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2008-2009 Master Of Music Recital - Anthony Pastore (Percussion), Anthony Pastore, Oderlyn Gutiez

Master of Music Recitals

No abstract provided.

"Mountain Song" For Viola And Piano (Cleveland, Oh), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by Renee Skerik (viola, Texas Tech University) and James Housman (piano, Oberlin College).

Dave Astor, David Astor

The Oral History Project of Documenting Maine Jewry

No abstract provided.

Senior Recital Lindstrom: March 30, 2009, Scott R. Lindstrom, Rose Yahnig

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and forty-ninth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

March 30, 2009

Monday Evening

6:30 p.m.

Senior Recital Themanson: March 30, 2009, Lauren Themanson, Liu Lu

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and fiftieth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

March 30, 2009

Monday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Perspectives On Reclaimed Water Among Urban Residents In Tampa, Florida, Jonathan Max Bloch

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Increasing urbanization coupled with increased domestic and industrial uses of water has made water conservation an important aspect of environmental management. Reclamation of wastewater is one way in which such conservation can proceed, and the aim of this thesis is to provide a case study about the perspectives of residents and officials involved in the use of reclaimed water in an urban development in Tampa, Florida. Using semi-structured interviews, it seeks to understand the range of opinions on the safety of reclaimed water, its potential prospects as an alternative drinking water supply, and its contribution to the sustainable use of …

The Blue Moon Coffeehouse Presents Antje Natalia, Allegra Gallian ‘09

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Reducing Sediment And Bacterial Contamination In Water Using Mucilage Extracted From The Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cactus, Audrey Lynn Buttice

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Throughout the past decade an increased amount of attention has been drawn to the water contamination problems that affect the world. As a result, a variety of purification methods targeted at communities in developing countries have surfaced and, although all have contributed to the effort of improving water quality, few have been accepted and sustained for long term usage. Case studies indicate that the most beneficial methods are those which use indigenous resources, as they are both abundant and readily accepted by the communities. In an attempt to make a contribution to the search for water purification methods that can …

Characterization Of Conductive Polycarbonate Films, Selma Hokenek

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Transparency and conductivity are highly desirable qualities in materials for modern gas sensors. Polymer gas sensors have been developed in which the polymer acts as a solid electrolyte. However, these types of sensors are opaque, which limits their potential for integration with dichromatic materials. The development of a sensor integrating conductive polymer films and dichromatic materials requires the implementation of a transparent conductive polymer film. The potential of iodine-doped bisphenol-a polycarbonate films containing bis(ethylenedioxy)-tetrathiafulvalene (BEDO-TTF) dye for sensor applications will be tested through characterization of the films at various stages of their fabrication using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Transmission Electron …

Two Methodologies In Pursuit Of The Elucidation Of Copper (Ii)—Centered Bioinorganic Chemistry, William John Wagner

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Copper is a widely distributed transition metal in the earth's crust and has been adopted in a variety of biological systems. In many ways the biochemical usefulness of copper stems from its positive redox potential. This positive redox potential allows copper to assist in the movement of electrons. Copper ions can be found in natural systems as either Cu^I, Cu^II or Cu^III in part due to this redox potential. While Cu^II -centered biochemistry has been studied for years, mechanistic details in certain Cu^II -centered redox reactions remain unresolved. This study presents two methodologies for …

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, March 29, 2009

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

Joseph Douglas Gravilla Oprea, Double Bass, Joseph Douglas Gravilla Oprea

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• JOSEPH DOUGLAS GRAVILLA OPREA, Double Bass
• assisted by Martez L. Rucker, Piano and Rhodes Jay Sawyer and Evan Hyde, Drums Mark Jackson, Vocals Jordan Richards and Sam Weber, Double Bass Sean Hill, Saxophone Zach Lange, Trumpet

Joseph Douglas Gravilla Oprea is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance–jazz. He received his bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University.

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, March 29, 2009

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

Five Quirky Blogs To Check Out

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

A few blogs we’ve stumbled across in recent weeks that, depending on your interests, may merit your further attention:

1. “China Book Reviews” runs (as you might expect) reviews of an unusual selection of China books, including a few we’ve mentioned or reviewed ourselves, like Jeff Wasserstrom’s Brave New World and Mobo Gao’s The Battle for China’s Past (which Kate Merkel-Hess reviewed for TLS last spring).

2. Anna Greenspan wrote a piece for China in 2008 about the tainted milk scandal in China last fall. Now she is keeping her own blog about her experiment with placing her three-year old …

2008-2009 Master Class - Peter Wiley (Cello), Peter Wiley, Ilie Curteanu, Chien-I Yang, Adriana Lombardi, Dongfang Zhang, Aziz Sapaev, Yunyue Liu, Oksana Rusina, Tao Lin

Master Classes

No abstract provided.

Junior Recital: Jessica Clough, Violin, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Persephone In The River Phlegethon; Or, The Women At Gettysburg, Brenda A. Ayres

Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper identifies the heroic women who participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, both on the homefront and on the battlefield.

Isu Percussion Ensemble: March 29, 2009, David Collier, Derek Boughey

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and forty-eighth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

Sunday Evening

March 29, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Madrigal Singers & Belle Voix: March 29, 2009, Karyl Carlson

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and forty-seventh program of the 2008-2009 season.

Center for the Performing Arts

March 29, 2009

Sunday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

Living The Game: Wow-China

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

Last fall, we ran an interview with UCI Professor of Informatics Bonnie Nardi, who was conducting research on the different ways World of Warcraft (an MMO-RPG, Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) was used in China and the US.

Recently, a reader drew our attention to interesting images where Chinese players envisioned themselves in the game (often quite playfully). In honor of Chinese New Year (a game players celebrate in-game as “Lunar Festival”), WoW-China invited players to submit photos of themselves “blending their Lunar New Year celebration with their enthusiasm for World of Warcraft.” The contest received more than eight thousand …

Aas Blogging

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

Jeff Wasserstrom (3/28/09, 7:41 a.m.):

This is, of course, the first AAS meeting at which a book associated with the China Beat has been displayed. And nicely displayed it definitely is, as the accompanying photo illustrates (and note that it is shown in the company of books like Voices Carry, China Ink and The Subject of Gender, which have been discussed on our site before). More than that, though, this is also a conference that, overall, has some features that run in tandem with some of the goals of China Beat. For example, just as we’ve tried to encourage more …

Adam Smale, Guitar, Adam Smale

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• ADAM SMALE, Guitar
• assisted by members of the GRADUS QUARTET Nick Mainella, Tenor Sazophone Denis Shebukhov, Bass Ryan Andrews, Drums
• and special guests Daniel Salazar, Violin Justyna Grudzinska, Bass

Adam Smale is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance–jazz. He received his bachelor’s degree from Humber College (Toronto, Canada).

Conference Report: Asia And The Environment, Maura Elizabeth Cunningham

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

I began reading Pallavi Aiyar’s Smoke and Mirrors on my flight to Philadelphia last week to get me into a China-India frame of mind before I attended the “Asia and the Environment” conference held at Saint Joseph’s University on March 20-21. Although Friday’s sessions (which I unfortunately missed) were devoted to India, and Saturday’s topic was China, the goal of the conference organizers was to encourage some comparative discussion of the environmental problems—and possible solutions—shared by the two countries. Readers interested in specific presentations should watch the above SJU website, where podcasts of the talks will be available in the …

Blogging Aas

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

From Paul Katz (3/28/09, 2:27 p.m.):

Saturday morning was a disaster, or at least full of fascinating panels about disaster and resulting relief efforts. Panel #139, alluded to by Kate Edgerton-Tarpley in her earlier post, explored the sociocultural impacts of the Great Leap Famine. Relevant research has also been done by Steve A. Smith in his “Talking Toads and Chinless Ghosts” article, published in The American Historical Review in 2006, and he has also written on this topic for the China Beat. There was also Panel #167, organized largely by a group of German scholars, which builds on the pioneering …

A Hybrid Curriculum Of Private And Group Lessons For College Clarinet & Saxophone Studio Instruction, John M. Cipolla

Music Faculty Publications & Performances

This model of teaching presents a curriculum that blends traditional one-on-one private college studio instruction on the clarinet and saxophone with small group lessons. Each student receives a weekly forty-minute private lesson and a twenty-minute group lesson. This hybrid model of teaching is an approach that, for the administrator, (1) increases student credit hour production because more students can be taught in fewer hours (2) addresses the increasing state pressure to reduce degree credit hours by including chamber music in the studio curriculum (3) supports retention efforts by helping freshmen acclimate to college through camaraderie developed in groups. And for …

A Hybrid Curriculum Of Private And Group Lessons For College Clarinet & Saxophone Studio Instruction, John M. Cipolla

Music Faculty Publications & Performances

This model of teaching presents a curriculum that blends traditional one-on-one private college studio instruction on the clarinet and saxophone with small group lessons. Each student receives a weekly forty-minute private lesson and a twenty-minute group lesson. This hybrid model of teaching is an approach that, for the administrator, (1) increases student credit hour production because more students can be taught in fewer hours (2) addresses the increasing state pressure to reduce degree credit hours by including chamber music in the studio curriculum (3) supports retention efforts by helping freshmen acclimate to college through camaraderie developed in groups. And for …

Nick Nichols, Trumpet, Nick Nichols

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• NICK NICHOLS, Trumpet
• Helen Lukan, Piano
• assisted by Bryan Plunkett and Chris Napier, Trumpet

Nick Nichols is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from Truman State University.

Economic Development In Cold War South Carolina, R. Phillip Stone Ii

Faculty Scholarship

Argues that South Carolina did not benefit from Cold War-influenced economic development because of the lack of industry in the state and the lack of skilled workers. South Carolina's focus on low-wage, low-value added production continued well into the modern era.

2008-2009 Master Class - Arnold Steinhardt (Chamber Music), Arnold Steinhardt, Valeriya Polunina, Valentin Mansurov, Aziz Sapaev, Edgar Leite, Joe Adkins, David Pedraza, Adriana Lombardi, Ciprian Stancioi, Maryna Yermolenko, Vasile Sult, Ioana Luca, Oksana Rusina, Adam Diderrich, Gareth Johnson, Rebecca Diderrich, Jonah Kim

Master Classes

No abstract provided.

Gregory Koenig, Gregory Koenig

Chamber Music Programs

Program listing performers and works performed