The Ever-Evolving World of Technology in the Banking Industry

Abstract In the current day technology is key and crucial to everything we do. Over the years we have incorporated technology into all we have, for the improvement of a product or to make life more convenient. For example, home appliances, vehicles, TV, electricity, computers, phones and even our financials. In order to evolve with the world, we are living in we must adapt to the technology. Keywords: Innovation of Technology, Customer Service, Security, the future

Viewing Sacred Lands Through the Federal Lens

Shankle, Nicholas Lloyd, M.A., Spring 2016 Anthropology Viewing Sacred Lands Through the Federal Lens Chairperson: Gregory Campbell Traditional cultural properties have become one of the few avenues Indian Nations have to protect off-reservation lands. This thesis examines how the Federal Government, Indian Nations, and academia interact with one another given the creation and management of cultural heritage sites. Decolonizing methodologies are paramount to understanding the depth to which this relationship has gone within the federal preservation framework. Three case studies were used to explore how the Federal Government, Indian Nations, and academia interact with one another. The first looks at the conflict over the proposed construction of the Crandon Mine in Wisconsin. The second case study explores the history leading up to the creation of the Badger-Two Medicine Traditional Cultural District in Montana. The third is a U.S. Air Force Tribal Relations training project that provides a glimpse into the governmentality which has fueled many of the frictions between Indian Nations and the Federal Government. The results indicate Academia working with Indian Nations can alter federal preservation policies. Traditional cultural properties have the potential to protect intangible cultural heritage and the use of traditional cultural property designations for the preservation of off-reservation lands is still in its infancy, allowing for further growth

MISA and DPX-PE350 effects on cotton development, yield and quality

Field research was conducted at Jackson in 1991 and Milan in 1992 to compare the effect of MSMA and DPX-PE350 on cotton development, yield and quality. Deltapine 50 cotton was planted in rows spaced 1 m apart. Individual plots were four rows by 9 m in length. Treatments were replicated four times in a randomized complete block design. MSMA at 2.24 kg ai ha-1 and DPX-PE350 at 0.14 kg ai ha-1 were applied to 15 to 25 cm (early) and 45 to 55 cm (late) cotton. Early treatments coincided with first square, while late applications were just prior to first flower. An untreated check was included for comparison. Experiments were hand-hoed to maintain weedfree conditions. Plant growth regulators and harvest aids were not used in these experiments to prevent interactive effects. A plant mapping procedure developed by Jenkins et al. 1990 was used to describe plant development. Terms include; 1. monopodium - vegetative branch; 2. sympodium - fruiting branch; 3. node - place on the main stem where sympodia or monopodia arise, nodes begin with the cotyledonary node as zero; 4. position - refers to the order in which fruit is produced on a sympodium branch; 5. fruiting site - any specific node and position combination. Plants were mapped at 5 weeks after treatment (WAT)2, 12 WAT and at harvest. Mapping data measured plant internode, height, number of sympodia, number of open bolls / closed bolls and yield by fruiting site. Data was collected from seven consecutive plants in 1 m of a middle row. Two center rows of each plot were machine harvested. A 1.14 kg sample of seed cotton from each plot was composited by treatment and ginned. Generally, DPX-PE350 did not affect development, yield and quality of cotton. However at 5 WAT, DPX-PE350-late increased square production and decreased boll production for sympodia position two, which could cause delayed plant development under extreme adverse growing conditions. MSMA decreased cotton plant internode length and height at 5 WAT for both years. However, only MSMA-late decreased plant height in 1992 and further observations revealed that no other plant characteristics were different for the 1992 growing season which could be a result of more favorable growing conditions. In 1991, MSMA generally increased squares and decreased blooms and bolls for monopodia and sympodia position one and two which suggests a delay in plant development. However, the delayed plant development response was more pronounced for MSMA-late which was still prevalent late season. At 12 WAT, MSMA-late reduced plant height, number of sympodia and number of open bolls, while increasing number of closed bolls.In 1991, mechanical harvest and plant mapping lint yields were decreased by MSMA-late. Mechanical harvest lint yields were decreased by MSMA at first harvest while increasing lint yields second harvest. However, only MSMA-late decreased total harvest lint yield. Plant mapping data determined that the yield decrease was a result of decreased yields at sympodia positions one and two. A trend developed for sympodia 8,9,10 and 11 where yield at positions one and two were generally decreased and position three was increased. This coincides with late applications made during sympodia 8 development. Fiber properties: length, strength and % trash were not different but, micronaire readings were decreased by MSMA-late in both years. Cotton seed arsenic analysis in 1991 indicates that MSMA-late increased arsenic levels for sympodia at position one and two compared to the untreated check, while position two contained the highest level. Therefore, arsenic movement in the plant may follow a source to sink relationship. In summary, DPX-PE350 had no measurable adverse affects on development, yield and quality of cotton. MSMA-late decreased plant internode and height, number of sympodia, number of open bolls, yield, and micronaire. MSMA-late also increased arsenic levels in cotton seed for sympodia at positions one and two

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The Community Development Block Grant Program : a local perspective.

In 1974, seven previously separate categorical grants were combined in the newly authorized Community Development Block Grant Program and placed under the administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. One component of this program became known as the Small Cities Program. It involved discretionary, non-entitlement funds that are awarded on a competitive basis to municipalities of fewer than 50,000 people. The 1981 reauthorization included a provision allowing the states to administer the Small Cities Program. Beginning with the 1983 funding cycle, the New Hampshire Office of State Planning undertook this responsibility. The question that this dissertation set out to answer was whether this devolution has, as envisioned by its advocates, allowed for a more flexible, efficient and wide-spread disbursement of these funds. The focus has been on the effects on the program as administered at the local level. The evaluation was done in four steps: (1) Data on each grant application and award in New Hampshire from 1975 to 1990 was gathered and analyzed. (2) Changes in the program\u27s major design features under both HUD and OSP were summarized. (3) People who had participated in the program under both administrations were interviewed. (4) Conclusions were reached based on an analysis of all available data. It was found that after the devolution: (1) A greater number and percentage of applications were funded. (2) The average size of municipalities receiving funds decreased significantly. (3) The types of activities funded changed, with a greater proportion of the money going toward economic development and public facilities projects rather than housing rehabilitation. These findings, and the other data obtained, led to the following conclusions: (1) The devolution accomplished its major goal. (2) Human resource capacity-building on the state and local level is vital. (3) New Hampshire\u27s program design succeeded because it was flexible, utilized a straight-forward scoring system and had clear objectives

Expanding Consultation Practices Between the U.S. Air Force and Associated Native American Nations

Expanding Consultation Practices Between the U.S. Air Force and Associated Native American Nations Nicholas Shankle With contributions by Kelly J. Dixon Graduate Student Department of Anthropology The University of Montana Missoula, Montana, U.S.A. 2/27/2015 Abstract Over the past 25 years strides have been made in relations between the United States (U.S.) federal government and federally recognized tribes. However, due to the numerous federal agencies increasingly consulting with tribal leaders, there is still a great amount of work to be done. The University of Montana (UM), through a contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has been tasked with the creation and development of a meeting facilitation program and accompanying manual for United States Air Force (USAF) base commanders. The manual is intended to provide base commanders with a better understanding of how associated tribal nations are affected, as well as to help educate commanders in better facilitating consultations between the USAF and Native American Nations. This manual will serve to provide every Air Force base within a given region a unified and comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The manual will also contain detailed information to support the individual needs of each USAF base involved in the project. The nature of Native American political history and legal standing greatly adds to the complexities facing this project. The UM-ACE contract provides an opportunity for engaging such complexities and also provides both parties the ability to learn from one another via the biannual consultation meetings, belaboring the importance for constructing a sound yet flexible framework to be utilized in the years to come. This presentation is intended to provide a preliminary analysis of the complexities faced by the project and the creation of the accompanying manual

Exploring Young Males\u27 Vulnerability to the Sex Trafficking Industry in a Rural State

Exploring Young Adult Males’ Vulnerability to the Sex Trafficking Industry in a Rural State Matt Belcher, Emily MacFarland, Kevin Shankle Dr. Elizabeth B. Perkins, Ph.D. Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology Morehead State University Currently there are between 27 and 30 million slaves in the world, 22% of those are trapped in the sex trafficking industry, 2 million of the sex trafficking victims are children. That being said, it is incredibly important to recognize that trafficking occurs here in Kentucky as well (Sex Trafficking. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ijm.org/casework/sex-trafficking). Our research project focuses on data collected through interviews with 50 homeless young adult males in Louisville, KY for the purpose of achieving a clearer understanding of the nature and scope of male sex trafficking in the state of Kentucky. This information is providing us with a clearer picture of the amount and types of services male victims of sex trafficking require. Our interview team has been conducting semi-structured, open-ended interviews with homeless young adult males about their background, spending habits, market involvement, customers, pimps, health and needs, experiences with police, and their future expectations. While this study focuses on sex trafficking we are also asking questions pertaining to labor trafficking as well. It should be noted that this research is currently still in progress

Digital Painting and Narrative in the Fine Arts Context

The goal of this project was to develop a body of digital paintings that deal with the concept of narrative while exploring digital art’s place in a fine arts context. Digital art is any art created through the use of digital tools such as computers, and with the rise of technology it is becoming a more and more viable form of creation. Digital tablets act as a form of input that allows the user’s pen motions in the real world to translate into corresponding lines on the screen. Painting digitally provided me the unique opportunity to develop new techniques while incorporating methods I learned from traditional painting. All of the paintings I subsequently created were labor-intensive exercises based on stills I collected from various films, with each still being selected for narrative strengths. The goal was not to replicate the image, but rather to explore its implications. Through this exploration, I discovered relationships between the image’s sharpness, composition, palette, and cultural contexts that contributed to each of the narratives. As opposed to traditionally narrative paintings, my paintings do not explicitly represent the tale they are sourced from, but instead serve as separately functioning excisions that focus on implications rather than specifics. My work has resulted in eight digital paintings, with evaluative writings in progress. This project demonstrates digital painting’s potential in today’s art world, as well as its feasibility for traditionally trained artists. Additionally, it is a serious investigation of the elements of narrative in still images, and the broader implications of popular culture.OSU Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research ScholarshipNo embargoAcademic Major: Ar

Gate City Community Development Corporation

The Gate City Community Development Corporation (GCCDC) project involves the development of a faith-based community development corporation by the same name serving the Nashua, NH region. GCCDC operates from buildings owned by Grace Fellowship of Nashua Inc. (GFNI) on Franklin Street in downtown Nashua. GCCDC is an independent organization whose mission is to provide training and services designed to meet the needs of immigrant and low-to-moderate income residents of the Nashua region. During this project, GCCDC was formed, and became a sustainable community development corporation in its first year of operations, and is now comprised of a community technology center, AmeriCorps Vista program, and a furniture donation center. The host organization, during startup, was Grace Fellowship of Nashua, Inc (GFNI), which is a church-run nonprofit in Nashua. GFNI provided space and limited funding for GCCDC startup costs and provided technical assistance related to forming the CDC. This project is evaluated in this document by determining (a) was a CDC successfully formed as a Board run 501(c)3 Corporation and (b) was the CDC able to perform at least one appropriate community economic development project. (Author abstract)Shankle, J. (2005). Gate City Community Development Corporation. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster of Science (M.S.)School of Community Economic Developmen