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Organic Gardening and Possibilities for its Implementation at Smith College: An Exercise on the Sustainable Use of Limited Resources
No full textThe focus of this paper lies in the comparison of conventional agriculture methods versus those of sustainable alternative or organic farming, in terms of their impacts on the environment and the sustainable use of limited resources. By looking at the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainable agriculture in comparison to conventional practices, there is an emphasis on approaches that Smith College students could take to further educate themselves on this topic. Specifically, I have investigated possibilities for the implementation of an organically grown student-run garden at Smith College, and the benefits that it would produce for Smith College from a systems level perspective. This paper encourages Smith College students to become involved in what the Five-College Consortium has to offer in terms of educational opportunities geared towards the merits of sustainable alternatives to mainstream, conventional agricultural. The detrimental consequences of conventional agriculture are pervasive and widespread, and this is important for students to understand. Finally, the author urges for the eventual involvement of Smith College students in an alternative methods, student-run community garden on the Smith College campus or in the nearby vicinity
Identifying communities of practice: analysing ontologies as networks to support community recognition
No full textCommunities of practice are seen as increasingly important for creating, sharing and applying organisational knowledge. Yet their informal nature makes them difficult to identify and manage. In this paper we set out ONTOCOPI, a system that applies ontology-based network analysis techniques to target the problem of identifying such communities
Sara S. Poor and Nigel Smith, Eds. Mysticism and Reform, 1400-1750
No full textBook review of Mysticism and Reform, 1400-1750 ed. Sara S. Poor and Nigel Smith
Chinese Classics: The Commentarial Tradition
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Reading texts from the Chinese and Japanese canons, Knight and Smith engage the subtle interplay of classic texts and commentaries, ancient and modern. They find that no classic text is a stand-alone: each inner text has traditionally been read as a dialogue between originating author(s) and authoritative later readers. When we approach these texts, then, we find ourselves part of an explicit, venerable conversation. Knight and Smith focus on five examples: the Sunzi (Sun Tzu) Art of War, the Japanese Zen Master Ikkyū, the great Tang dynasty poet Li Bo (Li Po), the ancient divination text the Yijing (I Ching) or Classic of Change, and the perplexing philosopher Laozi (Lao Tzu), originator of Daoism (Taoism). Reading these texts is like marrying into a very large family, one whose members, allusions, rewritings, irregular knowing and jokes we may appreciate or tolerate to different degrees. No way to control this process!
Book Abstract:
This Is a Classic illuminates the overlooked networks that contribute to the making of literary classics through the voices of multiple translators, without whom writers would have a difficult time reaching a global audience. It presents the work of some of today\u27s most accomplished literary translators who translate classics into English or who work closely with translation in the US context and magnifies translators\u27 knowledge, skills, creativity, and relationships with the literary texts they translate, the authors whose works they translate, and the translations they make. The volume presents translators\u27 expertise and insight on how classics get defined according to language pairs and contexts. It advocates for careful attention to the role of translation and translators in reading choices and practices, especially regarding literary classics.https://scholarworks.smith.edu/clt_books/1004/thumbnail.jp
U of M Crookston's Nigel Smith Named MCHA Freshman of the Week
No full textVito, Chris. (2009). U of M Crookston's Nigel Smith Named MCHA Freshman of the Week. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/222195
Legal Taxonomy From Sweet & Maxwell
No full textAbstractMark Scott and Nigel Smith provide the background to the development of Sweet & Maxwell's Legal Taxonomy before outlining its structure and explaining how it is used by Sweet & Maxwell and other Thomson Reuters companies.</jats:p
A Distributed Policy-based Network Management (PBNM) System for Enriched Experience Networks&trade; (EENs)
No full textAND CONCRETE POLICIES. SOURCE: [1] ....................................... 1 TABLE 2 -- RESEARCH PROCESS AND METHODS......................................................................................... 1 TABLE 3 -- COMPLETION PLAN (PER SEMESTER)........................................................................................ 1 TABLE 4 -- THESIS STRUCTURE.................................................................................................................. 1 Nigel Sheridan-Smith iii v1.0, 3/11/2003 NOTICE OF DOCTORAL ASSESSMENT SEMINAR Information and Communication Group Faculty of Engineering University of Technology, Sydney Title: A Distributed Policy-based Network Management (PBNM) system for Enriched Experience Networks^TM (EENs) Doctoral Candidate: Nigel Sheridan-Smith Venue: 1/2219 Time: 10:30 am Date: Wednesday 5 November 2003 ABSTRACT Policy-based Network Management (PBNM) systems have traditionally been used in enterprise networks where the emphasis has been on centralising the responsibility for management of the network for simplicity. In this environment, PBNM systems have been helpful in partially automating the configuration of the network and prioritising the use of resources
Structural models of the exchange rate : theory and evidence
No full textIn this thesis the negative views of much empirical work which has examined theoretical models of the exchange rate for the floating rate period is explained and questioned. Following presentation of two popular theoretical models, Chapter 1 shows why much empirical work is incorrect. However, even using correct techniques the conclusion on the simple form of these models is negative. In particular the existence of the rational expectations solution assumed in much previous work is questioned. Chapter 2 contains an examination of one particular model of the exchange rate and presents a new technique for assessing the causes of the failure of a model incorporating rational expectations. In Chapter 3 I use the information from the first two chapters in developing an empirical representation of the sticky-price exchange rate model which takes account of the theory whilst using dynamic specification to provide data coherent estimates of the structure of the model. Tests of misspecification and exogeneity are used to examine assumptions made in the theory. The dynamic properties of the model along with the existence of the rational expectations solution are examined in Chapter 4. Dynamic simulation of various forms of the model is used to provide information on the intrinsic and extrinsic dynamic structure of the model. Overshooting of the exchange rate when the model is subjected to monetary shocks is confirmed. Finally in Chapter 5 I consider a development of the sticky-price model to allow for the presence of wealth effects and imperfect substitutability of international capital. Some standard theoretical results are questioned and reversed in some of the cases that I consider. (D80610)</p
Anne Stafford, Nigel Parton, Sharon Vincent and Connie Smith: Child Protection Systems in the United Kingdom : A Comparative Analysis
No full textBook Review:Anne Stafford, Nigel Parton, Sharon Vincent and Connie Smith: Child Protection Systems in the United Kingdom : A Comparative Analysi
Short Stories from Taiwan
No full textWith careful literary crafting, Taiwan\u27s writers have told the complex story of their country since World War II. Sabina Knight, a professor at Smith College and author of Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction, recommends five of her favourite short story collections.
Interview by Sophie Roell, Edito
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