Oral History Interview: Harry K. Betros

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia business owners. Born in Syria, Mr. Betros relates his life experiences in Syria, the type of government there, and the procedure he went through to get to the United States. He mentions that he used to pack peddle in West Virginia, talks about food and its preservation in Syria, and then goes into a discussion of his linen business, begun in 1924. The rest of the interview is centered around Mr. Betros\u27s Persian rug business.https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1170/thumbnail.jp

Investigation into a non-contacting direct measurement of wavenumber distribution for a vibrating surface

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1989.GRSN 410199Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-76).by Robert S. Betros.M.S

The impact of horse age, sex and number of riders on horse performance in British Eventing horse trials

Background Limited research has been undertaken to determine the impact of horse age, sex and number of riders on horse performance in British Eventing (BE) horse trials. Improved understanding of this can aid professionals in planning a competition horse’s career. Objectives To investigate the impact of age, sex and number of riders on the peak performance of horses at each of the main levels of BE competitions. Methods The best score from each horse competing in BE horse trials in the years 2008 to 2018 were recorded, principal component and hierarchical cluster analysis was performed. Basic data analysis was used to identify variables associated with particular better-performing clusters of horses. The interplay of the combinatory variables was then used to map out the trends in career trajectory for horses competing at each level of competition in the best and worst performing clusters. Results and conclusions: The peak performance of mares was worse than geldings and stallions at all levels. At Novice to Advanced, stallions did not perform as consistently with multiple riders as geldings. The age at which the best performing groups peaked was similar for mares and geldings in all classes, although stallions peaked at an older age than mares and geldings at Novice and Intermediate level. All horses were a minimum of four years old at the time of competition, as per British Eventing rules

A New Future for the Sisters Elementary School Site

98 pagesOver fall term 2022, Community and Regional Planning graduate students worked with the City of Sisters to design a research based redevelopment proposal for the Sisters Elementary School and Sisters School District administration building site. Students analyzed potential opportunities and challenges of revitalizing these two adjoining properties through three different lenses: 1) age friendly neighborhoods; 2) adaptive reuse of preexisting structures, and 3) a community and recreation center. Despite different focus areas, as the teams moved through the planning process, they sought to incorporate what they understood to be community values: connection, livability, accessibility, equity, and safety. With their focus areas and these values in mind, they organized their proposals around the overarching themes of connectivity, built spaces (especially housing), and open and green spaces. The teams imagined the site in a way that would sustain Sisters’ strong sense of pride and community as the city continues to grow in the future. They also wanted to encourage healthy lifestyles for Sisters’ residents and ensure that people of all ages, incomes, and abilities could access the site safely. This report describes the information that the teams gathered and analyzed to create their designs, details each team’s site proposal, and offers ideas for implementation

Clare Evans memorial essay prize 2006: Liberty, Citizenship and the Suppression of Female Religious Communities in France, 1789-90

This article examines how nuns reacted to the proposed suppression of religious orders by the National Constituent Assembly during the French Revolution. Drawing upon petitions sent to the Assembly by female religious communities, as well as the letters of their individual members, it explores how these women harnessed revolutionary discourse to argue for their rights as citizens, revealing in the process their sentiments towards the religious state. Whether they were happy to leave their convents or professed a desire to stay, their correspondence encapsulates the dilemma faced by the Assembly in determining how to ensure liberty for all without overriding individual rights