2,202 research outputs found
Dr. Randall Bailey, ITC, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Randall Bailey. Dr. Bailey talks about his book, "They Were Altogether in One Place?: Toward Minority Biblical Criticism". Brad Ost, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
I Remember column in which author Richard Randall writes of his family\u27s disco
No full textI Remember column in which author Richard Randall writes of his family\u27s discovery of abundant wild blueberries growing near Rocky Pond in Osborne Plantation
Profile of agribusinesses in Tennessee: Knowledge of international markets, needs and informational sources
No full textInternational trade is the exchange of goods and services between countries. International trade occurs because a country is able to purchase goods internationally cheaper than it can produce them domestically. American producers trade 60 percent of wheat, rice, and soybean products produced in the U.S. Agricultural exports have played a significant role in the United States’ economy for many years. Exports of agricultural products have maintained a trade surplus for over forty years, helping to decrease the overall U.S. trade deficit. Small and medium-sized enterprises are instrumental in creating job opportunities, enhancing economic efficiency through competition and cooperation, and producing high value-added products through innovation. However, many small and medium-sized enterprises have a difficult time expanding into these foreign markets. The primary objective of this study is to gain insights into the behavior of Tennessee Agribusinesses and assess problems confronting Tennessee agriculture products exporters. A survey of 197 randomly selected agricultural product producers was conducted using a questionnaire developed for collecting data for the study. A majority of the firms responding were in nursery production followed by bakery and fruits/vegetables and only 25% were involved in the exporting. This is slightly higher than the nations average as only 20% of firms engage in exports nationally. The results of the study provide several useful information and implications regarding the types of information and resources current and potential agribusiness exporters will find useful in exporting their products
Economic Feasibility of Kenaf Production in Three Tennessee Counties
No full textSince the 1940s, kenaf has been viewed as a potential source of fiber, mainly for newsprint and high quality paper. Kenaf research has once again risen to the forefront due to the recent USDA tobacco buyout. Many states and farmers dependent upon tobacco revenues have been seeking alternative crops for a number of years. This study seeks to expand the current literature by examining the economic feasibility of growing kenaf within three counties in Tennessee. Nitrogen meta-yield response functions for kenaf and four traditional crops were developed for 30 soils through crop growth simulation modeling and used to compare optimal crop budgets for each soil. Results reveal that kenaf would not compete favorably with traditional crops on any soil at prices below 55/ton.alternative crop, economic feasibility, enterprise budgeting, kenaf, plant growth modeling, yield response functions, Agribusiness, Crop Production/Industries,
Economic development in the state of Tennessee : organization and performance of local governments and community organizations
No full textThe ninety-five counties in the State of Tennessee are varied in terms of financial resources, location, leadership and geographic attributes. A common goal of elected officials and community leaders in each county is to increase total economic activity. Two key indicators of economic activity in Tennessee counties include new investment in real property improvements, which would assist in increasing local government tax revenue, and additional jobs created to serve county residents. Measurements and ranking of changes in total jobs and property values for each county for a five year period, as well as the financial investments made by governments and community organizations, demonstrate the effect of active involvement in economic development programs at the county level
Randall Kenan, 33rd Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textRandall Kenan is the author of novels, stories, and nonfiction, including A Visitation of Spirits, Let the Dead Bury Their Dead, Walking on Water: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century, and The Fire This Time. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers Award, the Sherwood Anderson Award, the John Dos Passos Award, and the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Understanding Randall Kenan
No full textApril 11, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in Peabody 206 The event will begin with Kenan reading from his work and will be followed by an interview by James A. Crank, author of Understanding Randall Kenan. Signing to follow. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Randall Kenan is best known for his novel A Visitation of Spirits (1989) and his collection of stories Let the Dead Bury Their Dead (1992), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, was a nominee for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction, and named a New York Times Notable Book. Kenan is also the recipient of a , as well as the Whiting Writers Award, Sherwood Anderson Award, John Dos Passos Award, Rome Prize, and North Carolina Award for Literature. James A. Crank is an associate professor of American literature and culture at the University of Alabama, a National Humanities Center Fellow, and cohost of the podcast The Sound and the Furious. Crank’s essays have appeared in Agee Agonistes: Essays on the Life, Legend, and Works of James Agee and Southerners on Film: Essays on Hollywood Portrayals since the 1970s. In addition to his book on Kenan, Crank has written Understanding Sam Shepard (2012), New Approaches to Gone with the Wind (2015), and Race and New Modernisms (2019).https://egrove.olemiss.edu/eng_lec/1001/thumbnail.jp
A Study of Tennessee Newspapers' Use of Traditional Headline “Rules”
No full text This study determined the extent to which the established norms for writing headlines on news stories were actually being observed by newspapers. Secondarily, the research findings determined that there was a statistically significant difference in the degree of adherence to these guidelines between dailies and nondailies. The researchers developed and tested among Tennessee newspapers a list of quantitative indicators of news headline quality, according to traditional headline-writing guidelines. All of the daily and nondaily newspapers that were members of the Tennessee Press Association were selected for evaluation. </jats:p
The scope of mass communications education at seven Tennessee community colleges : a case study
No full textThis research attempted to gather and organize data on the scope of mass communications education at seven of Tennessee\u27s community colleges. Information was collected by examining catalogs and other literature printed by the schools, and a series of personal and telephone Interviews with the administrators and faculties of the schools Involved. Among the topics discussed were the organization of mass communications programs, the number and type of media related courses offered, and the number and type of faculty utilized In teaching such courses. It was concluded that each of the seven schools has a different approach to mass communications education, but that at any of the seven, students can receive a basic foundation for successful transfer to a four-year baccalaureate program
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