Performance Techniques for Four Avant-garde Piano Pieces by Henry Cowell

Using a traditional approach or technique to perform nontraditional works may lead to a deviance in the way the pianist plays the music. This research hypothesis is to demonstrate how applying an understanding about Henry Cowells life and Irish heritage, while practicing and eventually in the performance, can lead to a more meaningful and accurate presentation of his works. Instructions of practice techniques are provided with each piece to help facilitate the desired effect. Henry Cowells works were chosen because they are relatively unknown to most music students, in addition to a personal interest in 20th-century music of this genre

Circuits of race: Consumption of colorism in Nivea’s “Natural Fairness”campaign

Colorism is not a Black-White or dark issue; it is a global issue that has emerged into a dynamical power force dividing people from people and, in turn, people from self. It is not solely subjected as a battled issue in America, but it is a global phenomenon where support is gained from all corners of the world—resulting in a worldwide denigration. Psychological and physiological turmoil comes in forms of anxiety, depression, reduced wages, loss of self, and privilege. The blinding processes of colorism through the effects of social media advertisements is a two-way communication process. Through a systematic analyzation of a social network-led campaign of the Visibly Fairer product by Nivea, a renowned body-care brand, colorism is assessed as a manipulative, global cultivation that is used as a business model to drive consumership. The circuit of culture is used to thoroughly explicate an in-depth exploratory view of two campaigns from the perspective of the producers and the receivers. The internalization process of manipulative business models, such as Nivea, has internal and external effects on the public. Larger implications are for researchers to further investigate articulatory models to expand theories of public relations from critical cultural studies perspectives

Recommended best management practices for golden blazing star (Nuttallia chrysantha): practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern

Prepared for: the Colorado Natural Areas Program.June 2017.Includes bibliographical references.Golden blazing is a tall plant, with thick stems, and attractive, 10-petaled bright yellow flowers. Golden blazing star is found primarily on the Smoky Hill member of the Niobrara shale, in the middle Arkansas Valley, in Fremont and Pueblo counties, Colorado, and nowhere else in the world. Golden blazing star is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G2/S2; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2017). One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack of awareness of its existence and status. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to this species during road maintenance activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities

Fen mapping for the Manti-La Sal National Forest

Prepared for: Manti-La Sal National Forest.April 2017.Includes bibliographical references.This report and associated dataset provide the MLSNF with a critical tool for conservation planning at both a local and Forest-wide scale. These data will be useful for the ongoing MLSNF biological assessment required by the 2012 Forest Planning Rule, but can also be used for individual management actions, such as planning for timber sales, grazing allotments, and trail maintenance. Wherever possible, the Forest should avoid direct disturbance to the fens mapped through this project, and should also strive to protect the watersheds surrounding high concentrations of fens, thereby protecting their water sources

Fen mapping for the Bridger-Teton National Forest

Prepared for: Bridger-Teton National Forest.November 2018.Includes bibliographical references.The Bridger-Teton National Forest contains a rich resource of fen wetlands. This report and associated dataset provides the BTNF with a critical tool for conservation planning at both a local and Forest-wide scale. These data will be useful for the ongoing BTNF biological assessment required by the 2012 Forest Planning Rule, but can also be used for individual management actions, such as planning for timber sales, grazing allotments, and trail maintenance. Wherever possible, the Forest should avoid direct disturbance to the fens mapped through this project, and should also strive to protect the watersheds surrounding high concentrations of fens, thereby protecting their water sources

Recommended best management practices for Colorado's globally imperiled plants: practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern

Prepared for: the Colorado Natural Areas Program.June 2017.Includes bibliographical references.Colorado supports habitat for approximately 120 globally imperiled plant species (Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University 2017). These plants are in need of conservation attention to prevent unnecessary extirpations and extinctions. Numerous populations of these globally imperiled plants are known from roadside locations in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Colorado Natural Areas Program at Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) are working together to ensure that information about the roadside plant populations is made available to the people and organizations managing and working along the roadways. Location information is critical to communicate so that road crews, weed managers, and others can avoid preventable harm to the plants

Recommended best management practices for Brandegee wild buckwheat (Eriogonum brandegeei): practices developed to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern

Prepared for: Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Natural Areas Program.June 2014.Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-10).Brandegee wild buckwheat (Eriogonum brandegeei) is a mat-forming plant in the Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) that is known only from the Arkansas Valley in Fremont and Chaffee counties, Colorado, and is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G1G2/S1S2; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2014). One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack of awareness of its existence and status. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to this species during road maintenance activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities. The desired outcome of these recommended BMPs is to reduce significantly the impacts of road maintenance activities to the Brandegee wild buckwheat on federal, state, and/or private land. The BMPs listed here are intended to be iterative, and to evolve over time as additional information about the Brandegee wild buckwheat becomes available, or as road maintenance technologies develop. The intent of these BMPs is to inform people working along roadside areas regarding the importance of Brandegee wild buckwheat, one of Colorado's botanical treasures, and to outline some of the ways in which this species can coexist with road maintenance activities. The implementation of these recommendations will help to assure that maintenance activities proceed without unintended harm to these globally imperiled plants

Recommended best management practices for Arkansas Canyon stickleaf (Nuttallia densa): practices developed to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern

Prepared for: Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Natural Areas Program.May 2014.Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-10).Arkansas Canyon stickleaf (Nuttallia densa) is a small, yellow-flowered, subshrub in the Loasaceae (Blazingstar Family) that is known only from the Upper Arkansas River Basin in Fremont and Chaffee counties, Colorado, and is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G2/S2; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2014). One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack of awareness of its existence and status. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to this species during road maintenance activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities. The desired outcome of these recommended BMPs is to reduce significantly the impacts of road maintenance activities to the Arkansas Canyon stickleaf on federal, state, and/or private land. The BMPs listed here are intended to be iterative, and to evolve over time as additional information about the Arkansas Canyon stickleaf becomes available, or as road maintenance technologies develop. The intent of these BMPs is to inform people working along roadside areas regarding the importance of Arkansas Canyon stickleaf, one of Colorado's botanical treasures, and to outline some of the ways in which this species can coexist with road maintenance activities. The implementation of these recommendations will help to assure that maintenance activities proceed without unintended harm to the Arkansas Canyon stickleaf

Recommended best management practices for Gunnison milkvetch (Astragalus anisus): practices developed to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern

Prepared for: Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Natural Areas Program.May 2014.Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-11).Gunnison milkvetch (Astragalus anisus) is a small plant in the Fabaceae (Pea Family) that is known only from the Gunnison Basin in Gunnison and Saguache counties, Colorado, and is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G2G3/S2S3; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2014). One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack of awareness of its existence and status. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to this species during road maintenance activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities. The desired outcome of these recommended BMPs is to reduce significantly the impacts of road maintenance activities to the Gunnison milkvetch on federal, state, and/or private land. The BMPs listed here are intended to be iterative, and to evolve over time as additional information about the Gunnison milkvetch becomes available, or as road maintenance technologies develop. The intent of these BMPs is to inform people working along roadside areas regarding the importance of Gunnison milkvetch, one of Colorado's botanical treasures, and to outline some of the ways in which this species can coexist with road maintenance activities. The implementation of these recommendations will help to assure that maintenance activities proceed without unintended harm to these globally imperiled plants

Recommended best management practices for Rabbit Ears gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. weberi): practices developed to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern

Prepared for: Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Natural Areas Program.May 2014.Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-11).Rabbit Ears gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. weberi) is a tall herbaceous plant in the Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) that is known from north central Colorado in Grand, Jackson, and Routt counties, and is also found in northern Idaho and south central Wyoming. This subspecies is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G5T2, S2; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2014). One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack of awareness of its existence and status. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to this species during road maintenance activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities. The desired outcome of these recommended BMPs is to reduce significantly the impacts of road maintenance activities to the Rabbit Ears gilia on federal, state, and/or private land. The BMPs listed here are intended to be iterative, and to evolve over time as additional information about the Rabbit Ears gilia becomes available, or as road maintenance technologies develop. The intent of these BMPs is to inform people working along roadside areas regarding the importance of Rabbit Ears gilia, one of Colorado's botanical treasures, and to outline some of the ways in which this species can coexist with road maintenance activities. The implementation of these recommendations will help to assure that maintenance activities proceed without unintended harm to the Rabbit Ears gilia