Letters of Samuel Forry, Surgeon U.S. Army, 1837-1838, Part I

These letters, written during Dr. Forry’s service in Florida, and relating to the Seminole War, are in the possession of John Wolcott Phelps, of Northfield, Massachusetts, a son of Gen. J. W. Phelps to whom they were written. Samuel Forry, born June 23, 1811, at Berlin, Pennsylvania, received his degree in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and was appointed assistant surgeon, U. S. Army, in 1836, serving until 1840. He wrote: The Climate of the United States and its Endemic Influences, New York, 1842; Meteorology. New York, 1843; Statistical Report of the Sickness and Mortality in the Army of the United States 1819-1839, Washington, 1840; etc. He died November 8, 1844

Nixon v. Fitzgerald: Recognition of Absolute Immunity From Personal Damage Liability for Presidential Acts

Although traditionally it has been recognized that the President is absolutely immune from personal damage liability for his official acts, there is no precedent for this rule in constitutional text or case law. However, in the case of Nixon v. Fitzgerald, the Supreme Court overruled lower federal courts in establishing a clear precedent for the President\u27s absolute immunity from personal liability for civil damages. The author examines this decision in light of traditional principles of official immunity and analyzes the Court\u27s holding from the standpoint of whether the President is indeed placed above the law

Simulation of a Large Scale Data Reduction System

Over the next few years, one of the great challenges mankind will be facing is the design and management of increasingly complex systems. Simulation models of these systems will play a major role in meeting this challenge expeditiously and economically. As an example of the use of such techniques this paper describes briefly a Monte Carlo simulation of the Air Force Eastern Test Range data reduction computer system. This system included an IBM 7094/7044/1301 configuration called POD for Process on Demand. It was installed in mid-1964 replacing a 7094/1401 computer system. Additional components of the system included two remaining 1401 systems and a keypunch operation. The purpose was to analyze and predict the behavior of this system under a variety of conditions without interfering with its operation. Indeed, experiments and analyses of the real system were prohibitive at that time, yet, data on the probable response of the system to increasing demands were vitally needed. Thus, some of the conditions explored with the model included: (1) increase or decrease in workload (2) changes in timing schedule of workload input (3) changes in balance of kinds of workload (4) addition or deletion or substitution of hardware (5) software changes which will produce known changes in system parameters (6) internal priority system change

Pelatihan Manajemen Administrasi Desa Berbasis Digital bagi Perangkat Desa di Kecamatan Mootilango Kabupaten Gorontalo

Masa depan Indonesia terletak pada pembangunan desa dimana pembangunannya membutuhkan SDM yang mampu menerapkan teknologi digital. Melalui program KKN Tematik Desa Membangun yang dilakukan Jurusan Manajemen Pendidikan FIP UNG Tahun 2021, dilakukan pelatihan manajemen administrasi desa berbasis digital bagi perangkat desa di Kecamatan Mootilango Kabupaten Gorontalo dengan tujuan meningkatkan kualitas SDM pemerintah desa. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode ceramah, diskusi, dan praktek langsung penggunaan aplikasi adiministrasi desa berbasis digital. Kegiatan tersebut diawali dengan penandatanganan perjanjian kerjasama antara Dekan FIP UNG dengan Camat Mootilango dan penandatanganan implementasi kerja sama antara Ketua Jurusan Manajemen Pendidikan FIP UNG dengan seluruh Kepala Desa se-Kecamatan Mootilango. Materi pelatihan mencakup Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Exel 2013, dan pelatihan penggunaan aplikasi surat-menyurat di desa.Kegiatan tersebut terlaksana dengan baik dan diikuti oleh seluruh aparat desa. Tim pengabdian masyarakat juga melaksanakan program tambahan yaitu: (1) sosialisasi dan pendampingan program vaksinasi, (2) pembuatan bak sampah, (3) pembuatan batas-batas administrasi desa, (4) sosialisasi program PHBS, (5) program mengajar pada taman pengajian Al-Qur’an, (6) program turnamen olahraga, (7) pendampingan kader posyandu, (8) program penanaman Sansevieria, dan (9) program MTQ. Semua program tersebut terlaksana dengan baik tanpa ada kendala yang berarti dan masyarakat merespon dengan baik sehingga hasilnya memberikan dampak positif bagi masyarakat

Фестивал The Tamburitza Extravaganza и његова „еволуција” у музичком систему америчке тамбурице

The Tamburitza Extravaganza, a musical event in the United States organized by the Tamburitza Association of America (TAA), has presented tambura-based ensembles for over 50 years. At the event, American stylistic variants of Croatian and Serbian music are performed to exuberant diaspora audiences, and musicians are honored for sustaining tamburitza music. Drawing on the author’s experience as an Extravaganza performer, interviews with TAA members, published TAA documents, and published tamburitza sources, the Tamburitza Extravaganza is analyzed as a sui generis music festival using the musical ecosystem model.The Tamburitza Extravaganza [Тамбурашка екстраваганца], музичка манифестација у Сједињеним Америчким Државама коју организује Тамбурашка асоцијација Америке (ТАА), већ више од педесет година представља тамбурашке саставе. За заинтересовану дијаспору се у оквиру манифестације изводе стилизоване америчке варијанте хрватске и српске музике, а музичарима се одаје почаст за очување тамбурашке музике. На основу искуства аутора као извођача који је наступао на овом фестивалу, интервјуа са члановима ТАА и објављених докумената ове асоцијације, као и других објављених тамбурашких извора, The Tamburitza Extravaganza се у овом тексту анализира као sui generis музички фестивал уз помоћ концепта музичког екосистема

The Impact of Child Care Subsidies on Child Care Problems, Child Care-Related Work Disruptions, and Mothers' Desire to Switch Care

Work requirements implemented through welfare reform have led to a focus on moving mothers into employment. As a consequence, the labor force participation rates of single mothers have increased dramatically in the last decade, increasing the importance of child care policies. Although numerous studies have examined the impact of child care subsidies in assisting parents to obtain employment, very few have examined the impact of subsidies on maintaining employment. This study sought to determine whether families with a child care subsidy differed from families without a subsidy on three child care-specific variables assumed to affect a mother's ability to maintain employment: child care problems, child care-related work disruptions, and a desire to switch care arrangements. The mediating roles of child care costs and type of care on the relationships between child care subsidies and these variables were also examined. Data for this study come from two samples of low-income single mothers. The first was a study of 40 mothers in a mid-Atlantic county interviewed before and after receiving a child care subsidy. The second was a subsample of 658 mothers from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being study. Data were analyzed via multivariate techniques and path models on both static and dynamic models, including comparing changes by the same parents over time. Receipt of a child care subsidy was found to be a significant predictor of experiencing fewer child care problems and child care-related work disruptions across datasets and using multiple methods. Parents were also less likely to report desiring to switch their care arrangement when they had a child care subsidy compared to when they did not have a subsidy. Finally, the use of formal child care was found to mediate the relationship between child care subsidy status and child care-related work disruptions for parents in one of the samples. Policy and program recommendations for assisting low-income families balance work and family by minimizing experiences with child care-related work disruptions are discussed

The starch content of roots and the osmotic concentration of expressed xylem sap as predictors of Douglas-fir seelding quality

The goal of this study was to evaluate the ability of two seedling quality evaluation methods to predict the field survival of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seedlings. The starch reserves in seedlings have been suggested as a possible predictor of seedling quality. Starch reserves have been shown to decrease during cold storage, but there has been no concentrated evaluation of their relationship to seedling quality and field survival. This study has investigated the correlation between starch reserves in Douglas-fir seedling roots (and needles) and subsequent field survival. It has also evaluated the ability of measurements of the osmotic concentration of expressed xylem sap to detect seedling damage and predict field survival. Results show that neither the starch content of roots nor the osmotic concentration of xylem sap is a reliable predictor of Douglas-fir seedling quality. The study also suggested that the starch content of Douglas-fir needles has no significant relationship to seedling quality. Starch content of roots increased considerably throughout the winter in seedlings growing in nursery beds. Seedlings lifted and cold stored showed large reductions in root starch reserves due to respiration, but did not necessarily exhibit reduced survival potential in the field. Even some seedlings with very low root starch reserves were able to survive on the field site. Any relationship between starch reserves and overall seedling quality is weak at best. The osmotic concentration of xylem sap also failed to exhibit a significant correlation with field survival. The test was unable to reliably detect seedling damage, especially damage resulting from cold storage or root desiccation. The study demonstrated that severe freezing damage often results in significantly elevated solute concentrations in expressed xylem sap, apparently due to leakage of cell solutes through ruptured cell membranes. However, osmotic concentration of xylem sap below the level associated with severe freezing damage does not necessarily indicate that the seedlings are healthy. The method may be a quick and easy way to detect seedlings damaged by freezing. The "standard" root growth potential and stress (OSU vigor) tests are still the most reliable techniques to estimate Douglas-fir seedling quality. The best single predictor of field survival in this study was the mean total length of new roots after one month, which accounted for 51 percent of the variability in field survival