Capacity Building and Resilience

This report from Arts Midwest, investigates how small and mid-sized arts organizations learn, adapt, and grow. Examining the experiences of eight organizations participating in this leadership and strategy development program, this report identifies four capacities that have helped organizations in Minnesota and North Dakota thrive in the face of operational challenges, staffing and leadership changes, and shifts in funding. Key takeaways offer insights for similar organizations seeking to build their resiliency and for grantmakers supporting the arts and culture sector

Featuring the Players of District 204 and Math 1101

Born digital. Donated to VSU Archive via email on 3/2/2016. Processed on 3/24/2016 by Dallas Suttles, [email protected] Conference presentation, 2016. Powerpoint File. Dwyer, Sarah. Press Start: Building a Gamified Curriculum. Presented on 02/17/2016 at Valdosta State University. Filename: ties2016_dwyer.pdf. 2.69 MB

Takeaway food consumption and its associations with diet quality and abdominal obesity: a cross-sectional study of young adults

Background : Few studies have investigated the associations of takeaway food consumption with overall diet quality and abdominal obesity. Young adults are high consumers of takeaway food so we aimed to examine these associations in a national study of young Australian adults.Methods : A national sample of 1,277 men and 1,585 women aged 26&ndash;36 completed a self-administered questionnaire on demographic and lifestyle factors, a 127 item food frequency questionnaire, usual daily frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and usual weekly frequency of takeaway food consumption. Dietary intake was compared with the dietary recommendations from the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. Waist circumference was measured for 1,065 men and 1,129 women. Moderate abdominal obesity was defined as &ge; 94 cm for men and &ge; 80 cm for women. Prevalence ratios (PR) were calculated using log binomial regression. Takeaway food consumption was dichotomised, with once a week or less as the reference group.Results : Consumption of takeaway food twice a week or more was reported by more men (37.9%) than women (17.7%, P &lt; 0.001). Compared with those eating takeaway once a week or less, men eating takeaway twice a week or more were significantly more likely to be single, younger, current smokers and spend more time watching TV and sitting, whereas women were more likely to be in the workforce and spend more time watching TV and sitting. Participants eating takeaway food at least twice a week were less likely (P &lt; 0.05) to meet the dietary recommendation for vegetables, fruit, dairy, extra foods, breads and cereals (men only), lean meat and alternatives (women only) and overall met significantly fewer dietary recommendations (P &lt; 0.001). After adjusting for confounding variables (age, leisure time physical activity, TV viewing and employment status), consuming takeaway food twice a week or more was associated with a 31% higher prevalence of moderate abdominal obesity in men (PR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.07, 1.61) and a 25% higher prevalence in women (PR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.50).Conclusion : Eating takeaway food twice a week or more was associated with poorer diet quality and a higher prevalence of moderate abdominal obesity in young men and women.<br /

Antisense reductions in the PsbO protein of photosystem II leads to decreased quantum yield but similar maximal photosynthetic rates

Photosystem (PS) II is the multisubunit complex which uses light energy to split water, providing the reducing equivalents needed for photosynthesis. The complex is susceptible to damage from environmental stresses such as excess excitation energy and high temperature. This research investigated the in vivo photosynthetic consequences of impairments to PSII in Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Columbia) expressing an antisense construct to the PsbO proteins of PSII. Transgenic lines were obtained with between 25 and 60% of wild-type (WT) total PsbO protein content, with the PsbO1 isoform being more strongly reduced than PsbO2. These changes coincided with a decrease in functional PSII content. Low PsbO (less than 50% WT) plants grew more slowly and had lower chlorophyll content per leaf area. There was no change in content per unit area of cytochrome b6f, ATP synthase, or Rubisco, whereas PSI decreased in proportion to the reduction in chlorophyll content. The irradiance response of photosynthetic oxygen evolution showed that low PsbO plants had a reduced quantum yield, but matched the oxygen evolution rates of WT plants at saturating irradiance. It is suggested that these plants had a smaller pool of PSII centres, which are inefficiently connected to antenna pigments resulting in reduced photochemical efficiency.This work was supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award to SAD, the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology (MRB), and grants from the Australian Research Council (WSC)

Exile Vol. L

47th Year FALL 2003: Title Page 3 Epigraph by Ezra Pound 5 Table of Contents 7 Contributors\u27 Notes 32-33 Editorial Board 34 ART Untitled I by Tricia DiFranco \u2706 10 Untitled I by Derek Mong \u2704 16 Untitled II by Derek Mong \u2704 18 Untitled II by Tricia DiFranco \u2706 21 Andromeda Chained to the Rock of Doom by Matt Messmer \u2706 24 Something Wicked This Way Comes by Matt Messmer \u2706 26 Tony by Erin Saelzler \u2706 30 FICTION Inside by Thomas Kern \u2705 11-15 Dreamer by Sandy Liang \u2707 22-23 POETRY Blackout by Derek Mong \u2704 (Winner of Exile Prize for Poetry) 8-9 Canoeing on the Kalamazoo by Meghan Vesper \u2705 17 Dinner with Daddy by Nicki Bennet \u2704 19 Leaving Behind Yaknapatawpha by Nikki Bennet \u2704 20 Folklore by Derek Mong \u2704 25 Trapped by Sarah Clapp \u2706 27 Blue Ridge Mountains by Meghan Vesper \u2705 28 Grilling on the Back Porch by Meghan Vesper \u2705 29 Communion Cup by Nicki Bennet \u2704 31 SPRING 2004: Title Page 37 Table of Contents 39 Contributors\u27 Notes 85 Editorial Board 86 ART She Will Run by Julianne McCall \u2706 35 Curious George by Geoff Young \u2705 40 Anxious by Tricia DiFranco \u2706 42 Untited by Ashley Meade \u2704 50 Untitled I by Tom Michaels \u2704 52 Moment of Autumn by Gary Weber \u2705 62 Untitled II by Tom Michaels \u2704 64 Jesus Lives by Carol Collins \u2705 76 Untitled by Chris Jessen \u2704 79 Untitled by Gary Weber \u2705 82 Untitled by Pam Arbisi \u2707 84 FICTION The Pilot by Lauryn Dwyer \u2705 43-49 Cigars Are Meant to be Smoked by Melanie Vanderkolk \u2704 53-61 Painting Over by Sarah Broderick \u2706 65-75 POETRY The Fisherman by Beth Clevenstine \u2704 41 When Time Leaves Us by Rachel Wise \u2706 51 Reconstructing the Myth by Rachel Wise \u2706 63 Omission by Molly Graber \u2704 77-78 Here Always by Sarah Broderick \u2706 80-81 Destination Companion by Beth Clevenstine \u2704 83 All submissions are reviewed on an anonymous basis, and all editorial decisions are shared equally among the members of the Editorial Board. The winning submission for the 2003 Exile Poetry Competition was chosen by a faculty member from the English Department -34 Cover Art Florence Mannequin by Harper Leich \u2704 / Back Cover Art Firenze by Harper Leich \u2704 -34 Printed by Printing Arts Press -34 All submissions are reviewed on an anonymous basis, and all editorial decisions are shared equally among the members of the Editorial Board. -86 Printed by Printing Arts Press -86 NOTE: Both the Fall 2003 and Spring 2004 issues of Exile are included in these scans, as they are bound in a single volume. NOTE: The author of the poem Dinner with Daddy (19) is listed as Nicki Bennet in the table of contents and Nikki Bennet on the page where the work is published. Nikki Bennet is consistently credited as the author of the poem Leaving Behind Yaknapatawpha (20), while Nicki Bennet is consistently credited as the author of the poem Communion Cup (31). Only Nikki Bennett is listed in the Contributors\u27 Notes, and also as Co-Editor of the Poetry Board. Winner of Exile Prize for Poetry: Blackout by Derek Mong \u2704 (8-9

New Tricks (2015)

As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul. Hermes Trismegistus I am but a humbly painted vessel of the Almighty Artist, here to share in this uniquely significant piece of the great mural. They say that art imitates life and that through the creation of art we become one with the divine painter of the universe. That is why the calling of the artist is the most noble of pursuits, for the artist is the truest reflection of the source of things. Yet art is not finite and cannot be nailed down. Like the artist, art channels itself through many different vessels and media. It is elusive, but when encountered there is a definite understanding the that Almighty Artist is present in the work. In this, our collective effort at paying homage to our inner artist, we have collected together reflections of life as channeled through the talented artists of Dakota State University. Mirroring the Master Creation, New Tricks has become a perfectly reflected world of its own. Each piece of art inside the magazine has been given life and granted power to interact with the rest of creation, namely you. So it is with great honor that we present to you the many mirrors of our souls, so that they may act as portals for you to venture deep and greet the eternal inside of us

New Tricks (2014)

It is an exclusive secret if one knows a muse and it is an even more exclusive ability if said person is able to channel her beauty. For most people, seducing a muse is no easy task. It takes a special kind of creative mind to attract the personification of art. Frequently, the rigorous process of invoking one of the muses often involves a set of rituals that resemble courtship displays. Muses demand undying attention and affection from their vessel before they will allow themselves to flow through a mortal instrument and onto a medium of art. In those rare moments, a beautiful process of creation happens and a little piece of the divine is brought down to the Earth in the form of a painting, poem, or epic tale. It is considered one thing to channel the muses and create art, but it is considered a whole other thing to gather the individual musings of creative minds in an attempt to create a collection of inspired works. With the help of many talented people, that is exactly what has been accomplished in this publication. From collecting and reviewing the submissions to all the technical work behind the scenes, the New Tricks team had to call upon their own muses to produce this wonderful collection of artwork, poems, and short stories. It is with much pride and admiration that I prsent you the 2014 issue of New Tricks. Enjoy