88 research outputs found
Bobbie Ann Mason
No full textA documentary film on Mayfield, Kentucky author Bobbie Ann Mason. The film chronicles her writing career, including her early love of reading, her time as president of the Hilltoppers\u27 fan club, college life, and her career as a writer for a fan magazine in New York. She shares her influences, creative processes and perceptions of the joys and difficulties of being a writer. She also discusses her award-winning novels, In Country and Feather Crowns, and presents readings from Love Life, Shiloh and Other Stories, and Spence and Lila. Includes interviews with her family, friends, and literary agent. Produced by Kentucky Educational Television in 1995
Effects of Varying Load During A Wingate Test
No full textEffects of Varying Load During A Wingate Test Author: Bobbie Cooks Faculty Sponsor: J.R. Wilson, Ph.D. INTRODUCTION: The Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT) also known as Wingate test is used for athletes to assess peak anaerobic power, anaerobic fatigue, and total anaerobic capacity. It is crucial in determining physiological profiles, training programs, and assessing human muscle capacity. The test requires the subject to pedal a mechanically braked bicycle ergometer for 30 seconds at an “all out” pace. They are advised to complete a 3-5 minute warm-up followed by a 1-2 minute cool down. Research shows that, depending on the study, and subjects, there are differences in results based on the resistance they pedal against. PURPOSE: The specific purpose of this research study was to determine the effects of two different breaking loads during a Wingate test. METHODS: Five women (W; age 22 +3yrs) students of The University of Texas at Arlington volunteered to participate in this study. Each subject came to the research laboratory on two different occasions at the scheduled time and the test was explained to them. Data was collected including: height, weight, and age. The resistances were a torque factor of 0.60 and 0.67. The order of the two different resistances was randomized among the subjects. The seat on the cycle was adjusted for each subject’s leg length. Subjects pedaled for 1 min during a warmup of easy cycling before the resistance was increased. With the command “start,” the subject pedaled as fast as possible against the resistance and was encouraged to pedal as hard and fast as they could for 30 seconds. They were not allowed to stand up during the 30 second test. The resistance was automatically removed at the end of 30 seconds. Resistance was removed and the subject continued to pedal as long as needed to cool down. During each test peak power, minimum power, fatigue slope, mean power, and peak power (body mass) were recorded. They were then scheduled to return to perform the WAnT using the second resistance. RESULTS: At a torque factor of 0.60 [Nm/Kg] the means of each variable were calculated as follows: Peak Power 552±105.4, Mean Power 310±42.2, Minimum Power 135.8±60.5, Peak Power/ Body Mass 8.5±0.3, and Fatigue slope 2.1±3.1. At the torque of 0.67 [Nm/Kg] Peak Power 523.3±102.5, Mean Power 288.9±41.6, Minimum Power 111±52.7, Peak Power/Body mass 8±0.59, Fatigue slope 2.6±2. Results show no significant difference between the two resistances (p\u3e0.05). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicated that there was no significant difference in peak power, minimum power, mean power, peak power/BM, and fatigue slope when changing the resistance
Bobbie Forster Caricature
No full textBobbie Forster is writing on a notepad, with two purses and a camera hanging from her shoulders. Autograph on recto: "Bobbie Forster."Bobbie Forster was a newspaper feature writer for the Arkansas Democrat and an author of short stories and novels
Exploring intersections of climate justice and tourism through Indigenous perspectives
No full textBobbie will share insights and stories from her postdoctoral research journey over the last year that has focused on the intersection of Indigenous communities, tourism and climate justice. Since 2023, Bobbie served as the lead author and researcher for a report released in July 2024 entitled, Climate Justice and Tourism: An Introductory Guide. This project brought together an international research team and canvassed voices of tourism stakeholders impacted by climate crises from diverse areas of the globe. Key insights from this report, including a focus on fairness and equity in both emissions and adaptation within tourism contexts, will be shared. The second part of Bobbie\u27s talk will address the more critical lens that Bobbie has brought to understandings of climate justice by focusing on the impacts of transition metal mining on Indigenous communities and tourism. Based on fieldwork, workshops and visits across Bolivia, Chile, and Panama, Bobbie shares insights about how the drive to extract \u27transition\u27 minerals that are key for decarbonizing technologies is actually putting at risk Indigenous relationships to Country, culture and plans for community tourism
NBC News Clips
No full textVideo footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Bobbie Wygant about conspiracy theories surrounding the 1945 death of General Patton in an automobile crash in Germany. The story includes archival interview footage with Patton's chauffeur and author Frederick Nolan whose book "The Algonquin Project" was the basis for the new film "Brass Target.
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NBC News Clips
No full textVideo footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Bobbie Wygant about conspiracy theories surrounding the 1945 death of General Patton in an automobile crash in Germany. The story includes archival interview footage with Patton's chauffeur and author Frederick Nolan whose book "The Algonquin Project" was the basis for the new film "Brass Target.
Indigenous perspectives on transition minerals, the green economy and climate justice
No full textThis presentation provides an overview of recent conversations, fieldwork and journeys with Native communities across US Indian Country focused on Indigenous perspectives towards transition minerals and the green economy. With the move to electric vehicles being touted as the cornerstone of policies aimed at reducing carbon and tackling climate change, this transition has spurred a new boom in mining of transition minerals, including metals like lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel. The majority of these newly coveted minerals and plans for sourcing them through mining are located on Indigenous lands, whether across US Indian Country or in other countries around the world, including in Latin America. As a contributing author to Cultural Survival quarterly magazine, Bobbie has been writing short stories on this topic aimed at highlighting the diverse perspectives of Indigenous communities towards these minerals and the purported solution they represent as a step towards reversing climate change
Barriers to accessing child care subsidies in Oregon: report in response to House Bill 2346
No full textprepared by: Megan Pratt, Kelly D. Chandler, Brenda Barrett-Rivera, Asia Thogmartin, & Bobbie Weber, Oregon State University.Title from PDF cover (viewed on October 19, 2020).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
School-age supply and demand: child care access and equity : report in response to House Bill 2346
No full textprepared by: Megan Pratt, Bobbie Weber, Michaella Sektnan, Shannon Caplan, & Laurie Houston, Oregon State University.Title from PDF cover (viewed on October 19, 2020)."Through House Bill (HB) 2346, the 2019 Oregon Legislature created the Task Force on Access to Quality Affordable Child Care. This bill directed the Early Learning Division to conduct three studies to inform the work of the Task Force"--Page 2.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
BOBBIE ANN MASON'S POSTSOUTHERNISM: THE DECLINE OF RELIGION IN FOUR STORIES FROM SHILOH AND OTHER STORIES
No full textA consistent theme in author Bobbie Ann Mason\u27s short story collection Shiloh and Other Stories is a break from the traditional religious customs of the U.S. South. As children become adults and move away and as marriages crumble, characters\u27 Christian faith fades, entering their minds only frustrated disillusion. Through their scathing, sarcastic quips and references, Mason\u27s characters exhibit distaste for the traditional attitude toward Christianity in the South. Therefore, Mason\u27s stories deconstruct not only the notion of Christianity\u27s role in the South, but that of the communal strength of family. Using Martyn Bone\u27s definition of postsouthern literature in his book The Postsouthern Sense of Place in Contemporary Fiction as literature that shatters previous preconceptions of the South, this research seeks to show how Mason\u27s work fits into this burgeoning literary realm although unmentioned in Bone\u27s book
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