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ForewordOlson, Ted 01 January 2015 (has links)
Book Summary: Canada's Prince Edward Island is home to one of the oldest and most vibrant fiddling traditions in North America. First established by Scottish immigrants in the late eighteenth century, it incorporated the influence of a later wave of Irish immigrants as well as the unique rhythmic sensibilities of the Acadian French, the Island's first European inhabitants. In "Couldn't Have a Wedding without the Fiddler," renowned musician and folklorist Ken Perlman combines oral history, ethnography, and musical insight to present a captivating portrait of Prince Edward Island fiddling and its longstanding importance to community life. The book draws heavily on interviews conducted with 150 fiddlers and other Islanders, whose memories colorfully brings to life a time not so very long ago when virtually any occasion - wedding, harvest, house warming, holiday, or the need to raise money for local institutions such as schools and church - was sufficient excuse to hold a dance. And in those days, you simply couldn't have a dance without the fiddler!Perlman explores how fiddling skills and traditions were learned and passed down through the generations and how individual fiddlers honed their distinctive playing styles. He also examines the Island's history and material culture, fiddlers' values and attitudes, the role of radio and recordings, the fiddler's repertoire, fiddling contests, and the ebb and flow of the fiddling tradition, including efforts over the last few decades to keep the music alive in the face of modernization and the passing of old-timers. Rounding out the book is a rich array of photographs, musical examples, dance diagrams, and a discography. The inaugural volume in the Charles K. Wolfe American Music Series, Couldn't Have a Wedding without the Fiddler is, in the words of series editor Ted Olson, "clearly among the more significant studies of a local North American music tradition to be published in recent years."
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Bilden av Machiavelli – och motbilden. : En analys av Fursten och RepublikenSonnsjö, Hannes January 2009 (has links)
<p><em>This essay examines wether the prevailing opinion of Machiavelli as a prominent figure in political realism is correct or if the author is misinterpreted and can be said to represent something more. Thus, the puropse of this essay is to revise the description of Machiavelli given in widely used Swedish textbooks. This is done on the basis of a thesis saying that Machiavelli, judged not by his renowned book ‘The Prince’ (Fursten), but in the light of his extensive work ‘Discourses’ (Republiken), does not advocate a sovereign power but rather promote a pluralistic society. The method used in this essay is a qualitative textanalysis, which is done on the two books in purpose to examine three central themes in Machiavelli’s writing; the morality, the view on humanity and the state and citizen. Though there is an obvious similarity between Machiavelli’s ‘Discourses’ and the writing of Aristoteles no effort is done in this essay to describe what they have in common, but only to present a contrasting picture vis á vis the established and prevailing role of Machiavelli in Sweden. Throughout the essay it becomes clear that there is more to the subject than the authors of the textbooks let us know. By reading ‘Discourses’ I therefore stress the importance of civic virtue and rule of law in Machiavelli’s thinking.</em></p>
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Behavioral constraints on harlequin duck population recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, AlaskaRizzolo, Daniel J. 05 February 2004 (has links)
I investigated the relationship between harlequin duck (Histrionicus
histrionicus) behavior and lack of recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in
Prince William Sound, Alaska. First, I evaluated the hypothesis that harlequin
ducks in winter have little flexibility to increase foraging time in response to
disturbance because they are constrained to forage during daylight. Eight radio-tagged
harlequin ducks wintering in Resurrection Bay, Alaska were monitored for
evidence of dive-feeding at night. Each radio-tagged individual was detected
during an average of 19.5 of 22 nocturnal monitoring sessions and signal loss
indicative of diving behavior was not detected during a total of 780 minutes of
signal monitoring. In contrast, the same 8 radio-tagged birds were detected during
an average of 9.1 of 12 daytime signal monitoring sessions and signal loss
indicated diving behavior during an average of 62 �� 7% of 5-minute daytime
monitoring periods (total of 364 minutes of signal monitoring). Thus the harlequin
ducks monitored in this study rarely, if ever, fed by diving at night, possibly due to
reduced foraging efficiency and (or) increased predation risk at night. This result
suggests that harlequin ducks in mid-winter may be severely time-limited in their
foraging, especially in northern parts of their winter range. Therefore, subtle
changes in energy requirements and (or) time-activity budgets as a result of
continued exposure to residual oil from the Exxon Valdez oil spill may affect the
ability of harlequin ducks to meet their daily energy requirements.
Second, I tested the hypothesis that exposure to crude oil affects time-activity
budgets of harlequin ducks. Controlled oil-dosing and plumage-oiling
experiments were conducted using adult female harlequin ducks in captivity. I
found no evidence that ingestion of weathered Prudhoe Bay crude oil affected the
occurrence of feeding activity during 30-minute observation periods, nor was there
evidence of effects on time spent feeding. Effects of crude oil ingestion on
maintenance activity were detected, but were neither consistent between the 2 years
of the study, nor dose-dependent for the 2 doses administered (2 and 20 mL kg�����
wk�����), and therefore did not strongly support an oil-dosing effect on maintenance
activity. Consequently, these results provided little support for the hypothesis that
oil ingestion affects time-activity budgets of captive harlequin ducks, at least for
the doses and conditions of captivity used in this study. Plumage-oiling reduced
feeding activity in captive harlequin ducks. The estimated probability of feeding
during 30-minute observation periods for birds in the high-exposure oiling group (5
mL of crude oil) was 53% less than that of non-oiled controls. Oiled birds
exhibited a trend of reduced time feeding with increasing level of external-oiling;
this effect was greatest among birds in the high-exposure oiling group, which spent
43% less time feeding than non-oiled birds. Reduced feeding was associated with
less time in the water dive-feeding and presumably lower heat loss. Trends in the
occurrence of maintenance activity and time spent in maintenance activity for birds
in the high-exposure treatment suggested plumage-oiling increased maintenance
activity, but results were not conclusive. The behavioral changes associated with
plumage-oiling in captivity would likely reduce fitness in the wild, where a high
proportion of time must be spent in the water feeding. If residual Exxon Valdez oil
sequestered in beach sediments enters the water column where it may be
encountered by harlequin ducks, external exposure may lead to reduced feeding
activity. This, in turn, may compromise survival, particularly during mid-winter
when the time available for diurnal foraging is low and maintenance energy
requirements are high. / Graduation date: 2004
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Music as mediator : a description of the process of concept development in the musical, Cabaret /Rinaldi, Nicholas G., January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1982. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 198-214). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.
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The Conscious Landscape: Reinterpreting and Reinhabiting the La Colle Falls Hydro DamHurd, Jason John 07 May 2007 (has links)
The ruins of the La Colle Falls Hydro Dam encompass two very distinct topographies: the physical landscape of the vast Canadian Northwest, and the complex emotional terrain of the urban mythology of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
In 1912 the city embarked on the ambitious project, building a dam and shipping lock on the North Saskatchewan River to supply the city with cheap and plentiful hydroelectric power and create a navigable inland shipping route from Winnipeg to Edmonton. The people of the community believed that it was poised to become a new commercial centre of the west, a key manufacturing and industrial metropolis. Instead, the project became an enormous and ruinous financial debacle that embarrassed the residents and crippled the urban growth of the city for nearly a century. Its failure, and the consequent suffering it brought permeate local legend to this day.
The solution to this negative residual memory exists in the hydro dam’s own genesis: the spiritual and functional significance of the North Saskatchewan River as a site of traditional Aboriginal healing and a crucial regional amenity. Unable to bridle the waters of the North Saskatchewan, the dam instead comprises a dramatic visual testimony to the effects of an enormous work of construction on the panoramic Saskatchewan landscape, and an ideal setting to address the interface of man, structure, and the human body in the natural world.
This thesis uses the ruins of the dam as a physical armature on which to construct a spa complex, an architectural insertion that will complete the dam, and present a positive alternative ending to its story. The spa is viewed as a place of intimate physical contact and remedial personal reflection that acknowledges the dramatic landscapes surrounding it, engages the senses, and simultaneously heals the bodies of the patrons while reconciling the latent negative historical memory of the original hydro dam project.
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A warm welcome in cold places? Immigrant settlement and integration in northern British ColumbiaMcCallum, Katherine 05 1900 (has links)
Immigrant regionalization initiatives that encourage new immigrants to settle outside of metropolitan centres are increasingly common in Canada and often proposed as an aid to revitalize growth in smaller centres. This thesis considers the potential implications of such initiatives on the settlement experiences of immigrants who move to smaller cities. The research is based on interviews with service providers and immigrants in Northern British Columbia. Immigrant respondents described their experiences settling into the small city of Prince George, and service providers from Prince George, Fort St. John and Terrace reflected on their communities’ ability to welcome newcomers. Results revealed the flexible approaches to settlement that immigrants employed to feel more comfortable in relatively isolated and culturally homogenous cities and towns. Findings also emphasized the pressing need to consider the socio-economic and cultural geographies of the welcoming town or city. Both sets of respondents were also asked to give meaning to the term integration. The results of this query showed that service providers were more able to put meaning to integration than where new immigrants, despite the fact that service providers saw themselves as less active than immigrants in the process of integration. Service providers often approached the term conceptually, and gave definitions bound up with ideologies of multiculturalism, acceptance and tolerance. The usefulness of the term for immigrant respondents was very limited. Similar to the concept of regionalization, integration is an interesting idea that requires more grounded research. This thesis helps explore a new area and challenges some generalizations about immigrant settlement and community identity that are often made about places seemingly far away.
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The Conscious Landscape: Reinterpreting and Reinhabiting the La Colle Falls Hydro DamHurd, Jason John 07 May 2007 (has links)
The ruins of the La Colle Falls Hydro Dam encompass two very distinct topographies: the physical landscape of the vast Canadian Northwest, and the complex emotional terrain of the urban mythology of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
In 1912 the city embarked on the ambitious project, building a dam and shipping lock on the North Saskatchewan River to supply the city with cheap and plentiful hydroelectric power and create a navigable inland shipping route from Winnipeg to Edmonton. The people of the community believed that it was poised to become a new commercial centre of the west, a key manufacturing and industrial metropolis. Instead, the project became an enormous and ruinous financial debacle that embarrassed the residents and crippled the urban growth of the city for nearly a century. Its failure, and the consequent suffering it brought permeate local legend to this day.
The solution to this negative residual memory exists in the hydro dam’s own genesis: the spiritual and functional significance of the North Saskatchewan River as a site of traditional Aboriginal healing and a crucial regional amenity. Unable to bridle the waters of the North Saskatchewan, the dam instead comprises a dramatic visual testimony to the effects of an enormous work of construction on the panoramic Saskatchewan landscape, and an ideal setting to address the interface of man, structure, and the human body in the natural world.
This thesis uses the ruins of the dam as a physical armature on which to construct a spa complex, an architectural insertion that will complete the dam, and present a positive alternative ending to its story. The spa is viewed as a place of intimate physical contact and remedial personal reflection that acknowledges the dramatic landscapes surrounding it, engages the senses, and simultaneously heals the bodies of the patrons while reconciling the latent negative historical memory of the original hydro dam project.
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Oscar Wilde’s “The Happy Prince” : The Hidden Messages and the Debate on the Target AudienceBseiso, Layla January 2007 (has links)
Oscar Wilde’s fairytales have been read to children for more than a century. Nevertheless, since the time of their publication in 1888 and 1891, the target audience of The Happy Prince and Other Tales and A House of Pomegranates have been the concern of critics. Delving into the context behind the rich and colourful imagery, one can find implications of homosexuality, the Paterian aesthetic and religious connotations. According to Carol Tattersall, The Happy Prince and Other Tales successfully mislead the public that it is innocent of any intention to undermine established standards of living or writing. Tattersall’s argument is based on comparing the first collection to Wilde’s second, A House of Pomegranates, which was perceived as “offensive and immoral” (136). On the other hand, William Butler Yeats states in his introduction to The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde that overall the reviewers of The Happy Prince and Other Tales were hostile because of Wilde’s aesthetic views (ixxvi). But Yeats overlooks the fact that Wilde was very pleased and proud, dashing notes to friends and reviewers and signing copies to many people (Tattersall 129). In general, the reception of Wilde’s first collection was more positive than that of the second because it was milder and more subtle in its controversial themes.
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A Metadramatic Reading of Shakespeare's Richard III and Prince HalLu, Shu-nu 27 June 2003 (has links)
Abstract
This thesis aims to analyze metadramatic elements in Shakespearean history plays mainly from the interplay between the actor and the audience. I do not focus on a particular history play but on two characters: Richard III and Prince Hal. Different from most critics of metadrama, I do not search for ruptures in a dramatic text or interpret those ruptures from the deconstructionist¡¦s perspective. Nor do I view metadrama as an established theory when I notice that most critics of metadrama fail to offer a succinct definition to the term. To be specific, metadrama is a kind of dramatic practice on the Renaissance stage.
Furthermore, matadrama is constituted of types of metadramatic modes, and during my research, I gradually realize that self-reference is a peculiar phenomenon in history plays. The function of self-reference is to challenge the audience¡¦s fixed perception of things and to reexamine the part of exaggeration and counterfeit in the historical documents. Shakespeare uses self-reference to develop not only the personality of dramatic personae but also his theatrical perspective of historical characters.¡@By analyzing self-reference, I wish to clarify Shakespeare¡¦s attitude toward historical characters. Also, I shall argue that Shakespeare modifies the historical portrayals of Richard III and Prince Hal and authenticates the theatrical perspective of them.
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Characterizing the winter movements and diving behavior of subadult Steller sea lions (eumetopias jubatus) in the north-central Gulf of AlaskaBriggs, Holly Beth 25 April 2007 (has links)
Recent studies indicate a 70% decrease in the Alaskan Steller sea lion (SSL) population
(ca. 5% per year) since the early 1980's. In accordance with a 1997 status classification of the
Western Steller sea lion (WSSL) stock as endangered, the "critical habitat" for the species was to
be defined. This habitat has now been designated to include 10-20 nautical mile buffer zones
around most rookeries and haulouts in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and Aleutian Islands. However,
these zones were based on limited, summer, foraging data.
The primary objective of this study was to characterize juvenile SSL diving behavior
and habitat use along the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound (PWS) from winter to
spring. Fifteen free ranging, subadult SSL of both sexes were captured and equipped with
satellite telemeters at five haulout sites in PWS and Resurrection Bay, Alaska. Telemeters
transmitted for an average of 122 days (range 38-181 days). A total of 11,692 locations were
received and 217,419 dives recorded.
All sea lions exhibited localized movements parallel or close to shore (3-15 km
offshore). Young of the year (YOY) exhibited high site fidelity. Older juvenile sea lion lions
were less restricted in their movements and traveled greater distances (200-400km) visiting a
variety of islands, buoys, and other locations in PWS.
Most dives were short (mean duration = 1.1 min) and shallow (mean depth = 10.8 m),
with animals diving to an average maximum depth of 193 m. During winter (January and February), many dives (>40%) occurred during the daytime (0900-1500 LT). However, by April
and May this pattern shifted and the animals made most of their dives (>40%) during the night
(2100-0300 LT). This relationship was more pronounced for dives deeper than 20 m and
coincided with the seasonal increase in photoperiod.
Subadult SSL, especially YOY, remained within the 20 nautical mile coastal zone during
winter and spring. Shallow, nearshore waters provide important habitat during this critical
period of transition to nutritional independence. However, more conclusive data on SSL
foraging ecology is necessary to better understand locations and depths preferred by the species.
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