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Wes Moore: The Thin Line Between Happiness and Tragedy
No full textWes Moore is an Army combat veteran, national bestselling author, and social entrepreneur. He is committed to helping young people redirect their lives and supporting the parents, teachers, mentors and volunteers who care for, and work with, our nation\u27s youth.
Moore graduated Phi Theta Kappa from Valley Forge Military College in 1998 and Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University in 2001. While a student at Johns Hopkins he founded STAND!, which works with Baltimore youth involved in the criminal justice system and still exists today. Moore completed a MLitt in International Relations from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. Upon graduation, he served as a captain in the United States Army, completing a tour to Afghanistan as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division.
His first book, The Other Wes Moore, became an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller as a story that conveys the importance of individual decisions as well as community support. He is also the host of Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network and Executive Producer and host of Coming Back with Wes Moore on PBS.
Moore is the Founder and CEO of BridgeEdU, an innovative college completion platform that addresses the college completion and career placement crisis by reinventing the freshman year in a way that engages students in real-world internships and service learning opportunities. He has been featured by USA Today, People Magazine, Meet the Press, The Colbert Report , The View, MSNBC, and NPR, among many others
From The Ground Up: Conversations With Wes Jackson
No full textAs human societies hurtle toward collapse, we’re going to need good science, appropriate teaching, and the best of our neighborly traditions to get through. In From the Ground Up, Wes Jackson discusses the challenges and opportunities. He’s a scientist with a sharp analytical mind to evaluate the data, and a lively storyteller who can reach back into the past for lessons that will be essential in a down-powering world.
Jackson supplemented the education he got growing up on a Kansas truck farm with a Ph.D. in genetics, leading to a university career. But he gave that up to start an alternative school and a research center that is now at the heart of work in sustainable agriculture. Along the way, he sharpened his storytelling skills, which are on display in this edited version of podcasts recorded in 2020 with his friend and collaborator Robert Jensen.
Contents
Foreword by Linda Ronstadt
Introduction by Robert Jensen
Intellectual Grounding
Respecting Your Tools
Mad About Science
Methodism to My Madness
The Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man
Bibliography
About the Authors
Contributors
Wes Jackson is cofounder and president emeritus of The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including Hogs Are Up: Stories of the Land, with Digressions and New Roots for Agriculture.
Robert Jensen is professor emeritus in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of many books, including The Restless and Relentless Mind of Wes Jackson: Searching for Sustainability and Plain Radical: Living, Loving, and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully.
Bill Vitek is Director of the New Perennials Project and New Perennials Publishing, and a Scholar in Residence at Middlebury College. Vitek taught philosophy for 32 years at Clarkson University, always with the objective of helping students understand that the philosophical imagination can, and must, do useful work in the world. Much of his work has engaged ecological issues, including collaborations with Wes Jackson and The Land Institute for over three decades. Vitek and Jackson co-edited two books, Rooted in the Land: Essays on Community and Place (1996) and The Virtues of Ignorance: Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits of Knowledge (2008).
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by R. Wes Harrison and Everald McLennon
No full textby R. Wes Harrison and Everald Mclennon Conjoint analysis is used to measure the preferences of United States consumers for labeling of biotech foods. The study found that consumers overwhelmingly support mandatory labeling of biotech foods. Results also showed the preferred labeling format is a text disclosure that describes the benefits of biotechnology in combination with a biotech logo. These results imply that U.S. consumers would support a revision of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's voluntary labeling policies. This may result in GMO labeling policies similar to those of the European Union, Australia, and New Zealand. Agricultural biotechnology (AB) is broadly defined as a collection of scientific techniques that involves taking the genes from one plant or animal species and inserting them in another species to transfer a desired trait or characteristic . For farmers, AB ha s led to reduced production costs, enhanced yields, and the potential for increased profits. Public benefits of AB include reductions in pesticide and herbicide use, as well as enhanced nutritional value, flavor, and shelf life of some foods. Despite these benefits, consumer acceptance has been controversial, as some consumer and special interest groups have expressed concerns over the safety and environmental effects of biotech foods (USDA/ERS, 1991). This is largely due to fears that AB may have some unforeseen health risks, as well as, unforeseen negative effects on wildlife and the environment. Consumer concerns regarding the safety of AB have made labeling of these foods an important policy issue throughout the world. For instance, health and environmental concerns are particularly strong among European, Australian, and New Zealand consume..
Sediment Production Model for the South Branch of the Buffalo River Watershed
No full textTo predict the relative risk of soil erosion from various parts of the South Branch Buffalo
River watershed, southwest of Moorhead, MN, the surficial geology of the area has been
studied and a methodology has been developed. The methodology comprises the use of
the sediment production component of the United States Department of Agriculture
AnnAGNPS model to quantify surface erosion rates and sediment yields from the upland
areas, and a sediment routing model to estimate the channel bank migration rates and the
supply of sediment from stream bank sources. The AnnAGNPS model was calibrated
using the suspended sediment load observations made at Sabin, Minnesota during 1978.
The calibrated model predicts a sediment yield of 14,400 tons/yr at the watershed outlet
(13.0 tons/km²/yr) for the years 2002-2005. This amount is nine times larger than the
channel bank erosion estimate of 1600 tons/yr (1.45 tons/km²/year). Modifications to the
AnnAGNPS program allow routing multiple grain sizes of sediment produced in the
watershed, including aggregated pellets formed from silts and clays, and predicting the
likely locations of sediment deposition in the river network.Houston Engineering, Inc, Buffalo-Red River Watershed DistrictLauer, Wes; Wong, Miguel; Mohseni, Omid. (2006). Sediment Production Model for the South Branch of the Buffalo River Watershed. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/117397
Wave transmission through rock structures
No full textApplication of the energy method leads to a theoretical expression of the coefficient of transmission through a prismatic structure, constructed from rocks of uniform size, for long waves traversing the structure. When the dissipation in the voids is due partly to turbulent forces, the transmissions are expressed by a power formula . The formula is modified by a parametric factor to respond to the conditions met with in the ordinary model studies of the shorter waves . The factor form is determined from observations made with waves of varying periods. The relation of the adapted formula to the resistance of the structures for steady flow is shown . With the reflections not being amenable to an analytical treatment, test results are consolidated in a single curve, irrespective of the rock sizes, with the porosity remaining constant
WES 2808 for Brittle Fracture Assessment of Steel Components under Seismic Conditions – Part VI: Application of WES 2808 to Beam-to-column Connections
No full textAbstractThis paper describes application of revised fracture assessment method specified in WES 2808 to full-scale models of beam-to-column connections subjected to cyclic and dynamic loading. Fracture tests of full-scale models of beam-to-column connections were carried out (Morita, 1999, and Yoshimura, 2006). Cyclic loading tests were conducted, which included dynamic loading tests. Brittle fracture occurred from weld defects (lack of fusion or weld crack) or artificial defects in beam-to-column connections. In accordance with WES 2808, the fracture strain at the beam end in the connection was evaluated. Fracture toughness of a local area including fracture initiation site was replaced by the static fracture toughness at reference temperature defined by WES 2808. The equivalent CTOD ratio β was employed to correct the constraint loss in structural components on the basis of the Weibull stress criterion. The fracture performance of full-scale models of beam-to-column connections evaluated by the procedure specified in WES 2808 was almost consistent with the experimental results
WES 2808 for Brittle Fracture Assessment of Steel Components under Seismic Conditions – Part I: Fracture Assessment Procedure
No full textAbstractThe Welding Engineering Standard, WES 2808, has been developed in the Japan Welding Engineering Society (JWES) for assessing the brittle fracture in steel components under seismic conditions. WES 2808 includes two unique ideas: 1) a reference temperature concept for the evaluation of the material fracture toughness under cyclic and dynamic loading, and 2) an equivalent CTOD concept for the correction of CTOD toughness for constraint loss in structural components. The CTOD design curve is employed for the assessment of the crack driving force of components. The revision of WES 2808 is in progress in JWES to expand the range of use and to improve the fracture assessment procedure. This paper describes the key contents of WES 2808
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[Wesley Phelps interview with Josh Prager, August 18, 2022]
No full textAudio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on August 18th, 2022 in Maplewood, New Jersey. Phelps interviews author Joshua Prager on his research over Roe v. Wade and the involvement of lawyer Henry McCluskey in the life of Norma McCorvey, better known as Jane Roe. Prager discusses Henry McCluskey's identity as a gay man, his roll connecting Norma McCorvey to her lawyer Linda Coffee, his legal career, and his murder in 1973. They continue to discuss newspaper coverage of McCluskey's murder and rumors of his sexual identity which circulated following his death. Prager closes by discussing the overlap between the fight for Women's and Gay rights
Lee, John D. -Monument P.1
No full textLeft to right: Juanita Brooks, Author of "Mountain Meadows Massacre," Mormon Chronicle, Diaries of John D. Lee," John Doyle Lee-Zealot-Pioneer builder--Scapegoat," and who helped in the wording of this monument to John Doyle Lee. Peggy Gregory, who was employed by the Huntington Library and helped in the editing and proof reading of "The Mormon Chronicle." Sana Lund Williamson, wife of john Wesley Williamson, Sr., Great-Grandson of John Doyle Lee, who designed the monument, and in corroboration with Juanita Brooks determined the wording which appears thereon. Photo by and Gift of: Wes Williamson. Oct., 1961
Aproximació a l'univers fílmic de Wes Anderson: existeix una marca autoral?
No full textAl llarg del anys Wes Anderson s'ha postulat com un dels directors contemporanis més importants i influents. Aquest estudi revisa la totalitat de la seva filmografia, centrant-se en la seva última pel·lícula "The Grand Budapest Hotel". L'anàlisi pretén verificar si Wes Anderson pot ser considerat o no autor de les seves pel·lícules en base a les pautes estipulades per la política d'autors provinent de la Nouvelle Vague.A lo largo de los últimos años Wes Anderson se ha postulado como uno de los directores contemporáneos más importantes e influyentes. Este estudio revisa la totalidad de su filmografía, centrándose en su última película "The Grand Budapest Hotel". El análisis pretende verificar si Wes Anderson puede ser considerado o no autor de sus películas en base a las pautas estipuladas por la política de autores proveniente de la Nouvelle Vague.Over recent years Wes Anderson has been postulated as one of the most important and influential contemporary directors. This study reviews all of his films, focusing on his latest film "The Grand Budapest Hotel". The analysis aims to verify if Wes Anderson can or not be considered the author of his films, based on the guidelines stipulated by the auteur theory coming from the Nouvelle Vague
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