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Embedded Foundations: Advancing Community Change and Empowerment
Get PDF· Embedded funders are foundations that have made long-term commitments to the communities in which they are located or work.
· Foundations have a long history in funding community development, often with few concrete results.
· Political conditions, the increasing divide between rich and poor, inaccessibility of education, lack of housing, and continued segregation and racial discrimination are issues that need be addressed concurrently and resources need to be drawn from a variety of sources, particularly the neighborhoods themselves. This complexity has created an impetus for embedded philanthropy.
· Embedded funders work participatively with the community and frame evaluations in less theoretical, more actionable ways.
· While the future of embedded philanthropy remains to be seen, there is now a group of funders committed to this way of working
Tropical ginsberg: the resonance of Allen Ginsberg on the Tropicália
Get PDFDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras/Inglês e Literatura Correspondente, Florianópolis, 2010Through a dialogical relation between poems and song lyrics, and the socio-political contexts which surrounded these texts, this research discusses the resonance that North American poet, Allen Ginsberg, had over the Brazilian musical movement, the Tropicália. The corpora are the poems "Howl" (1956), "America" (1956), "Supermarket in California" (1955), "Sunflower Sutra" (1955), "Song" (1954), and "Wild Orphan" (1952), written by Allen Ginsberg, and the songs "Batmacumba" (1968), composed by Caetano Veloso, and Gilberto Gil, "Baby" (1968), composed by Caetano Veloso, "Geléia Geral" (1968), composed by Gilberto Gil and Torquato Neto, "Alegria, Alegria" (1967), composed by Caetano Veloso, and "Domingo no Parque" (1967), composed by Gilberto Gil. The main theoretical and critical parameters of this research include: Mikhail Bakhtin and his reflections on intertextuality; James J. Farrell, who believes that the American counterculture began with the Beats; Claudio Willer, who stresses the importance of Allen Ginsberg to the Beat movement, as well as to the birth of the American counterculture; Christopher Dunn, who emphasizes the historical, social, and political relevance of the Tropicália; and Celso Favaretto, who discusses in depth the complexity of most of the Tropicália songs. Based on such parameters, this research suggests that the life and work of Allen Ginsberg had great resonance over the creation of the Tropicália.Através de uma relação dialógica entre poesia e letras de música e o contexto sócio-político que circundava tais textos, este estudo discute a ressonância que o poeta Norte Americano, Allen Ginsberg, teve sobre o movimento musical Brasileiro, a Tropicália. A corpora são os poemas "Howl" (1956), "America" (1956), "Supermarket in California" (1955), "Sunflower Sutra" (1955), "Song" (1954), e "Wild Orphan" (1952), escritos por Allen Ginsberg, e as músicas "Batmacumba" (1968), composta por Caetano Veloso, e Gilberto Gil, "Baby" (1968), composta por Caetano Veloso, "Geléia Geral" (1968), composta por Gilberto Gil e Torquato Neto, "Alegria, Alegria" (1967), composta por Caetano Veloso, e "Domingo no Parque" (1967), composta por Gilberto Gil. Os principais parâmetros teóricos e críticos desta pesquisa incluem: Mikhail Bakhtin e suas reflexões sobre intertextualidade; James J. Farrell, que acredita que a contracultura Americana começou com os Beats; também em Claudio Willer, que salienta a importância de Allen Ginsberg no movimento Beat e no nascimento da contracultura Americana; Christopher Dunn, que enfatiza a relevância histórica, social e política da Tropicália; e Celso Favaretto, que discute em profundidade a complexidade da grande maioria das músicas da Tropicália. Baseando-se em tais parâmetros identificados, esta dissertação sugere que a vida e obra de Allen Ginsberg tiveram grande ressonância sobre a criação da Tropicália
Loxandrus breviusculus Casey 1924
No full text2. <i>Loxandrus breviusculus</i> Casey, 1924:80 <p>This taxon was described from a single specimen collected at «Dunedin, Florida ». The holotype, a female, is labelled «Dunedin, Fla W.S.B. Coll. 12-4-17/Casey bequest 1925/Type USNM 47350 / breviusculus Csy. [handwritten]/ UAIC 00044048 / holotype Loxandrus breviusculus by [handwritten] R. T. Allen».</p> <p> The holotype (SBL <i>¼</i> 8.6 mm; ABL <i>¼</i> about 8.8 mm) is conspecific with specimens of <i>L. floridanus</i> LeConte, 1878 [NEW SYNONYMY]. This species belongs to the <i>agilis</i> group and is relatively easy to recognize by its large size (7.3–9.4 mm), the infuscated femora and tibiae, the mentum without distinct foveal pits, the distinct microsculpture on the disc of pronotum, and the elytral epipleura not markedly sinuate at level of plicae.</p>Published as part of <i>Bousquet, Yves, 2006, New Synonymies and Notes on North American Loxandrus LeConte (Coleoptera: Carabidae), pp. 145-157 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 60 (2)</i> on page 146, DOI: 10.1649/865.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10106359">http://zenodo.org/record/10106359</a>
Betty Bengston and William P. Gerberding at the dedication of Allen Library, University of Washington, February 8, 1991.
No full textFiled in: UW - Libraries, Allen (#520)The Allen Library was completed in 1990, proving shelving for over a million volumes as well as ultraviolet filtering for lights and windows. In 1988, the Washington State Legislature approved funding for the construction of the Allen library, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates of New York. The brick and terra-cotta facade by Daniel Casey ties the building to existing campus architectural styles. The library was named for Kenneth S. Allen, Associate Director of Libraries from 1960 to 1982, in recognition of his years of service to the Libraries, and in appreciation of a generous gift from his son, Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft.
William P. Gerberding was the University of Washington’s President from 1979-1995. Betty Bengston was the director of the University of Washington Libraries from 1990-200
Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height
Get PDFMost common human traits and diseases have a polygenic pattern of inheritance: DNA sequence variants at many genetic loci influence the phenotype. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have identified more than 600 variants associated with human traits(1), but these typically explain small fractions of phenotypic variation, raising questions about the use of further studies. Here, using 183,727 individuals, we show that hundreds of genetic variants, in at least 180 loci, influence adult height, a highly heritable and classic polygenic trait(2,3). The large number of loci reveals patterns with important implications for genetic studies of common human diseases and traits. First, the 180 loci are not random, but instead are enriched for genes that are connected in biological pathways (P = 0.016) and that underlie skeletal growth defects (P<0.001). Second, the likely causal gene is often located near the most strongly associated variant: in 13 of 21 loci containing a known skeletal growth gene, that gene was closest to the associated variant. Third, at least 19 loci have multiple independently associated variants, suggesting that allelic heterogeneity is a frequent feature of polygenic traits, that comprehensive explorations of already-discovered loci should discover additional variants and that an appreciable fraction of associated loci may have been identified. Fourth, associated variants are enriched for likely functional effects on genes, being over-represented among variants that alter amino-acid structure of proteins and expression levels of nearby genes. Our data explain approximately 10% of the phenotypic variation in height, and we estimate that unidentified common variants of similar effect sizes would increase this figure to approximately 16% of phenotypic variation (approximately 20% of heritable variation). Although additional approaches are needed to dissect the genetic architecture of polygenic human traits fully, our findings indicate that GWA studies can identify large numbers of loci that implicate biologically relevant genes and pathways
The construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author-function
No full textThis thesis is situated within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia, and explores the mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture compared to that of a Read/Only tradition. The hypothesis of this study is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such, represents new functions and attributes, distinct from a more conventional concept of authorship, in which the roles of audience and author are more separate. Read/Write and participatory culture, as defined by this study, is focused on collaboration, and includes the influences of D.I.Y. culture, Open-Source practices and the production of text by multiple authors. Multi-authorship presents a re-thinking of several concepts which support the notion of the individual author, since the focus of multi-authorship is not on attribution and ownership of a finished text, but on the continued malleability of a text. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Alan Smithee and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, whilst concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names form an important context to this study, since primary research involves the construction of an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology and the interaction of thirty nine participants, who are invited to create a body of work under the collective pseudonym Karen Karnak. The data generated by this experiment is analysed using aspects of Michel Foucault's author-function to identify and determine power structures inherent in the WikiMedia context. The interplay of power structures, including concepts such as identity, ownership and the body of work, affect the resulting mode of authorship and contribute to the construction of Karen Karnak, suggesting further areas of research into the emerging multi-author
Enginuity 2005
No full textDean\u27s corner (p.1)||Meet distinguished alum Allen Casey (p.1)||Major research instrumentation grant for 75,000 to student team for solar oven design (p.4)||Engineering students aim high (p. 5)||Allen Casey (p.6)||Great work by KGCOE faculty (p.7)||KGCOE students distinguish themselves (p.7)||Enginuity contributors (p.8
Attendees in the north building of Allen Library during the dedication ceremony, University of Washington, February 8, 1991
No full textFiled in: UW - Libraries, Allen (#520)The Allen Library was completed in 1990, providing shelving for over a million volumes as well as ultraviolet filtering for lights and windows. In 1988, the Washington State Legislature approved funding for the construction of the Allen library, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates of New York. The brick and terra-cotta facade by Daniel Casey ties the building to existing campus architectural styles. The library was named for Kenneth S. Allen, Associate Director of Libraries from 1960 to 1982, in recognition of his years of service to the Libraries, and in appreciation of a generous gift from his son, Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft.
William P. Gerberding was the University of Washington’s President from 1979-1995. Betty Bengston was the director of the University of Washington Libraries from 1990-200
Petition of Augustus Casey
No full textPetition subject: Property Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13448124 Date of creation: 1843-01-18 Petition location: Carver Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Charles Francis Adams, Boston; committee on probate and chancery Selected signatures:Augustus CaseyWilliam H. AllenThomas Smith Actions taken on dates: 1843-01-25 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 25, 1843 and referred to the committee on probate and chancery Total signatures: 3.0 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Males of color signatures: 3.0 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: only surviving heirs of Luana Sepit late of Carver in the county of Plymouth, [males of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Native American tribe: Herring Pond Acknowledgements: Supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-5105612), Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University, Institutional Development Initiative at Harvard University, and Harvard University Library. Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: South Carolina, Luana Seipet, Luana Seepit, Luana Sepit, Luana Cepit, Plymouth, resolve, 1839, selectmen, act, 1835, Indian guardians, sale, lands, improperly and needlessly sacrificed, relief and remedy, includes statement of support for Augustus Casey and petition, Elijah Willis, Allen Dexter, Nathaniel Hammond, Samuel Sturtevant, Joshua Cushing, James Snow, Moses Rogers, Francis Howard, Darius Eldredge, and others Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1846, Docket 1703 </p
Seabed foraging by Antarctic krill: Implications for stock assessment, bentho-pelagic coupling, and the vertical transfer of iron
No full textA compilation of more than 30 studies shows that adult Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) may frequent benthic habitats year-round, in shelf as well as oceanic waters and throughout their circumpolar range. Net and acoustic data from the Scotia Sea show that in summer 2-20% of the population reside at depths between 200 and 2000 m, and that large aggregations can form above the seabed. Local differences in the vertical distribution of krill indicate that reduced feeding success in surface waters, either due to predator encounter or food shortage, might initiate such deep migrations and results in benthic feeding. Fatty acid and microscopic analyses of stomach content confirm two different foraging habitats for Antarctic krill: the upper ocean, where fresh phytoplankton is the main food source, and deeper water or the seabed, where detritus and copepods are consumed. Krill caught in upper waters retain signals of benthic feeding, suggesting frequent and dynamic exchange between surface and seabed. Krill contained up to 260 nmol iron per stomach when returning from seabed feeding. About 5% of this iron is labile, i.e., potentially available to phytoplankton. Due to their large biomass, frequent benthic feeding, and acidic digestion of particulate iron, krill might facilitate an input of new iron to Southern Ocean surface waters. Deep migrations and foraging at the seabed are significant parts of krill ecology, and the vertical fluxes involved in this behavior are important for the coupling of benthic and pelagic food webs and their elemental repositories
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