Letter from Mary E. Hart to John Muir, 1913 Oct 21.

[letterhead]Mary E. HartAddressOct. 21st 1913Mr John MuirDear SirIt is my privilege & pleasure to inform you that a short time since on board the S.S. Spokane at Muir Glacier - you were unanimously elected the first honorary member of the Alaska Cruise Club, by the members there assembledEnclosed find membership card & button _ (the latter to be worn when traveling) for which kindly acknowledge receipt to above address. Our club now numbers one thousand members of enthusiastic Alaska travelers - (See enclosed clipping from Alaska paper.)With greetings, & best wishesCordially yoursMary E. Hart0558

Things Miraculous and Strange: A Poetic Interpretation of the Death and Afterlife of Agnes Sampson

In this collection of poems, I tell the story of Agnes Sampson\u27s 1591 trial for witchcraft, her torture and death, and her response to these events from the afterlife. Using persona perspectives and utilizing a variety of poetic forms, I reveal the voices, thoughts, and feelings of Agnes and others involved in the trials in hopes to give a full and well-rounded account of the events in a compelling and creative way. Included in the collection are erasures on some of James VI\u27 s poems with the goal of turning them into responses to his actions from Agnes. Using this technique, Agnes treats James\u27 poems like a poetic Ouija board, covering his words to allow her voice to come through. Though persona poems are a long standing poetic device, this collection is rooted in the new historical persona movement, which includes award winning collections such as Patricia Smith\u27s Blood Dazzler and Tyhemba Jess\u27s Leadbelly

Social Capital and Community Connections: What Matters in the Lives of Youth?

Social capital is seen as promoting youth success. This study analyzes all 115 counties in Missouri using correlation to determine if youth centered community connections (youth organizations, high school activities, and private schools) are related to Robert Putnam's version of social capital in communities. Multiple variable regression is used to determine what forms of community connections are associated with youth success (lower dropout rates, increased college attendance, decreased juvenile delinquency, and lower teen fertility rates). This study finds that Putnam's measure of social capital is significant in predicting teen fertility but not the other measures of youth success. High school activities was the only community connection variable associated with youth success in the form of lower dropout rates. Single parent families was the variable most associated with youth outcomes followed by median family income. Social capital and community connections do little to override family support systems and financial resources

Plybonding and the Belbond Multi-Ply Former

This study was used to evaluate the improved plybond strength of the paperboard produced by the BelBond Multi-ply former. Samples of the headbox and plies after the couch were tested for Canadian Standard Freeness and related to fines content. An increase in CSF after forming shows a fine loss and loss of fiber specific surface area. The plybond increase is attributed to consistency of stock during joining the plies, the twin wire function, and dewatering in both directions of the web. Further fiber balance studies and moisture content analysis upon joining of the plies would be recommended

South Africa’s LIS Transformation Charter: policies, politics and professionals

The rhetoric of public librarianship includes many ringing claims for the role of libraries in democracy; and, on the 20-year anniversary of the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994, it is an opportune moment to examine the rather confusing fortunes of libraries in our young democracy. In recent years, some 20 libraries have been destroyed in social protest; yet the LIS profession would argue that libraries are agents of development and social transformation. The paper reports on the work of the authors on the LIS Transformation Charter which, after a start-stop-start process of two phases over six years, has now been handed to government. The paper analyses the political and professional forces that influenced the Charter writing process; but we argue that the final Transformation Charter offers a vision of a transformed and integrated library system that has meaning to all sectors of South African society

From borders and landscape to ecosystem: reconfiguring library services to meet the needs of South African youth

In this article we consider the configuration of the South African library and information services (LIS) sector, and analyse the extent to which its structuring facilitates or hinders optimum service to the children and youth of South Africa. The background to our investigation is the crisis in public schooling and the plight of South African youth who suffer disproportionate rates of poverty and unemployment. In our investigation we examine the planning and practice in two new libraries - one a community library, and one a joint-use library for learners and local residents - in an effort to establish the extent to which libraries may partner with schools to take advantage of new thinking that recommends a whole system approach, encapsulated in the metaphor of LIS as an ecosystem. We conclude that this new approach might generate models of service delivery that transcend boundaries that traditionally delineate and confine sub-sectors in the LIS sector.Department of HE and Training approved lis

Libraries and a “Better Life for All”: The politics, processes, and promises of the South African LIS Transformation Charter

The rhetoric of public librarianship includes many ringing claims for the role of libraries in democracy; and, on the twenty-first anniversary of democracy in South Africa, it is an opportune moment to examine the rather confusing fortunes of libraries since 1994. The library and information services (LIS) profession portrays libraries as agents of development and social transformation; yet, since 2009, more than twenty South African libraries have been destroyed in social protests. This paper reports on the work of the authors of the LIS Transformation Charter, which after a start-stop-start process of two phases over six years was delivered to the government in 2014. The paper analyzes the political and professional forces that influenced the charter-writing processes. The two fundamental arguments of the charter are that access to information, and thus to libraries, is a fundamental justiciable human right, both as a so-called freedom right and as an instrument of other economic, social, and cultural rights; and that transformation will depend on “ecosystems” thinking whereby the various subsectors collaborate to ensure seamless services and the equity of provision. The paper argues that the final LIS Transformation Charter maps a path for a transformed and integrated library system that has meaning for all sectors of South African society

User Perceptions of the Environmental Quality and Governance System of Narragansett Bay

This paper hypothesizes that there will be differences in perception between the users and managers of Narragansett Bay with respect to (1) the Bay\u27s environmental quality; and (2) the effectiveness of the governance system established to manage and regulate the Bay. Any discrepancies in the perception of the quality of Narragansett Bay\u27s shoreline and water resources among various user groups are likely to contribute to conflicts between users, and a less efficient approach to the management of Bay resources. Thus, the identification of where management policies may diverge from the interests of public user groups will serve to improve resource management efforts and the overall governance system. The ultimate goal of this research is to provide managers and regulators with an improved understanding of resource users\u27 perceptions and needs with respect to specific management issues affecting Narragansett Bay. Such information will, in turn, result in the more effective management of the Bay and the improvement of the quality of its resources

The Traumatic Brain Injury Model System in Philadelphia: A Jefferson Health System Partnership

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