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    Charlie May Simon materials

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    This collection contains materials relating to Arkansas author Charlie May Simon

    Art: Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena [001]

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    Photograph of contemporary sculpture, Pasadena Art Museum (later re-named Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena), Pasadena, CaliforniaContemporary sculpture, Pasadena, California. Photo: Steve Conna

    Art: Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena [002]

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    Photograph of contemporary sculpture, part of a 1963 show (possibly the show "Ceramics By Harrison McIntosh January 09, 1963 - February 03, 1963") at Pasadena Art Museum (later re-named Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena), Pasadena, CaliforniaContemporary ceramic sculpture, spring \u2763, Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, California, U.S.A

    Luck or Skill? An Examination of the Ehrlich - Simon Bet

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    In 1980, Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon placed a famous bet on whether the prices of a bundle of natural resources would rise or fall over the ensuing decade. Simon won the bet as the real price of the bundle fell significantly, and the result of this bet has been taken as proof that technological progress is likely overcome any Neo-Malthusian concerns about natural resource scarcity. Contrary to the popular perception, however, an examination of the price history of the identical bundle of goods from 1900-2007 shows that Ehrlich and not Simon would have won a majority of the bets over the past century and would have done so by a wide margin.Natural resources, scarcity, Neo-Malthusian

    Art: Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena [003]

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    Photograph of "Untitled" by Robert Irwin (b. 1928, Long Beach, California; lives and works in San Diego, California), probably one of series created between 1966 and 1969, acrylic lacquer on formed acrylic plastic (with central band), dimensions vary, possibly 54 in. (137.2 cm) diameter if piece in photograph is the one that is part of collection at Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CaliforniaUntitled work by Robert Irwin, 1969-70, assembled plastic construction. Photograph with flash minus the shadows cast from lighting. At Pasadena Art Museum, 1969-70, Pasadena, California, U.S.A

    Simon Nyakot

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    abstract: Simon Nyakot left his village when he was six years old. “Lost Boys Found” is an ongoing, interdisciplinary project that is collecting, recording and archiving the oral histories of the Lost Boys/Girls of Sudan. The collection is a work-in-progress, seeking to record the oral history of as many Lost Boys/Girls as are willing, and will be used in a future book.Age: 27Region: LakeThis picture and bio was donated to the Lost Boys Found project from The Arizona Lost Boys Cente

    Cahiers Saint-Simon

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    https://www.persee.fr/renderCollectionCover/simon.pngThe Société Saint-Simon was founded in 1972 in order to promote studies about the Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755), namely about the work, life, and thinking of the Mémoires’s author. Each year it issues a Cahier Saint-Simon. It contains the Acts of the annual Journée d’étude in Versailles, but also Notes and Documents, News of the Society and Book reviews.Fondée en 1972, la Société Saint-Simon a pour but de développer les études concernant l'oeuvre, la personne et la pensée du duc de Saint-Simon (1675-1755), l’auteur des Mémoires. Chaque année, paraît un numéro de Cahiers Saint-Simon contenant les actes de la journée annuelle de Versailles, ainsi que des Mélanges, des Notes et Documents et une Chronique bibliographique détaillée

    Cahiers Saint-Simon

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    https://www.persee.fr/renderCollectionCover/simon.pngThe Société Saint-Simon was founded in 1972 in order to promote studies about the Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755), namely about the work, life, and thinking of the Mémoires’s author. Each year it issues a Cahier Saint-Simon. It contains the Acts of the annual Journée d’étude in Versailles, but also Notes and Documents, News of the Society and Book reviews.Fondée en 1972, la Société Saint-Simon a pour but de développer les études concernant l'oeuvre, la personne et la pensée du duc de Saint-Simon (1675-1755), l’auteur des Mémoires. Chaque année, paraît un numéro de Cahiers Saint-Simon contenant les actes de la journée annuelle de Versailles, ainsi que des Mélanges, des Notes et Documents et une Chronique bibliographique détaillée
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