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Public Choice and the Economic Analysis of Anarchy: A Survey
No full textPublic choice economists began studying the economics of anarchy in the 1970s. Since then, the amount of research on anarchy has burgeoned. This article surveys the important public choice contributions to the economics of anarchy. Following the lead of the early public choice economists, many current economists are researching and analyzing how individuals interact without government. From their non-public-interested explanations of the creation of government law enforcement to their historical studies of attempts to internalize externalities under anarchy, public choice scholars are arriving at a more realistic perspective on government and how people interact when government law enforcement is lacking. Although the economics of politics often receives more attention, the economics of anarchy is an important area of research in public choice.Anarchism; Lawlessness; Order; Internalization of Externalities; Self-Governance
Black Servicemen on the Seas: African Americans in the Union Navy
No full textWhen the Civil War began, the United States Navy’s Atlantic Squadron, commanded by Commodore Silas H. Stringham, sought to blockade the entire Eastern Seaboard of the Confederacy. It faced two major problems: a shortage of manpower and an abundance of fugitive slaves flocking to the Union fleet. The commander of one vessel, Commander O.S. Glisson, had fifteen refugees on his ship, none of whom he intended to return to their owners. Glisson wrote to Commodore Stringham asking for advice, and Stringham wrote to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles with an idea. Arguing that “if Negroes are to be used in this contest . . . they should be used to preserve the Government,” Stringham asked permission to recruit these fugitive slaves. Secretary Welles knew the Navy needed men, so he approved the request
Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height
No full textMost 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
UHS Future Farmers of America Club
No full textThe photographs were taken for the 1932 edition of the Uintah High School yearbook. They are on page 53. The subjects of the photos on this page are the members of the Future Farmers of America Club (F.F.A. Club). The members were, in no particular order: George Alexander (President), H. Noel, Marcel Young, Harold M. Lundell, C. Oaks, M. Stringham, I. Powell, F. Allen, W. Richards, M. Hall, L. Collett, C. Peterson, H. Collett, O. Timothy, N. Hardy, K. Oaks, E. Colton, C. Hall, E. Calder, D. Jensen, S. Smith, I. Massey, L. Andrson, R. Olson, C. Anedrson, H. Hullinger, W. Winder, and G. Massey
Bureau of Reclamation Group
No full textFloyd E. Dominy, U.S. Commisioner for Reclamation discussed the water project at Hotel Vernal. Left to right: Unidentified; Alvin Kay; Orville Swain, Uintah County Commission; Floyd E. Dominy; Senator B. H. Stringham; and Frank M. Clinton, Bureau of Reclamation, regional director
Water Project Meeting at Hotel Vernal
No full textFloyd E. Dominy, U.S. Commisioner fo Reclamation discussed the water project at Hotel Vernal. Left to right: Unidentified; Alvin Kay; Orville Swain, Uintah County Commission; Floyd E. Dominy; Senator B. H. Stringham; and Frank M. Clinton, Bureau of Reclamation, regional director
UHS Boys\u27 Glee and Girls\u27 Glee
No full textThe photographs were taken for the 1934 edition of the Uintah High School yearbook. They are on page 37. The subjects of the top of the page are the members of the Boys\u27 Glee Club: L. Anderson, E. Ashby, D. Bascom, D. Brimhall, R. Bullock, C. Calder, E. Calder, I. Caldwell, S. Cook, C. Cooper, B. Erickson, R. Evans, C. Freeman, M. Galloway, K. Gilman, R. Goodrich, B. Hall, R. Hall, J. Hall, G. Harris, C. Hartle, B. Hatch, L. Hatch, L. Hatch, S. Hatch, M. Henry, R. Horrocks, R. Horrocks, R. Jenkins, L. Jensen, N. Massey, W. Merkley, A. Nash, A. Nelson, R. Olson, D. Pitt, L. Pitt, V. Preece, B. Reynolds, E. Reynolds, H. Richardson, W. Richardson, A. Schaefermeyer, E. Smith, R. Stewart, A. Stone, S. Stringham, B. Thomas, M. Vernon, J. Walker, T. Watkins, M. Woodruff, T. Woolley, W. Workman, C. Fletcher, J. Schaefermeyer, and V. Sowards. The subjects of the bottom of the page are the members of the Girls\u27 Glee Club: W. Alexander, F. Allen, L. Anderson, V. Anderson, M. Bastian, L. Bigelow, E. Bullock, S. Campbell, B. Carpenter, B. Collett, M. Collier, W. Collier, I. Duke, E. Grey, E. Hall, L. Hall, C. Haws, E. Hodgkinson, A. Lamereaux, B. Lybbert, L. Lybbert, E. Markey, L. Merkley, S. Caldwell, V. Moore, E. Murray, V. Preece, M. Rasmussen, D. Sprouse, I. Steele, I. Steele, C. Stringham, E. Walker, M. E. Watkins, M. Wyland, R. Wilkins, R. Wilkins, L. Williams, M. Wilson, L. Baldwin, V. Rasmussen, M. Twitchell, and H. Johnson
April 26, 1910 Page four Oceania Vance goes to Hadlock for cargo U. S. R. C. launch Guard brings sick man here Commercial Club met in regular session Auction sale of Irondale lots a success Sweet voiced singers attraction at Rose
No full textAnderson, Inga; Stringham, Frank; Beckrich, Peter; Williams, Dolly D.; Synold, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest; Ebelt, Talbert, Wilbur; Scharpius, Rolph; Voight, Hans; Shrader, R. G.; Price, R. C.; Klotz, David; Hempler, J. A.; Pahlas, Anna; Miller, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.; Thomas, E. H.; Niswonger, Cassie; Cooper, Charles M.; Ward, Noah A.;Evans, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.; Saunders, Estherschooner Oceania Vance; launch Guard
UHS Uintah Future Farmers
No full textThe photographs were taken for the 1936 edition of the Uintah High School yearbook. They are on page 48. The subjects of the page are the members of the Future Farmers of America Club (a.k.a. The Uintah Future Farmers or F.F.A. Club). Top row, from left to right: C. Hansen (Secretary - Reporter), C. Hopkins (Adviser), M. Hall (Vice-President), C. Beck (President), P. F. Lambert, A. M. Goodrich, and Lloyd Winn. Second row down, from left to right: Harold M. Lundell, I. R. Stringham, K. Wellman, B. Jones, E. Blackburn, and A Smith. Third row down, from left to right: P. Stringham, C. Bingham, C. Noel, K. Bodily, C. Jones, E. Blackburn, and A. Smith. Fourth row down, from left to right: M. Willis, H. Lewis, D. Jacobson, K. Caldwell, W. Harrison, D. Ereckson, and G. Millecam. Fifth row down, from left to right: R. Anderson, G. VanTassel, K. Westover, G. Lyon, D. Noel, N. Johnson, and M. Hacking. Bottom row, from left to right: H. Alexander, D. Olson, H. Abplanalp, R. Hall, and N. Fletcher
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index
No full textObesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largely elusive. To identify genetic loci for obesity susceptibility, we examined associations between body mass index and similar to 2.8 million SNPs in up to 123,865 individuals with targeted follow up of 42 SNPs in up to 125,931 additional individuals. We confirmed 14 known obesity susceptibility loci and identified 18 new loci associated with body mass index (P < 5 x 10(-8)), one of which includes a copy number variant near GPRC5B. Some loci (at MC4R, POMC, SH2B1 and BDNF) map near key hypothalamic regulators of energy balance, and one of these loci is near GIPR, an incretin receptor. Furthermore, genes in other newly associated loci may provide new insights into human body weight regulation
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