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![]() This Disney DVD is a mildly entertaining hour that you can spend with your kids at Christmas time. And finally, the disc offers a mildly amusing Create-A-Card Activity, in which your child can create a virtual card for someone she loves. You get a Words of the Season: Vocabulary Game that will insult even your youngest child. This is a fine sound presentation, given the varying sources. The Dolby Digital 2.0 track offers rich depth, nice bass, and very clear singing. In general, this presentation gets the job done quite nicely. But your children won't mind the differences in quality one bit. Some of the colors in these shorts are vivid, whereas others are washed out. The older stuff suffers accordingly with its age. We have many different sources here, and in general the new stuff fares best, with great colors, detail, and depth. See if you can spot 'em.Ģ1) "The Best Christmas of All"-More of the "Spot the Characters" approach.īuena Vista presents Disney's Very Merry Christmas Sing Along Songs in an accurate 1.33:1 transfer that varies in quality from song to song. The first four and the final six are newly created shorts.ġ) "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"-Donald and his nephews.Ģ) "Winnie the Pooh's Jingle Bells"-Pooh and friends.Ĥ) "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth"-Goofy and son.ĥ) "Deck the Halls"-Mickey, Pluto, Chipmunks.Ħ) "Jingle Bells"-Donald briefly, then unknown.ħ) "Joy to the World"-Snowflake fairies, great animation!ĩ) "Let It Snow"-Awkward compilation of characters.ġ0) "Sleigh Ride"-Mickey and Scrooge, awkwardly edited.ġ1) "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers"-Toy soldiers.ġ2) "Winter Wonderland"-Old-style Donald!ġ3) "Here Comes Santa Claus"-Live footage of a Disneyland parade.ġ4) "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"-An old Rudolph cartoon.ġ5) "Silent Night"-Old animation that will bore you and your kids.ġ6) "Seasons of Giving"-Pooh and friends.ġ7) "As Long as There's Christmas"-Belle from Beauty and the Beast.ġ8) "Jingle Bell Rock"-Mickey and Minnie.ġ9) "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"-Pooh and friends.Ģ0) "White Christmas"-A bunch of characters from many movies. Here's the song list, and the Disney characters represented. Also, a big drawback is that you can't remove the huge karaoke-style subtitles that are plastered across the screen for each song-and many of these obnoxious subtitles appear too late, so that you can't prepare for the next lyric. Even in shorts where the characters are supposed to be singing a given song, their mouths aren't shown or the lyrics don't seem to quite match the lip movements. What bugged me about a few of these short subjects is that some of the footage seems clumsily recycled and edited. So, the disc offers many different styles and periods of Disney animation. So is the inclusion of not only 10 newly animated short films (some really short at just a minute or two) but also some classic footage-from seemingly the very beginning of Disney animation. You've probably heard all of these songs on the radio at Christmas time: They're original recordings from such artists as Gene Autry, Bing Crosby, and so on. ![]() The 21 songs are interwoven with the help of some warm, Christmasy narration by Roscoe Lee Brown, who talks all squishily about the holidays and warm fires and stuff, providing cute little introductions to each tune. In other words, this ain't up to the standards of their theatrical fare, but there are some diverting moments. If you love Disney and Christmas, you'll find that the two go together reasonably well on this disc-but if you're an animation purist and really put your critical eye to this presentation, you'll see that Disney has cut more than a few corners and applied the same deft touch that they use on their direct-to-video sequels. Disney's Very Merry Christmas Sing Along Songs is a collection of 21 traditional Christmas songs accompanied by new and classic Disney animation. Here's a Disney Christmas stocking filled with a few gems, a bunch of okay little items, and a couple lumps of coal. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This means that tickets need to be purchased as early as possible.įor a safer way to experience Halloween, head to Peek-a-Boo at the Zoo. To cut down on crowds and to provide a more relaxing, enjoyable experience, there are only a limited number of tickets available for each night. It may be tempting to sneak a peek at some animals, but please remember that they need their sleep after a long day of being adorable. the day of the events, and the regular zoo areas will not be accessible during the events. However, it can be scary for ghosts under the age of 8, so please keep that warning in mind. There will also be games with prizes, an Endangered Species Carousel & Dinosaur Adventures Exhibit, three entertainment stages and more.Īs in previous years, there will also be a Ghost Train! This year’s Ghost Train is Zombie-themed and is expected to be popular. See if you can spot a ghost in one of the haunted houses (both scary and non-scary), or get a candy buzz at one of the trick-or-treat houses. On select days around Halloween, the Audubon Zoo turns into a Halloween extravaganza for kids under the age of 12. Critical Mass Video, 1996.Get your little ghosts and goblins ready – Boo at the Zoo is one of the best Halloween events for kids in New Orleans. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. ![]() Hard core: Power, pleasure and the “Frenzy of the visible” (expanded edition). The address of the eye: A phenomenology of film experience. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. Lent (Ed.), Themes and issues in Asian cartooning: Cute, cheap, mad and sexy (pp. Dimensions of desire: Sex, fantasy, and fetish in Japanese comics. ![]() Transcultural orgasm as apocalypse: Urotsukidoji: The legend of the Overfiend. Eroticism for the masses: Japanese manga comics and their assimilation into the U.S. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. The modern reader’s Japanese-English character dictionary (2nd ed.). Japanese-English English-Japanese dictionary. Explosive, expulsive, extraordinary: The dimensional excess of animated bodies. A short history of ‘ Hentai.’ Intersections, 12. Before anime: Animation and the pure film movement in pre-war Japan. Platonic sex: Perversion and shôjo anime (Part one). Released in North America by Urban Vision. Speech given at the symposium for the Asian Art Film Festival in Seoul, 1998. Paper presented at the Jan van Eijk Akademie, Maastricht. Man, nation & machine: The otaku answer to pressing problems of the media society. Science Fiction Studies, 88(29.3), available at. Released in North America by SoftCel Pictures. Central Park Media Corporation, 1995.įukumoto, K. Central Park Media Corporation, 1994.įukuda, J., et al. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press.įujimoto, Y. The anime encyclopedia: A guide to Japanese animation since 1917. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.Ĭlements, J., & McCarthy, H. Penguin in bondage: A graphic tale of Japanese comic books. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press.īuckley, S. Anime horror and its audience: 3 × 3 eyes and Vampire Princess Miyu. Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique, 10(3), 729–771.īolton, C. From wooden cyborgs to celluloid souls: Mechanical bodies in anime and Japanese puppet theater. Permitted and prohibited desires: Mothers, comics, and censorship in Japan. Also, when addressing the particularities of pornographic material, I will circumscribe myself to the categories of “soft-core” and “hard-core” as generally understood in contemporary North America: mainly, sexual suggestiveness and nudity for the first, explicit forms of intercourse and graphic fetishistic sexual activity for the second.Īkan, M. Censure in Japan operates differently than in the Euro-American West (see, for example, Allison 1996, especially Chapters 3 and 7 Buckley 1991), and the country’s specific social and legal history is beyond the scope of this paper (in this particular, Perper and Cornog 2002, provide a general, historical framework that traces the sources of erotic depictions in manga, or Japanese comics, and is equally applicable to erotic anime). Throughout this paper, I use the terms “pornography” and “pornographic” in a limited sense: that which depicts (either literally or metonymically) sexual acts nominally deemed private and is specifically marketed as an aid in the process of sexual arousal. ![]() ![]() ![]() (1984) DNA markers for nervous system diseases. A., Hobbs, W., Gibbons, K., Raschtchian, R., Gilliam, T. (1986) A repetitive DNA family ( Sau3A family) in human chromosomes extrachromosomal DNA and DNA polymorphism. (1983) Closely related species of Drosophila can contain different libraries of middle repetitive DNA sequences Chromosoma 88, 104–108. (1983) Molecular basis of length polymorphism in the human ζ-globin gene complex. (1982) The highly polymorphic region near the human insulin gene is composed of simple tandemly repeating sequences. (1980) A highly polymorphic locus in human DNA. (1978) Polymorphism of DNA sequence adjacent to human β-globin structural gene: relationship to sickle mutation. (1992) Restriction enzymes and their isoschizomers. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis.In the nuclear genome, polymorphisms also reflect different locations of the same sequence (repetitive or transposable DNA), owing to different flanking DNA ( 7, 8). Changes in restriction fragment patterns result not only from point mutations but also from deletions, insertions, or duplications that alter the length of fragments ( 4– 6). Fragments generated by other enzymes would reflect positions of different restriction sites along the same region of DNA and would reveal changes in the additional sets of nucleotides. Such differences, resulting from genetic divergence, would be manifested in the length of fragments generated by the enzymes and separated by electrophoresis. Likewise, nucleotide changes may create new sites. If a sequence recognized by a restriction enzyme is altered by a substitution of any of the nucleotides, it would not be cleaved. In fragmenting DNA, restriction enzymes can be used as a reflection of the nucleotide sequences that they recognize, allowing genetic distinction based on a small percentage of the genome, without having to sequence the DNA ( 3). DNA fragments of discrete lengths are generated, which can be separated by electrophoresis through a gel matrix. These enzymes cut DNA at specific short sequences, commonly consisting of four to six nucleotides ( 2). With the discovery of bacterial “restriction endonucleases” ( 1), it became possible to fractionate the long DNA molecule, so that specific regions could be analyzed. ![]() ![]() The fast transition to WiFi 6 means that a large number of devices are now equipped with the new standard. Learn more about ASUS ZenWiFi Pro ET12, ZenWiFi ET8, and PCE-AXE58BT via the links in the Notes for Editors below. With a compatible router, it offers aggregate speeds of up to 2401 Mbps across the 6 GHz and 5 GHz bands, and up to 574 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. PCE-AXE58BT instantly upgrades a PC to the latest WiFi 6E standard, allowing users to fully enjoy the benefits of the new 6 GHz band. With WiFi 6E, the new 6 GHz band with up to seven extra 160 MHz channels massively increases device capacity and serves as the perfect choice for a stable backhaul connection. It also features an exclusive elegant design to complement its stunning performance.ĪSUS ZenWiFi ET8 uses a matched pair of ASUS WiFi 6E routers and delivers speeds of up to 6600 Mbps, with seamless coverage across the entire home. In addition to the new 6 GHz band, it also supports the newly-released 5.9 GHz high-power, zero-wait 160 MHz channel that extends the 5 GHz band, and its dual 2.5G Ethernet ports release true 2.5G speed. WiFi 6E is now available on ASUS routers, wireless clients, motherboards and smartphones, highlighting our commitment to creating a complete WiFi 6E ecosystem.ĪSUS ZenWiFi Pro ET12 is a tri-band 12-stream WiFi 6E mesh system that delivers maximum combined speeds up to 11000 Mbps, with up to 6000 sq. World’s first complete WiFi 6E solutionįollowing the release of its first WiFi 6E router, ASUS now aims bigger and better, introducing the ASUS ZenWiFi Pro ET12 and ZenWiFi ET8 WiFi 6E mesh systems and the PCE-AXE58BT WiFi 6E PCIe® client adapter. In order to meet this rapidly growing need for connectivity, ASUS strives to provide its customers with access to the very latest WiFi standards, with a full range of WiFi networking products including mesh networking systems, standalone routers and client adapters. The explosive growth of household electronic devices has fueled a massive increase in demand for high-bandwidth local network (LAN) and internet (WAN) connectivity, driven by popular technologies and products such as 8K video streaming, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), home surveillance cameras, and a wide variety of IoT devices. ![]() ![]() ASUS showcased the latest additions to its comprehensive ecosystem of WiFi 6E and WiFi 6 networking infrastructure products, demonstrating its commitment to leading the market and bringing the latest technologies to its customers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even lower temperatures and humidity can place stress on the heart and other body systems. Keep in mind that these cutoffs are based solely on keeping your body temperature from rising excessively. However, the amount humans can sweat is limited, and we also gain more heat from the higher air temperatures. In hot, dry environments the critical environmental limits aren’t defined by wet-bulb temperatures, because almost all the sweat the body produces evaporates, which cools the body. humid environmentsĬurrent heat waves around the globe are approaching, if not exceeding, these limits. The border between the yellow and red areas represents the average critical environmental limit for young men and women at minimal activity. W. Similar to the National Weather Service’s heat index chart, this chart translates combinations of air temperature and relative humidity into critical environmental limits, above which core body temperature rises. That would equal 31 C at 100% humidity or 38 C (100 F) at 60% humidity. It’s more like a wet-bulb temperature of 31 C (88 F). Our studies on young healthy men and women show that this upper environmental limit is even lower than the theorized 35 C. ![]() In the direst case, prolonged exposure can result in heat stroke, a life-threatening problem that requires immediate and rapid cooling and medical treatment. When the body overheats, the heart has to work harder to pump blood flow to the skin to dissipate the heat, and when you’re also sweating, that decreases body fluids. Above those limits, core temperature rises continuously and risk of heat-related illnesses with prolonged exposures is increased. That combination of temperature and humidity whereby the person’s core temperature starts to rise is called the “ critical environmental limit.” Below those limits, the body is able to maintain a relatively stable core temperature over time. Researchers slowly increased either the temperature in the chamber or the humidity and monitored when the subject’s core temperature started to rise. ![]() They then sat in an environmental chamber, moving just enough to simulate the minimal activities of daily living, such as cooking and eating. ![]() Patrick Mansell / Penn State, CC BY-NC-NDĮach participant swallowed a small telemetry pill, which monitored their deep body or core temperature. Tony Wolf, a postdoctoral researcher in kinesiology at Penn State and co-author of this article, conducts a heat test in the Noll Laboratory as part of the PSU Human Environmental Age Thresholds project. These experiments provide insight into which combinations of temperature and humidity begin to become harmful for even the healthiest humans. To answer the question of “how hot is too hot?” we brought young, healthy men and women into the Noll Laboratory at Penn State University to experience heat stress in a controlled environment. The results of these tests show an even greater cause for concern. It was not until recently that this limit was tested on humans in laboratory settings. People often point to a study published in 2010 that estimated that a wet-bulb temperature of 35 C – equal to 95 F at 100% humidity, or 115 F at 50% humidity – would be the upper limit of safety, beyond which the human body can no longer cool itself by evaporating sweat from the surface of the body to maintain a stable body core temperature. Scientists and other observers have become alarmed about the increasing frequency of extreme heat paired with high humidity, measured as “wet-bulb temperature.” During the heat waves that overtook South Asia in May and June 2022, Jacobabad, Pakistan, recorded a maximum wet-bulb temperature of 33.6 C (92.5 F) and Delhi topped that – close to the theorized upper limit of human adaptability to humid heat. Our research shows the combination of the two can get dangerous faster than scientists previously believed. The answer goes beyond the temperature you see on the thermometer. One question a lot of people are asking is: “When will it get too hot for normal daily activity as we know it, even for young, healthy adults?” ( The Conversation) – Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. ![]() ![]() No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. ![]() Carey, and Valerie McGowan-Doyle to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Carey, and Valerie McGowan-Doyle individual chapters, the contributors The right of Sarah Covington, Vincent P. Carey, and Valerie McGowan-Doyle First published 2019 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2019 selection and editorial matter, Sarah Covington, Vincent P. Early Modern Ireland New Sources, Methods, and Perspectives Edited by Sarah Covington, Vincent P. Her current research e xamines violence against women in early modern Ireland. She is the author of The Book of Howth: Elizabethan Conquest and the Old English (2011) and coeditor of Elizabeth I and Ireland (2014). Valerie McGowan-Doyle is Professor of History at Lorain County Community College and Adjunct Associate Professor of History at Kent State U niversity. He has published extensively on sixteenth-century Ireland and is currently finishing a book tentatively titled Murder on the Border of the Pale: A Sixteenth-Century Irish Micro-History. Carey teaches European history at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh in upstate New York. In addition to two books and numerous articles on early modern England and Ireland, she is the author of a forthcoming book that will explore the political, folkloric, literary, and religious afterlives of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland over three centuries. ![]() ![]() Sarah Covington is Professor of History at the Graduate Center and Queens College of the City University of New York, and director of the Irish Studies program at Queens College. ![]() Urging a reevaluation of the terms and assumptions which have been used to describe Ireland’s past, and a consideration of the new directions in which the study of early modern Ireland could be taken, Early Modern Ireland: New Sources, Methods, and Perspectives is a groundbreaking collection for students and scholars studying early modern Irish history. Containing seventeen original and individually commissioned essays by an international and interdisciplinary group of leading and emerging scholars, this book covers a wide range of topics, including social, cultural, and political history as well as folklore, medicine, archaeology, and digital humanities, all of which are enhanced by a selection of maps, graphs, tables, and images. The centuries between 15 were pivotal in Ireland’s history, yet so much about this period has remained neglected until relatively recently, and a great deal has yet to be explored. Early Modern Ireland Early Modern Ireland: New Sources, Methods, and Perspectives offers fresh approaches and case studies that push the field of early modern Ireland, and of British and European history more generally, into unexplored directions. ![]() ![]() ![]() These silver, aluminum coins contain the basic elements of recovery. Many AA groups award a 24-hour medallion to new members. AA members know what it's like to be in that same place. That's where the beauty of the program takes over. When a new member first enters an AA room, they are often tired, scared, and sitting on rock bottom. They make great gifts for sober friends and family members. But you can also get specialized coins made from a number of different materials. But the year marks are Roman numerals instead of numbers like the months. The 1-year coin is made from bronze and has the same design elements as the aluminum coins. It reminds members to trust that their higher power guides them through life. This is a prayer that AAs have said since 1941 and is repeated at every meeting. On the back of every coin is a copy of the Serenity Prayer. ![]() This slogan is one of many used by AA members to remind them to be true to themselves during the process of getting sober. Then outside the triangle are the words "To Thine Own Self Be True". Inside the triangle is a small circle with a number signifying the number of months sober. They have a triangle on one side of the chip that says Unity, Service, and Recovery on the three sides. These colorful chips are made of aluminum. Silver - 24-hour chip, the first chip awarded after one day of sobriety.Here's a list of the colors used during the first year of sobriety. Most groups use colored chips to signify milestones during the first year of sobriety. They're also made from a variety of materials. The Significance of the Coin DesignĪA chips come in a variety of colors to signify different points in sobriety. Many groups offer chip nights or medallion nights to honor those receiving a token. The ways that groups present tokens differ. In a way, this form of celebration is how each group expresses its individuality. And their use differs from group to group. Now, many AA groups and other 12-step programs use this as a way of celebrating successful sobriety milestones.Ĭhips are not part of the AA program as laid out by the book, Alcoholics Anonymous (also known as the "big book"). This is widely accepted as the first instance where AA members used coins or tokens to mark sobriety. The story says that Sister Ignatia asked her patients to give the coin back if they ever took another drink. After someone left her care, she gave them a Sacred Heart badge to mark their success in staying sober. It was here that she started working with alcoholics alongside Dr. Bob, one of the original co-founders of AA. Thomas Hospital of Akron, OH in the mid-1950's. It's said that the first tokens came from a non-alcoholic friend of AA, Sister Mary Ignatia. Many people in recovery carry their coin in their pocket or purse so they can reach it easily. ![]() The tokens give AA members a physical reminder to take sobriety one day at a time. The coins look like poker chips and mark how long a member's been sober. What Are AA Coins?ĪA coins are tokens given to those in alcohol or drug recovery. In this article, we'll take a closer look at what AA coins are and how they help with recovery. These little tokens hold big significance in the fight for sobriety. One of the ways that AA members empower each other to succeed is through the gift of AA coins. Lessons learned and successes celebrated allowed this recovery organization to evolve. Today's AA groups don't look the same as the groups Bill W. This fellowship of alcoholics helping other alcoholics gives us the 12-step model of recovery as we know it today. AA Coins: What They Are and How They Help in the Recovery Journey AA Coins: What Are They And How Do They Help In The Journey Toward Recovery What are AA coins? How are they special in the journey toward sobriety, and what do they stand for? Click here to learn all about them.Īlcoholics Anonymous (AA) has a solid 80 years of history. ![]() ![]() ![]() 2015-19 GMC Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL, and Yukon Denali XL.2016-19 Cadillac ATS, ATS-V, CTS, CT6, and CTS-V.2015-19 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. ![]() ![]() 2015 through 2019 model year Chevrolet Silverado.The court order listed the following vehicles with the alleged faulty transmissions: The vehicles also have a second transmission defect that causes them to “shudder” at highway speeds, the lawsuit said. The attorney for the plaintiffs also said internal company documents show that GM had determined the “startling effect” of the harsh shifts can create a safety issue. Some drivers reported the gear shifting so violently that it felt as if they were hit by another car, Leopold said in a statement. The plaintiffs said the transmission "causes the vehicle to perform erratically, such as with sudden or delayed acceleration the vehicles may be unsafe to drive." The plaintiffs said the automatic transmissions in their vehicles occasionally will “slip, buck, kick, jerk and harshly engage," according to Monday's court order from the judge. GM spokeswoman Maria Raynal said, "We respectfully decline comment, as is generally our practice with ongoing litigation." "Dealers were directed to tell the customers that harsh shifts were ‘normal' or ‘characteristic.’ Such decision making is both highly irresponsible and emblematic of what GM believes it can get away with." “General Motors knowingly sold over 800,000 eight-speed transmission vehicles, which they knew to be defective for years, and yet made the business decision not to tell its customers before purchase," said Ted Leopold, partner at Cohen Milstein and court-appointed lead counsel for the class action case. ![]() |