Connection by
OneRepublic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdClcgeEnh4
2:28 OneRepublic is an American alternative rock
band from Colorado Springs, Colorado The song and music video released for
“Connection” talks about an important learning from the modern world. The entire line “can I get a connection?” has
a sarcastic undertone, as the modern world is entirely about networking. http://justrandomthings.com/2018/08/29/onerepublic-connection-lyrics-review-and-song-meaning/ Thank you, Muse reader!
List of Optical Illusions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_optical_illusions
Binocular
Single Vision may
be defined as the state of simultaneous vision, which is achieved by the coordinated
use of both eyes, so that separate and slightly dissimilar images arising in
each eye are appreciated as a single image by the process of fusion. Thus binocular vision implies fusion, the
blending of sight from the two eyes to form a single percept.
Cardinal vowels are a set of reference vowels used by
phoneticians in describing the sounds of languages. A cardinal vowel is a vowel sound produced
when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or
low. The current system was systematised
by Daniel Jones in the early 20th century, though the idea goes back to earlier
phoneticians, notably Ellis and Bell.
The vowel is produced with the tongue as far forward and as high in the
mouth as is possible, with spread lips.
The vowel is produced with the tongue as far back and as high in the
mouth as is possible, with protruded lips.
This sound can be approximated by adopting the posture to whistle a very
low note, or to blow out a candle. And
is produced with the tongue as low and as far back in the mouth as
possible. The other vowels are
'auditorily equidistant' between these three 'corner vowels', at four degrees
of aperture or 'height': close,
close-mid, open-mid, and open. https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cardinal-vowels See also
Vowels at
https://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~krussll/138/sec5/vowels1.htm and Cardinal Vowels at
Barking Up a Tree: Photography Exhibit The name of the blolly
(Guapira discolor) tree is hard to say without chuckling. Regardless, the pattern of lichens on its
bark is seriously beautiful. Birds feed
on the small, fleshy fruit of blolly and other native trees, helping to spread
their seeds. This is how many Caribbean
tree species were introduced to south Florida.
Black ironwood (Krugiodendron
ferreum) has the heaviest wood of any tree in the United States. Weighing 89 pounds per cubic foot, it sinks
in water. Many of south Florida's native
trees have extremely dense, tough wood, a possible adaptation to hurricane
winds. The hard, heavy, durable, red
wood of the inkwood tree (Exothea
paniculata) has been used for piles and boats because of its resistance to
shipworm, a tiny saltwater clam that is notorious for boring into, and
eventually destroying, wooden structures that are immersed in sea water. Gumbo-limbo
(Bursera simarouba) is one of south Florida's best known trees. Its rapid growth and high tolerance for wind
make it a desirable shade tree that thrives with minimal care in residential
areas. Closely related to poison oak,
poison ivy, and poison sumac, poisonwood
(Metopium toxiferum) contains the same toxic substance that can result
in oozing, itchy welts if the sap is touched.
All of these plant species are members of the cashew or sumac
family. Florida's state tree, the sabal palm (Sabal palmetto)
contains an edible heart that consists of the tree's young leaf bases. Early pioneers went to great lengths to
remove the heart, which they called swamp cabbage. Read more and see pictures at https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/barkingupatree.htm
Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible is remarkable not just for its story but also for its narrative form. It has five narrators. Orleanna Price and her four daughters accompany her husband Nathan Price, a Baptist missionary, to the Congo in 1959. The Price daughters and their mother narrate in contrapuntal alternation. By turns they describe their lives in a remote Congolese village and the fortunes of Nathan's mission to convert the Congolese. Telling a story in a sequence of monologues by different characters is a surprisingly old novelistic technique. It was pioneered in the 19th century by Wilkie Collins in The Moonstone, a crime mystery in which different characters spoke in turn as if giving evidence in a trial. In the early 20th century it was associated with some of the pioneers of modernism--Virginia Woolf in The Waves or William Faulkner in As I Lay Dying. John Mullan Read more at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/03/poisonwood-bible-kinsolver-book-club
BRIGHT SIDE DISH Steam carrot strips and beans separately, 4
minutes for carrots, 6 for the beans.
Heat cranberries and slivered almonds in 4 tablespoons of butter in a
small pan, until butter is completely melted. Drain beans and carrots and put them in serving
bowl. Mix in cranberries and
almonds. Add 2 tablespoons of honey. Thank you, Muse reader!
Au revoir, mademoiselle
French Prime Minister François Fillon declared
that the title mademoiselle (Miss) will no
longer be included on any government forms or documents. The decision comes after months of
campaigning by two French feminist groups, Osez le féminisme! (Dare
To Be Feminist!) and Les Chiennes de garde (The Watchdogs), who argue
that the term places an unfair emphasis on a woman's marital status. Mademoiselle literally means "my young lady"
(ma + demoiselle), just
as madame comes from "my lady" and monsieur "my lord." Monsieur has long been used to identify both
single and married men, as the archaic male equivalent of mademoiselle, mon damoiseau, never became an honorific title. Now madame will be
used for all women, whether single or married, and is thus best translated as
"Ms." instead of "Mrs." The Prime Minister's order
will also replace nom de jeune fille (maiden
name) and nom patronymique (patronymic)
with nom de famille (family name), and nomd'époux/nom d'épouse (married name) with nom d'usage (used name). Like
"Ms." and "Mr." in English, madame and monsieur are usually abbreviated and capitalized
when preceding a name. Note that there
is no period after Mme, but there is
one after M.
You can use madame and monsieur by themselves to address a person as
"ma'am" or "sir".
Sign up for free weekly French lessons sent by email at https://french.yabla.com/lesson-Au-revoir-mademoiselle-302 François Charles Armand Fillon (born
4 March 1954) is a retired French politician who served as Prime
Minister of France from 2007 to
2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Fillon
Ah, Cajun Seasoning by Holly, a wine and cheese lover It’s one of my all time favorite spice
mixtures! I love adding cajun seasoning
to almost everything . . . from burgers and steaks, to chicken, shrimp, and
even on top of popcorn! Cajun spice or
seasoning contains super flavorful components such as garlic powder, onion
powder, seasoning salt and cayenne pepper.
prep time 3 minutes keeps
in airtight container up to six months https://www.spendwithpennies.com/cajun-seasoning/
Opening in spring 2019, The Shed will
be New York’s first multi-arts center designed to commission, produce, and
present all types of performing arts, visual arts, and popular culture. The program
will be international, created with co-commissioning partners around the
globe, and local, with early-career artists in residence in The Shed’s
free creative lab. Located on the west
side of Manhattan where the High Line meets Hudson Yards, the unique and
flexible building can physically transform to support artists’ visions and the
work they create—from hip hop to classical music, visual art to literature,
film to theater and dance—with collaborations across these disciplines and beyond,
welcoming the broadest range of art forms and audiences, all under one roof. The Shed will be adjacent to 15 Hudson Yards
and border the Public Square and Gardens. The Shed’s most notable design feature is a
telescoping outer shell that deploys over the plaza adjoining the building to
provide a 120-foot-high, temperature-controlled hall. As the building expands and contracts, it can
work in many configurations, welcoming multiple events simultaneously. When the shell is nested over the fixed
building, the 17,000-square-foot plaza will be open public space that can be
used for outside programming. The new
independent institution will be housed in an innovative 200,000-square-foot
building designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell
Group. Link
to video at https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/discover/the-shed/
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 2049
February 22, 2019
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