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This is one of a number of species of sea urchins which put debris on top of themselves to protect themselves from UV, and to camouflage themselves. Interesting animal behavior, which I am currently researching.
I am currently in Malapascua, with the fantastic marine conservation NGO People and the Sea:
Colombia
Potoos are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. They hunt from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher. During the day they perch upright on tree stumps, camouflaged to look like part of the stump. The single spotted egg is laid directly on the top of a stump. The mother sits in a cryptic pose with the chick on top of the stump.
I took this picture while on a photo tour led by Jeff Munoz of Rainforest Photo Tours (rainforestphototours.com).
The "walk" signal was on, meaning anybody could have had the right of way to walk across this street, but the motorist to my right was blocking the way. And they were being aggressive in constantly inching forward.
This was for a family-oriented article about adults improving children's behavior. (why do all of my men have beards?)
Three shot series. I watched this grebe for about 40 minutes as she diligently caught fish after fish and made sure both chicks were fed.
VENICE, La. - Mr. Tom MacKenzie with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is documenting birds affected by the oil spill from Deepwater Horizon July 10, 2010. Mr. MacKenzie who works for external affairs records the overall behavior of birds on a daily basis to determine if human intervention is necessary. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Polly Bennett
Luis Orozco (center) does the dab as graduating students of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) are honored during their commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)
Best if viewed large. Maybe someone can explain this. I had just trimmed some bushes and placed the debris on the driveway. Went into the house for a few minutes, looked out the window and up came this cat. He went right to the brush pile, started sniffing and then chewing the cut ends. He stayed at it for over an hour. Sniffing and chewing. ???
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) interacting in courtship behavior. The stork on the right had just brought in nesting material for the stork on the left. Image taken in Chobe National Park of Botswana.
CMU's Alex Imas, a rising star in behavioral economics, talks to a CMU undergraduate student about the new B.A. in behavioral economics, policy and organizations.
U.S. Embassy Staff march in support of ending violence
Making a stand and joining efforts in celebrating 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign 2011 in Samoa, the Chargé d’Affaires Chad Berbert and staff of U.S. Embassy Apia joined more than 300 members of government ministries, diplomatic corps, international organizations and civil society groups in a march parade on November 25. The parade on Beach Road Apia transcended from the Police Headquarter to the Government Building at Matagialalua, where the marchers were met by the Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi.
Let’s End the Cycle of Violence
Chad J. Berbert
Chargé d’Affaires
U.S. Embassy Apia, Samoa
Violence against women and girls touches Samoa just as it does other nations. Gender-based violence is a global pandemic that cuts across all borders - ethnicity, race, socio-economic status, and religion. It can threaten women and girls at any point in their life- from female feticide and inadequate access to education and nutrition to child marriage, incest, and so-called "honor" killings. It can take the form of dowry -related murder or domestic violence, rape (including spousal rape), sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking in persons, or the neglect and ostracism of widows. One in three women around the world will experience some form of gender-based violence in her lifetime. In some countries that number is as high as 70 percent.
This year, we once again mark "16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence." It is clear that the international community must offer up more than words to answer the call to free women and girls from violence. Whether it happens behind closed doors or as a public tactic of intimidation, whether down the street or on distant shores, violence against women and girls damages us all - men and women alike.
We must stand up to the impunity that too often leaves the egregious perpetrators unaccountable for their crimes. We must redress the low status of women and girls around the world that renders them undervalued and vulnerable. Further, we must support the inclusion of men and boys in addressing and preventing violence and changing gender attitudes. We must increase accountability and commitment by community and government leaders on this issue, and we must highlight and promote effective programs that are already successfully at work.
These 16 Days are a sobering reminder that gender-based violence cannot be treated as solely a women's issue - it is a profound challenge for the entire world. Gender-based violence is not just an affront to human rights and dignity – it adversely impacts the welfare of our communities. When women and girls are abused, businesses close, incomes shrink, families go hungry, and children grow up internalizing behavior that perpetuates the cycle of violence. There is no end to the economic and detrimental social and health costs that come along with this brutality.
This damage is passed on to the rest of the community as judicial, health and security services are strained. Violence effectively acts as a cancer on societies, causing enormous upheaval in the progress of social and economic development. Physical violence vastly increases women's risk for a range of serious conditions, including reproductive health problems, miscarriages, and sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV. There are also strong linkages to maternal mortality, as well as poor child health, and morbidity.
The Government of Samoa through the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development has initiated various awareness programs such as the Gender Based Violence Project and the Mothers and Daughters Project. In civil society there have been tremendous contributions from NGO groups such as Samoa Victims Support Group, Mapusaga o Aiga, Pan Pacific South East Asian Women Association (PPSEAWA) of Samoa, and Faataua le Ola to name a few. These groups have worked tirelessly to bring to light gender violence issues and to help educate the public, prevent abuse, and break the cycle of violence.
These 16 days offer an opportunity to renew the commitment to free women and girls from the nightmare of violence. Countries cannot progress when half their populations are marginalized and mistreated, and subjected to discrimination. When women and girls are accorded their rights and afforded equal opportunities in education, healthcare, employment, and political participation, they lift up their families, their communities, and their nations – and act as agents of change.
As Secretary Clinton recently noted, "Investing in the potential of the world's women and girls is one of the surest ways to achieve global economic progress, political stability, and greater prosperity for women – and men - the world over."
Let’s make the investment. Let’s end the cycle of violence, not just for these 16 days but for our future.
Final Video Project for Interior Design Film Theory Class, spring 2007.
The topic was: THE OFFICE ENVIRONMENT.
PREMISE: The office is typically a masculine space, but one that ultimately emasculates its inhabitants. Themes like this are also explored in movies like Brazil, Being John Malkovich, Tron, and Office Space.
Furthermore, I was interested in how the emasculated office workers reclaim their identities. For instance, in Office Space, the main characters quit their jobs and smash up a copy machine. In Brazil, the main character escapes his demeaning workplace through fantasy (remember the glorious victorious winged hero, who, in his dreams looks a lot like David Bowie?). In Being John Malkovich, the main character escapes his belittling worklife by crawling through a trap door, through which he is able to inhabit and take over the body of famous actor, John Malkovich. I wanted to explore similar themes in my film. My main character (expertly played by Master Thespian John Thobe) escapes his frustrating work situation through furious bathroom masturbation. Enjoy!
PROCESS: No Script, No Plans, No Story Boards. 3 hours to shoot, 3 hours to edit. We made up the story completely on the fly. A few good friends in their business casual garb, one low quality hand-held cam, 2 university of cincinnati buildings, and a good clear night.
Thanxxx to My Goode Friends for Helping:
Protagonist: John Thobe
Antagonist: Nick Konwest
Pretty Lady: Ashley Smith
Camera, Creative Support: Steven Mingus, Andrew Reisert, Jessie LaRusso
I believe this to be the correct ID. The image was challenging in that I have not seen IDed published images of this species that are displaying such a large dorsal sail. If you have specific ID info re this guy please comment... I'm out of my home turf (comfort zone)!
IMG_5799; Brown Anole
This heavy mule deer buck has been hanging around our housing development for several days. This shot was from my back yard... in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains that tower over Albuquerque's eastern side. While we recently have seen bachelor herds of smaller bucks, this lone guy is likely the apex jefe in this area! He's on the prowl, and clearly advertising his intent! Small groups of does are also frequently seen here at this time of year... actually year round. They all munch on fruit tree bark and ornamental shrubbery. Most of our neighbors accept this behavior and are rewarded with visits like this!
IMG_9370; Mule Deer
Just like anyone on social media, I like to fill my feed with happy images and highlights from my personal and professional life….but it’s time to start talking about the REAL stuff too!
Although it may seem like I have all of the happiness and confidence in the world if you look at my social media accounts, I have struggled with self esteem issues my entire life.
As a child, I grew up in an abusive environment filled with unresolved generational traumas where I was made to feel like I was the problem in myfamily, and unknowingly internalized that I as an individual was bad.
As with most abusive households, mine was an environment where nothing felt safe….even being myself. So, I began to develop a laundry list of unhealthy coping mechanisms, and a state of “survival mode” became my baseline as I entered my developmental years.
I felt so powerless under my father’s endless emotional abuse and violent outbursts at home, that I not only began to believe that type of behavior was normal, but also constantly felt the need to gain agency and assert my own will wherever possible. Which, obviously, did not go over well with my peers and teachers, and only caused me to more deeply internalize that I must be bad as I began to establish my sense of self outside of my family.
Like millions of other people with unresolved trauma, as things got worse for me emotionally, I turned to food for comfort, and quickly found myself significantly larger than almost everyone around me in elementary school. Something that my peers and father often made note of in cruel ways that hurt me so deeply and only further caused me to internalize that I must be bad.
Eventually, all of the shame that I felt during my childhood snowballed into deep depression and uncontrollable anxiety that I tried to heal with piles of prescriptions from different doctors that couldn’t seem to figure out what was “wrong” with me. When, in reality there was nothing “wrong” with me. I simply needed to find peace and be reminded that I AM GOOD.
Over the years - especially as I became an expectant mother at 17 years old and faced so much judgement for my choice to leave school in order to work while I was a pregnant - I found that excelling at my job served as an excellent surrogate for the validation I was seeking in my personal relationships, and I began to throw myself into my career, both as a way to support myself and my daughter as a single parent, and as a way to prove to myself through tangible means like paychecks and promotions that I was good.
It wasn’t until all of the unresolved trauma that I had been trying to bury with work began to manifest itself physically, that I finally accepted it was time to begin trying to show myself the love I knew I needed in order for my body to heal….even if the concept of being lovable still seemed totally forgeign to me, and I had no idea where to begin!
Abuse is a hard cycle to break, and self love is a hard lesson to learn. So, my path to healing was far from linear, or easy, but once I made that commitment to find and nurture the parts of myself that I loved, amazing things began to happen!
I’m pretty sure my friends and family thought I was losing my mind more than finding myself at first! But, as I began to explore myself as an energetic being and learn more about inner child and shadow work, I discovered that I wasn’t bad. I had just learned to protect (rather dysfunctionally) the vibrant, loving and vulnerable little Melissa who had learned that she needed to stay hidden in order to stay safe so long ago!
As anyone who has recovered from abuse can tell you, the hardest part about breaking the cycle is having no example of how to be any other way. My life had been filled with negativity for so long that I struggled to find myself in a peaceful situation even as I worked to heal myself.
As anyone who has recovered from abuse can also tell you, you just get used to it.
The pain and chaos becomes your baseline, and even when you are consciously in a state of growth away from that state of being, it’s all too easy to find yourself slipping back into relationships that make you feel most comfortable - even if they are simply toxic AF. Which is exactly what I was doing…..until I met Nate.
Before I met Nate, I had no idea what it felt like to be seen completely, and not only be accepted for who I was, but adored for it.
Most importantly though, Nate made me feel safe.
For the first time in my life, I was able to stop just surviving, and started thriving in ways I had forgotten that I was capable of.
It was like I had been trudging through mud my entire life, and was finally walking on solid ground for the first time when I finally learned to accept his love.
I began to see the entire world differently.
Instead of an endless stream of stressful situations and impending disasters, I started to see my life as promising and full of possibilities.
I began to see myself differently.
Instead of someone I felt I should be ashamed of, I started to see myself as someone kind and capable that I was proud to share with other people.
Once that shift occurred, I began to accomplish so many more things I felt that I could be proud of!
I learned to show myself the kindness I wish I had been shown, and found how freeing it can be to see the world through a less defensive lense.
I launched a successful private chef business out of nothing but my passion for food while I was still waiting tables and had nothing but my intuition to guide me.
I grew that little business into something that could provide a better life, and was finally able to start working for myself.
I built second, and third, businesses that provided me with more opportunities to do what I love, and a real sense that I was capable of so much good.
I started to be able to show up as my authentic self in social situations with less fear of being “seen” and judged for it.
But, even with all of those things to be proud of, I still held so much shame and anxiety around the idea that I was still somehow fundamentally bad at my core, and it was only a matter of time before I, and everyone else, would start to see it again.
The way that I had once used paychecks and promotions to provide myself with tangible evidence that I was good, I began to use images on social media as a tangible way for me to remind myself of all the positives when the negative self talk began to sneak into my mind.
At the time, I didn’t really think much into my motivation for posting about my life’s highlights on social media, because after all, it’s what everyone else does too and, let’s be honest - who doesn’t like getting likes?!
But when the pandemic hit last year and my ability to produce content that I felt I could use to prove to myself that I AM good was halted, it forced me to really examine the deeper emotional reasons that I felt it was so important for me to only share things that aligned with an image of positivity and success.
Being positive, and constantly focused on growth, is a huge part of who I am at my core - but it’s far from who I am all the time.
While I spent hours scrolling through social media during the early days of quarantine, I felt completely paralyzed as I watched other people post photos and videos of themselves functioning in ways I couldn’t even imagine in the moment.
It might sound silly, but when I felt the most lost in my emotions, just being able to just create and share a post about how to make a healthy smoothie made me feel like I was at least doing one thing I could be proud of, no matter how ashamed of myself I felt in the moment.
Thankfully, resilience seems to be my super power (dysfunctional as some of my survival mechanisms may be.) So, it didn’t take long for me to snap out of that depression and into that familiar feeling of “survival mode” that allowed me to begin working on ways to keep my businesses alive.
Being able to snap myself out of that paralyzing depression reminded me that I am a survivor and gave me the energy I needed to keep moving forward, but it also triggered all kinds of unhealthy coping mechanisms that I had worked so hard to move away from.
On the outside, I was pivoting like a pro. But, internally, it felt like my emotional state was falling to pieces.
Even though I knew that almost everyone else was struggling with their emotions as well, I just couldn’t bring myself to authentically share any of that darkness on social media.
I shared the smoothies.
I shared the healthy dinners.
I shared all of the milestones as I worked to rebuild my businesses.
Because that’s what made me feel safe.
What I didn’t share, was the insecurity.
What I didn't share, were the days that I could barely motivate myself to eat, let alone create something beautiful, or inspire anyone else to embrace taking care of themselves.
What I didn’t share, was the fear that everyone might see me at my worst and judge me for it.
What I didn’t share, was that I was really posting all of that for me, to prove to myself that I was still worthy of love - even though the only one who was even questioning that, was me!
Once I realized that I was using images on social media as a mask, I knew it was time to start healing those pieces of me that I still felt that I needed to hide.
I also knew that I wanted to share my story more authentically on social media somehow. But, I didn’t quite know how…..until I saw a post on Facebook from a local photographer working on a project about women sharing their authentic stories on social media, and it just spoke to me!
The concept was an unstyled shoot that showed the authentic me, accompanied by an essay to do the same - which seemed simple. But, it proved to be such a greater struggle than I had imagined!
The essay I could edit, and I’ve always loved to write, so I wasn’t worried about that. But, the photoshoot made me SO nervous!
Having grown up in a home where appearance and projecting the right image seemed to be of paramount importance, the idea of photos that might not portray me in the best light being published on the internet triggered all kinds of insecurities for me.
On the day of the shoot, I just chose to wear what was comfortable - the things I actually wear when I’m not trying to look a certain way.
I didn’t style my hair, or bother with more than my everyday makeup that consists of tinted moisturizer, a bit of bronzer and a little mascara.
If it were any regular day I would have felt perfectly comfortable with the way I looked.
In fact, I had made plans to meet a friend for dinner right after the shoot and felt great about the way I looked for that experience! But, the idea of being photographed like that, especially outside by the water where the wind would inevitably reveal angles of my face that I find unflattering, gave me anxiety for days before the shoot.
When I arrived for the shoot, I was nervous and far from the outgoing, confident Melissa that usually arrives at photoshoots when I’m styled perfectly and feeling my best.
As we walked through the quiet woods with the snow crunching beneath my boots, I realized that I felt so nervous because I had shown up to this photoshoot as the little Melissa that I had learned to hide and protect.
As we began to shoot, I started to feel sad, and strange that this would be the side of me captured on camera for this project. But, I quickly realized that it wasn’t sadness for the situation at hand that I was feeling.
It was sadness for little Melissa who had internalized that she wasn’t worth being seen just as she was.
Throughout the shoot, I couldn’t seem to shake that sense of sadness and I worried the photos would be ruined because of it.
But, when I saw the photos from the shoot a few weeks later, I realized that as we were walking and talking throughout the shoot, the images that Nikki captured began to tell a story.
The first photos looked posed and happy. But, of course they did. Because that’s my favorite mask, especially in front of the camera! So, I obviously felt fine about those being shared.
But, then there were some awkward attempts at me actually being natural in front of a camera. Which completely triggered all of the negative self-talk that typically leads to me taking great measures to avoid photos like that from ever seeing the light of day.
As we moved on, I could see the vulnerability in my eyes as I tried to let my guard down, and I felt so exposed knowing that side of myself would be shared.
Once we were by the water though, I started to see a sense of ease, and even strength emerging in the photos. Even if they weren’t my best angles and my hair was a mess, it looked like ME!
Not the styled, polished version of myself that I feel safest showing the world, but the authentic me that I have no problem sharing with the people I feel safe with.
Don’t get me wrong - I very authentically do LOVE to get dressed up, and genuinely think it’s fun to play with personal styling. It’s just fun for me! But, participating in this project has really helped me to reflect on how much I had been using my image as a mask to protect myself from negative self-talk.
As we all know now, wearing a mask can keep us safe, but it also prevents us from being fully seen.
Yes, taking off your mask can be a risk, just like letting other people see you completely can be a risk.
But, as we all know now after a year full of physical masking, nothing feels better than FINALLY being able to take off your mask and just breathe!
A red-winged blackbird perches along the boardwalk at Hendrie Valley Sanctuary, part of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario. Captured mid-song with its beak open and wings slightly lifted, the bird’s bright red and yellow shoulder patches stand out against the soft natural background. This dynamic moment showcases the beauty and vitality of Ontario’s wetland birdlife, perfect for themes related to birdwatching, wildlife behavior, and seasonal change.
Lily balances a puzzle box on the top of her head while doing a puzzle...Why? You'll have to ask her!
My lovely and sweet girl Giusy with her huge and deep eyes...
(shot made using my friend Astragony's 5D and his 135L....cool stuff!!)
World Music
Simplicity...
"There was a tremendous modesty in the man as he spoke, a quietness and dignity. There was a simplicity and honesty and unselfconsciousness, and a tremendous peace."
~ Walter Russell
"Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplicity! Simplicity! Simplicity!"
~ Henry David Thoreau
Simplicity has power. Founding our life on constructive, positive behavior is the simplest, most direct, and powerful approach I’ve ever found—simple, but not easy.
~ Dan Millman
"As poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore reminds us, “We cannot cross the sea merely by staring at the water.” Simplicity has power. And living on purpose comes to this: Just do it. How much simpler can we get?" ~ Dan Millman
"One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always run to simplicity."
~ Bruce Lee
I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
"We must strive to reach that simplicity that lies beyond sophistication."
~ John Gardner
“At times I feel as if I am spread out over the landscape and inside things, and am myself living in every tree, in the plashing of the waves, in the clouds and the animals that come and go, in the procession of the seasons.”
“I pump the water from the well. I chop the wood and cook the food. These simple acts make man simple; and how difficult it is to be simple!”
-Carl Jung
“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Laozi, Tao Te Ching
(Laozi - also spelled Lao-Tzu; ; Lao-tze)
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Most recent recordings and projects:
In 2012 Premik recorded with 2011 Grammy nominee vocalist and composer Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon. 'Over 75 musicians came together to record the album in the US and India combining ancient traditional instruments like the rhumba, calypso, ektara, dugdugi and esraj with saxophone, banjo and piano to transcend musical boundaries.'
www.indianexpress.com/news/chandrika-tandons-new-album-in...
Sound Samples: www.amazon.com/Soul-March-Chandrika-Krishnamurthy-Tandon/...
www.cdbaby.com/cd/chandrikakrishnamurthyta2 Check out "JOG"
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Recording projects in 2010-2012 with Grammy award-winning producer and founder of Windham Hill Records Will Ackerman include albums by Fiona Jay Hawkins, Shambhu, Dean Boland, Rebecca Harrold, Ronnda Cadle and Masako.
Will Ackerman: ...‘The criteria for who works here go way past simple talent. Imaginary Road is my home and I’m only letting wonderful people into my home. I don’t care how talented you are; if you’re not able to wear your heart on your sleeve don’t bother to turn up. We use Keith Carlock (Sting and Steeley Dan) as a drummer too along with Arron Sterling (John Mayer and Sheryl Crow). Only last year I met Premik Russel Tubbs who plays sax and wind synths for us.
‘Premik has become part of the family...'
www.newagemusicworld.com/will-ackerman-interview-new-in-2...
imaginaryroadstudios.com/
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Premik recorded with Heidi Breyer and accompanied her at the ZMR Awards 2013, staged in New Orleans.
www.zonemusicreporter.com/admin/performers.asp
ZMR Awards 2013 -Best Instrumental Album – Piano - “Beyond the Turning” - Heidi Breyer - Winterhall Records, produced at Synchrosonic Productions by Grammy winner Corin Nelsen. www.heidibreyer.com/
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Premik, in conjunction with jazz pianist Uli Geissendoerfer heads Bangalore Breakdown, an exciting, world music ensemble. They released their first CD, titled Diary, in 2008. In the words of noted Jazz author Bill Milkowski: Is it world music? Is it jazz? Is it some kind of new uncategorizable fusion that hasn’t yet been labeled?
Sound samples here: www.bangalorebreakdown.com/music.html
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Premik and Uli Geissendoerfer will soon be releasing their own collaborative duo CD titled Passport to 'Happyness' (yes, happiness with a 'y'') www.ulimusic.com
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Premik will soon be featured in Carman Moore's Cd “Concerto for Ornette” in which Premik will play the orchestral solo saxophone part. Premik is also the featured saxophonist with SKYBAND on its recording of Carman Moore’s “DON AND BEA IN LOVE,” a fantasy concept album roughly about the intense Renaissance love between Dante and Beatrice which, in part, takes place in outer space! Carman Moore is a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship winner. www.carmanmoore.com
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Premik’s ‘Journey To Light Ensemble’
Sound is East/West, jazz., a journey....
With Premik Russell Tubbs (saxpohones, flutes, lap steel, wind synth),
Dave Phelps (guitar),
Leigh Stuart (cello),
Nathan Peck (upright & electric bass),
www.alexskolnick.com/biography-nathan-peck/
Todd Isler (drums, percussion)
Naren Budakar (tabla)
www.sooryadance.com/html/Milan/naren.htm
Watch for a Journey To Light Ensemble album to be released in 2014
You Tube
"Bangalore Breakdown" - Permik Russell Tubbs
Performed by Journey to Light Ensemble
Premik Russell Tubbs - Saxophone
Dave Phelps - Guitar
Todd Isler - Drums & percussion
Jim Whitney - Upright bass
Naren Budhakar - Tablas
www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU3hE8wtW3VeyOU17sQd2GQQ&v...
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TriBeCaStan
Premik (saxophones, flutes, lap steel, wind synth)
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Performing in:
25th Anniversary of the Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
7 PM
www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2014/4/17/0700/PM/25th-Anni...
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Premik solo in SINGING THE OCEANS ALIVE CONCERT with the ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Fairfield Hall concert LONDON, ENGLAND APRIL 25, 2014
Watch/Listen
YouTubes
Premik solo with the London Royal Philharmonic performing "Apla Kathar."
The main melody was composed by Sri Chinmoy & orchestrated by Vapushtara Matthijs Jongepier.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbhReDbyIOY
High praise from Craig Pruess:
"The piece was excellent, thrilling even, very well orchestrated, and your playing was note perfect. An honor to work with you, my man." –Craig Pruess Composer, Musician, Arranger, and a Gold & Platinum Record Producer
www.heaven-on-earth-music.co.uk/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4euUuBNUzco
Song of the Ocean by Kristin Hoffmann
All performers of the evening take the stage with the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Short Bio
World / Jazz / Experimental / Improv / East-West / Ambient / Pop
PREMIK RUSSELL TUBBS
Premik, a composer, arranger, producer and an accomplished multi-instrumentalist performs on various flutes, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, wind synthesizers, and lap steel guitar.
Premik has worked with everyone from Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Narada Michael Walden, Clarence Clemons, Ornette Coleman, Jackson Browne, Jean-Luc Ponty, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Scarlet Riveria, James Taylor, Sting and Lady Gaga, just to name a few. He is equally adept in pop, R&B, jazz, world and experimental genres.
Sax solos on #1 Hits -: “How Will I Know” (Whitney Houston) and “Baby, Come To Me” (Regina Belle).
Premik's first major recording breakthrough was with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra on the album“Visions of the Emerald Beyond.” Premik was a major part of the landmark Carlos Santana album "The Swing of Delight" which featured Herbie Hancock as co-arranger and co-musical director. Also featured were Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and several members of the Santana band.
www.premik.com/recordings/discography/
In 1978 Premik joined Carlos Santana on a six-week European tour as part of an opening act for the Santana Band called Devadip Oneness.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=beD58ordH08
"Gardenia" - DEVADIP European tour w/ Carlos Santana, Dec.'78 in Paris
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=juVuh...
!978 Devidip Orchestra Live In Sweden
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Contact/Listen
www.emusic.com/album/premik/mission-transcendence/10884302/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premik_Russell_Tubbs#Discography
New music coming soon!
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Using Flickr – if not signed in (may differ if signed in)
1. www.flickr.com/photos/42514297@N04/sets/72157632988389457...
-Slideshow – Album Set, A Life Of Music - to be cont'd. ...(with GRATITUDE!)
(Click above link and once in the SLIDESHOW click on (upper right) 'Options' to control speed & Show Info’ to see captions w' slideshow
2. To the right of any photo – click upon the oval icon with Premik’s photo to go to the full page of all photos posted (the ‘Photostream’) or the X in the upper right corner to return to the full page of the Set album you are in
3. Click the small rectangle icon to the right of the full album ‘set’ page to see the SLOW ‘ANIMATED’ slideshow of photos within the album
4. To see individual photos –just click on any photo you would like to see from the full page. Caption will appear to the right
5. Scroll down the caption until you see small thumbnail sized photos – click the 3 dots directly under these photos- Click on ‘Download / All sizes’ to see photo enlarged
This will allow you to enlarge the photo you are viewing (or click to see as a slideshow as in #1.)
Note: Much of the above works well with CELL PHONES when good WiFi connection is available
The ability to enlarge photos for detail with cell phones is surprising.
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Behavior: Flamingos - Filter Feeding
Flamingos are filter feeders, and in that respect resemble whales and oysters more than they do most birds. Many complex rows of horny plates line their beaks, plates that, like those of baleen whales, are used to strain food items from the water. The filter of the Greater Flamingo traps crustaceans, mollusks, and insects an inch or so long. The Lesser Flamingo has such a dense filter that it can sift out single-celled plants less than two hundredths of an inch in diameter.
Flamingos feed with their heads down, and their bills are adapted accordingly. In most birds a smaller lower beak works against a larger upper one. In flamingos this is reversed; the lower bill is much larger and stronger, and the fat tongue runs within the bill's deep central groove. To complete the jaw reversal, unlike other birds (and mammals) the upper jaw is not rigidly fixed to the skull. Consequently, with the bird's head upside down during feeding the upper bill moves up and down, permitting the flamingo's jaws to work "normally."
Part of the flamingo's filter feeding is accomplished simply by swinging the head back and forth and letting the water flow through the bill. The tongue also can be used as a pump to pass water through the bill's strainer more efficiently. It moves quickly fore and aft in its groove, sucking water in through the filter as it pulls backward, and expelling it from the beak as it pushes forward. The tongue may repeat its cycle up to four times a second. (source: stanford.edu)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) | Pulicat backwaters, Chennai, India | Mar 2014.
"The foot waggle is a behavior in which loons raise one foot above the water and shake it vigorously. There are many theories as to its function—it could be a comfort movement used when loons need to stretch, it could be used to help loons reduce their body temperatures, or it could have another purpose that we are not yet aware of." From The Loon Preservation Committee.
Monday, 5 August 2024: our weather forecast for today is tornado chance with severe storms! Only 19C just after noon.
Yay, early this evening, 3 August 2024, the wind picked up and we had thunder and rain, thank goodness. With the various wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia, along with so much hot, dry weather, we need not every drop of rain, but every bucketful! Unfortunately, it looks like the rain only lasted a very short time.
Yesterday, 2 August 2024 (can't believe it is already August!), I did a long, exhausting day drive, covering NW and SE of Calgary. My plans changed on the spur of the moment once I headed back to Calgary from the NW. Originally, I decided to go NW, as I haven't been out that way for quite a while. heading W from home, I couldn't resist stopping to check if the Common Loon I saw almost a week ago was there again. Scanning the large pond, I saw no sign of life. Then, suddenly, in the far distance, I saw a bird fly in and land on the water. 'Duck' was the first thing that went through my mind. Then, when I zoomed in on my camera, I couldn't believe my eyes - it was the Loon again! The weather was better than the awful weather/light the last time so, fortunately, I was able to get better shots.
Feeling very thankful, I headed N, hoping I might just see a Turkey Vulture that a few people had been reporting. It had been seen in the same area as the rare Whooping Crane. No luck. I was curious to see if the Crane was in the wetland, as when I had seen it recently, it was far more distant than that. I pulled into the pull-off, glanced quickly and saw nothing, and was about to reverse, when I realized that a red truck that belonged to some ranch had pulled over on the road right behind me. A guy was taking photos with his cell phone and it looked like he was taking photos of my vehicle. Then I noticed a sign that said No Parking. Of course, I thought he was probably going to report me - though I was not parked, as I hadn't even turned off my engine, knowing I was only going to be there a matter of seconds. So annoying, and I couldn't get it out of my mind the rest of the day.
I couldn't wait to leave the whole area and head further N. Came to the town of Cochrane and ALL the construction going on. For someone with a driving phobia, trust me, it was a nightmare. Then all I could think about was knowing that I would have to go through it all again later on.
One thing I really wanted to see again was a beautiful old, pale grey barn, in great condition. Further on, I noticed a Kestrel perched on a high wire. I could only take three quick shots through my windscreen, which resulted in awful photos, but I was happy to see it. Such beautiful birds of prey.
It was good to see several old barns/homesteads along the way, even more so as I wasn't seeing any more birds. Also, the sky was so beautiful.
Once i was down SW and SE of Calgary, hawks and one Vesper Sparrow were my only sightings. Two were on their nest and two were on hay bales at different locations. One of the latter, standing on a very distant bale, looked almost like a Ferruginous Hawk. Google Lens's first ID said Red-tailed Hawk, 3rd ID Ferruginous, so I still don't know.
By the time I arrived home, after driving 393 km and 9 and a half hours, on a very hot day, I was dead beat. A great day, though, with the Loon being a highlight.
Fire behavior in a dense patch of saw palmetto understory at Florida Panther NWR in January of 2008. Photo by Josh O'Connor - USFWS
Smile is a gift, too, said Rasulullah (saw). Allah Ta'ala promised to give reward for one's sincere gift.
中文名称：消费者行为学(原书第7版)
英文名称： Consumer Behavior:Building Marketing Strategy(7th Edition)
作者: 德尔I.霍金斯 罗格J.贝斯特 肯尼思A.科尼 译者：符国群 等
市场价: ￥53.00
出版社: 机械工业出版社 ISBN：7-111-07557
出版日期:2000-8-1
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032c霍金斯.c贝斯特和科尼所著《消费者行为学》第1版问世于1980年,1后每隔3年修订一次.a本书是根据其最新一版即第7版译出.a1a1c1ac111c111a1a1
033c在西方众多的消费者行为学教科书中,2霍金斯等人的这部教材颇具特色,2而且在篇章结构与内容安排上比较符合东方人的思维方式与习惯.a全书分六大部分.a第一部分为导论,2介绍消费者行为的性质.c消费者行为在社会各个方面尤其是营销领域的运用,2暗含性地阐明了了解掌握消费者行为知识的意义与价值.a第二部分讨论了消费者行为的外部影响因素,2包括文化.c亚文化.c价值观.c性别.c角色.c人口与社会环境.c家庭和群体影响等.a虽然这一部分所引用的数据大部分来自美国,2但也有一部分材料(其中包括很多实例)来自其他国家或取自其他文化.a第三部分讨论消费者行为的内部影响因素,2包括知觉.c学习与记忆.c动机.c个性.c情绪.c态度.c自我概念与生活方式.a第四部分介绍消费者决策过程,2第五部分讨论组织购买行为,2最后一部分则集中审视和探讨消费者行为与营销规制方面的问题.a除第一部分以外,2其余各部分之后均附有若干与书本内容密切关联的案例.a另外,2书后两个附录对常用的消费者调研方法以及消费者行为审计做了简要介绍.a2a2c2ac222c222a2a2
034c本书内容全面.c广泛,3侧重从管理与运用角度对消费者行为进行讨论和分析.a每章后附有大量复习题.c讨论题和实践题.a所配的案例不仅紧密联系教材所介绍的概念.c原理,3而且短小精悍,3适合课堂阅读和讨论.a本书适合高等院校市场营销及相关专业本科生或研究生阅读,3也可作为有关理论与实际工作者的参考读物.a3a3c3ac333c333a3a3
035c各章翻译具体分工如下：前言及第1.c2章（符国群）,c第3章（肖本桥）,c第4章（吕万英）,c第5.c6.c7.c8章及第二部分案例（阴越）,c第9章（姚惠珍.c符国群）,c第10.c11.c12章（丁嘉丽）,c第13.c14章及第三部分案例（尹杞月.c符国群）,c第15.c16章（金葵.c符国群）,c第17章（张勤.c符国群）,c第18章（徐桂华.c阴越）,c第19章及第四部分案例（徐桂华.c符国群）,c第20.c21章及第五和第六部分案例（高丽）,c附录A.c附录B（符国群）.a全书由符国群校对.c定稿.a4a4c4ac444c444a4a4
036c由于时间紧迫,5加之译者水平有限,5错译和疏漏之处在所难免,5诚望广大读者和学术界同仁不吝赐教.a5a5c5ac555c555a5a5
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442c市场营销是一门试图影响消费者行为的学科.a试图影响消费者,1无论是对施加这种影响的企业.c被影响的个人还是整个社会,1无不具有深刻的含义.a每个人既是社会的一员,1又是一名消费者,1从这个意义上,1消费者行为以及试图影响它的尝试,1与我们每一个人的生活息息相关.a本书旨在提供对消费者行为的理解,1因为这种理解有助于我们成为更好的消费者.c更好的营销人员和更好的社会公民.a1a1c1ac111c111a1a1443c市场营销职业与消费者行为c本书的一个主要目的是从管理与运用角度为学生提供关于消费者行为的洞悉与理解.a大多数学习消费者行为课程的学生希望以市场营销管理.c销售或广告作为其职业,2他们希望通过这一课程的学习获得对其职业有益和有用的知识与技能.a不幸的是,2一些学生可能正在寻求会计学入门课程所提供的那类知识.a换句话说,2他们正在寻求那样一些相对不变.c放之四海而皆准的规则,2以便为其所面临的问题找到一种固定的答案.a对这些学生,2不断变化.c难以预料且固执己见的消费者带来的不确定性确实令人沮丧.a然而,2如果他们能够接受与消费者打交道就意味着无穷无尽的不确定性这一事实,2运用消费者行为知识发展市场营销战略与策略就会变得极富刺激和趣味盎然.a2a2c2ac222c222a2a2444c运用消费者行为学知识发展市场营销策略是一门艺术.a当然,3这并不意味着科学的原理和方法不能运用其中,3而是指这些原理成功运用于特定情境时需要人的判断,3这种判断远非几条固定的规则所能涵盖.a3a3c3ac333c333a3a3445c让我们更详细地讨论与艺术相类似的方面.a假设你想成为一名艺术家,4你就会学习那些公认的关于如何把不同颜色.c视角融为一体以获得良好视觉效果的原理.a然后,4你会在实践中运用这些原理,4直到形成能够创造“过得去”的艺术品的能力.a如果你具有某种自然天赋,4又巧遇良师,4并选择了合适的主题,4你甚至可能创造出艺术精品或佳作.a希望成为营销经理.c销售人员或广告经理的人也应当采取同样的方法.a对影响消费者行为的不同因素或原理应进行深入全面分析,4在此基础上,4再运用这些原理于实践以制定出“可以接受”的营销战略与策略.a虽然知识和实践一般能产生“可以接受”的策略,4但“与众不同”或“出奇制胜”的营销策略,4就像艺术珍品或佳作,4要求特别的天赋.c勤奋.c时机,4甚至某种程度的运气(要是蒙娜丽莎不想入画,4情况会怎样呢？).a4a4c4ac444c444a4a4446c艺术上的类比之所以有益,5还有另一层原因.a我们所有人,5无论是教师还是学生,5都会问这样的问题：“如何运用某个概念如社会阶层去发展成功的市场营销策略？”这与画家问“如何用蓝色创造一幅好画？”并无二致.a很明显,5仅仅靠蓝色本身不可能创造出伟大的艺术品.a要创造出上乘之作,5画家必须了解何时和如何使蓝色与图画中的其他颜色有机搭配.a同样,5营销经理要制定成功的营销策略必须了解何时和如何将社会阶层的知识与其他方面的知识相互融为一体.a5a5c5ac555c555a5a5447c本书是建立在如下信念的基础上：有关消费者行为影响因素的知识在实践中能够用于发展“坚实”的营销策略.a基于此,6我们试图做三个方面的事情.a首先,6对各种有助于理解消费者行为的概念和理论予以较详尽且全面的描述.a这一般在每章的开头部分或前面的内容里介绍.a我们认为,6只有对某个概念有透彻的理解,6才可能在不同情形下自如地运用这一概念.a6a6c6ac666c666a6a6448c其次,7提供了在营销策略形成与发展过程中这些概念如何被运用的实例.a我们也试图清楚地指出,7这些实例并非告诉你“如何运用这一概念”,7而是向你呈现“某个面临特定营销情境的组织是如何运用这一概念的”.a7a7c7ac777c777a7a7449c最后,8在每章和每部分的后面,8提供了一些要求学生运用这些概念予以分析的问题.c活动与案例.a8a8c8ac888c888a8a84410c消费与消费者行为c阅读本书的每一个人都是消费者.a大多数人用于购买和消费的时间要多于工作或睡眠的时间.a我们消费汽车.c燃料等产品,9也消费理发.c房屋维修等服务,9还消费戏剧.c电视等娱乐“产品”.a既然在消费上花费如此多的时间和精力,9我们就应当致力于成为精明的消费者.a消费者行为知识有助于提高我们更明智消费的能力.a9a9c9ac999c999a9a94411c营销者花费数以亿计的美元试图影响我们消费什么和何时何地以及如何消费.a它们不仅试图影响我们的行为,10而且花大量金钱研究我们的行为.a有了一定的消费者行为知识,10同时也了解了营销者如何运用这些知识,10我们就能研究营销者.a电视广告对于我们所喜爱的节目是一种令人烦心的不速之客,10然而,10它也给我们机会来揣测广告的目的.c目标受众以及隐含的行为假设.a既然广告无处不在,10了解它试图如何影响我们或周围的其他人对于把握我们生活的环境无疑极为必要.a10a10c10ac101010c101010a10a104412c本书提供了描述具体营销活动的各种实例.a通过研究这些实例以及建立在这些实例基础上的原理,11人们就能够形成甄别各种营销活动所潜藏逻辑的能力.a11a11c11ac111111c111111a11a114413c社会责任与消费者行为c对瞄准儿童的商业性网站是给予严格的限制.c完全禁止还是任其自然？这一问题目前引起了极大的争议.a作为受过良好教育的社会一员,12我们有责任参与这一争论并对其结果施加影响.a对这一问题发表富有见解的看法,12要求对儿童的信息处理有深入了解,12而这本身就是了解消费者行为的一个非常重要的方面.a12a12c12ac121212c121212a12a124414c上面描述的仅仅是很多要求有消费者行为知识相协助的争论之一.a本书中,13我们将提供一系列与此有关的论题,13目的是使学生在将这些知识运用到商业与个人事物之中的同时,13形成将它们使用到社会和规制问题中去的能力.a13a13c13ac131313c131313a13a134415c第7版新增内容c与世界的其他方面一样,14市场营销和消费者行为的发展异常迅速.a无论是消费者行为方式还是研究这些行为的实践都将继续演化.a为了跟上环境发展的步伐,14第7版增添了许多新的内容.a14a14c14ac141414c141414a14a144416c消费者透视c消费者透视就某一特别有趣的消费者问题或营销实践进行深入讨论,15并附有一些讨论题以鼓励学生对此做进一步的思考.a15a15c15ac151515c151515a15a154417c更多全球性实例c虽然以前的版本也包含有大量美国之外的其他国家的材料,16但这一版对这些材料做了进一步充实.c整合,16使之更好地与课文内容融为一体.a第2章和书中的一些案例专门涉及全球化问题.a16a16c16ac161616c161616a16a164418c涵盖各种伦理与社会问题c当营销者将消费者行为知识运用于营销实践时,17他们会遇到各种各样的伦理问题,17本书对此花了相当篇幅进行讨论.a第21章还专门论述了有关消费者保护运动和营销活动规制.a书中很多案例,17包括第六部分之后的所有案例都与伦理与规制问题有关.a17a17c17ac171717c171717a17a174419c网上查询c互联网正在迅速成为获取消费者行为数据的主要来源,18同时,18它也是营销者运用消费者行为知识影响消费者的重要媒介.a每章之后,18都给学生留有互联网查询的作业.a这有两重目的,18一是教学生如何运用它作为一种研究工具了解消费者和消费者行为,18二是加深学生对如何运用这一媒体接近消费者的理解.a18a18c18ac181818c181818a18a184420c每章特色c每章都附有一系列旨在加深学生对材料的理解,19同时又使材料更为有趣的内容.a19a19c19ac191919c191919a19a194421c背景资料c每章正文的前面都以一个实例来介绍这一章的材料与内容.a这些实例涉及企业.c政府和非盈利性组织运用或滥用消费者行为原理的各种情形.a20a20c20ac202020c202020a20a204422c复习题c每章后均附有复习题.a复习题能够帮助学生巩固对课文内容的掌握和理解.a这些复习题需要记忆,21而记忆是本课程中一个很重要的部分.a21a21c21ac212121c212121a21a214423c讨论题c讨论题用于帮助或测试学生对教材内容的理解.a回答这些问题要求学生运用课文材料提出建议或找到解决办法.a由于这些问题的答案不需求助于课外活动如顾客访问,22因此它们可以作为堂上作业.a22a22c22ac222222c222222a22a224424c实践活动c每章后的最后一项学习工具是有关实践方面的练习.a这些练习要求学生运用课文材料于外部实践活动中,23如走访商店以了解购物点的陈列,23访问顾客或管理人员,23评价电视广告,23等等.a就复杂程度而言,23这些练习题有的可能是要隔夜完成的家庭作业,23有的则是一个学期才能完成的研究项目.a23a23c23ac232323c232323a23a234425c其他学习工具c三种有用的学习材料不在教材正文之内,24它们是案例.c消费者研究方法.c消费者行为审计.a24a24c24ac242424c242424a24a244426c案例c除了导论部分之外,25每部分之后均附有案例.ac这些案例可以由学生在课堂阅读,25用于对某个特定问题进行讨论.a学生很喜欢这种方法,25很多教师也觉得这些案例对促进课堂讨论颇有益处.a25a25c25ac252525c252525a25a254427c有些案例相对复杂一些,26数据也多一些.a这些案例可能要花好几小时来分析.a另外,26也有少数案例可以作为学期研究课题来做.a比如,26“康百和男性皮肤护理市场”以及“宠物饮料”这两个案例就是作为学期课题布置给学生,26要求他们为这两个市场制定营销计划并清楚地指出计划中所运用的消费者行为概念,26结果相当成功.a26a26c26ac262626c262626a26a264428c每一个案例都可以从不同的角度来切入.a案例后附有一些讨论题,27但这并不排除运用另外一些问题来对案例进行讨论.a事实上,27很多案例可以运用散见于教材各处的诸多概念和观点进行分析.a27a27c27ac272727c272727a27a274429c消费者研究方法c附录A对消费者行为分析中普遍采用的一些方法做了简要介绍.a虽然这不能代替对营销调研课程的学习,28但对于已修过这门课的学生来说,28它仍不失为一种有益的回顾.a对于没有修过市场营销调研的学生,28附录A提供了一些相关术语和消费者调研中所必需的主要技术.a28a28c28ac282828c282828a28a284430c消费者行为审计c附录B提供了针对某一营销战略进行消费者行为审计的模式或方式.a制定营销战略应当回答很多消费者方面的问题,29消费者行为审计实际上就是将其中十分关键的一些问题罗列出来.a很多学生发现,29如果在学期课题或项目中将消费者行为与某个公司的或拟议中的营销战略联系起来,29此时,29消费者行为审计尤为有用.a29a29c29ac292929c292929a29a294431c致谢c在消费者行为领域从事教学.c科研与咨询活动的确其乐融融,30绝大多数同事和我们有同感.a如同以前的版本一样.a我们一直试图使本版教材受到学生的喜爱并激起他们对消费者行为这一主题的激情与兴趣.a30a30c30ac303030c303030a30a304432c很多个人和组织为本书的撰写提供了帮助和支持,31对此我们深表谢忱.a特别要提到的是麦格劳－希尔出版公司的前任编辑尼拉·麦古芬和现在的编辑卡恩·威斯托沃,31他们对本书的出版倾注了耐心和才智.a我们还要感谢麦格劳－希尔出版公司高等教育编辑部的各位编辑,31包括柯林·舒洁克.c南希·巴布尔.c玛格丽特·雷丝克.c马休·鲍德温.c派特·弗兰德克森.c凯里·约翰逊和琼·克里斯托弗.a我们要特别感谢很多给予我们帮助的人,31第7版的改进与他们的努力是分不开的：c丹佛大学的多拉德·培根,c南伊利诺伊大学的C.c布伦二世,c西华盛顿大学的温迪cJ·布里斯,c东伊利诺伊大学的E.c维恩·钱德勒,c中部佛罗里达大学的彼得·吉利,c长滩加州大学的帕玛纳·霍麦,c太平洋大学的罗纳德·霍威斯达,c亚利桑那州立大学的苏珊·克莱茵,c蒙卡托州立大学的安妮库茨曼,c中部密歇根大学的劳伦斯·莱比斯托,c罗伯特－莫里斯学院的盖勒·马可,c南佐治亚大学的摩根cJ·米尔斯,c阿灵顿得克萨斯大学的詹姆斯cE.c蒙奇,c阿肯色州立大学的梅劳迪·菲尔劳斯,c蒙罗社区学院的卡蒙·鲍尔斯,c梅涅斯州立大学的查里斯·拉德,c马里兰大学的梅劳迪cE.c舒维克,c康涅狄格大学的苏珊·丝比格,c加利福尼亚州立大学的盖尔·汤姆,c西肯塔基州立大学的劳·特里,c马里兰大学的詹妮特·瓦格勒,c里奇蒙德大学的特里·维森伯格,c中部俄克拉荷马大学的詹妮斯·威廉姆斯.a31a31c31ac313131c313131a31a314433c我们在俄勒冈大学的同事—戴维·布什.c玛丽恩·弗里斯塔,c林恩·卡尔.c潘益钢和彼德·怀特慷慨地给予各种协助.a对无法完全将他们的建议.c想法融入本书所造成的缺憾和不足,32他们不应受到丝毫的指责.a32a32c32ac323232c323232a32a324434c如果科尼仍能够与我们一起写作本书,33其质量一定会更高,33内容也会更加引人入胜.a再次以本书怀念他！科尼用他的生命告诉我们：33a33c33ac333333c333333a33a334435c珍惜你的梦c捍卫你的思想c享受生活c追求卓越34a34c34ac343434c343434a34a344436ccccc勇攀高峰！ccc德尔cI.c霍金斯c罗格cJ.c贝斯特cc35a35c35ac353535c353535a35a35