Theatre in the Pandemic

This reading response was about theatre during the pandemic, specifically live shows and how it was been/will be affected moving forward. I did a writing response to the questions explaining my thoughts and how I think live streams would be utilized more even when everything does open up. I thought about how things used to be, especially with concerts and what I think should happen in the future for live shows.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hcom434_spring2021/1054/thumbnail.jp

Remembering 2020

For week 9’s response, we needed to create something that exists right now that we think needs to be preserved for the future. I made a photo collage on the website Canva of important things that had happened this last year. I know that the times would be unforgettable, but creating this was special for me because I would be able to look back at this collage and remember why I made it the way I did. I highlighted different things such as the world with a mask on it, into getting the vaccine, and a group of people partying. This goes to show that the world was sick, and even though it definitely still is, there is hope for the future that things can be better than they used to. We will always remember 2020.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hcom434_spring2021/1052/thumbnail.jp

COVID-19 Billboard in South County

For this assignment, we needed to take a photo of something having to do with the pandemic or a protest. I chose to take a photo of a huge billboard I saw in Gonzales, California. I thought it was important to show this because we’ve never seen anything like this before the pandemic started. It showed the importance of getting tested and it was even translated in Spanish. It’s important for the community to have these signs so they are always aware of what is happening.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hcom434_spring2021/1053/thumbnail.jp

The Upland Monitor: July 4, 1918

The July 4, 1918 edition of The Upland Monitor.https://pillars.taylor.edu/monitor-1918-1919/1000/thumbnail.jp

Snap Shots: Upland, Indiana And Vacinity

A booklet of photographs of Upland, Indiana, and the surrounding area.https://pillars.taylor.edu/history_books/1041/thumbnail.jp

The Influence of Species and Context on Human-Dolphin Interactions

Anthropogenic activities pose a threat to marine mammals around the world. Cetaceans that use coastal waters are at particular risk for potential disturbances caused by vessel traffic and human swimmers. Although many cetacean species are found near the coast of Utila, Honduras, little is known about their behavior or the effects of anthropogenic activities on their behavior. Whether the presence of boats and human swimmers led to short-term changes in dolphin behavior was investigated for three commonly sighted species of dolphins; rough-toothed (Steno bredanensis), spinner (Stenalla longirostris), and bottlenose (Turslops truncatus). The dolphins\u27 behavioral activities, with and without other boats present (in addition to the research vessel), were compared using individual behavioral events and behavior states. In addition, all occurrences of dolphin behaviors in response to human swimmers entering the water were recorded. Varying activity levels of humans in the water (e.g., floating vs. chasing) led to different responses by the dolphins. The results suggest that the behavior of the three species of dolphins differed when humans were present. Rough-toothed dolphins were the species that were most likely to encircle and orient towards human swimmers in the water. Spinner and bottlenose dolphins were likely to interact with moving boats (e.g., bowriding with the research vessel). Some interactions between humans and dolphins seemed non-aversive (e.g., dolphins sometimes approached human swimmers)

Third Circuit Appellate Waivers: The Mysterious Miscarriage of Justice Standard

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Laterality of Eye Use by Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and Rough-toothed (Steno bredanensis) Dolphins While Viewing Predictable and Unpredictable Stimuli

Laterality of eye use has been increasingly studied in cetaceans. Research supports that many cetacean species keep prey on the right side while feeding and preferentially view unfamiliar objects with the right eye. In contrast, the left eye has been used more by calves while in close proximity to their mothers. Despite some discrepancies across and within species, laterality of eye use generally indicates functional specialization of brain hemispheres in cetaceans. The present study aimed to examine laterality of eye use in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) under managed care. Subjects were video-recorded through an underwater window while viewing two different stimuli, one predictable and static and the other unpredictable and moving. Bottlenose dolphins displayed an overall right-eye preference, especially while viewing the unpredictable, moving stimulus. Rough-toothed dolphins did not display eye preference while viewing stimuli. No significant correlations between degree of laterality and behavioral interest in the stimuli were found. Only for bottlenose dolphins were the degree of laterality and curiosity ratings correlated. This study extends research on cetacean lateralization to a species not extensively examined and to stimuli that varied in movement and degree of predictability. Further research is needed to make conclusions regarding lateralization in cetaceans

Under the Independent Source Doctrine, Evidence Uncovered in a Search Will Not Be Suppressed When the Search Warrant, Excised of Any Previously Illegally Obtained Evidence, Contains Probable Cause: United States v. Price

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Production of spelter from calamine

Calamine is one of the most important ores of Zinc and together with the silicates with which it is almost always associated is extensively employed for the production of Zinc. Smithsonite formerly called calamine when pure, consists of Zinc oxide and carbonic acid containing 52 percent of Zinc. It has a specific gravity of 4.2, hardness 4.5m and color is from pale yellow to green. The silicate when anhydrous called Willemite, contains 58 percent of Zinc, specific gravity 4, hardness 5.5, and color from white to gray or pale yellow. When hydrous it is called Calamine, specific gravity 3.16 to 3.9, hardness 4.75, and color pale yellow or white