In my latest article on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, I write that “the Depression prompted … Frankensteinian representations of corporate business” that resonate today, amidst an economic crisis that has prompted references to the Depression. To identify scenes and tropes as Frankensteinian, I rely on Chris Baldick’s theory of Frankenstein’s “skeleton story” as the core of the story’s innumerable popular adaptations, of its status as what Baldick calls a paradoxically “modern myth” (tk). The “skeleton story” consists essentially of just two complementary plot points: 1) a man makes a creature; 2) the creature revolts and runs amok. For evidence of Frankensteinian representations of corporate business in the Depression era, I cited one example, a 1930 piece of journalism called “Frankenstein, Inc.” But I have more recently found a highly significant literary example – one I wished I had known about before the article went to press (hence this footnote) – it’s none other than John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath, the major literary statement on the Depression, a novel I’m only now reading for the first time.
The novel tells the Depression-era story of the Joad family’s forced exodus from Oklahoma to California, and tells this story in a pointedly dialectical form, alternating between chapters about the Joads’ specific scenes and doings, and chapters about the general contexts and crises that condition the Joads’ particular story. The fifth chapter – a general chapter – describes the manouevres, manipulations, and machinations used by the “owner men” to get the “tenant men” off their lands in the process of mechanizing and automating agriculture – turning it into agribusiness. Steinbeck describes the owner men talking about the eviction of the tenants, and the reclamation of the land, with reference to figures of monstrosity that mystify the relations of corporate production and absolve the owner men of responsibility:
If a bank or a finance company owned the land, the owner man said, the Bank – or the Company – needs – wants – insists – must have – as though the Bank or the Company were a monster, with thought and feeling, which had ensnared them. … And the owner men explained the workings and the thinkings of the monster that was stronger than they were. … these creatures don’t breathe air, don’t eat side-meat. They breathe profits; they eat the interest on money. (41)
When the tenant men counter that “the bank is only made of men,” the owner men tell them they’re wrong: “No, you’re wrong there – quite wrong there. The bank is something else than men. … The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It’s the monster. Men made it, but they can’t control it” (43, my emphasis).
Following this scene of the owner men rationalizing (and reifying) corporate business – relieving them of responsibility for its cruel externalities – Steinbeck describes an encounter between a soon-to-be-evicted tenant and the driver of a company tractor that is the specific instrument of the “monstrous” corporate reclamation of the farmlands from the tenants: “The man sitting in the iron seat did not look like a man; gloved, goggled, rubber dust mask over nose and mouth, he was part of the monster, a robot in the seat. … The driver could not control it” (45). The tenant who talks to this driver fails to persuade him of his inhuman betrayal of the families he’s mechanically displaced, but ultimately vows, “There’s some way to stop this. It’s not like lightning or earthquakes. We’ve got a bad thing made by men, and by God that’s something we can change” (50, my emphasis).
The chapter thus adapts the “skeleton story” of Frankenstein as one of the premises for Steinbeck’s novel: in both the unsuccessfully reassuring words of the owner men and the horrified reactions of the tenant men, the corporate business model is a destructive, superhuman monster – made by humans, but now beyond humans’ control, running amok and wreaking havoc, economic and environmental. This certainly isn’t the only cultural or intertextual premise of Steinbeck’s stern and sweeping saga, but it is a conspicuous and telling one, eatablished very early in the plot of one of America’s definitive critical accounts of the corporate-dominated market society, the robber barons accountable for it, and the multitudes of workers exploited and abandoned by by it.
Baldick, Chris. In Frankenstein’s Shadow: Myth, Monstrosity, and Nineteenth-Century Writing. Oxford: Clarendon, 1987.
McCutcheon, Mark A. “Frankenstein as a figure of globalization in Canada’s popular culture.” Continuum 25.5 (2011): 731-42.
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath (1939). New York: Penguin, 1976.


In the myth of Narcissus and Echo, popularized by the Roman poet Ovid in The Metamorphoses, a beautiful youth rejects the advances of many admirers and falls in love with his own image. This myth is the source of the term “narcissism,” commonly understood as pathological self-absorption.
But is the story a simple morality tale about the perils of excessive self-love? Who was Echo? What is the relationship between “self” and image?
Join me for a thought-provoking and fun exploration of this ancient myth on Saturday, October 1,2016 at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. We’ll gather in the Clubhouse from 7-9pm. The Ace is located at 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr. For more info on the Ace, click here.
The storytelling will be followed by mythopoetic folk rock by Joshua Tree singer-songwriter Rags and Bones, the bastard son of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan with a dash of John Prine. (aka Phil Rosenberg)
This event is free and all open-minded adults are welcome.
“Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container.” — Wallace Stevens


Army Fire Fighting: A Historical Perspective captures the previously undocumented aspect of the army fire service history. What started as research to assist a former World War II army firefighter in gathering data for his website http://www.firefighters.mil-fire.net grew into a desire to capture the fragmented history of the Army soldier/firefighter into a book devoted to the army’s military occupational specialty, “21M Firefighter”.
Until now, writers have given army firefighting little more than a brief quote in a much larger book or article. This book covers the origins of the MOS beginning with the Civil War and continues through the War on Terrorism. It includes not only the training, vehicles and equipment used throughout the years, but also dates and locations of deployments for firefighting platoons and detachments, unit rosters of World War I and II and in collaboration with Ted Heinbuch, webmaster of www.firetrucks-atwar.com and James Davis, webmaster of www.firefighters.mil-fire.net and author of Fire Fighters in Fatigues, the book also includes a comprehensive list of Line of Duty Deaths of soldier/firefighters.
The purpose of this book is to present a concise history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers military occupational specialty 21M, Firefighter. With this object in mind, it addresses several audiences.
The book is available in Hard or Soft covers or ebooks from the publisher, Authorhouse at www.authorhouse.com or from your local bookseller or preferred on-line retailer.
ISBN 978-1-4685-2369-0 (Hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4685-2370-6 (Softcover)
ISBN 978-1-4685-2368-3 (ebook)


The Four Spiritual Laws
One set of guidelines designed to help Christians present the gospel message in a simple and systematic way, are the "Four Spiritual Laws". They highlight the main talking points about the Good News coupled with the corresponding scriptures.
These talking points are as follows:
1. God loves you:
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life," (John 3:16).
2. Man is sinful and separated from God.
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," (Rom. 3:23); "For the wages of sin is death," (Rom. 6:23); "But your iniquities have made a separation between you
and your God," (Isaiah 59:2).
3. Jesus Christ is God's only provision for man's sin.
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John 14:6); "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us," (Rom. 5:8).
4. We must individually receive Jesus as Savior and Lord.
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name," (John 1:12); "if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved," (Rom. 10:9); "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God," (Eph. 2:8).


In 2011, Dr. Derek Bolen started the Doing Autoethnography conference at Wayne State University. The conference took place five additional times—2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2020. Derek’s time, energy, and vision has contributed greatly to the success of autoethnography in several academic contexts. Here are the programs from every Doing Autoethnography conference: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020.
Sandra Pensoneau-Conway, Tony Adams, and Derek Bolen edited Doing Autoethnography, a book that features research from the first five Doing Autoethnography conferences (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). Contributors interrogate autoethnography ethically, theoretically, relationally, and methodologically, as well as address many interrelated themes: identity norms and negotiations; experiences tied to race, gender, sexuality, size, citizenship, and dis/ability; exclusion and belonging; oppression, injustice, and assault; barriers to learning/education; and living with/in complicated relationships.


A Sudden Encounter
In the bustling heart of Bangkok, beneath the imposing shadows of golden temples and alongside its meandering canals, I encountered a simple but profound Thai custom – the Wai.
It was my first visit to Thailand. As I navigated through the city’s charming chaos, with its sizzling food vendors, buzzing tuk-tuks, and colorful local markets, I was greeted by a friendly smile from Nai, a local flower seller. Holding her hands together, she inclined her head slightly and gave a gentle bow. This unconventional greeting, completely foreign yet serenely beautiful, stayed with me and piqued my curiosity.
“I think you’ve just been Wai-ed”, a passing foreigner whispered as he noticed my bemused reaction.
The Introduction to Wai
Intrigued, I decided to delve deeper into this traditional act called the Wai. A symbol of utmost respect, the Wai is more than just a greeting. It is a gesture deeply ingrained in the Thai culture, a silent yet eloquent testimony of the Thai people’s innate humility, reverence, and cordiality.
In performing the Wai, the hands are held together in a prayer-like pose at varying levels of the body depending on the person being addressed: the higher the hands, the higher the respect. It is typically accompanied by a slight bow of the head. However, the depth of this humble gesture lies in its meaning rather than the physical act.
The Wisdom behind the Wai
Asking Nai, the friendly flower seller, about the significance of the Wai opened a whole new dimension of understanding for me. According to her, the Wai is not just a form of greeting, it’s a medium to express gratitude, respect and to acknowledge the presence of another.
“Wai is derived from the Indian namaste,” Nai explained. “For us, ‘Wai’ ushers a divine bond between the greeter and the greeted. It’s similar to offering a prayer.”
In essence, a Wai could mean “Hello,” “Goodbye,” “I’m grateful,” or “I’m sorry.” It could even carry an introspective significance of recognizing one’s own Buddha-nature – an acknowledgment of a shared sacredness between individuals.
Wai: A Symbol of Thailand’s Cultural Identity
A significant part of Thailand’s cultural identity, ‘Wai’ reflects the inherent respect Thai people possess for other individuals, irrespective of their age or stature. It fosters a sense of togetherness and harmony; a mirror to Thailand’s status as the “Land of Smiles.”
In a world busy bowing to the frenzy of digitization, where emojis and text messages have replaced human conversation, the ancient practice of ‘Wai’ stands out, splendid in its simplicity, profound in its meaning. Through their courteous ‘Wai,’ the Thai people extend an invitation to experience their rich culture and hospitality – to embrace the ethos that resonates with their lifestyle and traditions.
Grasping the Gift of Respect
As I learned and gradually became proficient in the art of offering a ‘Wai’, I realized it is not for decorative purposes, but rather a canvas that paints a clearer understanding of Thai customs. What made it even more impressive was the consistency across the different sects of the society – whether it was a young student or a seasoned monk, the tradition prevailed with the same ardor.
This divinely humble gesture taught me that despite the growing global homogenization, there are cultures holding their sails strong and making the world witness their grandeur. The ‘Wai’ not only ingrained in me a sense of respect for Thai customs but also inspired me to treasure my encounters with individuals from vastly different walks of life.
As I bid farewell to Nai, I returned the Wai. In that moment, I realized that this subtle honorific gesture of Thailand had left an indelible mark on my journey, resonating deeply within my traveler’s heart.
Through the practice of the Wai, Thailand gifts us a minuscule yet mighty token of human connection and mutual respect. It portrays how, even in our diverse world, we can acknowledge and respect each other’s presence with a simple gesture steeped in tradition and rich in humanity. A country’s culture is indeed, a broadening of the mind, and in this case, the heart too.
As we navigate through our lives, let’s carry the spirit of the Wai with us, a gentle reminder that a little respect and gratitude can go a long way in creating a harmonious world.


I’m very excited to announce the launch of my new book: Think Like a Game Designer: The Step-by-Step Guide to Unlocking Your Creative Potential.
You can purchase the book directly from my website or from Amazon here. For anyone who has gained value from my writings on this blog, there is plenty of value for you in this book. It includes lessons not only from my own 20+ years in the gaming industry, but also from interviews with dozens of top designers from all over the industry.
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LITR201 World Literature through the Renaissance (3 hours)
Readings in translation from a variety of cultures and authors from the Ancient World through the European Renaissance will be the focus of this class. Representative selections will be drawn from Classical Greece and Rome, China, India, and Western Europe. Readings include the major genres of epic poetry, drama, lyric verse, and prose fiction. Major themes include the warrior ideal, the relationship between the state and the citizen, and the pleasures of private life. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR202 World Literature since the Renaissance (3 hours)
This course will examine readings in translation selected from a variety of cultures and authors from the 17th century through the 20th century. Representative selections will be drawn from Western and Eastern Europe, India, China, Japan, Africa and the Americas. Readings include the major genres of short story, novel, drama, and lyric verse. Major themes include the changing nature of warfare, the relationship between the citizen and the state, and the pleasures of private life. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR210 English Literature: Beowulf to18th Century (3 hours)
In this course, students will study selected texts in English literature from Beowulf through the 18th century, including prose, fiction and nonfiction, drama, and poetry, with a focus on the historical and cultural contexts and issues relevant to the time. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR211 English Literature: 18th Century to Present (3 hours)
In this course, students will examine selected texts in English literature from the 18th century to the present, including prose, fiction and nonfiction, drama, and poetry, with a focus on the historical and cultural contexts and issues relevant to the time. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR220 American Literature before The Civil War (3 hours)
Through early American literature, we have the unique opportunity to see and experience what the United States was like before the Civil War through the eyes of those who not only lived here, but helped create it. We will explore some of the most influential social pieces ever written and discuss why these are vital to the fabric of our nation. Think of all we can learn about the United States by studying those who write about it. Prerequisite: ENGL101.
LITR221 American Literature from The Civil War to Present (3 hours)
This course examines the rapid social and technological changes that have taken place in American culture during the mid-to-late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and how these upheavals have been expressed in our nation's literature. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR313 Shakespeare (3 hours)
This course will cover the major elements of some of Shakespeare's writings, including his histories, comedies, tragedies, and sonnets. The course will focus on the plays both as literature to be read and discussed as well as theatrical scripts for realization in a performance setting. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR316 British Poetry (3 hours)
This course offers a chronological survey of British poetry from the Anglo-Saxon era through the twentieth century. The poetry will be examined within the social and cultural contexts in which it was produced. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR320 American Fiction (3 hours)
This course provides an examination of American society and culture through literature, using fiction that covers different eras, personalities, and issues. Stress is placed on characterization and other literary techniques, as well as on the nature of American society itself and fiction's place in that society. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR322 American Poetry I (3 hours)
This course provides a survey of the major American poets, poetic style, and poetry from colonial to contemporary times, examining in the process what a poem is and how meaning is created through the use of literary devices. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR323 The Life and Art of Ernest Hemingway (3 hours)
This course examines the genius and influence of Ernest Hemingway and his works on world literature. Students will study works selected for the sort of quality and precision that would define Hemingway’s art of writing and earn the respect and recognition of the Nobel Committee for his “powerful, style-making mastery of the art of modern narration.”
LITR324 African-American Literature (3 hours)
This course will cover African-American literature from the earliest times to the present; development of prose and poetry, the novel; and the evolution of African-American political and social discourse through literature. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR328 The Legends of King Arthur (3 hours)
This course provides a survey of traditional and modern King Arthur legends focusing its attention on Arthur himself as well as other prolific characters. Emphasis will be placed on analysis of Arthur and his primary companions through discussion board interaction and critical response essays that culminate in an independent research project investigated by each student that will maintain the overall theme and direction of this course.
LITR330 Literary Theory (3 hours)
This course is designed to expose students to literary theory. Students will read essays that cover key components of literary analysis such as Marxism, feminist theory, structuralism, and post-modernism, among others. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR337 Women Writers (3 hours)
Women writers have influenced thinking around the world, but this was not always recognized until recently. This course is an inclusive survey of women writers from around the globe, in both the Eastern and Western tradition, in all literary genres, through specific literary contributions from historical and modern times. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR340 Modern Epic Fantasy (3 hours)
This course examines modern epic fantasy literature through the novel Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The Mists of Avalon is an epic fantasy tale of love, loyalty, betrayal, kingship, and magic. Taking a different view from the legend, it is told from the perspective of the women of Avalon. Since the Arthurian Legends were some of the earliest fantasy stories, a closer examination of the elements within these legends will give students a better, deeper understanding of what all is involved in creating the modern fantasy epic. Prerequisite: ENGL101.
LITR341 Folklore (3 hours)
This course provides a survey of folk literature and storytelling. Special emphasis is placed on identifying archetypes, themes, and motifs, which are the common threads of orally transmitted literature across place and time. Assigned readings represent a sampling of folklore from around the world, from ancient to modern eras. Subjects include: magic, nature, heroism, adventure, and the nature of life and death. Students will participate in both a personal folk narrative and a research project. Prerequisite: ENGL101
LITR355 Latin American Literature (3 hours)
A study of major Latin American writers and literary movements beginning with the Twentieth-Century. This course challenges students to think critically about issues of race, class, gender, culture and identity in order to understand contemporary Latin America through representative literary texts. Prerequisite: ENGL101.
LITR360 Russian Literature (3 hours)
This course provides an introduction to Russian literature, beginning with the earliest works and continuing through the mid-1800s. It focuses on short stories and explores how Russian literature affects a variety of art forms in Russia, such as dance, music, and opera. Russian Literature examines such aspects of Russian literary technique as irony, metaphor, and dualism. Students will also analyze differences between translations and how such differences may alter the interpretation of a work. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR365 Middle Eastern Literature (3 hours)
This course will focus on Middle Eastern culture through an analysis of major Middle Eastern literary works including literature from ancient through modern times. The works studied represent a broad survey of the literature available from the Middle East, including works from ancient Mesopotamia, works available from classical Arabic, and works that span the ages passed down by oral tradition and only recently recorded. The novel as interpreted by eastern rather than western sensibilities is also examined. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR370 African Literature (3 hours)
This course presents African literature from various countries across the continent with a close examination of the ways in which prose, poetry, and drama reveal the depths and beauty of the African culture and its people. Prerequisite: ENGL101.
LITR385 Asian - American Literature (3 hours)
This course is an introduction to Contemporary Asian-American Literature and will present the major themes and issues in a new and growing interdisciplinary field of scholarly research and literary texts. The primary objective of the course is to engage and introduce students to selected texts from the growing canon of works in Asian American Studies and Literature. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
LITR401 Literature of American Cultural Diversity (3 hours)
This course focuses on the dynamic cultural diversity of 20th and 21st century American Literature. The course readings will include poetry, short stories, and novels from a wide range of authors from different sociological, ethnological, or regional backgrounds and will concentrate on how these pieces help to create the current American literary identity. (Prerequisite: ENGL101)
LITR405 Medieval European Literature (3 hours)
This course will explore the literature of Medieval Europe. Students will study a wide range of texts and genres hailing from various medieval cultures – from epic poetry to chivalric romance, from crusading songs to fabliaux and satire – in order to gain an appreciation for the diversity and richness that medieval European literature has to offer. Major authors covered in this course include Chretien de Troyes, Marie de France, Chaucer, Dante, Boccaccio and Sir Thomas Malory. Secondary readings (from primary source material and from scholarly articles and books) will be supplied in order to help students gain a clearer sense of the contexts and cultures from which these texts emerged. Prerequisite ENGL 101.
LITR406 The Literary Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (3 hours)
This course will cover a broad selection of Chaucer's works, including The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and various Dream Visions and other shorter poems. The focus will be on both the works themselves, and the historical and literary contexts in which Chaucer was working in latter 14th-century England. (Prerequisite ENGL101.)


Researchers at Portsmouth Business School in the United Kingdom conducted a review of recent academic studies on project management to answer the question: “what components exist across the board in the worldwide practice of 21st century Project Management and what are some universal challenges that exist?”
In a 2016 issue of the Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Abdulrahman Alotaibi and Oluwasoye Patrick Mafimisebi at Portsmouth Business School published an interesting paper, Project Management Practice: Redefining Theoretical Challenges in the 21st Century. The pair pored over recent literature to assess if the practice of project management is truly valuable to the modern organization, and if so, to identify the activities that provide the discipline’s greatest chance of success.
Conceptualizing 21st century projects and project management
In determining its benefits, the researchers felt it was important to point out that there are conflicting definitions of projects and project management. According to Maylor (1999), a project can be defined as a non-repetitive activity that is goal-oriented, has a particular set of constraints around time and resources, has a measurable output, and changes something within the organization. On the other hand, the Project Management Institute (PMI) defines a project as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result (Cobb, 2012).
Per Verzuh in 2008, project management is a discipline – a set of methods, theories and techniques that have evolved to manage the complexities of work that is unique and temporary. Whereas, Maylor (1999) defined project management as the process of planning, organizing, directing and controlling activities in addition to monitoring what is usually the most expensive resource on the project – the people.
Alotaibi and Mafimisebi concluded that project management is no longer about managing the sequence of steps required to complete the project on time (Besner & Hobbs, 2006; Maylor, 1999), but also about systematically incorporating the voice of the stakeholders, creating a disciplined way of prioritizing effort and resolving trade-offs, and working concurrently on all aspects of the project in multi-functional teams. Project management has evolved to plan, coordinate and control the complex and diverse activities of modern industrial, commercial and management change and IT projects (Lock, 2007).
More recently Mir & Pinnington (2014) found that organizations are increasingly using project management to increase productivity. This study also showed that employing a project management approach helped eliminate wasted time and efforts that would have been directed at irrelevant tasks. Perhaps due to these advantages, Fortune et al. (2011) reported that the use of project management methodologies and tools increased significantly in the first decade of the 21st century.
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FIRE FORCE MANGA ONLINE
Fire Force manga (Japanese: 炎炎ノ消防隊 Hepburn: enen no shouboutai,”fire brigade of flames”) is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. It is published by Kodansha and has been serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine since September 23, 2015, with the chapters collected into twenty tankōbon volumes as of October 2019.
Terror has paralyzed the clockwork metropolis of Tokyo! Possessed by demons, people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting department: the Fire Force, ready to roll on a moment’s notice to fight spontaneous combustion anywhere it might break out.
One of the Fire Force teams is about to get a unique addition: Shinra, a boy who possesses the unique power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous “devil’s footprints” and destroying his shoes in the process. Can the Fire Force discover the source of this strange phenomenon and put a stop to it? Or will the city burn to ashes first?
Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, Special Fire Force’s are fighting against a phenomenon called Spontaneous Human Combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos called “Infernals.” While the Infernals are First Generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form.
Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil’s Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter.
As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shinra begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.


In the rapidly advancing landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the ethical implications of AI development and deployment have become a subject of critical importance. As AI technologies continue to evolve and permeate various facets of society, it is imperative to carefully consider the ethical dimensions of their use. This article delves into the complex and multifaceted ethical considerations surrounding AI, examining the need to balance innovation with responsibility to ensure that AI benefits society while mitigating potential harms.
Understanding Ethical Considerations: Ethical considerations in AI encompass a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from algorithmic bias and fairness to privacy, transparency, accountability, and the socio-economic impacts of AI-driven automation. At the heart of these considerations lies the imperative to uphold fundamental ethical principles such as fairness, justice, autonomy, and respect for human dignity. As AI systems become increasingly autonomous and intelligent, it is essential to ensure that they align with societal values and norms and do not perpetuate or exacerbate existing inequalities or injustices.
Addressing Algorithmic Bias and Fairness: One of the most pressing ethical concerns in AI revolves around algorithmic bias, which refers to the tendency of AI systems to produce discriminatory outcomes, often as a result of biased training data or flawed algorithms. Addressing algorithmic bias requires proactive measures to identify and mitigate biases throughout the AI development lifecycle, including data collection, algorithm design, and model evaluation. This may involve implementing fairness-aware algorithms, diversifying training datasets, and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration between data scientists, ethicists, and domain experts.
Ensuring Transparency and Accountability: Transparency and accountability are essential pillars of ethical AI governance, enabling stakeholders to understand how AI systems make decisions and hold accountable those responsible for their development and deployment. Achieving transparency in AI involves providing clear explanations of AI decision-making processes, including the underlying algorithms, data sources, and potential biases. Furthermore, establishing mechanisms for accountability requires defining clear lines of responsibility and recourse in cases of AI-related harms or errors, ensuring that individuals and organizations are held accountable for the impacts of their AI systems.
Protecting Privacy and Data Security: Privacy concerns loom large in the age of AI, as the collection and analysis of vast amounts of personal data raise significant risks to individuals’ privacy and autonomy. Ethical AI practices mandate implementing robust data protection measures, including data anonymization, encryption, and informed consent mechanisms. Moreover, organizations must adopt privacy-preserving AI techniques that minimize the exposure of sensitive information while still enabling valuable AI insights. By prioritizing privacy and data security, stakeholders can build trust and foster responsible AI innovation.
Mitigating Socio-Economic Impacts: The widespread adoption of AI-driven automation has profound socio-economic implications, including job displacement, economic inequality, and shifts in power dynamics. Ethical considerations in AI necessitate proactive efforts to mitigate these impacts and ensure that the benefits of AI are equitably distributed across society. This may involve investing in workforce reskilling and upskilling programs, implementing policies to promote inclusive economic growth, and fostering dialogue between industry, government, and civil society to address the broader societal implications of AI adoption.
Conclusion: In conclusion, navigating the ethical complexities of AI requires a concerted effort to balance innovation with responsibility. By prioritizing ethical considerations throughout the AI lifecycle—from design and development to deployment and governance—we can harness the transformative potential of AI while safeguarding against its potential harms. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and a commitment to upholding ethical principles, we can ensure that AI advances human well-being, promotes social justice, and fosters a more equitable and sustainable future for all.


Event Date Details:
OCT 18 - 19, 2019 / 7 PM
OCT 19 - 20, 2019 / 1 PM
PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT CURTAIN TIMES
NO LATE SEATING
- Hatlen Theater
a NAKED SHAKES production
by William Shakespeare directed and adapted by Irwin Appel
Part comedy, part tragedy, The Winter’s Tale is an epic and mystical story of love, jealousy, loss and redemption. It surprises with twists and turns, ending finally with a miracle of joy and forgiveness.
Irwin Appel (Director) is Professor of Theater and Director of the BFA Actor Training Program at UCSB. He is also a professional director, Equity actor and composer/sound designer, and has performed with Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Shakespeare Festival/LA, the New York, Oregon, Utah, and Colorado Shakespeare Festivals, The Acting Company, Theatre For a New Audience, Hartford Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, and other prominent regional theaters. Acting roles include: Prospero in The Tempest, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Falstaff in Merry Wives of Windsor, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Kent in King Lear, Macbeth in Kabuki Macbeth, , Matt in Talley's Folly and the Emperor in a world premiere of Emperor's New Clothes.
Since arriving in Santa Barbara, he played the title role in Richard III, Stage Manager in Our Town, DeVere inThe Beard of Avon, Frank in Molly Sweeney, Duke Senior and Duke Frederick in As You Like It, and won Santa Barbara Independent Awards for his portrayals of Oscar Wilde in Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and the title role in Theater Artists Group's Timon of Athens. Most recently, at the Colorado New Play Summit at the Denver Center of the Performing Arts, he played Aunt Chuck inAppoggiatura by James Still and directed by Department Chair Risa Brainin, a role he originally played in the LAUNCH PAD production at UCSB.
He is also artistic director of Naked Shakes, producing award-winning Shakespearean productions at UCSB and traveling to downtown Santa Barbara and Los Angeles since 2006. Directing credits at many theaters include: Equivocation, Macbeth, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Merchant of Venice, Anowa, Hamlet (SB Indy Award), Measure for Measure, Romeo and Juliet, Rabbit Hole, Twelfth Night, The Winter's Tale (SB Indy Award), Seagull, The Tempest, Angels in America, Three Sisters, Comedy of Errors, Pentecost, A View from the Bridge (SB Indy Award), The Cherry Orchard, Speed-the-Plow, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Crucible, The Countess, Madwoman of Chaillot, Sylvia, Much Ado About Nothing and the world premiere of Brown Baby (SB Indy Award for his sound design). He also directed twice for the National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
He has also served as composer/sound designer for the Oregon and New Jersey Shakespeare Festivals, PCPA, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Ensemble Theatre, Pan Asian Repertory, Indiana Repertory, and other regional and local theaters. Most recently, he served as composer/sound designer for a co-production of Other Desert Cities at Arizona Theatre Company and Indiana Repertory Theatre. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the Juilliard School.
Read about Professor Appel's groundbreaking Shakespeare course with Associate Professor of English James Kearney here.
There are two worlds in The Winter’s Tale: Sicilia and Bohemia. Sicilia is stately, starchy, maybe a bit too formal. Hot passions brew underneath this ordered exterior, however, as we will soon witness. Bohemia is, well, like it sounds: kinda Bohemian. But more on that later. We begin in Sicilia at the palace of King Leontes, his wife Queen Hermione who is now pregnant, and their son, the young Prince Mamillius. For the past nine months, Leontes has been visited by his best friend since childhood, King Polixenes of Bohemia. Sometimes Leontes and Polixenes are actually referred to by their place names: Leontes is Sicilia and Polixenes is Bohemia. Polixenes regretfully reveals that he must leave to return to Bohemia and that he misses his own son, Prince Florizel. Leontes tries to convince him to stay but Polixenes says he absolutely must leave for home. Leontes asks Queen Hermione to intervene, and even after Polixenes’ adamant refusals, she convinces him to stay. Leontes is pleased at first but then begins to believe that Polixenes and Hermione are carrying on a secret affair. Leontes’ jealousy grows and he orders his trusty right hand man Camillo to murder Polixenes by poisoning him. Camillo cannot believe that Hermione is unfaithful, and he realizes he must not carry out Leontes’ order to poison Polixenes. Camillo resolves to leave Sicilia rather than obey Leontes, and he chooses to tell Polixenes of Leontes’ plot against him. Camillo and Polixenes decide to leave the country together immediately.
Leontes is enraged. He perceives Camillo’s decision to “forsake the court” and go with Polixenes to Bohemia as the ultimate betrayal and proof of Hermione’s guilt. He seizes his son, the prince Mamillius, whom he no longer believes is his real son, and he orders Hermione to prison. A noblewoman, Paulina, attempts to visit Hermione in jail, but is denied entry by the jailer. The jailer does allow the admittance of one of Hermione’s gentlewomen, Emilia, and Emilia tells Paulina that Hermione has given birth to a baby girl! Paulina believes that the best way to cure Leontes of his jealous fits is to present to him his new baby daughter. Hopeful, she brings the baby to him, but then Leontes becomes more enraged and calls the baby a “bastard,” believing Polixenes to be the real father. He first orders the baby killed, but then orders one of his advisors, Antigonus, who also happens to be Paulina’s husband, to take the baby and leave it exposed on some distant shore. Antigonus reluctantly obeys.
Leontes puts Hermione on trial for her “crimes” of adultery and conspiracy. Also, in order to satisfy the people of his court, he sends to Delphos, home of the mighty Oracle, for confirmation of Hermione’s guilt. In the very public trial, Hermione pleads for her “honor” not her life, and demands the Oracle be heard. The message from the Oracle is read, and Hermione is proclaimed to be innocent. However, Leontes refuses to believe the Oracle and orders the trial and sentencing to continue. A servant enters and tells Leontes and everyone that the young prince Mamillius has died, overwhelmed by the grief of his mother. Hermione faints and Leontes realizes how wrong he has been. Paulina comes in and announces that Queen Hermione is dead. Leontes is overwhelmed with grief and guilt. Paulina lambastes him for what he has done, and he vows once a day to visit Hermione’s grave and do his penance for the rest of his life. Meanwhile, Antigonus has been visited in his sleep by a vision of the dead Hermione who tells him to leave the baby on the shores of Bohemia. Hermione names the baby “Perdita,” or “the lost one,” and Antigonus leaves the baby alone on the beach in the middle of a terrible storm. At this point, we have Shakespeare’s most famous stage direction in all of his plays: “exit, pursued by a bear.” After Antigonus is chased out, the stage is empty for a moment, while baby Perdita lies on the ground, exposed and alone. An old shepherd enters looking for his lost sheep and he discovers the baby on the shore. His son, known only in the play as the “Clown,” comes in and tells his father that Antigonus was killed by the bear and that the ship he came on, along with its’ mariner and crew, were lost in the storm. The old shepherd shows his son the baby and the basket of gold that is left with her. They vow to keep it a secret.
Now our little play gets weird and also a hckluva lot of fun. Welcome to Bohemia! A narrator called “Time” comes in to tell us that sixteen years have now passed by. Our friend the Shepherd, after striking it rich from the contents of baby Perdita’s basket, is about to host the big sheep shearing feast. Perdita, now sixteen years old, accompanied by her friends Mopsa and Dorcas, sing and get ready for the feast. A young man named Florizel stands in the shadows, taking in every glorious note sung by this goddess who leads the trio. Florizel is King Polixenes’ son, and he has fallen in love with Perdita, this “shepherd’s daughter.” Perdita is worried that if Florizel’s father Polixenes finds out then all will be lost, since she feels there is no way she should ever be worthy of the royal prince. Florizel insists that their love will survive, and he affirms his undying commitment to Perdita. The feast begins and Polixenes and Camillo come in disguise – they have heard that Florizel is spening a lot of time with this “shepherd girl” and her newly rich father. After a rousing dance, Polixenes and Camillo reveal themselves to Perdita, Florizel and the shepherd and threaten to not only kill them, but also bar Florizel from succession to the throne if he continues to see Perdita. Florizel resolves to run away with Perdita, and Camillo sees this as an opportunity to return to Sicilia to reconcile with King Leontes, whom he dearly misses.
A new character is introduced: he is a rogue and con man named Autolycus, and meeting him on the street, Camillo pays him to change clothes with Florizel so that Florizel and Perdita can slip out of Bohemia undiscovered. Camillo also devises a plan for Florizel to present himself before King Leontes and bring his young “princess” Perdita, telling Leontes that he has his father’s blessing, which is of course untrue. Camillo also decides to tell Polixenes of his son’s flight so that Polixenes will follow to Sicilia and hopefully all can be reconciled. Florizel and Perdita arrive in Sicilia and present themselves to Leontes, but a messenger comes in and says Polixenes is on the way and very unhappy. All seems lost, but then all come together in a joyous meeting. In the meantime, Paulina convinces Leontes to vow to never remarry unless it be to someone “As like Hermione as is her picture.” Paulina brings everyone to the gallery of her house to show them a statue of Hermione that has been sculpted for years and kept in secret. All throng to the statue and for the miracle that follows.
One of the most striking things about the plays of William Shakespeare is the fact they often feel uncannily relevant. It’s always easy to liken a prominent politician or celebrity to Hamlet or Lear, or to realize a high-profile dispute is revisiting the clash between justice and mercy he dramatized so often.
- Tom Jacobs, The Current
photo by David Bazemore
photo by David Bazemore
photo by David Bazemore


Secrets of Karate Kata - The Tekki Series
by Elmar T. Schmeisser, Ph.D.
"A true breakthrough in martial arts publishing!"
Secrets of Karate Kata
The Tekki Series . . .
Utilizing over 330 photographs, Bunkai, for the first time in publishing history, allows a continuous visualization of an opponent during an enitre kata, without missing or overlapping motions in the kata sequence. This volume covers all three traditional karate Tekki kata: Tekki Shodan, Tekki Nidan, and Tekki Sandan.
About the Author
Elmar T. Schmeisser, a 6th degree black belt and Renshi of the International Society of Okinawan/Japanese Karate-do, is a renowned pioneer in the analysis and application of karate kata. His first book, Advanced Karate-do: Concepts, Techniques, and Training Methods, is a bestseller in the martial arts community. In this book, he brings the Tekki kata of the Shotokan style to life as they have never been seen before!
Elmar T. Schmeisser is also the author of Channan: Heart of the Heians, which explores the possibility of the modern day Heians as derived from the chinese kata Channan-Dai and Channa-Sho. In a simple straight forward way, the author clearly illustrates apparent or perceived correlations between the Channan kata and the modern day Heians.


Memory Persistency: Future computing systems are expected to place persistent memories alongside DRAM on the memory bus. This work aims at developing new processor architectures and programming interfaces to fully exploit the benefits of persistent memories. This work comprises of the following projects:
– Precise notations for memory persistency models (NVMW ’15, pdf)
– High-performance transaction systems to safely update persistent memory (ASPLOS ’16, pdf)
– Reduce logging overheads in systems with persistent memory (ASPLOS’16, pdf)
– Novel architectures to support memory persistency models (MICRO ’16, pdf)
Hardware Acceleration: Rapidly processing text data is critical for many technical and business applications. This work develops a custom hardware accelerator, HARE, that eliminates most of the overheads observed in traditional text processing software, processing text at memory bandwidth speeds. This work also demonstrates a scaled down FPGA proof-of-concept (MICRO’16, pdf).
Instruction Prefetching: L1 instruction cache misses are a critical performance bottleneck for server applications. Prefetching helps mitigate the instruction fetch delays. This work simplifies and reduces the hardware and energy overheads of accurate instruction prefetching by exploiting the relationship among instruction misses, program contexts and the return-address-stack (MICRO ’13, pdf).
Simulator development and workload characterization: This work analyzes the memory system requirements for various server workloads using the gem5 architectural simulator. This work aided the development of an event-based DRAM memory controller in gem5 (ISPASS ’14, pdf).


Conqueror is the fifth and final instalment of Iggulden’s epic series featuring the Khan dynasty. It follows the extraordinary story of the rise to power of Kublai Khan, Genghis’s grandson, who used unparalleled and original military tactics to unite a nation and, at the height of his reign, ruled over a fifth of the world.
Fittingly, the ebook matches its exciting subject matter as it also breaks new ground, this time by pushing the boundaries of the ePub format. This is due to the inclusion of an interactive map, which covers the whole of Kublai Khan’s epic journey and offers the reader an enhanced experience of a multi-faceted and fast-moving plot.
In addition to the scope of the map, touch sensitive gesture technology allows the reader to load the map from any point in the book and see the location (and journey up to that point) of Kublai’s army. The reader can seamlessly return to their previous place in the narrative at any stage. Accessing the map is incredibly straightforward. The reader can swipe three fingers up the page at any point in the text to access it, and when they have finished viewing they can simply click ‘Done’ to return to the last point from which they were reading.
Other features of the ebook include commentary on each stage of Kublai’s army’s epic journey, with an intuitive slider feature for reference and ease from start to finish. In addition, the e-reading experience is further accentuated by a variety of audio clips providing a pronunciation guide read by award-winning actor Richard E. Grant, as well as a witty and engaging discussion about Kublai by Iggulden.
To view a web version of the interactive map, please click here (best viewed in Safari or on Google Chrome)
Conqueror by Conn Iggulden
Enhanced ebook edition | Exclusive to the Apple iBookstore
Publication date: 19 July 2012


Philosophies of mind, phenomenology, mindfulness and collective memory
I am interested in literature and media as expressions of the "extended mind." My current book manuscript project engages with philosophies of brain and mind science as related to experiences of time, particularly with the notion of a "living now." I am particularly fascinated by the rise of the contemporary mindfulness industry, which claims to help adherents to "be here now" in ways that implicitly address long-standing philosophical questions about time and memory. I also co-teach a class with Prof. Samuel McDougle called "The Science and Culture of Memory," in which we explore both longstanding philosophical questions about mind and brain as well as new and classic research in neuroscience.
Chicago Journals (2016)
Law of Form (2019)
Oxford Academic (2021)


Thelymitra x irregularis is a hybrid between T. ixioides and T. rubra/carnea. The T. ixioides parentage confers the tufts to the column and spotting on the tepals. The T. rubra/carnea gives the plant its pink colouration and makes the column tufts fleshier and yellow. I observed the hybrid in Melbourne’s south east where all three species grow in proximity.
Comparison of the columns between T. ixioides (left), T. x irregularis (centre), and T. rubra (right)


Last summer, students from BCS, along with children from all 50 states and 14 countries participated in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge.
Students world-wide read over 138 million minutes, and once again, BCS won the title of “Best in State” school. We had a total of 390,481 minutes read, and along with the title of “Best in State,” our school earned a commemorative plaque and will be featured in the 2018 Scholastic Book of World Records.
In November, classrooms had reading celebrations, where students got bracelets and participants received individual certificates. Our 15 top readers (all reading 3,000 minutes or more) were featured on our daily announcements, and were invited to the January School Committee Meeting as well.
Congratulations to all our readers!


“Sorry :(” – brief emails and their politeness features
Anyone who has engaged in significant and frequent email communication has probably at some point sent a very brief email. Something along the lines of “Thank you so much” or indeed “Sorry :(”, but do these short emails have any unique characteristics? This talk argues that they do, and that they compensate for brevity with increased density in text of some CMC cues (Liebman & Gergle, 2016; Vandergriff, 2013) and the ‘thank*’ politeness marker (Pilegaard, 1997). These very short emails are additionally highly context dependent for their interpretation relying on knowledge of the historical relationship between the sender and recipient (Kádár & Haugh, 2013, p. 76).
This talk will discuss the composition of such short emails in comparison to a larger dataset of emails with diverse lengths, of which these brief emails form a part. This larger dataset is a collection of 1072 emails between a sole trader and her international academic clients who require proofreading or transcription services. The talk will focus on how writers can use such sparse text to effectively convey their message, and why such short messages as “Thank you so much.” are deemed worth the effort of sending, and how these may be necessary in terms of relationship management/relational tie maintenance (Goffman, 1971; Milroy & Milroy, 1992; Spencer-Oatey & Xing, 2003).
Keywords: CMC, email, relationship management, politeness
Goffman, E. (1971). Relations in Public; Microstudies of the Public Order. New York: Harper Colophon Books.
Kádár, D. Z., & Haugh, M. (2013). Understanding Politeness. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Liebman, N., & Gergle, D. (2016). It’s (Not) Simply a Matter of Time: The Relationship Between CMC Cues and Interpersonal Affinity. In Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) ’16 (pp. 570–581). San Francisco, CA: ACM.
Milroy, L., & Milroy, J. (1992). Social network and social class: Toward an integrated sociolinguistic model. Language in Society, 21(1), 1–26. http://doi.org/10.1017/S0047404500015013
Pilegaard, M. (1997). Politeness in written business discourse: A textlinguistic perspective on requests. Journal of Pragmatics, 28(2), 223–244. http://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-2166(96)00084-7
Spencer-Oatey, H., & Xing, J. (2003). Managing rapport in intercultural business interactions: a comparison of two Chinese-British welcome meetings. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 24, 33–46. http://doi.org/10.1080/07256860305788
Vandergriff, I. (2013). Emotive communication online: A contextual analysis of computer-mediated communication (CMC) cues. Journal of Pragmatics, 51, 1–12. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2013.02.008


LONGMONT — Families and fantasy fans of all ages gathered at the Longmont Public Library on Sunday afternoon to celebrate family literacy and J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, “The Hobbit.”
The Grey Havens Group — a Longmont-based organization of fans and followers of Tolkien, who also wrote “The Lord of the Rings” — sponsored “Hobbit Holiday: A Celebration for Young Hobbits and Their Families.”
With featured costumed characters, readings, an interactive presentation on “the natural history of hobbits” and other activities crafted to appeal to “the young hobbits in the family,” as Grey Havens Group founder Kelly Cowling said, the event was time to coordinate with Friday’s theatrical release of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first movie in a trilogy of films to be based on Tolkien’s classic novel.
“We really want to encourage young people to read the book as well as attend the movie,” Cowling said Friday.
Grey Havens, founded in October 2010, has about 30 people of all generations who regularly attend its twice-weekly meetings, Cowling said.
Events such as Sunday’s Hobbit Holiday aren’t just about Tolkien’s works or literature with mythical themes.
“We want to show people that reading is really a family affair,” Cowling said.
John Fryar can be reached at 303-684-5211 or email@example.com.


The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) has released The Energy Roadmap: A Water and Wastewater Utility Guide to More Sustainable Energy Management. Published earlier this year, the book is a guide for utilities to take advantage of sustainable energy sources.
The book details approaches to cost-effective recovery and reuse of “wastes” to transform them into resources. Designed as a user guide, it outlines six stops on the path to resource recovery, with insights and models for strategic management, creating an organizational culture, effective communication and outreach, demand-side management, energy generation, and innovating for the future. It includes steps for all sizes of utilities with a variety of energy sustainability goals and a guide for setting priorities and choosing practical approaches.
“The Energy Roadmap: A Water and Wastewater Utility Guide to More Sustainable Energy Management will help to innovate and cost-effectively turn treatment facilities into ‘green factories,’” said Edward H. McCormick, wastewater engineering manager at East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland, Calif.
WEF began working to develop this book and other related resources in 2012.
For more information, read Energy Roadmap Version 1.0: Driving Water and Wastewater Utilities to More Sustainable Energy Management and the WEF Highlights articles


Jimmy Harney is a New York Times-published essayist and music industry communications executive. An NYU graduate with a concentration in creative writing, Harney’s writing about his own life has garnered international attention. His 2020 personal essay “In Defense of My Emu Tattoo” was published by The New York Times for the outlet's internationally acclaimed "Modern Love" column and has since been translated into multiple languages and published for readers across the globe. For over ten years, he’s also crafted messaging and compelling editorials alongside some of the biggest names in entertainment - from Oscar-winning actors and influential athletes to Grammy-winners and global music legends like Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Motley Crue, and Janet Jackson, to name a few.
He can be contacted directly at firstname.lastname@example.org.
For literary rights, he is represented by Rachel Cone-Gorham. She can be contacted at email@example.com.


Silver Circle 1
Silver Circle Ritual 1//Sisters in Beta Sigma Phi, you stand once more as you have so many times in the past before the Ritual Table. You stand not in darkness as once you did, for the light of Beta Sigma Phi shines forth from you. The torch you have carried so well lights the way for those who follow you. Now its light falls upon these candles of colors red, yellow, blue, orange, green and violet, representing the six virtues to which you have for so long been pledged. Let us recall them together.//We light now the red candle, and the red of that flame shall be courage, such courage as you have demonstrated in your many years of membership. It is the courage with which you have pursued our ideals and by which you have overcome many difficulties, achieving your goals, making the most of your talents.


MTAN 2 was produced by the National Assembly for Wales in January 2009 to provide detailed advice on the policy for both surface and underground working of coal in Wales.
Annex 2 identifies the significant effects of noise from surface minerals operations, identifies good practice in controlling noise, and states how the planning system can keep noise emissions within environmentally acceptable limits without imposing unreasonable burdens on mineral operators.
Advice is provided on dealing with potential noise issues through the development control process. Recommendations are provided for acceptable noise levels, both for normal site operations, and for short term operations. Guidance is also given on compliance monitoring of noise limits and specific examples of good practice in noise reduction are detailed.


When you enter intimately with the Fabric of Life, you observe an opportunity to pull certain particular strands of the Weaving of the Universe.
To reach into the weaving and take one particular strand and pull that strand in such a way that it changes the shape of the weaving, that’s an Orchestration of Fate…
In that analogy, the thread that you use for the orchestration that changes the shape of the weaving of the Universe… is your own Life.
– JLL –
LIVE LIKE LEGENDS


(dimethylbiguanide) is an orally administered drug used to lower blood glucose concentrations in patients with type II diabetes mellitus (DM). lowers blood glucose concentration by improving insulin sensitivity and decreasing insulin resistance. Other mechanisms of action that may contribute to lower blood glucose concentrations are decreased basal hepatic glucose output, increased intestinal use of glucose and decreased fatty-acid oxidation.
Lactic acidosis is a rare but serious complication of metformin therapy, with an incidence in Canada of nine cases per 100,000 people per year . In most patients it occurs because one or more contraindications were overlooked, most commonly renal failure . Renal failure leads to high plasma metformin concentrations. Other factors that contribute to increased blood lactate concentrations are hypotension with low tissue perfusion, hypoxia, liver disease and alcohol abuse. Mortality in metformin-associated lactic acidosis is 50% . In practice, metformin-associated lactic acidosis is not regarded as a major problem when the exclusion criteria are adhered to. A case of severe metformin-associated lactic acidosis in the context of acute renal failure, without underlying chronic renal insufficiency, is described.


Services for Children
The Library offers board books for toddlers, picture books and chapter books, books for junior and senior high readers, including a collection of graphic novels.
The Library’s DVD collection includes many family movies. Movies can be checked out for 1 week and a maximum of six movies can be checked out at once.
We have two very special computers especially for kids. They are loaded with dozens of activities and books. Only the best for our younger crowd.
We offer Stories for all Ages on Fridays at 1:00. Also watch for special programing on Fridays. Summer reading is still on. Children receive rewards for reading books.
The Library has a large collection of books covering the history, geography, geology, art, and photography of the Southwest, including stories about the settling of Questa and the San Luis Valley. We also feature biographies and fiction of the southwest. Other categories covered are women’s studies, poetry, drama, mysteries, popular and literary fiction, and nonfiction.
We are constantly adding to our collection, so if you don’t find something you want to read, just ask. We participate in interlibrary loan and can obtain specific books from other libraries in the state.
DVDs are popular items in the Questa Public Library. Our collection of over 1,000 DVDs includes popular movies, classics, PBS and BBC presentations, and other television series.
There are seven computers with Web access and headphones available for adults. Two of the the computers are laptops with webcams and headphones that can be used for Skype. Computer access is limited to 60-minute sessions; longer sessions are available if no one is waiting.
Computer classes available and will be announced. Sign up to be on list for classes.
The Library sponsors book readings, discussions, and musical programs; the dates and times for scheduled programs are listed on the Programs page.
Used Book Sales
As we purchase materials and receive donations, room needs to be made for more books. We use a process called “weeding” to remove old, dirty, or never-been-checked-out books. In areas where information changes quickly, we weed aggressively. These books and duplicates end up for sale.
Currently, we are selling hardback books for $1 and paperbacks for 50¢! There are great bargains waiting for you to snap up.
Most used children’s books are free. Look for the box in the children’s area. Adult sale materials are in the book case near the entrance door.
Watch for information about the next event.
The Dropped Stitch
An informal group of handcrafters—The Dropped Stitch—meets at the Library every Thursday at 2:30 pm to knit, crochet, sew, and catch up with local news. This group personifies the role of the Questa Public Library as a social center as well as a learning center.


Online English Book Club - Which book to get?
Buying the book for your English book club online
How do you choose the books for the English book club online?
Should I read an adapted or original book?
Classic or Modern Novel - what difference does it make?
Reading a classic novel in the original English language can be a joy - and a real achievement for a non-native speaker in an online book club in English. Of course, a classic book is usually more difficult to read than a modern novel - some of the language might be old fashioned, and some of the linguistic structures might be quite formal. However, there will always be unknown words in any novel you read so don't let this put you off. Ask me if you want an honest assessment of the difficulty level.
The other issue is about cultural knowledge. Classic books often refer to events from the past, or refer to customs or social rules which have now changed. Don't worry - we discuss these issues in the English book club online and you gain a wider understanding of these cultural aspects.
E-book, Audiobook, Paperback, Hardback?
Choose the type of book for your online English book club that suits you best. Audio-books can be good if you commute or spend time alone when you can listen while doing something else - cooking, cleaning, gardening! E-books can be helpful if you like to look up the meanings of words. But many people prefer to read and relax with the paperback or hardback - which also reduces your screen time!
Enjoy your book club! Geoff Hardy-Gould


So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life;
you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes,
with your right hand you save me.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be one of mind, live in peace.
And the God of love and peace will be with you.


报告题目一：Dietary Selection of Free-Ranging Sheep and Goats Raised by Bedouin in the Negev Desert
报告题目二：Allometry：inter/intea- specific comparisons, empirical views, base models, flaws and conventional modern appeoach
Professor Emeritus, Wyler Department of Dryland Agriculture, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev（以色列班古里昂大学）.
Livestock production under desert conditions.
Energy and water balances in captive and in free-living desert birds and mammals. Use of isotopes and time energy budgets in field studies.
Reproduction in captive and free-living desert mammals and birds.
Secondary compounds as anti-nutritive agents against grazing herbivores.
Biotic and abiotic effects on behavioral and physiological responses of animals.
Host – parasite relationships and reciprocal physiological and immunological effects.
Prof. of Wyler Department of Dryland Agriculture, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research,Ben- Gurion University of the Negev（以色列班古里昂大学）.
Physiological and behavioral adaptations of birds and mammals to extreme environments.
Energy and water budgets in captive and free-living animals.
Energy allocation during reproduction in captive and free-living animals.
Consequences of energy requirements in free-ranging animals.
Effects of parasites on energy expenditure and reproduction of their hosts.
Diet selection, fiber digestion and utilization of secondary compounds in mammals – basic and applied perspectives.
Efficiency of utilization of metabolizable energy for maintenance, growth and production.


Introduction to Sefer Yeshaya
The book of Yeshaya is essentially a roller-coaster of prophecies which range from extreme and harsh reproach to comforting and revealing peeks into the future and the final redemption. To get a bit of context we will take a brief look at who Yeshaya was, when he lived, and finally some information about the sefer itself.
a) Yeshaya the Prophet
Yeshaya was from royal descent: he was the cousin of one of the kings of Yehuda, and he was well-known to the people of Yehuda before he began his ‘career in prophecy.’ In fact, Chazal suggest that Yeshaya was able ‘to get away’ with such harsh and damning prophecies without being rejected by the people because they had a personal relationship with him from years before. Chazal also record Hashem’s statement that ‘There is no-one who loves my children as much as Yeshaya does.’ Perhaps this is another reason why Yeshaya’s rebukes could be so forceful –they were clearly stemming from love for the people and a genuine desire for the people to change their ways and enjoy the benefits of a loyal relationship with Hashem. Yeshaya was a prophet for 80 years (619-533 BCE) during the period of the first Beis Hamikdash, from the reign of King Uziyahu until King Menashe (who was Yeshaya’s grandson). Yeshaya was actually killed by Menashe in his ruthless ‘search and destroy’ pursuit of the prophets. Yeshaya prophesied to the kingdom of Yehuda while Hoshea prophesied to the kingdom of Yisrael. Other contemporaries were Micha and Amos.
Yeshaya’s father Amotz was a prophet too, and there is a dispute among the Rishonim as to whether Yeshaya’s wife was a prophetess. Chazal compare Yeshaya to none other than Moshe Rabbeinu in terms of clarity of his prophecy, and it is interesting to note that both lived for 120 years and both were called ovdei Hashem by Hashem. Chazal give us a glimpse of Yeshaya’s righteousness; the Midrash relates that it was in the merit of Yeshaya and Chizkiyah’s Torah study on the night of Pesach that the army of Sancheirev was miraculously destroyed. Furthermore, the Tanna De’Bei Eliyahu says that Yeshaya merited receiving and conveying such greatly comforting prophecies because he accepted the yoke of Hashem upon himself with a great degree of joy. However, Yeshaya was punished for (twice) criticizing Bnei Yisrael by describing them as ‘a people of impure lips;’ as a punishment for this sin, he was murdered by Menashe. In fact, Chazal tell us that it was after Yeshaya saw that Hashem was unhappy with this statement that he began defending Bnei Yisrael instead of berating them.
There is a debate between the Judaica and Me’or Nach introductions as to how evil the people were in Yeshaya’s time. The former claims it was only a minority of the people who were sinning, but since all of Bnei Yisrael are held responsible for one another (especially when the majority do not aim to rectify the deeds of the sinners) the sins of the minority can have major (destructive) effects. One gets the impression from various commentaries (see for example Radak 1:2) that the majority of the nation were acting disloyally to Hashem
a) Yeshaya the Sefer
The Gemara tells us that Sefer Yeshaya was written by King Chizkiyah (Yeshaya’s son-in-law) and his colleagues. However, as Tosafos points out, since Chizkiyah died a while before Yeshaya, it was Chizkiyah’s colleagues who authored Sefer Yeshaya. Why then did the Gemara attribute the writing (at least in part) to Chizkiyah? It was due to Chizkiyah that his colleagues were able to spend their time learning Torah and recording these prophecies.
Finally, in the Abarbanel’s fundamental ‘Introduction to Yeshaya’ (in which, among other things, he highlights 14 points about Techiyas Hameisim), the Abarbanel highlights five reasons why Sefer Yeshaya was chosen to be the first sefer in Neviim Achronim. First, Yeshaya’s prophecies came first chronologically. Second, Yeshaya had royal and prophetic importance, as well as pristine traits (courage), and a high level of rhetoric. Third, his level of prophecy surpassed that of the other Neviim Achronim in that it was a clearer form of prophecy. Fourth, his sefer has the most prophecies of nechama, comfort, and of the future redemption. In fact, the Abarbanel even suggests that the name Yeshaya is taken from the word teshua (salvation), for Yeshaya prophesied about our future salvation. Finally, his prophecies had the important goal to bring man to his ultimate purpose and potential.
The Gemara tells us that there are 55 recorded Jewish prophets in our history; 48 men and 7 women. Yet, the Gemara notes, there were over a million prophets across our history whose prophecies were not recorded. What were the criteria for recording prophecies? The Gemara reveals that only those prophecies which had relevance for [all] future generations were recorded. Thus, we are not to regard these recorded messages as archaic and out of date. On the contrary, these prophecies were written solely because of their enduring relevance.
 Yerushalmi Sanhedrin 10:2.
 Psikta Rabbati 33:20.
 Megilla 14a.


The Enchanted Bookshop – A Playhouse 38 Youth Production May 22 @ 3:00 pm
An ordinary used book shop by day, A Likely Story becomes a magical place each night. Thanks to a spell from the Book Fairy, the characters inside the books come alive each and every night. Six of those characters – Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi, and Tom Sawyer – long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. But they’re not allowed to leave the building or be seen by human eyes.
Youth production tickets: $10 each
Location: Playhouse 38
Tickets are available online at genevaparks.org or at the Stephan D. Persinger Recreation Center or Sunset Community Center.


I’m Just Anneke
Anneke’s not sure if she wants to be a girl, a boy, or something in-between when she grows up. To give her more time to decide, her doctor has put her on a medication that will suppress the hormones that are causing her body to change before she’s ready. Even though she’s been rejected by her friends and struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts, Anneke is determined to be her true self. To do that she’s decided to maintain a fluid gender identity—she wants to make sure her insides matches her outsides. I’M JUST ANNEKE looks into the heart of a new generation of children who don't always fit into a binary conception of gender.


“What if today were our last?”
I. The California Coast
It took me 12 hours and 400 miles to drive from Anaheim to San Francisco. I took the long way – two highways, one interstate, and hundreds of miles of coastline. I watched the carpet of fog draw back to reveal the ocean and the horizon. The road, twisting and turning, nestled itself against the folds of coastal bluffs. Every now and then, I rumbled onto a turnout, and clambered down nearer to the water. Two teenagers, in slick black wetsuits, plunged into the surf, seaweed swirling around them like tangled locks of mermaid hair. I drove with the windows down and tucked the smell of wild dill, scottish broom, and coyote brush into my olfactory memory. I watched the landscape give way to rounded hills the color of caramel, oak trees tucked into their smooth cleavages. No one is waiting for me, I’m not running out of gas, there’s no traffic; I try not to rush.
II. Purisima Creek Redwoods
In the morning, I rouse myself from the couch into the stillness of my sister’s empty house. I am still pacing myself, still trying to not rush the delicious victory of my temporary escape. Within the hour, I will be walking alone amongst second growth redwoods, the path damp and soft. Listening to the fog drip from the boughs, feeling the forest inhale and exhale, I will feel my soul unclench. I will press the backs of my hands against the soft moss along the trail. I will encourage the tired and sweaty mountain bikers I encounter with a small, but well-meaning lie: “Don’t worry! You are almost there!” And, I will feel something I haven’t felt in months. I will feel…good.
III. 1396 La Playa Street, San Francisco
Sitting at Java Beach Cafe in San Francisco. I can hear the trolley rumble by. I know the Pacific Ocean is behind me, just a few hundred yards on the other side of Highway 1. An old man at the bar chats with the barista and I am delighted to find out that a particular beer he likes can be found at a store up on Divisidero, but hell if he’s gonna go all the way up there for it. A young man with a loud voice stirs his coffee, proclaiming, “I’m just like the Beastie Boys, I like my sugar with coffee and cream.” I try to eavesdrop on two software engineers, their laptops crowding the small table that totters between them. In two minutes I realize that I don’t know the meaning of any of the words they bandy back and forth. Nonetheless, I am endlessly delighted. I come here to fall in love, over and over again, with this city. And I do, without fail. Even though I often get stuck in traffic coming down 19th, and forget that it’s better to take Lincoln into the Outer Sunset rather than suffer the stuttering journey through the stop signs to reach the end of Judah, or that trying to find parking anywhere here can make or break a night. I don’t know if the city loves me back. But, such is my nature, I will keep returning, in hopes that someday it might.
IV. Mision Flamenca
I can see Bissap Baobab’s flashing sign as I stroll down 19th Street towards Mission. A busker on the corner is singing the blues, God bless his soul. I stop to listen for the length of a red light, and drop a dollar or two into his hat for this audible treat. I can safely say that Bissap is my favorite Senegalese restaurant, as I believe their aloko and yassa are unparalleld in flavor, but also because it’s the only Senaglese restaurant I’ve ever been to. Half of San Francisco seems to share my opinion, as the place is packed. Please, I entreat the hostess, I’ve come a long way to be here, couldn’t you find a place for just one more? She finds me a seat at a long table near the flamenco stage. My luck continues as the gentleman to my right, David, who is also alone, happens to be a flamenco guitarist, and a friend of the artists on stage. In between sets, we share conversation, he helps me find the beat in the flamenco rhythm that has always eluded me. I share my aloko with him, and savor the last sip of my ginger honey
tea. That lady, he points out, she’s the grand dame. I can tell, I reply, she dances as if this was her only and last dance. Yes, exactly, he agrees. David and I exchange the pleasantries that signal the end of the evening, and I think of a question posed by a dear friend, if somewhat rhetorically. This. This is what I would do.
Bodhisattvas (click for audio version)
It’s been a thick summer for me and for a lot of people I know. The luster in my eyes, that beacon that shines outward from my soul, is in need of a serious revival. This brilliant light is much like that one trusty headlamp you take on every adventure and keep as close to you as a prayer, or, for the non-religious, as close as a multi-tool. It’s the light you rely on to cut through the darkness, the one that illuminates the way whether you’re trying to make it up a mountain, or back down. In the Methow, I had a really crappy headlamp. Hundreds of feet above the ground, my climbing partners and I had to put our heads close together and shine our synchronized lumens in order to find the next rap station. Friends – the ones you can count on one hand, the ones that would always make first draft pick on your kickball team even if they had two broken legs, the ones that say, “I asked for help so you didn’t have to” – are remarkable for that sort of thing.
Tonight, with their gospel rock sound, Whiskey Dick Mountain shone their light in my direction, and so did a very honest conversation with one of my good friends. I met Jack in 2008, when we found ourselves the only two students in an anthropology class who hadn’t decided to drop after the first week. Jack appreciates a good Tom Collins, knows how to wear a pea coat and scarf without looking like a d-bag, and once arrived unexpectedly on my front porch as dusty and travel worn as if he’d just stepped off a bus from Kinshasa. He is also a combat veteran. Jack has experienced life and death in ways so outside of my reality, and understands the world with such a unique perspective, that I’m in constant awe that he hasn’t yet transcended into nirvana. He’s Christian, so maybe they transcend into a different place. Anyway. Keep with me here. Like most, if not all people who have seen war, and waged war, Jack didn’t come out unscathed.
The night was getting chilly. We were sitting on the lip of a sidewalk that was still warm from the long gone day, waiting for my other friend who was ordering a pint of liquid courage from the bar. I don’t make it a habit to ask vets about their war time experiences, but Jack and I had known each other a while now, and he knew how heavy life had become for me, too.
“Tell me about your troubles, Jack. I need to hear about other people’s troubles, so I don’t feel so alone in mine. Would you take it back? What was it like?” I asked. Jack paused, then looked at me thoughtfully.
“You know, it’s crazy, it’s like nothing else, with all the adrenaline and stuff…you feel most alive when you are so close to death. I was a gunner, so I was mostly exposed on top of the MRAP. All of a sudden, you’re getting shot at, and I can hear the bullets coming at me, I can feel them go by my face. And then I turn around and look at the wall behind me and it’s just blasted, full of holes. And I’m like, “I’m alive! I’d better get down.” When we first got to Iraq, our commanding officer told us to look at the guy to our left, and then to our right. Then he said, “Before the end of this, one of the three of you will be dead.” So, it was like we were already dead. We had to think of ourselves as dead men. That’s what we had to do in order to make it through.”
What do you say to something like that? Nothing. I just nodded.
“On a single day, we got hit with eighteen IEDs.” Eighteen chances for you, or the soldier to your right, or your left, to meet their maker. Jack told me the hardest thing for him was when he worked as a medic assistant, but the thing he cherished most was the time he was able to help an Iraqi man, whose home had been destroyed in the fighting.
“What are your days like now?” I asked.
“Some good, some bad. Like, sometimes I’m driving downtown, and there are all those potholes in the road, and suddenly I’m already calculating the distance and time I have to get around them like there are explosives in them.”
I’d wrapped my arms around my knees, “How was today? Good? Bad?”
“Both.” he said.
I asked Jack once what he wanted to do with his life. Help people, he told me. And he does, as a disaster relief worker with the Red Cross, and in his goal to help other vets who made it home, but are still embattled by what they’ve seen, maybe even by what they’ve done, or should have done.
The last time I was in Asia, I’d brought back a small medallion depicting a Bodhisattva and gave it to him as a gift. My mentor said that a Bodhisattva sacrifices their own chance at transcendence in order to aid in the awakening of all beings – to aid all rather than themselves. According to the New World Encyclopedia, the bodhisattvas emerge from “an engaged form of Buddhism that does not run away from the suffering of the world, but actively seeks to end it for all beings. They are famous for embodying compassion and other noble qualities.” They are the beacons that shine when your own is not enough.
I let our conversation trail off, and slip away with the evening. Our beacons were both a little dim, I understood, but there were at least two shining in the same direction tonight, and I knew there was at least one more coming, to help light our way.


Memoir is a booming genre in the publishing industry. Many of us have stories we want to tell, though we don't quite know where to start, or how to navigate the complexities about writing not just about ourselves but about family and friends, and how this project might impact them,
This workshop is designed for writers of all levels and experience who would like to develop that deeply personal creative project - whether it be autobiography, family history, memoir or essays - and are starting to think about where such a manuscript might be published.
Through a series of dynamic writing exercises and key insights into the creative practice, this workshop will assist you drawing out memories and shaping them into a story, crafting a sustained and interesting narrative structure around your fragmented life experiences, and how to work through the inevitable legal and ethical considerations typical of the genre.
The course is designed to take you 4-5 hours to complete, but can be accomplished in short stages, or at your convenience.
Rebecca Starford is the co-founder and publishing director of Kill Your Darlings. Her debut memoir, Bad Behaviour (Allen & Unwin), was published in 2015 and is currently in development with Matchbox Pictures. Rebecca is a former editor at Text Publishing, and has worked for Affirm Press and Australian Book Review. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, Age, and Weekend Australian. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland and is currently working on her second book.


Interesting article on self-organizing productive networks in the May issue of First Monday.
Rave review of Steven Webers book on Open Source by Rob Vega, User Services Librarian, Valparaiso University:
– Steven Weber’s The Success of Open Source is a remarkable synthesis of political science, economics, law, sociology, and the history of technology, to name but some of the fields his impressive monograph encompasses. His excellent work is perhaps the best multi–disciplinary analysis (of any phenomenon) I have read.
The Success of Open Source. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2004. cloth, 312 p., ISBN 0–674–01292–5, US$29.95. Harvard University Press: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/
Another item for summer reading ….
I was also happy to see an article on the 1984 Interdoc meeting in Velletri, south of Rome. Of fond memories. I was one of the HURIDOCS people and brought a small portable with all of 32 K memory.
(Vellatri is a typo).


Pless, J., Hepburn, C., and Farrell, N., 2020. “Bringing rigour to energy innovation policy evaluation”, Nature Energy. Available without a paywall here.
Pless, J., Fell, H., Sigrin, B., 2020. “Information Searching in the Residential Solar PV Market”, The Energy Journal.
Pless, J. and van Benthem, A., 2019. “Pass-Through as a Test for Market Power: An Application to Solar Subsidies”, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(4), p. 367-401. (previously NBER Working Paper No. 23260).
O’Shaughnessy E., Nemet G., Pless J., and Margolis R., 2019. “Addressing the soft cost challenge in U.S. small-scale solar PV system pricing,” Energy Policy, 134.
Hepburn C., Pless J., and Popp D., 2018. “Encouraging Innovation that Protects Environmental Systems: Five Policy Proposals,” Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 12(1), Winter, p. 154-169.
Heidari-Robinson S., Heywood S., and Pless, J., 2018. “How to Make Your Post-Merger Reorg a Success,” Harvard Business Review [online article only]
McKenna E., Pless J., and Darby S., 2018. “Solar photovoltaic self-consumption in the UK residential sector: new estimates from a smart grid demonstration project,” Energy Policy, 118, p. 482-491.
Pless J. and Fell H., 2017. “Bribes, Bureaucracies, and Blackouts: Towards Understanding How Firm-Level Corrupt Behavior Impacts Electricity Reliability,” Resource and Energy Economics, 47, 36-55. Coverage: Selected for “Research Highlights” in Nature Energy. Finalist for IAEE Best Student Paper Award (2014).
Pless J., Arent D., Logan J., Cochran J., and Zinaman O., 2016. “Quantifying the value of investing in distributed natural gas and renewable electricity systems as complements: Applications of discounted cash flow and real options analysis with stochastic inputs,” Energy Policy, 97, p. 378-390.
Sigrin B., Pless J., and Drury E., 2015. “Diffusion into new markets: Evolving customer segments in the solar photovoltaics market,” Environmental Research Letters, 10(8).
Arent D., Pless J., Mai T., Wiser R., Hand M., Baldwin S., Heath G., Macknick J., Bazilian M., Schlosser A., and Denholm P., 2014. “Implications of high renewable electricity penetration in the U.S. for water use, greenhouse gas emissions, land-use, and materials supply,” Applied Energy, 123, p. 368-377.
Bazilian M., Pedersen A., Pless J., Logan J., Medlock K., O’Sullivan F., and Nakano J., 2013. “Shale Gas in China: Prospects, Concerns, and Potential International Collaboration,” Intl. Shale Gas & Oil Journal.
Chapters in Edited Volumes
Popp, D., Pless, J., Hascic, I., and Johnstone, J., 2020. “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Energy Sector,” Chapter in The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, National Bureau of Economic Research