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Oral History Interview with James Rudd, August 17, 2006
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Rudd. Rudd was drafted in October 1942 and became a member of the Army Air Forces. He was sent to radio school and served as a radioman on a C-47 in the 83rd Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group. Rudd took part in the D-Day invasion and describes pulling gliders, dropping paratroopers, and evacuating wounded. He describes his duties and the type of equipment he used as a radioman. Rudd also describes how equipment was dropped to supply the front lines. A flight nurse pressed him into service to help care for the wounded on a flight where they transported former POWs. Rudd describes a few close calls due to enemy flak, an engine malfunction, and also mentions seeing a German jet in flight. He also describes how radio signals were used to guide friendly aircraft back to England. Rudd left the service at the end of the war
Consumption of submerged aquatic macrophytes by rudd (scardinius erythrophthalmus L.) in New Zealand
No full textIn experiments in New Zealand, rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus L.) of 108–277mm fork length (FL) ate a wide range of native and introduced submerged aquatic macrophytes in captivity and in the field. Rudd consumed the native charophytes Chara globularis Thuill., Chara fibrosa Ag. ex Bruz., and Nitella spp., the native macrophytes Potamogeton ochreatus Raoul. and Myriophyllum propinquum A. Cunn., and the introduced macrophytes Elodea canadensis Michx., Egeria densa Planch., Lagarosiphon major L., and Ceratophyllum demersum L. Rudd consistently consumed the Nitella spp. and Potamogeton ochreatus before Ceratophyllum demersum. From the results of experiments in tanks and in the field, we found the order of highest to lowest palatability was: Nitella spp. > Potamogeton ochreatus > Elodea canadensis> Chara globularis = Chara fibrosa> Egeria densa = Lagarosiphon major > Myriophyllum propinquum > Ceratophyllum demersum. The order of consumption was subject to some variation with season, especially for Egeria densa, Lagarosiphon major, and Myriophyllum propinquum. Rudd
consumed up to 20% of their body weight per day of Egeria densa in spring, and 22% of their body weight per day of Nitella spp. in summer. Consumption rates were considerably lower in winter than in summer. The results of our field trial suggested that the order of consumption also applies in the field and that rudd are having a profound impact on vulnerable native aquatic plant communities in New Zealand. Nitella spp. and Potamogeton ochreatus are likely to be selectively eaten, and herbivory by rudd might prevent the re-establishment of these species in
restoration efforts
Biology and potential impacts of rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus L.) in New Zealand
No full textRudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a cyprinid fish native to Europe that was illegally introduced into New Zealand in 1967. Between the 1960s and 1980s rudd were illegally spread to a number of lakes, ponds, and rivers in New Zealand, principally from the Waikato north. They now also occur in the Wanganui, Manawatu, Nelson, and Canterbury regions. Rudd undergo
ontogenetic changes in diet as they grow. Young-of-the-year rudd (58–65 mm mean fork length (FL)) ate a mixture of planktonic cladocerans and chironomid pupae, and potentially competed for these foods with common smelt (Retropinna retropinna). Larger rudd (100–149 mm FL) were primarily benthivorous, and potentially competed with perch (Perca fluviatilis) of the same size, brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus), and probably common bullies (Gobiomorphus cotidianus). Rudd of still larger sizes were
increasingly herbivorous, until at >200 mm FL their diet was >80% plant material. As rudd prefer native species of aquatic macrophytes to the introduced species, they can probably modify native plant communities and aid the invasion of introduced aquatic weeds. They may also have contributed to
the switch of Hamilton Lake from a macrophyte-dominated state to a phytoplankton-dominated state. It is time for the threats posed by rudd to be recognised, and for an education campaign to be mounted. As past rudd introductions have been done outside the law, increasing the severity of penalties for further illegal transfers is unlikely to be effective, and the coarse angling community should instead be included in management decisions concerning rudd
Oral History Interview with James Rudd, August 17, 2006
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Rudd. Rudd was drafted in October 1942 and became a member of the Army Air Forces. He was sent to radio school and served as a radioman on a C-47 in the 83rd Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group. Rudd took part in the D-Day invasion and describes pulling gliders, dropping paratroopers, and evacuating wounded. He describes his duties and the type of equipment he used as a radioman. Rudd also describes how equipment was dropped to supply the front lines. A flight nurse pressed him into service to help care for the wounded on a flight where they transported former POWs. Rudd describes a few close calls due to enemy flak, an engine malfunction, and also mentions seeing a German jet in flight. He also describes how radio signals were used to guide friendly aircraft back to England. Rudd left the service at the end of the war
Christopher Rudd, 46
No full textChristopher R. Rudd, a Redwood City resident who grew up in Palo Alto has died. He was 46
Interview with Rudd Brown
No full textAn interview on January 31, 1995, with Rudd Brown, on the subject of her former husband, Harrison Brown (1917-1986), who was a professor of geochemistry in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at Caltech from 1951 to 1977, with a joint appointment in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences as professor of science and government, from 1967. Among other policy positions, he was foreign secretary of the National Academy of Sciences from 1962 to 1974. In 1977, he left Caltech to become director of the Resource Systems Institute at the East-West Center, in Honolulu, remaining there until 1983.
Brown came to Caltech from the University of Chicago, and was shortly followed there by several other Chicago geochemists, including Clair Patterson and Samuel Epstein. He and Rudd were married c. 1950 and divorced in 1975. In this interview, she outlines his family background and childhood in Sheridan, Wyoming, and San Francisco and his wartime work at Oak Ridge. She recalls their early life together at the University of Chicago after World War II and their subsequent years at Caltech, including its social life. She discusses his interest in the problems of overpopulation, resource sustainability, agricultural productivity, and East-West relations. She recalls his help in her political campaigns for Congress in 1958 and 1960 and concludes with recollections of his involvement with the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in the 1960s
Bob Rudd
No full textBlack and white photograph of a man identified as "Bob Rudd," probably Robert D. Rudd, who was a professor of geography and natural resources in Wisconsin, Ohio, Oregon, and Colorado. He was a colleague of H. Bowman Hawkes in the Association of American Geographers
Economic indicators: Fraser to Rudd/Gillard Government
No full textThis research paper summarises the performance of the economy during each Government from Fraser through to Rudd/Gillard (up to March 2013) by providing period averages across a range of economic indicators. Though this approach has its limitations, it provides a useful overview and means of comparing the different Governments. The paper updates previous papers released by the Parliamentary Library.IntroductionFrom the Fraser through to the Rudd/Gillard Governments, there has been significant movement across a range of economic indicators. This is to be expected over a period which has seen a mining boom, two major recessions and the Global Financial Crisis. Some of the leading indicators that stand out are:high unemployment under the Hawke/Keating Government low inflation under the Howard Government that continued under the Rudd/Gillard Government lower economic growth under the Rudd/Gillard Government compared to the Hawke/Keating and Howard Governments high Commonwealth net debt (as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product) under the Hawke/Keating Government a low household savings ratio under the Howard Government compared to other Governments and an average positive underlying cash balance for the Howard Government, with negative average underlying cash balances for the Fraser, Hawke/Keating and Rudd/Gillard Governments.Authored by Alicia Hall, Alan Payne, Elouise Roberts and Guy Woods
Interview of Nancy M. Rudd by Nancy Rogers
No full textInterview conducted at The Ohio State University Archives, Columbus, Ohio.The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/OralHistory/Rudd_Nancy_061814.mp4Bitstream removed by Julianna Watson ([email protected]) on 2023-01-19 No. of bitstreams: 1
ARV_kbdirect_RuddN_2014-06-18_mp4.html: 548 bytes, checksum: 6c976a835aaaf176cbb2ddabcbad173c (MD5)Nancy Rudd discusses her faculty and administrative roles at The Ohio State University. She was hired in November 1974, as an Assistant Professor in what was then the School of Home Economics in the College of Agriculture. She taught courses in economic demography and consumer behavior at the upper undergraduate and graduate levels. She also pursued research on factors affecting the economic status of women and the elderly. Rudd served as Secretary of the University Senate from 1986 to 1992, before being appointed Associate Provost in the Office of Academic Affairs, a position that was subsequently retitled numerous times in order to reflect a change and expansion of Rudd's responsibilities. In particular, Rudd emphasizes her work in the Office of Academic Affairs that included her involvement in a complete analysis and transformation of promotion and tenure policies and procedures, as well as her participation in the creation of an online Office of Academic Affairs Handbook of academic personnel policies and procedures
‘The public mood could change’: Q&A with Roland Rudd, chair of Open Britain
No full textAmong the groups campaigning against a hard Brexit, Open Britain is among the best-resourced. But their impact on public opinion and the government’s negotiating stance has so far been minimal. LSE Brexit co-editor Ros Taylor asked the chair of Open Britain, Roland Rudd, about the campaign’s strategy
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