The Application of Minicomputers to Problems of Information Retrieval

Although minicomputers can be used in many types of information retrieval facilities, this paper deals primarily with bibliographic reference re- trieval systems. There are two main reasons why it is attractive to consider using a minicomputer for on-line applications: (1) the relatively low cost and (2) the hardware and software provided.published or submitted for publicatio

Elvis Costello at 50

An discussion of Elvis Costello's identity and songwriting, based on a review of Graeme Thomson, Complicated Shadows: The Life and Music of Elvis Costello, Canongate Books, Edinburgh, 2004; Larry David Smith, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell and the Torch Song Tradition, Greenwood Publishing, Westport, CT, 2004

Authenticity, empathy, and the creative imagination

This article reviews the changing beliefs about artistic integrity and aesthetic value that feed into judgements of rock authenticity, taking issue with scholarship that reduces authenticity to acts of misguided judgement, myths, conceits, and fakery. It argues that there is no consensus about the meaning of authenticity in rock music, as understandings change according to the varied experiences, perceptions, circumstances, and vocabularies of participants. Authenticity in rock should not be approached cynically as if based on deception, gullibility, and ideological illusions, but for the insights it can provide into the circumstances that afford imaginative acts of creative connection and experiential empathy

How to reduce spending on land conservation

Heavy spending on capital works for land conseroation is usually out of the question in the present financial climate, but the recession does not mean that landcare must be abandoned. There are many aspects of landcare that involve little or no extra cost. Soil conseroationist Tim Negus discusses them in this article

The Singles: A Playlist for Framing Dylan's Recording Art

A discussion of 10 tracks that give various insights into Bob Dylan's imagination as a recording artist

Perspectives on cultural economy: personal, institutional, historical

This short essay responds to Toby Bennett’s request for a personal account of the emergence of cultural economy during the 1990s. It brings together reflections on a particular journey into academia, identifies the influence of specific individuals, considers the institutional environment in the UK at the time, and includes observations about the broader political and intellectual context within which cultural economy emerged as a distinct idea

Producing Pop: Culture and Conflict in the Popular Music Industry

A study of the recorded music industry

Windbreaks prove their worth

Strong winds in the south-west of Western Australia in April 1991 carted tonnes of top soil from stubbles, over-grazed pastures, and recently prepared cropping land. However, where there were windbreaks, downwind protection into the paddock was up to 10 to 20 times the height of the windbreaks. On May 1, 1991, the author inspected farm land for damage from Narrogin to the Dongolocking area, to Harrismith, up the rabbit-proof fence to West Corrigin and back to Narrogin via Kweda. He found the extent of soil erosion varied, and that some tree species planted in windbreaks gave better protection than other

SOCCER HOOLIGANS TO MMA — THE CHANGING FACE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT THROUGH SPORTS

The radical right in Europe uses sports and sports fans as a vehicle for recruitment and radicalization, as a space to refine extreme right-wing ideology, and as an arena for politically charged violence. This thesis analyzes the evolving relationship the radical right has with soccer hooligans and mixed martial arts (MMA) within Europe to determine the interplay between political ideology, popular culture, and violence from the 1980s to the present. Specifically, it evaluates how the radical right in Europe uses soccer and MMA to achieve its political objectives, while taking into account the development of regulations within the sports and of their fans. This thesis concludes that the changing political landscape in Europe, with the rise of Islamophobia, along with increased sporting and spectator regulations, a decline of violent hooliganism, and the recent popularity of MMA, have led to a refinement of radical right ideology and recruitment methods, as well as a professionalization of political violence. Fundamentally, soccer hooligans, constrained by increasing spectator regulation and limited politically legitimate support, turned to MMA and went from rioting in the streets to the brutality, refinement, and popularity of the MMA octagon.Lieutenant, United States NavyApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited