326 research outputs found
Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation Research Report CR015
No full textMade available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).This report adds an additional two years of data to this earlier analysis, updating key findings and examining the trends that were identified in the 2014 report. The basic approach ? and the range of caveats required to adequately describe the variation and complexity in the sector ? replicates the approach from two years earlier. This report is intended to be read in conjunction with the 2014 report (Acker and Woodhead 2014), which provides both additional context (saving repetition in this update) and important comparative data that help in understanding the trends at work in the sector. - Executive summayArt Economies project team: Tim Acker, Iris Bendor, Jessica Booth, Susan Congreve, Kim Petersen, Dr Lisa Stefanoff, Michelle Whittle and Dr Alice Woodhead. Logo on Cover: Australian Government. Department of Industry and Science, Business Cooperative Research Centres Programme and Nintione CRC Remote Economic Participatio
"Entrance of Rear Admiral Farragut into Mobile Bay, August 5th 1864."
No full textThe map is a later copy of an 1878 chart illustrating U.S. Rear Admiral David Glasgow Farragut's seizure of Mobile Bay. A few notes are included, such as, an "Explanation of Diagram from the Five Stand Points of the Mobile Fight" and "Points of Collision of the Different Boats upon the Ram." The 1962 reproduction was drawn by Mobile-based artist Marian Acker Macpherson under the direction of Tim Wilkinson with materials supplied by Jack E. Patterson
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When the Devil Whistles
No full textHigh-stakes intrigue that will keep you flipping pages long into the night. --James Scott Bell, bestselling and award-winning suspense author Allie Whitman and Connor Norman loved making the devils of the corporate world pay. Now, it’s their turn. And the price could be their lives. “I didn’t have a choice. I didn’t.” That’s what Allie Whitman tells herself every night as she lies awake. Sometimes she even believes it. But mostly she knows deep down that her inability to make a hard choice has put millions of lives at risk, including her own. Now the only one who can help her is her lawyer, Connor Norman. Unfortunately, Allie’s actions have destroyed Connor’s trust in her--and may destroy much, much more. Rick Acker is one of the market\u27s best-kept secrets. When the Devil Whistles blends legal thrills, spies, and military action, offering some unique twists. Acker\u27s characters and settings come to life, and he again breathes new ideas into the genre. Fast-paced and thought-provoking, his third book is his best yet. --Eric Wilson, NY Times bestselling author of Valley of Bones and Fireproof More than once while reading When the Devil Whistles, I had to remind myself that I wasn\u27t reading John Grisham. Rick Acker\u27s pacing and plot are terrific. A wonderful read from a writer I wish I\u27d discovered sooner. —Angela Hunt, author of Let Darkness Come.https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2011/1000/thumbnail.jp
When the Devil Whistles
No full textHigh-stakes intrigue that will keep you flipping pages long into the night. --James Scott Bell, bestselling and award-winning suspense author Allie Whitman and Connor Norman loved making the devils of the corporate world pay. Now, it’s their turn. And the price could be their lives. “I didn’t have a choice. I didn’t.” That’s what Allie Whitman tells herself every night as she lies awake. Sometimes she even believes it. But mostly she knows deep down that her inability to make a hard choice has put millions of lives at risk, including her own. Now the only one who can help her is her lawyer, Connor Norman. Unfortunately, Allie’s actions have destroyed Connor’s trust in her--and may destroy much, much more. Rick Acker is one of the market\u27s best-kept secrets. When the Devil Whistles blends legal thrills, spies, and military action, offering some unique twists. Acker\u27s characters and settings come to life, and he again breathes new ideas into the genre. Fast-paced and thought-provoking, his third book is his best yet. --Eric Wilson, NY Times bestselling author of Valley of Bones and Fireproof More than once while reading When the Devil Whistles, I had to remind myself that I wasn\u27t reading John Grisham. Rick Acker\u27s pacing and plot are terrific. A wonderful read from a writer I wish I\u27d discovered sooner. —Angela Hunt, author of Let Darkness Come.https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2011/1000/thumbnail.jp
1983 Men's Tennis Match Results
No full text38 p.Score sheets and individual dual meet records from the 1983 men's tennis team. Handwritten notes by Coach Acker are included. Scores for the following Kalamazoo College tennis players are included: Ven Johnson, Tim Corwin, Dave Higdon, Adam Bottorff, Chris Yates, Eric Trautman, Butch Gebhardt, Phil Harrington, Joe Hosner, Fred Fischer, Dan Ryan, Scott Ackerman, Dave Siegel, Scott Payne, Chris Stokes, Gary Dylewski, and Scott Payne
Architectural metaphors of knowledge: the Mundaneum designs of Maurice Heymans, Paul Otlet, and Le Corbusier
No full textThe author discusses the architectural plans of the Mundaneum made in the 1930s by the Belgian modernist architect Maurice Heymans in the footsteps of Le Corbusier and in collaboration with Paul Otlet. The Mundaneum was the utopian concept of a world center for the accumulation, organization, and dissemination of knowledge, invented by the visionary encyclopedist and internationalist Paul Otlet. In Heymans's architecture, a complex architectural metaphor is created for the Mundaneum, conveying its hidden meaning as a center of initiation into synthesized knowledge. In particular, this article deconstructs the metaphorical architectural complex designed by Heymans and focuses on how the architectural spaces as designed by Heymans are structured in analogy to schemes for the organization of knowledge made by Otlet. In three different designs of the Mundaneum, the analogy is studied between, on the one hand, the architectural structure (designed by Heymans) and, on the other hand, the structure of the cosmology, the book Monde, and the vision of knowledge dissemination as invented by Odet. The article argues that the analogies between the organization of architectural space and knowledge, as expressed in the drawings of Heymans and Otlet, are elaborated by means of a mode of visual thinking that is parallel to and rooted in the art of memory and utopian imagination
Género y educación, comentario al ensayo de Acker
No full textThis article is a commentary of the book: Acker S. (1995). "Gender and Education, Sociological Reflexions about women, education and feminism". Madrid: Nancea. Three questions are analyzed related to the sociology of education and gender impact: theories and feminist analysis, research about teacher women and professor women. This essay provides a lot of empiric indicators and results about the author studies. Her gender perspective is characterized by her openness and comprehensiveness.Este artículo constituye una referencia bibliográfica del siguiente texto: Acker S. (1995). "Género y Educación: Reflexiones sociológicas sobre mujeres, enseñanza y feminismo". Madrid: Nancea. Se abordan tres grandes cuestiones relativas a la sociología de la educación y la importancia de la variable género: las teorías y análisis feministas, los estudios sobre mujeres maestras en la escuela y sobre profesoras en las instituciones de educación superior. El ensayo aporta numerosos indicadores empíricos y resultados de las investigaciones realizadas por la autora desde una perspectiva de género amplia e integradora
L’(in)cohérence identitaire : Nelly Arcan, Kathy Acker
No full textNelly Arcan et Kathy Acker, deux auteures ayant marqué leur milieu littéraire — celui
québécois contemporain pour l’une, celui punk américain des années 80 pour l’autre —
partagent entre autres thématiques similaires, une réflexion sur l’identité, et plus
spécifiquement sur l’identité de genre, telle qu’elle est créée par le langage. Si chacune
se constate pareillement faite par le discours, leur oeuvre n’en est pas moins, de l’une à
l’autre, singulière. Ce texte s’interroge sur la construction d’une identité fluide,
variable, toujours réinterprétée, telle qu’elle peut se lire dans les romans de Kathy Acker,
en la comparant à l’identité figée dans les mots et leur cohérence écrasante des récits de
Nelly Arcan. Comment penser le rapport à l’identité chez chacune, telle que mise en scène
dans des personnages à la fois vidés et saturés par le langage ?Nelly Arcan and Kathy Acker, two major writers of their own literary community —
present day’s Quebec for one, eighties’ american punk scene for the other — share, in
addition to many similar thematics, a reflexion on identity, and more specifically on gender
identity, such as it is created by the language. If both are postulating an « I » made by
the discourse, each one shows a quite singular way to translate it in words. This essay is
an interrogation on the construction of a fluid and always reinterpreted identity in Kathy
Acker’s work, comparing it to a fixed identity, stuck in the coherence of its own
discourses, as it can be found in the writings of Nelly Arcan. How can we think the relation
to « I » in the texts of each author, who are both staging characters emptied and
paradoxically saturated by the language
Mitral regurgitation in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: The interplay of valve, ventricle, and atrium.
No full textMitral regurgitation (MR) is highly prevalent among patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Despite this combination being closely associated with unfavourable outcomes, it remains relatively understudied. This is partly due to the inherent heterogeneity of patients with HFpEF. To address this gap, dissecting HFpEF into mechanism-based phenotypes may offer a promising avenue for advancing our comprehension of these complex intertwined conditions. This review employs the validated CircAdapt model to explore the haemodynamic implications of moderate to severe MR across a well-defined spectrum of myocardial disease, characterized by impaired relaxation and reduced myocardial compliance. Both heart failure and mitral valve disease share overlapping symptomatology, primarily attributed to elevated pulmonary pressures. The intricate mechanisms contributing to these elevated pressures are multifaceted, potentially influenced by diastolic dysfunction, left atrial myopathy, and MR. Accurate evaluation of the haemodynamic and clinical impact of MR necessitates a comprehensive approach, taking into account the characteristics of both the left atrium and left ventricle, as well as their intricate interactions, which may currently be underemphasized in diagnostic practice. This holistic assessment is imperative for enhancing our understanding and refining therapeutic strategies within this patient cohort
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art economies project: literature review
No full textExecutive summary: This literature review surveys writing about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and craft sector of remote Australia. The review has been compiled as a foundational text for the ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Economies’ research project being undertaken by the CRC for Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP). The Art Economies Project (AEP) is a unique opportunity to investigate, analyse and enhance key points of exchange within the sector, many of which are poorly understood, under-researched and characterised by different kinds of fragility or instability.The sector is a significant contributor to the cultural and social life of Australia and simultaneously creates important enterprise and employment opportunities for remote-area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Broadly, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more likely to be employed in visual arts and crafts occupations as their main job (52%) than non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (9.7%) (Commonwealth of Australia 2012), and investments in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts centres generate positive financial returns to artists, calculated at a ratio of approximately 1:5 (Commonwealth of Australia 2007a).This review is linked to the primary zones in which AEP research will take place, presenting the current understanding and gaps in each of the six areas of interest: the scope and scale of the sector; the business of remote-area art centres; artists and art business outside of art centres; marketing and consumer dynamics; remote area human resources; and e-commerce and licensing.Publications describing the aesthetic, social, cultural and economic dynamics of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art economy have been generated by a broad range of people, from economists to anthropologists, art historians to art dealers. This diversity creates challenges in assembling an encompassing literature review. Despite the range of material, however, it is also clear that there are sizeable and important gaps in knowledge about the art economy. These gaps range from understanding the size of, and financial flows within, the sector through to the barriers for remote enterprise and the opportunities for (and obstacles within) new marketing and business models. In contrast to the knowledge gaps about the commercial forces at work is a considerable body of research into the social and cultural worlds of remote area art and artists.Recent years have seen a major contraction in the art economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports a 52.1% reduction in sales in remote art centres (Commonwealth of Australia 2012:2) since 2007, which accords with other anecdotal industry information as to the fragility within the sector. Understanding this fragility and the potential for expanding the success of the art economy, lie at the nucleus of the AEP’s research work.Authors:Tim Acker: Curtin University Dr Lisa Stefanoff: University of South Australia; Dr Alice Woodhead: Southern Cross Universit
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