Can’t Afford the Manolos? Buy the Book!: Chick Lit & Contemporary Consumerism

At the airport, across from the magazines at Wal-Mart, and probably somewhere near the front of local bookstores — chick lit is everywhere. One would probably recognize it from a distance as a sea of shiny pink1, the small glossy paperbacks cheerfully beckoning from their carefully constructed display. Chick lit has exploded into the western2 market over the last decade, captivating millions of readers with their tales of young, urban professional women navigating the worlds of careers, relationships, and of course, shopping. By the end of the novel, each of these components is generally resolved in somewhat formulaic fashion

A construção do porto de Porto Alegre 1895-1930 : modernidade urbanística como suporte de um projeto de estado

Este trabalho aborda o processo de construção do porto de Porto Alegre pelas administrações do PRR no Governo Estadual durante a primeira onda modernizadora na cidade no início do século XX. Nesse contexto, as ações da engenharia e do urbanismo na cidade são vistas enquanto manifestações específicas de um imaginário urbano mais amplo constituído ao longo da modernidade industrial, sendo o porto considerado como o elemento que sintetizou o imaginário de “modernização” e de “progresso” da cidade e do estado. Seguimos a linha de pesquisa Cidade, Cultura e Política, utilizando os conceitos de imaginário social e imaginação. Junto da análise dos objetos técnicos propriamente ditos, como planos, projetos e obras, buscamos seus significados profundos e conteúdos não explicitados. A investigação foi feita sobre os relatórios da Diretoria de Viação Fluvial da Secretaria de Obras Públicas do Estado entre os anos de 1895 e 1930, quando foram abertos os canais de navegação até Rio Grande e construído o cais Mauá, com a ampliação e reformulação das áreas adjacentes no centro histórico da cidade. Também foi levada em conta a dimensão econômica do porto de Porto Alegre como parte de um amplo sistema de transportes que o Governo Estadual implantou no Rio Grande do Sul dentro da “Política de Desenvolvimento Global”, que visava dinamizar a economia e promover o desenvolvimento equilibrado do estado. São analisadas as transferências de modelos urbanos e tecnológicos dos grandes centros europeus para o contexto local por meio de projetos e idéias que influenciaram o pensamento e as ações dos profissionais locais. Da mesma forma é abordada a política federal para a modernização dos portos pelo “Plano de melhoramento dos portos da República”, de 1907. Enfocamos as motivações que levaram à construção do porto, as discussões a seu respeito, os projetos elaborados, inclusive os não executados, e por fim as obras realizadas. O urbanismo e a técnica são entendidos como expressões culturais e produção imaginária, abarcando conteúdos mais amplos da cosmovisão dos agentes envolvidos, de acordo com a metodologia da História Cultural aqui adotada.

Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blaberoidea: Blaberidae), a cockroach with a possible association with the ant Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and which may be exhibiting a domiciliation trend.

In the present paper, we report on the occurrence of the cockroach Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758) in Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895 nests, indicating a possible symbiosis between these two species. Also, the finding of intradomicile P. surinamensis nymphs may indicate this species is extending its habitat to human habitations, i.e. changing its ecological category from peridomestic to domestic.

A prelude of a 'little army'? São Paulo police force in the early years of the Republic (1890-1895)

This article analyzes the creation and development of the São Paulo police force during the early years of the republican regime. In a period of political change and turbulence, institutional upheaval (uprising of the Navy and federalist revolution), and social pressure, São Paulo's police force played an important role. As the state sought to organize the public sphere, the police force became a tool in the new government's hands. A more martial set of demands mobilized a large portion of the troops on behalf of the federal government against the Custodio de Mello uprising, and sought to defend São Paulo's borders. Despite official discourse that fomented a militarized response, São Paulo's police force found itself unable to dismiss old personnel and practices and dislodge entrenched interests.

Reproductive output of Uca vocator (Herbst, 1804) (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) from three subtropical mangroves in Brazil

Crab fecundity is widely known to vary proportionally to female size, but the female's nutritional state also has an important effect on egg production. This study evaluates intraspecific variability of reproductive output by monthly sampling Uca vocator populations from the Itapanhau, Indaia, and Itamambuca mangroves on the southeastern coast of Brazil. The presence of ovigerous crabs, their carapace width (CW) and their number of eggs were recorded. Additionally, the productivity of the mangroves and the content of organic matter of the sediments were analysed in order to estimate food availability in each locality. Size-specific fecundity relationships were obtained for each population and compared among the three populations. Ovigerous females from Itamambuca are the largest and their fecundities are also the highest among the populations studied. These results probably are associated with the favourable environmental conditions in Itamambuca, as this is a young mangrove with a high productivity level.

Comparison of the population structure of the fiddler crab Uca vocator (Herbst, 1804) from three subtropical mangrove forests

The population structure of U. vocator was investigated during a one-year period in three mangrove forests in southeast Brazil. The study specifically addressed comparisons on individual size juvenile recruitment and sex-ratio. The structure of the mangrove forests, i.e. density, basal area, and diameter, and the physical properties of sediments. i.e. texture and organic matter contents, were also examined. A catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) technique was used to sample the crab populations using 15-min sampling periods by two people. Males always outnumbered females, probably due to ecological and behavioural attributes of these crabs. The median size of fiddler crabs differed among the sampled populations. The mangroves at Indaiá and Itamambuca showed higher productivity than those at Itapanhaú, where oil spills impacting the shore were reported. Marked differences were found regarding individual size, either their size at the onset of sexual maturity or their asymptotic size, suggesting that food availability may be favouring growth in the studied populations.

Estimación de la fecundidad mediante el método de hijos propios: aplicación a datos de la Argentina de 1895

Incluye Bibliografía

Fertility estimate through the own children method: application to data from Argentina, 1895

Includes bibliography

Argentina: aspectos demograficos de la poblacion economicamente activa en el periodo 1869-1895

Incluye Bibliografía

Fertility estimates through the own children method. An application to data from Argentina, 1895

Includes bibliography

Estimacion de la fecundidad mediante el metodo de hijos propios: aplicacion a datos de la Argentina de 1895

Incluye Bibliografía

Gametogenesis and reproductive cycle of Melanorivulus aff. punctatus (Boulenger, 1895) (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) in Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Estimación de la fecundidad mediante el método de hijos propios: aplicación a datos de la Argentina de 1895

Incluye Bibliografía