The Extinct Ice Age Mammals of North America
University of Washington Anthropology Professor Donald Grayson and recipient of the 2015 University Faculty Lecture Award delivers the University Faculty Lecture on April 28, 2016. Toward the end of the Ice Age, North America saw the extinction of an astonishing variety of often huge animals. Mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed cats, lions, armadillos the size of small cars, sloths the size of elephants, beavers the size of bears, and many others were all gone by about 10,000 years ago. We do not know what caused these extinctions, but our knowledge of the Ice Age archaeology and paleontology of the deserts of western North America provides a novel opportunity to examine the common but contentious argument that people were behind all of them.
Donald K. Grayson, professor, Department of Anthropology, UW
04/2/2016
Putinism
Western and Russian analysts use the term Putinism to characterise the ideology, priorities, and policies of Vladimir Putin and his system of government.
Cassiday and Johnson argue that since taking power in 1999, Putin has inspired expressions of adulation the likes of which Russia has not seen since the days of Stalin. Tributes to his achievements and personal attributes have flooded every possible media. Ross says the cult emerged quickly by 2002 and emphasizes Putin's iron will, health, youth and decisiveness, tempered by popular support. Ross concludes, The development of a Putin mini cult of personality was based on a formidable personality at its heart.
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Connecting American Indian & Federal Libraries: Native American Research & Resources
Presentations on the American Indian Library Initiative (AILI) of FEDLINK, the Federal Library and Information Network. AILI identifies and establishes federal networks of value to American Indian libraries. These include preservation, digitization, cataloging, reference services, event and training opportunities on core information services and access to existing federal resources in legal and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) knowledge collections.
The program featured a panel of American Indian historians and cultural experts discussing federal and regional history and culture. The program concluded with a demonstration of the Indigenous Tribal Law Project, a free, online resource created to make tribal law more accessible and findable by providing comprehensive listings of tribes, tribal websites and online primary source materials.
Speaker Biography: Joseph Genetin-Pilawa is assistant professor of history at George Mason University and former Kluge Scholar at the Library of Congress.
Speaker Biography: Gabrielle Tayac is a member of the Piscataway Indian Nation and a historian at the National Museum of the American Indian.
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Camel meat | Wikipedia audio article
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Camel meat
00:01:39 1 Biology
00:03:00 1.1 Ecological and behavioral adaptations
00:08:12 1.2 Genetics
00:10:19 1.3 Evolution
00:11:49 2 Domestication
00:16:10 2.1 Textiles
00:16:55 2.2 Military uses
00:18:24 2.2.1 19th and 20th centuries
00:20:59 2.3 Food uses
00:21:07 2.3.1 Dairy
00:22:49 2.3.2 Meat
00:25:47 2.4 Religion
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00:27:07 2.4.2 Judaism
00:27:37 2.5 Depictions in culture
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A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and felt from hair). As working animals, camels—which are uniquely suited to their desert habitats—are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up the remainder. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered.
The word camel is derived via Latin: camelus and Greek: κάμηλος (kamēlos) from Hebrew or Phoenician: gāmāl. Used informally, camel (or, more correctly, camelid) refers to any of the seven members of the family Camelidae: the dromedary, the Bactrian, and the wild Bactrian (the true camels), plus the llama, the alpaca, the guanaco, and the vicuña (the New World camelids).
The dromedary (C. dromedarius), also known as the Arabian camel, inhabits the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, while the Bactrian (C. bactrianus) inhabits Central Asia, including the historical region of Bactria. The critically endangered wild Bactrian (C. ferus) is found only in remote areas of northwest China and Mongolia. An extinct species of camel
in the separate genus Camelops, known as C. hesternus, lived in western North America until humans entered the continent at the end of the Pleistocene.
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00:01:49 1 Biology
00:03:19 1.1 Ecological and behavioral adaptations
00:09:05 1.2 Genetics
00:11:27 1.3 Evolution
00:13:06 2 Domestication
00:17:32 2.1 Textiles
00:18:21 2.2 Military uses
00:19:57 2.2.1 19th and 20th centuries
00:22:48 2.3 Food uses
00:22:57 2.3.1 Dairy
00:24:02 2.3.2 Meat
00:27:23 2.4 Religion
00:27:32 2.4.1 Islam
00:28:48 2.4.2 Judaism
00:29:21 2.5 Depictions in culture
00:29:30 3 Distribution and numbers
00:31:28 4 See also
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A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and felt from hair). As working animals, camels—which are uniquely suited to their desert habitats—are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up the remainder. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered.
The word camel is derived via Latin: camelus and Greek: κάμηλος (kamēlos) from Hebrew or Phoenician: gāmāl. Used informally, camel (or, more correctly, camelid) refers to any of the seven members of the family Camelidae: the dromedary, the Bactrian, and the wild Bactrian (the true camels), plus the llama, the alpaca, the guanaco, and the vicuña (the New World camelids).
The dromedary (C. dromedarius), also known as the Arabian camel, inhabits the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, while the Bactrian (C. bactrianus) inhabits Central Asia, including the historical region of Bactria. The critically endangered wild Bactrian (C. ferus) is found only in remote areas of northwest China and Mongolia. An extinct species of camel
in the separate genus Camelops, known as C. hesternus, lived in western North America until humans entered the continent at the end of the Pleistocene.
2017 in science | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:25 1.1 January
00:08:45 1.2 February
00:12:44 1.3 March
00:18:14 1.4 April
00:21:55 1.5 May
00:30:07 1.6 June
00:35:57 1.7 July
00:43:08 1.8 August
00:49:41 1.9 September
00:55:04 1.10 October
01:03:29 1.11 November
01:10:09 1.12 December
01:18:47 2 Awards
01:19:07 3 Deaths
01:22:05 4 See also
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A number of significant scientific events occurred in 2017. The United Nations declared 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.