523 research outputs found
Thomas Stinson Jarvis, Canadian author.
No full textThe present study is intended to provide a general introduction to the life and works of the Toronto-born author and lawyer, Thomas Stinson Jarvis (1854-1926). As far as can be ascertained, this is the first such study ever undertaken. -- The justification for the study is provided in a brief general discussion in Chapter 1, in which some of the problems involved in the research are also mentioned. A review of Jarvis’s biography is afforded by the second chapter. The following three chapters deal with Jarvis’s ideas and philosophies in relation to the period in which he was writing. Finally, in Chapter 6 his fictional works are surveyed and criticized. -- Special notice should be made of the bibliography, which lists every known printed source of information on Jarvis, and for the first time provides a list of every one of his known books, articles, and reviews. -- It is hoped that this study will help to bring about renewed interest in this forgotten Canadian author. -- The first of Jarvis’s six books was published in Toronto when he was only twenty-one; the last, in Los Angeles, a few years before his death. But the great bulk of Jarvis’s writing was done in New York City between 1892 and 1903. His canon comprises a book of travel in the Middle East; a semi- or pseudo-scientific book which applies Darwin’s principles to the domain of “mind science”; a purported history of the Druid domination of the world; and three admirable novels; also a number of philosophical essays; a large amount of writing on the subject of yachting; and quite a few theatre reviews. -- The study is motivated by the idea that modern students of Canadian literature would find Jarvis a most interesting figure once introduced to his works; and with some familiarity with this life and times, their knowledge would be broad enough to allow them to undertake their own further investigations.Bibliography : leaves 200-210. Bibliographical notes: leaves 191-199
Ranking Law Reviews by Author Prominence - Ten Years Later
No full textRobert Jarvis, Ranking Law Reviews by Author Prominence - Ten Years Later, 99 Law Library Journal 573 (2007)
Jarvis, Brenda (FA 1199)
No full textFinding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1199. Student paper titled “The Quilting Art” in which Brenda Jarvis interviews her mother, Jane Jarvis, about her experiences related to crafting quilts. The author provides a biographical summary of her mother and describes her early forays into quilt making. Jarvis also describes the social aspects of quilting, patterns as a reflection of certain lifestyles, the process of quilt construction, and the materials necessary to complete the final product. Included in the paper are color photographs of various quilting styles along with samples of quilting handiwork
Queen of Queensland [music] /
No full textSpecial competition ed. For voice and piano.; Caption title.; "A fox trot ballad with a difference"--At top of cover.; "Special competition edition"--Cover.; " ... author of 'Love is a gift divine', 'A bushman's song', 'You', 'Forget the blues', Wonderful girl'."--Cover.; Publication date approximated from the composer's other songs listed on cover. ANL; Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-vn5497777; NLA's copy from the collection of Keith Watson. ANL
How to be a woman. Models of masochism and sacrifice in young adult fiction
No full textBuffy, Bella, Veronica, Katniss, Clary, Tris and Saba : For two decades post-feminist heroines have faced life-threatening trials as part of their progress to womanhood. In this chapter I consider how young adult popular fictions operate as forms of pedagogy for young women by offering them particular models of maturity and womanhood. I explore the recurrence and reformulation of a persistent pattern of behaviour in which heroines engage in risky and/or masochistic behaviours for which they are emotionally rewarded.. These recurrences function as a form of vicarious experiential learning in which readers and viewers learn that emotional gratification and adult status are conferred through self-harm and self-sacrifice. Popular culture is not a monolithic form and young adult fictions are no exception. An analysis of fictional examples of this behaviour pattern challenges the idea that heroines today are empowered agents as a result of the legacy of feminism. At the same time, the analysis belies any notion that fictions are universally hegemonic and oppressive – fictions can and do disrupt and interrogate this pattern of emotional masochism. Scholars of public pedagogy have explored the complexities, contradictions and subtleties of the pedagogical process. Sandlin O’Malley and Burdick (2011) in their review of public pedagogy literature acknowledge that some scholarship has demonstrated how “the teaching and learning inherent within daily life can be both oppressive and resistant” (p. 144). Jubas and Knutson (2012) also see public pedagogy as an arena where contradictions and tensions are in play. They argue that we can see “New examples of dialectic or tensions … between the authority of the producer and the consumer; between traditional structures which ground identities and help people make sense of cultural texts, and personal agency which frees people to choose and invent identities and meanings” (p. 86). This analysis aims to contribute to understandings of the complexities of public pedagogy by showing how fictions aimed primarily at young women both resist and accommodate patriarchy
Battle of the Blockbusters: Joss Whedon as Public Pedagogue
No full textThis article discusses the concept of public pedagogy and the reasons for considering it relevant to the work of the writer/ director/ producer Joss Whedon, creator of numberous TV programmes, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, and Films Serenity, Marvel's The Avengers and The Age of Ultron. It analyzes Marvel’s The Avengers (Whedon, 2012) and Christopher Nolan’s (2012b) The Dark Knight Rises as competing public pedagogies.It suggests that popular films can be seen as important educational projects; filmmakers have tremendous resources at their disposal and their creations have a global reach that cannot be matched by individual teachers or national education systems. Whedon can be seen as a radical educator; he enables his audiences to experience ways of looking at the world that challenge aspects of neo-liberal hegemony, and also encourages them to become critical thinkers who have to reflect on their own feelings and perspectives and resist simplistic perspectives on morality and the difficult political choices facing global society
Eupatorium purpureum Linnaeus 1753
No full textEupatorium trifoliatum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 837. 1753. "Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 6062. Lectotype (Reveal in Jarvis & Turland in Taxon 47: 361. 1998): Herb. Linn. No. 336.1 (S). Current name: Eupatorium purpureum L. (Asteraceae). Note: Wiegand (in Rhodora 22: 61. 1920) provided an extensive discussion of the original elements for this name. Mackenzie (in Rhodora 22: 163-165. 1920; 29: 6. 1927) disputed that Clayton 620 (BM) played any role in this but neither author designated a type. See review by Reveal & al. (in Huntia 7: 221. 1987). Lamond (in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 72: 48. 1995) incorrectly treated 978.11 (LINN), a post-1753 addition to the herbarium, as the holotype.Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part E), pp. 490-515 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 509, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197
Аdult Education Concept in the Pedagogical Ideas of Peter Jarvis
No full textДане дослідження присвячене аналізу науково-педагогічних поглядів видатного британського теоретика у галузі освіти дорослих Пітера Джарвіса щодо концепту «освіта дорослих». Його прогресивні наукові пошуки у цьому напрямку беруть початок з 70-х років ХХ століття у період активної дискусії вчених усього світу щодо явища освіти дорослих. Автор актуалізує дослідження низки тотожних термінів (освіта дорослих, продовжувана освіта, відновлювана освіта, громадська освіта та інші), які були широко вживаними у останню чверть ХХ століття не тільки в педагогічних колах Британії, але й у світі в цілому. Проаналізований матеріал може бути використаний при розробці національної концепції освіти дорослих.The article is devoted to the analysis of scientific and pedagogical ideas of the outstanding British theorist in the field of adult and continuing education, the professor of Surrey University (UK) Peter Jarvis. His progressive scientific researches in this direction started in the 70-s of the XXth century in the period of active scientific discussion concerning understanding and substantiation of adult education. The researcher draws the attention to a number of synonymic terms widely used not only in Great Britain but in the world education circles in general.
It has been found out that adult education is viewed by the author as any kind of learning which involves socially mature personalities. So the author accepts a rather wide interpretation of the concept not separating formal and non-formal education. P. Jarvis insists on the exceptional role of traditional adult education – general cultural development – which was historically the foundation of out-of-school education and at the present is the basis of learning society concept, where a person takes part in education for self-development and self-improvement.
It has been revealed that the main aim of adult education as a lifelong process from the point of view of P. Jarvis is to turn the whole humanity into a learning society. At that time that idea sounded futuristic and unreal but the author insisted that rapidly developing technologies would greatly contribute to its realization. The main features of learning society have been determined: meeting the educational demands of learners, giving free access to education (all forms and types), flexibility of educational system to turn learning into a lifelong process.
The research outlines the prospect of further investigations based on the huge scientific outcome of Peter Jarvis and also deeper analysis of other British founders of the theory of adult education
Current deflection NDE for pipe inspection and monitoring
No full textThe detection of corrosion on insulated and/or coated pipes in the oil and gas industry remains a challenge. Routine inspection, which is commonly achieved with in-line tools known as "pigs", is not possible where there is any risk of the pig becoming stuck. There are thousands of kilometers of pipe worldwide deemed ``unpiggable'' whose safety must be ensured using Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) external to the pipe if potentially catastrophic failure is to be avoided.
Many NDE techniques lack sufficient sensitivity due to the coating thickness producing a high standoff distance between the pipe and the sensor and therefore require costly and time-consuming removal of the coating. A method capable of detecting and/or monitoring of defects (e.g. one-third-wall depth corrosion) while leaving the insulation/coating intact would be highly attractive. This thesis documents the development of a technique in which a low-frequency AC current is directly injected into the pipe at distant locations, and perturbations in the magnetic field caused by "current deflection" around defects are measured using solid-state magnetic sensors. Two methods of applying this novel technique were investigated. Firstly, scanning the sensors to measure perturbations in the field and screen for defects, and secondly, permanently installing sensors outside the pipe for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).
A Finite Element (FE) model has been developed and used to investigate the practical challenges that are faced by the technique and how these may be overcome. The sensitivity of the technique for defect detection by external pipe scanning in a practical scenario has then been evaluated using a model-assisted Probability of Detection (POD) framework that combines the measurements of the signal from an undamaged pipe with synthetic damage profiles and contributions from general corrosion and sensor misalignment. The results indicate that good performance is expected for damage detection by scanning above a typical insulation thickness with just a few amps of injected current.
A similar framework has then been used to evaluate the sensitivity of the technique as an SHM solution which suggests excellent corrosion detection performance with the permanent installation of inexpensive magnetic sensors. The technique has potential advantages over competing methods in both scanning and monitoring modes and there are many opportunities for future development.Open Acces
Arctopus echinatus Linnaeus 1753
No full textArctopus echinatus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1058. 1753. "Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 7708. Proposed conserved type (Van Wyk & al. in Taxon 55: 541. 2006): South Africa. Western Cape Province, Cape Town, Signal Hill, near Kramat, Manning & Reeves 2845 (NBG). Generitype of Arctopus Linnaeus. Current name: Arctopus echinatus L. (Apiaceae). Note: Burtt (in Edinburgh J. Bot. 48: 184. 1991) indicated material in the Clifford herbarium as a likely type, but no relevant specimen exists there. The same author subsequently designated a Burman copperplate (Rar. Afr. Pl. 1: t. 1. 1738, reproduced by Jarvis in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 33(3): 30, f. 5. 2005) as lectotype. Unfortunately, this is identifiable, not as A. echinatus, but rather as A. monacanthus Sonder. Van Wyk & al. (in Taxon 55: 541. 2006) therefore proposed the conservation of A. echinatus with a conserved type.Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part A), pp. 252-342 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 310, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197
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