334 research outputs found
Alumni Author Nicky P.E. Tomboulides
No full textSacred Heart University\u27s Office of Alumni Engagement hosted an Alumni Author Spotlight on September 17, 2016 at RML. It Is a Green Clean World: The World Travels of Takis and Mimi by alumni author Nicky P.E. Tomboulides.https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/libraryhistoryphotos/1084/thumbnail.jp
Town Hall Brussels: A house of the city
No full textFor my graduation project, I aimed to explore the way in which the new economy of reusing existing building materials or complete structures can be used in a large building project such as the new town hall in Brussels and how it can serve as an exemplar to its surroundings. The project entails the appropriation of an existing corporate office building along the Boulevard de Anspach in Brussels. This building stems from 1969 and was part of the 'Brusselization'. This modernization resulted in many unattractive and rather outdated buildings. Since the office tower was built amid these innovations, this graduation project is a manifesto on how to deal with the inheritance of this modernization. Moreover, what should a municipality embody or represent to its citizens and passers-by? While elaborating on the theme of 'a political space' I focussed on exposing existing qualities/structures by claiming and appropriating a piece of urban space for its proximity.Architecture, Urbanism and Building Science
Tissue engineered braided hybrid fiber scaffold for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
No full textThe knee joint is the largest and most complex joint in the human body. Its stability is largely dependent on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a dense fibrous connective tissue that attaches the femur to the tibia. Under high tensile and torsional forces the ACL will tear and does not heal without surgical intervention. This is due to the low blood supply and ligament retraction from the synovial tissue that envelops a tear. We explored the potential of a novel ACL reconstructive device composed of a hybrid poly(desaminotyrosyl-tyrosine dodecyl dodecanedioate)(12,10) [p(DTD DD)] and type I bovine collagen fiber scaffold as an alternative to current autograft and allografts techniques. The three phase process initially tested the fabrication and characterization of p(DTD DD) fibers and compared them to poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA), a common biomaterial. Data suggested that p(DTD DD) fibers, with their higher strength, lower stiffness, favorable degradation products and comparable cell compatibility, may be a superior alternative to PLLA fibers for development of an ACL reconstructive device. The second phase tested electron beam (E-beam) sterilized hybrid scaffolds composed of parallel 75% p(DTD DD) and 25% collagen fibers. Hybrid scaffolds were implanted for up to 4 weeks in the ACL space of New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits. At 4 weeks there was far more cell infiltration, vascular tissue and granuloma. Inflammatory cells were concentrated on the outer part of the scaffold, which is the natural repair reaction to surgery and not the implant. The third phase used a similar scaffold in a braided configuration, a larger sheep model and a longer 12 week time point. Analysis showed an increase in the amount of cellular infiltration and vascular tissue after 12 weeks. There was a decrease in the amount of eosinophils and no change in the number of multi nucleated giant cells after 12 weeks. Cellular infiltration was apparent at the center of the scaffold, which suggests that spacing between fibers is large enough to allow cells to migrate freely throughout the scaffold. Data suggests there is a definite potential in using a braided hybrid fiber scaffold composed of p(DTD DD) and Collagen as an ACL reconstructive device.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-113)by Nicky Tova
A Tear by Nicky Manuputty: a Review of Alto Saxophone Playing Techniques and the Meaning of the Work
No full textA TEAR is a work of Nicky Manupputty who is a Saxophonist. The uniqueness of this song is that Nicky Manuputty uses a distinctive and different tounging. He has his own characteristics in playing saxophone in this work, namely tounging techniques resembling 'del-del' and resembling 'ta-ya' tounging. Therefore, the author is interested in researching the work A TEAR. The author found the technique of combining 'del-del' and 'ta-ya' tounging. The technique is the "dah-ya" tounging technique. In the 'dah-ya' technique, the author finds a tounging sound that is almost the same as that used by Nicky Mannuputty. The method used is descriptive qualitative method, by collecting data through youtube (https://youtu.be/76KrrEAQUek ), observation, literature study, articles/journals and documentation. The meaning of A TEAR is an expression of sadness. The results of this study are: 1) Showing the work of A TEAR live. 2) Introducing the works of Indonesian composers. 3) Knowing the techniques used by Nicky in his work, and the meaning of the work A TEAR
Alumni Author Spotlight September 17, 2016
No full textAlumni author spotlight- Nicky P.E. Tomboulides, Ryan Matura Library.https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/libraryhistoryphotos/1086/thumbnail.jp
Alumni Author 2016
No full textAlumni author Nicky P.E. Tomboulides shared her book, It Is a Green Clean World: The World Travels of Takis and Mimi, Ryan Matura Library September 17, 2016.https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/libraryhistoryphotos/1085/thumbnail.jp
Episode 38: Mr. Untouchable (2007) (Guest: Robert B. Fiske, Jr.)
No full textMr. Untouchable, a 2007 documentary directed by Marc Levin, describes the rise and fall of former New York City drug kingpin, Leroy (“Nicky”) Barnes. In the early 1970s, Barnes formed “The Council,” an organized crime syndicate that controlled a significant part of the heroin trade in Harlem. Inspired by the Italian-American mafia, Barnes became one of the most powerful and notorious figures in New York City. A flashy and flamboyant fixture on the free-wheeling social scene of the period, Barnes quickly drew the attention of law enforcement. After several unsuccessful state prosecution attempts, Barnes, along with multiple other associates, was indicted by federal prosecutors in New York in 1977. Barnes was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Barnes, however, was released in 1998, in exchange for working as a government informant, and entered the Witness Protection Program, where he remained until his death in 2012.
Guest: Robert B. Fiske, Jr.
Robert B. Fiske, Jr., is Senior Counsel at Davis Polk in New York, where he previously served as litigation partner for many years. Bob Fiske is one of the most prominent and respected trial lawyers in America. He has been involved in some of the most notable cases of the last half-century, including as special prosecutor in the Whitewater controversy and the death of White House counsel Vince Foster, the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster, the antitrust suit between the USFL and. NFL, the most contentious America\u27s Cup ever, and the financial swindler Bernie Madoff. Mr. Fiske also served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1976 to 1980, during which time he led the prosecution of Nicky Barnes.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction3:18 Drug trafficking in Harlem in the 1970s4:55 Who was Nicky Barnes?6:27 Trying to bring Barnes to justice7:57 “Mr. Untouchable” and a call from Attorney General Griffin Bell13:08 A sequestered and anonymous jury17:22 Navigating credibility issues with key government witnesses29:25 An issue with a juror dubbed the “Marlboro Man”33:46 The guilty verdict against Barnes38:43 Public law affecting water allocation and management36:25 The larger implications of the Barnes case37:51 The depiction of Nicky Barnes on film
Further Reading:
Barnes, Leroy & Folsom, Tom, Mr. Untouchable: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Heroin’s Teflon Don (2007)
Ferretti, Fred, “Mr. Untouchable,” N.Y. Times (June 5, 1977)
Fiske, Robert B., Prosecutor Defender Counselor: The Memoirs of Robert B. Fiske, Jr. (2014)
Roberts, Sam, “Crime’s ‘Mr. Untouchable’ Emerges From Shadows,” N.Y. Times (Mar. 4, 2007)
Wertheim, Eric, Note, “Anonymous Juries,” 54 Fordham L. Rev. 981 (1986)https://scholarship.shu.edu/law-on-film-s03/1007/thumbnail.jp
Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Rusholme, Manchester
No full textReview of refurbished Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall in Manchester and the collaboration between students at MMU and the curatorial team to reinterpret displays and raise awareness of the museum
[City Government in front of Cleveland City Hall]
No full textPhotograph of a group of seven men and two women posing in front of the Cleveland City Hall in Cleveland, Texas. L-R: Councilmen Cliff Dunn, Joe Ivey, Richard Boyett, City Secretary Barbara Burns, Mayor Lloyd Meadows, City Manager Hector Forestier, City Attorney Kenneth E. Wall, Councilman Nicky Jay Johnson, Councilwoman Nydia Thomas
[City Government in front of Cleveland City Hall]
No full textPhotograph of the City Government in front of Cleveland City Hall. Councilmen Glen Dodson, Willie Carter, Director of Public Works Larry Bryant, City Secretary Kelly McDonald, Mayor Joe Ivey, City Manager Deck Shaver, Councilmen Richard Boyett, Brent McWaters and Nicky Jay Johnson
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