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Each week, an Aussie-based train flies over Rottnest Island''s Quokka Station but it cannot land; it''s been banned by the Quokka Rule Book. Rottnest quokkas aren''t allowed an Australian mainland vacation. This flying train isn''t any old train, it''s the flying Q-Train which visits only places spelled with ''Q'' from Quetta to Quamby Brook, Quinalow, Quorn, Quorrobolong, Quedjinup and Quambatook! Quokka Quint finds the Quokka Rule Book a bore and dreams of exploring Australia and travel, but fellow quokkas taunt him, leaving him to devise a quest they feel is impossible - to board the Q-Train mid-flight. Quint tries everything he can think of to catch the Q-Train; he swings from a crane, jumps from a plane and even rockets across the ocean. After many mishaps, including a rescue from the ocean, Quint loses faith until he meets fellow quokka, Quintessa, who points out that the answer to winning his quest has been with him all along. Together they fine-tune their plan and successfully board the train mid-air but their quest offers more than travel when the train driver discovers Quint is his answer to the clean-green energy solution they have been searching for. The Quickest Quokka''s Quest offers fun words in a rhyming style; a great little story to read aloud to your little treasures.

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A genre-defying psychological novel that seems to be a police procedural but goes further and deeper into the nature of its characters. Its interlinked stories are tied together by subtle scenes and unobtrusive energies to create a truly original novel.

Guppy populations in Trinidad have been a model for studies of evolutionary ecology and sexual selection. This thesis extends these studies to examine the phylogeographic history of Poecilia reticulata Peters (the guppy), and to test whether patterns of parallel morphological divergence seen in Trinidad extend across the natural range. In Chapter 2, phylogenetic, nested clade, and population genetic analyses of nuclear (X-src) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences were used to investigate population genetic structure. Geographic structuring based on river drainages was detected for both loci, while parallel upstream/downstream patterns of morphological adaptation, known to differentiate on a local scale in response to natural and sexual selection pressures in Trinidad persists across the natural guppy range. In Chapter 3, evidence is presented which supports the''speciation ''speciation by sexual selection'' hypothesis for theCumana guppy, a cluster of populations from Cumana, Venezuela. When compared with several geographically isolated standard guppy populations, these Cumana populations show (i) significant divergence in male display traits correlated to differences in between-population mating success, (ii) little mitochondrial genetic differentiation, and (iii) no evidence for genetic incompatibility with several geographically isolated standard guppy populations. These results suggest that divergent sexual selection has contributed to differentiation of the Cumana guppy, and is the first example of incipient speciation in the guppy. The mtDNA phylogeographic study of P. reticulata inferred two highly divergent mtDNA haplotype lineages for the Cumana guppy. In Chapter 3, I test whether the presence of these lineages is supported by data from microsatellite loci. The mtDNA and microsatellite genetic divergence estimates were incongruent; individuals from within each Cumana morph sampling site were not genetically subdivided into separate microsatellite-based lineages. A hypothesis of incomplete mtDNA introgression is proposed, as one quarter of the Cumana morph individuals sequenced share haplotypes with individuals sampled from upstream localities. The remaining haplotypes are highly divergent from other guppy populations, and are hypothesized to be an ancestral Cumana lineage. Despite mtDNA and nuclear introgression, the distinctive Cumana male morphotype is maintained, suggesting differential rates of introgression among genes coding for characters related to biological divergence and those that do not.

Counterfactual reasoning, an understanding of events that are counter to reality, or false, is an essential ingredient of our everyday cognition. Counterfactual situations are frequently depicted through language, yet surprisingly little is known of how they are processed during reading or listening. This is remarkable given the social importance of understanding counterfactuals and the wealth of psychological research that has focused on the production of counterfactual statements. In this thesis, I present eight experiments that investigate how a counterfactual discourse can disrupt or facilitate processing of some subsequent linguistic input and address related comprehension issues involving negation and theory of mind. The main findings suggest that a counterfactual scenario (e.g. ''If cats were vegetarians'') leads the comprehender to rapidly update their processing model to incorporate a counterfactual continuation. However, a secondary process briefly interferes at the point of ambiguity resolution in cases where world knowledge has been violated (e.g. ''Families could feed their cat a bowl of fish/ carrots''). The effects are compared across the different experimental paradigms used, including eye- tracking, event- related brain potentials and the visual world paradigm, which reveal distinct integration, neural and anticipatory processes. Finally, these findings are discussed in relation to existing research on counterfactuals and the processing relationships between counterfactuals, negation and theory of mind reasoning.

While examining the culture of intercollegiate athletics, one could confuse the criticisms of the past with those today. Since the 1800s, individuals calling for the reform of intercollegiate athletics have described improper recruiting of student-athletes, disorderly conduct promoted by sport, and the expense of intercollegiate athletics (U.S. House of Representatives, 2004; Welch, 1996). The desire to eliminate concerns about intercollegiate athletics and create fair competition has led to volumes of rules and regulations organized by various governing bodies. The most powerful of these governing bodies is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). NCAA rules govern behaviors ranging from when a college coach can first contact a high school athlete to how many meals a student-athlete is permitted to receive on the day of a competition (NCAA, n.d.). There are so many rules specific to recruiting that an entire section of the NCAA Manual is dedicated to it (NCAA). The media has often portrayed recruiting as a rogue affair with institutions of higher education having little regard for NCAA rules and local, state, and federal laws (Anderson & Dohrmann, 2004; Goral, 2004; Jacobson & Suggs, 2004; Wieberg, 2005). The purpose of this research was to explore the behaviors of NCAA Division I recruited student-athletes during their official recruiting visits.

Financial accountability pressures in higher education force athletic departments to closely examine their expenditures to ensure that cost-efficient managerial approaches are used in all facets of operations, including facility management. Five distinct management models are currently used by intercollegiate athletic departments to manage arenas hosting National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men''s basketball competitions (Palmero, Li & Lawrence, 2010). Little research is available to help athletic administrators understand each of the models and determine which model would provide them with the most benefits when contemplating whether or not they should change the management model utilized in operating their arenas. The purpose of this study was to fill this gap in the public assembly facility management literature and to assist athletic directors in choosing the most cost-effective arena operations model possible.

In light of the changing demographic landscape of Canada over the past several years this dissertation seeks to answer the question: How will the mainline church respond to growing cultural diversity in our communities? Beyond Cordiality invites readers to listen to the experiences of one multi-ethnic congregation in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) that is learning how to be a community that celebrates diversity. The study examines what this thesis has termed "practices of mutual hospitality" within the congregation that have contributed to a feeling of belonging and multi-ethnic growth. These practices of mutual hospitality are viewed through the lens of established intercultural competence models to gain insight into intercultural competence levels and measurement possibilities. The Deardorff Process Model of Intercultural Competence, the Bennett (Developmental) Model of Intercultural Sensitivity and the Rathje Coherence-Cohesion (Co-Orientational) Model of Intercultural Competence provided valuable insight into understanding intercultural competence in congregational settings. Conclusions reveal that there is a way forward for congregations who wish to become multi-ethnic communities of faith. This study proposes that there are important practices of mutual hospitality and practical actions congregations can take to build intercultural competence within their communities. These practices help continue to foster the feeling of belonging within communities that are culturally diverse. Practical applications include inspired leadership, educational development, renewed worship and holistic visioning. It is possible for churches to reflect the communities in which they exist by engaging in intentional actions to reach out across cultural divides and engage with the "other."

Question: What do Jesus Christ, BMWs, fear, chakras, social class, Buddha, Martin Luther King, inner peace and atheism all have in common? Answer: They all make an appearance in this book.Sometimes funny, sometimes sad and always true Jane-James explores spiritual axioms with passion, power and pizazz. If you can get over her comparing herself to Eckhart Tolle you might come to the conclusion that she''s just as readable.. Throughout the book we''re encouraged to engage on a journey with Jane-James, one that''s not afraid to go anywhere, through the dark and into to the light with science, God and enthusiasm as our travelling companions. Searingly honest and well referenced it''s a journey that may well continue long after you''ve finished reading.