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|I know that the theatrics of struggling to get out are a big part of SJ escape presentation, but what's the minimum time that a normal person (e.g. one not trying to break the world record) will take to pull it off? Also, how long should I anticipate having to practice until I can get out in under, say, three minutes? (brand of choice is humane restraint). This is a totally new skill for me.
|I'll say no longer then 10 minutes. it has been done in a few seconds to a few minutes.
I agree with The Donster, no more than 10 minutes. I recomend less than 10 minutes including the straping with the help of the audience.
You could probably get out of the SJ quite quick. If I was to do it fast I wouldnt use the method I am using right now which takes a bit longer but looks more impressing (I think). Find a way that fits you and try it out. Also, learn how to get out of the SJ in all ways possible. When you have managed that you are probably ready for the stage. (Most often the audience do as they are told and you really have to tell them to pull hard on the straps. But it could happen that I tricky member of the audience wants to make it tough for you.)
And last, but not least; work on the patterline. I wrote mine down and that really helped.
I usually get out in around 2 minutes, as I choreograph my escape movements to the music I use for maximum presentation. I really wouldn't recommend escaping in less than a minute, even if you are not using music. This will make it look too easy and will not really give you sufficient time to build up suspense. Just my two cents.
Best regards, Tony Parisi
|I've seen it done in 50 seconds. and I'm willing to bet the jacket was gaffed. plus it was to close to the top of his shoulders.
How long it'll take you to get the escape down depends on how fit and flexible you are (make sure you stretch and warm up properly beforehand), how good you are at relaxing and focusing in performance (one of the natural symptoms of nerves under pressure is tensing of the muscles, which immediately makes even simple physical contortions much harder), what size SJ you have and I suppose how quick a learner you are generally.
If you've practiced enough and are in control of the situation, getting out quickly isn't too hard (actually the longer you go the more you'll wear yourself out). Bit boring though, much more fun to milk it! :)
If it takes more than 3 minutes to get out of any sj, you probably should not be getting up in front of an audience to begin with.
Don Randini
Hi ya, Mitchert...as far as the jacket goes, first...have some good patter with lots of humor, always remember that the time you take to do something is not as important as what it is you are doing. If you entertain your audience, the time will fly.
Second, a good music bed while you have the darn thing strapped on is always good. In the years I was doing the jacket, I found that there were dead spots (no talking) especially if you get someone who can't follow directions and you have used up all of your patter.
Third, depending on your presentation should determine the type of music you use to execute the escape. Even though you have used humor during the straping, you should consider doing a serious extrication, the jacket is a serious item and you don't want it to look to easy.
As an added note...after the escape is done...toss your jacket into the audience, they just love that stuff and it's a great way to end the escape.(someone will always return it to you)
Also...if you are serious about doing the jacket, NEVER, EVER, use a tricked jacket. Someday, you'll get caught (advice from Mrs.Dunninger to me). Besides, you can handle the jacket with complete confidence if it's a real restraint...
Have fun, my friend...
|Thanks to those who have given their advice. FYI, I'm not anywhere close to performing this on stage, but just experimenting with new things. As far as gimmicked jackets go, I'm definitely all about the real deal. *Any* trick, illusion, escape, etc. that doesn't allow for examination or that has to be done behind a curtain instantly loses 99% of its credibility. Audiences are too skeptical and know too much. You can do the best escape in the world and if any part of it involves cuffs that you won't show off or a curtain, everyone thinks there was zero skill and 100% $$$, gimmicks, and/or covert assistant help involved.
|I agree but conditions do vary for gimmicked stuff.
On 2004-12-18 23:20, Don Randini wrote:
If it takes more than 3 minutes to get out of any sj, you probably should not be getting up in front of an audience to begin with.
Don Randini
How fast you can really get out, is not the same thing as the showmanship and selling of the effect to an audience.
Escapes are a performance art; as such it is the AUDIENCE REACTION to our efforts, rather than our own feelings about it, that need to be examined and worked for.
When I saw the first 10 second escape I just shook my head and said the people doing that knew nothing about showmanship.
There are many things about this question that we do not know. Who is the show for? Is this a comedy club? A cub scout show? Is this a "challenge"?
Years ago with my USO show, the people putting me in the jacket decided to "go their own way" and put it on in such a silly way that the darn thing almost fell off. Now, I could have done it in abvout two seconds...
...of course I did not. Just because they were foolish and made it easy didn't mean I would be foolish too and not "sell" the effect.
Keep those two words in mind.
Mark Tripp
I have done some escapes in the past, but wouldn't know where to get a SJ, plus I probably don't have the money. Where did all of you get your jackets? It's not like they're available at Wal-Mart!
Taylor, way in the back of Walmart near sporting goods, there's a small "restraint" section, look for the jackets there....ok I'm just kidding. There are several good sources for jackets on line. Here's one http://www.cannonsgreatescapes.com
Best regards, Tony Parisi
|Taylor you can also get a straitjacket thru pastorclyde and even on E-Bay.


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While traveling, especially when I can stay in one place for a while, the goal is to dig in to the culture as deeply as possible. Some are tougher than others. China, for example, has a culture that's 6,000 years old. Due to the blanket of communism and their fierce resistance to foreign influence, it's almost impossible for me to scrape beneath the surface even as a someone fluent in their language. For this trip in Kentucky, the entire purpose of the school I attended was to experience Appalachian culture. So while the classes were important, the extra curricular activities were key.
After class we would drive over to the community center to eat fresh local food. Long tables were set out and everyone ate together. The first afternoon I sat next to the woman running the school, Carol, the sweetest 79 year old I'd ever met. She was beaming with pride when I told her I came from Brooklyn, "I'm so happy that someone from New York is interested in what we're doing down here."
Lunch was followed by a daily master's recital. Musicians I'd heard about through the grape vine, or caught glimpses of on the internet would come through and perform. The best of the best, Bruce Greene, Lee Sexton, George Gibson, Betty Vornbrock.
Then it was an hour long jam session, depending on your skill level, out among the trees and creeks surrounding the community center. What better place than this to learn mountain music.
After the first jam session of the day it was an hour long workshop. Usually you had three choices. On that first day I took Fiddle from Scratch. The fiddle is the most unforgiving instrument. It's not only fretless but it's right in your ear. When the horse hair pulls across the strings every minuscule wrong note screams into your head. I survived by borrowing my brother's intro violin, I continue to milk hand-me-downs into my 30's, and although I see the fiddle obsession there on the horizon, I don't think I could put my roommates through another beginner instrument.
I wandered over to a picnic table where I saw a girl playing guitar and singing. This girl had the purest Appalachian face I had ever seen. Small face, blonde hair all the way down her back, pale skin, and light jeans worn high on her waist. Her singing voice was beautiful. Each song, if she wasn't singing it herself, she would come in with the perfect soft harmony. Suzanne, I later found out her name, played with three other people. One girl stood against a pole and sang, another girl played the upright bass, and a young man in overalls sat with a small harp against his chest. They were playing only Carter Family tunes. I sat there at the picnic table, alone, for the better part of an hour listening. I have a vivid memory of her singing "Jealous hearted me," one that I never heard before but fell in love with. It made me very happy to wander over to something like that; they played simply because they could.
"We're exhausting the Carter family," she said, when someone else wandered over.
Later that night I went to my first square dance and played banjo in the back row, still too shy to play upfront or dance. Suzanne was there, gathering people to come out on the dance floor, in a brownish flower dress with a long braid down her back. Randy, the storyteller guy, called out all the square dance moves and would come over to the musicians to tell us to be quiet while he taught everyone the steps, but all the fiddle players chatted loudly about the next song while warming up. I was in heaven. Although I didn't know any of the fiddle tunes I played quietly with my head down against the banjo head to hear it. Eventually I would figure out each melody and played louder. The final square dance of the night is usually a waltz. Randy shouted out to bring the lights down, so it was dark over the musicians, and we played the Tennessee waltz, as everyone danced the final song. It was beautiful.
The next day, Tuesday, after class I wandered over to my car to head to dinner. Suzanne was sitting on the ground next to it playing fiddle (that's three instruments I saw her play within 24 hours), and I leaned on my car listening until she was finished. I told her about learning fiddle from scratch, and she talked about different music festivals and learning different old time songs and instruments.
"You have to become obsessed," she said. "That's the only way to really learn, I think."
For the Tuesday workshop I chose line singing at the Baptist church next door. It was sparsely attended, but three men, much older, sat at the front next to the alter. They were talking about how the Smithsonian institute and Yale came down to record them. I spent a few of my formative years going to a Baptist church, so it always feels a bit strange/shameful to sit in those pews. That is, until I hear the singing, and I remember all the joy it gave me. I never did line singing before. The caller speaks the line for everyone to get the words, then everyone joins in to sing the melody. They were dressed in button down shirts that were tucked in. Carol was there, and smiled when she saw me. At the end we all hugged each other and said thank you. It was nice to know exactly what to do.
John's band was playing at the local bar that night, so I went with Kris to have a few beers. Kris mentioned that she felt like an old geezer being there, but then some of the older teachers showed up to watch as well. The flow of the show was so free, and many people had instruments with them, so that after 45 minutes it broke down into a jam session. John played a few songs with his eyes open, staring off into the distance, and then he quietly packed up his banjo and slipped out almost unnoticed.
Suzanne sat at my table and Kris, who I had told the night before of my fascination with her, looked at me and closed her eyes to say "calm down, you're doing fine." We stayed for two beers and then Kris and I drove back to the winery. After I was in bed I remembered I left something in my car and as I walked past Kris's cottage I could hear the fiddle tunes coming out.
The classes on Wednesday seemed to drag on a bit. I had a hard time learning a few new techniques, but I pushed through. Lee Sexton came through to play for us and then did a concert after lunch. I couldn't handle another jam so I went home and relaxed. There was a group dinner that night, and the storytellers got up. Carol, the Grandma leader of the week was joined by seven other women, two of whom were black girls, the first ones I had seen on this trip.
I was so preoccupied with all the instruments that I forgot there was a storytelling class at the school. The theme was Christmas. Each person stood in front and gave a personal story, and then it seamlessly morphed into the group putting that story on the tree as an ornament. The youngest black girl, who stuttered and was nervous, told a short tale about being bullied at school and the happiness she felt being with family during Christmas. Carol shuffled her way to the front and told a story about her and her late husband. They had no money when they first got married 60 years ago but made it through a Christmas in which they all gathered and put that ornament on the imaginary tree in front of them. Broke. My. Heart.
On Thursday there was a shape note singing workshop at the Baptist Church. The teacher was Ben, a 30 something Jew from Connecticut. Let that sit for a while. I went to about 20 bar/bot mitzvahs growing up so I consider myself an honorary Jew and gave him a thumbs up as I sat down. I confessed that I had never done shape note singing, in fact I had never heard of it. They asked if I'd ever sang before. I said I had. So they put me in the lead/tenor section, right next to the lovely Carol and her fellow grandma friend. For those like me who don't know what shape note singing is, here is the definition from the Britannica–
Shape-note singing, a musical practice and tradition of social singing from music books printed in shape notes. Shape notes are a variant system of Western musical notation whereby the note heads are printed in distinct shapes to indicate their scale degree and solmization syllable (fa, sol, la, etc.)
Basically, you can follow where you're supposed sing by looking at the shapes on the page that correspond to your line. It was in a church, in a group of 30 or so people, so I felt like I could sing as loud as I wanted without inhibition. I really let it fly, and Carol and her friend looked at me and put their hands on their hearts. At the end of the first song she reached over her frail hand to pat me on my arm; two pats, which I took as encouragement. I sang even louder. I started rocking side to side as I sang. I hadn't sang like that in years, maybe since I was in my early teenage days. With these gospel songs, the louder the better.
Ben said that the hour workshop was over, but anyone who wanted could stay and sing some more songs. Five of us stayed: an older woman named Zelda with an intense Knott county Kentucky accent, a tall man in his 60s with a deep voice and button down shirt tucked into his best Sunday pants, another man who looked like if you pissed him off he'd take his truck and run you over – all locals, plus Ben and me. This was their normal shape note singing time, and I felt like I was crashing it, but the trucker guy sat with me in the tenor section and said, "You've got a great voice, I'm gonna sit next to you." Yes, sir. We sang, and I let out all that singing I had pent up since I stopped going to the church. After a few songs the trucker said, "Phew boy! We got to get you to move down here and sing with us." For another hour, we sat in a circle and sang almost every song in the book.
That night was another faculty concert, and most of the instructors sang political songs. I remember the intermediate guitar teacher introduced a song he wrote by saying, "In a lot of media, the accent of hate is the southern accent, and I don't think that's true." He sang about all the good things he sees in Kentucky but finished the song with the line, "But I don't like my governor." (Matt Bevin is the governor of Kentucky, just. . . just look him up.)
After the concert, John invited some people back to his tattoo parlor/art store. He is regarded as a master banjo player but he makes his living as a painter and tattoo artist. He had all his art on the walls. The only way I can describe it is Appalachian gothic. Drooping dark faces playing sad songs on sad instruments. Beautiful colors. Kris came with me, once again stating that she didn't want to be the old geezer there and no one would recognize her. She would often mention that the school was for people like me, not her.
I brought a few beers and gave most of them away. Some people's eyes started to glaze over, maybe from the booze, but probably from the weed, and the idea of getting tattooed came up. John called his apprentice and he came over and tatted a few of the other banjo students. My tattoo urge, although massive, was curbed by previous drunk decision making. So I stayed for a bit, stared at the paintings for a while, and then drove home. As I walked by Kris's cottage I again heard her playing her late night fiddle tunes.
On Friday the whole class was worn out from the banjo-ness, and halfway through we decided on a song to play for the student recital. Almost everyone in the class was going to leave beforehand, so it ended up as three people playing it; Norma-Jean, Abby, and I, with John playing guitar in the background. We decided to play "Jay Gould's Daughter," a slower tune about hobos on a train. Most old time music is done clawhammer (another word for frailing/downpicking) and we spent most of our time on that, but this song was up-picking in a low key.
During the normal jam session the four of us got together to practice the song for the recital. Because of the smaller numbers and lack of hipster attitude I felt relaxed. John opened up about some banjo stuff and we felt free to ask him questions. While we were sitting and practicing the song John mentioned that what he wanted out of the class was for us to look at the banjo differently. I certainly have. Not only is it technically impressive, but their style of playing is almost sacred. If I saw or heard someone playing with that style I'd know that they studied in Eastern Kentucky.
Right before the recital they gave out awards, only four or five for the entire school of 150. There was one about fiddle dedication, and they called Kris's name. She went up and brought it back to where I was standing with some tears in her eyes. Her fiddle mentor was the one who handed it to her.
The recital went well, it was different than the other banjo songs, but that's what the class was about – Southeast Kentucky Banjo Styles. Finally it was the last square dance. Most people had already left town but I stayed and played until the end.
I went back to the winery and saw Jack and Kris sitting on the front porch. I had only sat down for two minutes when Jack asked if I wanted the bottle of Rose that I brought down for him. He even took a small taste himself. He brought us up to the other rooms on the second floor; along the hallway was a bookshelf stocked full of chemistry books and binders of water sanitation reports. Not papers, not books, but binders. It was now clear to me how the lady of the house spent her time.
Back on the porch, Jack pulled a revolver out of his pocket and put it on the table pointing towards me. He laughed when he saw it made me uncomfortable, so he took it inside and came back with a machine gun which he put on the table pointing at me. Kris looked at me with wide eyes. I picked it up. It was heavier than I imagined. Jack went to bed, leaving Kris and I to finish the wine and talk the night through.
The next morning I awoke to my final breakfast – biscuits, gravy, eggs, bacon, toast and apples. Delicious. Jack then took us up the mountain on his badass 4×4 to explore the natural gas drilling and the old coal mines. We also drove past his first gas station, and when we spoke about it there was more than a bit of pride in his voice. After the drive we went back to the rooms and I started packing up. That's not true, I just played banjo – the first time I had been able to freely since the beginning of the week. It was lovely. I had gotten better.


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Creating a Consistent Voice
1. Adopting a consistent style of writing throughout the novel that fits with my character's background. While I'm not using a dialect (since I often find them annoying to read), my character does have certain phrases and grammatical structures that are typical of her (made up) societal group.
2. Making a conscious effort to write more simply. Though I tend to be sparse when it comes to description, I do tend to use long phrases, which may be more suitable for older age groups. This time, I'm trying to keep my sentences middle-grade short and sweet.
3. Taking time to think as my character would. Writing every day helps me slip into my character's mind more easily. Even so, I sometimes have to stop and think about her experiences and background, to decide if what I've written really fits. I've had to cut sections of my novel or change elements that don't make sense in light of her past experiences or cultural background. I guess this is why we need to know as much about our characters as possible.
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Good luck! I think MG is harder to find that perfect voice and consistency!ReplyDelete
I've found that getting sentence length right can be a real challenge, especially for younger readers. But it's important for readers of all ages, really. I've found that writing for undergraduates is completely different from writing for adults/scientists, and one of the easiest ways to make material more accessible is to write shorter sentences.ReplyDelete
Good luck getting your MG voice, although it sounds as though you've got some great techniques for consistency. :)
I agree with Laura, MG voice is hard. You don't want to be too precocious but then you don't want the voice to be too naive either.ReplyDelete
But I know that you'll do it!
Good luck. :)
I wrote my first manuscript (YA) in 2008. I started working on revisions this year and discovered that my main character had not voice! After months of rewriting, I decided to write the whole thing from scratch. I wrote the first chapter two days ago and suddenly my character had found her voice. Maybe it's because I know her better, I don't know...ReplyDelete
Tessa, I do think that as you get to know characters better, their voices become stronger.ReplyDelete
Laura and Karen, I used to think that my natural writing voice was close to MG, but now I'm not so sure. The more MG novels I read, the better sense I get of what makes a strong MG voice.
Alison, I have to make a conscious effort to think about my sentences, and whether they are going to be too long. Sometimes I end up cutting description to make them shorter and more direct.
I do find different voices for different manuscripts. It took me so long to figure it out and be consistent, but I think I've really got it now.ReplyDelete
In the past, I was told my sentences were too similar in length, so I need to vary them.
Theresa, sentence length is something I need to remember to look at. I think I vary lengths naturally, but sometimes I find that what I think I'm doing is not what actually happens.ReplyDelete
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Dozens of weapons handed in during two-week firearms amnesty
PUBLISHED: 08:03 12 August 2019 | UPDATED: 08:03 12 August 2019
Nearly 50 firearms were handed in to police during a two-week firearms surrender.
The initiative ran from July 20 until August 4 and encouraged anyone who had a gun which they didn't want, need or have a licence for to hand it in to officers.
According to the terms of the initiative, anyone who possessed a firearm illegally would not face prosecution for the illegal possession at the point of surrender.
In total, police said 47 firearms and a 581 rounds of ammunition were handed in.
Items surrendered included a one inch calibre military signal gun, a Second World War .38 service revolver, a Mauser 7.65 pistol, a Colt .45 single-action revolver, and eight shotguns.
Detective Superintendent Nick Gossett, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: "There has been a really positive response to the firearm surrender and I want to thank all those who took part.
"Even one gun handed in to us is one fewer gun that could get into the hands of a criminal and be used to threaten, create fear or harm someone.
"Our officers regularly carry out proactive operations to tackle criminals using weapons and target those who are possessing them illegally.
"We've carried out a number of warrants in the last year where we've seized a significant number of illegally held firearms and this surrender is just another way we're protecting Essex."
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Mike Castle was featured on Stephen Colbert's Better Know a District a few weeks ago. (Watch video here including Castle saying he's going to "cock block" Delaware.)
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- Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has been issued an arrest warrant by the Lagos state High Court
- The former Super Eagles and PSG captain was accused of an alleged tax fraud
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Former Super Eagles captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has been again issued an arrest warrant by the Lagos state High Court in a ruling reportedly delivered by Justice Adedayo Akintoye.
According to the latest report on Vanguard, the former Nigeria international was accused of alleged tax evasion, which forced the court to issue a bench warrant.
Lagos state government had accused the former Paris-Saint-Germain star of tax fraud which he reportedly failed to settle two years ago.
The Lagos state High Court judge first made the order on January 29 following an application by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice.
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This fabulous portrait by celebrated photographer Carlos Monforte shows an Aborigine elder in Darwin, Australia in 2017. Monforte specializes in images of indigenous cultures and people as well as scenery, especially in Asia and Oceania. He lives in Singapore and says his photography is about "capturing souls, not smiles." (See his National Geographic link here.) I thought the image would make a cool introduction to our discussion …
Is it possible that a group of humans related to Australian Aborigines somehow made its way into South America before Native Americans crossed the Bering Strait and entered the New World over 13,000 years ago? In other words, were the First Americans actually the Second Americans?
Believe it or not, that is the scenario that has emerged from several studies over the past three years … or at least, it's one of a couple scenarios that have been suggested. Researchers have dubbed this mystery group "Population Y" after the word ypykuera, which means ancestor in a Brazilian language called Tupi.
Until the mystery of Population Y emerged, genetic studies in concert with archaeological finds have tended to point toward the conclusion that all native people in the New World descend from a common origin – that is, from Siberians who crossed the Bering Straits over 15,000 years ago (ya). North and South America are, of course, the last two continents to be populated by homo sapiens.
However, in 2015, two studies quite independently discovered that certain tribes deep in the Amazon jungle shared a genetic affinity to Australasians. (The ancestry of these tribe members remains primarily Native American; it is only a small portion of their DNA that links them to Australasians.)
Australasians is the term used to describe Aborigines, Papua New Guineans, Andaman Islanders, Mamanwa Negritos, and other groups in the Philippines. The Andaman Islands were recently in the news because an American missionary, John Chau, was killed when he attempted to make illegal contact with natives on North Sentinel Island in November 2018.
The tribes that show the genetic linkage included the Surui, Kiritania, and Xavante, all three of which inhabit remote regions in Brazil. No such genetic link was found in North American Indians, or for that matter, in any other Central or Southern Americans who were not related to these three tribes. The amounts involved were not great but were nevertheless pronounced. It was a completely unexpected result and led to much head scratching. David Reich, the head of a Harvard research group which contributed to one of the 2015 studies, was quoted as saying:
"We spent a lot of time being skeptical and incredulous about the finding and trying to make it go away, but it just got stronger."1)Ewen Callaway, "Ghost population hints at long-lost migration to the Americas," Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science, 21 July 2015.
The 2015 studies were published in the journals Nature2)Nature http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14895 (2015). and Science3) et al. Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aab3884 (2015). et al.
At the time of the discovery in 2015, the DNA of very few ancient Native American remains had been tested. The genetic link was discovered only in current humans who agreed to be tested. The connection is not linear – that is, the Brazilian tribes in question are not directly descended from Australian Aborigines, nor are Aborigines descended from them. Instead, today's Australasians and some members of these three Brazilian tribes today are very distant cousins who are likely descended from a common population, and it is that hypothesized common population which has been dubbed Population Y. As Pontus Skoglund who worked with Professor Reich points out, Population Y is "an unknown group that doesn't exist anymore."4)Callaway, "Ghost population," Nature, 21 July 2015. The theory is that Population Y would have existed somewhere in East Asia, time frame unclear, and then split – one group went south and one north, with the northern group eventually making its way across the Bering Strait and into the Americas.
Then, late last year, two more studies were published by the same research labs which further expanded on the possibility of an Australasian connection to these Brazilian tribes. Although the research groups are independent of one another, they published collaboratively on the same day: November 8. The results of David Reich's Harvard team were published in the journal Cell,5)Posth et al. "Reconstructing the Deep Population History of Central and South America." Cell, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.027, while the results of Eske Willerslev's Copenhagen/Cambridge team were published in Science.6)"Early human dispersals within the Americas." Science, 2018; eaav2621 DOI: 10.1126/science.aav2621
The two new studies represent the first major effort to systematically test and analyze multiple ancient human DNA samples from the Americas. The Harvard team decoded 49 ancient genomes going as far back as 12,800 ya while the Copenhagen/ Cambridge team decoded 15 ancient genomes going as far back as 10,600 ya. Previously less than 10 ancient genomes in the New World had been analyzed by anyone. A lot of interesting insights came out of the two studies, with the Australasian connection being only one small aspect of their overall findings.
Disappointingly, none of the 49 ancient samples in the Cell study revealed an Australasian genetic signature. One sample from the Science study, however did: the 10,400-year-old Lagoa Santa remains in Brazil. That would appear to be evidence that descendants of the "ghost" population known as Population Y were in South America at least 10,000 ya.
But that still doesn't answer the question of who came first. We already know that the ancestors of today's Native Americans left Siberia as a structured population about 23,000 ya, resided in Beringia during the Last Glacial Maximum for about 8,000 years, and then began to enter North America after 15,000 ya when the melting of ice sheets permitted. There is also evidence of an ancient split within the original Native American population that occurred about 13,000 ya, with one group heading east across Canada (called ANC-B), and another that headed south, populating the rest of the New World (ANC-A). So a group carrying the Population Y signature either was already in South America when Native Americans arrived or they entered afterward. If it was afterward, they somehow traveled through North America without leaving any genetic trace. Quoting Dr. Peter de Barros Damgaard, University of Copehagen:
If we assume that the migratory route that brought this Australasian ancestry to South America went through North America, either the carriers … came in as a structured population and went straight to South America where they later mixed with new incoming groups, or they entered later. At the moment, we cannot resolve which …7)St John's College, University of Cambridge, "DNA of world's oldest natural mummy unlocks secrets of Ice Age tribes in the Americas," ScienceDaily, 8 November 2018 (www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108142340.htm).
The emphasis now is on continuing to find and test more ancient remains. That will help verify the existence of Population Y and pin down the timing of its entrance into the New World.
To me, imagining that Population Y came after Native Americans seems like quite a stretch. I don't know how a separate population travels all the way from Asia through North America to the Amazon jungle without leaving some trace of their existence along the way. (Arriving in South America across the oceans 10 or 20 thousand years ago seems even more fantastic.) It makes much more sense that the Population Y group is more ancient than the Paleoamericans who arrived 15,000 ya. They could have easily been more widespread and were displaced.
Interestingly, I have not seen any comment about Neanderthals, or especially Denisovans, in connection with the Population Y signal in Brazil. Since we know that Australasians have a higher proportion of Denisovan introgression than any other population, one would think that checking for Denisovan alleles in the Brazilian tribes would contribute to the discussion. Just a thought.
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|Ewen Callaway, "Ghost population hints at long-lost migration to the Americas," Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science, 21 July 2015.
|Nature http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14895 (2015).et al.
|Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aab3884 (2015et al.
|Callaway, "Ghost population," Nature, 21 July 2015.
|Posth et al. "Reconstructing the Deep Population History of Central and South America." Cell, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.027
|"Early human dispersals within the Americas." Science, 2018; eaav2621 DOI: 10.1126/science.aav2621
|St John's College, University of Cambridge, "DNA of world's oldest natural mummy unlocks secrets of Ice Age tribes in the Americas," ScienceDaily, 8 November 2018 (www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108142340.htm).


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This area is truly incredible. Each time we're here, we discover something new. Our only complaint is how drastically it's being built up. Just can't help but go back to President Kennedy's foresight in creating Cape Cod's National Seashore, in order to protect all that natural beauty for future generations. (Bonnie, are you reading?) Here, it's a different story. Sure, they have their preserved coastal land (the magnificent Huntington Beach State Park,) but for miles and miles, the ocean side of the road is built up to oblivion. That's an old story, eh? All of humanity seems to want their little seaside chunk of sand. And Surfside Beach remains a favorite. Doesn't my retiree look relaxed? It happens instantaneously, at the beach.
Oh, and have I mentioned the canals? Hilarious. "Our" house is on a canal. In reality, waterways are constructed in all developments to carry excess rain and surface water out to sea. But don't judge… build a waterway and wildlife will come. We've a resident egret, right outside our door. He greets us in the morning before fishing in our vicinity for most of the day. And ducks. FAT ducks. So fat, they've lost the ability to fly. Life is lazy in the south.
People are generally friendly. Most are north-easterners, here for a week, month or winter. But they want to share their own discovery. Case in point is the 40-something lady we met at the beach. She's been vacationing here since the age of 4. She tipped us off about her favorite local restaurant. We'd never have found it, had she not shared. And we're here to tell you, Graham's Landing in/on Murrell's Inlet is a keeper. I'd never had the favorite southern dish, Shrimp 'n' Grits. Seems that I picked the right place to try it. Lord-y. Must have had a thousand calories. I neglected to ask that the andouille sausage be left out (Joe ate that)… but delicious beyond words. Joe stuck with an old favorite, Scampi. The shrimp are locally caught, here in what is claimed to be the fish capital of the world. If you venture there, ask for Andy as your server. We promise, he'll enhance your experience!
And so it goes and so it goes. It seems that Joe thinks I "look cute," typing away in our home away from home. Not so sure 'bout that, but I'll share.
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Melbourne warned of PFAS rivers
Melbourne residents are being told to steer clear of certain rivers.
Melbourne Airport has studied PFAS contamination at its facilities, and found that the toxic chemicals previously used in firefighting foams has spread beyond the airport's boundaries.
Airport authorities found that several sites along Deep Creek and Arundel Creek, which both feed into the Maribyrnong River, contain PFAS at unhealthy levels.
But the Melbourne Airport Authority says "unacceptable health risks due to direct contact with surface water is considered unlikely".
"This is because the guideline number is based on a person swimming in a water body every day of the year for up to two hours a day," it said.
"The frequency of swimming, wading or other human contact in the creeks surrounding the airport is expected to be much lower than this."
Melbourne Airport passed on its data to the state's Environment Protection Authority (EPA), which has now warned Victorians not to fish, swim or allow their pets in Arundel Creek or in the Maribyrnong River, upstream of the Calder Freeway to Deep Creek.
"We're really pleased to see the announcement this week that EPA Victoria is undertaking further assessments of PFAS in waterways around the airport," said Grant Smith from the Melbourne Airport Authority.
"However even without all the information we'd like to have, we've been making progress on steps to address the presence of PFAS at the airport."
Melbourne Water says the airport is not within its drinking water catchment.
The Australian Government says there is no strong evidence of a relationship between the chemicals and disease, but US studies have linked one of the group of PFAS chemicals to cancer.


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Jerry Beck's Cartoon Brew featured the following post this morning:
Here's something the great Art Babbitt uttered in 1941.
"I look forward to the day when real artists who are more than craftsmen, who have developed their art, will come into this business, will pay it the attention it deserves as a potentially serious art medium…Disney and other studio heads have actually held the industry back by years by their 'out-of-the-world' fantasies, by their refusal to deal with real life and by their enchantment with 'calendar art.' I want to see those days go by the board. I want to see real artists assume leadership in this game."
One could say the exact same thing about today's mainstream animation, and sadly, it would all still apply.
America's cartoon animators and circus clowns have far more in common than either group would seem to admit.


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Hey All!
Today I'm coming to you with some pictures of how I decorated my planner this week. I have been rather enjoying brightening it up with stickers and deco tape in order to brighten up my days!
This weeks theme is Halloween. I've simply added some Halloween themed goodies!
Over the past little while I've been adding some planner supplies to my collection. Here's what I decided to work with today!
The stickers and tape are from Dollarama! I got the planner while on vacation this Summer in Marshalls! (which reminds me, rumour has it that we'll be getting one here in the new year!)
This is a a simple picture of my spread! I added the plans for the week afterwards. I mostly keep when and where I am working each day, along with special events and plans with friends, written in the planner.
Do you keep a planner yourself? What are you planner must-haves?
I hope to hear from you all soon!!!


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The application of fast scan cyclic voltammetry to the high speed channel electrode
Rees, NV, Klymenko, OV, Maisonhaute, E, Coles, BA and Compton, RG (2003) The application of fast scan cyclic voltammetry to the high speed channel electrode Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 542. pp. 23-32.Full text not available from this repository.
The application of fast-scan cyclic voltammetry methods to the high-speed microband channel electrode (Rees et al. J. Phys. Chem. 99 (1995) 7096) is reported. Theory is presented to simulate cyclic voltammograms for a simple electron transfer under high convective flow rates within the high-speed channel. Experiments are reported for the oxidation of 9,10-diphenylanthracene (DPA) in acetonitrile solution containing 0.10 M tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP) for both 12.5 and 40 μm platinum microband electrodes using a range of scan rates from 50 to 3000 V s-1 and centre-line flow velocities from 12 to 25 m s-1. Analysis of the voltammograms yielded values for k0 and α for DPA which were measured to be 0.80±0.27 and 0.52±0.07 cm s-1, respectively. The range of applicability of this method was also investigated. Experiments are also presented using steady-state linear sweep voltammetry to obtain accurate measurements of the heterogeneous kinetic parameters for DPA at a platinum microband electrode. The measured value of k0 for DPA was found to be 0.94±0.16 cm s-1, with α = 0.53±0.02 and a formal oxidation potential of 1.40±0.01 V (vs. Ag). © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Non-formal education can seem pretty silly: We make participants run around a room and shout the sounds of animals. We make them pretend like they are ninjas or space aliens in order to energize them in the morning. But even though we all use humor, when we coordinate volunteering projects, run youth exchanges or facilitate seminars – we almost never stop for a moment and reflect deeply on what that actually means. This seminar will be a space for that!
- Understand how laughter can support learning
- Reflect on humour in connection to teambuilding and a seminar group owning the space that they are working in
- Exchange (the silliest) energizers and point out sexism, racism or other stereotypes in energizers
- Identify conflicts around humour, e.g. when it comes to humour in relation to stereotypes and marginalized groups
- Reflect on the challenges and potentials of intercultural humour in creating an intercultural team as well as awareness on Europe among young people
- Understand the importance of finding the right timing for humour
- Discuss how humour can be used to create safe learning and exchanging space as well as destroy it
- Come up with certain rules and conclusion about humour in NFE that in the future will help us and others identify whether a joke, game etc. they were using was timely and appropriate or not
- Create a collection of (non-formal education) tools and guidelines for youth workers and NFE practitioners for the usage of humour in NFE
- Networking between organisations and networks
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- the participants will be trainers, facilitators, project and volunteering camp coordinators, educators and youth workers
- all participants will be expected and stimulated to contribute to the activities and discussions. They are very welcome and invited to come up with their own ideas and present some methods or workshops they are experienced in and they want to share. Please contact us in advance to tell us about it and we will see how it can fit in the seminar agenda
- be 18 years old or older
- be active in their sending organization or any other organization to have impact
- be able to work in English
- be interested in the seminar topics and have a strong motivation to act as a multiplier
- commit to implement the learned knowledge and skills in practice back home
- commit to actively participate from the beginning to the end of the seminar
- we explicitly encourage participants of all genders, sexual orientations and ethnic backgrounds to apply
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I have no idea what this hammerhead bug is but I am certainly glad that it is not that large.
Since this photo comes from our friends over at Eye of Science, the bug in question is obviously tiny. I just hope it doesn't live on our flesh for some unfathomable reason much like dust mites.


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The Czech Republic have sensationally reached the final of the women's basketball world championships. After causing a huge upset with a win over title-holders Australia on Friday, the Czechs beat Belarus 81:77 in overtime in Saturday's dramatic semi-final in Karlovy Vary. They will face either the US or Spain for the world title on Sunday. Bronze in 1975, while they were still part of Czechoslovakia, was the last medal the Czechs won in the tournament.
Allegations that a security agency with links to a minister conducted surveillance of a member of another coalition party have caused serious tensions within the Czech government. The company ABL, then owned by Transport Minister Vít Barta of the Public Affairs party, is reported to have been hired to spy on a Civic Democrat mayor in a district of Prague in 2006. The deputy leader of the Civic Democrats, the party that leads the government, told a Czech newspaper on Saturday that Public Affairs could lose its control of the Interior Ministry over the matter. However, the leader of the Public Affairs deputies group has sharply rejected that suggestion, saying the Interior Ministry – which is headed by party leader Radek John – had been a key issue during talks on forming a coalition.
Police have identified a man who was blown to bits when a hand grenade he was carrying went off while he was attempting to rob an exchange office in Krnov in the north-east of the Czech Republic on Thursday. The man, who was 34, was from the nearby town of Bruntál and had no criminal record. He was previously reported to have a spoken Czech with an "Eastern Slavic" accent. Four police officers were injured when the grenade went off, with reports that the actions of one officer in smothering the explosion may have saved several lives.
The Education Ministry has removed an ethics guide from a list of literature recommended for school pupils after a complaint from a gay rights group. The organisation Charlie said the book was homophobic and promoted conservative and religious beliefs; the publication claimed gay people were mentally unstable and in need of treatment, warned against masturbation, and criticised the use of condoms. The ministry said it was taking all books by the guide's co-author Ladislav Lencz off recommended reading lists.
Staff numbers at Czech hotels and restaurants have fallen by 8.5 percent, according to figures provided by the Czech Statistical Office and the agency Mag Consulting. While 125,000 people worked in the industry at the end of the first half of 2009, at the end of June this year the number was 10,600 fewer. A representative of the Czech hotels and restaurants association said the trend was likely to continue. He said things were particularly hard for restaurants in rented premises.
The Zurich Film Festival is presenting the Czech-born film director Miloš Forman with an award for lifetime achievement on Saturday night. The festival is also screening a retrospective of movies by the Oscar-winning maker of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus. After Zurich, Forman, who is 78, will travel on to Lyon, where he will be guest of honour at the French city's film festival.
A torch used in the first Olympic torch relay for the 1936 Games in Nazi Germany has been auctioned in the Czech Republic for USD 28,100. The auction was ordered and held by a court in the west Bohemian town of Karlovy Vary because the owner of the torch was in debt. The estimated value of the torch prior to Friday's auction had been USD 840.
The Czech men's volleyball team beat Cameroon 3:0 at the sport's world championships in Ancona, Italy on Saturday, ensuring themselves a place in the elite top 12 countries in the tournament. It is the greatest success in volleyball in 20 years for the Czech Republic. Previously they had beaten the reigning Olympic champions, the United States, at the world championships. In the next phase of the tournament they will probably play Germany and the loser of a game between Brazil and Bulgaria.
Vitkoria Plzeň continue to lead the Czech football league, after a 1:0 victory over Slavia in Prague on Friday evening made it 10 wins in a row for the west Bohemian club. They have only dropped two points in 11 outings this season. Plzeň are aiming to win the first league in their history in the year of the 100th anniversary of the club's founding.
The manager of Sparta Prague football club, Jozef Chovanec, says some players will be fined for mistakes they made in a 3:0 defeat at CSKA Moscow in a Europa League game on Thursday. Chovanec told the newspaper Sport that the team's captain Tomáš Řepka, who needlessly picked up a booking, would be among those sanctioned.


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Author(s): Steve Cole; Aleksei Bitskoff (Illustrator)
The duck with the supersonic quack is back! Adventure Duck, the world's unlikeliest superhero, has a tasty new mission - saving the rainforest from destruction!
Ay, caramba! Adventure Duck and his zebra sidekick, Ziggy, have a spicy new mission. Their nemesis, Power Pug, has a dastardly new scheme to take over the world with a range of mind-control chocolate treats. With the help of a llama with projectile spit, Adventure Duck and Ziggy set out to foil the pug's nefarious plans to dig up the rainforest to build an enormous chocolate factory. But an army of armadillos stands in their way... Can the superhero amigos find a chink in the armadillos' armour and save the rainforest from destruction?


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To get the most recent historical Twitter tweets from a given Twitter user, do an import, and on the import screen:
Use a @(username) as the only term here. On the next screen, select the Only fetch once option:
This will go back in time for that user once, up to the maximum allowable, which is 3,200 tweets (as set by Twitter).
You can also use the limiting measures under the Additional Options on that screen to limit the number of items).
By placing these in their own archive, you can then directly create a bucket from that.


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STS designed & coordinated a small remodel at the D'AGOSTINO Supermarket at 83rd & Lexington Ave. STS opened up the front entrance for a more inviting feel. Added new refrigerated produce cases to increase the existing refrigerated produce department. Redesign the Dry P
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Murray's Cheese Shop on Bleecker Street, NYC is one of the country's most beloved, oldest and best cheese shops. STS became part of Murray's Cheese Team in 2004 when we were selected to design their new location. The new location was just across the street from where the +
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New Director of Admissions Named
January 14, 2019
Julie A. Panzanaro of Averill Park, a student services professional with 30 years of experience in the field of community college recruitment, has been named director of admissions at Hudson Valley Community College.
Panzanaro, who assumed the director's role on a permanent basis earlier this month, has been the college's associate director of admissions for 22 years. During that time, enrollment has risen from approximately 9,700 students to more than 11,000 students.
As director of admissions, Panzanaro will oversee the college's recruitment and outreach efforts, which include visits at more than 80 upstate high schools as well as dozens of regional college fairs and community agencies. The Hudson Valley Admissions office processes more than 10,000 applications each year.
"With her broad knowledge of the Capital Region school community, Julie was the best choice to carry forward our recruitment and outreach efforts," said President Roger A. Ramsammy. "Working in conjunction with the rest of our enrollment management staff, she and her staff will continue to position Hudson Valley Community College as a first choice for higher education in the Capital Region."
Panzanaro, who began her career at the college as an admissions/financial aid counselor in 1988, has been very active in statewide and regional groups related to college recruitment during her career. She served as president of the SUNY College Admissions Professionals (SUNYCAP) and as secretary for the Capital District Counseling Association, as well as on numerous boards and committees for both groups.
She was the recipient of the SUNYCAP Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 and the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service in 2015.
A graduate of the University at Albany with a M.S. in educational administration, Panzanaro also earned a bachelor's degree in communication arts from The College of Saint Rose and an A.A.S. in early childhood education from Maria College.


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Startup Equinox will keep going on into the night at the Viterbi Hacker House after party. The Hacker House is Viterbi's newest collaborative space for the best teams on campus who want to take their products to the next level.
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