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FIT Talks: Peggy and Arthur Winters Interview
No full textArthur and Peggy Winters recall their childhoods, greatest influences, and how they came to their current careers. The couple recalls the way they met when Peggy came to FIT to interview to become an instructor of Advertising and Communications in the Business and Technology Department at FIT in 1976. The two recall the various books they've published. Peggy talks about how she began an internship program for the Business and Technology division at FIT, which expanded to the entire college, and recalls the extensive list of countries in which the internship programs took place over 8 summers. Arthur speaks a bit about his agency located in the Empire State Building, and his client Kay Jewelers, who recommended that he began teaching.Dr. Arthur Allen Winters and Prof. Peggy Fincher Winters are active in brand image research in brand concept and content development for local and global fashion companies. They conduct international seminars and professional training in integrated and experiential marketing and multimedia communications. Dr. and Prof. Winters are partners in TFI Geomarketing, a consulting firm specializing in strategic planning for integrated marketing and communications. They have served as judges for several advertising awards, such as the NY American Marketing Association EFFIES. They are currently offering branding concept education through seminars and certification curricula for The Center for Professional Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology / State University of New York. They have contributed to the development of FIT’s certification programs and teach in Retailing: Customer Experience Management; Retailing: E-Commerce and Social Media; and Brand Management Experience. They have authored and co-authored books, videos, and online blogs and newsletters. Their co-authored books include: What Works in Fashion Advertising; BrandStand, Strategies for Retail Brand Building; and The Power of Retail Branding, Innovative Marketing Strategies for Achieving BrandPower. They travel worldwide in order to observe and evaluate ongoing changes in the international retail, advertising and marketing landscape. The Winters have created academic curricula and given industry consults and seminars in England, Italy, France, Brazil, Kenya, Korea, Japan, Israel, China, and Russia.Dr. Arthur A. Winters is Professor Emeritus and founder of the Advertising and Marketing Communications Department, at the Fashion Institute of Technology / State University of New York. He has over 60 years of experience as an advertising agency and marketing professional. He is an educator and an author with a specialty in strategic brand management, planning and creative execution of marketing and communications. He is a pioneer in Integrated and Experiential Marketing, Advertising and Communications, who believed then and now, that brand building requires more than brand name recognition. Dr. Winters holds degrees in economics, public relations, marketing and education from Williams College, Pace University, and Temple University. Quoted in numerous professional and trade publications, he has written many articles and authored and co-authored seven textbooks. He has created innovative curricula for advertising and marketing communications and developed interactive multimedia matrices for experiential education.Prof. Peggy Fincher Winters has been a professional and an educator in fashion marketing, advertising and marketing communications for over 40 years. Her career spans the industry from specialty and department store retailing -- to retail and producer direct marketing, advertising, promotions and public relations. She is a strategic planner and creative producer of advertising and public relations and integrated marketing campaigns. She has been a TV spokesperson, written articles, books and videos, and has been quoted on fashion, marketing, advertising, as well as experiential education and career development issues. Her education career includes being the founder of the FIT/SUNY college-wide Internship Program, professor of advertising and marketing communications. She has developed curricula and mentoring matrices that provide internship programming and career coaching. Prof. Winters holds degrees in merchandising, marketing, and education from Ellsworth Community College and The University of Memphis
Pacemaker guided screening for severe sleep apnea, a possible option for patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
No full textIntroduction Obstructive sleep apnea is often underdiagnosed in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients although it is an important risk factor. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to assess which techniques cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) and Holter monitors use to screen for sleep apnea (SA), and to evaluate if these are suitable for AF patients from a diagnostic accuracy perspective.Methods The search was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA-guidelines. PICO was defined as (P) patients with AF, (I) Holter monitors or CIED suitable for screening for SA, (C) overnight polysomnography (PSG), (O) positive screening with subsequent positive polysomnographic diagnosis of SA. Optimal index test cut-off points corresponding to reference test cut-off for severe SA (PSG-AHI >= 30) were compared. Meta-analysis was conducted for the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), with forest plot and ROC-curve for summary DOR.Results A total of five prospective cohort studies (n = 192) were included in the systematic review of which four studies (n = 132) were included in the meta-analysis. All included studies use transthoracic impedance measurement as a screening parameter. No studies evaluating Holter monitors were included. The population consisted of patients indicated for pacemaker implantation. The summary DOR was 27.14 (8.83; 83.37), AUC was 0.8689 (0.6872; 0.9456) and Q* was 0.8390 (0.7482; 0.9013).Conclusion At optimal pacemaker-cut-off, pacemaker-guided screening for severe SA in patients with AF can be an effective triage tool for clinical practice. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to strengthen the evidence for this conclusion.This study is part of Limburg Clinical Research Center, supported by the foundation Limburg Sterk Merk, province of Limburg, Flemish government, Hasselt University, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg and Jessa Hospital
The author writes of spending four winters on Green\u27s Island in Penobscot Bay an
No full textThe author writes of spending four winters on Green\u27s Island in Penobscot Bay and the craziness brought on by living on an isolated rock
An analysis of temperature changes in Dutch winters
No full textIt is said that Dutch winters are becoming milder and that we experience less severe winters nowadays. In this thesis it is attempted to test meteorological data on whether there is a significant trend. This is done by using the Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator. In the last chapter the cultural impact of the changing winters on the Eleven cities tour is also explored.Applied Mathematic
California State Forestry Labor Camps For the Relief of Unemployed Men During the Winters of 1931-32, 1932-33
Get PDFThese personal reminiscences were set down from memory by the author in 1968 after he had participated with other veterans of the labor camp program in recording experiences upon tapes now deposited in State Archives. Winters\u27 very active career with the California Division of Forestry covered a period of 35 years.
This article was presented in 1972 essentially for the information of employees of this department. However, because of its historical value, demands for copies from libraries and educational institutions led us to believe that this reproduction would be truly justified. Office of the State Forester
The winters of 1894-1895 and 1895-1896 in Belgium
Get PDFThe author summarizes and explains various observations made during the winters of 1894, 1895 and 1896 in Belgium.L’auteur résume et explique différentes observations faites lors des hivers de 1894, 1895 et 1896 en Belgique
Asian Economic Integration - Perspectives from a Chinese Scholar
Get PDFSince the 1990s, regional economic integration has become an unstoppable trend throughout the world. As the most telling feature of that, regional trade agreements (RTAs) have expanded explosively in the past fifteen years (see figure 1). According to the latest WTO data, the number of RTAs of all kinds (including those in implementation or to be signed) had reached almost 300 by the end of 2005. 250 of them have been notified to WTO, among which 130 were notified after January 1995, with most signed recently. So far, 173 RTAs have been notified to WTO and taken effect. It is assessed that there are still over 70 RTAs which havent been notified to WTO but about to come into effect.Asian Economic Integration
Northern hemisphere storm tracks in strong AO anomaly winters
No full textNorthern Hemisphere winter 300 hPa storm tracks/baroclinic waves and their energetics during strong Arctic Oscillation (AO) anomaly events are investigated. It is shown that during strong positive AO anomaly winters, the Atlantic storm track intensifies significantly and shifts northward and far downstream while Pacific storm track extends westward. Baroclinic waves over the Atlantic propagate along central North Atlantic during strong negative AO anomaly winters while during strong positive AO anomaly winters, waves over the Atlantic split into two branches. Distributions of the kinetic energy and energy conversions of different spatial scale over the storm track regions assume different characteristics for different AO phases. Copyright (c) 2008 Royal Meteorological Societyhttp://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000263860700008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701Geochemistry & GeophysicsMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesSCI(E)9ARTICLE3153-159
Gift Days by K.-L. Winters
No full textWinters, Kari-Lynn. Gift Days. Illus. Stephen Taylor. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2012. Print.A young Ugandan girl, Nassali, watches her brother go to school every day, and wishes she could go too. She wants to learn to read but her time is filled with taking care of her family, her responsibility since the death of her mother. How her life changes, and how she learns to read is told through this picture book. The author, Kari-Lynn Winters, is a Canadian author and literacy researcher and a faculty member in Teacher Education at Brock University. She is a well-known author of numerous picture books.The book is illustrated by Stephen Taylor, a graduate of the Ontario College of Art, and frequent Illustrator of children’s books. The illustrations are charming and add a great deal of depth to the story. They do an excellent job of conveying how alone and left out Nassali feels as her brother goes to school every day, and her joy and sense of pride when she learns to read.The story unfortunately, is not as engaging as the illustrations. The language is quite dry and somewhat didactic, seemingly at odds with the picture book format. There are some disconnections in the story. It is unclear, for example, why the brother decides to teach Nassali to read. For this reason it is difficult to determine the intended audience. The format suggests primary school students, but the content suggests an older audience.This book would be useful as an instructional resource in an elementary school setting for a unit on gender issues or development. It is not, however, likely to engage a self-directed reader of any age.Reviewer: Margaret Law Recommended with reservations: 2 out of 4 starsMargaret Law is the Associate University Librarian (International Relations) at the University of Alberta, responsible for developing international library partnerships. Previously, she was a public librarian, primarily involved with the development of rural libraries in Alberta
IJsverslag: Winters 1997-1998 / 1998-1999 / 1999 - 2000 en winter 2000 - 2001
No full textIn de winters van 1997-1998.1998-1999 en 1999-2000 is er geen ijs van enige betekenis geweest. waar de scheepvaart hinder van heeft ondervonden.* De winter van 2000-2001 was er één aaneen gesloten ijsperiode van 17 t/m 24 januari 2001. In deze periode zijn 4 ijskaarten uitgegeven. Deze ijskaarten waren tevens beschikbaar op internet http://www.waterland.net/bericht/ijskaart. De scheepvaart ondervond vooral in het noordelijk gedeelte van het land en op de randmeren hinder van ijsgang. * Een ijsperiode is gedefinieerd als een periode van tenminste vijf aaneengesloten dagen, waarop van vijf of meer scheepvaartkanalen op onderlinge afstand van tenminste 10 kilometer ijsbezetting wordt gemeten.IJsversla
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