Soseki and Shiki : their friendship in haiku and kanshi

Original works by Natsume Soseki and Masaoka Shik

Finance for Agriculture or Agriculture for Finance?

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Martin, S. J. and Clapp, J. (2015), Finance for Agriculture or Agriculture for Finance?. Journal of Agrarian Change, 15: 549–559. doi:10.1111/joac.12110, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/joac.12110.. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.Food studies scholars have paid increasing attention to ‘financialization’ within the food system as private financial actors have played a growing role in various facets of the sector in recent years. While there has been much attention paid to the implications of the greater role for financial actors in the food system, there has been relatively less attention paid to the ways in which these actors have historically interacted with it; in particular, in relation to the role of the state in mediating agricultural finance. This paper examines the long association between agriculture, finance and the state. Historically, private capital has been reluctant to invest in agriculture without assurances and support from the state, and states have practiced varying degrees of regulation on private financiers in the sector. These trends have shaped the practices of contemporary financialization. Although we recognize the systematic political project to reduce the role of the state in agriculture since the 1970s, these patterns persist and we ultimately argue that to understand the financialization of agriculture, it is important to understand how the state has been a long-standing coupler between finance and agriculture

Exile Vol. LII No. 1

NOTE: the fiction piece Cerveca Andaluce by Sarah Clapp is incorrectly listed as beginning on page 10 in the published table of contents. It actually begins on page 9. All submissions are reviewed on an anonymous basis, and all editorial decisions are shared equally among the members of the editorial board. -53 Cover Art by Medha Jaishankar: The Heffner View of Chicago -53 Printed by Printing Arts Press -5

The Art of Diabetes Prevention Education in Youth

poster abstractBackground: The obesity epidemic has led to an increase in type 2 diabetes as well as the precursor condition “prediabetes.” Prediabetes is defined as blood glucose or hemoglobin A1c levels higher than normal, but not high enough for diabetes. Approximately 30% of obese adolescents in the U.S. have prediabetes. Youth with prediabetes have significantly increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Literature demonstrates the significant impact of modest weight loss and physical activity on the prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes. Education on diabetes risk and initiation of lifestyle change is the primary treatment modality. Materials are needed to more effectively educate youth on diabetes progression and risk reduction while using consistent information from evidence-based behavior change methods. Objective: The Youth Diabetes Prevention Clinic is collaborating with the Herron School of Art and Design and a professional design firm to develop an effective tool for communicating the importance of preventing type 2 diabetes while using adolescent-friendly language, visually exciting graphics and relevant messaging. Methods: The team consists of physicians who specialize in adolescent diabetes, a registered dietician, health educators, and graphic design professionals. The project is being completed in four phases: exploration, design, analysis, and refinement. Results: Exploration: The design professionals conducted key personnel interviews and a clinic site visit to determine the appropriate product design. Design: A 16-page booklet was created to incorporate the use of age-appropriate graphics, medical language in lay terms, and cohesive messaging in one package. Analysis: Usability will be measured through user-group testing, key personnel interviews, pre and post knowledge assessments and readiness to change scales. Refinement: Messaging will be revised based on analytical findings. Conclusions: This collaboration exemplifies the benefit of a multidisciplinary approach in the development of patient-centered education materials and provides a framework for others when developing age-specific health communication strategies

Exile Vol. L

47th Year FALL 2003: Title Page 3 Epigraph by Ezra Pound 5 Table of Contents 7 Contributors\u27 Notes 32-33 Editorial Board 34 ART Untitled I by Tricia DiFranco \u2706 10 Untitled I by Derek Mong \u2704 16 Untitled II by Derek Mong \u2704 18 Untitled II by Tricia DiFranco \u2706 21 Andromeda Chained to the Rock of Doom by Matt Messmer \u2706 24 Something Wicked This Way Comes by Matt Messmer \u2706 26 Tony by Erin Saelzler \u2706 30 FICTION Inside by Thomas Kern \u2705 11-15 Dreamer by Sandy Liang \u2707 22-23 POETRY Blackout by Derek Mong \u2704 (Winner of Exile Prize for Poetry) 8-9 Canoeing on the Kalamazoo by Meghan Vesper \u2705 17 Dinner with Daddy by Nicki Bennet \u2704 19 Leaving Behind Yaknapatawpha by Nikki Bennet \u2704 20 Folklore by Derek Mong \u2704 25 Trapped by Sarah Clapp \u2706 27 Blue Ridge Mountains by Meghan Vesper \u2705 28 Grilling on the Back Porch by Meghan Vesper \u2705 29 Communion Cup by Nicki Bennet \u2704 31 SPRING 2004: Title Page 37 Table of Contents 39 Contributors\u27 Notes 85 Editorial Board 86 ART She Will Run by Julianne McCall \u2706 35 Curious George by Geoff Young \u2705 40 Anxious by Tricia DiFranco \u2706 42 Untited by Ashley Meade \u2704 50 Untitled I by Tom Michaels \u2704 52 Moment of Autumn by Gary Weber \u2705 62 Untitled II by Tom Michaels \u2704 64 Jesus Lives by Carol Collins \u2705 76 Untitled by Chris Jessen \u2704 79 Untitled by Gary Weber \u2705 82 Untitled by Pam Arbisi \u2707 84 FICTION The Pilot by Lauryn Dwyer \u2705 43-49 Cigars Are Meant to be Smoked by Melanie Vanderkolk \u2704 53-61 Painting Over by Sarah Broderick \u2706 65-75 POETRY The Fisherman by Beth Clevenstine \u2704 41 When Time Leaves Us by Rachel Wise \u2706 51 Reconstructing the Myth by Rachel Wise \u2706 63 Omission by Molly Graber \u2704 77-78 Here Always by Sarah Broderick \u2706 80-81 Destination Companion by Beth Clevenstine \u2704 83 All submissions are reviewed on an anonymous basis, and all editorial decisions are shared equally among the members of the Editorial Board. The winning submission for the 2003 Exile Poetry Competition was chosen by a faculty member from the English Department -34 Cover Art Florence Mannequin by Harper Leich \u2704 / Back Cover Art Firenze by Harper Leich \u2704 -34 Printed by Printing Arts Press -34 All submissions are reviewed on an anonymous basis, and all editorial decisions are shared equally among the members of the Editorial Board. -86 Printed by Printing Arts Press -86 NOTE: Both the Fall 2003 and Spring 2004 issues of Exile are included in these scans, as they are bound in a single volume. NOTE: The author of the poem Dinner with Daddy (19) is listed as Nicki Bennet in the table of contents and Nikki Bennet on the page where the work is published. Nikki Bennet is consistently credited as the author of the poem Leaving Behind Yaknapatawpha (20), while Nicki Bennet is consistently credited as the author of the poem Communion Cup (31). Only Nikki Bennett is listed in the Contributors\u27 Notes, and also as Co-Editor of the Poetry Board. Winner of Exile Prize for Poetry: Blackout by Derek Mong \u2704 (8-9

The Driving Behavior Survey: scale construction and validation.

To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field.Although long recognized in the clinical literature, problematic behavior characteristic of anxious drivers has received little empirical attention. The current research details development of a measure of anxious driving behavior conducted across three studies. Factor analytic techniques identified three dimensions of maladaptive behaviors across three college samples: anxiety-based performance deficits, exaggerated safety/caution behavior, and anxiety-related hostile/aggressive behavior. Performance deficits evidenced convergent associations with perceived driving skill and were broadly related to driving fear. Safety/caution behaviors demonstrated convergence with overt travel avoidance, although this relationship was inconsistent across studies. Safety/caution scores were associated specifically with accident- and social-related driving fears. Hostile/aggressive behaviors evidenced convergent relationships with driving anger and were associated specifically with accident-related fear. Internal consistencies were adequate, although some test-retest reliabilities were marginal in the unselected college sample. These data provide preliminary evidence for utility of the measure for both research and clinical practice

Collage Vol. II

JUDY COCHRAN: Editorial, 4-5 ROBERTA CHAPMEN: Photo, 6 ANITRA CHUGHTAI (Translations): Haikus, 7 CHARLES O\u27KEEFE: Photo, 8 MARK VANDERLINDE-ABERNATHY, ALYSSA LANDRY (Translator): Memories of a Spider (Les souvenirs d\u27une araignee), 9 MARK VANDERLINE-ABERNATHY, AMY NORSKOG (Translator): Tomato Fields (Champ de tomates), 10 SARAH BISHOP, HEFEDH ZANINA (Translator): Dear John (Cher John), 11 RYAN BUTZ (Translator): Basho\u27s Haiku, Issa\u27s Haiku, 12-13 JENNIFER HUMBERT, FADOUA EL BOUAMRAOUI (Translator): Pressed Lips (Levres Serrees), 15 ADELE REEVES (Translator): Contemporary song by Mr. Children, 16-17 BRODY PAGEL, GRACE DUGAR (Translator): The Lizard King (Le Roi Lezard), 18 JIMMY PIPKIN (Translator): In Love with You, 19 MOLLY ROSCOE: Saturday Night at Rusty\u27s (Samedi Soir a Rusty\u27s), 20 CHARLES O\u27KEEFE: Photo, 21 MATT MESSMER (Translator): Waseda University School Song, 22-23 TIMOTHY COOPER: Wenn du grosh bist… (When you\u27re Tall…), 24 DAVID HARMAN: Der Dunkle Stern (The Dark Star), 25 ANN TOWNSEND, JUDY COCHRAN (Translator): From a Window (D\u27une Fenetre), 26-27 SARA CAHILL: El sauce lloron (The Weeping Willow), 28-32 CHARLES O\u27KEEFE: Photo, 30 JENNIFER HUMBERT, MATT BISHOP: Past, Present (passe, present), 33 CAROL GENEYA KAPLAN, FADOUA EL BOUAMRAOUI (Translator): Une Autre Femme (Another Woman), 34-35 CHARLES O\u27KEEFE: Photo, 36 ANN TOWNSEND, JUDY COCHRAN (Translator): The Mowers (Les Faucheurs), 37 PRISCILLA PATON: Photo, 38 GONZALO TUESTA: La Grande Dame De Paris (The Great Lady of Paris), 39 SARAH PILLERDORF (Translator): Japanese Cartoons by Tezuka Osamu, 41-45 DANIELLE GERKEN: Schuhe der Heimat (Boots of Home), 47 CURTIS PLOWGIAN: Le peste de la langue francaise, 48-52 PRISCILLA PATON: Photo, 50 ZANE HOUSEHOLDER: Vive la Republique! (Film), 54 JENNIFER ZIMMER: EL tenis y las frustraciones (Tennis and Frustrations), La tumba de Ben (Ben\u27s Grave), 56-57 AUTUMN LOTZE: Times Square in the rain, 58-59 CHARLES O\u27KEEFE: Photo, 60 STEPHEN M. JULKA: Colors of the Earth, 61 THOMAS BRESSOUD: Java, 62 ERIC NELSON: World, 63 SARAH CLAPP (Translator): At a long day\u27s end (Natsume Soseki), A friend has come and is now leaving, Eating persimmons (Masaoka Shiki), 64 CHARLES O\u27KEEFE: Photo, 65 JOHN BURZYNSKI, MEGAN FETTER (Translator): Home is where the heart is, 66 RICHARD BANAHAN: Photo, 67 KIM FREEMAN: Baltimore, 68 JACOB RIDRIGUEZ-NOBLE: Home (Heimat), 69 SUZANNE KENNEDY: Oft verberge ich mich (Oft I hide myself), 70 RICHARD BANAHAN: Photo, 7

The medical student

The Medical Student was published from 1888-1921 by the students of Boston University School of Medicine

Criteria for effective zero-deforestation commitments

Zero-deforestation commitments are a type of voluntary sustainability initiative that companies adopt to signal their intention to reduce or eliminate deforestation associated with commodities that they produce, trade, and/or sell. Because each company defines its own zero-deforestation commitment goals and implementation mechanisms, commitment content varies widely. This creates challenges for the assessment of commitment implementation or effectiveness. Here, we develop criteria to assess the potential effectiveness of zero-deforestation commitments at reducing deforestation within a company supply chain, regionally, and globally. We apply these criteria to evaluate 52 zero-deforestation commitments made by companies identified by Forest 500 as having high deforestation risk. While our assessment indicates that existing commitments converge with several criteria for effectiveness, they fall short in a few key ways. First, they cover just a small share of the global market for deforestation-risk commodities, which means that their global impact is likely to be small. Second, biome-wide implementation is only achieved in the Brazilian Amazon. Outside this region, implementation occurs mainly through certification programs, which are not adopted by all producers and lack third-party near-real time deforestation monitoring. Additionally, around half of all commitments include zero-net deforestation targets and future implementation deadlines, both of which are design elements that may reduce effectiveness. Zero-net targets allow promises of future reforestation to compensate for current forest loss, while future implementation deadlines allow for preemptive clearing. To increase the likelihood that commitments will lead to reduced deforestation across all scales, more companies should adopt zero-gross deforestation targets with immediate implementation deadlines and clear sanction-based implementation mechanisms in biomes with high risk of forest to commodity conversion.ISSN:0959-3780ISSN:1872-949