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Correspondence to Mary Ann Smith From Whitney M. Young Jr., March 21, 1960
No full textCorrespondence from Whitney M. Young Jr., Dean at the Atlanta University School of Social Work, to Mary Ann Smith discussing an upcoming documentary by Edward R. Murrow of the National Broadcasting Company. The documentary is on Atlanta, and the show's director is requesting to meet Mary Ann Smith at the dean's office. 2 pages
Extending generalized Whitney maps
No full textsummary:For metrizable continua, there exists the well-known notion of a Whitney map. If is a nonempty, compact, and metric space, then any Whitney map for any closed subset of can be extended to a Whitney map for [3, 16.10 Theorem]. The main purpose of this paper is to prove some generalizations of this theorem
A widow's tale: the 1884-1896 diary of Helen Mar Kimball Whitney
No full textTranscribed and edited by Charles M. Hatch and Todd M. Compton.Includes bibliographical references and index.Few diaries, journals, and memoirs published have provided as rich and well rounded a window into their authors' lives and worlds as the diary of Helen Mar Kimball Whitney. Because it provides a rare account of the widely experienced situations and problems faced by widows, her record has relevance far beyond Mormon history.Foreword / Maureen Ursenbach Beecher -- Helen Mar Whitney's Family -- 1884: Horace Has Spent a Dreadful Night -- 1885: Oh! How I Feel My Loss -- My Widowhood -- 1886: It Seemed Like a Dream That I Must Awake From -- 1887: I Woke Sobbing Three Times -- 1888: This Valley Is Covered with Thick Fog to Day -- Very Dreary -- 1889: A Beautiful White Coffin Held the Little Lamb & All Pronounced Him Beautiful -- 1890: A "Liberal" Gang of the Scum & Boys Passed Up Our Street -- 1891: E. M. Wells Came to See Us, & the House, at Evening -- Thought It Lovely -- 1892: We've Got to Do Something to Keep Ourselves Out of Debt -- 1893: Mary .. Gone To Chicago .. We Can't Afford to Go to the Saltair -- 1894: They Were the Best & Firmest in the Cause of Truth -- 1895: She .. Proposed to Have All Lay Hands on My Head & Rebuke My Afflictions -- 1896: I Couldnt Talk Right -- After One Word All Was Mudled
THE SMOOTH WHITNEY FIBERING CONJECTURE AND OPEN BOOKS IN WHITNEY AND BEKKA STRATIFICATIONS
No full textUsing continuous controlled liftings of vector fields, we first prove for Bekka's (c)-and hence Whitney (b)-regular stratifications S that near every point of a stratum X with depth Σ (X) = 1 there exists a local C 0,1 foliation. Then we construct a local open book structure near each point of X and use this result to prove the general smooth version of the Whitney fibering conjecture near every point of an arbitrary stratum X of S. As a consequence we improve the Thom-Mather regularity of the local trivialization maps of a proper stratified submersion f : S → M into a manifold. In a famous paper of 1965 H. Whitney proposed a local fibering property around points of a complex analytic variety. More precisely he conjectured that every complex analytic variety V admits a stratification such that a neighbourhood U of each point is fibered by copies of the intersection of U with the stratum M containing the point. He asked also that the fibers be holomorphic manifolds and that their tangent spaces vary continuously as nearby points approach M. Note that if one does not require the continuity of tangent spaces to the fibers then the Thom-Mather isotopy theorem suffices to prove a smooth version of Whitney's conjecture. In 1989 R. Hardt and D. Sullivan gave a proof of a similar conclusion for holomorphic varieties but again without the essential continuity of the tangent spaces to the fibers. From 1993 the first author studied the possibility of obtaining the analogous property in the case of smooth real stratified spaces in his thesis under the direction of the third author who conjectured this property be true for Whitney (b)-regular stratifications
Strong, steady and straight: UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis
No full textExercise and physical activity can improve bone strength and the risk of falls, which may offer benefits in the prevention and management of osteoporosis. However, uncertainty about the types of exercise that are safe and effective instigates lack of confidence in people with osteoporosis and health professionals. Existing guidelines leave some questions unresolved. This consensus statement aimed to determine the physical activity and exercise needed to optimise bone strength, reduce fall and fracture risk, improve posture and manage vertebral fracture symptoms, while minimising potential risks in people with osteoporosis. The scope of this statement was developed following stakeholder consultation. Meta-analyses were reviewed and where evidence was lacking, individual studies or expert opinion were used to develop recommendations. A multidisciplinary expert group reviewed evidence to make recommendations, by consensus when evidence was not available. Key recommendations are that people with osteoporosis should undertake (1) resistance and impact exercise to maximise bone strength; (2) activities to improve strength and balance to reduce falls; (3) spinal extension exercise to improve posture and potentially reduce risk of falls and vertebral fractures. For safety, we recommend avoiding postures involving a high degree of spinal flexion during exercise or daily life. People with vertebral fracture or multiple low trauma fractures should usually exercise only up to an impact equivalent to brisk walking. Those at risk of falls should start with targeted strength and balance training. Vertebral fracture symptoms may benefit from exercise to reduce pain, improve mobility and quality of life, ideally with specialist advice to encourage return to normal activities. Everyone with osteoporosis may benefit from guidance on adapting postures and movements. There is little evidence that physical activity is associated with significant harm, and the benefits, in general, outweigh the risks
A study of the status and objections to the passing of the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1466 & S.997) by the 113th congress, 2015
No full textThis study examines the extent to which a sample of the 113th Congress is engaged in the passing of the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act (H.R.1466 & S. 997). A sample of 308 members out of 541 Members of the 113th Congress was selected in Washington, DC or state offices by email addresses. The respondents for the sample of the 113th Congress consisted of the Congressional Member or their Legislative Director/Legislative Assistant. The areas of the study were demographics on the Member of Congress and an examination of the status and objection to the passing of the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act. The data were analyzed with the computerized software package for social science
Militant Mediator: Whitney M. Young Jr.
No full textWinner of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists Outstanding Book Award During the turbulent 1960s, civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr. devised a new and effective strategy to achieve equality for African Americans. Young blended interracial mediation with direct protest, demonstrating that these methods pursued together were the best tactics for achieving social, economic, and political change. Militant Mediator is a powerful reassessment of this key and controversial figure in the civil rights movement. It is the first biography to explore in depth the influence Young\u27s father, a civil rights leader in Kentucky, had on his son. Dickerson traces Young\u27s swift rise to national prominence as a leader who could bridge the concerns of deprived blacks and powerful whites and mobilize the resources of the white America to battle the poverty and discrimination at the core of racial inequality. Alone among his civil rights colleagues—Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Wilkins, James Farmer, John Lewis, and James Forman—Young built support from black and white constituencies. As a National Urban League official in the Midwest and as a dean of the School of Social Work at Atlanta University during the 1940s and 1950s, Young developed a strategy of mediation and put it to work on a national level upon becoming the executive director of the League in 1961. Though he worked with powerful whites, Young also drew support from middle-and working-class blacks from religious, fraternal, civil rights, and educational organizations. As he navigated this middle ground, though, Young came under fire from both black nationalists and white conservatives.
Provides a detailed narrative, closely grounded in extensive research, that extends our understanding of Young\u27s life and career. -- American Historical Review
A respectful but not hagiographic biography of an often undervalued civil rights leader. -- Booklist
Dickerson\u27s excellent biography establishes that Young was similarly successful in building support among blacks. This book is very readable and well documented, with 42 pages of notes and citations from dozens of interviews the author conducted with critical players in the Civil Rights Movement. -- Choice
Certainly an important addition to our understanding of the Civil Rights era. -- Independent Publisher
A well-researched work. -- Journal of Southern History
A thoughtful study of an often overlooked figure in the American civil-rights movement. -- Kirkus Reviews
Young was just 49 when he drowned on a trip to Nigeria. Today, a younger generation might not be aware of his contributions, so the publication of Militant Mediator is welcome. -- Lexington Herald-Leader
Dickerson\u27s portrait is carefully balanced, identifying Young\u27s undeniable success in attracting corporate and foundation support for the NUL and his rise to national prominence as a spokesman for black civil rights, as well as the limitations inherent in any position so heavily dependent on the generosity of wealthy whites. -- MultiCultural Review
Not only does Dickerson find Young uncompromising in his advocacy of a civil rights agenda but he holds that the mediating role that Young played was vital to the lasting accomplishments of better-known figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and James Farmer. -- New York Times Book Review
A major revisionist interpretation of African American leader Whitney M. Young Jr. . . . will be the definitive work on Young for years to come. -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
Winner of the annual prize for outstanding book given by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.
Winner of the Nelson Bushnell Prize, given by Williams College to a faculty member displaying excellence in publishing and teaching.https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_african_american_studies/1004/thumbnail.jp
A conceptual study linking African American father absenteeism to the academics and behavior of school-aged African American males
No full textThis paper will explain the factors that contribute to absenteeism among African American fathers and conceptualize a relationship linking father absence to the academic and behavior outcomes of School-aged African American males. Through a systematic review of literature, the author was able to link father absence to the academics and behavior of school-aged African American males. Using the Afrocentric Perspective and the Family Systems theoretical framework, this relational study provides insight to father absenteeism as an urgent social issue, the impact this issue presents to school-aged African American males, and recommendations to help resolve the issue
Determining the Contribution of Epidermal Cell Shape to Petal Wettability Using Isogenic Antirrhinum Lines
No full textThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
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