Ion-plating of solar cell arrays encapsulation task: LSA project 32

An ion plating process by which solar cells can be metallized and AR coated, yielding efficiencies equal to or better than state-of-the-art cells, was developed. It was demonstrated that ion plated AR films may be used as an effective encapsulant, offering primary protection for the metallization. It was also shown that ion plated metallization and AR coatings can be consistent with the project cost goals

Trespassing barriers: researching the experiences of Latina immigrants in a community college bilingual early childhood program

2012 Spring.Includes bibliographical references.There has been much debate on the politics and pedagogies of bilingual education in K-12 schools, but conspicuously absent in this debate are institutions of higher education. English-only ideologies are deeply embedded and rarely questioned in U.S. institutions of higher education, which predominantly require English language proficiency to access college-level coursework. Working within the intersections of critical race theory and participatory research, I engaged Latina immigrant students participating in a community college bilingual early childhood degree program as "research collaborators" in examining the influences of this program on their lives. Their stories, shared in a community narrative, reveal how this program opened the door to college access and empowered them as students, mothers, professionals, and advocates. In my discussion of our findings I highlight the capital Latina immigrant students bring to their academic journey, critique the English-only pathway to college, and underscore the importance of creating spaces for the voices of these students to be heard. Documenting our research journey, I also provide an analysis of the challenges and rewards of engaging students from a traditionally marginalized population as research collaborators

Malaria, Mosquitoes, and Special Revelation

We needed the microscope to help us see what\u27s going on, and God, in great love, gave us the Word. Posting about how God reveals HImself from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world. http://inallthings.org/malaria-mosquitoes-and-special-revelation

Virtually Scanning Jamestown 1607-1610

The Virtual Curation Laboratory, located at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been 3D scanning artifacts in collaboration with Jamestown Rediscovery from a very narrow period of time,1607 to 1610. This short time period includes the founding of the Jamestown colony and the Starving Time, where colonists consumed dogs, their seven horses, and at least one young woman. The intersection of Native Americans and Europeans can also be seen with native-made artifacts found in European contexts or altered by European contact. This poster will feature a butchered dog mandible and a butchered horse tibia from the Starving Time, native-made and European-made pipes and ceramics, a projectile point, and a jeweler’s mold.https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/uresposters/1065/thumbnail.jp

How Do You Get Al Jazeera Worldwide to Purchase your Christian Film for Middle East Broadcast? (Or, Can Christians Make Films the Secular World Will Pay Attention To?)

Ask someone what comes to mind when you say, Christian film. If your experience is anything like mine, the one word you\u27ll hear more than any other is Cheezy (along with an eye roll to back it up). My film students and I prefer not to make Christian films. We prefer films that are made by Christians. We are Christians. We are film makers. We make films that draw from our perspective and world view and those views strongly shape subject matter and treatment, but we also understand that we are making films, not writing and preaching sermons. So often, Christian film fails to see the distinction between preaching and storytelling through the medium of film. When one medium of communication is forced into the other, the result is … cheezy. Dordt College is a Christian, mid-sized, four-year college in Iowa. Dordt\u27s college-based production company, Prairie Grass Productions, had the cheezy issue in mind when we began production on a feature-length documentary film about slums and the more-than one billion people who inhabit them. Our film, The Fourth World, goes past statistics like one in six of us lives in a slum, and most live on $2 a day or less and allows an audience to actually meet some of these statistics in a very personal way. In the process, the audience quickly realizes that these people have names, jobs, a place to live, and hope for a brighter future. The vision for this film was born from our faith, from Scripture\u27s commands to help the poor, and from a very deep-seated outrage over the way things are. Our good God never intended for mankind—the crowing jewel of His creation—to live in deplorable squalor, disease and hunger. The corrupting influence of sin and all that goes with it, means generations of people spend their entire lives in survival mode, never able to explore their God-given gifts and contribute to Kingdom growth. Our goal was to tell an entertaining story about this topic in a way that Christians and non-Christians could enjoy and benefit from. If we told it correctly, we could start a global dialogue about this. If we didn\u27t tell it correctly, the film would gather dust and the discussion we longed for would never happen. We knew from day one that if we made a Christian film, our audience would be severely limited and our financial return would be almost nil. We set a goal to produce a film made by Christians and see how much of the world we could get to see it. The Fourth World has screened at film festivals around the world and taken many top prizes. El Jazeera Worldwide purchased the rights to it for broadcast across the Middle East. As of this writing, we are in negotiations with Discovery Channel Worldwide. The film is regularly downloaded from iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Hulu and YouTube. In my presentation, I\u27ll discuss the Christian Film/Film by a Christian difference and why it is important. Using The Fourth World as our example, we\u27ll discuss what we did right, what we did wrong, and what we\u27ll do differently next time. One absolute non-negotiable for Christians who want their work seen outside the Christian bubble is extensive pre-marketing before the film ever gets into production. Consciously determining audience, message and treatment in advance can create opportunities for penetration into the secular marketplace. Networking and cross-marketing with organizations—both secular and Christian—can be huge advantages to the savvy marketer that wants his story not just told, but seen and heard. Three key marketing strategies—International distribution, digital aggregation and the festival circuit—will also be considered. With the right planning, subject matter and treatment, Christian filmmakers can avoid the deadly stigma of having a cheezy film, and broadcast their film made by a Christian in one of the most Muslim parts of the world

Joy, Drew

Drew Joy is a 37 year old living in Portland, ME. They are the executive director of the Southern Maine Workers Center. They have been organizing and participating in activism since early adulthood. They have participated in public housing activism with Survivor\u27s Village in New Orleans, anti-racism work in San Francisco with People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER), and now working class issues such as healthcare for all with SMWC. Drew has a very \u27do it yourself\u27, anarchism grounded ideology in their political beliefs. Their peer environment was in punk music, specifically the radical political sub-genres of queercore punk music. Citation Please cite as: Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries. For more information about the Querying the Past: Maine LGBTQ Oral History Project, please contact Dr. Wendy Chapkis.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/querying_ohproject/1021/thumbnail.jp

Part of a Balanced Breakfast: Three Steps to Restore Balance in our Digital World

New research, articles, and books seem to come out weekly showing strong links between skyrocketing depression levels and screen time. Posting about moderation in our use of digital technology from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation. https://inallthings.org/part-of-a-balanced-breakfast-three-steps-to-restore-balance-in-our-digital-world

Putting a Face on the Facts

Dordt College film professor and students work on a documentary on people living in poverty. It\u27s called The Fourth World

Faith Shapes My Design

Make art that\u27s so good, the world can\u27t ignore you. Posting about true Christian art from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world. http://inallthings.org/faith-shapes-my-design