211 research outputs found
The Nunn family, a short sketch of John Milton Nunn + Sallie Heiston Nunn, their ancestors and descendants.
No full text"Compiled by Chas. G. and Henry L. Nunn."Mode of access: Internet
Species lists of arthropods
No full textWorking list of arthropods used by the SGS-LTER Program on the Central Plains Experimental Range, Nunn, Colorado
Species lists of plants
No full textWorking list of plants used by the SGS-LTER Program on the Central Plains Experimental Range, Nunn, Colorado
Species lists of mammals
No full textWorking list of mammals used by the SGS-LTER Program on the Central Plains Experimental Range, Nunn, Colorado
Racing Imaginaries: Limit and Resistance in Contemporary Black Women's Speculative Fiction
No full textSpeculative fiction is sometimes described as a genre of the future—a genre that celebrates technological and scientific progress and that envisions limitless possibilities. However, for persons already estranged by the reality manufactured for them, the apparent strangeness of dystopian futures, state surveillance, or reproductive and genetic engineering is not so distant nor so fictional. In this dissertation, Alexandria Nunn elucidates the consequences of writing and reading science fiction for authors of color at the intersection between realism and speculative modes. In this exploration of contemporary science fiction by Black women authors, Nunn examines the speculative literature of Nalo Hopkinson, Octavia Butler, and N.K. Jemisin as they challenge generic assumptions and reframe the stakes of science fiction and Black literary theory. “Racing Imaginaries: Limit and Resistance in Contemporary Black Women’s Speculative Fiction” specifically attends to a conversation between Black realist thought and history’s continuance into the present and future, which foregrounds histories of anti-blackness, alongside speculative fiction by Black imaginative authors which negotiates with the language of possibility even in repressive spaces where opportunity and expression are being silenced.
Nunn maps a dialectic between Black realism and Black speculation in major works by Octavia Butler, Nalo Hopkinson, and N. K. Jemisin, three of the foremost authors of the late 20th and early 21st century in the realm of American science fiction. Each author showcases the limitations of perceiving futures apart from race, while likewise suggesting alternative possibilities for growth and thriving. The conversation between these writers provides a template for understanding how speculative forms uniquely impact writers and authors of color operating with and against real-world phenomena so outlandish and often horrifying one would think them fantastic. Ultimately, Nunn suggests that Black creators frame science fiction not as a "literature of the possible” but rather as a "literature of the limit,” reminding readers both of the limits of contemporary lived reality and of the opportunities that already exist at their fingertips
Geographic profiling in Nazi Berlin: fact and fiction
No full textGeographic profiling uses the locations of connected crime sites to make inferences about the probable location of the offender’s ‘anchor point’ (usually a home, but sometimes a workplace). We show how the basic ideas of the method were used in a Gestapo investigation that formed the basis of a classic German novel about domestic resistance to the Nazis during the Second World War. We use modern techniques to re-analyse this case, and show that these successfully locate the Berlin home address of Otto and Elise Hampel, who had distributed hundreds of anti-Nazi postcards, after analysing just 34 of the 214 incidents that took place before their arrest. Our study provides the first empirical evidence to support the suggestion that analysis of minor terrorism-related acts such as graffiti and theft could be used to help locate terrorist bases before more serious incidents occur
Restructuring the English Working Class for Global Competitiveness
No full textThis paper considers the latest developments in an ongoing attempt to restructure the English working class. It divides this project into two distinct phases. The first is associated with destructive policies to undermine the political, social and institutional structures of the working class embedded in the post- War social democratic and compromise. The paper then goes on to show how New Labour initially sought to rebuild the working class in the image of global competitiveness, at the outset of the second phase to restructure the English working class. The paper argues that the present moment in policy development represents a watershed in this second-phase. The aim now is to contain and overcome some of the contradictions thrown up by New Labour’s early policies and to raise the raise the workforce in terms of its position in the Global Division of Labour. To do so, there is a need to move up those sections of the working class currently working in, and competing for, low-value and low paid ‘entry-level’ work, in order to create space for largely inactive elements of the latent workforce to move into. The project is pre-figured by a wholesale acceptance of the politics of global competitiveness. The discussion is undertaken via an analysis of three key sets of policy documents associated with the Harker Review of Child Poverty, the Leitch Review of Skills and the Freud Review of Welfare
An Analysis of a Modular Open System Approach on Program Management Metrics for Cost and Schedule
No full textA modular open system approach (MOSA) and its inclusion of open architecture are among the prevailing acquisition strategies for cost and schedule management. This approach involves the incorporation of reusable, modular packages that can be incrementally added and upgraded throughout programs’ lifecycles. Many practitioners throughout the acquisitions community find that MOSA enables better opportunities for affordability, rapid acquisition, flexibility, enhanced competition, and innovation. A literature review reveals that few studies examine the interaction between MOSA and the extent to which it influences cost and schedule performance. However, no studies to date examine open architecture’s impact via programmatic evaluation of Earned Value Management (EVM) and Nunn-McCurdy breach metrics. The program management process is critical to successful acquisition, and the use of open architecture affects performance metrics. EVM and Nunn-McCurdy breaches are important to consider because they offer tracking methodology for the overall health of a program in terms of cost and/or schedule. This research empirically investigates and compares EVM data for aircraft that do and do not employ open architecture. Additionally, this research examines the degree to which open architecture impacts the likelihood of Nunn-McCurdy breaches for all program types. Overall, findings support that the presence of open architecture is negatively associated with schedule performance around the halfway point for development contracts. It is theorized that programs adopting open architecture may be too overoptimistic estimating schedule
Childhood Sibling Bereavement and Grief in the African American Community
No full textThe loss of a sibling in childhood is a topic that is overlooked due to lack of education around a child's awareness of death. Research has slowly begun to emerge focusing on the manifestation of grief within siblings as the need for support and care for these individuals is growing within communities. The African American community is disproportionately affected by death at earlier rates, which can begin to affect the way that grief is processed and even expressed. The purpose of this study is to conduct a qualitative research study that focuses on the way that grief manifests for those within the African American community honing in on children 13 and younger and their families who have lost a sibling/child. Through this study interventions will be explored and addressed within the educational system on ways to support and aid African American youth 13 and younger with such a loss.https://doi.org/10.46569/sq87c434
Species lists of birds
No full textWorking list of birds used by the SGS-LTER Program on the Central Plains Experimental Range, Nunn, Colorado
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