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Replacement of Cakile edentula with Cakile maritima in New South Wales and on Lord Howe Island
No full textTwo species of Cakile (Brassicaceae) have been introduced to Australia and the genus has been a common feature on the beaches of NSW for over 130 years; Cakile edentula has been present for at least 148 years (in NSW since about 1870), while Cakile maritima arrived approximately 114 years ago, (in NSW since about 1969). Collections at CANB and NSW confirm that since around 1970 plants more like Cakile maritima have almost entirely replaced Cakile edentula along the NSW coast. A similar phenomenon is reported for Lord Howe Island
'Pilings of Thought Under Spoken': The Poetry of Susan Howe, 1974-1993.
No full textPhDThis thesis discusses the poetry published by contemporary American poet Susan
Howe over a period of almost two decades. The dissertation is chiefly concerned with
articulating the relationship between poetic form, history, and authority in this body
of' work. Howe's poetry dredges the past for the linguistic effects of patriarchy,
colonialism and war. My reading of the work is an exploration of the ways in which a
disjunctive poetics can address such historical trauma. The poems, rather than
attempting to reinstate voices lifted from what Howe has called "the dark side of
history", are a means of reflecting the resistance that the past offers to contemporary
investigation. It is the effacement, and not the recovery, of history's victims, that is
discernible in the contours of these highly opaque texts. Notions of authority are most
often addressed in the poetry through the figure of paternal absence, which has a
threefold function in the work, serving to represent social authority, an aporetic
conception of divinity and an autobiographical narrative. Alongside the antiauthoritarian
currents in the writing - critiques, for example, of the doctrine of
Manifest Destiny or of scapegoating versions of femininity - my thesis stresses Howe's
engagement with negative theology and with a strain of American Protestant
enthusiasm that has its roots in 17th century New England. The dissertation explores
the dissonance caused by the co-existence in the poetry of elements of political dissent
and religious mysticism. Finally, I consider Howe's engagement with literary history
and authors such as Shakespeare, Swift, Thoreau and Melville. The manner in which
Howe deploys the words of others in her work, I argue, allows for a mixture of textual
polyphony and a more conventional notion of authorial 'voice'
From Julia Ward Howe to Mister Silsbee
No full textabstract: Concerning a letter written in rhymes about Howe's thanks for a new hood, her relief and good wishes towards Silsbee.Curator's Note: Handwritten note reads: Julia Ward Howe 811 H8384PCondition of Original: Glue marks. Previously glued into a book, then removed.Creation Date Details: Undated. Range is the contributor's lifespan
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Within the Context of Comparative, International and Development Education
No full textCurriculum, teaching and learning should include a component of Comparative, International and Development Education. It is increasingly important for teachers to foster global citizenship, international cooperation and cross-cultural understanding, within the dialectic of the global and the local. By reaching beyond the four walls of classrooms, teachers can gain broader, international perspectives and a deeper sociocultural understanding of curriculum, teaching and learning. Thus, enriching student experience and substantially improving teacher professional development. While there are many potentially significant cross-cultural lessons in teaching pedagogy, teachers have few opportunities. However, through educational exchanges and shared experience, teachers can become introduced to alternative forms of schooling and can learn to think more critically about traditional approaches to education. In this paper, I propose using Comparative, International and Development Education to enhance teacher education and situate my own cross-cultural experiences in curriculum, teaching and learning in Canada and Japan within this context.Not peer reviewedThe published version in the this article is available: Howe, E. R. (2003). Curriculum studies within the context of comparative, international and development education. Canadian and International Education Journal, 32(2), 1–14.CanadaJapancomparative educationteacher educationteacher educatio
American author and scholar LeAnne Howe talks about her novel "Shell shaker" and reads from her another novel "Miko Kings"
No full textAmerican author and scholar LeAnne Howe talks about her novel, "Shell Shaker" which spans centuries of Choctaw culture and history. She reads several passages from the novel and also a short passage from her new, unpublished novel, "Miko Kings," about Indian baseball in 1907 and 1969. She answers questions from the audience. Part of the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers Series for visiting speakers. Sponsored by the Michigan State University American Indian Studies Program. Held in the MSU Main Library
Curriculum, teaching and learning within the context of comparative, international and development education
No full textCurriculum, teaching and learning should include a component of Comparative, International and Development Education. It is increasingly important for teachers to foster global citizenship, international cooperation and cross-cultural understanding, within the dialectic of the global and the local. By reaching beyond the four walls of classrooms, teachers can gain broader, international perspectives and a deeper sociocultural understanding of curriculum, teaching and learning. Thus, enriching student experience and substantially improving teacher professional development. While there are many potentially significant cross-cultural lessons in teaching pedagogy, teachers have few opportunities. However, through educational exchanges and shared experience, teachers can become introduced to alternative forms of schooling and can learn to think more critically about traditional approaches to education. In this paper, I propose using Comparative, International and Development Education to enhance teacher education and situate my own cross-cultural experiences in curriculum, teaching and learning in Canada and Japan within this context.Not peer reviewedThe published version in the this article is available: Howe, E. R. (2003). Curriculum studies within the context of comparative, international and development education. Canadian and International Education Journal, 32(2), 1–14.CanadaJapancomparative educationteacher educationteacher educatio
Luther and Elizabeth Lyon family
No full textFormal portrait of the Luther and Elizabeth Lyon family, about 1885. Emoline Louise Lyon Turnbow, Elizabeth Baxter Lyon Arnold, Mary Peet Lyon Dick (seated), the mother Elizabeth Harvey Baxter Lyon, Warren Harvey Lyon (standing), Luther Peet Lyon, George Harlan Lyon. Courtesy of Jaunita Howe
Elizabeth Harvey Baxter Lyon
No full textElizabeth Harvey Baxter Lyon, Grandmother of Juanita Lyon Howe. Born November 17, 1849. Died September 6, 1928
Taphiassa magna Rix & Harvey 2010, sp. n.
No full textTaphiassa magna Rix & Harvey, sp. n. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 94C29946-FA1E-418B-8806-0B6397297E25 Figs 167–168, 169A, 216, 223H Type material. Holotype male: Eddies Cave, Mount Gower track, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, 550 m, sieved litter and moss, 16.XI.1979, G. Monteith (QMB S88033). Paratypes: Allotype female, trail to Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, pitfall trap, 31°35'08"S, 159°04'45"E, 28.XI.-5.XII.2000, AM CBCR (AMS KS76214); 1 female, Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, summit, pitfall trap, 31°35'23"S, 159°04'22"E, 28.XI.-5.XII.2000, AM CBCR (AMS KS76237). Other material examined. AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Lord Howe Island: trail to Mount Gower, pitfall trap, 31°35'08"S, 159°04'45"E, 5–14.XII.2000, AM CBCR, 1♀ (AMS KS76209); above Erskine Valley, pitfall trap, 31°35'S, 159°05'E, 12.IX.1978, T. Kingston, 1♀ (AMS KS87125); Mount Lidgbird, south-eastern face at base of summit tabletop, pitfall trap, 31°34'26"S, 159°04'54"E, 25.XI.-2.XII.2000, AM CBCR, 1♀ (AMS KS76105); same data except 31°34'22"S, 159°04'46"E, 1♀ (AMS KS76146); North Bay, litter, 31°31'09"S, 159°02'29"E, 13.XI.1978, T. Kingston, B. Miller, 1♀ (AMS KS88974); same data except 15.XI.1978, 1♀ (AMS KS88973). Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin ‘magnus’, meaning ‘large’ (Brown 1956), and refers to the relatively large body size of this species. Diagnosis. Males and females of Taphiassa magna can be distinguished from all other described congeners by the large body size (carapace length> 0.70). Both sexes can also be recognised by the Lord Howe Island distribution (Fig. 216). Description. Holotype male: Total length 1.51. Carapace 0.73 long, 0.59 wide. Abdomen 0.94 long, 0.78 wide. Leg I femur 1.04. Cephalothorax, abdominal sclerites dark reddish-brown; legs dark tan-yellow; abdomen dark olive-yellow. Carapace raised anteriorly, fused to sternum via pleural sclerites, with circular sclerotic rim around petiole; dorsal surface of pars cephalica slightly convex in lateral view; carapace and sternum heavily punctate. Eight subequal eyes present on anterior margin of pars cephalica; PME separated by slightly less than half their own diameter. Chelicerae without bulging anterior projections; promargin without peg teeth. Legs relatively long (leg I femur-carapace ratio 1.42); macrosetae absent. Abdomen globose, covered with hair-like setae, each seta projecting from small sclerotic spot; dorsal scute and lateral sclerotic strips absent. Pedipalpal patella with retrolaterally-directed, hooked lRPA and strongly recurved distal apophysis; bulb oval in profile, with posteriorly-bulging subtegulum; tegulum smooth, with curved ETR; embolus long (length> 5× width), curving distally (Fig. 168). Allotype female: Total length 1.70. Carapace 0.74 long, 0.60 wide. Abdomen 1.16 long, 0.88 wide. Leg I femur 1.04. Cephalothorax, abdominal sclerites dark reddishbrown; legs dark tan-yellow; abdomen olive-grey. Carapace raised anteriorly, fused to sternum via pleural sclerites, with circular sclerotic rim around petiole; dorsal surface of pars cephalica slightly convex in lateral view; carapace and sternum heavily punctate. Eight subequal eyes present on anterior margin of pars cephalica; PME separated by slightly less than half their own diameter. Chelicerae without bulging anterior projections; promargin without peg teeth. Legs relatively long (leg I femur-carapace ratio 1.41); macrosetae absent; superior claws on legs I–II strongly pectinate. Abdomen globose, covered with hair-like setae, each seta projecting from small sclerotic spot; dorsal scute and lateral sclerotic strips absent. Pedipalp very small, reduced to a vestigial nubbin. External epigyne indistinct (Fig. 167D); spermathecae globular, bent inwardly; insemination ducts short; fertilisation ducts simple, curved (Fig. 169A). Distribution. Known only from Lord Howe Island in the western Pacific Ocean, 780 km north-east of Sydney (Figs 216, 220). Remarks. Taphiassa magna is one of the largest Micropholcommatidae in the world, and is known only from Lord Howe Island. The species is widespread on the island, found in both lowland and montane areas (Figs 216, 220). The large body size, reddish-brown carapace colour and morphology of the male and female genitalia suggest a possible close relationship with T. punctata from New Zealand.Published as part of Rix, Michael & Harvey, Mark, 2010, The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level, pp. 1-321 in ZooKeys 36 (36) on pages 88-89, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.36.306, http://zenodo.org/record/57662
Taphiassa magna Rix & Harvey 2010, sp. n.
No full textTaphiassa magna Rix & Harvey, sp. n. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 94C29946-FA1E-418B-8806-0B6397297E25 Figs 167–168, 169A, 216, 223H Type material. Holotype male: Eddies Cave, Mount Gower track, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, 550 m, sieved litter and moss, 16.XI.1979, G. Monteith (QMB S88033). Paratypes: Allotype female, trail to Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, pitfall trap, 31°35'08"S, 159°04'45"E, 28.XI.-5.XII.2000, AM CBCR (AMS KS76214); 1 female, Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, summit, pitfall trap, 31°35'23"S, 159°04'22"E, 28.XI.-5.XII.2000, AM CBCR (AMS KS76237). Other material examined. AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Lord Howe Island: trail to Mount Gower, pitfall trap, 31°35'08"S, 159°04'45"E, 5–14.XII.2000, AM CBCR, 1♀ (AMS KS76209); above Erskine Valley, pitfall trap, 31°35'S, 159°05'E, 12.IX.1978, T. Kingston, 1♀ (AMS KS87125); Mount Lidgbird, south-eastern face at base of summit tabletop, pitfall trap, 31°34'26"S, 159°04'54"E, 25.XI.-2.XII.2000, AM CBCR, 1♀ (AMS KS76105); same data except 31°34'22"S, 159°04'46"E, 1♀ (AMS KS76146); North Bay, litter, 31°31'09"S, 159°02'29"E, 13.XI.1978, T. Kingston, B. Miller, 1♀ (AMS KS88974); same data except 15.XI.1978, 1♀ (AMS KS88973). Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin ‘magnus’, meaning ‘large’ (Brown 1956), and refers to the relatively large body size of this species. Diagnosis. Males and females of Taphiassa magna can be distinguished from all other described congeners by the large body size (carapace length> 0.70). Both sexes can also be recognised by the Lord Howe Island distribution (Fig. 216). Description. Holotype male: Total length 1.51. Carapace 0.73 long, 0.59 wide. Abdomen 0.94 long, 0.78 wide. Leg I femur 1.04. Cephalothorax, abdominal sclerites dark reddish-brown; legs dark tan-yellow; abdomen dark olive-yellow. Carapace raised anteriorly, fused to sternum via pleural sclerites, with circular sclerotic rim around petiole; dorsal surface of pars cephalica slightly convex in lateral view; carapace and sternum heavily punctate. Eight subequal eyes present on anterior margin of pars cephalica; PME separated by slightly less than half their own diameter. Chelicerae without bulging anterior projections; promargin without peg teeth. Legs relatively long (leg I femur-carapace ratio 1.42); macrosetae absent. Abdomen globose, covered with hair-like setae, each seta projecting from small sclerotic spot; dorsal scute and lateral sclerotic strips absent. Pedipalpal patella with retrolaterally-directed, hooked lRPA and strongly recurved distal apophysis; bulb oval in profile, with posteriorly-bulging subtegulum; tegulum smooth, with curved ETR; embolus long (length> 5× width), curving distally (Fig. 168). Allotype female: Total length 1.70. Carapace 0.74 long, 0.60 wide. Abdomen 1.16 long, 0.88 wide. Leg I femur 1.04. Cephalothorax, abdominal sclerites dark reddishbrown; legs dark tan-yellow; abdomen olive-grey. Carapace raised anteriorly, fused to sternum via pleural sclerites, with circular sclerotic rim around petiole; dorsal surface of pars cephalica slightly convex in lateral view; carapace and sternum heavily punctate. Eight subequal eyes present on anterior margin of pars cephalica; PME separated by slightly less than half their own diameter. Chelicerae without bulging anterior projections; promargin without peg teeth. Legs relatively long (leg I femur-carapace ratio 1.41); macrosetae absent; superior claws on legs I–II strongly pectinate. Abdomen globose, covered with hair-like setae, each seta projecting from small sclerotic spot; dorsal scute and lateral sclerotic strips absent. Pedipalp very small, reduced to a vestigial nubbin. External epigyne indistinct (Fig. 167D); spermathecae globular, bent inwardly; insemination ducts short; fertilisation ducts simple, curved (Fig. 169A). Distribution. Known only from Lord Howe Island in the western Pacific Ocean, 780 km north-east of Sydney (Figs 216, 220). Remarks. Taphiassa magna is one of the largest Micropholcommatidae in the world, and is known only from Lord Howe Island. The species is widespread on the island, found in both lowland and montane areas (Figs 216, 220). The large body size, reddish-brown carapace colour and morphology of the male and female genitalia suggest a possible close relationship with T. punctata from New Zealand.Published as part of Rix, Michael & Harvey, Mark, 2010, The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level, pp. 1-321 in ZooKeys 36 (36) on pages 88-89, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.36.306, http://zenodo.org/record/57662
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