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The Gorilla in a Tutu Principle Or, Pecan Pie at Minnie and Earl's
The Gorilla in a Tutu Principle or, Pecan Pie at Minnie and Earl’s Adam-Troy Castro Prior Analog stories set against the backdrop of this very strange period in the history of lunar colonization were "Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl's" (June 2001) and "Gunfight at Farside" (April 2009). Many years ago—and when a man as old as I am uses the phrase, “many years ago,” he means a lifetime—I told Minnie, “I’m an engineer, not a poet.” Minnie was a dear old gal of unfailing honesty, with a central role in what follows. I was in love with her eyes. I don’t mean this in a sexual way. The difference between our ages, and certainly our backgrounds, would have made that grotesque. But her eyes were rich and deep, and filled with an understanding of life’s greatest mysteries, that made them a perfect place to lose yourself when she was pointing out how silly you are. I haven’t seen her or her husband Earl in decades, but I can picture those eyes like it was yesterday. When I told her I wasn’t a poet, she said, “How dare you. It’s okay to operate under a poetry deficit, but to imply that deficit for an entire profession is dishonest. I’ve known more than my share of engineers, and any number of poets among them. Great engineering is poetry.” I suppose she was right. She was, in most things. Regardless, I can speak for myself. I’m not a poet, not even in the sense that sweet lady meant. -
The Art of Thinking Clearly
For Sabine The Art of Thinking Clearly Rolf Dobelli www.sceptrebooks.co.uk First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Sceptre An imprint of Hodder & Stoughton An Hachette UK company 1 Copyright © Rolf Dobelli 2013 The right of Rolf Dobelli to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. eBook ISBN 978 1 444 75955 6 Hardback ISBN 978 1 444 75954 9 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BH www.sceptrebooks.co.uk CONTENTS Introduction 1 WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT CEMETERIES: Survivorship Bias 2 DOES HARVARD MAKE YOU SMARTER?: Swimmer’s Body Illusion 3 WHY YOU SEE SHAPES IN THE CLOUDS: Clustering Illusion 4 IF 50 MILLION PEOPLE SAY SOMETHING FOOLISH, IT IS STILL FOOLISH: Social Proof 5 WHY YOU SHOULD FORGET THE PAST: Sunk Cost Fallacy 6 DON’T ACCEPT FREE DRINKS: Reciprocity 7 BEWARE THE ‘SPECIAL CASE’: Confirmation Bias (Part 1) 8 MURDER YOUR DARLINGS: Confirmation Bias (Part 2) 9 DON’T BOW TO AUTHORITY: Authority Bias 10 LEAVE YOUR SUPERMODEL FRIENDS AT HOME: Contrast Effect 11 WHY WE PREFER A WRONG MAP TO NO -
Abstracts and Backgrounds
Abstracts and Backgrounds NAVY Con TABLE OF CONTENTS DESTINATION UNKNOWN ................................................................................. 3 WAR AND SOCIETY ............................................................................................. 5 MATT BUCHER – POTEMKIN PARADISE: THE UNITED FEDERATION IN THE 24TH CENTURY ............ 5 ELSA B. KANIA – BEYOND LOYALTY, DUTY, HONOR: COMPETING PARADIGMS OF PROFESSIONALISM IN THE CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS OF BABYLON 5 ............................................ 6 S.H. HARRISON – STAR CULTURE WARS: THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF POLITICS AND IMPERIALISM ON IMPERIAL NAVAL CAPABILITY IN STAR WARS ................................................................................ 6 MATTHEW ADER – THE ARISTOCRATS STRIKE BACK: RE-ECALUATING THE POLITICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ALLIANCE TO RESTORE THE REPUBLIC ......................................................... 7 LT COL BREE FRAM, USSF – LEADERSHIP IN TRANSITION: LESSONS FROM TRILL .......................... 7 PAST AND FUTURE COMPETITION ................................................................ 8 WILLIAM J. PROM – THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING OF BATTLE: ARTILLERY (AND ITS ABSENCE) IN SCIENCE FICTION .......................................................................................................................... 8 TOM SHUGART – ALL ABOUT EVE: WHAT VIRTUAL FOREVER WARS CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE FUTURE OF COMBAT ................................................................................................................... 10 -
08-1521 Mcdonald V. Chicago (06/28/2010)
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2009 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321, 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus MCDONALD ET AL. v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 08–1521. Argued March 2, 2010—Decided June 28, 2010 Two years ago, in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U. S. ___, this Court held that the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and struck down a Dis- trict of Columbia law that banned the possession of handguns in the home. Chicago (hereinafter City) and the village of Oak Park, a Chi- cago suburb, have laws effectively banning handgun possession by almost all private citizens. After Heller, petitioners filed this federal suit against the City, which was consolidated with two related ac- tions, alleging that the City’s handgun ban has left them vulnerable to criminals. They sought a declaration that the ban and several re- lated City ordinances violate the Second and Fourteenth Amend- ments. Rejecting petitioners’ argument that the ordinances are un- constitutional, the court noted that the Seventh Circuit previously had upheld the constitutionality of a handgun ban, that Heller had explicitly refrained from opining on whether the Second Amendment applied to the States, and that the court had a duty to follow estab- lished Circuit precedent. -
The Visser Chronicles
1 Animorphs Chronicles 3 Visser K.A. Applegate *Converted to EBook by asmodeus *edited by Dace k 2 Prologue “Honey?” No answer. My husband was watching a game on television. He was preoccupied. “Honey?” I repeated, adding more urgency to my tone of voice. He looked over. Smiled sheepishly. “What’s up?” “Marco’s fever is down. I think he’s basically over this thing. He’s asleep. Anyway, I was thinking of getting some fresh air.” He muted the television. “Good idea. It’s tough when they’re sick, huh? Kids. He’s okay, though, huh?” “It’s just a virus.” “Yeah, well, take some time, you’ve been carrying the load. And if you’re going to the store- “ “Actually, I think I’ll go down to the marina.” He laughed and shook his head. “Ever since you bought that boat… I think Marco has some competition as the favorite child in this household.” He frowned. “You’re not taking it out, are you? Looks kind of gloomy out.” I made a smile. “Just want to make sure it’s well secured, check the ropes and all.” He was back with the game. He winced at some error made by his preferred team. “Uh-huh. Okay.” I stepped back, turned, and walked down the hall. The door to Marco’s room was ajar. I paused to look inside. I almost couldn’t do otherwise because the other voice in my head, the beaten-down, repressed human voice, was alive and screaming and screaming at me, begging me, pleading <No! No! No!> Marco was still asleep. -
The Effects of Stimulus Structure and Familiarity on Same-Different Comparison* HOWARD S
Perception & Psychophysics 1973. Vol. 14. No. 3.413-420 The effects of stimulus structure and familiarity on same-different comparison* HOWARD S. HOCK+ Florida A tlantic University. Boca Raton. Florida 33432 It was hypothesized that performance in the same-different comparison task is based on two modes of processing: (I) structural processes that organize the detailed parts of a stimulus into a well-formed whole, and (2) analytic processes that decompose the stimulus into features. This hypothesis was supported, but with the unexpected finding of individual differences in the mode of processing underlying "same" responses. Those Ss in the "same" condition whose reaction times were faster for symmetrical than for asymmetrical patterns supported the hypothesis for structural processes. The remaining Ss in the "same" condition, as well as all the Ss in the "different" condition, were unaffected by symmetry. These Ss supported the hypothesis for analytic processes. Although familiarity effects were obtained for both structural and analytic Ss, the rotation of the familiar patterns into an unfamiliar orientation virtually eliminated familiarity effects for the structural Ss, bu t left them intact for analytic Ss. In recent years, there has been extensive research "different" response can be based on the detection of using the same-different comparison task, which involves any differentiating feature, while a correct "same" the measurement of reaction times for "same" and response must be the result of an exhaustive comparison "different" responses to pairs of simultaneously (or of all the features of the stimuli. On this basis, "same" sequentially) presented stimuli. For the most part, this responses could be as fast as "different" responses, but research has been based on the assumption that feature they should never be faster. -
A Novel Decision Making Model of the Globalizing Consumer Behavior
A NOVEL DECISION - MAKING MODEL OF THE GLOBALIZING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR: EVIDENCE FROM CHINESE MIDDLE - CLASS CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASE LUXURY GOODS FROM OVERSEAS MARKETS Presented by Yang Liu Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Road, Manchester, New Hampshire 03106, USA Dissertation Committee: Dr. Aysun Ficici, Chair Professor of International Business and Strategy Dr. Massood Samii Professor of International Business Dr. Tej Dhakar Professor of Management Science Dr. Ling Ling Wang Assistant Professor of International Business Worcester State University 1 Dedication I would like to dedicate my dissertation to my grandparents who raised me up and taught me perseverance. I would also like to dedicate my dissertation to my parents who encourage me to pursue this path, always support me, and teach me to be principled, ethical and intellectual. Finally, I would like to dedicate my dissertation to my friend, Wei Liu who through his giftedness accompanied me in the hard times during this journey. 3 Acknowledgments I would like to thank my Dissertation Committee Chair, Professor Aysun Ficici who has supported me from the very beginning of my doctoral journey. As my Dissertation Committee Chair, she guided me structurally both qualitatively and quantitatively through her deep knowledge in variety of subject areas, who also stayed with me after hours to work on my dissertation with me. She taught me how to be a good researcher, a good writer, and an academician. I would like to thank Professor Tej Dhakar for his valuable assistance in providing me feedback in my quantitative research. I would like to thank Professor Massood Samii for guiding me in the process and sharing his deep knowledge in the field of strategy. -
NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Dev Sci
NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Dev Sci. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 March 1. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptPublished NIH-PA Author Manuscript in final edited NIH-PA Author Manuscript form as: Dev Sci. 2011 March ; 14(2): 372±384. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00986.x. Adaptation to novel accents by toddlers Katherine S. White and Richard N. Aslin University of Rochester Abstract Word recognition is a balancing act: listeners must be sensitive to phonetic detail to avoid confusing similar words, yet, at the same time, be flexible enough to adapt to phonetically variable pronunciations, such as those produced by speakers of different dialects or by non-native speakers. Recent work has demonstrated that young toddlers are sensitive to phonetic detail during word recognition; pronunciations that deviate from the typical phonological form lead to a disruption of processing. However, it is not known whether young word learners show the flexibility that is characteristic of adult word recognition. The present study explores whether toddlers can adapt to artificial accents in which there is a vowel category shift with respect to the native language. 18– 20-month-olds heard mispronunciations of familiar words (e.g., vowels were shifted from [a] to [æ]: “dog” pronounced as “dag”). In test, toddlers were tolerant of mispronunciations if they had recently been exposed to the same vowel shift, but not if they had been exposed to standard pronunciations or other vowel shifts. The effects extended beyond particular items heard in exposure to words sharing the same vowels. These results indicate that, like adults, toddlers show flexibility in their interpretation of phonological detail. -
The Indigenous As Alien
Volpp_production read v5 (clean) (Do Not Delete) 6/28/2015 9:21 PM The Indigenous As Alien Leti Volpp* I. Space, Time, Membership ......................................................................................... 293 II. Indians As Aliens and Citizens ................................................................................ 300 III. The Political Theory of Forgetting—The Settler’s Alibi .................................. 316 Immigration law, as it is taught, studied, and researched in the United States, imagines away the fact of preexisting indigenous peoples. Why is this the case? I argue, first, that this elision reflects and reproduces how the field of immigration law narrates space, time, and national membership. But despite their disappearance from the field, Indians have figured in immigration law, and thus I describe the neglected legal history of the treatment of Indians under U.S. immigration and citizenship law.1 The Article then returns to explain why indigenous people have disappeared from immigration law through an investigation of the relationship between “We the People,” the “settler contract,” and the “nation of immigrants.” The story of the field of U.S. immigration law is typically a narrative of the assertion of national sovereign power that begins in the late 1880s with a trilogy of * Robert D. and Leslie Kay Raven Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, [email protected]. Many thanks to the UCLA Critical Race Studies Symposium on Race and Sovereignty, where I first began -
A World Without the Novel
CONTINENTAL THOUGHT & THEORY: A JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM (What does it mean to) Think the Novel? Volume 2 | Issue 3: The Novel 70-90 | ISSN: 2463-333X A World without the Novel Roland Végső The primary objective of the essay is to draw the consequences of a truly consistent deployment of the utopian desire that animates Georg Lukács’s The Theory of the Novel. On the one hand, it is quite evident that for Lukács the theory of the novel is a utopian means of the destruction of the novel form itself. On the other hand, however, I argue that Lukács also shows that this utopian desire for the destruction of the novel form is in reality an essential component of the novel form itself. As a result, the novel form is by definition an attempt to imagine what from the perspective of this form remains unimaginable: a world without the novel. The contemporary relevance of this argument, however, remains obscured until we free it from one of Lukács’s basic metaphysical limitations: we must question the central status of the category of the “world” for the theory of the novel. The idea of the “novel” and the idea of the “world” seem to attract each other with an unusually strong force.1 Regardless of whether we conceive of this relation as a natural consequence of our metaphysical realities or a never quite accomplished historical destiny, the two concepts seem to mirror each other in infinitely complex ways. In fact, 70 CONTINENTAL THOUGHT & THEORY: A JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM (What does it mean to) Think the Novel? the two categories have been orbiting each other for so long now that today we find it hard to fully tell them apart. -
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1 Animorphs Volume 08 The Alien K.A. Applegate *Converted to EBook by Dace K 2 Prologue Before Earth . <Prepare for return to normal space,> Captain Nerefir said in thought-speak. I was on the bridge of our Dome ship. It was an amazing moment. I had never been on the bridge before. I'd always been stuck in my quarters, or up in the dome. It was an honor to be on the battle bridge with the full warriors, the princes, and the captain himself. It was because I was Elfangor's little brother. An aristh like me, a warrior-cadet, wouldn't have been on the bridge otherwise. Especially not an aristh who had once run into Captain Nerefir so hard he'd fallen over and ended up bruising one of his eye stalks. It was an accident, but still, it's just not a good idea for lowly cadets to go plowing into great heroes. But everyone loved Elfangor, so they had to tolerate me. That's the story of my life. If I live two hundred years, I'll probably still be known as Elfangor's little brother. We came out of Z-space or Zero-space, a realm of white emptiness, back into normal space. Through the monitors I saw nothing but blackness dotted with stars. And there, just ahead of us, no more than a half-million miles away, was a small, mostly blue planet. <Is that Earth?> I asked Elfangor. <I didn't realize there was so much water. Can you get Old Hoof and Tail to let me go down to the planet with you?> <Aximili, shut up!> Elfangor said quickly. -
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Answer Key Test 1, Reading and Use of English (page 8) 33 B: Greenfield concluded that ‘growing use of screen-based media’ had resulted in ‘new weaknesses in higher-order Part 1: The Mysterious Isle cognitive processes’ and listed several mental processes that have been affected (abstract vocabulary, etc.). 1 C: The other words do not complete the fixed phrase. 34 C: It was expected that the people who did a lot of 2 B: Only this answer creates the correct phrasal verb. multitasking would ‘have gained some mental 3 D: Only this word can be used in the context to mean ‘the advantages’ from their experience of multitasking but exact place’. this was not true. In fact, they ‘weren’t even good at 4 A: The other words cannot be followed with ‘out of’. multitasking’ – contrary to the belief that people who do 5 C: Only this phrase indicates what’s already been a lot of multitasking get good at it. mentioned. 35 C: The writer says that the ‘ill effects’ are permanent and 6 B: Although the meaning of the other words is similar, they the structure of the brain is changed. He quotes someone do not collocate with ‘intact’. who is very worried about this and regards the long-term 7 D: Only this word collocates with ‘permanent’ to describe an effect as ‘deadly’. island. 36 D: The writer uses Ap Dijksterhuis’s research to support his 8 D: Only this answer collocates with ‘opportunity’. point that ‘not all distractions are bad’ – if you are trying to solve a problem, it can be better to stop thinking Part 2: Choosing Binoculars about it for a while than to keep thinking about it all the time.