46 research outputs found
Harold Vinal Correspondence
No full textEntries include the brief biographical information of the Manhattan editor of Voices poetry magazine and summer resident of Vinalhaven, Maine, presented with a portion of Vinal\u27s obituary from the Portland Evening Express, a newspaper clipping from 1945 is presented twice within the file featuring Vinal\u27s photographic portrait image and a caption publicizing Vinal\u27s role as the secretary of the Poetry Society of America and concerning his call for dwellings in New York City, a typed letter in 1922 from state librarian Henry Dunnack introducing Vinal to the Maine Authors room and collection, a typed letter of thanks on Harold Vinal\u27s, Book Room and Voices, A Journal of Verse, 110 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, stationery, a typed biographical letter and a typed biographical letter of reply from 1932 on personal stationery with information about his wife Elizabeth Shaw Montgomery and reference to her travel book Painted Maps, some history of Voices magazine, thoughts on his poem group Coral and Dulse, and hopes for summer readings in Maine, a typed letter from Vinalhaven, Maine, wherein Vinal presents an approach toward the group funding of poetic readings, correspondence with Fuller of the Maine State Library concerning his sonnet Frosty Days as it appeared in the November issue of Fortnightly and her exploration into the foundation of Voices which Fuller considered helpful as a modern poetry reference, Fuller\u27s correspondence that referred Vinal to a Lewiston, Maine, librarian and the president of the Maine Library Association and Vinal\u27s reply concerning the perseverance of the magazine on Voices stationery, a typed letter on personal stationery from 1933 thanking Fuller for her involvement with a description of his editorial policy, a list of contributing poets, and a list of academic libraries subscribing to the magazine, a typed letter from the Maine State Library with a lengthy list of libraries in the state for Vinal to contact concerning subscription, a typed letter from Vinal on personal stationery with note of his New York reading presented with a (missing) document, a typed reply from Vinal to a (missing) postcard from the Maine State Library, typed correspondence with letters on receipt of Vinal\u27s book gifts of Hurricane published by Stephen Daye Press, and Attic for the Nightingale as well as his 1936 announcement of preparations during the rebuilding of a Vinalhaven, Maine, inn on the moors, a typed letter from Vinal on Voices: A Journal of Poetry stationery presented with a print advertising circular for his collection of poems the Compass Eye with a biography and order form, correspondence concerning the confusion of a copy of this book sent incorrectly to the Maine State Library and a typographical error on the return of this book to Mrs. Bonaro W. Overstreet, a typed letter of reply from Vinal on Voices · A Quarterly of Poetry stationery with a typed street address revision, typed correspondence from September of 1944 concerning wartime postal delays, rationing, and the receipt of Vinal\u27s book gift of the Compass Eye for the Maine Author Collection, a typed letter on Voices, Vinalhaven, Maine, notepaper stationery presenting his new book of poems, correspondence concerning a new edition of Hurricane: A Maine Coast Chronicle and Other Poems that refers to Hurricane Island, Maine, and typed correspondence on Maine State Library, Augusta, stationery with Vinal\u27s typed reply about his out of print brochure Island Born
Vinal Doody during "rook week," 1974
No full textBlack-and-white photograph of a conversation at Norwich University during student orientation or "rook week" in Northfield, Vermont, in 1974; includes upperclassman, Vinal C. Doody (Class of 1975)
Vinal Doody during "rook week," 1974
No full textBlack-and-white photograph of a conversation at Norwich University during student orientation or "rook week" in Northfield, Vermont, in 1974; includes upperclassman, Vinal C. Doody (Class of 1975)
Vinal Doody during "rook week," 1974
No full textBlack-and-white photograph of a conversation at Norwich University during student orientation or "rook week" in Northfield, Vermont, in 1974; includes upperclassman, Vinal C. Doody (Class of 1975)
Vinal Doody during "rook week," 1974
No full textBlack-and-white photograph of a conversation at Norwich University during student orientation or "rook week" in Northfield, Vermont, in 1974; includes upperclassman, Vinal C. Doody (Class of 1975)
Esphyr Slobodkina Correspondence
No full textEntries include an appreciative typed reply to the Maine State Library from Slobodkina concerning the Maine Author Collection and an account of summers spent with Margaret Wise Brown at her house on Vinal Haven, Maine, before Brown\u27s passing
Enhancing Criminal Penalties for Catastrophic Discharges: Closing a Clean Water Act Loophole That a Leaking Supertanker Can Sail Through
No full textThe Exxon Valdez incident in Alaska has greatly increased public awareness of the amount of environmental damage which can result from a large discharge of pollutants. This disaster has lead Congress to consider toughening penalties for a variety of environmental violations. The author discusses proposed environmental catastrophe legislation which would empower federal judges to impose criminal sentences of up to thirty years for certain environmental crimes. Aside from the severity of the proposed penalties, the most controversial aspect of the bill is that it focuses on the resulting environmental damage rather than the polluting act itself
Hybrid feedback active noise control headset based on binaural signal utilization
No full textA standard feedback active noise control (FBANC) headset utilizes the estimate of a primary disturbance at the left-ear (right-ear) error microphone to control noise only at the left (right) ear-cup, i.e., each ear’s controller works independently. In contrast to the FBANC headset, in this paper, a binaural hybrid feedback active noise control (HFBANC) headset is designed that uses the estimate of the primary disturbances at both the left and right-ear error microphones to achieve improved noise control at both the left and right ear-cups. To further improve noise cancellation performance, the nearest Kronecker product decomposition technique is incorporated into the algorithm. The performance of the proposed HFBANC headset is compared to the standard FBANC headset under a variety of different sound field conditions. Experimental results show an improvement of 3–5 dB in the noise cancellation using the proposed algorithms, where the benefits are more prominent for noise sources originating from the side of the user (left and right)
Portrait of George W. Vinal
No full textThis image is part of the AD-X2 Controversy collection. The National Bureau of Standards (NBS) conducted battery research as early as 1917 as part of the war effort. NBS evaluated hundreds of battery additives that claimed to revive dead batteries. None appeared to have any significant effect on battery life or performance. The AD-X2 battery-testing controversy, which began in 1948, was caused by the testing of a product marketed under the name "Battery AD-X2.” When added to a lead-acid battery this product allegedly improved the battery’s performance and, under some circumstances, could presumably revive a dead battery. The NBS tests of this product resulted in congressional hearings, newspaper headlines, and charges of Bureau bias against the "little guy." Throughout the controversy, NBS stood by its position that the AD-X2 battery additive was “without merit.” The findings of a National Academy of Sciences committee supported the position of NBS, and NBS came away from the controversy perceived to be more credible than ever
Sports Teams as Multiteam Systems
No full textA multiteam system (MTS) is a unique and complex organizational form consisting of two or more distinct component teams which interact interdependently in pursuit of a shared goal. In many contexts, such as emergency response teams military operations units, disaster relief task forces, and collaborative scientific efforts, MTSs are easily and intuitively identifiable as distinct entities. However, there is a gap in the literature regarding boundary conditions of MTSs, and classification of an organizational form as an MTS in novel contexts. This study addresses that gap by examining whether and how sports teams can be conceptualized as MTSs. Using a mixed methods approach, this study uses interviews from seven NCAA Division II and III coaches and athlete surveys to determine which sports, if any, contain (a) distinct component teams that, (b) interact interdependently, (c) in pursuit of a goal hierarchy. Findings reveal meaningful variability across sports, and a spectrum of MTS classification is elucidated, with four sports failing to meet the criteria for MTS classification, and three sports exhibiting the necessary characteristics for classification. These findings have important implications for both the MTS and sport psychology bodies of literature, in addition to being one of the first studies examining their intersection. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed
