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Diane Cobb Cashman and Andrew Harriss, Jr.
No full textPhotograph of Diane Cobb Cashman and Andrew Harriss, Jr. at a "Cape Fear Adventure" Christmas party.
Diane Cobb Cashman (1938- ) is a prolific local author and researcher. She was a former president and longtime archivist for the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. She was also involved in the incorporation of the Historic St. Thomas Preservation Society and served on the boards of the Bellamy Mansion Museum and Historic Wilmington Foundation. Andrew Harriss, Jr. (1898-1998) was a much decorated veteran of Word Wars I and II and was a recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. (See Harriss, Andrew, Jr.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMEMORATIVE LECTURE with ANDREW YOUNG
No full textThis event is the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, and is part of a week-long celebration of Dr. King’s life & work. For information on additional events during the week, please scroll down below. Andrew Young
Andrew J. Young heard the call to service as a young man. He has lived his life in response to that call, from his ordination as a minister, to his work on behalf of civil and human rights, to his public service career as a member of Congress, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta. The Andrew Young Foundation builds on his legacy by developing and nurturing new generations of innovative leaders to tackle this era’s global challenges.
He has shared his life’s work in books including A Way Out of No Way: The Spiritual Memoirs of Andrew Young, An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America, and Walk in My Shoes: Conversations between a Civil Rights Legend and his Godson on the Journey Ahead. Ambassador Young has received honorary degrees from more than 100 universities and colleges in the U.S. and abroad. President Jimmy Carter awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and France awarded him the Legion d’Honneur, each representing the highest civilian honor for that particular nation. In 2011 he received an Emmy Lifetime Achievement award, and his portrait became part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Julian Phillips, guest moderator
Julian is a Purdue alumnus, an Emmy award winning journalist, political analyst & advisor, author, motivational speaker, restauranteur and celebrity chef. He has written two spiritually-based books, and served on many advisory boards over the years; including Purdue University’s College of Liberal Arts and Discovery Park boards. Julian is a three-time Emmy Award winner; recipient of an Edward R. Murrow Award; New York State Broadcasters Award; the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association Award; and the Purdue College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Alumni Award.
This event is taking place as part of a week-long celebration of events recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Other events will include a day of service food drive benefiting the ACE Campus Food Pantry, an art show in downtown Lafayette and many other events. More information on those events will be announced here as available.
Special opening remarks from Purdue University’s President, Mitch Daniels
Oreophryne riyantoi Putri, Trilaksono, Kurniati, Engilis & Hamidy 2023, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Oreophryne riyantoi</i> Putri, Trilaksono, Kurniati, Engilis & Hamidy, sp. nov. <p>(Figs. 3 A−D, 4A−D)</p> <p> <i>Oreophryne</i> sp1.: Kurniati & Laksono 2021, pp. 30–31</p> <p> <b>Holotype</b>: MZB Amph. 17494 (field number ATH 2794: Fig. 3 A−B, 4A−D), adult male. <b>Paratype</b>: An adult male and a juvenile, MZB Amph. 17493 (field number ATH 2792: Fig. 3 C−D) and MZB Amph. 17495 (field number ATH 2797), respectively. All specimens were collected by Wahyu Trilaksono on 20 November 2011, on Mount Mekongga, Mekongga Mountains, Wawo District, Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi (3.66267º S, 121.22067º E, 2528 m asl: Fig. 1).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> The new species is assigned to the genus <i>Oreophryne</i> based on phylogenetic analysis. It can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: snout rounded in dorsal and lateral view, tympanum indistinct, interorbital distance narrow (IOD/SVL 0.106–0.107), hands small (HAL/SVL 0.221–0.222), fingers and toes unwebbed, terminal discs on fingers and toes small (F3D/SVL 0.032–0.033, T4 D/SVL 0.031–0.032), legs very short (TL/SVL 0.318–0.322) and in life, dorsal surfaces of head, body and limbs irregularly tuberculated.</p> <p> <b>Description of the holotype</b>. Measurements are given in Table 3.Adult male 20.7 mm SVL (Fig. 4). Head slightly wider than long (HL/HW 0.852, HL/SVL 0.320, HW/SVL 0.375); snout short (SL/SVL 0.094) rounded in dorsal and lateral view; canthus rostralis rounded; loreal region vertical, nearly flat; tympanum indistinct; nostrils directed laterally, closer to tip of snout than eye (SNL/SL 0.305, EN/SL 0.593); internarial distance more than half of interorbital distance (IND/IOD = 0.776, IND/SVL 0.083); interorbital distance much broadder than upper eyelid (UEW/IOD = 0.731, UEW/SVL 0.078, IOD/SVL 0.107); eye of moderate size (ED/SVL 0.091), pupil ovoid, oriented horizontally.</p> <p>Fingers unwebbed, relative lengths III> IV> II> I; tips of fingers small, rounded, with faint terminal grooves; disc of first finger not expanded (F1D/SVL 0.019); discs on second and fourth fingers approximately as broad as of third finger (F3D/SVL 0.032), the third finger disc slightly wider than penultimate phalanges (phalanges 0.561, F3D/ phalanges 1.176). Toes unwebbed, relative lengths IV> III> V> II> I; tips of toes poorly developed, round discs with faint terminal grooves, slightly wider than penultimate phalanges (phalanges 0.594, T4D/phalanges 1.111); diameter of disc of first toe smaller than that of fourth (T1D/SVL 0.026, T4D/SVL 0.032); no subarticular tubercle; no metatarsal tubercle; hind limbs short (TL/SVL 0.318). Fingers and toes with lateral fringes extending to discs.</p> <p>Dorsal surfaces of head, body and limbs irregularly tuberculated, (Fig 3A–D); supratympanic fold distinct; belly and gular region coarsely granulated, slightly wrinkled. Color in life dark grey, slightly lighter anteriorly; upper arms, dorsal surfaces of fingers and toes orange; indistinct W-shaped mark in scapular region; and mid-dorsal line from snout to vent continuous to the lateral posterior of femur, tibia, to fifth toes (Figs. 3B–D). In preservative, dorsally reddish brown; ventrally pale brown, gular region dusted with brown (Fig. 4A–B).</p> <p> <b>Variation</b>. The adult holotype is morphometrically similar to the adult male paratype (morphometric measurements are given in Table 3). In preservative, dorsal skin of body in adult paratype and juvenile with prominent tubercles, less on limbs. Juvenile specimens with dark brown in dorsal, indistinct W-shaped in the scapular region, and a large white indistinct lumbar ocellus. Color in life of dorsal body in male paratype light yellow to brown; loreal region and beneath eye grey; mouth region with irregular light patches or mottling; tympanic regions beneath the tympanic fold bright yellow; a slightly curved dark bar between upper eyelids; upper surface of snout pale grey to yellowish; a large white defined ocellus in lumbar region (Fig. 3C–D).</p> <p> <b>Comparisons</b>. In the following comparisons, we compared the new species only to male specimens of congeners. <i>Oreophryne riyantoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is a morphologically distinct species that can be distinguished from all congeners in Sulawesi (morphometric measurements are given in Table 4) as follows: it is distinguished from <i>O. variabilis</i> in smaller body size, SVL 20.19–20.70 mm (vs. 23.14–26.85 mm); interorbital distance narrower, IOD/SVL 0.106 –0.107 (vs. 0.118 –0.141); snout rounded in dorsal view (vs. truncate with an obtusely angled tip); tympanum indistinct (vs. distinct); smaller hands, HAL/SVL 0.221 –0.222 (vs. 0.261 –0.292); smaller digital discs, F3D/SVL 0.032 –0.033, T4D/SVL 0.031 –0.032 (vs. 0.049 –0.057 and 0.041 –0.047); shorter hind limbs, TL/SVL 0.318 –0.322 (vs. 0.375 –0.443); in preservative, lower surfaces pale brown, gular region dusted with brown or less dense mottling (vs. uniform whitish, or greyish with yellow spots, or dark brown with yellow spots).</p> <p> <i>Oreophryne riyantoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> differs from <i>O. celebensis</i> in having its head relatively shorter, HL/SVL 0.320– 3.222 (vs. 0.350–0.356); interorbital distance narrower, IOD/SVL 0.106–0.107 (vs. 0.131–0.165); eyes smaller, ED/ SVL 0.091–0.103 (vs 0.116–0.123); snout rounded in dorsal and lateral view (vs. truncate with an obtusely angled tip in dorsal, and protruding slightly in lateral view); snout shorter, SL/SVL 0.083–0.094 (vs. 0.110–0.127); tympanum indistinct (vs. distinct); shorter forearms, FAL/SVL 0.194–0.200 (vs. 0.256–0.262); much smaller hands, HAL/ SVL 0.221–0.222 (vs. 0.311–0.332); finger and toe discs small, F3D/SVL 0.032–0.033, T4 D/SVL 0.031–0.032 (vs. 0.056–0.076 and 0.052–0.058); foot shorter, FL/SVL 0.373– 0.381 (vs. 0.459–0.476); hind limbs shorter, TL/SVL 0.318–0.322 (vs. 0.476–0.513).</p> <p> <i>Oreophryne riyantoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> differs from <i>O. zimmeri</i> in having interorbital distance narrower, IOD/SVL 0.106 – 0.107 (vs. 0.140); eyes smaller, ED/SVL 0.091 –0.103 (vs 0.132); snout rounded in dorsal and lateral view (vs. truncate with an obtusely angled tip in dorsal, and protruding slightly in lateral view); snout shorter, SL/SVL 0.083 –0.094 (vs. 0.119); shorter forearms, FAL/SVL 0.194 –0.200 (vs. 0.243); smaller hands, HAL/SVL 0.221 –0.222 (vs. 0.284); smaller finger discs, F3D/SVL 0.032 –0.033 (vs. 0.049); smaller foot, FL/SVL 0.373 – 0.381 (vs. 0.444); shorter hind limbs, TL/SVL 0.318 –0.322 (vs. 0.475); in life, dorsal surfaces of head, body and limbs irregularly tuberculated (vs. nearly smooth); absence of spots dorsally (vs. presence scattered black spots of irregular shape).</p> <p> Among the Lesser Sunda species, <i>Oreophryne riyantoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> differs from <i>O. jeffersoniana</i> in having smaller toe discs, T4D/SVL 0.031 –0.032 (vs. 0.035 –0.040); smaller foot, FL/SVL 0.373 – 0.381 (vs 0.478 –0.512); shorter hind limbs, TL/SVL 0.318 –0.322 (vs. 0.486 –0.537); a dorsolateral line from eye to the groin absent (vs. only extending from the eye to more than half-way towards the groin). The new species differs from <i>O. rookmaakeri</i> Mertens 1927 by its indistinct tympanum (vs. distinct tympanum); smaller toe discs, T4D/SVL 0.031 –0.032 (vs. 0.040 – 0.047); smaller foot, FL/SVL 0.373 –0.381 (vs 0.404 –0.430); and shorter hind limbs, TL/SVL 0.318 –0.322 (vs. 0.412 –0.435). Also it differs from <i>O. monticola</i> (Boulenger 1897) by its indistinct tympanum (vs. distinct); smaller toe discs, T4D/SVL 0.031 –0.032 (vs. 0.044 –0.046); and shorter hind limbs TL/SVL 0.32 (vs. 0.425 –0.448).</p> <p> The unwebbed fingers and toes, together with very short hind limbs and poorly developed digital discs, clearly distinguish <i>Oreophryne riyantoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> from all Moluccan and Papuan <i>Oreophryne</i> except <i>O. minuta</i> Richards & Iskandar 2000, <i>O. alticola</i> Zweifel, Cogger & Richards, 2005, <i>O. brevirostris</i> Zweifel, Cogger & Richards, 2005, <i>O. geminus</i> Zweifel, Cogger & Richards, 2005, <i>O. habbemensis</i> Zweifel, Cogger & Richards, 2005, and <i>O. terrestris</i> Zweifel, Cogger & Richards, 2005. <i>Oreophryne riyantoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> differs from <i>O. minuta</i> by its body size (SVL 20.19– 20.70 vs. 9.2–11.5) and by dorsolateral stripes (absent vs. present) (Richards & Iskandar 2000); from <i>O. alticola</i> by its ventral colour pattern (belly pale brown vs. dark with large irregular white blotches centrally); from <i>O. brevirostris</i> by its dorsolateral pattern (stripes absent vs. two brown stripes beginning on the nape and becoming indistinct in the lumbar region); from <i>O. geminus</i> by its skin texture (body and limbs irregularly tuberculated vs. body with low longitudinal ridges, most prominent laterally, slightly tuberculate on limbs); from <i>O. habbemensis</i> by its lateral color pattern (without spot vs. with darker spot) and its lumbar ocelli (present vs. absent); and from O. <i>terrestris</i> by its ventral colour pattern (belly pale brown and gular region dusted with brown vs. moderately large, irregular, well separated dark spots) (Zweifel <i>et al.</i> 2005).</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>. The new species is dedicated to Mr. Awal Riyanto, a senior researcher at Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB), in recognition of his remarkable contributions on taxonomic work and conservation of herpetofauna in Sulawesi.</p> <p> <b>Distribution and natural history</b>. The new species is only known from the type locality, Mekongga Mountains, Southeast Sulawesi in primary montane forest at an elevation of 2528 m. Specimens were found among leaf litter on extremely wet-forest floor, where the trees were mossy with relatively closed-canopies.According to W.T.L., <i>Oreophryne riyantoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> calls only between 2 and 5 am. The call, which was not recorded, was described as a series of 3–5 loud “peeping” notes, in which the last note is distinctly softer than those preceding it. We found no other amphibians in sympatry with the new species.</p>Published as part of <i>Putri, Auni Ade, Trilaksono, Wahyu, Kurniati, Hellen, Hitch, Alan Thomas, Jr, Andrew Engilis, Widayati, Kanthi Arum, Farajallah, Achmad & Hamidy, Amir, 2023, A new high elevation species of Oreophryne Boettger (Anura: Microhylidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia, pp. 455-467 in Zootaxa 5353 (5)</i> on pages 459-464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.5.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10010360">http://zenodo.org/record/10010360</a>
2015 Kansas Performance Tests with Soybean Varieties
No full textSoybean performance tests are conductd each year to provide information on the relative performance of new and established varieties and brands at several locations in Kansas. Main Station, Manhattan: Jane Lingenfelser, Assistant Agronomist; William T. Schapaugh, Jr., Professor (Senior Author); Brent Christenson, Research Assistant; Cheyenne Stephens, Research Assistant; Research Centers: Patrick Evans, Colby; Lonnie Mengarelli, Parsons; Monty Spangler, Garden City; Josh Coltrain, Crawford County Extension; Experiment Fields: Eric Adee, Topeka; Gary Cramer, Hutchinson; Andrew Esser, Scandia; James Kimball, Ottawa; Cooperators: Vernon Egbert, McCune; Lance Rezac, Onaga; Dale Roberds, Pittsburg; Clayton Short, Assaria
Kino Bliskiego Wschodu na polskich ekranach
No full textIn the article Middle Eastern Cinema on Polish Screens Grzegorz Fortuna Jr. analyzes the presence of films from the Middle East in Polish cinemas in 2002–2022. The author takes into account major productions from all Middle Eastern countries that have appeared on Polish screens in the last twenty years.
The aim of the article is to check to what extent film criticism and research interest in cinematography in this area translates into the actual box office success of individual titles and what factors determined the possible success of Middle Eastern films in Polish cinemas. The author primarily uses Andrew Higson’s theory and distribution research methods, focusing primarily on box office results. The article also aims to check the extent to which the digital revolution has contributed to the popularity of films from the Middle East.In the article Middle Eastern Cinema on Polish Screens Grzegorz Fortuna Jr. analyzes the presence of films from the Middle East in Polish cinemas in 2002–2022. The author takes into account major productions from all Middle Eastern countries that have appeared on Polish screens in the last twenty years.
The aim of the article is to check to what extent film criticism and research interest in cinematography in this area translates into the actual box office success of individual titles and what factors determined the possible success of Middle Eastern films in Polish cinemas. The author primarily uses Andrew Higson’s theory and distribution research methods, focusing primarily on box office results. The article also aims to check the extent to which the digital revolution has contributed to the popularity of films from the Middle East
Variations in precipitation as affecting water works engineering /
No full text"With accompanying discussions by William W. Brush, Andrew J. Provost, Jr., Francis F. Longley, John C. Trautwine Jr., Sidney K. Clapp, Nicholas S. Hill, Jr., Ellsworth Huntington, and the author.""Reprinted from the Journal of The American Water Works Association, Vol. 3, No. 1, March 1916."Cover title.Mode of access: Internet
A new Bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Mekongga Mountains, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
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