175 research outputs found
Robben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries management
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) population in southern Africa has declined from approximately 575 000 adults at the start of the 20th century to 180 000 adults in the early 1990s. The population is still declining, leading to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature upgrading the status of African penguins to Endangered on the Red List of Threatened Species. This dissertation uses a systems dynamics approach to produce a model incorporating all important pressures. The model is stochastic and spatially explicit, and uses expert opinion where data are not available. The model has been produced and revised with the help of the Penguin Modelling Group, based at the University of Cape Town. The modelling process culminated in a workshop where participants experimented with the model themselves. The model in this dissertation is only applicable to the penguin population on Robben Island and, as such, conclusions drawn cannot necessarily be applied to other penguin colonies
Review: <i>The Robben Island Shakespeare</i> by Matthew Hahn
No full textBook Title: The Robben Island ShakespeareBook Author: Matthew Hahn(London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2017). ISBN-10: 147428387X / ISBN-13: 978-147428387
A Museum of Hope: A Story of Robben Island
No full textThis article explores hope as a technology of collective governance through an exploration of the work that is being done to celebrate and promote a hope for a New South Africa at the Robben Island Museum - former prison to the political opponents of apartheid that is situated on a small island off the coast at Cape Town
Shades of Dark Tourism. Alcatraz and Robben Island
No full textFormer sites of punishment and incarceration have become a popular tourist experience as defunct prisons are converted into museums or heritage sites. Among the most prominent are Alcatraz in the United States, and Robben Island in South Africa. While some theorists might categorize such practices as "dark tourism," this paper argues for an analysis that accounts for the multiple shades of penal history marketing and interpretation. Drawing on policy documents, onsite observations, tourist surveys, and interviews with museum staff, the paper explores how multi-hued forms of interpretation have been produced, not only through shifting priorities of memory managers, but also the expectations of tourists and the agendas of external interest groups
Return to Robben Island of African Penguins that were rehabilitated, relocated or reared in captivity following the Treasure oil spill of 2000
No full textFollowing an oil spill from the Treasure off the coast of South Africa in June 2000, about 19 000 oiled African Penguins Spheniscus demersus, including 14 825 from Robben Island, were caught for rehabilitation and subsequent release. A further 19 500 penguins that were not oiled — mostly birds in adult plumage, including 7 000 from Robben Island — were relocated some 700km to the east, to prevent them becoming oiled. Additionally, 3 350 orphaned chicks, including 2 643 from Robben Island — were collected for rearing in captivity and release to the wild. Some four years later — by the end of December 2004 — 70% of rehabilitated adults, 40% of relocated birds and 34% of captive-reared chicks had been seen back at Robben Island. Another 7% of birds relocated from Robben Island had been sighted at other localities. Rates of resighting rehabilitated birds were similar at Robben and Dassen Islands, but a greater proportion of relocated birds was seen at Dassen Island, where birds collected for relocation were mostly from breeding areas. The lower proportion of relocated birds seen at Robben Island is thought to result from this intervention causing some pre-breeding birds to move to other colonies. All three conservation interventions are considered to have been successful, but it is premature to assess their relative contributions to the conservation of the species. Three relocated birds tracked by satellite took 15–21 days to return to their home colonies. This rapid return may have resulted from breeding attempts being interrupted. After remaining at their home islands for 4–5 days, two of the tracked birds then left these islands for 19–36 days. We surmise that, after they had searched unsuccessfully for their mates, they abandoned breeding for the year 2000. Ostrich 2006, 77(3&4): 202–20
Nelson Mandela, Robben Island and the imagination of a new South Africa
No full textThis article is concentrating on Mandela and seek to show how, through his participation in debate and study, he evolved a particular approach to thinking about questions of the future South Africa. While Mandela's pre-Robben Island experiences were as important as the time he spent on the island in shaping and thinking. The author suggests that the island gave him a concentrated opportunity to think through the contradictions of South Africa. He came to a management of these contradictions with difficulty. He struggled with the question of modernity and its racial insistence and the demands of tradition and "cosmopolitanness" in facing questions of the past, present and future.
Nelson Mandela, Robben Island and the imagination of a new South Africa
No full textThis article is concentrating on Mandela and seek to show how, through his participation in debate and study, he evolved a particular approach to thinking about questions of the future South Africa. While Mandela's pre-Robben Island experiences were as important as the time he spent on the island in shaping and thinking. The author suggests that the island gave him a concentrated opportunity to think through the contradictions of South Africa. He came to a management of these contradictions with difficulty. He struggled with the question of modernity and its racial insistence and the demands of tradition and "cosmopolitanness" in facing questions of the past, present and future.
General Aspects of Fractures in Children
No full textA fracture is a partial or complete disruption of the continuity of bone or cartilage, due to mechanical forces exceeding the strength of the bone or cartilage to withstand these forces.Fractures are common in children. In a large Swedish study, the overall annual incidence of fractures in children was 2.1% (2.6 for boys; 1.7 for girls). Most fractures in children are the result of accidental trauma and conventional radiography (x-rays) is by far the preferred modality to diagnose them. This chapter discusses the anatomy of the bones, types of fractures and the terminology to describe fractures in an unequivocal way. In addition, fractures are discussed in the context of the trauma mechanism, the circumstances under which a fracture occurs and the age of the patient. Any discrepancies between the type of fracture and the alleged trauma mechanism (history as provided by the parents) should arise suspicion of non-accidental injury, where in general the younger the child, the greater the probability of inflicted injuries
Volume 64, Number 1 - Spring 1985
No full textVolume 64, Number 1 - Spring 1985. 49 pages including covers and advertisements.
Contributions Cochran, Leonard, O.P. POEM MADE ON THOMAS McGLYNN\u27s STATUE OF ST. DOMINIC de GUZMAN DaPonte, Paul INFATUATION Harpootian, Alysia K. TO BARBARA FOR BEING DOLLS TOGETHER Harpootian, Alysia K. THE MOONLIGHT FEAST OF THE AFRICAN WATER LILY Fallon, Thomas L., O.P. OCTOBER THOUGHTS Llewellyn, David W. B. EXPERIENCE Hansen, Vivika R. A BACKWARD GLANCE AT BAPTISM Wood, Michael waiting for a sunday Wood, Michael OUTSIDE THE CRADLE, INSIDE THE MIND Perel, Jane Lunin THE INSOMNIAC\u27S APPLE Harpootian, Alysia K. PAINTING THE NUDE DaPonte, Paul IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER D\u27Andrea, Anne THE ARRANGEMENT Capper, Michael JUNGLES OF JUPITER Beaulieu, Betsy ENCORE Hansen, Vivika R. FOR MARY, WHO HATES RED HAIR Connerney, Jeannie REMEMBER WE Llewellyn, David W. B. FLAME Connerney, Jeannie UNTITLED Wood, Michael then and now, now Kauffman, Jeanne SOLDIER Capper, Michael BEFORE THE AWAKENING Beaulieu, Betsy ON TAPESTRY #7 - THE UNICORN IN CAPTIVITY DaPonte, Paul DAMASCUS Beaulieu, Betsy FEAST Cochran, Leonard, O.P. END OF AUTUMN, DOMINICAN COMMUNITY CEMETERY, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
Photographs (in order of appearance) Stasiuk, Charlotte Larkin, Elizabeth WOODS Larkin, Elizabeth CAULDRON - WITCHES SCENE Larkin, Elizabeth Larkin, Elizabeth WILDFLOWER Robben, John Larkin, Elizabeth DRESS SILKS Stasiuk, Charlotte Robben, John McLaughlin,Carolyn Robben, John Stasiuk, Charlotte Larkin, Elizabeth FORBIDDEN TERRITOR
Volume 64, Number 1 - Spring 1985
No full textVolume 64, Number 1 - Spring 1985. 49 pages including covers and advertisements.
Contributions Cochran, Leonard, O.P. POEM MADE ON THOMAS McGLYNN\u27s STATUE OF ST. DOMINIC de GUZMAN DaPonte, Paul INFATUATION Harpootian, Alysia K. TO BARBARA FOR BEING DOLLS TOGETHER Harpootian, Alysia K. THE MOONLIGHT FEAST OF THE AFRICAN WATER LILY Fallon, Thomas L., O.P. OCTOBER THOUGHTS Llewellyn, David W. B. EXPERIENCE Hansen, Vivika R. A BACKWARD GLANCE AT BAPTISM Wood, Michael waiting for a sunday Wood, Michael OUTSIDE THE CRADLE, INSIDE THE MIND Perel, Jane Lunin THE INSOMNIAC\u27S APPLE Harpootian, Alysia K. PAINTING THE NUDE DaPonte, Paul IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER D\u27Andrea, Anne THE ARRANGEMENT Capper, Michael JUNGLES OF JUPITER Beaulieu, Betsy ENCORE Hansen, Vivika R. FOR MARY, WHO HATES RED HAIR Connerney, Jeannie REMEMBER WE Llewellyn, David W. B. FLAME Connerney, Jeannie UNTITLED Wood, Michael then and now, now Kauffman, Jeanne SOLDIER Capper, Michael BEFORE THE AWAKENING Beaulieu, Betsy ON TAPESTRY #7 - THE UNICORN IN CAPTIVITY DaPonte, Paul DAMASCUS Beaulieu, Betsy FEAST Cochran, Leonard, O.P. END OF AUTUMN, DOMINICAN COMMUNITY CEMETERY, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
Photographs (in order of appearance) Stasiuk, Charlotte Larkin, Elizabeth WOODS Larkin, Elizabeth CAULDRON - WITCHES SCENE Larkin, Elizabeth Larkin, Elizabeth WILDFLOWER Robben, John Larkin, Elizabeth DRESS SILKS Stasiuk, Charlotte Robben, John McLaughlin,Carolyn Robben, John Stasiuk, Charlotte Larkin, Elizabeth FORBIDDEN TERRITOR
- …
