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“Dream on, deluded one! The awakening will come soon!”: Reclaiming the Sensation Fiction Author, Gertrude Fenton.
No full textThis dissertation's aim is to highlight a forgotten author of a genre that was held in contempt by Victorian society; a genre that was a first of its time, breaking down boundaries in a new emerging publishing industry that was publishing cheap periodicals at a more rapid rate due
to the printing press. With this advanced system, the traditionalists in the industry felt threatened and attempted to thwart its efforts, which presented itself through the theory of cultural hierarchy; by using this literary theory and discourse, this dissertation will explore the narrative surrounding the Sensation Fiction genre, the woman reader, and the woman author. Using Victorian society and the theory of cultural hierarchy, this dissertation will showcase how women authors' novels were seen as “low-brow” art and thus are considered “guilty pleasures.” This will be analyzed through the lens of the author Gertrude Fenton, her written works, and their critical reception. The comprehensive primary and secondary research conducted has aided in rediscovering Gertrude Fenton. Her novels and various literary periodicals have assisted in showcasing her as an author and how the patriarchal Victorian society hindered women authors and women readers from moving into the
upper-class literary space
Episode 49: Poo-Cast with Melissa Wilson - Manure Management: The Moos Room
No full textRuntime 32:02Heins, Brad; Armstrong, Joe; Krekelberg, Emily; Wilson, Melissa. (2021). Episode 49: Poo-Cast with Melissa Wilson - Manure Management: The Moos Room. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/218887
OUT cast 08/02/2021
No full textTune in to OUT Cast on Monday, August 2 to hear Steve Bull and new OUT Cast collective member, Mary Holt’s conversation with Maine-based filmmaker and director, Elmer J. Howard about his new film Kings and Queens. This short film about drag culture is garnering awards at film festivals and was filmed in Portland in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Screenwriter and cast member, Melissa Martin and cinematographer, Brett Bays, also give their takes on the making of the film. Part 2 of the discussion on August 9 will include Elmer and some of the cast members. Elmer J. Howard: Award-winning independent filmmaker Elmer J. Howard is a Maine native. Changing the world one production at a time is his motto and how he chooses which films to bring to life. His first short, “Loving Martin,” is based on a true story of love, loss, and hope and won 15 awards. His current short, “Kings & Queens,” is about a lesbian down on her luck who finds solace in a local drag community while searching to find her authentic self. “Kings & Queens” has won over 40 awards so far in its festival run. Entertaining has been his passion since he was a teenager making short films wowing and exciting family and friends. Elmer got his baptism by fire into the entertainment world by landing his first job and first exposure by being a craft services assistant on the Disney film Flubber with Robin Williams. He was also an extra in the movie. After taking a 12-year detour, Elmer returned to filmmaking in 2010 when he got introduced to Phoenix’s independent filmmaking community, starting his production company Thrive Productions that year as well. Elmer has a passion and a gift for telling stories through a visual medium and positively impacting his audience by getting them to think and challenging their beliefs while entertaining them, which fuels his passion. Elmer’s Socials & Websites https://www.imdb.me/ElmerJHoward https://www.ElmerJHoward.com https://www.ThriveProductions.com Kings & Queens Social https://www.facebook.com/KingsAndQueensShortFilm Brett Bays – Cinematographer IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7240271/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Brett has worked as a Cinematographer on multiple projects since 2013. Brett brings a helpful and cooperative atmosphere to any project or film on which he works. In 2019, he worked as Cinematographer on four different short films and an upcoming mini-series. One of the short films, “Loving Martin,” earned him the Award of Excellence in Cinematography. In addition, he won Best Film Lighing for “Kings & Queens.” Melissa Martin – Writer IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11731247/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_36https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/outcast/1127/thumbnail.jp
OUT cast 08/09/2021
No full textIf you enjoyed part 1 of our shows on the award-winning film, Kings and Queens, tune in for Part 2. OUT Cast collective members Mary Holt and Steve Bull continue their interview with cast members on Monday, August 9. Filmmaker and director Elmer J. Howard and screenwriter and actor Melissa Martin return with cast members Emily Kokidko, Thomas Smallwood, Sara Brophy and Michelle Martin for a lively chat about the making of Kings and Queens, sharing their thoughts on the importance of this ground-breaking effort. Sara Brophy Sara is an actor, dancer, and singer whose career spans film, television, Broadway, and regional theater. She is currently based in New York City, where she is also a Pure Barre instructor and Certified Stretch Therapist. www.sarabrophy.com @SaraBeesKnees (IG) Emily Kokidko Emily is an award-winning actor from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, Emily loved making up characters and stories with her friends and family. Though she long had a strong desire to act, Emily officially began acting in junior year of high school. She was selected to be the lead in her high school\u27s production of Splendor in the Grass , despite having no prior acting experience. Emily instantly caught the theatre bug, and she continued to be an engaged member of her high school\u27s theatre program. Emily went on to attend Babson College where she studied business. At Babson, she acted in short films, student films, and helped found Babson\u27s first improvisational theatre troupe. After graduation, she moved to Los Angeles where she trained and worked at top acting studios. Emily is now back on the East Coast where she continues to act, teach, and perform. imdb: https://www.imdb.me/emilykokidko website: https://www.emilykokidko.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilykokidko/https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/outcast/1128/thumbnail.jp
Cold cracking in DC-cast high strength aluminum alloy ingots: An intrinsic problem intensified by casting process parameters
No full textFor almost half a century the catastrophic failure of direct chill (DC) cast high strength aluminum alloys has been challenging the production of sound ingots. To overcome this problem, a criterion is required that can assist the researchers in predicting the critical conditions which facilitate the catastrophic failure of the ingots. This could be achieved at first glance by application of computer simulations to assess the level and distribution of residual thermal stresses. However, the simulation results are only able to show the critical locations and conditions where and when high stresses may appear in the ingots. The prediction of critical void/crack size requires simultaneous application of fracture mechanics. In this paper, we present the thermo-mechanical simulation results that indicate the critical crack size distribution in several DC-cast billets cast at various casting conditions. The simulation results were validated upon experimental DC-casting trials and revealed that the existence of voids/cracks with a considerable size is required for cold cracking to occur.Materials Science & EngineeringMechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineerin
Publishing. Pp. vii +239 ISBN 978-1-4331-1685-8
No full texteditors: david j. blacker / gustavo e. fischman / melissa cast-‐brede / gene v glas
OUT cast Maine 03/14/2022
No full textTune in to OUT Cast on Monday, March 14 to hear an interview with Myke Johnson on “Queer Spirit,” a series of conversations exploring queer life and the power of the Sacred hosted by OUT Cast collective members Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres McGovern.
Myke Johnson
Myke Johnson, author of Finding Our Way Home: A Spiritual Journey into Earth Community, describes herself as a lesbian mystic, earth activist, and retired Unitarian Universalist minister, who lives in Portland Maine with her partner Margy and two cats.
She blogs at https://findingourwayhome.bloghttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/outcast/1159/thumbnail.jp
Een brede waterkering: Van concept naar praktijk
No full textIn de toekomst moet rekening gehouden worden met de stijgende zeespiegel. In dit afstudeeronderzoek is in het kader van deze verwachte zeespiegelstijging gekeken naar twee mogelijke oplossingsrichtingen als alternatief voor traditionele dijkverhoging. Het gaat hier om enerzijds het opnemen van het voorland in de waterkering om de golfrandvoorwaarden aan de teen van de dijk te beloeden en anderzijds het opnemen van het achterland in de waterkering om overslaand water te kunnen opvangen, zie figuur. Deze twee oplossingsrichtingen zijn in dit onderzoek tezamen de brede waterkering genoemd. Er is een casestudie uitgevoerd voor de Molenpolder in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen waar de mogelijkheden van een brede waterkering met achterland zijn vergeleken met een traditionele dijkverhoging. Bij de traditionele dijkverhoging wordt het overslagcriterium aangehouden zoals dat wordt aanbevolen in de huidige wetgeving (1 l/s/m). Bij de brede waterkering wordt ervan uitgegaan dat de waterkering meer overslag aankan dan het huidige criterium en in de casestudie is de grens aan het overslagdebiet bepaald door de maximale opslagcapaciteit van de Molenpolder. In andere gevallen komt er een grens aan het overslagdebiet wanneer het kritieke overslagdebiet bij grasdijken optreedt (10 l/s/m). Onderzoeksvragen die zijn behandeld: Is een brede waterkering een veilig alternatief? Is de brede waterkering qua kosten haalbaar? Wat zijn de voorwaarden voor acceptatie in de maatschappij? Door het toestaan van de extra overslag moet gekeken worden naar de stabiliteit van de waterkering. Een ander belangrijk punt is het verstrekken van een schadevergoeding ten tijde van grote overslag. Verder zijn de maatschappelijke aanvaardbaarheid en de maatschappelijke aanvaarding van een brede waterkering bekeken en dit is mede afhankelijk van de effecten die de overslag van zout water heeft op de functies van het achterland. De brede waterkering met achterland is een re alternatief voor de traditionele dijkverhoging met diverse toepassingsmogelijkheden. Dit geldt niet alleen voor de locatie Molenpolder, maar ook voor andere locaties in Nederland. Voor de brede waterkering met voorland is nader onderzoek noodzakelijk zijn.Civil Engineering and Geoscience
Search for chameleons with CAST
No full textÇetin, Serkant Ali (Dogus Author)In this work we present a search for (solar) chameleons with the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). This novel experimental technique, in the field of dark energy research, exploits both the chameleon coupling to matter (βm) and to photons (βγ) via the Primakoff effect. By reducing the X-ray detection energy threshold used for axions from 1 keV to 400 eV CAST became sensitive to the converted solar chameleon spectrum which peaks around 600 eV. Even though we have not observed any excess above background, we can provide a 95% C.L. limit for the coupling strength of chameleons to photons of βγ≲1011 for 1<βm<106
Middle Grades Novels in Verse: Examining Stereotypes in Early Adolescent Characters
No full textIn this article, the authors share analyses of two middle grade novels in verse to demonstrate how pre-service and in-service teachers and librarians may engage in similar analyses themselves or with their students. Authors use Lesko’s confident characterizations and Sarigianides et al.’s youth lens (Rethinking the “Adolescent”) to analyze two middle grade novels in verse. The authors found that while stereotypes are present, they do not define the characters. Rather, the stereotypes illustrate the growth of the characters as they navigate adolescence. The final verses are not presented as endings, but beginnings of the characters’ journeys
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