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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
Get PDFThe 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
Caractérisation de l'ouverture de fracture et la dynamique de transport avec l'hydrogéophysique: Avancées théoriques et expérimentales
No full textFractures are ubiquitous in the Earth’s crust. From the scale of a few cm to several km,fractures can act as conduits or barriers to fluid flow and play a major role in several processesand applications, including groundwater extraction, contaminant migration in fractured rock,underground storage of disposed nuclear waste and sequestration of carbon dioxide, as wellas geothermal heat migration. A fracture’s geometrical properties such as aperture variationsalong its plane influence fluid flow and transport within. Nevertheless, it is a challengingtask to statistically characterize aperture variations of a single fracture because these areoften self-affine; a property that implies similar patterns over several spatial scales. Classicalhydrological tests are spatially sparse and do not provide direct information about aperturevariations. This limitation can partly be overcome by hydrogeophysics, which combinesgeophysical methods with hydrological experiments. Here, we present experimental andtheoretical advances on the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) alone and also combinedwith push-pull tests for improved fracture aperture characterization. On the theoreticalaspect we used analytical solutions to develop a modeling framework that simulates GPRreflections from fractures with heterogeneous aperture distributions, embedded in a uniformrock matrix. In the presence of aperture heterogeneity in a single fracture, we demonstratethat classical aperture-inference approaches that rely on uniform fracture properties leadto biased estimates of mean aperture. The modeling framework is suitable for GPR use infractured rock but is also suitable for other applications such as fracture imaging in concrete.On the experimental side, we present the first experiments in which the migration of asaline tracer is imaged during a push-pull test. The GPR data are informative about thedynamics of the tracer plume and the fractures involved in the experiment, but also highlightdensity effects that decrease our ability to infer natural flow dynamics and processes, such asambient flow. We address the density issue by introducing a neutrally-buoyant, yet electricallyconductive tracer, which consists of ethanol mixed with a saline tracer. A comparison ofresults from the two types of tracer tests demonstrates that the addition of ethanol diminishesthe density effect; we therefore suggest that neutrally buoyant tracers should be used inhydrogeophysics. Finally, we introduce a simultaneous modeling approach that can simulatethe combined experiments. The coupled model can be applied within a Markov-chain Monte-Carlo inversion of the data from the combined experiment to infer a fracture’s geometricproperties.Les fractures sont omniprésentes dans la croûte terrestre. Sur une échelle de quelques cm àplusieurs km, les fractures peuvent servir de conduits ou de barrières aux écoulements desfluides et jouent un rôle majeur dans divers processus et applications comme l’extractiondes eaux souterraines, la migration des contaminants dans les roches fracturées, le stockagesouterrain des déchets nucléaires mais aussi la séquestration du dioxyde de carbone et lestockage géothermique. Les propriétés géométriques d’une fracture telles que les variationsd’ouverture sur son plan influencent l’écoulement et le transport du fluide. Au sein d’unefracture, la caractérisation statistique des ouvertures est délicate puisque celles-ci présententsouvent une auto-affinitude ; une propriété qui implique des motifs similaires à plusieurséchelles spatiales. Les expériences hydrologiques classiques par leur caractère discret surle terrain ne fournissent pas d’informations directes sur les variations d’ouvertures. Cettelimitation peut en partie être surmontée par l’hydrogéophysique qui combine des méthodesgéophysiques avec des expériences hydrologiques. Dans cette étude, nous présentons desavancées expérimentales et théoriques dédiées à l’utilisation du géoradar (GPR) seul et aussicombinées avec des essais push-pull afin de caractériser plus précisément l’ouverture desfractures. Sur le plan théorique, nous avons utilisé des solutions analytiques et développé uncadre de modélisation pour simuler les réflexions GPR dans le milieu fracturé. Les fracturesqui le composent sont caracterisées par des ouvertures hétérogènes mais sont intégréesdans une matrice de roche uniforme. En présence de cette hétérogénéité, nous avons dé-montré que les approches classiques qui reposent sur une ouverture de fracture uniforme,conduisent à des estimations fortement biaisées de l’ouverture moyenne. Ce cadre de mo-délisation est important pour l’utilisation du GPR dans un aquifèr fracturé mais convientégalement à d’autres applications, telles que l’imagerie des fractures dans le béton. Sur leplan expérimental, nous avons réalisé les premières expériences permettant la visualisationde la migration d’un traceur salin lors d’un test push-pull. Les données GPR obtenues ontpermis de mesurer la dynamique du panache du traceur et de décrire la nature des fractures.De plus, elles ont mis en évidence des effets de densité qui sont délétères pour les inférencesde la dynamique et des processus naturels d’écoulement, comme l’écoulement ambiant.Pour remédier à ces effets, des mesures ont été réalisées en ajoutant de l’éthanol au traceursalin afin d’obtenir une flottabilité neutre tout en conservant la conductivité électrique. Lacomparaison des résultats pour les deux types de traceurs montrent que l’ajout d’éthanolpermet d’éliminer les effets de densité. C’est pourquoi nous suggérons que des traceurs dedensité neutre soient utilisés pour les expériences hydrogéophysiques. Enfin, nous introdui-sons un modèle simultané qui peut simuler les expériences push-pull et GPR. Ce modèlepourrait permettre d’inférer les propriétés d’une fracture par les don
Characterizing Fracture Aperture and Transport Dynamics with Hydrogeophysics: Theoretical and Expérimental Advances
No full textplusieurs km, les fractures peuvent servir de conduits ou de barrières aux écoulements des fluides et jouent un rôle majeur dans divers processus et applications comme l’extraction des eaux souterraines, la migration des contaminants dans les roches fracturées, le stockage souterrain des déchets nucléaires mais aussi la séquestration du dioxyde de carbone et le stockage géothermique. Les propriétés géométriques d’une fracture telles que les variations d’ouverture sur son plan influencent l’écoulement et le transport du fluide. Au sein d’une fracture, la caractérisation statistique des ouvertures est délicate puisque celles-ci présentent souvent une auto-affinitude ; une propriété qui implique des motifs similaires à plusieurs échelles spatiales. Les expériences hydrologiques classiques par leur caractère discret sur le terrain ne fournissent pas d’informations directes sur les variations d’ouvertures. Cette limitation peut en partie être surmontée par l’hydrogéophysique qui combine des méthodes géophysiques avec des expériences hydrologiques. Dans cette étude, nous présentons des avancées expérimentales et théoriques dédiées à l’utilisation du géoradar (GPR) seul et aussi combinées avec des essais push-pull afin de caractériser plus précisément l’ouverture des fractures. Sur le plan théorique, nous avons utilisé des solutions analytiques et développé un cadre de modélisation pour simuler les réflexions GPR dans le milieu fracturé. Les fractures qui le composent sont caracterisées par des ouvertures hétérogènes mais sont intégrées dans une matrice de roche uniforme. En présence de cette hétérogénéité, nous avons dé- montré que les approches classiques qui reposent sur une ouverture de fracture uniforme, conduisent à des estimations fortement biaisées de l’ouverture moyenne. Ce cadre de mo- délisation est important pour l’utilisation du GPR dans un aquifèr fracturé mais convient également à d’autres applications, telles que l’imagerie des fractures dans le béton. Sur le plan expérimental, nous avons réalisé les premières expériences permettant la visualisation de la migration d’un traceur salin lors d’un test push-pull. Les données GPR obtenues ont permis de mesurer la dynamique du panache du traceur et de décrire la nature des fractures. De plus, elles ont mis en évidence des effets de densité qui sont délétères pour les inférences de la dynamique et des processus naturels d’écoulement, comme l’écoulement ambiant. Pour remédier à ces effets, des mesures ont été réalisées en ajoutant de l’éthanol au traceur salin afin d’obtenir une flottabilité neutre tout en conservant la conductivité électrique. La comparaison des résultats pour les deux types de traceurs montrent que l’ajout d’éthanol permet d’éliminer les effets de densité. C’est pourquoi nous suggérons que des traceurs de densité neutre soient utilisés pour les expériences hydrogéophysiques. Enfin, nous introdui- sons un modèle simultané qui peut simuler les expériences push-pull et GPR. Ce modèle pourrait permettre d’inférer les propriétés d’une fracture par les données réels, ce qui serait pertinent en utilisant des méthodes Markov-chain Monte-Carlo.
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Fractures are ubiquitous in the Earth’s crust. From the scale of a few cm to several km, fractures can act as conduits or barriers to fluid flow and play a major role in several processes and applications, including groundwater extraction, contaminant migration in fractured rock, underground storage of disposed nuclear waste and sequestration of carbon dioxide, as well as geothermal heat migration. A fracture’s geometrical properties such as aperture variations along its plane influence fluid flow and transport within. Nevertheless, it is a challenging task to statistically characterize aperture variations of a single fracture because these are often self-affine; a property that implies similar patterns over several spatial scales. Classical hydrological tests are spatially sparse and do not provide direct information about aperture variations. This limitation can partly be overcome by hydrogeophysics, which combines geophysical methods with hydrological experiments. Here, we present experimental and theoretical advances on the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) alone and also combined with push-pull tests for improved fracture aperture characterization. On the theoretical aspect we used analytical solutions to develop a modeling framework that simulates GPR reflections from fractures with heterogeneous aperture distributions, embedded in a uniform rock matrix. In the presence of aperture heterogeneity in a single fracture, we demonstrate that classical aperture-inference approaches that rely on uniform fracture properties lead to biased estimates of mean aperture. The modeling framework is suitable for GPR use in fractured rock but is also suitable for other applications such as fracture imaging in concrete. On the experimental side, we present the first experiments in which the migration of a saline tracer is imaged during a push-pull test. The GPR data are informative about the dynamics of the tracer plume and the fractures involved in the experiment, but also highlight density effects that decrease our ability to infer natural flow dynamics and processes, such as ambient flow. We address the density issue by introducing a neutrally-buoyant, yet electrically conductive tracer, which consists of ethanol mixed with a saline tracer. A comparison of results from the two types of tracer tests demonstrates that the addition of ethanol diminishes the density effect; we therefore suggest that neutrally buoyant tracers should be used in hydrogeophysics. Finally, we introduce a simultaneous modeling approach that can simulate the combined experiments. The coupled model can be applied within a Markov-chain Monte- Carlo inversion of the data from the combined experiment to infer a fracture’s geometric properties
#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
Investigating anisotropic seismic velocities of the Rotondo granite in intact and fractured sections by crosshole seismic surveys
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