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Education and Training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines: A Partially Annotated Bibliography
Get PDFThis bibliography on “Education and Training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines” has been specifically prepared for the UWI School of Continuing Studies’ St. Vincent and the Grenadines Conference. It covers all aspects of education and training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines including: Academic achievement,economics of education, educational infrastructure, literacy and mathematics education
A world filled with cameras : security at the cost of freedom? Or can we have both?
No full textPhysicist and author Dr. David Brin delivers a talk entitled, "A World Filled With Cameras: Security at the cost of freedom? Or can we have both?" Just two months after the September 11th terrorist attacks Brin suggests that a "Devil's dilemma" has been foisted on the American public which falsely suggests that people must choose between security and freedom. Brin describes the new "security society" of surveillance, search and restriction. He says the tradeoff is neither necessary nor real. Brin answers questions from the audience. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the Main Library
Saving a Staple Crop: Impact of Biological Control of the Banana Skipper on Poverty Reduction in Papua New Guinea
Get PDFCrop Production/Industries, Food Security and Poverty,
Relational Contract and the Nature of Private Ordering: A Comment on Vincent-Jones
Get PDFThis paper focuses on the enormous growth of contract in the public sector over the last twenty years as part of the development of the new public management. In the United Kingdom, the most penetrating assessment of the significance of this growth for the law of contract, its theory and its use, is Peter Vincent-Jones\u27s The New Public Contracting, the thrust of which has been the basis of Vincent-Jones\u27s contribution to this issue, The New Public Contracting: Public versus Private Ordering? In this paper, the author examines the welfarism of public sector contracting by means of a comment on Vincent-Jones\u27s excellent account of the contractualization of the public sector.
Governing Contracts – Public and Private Perspectives, Symposium. Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, November 9-10, 200
Filmmaker Noel Murphy describes the creation and content of his film, "The last dymaxion : Buckminster Fuller's dream restored"
No full textFilmmaker Noel Murphy describes the creation and content of his film, "The Last Dymaxion: Buckminster Fuller's Dream Restored." Murphy talks about the genius and legacy of Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller, an American architect, author, inventor, and futurist as he introduces the film. The discussion is interrupted for the special screening of the film and picks up again after the screening. The soundtrack is not recorded. Murphy talks about re-editing the film to emphasize the design science thesis and synergy motif and make connections between Fuller's vision and technology being used today. He responds to audience questions and entertains additional questions after his presentation. Murphy is introduced by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series and the Library Film Series. Cosponsored by: MSU Art, Art History & Design; Michigan State Historic Preservation Office; East Lansing Film Society; and the East Lansing Public Library. Held at the MSU Main Library
Music for classical guitar by South African composers : a historical survey, notes on selected works and a general catalogue
No full textIncludes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 296-309).This is the first comprehensive investigation of music for, or including, the classical guitar by South African composers. The focus of this research has been, firstly, to uncover as much of the repertoire as possible, and, secondly, to collate, study, catalogue and report on the information. A brief historical survey of the guitar in South Africa provides the context within which this study was conducted. The primary sources of quantitative data collection were through the archival catalogues of the South African Music Rights Organisation and through personal contact with guitarists, composers and guitar teachers. Other sources consulted were publishers, broadcasting corporations, recording companies, libraries and the internet. The body of the dissertation comprises biographical sketches, background notes, analyses and technical notes on 17 selected solo and chamber works dating from 1947 to 2007 by some of South Africa's most prominent composers and guitaristcomposers. The repertoire ranges in style from the traditional and ethnically inspired to the experimental and abstract. As this is an empirical survey, each selected entry includes details on instrumentation, duration, level of difficulty, number of pages, scordatura, commissions or requests, sources or publishers, premières and recordings. A biography of each composer is provided as well as background notes which offer an overview of the selected work. The notes discuss historical, cultural, musical and extra-musical influences, and frequently include references to interview material. The commentaries on the selected works, with musical examples, include an analytical component describing structure, form, stylistic and compositional elements, while the technical observations include performance suggestions and a grading for each work
Social Media Data – What’s the use?
No full textWith over 2.72 billion users, social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook generate vast quantities of data every day. Analysis of this data can help us try to understand how people think and act. Social media analysis played a key role in guiding Obama’s 2012 election campaign and some credit agencies have used social media data to determine whether to grant loans to individuals. But concerns have been raised about the implications for privacy, security and public trust.
Who can access our data and under what circumstances? What can social media data practically be used for? What are social media platforms doing to ensure users are fully aware of how their data could be used and allow them to opt out of data sharing? Should we be more careful about what information we share on social media?
Our expert speakers include:
- Professor Helen Margetts (Director of the Oxford Internet Institute [University of Oxford] and Faculty Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute)
- Jefferson Bailey (Director, Web Archiving Programs at Internet Archive
- Professor David Vincent (Privacy historian at the Open University, and author of 'Privacy. A Short History')
The event will be chaired by Timandra Harkness (science communicator and author of' 'Big Data: Does Size Matter?'
Social Media Data – What’s the use?
No full textWith over 2.72 billion users, social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook generate vast quantities of data every day. Analysis of this data can help us try to understand how people think and act. Social media analysis played a key role in guiding Obama’s 2012 election campaign and some credit agencies have used social media data to determine whether to grant loans to individuals. But concerns have been raised about the implications for privacy, security and public trust.
Who can access our data and under what circumstances? What can social media data practically be used for? What are social media platforms doing to ensure users are fully aware of how their data could be used and allow them to opt out of data sharing? Should we be more careful about what information we share on social media?
Our expert speakers include:
- Professor Helen Margetts (Director of the Oxford Internet Institute [University of Oxford] and Faculty Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute)
- Jefferson Bailey (Director, Web Archiving Programs at Internet Archive
- Professor David Vincent (Privacy historian at the Open University, and author of 'Privacy. A Short History')
The event will be chaired by Timandra Harkness (science communicator and author of' 'Big Data: Does Size Matter?'
Dave and Dottie Seibold : founding members of the Grand Haven Area Historical Society
No full textGrand Haven historian, author, and dentist Dave Seibold has a passionate interest in community heritage. Prior to relocating to Grand Haven, Dr. Seibold served in Hawaii at a dental clinic for children. In this interview, Dr. Seibold and his wife Dottie discuss the founding of the Grand Haven Area Historical Society, which began its existence as the Tri-Cities Historical Society in 1959, and the Tri-Cities Historical Museum. Dr. Seibold explains the efforts to save the Grand Haven railroad depot from demolition for possible use as a museum and his project to write a history of northern Ottawa County to continue the work of historian Leo C. Lillie. In 1990, Dr. Seibold authored and published Coast Guard City, U.S.A: A History of the Port of Grand Haven. The Seibolds also recall how they met in their hometown of Jackson, Michigan, married, and chose Grand Haven as their home in 1955
David Foster Wallace in context /
No full textDavid Foster Wallace is regarded as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book introduces readers to the literary, philosophical and political contexts of Wallace's work. An accessible and useable resource, this volume conceptualizes his work within long-standing critical traditions and with a new awareness of his importance for American literary studies. It shows the range of issues and contexts that inform the work and reading of David Foster Wallace, connecting his writing to diverse ideas, periods and themes. Essays cover topics on gender, sex, violence, race, philosophy, poetry and geography, among many others, guiding new and long-standing readers in understanding the work and influence of this important writer.Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2022).David Foster Wallace and narratology / Pia Masiero -- A meeting of minds : David Foster Wallace, Vladimir Nabokov and the ethics of empathy / Marshall Boswell -- Writing in a material world : David Foster Wallace and 1980s fiction / Ralph Clare -- Confidence man : Wallace and the American nineteenth century / Catherine Toal -- David Foster Wallace and European literature / Lucas Thompson -- David Foster Wallace and poetry / Philip Coleman -- 'Non'-fiction / Martin Eve -- Thanks everybody and I hope you like it : David Foster Wallace and entertainment / Matthew Luter -- Visual culture / Corrie Baldauf -- Wallace and attention / Alice Bennett -- After analysis : notes on the new sincerity from Wallace to Knausgaard / Jon Baskin -- Perfectionism and the ethics of failure / Áine Mahon -- The pragmatist possibility in David Foster Wallace's writings / Antonio Aguilar Vazquez -- A tale of two theses : system J and The broom of the system / Maureen Eckert -- Free will and determinism / Paul Jenner -- Mathematics of the infinite / Stuart J. Taylor -- Wallace and existentialism / Allard Den Dulk -- David Foster Wallace and religion / Tim Personn -- Mr. Consciousness / Jamie Redgate -- No ordinary love : David Foster Wallace and sex / Emily Russell -- 'The Limits of His Seductively Fine Mind' : Wallace, whiteness and the feminine / Daniela Franca Joffe -- Wallace and masculinity / Edward Jackson -- Theorizing the other / Dominik Steinhilber -- Wallace and disability / Peter Sloane -- Queering Wallace : on the queer history of addiction fiction / Vincent Haddad -- Infinite jest as opiate fiction / Alexander Moran -- David Foster Wallace and racial capitalism / Colton Saylor -- Language and self-creation : David Foster Wallace's many ways of sounding American / Mary Shapiro -- Very old land : David Foster Wallace and the myths and systems of agriculture / Jeffrey Severs -- Ecologies / Laurie McRae Andrew -- 'I could, if you'd let me, talk and talk' : institutions, dialogue and citizenship in David Foster Wallace / Joel Roberts -- David and Dutch : Wallace, Reagan and the US Presidency / David Hering -- Wallace and publishing / Tim Groenland -- Author here, there and everywhere : Wallace and biography / Mike Miley.David Foster Wallace is regarded as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book introduces readers to the literary, philosophical and political contexts of Wallace's work. An accessible and useable resource, this volume conceptualizes his work within long-standing critical traditions and with a new awareness of his importance for American literary studies. It shows the range of issues and contexts that inform the work and reading of David Foster Wallace, connecting his writing to diverse ideas, periods and themes. Essays cover topics on gender, sex, violence, race, philosophy, poetry and geography, among many others, guiding new and long-standing readers in understanding the work and influence of this important writer
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