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1. Handmade in Cuba: Rolando Estévez and the Beautiful Books of Ediciones Vigía, by Ruth Behar, Juanamaría Cordones-Cook & Kristin Schwain (eds.).

Author

Price, Sally

Subjects
SYMBOLIC capital, CUBAN history, RECYCLED paper, ORAL interpretation of poetry, WOMEN authors
Abstract

Soon they expanded, forming the Ediciones Vigía publishing house, with Zaldivar as founding editor and Estévez as artistic director. Handmade in Cuba: Rolando Estévez and the Beautiful Books of Ediciones Vigía, by Ruth Behar, Juanamaría Cordones-Cook & Kristin Schwain (eds.) In Chapter 6, Kristin Schwain focuses on the contributions of Santería/Regla de Ocha to I Barquitos del San Juan i , Vigía's magazine for young people. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2021
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3. FIESTA5: Numerical high-performance Feynman integral evaluation.

Author

Smirnov, A.V., Shapurov, N.D., and Vysotsky, L.I.

Subjects
*FEYNMAN integrals, *NUMERICAL integration, *COMPLEX numbers, *HARD disks, *PROGRAMMING languages
Abstract

In this paper we present a new release of the FIESTA program (Feynman Integral Evaluation by a Sector decomposiTion Approach). FIESTA5 is performance-oriented — we implemented improvements of various kinds in order to make Feynman integral evaluation faster. We plugged in two new integrators, the Quasi Monte Carlo and Tensor Train. At the same time the old code of FIESTA4 was upgraded to the C++17 standard and mostly rewritten without self-made structures such as hash tables. There are also several essential improvements which are most relevant for complex integrations — the new release is capable of producing results where previously impossible. Program title: FIESTA5 CPC Library link to program files: https://doi.org/10.17632/kyzw4zkwsd.2 Developer's repository link: https://bitbucket.org/feynmanIntegrals/fiesta Licensing provisions: GPLv3 Programming language: Wolfram Mathematica 8.0 or higher, C++ Supplementary material: The article, usage instructions in the program package, https://bitbucket.org/feynmanIntegrals/fiesta Journal Reference of previous version: A.V. Smirnov, FIESTA4: Optimized Feynman integral calculations with GPU support, Comput. Phys. Commun. 204 (2016) 189–199, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2016.03.013 Does the new version supersede the previous version?: Yes Reasons for the new version: The code was not able to produce results in some cases where the competitive code, pySecDec could; moreover we were not happy with the performance of the algorithm having multiple inefficient parts of the code. Summary of revisions: New integrators, improved sector decomposition strategies, improvement of contour transformation algorithm, code optimization especially in physical regions (might be 100 times faster or more), possibility to work in some situations where previously impossible, update of the code to modern standard. Nature of problem: Sector decomposition is a well-known approach to the numerical evaluation of Feynman integrals. Feynman integrals in 4 space-time dimension are divergent and have to be regulated. Sector decomposition is used to resolve pole singularities and consists of different stages — sector decomposition itself, contour transformation (in case of physical kinematics meaning base functions changing sign therefore leading to integration in complex numbers), pole resolution, epsilon expansion and numerical integration. Solution method: Most stages are performed in Wolfram Mathematica [1] (required version is 8.0 or higher), this part is parallelized by the use of Mathematica subkelnels in shared memory. As a result a database on hard disk is produced with the use of the KyotoCabinet [2] database engine. The integration stage is written in C++ and can be run on personal computers as well as on supercomputers via MPI. It can make use of installed graphical processor units. As default integrator we use Vegas from the Cuba library [3], but also it can be switched to QMC [4] or Tensor Train [5]. The mimalloc memory allocator [6] can be used for improved performance. Additional comments including restrictions and unusual features: The complexity of the problem is mostly restricted by CPU time required to perform the integration and to obtain the desired precision. [1] http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/ , commercial algebraic software. [2] http://fallabs.com/kyotocabinet/ , open source. [3] http://www.feynarts.de/cuba/ , open source. [4] https://github.com/mppmu/qmc/ , open source. [5] https://bitbucket.org/vysotskylev/c-tt-library , open source. [6] https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc.git , open source. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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7. Book reviews: Social Sciences.

Author

Jenks, George M.

Subjects
CUBA, CUBA (Book), TRAVELER'S Cuba Companion (Book)
Abstract

Reviews two books on Cuba. 'Traveler's Cuba Companion,' by Kirsten Ellis; 'Cuba,' 2d ed., by Carlos Soldevila and others.

Published
1999

8. Cuba: A Brief History.

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

A review of the book "Cuba: A Brief History," by Sergio Guerra Vilaboy, Oscar Loyola Vega, translated by Mary Todd, is presented.

Published
2022

10. Hemingway in Cuba (Book).

Author

Rogers, Michael

Subjects
CUBA, HEMINGWAY in Cuba (Book), HEMINGWAY, Hilary, BRENNEN, Carlene
Abstract

Reviews the non-fiction book 'Hemingway in Cuba,' by Hilary Hemingway and Carlene Brennen.

Published
2003

16. Winds of Change (Book).

Author

Mulcahy, Matthew

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Winds of Change: Hurricanes and the Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Cuba,' by Louis A. P é rez Jr.

Published
2002
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19. Encyclopedia of Cuba (Book).

Author

Arnold, Lee

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the non-fiction book 'Encyclopedia of Cuba.'

Published
2003

20. Cuban Music (Book).

Author

Walker, Bill

Subjects
MUSIC, NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Cuban Music: From Son and Rumba to the Buena Vista Social Club and Timba Cubana,' by Maya Roy.

Published
2002

21. Shotover's Apocalypse.

Author

Brustein, Robert

Subjects
THEATER reviews, TERRORISM
Abstract

Reviews the theatrical productions, "Omnium Gatherum," written and directed by Theresa Rebeck and Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros, which is being performed at the Variety Arts Theater in New York City; and "Anna In the Tropics," written by Nilo Cruz and directed by Emily Mann, which is being performed at the Roger S. Berlind Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey.

Published
2003

28. Our Quarrel with Castro.

Author

Kolko, Gabriel

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Cuba: Tragedy in Our Hemisphere," by Maurice Zeitlin and Robert Scheer.

Published
1964

31. Food in Cuba: The Pursuit of a Decent Meal, by Hanna Garth.

Author

Wilson, Marisa

Subjects
MEALS, SEXUAL minority women, FOOD supply
Abstract

Such a political economic framing would provide a solid backdrop to Garth's colorful mosaic of food provisioning in Santiago, deepening our understanding of why some Santiagueros regularly eat a "decent meal" while others do not. Yet Garth pushes this work further by explaining socially differentiated and visceral experiences of Cuban food acquisition. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2022
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32. Book Reviews: National.

Author

Kozloff, Nikolas

Subjects
SOCIALISM
Abstract

Reviews the book `Conquering Nature: The Environmental Legacy of Socialism in Cuba,' by Sergio Diaz-Briquets and Jorge Perez-Lopez.

Published
2001

33. Book Reviews: Colonial.

Author

Crahan, Margaret E.

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `Esclavos, patriotas y poetas a la sombra de la cruz: Cinco ensayos sobre catolicismo e historia cubana,' by Manuel P. Maza Miquel.

Published
2001

34. Book Reviews: Colonial.

Author

Kuethe, Allan J.

Subjects
CUBA, ENSAYO politico sobre la Isla de Cuba (Book), GARCIA Gonzalez, Armando, PUIG-Samper, Miguel Angel, NARANJO Orovio, Consuelo
Abstract

Reviews the book `Ensayo politico sobre la Isla de Cuba: Alejandro de Humboldt,' introduced and edited by Miguel Angel Puig-Samper, Consuelo Naranjo Orovio and Armando Garcia Gonzalez.

Published
2001

36. CUBAN QUARTERMOON.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

An American scholar visits Cuba and becomes embroiled in the politics of everyday life in this poetic novel by Putnam, author of Full Moon at Noontide (2009). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022

37. Moon Cuba.

Subjects
NONFICTION, GUIDEBOOKS
Published
2015

38. Home Amid Resemblances: The Poetry of Ricardo Pau-Llosa.

Author

Firmat, Gustavo Pérez

Subjects
LOVE, SOCIAL history
Abstract

The article offers poetry criticism of the poems by poet Ricardo Pau-Llosa including "Like" in the book "The Mastery Impulse," "Exile," in the book "Bread of the Imagined," and "The Map" in the book "Cuba." The author provides interpretation of the poem and offers different meanings behind several elements including love, birds and geography.

Published
2015

39. Operation Pedro Pan and the Exodus of Cuba's Children, by Deborah Shnookal.

Author

Torres, Maria de los Angeles

Subjects
PARENTS, LITERACY programs, PATRIARCHY, MASS mobilization, POWER (Social sciences)
Abstract

Shnookal suggests that Castro was not really anti-Catholic, and cites as proof the fact that there were no executions of priests and nuns. Shnookal's framework deploys a two-sited lens: Cuba and the United States. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2021
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40. Castro (Book Review).

Author

Schon, Isabel

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Castro,' by John Griffiths.

Published
1982

42. El Lector: A History of the Cigar Factory Reader.

Author

BALDRICH, JUAN JOSÉ

Subjects
NONFICTION, MANNERS & customs
Abstract

A review of the book "El Lector: A History of the Cigar Factory Reader," by Araceli Tinajero, is presented.

Published
2012

44. El pragmatismo en Cuba.

Author

Mayorga, Rosa

Subjects
NONFICTION, TWENTIETH century, INTELLECTUAL life
Abstract

A review of the book "El pragmatismo en Cuba" by Antonio Armas Vazquez is presented.

Published
2010
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46. Cuba: A Fifty-Year Headache.

Author

Chapman, Robert D.

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana," by Ann Louise Bardach.

Published
2007
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47. Life under Castro.

Author

Moore, Marshall

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Last Night,' by Brendan Lemon.

Published
2002