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Cérémonies du règne de Louis XIV, recueil formé, au moins en partie, d'après le Journal de Mr DE SAINCTOT. (1666-1671 et 1682-1691).

Contient : Pompes funèbres d'Anne d'Autriche, 1666 ; « Te Deum chanté à Notre-Dame, pour la naissance de Madame, troisième fille du Roy, 1667 » ; « Services du bout de l'an d'Anne d'Autriche », 1667 ; « Enterrement du duc de Valois, en 1666 » ; « Lit de justice tenu par Louis XIV », 20 avril 1667 ; « Te Deum chanté à Tournay, en présence du Roy », 1667 ; Autre, chanté à Douai, 1667 ; Autre, chanté à Notre-Dame de Paris, 1667 ; Autre, chanté à Lille, pour la prise de cette ville, 1667 ; « Transport des drapeaux fait à Notre-Dame », 1667 ; « Baptesme d'Anne-Thérèse de France, troisième fille du Roy, en 1668 » ; Audiences données au cardinal de Vendôme, 1668 ; « Te Deum chanté à Dôle, pour la prise de cette ville, 1668 » ; Autre, chanté à Notre-Dame de Paris, pour la conquête de la Franche-Comté, 1668 ; « La cérémonie de la nomination de Monseigneur le Dauphin, 1668 » ; « Publication de la paix faite entre la France et l'Espagne, 1668 » ; Te Deum chanté pour cette paix, 1668 ; Autre, pour la naissance du duc d'Anjou, 1668 ; « Élection du prévost des marchands de Paris, 1668 » ; « Journal du sieur de Catheux, maistre de camp d'un régiment de cavalerie..., touchant les Moscovites arrivez en France en l'année 1668 » ; « Baptesme du duc d'Anjou, 1669 » ; Lit de justice tenu au Parlement par Louis XIV, 1669 ; « Réception de Monsieur à la Chambre des Comptes..., 1669 » ; « Réception de Monsieur le Prince [de Condé] à la Cour des Aydes.., 1669 » ; « Prestation de fidélité par deux nouveaux échevins, 1669 » ; « Cérémonie observée au don que fit le Roy du bonnet de cardinal au duc d'Albret..., 1669 » ; « Relation de ce qui s'est passé en France, à la réception de Soliman Aga Mustapharaga, envoyé parle sultan Mahomet Han, empereur des Turcs, à Louis XIV...,1669 » ; « Pompes funèbres d'Henriette-Marie de France..., 1669 » ; « Relation de l'audiance donnée par le sieur de Lyonne à Soliman Mustapheraga, envoyé au Roy par l'empereur des Turcs..., 1669 » ; « Audiance du Roy au Clergé assemblé à Pontoise..., 1670 » ; « Procession générale faite par l'archevêque de Paris, où les Compagnies assistèrent, en 1670 » ; « Audiance du Roy aux Estats de Bretagne, 1670 » (f. 156), — et de Provence, 1670 (f. 192) ; « Pompes funèbres d'Henriette-Anne d'Angleterre...,1670 » (f.157 et 177), — et « du duc de Beaufort, grand amiral de France..., 1670 » (f. 170) ; Audiences données aux députés du Clergé, 1670 ; « Règlement fait par le Roy entre les capitaines des gardes du corps et les maîtres d'hôtel..., 1670 » ; Pompes funèbres d'Hardouin de Péréfixe, archevêque de Paris, 1671 ; « Bénédiction de madame de Mortemart », abbesse de Fontevrault, faite aux Filles-Dieu de Paris, 1671 ; Enterrement de Philippe, fils de France, duc d'Anjou, 1671 ; « Mémoire présenté au Roy sur les différends arrivez entre le sieur Sainctot et le sieur Saint-Mory, exempt des gardes du corps » ; « Cérémonies observées lors que le Roy fit monseigneur le Dauphin chevalier du Saint-Esprit, 1682 » ; « Audience donnée, à Saint-Germain, à Hadgi Mehemed Thummin, gouverneur de Thetouen, ambassadeur de Mula Ismaël, roy de Maroc et de Fez, 1682 » ; « Audience donnée à messieurs du Clergé, 1682 » [cf. f. 220] ; « Audience de congé donnée, à Saint-Germain, à l'ambassadeur de Marocq..., 1682 » ; « Cérémonie du jour des Cendres, 1682 » ; « Audience donnée, à Saint-Germain-en-Laye, à l'Université de Paris, 1682 » ; « Cérémonie de la bénédiction de la grosse cloche de Notre-Dame, 1682 » ; « Mort de monsieur le duc de Verneuil, légitimé de France, 1682 » ; « Audience donnée aux députés de l'Assemblée du Clergé, 1682 » ; Naissance du duc de Bourgogne, 1682 ; « Prestation de serment des nouveaux échevins, 1682 » ; Audiences données aux députés des États de Languedoc, 1682 (f. 228 v), et de Bourgogne, 1682 (f. 229), — et à l'ambassadeur extraordinaire de Suède, 1682 (f. 230) ; Enterrement de Louis-César, légitimé de France, 1683 ; « Audience donnée aux députés des Estats d'Artois, 1683 » ; Pose de la première pierre de l'église paroissiale et de l'église des Récollets de Versailles, 1683 ; « Relation faite par un docteur de Navarre, au sujet de la place de proviseur vacante par la mort de monsieur l'archevêque d'Auch..., 1683 » ; « Fiançailles du fils du comte de Riberagrande avec la fille du prince de Soubise », 1683 (f. 234 v), — et du duc de Roquelaure avec mademoiselle de Laval, fille d'honneur de la Dauphine, 1683 (f. 236 v) ; « Retour du marquis de Wardes, 1683 » ; Pièces relatives aux obsèques de Marie-Thérèse, reine de France, 1683 ; « Procession du Voeu de Louis XIII, 15 août 1683 » ; Audiences diverses, 1683 ; « Entrée du nonce à Fontainebleau, 1683 » ; « Service solemnel en l'église de la maison professe des Jésuites, pour Henri de Bourbon de Condé... » ; « Te Deum chanté à Notre-Dame, pour la naissance de monsieur le duc d'Anjou, 1683 » ; « Fiançailles et mariage de Mademoiselle avec le duc de Savoye, 1684 » ; « Description des pierreries que madame la duchesse royalle emporte de France en Savoye » ; « Audiance donnée à Hadgi Giafer Aga, ambassadeur du divan d'Alger, à Versailles, 1684 » ; « Fiançailles du marquis d'Urfé et de mademoiselle de Biron..., 1684 » ; « Publication de la Trêve [avec l'Empereur et l'Espagne], 1684 » ; « Cérémonie du couronnement du roy d'Angleterre, 1685 » ; « Audience donnée au doge de... Gennes, à Versailles, le 15 may 1685 », avec le portrait du doge ; Fiançailles et mariage de monsieur le duc de Bourbon avec mademoiselle de Nantes, fille légitimée de France, 1685 ; « Transport du corps de monsieur le prince de Conti à Valery, 1685 » ; « Cérémonies des chevaliers du Saint-Esprit..., 1686 » ; « Te Deum chanté pour la naissance de monsieur le duc de Berry, 1686 » ; « Cérémonie observée, le Roy donnant le bonnet de cardinal au sieur Ranuzzi, nonce extraordinaire..., 1686 » ; Pièces relatives aux obsèques de Louis II de Bourbon, prince de Condé, 1686 ; Pièces relatives au pain béni et à la cérémonie du pain béni ; « Mémoire sur la place des Victoires » ; « Audience donnée aux ambassadeurs du roy de Siam, 1686 », avec les portraits gravés des ambassadeurs ; Diner du roi à l'Hôtel-de-Ville, 30 janvier 1687 ; « Imposition du nom à messeigneurs les ducs de Bourgogne, d'Anjou et de Berry..., 1687 » ; Audience donnée aux ambassadeurs de Moscovie, 1687 ; « Te Deum chanté à Notre-Dame, pour la prise de Philisbourg, 1688 » ; « Arrivée de la reyne d'Angleterre en France avec le prince de Galles..., et celle du roy d'Angleterre », 1688 et 1689 ; « Création des chevaliers du Saint-Esprit », 1688 et 1689, et pièces relatives à l'Ordre ; « Deuil de la Cour, à la mort de la reyne d'Espagne, 1689 » ; Pièces relatives aux obsèques de la Dauphine, 1690 ; « Te Deum chanté à Notre-Dame, pour la victoire remportée à Fleurus...,1690 » ; Autres, pour la victoire remportée sur les flottes anglaise et hollandaise, etc., 1690 ; « Réception du roy et de la reyne d'Angleterre à Fontainebleau..., 1690 » ; Audiences de l'année 1691

Terry O'Malley accepting award

Terry O'Malley accepts the Radio & Television Executives Club award for the 1965 Outstanding National Commercial for..... This would be the first? of many such recognitions for Terry O'Malley.

Corn Girl featured in the Butter It commercial

Two still images from the "Corn Girl" television commercial featuring the slogan "Butter It"

1983 "Gallagher" commercial scrip

The 1983 version of the "Gallagher" television script perhaps later re-used in 1996.

The influence of physical attractiveness and gender on perceived competence of sportscasters

The media tends to represent female athletes as women first and athletes second (Koivula, 1 999). The present study investigated whether this same trend was present for female sportscasters, using a self-presentational framework. Self-presentation is the process by which people try to control how others see them (Leary, 1995). One factor that may influence the type of image they try to project is their roles held in society, including gender roles. The gender roles for a man include dominance, assertiveness, and masculinity, while the gender roles for a woman include nurturer, femininity, and attractiveness (Deaux & Major, 1 987). By contrast, sports broadcasters are expected to be knowledgeable, assertive, and competent. Research suggests that female sports broadcasters are seen as less competent and less persuasive than male sports broadcasters (Mitrook & Dorr, 2001; Ordman & Zillmann, 1994, Toro, 2005). One reason for this difference may be that the gender roles for a man are much more similar to those of a sportscaster, compared to those of a woman. Thus, there may be a conflict between the two roles for women. The present study investigated whether the gender and perceived attractiveness of sportscasters influenced the audience's perceptions of the level of competence that a sportscaster demonstrates. Two hundred and four male (n =75) and female (n =129) undergraduate students were recruited from a southern Ontario university to participate in the study. The average age of the male participants was 21 .23 years {SD =1 .60), and the average age for female participants was 20.67 years {SD = 1 .31). The age range for all participants was from 19 to 30 years {M = 20.87 years, SD = 1 .45). Af^er providing informed consent, participants randomly received one of four possible questionnaire packages. The participants answered the demographic questionnaire, and then proceeded to view the picture and read the script of a sports newscast. Next, based on the picture and script, the participants answered the competence questionnaire, assessing the general, sport specific, and overall competence of the sportscaster. Once participants had finished, they returned the package to the researcher and were thanked for their time. Data was analyzed using an ANOVA to determine if general sport competence differs with respect to gender and attractiveness of the sportscaster. Overall, the ANOVA was non-significant (p > .05), indicating no differences on the dependent variable based on gender (F (3, 194) = .631, p = .426), attractiveness (F (3, 194) = .070, p = .791), or the interaction of the two {F (3, 194) = .043,/? = .836). Although none of the study hypotheses were supported, the study provided some insight to the perceived competence of female sportscasters. It is possible that female sportscasters are now seen as competent in the area of sports. Sample characteristics could also have influenced these results; the participants in the current study were primarily physical education and kinesiology students, who had experience participating in physical activity with both men and women. Future research should investigate this issue further by using a video sportscast. It is possible that delivery characteristics such as voice quality or eye contact may also impact perceptions of sportscasters.

"I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals flaming!" : preference for stereotype consistency as a function of a person x situation interaction /

The study centers on the power of Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) as predictors of prejudice against stereotypical and nonstereotypical homosexuals under the threat of death and the threat of uncertainty. Right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) is an individual difference variable that measures the tendency for individuals to unquestionably follow those perceived to be authorities. Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) is an individual difference variable that measures the degree to which an individual prefers inequality among social groups. The RWA and SDO Scales are considered to be two of the strongest predictors of prejudice, such as prejudice against homosexuals. The study focuses on the unique predictive power of these two variables in predicting prejudice against homosexuals. The study also examines the role of situational threat in prejudice, specifically the threat of death (mortality salience) and the threat of uncertainty (uncertainty salience). Competing predictions from theories involving the threat of death (Terror Management Theory) and the threat of uncertainty (Uncertainty Management Theory) are also tested. The preference for expected information in the form of stereotypes concerning male homosexuals (that is, a stereotypical or non-stereotypical homosexual) were tested. The difference between the predictive power ofRWA and SDO was examined by measuring how these variables predict liking of a stereotypical or non-stereotypical homosexual under the threat of death, the threat of uncertainty, or a control condition. Along with completing a measure for RWA and a measure for SDO, participants were asked to think of their own death, of their being uncertain or about watching television then were asked to read about a week in the life of either a stereotypical or non-stereotypical male homosexual. Participants were then asked to evaluate the individual and his essay. Based on the participants' evaluations, results from 180 heterosexual university students show that RWA and SDO are strong predictors for disliking of a stereotypical homosexual under the threat of uncertainty and disliking of a non-stereotypical homosexual under the threat of death. Furthermore, however, results show that RWA is a particularly strong predictor of disliking of a stereotypical homosexual under the threat of uncertainty, whereas SDO is an exceptionally strong predictor of disliking of the non-stereotypical homosexual under the threat of death. This further adds to the notion that RWA and SDO are indeed unique predictors of prejudice. Implications are also explored, including the fact that the study simuhaneously examined the role of individual difference variables and situational threat variables, as well as exploratory analysis on Dominating Authoritarians.

Slackers, slashers and sticklers : Hollywood films and audience reception /

This thesis examines the processes through which identity is acquired and the processes that Hollywood :films employ to facilitate audience identification in order to determine the extent to which individuality is possible within postmodem society. Opposing views of identity formation are considered: on the one hand, that of the Frankfurt School which envisions the mass audience controlled by the culture industry and on the other, that of John Fiske which places control in the hands of the individual. The thesis takes a mediating approach, conceding that while the mass media do provide and influence identity formation, individuals can and do decode a variety of meanings from the material made available to them in accordance with the text's use-value in relation to the individual's circumstances. The analysis conducted in this thesis operates on the assumption that audiences acquire identity components in exchange for paying to see a particular film. Reality Bites (Ben Stiller 1994) and Scream (Wes Craven 1996) are analyzed as examples of mainstream 1990s films whose material circumstances encourage audience identification and whose popularity suggest that audiences did indeed identify with them. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson 2001) is considered for its art film sensibilities and is examined in order to determine to what extent this film can be considered a counter example. The analysis consists of a combination of textual analysis and reception study in an attempt to avoid the problems associated with each approach when employed alone. My interpretation of the filmmakers' and marketers' messages will be compared with online reviews posted by film viewers to determine how audiences received and made use of the material available to them. Viewer-posted reviews, both unsolicited and unrestricted, as found online, will be consulted and will represent a segment of the popular audience for the three films to be analyzed.

The Midnight express phenomenon : a historical materialist approach to the reception of the film Midnight express /

This thesis examines the Midnight Express phenomenon focusing on the film's reception by audiences in Europe, North America, and Turkey between 1978-2003. Using and enhancing the "historical materialist approach" to film reception developed by Janet Staiger, the thesis considers the historical determinants of the film's nationally and culturally differential readings in different periods and of the transformations in those readings. The thesis argues that while Midnight Express was most likely read in the late 1970s as an attempt to reaffirm American social identity by projecting Turks as an instance of the negative Other, there has been an important shift in the reception of the film in the West during the 1990s due to the changes in the discursive contexts in which the film has been circulating. One does not observe any specific reference to Turkish prisons as a part of the issue of human rights violations in Turkey in the initial reception of the film by European and American critics, whereas these issues appear to be important constituents of a particular reception of the film in the West in the present. The thesis explains this shift by pointing to the constitution of a particular discourse on human rights violations in Turkey after 1980, and especially throughout the 1990s, which has become a part of the discursive repertoires of the Western audience. Therefore, the thesis argues that today, Midnight Express functions as a more legitimate political statement about Turkey in the eyes of some Western audiences than it had been in the 1970s. On the other hand, parallel to the increasing desire of Turkey to connect itself to the West, particularly to become a member of the European Union, one observes an immense increase in the belief in and defense against the negative effects of Midnight Express on Turkey's international representation since the 1990s. The historical and current discourses that audiences, both in Turkey and abroad, bring into play suggest that these audiences engage with Midnight Express by assuming or denying not only the subject positions constructed by the film text but also certain history-specific extra-filmic subject positions produced by other social and discursive formations.

Graffiti, memory and contested space : mnemonic initiatives following trauma and/or repression in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Graffiti, Memory and Contested Space: Mnemonic Initiatives Following Periods of Trauma and/or Repression in Buenos Aires, Argentina This thesis concerns the popular articulation ofmemory following periods or incidents of trauma in Argentina. I am interested in how groups lay claim to various public spaces in the city and how they convert these spaces into mnemonic battlegrounds. In considering these spaces of trauma and places of memory, I am primarily interested in how graffiti writing (stencils, spray-paint, signatures, etchings, wall-paintings, murals and installations) is used to make these spaces transmit particular memories that impugn official versions of the past. This thesis draws on literatures focused on popular/public memory. Scholars argue that memory is socially constructed and thus actively contested. Marginal initiatives such as graffiti writing challenge the memory projects of the state as well as state projects that are perceived by citizens to be 'inadequate,' 'inappropriate,' and/or as promoting the erasure of memory. Many of these initiatives are a reaction to the proreconciliation and pro-oblivion strategies of previous governments. I outline that the history of silences and impunity, and a longstanding emphasis on reconciliation at the expense of truth and justice has created an environment of vulnerable memory in Argentina. Popular memory entrepreneurs react by aggressively articulating their memories in time and in space. As a result of this intense memory work, the built landscape in Buenos Aires is dotted with mnemonic initiatives that aim to contradict or subvert officially sanctioned memories. I also suggest that memory workers in Argentina persistently and carefially use the sites of trauma as well as key public spaces to ensure official as well as popular audiences . The data for this project was collected in five spaces in Buenos Aires, the Plaza de Mayo, Plaza Congreso, La Republica Cromanon nightclub, Avellaneda Train Station and El Olimpo, a former detention centre from the military dictatorship.

Teaching media literacy skills about commercials: a comparative analysis of media literacy instruction /

In this study, methods of media literacy instruction including analytic activities, production activities, and a combination of analytic and production activities were compared to determine their influence on grade 8 students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours towards commercials. The findings showed that media literacy instruction does improve media literacy skills. Specifically, activities that included an analytic component or an analytic and production component were significantly better than activities that included a production component. Participants that completed analytic or analytic and production activities were able to discern media-related terms, target audience, selling techniques, social values, and stereotypes in commercials better than participants that completed only production activities. The research findings also showed obstacles when teaching media literacy. When engaged in analytic activities, the difficulties included locating suitable resources, addressing the competition from commercials, encouraging written reflection, recognizing social values, and discussing racial stereotypes. When engaged in production activities, the difficulties were positioning recording stations, managing group work, organizing ideas, filming the footage, computer issues, and scheduling time. Strategies to overcome these obstacles are described.

The encounter with the real and post-Soviet trauma : fantasy construction in Russian popular cinema /

This thesis examines the impact of the Soviet Union's collapse on the Russian Symbolic as represented through popular cinema of the post-Soviet period. The disintegration of the USSR in 1991 became one of the most traumatic experiences for many Russian people. The trauma of the collapse of the Soviet Union penetrated the everyday reality of the Russian Symbolic, leaving the traces-symptoms in different cultural fonns like literature, arts, television and cinema. Because popular culture usually reacts very quickly to any social, political and economical shifts in society, it is an excellent barometer for deeper changes in society. Focusing on postSoviet popular cinema, this thesis analyzes the symptoms of cultural and individual trauma occasioned by the momentous changes of the 1990's. This study is grounded in post-analytic theory of Jacques Lacan and its interpretation by Slavoj Zizek, which emphases the traumatic encounter with the Real as a "hard core" of our reality. According to this paradigm, a new chain of signifiers is structured around the traumatic breach in the Symbolic, initiating a process of fantasy construction to deal with consequences of trauma and, thus, to support our Symbolic order. This thesis examines three major fantasy constructions - drinking, traveling to a "happy land" and family reunion and money - in popular films by Alexander Rogozhkin, Yurij Mamin, Georgij Shengelia, Dmitrij Astrakhan, Valerij Todorovskij, Alexej Balabanov, Sergej Bodrov Jr. and Petr Buslov. According to Zizek, enjoyment underlies any fantasy constructions, and that is why after the intrusion of the Real every individual and culture should go through the process of fantasizing about some substitutes which can help to minimize the traumatic effect and which can lead to a partial enjoyment. By analyzing the fantasies about drinking, "happy land", reconstruction of the family bonds and money in Russian popular cinema since 1991, this thesis demonstrates how the traumatic engagement with the Real affected the everyday lives of Russian people, and how individuals tried to fill the gap, the lack, in the post-Soviet Symbolic and "return" the lost feeling of unity and plenitude.

The influence of physical activity behaviour on the relationship between motor proficiency and body composition in children

There is an emerging awareness that children with poor motor abilities are at particular risk for overweight. This cross-sectional study examined the influence of physical activity behaviour on the relationship between motor proficiency and body composition. Participants were 1287 (646 males, 641 females) Grade 6 students in the Physical Health Activity Study project. Height, weight, waist girth, and motor proficiency (Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Performance BOTMP-SF) were assessed. Physical activity behaviours were also evaluated with a multifaceted approach and reported for school-based, non-school based physical activity, free-time play, and sedentary activities (Participation Questionnaire), and leisure time exercise (Godin-Shephard Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire GS). Overweight was defined by BMI scores: boys :::20.6-21.2 and <25.1-26.0; girls: ::: 20.7-21.7and <25.4-26.7 and obesity was defined as: boys:::: 25.1-26.0; girls: :::25.4-26.7. Children were classified as case group (CG,::; 10% on BOTMP-SF), borderline case group (BC, > 10% to ::; 20% on BOTMP-SF) or non-case group. Analyses of variance (ANOVAs) uncovered a significant difference in overweight and obesity between the case group and non-case group. Normal-weight children reported higher participation in organized school-sports (intra-mural and inter-school teams). The CG reported significantly lower participation in school sports teams and lower GS results, with a trend towards lower participation in all active pursuits. They also reported a significantly higher duration of television watching and book reading. There were no significant differences between motor proficiency groups by gender, age, nonschool sports, or free-time activity. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis showed that the case group was 10.9 times more likely to be overweight/obese than their peers. No single aspect of physical activity was able to explain the difference in odds ratios for the motor proficiency groups. However, for the entire cohort, children who participated in more organized school sports were less likely to be overweight/obese. These findings confirm that children with low motor proficiency are at significant risk of developing overweight. It is evident that these children have generally attenuated activity levels and heightened levels of sedentary pursuits. School-based activities appear particularly limited, and are the one area where children have near autonomy in their decision to pursue active opportunities. The promotion of school-based programs, specifically intramural sports may be an important aspect in increasing children's overall activity levels. It is also essential to consider the needs of those children with low motor proficiency when designing activity promotion programs. Future research should further explore motor proficiency and overweight/obesity.

You get what you pay for : independent music and Canadian public policy

The aim of this MA thesis is to demonstrate how corporate concentration within the global music industry specifically affects the Canadian music industry's ability to compete for its own national audience as well as audiences worldwide. Federal public policies, regulatory regimes and subsidies are considered within the context of the structure of the global marketplace which is, in effect, an oligopoly controlled by four major corporations. Through an extensive literature review of political economy theory, Canadian public policies and music studies, as well as personal interviews conducted with Canadian musicians, entrepreneurs and public servants, I will situate my research within the body of political economy theory; present a detailed report of the structure of the global music industry; address the key players within the industry; describe the relationship between the major corporations and the independent companies operating in the industry; discuss how new technologies affect said relationships; consider the effectiveness of Canadian public policies in safeguarding the national music industry; and recommend steps that can be taken to remedy the shortcomings of Federal policies and regulatory regimes.