Singers are much like fine wine they require the exquisite endowment of nature, the tender loving... more Singers are much like fine wine they require the exquisite endowment of nature, the tender loving care of the cultivator, and the favorable environment for the innate qualities to shine through. In Operaspeak, this translates to the presence of god-given talent, solid training, and the opportunity of being in a nurturing environment that allows each singer to reach his/her full potential. Based on early indication, the 2012 edition of the COC Ensemble Studio is a vintage year. Yesterday I attended the Meet the Young Artists noon hour recital at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. As usual it was jammed, and this being the first concert of the new season, there was almost a festive atmosphere. Nine singers and two pianists make up this year’s Ensemble, and they were all there with the exception of tenor Christopher Enns who was ill. As in previous years, each singer went up to the podium to say a few words to the audience, followed by an aria. The program:
... Scheper-Hughes, N and Lock, M. 1998. The Mindful Body: a prolegomenon to futurework in medic... more ... Scheper-Hughes, N and Lock, M. 1998. The Mindful Body: a prolegomenon to futurework in medical anthropology. In Understanding and applying medical anthropology , Edited by: Brown, PJ. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing. ...
The area of human environmental adaptation has been of increasing concern to physical anthropolog... more The area of human environmental adaptation has been of increasing concern to physical anthropologists in recent years, as evidenced by the everincreasing number of contributed papers and symposia at professional conferences, books and journal articles dealing with human adaptability or the interaction between human biological makeup and human social, cultural, and technological practices with an underlying adaptive or ecological theme (3, 10, 18, 25, 36a, 49, 55, 62, 71, 75, 98, 114, 118). The increased interest in human adaptation demonstrates a recognition of the importance and significance of this approach to the understanding of the structure and function of human societies and of how they respond to the multitude of stresses always present in any given environment. The success and diversity of the human species bear testament to our adaptability to an amazing array of environmental conditions. A discussion of human adaptation to the North American arctic and subarctic should include consideration of (a) how traditional native cultures adapt to these ecozones through biological, cultural, technological and behavioral means; and (b) how Westernization and subsequent culture change have altered the "adaptive homeostasis" that has been established over thousands of years. The primary focus of this review will be a critical discussion of selected research on biological adaptation. With few exceptions, this review will not cover osteological and blood group data. While
Singers are much like fine wine they require the exquisite endowment of nature, the tender loving... more Singers are much like fine wine they require the exquisite endowment of nature, the tender loving care of the cultivator, and the favorable environment for the innate qualities to shine through. In Operaspeak, this translates to the presence of god-given talent, solid training, and the opportunity of being in a nurturing environment that allows each singer to reach his/her full potential. Based on early indication, the 2012 edition of the COC Ensemble Studio is a vintage year. Yesterday I attended the Meet the Young Artists noon hour recital at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. As usual it was jammed, and this being the first concert of the new season, there was almost a festive atmosphere. Nine singers and two pianists make up this year’s Ensemble, and they were all there with the exception of tenor Christopher Enns who was ill. As in previous years, each singer went up to the podium to say a few words to the audience, followed by an aria. The program:
... Scheper-Hughes, N and Lock, M. 1998. The Mindful Body: a prolegomenon to futurework in medic... more ... Scheper-Hughes, N and Lock, M. 1998. The Mindful Body: a prolegomenon to futurework in medical anthropology. In Understanding and applying medical anthropology , Edited by: Brown, PJ. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing. ...
The area of human environmental adaptation has been of increasing concern to physical anthropolog... more The area of human environmental adaptation has been of increasing concern to physical anthropologists in recent years, as evidenced by the everincreasing number of contributed papers and symposia at professional conferences, books and journal articles dealing with human adaptability or the interaction between human biological makeup and human social, cultural, and technological practices with an underlying adaptive or ecological theme (3, 10, 18, 25, 36a, 49, 55, 62, 71, 75, 98, 114, 118). The increased interest in human adaptation demonstrates a recognition of the importance and significance of this approach to the understanding of the structure and function of human societies and of how they respond to the multitude of stresses always present in any given environment. The success and diversity of the human species bear testament to our adaptability to an amazing array of environmental conditions. A discussion of human adaptation to the North American arctic and subarctic should include consideration of (a) how traditional native cultures adapt to these ecozones through biological, cultural, technological and behavioral means; and (b) how Westernization and subsequent culture change have altered the "adaptive homeostasis" that has been established over thousands of years. The primary focus of this review will be a critical discussion of selected research on biological adaptation. With few exceptions, this review will not cover osteological and blood group data. While
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