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Here For Good: Anzac Spirituality, Daniel Reynaud Jul 2019

Here For Good: Anzac Spirituality, Daniel Reynaud

Daniel Reynaud

Here For Good is a podcast series from leading researchers at Avondale College of Higher Education. This episode features Anzac historian Associate Professor Daniel Reynaud in conversation with Associate Dean (Research) Dr Carolyn Rickett.

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Crossing Borders Across Venetian, Habsburg And Ottoman Empires, 1500-1800 Dec 2017

Crossing Borders Across Venetian, Habsburg And Ottoman Empires, 1500-1800

Edin Hajdarpasic

No abstract provided.

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The Strand Theatre Fire Mar 2017

The Strand Theatre Fire

Nicole Casper

On March 10, 1941, at 12:38 a.m., the Brockton Fire Department responded to Fire Alarm Box 1311, which was pulled for a fire at the Strand Theatre. Fire Alarm dispatched the deputy chief, three engine companies, a ladder company and Squad A. Within six minutes, a second alarm was struck. Less than one hour after the first alarm, the roof of the Strand collapsed, and what appeared to be a routine fire turned into a disaster that killed thirteen firefighters and injured more than twenty others. The disaster marks one of the largest losses of life to firefighters from a …

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In Search Of The Wind-Band (Video Trailer) Book Video Excerpts From Around The Globe, Dan Rager Feb 2016

In Search Of The Wind-Band (Video Trailer) Book Video Excerpts From Around The Globe, Dan Rager

Dan Rager

 “International Instrumental Dissemination” describes instrument types in 16 countries that include Rock & Roll to Sousa and Puccini. This book explores detailed and precise history. The 21 chapters contain hundreds of photos, videos, mp3 and pdf files bringing to life unknown cultures and ensembles from around the globe from which I visited and recorded first hand. The book is designed to take an entire semester to study and explore. I promise you have never heard or seen most of these groups much less the enormous, precise evolution of instruments presented in the book. Where did our modern instruments evolve from? …

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The Election Of Pope Francis: What Does It Mean For Global Catholicism?, Mathew N. Schmalz Aug 2015

The Election Of Pope Francis: What Does It Mean For Global Catholicism?, Mathew N. Schmalz

Mathew Schmalz

This lecture addresses the election of the Argentinian pope and whether that will mean a shift in the Church’s focus to the developing world and how that might impact American Catholicism.

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Der Grosse Krieg In Bildern [The Great War In Pictures], Maureen Shanahan Jul 2014

Der Grosse Krieg In Bildern [The Great War In Pictures], Maureen Shanahan

Maureen G. Shanahan

No abstract provided.

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The Rise Of The Megacorporation, Richard Adelstein Aug 2013

The Rise Of The Megacorporation, Richard Adelstein

Richard Adelstein

A podcast interview with Sarah Green of the Harvard Business Review on the rise of big business in the United States.

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Boise's Big Business: History Of Morrison-Knudsen Construction Company, Jim D. Duran Jul 2013

Boise's Big Business: History Of Morrison-Knudsen Construction Company, Jim D. Duran

Jim D. Duran

Jim Duran presents a multi-media history of one of Boise's largest international companies: Morrison-Knudsen Construction Company. From beginnings, in road construction in Boise, to multi-billion dollar projects in Vietnam and Afghanistan, M-K workers, or EmKayans, experienced it all. From triumph to tragedy, this presentation will highlight the accomplishments and failings of a business that Boise was sorry to lose.

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Coptic Scriptorium Dec 2012

Coptic Scriptorium

Caroline Schroeder

Coptic SCRIPTORIUM is a platform for interdisciplinary and computational research in texts in the Coptic language, particularly the Sahidic dialect.  As an open-source, open-access initiative, our technologies and corpus facilitate a collaborative environment for digital research for all scholars working in Coptic.

We provide:
  • tools to process Coptic texts
  • a searchable, richly-annotated corpus of texts using the ANNIS search and visualization architecture
  • visualizations of Coptic texts
  • a collaborative platform for scholars to use and contribute to the project research results generated from the tools and corpus

Coptic SCRIPTORIUM is a collaborative, digital project created by Caroline T. Schroeder (University of …

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The Continuing Imperative Of Black Studies Interview W Jared Ball, Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua Mar 2011

The Continuing Imperative Of Black Studies Interview W Jared Ball, Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua

Sundiata K Cha-Jua

Interview on Black/Africana Studies with Jared Ball for Black Agenda Radio

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Wfmt Interview On Beethoven And Politics, December 15, 2009, David B. Dennis Dec 2009

Wfmt Interview On Beethoven And Politics, December 15, 2009, David B. Dennis

David B. Dennis

WFMT: interviewed about Beethoven and German Politics, on occasion of Beethoven's Birthday, 15 December 2009.

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Climate Change And Anthropogenic Greenhouse Warming: A Selection Of Key Articles, 1824-1995, With Interpretive Essays, Http://Bit.Ly/15ctwnt, James R. Fleming Dec 2007

Climate Change And Anthropogenic Greenhouse Warming: A Selection Of Key Articles, 1824-1995, With Interpretive Essays, Http://Bit.Ly/15ctwnt, James R. Fleming

James R. Fleming

The selection of research articles on climate change and anthropogenic greenhouse warming presented here appeared in peer-reviewed journals over the course two centuries, from 1824 to 1995. Each article is significant in its own right. Some are landmark papers. Each is accompanied by a short essay that provides historical context and points the reader to additional readings and citations.

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Lift Every Voice: African American Oratory, 1787-1900. – Book Review, Amilcar Shabazz Jul 2007

Lift Every Voice: African American Oratory, 1787-1900. – Book Review, Amilcar Shabazz

Amilcar Shabazz

This review of was originally published in in Black Issues in Higher Education, April 16, 1998, entitled “Putting Black Voices In Print.” It is a review essay of Lift Every Voice: African American Oratory by Philip S. Foner and Robert J. Branham.

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Visualizing Africa In Nancy Cunard's Negro Anthology (1934), Maureen Shanahan Dec 2004

Visualizing Africa In Nancy Cunard's Negro Anthology (1934), Maureen Shanahan

Maureen G. Shanahan

No abstract provided.

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Indeterminate And Inhuman: Georgette Leblanc In L'Inhumaine (1924), Maureen Shanahan Dec 2003

Indeterminate And Inhuman: Georgette Leblanc In L'Inhumaine (1924), Maureen Shanahan

Maureen G. Shanahan

No abstract provided.

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Radio Interview, Wluw, December 2002 Part 2 Nov 2002

Radio Interview, Wluw, December 2002 Part 2

David B. Dennis

WLUW: interviewed in December 2002 about my career, by Dr. Paul Messbarger, Professor Emeritus, for the EVOKE radio series.

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Radio Interview, Wluw, December 2002, Part 1, David B. Dennis Nov 2002

Radio Interview, Wluw, December 2002, Part 1, David B. Dennis

David B. Dennis

WLUW: interviewed in December 2002 about my career, by Dr. Paul Messbarger, Professor Emeritus, for the EVOKE radio series.

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"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: Judiciary, Government," Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 35 No. 1 (Summer 1996): 9-14. Dec 1995

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: Judiciary, Government," Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 35 No. 1 (Summer 1996): 9-14.

Vicki Betts

Articles gleaned from Texas newspapers dealing with the judiciary and government in Smith County, Texas, 1860-1875.

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Great Moments In Pepperdine History, Jerry Rushford Sep 1987

Great Moments In Pepperdine History, Jerry Rushford

Jerry Rushford

A speech given by Jerry Rushford at Pepperdine University on September 21, 1987.

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Our Fathers In Faith, Jerry Rushford Feb 1986

Our Fathers In Faith, Jerry Rushford

Jerry Rushford

Our Fathers in Faith, a talk given by Jerry Rushford on February 16, 1986.

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The Servant In Adversity, Jerry Rushford Feb 1984

The Servant In Adversity, Jerry Rushford

Jerry Rushford

This talk, entitled, The Servant in Adversity, was given on Sunday, February 19, 1984 at the 66th Annual Abilene Christian University Bible Lectureship.

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Blessings Of The New Life, Jerry Rushford Dec 1974

Blessings Of The New Life, Jerry Rushford

Jerry Rushford

On Monday, April 28, 1975, Jerry Rushford gave a talk entitled Blessings of the New Life at the 32nd annual Pepperdine University Bible Lectures.

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