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2008 Intersession Catalog, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Crochet Lace As Expression Of Digital Culture, Gail Kenning

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Human designed, physical textile patterns such as lace are familiar in our everyday lives and the historical, geographic and cultural significance of these patterns, and their aesthetic and/or mathematical characteristics, have been extensively investigated and documented. However, their evolutionary potential remains under-theorized. While the digital environment is increasingly used as a design aid in the production of textiles, its potential for exploring the evolutionary possibilities for lace has not been fully investigated. This paper discusses an experimental research art project that explored the evolutionary potential for lace patterns within the digital environment.

Human designed, hand-made domestically produced physical textile patterns …

Kākahu As Cultural Identity, Christina Hurihia Wirihana

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

As Maori, we recognise ourselves as Tangatawhenua, literally meaning people of the land. We acknowledge our Earth Mother, Papatuanuku and Sky Father, Ranginui as the kaitiaki, guardians of our natural world. The natural fibres of Harakeke, commonly known as NZ Flax, was the most extensively used fibres in the production of traditional clothing, fishing nets, lashing, baskets and other functional forms that contributed to the survival of my people. The medicinal values of Harakeke also played a major role. The process of extracting the fibres (muka) from Harakeke continues today as it did many many years ago. The humble kuku, …

Traditional Textile Materials Of Baekje Kingdom, Mi Young Suh, Kil Soon Park

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

This analysis includes the kinds, colors, and patterns of textile materials, and shows Baekje attained a high level of weaving culture. Baekje was one of three kingdoms of ancient Korea (B.C.18-A.D.660). The territory of Baekje (Fig. 1) was included current Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Chungcheongnambuk-do and Jeollanambuk-do during the fourth century. Also, Baekje influenced Japan many things about textiles including weaving technique. The study analyzed the documentary records of Baekje, such as literature, historical works, excavation reports, and preceding studies.

The kinds of the textile materials of Mahan, pre-country of Baekje, and Baekje were obtained from historical documentations. The textile materials …

Crochet Lace As Expression Of Digital Culture, Gail Kenning

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Introduction

Human designed physical patterns, while having been investigated extensively in terms of their historical, geographic and cultural significance and their aesthetic and/or mathematical characteristics, have not been fully investigated in terms of their evolutionary potential. This paper discusses an experimental art research project which focuses on human designed, physical textile patterns to explore pattern as process and investigate the potential for these patterns to evolve and become emergent.

The experimental art projects focused on lace and in particular, crochet lace pattern forms commonly referred to as doilies.1 Crochet lace patterns are widely recognized, domestically produced hand-made physical patterns …

Claudy Jongstra: Transmitting Craft Heritage Through Contemporary Architecture, Susan Brown

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Felt has a unique history as both a craft medium and an industrial material. Recently, it has become a material of intense interest to architects and designers. Felt is a very ancient and primitive material, made by simply matting together wool fibers with moisture and friction. It is a manufactured product, yet it shares many properties with purely natural materials. As a raw material for design, felt has incredible range — it can be made thin and translucent, or very dense and thick, even hard. Its plasticity is inviting a shift in the relationship of textiles to architecture and design. …

Translation Of Medium: Kesi Meets Painting, Jean Kares

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

My current project places kesi, or pictorial silk tapestry, in closer proximity to the discourse of Chinese art history, and raises questions about the hierarchical categorization of creative production. Kesi was produced in China beginning in the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127 CE) as a method of weaving that allowed for designs that were independent of loom controlled patterning. When the weavers employed in imperial workshops adopted the medium, they expanded its design repertoire from overall patterning to a means of creating pictures. Indeed, a kesi artwork functioned as a painting, both visually and in its role as an art …

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Representation And Self-Presentation In Late Antique Egypt: ‘Coptic’ Textiles In The British Museum, Elisabeth R. O'Connell

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Among late antique textiles in the British Museum Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan (hereafter, AES), nearly half (c. 135) are said to have come from the Upper Egyptian town of Akhmim. If the attribution to the site is correct, the textiles provide the Museum with an excellent opportunity to discuss the transformation of Egypt in Late Antiquity through the lens of death and burial.

The late antique site is well represented in Greek and Coptic literature and by the material culture of the city and its cemeteries. The modern name Akhmim holds a vestige of the name Min, the …

Mixed-Fire Regime Of The Klamath-Siskiyou: New Postfire Potentials, Marjie Brown

Joint Fire Science Program Briefs (2007-2012)

Effects of postfire management are becoming more important as wildfire frequency, extent and severity appear to be increasing. Researchers set out to measure the effects of postfire salvage logging on fuel loads, vegetation, and wildlife communities in the Klamath-Siskiyou region of the Pacific Northwest. Natural recovery processes revealed some important findings that provide viable options for managers whose objectives include regenerating forests, sustaining natural processes, and maintaining landscape biodiversity. The researchers found that the mixed-severity fire regime of the region, which includes patches of repeated severe fire, supports abundant, natural postfire conifer regeneration and regionally significant biodiversity. Salvage logging aimed …

Animal-Side Serologic Assay For Rapid Detection Of Mycobacterium Bovis Infection In Multiple Species Of Free-Ranging Wildlife, K.P. Lyashchenko, R. Greenwald, J. Esfandiari, M.A. Chambers, J. Vicente, C. Gortazar, N. Santos, M. Correia-Neves, B.M. Buddle, R. Jackson, D.J. O’Brien, S. Schmitt, M. V. Palmer, R.J. Delahay, W.R. Waters

Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Bibliography and Database

Numerous species of mammals are susceptible to Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (TB). Several wildlife hosts have emerged as reservoirs of M. bovis infection for domestic livestock in different countries. In the present study, blood samples were collected from Eurasian badgers (n = 1532), white-tailed deer (n = 463), brushtail possums (n = 129), and wild boar (n = 177) for evaluation of antibody responses to M. bovis infection by a lateral-flow rapid test (RT) and multiantigen print immunoassay (MAPIA). Magnitude of the antibody responses and antigen recognition patterns varied among the animals as determined by …

The Communicator, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2008

The Communicator: News from the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Changing Faces Annual Meeting New Research Assessing Local and Regional Variability in Productivity and Fidelity of Grassland Birds on National Park Service Units in the Great Plains Population Assessment of Channel Catfish in Nebraska Current Research Cross-Scale Structure in Ecosystems Diversity and Ecological Functions Evaluation of Landowner Incentives Program (LIP) for Species at Risk Impact of White Perch on Walleye; and Predators of White Perch at Branched Oak and Pawnee Reservoirs Monitoring, Mapping and Risk Assessment for Non-Indigenous Invasive Species in Nebraska (a.k.a. Nebraska Invasive Species Project) Conferences/Meetings/Workshops Graduate Student News (Aaron Alai; Nathan (Nate) Gosch; Christopher (Chris) Lewis; Aaron …

Competition And Privacy In Web 2.0 And The Cloud, Randal C. Picker

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Buletin Pusat Dialog Peradaban Universiti Malaya, Volume 7, 2008, Centre For Civilisational Dialogue University Of Malaya

Archival Material (2000s)

In English: Bulletin Centre for Civilisational Dialogue

Buletin Pusat Dialog Peradaban Universiti Malaya, Volume 8, 2008, Centre For Civilisational Dialogue University Of Malaya

Archival Material (2000s)

In English: Bulletin Centre for Civilisational Dialogue

The Decline Of Literary Criticism, Richard A. Posner

Articles

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The New Legal Realism, Thomas J. Miles, Cass R. Sunstein

Articles

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The Holmesian Bad Man's First Critic, Douglas G. Baird

Articles

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Federal Preemption, And Federal Common Law, In Nuisance Cases, Richard A. Epstein

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Snapshots From The Seventh Circuit: Continuity And Change, 1966-2007, Diane P. Wood

Articles

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Climate Change Justice, Eric A. Posner, Cass R. Sunstein

Articles

Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions would cost some nations much more than others and benefit some nations far less than others. Significant reductions would likely impose especially large costs on the United States, and recent projections suggest that the United States is not among the nations most at risk from climate change. In these circumstances, what does justice require the United States to do? Many people believe that the United States is required to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions beyond the point that is justified by its own self-interest, simply because the United States is wealthy, and because the nations …

Privacy, Surveillance, And Law, Richard A. Posner

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Constitutional Courts In East Asia: Understanding Variation, Tom Ginsburg

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Annual Report Of The Officers Of The Town Of Eaton, New Hampshire 2007., Eaton Town Representatives

Eaton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

2007 Annual Report Of The Selectmen, Departments, Boards And Commissions Of The Town And School District Of The Town Of Raymond, Nh, For The Year Ending December 31, 2007., Raymond Town Representatives

Raymond, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Skunk River Review 2007-08, Vol 20, Roselyn Habart, Shelaine Tuytschaevers, Chris Bollhoefer, Nancy Coons, Rachel Vanraden, Amber Buldhaupt, Nicholas Adams, Julie Van Cleave, Rebekah Casciato, Semina Ademovic, Rebekah Schnackel, Lynn Tazzioli, Parminder Kaur Papial, Michele Reeve, Christopher Colgrove, Teasloach Chamjous, Molly Henkenius, Victoria Anderson, Alicia Sealey, Adam Foust

Skunk River Review

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Town Of Hillsborough, New Hampshire. 2007 Annual Report., Hillsborough Town Representatives

Hillsborough, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

To Make A Difference: Dean As Producer, Jon M. Garon

Faculty Scholarship

As I look at my fifth year as Dean of Hamline University School of Law, I am often struck by the dissonance between my professional life, as a lawyer and law professor, and my administrative life, as a dean within a small university. In both roles, I remain driven to make a difference for the individuals I serve and the broader community in which we live. But these roles have never sat comfortably, one with the other. I am a product of my unique practice and academic experience. An entertainment lawyer by disposition, my field includes a broad array of …

A Primer On International Environmental Law: Sustainability As A Principle Of International Law And Custom, Mark S. Blodgett, Richard J. Hunter, Hector R. Lozada

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

International environmental law draws from two important sources: international treaties and conventions' and customary international law.

The Impact Of International Organizations On The Aids Epidemic In Sub-Saharan Africa, Christopher Richins

Journal of International Business and Law

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