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Lyle Nelson Folder
No full text33 pages of family history documents containing and related to Lyle Nelson - including: Statesman and Star News accounts and photos of Lyle Nelson, biathlon competitor from McCall; National Meets; Olympics; Author; Speaker; NBC ancho
Katie Letcher Lyle, 3rd Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textWhile Katie Letcher Lyle is best known as the author of acclaimed novels for young people— I Will Go Barefoot All Summer For You, Fair Day, and Another Step Begun, — she has also published poems and nonfiction. She has written articles on popular music, the language arts, and food, in addition to producing four half-hour television scripts for the series Footsteps, now being aired nationally on PBS. She teaches at Southern Seminary and has appeared at many schools and conferences. A forthcoming novel, Scott\u27s Marathon, is scheduled for October publication
Subjective probability of disjunctive hypotheses: local-weight models for decomposition of evidential support
No full textWhen the probability of a single member of a set of mutually exclusive and exhaustive possibilities is judged, its alternatives are evaluated as a composite ‘‘re-sidual’ ’ hypothesis. Support theory (Rottenstreich & Tversky, 1997; Tversky & Koehler, 1994) implies that the process of packing alternatives together in the resid-ual reduces the perceived evidential support for the set of alternatives and conse-quently inflates the judged probability of the focal hypothesis. Previous work has investigated the global weights that determine the extent to which the overall eviden-tial support for the alternatives is discounted by this packing operation (Koehler, Brenner, & Tversky, 1997). In the present investigation, we analyze this issue in greater detail, examining the local weights that measure the specific contribution of each component hypothesis included implicitly in the residual. We describe a procedure for estimating local weights and introduce a set of plausible properties that impose systematic ordinal relationships among local weights. Results from four experiments testing these properties are reported, and a local-weight model is devel-oped that accounts for nearly all of the variance in the probability judgments in these empirical tests. Local weights appear to be sensitive both to the individual component with which they are associated and to the residual hypothesis in whic
[Review of] Virginia Huffer, The Sweetness of the Fig: Aboriginal Women in Transition
No full textDuring 1970 and 1973, University of Maryland professor of psychiatry Virginia Huffer spent some time with the women of the Lardil and Kaiadilt tribes who live on Mornington Island in northern Australia\u27s Gulf of Carpenteria [Carpentaria]. Forced to accommodate increasingly to Western ways, these women struggle to maintain traditional linkages while they undergo modern change. This conflict between the past and the future, as well as the everyday realities of their existence, are presented through Huffer\u27s psychobiographical lens, primarily through the intervention and words of her chief informant, Elsie Roughsey, a cooperative, friendly, generous, and intelligent Lardil woman who is, in aboriginal terms, a good yarner. Elsie\u27s tribal name-Labbarnor- sweetness of the fig -gives the book its title. The work is essentially Elsie\u27s statements mixed with descriptive and analytical observations by the author and short treatments of interviews with nine older Lardil women, seven younger (teens through twenties) Lardil women, and seven Kaiadilt women
[Review of] Robert G. Lake, Jr. Chilula: People from the Ancient Redwoods
No full textSince information concerning the northern California Chilula has rarely appeared in print and some observers have maintained that they no longer exist as a tribe, Robert G. Lake, Jr., attempts to provide a comprehensive account of the people. He not only demonstrates that they do, indeed, exist but also that much of their traditional culture remains intact. Using relevant archaeological and ethnographic literature, as well as on-site field study of village and ceremonial locations and the collection of a number of personal interviews from elderly Chilulas, the author draws a relatively detailed picture of hunting practices, fishing techniques, gathering, food sources, medicinal herbs, animal cosmology, religion, and life cycle. The reader learns about the Chilula\u27s lack of susceptibility to poison ivy, about how animals convey good and evil power, and about healing rituals. Lake\u27s detail with respect to religion, which he asserts was functionally integrated into every fiber of the Chilula cultural system, is especially noteworthy
Profile - Lyle Dick CHA Vice-President
No full textLyle Dick is the author of 90 publications on topics in Canadian and American history, historiography, and Arctic history, including the book Muskox Land: Ellesmere Island in the Age of Contact(University of Calgary Press, 2001), which was awarded the Harold Adams Innis Prize for Canada’s best-English-language book in the social sciences in 2003, and Farmers “Making Good”(Revised edition, University of Calgary Press, 2008), co-awarded the Canadian Historical Association’s Clio Prize in 1990 for the best book on the history of the prairie provinces
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Wednesday Lunch Plenary
No full textLyle Estillis a founder of Piedmont Biofuels, and goes by the V.P. of Stuff, which is the title on his business card. He is the publisher of Energy Blog, where he goes by Dr. Estill. His wife got him a fake PhD on the occasion of his forty fifth birthday. According to the Secretary of State, he is the President of Piedmont Biofuels Industrial, LLC.
He is the author of Biodiesel Power; the passion, people, and politics of the next renewable fuel. And he has written a bunch of columns and essays and such that you can check out here. He is the author of Small is Possible; Life in a Local Economy,and Industrial Evolution; local solutions for a low carbon future.Lessons Learned in Building a Green Industr
Language Use with Blissymbolics
No full textThree young adults with cerebral palsy who used Voice Output Communication Aids (VOCAs) with Blissymbolics took part in a study where they tried pre-stored phrases for specific activities. Before and after the study, 1 ½ years apart, they took part in semi-structured interviews where they answered open ended questions about the activity shopping. Analyses of the expressions they constructed with their VOCAs, revealed that the participants used longer utterances and more advanced grammar during the second interview, despite the fact that these skills were not targeted during the study. On the other hand, the pre-stored phrases that the participants were given were not used to the extent that had been expected. When they used the pre-stored phrases, the participants tended to only use phrases that performed functions they already had in their Bliss vocabularies. Features that were lacking in these Bliss vocabularies, but were included among the pre-stored phrases, were words and expressions that could be used for starting and ending conversations, for turn taking, as evaluations and as feedback. Pre-stored expressions that were used functioned as greetings, thanks and answers to yes and no questions
Stasimopus finni Brandt & Sole & Lyle 2023, sp. nov.
No full textStasimopus finni sp. nov. (Figures 5B, 11B, 13A, 14, 15) Type material: Holotype Ô SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape Province, Somerset East (-32.9386, 25.6612), 14.v.2018, S. Brandt, C. Sole, E. Engelbrecht and E. Brand, (NCA 2019/605). Etymology: The specific epithet is patronym in honour of Finn Robert Pirk the son of the third author, who loves all creepy crawlies. Diagnosis: The males of S. finni sp. nov. are distinguishable from other members of the genus occurring in the Karoo based on the following combination of characters. It is differentiated from S. astutus, S. erythrognathus, S. malesociatus sp. nov., S. patersonae, S. steynsbergensis, S. karooensis sp. nov. and S. mandelai based on the pedipalp not reaching the tarsus of leg I. Distinguished from S. palpiger as the pedipalp is longer than leg I, which S. finni sp. nov. is not. The species has denser cheliceral denticles (>11) than S. schrieneri (<5), S. ignis sp. nov. (<5) and S. maraisi (<10). Stasimopus finni sp. nov. is in general more spinose on the legs than S. dylani sp. nov. (Tibia of leg I and IV). Description: Based on the holotype Ô (NCA 2019/605). Remarks: Ô: The left AME is reduced in size, making some eye measurements unreliable. ♀: Known only from the type male. General: Ô: (Fig 5B) Medium bodied spider, 10.84 total length. Carapace: Ô: Carapace length 4.76; width 4.05. Deep red-brown colouration, thoracic region with rugose texture. Fovea procurved, 0.81 in length. Ocelli: Ô: (Fig 11B) AME diameter 0.14, PME diameter 0.19, MOQ anterior width 1.22 (may not be accurate due to deformity), MOQ posterior width 1.71; AME-AME 0.31 (may not be accurate due to deformity)., AME-ALE 0.10, ALE-ALE 0.65, PME-PME 0.79, PME-PLE 0.16, PLE-PLE 1.14. AER procurved, PER recurved. Chelicerae: Ô: (Fig 13A) Two teeth rows present, 4 teeth proventral row, 4 in retroventral row; 11–13 cuspules between rows. Sternum, labium and maxillae: Ô: (Fig 14C) Sternum length 2.66; sternum width 2.19. Sternum shape has distinct impressions of where the coxa are situated. Sigilla in the shape of a fused arrow, distal end fused, proximal end 0.69 apart; cuspules on labium absent; maxilla absent. Abdomen: Ô: (Fig 5B) Abdomen length 6.08; width 4.30. Pale beige colouration with dark grey banding, smaller band near carapace, followed by broader and wider band, then a narrower band, lastly two shorter bands next to one another. Pedipalps: Ô: (Fig 14A, B) Total length 16.03; Segment lengths 1.57, 5.42, 4.15, -, 4.88. Spines absent. Bulb oval, embolus elongated, tapering retrolaterally into sharp point. Legs: Ô: Length order: I, IV, II, III. I Total length 17.40; Segment lengths 5.54, 2.36, 4.22, 3.93, 1.35; Spination: spines absent on femur, with sparse setae. Patella v - 2–3 spines distally. Tibia (Fig 14D) v - 16–18 large spines extend pl & rl, denser distally. Metatarsus (Fig 14D) v - 15–16 large spines extend pl & rl. Tarsus (Fig 14D) pl & rl - 1–2 small spines, v - scopulate. II Total length 15.53; Segment lengths 4.77, 2.23, 3.63, 3.57, 1.33; Spination: spines absent on femur, with sparse setae. Patella v - 2–3 spines distally. Tibia v - 16 large spines extend pl & rl, denser distally. Metatarsus v - 14–16 large spines, 1 distinctly large spine distally on pl and rl aspects. Tarsus pl & rl - 2–3 small spines, v - scopulate. III Total length 11.75; Segment lengths 3.01, 1.54, 1.38, 3.68, 2.14; Spination: spines absent on femur, with sparse setae. Patella do - 11 small spines. Tibia pl - 1 spine, almost v, do - 2 unorganised rows of red spinules (11 pl / do; 8–9 rl / do). Metatarsus do - 8 spines in two 2, v (Fig 14E)—18 spines, 3 are large and distal. Tarsus v (Fig 14E)—7 small spines, extend pl & rl, dense setae covering spines. IV Total length 17.38; Segment lengths 4.27, 2.31, 3.66, 4.85, 2.29; Spination: spines absent on femur, with sparse setae. Patella do - short dense red spines proximally, less dense distally; interspersed with fine black setae. Tibia pl / v - 2–3 small spines. Metatarsus pl - 8 spines, v (Fig 14F)—I5 spines (4 large spines distally), spines extend pl. Tarsus (Fig 14F) pl - 11–14 spines, extend v, v - 7 small spines. Distribution and environment notes: The species is found in the localities indicated in Figure 15. The species is only known from the type locality near Somerset East in the Eastern Cape province. The location was a flat between small hills. The vegetation was dominated by low shrubs and aloe plants. The soil was very hard, chalky and pale. The specimen was found in a short burrow (Approx. 10cm deep). FIGURE 15. Map of the locality where the Stasimopus finni sp. nov. specimen was collected. Numbers match the site numbers in Figure 1. Map created in QGIS version 3.4.8-Madeira (2019), available at: http://qgis.osgeo.org.Published as part of Brandt, Shannon, Sole, Catherine & Lyle, Robin, 2023, An integrative taxonomy of the genus Stasimopus Simon 1892 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) of the Karoo with the description of nine new species and a Stasimopus maraisi Hewitt 1914 male, pp. 1-60 in Zootaxa 5341 (1) on pages 24-27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5341.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/832374
Stasimopus dylani Brandt & Sole & Lyle 2023, sp. nov.
No full textStasimopus dylani sp. nov. (Figures 3B, 5A; 8, 9, 10, 11A) Type material: Holotype Ô SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape Province: Murraysburg (-31.8884, 23.7310), 21.v.2018, S. Brandt, C. Sole, E. Engelbrecht and E. Brand, (NCA 2019/663). Paratypes. Same data, 21.v.2018, 1Ô (NCA 2019/664); Eastern cape Province: Jansenville (-32.8772, 24.4952), 17.vii.2015, I. Engelbrecht and D. Kambas, 4ÔÔ (NCA 2019/697, NCA 2019/698, NCA 2019/699, NCA 2019/702), Willowmore (-33.0423, 23.1958), 15.v.2018, S. Brandt, C. Sole, E. Engelbrecht and E. Brand, 1♀ juv. (NCA 2019/676). Etymology: This species is a patronym in recognition of Dylan Cecil Brandt, for his unending support and encouragement of the first author during her postgraduate studies. Diagnosis: The males of S. dylani sp. nov. are distinguishable from other members of the genus occurring in the Karoo based on the following combination of characters. Differentiated from S. astutus, S. erythrognathus, S. malesociatus sp. nov., S. patersonae, S. steynsbergensis, S. karooensis sp. nov. and S. mandelai based on the pedipalp not extending beyond the tarsus of leg I. It is distinguished from S. palpiger by the pedipalp that is longer than leg I, which is not the case with S. dylani sp. nov. The species can be distinguished from S. schrieneri, S. ignis sp. nov., S. finni sp. nov. and S. maraisi based on the largest eye, which in these species is the ALE, whereas in S. dylani sp. nov. it is the AME. Description: Based on the holotype Ô (NCA 2019/663) and paratypes 5Ô (NCA 2019/664, NCA 2019/697, NCA 2019/698, NCA 2019/699, NCA 2019/702). Remarks: ♀: Known only from males. General: Ô: (Fig 5A) Medium bodied spiders, ranging between 10.68–13.03 (13.03) total length. Carapace: Ô: Carapace length 4.78–6.28 (6.28); width 4.42–5.74 (5.74). Black colouration, thoracic region with rugose texture. The fovea strongly procurved, between 1.00–1.38 (1.11) in length. Ocelli: Ô: (Fig 11A, Fig 3B) AME diameter 0.26–0.28 (0.28), PME diameter 0.16–0.20 (0.19), MOQ anterior width 1.30–1.67 (1.67), MOQ posterior width 1.72–2.09 (2.05); AME-AME 0.25, AME-ALE 0.15, ALE-ALE 1.08, PME-PME 1.02, PME-PLE 0.16, PLE-PLE 1.62. AER arrangement slightly recurved, PER recurved. Chelicerae: Ô: (Fig 8B) Two teeth rows present, 4 teeth in proventral row, 5 teeth in retroventral row; 12 cuspules in between. Sternum, labium and maxillae: Ô: (Fig 8A) Sternum length 2.27–3.48 (3.48); sternum width 2.47–3.05 (3.05). Sternum shape has distinct impressions of where the coxa are situated. Sigilla in the shape of a fused arrow, distal end fused, proximal end 1.06–1.45 (1.12) apart; cuspules absent on labium and maxilla. Abdomen: Ô: (Fig 5A) Abdomen length 5.56–6.75 (6.75); width 3.45–4.63 (4.63). Colour, do - dark grey, v - and laterally beige. Pedipalps: Ô: (Fig 10A, B) Total length 19.01; Segment lengths 1.77, 6.41, 4.82, -,6.02. Spination: spines absent. Bulb compact, embolus elongated, tapering into sharp point, extending downwards, almost parallel to tibia. Legs: Ô: Length order: I, IV, II, III. I Total length 22.94; Segment lengths 7.07, 3.23, 4.86, 5.62, 2.16; Spination: spines absent on femur and patella, with sparse setae. Tibia v - 19 large spines (extending pl & rl), covering only distal half. Metatarsus (Fig 10C) pl - 19 large spines extending v, 21 large spines rl (slightly v). Tarsus (Fig 10C) pl - 4 spines, rl - 4 spines, v - scopulate. II Total length 20.88; Segment lengths 6.42, 2.86, 4.32, 5.21, 2.07; Spination: spines absent on femur and patella, with sparse setae. Tibia v - 5–7 spines distally. Metatarsus pl - 12–13 large spines extending v, rl - 10–11 large spines extending v. Tarsus pl - 4 spines, rl- 3–4 spines, v - scopulate. III Total length 16.45; Segment lengths 4.64, 2.26, 2.55, 4.35, 2.66; Spination: spines absent on femur, with sparse setae. Patella, do (slightly pl)- 7 small spines. Tibia (Fig 10F), do - Distally dense patch of spines (approx. 25), extend to metatarsus. Metatarsus (Fig 10D), pl - 11 spines, do - small patch of spines proximally (approx. 15) connecting to tibia, rl - 3 spines, v - 5 spines. Tarsus (Fig 10D) pl - 8 spines, rl - 7 spines. IV Total length 22.85; Segment lengths 5.32, 2.65, 4.50, 7.42, 2.96; Spination: spines absent on femur, with sparse setae. Patella (Fig 10G), do - short red spines proximally, less dense distally, interspersed with black setae. Tibia short black setae. Metatarsus (Fig 10E) pl - 5 spines, rl - 6 spines. Tarsus (Fig 10E) pl - 10 spines, rl - 9 spines. Distribution and environment notes: The species is found in the localities indicated in Figure 9. The species appears to have a broader distribution in the Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. The areas typically had sandy soils. The juvenile female was collected from a flat pan. All the males were collected while they were crossing quite roads. The SUOJ locality had no rain on the day collected, but a slight drizzle did occur after collection, whereas the males from FRE were collected after very heavy rain.Published as part of Brandt, Shannon, Sole, Catherine & Lyle, Robin, 2023, An integrative taxonomy of the genus Stasimopus Simon 1892 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) of the Karoo with the description of nine new species and a Stasimopus maraisi Hewitt 1914 male, pp. 1-60 in Zootaxa 5341 (1) on pages 19-24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5341.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/832374
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