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Interview with Matthew Harris
No full textMatthew Harris was born in Chapel Hill and moved to western North Carolina for college. He discusses his story coming out in high school, which details his family being homophobic before learning more about the subject. Harris also explains how gay YouTubers helped him with understanding his place in the world. He ends with his positive relationship with family and advice on coming out to friends first, then parents
Matthew Baker - My Mountain Heroes
No full textMatthew Baker is a Macon County, NC author and rural mail carrier. Put them together, and you have a couple of great books… “My Mountain Granny” and “My Mountain Heroes.” When he is traveling throughout the mountains delivering mail, he meets and interviews many senior citizens who tell him stories that go back to another time and another century. Listen now to a young man who cares about what he calls the “Greatest Generation.
A hunter after a successful manimunak hunt on the floodplains of Ankabadbirri, near Gochan Jiny-Girra Homeland, Northern Territory, 2010 /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on caption supplied by photographer, see file NLA12/1679.; "Unknown hunter after a succesful manimunak (magpie goose) hunt on the floodplains Ankabadbirri near Gochan Jinny-Jirra Homeland 2010."--Caption supplied by photographer.; Mode of access: Online
Sharing, Gift-Giving, and Optimal Resource Use Incentives in Hunter-Gatherer Society
No full textIn the typical hunter-gatherer society, decision-making is collective, yet decentralized, access to resources is shared, goods are typically distributed via reciprocal exchange, sharing, and gift-giving, and the distribution of both income and decision-making power is egalitarian. We argue these features are interrelated. We adopt an incentive-based view of sharing and gift-giving, in which the fundamental role of sharing and gift-giving is to implement socially desirable production decisions in the face of a common resource use problem. We show how this system decentralizes decision-making, while at the same time encouraging agents to make production decisions in the best interests of the group. Sharing rules give agents optimal use incentives, while gift-giving obligations give agents incentives to reveal private information about skill. The system has some interesting properties; for example, it may result in a relatively equal distribution of income, even though the productive capabilities of agents differ. Our theory is also able to account for some features of the ethnographic record that do not jibe well with existing theories of sharing; for example, why the rather extensive free-riding on the efforts of the most productive agents is typically tolerated in hunter-gatherer society.
Mission ornithologique aux îles Hunter et Matthew, 11-14 décembre 2004
No full textI embarked on a Puma helicopter of the French air force in a joint mission with frigate ship Vendémiaire of the French navy to visit Hunter Island for 18 hours (12-13 December 2004) and Matthew Island for 22 hours (13-14 December 2004). Eleven seabird species were observed on Hunter Island, breeding (black-winged petrel Pterodroma nigripennis, wedge-tailed shearwater Ardenna pacifica, red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda, masked booby Sula dactylatra, brown booby S. leucogaster, red-footed booby S. sula, lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel, greater frigatebird F. minor, brown noddy Anous stolidus) or presumed breeding (grey noddy Anous albivitta, white tern Gygis alba). The same species except the red-tailed tropicbird, the red-footed booby, the two frigatebirds and the white tern were observed on Matthew Island, as was the sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus which breeds there in large colonies (N >8,000 pairs). The Pacific-golden plover Pluvialis fulva and an unidentified passerine bird were sighted on Hunter Island. The Pacific-golden plover and the ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres were sighted on Matthew Island. The Polynesian rat Rattus exulans was present on Hunter Island, while hens and a cock Gallus gallus were sighted on Matthew Island. This trip also provided the opportunity to assess the impact of helicopter movements on the avifauna.Embarqué à bord d'un hélicoptère Puma de l'Armée de l'air, en mission conjointe avec la frégate Vendémiaire de la Marine nationale, j'ai pu visiter l'île Hunter pendant 18 heures, les 12-13 décembre 2004 et l'île Matthew pendant 22 heures, les 13-14 décembre 2004). Onze espèces d'oiseaux marins ont été observées sur Hunter, nicheuses (pétrel à ailes noires Pterodroma nigripennis, puffin fouquet Ardenna pacifica, phaéton à brins rouges Phaethon rubricauda, fou masqué Sula dactylatra, fou brun S. leucogaster, fou à pieds rouges S. sula, frégate ariel Fregata ariel, frégate du Pacifique F. minor, noddi brun Anous stolidus) ou nicheuses présumées (noddi gris Anous albivitta, gygis blanche Gygis alba). Les mêmes espèces, sauf le phaéton à brins rouges, le fou à pieds rouges, les deux frégates et la gygis blanche, ont été observées sur Matthew, ainsi que la sterne fuligineuse Onychoprion fuscatus qui y niche en grandes colonies (N >8 000 couples). Le pluvier fauve Pluvialis fulva, ainsi qu'un passereau non identifié, ont été aperçus sur Hunter. Le pluvier fauve et le tournepierre à collier Arenaria interpres ont été observés sur Matthew. Le rat polynésien Rattus exulans est présent sur Hunter, alors que des poules et un coq bankhiva (Gallus gallus) ont été observés sur Matthew. Cette mission a également été l'occasion d'évaluer l'impact des mouvements de l'hélicoptère sur l'avifaune marine
To Olga : an appreciation in verse.
No full textPoetic appreciation of Mrs. Olga Hunter, wife of the author. Bound in cream card covers with applied cover label
Mission ornithologique aux îles Hunter et Matthew, 11-14 décembre 2004
No full textI embarked on a Puma helicopter of the French air force in a joint mission with frigate ship Vendémiaire of the French navy to visit Hunter Island for 18 hours (12-13 December 2004) and Matthew Island for 22 hours (13-14 December 2004). Eleven seabird species were observed on Hunter Island, breeding (black-winged petrel Pterodroma nigripennis, wedge-tailed shearwater Ardenna pacifica, red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda, masked booby Sula dactylatra, brown booby S. leucogaster, red-footed booby S. sula, lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel, greater frigatebird F. minor, brown noddy Anous stolidus) or presumed breeding (grey noddy Anous albivitta, white tern Gygis alba). The same species except the red-tailed tropicbird, the red-footed booby, the two frigatebirds and the white tern were observed on Matthew Island, as was the sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus which breeds there in large colonies (N >8,000 pairs). The Pacific-golden plover Pluvialis fulva and an unidentified passerine bird were sighted on Hunter Island. The Pacific-golden plover and the ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres were sighted on Matthew Island. The Polynesian rat Rattus exulans was present on Hunter Island, while hens and a cock Gallus gallus were sighted on Matthew Island. This trip also provided the opportunity to assess the impact of helicopter movements on the avifauna.Embarqué à bord d'un hélicoptère Puma de l'Armée de l'air, en mission conjointe avec la frégate Vendémiaire de la Marine nationale, j'ai pu visiter l'île Hunter pendant 18 heures, les 12-13 décembre 2004 et l'île Matthew pendant 22 heures, les 13-14 décembre 2004). Onze espèces d'oiseaux marins ont été observées sur Hunter, nicheuses (pétrel à ailes noires Pterodroma nigripennis, puffin fouquet Ardenna pacifica, phaéton à brins rouges Phaethon rubricauda, fou masqué Sula dactylatra, fou brun S. leucogaster, fou à pieds rouges S. sula, frégate ariel Fregata ariel, frégate du Pacifique F. minor, noddi brun Anous stolidus) ou nicheuses présumées (noddi gris Anous albivitta, gygis blanche Gygis alba). Les mêmes espèces, sauf le phaéton à brins rouges, le fou à pieds rouges, les deux frégates et la gygis blanche, ont été observées sur Matthew, ainsi que la sterne fuligineuse Onychoprion fuscatus qui y niche en grandes colonies (N >8 000 couples). Le pluvier fauve Pluvialis fulva, ainsi qu'un passereau non identifié, ont été aperçus sur Hunter. Le pluvier fauve et le tournepierre à collier Arenaria interpres ont été observés sur Matthew. Le rat polynésien Rattus exulans est présent sur Hunter, alors que des poules et un coq bankhiva (Gallus gallus) ont été observés sur Matthew. Cette mission a également été l'occasion d'évaluer l'impact des mouvements de l'hélicoptère sur l'avifaune marine
Mission ornithologique aux îles Hunter et Matthew, 11-14 décembre 2004
No full textI embarked on a Puma helicopter of the French air force in a joint mission with frigate ship Vendémiaire of the French navy to visit Hunter Island for 18 hours (12-13 December 2004) and Matthew Island for 22 hours (13-14 December 2004). Eleven seabird species were observed on Hunter Island, breeding (black-winged petrel Pterodroma nigripennis, wedge-tailed shearwater Ardenna pacifica, red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda, masked booby Sula dactylatra, brown booby S. leucogaster, red-footed booby S. sula, lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel, greater frigatebird F. minor, brown noddy Anous stolidus) or presumed breeding (grey noddy Anous albivitta, white tern Gygis alba). The same species except the red-tailed tropicbird, the red-footed booby, the two frigatebirds and the white tern were observed on Matthew Island, as was the sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus which breeds there in large colonies (N >8,000 pairs). The Pacific-golden plover Pluvialis fulva and an unidentified passerine bird were sighted on Hunter Island. The Pacific-golden plover and the ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres were sighted on Matthew Island. The Polynesian rat Rattus exulans was present on Hunter Island, while hens and a cock Gallus gallus were sighted on Matthew Island. This trip also provided the opportunity to assess the impact of helicopter movements on the avifauna.Embarqué à bord d'un hélicoptère Puma de l'Armée de l'air, en mission conjointe avec la frégate Vendémiaire de la Marine nationale, j'ai pu visiter l'île Hunter pendant 18 heures, les 12-13 décembre 2004 et l'île Matthew pendant 22 heures, les 13-14 décembre 2004). Onze espèces d'oiseaux marins ont été observées sur Hunter, nicheuses (pétrel à ailes noires Pterodroma nigripennis, puffin fouquet Ardenna pacifica, phaéton à brins rouges Phaethon rubricauda, fou masqué Sula dactylatra, fou brun S. leucogaster, fou à pieds rouges S. sula, frégate ariel Fregata ariel, frégate du Pacifique F. minor, noddi brun Anous stolidus) ou nicheuses présumées (noddi gris Anous albivitta, gygis blanche Gygis alba). Les mêmes espèces, sauf le phaéton à brins rouges, le fou à pieds rouges, les deux frégates et la gygis blanche, ont été observées sur Matthew, ainsi que la sterne fuligineuse Onychoprion fuscatus qui y niche en grandes colonies (N >8 000 couples). Le pluvier fauve Pluvialis fulva, ainsi qu'un passereau non identifié, ont été aperçus sur Hunter. Le pluvier fauve et le tournepierre à collier Arenaria interpres ont été observés sur Matthew. Le rat polynésien Rattus exulans est présent sur Hunter, alors que des poules et un coq bankhiva (Gallus gallus) ont été observés sur Matthew. Cette mission a également été l'occasion d'évaluer l'impact des mouvements de l'hélicoptère sur l'avifaune marine
Experiment, Theory, Representation: Robert Hooke’s Material Models
No full textRobert Hooke’s Micrographia of 1665 is an epochal work in the history of scientific
representation. With microscopes and other optical devices, Hooke drew and
then oversaw the engraving of Micrographia’s plates, images that amount to little
less than revelations from beneath the range of human vision (Fig. 1). In bristling
detail, molds flower into putrid bloom, crystals protrude like warts from mineral
skins and, for the first time in history, cells are brought to the eyes of a general
viewership. So historical scholarship has shown us, Hooke was especially well
equipped to make these wondrous images. A product of Oxford’s lively scientific
community of the 1650s and a protégé of the chemist Robert Boyle, he possessed
intimate knowledge of the “new sciences” of the seventeenth century and a particular
gift as an experimentalist. Indeed, from 1662 until nearly the end of his life,
Hooke held the post of “Curator of Experiments” to England’s premier scientific
institution, the then newly-formed Royal Society of London. But, Hooke also had
an additional advantage. Following some remarkable, juvenile feats of drawing, he
had previously been apprenticed to Peter Lely, leading portrait painter of later seventeenth
century England. Combining scientific training with tutelage in the art of
portraiture—that most detail-attentive of pictorial genres (at least as practiced in
seventeenth century England)—Hooke would seem to have commanded the ideal
skills for rendering the sights made perceptible through microscopes. Not surprisingly,
Hooke’s Micrographia has served as an important point of reference in recent
studies of the interactions of art and science
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