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The Effects Of War On Afghan Textile Production Contrasting With The Effects Of The End Of Communism On That Of Uzbekistan, John Gillow

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Afghanistan before 1979 was a treasure trove of textiles produced domestically by peasant and nomad alike and by artisans working on a small scale all over the country. The diversity of the items produced reflected the diversity of the inhabitants; Uzbek and Turcoman in the north, The Hazara in the Hindu Kush Mountains and the Pushtun in the centre and south. 30 years of war have wiped out nomadism with the irreparable loss of many types of textiles though some professional weaving has survived in an attenuated form. In contrast the end of communism in Uzbekistan in 1990 has stimulated …

The Wild Civilized: An Environmental Art Studio Installed Outdoors In An Institutional Space, Neil Goss

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In 2011, I set up an outdoor dyeing and weaving studio that also functioned as a sculptural installation, The Earthway Studio. The purpose was multi-dimensional: to educate the university community and the public about culturally pluralistic fiber processes such as spinning, dyeing and weaving, to glean and process a bulk of my materials on site and to inspire others through demonstrations and performances to ignite a relationship with the land and to offer the concept of tolerance for diversity when looking at different approaches to living life. The purpose of this conference presentation is to share the experience of the …

Sogdian Textile Design: Political Symbols Of An Epoch, Elmira Gyul

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Sogdian fabrics produced in Central Asia became one of the shining symbols of the Early Middle Ages, characterized by the blossoming of city cultures of the region, the broad international contacts created by the emergence of the Great Silk Road, and the active interaction of urban and nomadic societies. These silk fabrics were highly appreciated for their quality and variety of design. As a rule, the designs of Sogdian fabrics were considered from the point of view of their cult or religious character. The general high demand of these fabrics in the countries of both the West and the East, …

Cross-Cultural Commemoration: Historical Chinese Patchwork Inspires A New Tradition In America, Marin F. Hanson

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

This paper will report on preliminary research into the relationship between a certain historical Chinese patchwork garment, the baijia pao or "one hundred families robe," and a recent commemorative practice within the community of American adopters of Chinese children, the making of "One Hundred Good Wishes Quilts." For centuries, Han Chinese mothers made patchwork baijia pao as gifts for their sons to celebrate auspicious birthdays. Ideally, the robe's patchwork body was constructed from fabrics donated by numerous local well-wishers, the socalled "hundred families." The fabrics, symbolizing the combined strength of the donors, were believed to help the young boy resist …

Weaving A Future: A Panel In Honor Of Elayne Zorn, Andrea M. Heckman, Blenda Femenías

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In honor of our dear friend and colleague, the respected textile researcher Elayne Zorn, we have shaped six presentations around several interrelated political themes: heritage, identity, status, cultural continuity and economic sustainability, especially for the indigenous women and men who make the cloth. The titles and the themes draw inspirations from Elayne’s book Weaving a Future, published in 2004. The first three papers address these issues in relationship to Andean societies of the past, using artifacts and archaeological and historical perspectives. The final three papers, while concerned with broadly similar issues, focus on prospects for the future and explore how …

Artivention: Utilizing Fiber Art For Activist Engagement, Maggie Leininger

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

ARTivention is a collective that utilizes fiber art techniques to engage the public about social, political and aesthetic dilemmas in contemporary society. All projects undertaken by ARTivention include a communal making component and an action component. This is accomplished through either the maker or the viewer not only thinking about the work, but also taking action whether in the form of writing letters to representatives, making monetary donations or serving others in some capacity that empowers the larger community. Incorporating familiar textile techniques such as quilting or knitting links the familial language of textiles to larger social issues we face …

Mary Walker Phillips And The Knit Revolution Of The 1960s, Jennifer L. Lindsay

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In 1978, Mary Walker Phillips won the American Craft Council Fellows Award for being "the first to introduce knitting as a form of artistic expression." Phillips's work in the 1960s bridged industrial design and studio craft; her wall hangings pushed knitting outside traditional associations with home craft and into the realm of modern art, architecture and interior design. Phillips trained as a weaver at Cranbrook Academy of Art in the 1940s and the 1960s with Marianne Strengell and Glen Kaufman. Her initial forays into knitted textiles were experimental responses to prominent contemporaries, Anni Albers and Jack Lenor Larsen, who believed …

Sails: The Textiles Of Empowerment, Bettina Matzkuhn

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

For hundreds of years, sails provided the means for trade between distant places, for exploration and territorial expansion. They facilitated fierce competition between countries, rivalry that still exists in international sailing races. Sails signified the ship's origins, sometimes the crew's religion and culture. As working textiles, they were not always decorated, but the ones that were carried symbols and meaning beyond the purpose of the voyage itself. Sails have featured different textiles, from hemp in medieval Europe to the translucent mylar of today's racing yachts. They have their own aesthetic and practical presence, and can signify both extreme wealth and …

The Tropical Myth And Brazilian Textile Design, Luz García Neira

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In 1930, the populist Vargas government embarked on a program of rapid industrialization and became responsible for the development and progress of the nation. Traditionally, the national textile industry had been associated with slaves and the poor and the wealthier classes despised Brazilian textile goods which they regarded as common and preferred imported goods instead. In modernizing the industrial sector, and diversifying production, the government and industry felt compelled to change people’s ideas about national products and in this way sought to stimulate the growth of internal consumption and encourage the nation to have a positive image of itself. To …

Towards A Proactive Outreach Political Strings: Tapestry Seen And Unseen, Linda Rees

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

This paper focuses on two factors that directly affect visibility in the field of tapestry: instruction and analytical dialog in university programs and visibility in art exhibitions and publications. A casual debate in 1998 lead me to the disturbing conclusion that contemporary tapestry in America had few documented critical reviews of trends in our recent history or about the artists producing tapestries in the last half of the 20th century. It was not the first time I had wished for more commentary regarding major developments shaping our direction. However, this time I had a means to contribute my part by …

The Influence Of Tribal Conflict, The Great Game, And Trade On Qaraqalpaq Costume, David Richardson

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Formed as a small confederation of Turkic tribes on the middle Syr Darya in the mid-sixteenth century, the Qaraqalpaqs continually sought defensive alliances with the more powerful sedentary states and nomadic hordes that surrounded them, even attempting to gain the protection of Imperial Russia by swearing allegiance to the Empress in 1743. As the Qazaqs of the Junior Horde steadily forced them south into their present homeland in the Aral Delta they increasingly came under the domination of the Khivan Uzbeks. The material culture of the Qaraqalpaqs was not only changed by the cultural influence of the Khivans but came …

The Politics Of Textiles Used In African American Slave Clothing, Eulanda A. Sanders

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Onasburg, homespun, and linsey-woolsey (Warner & Parker, 1990), broadcloth and Negro cloth (Hunt & Sibley, 1994; Warner & Parker, 1990; Williams & Centrallo, 1990) and kersey (Hunt, 1996) are typical textiles used to create the clothing worn by slaves and are often described in narratives written by African American slaves. The stories of African American slaves are a wealth of information on the lives of all individuals living in chattel environments, but particularly slaves who were usually not photographed. Since textiles are used to create inherently personal items, they are often described in narratives to help the reader's understand the …

Political Voices Of Three Left Coast Artists: Gyongy Laky, Linda Gass, Linda Macdonald, Barbara Shapiro

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Northern Californian has a long history of protest and political involvement. For Linda Gass, Gyongy Laky and Linda MacDonald the passion they bring to political issues is reflected in their artwork and the paths their lives have followed. Based on personal interviews and research, this paper will shed light on their views and the artistic means used to express them. Each of these artists is engaged in political activism in her own way. In each case we are drawn in by the form, beauty or humor of the textiles. Closer inspection makes us think deeply about significant political issues. Linda …

The Politics Of Textile Entrepreneurship Loja Saarinen And Her Weaving Studio In The Cranbrook Art Community, Leena Svinhufvud

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In 1925 the Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen (1873¨-1950) was commissioned to design the campus for Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (USA). The patrons were the newspaper magnate George Gough Booth and his wife Ellen Scripps Booth, by then also well known patrons of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Eliel Saarinen moved to Cranbrook and all of his family was deeply commited to this project. Educated originally in sculpture, Loja Saarinen (1879-1968), the wife of Eliel, founded in 1928 the Studio Loja Saarinen to produce textiles for Cranbrook buildings. This weaving studio soon merged its activities into the …

The Political Stitch: Voicing Resistance In A Suffrage Textile, Eileen Wheeler

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

While on a hunger strike within the walls of Halloway Prison in 1912, a woman recorded her experience in an embroidered handkerchief. Her deliberate stitching presents us with an intimate artifact that embodies an individual experience and a pivotal collective moment in Western women's history. The textile engages us with her act of resistance in a struggle for a political voice for herself and womankind. This singular textile communicates a powerful sense of self and, with its provocative content, a prescient anticipation of a future audience. Through personal examination of a number of suffrage textiles housed in the Museum of …

Elayne Zorn Bibliography: As Part Of Weaving A Future: A Panel In Honor Of Elayne Zorn, Andrea Heckman, Blenda Femenias

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

In honor of our dear friend and colleague, the respected textile researcher Elayne Zorn, we have shaped six presentations around several interrelated political themes: heritage, identity, status, cultural continuity and economic sustainability, especially for the indigenous women and men who make the cloth. The titles and the themes draw inspirations from Elayne’s book Weaving a Future, published in 2004. The first three papers address these issues in relationship to Andean societies of the past, using artifacts and archaeological and historical perspectives. The final three papers, while concerned with broadly similar issues, focus on prospects for the future and explore how …

Auditing Revenue In Certain Industries, With Conforming Changes As Of September 1, 2012, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Group-Theoretical Derivation Of Angular Momentum Eigenvalues In Spaces Of Arbitrary Dimensions, Tamar Friedmann, C. R. Hagen

Mathematics Sciences: Faculty Publications

The spectrum of the square of the angular momentum in arbitrary dimensions is derived using only group theoretical techniques. This is accomplished by application of the Lie algebra of the noncompact group O(2, 1). Illuminating discussions with Jonathan Pakianathan and his comments on a draft are gratefully acknowledged. This work was supported in part by (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE), Grant No. DE-FG02-91ER40685.

Women’S Political Leadership In Massachusetts, Paige Ransford, Meryl Thomson, Sarah Healey

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy (CWPPP) at UMass Boston’s McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies has been tracking the election of women at the municipal level in Massachusetts since 1996. In 2003, the Project expanded to include all New England states. CWPPP remains the only research center in the United States that regularly tracks women’s political representation at the local level.

Communicating Analytic Results: A Tutorial For Decision Consultants, Jeffrey Keisler, Patrick Noonan

Management Science and Information Systems Faculty Publication Series

Good analysis alone may not achieve the goals of decision analysis (DA) engagements. Good communication of the results of that analysis can help stakeholders understand, accept, and implement the recommended course of action. Practitioners can use decision analytic principles when considering the decision of how to communicate results themselves. From this perspective, we consider a range of questions to ask in preparing for communication with the client and other stakeholders. We review standard communication practices in DA engagements. The standard practice can be improved by drawing on insights from other areas of management practice. Decision analysis has both technical and …

Adult-Directed And Peer-Directed Respect For Authority: Relationships With Aggressive And Manipulative Behavior, Katherine H. Clemans, Julia A. Graber, Amie F. Bettencourt

Psychology: Faculty Publications

This study investigated whether respect for adult and peer authority are separate attitudes which have distinct relationships with aggressive and manipulative behavior. Items assessing admiration for and obedience toward parents, teachers, popular students, and friend group leaders were administered to 286 middle school students (M age = 12.6 years). Factor analysis revealed two primary factors which corresponded to adult-directed and peer-directed respect orientations. Results suggested that adult-directed respect was associated with lower levels of aggression and social manipulation, whereas peer-directed respect was associated with higher levels of these behaviors. The role of peer-directed respect as a risk factor for negative …

Ink (2012-09)

Ink, 2008-

The student-run features magazine covering the fashion, art, music and culture worlds at VCU and in Richmond. Published annually in print and updated regularly online.

Functional Results And Outcomes After Repair Of Proximal Hamstring Avulsions., Steven B Cohen, Ashwin Rangavajjula, Dharmesh Vyas, James P Bradley

Rothman Institute Papers

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess postsurgical outcomes in active patients after primary repair of acute and chronic proximal hamstring tears.

HYPOTHESIS: Surgical treatment of both acute and chronic proximal hamstring avulsion injuries would result in improved patient outcomes using validated outcome scores and a hamstring-specific questionnaire, and operative repair of these injuries results in excellent outcomes with a high level of patient satisfaction, pain relief, and return to function.

STUDY DESIGN: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

METHODS: Fifty-two patients who underwent proximal hamstring repair (26 male and 26 female; average age, 47.7 years) completed the …

Petroleum Derivatives In Iraq The Phenomenon Of Renewable Or Passing Crisis, Rahim Hassouni Ziyarah

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Iraq economy suffered, nor , still many difficulties and problems , including oil derivatives crisis that emerged in 2004 and was the most prominent features of the inability of local production to meet the needs of the increasing growth of consumption, the crisis has cast a shadow on the growth of national in general, and citizen living in particular. Therefore, the real test of crisis and challenge to the capacity of government agencies to manage the crisis and control and reduce its harmful effects, which disappear in a region or sector, even begin to appear in another, given the multiplicity …

Ectoparasites Of American Kestrels In Northwestern New Jersey And Their Relationship To Nestling Growth And Survival, Mark J. Lesko, John Smallwood

Department of Biology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) populations have been declining throughout much of North America during recent decades. To determine if the ectoparasite burdens of nestlings may be a contributing factor, we examined broods of kestrels in nest boxes in northwestern New Jersey. Our objectives were to identify and quantify the arthropod ectoparasites of nestlings, and to determine if removing these parasites from nestlings would increase kestrel nesting success. Of 26 broods we examined, we randomly chose 13 and manually removed from the nestlings all visible arthropods during three visits, when nestlings were age 57, 1012, and 1517 d old; we handled …

Standards-Based Assessment And High Stakes Testing: Accuracy Of Standards-Based Grading, Amity Hardegree

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This quantitative study examines whether standards-based grade reporting accurately informs student academic achievement on standardized criterion-referenced tests for all students. The participants for this study were all fifth graders enrolled in eight elementary schools in a rural system in north Georgia from 2009-2010. Approximately 550 students' standards-based report cards (SBRC) and Criterion Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) provide the data to determine whether grades on standards-based report cards provide accurate information for all students, regardless of gender, ELL status, or socioeconomic status by comparing mean scores on Georgia's CRCT in the areas of math and reading, based on SBRC indicators. The …

An Experimental Design: Examining The Effectiveness Of The Virginia Career View Program On Creating 7th Grade Student Career Self-Efficacy, Shanna Mccomb-Beverage

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Across the country students are graduating from high school without the career knowledge and skills they need to be successful in today's global economy. In response, school officials are considering career development as an essential component for adolescent education. In the state of Virginia, the Virginia Career View program has been designed to assist school personnel with the career education of middle school students. This quantitative research study measured the effectiveness of the Virginia Career View program on 7th grade students' career pathway identification and career self-efficacy. Upon completion of the program, students in the experimental group and control group …

Do Analysts Understand The Valuation Implications Of Accounting Conservatism When Forecasting Target Prices?, Jae Bum Kim, Alexander Nekrasov, Pervin Shroff, Andreas Simon

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Conservatism in earnings does not have a direct impact on the present value of future cash flows. This paper examines whether financial analysts correctly undo the effect of accounting conservatism incorporated in their own earnings forecasts in arriving at their target price forecasts. Based on prior findings, we consider alternative valuation models/heuristics that may be used by analysts to estimate target prices, e.g. the forward P/E and the PEG ratio. Our evidence suggests that analysts fail to fully undo the effect of accounting conservatism embedded in their forecasts of earnings and earnings growth when estimating their target price forecasts. More …

The Impact Of Related Party Sales By Listed Chinese Firms On Earnings Informativeness And Analysts Forecasts, Jiwei Wang, Hongqi Yuan

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Using a random sample of 140 of China's listed firms, we show an adverse impact of related party (RP) sales of goods and services on the usefulness of accounting earnings to investors and on the quality of earnings forecasts by financial analysts. Consistent with the contention that RP sales may violate the arm's-length assumption of regular transactions and consequently impair the representational faithfulness and verifiability of accounting data, we find that earnings of firms engaged in RP sales are at least 33% less informative after controlling for factors known to affect earnings informativeness. We also find that financial analysts are …

Mandatory Financial Reporting Environment And Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence From Mandatory Ifrs Adoption, Balakrishnan Karthik, Xi Li, Holly Yang

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Using the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as an exogenous improvement to mandatory financial reporting, we document evidence supporting a complementary effect between mandatory and voluntary disclosures. We find that firms in countries that adopted IFRS in 2005 experience an increase in both the likelihood and frequency of management earnings forecasts relative to firms in countries that did not mandate IFRS. We also find that the increase in management forecasts is higher in countries where prior local GAAP are more different from IFRS or legal enforcement is stronger. Consistent with the confirmatory role of mandatory reporting, we …