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Verses, subverses and subversions in contemporary postcolonial poetry : the arts of resistance in the works of Linton Kwesi Johnson and Lesego Rampolokeng
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 136-141).This dissertation seeks to analyse insubordination and resistance manifested in postcolonial and post-apartheid poetry as ways of subverting dominant Western discourses. More specifically, I focus my analysis on textual strategies of resistance in the poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson and Lesego Rampolokeng. The syncretistic quality in the oeuvres of both poets is related to diaspora, hybridity and crealisation as forms of writ[h]ing against (neo)colonially-based hegemonic discourses. Postcolonial critiques at large will frame this analysis of strategies of domination and resistance, but some discussions from the domain of history, sociology and cultural studies may also enter the debate. In this regard there is a great variety of theories and arguments dealing with the contradictions and incongruities in the question of power relations interconnecting domination and resistance. This study is arranged in three pivotal debates. There is firstly an in-depth discussion of underpinning theories that deal with strategies of domination and resistance in the postcolonial domain This is a threefold task carried out by scrutinising (a) the origins of colonial discourse and its binarist tendencies, (b) the pitfalls of anticolonialist resistance based on dualistic opposites, and (c) the hybrid and insubordinate nature of resistance as an efficient alternative to transcend such binaries. Afterwards I seek to investigate how strategies of diasporic resistance and cultural hybridism employed in the poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson can contribute to moving away from the limitations of dichotomies and also subvert hegemonic power. And finally, I look at crealisation, mockery and insubordination as strategies of resistance in the postapartheid poetry of Lesego Rampolokeng. Besides that, this project is concerned with the increasing importance of academic studies on postcolonial literatures. The present research aims therefore to analyse postcolonial and post-apartheid poems as strategic techniques to decentre dominant Western rhetoric that tries to naturalise inequalities and injustices in the relations between power holders and the powerless in both local and global contexts
Flykten i centrum : Ett f\uf6r\ue4ndrat Brunkebergstorg
No full textP\ue5 ett f\uf6r\ue4ndrat Brunkebergstorg \ue4r hotell och restauranger i centrum. H\ue4r regerar koncepten, och Johan Linton konstaterar att id\ue9n om att en upplyst offentlighet ska styra planeringen \ue4r l\ue5ngt borta
D. L. Linton et F. Moseley, The Geological Ages
No full textBonenfant Pierre P. D. L. Linton et F. Moseley, The Geological Ages. In: L'antiquité classique, Tome 37, fasc. 2, 1968. pp. 773-774
Second-order approximation for adaptive regression estimators.
No full textWe derive asymptotic expansions for semiparametric adaptive regression estimators. In particular, we derive the asymptotic distribution of the second-order effect of an adaptive estimator in a linear regression whose error density is of unknown functional form. We then show how the choice of smoothing parameters influences the estimator through higher order terms. A method of bandwidth selection is defined by minimizing the second-order mean squared error. We examine both independent and time series regressors; we also extend our results to a t-statistic. Monte Carlo simulations confirm the second order theory and the usefulness of the bandwidth selection method.
Efficient estimation of generalized additive nonparametric regression models.
No full textWe define new procedures for estimating generalized additive nonparametric regression models that are more efficient than the Linton and Härdle (1996, Biometrika 83, 529–540) integration-based method and achieve certain oracle bounds. We consider criterion functions based on the Linear exponential family, which includes many important special cases. We also consider the extension to multiple parameter models like the gamma distribution and to models for conditional heteroskedasticity.
Field trials and development of a hydrostatic pressure machine
No full textHydrostatic Pressure Machines (HPM), are a class of hydropower energy converter designed to operate at sites with heads below 3 meters; sites receiving increasing interest as the demand for power from renewable energy sources grows.The HPM is a ‘Pressure machine’, applying the pressure produced by differing water levels at a site, directly to the blades of the device to extract power. Prior to the current research, these machines had only existing as laboratory models.This thesis describes the design, construction and testing of a 5 kW prototype HPM installed at a re-activated mill site in Bavaria. Observations and performance test results from this full scale unit are then compared with the results of scale model tests carried out in the laboratory.New theory is developed to account for the geometry of the prototype machine and the variations in water levels encountered during operation. This is found to give very good agreement with performance measurements from both prototype and model tests, with no scale effects identified between the scales over the normal operating range of the machine.Several alternative rotor designs are tested at model scale, which demonstrate useful performance gains compared with the prototype machine.Direct blade force and cell pressure measurements are also obtained during model operation which has increased our understanding of the energy exchanges taking place between rotor and fluid within the machine. This in turn helps to identify the key machine geometries which impact performance
Retail Trade Area Analysis Linton North Dakota
No full textThis report is intended to provide an indepth trade area analysis of Linton, North Dakota. Specific analyses included determining Linton's main and greater trade areas, identifying the demographic profile of Linton shoppers, examining important and less important services for patron shoppers of Linton, identifying neighboring cities that area shoppers patronize, determining distances area shoppers traveled to Linton, and listing popular newspapers and radio stations among area residents. Current trade area information for Linton was obtained from a statewide trade area survey conducted by the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Dakota State University in 1989. Recent trends (1980 to 1989) in Linton population, retail sales, per capita income, pull factors, and Emmons County population and employment were identified and discussed. Linton's population, trade area population, retail sales, and pull factors along with Emmons County population and average annual employment have all decreased throughout the 1980s. Although most demographic and economic measurements have decreased, Linton has fared as well as other North Dakota cities with similar population, and has fared favorably compared to smaller competing trade centers. The economic situation found in Linton and Emmons County are somewhat typical of the problems found in rural North Dakota communities in the 1980s. Linton's trade areas were broken down into main and greater trade areas. A main trade area (MTA) was defined as an area where the majority of township residents purchase a majority of selected goods and services in one city. A greater trade area (GTA) was defined as the area beyond the MTA where some township residents purchase some selected goods and services in one city. Linton's MTA decreased in size by six townships, compared to MTA boundaries determined in 1971. The typical household for survey respondents appears to be a middle-aged married couple, who have completed high school, have few children at home, primarily are employed in agriculture and professional/technical professions, and have resided in the area a large portion of their lives. Main trade area residents traveled an average of 14.3 and 14.4 miles to Linton to purchase selected convenience and specialty goods and services, respectively. About one-third (30.2 percent) of the respondents who purchased 50 percent or more of convenience and specialty goods in Linton traveled between 16 and 20 miles to purchase the item. Linton appears to be an important source of goods and services for those who shop in Linton; however, Linton could capture much more of the available market for two-thirds of the nonagricultural and about half of the agricultural goods and services included in the survey questionnaire. Bismarck, Strasburg, Hazelton, and some cities in South Dakota were the most popular trade centers for the purchase of nonagricultural goods and services by Linton MTA residents who did not purchase a majority of the good or service in Linton. Zeeland, Hague, and Strasburg were popular for purchasing agricultural goods and services. Outshopping analysis revealed no substantial demographic or socioeconomic differences between Linton MTA residents purchasing 50 percent or more and those purchasing less than 50 percent of selected goods and services in Linton. Slight differences between groups were evident in miles traveled and average income. The Bismarck Tribune was the most popular daily newspaper for both Linton MTA and GTA residents. The Emmons County Record was the most popular weekly newspaper for Linton MTA and GTA residents. The most popular radio stations for Linton MTA residents included KFYR of Bismarck, KBMR of Bismarck and KNDR of Mandan. Although economic times have been difficult, Linton has not lost as much of its retail sales as other cities of similar size; however, Linton does not capture as much of its available market as cities of similar size. Linton has retained some of its past trade areas and should remain an important trade center in southcentral North Dakota.Community/Rural/Urban Development, Financial Economics,
Retail Trade Area Analysis Linton North Dakota
No full textThis report is intended to provide an indepth trade area analysis of Linton, North Dakota. Specific analyses included determining Linton's main and greater trade areas, identifying the demographic profile of Linton shoppers, examining important and less important services for patron shoppers of Linton, identifying neighboring cities that area shoppers patronize, determining distances area shoppers traveled to Linton, and listing popular newspapers and radio stations among area residents. Current trade area information for Linton was obtained from a statewide trade area survey conducted by the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Dakota State University in 1989. Recent trends (1980 to 1989) in Linton population, retail sales, per capita income, pull factors, and Emmons County population and employment were identified and discussed. Linton's population, trade area population, retail sales, and pull factors along with Emmons County population and average annual employment have all decreased throughout the 1980s. Although most demographic and economic measurements have decreased, Linton has fared as well as other North Dakota cities with similar population, and has fared favorably compared to smaller competing trade centers. The economic situation found in Linton and Emmons County are somewhat typical of the problems found in rural North Dakota communities in the 1980s. Linton's trade areas were broken down into main and greater trade areas. A main trade area (MTA) was defined as an area where the majority of township residents purchase a majority of selected goods and services in one city. A greater trade area (GTA) was defined as the area beyond the MTA where some township residents purchase some selected goods and services in one city. Linton's MTA decreased in size by six townships, compared to MTA boundaries determined in 1971. The typical household for survey respondents appears to be a middle-aged married couple, who have completed high school, have few children at home, primarily are employed in agriculture and professional/technical professions, and have resided in the area a large portion of their lives. Main trade area residents traveled an average of 14.3 and 14.4 miles to Linton to purchase selected convenience and specialty goods and services, respectively. About one-third (30.2 percent) of the respondents who purchased 50 percent or more of convenience and specialty goods in Linton traveled between 16 and 20 miles to purchase the item. Linton appears to be an important source of goods and services for those who shop in Linton; however, Linton could capture much more of the available market for two-thirds of the nonagricultural and about half of the agricultural goods and services included in the survey questionnaire. Bismarck, Strasburg, Hazelton, and some cities in South Dakota were the most popular trade centers for the purchase of nonagricultural goods and services by Linton MTA residents who did not purchase a majority of the good or service in Linton. Zeeland, Hague, and Strasburg were popular for purchasing agricultural goods and services. Outshopping analysis revealed no substantial demographic or socioeconomic differences between Linton MTA residents purchasing 50 percent or more and those purchasing less than 50 percent of selected goods and services in Linton. Slight differences between groups were evident in miles traveled and average income. The Bismarck Tribune was the most popular daily newspaper for both Linton MTA and GTA residents. The Emmons County Record was the most popular weekly newspaper for Linton MTA and GTA residents. The most popular radio stations for Linton MTA residents included KFYR of Bismarck, KBMR of Bismarck and KNDR of Mandan. Although economic times have been difficult, Linton has not lost as much of its retail sales as other cities of similar size; however, Linton does not capture as much of its available market as cities of similar size. Linton has retained some of its past trade areas and should remain an important trade center in southcentral North Dakota
Creative aspiration and public discourse:: the prose, verse and graphic images of William James Linton (1812-1897)
No full textThis thesis sets out to show that William James Linton's writing as a coherent body of material is defined by his long-term preoccupation with authorship as a vocation. The argument concentrates on how this sense of vocation created the potential to combine personal creative aspiration as a form of self-fulfilment with the forms of public discourse attendant on his construction of models of culture which embraced and were adaptable to the emotional needs of the self in a society based on concepts of innate human equality. In recognising both Linton’s understanding of authorship in these terms, and the cultural significance of his work as a nexus of influences, the argument offers a balanced view of his development as a writer while dealing with the ramifications of his political and cultural affiliations on the form of his writing. This contribution to current interest in Victorian artisan-class culture is balanced by an equal emphasis on perceiving Linton's work, particularly his later writing, as valuable in its own terms. Organized into an Introduction and six chapters, the thesis begins with a discussion of the rarely utilised primary sources from which the argument has developed, and an evaluation of the rapidly growing body of critical studies on Linton’s work. Chapter One deals with the biographical and cultural context of Linton’s creative aspiration and public discourse as features of his political philosophy and as themes within his writing. The subsequent five chapters are a chronological survey of Linton's writing. Chapters Two to Four are particularly concerned with Linton's view of the role of individual creativity in political reform. Chapters Five and Six examine how he found an increasingly personal motivation for his writing while maintaining a search for an authorial voice through which to express his ideas of culture
Cadet Linton N. Buck, ca. 1870
No full textVMI Cadet Linton N. Buck, a member of the Class of 1870Part of the John F. White collectio
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