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This Day: March 8, International Women’S Day, Kate Merkel-Hess

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

In the wake of World War I, a spirit of international cooperation emerged. Its manifestations, such as the founding of the League of Nations, confirmed the late-nineteenth century notion that participation in the global community required national identity (in place of the local identities that historians have shown were most important in empires; rarely did regular people identify themselves as imperial subjects but rather by village or region). Educated elites in China expressed devotion to this new internationalism by reiterating to their countrymen the importance of awareness of international events, as well as by domesticating international holidays such as Arbor …

Grider, John Hobson, 1822-1884 (Sc 1605), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1605. Military records of Union soldier Grider who served as a staff officer with the 9th Kentucky Infantry and the 52nd Kentucky Infantry. Also, documents relating to pension requests made by Grider and his widow, Kittie A. Grider.

Grand Jury To Hear Evidence In Rock Fight, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article in the Ashland Daily Independent on the legal dispute over Indian Head Rock, published on March 7, 2008.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Music Alive!, Guest Artist Series, Featuring Guest Artist, Duncan Cumming, Piano, Duncan Cumming

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Making (Up) History

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

A few weeks ago, Kate Merkel-Hess posted a list here at China Beat of her nominations for five Chinese historical events that should get more attention. In response, Charles Hayford has written a piece at Frog In a Well about five historical events that didn’t happen. Hayford’s piece not only proposes a few likely turns of history that didn’t happen, but also debunks a few popular historical assumptions that never were.

Guest Artist Series: Eric Ginsberg, Clarinet; March 7, 2008, Eric Ginsberg

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
Friday Afternoon
March 7, 2008
12:30 p.m.

Schools As Moderators Of Neighborhood Influences On Adolescent Academic Achievement And Risk Of Obesity: A Cross-Classified Multilevel Investigation, Bethany A. Bell-Ellison

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Grounded in Bronfenbrenner's (1979) Ecological Systems Theory and through the application of cross-classified random effects models, the goal of this study was to examine simultaneously neighborhood and school influences on adolescent academic achievement and risk of obesity, as well as the moderating effects of schools on these outcomes. By examining concurrently neighborhood and school influences on achievement and risk of obesity, this study aimed to fill gaps in the social determinants literature. For example, it is unclear if where an adolescent lives or where she/he attends school has a stronger influence on academic achievement. We also do not know if …

Environmental Effects On Nano-Wear Of Gold And Kbr Single Crystal, Megan Pendergast

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In order to successfully incorporate the tremendous possibilities of nanoscale applications into devices and manufacturing, significant studies need to be conducted of the properties and mechanics of materials of this small scale. In this thesis, the effect of repeated scanning of KBr, aluminum, and gold was studied by using a nanoindenter and Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) in varying environments. Additional research was performed to study the environmental effects of gold film scratching using a Taber Shear/Scratch Tester.

Scanning of KBr single crystal surface in air with a diamond tip in the Hysitron Triboindenter formed surface ripples 100 nm high, 1 …

A Modified Obesity Proneness Model In The Prediction Of Weight Status Among High School Students, Joyce E. Nickelson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The health and well-being of U.S. children is challenged by the immense crisis of obesity. The obesity proneness model, first described by Costanzo and Woody (1985), describes one mechanism by which parents influence obesity development. This model suggests that parents become concerned about their children's weight if their children show signs of becoming overweight and parents value weight highly. Parents communicate their concerns to their children and restrict their children's eating. Children internalize parents' concerns and become unable to regulate their eating. Hence, parents socialize children to be concerned about their weight but do not equip them to regulate eating, …

Dynamic Programming With Multiple Candidates And Its Applications To Sign Language And Hand Gesture Recognition, Ruiduo Yang

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Dynamic programming has been widely used to solve various kinds of optimization problems.In this work, we show that two crucial problems in video-based sign language and gesture recognition systems can be attacked by dynamic programming with additional multiple observations. The first problem occurs at the higher (sentence) level. Movement epenthesis [1] (me), i.e., the necessary but meaningless movement between signs, can result in difficulties in modeling and scalability as the number of signs increases. The second problem occurs at the lower (feature) level. Ambiguity of hand detection and occlusion will propagate errors to the higher level. We construct a novel …

Surviving The Holocaust: One Family's Story [Poster], University Of Northern Iowa. Holocaust Remembrance And Education Program.

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education Documents

A poster announcing two lectures by Ronald J. Berger, whose father and uncle survived the Holocaust.

Ratliff, Amelia Ellen (Edelen) Bosley, 1918-2002 (Sc 1613), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1613. Letter, 7 September 1978, from Amelia E. Ratliff, Lebanon, Kentucky to Irene Moss Sumpter, Bowling Green, Kentucky about Sumpter's book and the McElroy and Skiles families.

Harper, J. (Sc 1612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1612. Letter, 12 September 1862, from Harper, Cincinnati, Ohio to William Single discussing conditions in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. He expresses fervent pro-Union and anti-slavery sentiments.

Jones, William Forest, 1891-1975 (Sc 1601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1601. Copy of William Forest Jones's 1918 naval enrollment record and 1921 naval discharge; copy of 1924 certificate of marriage between Jones and Lizzie Kathleen Harlan. Also, information on the Jones and Harlan families.

Marshall University Music Department Presents The 12.1 Jazz Ensemble, Jeffrey Wolfe, Director, Jeff Wolfe

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Capillo, Greg. Kaleidoscope Helps Bowling Green Look Across the Tracks – Housing
• Day, Michelle. Council on Postsecondary Education Sends Plea to Legislature to Fund Higher Education – Budget Cuts
• Brown, Holly. Judge Awards Property to Western – 1672 Normal Street, Clark Family
• Sullivan, Brendan. A Thousand Words – International Students, Cricket
• Brown, Holly. Donation Finalizes Construction of Clinical Education Complex – Renshaw Family
• Erskine, Ann. Editorial Cartoon re: Einstein Bros. Bagel Shop
• Enjoy the Bagels, But Respect Mass Media & Technology Hall
• Hunton, Ryan. The Unlimited Life of …

Barclay, Anna (Sc 1603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1603. Paper, undated, by Anna Barclay entitled "Old Newspapers and Early Editors of Kentucky."

Democracy Or Bust: Why Our Knowledge About What The Chinese Lack Is Really No Knowledge At All

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

An NPR report yesterday on the opening of a new session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing began with a disparaging comment to the effect that China is still a long way from democracy. As a statement of fact, this is no doubt both true and lamentable. As an attempt to convey useful knowledge to American listeners about China’s current situation, however, it seems to me nearly useless. Like many such statements, it is based on an implicit comparison between the Chinese political system and Western-style democracy. And like many such implicit comparisons, it falls victim to a particularly …

Dance Concert 2008: Gotta Dance!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2007-2008 Season

No abstract provided.

Trail Blazer - Volume 82, Number 6, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on March 6, 2008.

Student-Led Chapel Hour To Focus On Believe Green, Heather Lindquist

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, March 6, 2008, Matt Flyntz, Lane Taylor, John Strassburger, Ashley Mccomeskey, Terry Kelley, Kristi Blust, Jill Alspach, Kristin O'Brassill, Juliane Katz, Jeremiah Long, Christopher Schaeffer, Anthony George, Alex Ernst, Matt Short, Laurel Salvo, Ryan Tole, Danielle Langdon

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

President Strassburger's Message to Campus About New Member Education • Students Flock to Ursinus Job and Internship Fair • SIFE: An Organization Suited for All Ursinus Majors • The Real Inspector Hound: Stoppard Performed at UC • Local Venues Offer Break Options • Ursinus Fraternities Participate in Community Service • Da Vinci's Pub: Are You a Renaissance Man or Woman? • Opinions: Anthony's Keys to Making Friends; Academic Integrity for the Rest of Us; Rethinking the Second Amendment: What Does it Protect? • Football Coach Kevin Barger Moving On • Congrats to the 2008 Centennial Conference Champs! • Baseball and …

Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital Series: Katherine J. Lewis, Viola; March 6, 2008, Katherine J. Lewis

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
Thursday Evening
March 6, 2008
7:30 p.m.

I Am Warrior Woman, Hear Me Roar: The Challenge And Reproduction Of Heteronormativity In Speculative Television Programs, Leisa Anne Clark

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This paper explores how the "warrior woman" trope in western culture, as portrayed in late 20th century science fiction/fantasy and speculative television, reflects heteronormative/heterosexist discourses of femininity in American culture. First, I will examine feminine discourse in American culture, especially in the late 20th century. Then I will discuss how the tenets of second and third wave feminism influenced western paradigms of "the ideal female" and impacted pop culture by producing "warrior women" who both reflected and challenged heteronormative ideas and feminist principles. By examining several television shows produced in the United States and Great Britain from the late 1960s …

Marshall University Music Department Presents A ''Music Alive", Faculty Recital, Featuring, The Marshall University, Faculty Brass Quintet, Martin W. Saunders, Stephen Lawson, Michael Stroeher, George Palton

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Alumni Recital, Josepjh Modica, Thomas Cuffari

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.

Carter, Anthony, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

INTERVIEWER: Claude Mangum, Oneka LaBennett, Mark Naison

INTERVIEWEE: Anthony “Doc” Carter

SUMMARY BY: Patrick O’Donnell

Anthony “Doc” Carter is a graduate of Fordham University and is the vice-president of the Johnson and Johnson Corporation. He was born 11/3/54 in the Bronx and was the eighth of ten children. His father, born in Ohio, was of Haitian descent, and his mother, a Virginia native, had Blackfoot ancestry. His father worked as a unionized construction worker and mason who died in service in 1963, and his mother died in 1962 of kidney failure. As a result, Carter and his siblings were …

Graduate Recital: Emily Morgan, Violin; March 5, 2008, Emily Morgan

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
Wednesday Evening
March 5, 2008
6:00 p.m.

Graduate Recital: Tad O'Brien, Guitar; March 5, 2008, Tad O'Brien

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
Wednesday Evening
March 5, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Guest Artist Series: Maria Bannino, Piano; Valentina De Lisi, Piano; March 5, 2008, School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
Wednesday Evening
March 5, 2008
8:00 p.m.