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Interview No. 1433, Imelda Díaz Pacheco

Combined Interviews

Ms. Díaz briefly describes her family; in 1955, at the age of fifteen, she married Ausencio Medina López; she talks about Ausencio and how during their courtship they did not actually speak to each other; everything took place through their parents; after they married, they went to live with his parents; she stayed at home with her mother-in-law to attend to the household chores, and he worked with his father in the fields; a year later, economic necessity drove Ausencio to enlist in the bracero program at the request of his wife and father; he served in the bracero program …

Interview No. 1444, Delfino Alfredo Muñoz Pacheco

Combined Interviews

Mr. Muñoz very briefly discusses his family and childhood; He learned about the bracero program when he was roughly twenty years old, he decided to join the program in order to earn a better wage; He explains that he traveled to Monterrey in order to get enlisted in the program, and obtained the job in Texas Valley picking cotton, later he moved to Arkansas to do the same thing. Mr. Muñoz explains how the working conditions changed because of the different weather in each city, Texas has very high temperatures and Arkansas has a cooler weather, which makes it easier …

Faq#5: Why Can’T The Chinese Authorities Allow A Little Space For Protests During The Olympics?

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

Of course, the easy answer to this question is: Because there is almost no freedom of assembly in China and there are big restrictions on freedom of expression. But I have started to realize that this answer is too simple. The people I have been talking to, even well-educated and international people, have a gut reaction to the idea of public protests that is unfavorable.

I have been discussing the issue of protests during the Olympic Games with Chinese colleagues, friends, and acquaintances from academic, government, and corporate backgrounds. The people whose views I summarize here are college-educated (in China), …

User Study Of The Coates Library Home Page: December 2007, Benjamin R. Harris

Library Faculty Research

In 2005 and 2007, usability research studies were conducted in the Coates Library at Trinity University. The purpose of these studies was to determine (a) that participants could complete a number of basic tasks using the web site and (b) that navigability and design of the site facilitated the efficient and timely location of critical information and resources. During the course of these projects, participants were open and forthcoming about their perceptions on site characteristics that were indirectly related to usability. A user study of Trinity University’s Coates Library web site homepage was conducted in fall 2007. As opposed to …

Promoting And Archiving Student Work Through An Institutional Repository: Trinity University, Lasr, And The Digital Commons, Christopher W. Nolan, Jane Costanza

Library Faculty Research

The authors discuss the development of a related set of institutional repositories among several liberal arts college libraries. Contrary to the usual focus on faculty publications, the primary goal of these repositories is the promotion of student work, especially undergraduate theses. Discussion of issues concerning selection of materials and archival policies is included along with practical considerations of workflows and reflections on the advantages and disadvantages of the particular software platform (Digital Commons). Marketing the repository and the subsequent addition of other materials, including e-journals, are discussed in light of ambiguity about its purposes among campus faculty and students.

Volunteers Needed To Help In Office Of Hispanic Ministry

Postville Project Documents

Reporting on the need for additional volunteers in Hispanic Ministry to serve as interpreters, do child care, transporting people to court and appointments, and tracking the location of those detained.

Faq#4: How Is Beijing Planning To Handle Political Protests During The Olympic Games?

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

One of the most important issues for the upcoming Beijing Olympics is whether activists will attempt to carry out public protests and demonstrations, and how the Chinese authorities will react if they do. Some Western journalists believe that there will be protest attempts, and if the Chinese reaction is to immediately send in the security forces, this will dominate the front-page coverage of the Games. One journalist acquaintance observed that if this should happen, it is likely that a photo of a policeman manhandling a protester will become the graphic emblem of the Games for years to come, carrying on …

Letter To The Editor [Ken Weston] 1, Ken Weston

Postville Project Documents

A letter to the Postville Herald-Leader expressing concern for the impact the Agriprocessors raid had on the community of Postville and those impacted by the raid. The letter also gives information on some services being provided to those impacted and lists some needs for the food banks.

Letter To The Editor [Rachel Vega And Zulema Medina], Rachel Vega, Zulema Medina

Postville Project Documents

A letter to the Postville Herald-Leader recounting how individuals were hired and fired on the same day and blacklisted after returning to the placement agency.

Interview No. 1440, Amelia Mandarín Ramos

Combined Interviews

Ms. Mandarín describes the community of in San Pedro Ixtlahuaca, Oaxaca, México, where she grew up; they were all very poor; she recalls the women making and selling tortillas, while the men worked in the fields; when she was very young, her father enlisted in the bracero program; she remembers crying a lot while he was gone and missing him terribly; she and her mother anxiously awaited to hear from him through letters; they waited for a long time, because he spent a while getting processed in México before arriving in the United States; while he was gone, she frequently …

Interview No. 1426, Antonio Aragón

Combined Interviews

Mr. Aragón talks about what life was like growing up, including the various schools he attended; his father joined the bracero program and worked in Michigan; the money he sent home took too long to arrive, and Antonio was forced to leave school due to lack of payment; with his military schooling, he was able to obtain a recommendation to enlist in the program in Empalme, Sonora, México; he describes the medical exams he underwent there and in the United States, including delousing procedures; as a bracero, he labored in the fields of California planting, cleaning, pruning, picking and packing …

Ddasaccident603, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The primary cause of this accident is listed as a Field Control Inadequacy because the Victim was working with his visor raised (or not worn) and using a pick to investigate a metal-detector reading incautiously. The secondary cause is listed as Inadequate equipment because no alternative to a pick for starting a safe excavation in hard ground was made available.

Revisiting State Failure: Developing A Causal Model Of State Failure Based Upon Theoretical Insight, Tiffiany O. Howard

Political Science Faculty Research

Developing a theoretically driven causal model of state failure is necessary if scholars are committed to improving the predictive power and forecasting ability of early warning models of state failure. Building upon the work of the State Failure Project(1) and earlier statistical models of state failure(2), this study develops a causal model of state failure that is based upon a theoretical foundation that satisfies the parsimonious condition that policy forecasting models typically rely upon. The statistical model of state failure developed for this analysis extends the work of previous models by developing an alternative definition and measurement of state failure …

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Vladmir Shlapentokh About Erving Goffman Entitled "The Pen Of A Genius Is Mightier Than The Writer Himself", Vladmir Shlapentokh

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This interview with Vladimir Shlapentokh, professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, East Lansing, was recorded on July 3, 2008. Dr. Shlapentokh recounts his meeting with Erving Goffman that took place in 1979 at Erving’s home in Philadelphia. Dmitri Shalin transcribed and translated into English the Russian notes taken over the phone, after which Dr. Shlapentokh made corrections to the following transcripts and gave his approval for posting the present version in the Erving Goffman Archives. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. The interviewer’s questions are shortened a bit in several places.

The Death Of Jules Tygiel, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Yesterday the long and courageous struggle of Jules Tygiel ended. For the last several years Jules has been battling cancer with considerable success against high odds. In the past several weeks the options for treatment began to close down, and from his last health update two weeks ago it was clear that the battle was coming to its tragic conclusion.

Usability Study Of The Coates Library Website At Trinity University: Two Years Later, Benjamin R. Harris

Library Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

Citation Analysis Of Upper-Level Student Writing At Trinity University: Final Report, Benjamin R. Harris

Library Faculty Research

During the 2006-07 academic terms, a citation analysis of third- and fourth-year student writing was conducted at Trinity University's Elizabeth Huth Coates Library. This study was designed to achieve the following objectives:

• To improve the content focus and quality of library instruction at the Coates Library.
• To allow Trinity librarians to better support the goals and objectives of the university's honor code.
• To offer useful information about student research and writing to interested Trinity faculty members.
• To offer suggestions for teaching research and writing strategies to upper level students

During the course of the research, additional implications of value to …

Discussion Of Do The Biggest Aisles Serve Brighter Future? Implications Of Global Retail Chains' Presence For Romania, Davin Chor, Beata Javor, Li Xue

Research Collection School Of Economics

No abstract provided.

Tnfα Sirna Reduces Brain Tnf And Eeg Delta Wave Activity In Rats, Ping Taishi, Lynn Churchill, Mingxiang Wang, Daniel Kay, Christopher J. Davis, Xin Guan, Alok De, Tadanobu Yasuda, Fan Liao, James M. Krueger

Faculty Publications

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is a pleiotropic cytokine with several CNS physiological and pathophysiological actions including sleep, memory, thermal and appetite regulation. Short interfering RNAs (siRNA) targeting TNFα were incubated with cortical cell cultures and microinjected into the primary somatosensory cortex (SSctx) of rats. The TNFα siRNA treatment specifically reduced TNFα mRNA by 45% in vitro without affecting interleukin-6 or gluR1-4 mRNA levels. In vivo the TNFα siRNAα reduced TNFα mRNA, interleukin-6 mRNA and gluR1 mRNA levels compared to treatment with a scrambled control siRNA. After in vivo microinjection, the density of TNFα-immunoreactive cells in layer V of the …

Communo Magazine, Summer 2008, School Of Communication

CommUNO Magazine

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Free Winona: Ancient History, Free Winona

Free Winona Newspaper

Free Winona is a newspaper published in Winona, Minnesota in 2008 and 2009. This issue includes:

• The Jackson St. Coffeehouse;
• Before Bluff Country Co-op, Famine Foods;
• Latsch Island Part I;
• Ellery Foster & the Free Trade Exchange;
• Guest Column: Early Punk in Winona;
• Backmatter: The Struggle Is Our Inheritance

An Integrative Review Of Youth Development Research In Selected United States Recreation Journals, Jason Bocarro, P. Brian Greenwood, Karla A. Henderson

Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration

Youth have been a focus of recreation and leisure programmers for over a century. During that time, assumptions have been made about the value of recreation for young people. More recently, a resurgence of interest has occurred related to positive youth development. The purpose of this paper is to describe the results of an integrative review done to examine research conducted with youth as a focal point in four prominent U.S. based recreation journals over the past 21 years (1985-2005). We sought to discern thematic patterns in topical areas and to review the approaches and methods used. Systematic content and …

Historical Abstracts On Abc-Clio And Ebsco Platforms, Janice G. Schuster

Library Faculty and Staff papers

No abstract provided.

Summer 2008, Billington Library

Library Newsletter

Barry Bailey is the new Digital Projects Librarian, potential digital projects are highlighted, Gallaudet University Regional Center may give a gift to JCCC, an article about why the Internet is no substitute for a library is reviewed, and Judy Korn's new position as Access Services Manager is featured.

Ciis Today, Summer 2008 Issue, Ciis

CIIS Today

This volume is the Summer 2008 issue of CIIS Today, the Magazine of the California Institute of Integral Studies.

The Beat: July 2008, Centracare Health

The Beat

• CentraCare Health System is strong, growing
• Area couple donates to new hospitality house
• Homes that help and heal
• Long Prairie, St. Cloud earns patient safety awards
• Join the Stroll for Epilepsy
• Check out the new Cancer Center Web page
• American Heart Walk deemed a success
• Fundraiser honors those affected by cancer
• Stroke & Blood Vessel Screenings available
• Pediatric Cancer Picnic
• Cancer Center recruiting for research study
• Golf Tournament helps others
• Parade of bikes draws crowd
• Cleft & Craniofacial Picnic

Patient Care News: July 2008, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Naltrexone

Caring for Children Who are Dying

New Fusion Dictation System

Scheduling Reminders for Students Cardiac Surgery Program Receives Top Rating New Attorney Joins Health System

Physicians Honored at Celebration of Commitment

Upcoming Ed Programs Clinical Ladder

Paradoxes Of Media Policy Analysis: Implications For Public Interest Media Regulation, Philip M. Napoli

McGannon Center Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.

Toward A Model Of Audience Evolution: New Technologies And The Transformation Of Media Audiences, Philip M. Napoli

McGannon Center Working Paper Series

This paper proposes and develops a model of audience evolution. The concept of audience evolution in this case refers to the notion that the dominant framework employed by media industry stakeholders (content producers, distributors, advertisers, media buyers, etc.) to conceptualize the audience evolves in response to environmental changes. These environmental changes primarily involve technological changes that simultaneously transform the dynamics of media consumption as well as the dynamics of gathering information on various dimensions of audience behavior. These technological changes also interact with one another, in that the technological changes that affect the dynamics of media consumption also simultaneously provide …

The Influence Of Professional Development On Teachers' Psychosocial Perceptions Of Teaching A Health-Related Physical Education Curriculum, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Nate Mccaughtry, Jeffrey J. Martin, Donetta Cothran, Roberta Faust

Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies

The impact of a yearlong professional development intervention on physical education teachers' psychosocial perceptions was investigated. Experienced mentor teachers (n = 15) were paired with inexperienced protégé teachers (n = 15) who helped them learn how to teach a health-related physical education curriculum (i.e., the Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum). Using the theory of planned behavior as the guiding theory, it was hypothesized that teachers would experience favorable increases in various psychological constructs (e.g., attitude) and variables reflecting the social culture of their schools (e.g., administrator's perceptions) as compared with control teachers (n = 17). A variety of …