Tobacco Baling Survey

Crop Production/Industries,

General Tobacco Policy Survey Questions from the Tobacco Baling Survey

Crop Production/Industries,

Pushing the boundaries : digital impacts upon jazz

The rapid development of audio technology, particularly in the last fifty years, has changed the way music is composed, produced, consumed and received. The domination of the traditional meta-genres, classical, jazz and folk, is increasingly challenged by postmodern thinking and new methodologies. Centuries of development in techniques, education, culture and practice are in danger of being rendered obsolete. Changing practices for musicians raise philosophical arguments touching on the meaning of the musical work, authenticity and genre itself. This research project is a creative practice-led exercise in applying digital audio technology within the restraints of jazz as a genre. Recordings of works including harmonic, rhythmic and timbral characteristics typical to a broad definition of jazz, have been manipulated digitally with synthesis, looping and sampling. Results have indicated the importance of the timbral voice in signifying genre but the creative application of harmonic and rhythmic factors can allow new timbres to express generically. The success of the hybrid approach to the music also lies in the definitions used to describe the basic comparative criteria, which are themselves contestable. Philosophical considerations can open space for new timbres, new ways to contextualise, and new ways for musicians to interact and improvise against the language of genre

AS-285-88 Resolution in Support of Proposition 71

Supports Proposition 71, which deals with cost-of-living adjustments and use of gas tax

Psyche Gooden Papers, 1892-1931

This collection consists primarily of correspondence between Psyche Gooden and her family members, mainly her daughter Norma. Also included are postcards, mostly to Psyche from various family members, invitations and announcements, bank documents, bills and receipts, expense accounts, a concert program, newspaper clippings, phone numbers, photos, a song book, student directories, a teachers certificate, and a telegram

16 Newbury Ct

The point of view of the front door of 16 Newbury Ct in Connecticut during the COVID-19 global pandemic

Musical Contextualization in the Local Church: A Pragmatic Exploration Concerning the Philosophy and Methodology of Assimilating Sacred Music into the Worship Vocabulary of a Congregation

God’s mandate for all worship pastors is that they minister to their local body of believers in an effective way. This directive necessitates the use of scripturally and culturally appropriate music that clearly communicates the Gospel to the church congregation. This creative thesis further investigates musical contextualization in the local church. Five philosophical pillars represent the most basic structure on which the entire process of local church contextualization stands. The minister must be rooted in scripture, led by the Spirit, present-minded, future-driven, and committed to service. After evaluating these philosophical concepts, this thesis will then explore the methodological contextualization process through the creation of an arrangement of the song “Jesus, Thank You” for use by Lenexa Baptist Church’s worship ministry

The effect of motivation, social support, stress and resilience on the development of burnout symptoms in elite athletes

The purpose of this review was to provide an overall view of some of the identified determinants of burnout when it occurs in elite athletes. A total of 66 published articles were used to develop an understanding of burnout, its contributors and the combined effects of the contributors. An explanation of the psychological concept of burnout is discussed, followed by a discussion of the implications of burnout in athletes. Current literature in the area is reviewed followed by an overview of three of the identified determinants of athletic burnout: 1. Stress based on theoretic concepts developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) and Smith\u27s (1980) cognitive-affective model; 2. Motivational factors focusing on self-determination theory as outlined by Ryan and Deci (2002): and, 3. Social support factors and the differences in team and individual sports. Resilience is discussed as a gap in the athletic burnout literature, and a possible direction for future research. The relationship between self-determined motivation, social support, stress and resilience on the development of burnout symptoms in elite athletes was investigated. The participants were 35 male Australian Rules football players from two selected teams in the Western Australian Football League located in Perth. Multiple regression analyses compared the four independent variables with burnout, and on the three determinants of burnout (sense of accomplishment, emotional exhaustion and devaluation). None of which showed any significant relationship with burnout in the athletes. Self-determined motivation, stress and social support showed a small but positive relationship on the development of burnout symptoms in the participants. The hypotheses that stress would have a positive effect on burnout, and resilience and self-determined motivation would have a negative effect on burnout were both supported. However, the hypothesis that social support would have a negative effect on burnout was not supported. Possible explanations of the results and future directions are discussed