And Her Increase and Selected Stories

A recently freed slave strives for her independence and renegotiates her relationship with the white father of her children in the aftermath of the Civil War. Foreclosed homeowners find a literally explosive artifact. Co-workers cope with layoffs and a suicide. A fugitive witch struggles against a fantasy theocracy. A revolutionary tries to save an innocent man and her conscience. A doctor chooses to resist an oppressive regime in a dystopian future. The historical novel And Her Increase and these widely varying stories coalesce around themes of freedom and oppression, choice and desire

Between the gazette and the «Spectator»: transformations of the early press in Central America

En el siglo XVIII, la actividad periodística manifestó en la capitanía general o Reino de Guatemala un dinamismo que no hacía esperar su situación marginal y la escasez de sus recursos materiales. Se concentra en un solo título, la Gazeta de Guatemala, que conoce varios avatares, en los que se explora todo el potencial de esta nueva modalidad de expresión pública en el marco del Imperio español. El presente estudio examina las temáticas y estrategias específicas que definen las cuatro épocas o series (1729-1731, 1793-1796, 1797-1807, 1808-1816) del periodo colonial

Haematin-Quinoline interactions and structure-activity relationships in the antimalarial chloroquine and related compounds

Includes bibliographical references.The nature of the ferriprotoporphyrin IX (Fe(III)PPIX) antimalarial drug target and its interactions with aminoquinolines was investigated spectrophotometrically. The antiquity of malaria, which is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium, is demonstrated by the host specificity of over 100 parasite species found in reptiles, birds and mammals. The four species of plasmodia that infect man are P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale and P. falciparum; of which P. falciparum is the most deadly (Bruce-Chwatt 1981 )

Analysis of the Effects of Hypoxia on Cognitive Processing Ability

This one way repeated measures analysis with five levels of oxygen saturation used the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Normobaric High Altitude Lab (HAL) to determine the cognitive reduction in spatial orientation and mental math ability experienced by individuals at progressively increasing levels of hypoxia, measured in blood oxygen saturation, when exposed to the FAA legal altitude of 15,000 feet. Each of the eleven participants in the study ( N = 11) were exposed to both a normoxic normobaric (nominal PO2 = 21%) environment in a conference room and hypoxic normobaric environment (PO2 = 12.21%) in the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University High Altitude Lab. Throughput manikin and throughput math were tested for each participant at normal SpO2 level, and at 2.5 minutes, 9.5 minutes, 16.5 minutes, and 23.5 minutes into exposure to the normobaric hypoxic environment in the High Altitude Lab. The primary analysis conducted revealed no decreases in mental acuity, determined by change from baseline in throughput manikin and throughput math scores. The sustained cognitive processing ability was determined through the analysis of individual change in the throughput manikin and throughput math scored met at varying blood oxygen saturations averaged over the test times during the pre-test ANAM and at 2.5 minutes, 9.5 minutes, 16.5 minutes, and 23.5 minutes into the exposure in the High Altitude Lab

Evolving Standards and Expectations for Responsible Mining

MiningWatch Canada is the only national independent civil society organization with an exclusive focus on mining in Canada and Canadian mining companies’ operations internationally. In 2005, MiningWatch Canada collaborated with other NGOs to develop the Framework for Responsible Mining: A Guide to Evolving Standards. The project was the result of a perceived need by NGOs and retailers, particularly from the jewellery sector, for a framework that would set out environmental, social, and governance standards for the minerals sector ‘providing recommendations for retailers and others seeking to source or invest responsibly, as well as regulate and encourage responsible mining practices’. This paper is a reflection on the Framework that examines key areas of concern and notes where the industry norms and expectations of civil society have evolved. The paper focuses on developments in social issues related to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, new initiatives associated with financial transparency, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The environmental components of the Framework that are revisited are waste management

Exploring creative music making as a vehicle for integrated teaching and learning

The arts have evolved with each society as a means of consolidating cultural and social identity and connecting past with future generations (Russell-Bowie, 2006, p3). Situating the arts within a broader interdisciplinary curriculum, we believe, allows students to discover and explore social issues and their relevance to students\u27 contemporary lives. We argue that creative music making through composition promotes a deeper and more personally relevant teaching and learning experience for teacher education students, particularly when situated within an interdisciplinary framework. The challenge for us as teacher educators\u27 is to prepare pre-service teachers for both disciplinary and interdisciplinary learning as is required by the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). At Deakin University, in the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary/Secondary) Degree, the postgraduate unit called Humanities, Societies and Environments; Language and Music Education adopts an interdisciplinary pedagogy that encourages students to learn from each other, share content knowledge and make links between and across VELS domains. In this paper we reflect on the possibilities exploring of creative music making to enhance the teaching and learning of social education, with particular reference to issues of environmental change. Specifically, we reflect on non-music specialist students\u27 experiences in Semester 1, 2008 using Jeannie Baker\u27s book Window (1991) as a platform to deliberate about the impact of urbanisation on the environment. Through dramatisation and a sonic environment students were able to both further conceptualise issues of social change and their understandings of the power of integrating music across other VELS domains.<br /

Maine\u27s Marine Invasion

The Asian shore crab. Dead man\u27s fingers. Bonamia oyster disease. These are just a few of the non-native species that have been documented along the Maine coast. This fact sheet summarizes the concerns and actions of Maine\u27s stakeholders regarding species invasions and associated problems