996 research outputs found
Teacher and Author Terry Frith
No full textTerry Bryant Frith, a former Manatee County teacher, works in her office. Frith, a lifelong Bradenton resident, wrote a book called "Secrets Parents Should Know About Public Schools" which was published by Simon and Schuster
Simon Frith, Andrew Goodwin, Lawrence Grossberg (éds) (1993), Sound and Vision : The Music Video Reader
No full textMarshall David. Simon Frith, Andrew Goodwin, Lawrence Grossberg (éds) (1993), Sound and Vision : The Music Video Reader. In: Communication. Information Médias Théories, volume 15 n°1, printemps 1994. pp. 182-185
Cosmopolitan democracy and the EU: the case of gender
No full textCosmopolitan democracy is one of the most debated models of transnational democracy. As a result of his prominence in this field, David Held has attracted much of the criticism and approval of this position. The critique and comment aimed at cosmopolitanism in general, and Held's work in particular, has provoked cosmopolitan advocates to respond, restate and develop their arguments. However, despite its considerable merit, this debate remains largely theoretical, and little has been done in terms of studying the realisation of cosmopolitanism in real-world settings. This article contributes towards the debate concerning the possibility of its actual application by mapping the principles of cosmopolitan democracy in relation to the EU polity and the issue of gender equality. It argues that the EU articulates certain cosmopolitan-comparable principles, and by studying areas where they are clearly exhibited, such as the issue of gender, that this helps us to critically evaluate their practicability and enables a response to criticisms levelled at cosmopolitan democracy. This article addresses two specific criticisms. Firstly, in view of the justiciable qualities of EU law, and its ability to give rise to formal individual rights, it is argued that claims regarding the inherently fictitious nature of cosmopolitan rights are unfounded. Secondly, while acknowledging that civic engagement takes a principally legal mode in relation to the issue of gender, this article rejects the claim that cosmopolitan democracy neglects the political aspects of citizenship. However, cosmopolitan scholars must extend their understanding of the relation between rights and the wider aspects of citizenship engagement, if they hope to realise the vision of an active citizenry that remains central to the cosmopolitan project.<br/
Resurrecting Mary Frith: creating identity in restoration London
No full textElectronic Thesis or DissertationMary Frith was immortalized as Moll Cutpurse in Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's play The Roaring Girl in 1611. Over the next half century, she appeared in a handful of other works, primarily plays, as a minor comedic character. In 1662, however, another major work centered around her life appeared: The Life and Death of Mrs Mary Frith, Commonly Called Mal Cutpurse. In this supposed autobiography, Frith is transformed into a royalist hero, using her roguish skills to support the cause of Charles II. What this thesis seeks to examine is the rational behind this overtly political representation of Frith, who is never presented as having a great stake in politics in any of her many other appearances. Initially, it grounds the discussion of The Life and Death in an examination of the earlier texts, primarily The Roaring Girl, and current critical commentary on Frith and her fictional representations. Frith's notoriety makes it necessary to question exactly what shape such fame (or infamy) would have taken during Frith's lifetime. Next, this thesis looks at the literary and political milieu that spawned The Life and Death through a close examination of other contemporary publications concerning royalist highwaymen-heroes. Finally, this work explores the societal changes that allowed Frith and other criminals to be celebrated as royalist heroes and, perhaps, model citizens of a rapidly changing English nation
Power scalable and efficient 790-nm pumped Tm3+-doped fibre lasers
No full textThis paper presents a discussion of the engineering issues and results of high power 2μm Tm3+-doped fibre lasers pumped at 790nm. To date we have achieved up to 85W from such devices with 54% slope efficiency relative to launched pump.1 More recently, through using Tm3+ concentrations of approximately 4(wt.)% to enhance the cross-relaxation process (3H4,3H6→3F 4,3F4) we have demonstrated slope efficiencies of up to 67% relative to launched power. This represented ∼170% quantum slope efficiency for the 790nm pumped 2μm laser.Gavin P. Frith and David G. Lancaste
Resurrecting Mary Frith: creating identity in restoration London
No full textMary Frith was immortalized as Moll Cutpurse in Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's play The Roaring Girl in 1611. Over the next half century, she appeared in a handful of other works, primarily plays, as a minor comedic character. In 1662, however, another major work centered around her life appeared: The Life and Death of Mrs Mary Frith, Commonly Called Mal Cutpurse. In this supposed autobiography, Frith is transformed into a royalist hero, using her roguish skills to support the cause of Charles II. What this thesis seeks to examine is the rational behind this overtly political representation of Frith, who is never presented as having a great stake in politics in any of her many other appearances. Initially, it grounds the discussion of The Life and Death in an examination of the earlier texts, primarily The Roaring Girl, and current critical commentary on Frith and her fictional representations. Frith's notoriety makes it necessary to question exactly what shape such fame (or infamy) would have taken during Frith's lifetime. Next, this thesis looks at the literary and political milieu that spawned The Life and Death through a close examination of other contemporary publications concerning royalist highwaymen-heroes. Finally, this work explores the societal changes that allowed Frith and other criminals to be celebrated as royalist heroes and, perhaps, model citizens of a rapidly changing English nation. (Published By University of Alabama Libraries
Popular Music Matters: Essays in Honour of Simon Frith
No full textSimon Frith has been one of the most important figures in the emergence and subsequent development of popular music studies. From his earliest academic publication, The Sociology of Rock (1978), through to his recent work on the live music industry in the UK, in his desire to ‘take popular music seriously’ he has probably been cited more than any other author in the field. Uniquely, he has combined this work with a lengthy career as a music critic for leading publications on both sides of the Atlantic. The contributions to this volume of essays and memoirs seek to honour Frith’s achievements, but they are not merely ‘about Frith’. Rather, they are important interventions by leading scholars in the field, including Robert Christgau, Antoine Hennion, Peter J. Martin and Philip Tagg. The focus on ‘sociology and industry’ and ‘aesthetics and values’ reflect major themes in Frith’s own work, which can also be found within popular music studies more generally
High power 2-micrometers Tm3+-doped fibre lasers
No full textUsing Tm 3+-doped double-clad silica fibre we have produced high power, high efficiency 2μm lasers. To date we have achieved a 59% slope efficiency relative to launched pump power using single end pumping and double passing the pump light. By pumping the fibre laser from both ends, we achieved up to 118W peak output power with 54% slope efficiency relative to launched power at 25% duty cycle. The quantum efficiency of this laser was 120% relative to launched pump power, which we attribute to a cross-relaxation process in Tm 3+ ( 3H 4, 3H 6→ 3F 4, 3F 4). We have also demonstrated fixed wavelength operation of the laser near 1.9μm by using fibre Bragg gratings.Gavin P. Frith, David G. Lancaster and Stuart D. Jackso
Varia
No full textCe numéro éclectique de Volume ! propose des articles traitant de l'italo-disco, d’Olivia Ruiz, des fanzines punk russes, d'Ornette Coleman et des nouvelles formes de médiatisation des tubes en ligne, ainsi que deux entretiens avec David Novak sur la japanoise et Simon Frith sur le prog rock, et nos habituels comptes-rendus et recensions. This issue of Volume! proposes an eclectic array of papers dealing with italo disco, French singer Olivia Ruiz, Russian punk fanzines, Ornette Coleman and contemporary online marketing strategies for its, not to mention a couple of interviews with David Novak on japanoise and SImon Frith on prog rock - plus our usual reports and book reviews
Comment on "Wandering minds: The default network and stimulus-independent thought"
No full textMason et al. (Reports, 19 January 2007, p. 393) attributed activity in certain regions of the "resting" brain to the occurrence of mind-wandering. However, previous research has demonstrated the difficulty of distinguishing this type of stimulus-independent thought from stimulus-oriented thought (e.g., watchfulness). Consideration of both possibilities is required to resolve this ambiguity
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