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Merry Owen is desperate for her family to stay on their struggling farm in Wales, in the shadow of the Black Castle, owned by the de Courcys who have been enemies of Merry's family for generations. Skilled in the family tradition of archery, Merry is happiest out riding - but when she finds an overturned tree and a buried chest containing an ancient Welsh text, it leads her into a past filled with treasure, secrets and untold danger.
Shaping New Identities in the First Intermediate Period (2160–2050 BC): Archers and Warriors in the Iconography of Upper Egypt
The First Intermediate Period was a time of cultural innovation and social competition. The collapse of the monarchy and the cultural productions it sponsored paved the way for the emergence of new artistic and cultural expressions, better adapted to a context of fragile authorities and competing local powers. Warfare between rival regional polities became frequent, so tomb scenes and funerary stelae from Middle and Upper Egypt began depicting military actions and men posing as archers. Moreover, local authorities sought the support of local levies and fellow citizens to strengthen and legitimate their fragile rule. Therefore, many monuments and inscriptions celebrate successful command, effective leadership, and caring about one’s city and its inhabitants. These conditions favoured the emergence of cultural innovations and social values aiming to express new identities. Depicting weapons, mainly bows, was crucial in this respect in some areas of Southern Egypt and echoed comparable phenomena occurring in neighbour regions like Nubia and the Levant.
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Old man Hawkeye. Vol. 2, The whole world blind
Witness the fall of the super heroes! An aging Clint Barton has been on a mission to hunt down the Thunderbolts who betrayed him... now see exactly what happened on that fateful date 45 years ago, in all of its bloody detail! Then, Hawkeye and Hawkeye are together again! But as Clint and Kate Bishop make their way across the Wastelands, what will their confrontation with Songbird reveal? Meanwhile, the Red Skull's secret weapon is revealed - and it's none other than the Winter Soldier! And the moment you've been waiting for: Hawkeye vs. Bullseye! But with Clint's deteriorated sight, what chance does he have against the marksman who never misses?
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Towards an Understanding of the Internal Conversation and Metareflexivity of Slovenian Youth
The article contributes to the understanding of the reflexivity of Slovenian youth. It focuses on meta-reflexivity as an active critical evaluation of both one’s internal conversations and the social environment. The text draws upon the theoretical framework of critical realism, as represented by Margaret Archer. The research involves a combination of a web-based survey and in-depth interviews with young people recognised as meta-reflexive. High meta-reflexivity is typically combined with either autonomous reflexivity, enabling the individual’s adaptation to the demands of individualistic competitiveness, or fractured reflexivity, demonstrating problems in these adaptations, with young women being more frequently found in the latter group. The semantic analysis of the biographical interviews shows how young people face structural challenges and establish their life paths and identities.
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Hawkeye : Anchor points
\"Kate Bishop, the former Young Avenger (who you'll remember from saving that other Hawkguy all the time and basically keeping his life in some semblance of order) is heading back out west to Los Angeles, with her bow and arrows in tow. There are crimes to solve, and she's the best archer for the job--even if she kind of doesn't have her P.I. license and so maybe is doing it illegally. Her first case seems easy--a little too easy. Could it be she's uncovered a major conspiracy right off the bat? And when an unbearable hate wave spreads across L.A., it's up to the Guardian Angel of the City of Angels to calm down the entire town. The odds may be stacked against her, but this is where she thrives--nobody puts Katie in a corner!\" -- back cover.
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Dynamical Analyses Show That Professional Archers Exhibit Tighter, Finer and More Fluid Dynamical Control Than Neophytes
Quantifying the dynamical features of discrete tasks is essential to understanding athletic performance for many sports that are not repetitive or cyclical. We compared three dynamical features of the (i) bow hand, (ii) drawing hand, and (iii) center of mass during a single bow-draw movement between professional and neophyte archers: dispersion (convex hull volume of their phase portraits), persistence (tendency to continue a trend as per Hurst exponents), and regularity (sample entropy). Although differences in the two groups are expected due to their differences in skill, our results demonstrate we can quantify these differences. The center of mass of professional athletes exhibits tighter movements compared to neophyte archers (6.3 < 11.2 convex hull volume), which are nevertheless less persistent (0.82 < 0.86 Hurst exponent) and less regular (0.035 > 0.025 sample entropy). In particular, the movements of the bow hand and center of mass differed more between groups in Hurst exponent analysis, and the drawing hand and center of mass were more different in sample entropy analysis. This suggests tighter neuromuscular control over the more fluid dynamics of the movement that exhibits more active corrections that are more individualized. Our work, therefore, provides proof of principle of how well-established dynamical analysis techniques can be used to quantify the nature and features of neuromuscular expertise for discrete movements in elite athletes.
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Mulan is loyal ; Merida is brave
Mulan is loyal: When Princess Mulan's friend goes missing, she'll do anything she can to help.
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Hawkeye. Vol. 5, All-new Hawkeye
With Kate Bishop, his trusted ward and protege (not titles she would use) back at his side, Team Hawkeye is thrown into an all new adventure spanning two generations of avenging archers. Past and present lives collide as Kate and Clint face a threat that will challenge everything they know about what it means to carry the name Hawkeye.
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The Impact of Draw Weight on Archers’ Posture and Injury Risk Through Motion Capture Analysis
Archery has increasingly captivated attention in its use for rehabilitation and physical education due to its adaptability for various abilities. However, this repetitive sport carries some injury risk in the shoulder, elbow, and back during the draw and release phases. While research often explores factors affecting shooting performance, limited studies have examined the interplay between gender-specific biomechanics and bow-related variables on lumbar stress and shooting mechanics. This study addresses this gap by leveraging the Xsens MVN Awinda motion capture system and JACK Siemens ergonomic software to analyze full-body movements of archers with different experience levels, bow types, and target placements. Thirteen subjects participated in this investigation, each equipped with standard gear. We analyzed their posture throughout the shooting sequence and the forces acting on their lower back. This innovative approach streamlines data collection and eliminates the need for extensive prototyping. Our findings highlight natural biomechanical adaptations between males and females when using bows of varying draw weights. Males generally exhibited greater consistency and stability, while females showed increased variability, particularly with heavier bows. This research establishes a foundation for ergonomic and reproducible archery techniques, enabling individualized training and performance optimization strategies.
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