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Himalayan Connections: Disciplines, Geographies, Trajectories - A Workshop Report, Austin Lord, Andrew Quintman, Sara B. Shneiderman

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

“Himalayan Connections: Disciplines, Geographies, Trajectories” was held from March 9-10, 2013 at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The workshop was convened by Andrew Quintman (Religious Studies) and Sara Shneiderman (Anthropology), both Yale faculty members. It brought together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners to consider the interdisciplinary connections that might shape new approaches to Himalayan Studies; to recognize the diversity of perspectives that characterizes Himalayan scholarship; to consider the processes of change that affect ideas about the Himalaya; and to initiate dialogue towards future collaboration.

Beyond Annapurna Or How To Interpret Success In Himalayan Trade, Willem Van Spengen

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

Asian Highlands Perspectives: Making A Place For Local Voices In Global Conversations, Gerald J. Roche, Timothy Thurston, C. K. Stuart, Rinchen Dorje (Rin Chen Rdo Rje), Tshe Dbang Rdo Rje

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

The Ready Materials For Another World: Frontier, Security, And The Hindustan-Tibet Road In The 19th Century Northwestern Himalaya, Kyle J. Gardner

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

This article examines the different ways in which the British conceived of and configured the northwestern Himalaya in the mid-19th century. It focuses on the proposal, construction, and justification of the Hindustan-Tibet Road from the late 1840s through to the 1860s. By examining this particular episode in British frontier formation, I hope to show that the pacific perception of this “natural frontier” region allowed for a plurality of configurations that would not be possible on the more contested and violent imperial fronts. Only when this region was integrated into a conceptually unified frontier did it become subsumed into a larger …

Contemporary Human Impacts On Subalpine And Alpine Ecosystems Of The Hinku Valley, Makalu-Barun National Park And Buffer Zone, Nepal, Alton Byers

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

A reconnaissance of the upper Hinku valley, Makalu-Barun National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal was undertaken in May, 2007 to determine the impacts of contemporary adventure tourism upon its subalpine and alpine ecosystems. Results showed that visitor numbers, lodges, and other tourist-related infrastructure grew from one structure in 1995 to 129 in 2007. This growth was accompanied by a corresponding and accelerated harvesting of subalpine timber for lodge construction, and of shrub juniper and dwarf rhododendron for use as fuel in alpine tourist lodges. These practices were largely discontinued with the formation of the Mera Alpine Conservation Group (MACG) in …

Empirical Examination Of The Factors Regulating Thunderstorm Initiation, Noah A. Lock, Adam L. Houston

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Initiation is the part of the convective life cycle that is currently least understood and least well forecast. The inability to properly forecast the timing and/or location of deep convection initiation degrades forecast skill, especially during the warm season. To gain insight into what atmospheric parameters distinguish areas where storms initiate from areas where they do not initiate, over 55 000 thunderstorm initiation points over the central United States from 2005 to 2007 are found and a number of thermodynamic and kinematic parameters are computed from 20-km Rapid Update Cycle (RUC)-2 data. In addition to the initiation points, data are …

Interview With Mary Margaret Stewart, March 13, 2014, Mary Margaret Stewart, Michael J. Birkner

Oral Histories

Michael Birkner continued his interview with Mary Margaret Stewart on March 13, 2014, covering her decades-long career at Gettysburg College, starting under the administration of Willard Stewart Paul in the 1950s and concluding in the 1990s. Topics covered include her academic activities, relationship with other members of the faculty, and thoughts on the college administration over the years.

Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4^th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete listing of oral …

A Maoli-Based Art Education: Ku'u Mau Kuamo'o 'Ōlelo, Raquel Malia Andrus

Theses and Dissertations

Leaders in K-12 education in Hawai'i are increasingly advocating for and utilizing the culture and knowledge of the kānaka Maoli, the native people of these islands, as a context for learning in a variety of curricular disciplines and approaches (Benham & Heck, 1998; Kani'iaupuni, Ledward & Jensen, 2010; Kana'iaupuni & Malone, 2006; Kahakalau, 2004; Meyer, 2004). To expand upon this trend, this thesis uses a combination of autoethnographic and critical indigenous methodologies to present a personal narrative that looks specifically at approaching art education from a Maoli perspective. Through extensive participant/observer reflections, two place-based and culture-based art education experiences are …

20 Arts & Sciences Students Earn Departmental Honors In 2014, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, March 13, 2014, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Public Space And British Colonial Power : The Transformation Of Hong Kong Statue Square, 1890s-1970s, Wing Sze Tam

Lingnan Theses

This thesis analyzes the relationship between public space and government legitimacy through the emergence and transformation of Hong Kong Statue Square. It explains the colonial government’s construction of Statue Square in 1896 as a symbolic place to establish her legitimacy and present her imperial power. The construction of Statue Square also shows the mutually beneficial relationship between the colonial government and the foreign merchants in Hong Kong, especially Sir Catchick Paul Chater, who put great effort into the Praya Reclamation Scheme that made the establishment of Statue Square possible. By demonstrating their loyalty to the Crown through the construction of …

The Cord (March 12, 2014)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

Volume 105 Issue 19, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

No abstract provided.

Soundings 2014-03-12, N/A N/A

Soundings

No abstract provided.

Volume 51, Number 30: March 12, 2014, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Leadership Excellence Through Accelerated Development (Lead), Stephen P. Wanders

Purdue Road School

The Leadership Excellence through Accelerated Development (LEAD) Institute at CH2M HILL provides a yearlong curriculum designed to accelerate the development of leaders of individual contributors and leaders of managers who have demonstrated skill, potential, and aspiration for roles requiring strategic, operational, and leadership capabilities. An overview of the program and intended outcomes will be presented and the various elements comprising the LEAD Institute will be discussed.

Emu Today, March 11, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Romania One Foot In The East, One In The West, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Introgression And Geological Processes On Phylogenetic Relationships Of Western North American Mountain Suckers (Pantosteus, Catostomidae), Peter J. Unmack, Thomas E. Dowling, Nina J. Laitinen, Carol L. Secor, Richard L. Mayden, Dennis K. Shiozawa, Gerald R. Smith

Biological Sciences Faculty Research Publications

Intense geological activity caused major topographic changes in Western North America over the past 15 million years. Major rivers here are composites of different ancient rivers, resulting in isolation and mixing episodes between river basins over time. This history influenced the diversification of most of the aquatic fauna. The genus Pantosteus is one of several clades centered in this tectonically active region. The eight recognized Pantosteus species are widespread and common across southwestern Canada, western USA and into northern Mexico. They are typically found in medium gradient, middle-elevation reaches of rivers over rocky substrates. This study (1) compares molecular data …

Uncertainties In The Modelled Co2 Threshold For Antarctic Glaciation, E. Gasson, D. J. Lunt, R. Deconto, A. Goldner, M. Heinemann, Matthew Huber, A. N. Legrande, D. Pollard, N. Sagoo, M. Siddall, A. Winguth, P. J. Valdes

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Faculty Publications

A frequently cited atmospheric CO2 threshold for the onset of Antarctic glaciation of ~780 ppmv is based on the study of DeConto and Pollard (2003) using an ice sheet model and the GENESIS climate model. Proxy records suggest that atmospheric CO2 concentrations passed through this threshold across the Eocene–Oligocene transition ~34 Ma. However, atmospheric CO2 concentrations may have been close to this threshold earlier than this transition, which is used by some to suggest the possibility of Antarctic ice sheets during the Eocene. Here we investigate the climate model dependency of the threshold for Antarctic glaciation by performing offline ice …

Geology & Geography News, Georgia Southern University

Earth, Environment & Sustainability: News & Publications (2013-2021)

• C.J. Jackson’s work featured in Coastal Currents

Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• Dr. C.J. Jackson, Jr.’s work featured in Coastal Currents

2014-3-11&12, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Session 2b, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Watershed-Scale Stable Isotope Simulation of the Fluvial Organic Carbon Budget Using the ISOFLOC Model, William Ford and Jimmy Fox, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• Time Average Velocity Characteristics of Decelerating Open Channel Flows, Robert Stewart and Jimmy Fox, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• Spatiotemporal Relevance of Soil Moisture's Interaction with Measured Soil-Terrain Parameters, Carla Landrum and others, Lexington, KY
• Transport of Agricultural Contaminants through a Karst Soil, Carl Bolster and others, Food Animal Environmental Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Bowling Green, KY

Lanthorn, Vol. 48, No. 47, March 10, 2014, Grand Valley State University

Volume 48, July 1, 2013 - June 2, 2014

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Emu Today, March 10, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Sigma Gamma Epsilon Student Research Poster Session, Geological Society Of America Meeting 2013, Denver, Colorado, Paula Even

The Compass: Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon

The 2013 Sigma Gamma Epsilon Undergraduate Research (Poster Session) took place during the 2013 GSA Conference in Denver, CO. on Tuesday, 29 October 2013: 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Authors were present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.). Ninety-eight posters were presented. Sigma Gamma Epsilon awarded the Austin A. Sartin Best Poster Award to Brittney Klemm, a member of Eta Upsilon Chapter at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. Sebastian Dirringer, a member of Theta Beta Chapter at the State University of New York in New Paltz, NY, was awarded the National Council Best …

Grassy Landscapes And The Australian Representational Imaginary: The Ongoing Tale Of South Australia’S ‘Diesel And Dust’ House

Landscapes: the Journal of the International Centre for Landscape and Language

One abandoned farmhouse amongst many, set in what has been called a ruined, or at least severely underappreciated, part of the (South) Australian landscape. Yet in spite this, a place that became the subject of one of Australia’s most recognised landscape photographs. An image taken by a prominent professional photographer, emblazoned on the cover of one of the country’s highest selling rock albums, subsequently utilised in all sorts of promotional and tourist material, and finally adopted by a socially networked general public exploring new meanings of place and performativity in ‘augmented reality’. How does the ‘Diesel and Dust house’ fit …

“Hewing Against The Grain”: John Haines’S Critique Of Robinson Jeffers

Landscapes: the Journal of the International Centre for Landscape and Language

That American poet John Haines was in some way influenced by Robinson Jeffers is difficult to dispute. Literary critics have especially noted the similarity between Haines’s and Jeffers’s biographies. And yet, while a number of distinct parallels join these poets, perhaps more interesting are the ways in which Haines’s poetics differ from Jeffers’s. In particular, Haines utilizes Jeffers’s concept of the “inhuman” for his own purpose—namely, that is, to investigate the protean border between human artifice and the natural world. Haines utilizes a unique, often elegiac, voice to do so, ultimately arriving at a decidedly generous tone.