A Rubric of Shared Leadership: “Revolutions are no trifles”

In a letter reflecting back on the heady times of revolt against the tyranny of England, John Adams makes the observation that “revolutions are no trifles.”1 Adams and other founders of the new republic knew full well the seriousness of declaring independence and setting out on a new course of governance for the colonies. While that is true on the macro level of geo-politics it is also true on the micro level of organizational culture. Embarking on a dramatic change in social structure, whether great or small, ought not to be taken lightly. Thorough planning and careful execution are important ingredients in successful revolutions. However, the essential ingredient is leadership that is passionate about the change

Confronting The Challenge Of Information Literacy

Confronting the challenges to any academic institution posed by the revolution in information resources since the appearance of the Internet can be a daunting task. Providing the financial and human resources required to provide reliable and secure access can alone be a major hurdle. The specialized equipment needed to effectively incorporate the new resources into student learning environments present an additional burden. The need to collaboratively manage the systems and adapt staffing patterns to the new resources can challenge the skills of the best administrators. The patterns of information seeking behavior exhibited by students in today\u27s richly diverse information environment can frustrate the assumptions that both faculty and librarian have long held about the research process. For those colleges who have made significant strides in addressing these challenges the last one may be the most important from a pedagogical perspective

Vortex simulations of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability

A vortex technique capable of calculating the Rayleigh–Taylor instability to large amplitudes in inviscid, incompressible, layered flows is introduced. The results show the formation of a steady‐state bubble at large times, whose velocity is in agreement with the theory of Birkhoff and Carter. It is shown that the spike acceleration can exceed free fall, as suggested recently by Menikoff and Zemach. Results are also presented for instability at various Atwood ratios and for fluids having several layers

Spirit of Place

This paper explores the meaning and purpose of the various ancient and modern design elements of meditation room construction, and how they serve to define a specific design aesthetic inherent to all meditation rooms. Based on my investigations, I have concluded that those formal, intimate places in which we meditate are, by the content of their components, physical models of the technique itself. It is also my contention that these elements are both tools and archetypes designed to facilitate a specific meditation technique outlined in my research. I will present the subject of meditation: what it is, how it works and the results of its ritual practices and how they relate to the meditative process. Special attention is given to the composition of the furnishings that are placed around a single object of interest in the center of the room. I have designed the remaining components to be a visual extension of the center group detail in order to combine them all into one cohesive, visual unit

Policy uncertainty: a new indicator

The damaging impact of economic uncertainty on growth has been reasonably well studied - but what happens when there is uncertainty about economic policy-making? Nicholas Bloom and colleagues have developed a measure of this distinct kind of uncertainty, one that shows the value of restoring stability to current policy actions.US economic policy, global financial markets,