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Test edit

The Sun is pretty big.[1] But the Moon[2] is not so big.[3] The Sun is also quite hot.[4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Miller (2005), The Sun, Oxford, p. 23. But Miller points out that the Sun is not as large as some other stars.
  2. ^ The Moon goes by other names, such as Selena - see, for example Jones (2005), The Solar System, MacMillan, p. 623.
  3. ^ Brown (2006), The Moon, Penguin, p. 46. Historically the Moon was not always considered to be large, see, for example Peterson (2005), Astronomy, MacMillan, p. 623.
  4. ^ Smith (2005), The Universe, Random House, p. 334.

Chakobsa (NW Caucasian?) edit

/šʿˊakʾ°abza/: /šʿˊakʾ°abza/

The Northwest Caucasian Languages (RLE Linguistics F: World Linguistics): A Phonological Survey

John Colarusso, Routledge, Jan 21, 2014 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 520 pages


SUMMARY Perhaps more than any other group of languages those of the Caucasus are famous for their enormous and difficult consonantal systems. It is by no means exceptional for one of these languages to have as many as 50 consonants, and of these languages those from the Northwest Caucasus have the largest and most complex consonantal systems. The extensive use of the articulatory regions of the mouth together with the occurrence of secondary modifications at many of these points is unequalled by any other known group of languages. This detailed study examines the languages of the Northwest Caucasus and provides an essential guide to this most complicated group of languages.

P.11, n.3 3. Perhaps to be included in the Circassian group is the secret language of the nobility, called “shikwoshir”, “chakobsa”, or the “hunting language”. Until recently the Circassians were stratified into 4 rigid social groups, roughly, princes, noblemen, freemen, and slaves. The nobles and princes had a secret language first recorded by the traveler Jacob Reineggs (1796, 248), in the form of 19 words. These words present a language which seems to share no cognates with any other language, including those of the NWC [Northwest Caucasian] family, despite the fact that its overall apperance is one of a NWC language. Long thought to be extinct this language is in fact still maintained by the descendants of the princes and nobles. In Bzedukh it is called /šʿˊakʾ°abza/ lit. 'hunting' /šʿˊakʾ°a/ + 'language' /bza/ (the name "chakobsa" reflects an earlier form of the word, */čʿˊakʾ°abza/). My principal informant ... asserts that it is a form of Circassian in which inversion and sound mutation have been used to produce a kind of coded speech — similar to Pig-Latin, but more complex. This hypothesis has yet to be verified, but it does not seem implausible on the face of the present available data.

DAB chain edit

  1. Goal (disambiguation)
  2. Gol (disambiguation)
  3. Gol Gol (disambiguation)
  4. Gol Gol-e Olya (disambiguation)

sortable table edit

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d 20 2008-11-24 This
b 8 2004-03-01 column
a 6 1979-07-23 cannot
c 4 1492-12-08 be
e 0 1601-08-13 sorted.


Make this table sortable by state/province as well, by moving that datum into a separate column.

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Åcon Mariehamn, Åland Finland SF/F [1] 2016-05-05
Ad Astra Toronto, Ontario Canada General [2] 2019-07-12
AggieCon College Station, Texas United States General [3] 2019-03-22
Albacon Albany, New York United States SF/F [4] 2016-03-04
All-Con Dallas, Texas United States General [5] 2020-03-11
ApolloCon Houston, Texas United States General [6] 2015-06-19
Archon St. Louis, Missouri United States General [7] 2017-09-29
Arisia Boston, Massachusetts United States General [8] 2018-01-12
ArmadilloCon Austin, Texas United States SF Literature [9] 2019-08-02
BabelCon Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States General 2012-10-12
Balticon Baltimore, Maryland United States General [10] 2018-05-25
BayCon Santa Clara, California United States SF/F [11] 2015-05-22
Boréal Quebec City, Quebec Canada SF/F [12] 2018-05-04
Boskone Boston, Massachusetts United States SF/F [13] 2018-02-16
BotCon Louisville, KY United States Transformers [14] 2016-04-07-10
Bubonicon Albuquerque, New Mexico United States SF/F [15] 2015-08-28
Capclave Gaithersburg, Maryland United States General [16] 2015-10-09
CAN-CON Ottawa, Ontario Canada SF Literature [17] 2018-10-12
Capricon Wheeling, Illinois United States General [18] 2018-02-15
Chattacon Chattanooga, Tennessee United States General [19] 2016-01-29
CoastCon Biloxi, Mississippi United States General [20] 2016-03-04
Con†Stellation Huntsville, Alabama United States General [21] 2015-10-16
ConCarolinas Concord, North Carolina United States SF/F [22] 2016-06-03
ConCoction Cleveland, Ohio United States General/Literature/Media [23] 2016-03-11
ConDFW Dallas, Texas United States SF Literature [24] 2019-02-15
CONduit Salt Lake City, Utah United States General/Literature/Media [25] 2015-05-22
Conestoga Tulsa, Oklahoma United States SF/F [26] 2010-04-23
Confluence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States General [27] 2015-07-24
ConFusion Detroit, Michigan United States General [28] 2018-01-18
ConGlomeration Louisville, Kentucky United States General [29] 2018-03-30
ConQuesT Kansas City, Missouri United States General [30] 2018-05-25
CONvergence Bloomington, Minnesota United States General [31] 2018-07-05
Con-Version Calgary, Alberta Canada General [32] 2010-10-15
Comikaze Expo Los Angeles, California United States General [33] 2014-10-31
CrossingsCon varies varies Young Wizards [34] 2016-06-24
DeepCon Fiuggi Fonte, Frosinone Italy General [35] 2016-03-17
DemiCon Des Moines, Iowa United States General [36] 2018-05-04
Dimension Jump Nottingham, England UK Red Dwarf [37] 2015-05-01
Disclave Washington, D.C. United States SF/F [38] 1997-05-23
Diversicon Saint Paul, Minnesota United States SF/F [39] 2015-07-24
Dragoncon Atlanta, Georgia United States General [40] 2017-09-01
Eastercon varies, England UK General [41] 2016-03-25
EerieCon Grand Island, New York United States SF/F/Horror [42] 2015-08-02
Escape Velocity Washington, DC United States SF [43] 2016-07-01
Eurocon varies SF/F [44] 2017-06-16
F.A.C.T.S. Ghent Belgium General [45] 2015-09-26
Fantasticon Copenhagen Denmark SF/F [46] 2018-09-21
FedCon Düsseldorf Germany General [47] 2015-05-21
FenCon Dallas, Texas United States General [48] 2019-09-20
Festival fantazie Chotěboř Czech Republic General [49] 2015-07-01
Finncon Various Finland SF/F [50] 2014-07-11
Gallifrey One Los Angeles, California United States Doctor Who [51] 2016-02-12
Gatecon Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Stargate, Dark Matter, Sanctuary and more [52] 2016-09-08
Gaylaxicon Atlanta, Georgia United States General [53] 2015-05-08
Geek.Kon Madison, Wisconsin United States General [54] 2015-08-21
GenCon Indianapolis, Indiana United States General [55] 2015-07-30
Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction Cusset France Star Wars [56] 2016-04-30
G-Fest Rosemont, Illinois United States Japanese Monsters [57] 2018-07-13
Hal-Con Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada General [58] 2018-10-26
Hypericon Nashville, Tennessee United States General [59] 2018-07-06
Icecon Reykjavik Iceland SF/F [60] 2018-10-05
Icon Cedar Rapids, Iowa United States SF/F [61] 2015-10-16
ICon festival Tel Aviv Israel SF/F [62] 2017-10-08
I-CON Hempstead, New York United States General [63] 2014-03-08
InConJunction Indianapolis, Indiana United States SF/F [64] 2016-07-01
Itzacon Eire National University of Ireland, Galway Ireland SF/F [65] 2015-03-20
JordanCon Atlanta, Georgia United States SF/F [66] 2018-04-20
Lazy Dragon Con McKinney, Texas United States General [67] 2008-07-18
LepreCon Phoenix, Arizona United States SF/F [68] 2016-06-23
Life, the Universe, & Everything Provo, Utah United States Academic [69] 2016-02-11
Linucon Austin, Texas United States General 2005-09-30
Lunacon Rye Brook, New York United States General [70] 2016-03-18
Maleyevka seminars Saint Petersburg, Vasilevsky Soviet Union/Russia General/literature [71] 2015-04-23
Marcon Columbus, Ohio United States General [72] 2015-05-08
MarsCon Bloomington, Minnesota United States General [73] 2018-03-02
MarsCon Williamsburg, Virginia United States General [74] 2016-01-15
MediaWest*Con Lansing, Michigan United States SF/F [75] 2015-05-22
MegaCon Orlando, Florida United States General [76] 2015-04-10
Microcon Exeter, England UK SF/F 2013-02-23
MidSouthCon Memphis, Tennessee United States General [77] 2015-03-20
Midwestcon Cincinnati, Ohio United States Relaxacon [78] 2015-06-25
MileHiCon Denver, Colorado United States SF/F [79] 2018-10-19
Minicon Minneapolis, Minnesota United States General [80] 2018-03-30
MOBICON Mobile, Alabama United States General [81] 2015-05-22
MomoCon Atlanta, Georgia United States General [82] 2015-05-28
Multiverse Atlanta, GA United States General [83] 2019-10-18-20
MystiCon Roanoke, Virginia United States General [84] 2016-02-26
SFWA Nebula Conference Pittsburgh, PA United States General [85] 2018-05-17
New Zealand NatCon Rotorua New Zealand General [86] 2015-04-03
Nihon SF Taikai Yūbari, Hokkaidō Japan General [87] 2014
North American Science Fiction Convention Various United States General [88] 2014-07-17
Norwescon Seattle, Washington United States General [89] 2015-04-05
Novacon Nottingham, England UK General [90] 2015-11-13
Octocon Dublin Ireland General [91] 2015-10-10
OryCon Portland, Oregon United States General [92] 2015-11-20
Outlantacon Atlanta, Georgia United States General [93] 2015-05-08
Penguicon Southfield, Michigan United States General [94] 2015-04-24
Philcon Cherry Hill, New Jersey United States General [95] 2019-11-08
Polcon Various Poland General [96] 2015-08-27
Pyrkon Poznań Poland General [97] 2015-04-24
RadCon Pasco, Washington United States General [98] 2018-02-16
RavenCon Richmond, Virginia United States General [99] 2015-04-24
Readercon Burlington, Massachusetts United States SF LIT [100] 2015-07-09
Rhode Island Comic Con Providence, Rhode Island United States General [101] 2018-11-02
Sci-Fi Valley Con Altoona, Pennsylvania United States SF/F/Horror [102] 2017-06-09
Sci-Fi on the Rock St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada General [103] 2015-04-24
SFContario Toronto, Ontario Canada General [104] 2018-11-16
SFeraKon Zagreb Croatia SF/F [105] 2015-05-15
ShadowCon Memphis, Tennessee United States SCA [106] 2015-01-09
Soonercon Norman, Oklahoma United States General [107] 2019-06-07
SpoCon Spokane, Washington United States General [108] 2018-08-10
Star Wars Celebration Chicago, Illinois United States Star Wars [109] 2019-04-11
Starbase Indy Indianapolis, Indiana United States Star Trek [110] 2018-11-23
STARFLEET International Conference Niagara Falls, New York United States Star Trek [111] 2015-08-21
Starfury Conventions London / Birmingham, England UK SF/General [112] Various
Stellarcon Greensboro, North Carolina United States SF/F 2013-03-01
SwanCon Perth, Western Australia Australia SF/F [113] 2015-04-02
Swecon Various Sweden SF/F [114] 2015-08-07
TimeGate Atlanta, Georgia United States Doctor Who [115] 2015-05-22
Treklanta Atlanta, Georgia United States SF/Star Trek [116] 2016-04-15
Trinoc*coN Durham, North Carolina United States General [117] 2009-07-03
TusCon Tucson, Arizona United States SF/F/H [118] 2015-10-30
UnCommonCon Dallas, Texas United States SF/F 2000-11-24
Unicon Maryland United States General 1989-07-16
VCON Lower Mainland, British Columbia Canada SF/F [119] 2018-10-05
Vericon Cambridge, Massachusetts United States General [120] 2014-03-21
Visions Rosemont, Illinois United States Doctor Who [121] 1998-11-29
Wales Comic Con Wrexham, Wales UK General [122] 2015-04-26
Westercon varies United States SF/F [123] 2018-07-04
WillyCon Wayne, Nebraska United States General [124] 2017-03-31
Windycon Lombard, Illinois United States General [125] 2017-11-11
WisCon Madison, Wisconsin United States General [126] 2018-05-25
Wizard World Various United States Media [127] Various
WonderCon Los Angeles, California United States SF/F [128] 2018-03-23
World Fantasy Convention Various Various Fantasy [129] 2019-10-31
Worldcon Various Various SF/General [130] 2019-08-15

Lois Lowry edit

Lois Lowry writing career edit

 
Lois Lowry at an event for the film adaptation of The Giver in 2014

Lowry began her career as a freelance journalist. In the 1970s, she submitted a short story to Redbook magazine, which was intended for adult audiences but written from a child's perspective.[1] An editor at Houghton Mifflin then suggested to Lowry that she write a children's book.[1] Lowry agreed and wrote A Summer to Die which Houghton Mifflin published in 1977 when she was 40 years old. The book has themes of terminal illness, based on Lowry's own experiences with her sister Helen.[1] Lowry continued to write about difficult topics in her next publication, Autumn Street (1979), which explores themes of coping with racism, grief, and fear at a young age.[1] The novel is told from the perspective of a young girl who is sent to live with her grandfather during World War II, based on by Lowry's own experiences during the war.[2] The same year she published Autumn Street, Lowry also published her novel Anastasia Krupnik, the first installment in the Anastasia series.[2] The series continued until 1995.

Lowry's work Number the Stars was published in 1989, and received multiple awards, including the 1990 Newbery medal.[3] Lowry received the Newbery medal again in 1994, for The Giver (1993).[3] After writing The Giver, she published two companion novels which take place in the same universe: Gathering Blue (2000) and Messenger (2004). In 2012, she published Son, which tied all three of the previous books together. As a set, they are considered The Giver Quartet.[2]

Critical reception edit

In her works, Lowry has explored such complex issues as racism, terminal illness, murder, the Holocaust, and the questioning of authority, among other challenging topics. Her writing on such matters has brought her both praise and criticism. In particular, The Giver (the first novel in the Quartet) has been met with a diversity of reactions from schools in America since its release in 1993; some schools have adopted it as a part of the mandatory curriculum, while others have prohibited the book's inclusion in classroom studies.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference autogenerated2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Biography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference newbery was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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