Define "electrogenic" and "neutral” pumps. What role does the Na-K pump play in the resting potential?…
The Great New York State Fair is a great way to end the summer here in upstate New York. The fair takes place in Syracuse, NY on 375 acres. The twelve day long festival happens to be the oldest in the country. First held in 1841; however, still is a tradition every year today. For a fee of ten dollars and all of the entertainment you can ask for it cannot be beat. The fair includes Midway rides and entertainment, agriculture, and even concerts that are included in the ten dollar admission fee. There are many different shows and activities to see and participate in at this great event; in addition, there are a few that are most popular. Three very popular areas at the state fair are Chevy Court, where the concerts are held and Empire Expo Center, where stock car racing and car shows are held. The third most popular attraction is the Midway where all of the rides and most games are located.…
One beautiful Sunday afternoon, thousands of people heard gun shots and children screaming. Many witnessed people running and deputy sheriffs stand guard adjacent to lions, tigers and bears. The sounds grew louder and louder. Cars sped faster and faster as a dozen people dropped from the sky a distance away. A sea of food, candy, and drinks spilled through the roadway as music played in the background.…
There are three things that are certain to occur in Oklahoma during the spring. One being bad weather, the second is the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and the third being the start of festival and fair season. Oklahoma City has festivals to celebrate the arts, music, and foods that are unique to Oklahoma. The City of Guthrie devotes a whole weekend to the Land Run of 1889 with “89er Days Celebration” and in Bartlesville you will be transported back to Indian Territory of the 1820s during the “Spring Mountain Man Encampment”. There is even a fair solely dedicated to peaches in Stratford and the City of Norman will host its annual “Medieval Fair”. This is the 41st year the city will host the fair. It has grown to be the state’s largest…
This is not so much a cultural event, as it is a cultural collection of one of the most unique ways of making art – by using glass. At the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art one can find collections of American art pottery, collections of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century American paintings, graphics, decorative art, and most importantly the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. I visited this museum located in Winter Park, Florida in close proximity to Rollins College on the 18th of March 2007 at around 2 p.m.…
The Undergraduate Research Expo — Boston, hosted by Project Lever, brings together students from universities in Boston and New England to showcase exciting undergraduate research and creative projects. Students will give short TED talk-style presentations on their own contributions to a broad range of fields – political science, engineering, psychology, and more! Participants will get to learn about diverse subjects from their own peers and share their own experiences.…
As a way of experiencing the Humanities beyond your classroom, computer, and textbook, you are asked to do a certain type of “cultural activity” that fits well with our course and then report on your experience. Your instructor will require you to propose an activity and get instructor approval before you do it and report on it (students should look for any instructions in that respect). Every effort should be made to ensure that this is a hands-on experience (not a virtual one), that this activity fits the HUM 111 class well, and that the activity is of sufficient quality for this university course. The two key types of activities are a museum visit or a performance. This is to be a report on an activity you do DURING our 11-week HUM111 course. Note: This must not be a report on the same activity (and certainly not the same report) as done for another class, like HUM 112. For instance, one might go to the same museum as done for HUM 112, but this HUM 111 report will focus on entirely different works and displays.…
Woodstock Festival was a three day event of music and peace, held at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm, in the town of Bethel, New York. It took place on the dates August 15th-18th, 1969. Five hundred thousand people attended the festival, watching thirty-two acts perform over the three days. It was the first time that so many people had gathered together to listen to music in an outdoor setting (Articlesbase 2008). Not only did Woodstock Festival play a major role in the influence of music but it was also heralded as one of the most fundamental turning points in culture. It was not just a music festival, it was and still is a generation’s symbol and it will forever be an event in history known to have changed music, culture and society in not just America, but the entire world, at a point in time when it was needed the most.…
For my second participation activity I went to the Kansas City Irish Festival on Monday, September 1, 2013. It was a nice labor day activity located in Crown Center near the heart of downtown Kansas City. There was certainly a lot to do and see while I was there. There were merchant tents all set up along the open grass area outside of Crown Center. I met a couple who had traveled from Ireland in Dublin to attend the festival to sell traditional Irish cutlery. They said that they will travel to Kansas City for the festival and pay for all their travel expenses through what they are able to sell. So then they are able to have a vacation through their travel and selling. Near the open grass area with the merchant tents there was a main stage set up with a regular entertainment schedule. While I was there I was able to see parts of three acts. The first was Eddie Delahunt. He was a bit older and had immigrated to the US from Ireland over 20 years prior. He was a solo singer, song writer playing traditional Irish ballads as well as some of his own songs. A good bit of his original music was directed to the trials of the working class. The second act I saw was Seamus Kennedy. Seamus was also a solo singer, song writer who had come from Belfast Northern Ireland. I was interested in that because one of my favorite writers, C.S. Lewis grew up in Belfast. Seamus was a big personality on stage and would often make the crowd interact with his songs. The third and final group I saw was called the Driscoll School of Irish Dance. I am not sure where the group was from, whether they were local or came from Ireland as well. They were a wonderful dance group who used steps from traditional Irish dance but also incorporated a lot of different modern choreography as well.…
On October 28, 2011 I attended a Cultural Event in my local area at the Augusta Museum of History called “Local Legends exhibition”; which is located in Augusta, Georgia. I attended alone, whereas I seen others coupled there was a large turnout I would say a hundred or people attended the event. My initial reaction upon arriving was did I make the correct choice in choosing this exhibition, Augusta has so many Museums and I didn’t realize it until I started passing back them as I was headed to the Museum of History, I ask myself which cultural event do I want to attend, will this exhibition that I’m attending be interesting and full of attractions that are captivating, exciting and ideal.…
I decided to attend a show at a local dinner theatre, called the Alhambra Dinner Theatre, in Jacksonville, FL. My decision to do this was based on the fact that I never really allow myself to look into my artistic side as I commonly turn down attending art festivals, theatre performances, or listening to classical music.…
The Canal Theatre Cafe in Little Venice is host to the universes longest running satire show and the Puppet Barge puts on a show for all ages which is not at all like anything you've ever seen. You could likewise stop off for a visit around Lord's Cricket Grounds if that takes your extravagant. Not overlooking the London Canal Museum where you can realize about the historical backdrop of dessert in the setting of a nineteenth Century changed over ice-house and eatery, moreover you can look for a hotel deals in the nearby area to explore the place any time at your…
There are many Festivals in Nigeria, some of which date to the period before the arrival of the major religions in this ethnically and culturally diverse society. Does anyone know about The Osun Festival in Nigeria?…
The World Science Festival, an annual science festival, is a production of the Science Festival Foundation, a non-profit organization, and it’s headquartered is located in New York City.…
One of the aspects that I love the most about Edinburgh is some of the crazy festivals that they have year-round. According to Edinburgh’s Visit Scotland Site, there are tons of festivals, and the city goes all out in celebrating them. They have a very neat looking Mela Festival in the mid-fall where they celebrate a mix of international cultures and cuisines which totally looks amazing. If that’s not your cup of tea, they also have the Fringe Festival which is billed as the largest arts festival in the world. This festival occurs in August, and features thousands of performances and displays. The festival is so big that in 2011 over 1.9 million tickets were sold across all events and festivities. The coolest part for us though, is that many of the events are free of charge, so even if you are travelling on a budget, you can enjoy the Fringe Festival.…