Ira D. Vail and E. C. Bledsoe, 1928
Caption: "Black-and-white print photograph of Ira D. Vail and E. C. Bledsoe at an outdoors ACES event. Both gentlemen attired in worn but clean work clothes (Bledsoe with an undone bow-tie) and perforated straw hats against the sun. Time of day: judging from shadows, appears to be late morning or just around noon. Place: Macon County, Alabama. Embossed studio stamp in lower right-hand corner of print: GREEN STUDIO'S | AUBURN, ALA." June 22, 1928.,JPEG image from black-and-white photograph.
La relégation des récidivistes en Guyane française : les relégués au bagne colonial de Saint-Je
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Lecture 15 - 11/16/2010
Lecture 15
Pourquoi la Méditerranée
La Méditerranée peut être considérée de différents points de vues. Les arguments pour une unicité de cet espace sont nombreux mais ils font bien souvent l’objet de contestations.
Malgré cela, la volonté de créer un espace et des projets autour de cette mer illustre bien les enjeux économiques et géopolitiques dont elle fait l’objet.
New Venture Development and Industry Analysis Map (undergraduate level)
The objective of this course is to equip McGuire Entrepreneurship Program students with the conceptual and analytical tools necessary for developing a strong sustainable competitive advantage for your proposed new venture. The proposed business will not succeed without identification and understanding of the industry, the company's niche, its key competitors, likely customer relationships, supplier power, switching costs, the role of technological change and government regulation; the proposed b
Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Entrepreneurship is part of the American dream. According to the Appalachian Regional Commission, the best hope for stabilizing and diversifying Appalachia's economy lies in the creation and expansion of businesses that provide jobs, build local wealth, and contribute broadly to economic and community development. The need to expand and support entrepreneurial activity as a means for revitalizing Appalachian communities led to the creation of Berea College's Entrepreneurship for the Public Good
Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future
This online multimedia teacher education programme contains 100 hours (divided into 25 modules) of professional development for use in pre-service teacher courses as well as the in-service education of teachers, curriculum developers, education policy makers, and authors of educational materials.
Funeral of W. F. Jacob
The interior of the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles from the balcony during a funeral service for W. F. Jacobs, who died September 11, 1901.
Contemporary Biosocial Problems in America
Part of Tufts overall mission is to emphasize citizenship and public service. This course starts with the premise that understanding the social uses and misuses of biological knowledge is of particular importance for future health professionals and scientists. Specifically, developing skills in critical thinking and analysis of arguments is crucial if we are to deal rationally with value-laden and controversial topics at the intersection of biology and society.
Students on steps of the Fulkerson's house in Claremont, California
A group of students wearing hats and ties pose for a photograph on the front steps of the Fulkerson's house in Claremont. Back row, from left to right: Silsby Spalding, Theo Cadwalader, Morris Cadwalader. Front row unidentified. [Silsby Spalding went on to become the first mayor of Beverly Hills.]
Funeral of W. F. Jacobs
The interior of the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles during a funeral service for W. F. Jacobs, who died September 11, 1901.
Les services de référence en milieu universitaire : de nouvelles orientations!
Communication présentée dans le cadre du programme de formation continue de la Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec, vendredi le 11 mars 2005.,L'arrivée des ressources électroniques, l'enseignement à distance et les habitudes de recherche de la génération Web ont obligé les bibliothèques universitaires à adapter leurs services et leurs pratiques. On remarque une évolution vers un modèle de bibliothèque centrée sur l'apprentissage, qui exploite le potentiel des
Amis, Lewis N.
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2009 National Hydrologic Assessment
This site from the Hydrologic Information Center of the National Weather Service discusses the flood risk in the United States. Maps and satellite images support the text. The site also provides information about snow levels, stream flow, soil conditions, forecasts and outlooks.
Redesign of SPAN 1B-N, PA S. R. 0095 Segment 0300 using ductile-hybrid fiber reinforced polymer reba
The deterioration of transportation facilities has become a major concern in todayâ s society due to their age and increased use. Many existing bridges require rehabilitation to their concrete bridge decks and even new bridges will require repair or replacement within fourteen years of construction. These conditions are the result of the use of steel reinforcement in the concrete, which despite its high strength, ductility, low cost, and availability, is highly susceptible to corrosion. The ne
Design history and oral history: objects and subjects
In the opening of what has become the key text for anyone embarking on the study and practice of oral history, the social historian Paul Thompson states: ‘ All history depends ultimately upon its social purpose ’. Is there a social purpose to studying the history of design, and if so, what is it? The discipline studies objects and practices and their modes of production and consumption in order to understand the society in which they functioned.
Such studies are seen to provide access to so
"The Flood Disaster in Pakistan: Socio-economic Consequences and Potential Geopolitical Ramification
Imtiaz Gul is the Executive Director of the Centre for Research and Security Studies in Islamabad. He is the author of three books on the ongoing security concerns in South Asia: The Unholy Nexus, The Al-Qaeda Connection, and The Most Dangerous Place. Gul addresses the longer term political and social consequences of the floods in Pakistan of July of this
Management of Libraries and Information Services, Winter 2009
Information practice demands knowledge of all aspects of management and service delivery. This course introduces selected theories, principles and techniques of contemporary management science, and organizational behavior and their application to libraries and information services. Students develop skills in planning, organizing, personnel management, financial management, leading, marketing, stakeholder management, and coordinating functions in libraries and information services. Students also
Outcome-based Evaluation of Programs and Services, Winter 2009
Course provides an overview of the purposes and uses of outcome-based evaluation approaches and methods, and provides an opportunity to conduct a focused outcome evaluation of a user-focused service in a library, a nonprofit organization, an archive, a museum or other service-focused organization.
Objectives are to:
* Learn about approaches to outcome-based evaluation
* Identify and use context-centered methods for evaluating public information services
* Examine the role of evaluat
Internet Scout Project
The National Technical Information Service offers this website with technical and research reports received during the last month related to homeland security. Grouped into two categories, On the Homefront and Beyond Our Borders. Topics addressed include Air Cargo Security, Biosecurity, Border Security and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and Diplomacy of Counterterrorism. Visitors must pay to download the reports, but abstracts are available for browsing free of charge.
