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Willingness to pay for health risk reductions: The importance of scenario adjustment, household structure and type of diseaseJohnson, Erica H. (University of Oregon, June , 2009)[more][less]Johnson, Erica H. 2010-03-01T22:34:39Z 2010-03-01T22:34:39Z 2009-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10226 xii, 150 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. Environmental regulations are increasingly subjected to benefit-cost analysis as an aid to decision-making in policy. Economic benefits are most appropriately measured by the tradeoffs of other goods and services that people are willing to make to obtain reductions in risks to their lives and health. The measure of willingness to pay ( WTP ) allows for this comparison. These benefits from risk reductions are likely to vary systematically by characteristics of the individual, including the number and ages of children present in the household, and by the type of health threat under consideration. In chapter one of this dissertation, I write a brief introduction. In the second chapter, I examine an important methodological issue--the extent of "scenario adjustment" in a Stated Preference ( SP ) conjoint choice experiment in the context of a household survey concerning health risk reductions. Scenario adjustment occurs when respondents assume that a substantive alternative in a choice set, in their own particular case, will be different than the survey instrument describes. This is a potential source of bias in SP research similar to scenario rejection, but harder to detect. I analyze the impact of scenario adjustment on WTP and suggest a possible correction. In the third chapter, I address the empirical question of patterns in adults' WTP for health risk reductions. I find that demand is influenced by the presence of children, the numbers of children in different age brackets currently in the household, and, for health risks with latency periods, by the prospect of children still being present when a parent's ill health begins or death occurs. In chapter four, I find systematic differences in WTP for health risk reductions across different types of major health threats, such as Alzheimer's disease versus heart attacks. I also look for evidence of a cancer premium due to the dread factor associated with the prospect of cancer. The health threats considered include chronic heart disease, sudden heart attacks, five types of cancers, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and traffic accidents. In chapter five, I conclude. This dissertation includes previously unpublished co-authored material. Committee in charge: Trudy Cameron, Chairperson, Economics; William Harbaugh, Member, Economics; Robin McKnight, Member, Economics; Ronald Mitchell, Outside Member, Political Science en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Economics, Ph. D., 2009; Value of a statistical life Stated preference Microrisk reduction Health risks Willingness to pay Household structure Economics Willingness to pay for health risk reductions: The importance of scenario adjustment, household structure and type of disease Thesis
Willing progress: The literary Lamarckism of Olive Schreiner, George Bernard Shaw, and William Butler YeatsTracy, Hannah R. (University of Oregon, December , 2009)[more][less]Tracy, Hannah R. 2010-08-06T01:23:49Z 2010-08-06T01:23:49Z 2009-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10596 ix, 288 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. While the impact of Darwin's theory of evolution on Victorian and modernist literature has been well-documented, very little critical attention has been paid to the influence of Lamarckian evolutionary theory on literary portrayals of human progress during this same period. Lamarck's theory of inherited acquired characteristics provided an attractive alternative to the mechanism and materialism of Darwin's theory of natural selection for many writers in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, particularly those who refused to relinquish the role of the individual will in the evolutionary process. Lamarckian rhetoric permeated an ideologically diverse range of discourses related to progress, including reproduction, degeneration, race, class, eugenics, education, and even art. By analyzing the literary texts of Olive Schreiner, G.B. Shaw, and W.B. Yeats alongside their polemical writing, I demonstrate how Lamarckism inflected these writers' perceptions of the mechanism of human evolution and their ideas about human progress, and I argue that their work helped to sustain Lamarck's cultural influence beyond his scientific relevance. In the dissertation's introduction, I place the work of these three writers in the context of the Neo-Darwinian and Neo-Lamarckian evolutionary debates in order to establish the scientific credibility and cultural attractiveness of Lamarckism during this period. Chapter II argues that Schreiner creates her own evolutionary theory that rejects the cold, competitive materialism inherent in Darwinism and builds upon Lamarck's mechanism, modifying Lamarckism to include a uniquely feminist emphasis on the importance of community, motherhood, and self-sacrifice for the betterment of the human race. In Chapter III, I demonstrate that Shaw's "metabiological" religion of Creative Evolution, as portrayed in Man and Superman and Back to Methuselah , is not simply Bergsonian vitalism repackaged as a Neo-Lamarckian evolutionary theory but, rather, a uniquely Shavian theory of human progress that combines religious, philosophical, and political elements and is thoroughly steeped in contemporary evolutionary science. Finally, Chapter IV examines the interplay between Yeats's aesthetics and his anxieties about class in both his poetry and his 1939 essay collection On the Boiler to show how Lamarckian modes of thought inflected his understanding of degeneration and reproduction and eventually led him to embrace eugenics. Committee in charge: Paul Peppis, Chairperson, English; Mark Quigley, Member, English; Paul Farber, Member, Not from U of O; Richard Stein, Member, English; John McCole, Outside Member, History en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of English, Ph. D., 2009; Evolution Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de, 1744-1829 Eugenics Ireland Modernism Schreiner, Olive, 1855-1920 Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 Shaw, George Bernard Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 Yeats, William Butler Evolution in literature Willing progress: The literary Lamarckism of Olive Schreiner, George Bernard Shaw, and William Butler Yeats Literary Lamarckism of Olive Schreiner, George Bernard Shaw, and William Butler Yeats Thesis
Turner, Adam (University of Oregon, 2012)[more][less]Herman, Ellen Turner, Adam Turner, Adam 2012-10-26T04:08:28Z 2012-10-26T04:08:28Z 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12468 Genetic counselors today are at the forefront of helping clients interpret genetic information to help them make decisions, often about childbearing, based on testing and medical histories. Scholars of medicine, reproduction, and gender in the United States have traced the medicalization of pregnancy and interactions between parents and medical authorities. These works explore the interplay of medicine, society, and reproduction, but they do not address the history of genetic counseling. I argue that doctors and patients reciprocally shaped each other's thinking about reproduction in the mid-twentieth century. Parents' desires for normal, healthy children shaped the development of genetic counseling by motivating them to seek the services of genetic counselors. These prospective parents' expectations and desires had an outsized influence on the development of genetic counseling because counselors were sensitive to possible associations with eugenics and were careful not to tell parents what to do with the genetic information they provided. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Gender history Genetic counseling History Genetic counseling History of reproduction Human genetics Medical history "Will My Baby Be Normal?": A History of Genetic Counseling in the United States, 1940-1970 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Stattler, Jeffrey (University of Oregon, July 11, 2013)[more][less]Nute, Kevin Stattler, Jeffrey 2013-07-11T19:58:09Z 2013-07-11T19:58:09Z 2013-07-11 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12957 Windows provide building occupants with important physiological and psychological benefits but are absent from many indoor spaces. It is argued that most existing attempts at compensating for an absence of windows fall short because they lack either outdoor environmental information or sensory stimulation. A wind-animated digital-tree shadow was used to test this hypothesis. The work concludes that the following strategies are likely to help most to compensate for an absence of windows: (1) establishing a live connection with the outdoors; (2) introducing controllable sensory variation into a space; (3) making such change a source of natural environmental information. It is suggested that these approaches could be helpful used either separately or in combinations but that a live connection with the outdoors that introduces controllable naturally-generated change into a space would likely be most effective. The video files that accompany this thesis show the digital shadow with wind and computer generated movement. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Digital Shadow Digital Tree Shadows Subject Study Wind Animated Windowless Rooms Wind-Animated Digital-Tree Shadow as a Means of Improving Windowless Spaces Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.Arch. masters Department of Architecture University of Oregon
A within-subjects experimental evaluation of the Television Assisted Prompting (TAP) system to maximize completion of home-delivered swallow strengthening exercises among individuals with co-occurring acquired swallowing and cognitive impairmentsLemoncello, Richard R. (University of Oregon, June , 2008)[more][less]Lemoncello, Richard R. 2009-04-03T22:45:23Z 2009-04-03T22:45:23Z 2008-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/8948 xv, 162 p. ; ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. Each year, over 65,000 brain injury survivors are discharged home from hospitals with ongoing rehabilitation needs due to acquired impairments, such as dysphagia. Emerging empirical evidence supports the benefits of intensive swallowing exercise programs when dysphagia results from muscle weakness. However, many of these survivors cannot complete intensive home exercise programs due to co-occurring cognitive impairments in memory or initiation. This project investigated the potential benefits of a new experimental assistive technology device, the Television Assisted Prompting (TAP) system to increase completion of home swallowing exercises. The TAP system was designed as a treatment package to provide both automated prompts and multimedia motivational instructional exercise videos via a person's home television. Three participants were recruited, all of whom had survived a hemispheric stroke and presented with neurogenic dysphagia and co-occurring cognitive impairments. Two home program delivery conditions were alternately presented on randomized days in a single-case experimental alternating treatment design: TAP delivery (e.g., TV prompting with motivational videos) or typical practice (TYP) delivery (e.g., care provider prompting as needed to follow assigned written home programs). The same exercises were presented in each condition. Measures included feasibility (e.g., reliability of the TAP system), efficacy (e.g., number of exercises completed per session), and satisfaction. Results revealed that two of three participants showed dramatic benefits from the TAP system. Participant 1 was 17 times more likely to complete exercises when prompted by the TAP system; participant 2 was six times more likely. Participant 3 completed exercises with equal likelihood on TAP or TYP days. All three participants reported preference for TAP system delivery and requested to increase the frequency of TAP delivery to every day. Care providers unanimously reported preference for the TAP system to prompt patients and reduce their burden of care. The TAP system malfunctioned during 21.70% (23/106) of scheduled sessions; two participants needed clarifications, instruction to use the system, or customized modifications in order to interact independently with the device. Recommendations for system improvements and applications to the field of assistive technology are provided. Adviser: McKay Moore Sohlberg en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, Ph. D., 2008; Speech therapy Physical therapy Telerehabilitation Dysphagia Exercise adherence Cognitive rehabilitation Brain injury Assistive technology A within-subjects experimental evaluation of the Television Assisted Prompting (TAP) system to maximize completion of home-delivered swallow strengthening exercises among individuals with co-occurring acquired swallowing and cognitive impairments Thesis
Baum, Alaina M. (University of Oregon, December , 1995)[more][less]Baum, Alaina M. 2012-10-15T21:26:29Z 2012-10-15T21:26:29Z 1995-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12305 155 pages This thesis reviews feminist theories appropriate for a feminist analysis of magazine and feminist texts and uses these theoretical insights as a framework for analyzing how women's under-representation on the Internet is represented in mainstream magazines and women's online discourse. The feminist perspective provides the justification for investigating whether magazine texts are functioning strategically to justify men's current dominance of the Internet and women's relative exclusion from this sphere. By comparing magazine and feminist on-line discourse, this study shows how magazines forward a contradictory message about the Internet's potential by claiming that universal access is feasible while neglecting to inform audiences about barriers which stand in the way of women's access. This comparison also reveals that magazines are advancing ideologies about women and the Net which are shaped by gender politics, which are innaccurate according to contemporary feminists and which work against women's participation on the Internet. Committee in charge: Carl R. Bybee, Chairperson; H. Leslie Stevens, Member; Julia Lesage, Member en_US University of Oregon rights_reserved Women and the internet: an interpretation of two discourses Thesis
Women on the Line: Strategies of Resistance in the Wake of NAFTA, Global Economic Restructuring, and Transnational Assembly Line Displacement in MexicoDuke, Natalie Anne, 1979- (University of Oregon, June , 2009)[more][less]Duke, Natalie Anne, 1979- 2009-10-19T21:11:36Z 2009-10-19T21:11:36Z 2009-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9850 xiii, 103 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. NAFTA has had a significant impact on production, exchange, and labor throughout North America. An area significantly transformed by NAFTA is the maquiladora production region in northern Mexico. While once predominantly a female space of labor, we now see more male workers employed by industrial units there than in the past. This thesis interrogates what has happened to the women workers of the maquiladoras. In what ways have NAFTA, global economic restructuring, and the resultant legal atmosphere affected women's daily lives and employment opportunities? What strategies of resistance have these women developed to contend with the new economic landscape? I argue that women are adapting by moving away from the U.S.- Mexico border to work in garment industries and resisting the economic and social pressures resulting from globalization by engaging in subtle protests within in the maquiladoras, opting to participate in the informal economy, and utilizing community groups to facilitate social change. Committee in Charge: Dr. Anita M. Weiss, Chair; Professor Ibrahim Gassama; Professor Marcela Mendoza en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of International Studies, M.A., 2009; Women offshore assembly industry workers -- Effect of globalization on Maquiladoras NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement (1992) Globalization Women on the Line: Strategies of Resistance in the Wake of NAFTA, Global Economic Restructuring, and Transnational Assembly Line Displacement in Mexico Strategies of Resistance in the Wake of NAFTA, Global Economic Restructuring, and Transnational Assembly Line Displacement in Mexico Thesis
Sow, Fatoumata (University of Oregon, October 17, 2014)[more][less]Steeves, Leslie Sow, Fatoumata 2014-10-17T16:16:51Z 2014-10-17 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18545 Since the 1990s, women's community radio has been part of the media landscape of Africa countries. Set up and run by women, community radio is giving voice to women and empowering them. Drawing upon feminism and participatory communication, this research has used multiple methods to explore the rich and innovative experiences of the women's radio stations in Senegal. The case of Gindiku FM, one of the four women's radio stations in Senegal, is used to assess the community radio's revolutionary potential for development and progressive social change. The findings show that women's community radio has emerged as a response to women's marginalization in both mainstream media and in alternative community media, as well as to women's need to have their own communication means. The findings reveal that Gindiku FM is an outstanding model of a women's community radio station that has successfully articulated gender and participatory communication to empower rural and poor women living in a context dominated by a Sufy Islamic Order. The findings show that three key factors have contributed to the success of Gindiku FM. The first factor is a clear commitment to integrating a gender perspective in all of their actions and therefore to question gender-based discrimination and marginalization. The second factor is the set-up of a network of 60 rural women reporters and 60 listening groups, in as many villages, as a scheme to ensure women's inclusion and participation in the radio station. The third factor is the implementation of gendered programming targeting inequality, social injustices, and women's subordination. The findings of this study indicate that Gindiku FM has produced changes both at individual and community levels. Women have been empowered technically, culturally and socially. The traditional image of a silenced woman, lacking agency and self-esteem, is fading for a new one that is more vocal, dynamic and less entrenched in traditional and patriarchal values. Therefore, Gindiku FM has emerged as a powerful model that can inspire women's media activists, as well as donors willing to support initiatives in gender and communication for development. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Communication for Development Community media Community radio Gender Media Women's Community Radio in Africa: The Case Study of Gindiku FM in Senegal Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2015-10-17 Ph.D. doctoral School of Journalism and Communication University of Oregon
Yarygina, Tatiana (University of Oregon, September 29, 2014)[more][less]Presto, Jenifer Yarygina, Tatiana 2014-09-29T17:44:11Z 2014-09-29T17:44:11Z 2014-09-29 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18349 The purpose of this research was to explore the phenomenon of a literary pseudonym in different countries with the main focus on Russia at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. This thesis also discussed in depth the pseudonyms taken by Russian female writers of the Silver Age, the reasons for having the pseudonyms, and how their pseudonyms affected their lives and literary careers. This study highlighted the three examples of pseudonym-creation during the said period: it demonstrated the cases of Elizaveta Dmitrieva (the pseudonym "Cherubina de Gabriak"), Zinaida Gippius (the pseudonym "Anton Krainii"), and Anna Gorenko (the pseudonym "Akhmatova"). The results showed that each pseudonym manifested itself in the works of each writer as well as in their personal and professional lives in quite different ways and that both the pseudonym and the real name played a significant role in the creative activity of the three female writers. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Women's Pseudonyms in Russian Modernism Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.A. masters Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program University of Oregon
Hanan, Rachel Ann, 1978- (University of Oregon, September , 2010)[more][less]Hanan, Rachel Ann, 1978- 2011-05-09T18:00:42Z 2011-05-09T18:00:42Z 2010-09 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11156 ix, 268 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. "Words in the World" details the ways that the place of rhetoric and literature in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries changes in response to the transition from natural philosophy to Cartesian mechanism. In so doing, it also offers a constructive challenge to today's environmental literary criticism, challenging environmental literary critics' preoccupation with themes of nature and, by extension, with representational language. Reading authors from Thomas More to Philip Sidney and Ben Jonson through changes in physics, cartography, botany, and zoology, "Words in the World" argues that literature occupies an increasingly separate place from the real world. "Place" in this context refers to spatiotemporal dimensions, taxonomic affiliations, and the relationships between literature and the physical world. George Puttenham's Arte of English Poesie (1589), for instance, limits the way that rhetoric is part of the world to the ways that it can be numbered (meter, rhyme scheme, and so forth); metaphor and other tropes, however, are duplicitous. In contrast, for an earlier era of natural philosophers, tropes were the grammar of the universe. "Words in the World" culminates with Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy (1621/1651), in which the product of literature's split from the physical world is literary melancholy. Turning to today's environmental literary criticism, the dissertation thus historicizes ecocriticism's nostalgic melancholy for the extratextual physical world. Indeed, Early Modern authors' inquiries into the place of literature and the relationships between that place and the physical world in terms of literary forms and structures, suggests the importance of ecoformalism to Early Modern scholarship. In particular, this dissertation argues that Early Modern authors treat literary structures as types of performative language. This dissertation revises the standard histories of Early Modern developments in rhetoric and of the literary text, and it provides new insight into the materiality of literary form. Committee in charge: Lisa Freinkel, Chairperson, English; William Rossi, Member, English; George Rowe, Member, English; Ted Toadvine, Outside Member, Philosophy en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of English, Ph. D., 2010; Renaissance Natural philosophy Literature Rhetoric Early modern England British and Irish literature English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism Words in the world: The place of literature in Early Modern England Place of literature in Early Modern England Thesis
Furr, Gina Maria, 1982- (University of Oregon, September , 2011)[more][less]Furr, Gina Maria, 1982- 2012-02-13T21:12:35Z 2012-02-13T21:12:35Z 2011-09 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11941 xiv, 116 p. This study presents the development and validation of a measure of counseling competency with refugee torture survivors. The Refugee Torture Counseling Competency Assessment (REFTOR) measure was adapted from the Multicultural Awareness Knowledge and Skills Survey - Counselor Edition (MAKSS-CE-R; Kim et al., 2003) and was theoretically developed based on the limited literature available on refugee torture survivors. The 37-item REFTOR measure was administered to a sample of 179 psychologists and trainees in clinical and counseling psychology who were actively engaged in clinical work. Results of an exploratory principal axis factor analysis with oblimin (oblique) rotation revealed a two-factor structure for the measure with 37 total items and that explained 43.64% of the total variance. The first factor included 29 items and was labeled "Efficacy," accounting for 38.90% of the variance, and the second factor included 8 items and was labeled "Awareness," accounting for 4.74% of the variance. Evidence of concurrent validity was supported by factor correlations with other scales and items, and internal consistencies for the subscales and the full scale were acceptable. Information regarding current training experiences relevant to clinical work with refugee torture survivors and attitudes towards torture among study participants was also assessed. Results revealed that training experiences are limited, with the majority of information participants received relevant to working with refugee torture survivors coming from non-empirical articles (67% of participants). Attitudes towards torture varied considerably with a sizable proportion of participants endorsing torture in some circumstances (32.4%) and reporting uncertainty about the morality of psychologists' professional involvement in torture (12.3%). Recommendations for future research and implications of study findings for training are discussed. Committee in charge: Krista Chronister, Co-Chair; Benedict McWhirter, Co-Chair; Paul Yovanoff, Member; Jennifer Freyd, Outside Member en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, Ph. D., 2011; rights_reserved Counseling psychology Psychology Attitudes Counseling competency Refugees -- Counseling of Torture survivors Training Torture victims -- Counseling of Working with Refugee Torture Survivors: Assessment of Competency and Training Thesis
Almquist, Karin Marie, 1966- (University of Oregon, December , 2004)[more][less]Almquist, Karin Marie, 1966- 2009-01-21T23:00:49Z 2009-01-21T23:00:49Z 2004-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/8337 x, 215 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: KNIGHT PQ149 .A56 2004 This dissertation project seeks to connect the thematic concerns of Francophone women's post-colonial fiction to broader issues of breaking cycles of violence and resisting the negative effects of globalization. An important part of the study will be a discussion of the historical trend towards the mechanization of nature to account for an ideology of domination that the West has exported to its colonies. Borrowing especially from Carolyn Merchant and the Frankfurt School of critical theorists but also from feminist object relations theorist Jessica Benjamin, I trace masculine culture's will to mastery over a weaker other to a primal fear of chaotic nature and the omnipotent Mother. Violence that is currently directed at nature, women and children, and that is a central theme in the narratives I consider, has a long history. Colonization in all its forms stands out as the main characteristic of this history that will continue to repeat itself if left unexamined. My project demonstrates how these particular post-colonial novels engage with the past in such a way as to diffuse the internal mechanism of abusive power. There are two principle components of this engagement: one is the bringing-to-light of a buried history, personal and collective, that Western, masculine culture strives to repress. The other is the creation of an aesthetic that offers a means to mourn a traumatic past, thereby initiating a process of emotional and social healing. Both phenomena serve as political resistance to a hegemonic system based on denial of loss. In these novels I refer to this aesthetic of mourning as a "feminine symbolic of loss" to distinguish it from a traditional male canon of melancholy literature which instead capitalizes on loss for its own advancement. Their representations of oft-tabooed subjects attest to a refusal to comply with the cultural mandate of silence, driving a wedge into that mechanism of power that perpetuates itself by the disavowal and repression of loss. Committee in Charge: Karen McPherson, David Castillo, Linda Kintz, Wolf Sohlich en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Romance Languages, Ph. D., 2004; Postcolonialism -- French-speaking countries Postcolonialism in literature Grief in literature Women and literature -- French-speaking countries French literature -- French-speaking countries -- History and criticism French literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism Postcolonial Loss Trauma Women Francophone Mourning Works of mourning: Francophone women's postcolonial fictions of trauma and loss Thesis
Claiborn, Caroline (University of Oregon, October 17, 2014)[more][less]Ovalle, Priscilla Claiborn, Caroline 2014-10-17T16:15:59Z 2014-10-17T16:15:59Z 2014-10-17 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18535 I argue that television entertainment writers, their cultural status, and rhetorical skills are critical to national discourse and media structures. Focusing on the 2007-8 writers strike, the project analyzes videos that writers made about the conflict, showing how "rhetorical writers" used satire, complex argumentation, and knowledge of digital media to publicize writers' value. These "pro-writer" videos, online and on television, challenged media executives for primacy in entertainment industries and helped writers win the right to compensation when their work is viewed online. Exploring the histories of television writers and writing alongside technological and political changes, the project pinpoints a lineage of irreverent and ironic humor that contributed to the strike videos. This lineage of "rhetorical" writers and writing, which deconstructs cable news and media politics using satire, prepared writers for the 2007-8 strike by honing their skills in argumentation and activist community-building using satire. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Internet Irony Media Satire Television Writing the Strike: How Writers Won the 2007-8 Writers Strike and Changed TV Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Ph.D. doctoral Department of English University of Oregon
Rogers, Katherine (University of Oregon, 2012)[more][less]Vanscheeuwijck, Marc Rogers, Katherine Rogers, Katherine 2012-10-26T04:04:47Z 2012-10-26T04:04:47Z 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12433 Seventeenth-century division violin music is not considered part of the classical canon, but its background as a European art form may make it seem "too Western" for traditional ethnomusicological study. The purpose of this thesis is twofold: first, I outline the historical context, transmission, and performance practice of division violin playing in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Also of interest to me is the way in which we, as musicologists, study oral tradition within the context of a musical culture that no longer exists today. After an exploration of the ideas of Milman Parry and Albert Lord, Walter Ong, Ruth Finnegan, and Slavica Ranković, I discuss the English division violin's background and transition from a largely oral to a predominantly literate tradition. I demonstrate this change in transmission, composition, and performance practices through examining the second and sixth editions of John Playford's The Division Violin (1684). en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. diminutions division violin John Playford oral tradition oral-written continuum seventeenth-century London Written Fragments of an Oral Tradition: "Re-Envisioning" the Seventeenth-Century Division Violin Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Flier, Hannah (University of Oregon, July 11, 2013)[more][less]Narath, Albert Flier, Hannah 2013-07-11T19:57:35Z 2013-07-11T19:57:35Z 2013-07-11 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12948 According to current models, 19th century American quilts are presented as simple objects of cultural heritage or considered for their similarities to other forms of modern art. This thesis follows a three part approach in order to study these objects which are valuable sources of historical information in their full context. This approach includes the historical, social/aesthetic, and material contexts of the objects. The topic of the study is the quilts of the Bethel and Aurora colonies, 19th century Christian "utopian" sects in Missouri and Oregon. While societies such as the Bethel and Aurora colonies shunned many aspects of modernization, quilts appear to be an area of connection with the outside world. The quilts serve as material evidence for the tension between communal and secular worldviews in the colonies. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Aurora Oregon Bethel Missouri Oregon Trail Quilts Textiles Utopia Written in Thread: The Evolution of Quilting in the Bethel and Aurora Colonies Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.A. masters Department of the History of Art and Architecture University of Oregon
X-ray Scattering Techniques for Coherent Imaging in Reflection Geometry, Measurement of Mutual Intensity, and Symmetry Determination in Disordered MaterialsParks, Daniel (University of Oregon, October 3, 2013)[more][less]Raymer, Michael Parks, Daniel 2013-10-03T23:30:11Z 2013-10-03T23:30:11Z 2013-10-03 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13221 The advent of highly-coherent x-ray light sources, such as those now available world-wide in modern third-generation synchrotrons and increasingly available in free-electron lasers, is driving the need for improved analytical and experimental techniques which exploit the coherency of the generated light. As the light illuminating a sample approaches full coherence, a simple Fourier transform describes the diffraction pattern generated by the scattered light in the far field; because the Fourier transform of an object is unique, coherent scattering can directly probe local structure in the scattering object instead of bulk properties. In this dissertation, we exploit the coherence of Advanced Light Source beamline 12.0.2 to build three types of novel coherent scattering microscopes. First, we extend the techniques of coherent diffractive imaging and Fourier transform holography, which uses iterative computational methods to invert oversampled coherent speckle patterns, into reflection geometry. This proof-of-principle experiment demonstrates a method by which reflection Bragg peaks, such as those from the orbitally-ordered phase of complex metal oxides, might eventually be imaged. Second, we apply a similar imaging method to the x-ray beam itself to directly image the mutual coherence function with only a single diffraction pattern. This technique supersedes the double-slit experiments commonly seen in the scattering literature to measure the mutual intensity function by using a set of apertures which effectively contains all possible double slit geometries. Third, we show how to evaluate the speckle patterns taken from a labyrinthine domain pattern for "hidden" rotational symmetries. For this measurement, we modify the iterative algorithms used to invert speckle patterns to generate a large number of domain configurations with the same incoherent scattering profile as the candidate pattern and then use these simulations as the basis for a statistical inference of the degree of ordering in the domain configuration. We propose extending this measurement to position-resolved speckle patterns, creating a symmetry-sensitive microscope. The three new techniques described herein may be employed at current and future light sources. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. coherent scattering fourier optics lensless imaging X-ray Scattering Techniques for Coherent Imaging in Reflection Geometry, Measurement of Mutual Intensity, and Symmetry Determination in Disordered Materials Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Ph.D. doctoral Department of Philosophy University of Oregon
Weinstein-Reiman, Michael (University of Oregon, September 29, 2014)[more][less]Grant, Roger Weinstein-Reiman, Michael 2014-09-29T17:51:18Z 2014-09-29T17:51:18Z 2014-09-29 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18409 In this thesis, I explicate the linkage between gender and the phenomenology of musical extemporaneity in the Enlightenment. In so doing, I trace the development of the free musical fantasia from its improvisatory roots in the music of courtesans to its codification as a Baroque topos and its eighteenth-century classification in the treatises of philosophers and music theorists. Enlightenment discourses on the free fantasia coincide with the emergence of the fantastic as a literary genre. This association manifests in the construction of the idea of "feminine music as other," signified by an infatuation with technology, the exhibition of talented female performers and automatons in these narratives, and the awareness of the subconscious as a viable wellspring of creative ideas. As such, the urge to rationalize musical expression at this time may be interpreted as an acknowledgement of the limits of Classical semiotics around the year 1800. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Young Man's Fancy: Enlightenment Taxonomy and the Feminization of the Free Musical Fantasia Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.A. masters School of Music and Dance University of Oregon
Magaña, Maurice (University of Oregon, October 3, 2013)[more][less]Stephen, Lynn Magaña, Maurice 2013-10-03T23:37:15Z 2013-10-03 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13325 This dissertation offers a unique examination of new cultures and forms of social movement organizing that include horizontal networking, non-hierarchical decision-making and governance combined with the importance of public visual art. Based on 23 months of ethnographic fieldwork, I analyze how processes of neoliberalism and globalization have influenced youth organizing and shaped experiences of historical marginalization. What makes youth activism in Southern Mexico unique from that occurring elsewhere (i.e. Occupy Movements in U.S. and Europe) is the incorporation of indigenous organizing practices and identities with urban subcultures. At the same time, the movements I study share important characteristics with other social movements, including their reliance on direct-action tactics such as occupations of public space and sit-ins, as well as their creative use of digital media technologies (i.e. Arab Spring). This research contributes to the study of social movements and popular politics, globalization, culture and resistance, and the politics of space by examining how youth activists combine everyday practices and traditional social movement actions to sustain autonomous political projects that subvert institutional and spatial hierarchies. They do so through decentralized activist networks that resist cooptation by the state and traditional opposition parties, while at the same time contesting the spatial exclusion of marginalized communities from the city center. This research contributes a critical analysis of the limits of traditional models of social change through electoral politics and traditional opposition groups, such as labor unions, by challenging us to take seriously the innovative models of politics, culture and governance that Mexican youth are offering us. At a larger level, my work suggests the importance of genuinely engaging with alternative epistemologies that come from places we may not expect- in this case urban, indigenous, and marginalized youth. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Cultural Production Public Space Social Movements Youth Studies Youth in Movement: The Cultural Politics of Autonomous Youth Activism in Southern Mexico Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2015-10-03 Ph.D. doctoral Department of Anthropology University of Oregon
Youth Workers and the Creative Arts on the Outskirts of Bogotá: An Alternative Intervention in Soacha, ColombiaFaris, Kathryn (University of Oregon, July 11, 2013)[more][less]Wooten, Stephen Faris, Kathryn 2013-07-11T20:13:26Z 2013-07-11T20:13:26Z 2013-07-11 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13004 This thesis explores the role of youth workers who utilize the arts in Soacha, Colombia. Through a historical and anthropological lens the findings reveal the objectives of the workers and the impact the work has as an intervention with the children. Through the case study of nine youth workers and two administrators of the local NGO, La Fundación Proyecto de Vida, I show how a comprehensive approach strengthens youth's social and personal capacities. This Colombian model of intervention includes workshops that cover areas such as music, visual arts, movement, physical health, and the environment. In addition to the workshops the organization provides psychological resources through family counseling, art and psychodynamic therapy, along with onsite cafeteria service. Ultimately I illustrate how this comprehensive, arts-based approach to support the youth can break the cycle of violence that is otherwise perpetuated by the lack of governmental social programs. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. arts-based education child development Colombia Youth Workers and the Creative Arts on the Outskirts of Bogotá: An Alternative Intervention in Soacha, Colombia Electronic Thesis or Dissertation M.A. masters Department of International Studies University of Oregon
Jansen, Rebecca June, 1980- (University of Oregon, December , 2010)[more][less]Jansen, Rebecca June, 1980- 2011-03-25T23:54:35Z 2011-03-25T23:54:35Z 2010-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11044 xii, 190 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. The success of heritage conservation districts as a more holistic approach to heritage resource management has been documented around the country. Yukon, Canada has expressed a desire to move beyond traditional approaches to establish district designations. Through detailed examinations of the evolution of districts and of the progression of historic sites management in Canada and the Yukon, best practices will be established and measured against the unique challenges faced in the Territory. Further, an examination of the potential benefits and challenges are discussed and measured against three case studies: downtown Dawson City, Takhini North in Whitehorse and Carcross, Yukon. The case studies provide tangible evidence for the successful implementation of heritage conservation districts as a way to preserve and enhance the Yukon's historic sites. Committee in Charge: Dr. Michael Hibbard, Chair; Barbara Hogan en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Interdisciplinary Studies Program: Historic Preservation, M.S., 2010; Historic districts -- Yukon Heritage conservation districts Yukon Yukon Heritage Conservation Districts: Case Studies and Strategies for Success Thesis
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Vidisco Ltd. Launches 'Ask the Expert' Column
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Panel to study the impact of trawling ban soon
Marine Enforcement, Coast Guard put on alert to enforce banMechanised boats that violate ban to be impoundedEnvironmental group demands suspension of all fishing activities
KOCHI: Foreign trawlers will not be permitted to operate in the Kerala waters during the annual monsoon trawl ban period, Fisheries Minister S. Sarma has said.
Talking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, Mr. Sarma said that action would be initiated against foreign trawlers found violating the ban order. The Marine Enforcement and the Coast Guard have been put on alert in this regard, he said.
On the proposed expert committee to study the impacts of monsoon trawl ban, Mr. Sarma said that the panel would be constituted soon.
Collector's warning
Staff Reporter writes from Kollam: District Collector B. Sreenivas has warned that mechanised fishing boats found violating the 45-day ban on trawling which begins at 12 midnight on Wednesday will be impounded and criminal case registered against the violators.
Over 400 mechanised fishing boats were at sea on Wednesday night and they were seeking permission to enter the Shakthikulangara-Neendakara twin harbours on Thursday morning to sell their catch.
Mr. Sreenivas said no such concession would be given to them. The rules are clear and all boats will have to cross over to the eastern side of the Neendakara bridge by 12 midnight.
The Collector alleged that a section of the boat owners were unnecessarily creating problems. The Government Order will have to be strictly adhered to, he said. Those violating the rules will have to face the consequences, he added.
Researchers' plea
Kerala Environment Researchers' Association president Sainudeen Pattazhy has called for the suspension of all fishing activities from June to September in the interests of conserving marine wealth.
In a statement here on Wednesday, he said the 45-day ban on trawling alone was not sufficient.
The southwest monsoon, from June to September, is the most biologically sensitive period as far as the sea is concerned. It is one of the peak spawning periods for many fish such as oil sardine, Indian mackerel, penaeid prawns, fin fish and ribbon fish. Dr. Pattazhy said the monsoon winds replenished the nutrients in the upper layers of the ocean and the prevailing environmental factors in the marine ecology induced biological activities of the fish.
The present trawling ban suspends the use of mechanised outboard engines exceeding 25 HP capacity. But at the same time, the rules allow fishing by traditional crafts. This activity will also disturb the marine ecosystem. Moreover, during this period, mechanised crafts from other States and countries engage in deep-sea fishing off the Kerala waters. This spoils the whole purpose of the trawling ban, he said.


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Hey! Another story! Go me now I'll have three stories going at the same time. Anyway enjoy!Chapter 1: Night's Secret
"Want to go to the club," I questioned looking over at my best friend, Rama.
"We're only 18, Laban," stated Rama lazily from his spot on the bed, "no respectable gay club would let us in within 10 feet of them."
"Rama," I stated matter-of-factly walking over to my friend," there's no such thing as a respectable gay club. Haven't you heard?! It's immoral and oh my gosh that's how AIDs are spread." Rama fell off the bed laughing and I smiled proudly.
"Well, in that case," voiced Rama, "what are we waiting for?"
"Nothing," I stated brightly getting off the bed, "you driving?"
"Hell yes," assured Rama with a grin, "how do I look?" I looked my friend over quickly. He had dark brown hair cut in a mohawk, chocolate brown eyes, a semi-tan, and was about 6'2". He wore a navy wife beater showing off his muscles, and slightly baggy blue jeans.
"You remind me of a redneck," I answered truthfully.
"Really," questioned Rama looking in the mirror.
"Yeah," I assured, "you should wear a t-shirt instead." Rama gave a quick nod of agreement before leaving the room and I looked in the mirror. I wasn't anything special. I had thick hair that fell into my eyes, I had dyed it neon green. I had blue eyes, but they weren't like everyone described them they were just plain. People said my eyes looked like a raging storm, but I never understood nor saw it. I was pale, but not sickly looking and I was a wopping 5'9" of lean muscle. Needless to say I didn't like a body builder or a super model, but I thought I looked okay. I was wearing a white shirt that I had spray painted swirls and lines of orange, green, and yellow. To top it all off I wore a pair of loose fitting blue jeans.
"You look smoking," observed Rama from behind me," lets go." I nodded seeing he had changed into a plain black t-shirt. We walked out of our small apartment and hopped into Rama's silver Subaru. We jammed the stereo until we reached the club, Night's Secret and quickly got out. This club was said to be the most popular club and could supposedly have a line going for blocks. This was Rama's and my first time here and we were curious to see what the big deal was. Lucky for us we came a little early, about five til 10 and the line wasn't that long. The doors opened at ten so we had to wait outside for a few minutes, but I thought it was worth it.
"Hey Sweet pea," voiced a deep voice and I felt arms around me," looking for some fun?"
"Not with you," I seethed, "I'm nobody's bitch." The man chuckled, but left like I wanted him to. When I saw him I was glad I turned him down he just screamed pedophile. He was horribly balding and had what looked like the beginnings of a beer belly. I sure as hell didn't want to end up with that at night. The bouncers were opening the doors though and I quickly forgot about the man too excited about the club. When Rama and I entered I understood clearly why the club was so popular. Everything had a sleek mysterious look to it. They had fog machines going which gave the strobe lights an eerie look and the music seemed to be punk/emo/ rock and some other eerie sounding songs. The bar was the only thing that seemed semi-normal. The fog didn't reach that far and the bar was light up with glowing blue lights to match the blue bar stools.
"This is sweet," observed Rama happy to have found a good club.
"No kidding," I agreed before heading to the dance floor, "you coming?"
"Nah," stated Rama smirking, "I'm going to pick off the cute ones that are getting drunk."
"You have no shame," I called before mingling into the crowded dance floor. I found a nice spot right in the middle of the dance floor and began to dance the way that would make any gay man drool. I instantly got a partner. A handsome man that looked Native American, but was dressed in a loose button up shirt and tight blue jeans. I wrapped my arms loosely around his neck and we danced for a couple songs before going our separate ways. I moved to a different part of the dance floor and began to dance again only to get a new dance partner, but this one wasn't one I wanted. It was the man I had met outside and I tried to break out of his grip, but he pulled me back to him. I growled in annoyance before quickly elbowing him in the stomach and stomping over to the bar running right into someone. He had thick blonde hair, hazel eyes, was pale and looked about 5'4".
"Watch where you're going," I hissed starting to walk away.
"No reason to be so rude," voiced the blonde frowning at me.
"Just stay out of my way," I warned looking at him angrily.
"What the heck is your problem," questioned the man.
"I'm not in the mood for your shit," I growled pushing him against the wall, "so keep pushing it and I'd sleep with one eye open." The blonde looked shocked and I quickly walked to the bar. I was annoyed and I knew I wouldn't be able to fully enjoy my night here. I spotted Rama in some guy's lap and gave up the idea of talking to him up. I sat on the bar stool now officially sulking at my bad luck.
"You want anything," questioned the bartender and I just stared. He was probably the hottest thing here. He had wavy blonde hair that went to his shoulders, sky blue eyes, and peach skin.
"You okay," questioned the bartender, Sascha said his name tag, "do you want anything?"
"You," I stated bluntly before blushing at what I just said.
"I'm at work," argued Sascha.
"When do you get off," I questioned not giving up now.
"I have a 30 minute break in an hour," reported Sascha, "meet me in the bathroom." I raised an eyebrow, but nodded all the same. I walked back onto the dance floor putting a little more swing in my hips for Sascha's benefit. I danced at the edge of the crowd hoping Sascha was watching and see just what he got himself into. The hour went by surprisingly fast and I slipped into the bathroom. Nobody else was in here and I wondered if Sascha just told me this to make a fool out of me. My thoughts were dashed away when Sascha enters the bathroom his blue eyes clouded with lust and I watch as he locks the door. I watch as he walks up to me curiously and I smiled as we began to kiss frantically. We had 30 minutes and hadn't the time to bother with foreplay. Sascha yanked my pants and boxers down and I did the same for him.
"You do me and I'll do you," instructed Sascha and I began rubbing my hand over his length. After a few seconds of this he turned me around so my stomach was pushed against the sink.
"Quick," he whispered allowing me to suck on his fingers while spreading my legs. Sascha pulled his fingers from my mouth and instantly stuck two in me before adding a third. I groaned at the pain, but gasp when I feel him remove his fingers and enter me. It hurt like hell at first, but with each thrust the pleasure started to outweigh the pain. Before long Sascha had me moaning his name as he hit my sweet spot. He came before I did and panting he quickly pulled out of me. He pulled up his boxers and pants. I frowned thinking he'd leave me still hard, but I moaned as I felt his mouth over my length. Sascha was good with his mouth and before long I came too. I got dressed quickly and Sascha unlocked the door. We walked out as coolly as we could and I immediately went to get Rama deciding it was time to go home.
Rama was right where he was before I left minus the guy and I knew he was ready to leave too.
"Let's go home Rama," I voiced and Rama nodded in agreement.
We left after that and I was happy when we reached home. Not waiting for Rama I ran to our room and quickly got ready for bed. I was just slipping into bed when Rama finally came into the room. Stripping down to his boxers he jumped into bed and turned off the lamp on the nightstand.
I fell asleep easily feeling content and went off to dream land.
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Parking row store takes Mail off shelves
Posted: February 09, 2010|
SUPERMARKET chiefs temporarily withdrew copies of the Mail containing comments urging customers to ignore fines issued for violating their parking policy, it has been revealed.
Morrisons, in Coppice Side, Swadlincote, cleared Thursday's edition from its shelves after a front page article included claims from a Swadlincote driver who said the store's parking fines were unenforceable.
Barbara Hall, of Pennine Way, who contacted the Mail after being sent a £40 fine from parking management company Parking Eye, claimed the penalties were only enforceable if issued by the police or local authority.
Morrisons told the Mail that the decision to withdraw the newspaper was made at 'store level' and was later overturned once head office became involved.
A Morrisons spokesman said: "A decision was made at store level which was rectified as soon as we became aware of it."
The Mail understands that the edition was back on the shelves by 2pm — too late for some customers to buy a copy.


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Communist Party of India National Secretary, D.Raja, on Tuesday urged the Centre to take steps to revive the Ooty-based Hindustan Photo Films or bring it under the Defence Ministry, considering that it was the only public sector undertaking in the backward district of Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu.
Making a special mention in Rajya Sabha, he noted that HPF's products are mainly used by the health and defence sectors and if it was not revived the country would have to depend on multinationals for those products.
He also observed that the company possessed good infrastructure with a township, which could not be allowed to go unutilised and stressed that it has been continuously in operation and the employees were working without any problem even while being paid less at 1987 pay scale.
A revival proposal based on a report of consultants had been duly considered by the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industries, the Board of Public Sector Enterprises and Committee of Secretaries and recommended for approval by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. But, unfortunately the Cabinet panel did not approve it, he added.
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Some good suggestions here, but before your head starts spinning more then your second serve, lets summarize although you'd have to be a genius or an idiot savant to learn to play tennis from a book or a message board:
1) Toss ball directly over the button on your hat which is called the "12:00 o'clock" position on the imaginary clock. (but don't wear a hat while you're competing, they just get in the way, unless it's a proper Ozzie tennis hat with a piece of cabbage under it, on a scorching day with babies crying in the background). If you're doing this properly the bicep on your tossing arm will touch your cheek for a reference point (palm facing up).
2) Speed of the swing does not change, same as for a first.
3) And here's the key: When first learning the second serve, to give you an idea of the feeling of "knifing" the shot, hit the ball with the edge of your racket--and I do mean LITERALLY with the EDGE of your racket! Don't do this where infants or adults could be injured! The best place would be an open freshly harvested cornfield near Smith Center, Kansas, where no one will be watching to embarrass you or be injured--or alternatively on the outdoor roof-top courts of an urban tennis club where when the ball goes flying out to the intersection below you may hit the windshield of a passing Mercedes and cause a wreck--then run into a shower-stall and hide 'til the cops and the ambulance chasers leave.
4) Now hit 1,000,000 practice balls.
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- Velumani Chinna
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"Nice rooms with all facilities and quick service"
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Very nice spot for stay in weekends,nice rooms with all facilities and quick service and clean.More » « Less
Located in hills slope with great scenaries of opposite hills,the wild Indian gaur were easy sighting from the room.
All mobile coverage is excellent,Very easy access to town Kothagiri.
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"It was really awesome"
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It was really awesome. Especially the location was marvellous. away from a city life to a calm and peaceful location. surrounded by mountains........ great.... People who like nature will sure like this place.More » « Less
Best Experience: lots to mention, cleanliness , services, calm location..... great hospitality. overall a nice experience. will visit again with my family.
Worst Experience: unfortunately nothing worse. Really felt happy that I found such a nice place.
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It was nice stay in between tea valley.But the resort is far away from the main road but there is no proper direction board of resort,but the hotel management has given the direction properly over mobile even in the night 9.0 clock.More » « Less
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Grimms in Kotagiri was a good one. My father\'s choice, it was a good property that is yet to e popularized. Clean and comfortable rooms. Good service by the staffs but need to improve a bit more. Location was wonderful. Overall a well maintained property.More » « Less
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Peppa Pig will co-host a special Open Day event at Bromley Day Nursery in College Road, following a complete garden refurbishment programme by the nursery owners, the nationwide Asquith Day Nurseries group.
Local mums and dads are invited to the Showcase Day which takes the form of an autumn traditional fete, complete with hog roast, special dishes cooked from the nursery's own menu, plus traditional games.
Nursery manager Dianne Lumsden-Earle said: "Our nursery is undergoing a massive £100,000 facelift and the refurbishments include a brand new garden area, complete with new climbing apparatus and a special covered stage to enable our children to present their own shows. The work will all be complete in the New Year, following the installation of a new state-of-the-
Bromley Day Nursery is rated 'Good' by Ofsted and can accommodate up to ninety four local children.
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Trip to Disney World
... had photos taken with all the characters including Mickie Mouse it's all included in the package. Elliott go brave & did a couple of scary rides while I sat out & watched the bags. When we got back to the hotel the boys wanted to get their souvenir gifts for their friends which seem to take for ever so I went & got my meal, I got a salad again as it's nice & ...
Animal Kingdom Lodge Check In
... the drizzle to
Pirates of the Caribbean!! Conveniently we were also then able to ride the Jungle Cruise with a fast pass as well. Our river guide was great. Holly couldn't ride because of the lack of
the fast pass but she was able to get a picture of us on the boat!
The rain was letting up by then and we made our way over to new Fantasyland where we rode Under The Sea (the ...
Our last day @ Disney
... but tonight I simply can't find enough words to express my joy and delight concerning this concert. Apparently Walt Disney himself started this idea of the candlelight processional, with Christmas carols being performed for over 50 years. I would imagine that the concept has grown over the years, but it is really spectacular. With a 50 piece orchestra and a choir of over 400 voices, the celebrity narrator (tonight - Jonathon Groff of Frozen - Christoff) ...
... me all about it :-) Our favourite slides by far were the Omaka waka & Whanau way. (The strange names are because the whole park is New Zealand themed). We had an all you can eat buffet for lunch where you can come back throughout the day for more food. Owen definitely got our money's worth! Being way too full to get back into the water we have a bit of a chill out on the loungers. We wake up an hour ...
Back To Life, Back To Reality
... the next day in a determined sulk with my guide, thinking I could have done this by myself! Still saw a lot of animals including my first aaaaaaaarmadillo. Wanted to stay longer and do more – but time and money issues, so once again ignored the common sense option and travelled 10 hours out my way to see another volcano, only to get there and see a cloud – NOT IMPRESSED! After that, went to a beach town to party with the locals over the easter weekend, and crossed over ...


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Officials: Residents should take advantage of cooler weather to prepare yards for wildfire season
NAPLES - ■ Maintain a 30-foot buffer between your home and dense vegetation. Ensure fencing is in good condition.
■ Remove dead or overhanging branches around your home.
■ Keep tree limbs pruned six to 10 feet off the ground.
■ Regularly prune shrubs and brushes.
■ Keep your yard mowed and clear of tall, dry grass.
■ Keep your yard and gutters clear of leaves and pine straw.
■ Promptly dispose of cuttings and debris.
■ Install spark arrestors on chimneys.
■ Keep firewood away from your home and other structures.
■ Build your driveway 14 feet wide to accommodate firefighting vehicles.
Myriam Cruz doesn't want her children to ever experience the loss she did as a little girl.
When she was 12 years old and living in upstate New York, Cruz said her home caught fire and burned to the ground. All her family's photos, videos and "memories" were lost forever.
"I remember that feeling when my dad picked me up at school and said 'We had a fire. We lost everything,'" Cruz said.
So Cruz, now 35, was understandably panicked last April when a fire erupted in her neighbors' yard on 13th Street Southeast in Golden Gate Estates, eventually torching 21 acres, damaging two homes and destroying five sheds.
Owning the only lot on the street cleared of trees may have saved her house, Cruz said. Since the fire, her husband has purchased several hoses and connected them to every outdoor spout in order to keep the lawn wet and to fight back any potential blazes.
"We're prepared if it happens again," Cruz said.
Though the dry season is only a week old, hurricane season officially runs through November, and brush fire season doesn't really kick in for months, Southwest Florida fire officials say now is the perfect time for residents to start preparing their homes for possible wildfires. That includes cleaning gutters, trimming bushes and disposing of debris.
"It's a great time of the year to do it," Big Corkscrew Fire Chief Rita Greenberg said. "It's not so hot."
At the same time, fire officials are not sure what to expect going into 2010.
The 2009 brush fire season was one of the driest in South Florida history, with November 2008 to April 2009 being the driest six-month period since record keeping started in 1932. Through November, firefighters from the Florida Division of Forestry have battled 194 fires that burned 4,329 acres in 2009, up from 136 fires and 3,000 acres through all of 2008.
Though the rainy season started promisingly with record rainfall at the end of May, it ended a little below average.
Greenberg said conditions are drier right now than she would like. At the end of October, Lee, Collier and Hendry counties averaged 450 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, which measures soil moisture on a zero to 800 scale with higher numbers representing increased fire risk, said Victor Hill, spokesman from the Division of Forestry. That was up from 117 on Oct. 1.
On the bright side, forecasters are predicting more rain than usual over the next six months due to an El Niño system affecting weather statewide. And depending on its ultimate path, Tropical Storm Ida could dump some needed rain on the region.
"Regardless of what the weather predictions are, everybody, including residents, has a responsibility to protect their property, make sure that they can to minimize wildfire danger," Hill said. "Forecasts can change. Predictions can change."
Hill said that this time of year Division of Forestry firefighters are checking their equipment and vehicles, training, and conducting controlled burns to thin vegetation. This week they conducted burns in the Picayune Strand State Forest.
Cruz said she is definitely not hoping for an encore to last year's blaze.
"I hope it does rain a little bit more," Cruz said. "I do wish that if people know it's going to be a really dry season that they trim a little more."
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10th anniversary of Metropolitan Hilarion's episcopal consecration marked by grand divine service16. January 2012 - 12:20
On January the 14, 2012, when the Church celebrates the Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord and the commemoration day of St. Basil the Great, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate's department for external church relations, marked the 10th anniversary of his the episcopal consecration by leading the festive Divine Liturgy at the church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted-in-Bolshaya Ordynka in Moscow.
Among his concelebrants were guests from Local Churches including the Patriarchate of Georgia, Greek Orthodox Church, Polish Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands of Slovakia, as well as Moscow representatives of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, Bulgaria, the Czech Lands and Slovakia, and Georgia. He was also assisted by church officials in holy orders.
Christmas in Kuwait12. January 2012 - 11:17
With the blessing of Metropolitan Constantine of Kuwait, Baghdad and all Persian Gulf of the Antiochian Patriarchate; hieromonk Jefrem served on Christmas the Holy Liturgy in Kuwait. The Liturgy was served mostly in Church-Slavonic, with chanting of faithful people and reading of the Christmas Enclytical of Serbian Patriarch Irinej, which woke particular emotions in Serbs there.
Second Christmas Festival of Religious Music opens at the Moscow International House of Music12. January 2012 - 8:28
On 8 January 2012, the Second Christmas Festival of Religious Music opened at the Moscow International House of Music with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Vladimir Spivakov, president of the Moscow International House of Music, a member of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, and Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, act as artistic directors of the Festival.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk read out greetings from the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church to the organizers, participants and guests: "On these radiant days we have gathered together to share the joy over the incarnation of God the Saviour of the world and to sing songs of praise to Him." His Holiness Patriarch Kirill noted that the Moscow Christmas Festival has already made a name for itself in the world music community and expressed his hope for the Festival, held annually, to foster moral health of our society.
"Singing, especially choral singing, is the most natural expression of unity and accord. It is not fortuitous that the Holy Bible regards singing as the best form of praising God by human beings and angels", His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia underscored in his greeting.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk told the audience about the versatile programme of the Festival, which includes performing of different kinds of religious music: Byzantine and Old Russian hymns, and modern compositions, such as American spirituals.
The Moscow Synodal Choir conducted by Alexei Puzakov, an honoured artist of Russia, sang hymns by Pavel Chesnokov, Alexander Kastalsky, archpriest Nikolai Vedernikov, Nikolai Golovanov, and Georgy Sviridov. In the second part of the concert the Moscow Synodal Choir and "Musica Viva" Moscow Chamber Orchestra (headed by Alexander Rudin) performed the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, composed by Alexander Grechaninov in 1917 on the basis of ancient plain chant "Demestvo" for choir, string orchestra and organ (opus 79).
Performing at the next concert of the Christmas Festival to be held on 14 January will be "La Cappella Silvanensis" vocal ensemble of the Sylvanès Abbey (France).
Source: DECR of the Russian Orthodox Church
Patriarch of Tbilisi and All Georgia Ilia II serves Christmas Liturgy10. January 2012 - 11:55
On Christmas Eve, on January 6, Patriarch of Tbilisi and All Georgia Illia II conducted Christmas Liturgy together with Their Graces Bishops, members of the Holy Synod and priests at St. Trinity temple. Christmas epistle was read at the temple.
Talking about social problems like mass unemployment, a high level of emigration, an increasing number of prisoners, and the low level of education, His Holiness highlighted territorial integrity as the main problem for our country in his traditional Christmas Epistle.
Alilo" Christmas procession in Tbilisi10. January 2012 - 11:17
Catholicos-Patriarch Ilya II blessed the participants in the Christmas procession in the Georgian capital. He greeted the festive procession and distributed sweets and gifts, reports the website, Kavkazsky Udel.
Every year on the feast of the Nativity of Christ, in Georgia people take to the streets in order to take part in the procession called Alilo, bringing gifts for the needy.
Members of the clergy lead the procession bearing icons, crosses and banners, while the laity follow behind them either on foot, or in bull-drawn carts. Children play one of the leading roles in this Christmas procession.


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Special 2010 Holiday Hot Rock Cooking Offer
Rok Modern Stone-Age Cooking announces special offer on its consumer hot stone cooking products for the 2010 holiday season. Rok Cooking's home hot rock products are one of the most unique holiday gift ideas.
(Vocus/PRWEB) December 16, 2010
Starting today through January 15th, 2011, Rok Cooking is offering a free home accessories kit (includes heavy-duty rock tongs, 1 jar Premium Grilling Salt and 2 cleaning scourers), a $20 value, with the purchase of two (2) HCS-101C or three (3) HCS-201S hot rock cooking sets. Give the gift of Hot Rock this holiday season and amaze your loved ones with this cooking sensation. These hot stone cooking sets are so unique they will make the perfect gifts for anyone on your gift-giving list this holiday season.
What makes hot rock cooking so healthy and delicious? The sizzling heat and flat surface of the rock completely sears the meat, locking in all the juices, nutrients and natural flavors. No oils or fats are used in the cooking process. Bursting with aroma, every bite is hot, juicy, incredibly delicious"¦and healthy too. It is unlike anything you have ever tasted.
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Cancellation of passports of 3 PCSO accused sought
A prosecutor on Thursday asked the Sandiganbayan to order the Department of Foreign Affairs to cancel the passports of three former officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) who have left the country despite warrants issued for their arrest on charges of plunder.
In a motion for the cancellation of passports before the antigraft court's First Division, Assistant State Prosecutor Julietta Zinnia Niduaza identified the three accused who remain at large as former General Manager Rosario Uriarte and former board directors Jose Taruc V and Ma. Fatima Valdez.
The three face arrest in connection with their alleged participation in the alleged embezzlement of P366 million in PCSO intelligence funds between January 2008 and June 2010.
Niduaza attached certifications from the Bureau of Immigration confirming the three had flown abroad.
According to the bureau, Uriarte left the country on July 8, 2012, on board Cebu Pacific Airlines Flight No. 5J807 with passport number XX2278899; Taruc on July 19, 2012, on board Cathay Pacific Airlines Flight No. CX900 with passport number XX4599189; and Valdez on June 12, 2012, on Singapore Airlines Flight No. SQ917 with passport number EBO252218.
The three are among the 10 accused, including former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now a representative of Pampanga, by the Office of the Ombudsman with plunder for supposedly having conspired to embezzle the P366 million from the PCSO.
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Liberty's track and field teams started the season with a pair of impressive wins, cruising past Worthington Kilbourne Tuesday in Worthington.
The Patriot girls, who won by a comfortable 99-38 margin, were powered by Claire Wiles, who won the 3,200-, 1,600- and 800-meter runs in respective times of 12:31.8, 5:23.9 and 2:32.2; Bobbi Hines, who won the shot put with a heave of 33-5; Angela Kile, who picked up first-place points in the discus with a throw of 84-2; Claire Linn and Katy McFarland, who each cleared 5-0 to tie for first place in the high jump; Autumn Lowder, who won the long jump with an effort of 14-1; Alena Southwick, who won the 100-meter hurdles in 16.7 seconds; and Haley Pickelheimer, who won the 300 hurdles in 49.2 seconds.
In addition to the field event win, Linn also secured top honors in the 200 with an effort of 29.4 seconds. The Patriots also picked up wins in the 4x200 (1:59.3) and 4x100 (54.8 seconds) relays.
Liberty's boys were solid, too, sailing to a 97-40 season-opening victory.
Patriot winners included Mitchell Towne, who won the 1,600 with a time of 4:34.8; Cameron Lackey, who nabbed first-place points in the 800 in 2:07.5; Daniel Parsons, who won the 3,200 in 10:53; Cameron Cook, who won the high jump with a leap of 6-2; John Schultz, who won the pole vault after clearing 13-0; and Matt Totin, who won the 110 hurdles in 17.4 seconds.
Liberty also won the 4x800 (9:05.3) and 4x200 (1:39.4) relays.


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Put a fresh-tapped beer in front of a Summerfest customer and the refrain you're likely to hear is more "less filling" than "tastes great."
"What?" people will say, "You're not gonna top me off?"
This observation comes from a veteran beer-tender who loves the job at Summerfest but can count on customers complaining that he's not filling the glasses all the way.
"Would you please tell the Summerfest crowds that this is the rule. It is not the bartender's fault. We'd fill them till they dripped if we could, but we can't. It will save me from having this message tattooed on my forehead," he said.
He didn't want me to use his name because the festival bosses don't like employees talking to the news media. "Call me Deep Suds," he said, offering the Watergate-style handle.
OK, Mr. Suds, here's the announcement. It's not that Summerfest is shortchanging anyone. They are selling you 12 ounces of beer, but they're putting it in a 16-ounce cup. I think it was that way last year, too.
The bartenders stop pouring when the beer reaches the red or black fill line on the cup, which is a full one inch from the top. They hand you a glass that's 25% empty, which doesn't exactly scream, "Party on!" or even "Good value!"
You, on the other hand, have just handed them $5 per beer, and $5.50 for a more premium brand. If you try telling the bartenders that your money stops at a $4 fill line marked on the side of your wallet, they will not be amused. And you will get no beer.
I don't have to remind you that you can buy a whole 6-pack of beer for five bucks at a liquor store, as long as your tastes aren't too refined. If your car ran on Summerfest beer, it would be $53 a gallon.
Even with clear plastic cups, we need more transparency on this issue. While not blaming the bartenders, I'm one of those customers who doesn't like my beer to look like it started without me. Damn the dreaded fill line.
No wonder Wisconsin is ranked only No. 5 in America for beer consumption. (You'll find an article about that in the Business section of the Journal Sentinel today.) How are we supposed to compete on the national stage with these under-filled glasses?
Summerfest says they're doing us a favor. They're fighting spillage with shrinkage.
"Our bartenders do a great job of pouring beer for our patrons throughout Summerfest," said fest spokesman John Boler. "They work to be consistent with every pour and top the cold beer off with a little head, as all good bartenders would do.
"We use 16-ounce cups because using a 12-ounce cup would result in the product being spilled during the delivery of the beer to the patron, and as the patron leaves the beer-pouring area."
He makes a good point there, especially if the patron must navigate said product from the pouring area through 117,000 crazy people like the crowd on Saturday.
I stopped at Summerfest on Tuesday afternoon to hear what you think. Well, maybe not you in particular, but the parallel-universe you who is able to break away from work at 1 in the afternoon to enjoy a beer at the lakefront.
"You could put the red line right here," said Jane Shepard of Madison, touching her finger to the top of her glass of Miller. "This is no offense against you," she quickly added to the bartender who could hear our conversation.
"You don't want customers going away with a bad feeling," Shepard said.
"You feel like you're not getting all the beer that you should," said Andi Lenahan of Chicago, who had just stepped away from the Lakefront Brewery stand with a glass of Wisconsinite beer made from all home-grown ingredients.
The empty space at the top of the glass is, in her words, kind of annoying.
Kurt Jahn of Germantown was telling me that he is 61 years old and remembers beer for 50 cents at Summerfest back in the day. And the suds spilled over the top.
As his own little protest, he mentions the partly empty glass to the bartender every time he orders a beer at Summerfest: "Where's the rest of my brew?"
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We're number five — for drinking beer
Wisconsin ranks behind North Dakota, New Hampshire, Montana and South Dakota in a new report by the Washington, D.C.-based Beer Institute. Story, 1D