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In researching the history of rum and rum cocktails, author Wayne Curtis bought
No full textIn researching the history of rum and rum cocktails, author Wayne Curtis bought an out-of-print copy of Trader Vic\u27s Book of Food & Drink that once belonged to Maine author Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957). On a blank page, Curtis discovered Roberts\u27 well-crafted description of inventing a recipe, with scratched out and recast words
Curtis Blanton, Mountain Humorist
No full textAuthor Curtis Blanton has a wonderful sense of humor. Herewith, listen to this interview from 2009 about how he came to publish the stories he heard the old timers tell when he was a kid
The Making of an Indigenous Language Teacher: Reclaiming our Hopi Heritage of Thinking, Teaching and Learning
No full textThe current political and social environment and the more ominous events unfolding across aboriginal Indigenous homelands—locally, nationally and globally—is what the Hopi people refer to as koyanisqatsi, life out of balance and which has been recounted as recurrent in the history of the human experience. It is a prominent theme in their Emergence story transported across time by each succeeding generation of Hopi through the oral tradition. The Hopi number just over 14,000 of which half maintain a permanent residence on part of their aboriginal homelands in northeastern Arizona and continue to carry out the cultural traditions of their ancestors. Thus the words of dedication, “For the Hopi people who have maintained a firm belief in and adherence to the Hopi way of life in order that succeeding generations of Hopi will remain a distinct people,” (Author 1, 2008, p. 5) represent and represents the Hopi way of life as the resilient and reliable guiding source toward an unknown future. The paramount challenge is for the Hopi people to maintain community cohesiveness and unity, a moral existence in the natural world, and spiritual fulfillment on behalf of all people, all living things—the commitment made with Maasaw, Guardian Spirit of the Hopi Fourth World at the time of Emergence—within the context of a life out of balance. Nevertheless, our individual and collective responses are premised in our sense of accountability to our Creator as stewards of Mother Earth, and responsibility to the next generation to ensure cultural and linguistic survival and continuity (Author 2, 2016). “Very little has been written about how contemporary Native people have come into our Indigenous selves through the work we do. This is particularly true of Indigenous educators” (Cajete, 2015, p.1). In this paper, we share and situate our “stories”—our personal and professional trajectories in two foundational Hopi concepts: itaaqatsimkiwa—our lifeline; itaatumakmakiwa—our lifework, concepts that are understood as “preordained” and “predestined” in leading each of us toward finding our “true vocation” to (p. 1). We engage in an analysis of our experiences as a manifestation of self-empowerment and voice (Ruiz, 1991). It is “the work that we do” which brought us together and nurtures our commitment to attending to our heritage language and culture. Cajete (2015) describes this process of reclaiming an Indigenous heritage of thinking, teaching and learning as the making of an Indigenous teacher. Cajete, G. A. (2015). Indigenous community: Rekindling the teachings of the seventh fire. St. Paul, MN: Living Justice Press. Author 2. (2016). Unpublished Reflection paper. Author 1. (2008). “Becoming ‘fully’ Hopi: The role of the Hopi language in the contemporary lives of Hopi youth—A Hopi case study of language shift and vitality.” Unpublished doctoral dissertation. American Indian Studies Program, University of Arizona, Tucson. Ruiz, R. (1991). Empowering linguistic minority children. In In C.E. Sleeter (Ed.), Empowerment through multicultural education. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press
Trip account
No full textTrip account - AMs, 15 pp.
“I am attempting to give you some account of a recent vacation trip which we were privileged to enjoy - Rose, Mother and I…” As the account of the trip to view the eclipse is unsigned, we can’t say for sure but as the author states “Rose, Mother and I” one could logically assume that the author is a sibling of T. Rose Curtis
Curtis Wilkie Letter and Map
No full textA nine-page letter from journalist and author Curtis Wilkie, written to his parents, containing a first-hand account of the integration of the University of Mississippi. Wilkie was a student at the university at the time. Included is a hand-drawn map showing the places on campus where various events occurred during the riots
Program for the Curtis Picture Musicale
No full textPrinted on title page: Edward S. Curtis. Author of "The North American Indian". Music composed by Henry F. Gilbert.
The program for Edward Curtis's "musicale" or "picture-opera" featuring a foreward by Curtis, dissolving slide shows, motion pictures and music. The music was composed by Henry Gilbert and based on the wax cylinder recordings Curtis had made of Native American music with his photographic subjects. This program which toured the country during the winter of 1911-1912 included such productions as "Dream of the Ancient Red Man", and "Evening in Hopi Land".
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[Letter] 1859 December 12, Roxberg / George William Curtis.
No full textCurtis thanks the sender for the little book, stating that it makes him wish and hope that the fraternity of good thinking will not be dissolved. An author and an orator who spent two years at the utopian Brook Farm community, Curtis published novels like _Trumps_ [1861] as well as delivering addresses on William Cullen Bryant, Robert Burns, Washington Irving, and James Russell Lowell. He befriended Emerson, edited _Putnam\u27s Monthly_ , actively wrote about New York and national politics in periodicals like _Harper\u27s Magazine_ , and wrote travel narratives
Epigenetic regulation of bone mass
No full textOsteoporosis, characterised by low bone mass, poor bone structure, and an increased risk of fracture, is a major public health problem. There is increasing evidence that the influence of the environment on gene expression, through epigenetic processes, contributes to variation in BMD and fracture risk across the lifecourse. Such epigenetic processes include DNA methylation, histone and chromatin modifications and non-coding RNAs. Examples of associations with phenotype include DNA methylation in utero linked to maternal vitamin D status, and to methylation of target genes such as OPG and RANKL being associated with osteoporosis in later life. Epigenome-wide association studies and multi-omics technologies have further revealed susceptibility loci, and histone acetyltransferases, deacetylases and methylases are being considered as therapeutic targets. This review encompasses recent advances in our understanding of epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of bone mass and osteoporosis development, and outlines possible diagnostic and prognostic biomarker applications
First Ladies. A Conversation with Curtis Sittenfeld.
No full textPresidents of the United States are the most powerful figures in America and, arguably, the world. The First Lady receives far less attention but exerts influence within the White House and stars in Washington’s shrouded political theatre.
Novelist Curtis Sittenfeld joins us for an evening conversation about the public visibility and private dramas of the First Lady – from Laura Bush to Michelle Obama and Melania Trump. She will also read from her novel American Wife – a fictional account of Laura Bush
Curtis Sittenfeld is the bestselling author of five novels: Prep, The Man of My Dreams, American Wife, Sisterland, and Eligible. Her first story collection, You Think It, I’ll Say It, was published in 2018 and picked for Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club. Her books have been selected by The New York Times, Time, Entertainment Weekly, and People for their “Ten Best Books of the Year” lists, optioned for television and film, and translated into thirty languages. Ms. Sittenfeld has interviewed Michelle Obama for Time; appeared as a guest on NPR’s “Fresh Air,” CBS’s “Early Show,” and PBS’s Newshour. She is a graduate of Stanford University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.Center for the Study of Politics and GovernanceSittenfeld, Curtis; Jacobs, Lawrence R.. (2019). First Ladies. A Conversation with Curtis Sittenfeld.. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/208679
Cardiovascular safety of calcium, magnesium and strontium: what does the evidence say?
No full textCalcium, magnesium and strontium have all been implicated in both musculoskeletal and cardiovascular health and disease. However, despite these three elements being closely chemically related, there is marked heterogeneity of their characteristics in relation to cardiovascular outcomes. In this narrative review, we describe the relevant evidential landscape, focusing on clinical trials where possible and incorporating findings from observational and causal analyses, to discern the relative roles of these elements in musculoskeletal and cardiovascular health. We conclude that calcium supplementation (for bone health) is most appropriately used in combination with vitamin D supplementation and targeted to those who are deficient in these nutrients, or in combination with antiosteoporosis medications. Whilst calcium supplementation is associated with gastrointestinal side effects and a small increased risk of renal stones, purported links with cardiovascular outcomes remain unconvincing. In normal physiology, no mechanism for an association has been elucidated and other considerations such as dose response and temporal relationships do not support a causal relationship. There is little evidence to support routine magnesium supplementation for musculoskeletal outcomes; greater dietary intake and serum concentrations appear protective against cardiovascular events. Strontium ranelate, which is now available again as a generic medication, has clear anti-fracture efficacy but is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic disease. Whilst a signal for increased risk of myocardial infarction has been detected in some studies, this is not supported by wider analyses. Strontium ranelate, under its current licence, thus provides a useful therapeutic option for severe osteoporosis in those who do not have cardiovascular risk factors
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