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Roundtable on the Archive: A Group Discussion from the Fourth Critical Genealogies Workshop
No full textThis article is based on a transcription of a roundtable conversation on archival work and the concept of the archive held at the Fourth Meeting of the Critical Genealogies Workshop in Richmond, Virginia, on October 21, 2022. The roundtable panelists were Ladelle McWhorter, Kevin Olson, Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson, Perry Zurn, and William A.B. Parkhurst, all in conversation with the roundtable\u27s moderator, Colin Koopman. Full participant biographies are appended at the end of the article
Family Time: A Selection of Bills from the Virginia 2023 Legislative Session Relating to Family, Intimate Partner Violence, and Child Welfare
Get PDFIn 2023, the Commonwealth of Virginia was forced to operate without a
finalized state budget following the adjournment of the regular session of its
legislative body. The Commonwealth waited (luckily without bated breath)
for its “caboose” budget for the 2023–2024 budget cycle for nearly six
months after the General Assembly adjourned sine die, which it did on its
normal date for a “short” (odd-numbered) year on February 25, 2023.
However, most other actions taken by the Virginia General Assembly during
its 2023 session did go into effect on July 1, 2023, as usual. These include a
number of bills that primarily impact the family-related matters heard in
Virginia’s juvenile and domestic relations (“JDR”) district courts, as well as
circuit courts with jurisdiction over divorces, concurrent jurisdiction over
some family law matters, and appeals from the JDR courts. Most of these
bills were without controversy. The legislature amended a few that were
more contentious in order to be acceptable to both sides of the aisle and these
passed, often unanimously
The Way Forward: A Review of Virginia’s 2023 Regular General Assembly Session
Get PDFThe 2023 General Assembly Session can best be defined by the success of
bipartisanship. In an era of heightened polarization, Virginia legislators
were able to meet across the aisle on a number of relevant issues. This article
will provide a summary of key bills that were passed during the 2023 Regular
and Special Sessions. The other articles within this issue touch upon the
following topics: the Virginia Commission on School Construction and
Modernization, family law, and the opioid and addiction crises. This article
summarizes legislation passed with bipartisan support in the areas of: drugs,
mental healthcare, labor and commerce, public schools, criminal justice,
child welfare, animal welfare, transportation, insurance, and elections
College Students’ Loneliness, Feelings About Social Media, and Depressive Symptoms During COVID-19: Between and Within-Person Temporal Associations
Get PDFDuring COVID-19, many institutions of higher education implemented health protocols that reduced college students’ in-person interactions and prompted an uptick in their social media use. Although social media has often been implicated in the development of psychosocial difficulties, we tested an alternate hypothesis – that, during the pandemic, students’ feelings about social media for interpersonal connection (i.e., FSMIC), would contribute to reductions in loneliness and depressive symptoms. To investigate temporal associations between loneliness, FSMIC, and depression, we estimated random-intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPM), permitting the disaggregation of between- and within-person effects. Participants (N = 517 undergraduates, Mage = 19.52, SD = 1.26) recruited from two institutions completed measures in Fall 2020 (Time 1), Winter 2021 (Time 2), and Spring 2021 (Time 3). Results, which partially supported the hypothesis that positive FSMIC would diminish psychological difficulties, provided evidence for reciprocal within-person effects between loneliness (but not depression) and FSMIC. Students who reported more positive FSMIC than was usual for them at one time point experienced less loneliness than was usual for them at the subsequent time point; moreover, students who experienced less loneliness than was usual for them reported more positive subsequent FSMIC. Findings further showed that students who scored higher than expected on loneliness at one time point experienced higher than expected levels of depression at the next time point. Evidence indicates that positive feelings about social media may have been adaptive during COVID-19, which has implications for how educational leadership leverages social media to promote college students\u27 psychosocial adjustment
Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Get PDFThis year’s legislative and judicial activity surrounding wills, trusts, and estates did not bring any radical shifts in the law, but rather expansions and clarifications. In the legislative realm, the bulk of the activity centered on expanding protections for parties under guardianship, with a sensitivity to safeguarding vulnerable parties from neglect or even predation. The new rules aim to increase transparency in process, preserve confidential financial information, and ensure minimums of care and contact. The rules affect these goals by providing for more transparency through notice requirements as well as required written filings. Moreover, they protect parties under guardianship by mandating a certain number of visits from a guardian or other appropriate person and creating processes to protect those under guardianship from financial or other forms of abuse. Other legislation expands available methods for funeral service providers to recoup costs and addresses spousal liability for medical expenses.
In terms of judicial activity, while the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia did not hand down many reported decisions relating to wills and trusts this year, the reported and unreported opinions provided by the courts offer helpful reminders regarding the importance of clear, unambiguous drafting. Moreover, these cases help highlight the potential downsides to using boilerplate and internet-purchased templates for an individual’s estate planning. And, aside from those practical reminders, the court of appeals continued to build on Virginia’s jurisprudence on no contest clauses and provisions, settling the question of whether good faith and probable cause exceptions are permitted under Virginia law
One-pot silyl imidate formation-N-alkylation reactions of amides with propargyl propionates
No full textThe combination of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf) and i-Pr2NEt promotes the N-alkylation of primary and secondary amides with propargyl propionates. The amide substrates are believed to undergo conversion to nucleophilic silyl imidates in the presence of TMSOTf and the amine base, conditions which also promote propargyl cation formation in the same flask through the loss of trimethylsilyl propionate, leading to N-propargylation of the amide. A range of amides and propargyl propionates react efficiently in this reliable one-pot process with yields ranging from 19 to 99%
The effects of climate change on the timing of peak fall foliage in Acadia National Park
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In recent decades, most United States’ National Parks have experienced extreme temperature and precipitation regimes outside of their historical ranges of variability with unknown effects on fall phenology. Objectives
We determine 1) how seasonal climate in Acadia National Park, Maine and the timing of peak fall foliage have changed between 1950 and 2021; 2) how changes in seasonal climate have affected fall foliage; and 3) how we might expect the timing of fall foliage to change given future climate projections. Methods
We use ERA5-Land data to analyze changes in climate. We couple remotely sensed data with archival research to determine changes in the timing of peak fall foliage. We use multivariate regressions to understand the relationship between climate and fall foliage. We use CESM2 data to predict the timing of peak fall foliage coloration through 2060. Results
Minimum temperatures, maximum temperatures, precipitation, and the number of warm nights, hot nights, warm days, hot days, and downpour days have all significantly increased (p ≤ 0.05). The timing of peak fall foliage is now occurring almost two weeks later (p ≤ 0.05). September temperature and precipitation and May precipitation were positively correlated with delayed peak fall foliage. Early October precipitation was negatively correlated. Future climate projections predict the timing of peak fall foliage to occur between October 30 and November 2 by 2060. Conclusion
Understanding how climate is affecting leaf senescence both is crucial in a national park where fall tourism brings large gains to the local economy and provides key information to park managers planning for a resilient, sustainable future
Robert Heller’s Magical Mystery Tours
Get PDFRobert Heller, a virtually unknown figure in music-historical accounts, trained in the 1840s at the Royal Academy of Music in London and gave the American premieres of Beethoven’s Fourth and Fifth Piano Concertos with the Germania Musical Society. But he also pursued a parallel career in theatrical magic, using his musical virtuosity to elevate his social and artistic stature as a conjurer. Between 1852 and 1878, his magic act was seen by millions in Europe, East Asia, and the United States, including states and territories in the American West never visited by contemporary piano virtuosos like Thalberg and De Meyer.
While magicians routinely incorporated music in their acts, Heller’s virtuosity set him apart from his conjuring peers, including those who were themselves musicians. Using his musical expertise, he blended the magic show with other popular forms of spectacle, including minstrelsy, burlesque, and the piano recital, framing the latter as an extraordinary attraction. Advertisements and accounts of his performances reveal the marketing strategies Heller employed to negotiate the crowded landscape of consumer culture and American popular entertainment, especially during the tumultuous years of the Civil War. These strategies included co-branding, altering the titles and descriptions of musical compositions (particularly “Dixie”), and joining forces with “Blind Tom” (Thomas Greene) Wiggins, the Black, enslaved musical prodigy whom Heller had briefly tutored; they performed together in Louisville during one of the magician’s last appearances in the South. Throughout the 1860s, Heller was influenced by gendered musical practices and regional attitudes toward race and politics, leading him to market his act specifically toward middle-class women, music lovers, Unionists, and those seeking postwar reconciliation