wall...solo"; it means nothing because I am there: a climbing being, a simple force, nothing more and this is all really that should ever be important to us. A certain mind, two strong hands: I kind of love myself up here as the blond world of
Night is coming; I must reach Thank God Ledge. But now dark is here and I haven't a chance. A remaining headlamp lead up the 70-foot pitch of aid (is it really that short?) attracts me less than rest and a last radical fling of sleeping in a two point hammock strung from a single vertical crack slicing up the Headwall now over 2700 feet above the talus. My sleep comes and goes, drifting slowly through the night. I am finding peace, for tomorrow will be the end; only several leads remain but I know the last pitch could be a terrible solo problem.
The last day is the same warm fair summer day that all the others were. I relishingly climb on, untangling the incredible mess of equipment I made in my fatigue last night wanting quick release to sleep and reverie. Several mixed pitches and I've arrived at the low-angle apron below the summit lead, a short nailup to an overhanging narrowing squeeze crack that becomes hand jams. With greater effort than anywhere below (God this is 5.10!!) and a disturbing risk due to slack paid out in advance, these last feet are gained, and after rappelling, cleaning and hauling, the whole adventure has suddenly ended. Two laughing camp friends have come to greet me and help me off with all this gear. I can't recognize them...they are so dark and ordinary expressions on their faces seem as blank contortions. Well I know it's them....a rock is thrown just missing my head.


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One northbound lane of Alcoa Highway will remain closed during repair work, TDOT has said.
Two huge boulders crashed onto the road Tuesday night.
TDOT says they expect to have an emergency contract by the middle of next week, with repair work beginning shortly thereafter.
They do expect the lane closure to affect traffic, especially during peak traveling hours. They are recommending travelers take one of the following alternate routes:
The southbound lanes are not affected.
Previous story
We should know by Wednesday afternoon how long a lane will be closed on Alcoa Highway, after two huge boulders crashed down onto the road Tuesday night.
TDOT geotechnical experts were sent to the scene of the rock slide to examine the boulders and determine whether the area is a hazard for drivers.
Mark Nagi, the Community Relations Officer, said the right northbound lane will remain closed until the site is secured.
The debris has been moved to the shoulder of the road. Nagi said experts need to determine whether they have to make repairs or add meshing as a precautionary measure.
Officials said the driver who was sent to the hospital had crashed into the median barricade. Originally TDOT reported rocks had fallen onto the vehicle.
A rock slide in that area shutdown the right lane from early March to mid April last year. The rocks broke through the protective mesh that was placed there after the last slide.
Original Story:
A rock slide just before 11:00 p.m. sent two large boulders crashing onto Aloca Highway south of UT Medical Center.
As of 11:30 p.m., both southbound lanes were open near the intersection of Alcoa Hwy. and Woodson Dr., but only one northbound lane was open as crews assessed the situation.
The rocks appeared to be confined to the shoulder of the road, and it was not immediately clear how the slide could affect the morning commute for the thousands of drivers who use the highway daily.
The slide caused one driver to have an accident, but no injuries were reported.
In March 2012, another rock slide on the same section of the highway kept one northbound lane closed for about a month while crews stabilized the slope nearby.


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Protein S Activity, Plasma
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Protein S is a vitamin K-dependent plasma glycoprotein synthesized predominantly within the liver. Protein S is also synthesized in endothelial cells and present in platelets. As a part of the plasma anticoagulant system, protein S acts as a necessary cofactor to activated protein C (APC) in the proteolytic inactivation of procoagulant factors Va and VIIIa. About 60% of the total plasma protein S antigen circulates bound to C4b binding protein (C4b-BP), while the remainder circulates as "free" protein S. Only free protein S has anticoagulant activity.
Congenital protein S deficiency is an autosomal codominant disorder that is present in 1% to 3% of patients with venous thromboembolism. Heterozygous protein S deficiency carriers have approximately a 10-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism. Other phenotypic expressions of heterozygous congenital protein S deficiency include recurrent miscarriage, complications of pregnancy (preeclampsia, abruptio placentae, intrauterine growth restriction, and stillbirth) and possibly arterial thrombosis. Three types of heterozygous congenital protein S deficiency have been described according to the levels of total protein S antigen, free protein S antigen, and protein S (APC cofactor) activity in plasma.
Types of Heterozygous Protein S Deficiency
Protein S Antigen, Free
Protein S Antigen, Total
Protein Activity
Type I and III protein S deficiency are much more common than Type II (dysfunctional) protein S deficiency. Type III protein S deficiency appears to be partly due to mutations within the protein S binding region for C4b-BP.
Homozygous protein S deficiency is rare, but can present as neonatal purpura fulminans, reflecting severe intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis/disseminated intravascular coagulation (ICF/DIC) caused by the absence or near absence of plasma protein S.
Acquired deficiency of protein S is much more common than hereditary protein S deficiency and is generally of unknown hemostatic significance (ie, uncertain thrombosis risk). Among the many causes of acquired protein S deficiency are:
-Vitamin K deficiency
-Oral anticoagulant therapy
-Acute illness (eg, acute thrombosis, recent surgery, or other disorder associated with acute inflammation)
-Liver disease
-Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
-Pregnancy, oral contraceptive, or estrogen therapy
-Nephrotic syndrome
-Sickle cell anemia
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Second-order testing for diagnosis of congenital or acquired protein S deficiency for example, as an adjunct to initial testing based on results of protein S antigen assay (free protein S antigen, with or without total protein S antigen assay)
Evaluating patients with a history of venous thromboembolism
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
In Type I and Type III congenital deficiency, free protein S antigen is decreased and protein S functional activity is similarly decreased. In Type II congenital (dysfunctional) protein S deficiency, total and free protein S antigen levels are normal but functional activity is decreased.
Patients with acquired free protein S deficiency associated with inflammation-related increase of C4b-BP typically have decreased free protein S antigen (and protein S activity) and normal (or elevated) total protein S antigen. Acquired protein S deficiency is of uncertain clinical hemostatic significance and is associated with a variety of conditions.
Elevated protein S levels are of uncertain clinical significance.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Very high factor VIII (>250%) activity may cause a spuriously low protein S activity result.
Heparin level >1 U/mL may cause a false-high result.
Activated protein C resistance (eg, heterozygosity or homozygosity for the factor V Leiden mutation) may cause a spuriously low protein S activity result.
The presence of a lupus anticoagulant or a specific factor V inhibitor may cause the protein S activity to appear spuriously normal (or elevated), when protein S activity is truly decreased (or normal).
Coumadin therapy may result in decreased protein S activity (and free protein S antigen).
Acute or chronic inflammation can result in decreased protein S activity (and free protein S antigen).
Interpret protein S activity results with caution when any of the above patient conditions are present.
Protein S antigen assay (free protein S antigen, with concomitant or reflexive total protein S antigen assay), rather than protein S activity (functional) assay, is recommended as the initial testing approach for detecting congenital protein S deficiency, because of the greater variety of patient conditions that can interfere with the accuracy of functional testing as compared to antigen testing.
In general, it is preferable not to test for protein S deficiency during acute illness, pregnancy, or postpartum.
The preferred initial test for protein S is the antigen assay PSTF / Protein S Antigen, Plasma, because other patient conditions can interfere with activity-based assays.
Elective testing for protein S deficiency should be delayed for at least 30 days after cessation of warfarin therapy.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
Males: 65-160%
<50 years: 50-160%
> or =50 years: 65-160%
Newborn infants have normal or near-normal free protein S antigen (> or =50%), although total protein S antigen is usually below the adult reference range. There are insufficient data concerning protein S activity in normal neonates, infants, and children; but normal or near-normal activity (> or =50%) probably is present by age 3 to 6 months.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Borgel D, Gandrille S, Aiach M: Protein S deficiency. Thromb Haemost 1997 July;78(1):351-356
2. Faioni EM: Protein S activity. In Laboratory Techniques in Thrombosis-A Manual. Second edition. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, 1999, pp 153-161
3. De Stefano V, Finazzi G, Mannucci PM: Inherited thrombophilia: pathogenesis, clinical syndromes, and management. Blood 1996 May 1;87(9):3531-3544
4. Zoller B, Garcia de Frutos P, Dahlback B: Evaluation of the relationship between protein S and C4b-binding protein isoforms in hereditary protein S deficiency demonstrating type I and type III deficiencies to be phenotypic variants of the same genetic disease. Blood 1995 June 15;85(12):3524-3531
5. Grandrille S, Borgel D, Ireland H, et al: Protein S deficiency: a database of mutations. Thromb Haemost 1997 June;77(6):1201-1214
6. Goodwin AJ, Rosendaal FR, Kottke-Marchant K, Bovill EG: A review of the technical, diagnostic, and epidemiologic considerations for protein S assays. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2002 November;126(11):1349-1366


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Same Universe, Different Lenses: Science, Ethics, and Religion in Dialogue
This is a transcript of an interview given by Dr. Jennifer Wiseman at The Faith Angle Forum Conference on Religion, Politics, & Public Life on November 5, 2013.
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This is a transcript of an interview given by Dr. Jennifer Wiseman at The Faith Angle Forum Conference on Religion, Politics, & Public Life on November 5, 2013.
I ask the question, "Why is the universe so special?" Now scientists don't like things to be special; we like things to be general, and our natural anticipation would have been that the universe is just a common specimen of what a universe might be like.
In his sermon, Dave Swaim discusses the early chapters of Genesis that seemingly contradict scientific evidence, and he suggests that Christians have simply asked the "wrong questions" about this ancient text, which has led to warfare between the two. In light of this, Swaim wraps up his sermon with the three concluding points that he feels sums up the Biblical truth of creation: there is an all-powerful God, he has a perfect plan, and he has given us his love through Jesus Christ.
Polkinghorne discusses the origins and aims of natural theology in this series. It does not offer truth, but rather a "best explanation" for the world, answering primarily meta-questions. Two such questions asked by Polkinghorne are, "Why is science possible at all?" and "What makes the universe so special?" To explore the answers, he looks at the ability of human minds to penetrate mysteries of the natural world as well as the fine-tuning of the universe necessary to produce the fruitfulness of life.
Philosopher Robert Bishop explores the Biblical doctrine of creation, which he describes as "perhaps one of the most helpful pieces of theology for thinking about science", and describes why the doctrine needs to be recovered from narrower, contemporary interpretations of creation.
Can science provide substantive insight into the question of God's existence? Isaac's paper examines three schools of thought regarding the possibility of detecting God's existence through science: Evolutionism, Creationism, and Intelligent Design.
Mark Noll, historian and author of The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, enumerates 15 attitudes, assumptions, and convictions he considers to be most influential in inciting anti-intellectual sentiment among evangelical Christians.
NASA astronomer Jennifer Wiseman asserts that studying creation can show us the nature of God; science can inform us of what we need to do as stewards of God's creation; understanding the natural world gives us a deeper knowledge of Jesus Christ; and science can give us a better understanding of ourselves. This essay was presented at the November 2009 Theology of Celebration Workshop.
Many evangelicals believe that Young Earth Creationism is the only authentic, biblical way for Christians to understand origins, and that until the advent of Darwin's theory of evolution, it was the only view held by Christians. However, in this excerpt from Saving Darwin, Karl Giberson explains that Young Earth Creationism's origins are surprisingly recent.


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VFX Community Protest at 2013 Oscars
I've really tried to figure out what's wrong with animation artists in this business.
Why do we wait until the house of cards collapses before we are motivated to do something about it?
Why do we give our power away?
Why do we have a union that vilifies independents who have repeatedly tried to support them?
Why do we have a union that blacklists artists and boycotts organizations that are here to help?
Why do we have a problem with the idea of UNITY?
Where are the leaders? Where are the new ideas? Where are realistic solutions? Where's the pan-community dialogue? Why are we so absolutely dysfunctional as a community of professionals?
As long as we continue to follow the emptiness and hide in the shadows and not see the forest for the trees nothing will change.
Well, at least things have gotten so bad in the VFX production world that a protest is planned for the Oscars.
From AWN.com...
VFX Community Planning Oscar Protest
By Jennifer Wolfe
Saturday, February 23, 2013
According to reports by the Los Angeles Times, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, a group of former Rhythm & Hues employees, led by Senior VFX Artist Dave Rand, have commissioned a plane to fly a banner over the Oscar red carpet that will read "BOXOFFICE + BANKRUPT = VISUAL EFFECTS VFXUNION.COM." The banner is scheduled to fly over the pre-show red carpet between 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM.
"We're tired of paying for the studios' movies, our employers paying for the studios' movies, and foreign tax payers paying for the studios' movies," Rand reportedly said. "It's the greatest con of the entertainment industry."
Rhythm & Hues, the VFX house behind the CG tiger in Oscar-nominated Life of Pi, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week despite infusions of studio cash, leading to mass layoffs affecting roughly 250 employees and a class-action lawsuit. Life of Pi is a frontrunner to win the top visual effects prize at the Academy Awards.
For Rand and his group, the aim of the effort is awareness. "We are not disrespecting Life of Pi or Rhythm & Hues," Rand reportedly said. "We are trying to enlighten the studios that they are taking their racehorse and beating it to death."
Last Friday, a bankruptcy judge approved $17 million in loans from Universal and Fox, integral to the VFX house's plans to stay in operation for the next few months and complete work on Universal's R.I.P.D., scheduled for release July 19, and Fox's Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, scheduled for August 16.
On Thursday, a judge approved $4.9 million in financing that Legendary Pictures will pay Rhythm & Hues for the completion of its movie Seventh Son.
UPDATE: Follow @vfxunited on Twitter for further details and updates.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/2013-osca ... 13627.html
So. I'm kinda unclear as to what the problem is here.
Are they mad because the work is going overseas for bottom line purposes? Did they not get paid what was agreed? It doesn't really state what happened besides a company going bankrupt and sending work overseas.
Can someone fill in the blanks for me.
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That seems to be the new trend in VFX in Hollywood. Declare bankruptcy and then move everything offshore in production systems in countries that offer generous tax breaks.
So the work for hire labor only mindset community is stuck with their pants down once again.
Hey there ANIMATION GUILD !!! Call anyone UNION HATERS lately?
Feel sorry for the whole situation but it's been getting worse and worse. The CONTENT CREATORS within their ranks should think about making films that can compete with the big studios.
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So they're mad cuz they took the work some place else?? Like every industry in this country? and they think Obama and Unions care? How do people think deregulated policy gets passed??
So, people got paid for the work on Pi? Did people get stiffed on a grand scale? or is this just about companies looking for a better bottom line?
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Probably both from what I understand.
Remember SteveK when the new AN forums started? He was the union organizer for the Guild. He's the one with his very first post called me a "union hater" remember???
No clue as to the history of AN.
Sorry I just think it's funny. Anyway...
His pet project is to organize the VFX labor force in LA into a new union. Not much luck I'm sorry to say.
The only thing the union has to offer is portable benefits. It adds at least 15% to a company's bottom line. That's it. No protection of jobs, no defense against moving production away from here. No defense against foreign tax subsidies.
What's needed is a new business model. Not a labor force protest let's go on strike and show em mentality.
Independents do a better job of that then they do.
Remember April 1... AN's 4.1 ?
VFX Artists need to get themselves together and figure out what they want.
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yeah, this is what Im getting at, C. We speak the same language indeed.
In addition, I think its silly to cry fowl like this. It was naive to think these people care about your hard work. I know how many hard lessons I have learned in regards to people not caring about your life and your work...why would a whole group of top professionals do anything this grand as Life of Pi for money not paid?
I think these communities like the abuse. I think they really put too much faith into systems that are about the bottom line and a small percentages bank accounts.
My point has always been, a Union won't do anything but create monopolies. They are looking to make a profit off ignorance with legitimate excuses..It kinda makes me laugh out loud a little bit.
Yes indeed, establish new business models. Be the change, stop begging for it. We have the power.
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If the union and organized labor in animation in general had a progressive agenda outside of the work for hire work for the big studios for 20 years and get a pension mentality things would be different.
They're hostile to new ideas and methods and systems and they're about as weak as any union I know of in entertainment. Probably the weakest when they should be the strongest in a sector of entertainment that leads the market.
Go figure. How many years? How many years and how many of these bottoming out changes before they get it?
They keep saying "join us join us join us"... Join what? Weakness and apathy and corrupted leadership with no new ideas to offer?
What have we been saying all these years... INDEPENDENCE is the key to a strong economic foundation in our community! Build an INDEPENDENT ECONOMY !!!
But... "You can't change law" ... Steve Hulett, Business Rep, The Animation Guild Local 839 IATSE ... October 21, 2011 ... Burbank California.
They lose because they think like losers. They commit themselves to defeat even before the battle starts.
Too important to show up for AN Nights all those years and we were just down the street from them. Too busy working free overtime to stop by and say hello. Too busy calling us enemies and putting us down and slandering the AN Movement and the offensive personal insults they hurled at us all these years.
Sure guys we'll protest with ya...
Don't you get it you union dunderheads? When you don't reach out there's nothing to hold on to!
WE ARE NOT THE ENEMY and we never have been. We've been in your corner all along but you shut yourselves off from your own kind. From your creative brothers and sisters who've been fighting this war for a long time for EVERYONE and you turned your backs to us. You blacklisted us and ignored us and trivialized us.
It's not independents who should be joining you on your ride down a dead end street. YOU SHOULD BE JOINING US !!!
Maybe they'll get it maybe they won't. Maybe this protest will do something positive for everyone in VFX. Good luck!
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its like ground hogs day, C! Didn't we meet during similar times? hahahaha
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So how did the protest go? I saw on the Academy Awards broadcast that one winner mentioned th eplight of one of the VX houses.
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this is how much the industry don't care...
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Well that didn't last too long. The video's been taken down from YouTube. But it's too late!
I saw it!
Can't keep the truth shut up in a can forever suckuz!
Thank you brother Bite!
Hopefully it'll show up online again soon and make its way into the light for all to see.
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You can see some of the footage here...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/2 ... _hp_ref=tw
Also you can follow R&H's Twitter...
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How convenient that he was cut off and silenced as soon as he was getting to the good part!!
hate him or love him, but george does make some good points (WARNING the video has some COLORFUL language):
Especially at 3:00 he hits the nail on the head when it comes to complacent artists.
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Wow, that was weird. I don't watch that stuff, but Hollywood sure doesn't want the rest of America to know what's happening. To most people they think Hollywood is this perfect place, god forbid they reveal how they have hurt people.
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Here's a viewing party at, of all places, Rhythm & Hues, Malaysia:
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Well the video went up on Vimeo and I even posted it on AN's frontpage.
Guess what!
It was deleted from Vimeo as well!
Check it out. This is where it was last night and it's no longer there...
But someone has it on YouTube again! Take a look at how Hollywood deals with the issue of artists and technicians within the VFX community...
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Also everything posted on Also everything posted on Rhythm & Hues' Twitter by their community since last evening concerning this issue has been deleted and replaced with generic announcements about the Oscar win.
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This confirms that Hollywood is the propaganda machine for our government. Since corporations profit off governments policies, its no wonder that these things happen. These entertainment companies make huge profits while they keep crying bankruptcy...sound familiar? Policy passed by government gives them plenty of areas to make money overseas. More bailouts for people who are already plenty rich while the rest of the community beg for change. SOunds like they want us all homeless and desperate...but we here at AN already knew that and saw it coming.
Conspiracy? Hell yeah. Wake up.


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|WAC December 2011 eNewsletter - Volume 39
|Tuesday, 17 January 2012 10:29
Executive News, News from WAC Members, News Items, Excerpts from Other Archaeological Associations' Newsletters
Volume 39 December 2011
Editors: Marcus Brittain (email@example.com) and Marisol Rodriguez Miranda (email@example.com)
1. Executive News
The year 2011 has been exciting and productive for the World Archaeological Congress. We have successfully undertaken a wide range of activities, had heated debates on issues of global importance, and we have continued to grow as a global organization of disparate and interesting peoples.
Special Issue of Archaeologies on the Future of WAC
Resolutions from the WAC Inter-Congress in Ramallah
WAC Inter-Congress Meetings in 2011
In July, Chen Xingcan and Wang Renyu, in China, and Peter Stone, from the U.K organised a WAC Inter-Congress on Heritage Management in East and South East Asia. This I-C was held at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China. This conference played an important role in highlighting best practice in cultural heritage management, especially in terms of relationships with communities. It was an important conference in terms of developing disciplinary relationships within the region of East and South East Asia. The papers from this Inter-Congress will be published in both Chinese and English.
WAC Student Writing Competition
The winner of the WAC Student Writing Competition will receive a citation from the WAC Executive, a 4-year membership to WAC, and guarantee of review for publication of the paper in a future edition of Archaeologies.
The deadline for submission is February 1st, 2012. Further information on WAC's Student Writing Competition is available here.
Global Libraries Program
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We wish all of you all the best for the holiday season.
Claire Smith, for WAC Executive and Council
2. News Items
The World Archaeological Congress applauds the decision by the Canterbury Auction Galleries to withdraw from sale a sacred Aboriginal Tjuringa stone but notes that it must now be treated properly. This stone holds sacred power and is intimately tied to the land from which it was removed. In addition, it can be dangerous for those without the proper knowledge to view the object. It is important that the community to which this object is sacred be involved in determining its disposition.
"WAC is extremely concerned that this object may still be subject to private sale and urges all parties to the sale to begin to consult with the Indigenous communities to whom this object is sacred," stated WAC President Claire Smith. "Everyone should now be aware that this stone is a sacred item and should be treated as such."
According to David Ross of the Central land Council, a Commonwealth Statutory Authority with responsibility for representing the views and wishes of Aboriginal peoples within the CLC's region, "With regard to the object put up for auction recently by the Canterbury auction house, the CLC supports its return to the appropriate custodians, following a process of consultations to seek their views. The CLC would be happy to undertake those consultations." He further stated "These artefacts are repositories of spiritual powers, directly related to important sites on the land, and provide an intimate link between Aboriginal people and their land. Those who inappropriately access or use such objects are believed to be endangering themselves by doing so. They are also endangering the health and wellbeing of the correct custodians."
The World Archaeological Congress bases its objection to this sale on the WAC Code of Ethics, which includes the Tamaki Makau--‐rau Accord on the Display of Human Remains and Sacred Objects. The Tamaki Makau--‐rau Accord states in part "We agree that the display of human remains or sacred objects may serve to illuminate our common humanity. As archaeologists, we believe that good science is guided by ethical principles and that our work must involve consultation and collaboration with communities."
Professor Smith noted that the "Sacred material from all cultures should be accorded respect regardless of its country of origin, religious affiliation or cultural tradition." She stated, "The buying and selling of the Tjuringa stone cannot be considered respectful treatment."
GLOBAL SOUTH SEPHIS e-MAGAZINE, Issue 7.4 (Oct 2011)
This special issue is created out of the Visual Methodologies Workshop held in Cairo sometime back. This is the first instance where the ezine is carrying a video along with the pictures. You will get the video link in the second page of the first article, p. 10. It is an interesting ten minutes shoot by one of the participants and authors of the first piece. Comments and suggestions are welcomed by the editorial team.
Sephis is now on Facebook and LinkedIn social media networks. You can be a Sephis fan on Facebook and join the Sephis LinkedIn group, and stay informed about our activities, engage in discussion, connect with other people in the Sephis network etc.
The latest ICCROM Newsletter/Annual Report is now available for downloading. This issue features the activities that were carried out by ICCROM over the last year, including many worldwide courses, exciting new projects such as RE-ORG, updates of interns and fellows, and much more.
Newsletter 37: annual report http://www.iccrom.org/pdf/ICCROM_newsl37-2011_en.pdf
Subscribe to ICCROM e-News http://www.iccrom.org/eng/e-news_sub_en.asp
Vous pouvez maintenant télécharger notre dernière Chronique / Rapport Annuel. Ce numéro présente les activités qui ont été menées par l'ICCROM au cours de la dernière année, y compris nos nombreux cours dans le monde entier, des nouveaux projets intéressants tels que RE-ORG, des informations sur nos stagiaires et boursiers, et bien davantage.
Chronique 37 : Rapport annuel http://www.iccrom.org/pdf/ICCROM_newsl37-2011_fr.pdf
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As a joint initiative between The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI – Japan), and the Humanities Department from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), the Symposium had an attendance of 130, including archaeologists, educators, journalists and public delegates. There were 25 presentations by researchers from Japan, Peru and Colombia, showing that this field is becoming increasingly popular in the Latin American region. Themes included "Archaeology and the media", "Archaeology and Education", and "Archaeology and Development Politics", which provided an opportunity to establish a network of specialists with common interests, as well as to open dialogue regarding the future of Public Archaeology and Applied Archaeology in Latin America. The conference report and video presentations will be published in 2012 as Arkeos, Revista Electrónica de Arqueología PUCP http://mileto.pucp.edu.pe/arkeos/
Information submitted by: Daniel D. Saucedo Segami (PhD. Candidate from the School of Cultural Studies, at The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Japan, and Research Fellow from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science).
Rama was named as one of the ten best new travel apps by BBC Travel in 2010 and can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/iTunesRama.
3. News from WAC Members
PROFESSOR MARGARITA DÍAZ-ANDREU has been appointed an ICREA Research Professor with the Departament de Prehistòria, Universitat de Barcelona, Her new contact details are:
Prof. Margarita Díaz-Andreu,
BRYAN GORDON (Curator Emeritus Research, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Quebec, and Adjunct Professor, Sociology and Anthropology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa) continues to test and date rock art, primarily petroglyphs after his successful pictograph dating program, and looks forward to receiving AMS dates for papers to be given at future meetings, such as IFRAO in La Paz, next June. For more information about his techniques and current fieldwork, see:
DANIEL D. SAUCEDO SEGAMI (PhD. Candidate from the School of Cultural Studies, at The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Japan, and Research Fellow from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science.) is carrying out fieldwork for his Doctoral thesis in the surrounding villages of the protected Pomac Forest Historical Sanctuary, within the archaeologically sensitive Lambayeque province of north Peru. His thesis, entitled Public Archaeology and Heritage Protection in the North Coast of Modern Peru, aims to understand the means by which local people relate to archaeological sites situated around them and the nature of their relationship with archaeologists responsible for this area. The fieldwork entails an ethnographic study of the area while collecting specific information related to the archaeological sites through interviews and participant observation. Collected data will contribute towards a deeper understanding of issues regarding the protection of archaeological heritage, whilst contrasting archaeological narratives to local knowledge of archaeological sites. Daniel may be contacted at: email@example.com
4. New publications by WAC members
Virginia Steen-McIntyre (Idaho Springs, Colorado USA) is pleased to announce that after a struggle lasting almost five years, the following professional paper is now online:
Malde, Harold E., Steen-McIntyre, Virginia, Naeser, Charles W. and VanLandingham, Sam L. 2011. The stratigraphic debate at Hueyatlaco, Valsequillo, Mexico. Palaeontologia Electronica Vol. 14, Issue 3 http://palaeo-electronica.org/2011_3/27_malde/index.html
It gives geological evidence for the age of the Hueyatlaco archaeological site, Valsequillo, Mexico (at least 250,000 years old.) The authors are all geologists. We learned April 1 that the site itself, at least the part above the high-water level of the Valsequillo reservoir, had been destroyed: bulldozed, landscaped, and criss-crossed with high concrete-block walls. For background on the site, see the articles by various scientists in the online newsletter, Pleistocene Coalition News, especially those appearing since the May-June 2011 issue. http://pleistocenecoalition.com/#pleistocene_coalition_news
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Dr. Alexander Herrera Wassilowsky is Profesor Asociado at the Departamento de Antropología, Universidad de los Andes
Contents and ordering information can be found here: http://purolibros.historiaglobalonline.com/2011/09/la-recuperacion-de-tecnologias-indigenas-arqueologia-tecnologia-y-desarrollo-en-los-andes/
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Dr Matt Edgeworth is Honorary Research Fellow in Archaeology, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
The book takes a global perspective on the archaeology of rivers, and past human entanglements with other kinds of flowing materials. It argues that rivers, as interminglings of natural and cultural forces, are as susceptible to archaeological analysis as other parts of landscapes and townscapes.
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This monograph, written in Spanish, discusses the birth and development of Archaeology in the Canary Islands, from its origins in the second half of the nineteenth century up to the late Franco dictatorship. In parallel, it reflects upon the stereotype created for the Guanches (Indigenous Canarian people), and how it offers more information on the colonists themselves, rather than on the colonized populations. Includes a preface by Alain Schnapp.
Este libro recoge la historia intelectual, social y cultural de la Arqueología en Canarias. A partir de una mirada externalista, donde la historia de la ciencia no puede comprenderse sin examinar las condiciones contextuales (economía, sociedad, política, ideología) de las que depende, la presente monografía analiza el nacimiento y desarrollo de la Arqueología en Canarias, desde sus orígenes, en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, hasta las postrimerías del franquismo. De forma pararela, refleja cuál es el estereotipo que se ha creado del guanche y muestra cómo éste ofrece más información sobre el propio colonizador, antes que sobre el propio colonizado, el indígena canario.
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The present volume offers a selection of the results of the multidisciplinary Danubius Project conducted between 1999 and 2004 by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS). The principal goal of the HAS Danubius Project was the exploration of various aspects of the river's geographical, environmental, ecological, botanical, economic and cultural impact. The Danube is one of the major European rivers, flowing through many diverse regions along its many thousands of kilometres long course. The studies written by Hungarian and Slovakian archaeologists cover the role of the Danube in linking peoples and regions, in promoting interaction between them or, conversely, in acting as a natural barrier during the vast period from prehistory to the Middle Ages. The papers collected in this volume vary in their scope, ranging from a factual presentation of finds to broader analyses, all with the aim of revealing various facets of the successive millennia in the region. The publication of the volume was made possible by a generous grant from the National Cultural Fund.
Is Central European archaeology atheoretical? If so, is this because it was (and is?) influenced heavily by German archaeology? Is there such a thing as "a" Central European archaeology at all? This volume approaches these questions from a number of angles. Deriving from a session organised by the German Theoretical Archaeology Group the papers assembled here reveal how universalist thought can be used for nationalist purposes, discuss Kossinnism in Poland and the influence of "Siedlungsarchäologie", and highlight how politics have affected the communication of European archaeologists from the very beginning and all through the 20th century. Research attitudes such as empiricism, a "theory follows data" approach, and the "love-hate relationship" of the German tradition towards overt theorising are analysed. The papers also expose a wide array of new topics and research questions that were developed in Central Europe in recent years.
"Interdisciplinarity" belongs to the very fashionable notions of science since long years. In spite of the fact that several people have a completely different understanding of the word, the tendency of trying to put into practice a research that goes over the boundaries of certain professions or branches of study can continuously be felt. However, there is still no routine for such practical work. Based on some personal experience, the editors of this volume have organized a workshop on the topic of interdisciplinary collaboration on historical relations between man and environment. In the center of their interest stood the circumstances, methods and the boundaries of such collaborations. The studies of 33 (mainly German) researchers of 15 academic professions are to be read in the volume accompanied by English summaries. They partly analyse social and theoretical questions of academic research concepts and partly report on special experiences regarding interdisciplinarity in projects referring to the history of environment.
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This book is the first to describe indigenous archaeology in Latin America for an English speaking audience. Eighteen chapters primarily by Latin American scholars describe relations between indigenous peoples and archaeology in the frame of national histories and examine the emergence of the native interest in their heritage. Relationships between archaeology and native communities are ambivalent: sometimes an escalating battleground, sometimes a promising site of intercultural encounters. The global trend of indigenous empowerment today has renewed interest in history, making it a tool of cultural meaning and political legitimacy. This book deals with the topic with a raw forthrightness not often demonstrated in writings about archaeology and indigenous peoples. Rather than being 'politically correct,' it attempts to transform rather than simply describe.
This is the first volume to introduce the data, theory and methodology of contemporary archaeological work in Japan and other parts of East Asia archaeology in English to western audiences. It also introduces a new theoretical concept to archaeologists interested in the relationship between ancient cultures—coexistence. Archaeologists traditionally examine the boundaries between different cultural groups in terms conflict and dominance rather than long-term, harmonious adaptive responses. Chapters in this book cover evidence from burials, faunal and botanical analysis, as well as traditional trade goods. It is of interest to archaeologists conducting research in East Asia or studying intercultural interaction anywhere around the globe.
This essential handbook explores the relationship between the postcolonial critique and the field of archaeology, a discipline that developed historically in conjunction with European colonialism and imperialism. In aiding the movement to decolonize the profession, the contributors to this volume—themselves from six continents and many representing indigenous and minority communities and disadvantaged countries—suggest strategies to strip archaeological theory and practice of its colonial heritage and create a discipline sensitive to its inherent inequalities. Summary articles review the emergence of the discipline of archaeology in conjunction with colonialism, critique the colonial legacy evident in continuing archaeological practice around the world, identify current trends, and chart future directions in postcolonial archaeological research. Contributors provide a synthesis of research, thought, and practice on their topic. The articles embrace multiple voices and case study approaches, and have consciously aimed to recognize the utility of comparative work and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the past. This is a benchmark volume for the study of the contemporary politics, practice, and ethics of archaeology.
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5. Opportunities
5 (a) Calls for Papers
THE APRIL, 2012 ISSUE OF ARCHAEOLOGIES (deadline: 10th February 2012)
WAC is a unique organization. While most archaeological associations are exclusively concerned with disciplinary matters, WAC aims to discuss the wider arena in which archaeology operates. Since its very beginnings politics has figured prominently in its agenda, fighting to overcome the positivist separation between knowledge and power. Its commitment to social justice has also been fundamental, especially helping to empower traditionally dispossessed voices in the historical realm and siding with their struggle for a better world. A recent paper by Shepherd and Haber (Public Archaeology 10:96-115, 2011) has brought to attention internal dissensions within WAC and has positioned pressing concerns that may define the future of the organization: engagement with transnational corporations, reproduction of the neocolonial order, regimes of othering, insufficient communication between elected officials / representatives and the members at large. The paper by Shepherd and Haber is another step in important and heated discussions that took place during WAC-6 (Dublin, 2008) around those and other topics and signals the need to engage critically what WAC has achieved and what its constituency would like it to be from now on. The organization's own journal, Archaeologies, is a good venue (albeit not the only one) to host open, uncensored and frank discussions.
We plan to devote the April, 2012 issue of Archaeologies to discuss future directions for WAC. In order to ensure a wide participation and scope of opinions we have limited the extension of papers to 4,000 words, references included. The deadline for submission is February 10th, 2012; papers arriving after that date will not be considered for the April issue. This does not mean, however, that the discussion we propose is to stop there; we can carry it across several issues, even devoting a special section for that effect for as long as debate lasts. Papers can be written in any language, although to ensure a wide communication we encourage people to write them in English. Papers are to be uploaded into the journal's Editorial Manager system: http://www.editorialmanager.com/ares/
Editor, Christopher C. Fennell, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage provides a focal point for peer-reviewed publications in interdisciplinary studies in archaeology, history, material culture, and heritage dynamics concerning African descendant populations and cultures across the globe. The Journal invites articles on broad topics, including the historical processes of culture, economics, gender, power, and racialization operating within and upon African descendant communities. We seek to engage scholarly, professional, and community perspectives on the social dynamics and historical legacies of African descendant cultures and communities worldwide. The Journal publishes research articles and essays that review developments in these interdisciplinary fields.
Submissions should be sent to Editor Christopher Fennell at firstname.lastname@example.com. An author should contact the editor if unable to submit an electronic version of the manuscript. Information about the journal, subscriptions, and the full submission guidelines can be found at:
5 (b) Forthcoming conferences and sessions
6-9 July 2012, Liverpool, United Kingdom
A Call for Papers has been extended to 6th February 2012. Abstracts may consider the following themes:
· Musical memory - the role of music in narratives of touristic experience
Please submit a 300 word abstract including title and full contact details as an electronic file to email@example.com
For more details on this conference including a list of accepted abstracts, keynotes, registration etc, please visit the conference's blog. http://soundtracksconference.wordpress.com/
Session at the 32nd International Geographical Congress (IGC), 26 to 30 August 2012, Cologne, Germany.
Organized by Prof. Fahu Chen1, Dr. Loukas Barton2, Dr. Bernhard Weninger3 and Prof. Andrei Velichko4
1 email@example.com, 2 email@example.com, 3 email@example.com and 4 email@example.com
A Call for Papers has been extended to 8 January, 2012.
Environmental change has long been implicated as a prime mover in human biological and cultural evolution. However, the long-term effects of human-environment interactions are poorly understood. This session is designed to address this shortcoming by bringing together scholars of diverse backgrounds for an open discussion of the appropriate methods, scales, units, and data for evaluating the complex interactions and feedbacks between environmental change and human evolution. The context for this discussion is the late Pleistocene and early-middle Holocene, roughly 100,000 years marked both by extreme environmental variability and unprecedented change in human biogeography, demography, and social complexity. During this time Eurasia witnessed the influx of anatomically modern humans and the disappearance of archaic hominid forms; the Americas received hominids for the very first time; hunter-gatherers domesticated plants and animals and intensified their agricultural efforts in numerous independent locations around the world; and human society diversified, specialized, and stratified in novel ways and degrees. All of these developments took shape against a background of local and global variability in atmospheric composition and circulation, ecological succession, and biological evolution unfolding on a variety of different scales. The extents to which these changes are both cause and consequence of human activity are the primary subjects of this session. The products of this discussion will be of interest to scientists and laymen alike.
Information about registration and submission may be found on the IGC2012 web site (http://www.igc2012.org). Early bird registration available before 10th April 2012.
5 (c) Jobs
The University of Sydney wishes to appoint a distinguished scholar to a Chair in the field of Australian archaeology with a focus on prehistory and heritage. The University is proud to establish the first named Chair in Australian Archaeology, funded by the Tom Austen Brown Bequest, which will support the development of a major program in teaching, research and community engagement.
The successful applicant will be appointed to the Tom Austen Brown Chair of Australian Archaeology, located in the Department of Archaeology in the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry. The school has an outstanding record and reputation in both research and teaching. Its staff includes Laureate, Federation and several Professorial Fellows as well as other distinguished academics involved in teaching and research.
The school is home to Australia's oldest Department of Archaeology. The department's research and teaching interests are chronologically and geographically wide-ranging, with staff currently engaged with both prehistoric and historical archaeology in Australia, Oceania, East and South East Asia, China, Central Asia, the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Teaching and research activities are supported and enhanced by a well-equipped archaeological laboratory, and also by close association with the Archaeological Computing Laboratory and the Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis. The University's Nicholson Museum, housing Australia's oldest and largest archaeological collection, further enriches the department's teaching and research. The department is also a founding member of the Centre for Classical and Near Eastern Studies of Australia.
To succeed, you must meet the following criteria:
All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit sydney.edu.au/positions and search by the reference number 1487/0811 for more information and to apply.
CLOSING DATE: 29 January 2012
The University is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Applications from equity target groups and women are encouraged.
6. News from other archaeological associations
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