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Alexis Wright interview
No full textCoincidentally tonight, as governments continue to grapple with the on-going social crisis in Aboriginal communities, Indigenous author Alexis Wright has just been announced as the winner of the Miles Franklin Award, Australia's most prestigious literary prize, for her second novel Carpentaria. An Indigenous member of the Waanyi nation of Queensland's far north, and long-time activist on Aboriginal affairs, Alexis Wright's sweeping, poetic book explores the rich mythology, chequered history and present day drama of her Gulf country homeland, and was praised by judges as the standout in a highly competitive field, which included dual Booker Prize winner, Peter Carey
A brief conversation with Alexis Wright
No full textAn interview with the author Alexis Wright is presented. When asked about her interest in books, she explains that she is reading a series of natural history books. She also comments on her interest in travel and the process of writing another novel. The challenges of the writing process are also explored
Episode 35: Alexis Castellanos, Author of “Isla to Island”, and Her Panel Presentation during the Operación Pedro Pan Two-Day Event
No full textIn Part 1 of “Operación Pedro Pan: The Voices and Stories of Cuba’s Child Exodus—A Knights HistoryCast Mini-Series,” the Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Alexis Castellanos, an author, illustrator, graphic novelist, and a panelist at the esteemed, conspicuous, and powerful “Operación Pedro Pan: Honoring the Cultural, Historical Legacy of Cuba’s Child Exodus” Two-Day Program that Florida Humanities, UCF’s Department of English and Department of Modern Languages and Literatures sponsored (see https://cah.ucf.edu/pedro-pan/ for more details on sponsors and the program in general).
Sebastian structured this specific episode on Alexis Castellanos’ Isla to Island, a wordless graphic novel grounded by her personal family history and the history of Operación Pedro Pan (Operation Peter Pan). By analyzing such a historic event through the medium of fiction, Sebastian argued that this is one of the most unique Knights HistoryCast episodes of all time. Naturally, their conversation expanded to what she talked about during her panel presentation in Panel One, Day 1 of the event that featured “internationally renowned scholars that discussed the political, historical, and cultural legacy of Operación Pedro Pan (1960-1962).” (https://cah.ucf.edu/pedro-pan/)
To purchase Isla to Island (strongly recommend), check out: https://islatoisland.com/.
To find out more about Alexis and her professional work, check out her website at https://alexiscastellanos.com/https://stars.library.ucf.edu/knightshistorycast/1034/thumbnail.jp
THE MYSTIC ROAD : SELECTED POEMS - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
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Alexis karpouzos (born on April 09, 1967) is a philosopher, author, spiritual master and pioneer of higher consciousness. He is author of several books on philosophy, metaphysics, spirituality, modern science. His most famous books are: ‘’Universal consciousness’’, ‘’non-duality’’, ‘’An ocean of souls’’, ‘’Beyond the heaven’’. Alexis Karpouzos is also a recording artist. He has recorded two music albums and twenty-four singles songs. He has also appeared in two documentary films, television and radio productions. He is the pioneer of the post-ontology consciousness and the wisdom of universal wholeness. The global language of poetry of Alexis Karpouzos, by following the paths of wisdom, is a vehicle for transmitting human knowledge and values, history, ancient traditions, and links with nature. It transmits the human values and worldly knowledge that are essential for opening ourselves to the Other. Poetic creation, therefore, forges very strong links between humans -it transcends beyond languages, beliefs and cultures. Each poem appears in its original form, in a vibrant celebration of life, diversity, language, and the enduring power of poetry. At a time when the Humanities are under threat, this book offers a defense of poetry within the context of growing interest in mindfulness in spirituality, in consciousness, in art, in education.</p
Alexis to the Rescue
No full textThe author’s purpose of this children’s story is to document our culture, to add examples of real Louisiana stories for young children. This story can be classified as a personal narrative fiction story, written in a stream of consciousness from the author. The grade level that is most appropriate is 3rd to 5th grade. The overall tone of the author through the story is hopeful
COSMOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY AND PHYSICS: ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
No full textIf physics leads us today to a world view which is essentially holistic, it returns, in a way, to its beginning, 2,500 years ago. It is interesting to follow the evolution of Western science along its spiral path, starting from the mystical philosophies of the early Greeks, rising and unfolding in an impressive development of intellectual thought that increasingly turned away from its mystical origins to develop a world view which is in sharp contrast to that of the Far East In its most recent stages, Western science is finally overcoming this view and coming back to those of the early Greek and the Eastern philosophies. This time, however, it is not only based on intuition, but also on experiments of great precision and sophistication, and on a rigorous and consistent mathematical formalism. The parallels to modem physics appear not only in the Vedas of Hinduism, in the I Ching , or in the Buddhist sutras, but also in the fragments of Heraclitus, Parmenides, Plotinus, African-American philosophy, the eastern negative theology, in the Sufism of lbn Arabi, in the holistic spirit of Giordano Bruno and Meister Eckhart, in monadology of Leibniz, in the Absolute Idea of Hegel and Shelling, e.t.
All ancient spiritual traditions suggest that the world is a unity and the multiplicity is only apparent. Modern science claims that the visible world of matter and the multiplicity is only apparent, the reality is unseen and invisible. Since different roads the mysticism and the rationalism lead to the same view, the view of the open totality of the world. The mystical insight of spirituality and the rational mind of science leading to the open thought, the wisdom of life. The spiritual experience of oneness conduces to the same insight as reasoning through science. Both convey the insight of fundamental interconnection between ourselves, other people, other forms of life, the biosphere and, ultimately, the universe. Science and spirituality, far from being mutually exclusive and conflicting elements, are complementary partners in the search for the path that can enable humanity to recover its oneness with the world. Science demonstrates the urgent and objective need for it; and spirituality testifies to its inherent value and supreme desirability. We can reason to our oneness in the world, and we can experience our oneness with the world. The time has come to do both, for they are complementary and mutually reinforcing.
Presents a revolutionary new paradigm of Cosmic Thought that bridges the divide between science and spirituality. Discloses the ramifications of non-localized consciousness and how the physical world and spiritual experience are two aspects of the same Cosmos. What scientists are now finding at the outermost frontiers of every field is overturning all the basic premises concerning the nature of matter and reality.The essays on this book are the notes from the international e – learning courses that were given by the philosopher, and author Alexis Karpouzos during the winter of 2014. Students studying in London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris took part in the courses, which were held by the educational and cultural center "Alexis karpouzos community", located in Athens
Dynamique et échanges sédimentaires en rade de Brest impactés par l'invasion de crépidules
No full textThis thesis is a contribution to the study of sediment dynamic in the ecosystem of the bay of Brest. It aims at describing, by numerical simulations and field observations, the movement of water and sediments in the bay under tidal forcing, and the impact of the present spatial distribution of slipper limpets on suspended sediment transport and bed evolution. A two-dimensional horizontal (2DH) model is implemented based on the TELEMAC numerical system. It integrates the spatial variability of bed sediments, accounts for the physical presence (macro-roughness, form drag - skin friction partitioning) and biological activity (filtration of water carrying suspended particles, production of biodeposit) of slipper limpets. Measurements of water level, mean flow velocity, and friction velocity satisfactorily validate the choice of parameters in the hydrodynamic model. Measurements of suspended matter concentration in the bay of Brest are sporadic, and their analysis complicated. The sediment model stands as a tool for better understanding sedimentary processes. It informs the temporal evolution of the contribution of different types of sediment, and their origin, to local suspended and deposited sediment concentrations. It allows to follow the paths of sediment transport predominantly in suspension, and to quantify the exchanges of sediments between the sub-basins of the bay and with the bed. The introduction of slipper limpet colonies on the bed, in the form of chains assimilated as cylinders, induces decreasing flow velocity above and in their wake, compensated by increasing flow velocity on the outskirts, which globally modify the patterns of sediment erosion and deposition in the bay. Locally, the macro-roughness elements have an antagonist effect depending on their distribution: medium densities increase skin friction and erosion flux, whereas high densities shelter bed sediments from which results accretion. By comparison to their hydrodynamic impact, the biological activity plays a secondary role on sediment dynamic.Cette thèse est une contribution à l’étude de la dynamique sédimentaire dans l’écosystème de la rade de Brest. Elle a pour objectif de décrire, par la simulation numérique et l’observation in situ, le mouvement des masses d’eau et de sédiments sous l’influence de la marée à l’échelle de la rade, et l’impact de la distribution spatiale actuelle des populations de crépidules sur le transport de sédiments en suspension et l’évolution des fonds. Un modèle bidimensionnel horizontal (2DH) est mis en œuvre à partir du code TELEMAC. Il intègre la variabilité spatiale du substrat, et rend compte de la présence physique (macro-rugosité, partition de la contrainte de cisaillement) et de l’activité biologique (filtration de l’eau chargée de particules en suspension, production de biodépôts) des crépidules. Les mesures de hauteur d’eau, de vitesse du courant, et de vitesse de frottement valident de façon satisfaisante les choix de paramétrisation du modèle hydrodynamique. Les mesures de concentration de matière en suspension en rade de Brest sont sporadiques, et leur analyse est compliquée. Le modèle sédimentaire constitue un outil de compréhension. Il informe de l’évolution temporelle de la contribution de différents types de sédiments et de leur origine aux concentrations locales de sédiments en suspension et déposés. Il permet de suivre le cheminement des sédiments principalement en suspension, de quantifier les échanges entre les sous-bassins de la rade et avec le fond. L’introduction sur le fond des colonies de crépidules, sous forme de chaînes assimilées à des cylindres, induit une diminution de la vitesse du courant à l’aplomb et dans leur sillage, compensée par une augmentation en périphérie, entraînant une modification globale des zones d’érosion et de dépôt de sédiments. Localement, les macro-rugosités ont un effet antagoniste selon leur répartition: des densités moyennes augmentent le frottement de peau et les remises en suspension, tandis que des densités élevées induisent un masquage des sédiments sur le fond duquel résulte une accrétion. Par comparaison à leur impact hydrodynamique, l’activité biologique des crépidules joue un rôle secondaire sur la dynamique sédimentaire
Dynamic and exchanges of sediments in the bay of Brest impacted by the invasion of slipper limpets
No full textCette thèse est une contribution à l’étude de la dynamique sédimentaire dans l’écosystème de la rade de Brest. Elle a pour objectif de décrire, par la simulation numérique et l’observation in situ, le mouvement des masses d’eau et de sédiments sous l’influence de la marée à l’échelle de la rade, et l’impact de la distribution spatiale actuelle des populations de crépidules sur le transport de sédiments en suspension et l’évolution des fonds. Un modèle bidimensionnel horizontal (2DH) est mis en œuvre à partir du code TELEMAC. Il intègre la variabilité spatiale du substrat, et rend compte de la présence physique (macro-rugosité, partition de la contrainte de cisaillement) et de l’activité biologique (filtration de l’eau chargée de particules en suspension, production de biodépôts) des crépidules. Les mesures de hauteur d’eau, de vitesse du courant, et de vitesse de frottement valident de façon satisfaisante les choix de paramétrisation du modèle hydrodynamique. Les mesures de concentration de matière en suspension en rade de Brest sont sporadiques, et leur analyse est compliquée. Le modèle sédimentaire constitue un outil de compréhension. Il informe de l’évolution temporelle de la contribution de différents types de sédiments et de leur origine aux concentrations locales de sédiments en suspension et déposés. Il permet de suivre le cheminement des sédiments principalement en suspension, de quantifier les échanges entre les sous-bassins de la rade et avec le fond. L’introduction sur le fond des colonies de crépidules, sous forme de chaînes assimilées à des cylindres, induit une diminution de la vitesse du courant à l’aplomb et dans leur sillage, compensée par une augmentation en périphérie, entraînant une modification globale des zones d’érosion et de dépôt de sédiments. Localement, les macro-rugosités ont un effet antagoniste selon leur répartition: des densités moyennes augmentent le frottement de peau et les remises en suspension, tandis que des densités élevées induisent un masquage des sédiments sur le fond duquel résulte une accrétion. Par comparaison à leur impact hydrodynamique, l’activité biologique des crépidules joue un rôle secondaire sur la dynamique sédimentaire.This thesis is a contribution to the study of sediment dynamic in the ecosystem of the bay of Brest. It aims at describing, by numerical simulations and field observations, the movement of water and sediments in the bay under tidal forcing, and the impact of the present spatial distribution of slipper limpets on suspended sediment transport and bed evolution. A two-dimensional horizontal (2DH) model is implemented based on the TELEMAC numerical system. It integrates the spatial variability of bed sediments, accounts for the physical presence (macro-roughness, form drag - skin friction partitioning) and biological activity (filtration of water carrying suspended particles, production of biodeposit) of slipper limpets. Measurements of water level, mean flow velocity, and friction velocity satisfactorily validate the choice of parameters in the hydrodynamic model. Measurements of suspended matter concentration in the bay of Brest are sporadic, and their analysis complicated. The sediment model stands as a tool for better understanding sedimentary processes. It informs the temporal evolution of the contribution of different types of sediment, and their origin, to local suspended and deposited sediment concentrations. It allows to follow the paths of sediment transport predominantly in suspension, and to quantify the exchanges of sediments between the sub-basins of the bay and with the bed. The introduction of slipper limpet colonies on the bed, in the form of chains assimilated as cylinders, induces decreasing flow velocity above and in their wake, compensated by increasing flow velocity on the outskirts, which globally modify the patterns of sediment erosion and deposition in the bay. Locally, the macro-roughness elements have an antagonist effect depending on their distribution: medium densities increase skin friction and erosion flux, whereas high densities shelter bed sediments from which results accretion. By comparison to their hydrodynamic impact, the biological activity plays a secondary role on sediment dynamic
#991 Alexis Carrel: Thoughts on Living.
No full textParticipants include: Rev. Joseph T. Durkin, S.J., Professor of History, Georgetown University, and author of Hope for Our Times and Alexis Carrel on Man and Society Theodore Malinin, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Research Pathology, Georgetown University School of Medicine Lt. Vernon Perry, MSC, USN, Head, Tissue Culture Divsion, Tissue Bank Department, National Medical Cente
Writers Talk featuring Susan Cain and Dahlynn McKowen
No full textSusan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, joins the chorus of people asking us to be silent. And OSU alumnus and lecturer Alexis Martina hears Dahlynn McKowen's comments On Being a Stupid Kid, her latest edited collection of stories in the Not Your Mother's Book series.The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/WritersTalk-Audio/WT_2013-2-11.mp3Ohio State University. Center for the Study and Teaching of Writin
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