A Phenomenological Exploration of Women Entrepreneurs\u27 Attitudes and Views on Establishing a Mentoring Relationship

This qualitative phenomenological study explored the attitudes and views of women entrepreneurs on establishing a mentoring relationship. Despite the stated advantages of establishing a mentoring relationship, including improving entrepreneurs’ chances of business success, organizational growth, and leadership development, over 50% of novice women entrepreneurs do not establish a mentoring relationship. The researcher conducted 22 face-to-face semi-structured interviews with women entrepreneurs in the wedding industry. All participants had a positive attitude towards establishing a mentoring relationship and stated that mentoring would increase novice women entrepreneurs’ chance of business success, organizational growth, and leadership development. Most participants believed a mentor would enhance a novice entrepreneur’s self-efficacy. The mentored participants all stated that their mentor influenced their leadership style. The research found that the participants primarily lead with a transformational and transactional style of leadership. The findings are significant because when novice women entrepreneurs understand how to overcome the barriers of establishing a mentoring relationship and the potential for greater success, more novice women entrepreneurs may seek to establish a mentoring relationship. A mentor can have a powerful and lasting influence on a follower

The Black Lung Benefits Reform and Revenue Acts of 1977

On February 15, 1978, Congress enacted the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977. The passage of this legislation followed months of congressional indecision over just how the existing black lung benefits system could be reformed. During this period, the financing of the program appeared to be the most divisive issue. That issue was finally resolved by the enactment in late January of the Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1977. After this hurdle was cleared, the conference committee report on the reform act easily passed both houses.\u27 The Act, which amended the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, was signed by the President and became effective March 1, 1978. Since the provisions of these acts significantly alter the current standards of administration and review of black lung claims as well as the financing of benefits, this comment will analyze the changes effected by these provisions. In order to place these changes into perspective, the legislative history of federal black lung legislation will first be reviewed, followed with an examination of the 1977 reform and revenue acts

Land Grant Application- Rollins, John (Augusta)

Land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office for John Rollins for service in the Revolutionary War.https://digitalmaine.com/revolutionary_war_me_land_office/1775/thumbnail.jp

Civil Procedure--Jurisdiction--The West Virginia Long-Arm Statute

In 1957 the West Virginia legislature enacted a statute which provides that in certain instances foreign corporations would be deemed to be doing business in this state for the purpose of service of process. In enacting this long-arm statute, West Virginia joined many other states in taking advantage of the United States Supreme Court\u27s decisions that expanded the extent to which states could exercise personal jurisdiction over nonresidents within the limits of due process. However, upon comparing the jurisdiction afforded by the West Virginia statute to that exercised under other long-arm statutes, it becomes apparent that this state has taken only limited advantage of the maximum jurisdiction allowed under due process. This situation is contrary to what should be the basic premise behind any long-arm statute. It is in the best interests of the residents of a state to provide the most effective and convenient forum available for the enforcement of claims against nonresidents. The limited reach of the West Virginia long-arm statute denies the residents of this state such a forum and as a result they are more often subject to the difficulty and expense of bringing actions in foreign forums. Considering that all of our surrounding states and many others have enacted comprehensive long-arm statutes, this is an inequitable situation. It allows the residents of this state to be subjected to the jurisdiction of other states without reciprocal right to bring action in their own state. Therefore, it is the position of this note that this state should extend its jurisdictional authority to the full extent allowed by due process. In approaching this problem, it must be remembered that the power of a state to exercise personal jurisdiction depends upon: (1) whether there is statutory authority to assert jurisdiction and (2) whether the exercise of that jurisdiction will violate due process rights. Thus, in trying to achieve full due process jurisdiction, there must be a legislative decision to that effect and this decision necessarily entails a determination of what is allowed by due process and how this may be incorporated into a long-arm statute. In order to deal with these problems, this note will explore the development of personal jurisdiction within due process limits. Also, the comparative ability of the West Virignia long-arm act to assert effective jurisdiction will be examined. Finally, to the extent that this comparison suggests a need for reform, alternative long-arm jurisdiction will be explored

Level of critical thinking of Iowa secondary agriculture students

The central purpose of this study was to determine the ability of Iowa agriculture students to use critical thinking skills. The design for this investigation utilized descriptive research methodology;Cluster sampling was utilized to identify the sample for the study. A total of 668 agriculture students from 18 Iowa secondary schools served as the sample;An information sheet was developed to collect both demographic information as well as individual preferences on learning activities. The Cornell Critical Thinking Test was administered to respondents to assess their levels of critical thinking. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator[superscript] TM was also administered to determine the learning styles of the respondents;Major findings of the study were: (1) Critical thinking mean score of Iowa secondary agriculture students was lower than the mean scores measured in the two norm-referenced groups; and (2) two subtests of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development proved to be the two greatest predictors of levels of critical thinking;The major conclusion drawn from this study was that: given the basic tenets of agricultural education, its problem solving approach to instruction, and the evidence provided in this investigation, agriculture students in Iowa are developing critical thinking skills but at surprisingly low levels of development;As a result of the findings from this investigation, the following recommendations were made: (1) Agricultural educators must incorporate principles of critical thinking and problem-solving into their curriculum. (2) Use of appropriate instructional methods to stimulate students with various learning styles will enhance student learning and levels of critical thinking

Stratigraphy and Structure of the Goajira Peninsula, Northwestern Venezuela and Northeastern Colombia

The Goajira Peninsula forms the northernmost extension of continental South America (see Fig. 1). Its lobate outer portion, the area of this geologic study, is a mountainous region about 75 kilometers wide at its widest part and juts 150 kilometers northeastward into the Caribbean Sea. Although only about 110 kilometers north of the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela, the Peninsula is isolated and little known. Only a narrow coastal strip lies in Venezuela; the remainder is in Colombia; but the Peninsula is largely a desert wasteland not extensively entered by people other than its own sparse Indian population. Its remoteness has long led it to be called the Forgotten Land of Colombia. The exposures of Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks on the Peninsula present a seldom equalled opportunity for fundamental study in stratigraphy, structure, and sedimentation. Probably few places in all of northern South America present a comparable area for the study of Cretaceous limestone lithology and deposition. Because of the arid nature of the region, the rocks are well exposed in most areas. As a result the outcrops can be studied in detail and lateral changes can be observed instead of surmised. The sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks found in the Goajira indicate a long and varied geologic record. The sedimentary section is made up of a thick sequence of Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata. Of particular interest from a regional viewpoint is the succession of Cretaceous limestones, shales, and sandstones. In addition, structural deformation of a complex nature clearly demonstrates some of the basic phenomena of the compressive deformation of rocks. On the southeastern part of the Peninsula compressive stresses have buckled the sediments of the Cocinas trough into an asymmetrically overturned and severely faulted anticlinal structure. Farther northward, the Serranias Jarara and Macuire have been uplifted into their present position after a much earlier period of severe crumpling. Metamorphism and igneous activity of several periods have further complicated the geology. The five primary objectives of this research project were: (1) to study in detail the stratigraphic succession of both the Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks, with special attention to the Cretaceous limestone sequence; (2) to correlate the formations of the Goajira with the stratigraphic succession elsewhere in western Venezuela; (3) to propose an areal synthesis of the orderly sequence of geologic events which occurred on the Goajira as interpreted from the field data; and (4) to reconcile and integrate observations made on aerial photographs with those made in the field

Local Government Public Works Standards and Specifications

This document is designed to aid in the development of standards for construction specifications and in the design and bidding of public works improvements and should not be used in lieu thereof. Local Government Public Works Standards and Specifications was developed to provide Tennessee cities with guidelines for construction projects. MTAS recommends, and T.C.A. § 62-2-107 requires, that public works projects over $25,000 have plans and specifications prepared by a registered architect, engineer, or landscape architect. Therefore, users should be careful in adopting and using these guidelines. They are not intended to be all-inclusive. The construction standards and specifications presented here are not minimum standards. They are based on recognized engineering practices, and they are intended to produce quality projects

Local Government Public Works Standards and Specifications

This document was developed to provide Tennessee cities with guidelines for construction projects. It includes guidelines for construction standards, materials specifications, design criteria, and contract documents to be used for streets, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, and water distribution systems

Shell-NASA Vibration-Based Damage Characterization

This article describes collaborative research between Shell International Exploration and Production (IE&P) scientists and ISAG personnel to investigate the feasibility of ultrasonic-based characterization of spacecraft tile damage for in-space inspection applications. The approach was proposed by Shell personnel in a Shell-NASA "speed-matching" session in early 2011 after ISAG personnel described challenges inherent in the inspection of MMOD damage deep within spacecraft thermal protection system (TPS) tiles. The approach leveraged Shell's relevant sensor and analytical expertise. The research addressed the difficulties associated with producing 3D models of MMOD damage cavities under the surface of a TPS tile, given that simple image-based sensing is constrained by line of sight through entry holes that have diameters considerably smaller than the underlying damage cavities. Damage cavity characterization is needed as part of a vehicle inspection and risk reduction capability for long-duration, human-flown space missions. It was hoped that cavity characterization could be accomplished through the use of ultrasonic techniques that allow for signal penetration through solid material

Impacts of predation on northern bobwhite and scaled quail

Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) populations have declined throughout most of their distribution, and these declines have become more dramatic in recent years. In this review, we examine the role of predation in quail management. Predation is the major source of nest loss and of mortality for young and adult quail. Mean nest success across studies reviewed was 28%. Estimates of annual survival rates have varied from 5 to 26% for radiotelemetry studies and from 15 to 30% based on age-ratio studies. Breeding season survival estimates ranged from 13 to 51% in telemetry studies reviewed. Brood survival is the least studied aspect of quail survival; estimates ranged from 13 to 47%. Mammalian predators most often implicated in nest predation include striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis), raccoons (Procyon lotor), opossums (Didelphis virginianus), foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus and Vulpes vulpes), coyotes (Canis latrans), and feral hogs (Sus scrofa). Accipiters (Accipiter spp.) and northern harriers (Circus cyaneus) are the most common avian predators of quail. Less information is available to assess impact of predation on scaled quail, but observations from areas where bobwhites and scaled quail are sympatric suggested that scaled quail are less vulnerable to predation than bobwhites. Although quail have adapted to cope with high predation rates (e.g., renesting, large clutches), populations in some areas may be suppressed by predation. Changes in land use, management practices, and predator communities interact to depress quail populations over much of the bobwhite\u27s range. Additional studies are needed to assess the role of predation and predation management in light of these landscape-level changes. A variation of the Integrated Pest Management philosophy used in crop production is proposed as an appropriate model to address predation management for quail