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"Craig Easton"
No full textThis review discusses an exhibition of abstract paintings and sculptures by the Melbourne artist Craig Easton at Ryan Renshaw Gallery in Brisbane, 10=30 August, 2007
The sense of a beginning : Bakhtinian dialogic criticism on 'the gospel' in Mark.
No full textContemporary literary approaches have caused paradigm shifts in Biblical Studies in the last two decades as it appears in a great deal of Markan studies using narrative, reader-response, deconstructive, feminist, and new historicist approaches. However, literary studies on the Gospel of Mark have not taken into account theoretical questions underlying those approaches. As a result biblical critics are driven by new trends without ever having a chance to examine the critical baggage of the approaches. Consequently, there is a gap of communication between the old and the new one. Therefore this thesis is an attempt to meet the need of enhancing the quality of critical endeavour in biblical studies. In the light of most recent competing critical theories of literature, the first contribution of this thesis is the methodological finding that Bakhtinian dialogic criticism contains the most profound philosophical and practical foundations for solving some crucial theoretical problems in contemporary literary theories. It is a critique to a Saussurian linguistic system of language which becomes the very foundation of modern and postmodern literary criticism. Bakhtinian literary theory shifts the foundation of literary criticism on linguistic signs into the creative activity of the socio-cultural production of human communication. The shift into socio-cultural reality of language communication makes the notion of 'genre' very important to unlock the problem of text and context in literary studies. Since the Gospel of Mark has fascinated most literary critics in Biblical Studies, the problem of 'genre' of this gospel is chosen as the focus of this study. Secondly, as no agreement is reached as to what 'genre' the Gospel of Mark belongs, this thesis makes its contribution to the discussion by locating the problem of 'genre' of Mark in the context of genre theories and argues that the Bakhtinian suggestion to find genre in the socio-cultural sphere by analysing artistic intercourse between narrative agents in Mark has freed the competing analysis from the unresolved problem between the kerygmatic (content oriented) approach and the analogical (form oriented) approach. To achieve finding 'genre' in the socio-cultural sphere, this thesis focuses on Bakhtinian analysis of the process of artistic intercourse between narrative agents. The narrative communicative interrelationships between narrative agents is constructed in this thesis as a 'stereophonic' Bakhtinian model of dialogic communication. This model is an original contribution of this thesis for revising the traditional two dimensional model of narrative communication. Based on this dialogical model of communication, a special role is given to the Bakhtinian 'author-creator' in the realization process of genre through the interaction of polyphonic voices. Through the interaction of voices of the author-artist and the hero we are led to discover a relatively stable type of portraying and controlling reality in Mark, known as the genre of Roman 'satire'. The closest literary affinity is Satyrica by Petronius. This narrative strategy of 'satire' in Mark has its root in the prophetic discourse of the Old Testament which is saturating the speech of the narrator, John the Immerser, the centurion, the people, and even Jesus. Finally, the whole search for Markan 'genre' culminates in the analysis of the realization of genre through the analysis of Bakhtinian chronotope. The reality of the genre of Mark is its social reality that is in its role as dpxrj/ 'beginning'. As the Gospel of Mark proclaims itself as 'a beginning', it defines its claim of socio-cultural 'authority' in early Christianity. It is this 'sense of beginning' which enables the narrating and the narrated world of Mark to interact dialogically
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: Australia redux - rebooting the country after the coronavirus crisis
No full textThis week on Democracy Sausage, we look at what’s in store for businesses and workers as Australians and their workplaces are encouraged to emerge from hibernation. Australia is taking its first tentative steps towards restarting its economy, but what does that mean for business, workers, and industrial relations? Can businesses survive the social distancing requirements that will remain in place as the economy reboots? And is the bigger role for the state that we’ve seen through the crisis here to stay? This week on Democracy Sausage, Professor Mark Kenny talks to former Minister for Small and Family Business in the Turnbull Government Craig Laundy, AAP’s Senior Political Writer Katina Curtis, and regular guest Dr Marija Taflaga about business, the economy, and industrial relations
Craig Stihler
No full textCraig Stihler, WV DNR, talks with Mark Madison about white nose syndrome in bats and other challenges to WV endangered species.MARK MADISON: Hello. Today is November 10th, 2010, and my name is Mark Madison, and we're in Shepherdstown, West Virginia at the National Conservation Training Center, and today we have with us Craig Stihler, who works for the West Virginia DNR, and he is going to give a talk this evening to the Potomac Valley Audubon Society and the public about conserving West Virginia bats.
So, Craig, welcome to NCTC. We're really glad to have you here. And why don't you tell us a little what you do for the DNR.
CRAIG STIHLER: I'm a wildlife biologist for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and most of my work deals with federally threatened and endangered species. I deal with everything from birds to bats to flying squirrels to Cheat Mountain salamanders, but lately a lot of our work has focused on bats because of the growing threats to our bats.
MARK MADISON: What are some of the most immediate threats facing our West Virginia bats?
CRAIG STIHLER: Well, for years our major concern was disturbance of bats in caves, and a lot of our bats were endangered because of these disturbances, and through working with cave owners and the caving community, we've really reduced disturbance of bat populations that were increasing significantly. But recently, the major concern is a condition known as white nose syndrome, a fungal condition that seems to be affecting most of our cave-dwelling bats.
MARK MADISON: When did you first start to see white nose syndrome in West Virginia?
CRAIG STIHLER: Well, white nose syndrome was first identified-- the first time it's been seen in the U.S. was 2006. By 2009, it showed up in West Virginia. At that point, it was in Pendleton County. In 2010, this past January, February, March, we've seen it spread everywhere from Mercer County out to Jefferson County.
MARK MADISON: What are you trying to do to halt the spread?
CRAIG STIHLER: Our main concern now, we don't really know how to stop white nose syndrome, what we're trying to do is reduce the spread of white nose. So when we do any field work in caves, we disinfect our gear, we clean our gear, so we don't transport the spores from cave to cave. We try to do minimal disturbance of bats. So we really limit our studies at this point to things that will help us get a better understanding of white nose.
So we put some research on hold just because it wasn't worth the disturbance. We've been trying to get the caving community by limiting their trips into caves, and if they go into caves, make sure they clean gear. Because it seems pretty obvious that bats spread the disease from cave to cave, but it also looks like people play a role. And so even though we can't stop white nose, we can try to at least slow the spread until we find a solution.
MARK MADISON: Does white nose syndrome affect all bats?
CRAIG STIHLER: Right now it's looking like white nose syndrome is affecting only the hibernating bats, those bats that go into caves. It's a cold-loving fungus that grows at cold temperatures, the same temperatures where the bats hibernate. It doesn't seem to be affecting some of the what are called tree bats, the bats that roost in foliage and migrate north and south from season to season. So our tree bats that don't use caves might be immune. Our cave bats seem to be affected. But so far, Virginia big-eared bats, one of our rarest bats, seems to be less affected. We've not seen any affected so far, and we're keeping our fingers crossed.
MARK MADISON: Craig, why should people care about bats? What role do they play in our ecosystem?
CRAIG STIHLER: Well, all bats that live in West Virginia feed entirely on insects. That's their sole dietary item. So bats are the main predator on our night-flying insects. So we have birds that feed on insects during the day. When they go to rest in the evening, bats come out and feed on insects. And we have very large concentrations of bats in West Virginia. With all our mines and caves, there's very large populations, and at night they're really doing considerable insect control. In fact, a single bat can consume up to its weight in insects each night during the active season. Of course, when they're hibernating, they're not going out and feeding.
MARK MADISON: Right. Craig, how sensitive are bats to human disturbance?
CRAIG STIHLER: It seems like-- it varies from species to species. Some species are more sensitive, and those are-- the species are listed as endangered largely because of their sensitivity to disturbance, and what happens for the most part is bats go into hibernation with a limited amount of fat to get them through. They can't feed on more insects, so they have to survive on that amount of fat. So each time they would arouse in the wintertime, whether it's just a normal arousal for them to maybe look for water or to warm up for a short period, or whether it's caused by people going in the caves, they burn up a large amount of fat. So the more arousals they have to go through, the more fat they're burning, and literally they starve to death by spring. So some species are very sensitive. Indiana bats and Virginia bats, big-eared bats, two of our endangered species, are very sensitive to disturbance. So that's one of the reasons we've been working to limit access to caves in the wintertime when those bats are hibernating.
Now, Virginia big-eared bats also use caves for raising their young, so they're also sensitive at that time, because you've got a colony of bats with small young, and they're disturbed, the young could fall to the cave floor, and they may be abandoned.
MARK MADISON: That's fascinating. Is there anything individuals can do to help bats?
CRAIG STIHLER: Well, I mean, at this point we are asking people that do caving to limit their activity, especially in the wintertime now, because one thing this white nose syndrome does is it causes the bats to use up their fat supplies more quickly than normal. So these bats are even more stressed in the wintertime than normal. But people can also put up bat houses if they want to provide habitat for bats in the summertime and also get a little bug control that way.
MARK MADISON: Great. I have to ask you one more question. You're here at NCTC, and this is the home of the Fish & Wildlife Service. Do you work with the Fish & Wildlife Service at all on your endangered species projects?
CRAIG STIHLER: Oh, yes, we work very closely with the Fish & Wildlife Service. The West Virginia field office and DNR coordinate very closely on endangered species issues and we're almost on a daily to at least weekly communications.
MARK MADISON: Finally, Craig, if people wanted to learn more about the West Virginia DNR or the bats, is there a web site you could send them to?
CRAIG STIHLER: Yes, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has a web site, www.wvdnr.gov, and we have information there on our game species, our fish species, our wildlife diversity program, including fact sheets on many of our rare and threatened and endangered species.
MARK MADISON: Well, Craig, thank you very much, and once again, Craig
Stihler is out here on November 10th, 2010. He's going to talk about conserving West Virginia bats. Thank you very much for taking the time to listen.
CRAIG STIHLER: Thank you
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: How to be a liberal with Ian Dunt
No full textOn this Democracy Sausage Extra, Ian Dunt - host of the Oh God, What Now? podcast and author of How to be a liberal - joins Mark Kenny to discuss the history of liberal thought, how it has shaped present day politics, and the origins of the ‘culture wars’. Have the culture wars emerged out of the failures of liberalism? Why haven’t contemporary political actors done more to protect people from prejudice and the tyranny of the majority? And is liberalism a natural corollary to democracy? On this Democracy Sausage Extra, author, political journalist and broadcaster Ian Dunt joins Professor Mark Kenny to discuss the history of political thought, present day politics, and liberalism’s trajectory
[Interview with Mark Lane in Playboy Magazine #3]
No full textPoor quality photocopies of a magazine article which appeared in Playboy Magazine. The article features an extensive interview with Mark Lane, an attorney and author, who is critical of the Warren Commission's assessment of the assassination of President Kennedy
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: Full circle with Scott Ludlam
No full textOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, Scott Ludlam, former Greens Deputy Leader and author of the new book Full Circle: A search for the world that comes next, joins Mark Kenny to discuss what he learnt from his time in politics and Australian climate policy. What role do corporate and private interests play in shaping Australian policy-making? Will the country make changes to political donation rules to make the system more transparent? And how can Australia make meaningful progress on climate policy? On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Professor Mark Kenny speaks with former Greens Senator Scott Ludlam about Australian politics, his new book, and Section 44 of the Constitution
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: Truth is trouble with Malcolm Knox
No full textOn this Democracy Sausage Extra, award-winning journalist and author Malcolm Knox joins Mark Kenny to discuss the saga of Israel Folau - former star rugby union player sacked for sharing anti-LGBTQ views on social media - and how free speech got so complicated. The sacking of former star player Israel Folau by Rugby Australia for his comments on social media once again revealed faultlines which had recently been laid bare during Australia’s marriage equality plebiscite. So what did the saga reveal about freedom of expression in Australia? What is the significance of groups like the Australian Christian Lobby in Australia’s public discourse? And, with ‘free speech’ very much a political battleground, what might the future hold? On this Democracy Sausage Extra, Professor Mark Kenny speaks with Australian journalist and author Malcolm Knox about the Israel Folau issue, Australia’s evangelical movement, and the ‘culture wars’. This episode was recorded live as part of the ANU/Canberra Times ‘Meet the Author’ series
The Gospel on the Margins: The Ideological Function of the Patristic Tradition on the Evangelist Mark
No full textIn spite of the virtually unanimous patristic opinion that the evangelist Mark was the interpreter of Peter, one of the most prestigious apostolic founding figures in Christian memory, the Gospel of Mark was mostly neglected in the patristic period. Not only is the text of Mark the least well represented of the canonical Gospels in terms of the number of patristic citations, commentaries and manuscripts, the explicit comments about the evangelist Mark reveal some ambivalence about its literary or theological value. In my survey of the reception of Mark from Papias of Hierapolis until Clement of Alexandria, I will argue that the reason why the patristic writers were hesitant to embrace the Gospel of Mark was that they perceived the text to be amenable to the Christological beliefs and social praxis of rival Christian factions. The patristic tradition about Mark may have little historical basis, but it had an important ideological function in appropriating the text in the name of an apostolic authority from the margins or periphery
Determining a relationship between applied occlusal load and articulating paper mark area
No full textArticulating paper mark size has been widely accepted in the dental community to be descriptive of occlusal load. The objective of this study is to determine if any direct relationship exists between articulating paper mark area and applied occlusal load. A uniaxial testing machine repeatedly applied a compressive load, beginning at 25N and incrementally continuing up to 450N, to a pair of epoxy dental casts with articulating paper interposed. The resultant paper markings (n = 600) were photographed, and analyzed the mark area using a photographic image analysis and sketching program. A two-tailed Student’s t-test for unequal variances compared the measured size of the mark area between twelve different teeth (p < 0.05). Graphical interpretation of the data indicated that the mark area increased non-linearly with increasing load. When the data was grouped to compare consistency of the mark area between teeth, a high variability of mark area was observed between different teeth at the same applied load. The Student’s t-test found significant differences in the size of the mark area approximately 80% of the time. No direct relationship between paper mark area and applied load could be found, although the trend showed increasing mark area with elevating load. When selecting teeth to adjust, an operator should not assume the size of paper markings, accurately describing the markings’ occlusal contact force content
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