Roots/Routes as Arterial Connections for Art Educators: Advocating for Aboriginal Cultures

Arterial and life connections for art educators. Arteries are muscular vessels carrying blood away from the heart to every part of the body, eventually bringing the blood back to the heart before venturing out again. Metaphorically, these pathways locate the heart as a home from which travel extends, repeatedly, expectantly as life itself. Symbolically, arterial connections pulsate with the notion of art, expressing art through life through art. To many people, and particularly Aboriginal peoples, art translated as cultural performance is found in the very pathways and bloodlines of their geographies and histories. However, these arterial connections are available to all of us, especially art educators, as we come to recognize our own pathways and bloodlines. Sharing stories of lives, cultural roots and routed experiences, illustrates complex identity building in the late twentieth century. In this article I talk about a trip to a Paiwan aboriginal community in southern Taiwan and what I learned from/with these people. I hope this portrayal encourages others to reflect on their travel experiences in ways that may help to make classroom art experiences socioculturally diverse and politically engaged

Naming Racism: A Conceptual Look at Internalized Racism in US Schools

Internalized racism describes the conscious and unconscious acceptance of a racial hierarchy where whites are consistently ranked above People of Color. Although scholars across multiple disciplines have discussed this concept, the role of schools in instilling and perpetuating internalized racism within Students of Color has very rarely been examined. This paper is a conceptual piece that utilizes a Critical Race Theory framework to acknowledge the racialized experiences within classroom pedagogy, curriculum, and unequal school resources. We examine how these factors can negatively affect racial group-identity and contribute to internalized racism for Students of Color. Because internalized racism works to sustain educational and social inequity, this paper also explores ways that schools can function to break this cycle

DYNAMIC SPREADSHEET PROGRAMMING TO SELECT THE MOST COST EFFICIENT MANURE HANDLING SYSTEM

Livestock Production/Industries,

A kpc-scale X-ray jet in the BL Lac source S5 2007+777

X-ray jets in AGN are commonly observed in FRII and FRI radio-galaxies, but rarely in BL Lacs, most probably due to their orientation close to the line of sight and the ensuing foreshortening effects. Only three BL Lacs are known so far to contain a kpc-scale X-ray jet. In this paper, we present the evidence for the existence of a fourth extended X-ray jet in the classical radio-selected source S5 2007+777, which for its hybrid FRI/II radio morphology has been classified as a HYMOR (HYbrid MOrphology Radio source). Our Chandra ACIS-S observations of this source revealed an X-ray counterpart to the 19"-long radio jet. Interestingly, the X-ray properties of the kpc-scale jet in S5 2007+777 are very similar to those observed in FRII jets. First, the X-ray morphology closely mirrors the radio one, with the X-rays being concentrated in the discrete radio knots. Second, the X-ray continuum of the jet/brightest knot is described by a very hard power law, with photon index Gamma_x~1, although the uncertainties are large. Third, the optical upper limit from archival HST data implies a concave radio-to-X-ray SED. If the X-ray emission is attributed to IC/CMB with equipartition, strong beaming (delta=13) is required, implying a very large scale (Mpc) jet. The beaming requirement can be somewhat relaxed assuming a magnetic field lower than equipartition. Alternatively, synchrotron emission from a second population of very high-energy electrons is viable. Comparison to other HYMOR jets detected with Chandra is discussed, as well as general implications for the origin of the FRI/II division.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ, 19 pages, 3 figure

Congenital pancreatoblastoma: a case report

The literature describes 15 cases of congenital pancreatoblastoma (PB): 5 had prenatal diagnosis, none had metastases at diagnosis, 7 were associated with BeckwitheWiedemann syndrome (BWS). In 13 cases resection was radical, while in 2 there were macroscopic residues. Only one patient underwent chemotherapy after distant recurrence. All children are alive except one who died because of problems related to BWS. Our goal is to describe the approach adopted in an infant with congenital PB treated in our center. After a prenatal third semester diagnosis of abdominal anechoic lesion, the radiological investigations (ultrasound, MRI) performed at birth described a cystic lesion of unclear nature. We proceeded to laparoscopic exploration, transformed into open approach after the detection of a lesion located in the body of the pancreas; this lesion was resected, preserving the head and tail of pancreas. The histological diagnosis showed a completely excised PB. After excluding metastatic lesions, we decided to perform only careful follow-up without chemotherapy. The follow-up at 12 months is negative. Although PB is a malignant tumor that requires a multidisciplinary treatment, the congenital cases seem to have a less aggressive biological behavior. The treatment, therefore, in case of complete resection, could be only surgical, followed by a careful follow-up. These forms are often associated with congenital BWS, but in our case the patient did not have the typical characteristics of the syndrome

The enemy within:designing a cell-based gameplay system for cancer education

This paper outlines the design and preliminary evaluation of The Enemy Within, a browser-based game produced to raise awareness of the nature of cancer as a progressive disease. Aimed at high school and young adult audiences, the ambition with the game is to make visible to players the myriad ways in which healthy cells can mutate and ultimately inherit hallmarks of cancer, whilst also demonstrating how both real-world behaviours and underlying genetics impact both positively and negatively on cell health

The Legacy of Slavery

Address presented by Rita L. Bender, widow of Michael Schwerner, at the University of Mississippi