Letter addressed to Press and Radio Friends which is attached to an informal history of the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge. The letter was sent from A.E. Parsons, manager of the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge

Letter (10 typed pages) addressed to Press and Radio Friends which is attached to an informal history of the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge. The letter was sent from A.E. Parsons, manager of the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, n.d.

Stories of Informal Mentorship: Recognizing the Voices of Mentees in Academic Libraries

Based on the 2014 OLA Super Conference session “Mentorship in Academic Libraries: A Universe of Possibilities,” this article explores the benefits of informal mentorship in its various forms and how librarians are embracing a new way of thinking about mentorship both individually and organizationally. The lived experiences of two professional academic librarians are shared as they argue that informal mentorship offers the opportunity to co-create a meaningful mentorship experience by recognizing the importance of the mentee’s voice. This paper will discuss the value of informal mentorship and how, when certain elements are present within it, this model can allow us to reimagine mentorship in academic libraries. Concepts such as “accidental” mentorship, “purposeful” mentorship, mentorship “network,” and “peer” mentorship are discussed.

Letter to Henry Nelles from Michael Harris of the Perth Military Settlement

Letter to Henry Nelles from Michael Harris of the Perth Military Settlement (3 pages, handwritten). He is married to Mary Fanning, sister of Henry Nelles but is having marital troubles as he says he “may have to be on the lookout for another wife”. He thinks that his wife Mary may have departed for the United States, Apr. 6, 1821.

Broadside for a centennial celebration of the settlement of Ontario by the United Empire Loyalists

Broadside, 90 cm. x 55 cm. made from canvas. This broadside is for a centennial celebration of the settlement of Ontario by the United Empire Loyalists. The first line reads “1774 -1884” [it should be 1784-1884]. The celebration was to be held on the historic plains of Niagara. The names of the general committee of the celebration are listed as well as the names of Major Hiscott, warden; F.A.B. Clench, chairman and Dan Servos. It is written in pencil that “this was given by J.B. Secord”. There are some small holes in the broadside and a small bit of canvas has lost some of its texture. This affects the text very slightly. 1884

El comercio informal en el Estadio Universitario: un problema con solución.

Tesis ( Maestría en Administración Pública con Especialidad en el área Administrativa) U.A.N.L.

Estudio del comercio informal organizado en Monterrey, Nuevo León. ENOE 2005-2011.

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Orientación en Trabajo Social) UANL, 2013.

Economic integration in North America: Formal, Informal and Spatial Aspects.

An exemination of a series of indicators of economic integration in the western hemisphere (Canada-USA-Latin America) indicates that it is proceeding under the influence of formal trade agreements and informal forces including technological change, multinational firm rationalization and location strategies, etc.

Production Linkages Between Informal and Formal Activities Considering Domestic and Imported Inputs: an Application of the Minimal-Flow-Analysis Method to Senegal.

We apply to the Senegalese input-output matrix of 1990, disagregated into formal and informal activities, a recently designed structural analytical method (Minimal-Flow-Analysis) which permits to depict the direct and indirect production likanges existing between activities.

Informalidad y racionalidad económica-laboral en la zona metropolitana de Monterrey 1995-2004 : nuevos paradigmas del empleo en el sector informal

Tesis (Doctor en Ciencias sociales con orientación en desarrollo sustentable) UANL, 2007

“Seaweed exudates and settlement behaviour of sedentary organisms"

The present investigation has looked exclusively into the aspect of the biological phenomenon of settling behaviour by two serious fouling offenders encountered in the tropical seas mainly on the hulls of ships and stationary structures in the harbours. The cue to study the behaviour was adopted from the observations so far made by scientists on the epizoic growth of these organisms on the surfaces of algal fronds of variegated shape, texture, size etc. The results do indicate that there are sufficient qualities of bioactive substances produced by plants occupying the lowest categories in organic evolution and curiously enough these substances have withstood the test of time.

Settlement Of Reinforced Sand In Foundations

The technique of reinforcing soil for foundation improvement is well established. This paper addresses the aspect of settlement of reinforced sand foundations, where the major part of the existing work deals with the aspect of bearing capacity. A detailed analysis is made paying individual attention to soil, reinforcement, and the interface between the two. A three-dimensional, nonlinear finite-element analysis is presented that uses a three-dimensional, nonlinear soil-reinforcement interface friction element, along with other threedimensional elements to model the system. The results of the analysis are compared with those from tests conducted in the laboratory and are found to be in good agreement. The studies lead to a better understanding of the behavior of the system at different stages of loading

Entwicklung eines Bewertungssystems für die Aschuaiat-Gebiete mit Hilfe des Geographischen Informationssystems (GIS) am Beispiel des Stadtteils Manshiet Nasser in Kairo

Der Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit handelt sich um die informelle Siedlungen in Kairo (die wir Asch- Gebiete nennen). Der Begriff "Aschuaiat" bezeichnet ganz speziell und treffend dieses Phänomen. Die Probleme der Aschuaiat haben seit den 70er Jahren auf ganz Ägypten und die Stadt Kairo sehr negative Auswirkungen, die im Laufe der Zeit zu massiven Problemen geworden sind. Die Entscheidungsträger versuchten für diese Schwierigkeiten Lösungen zu finden, aber die Ergebnisse waren nicht befriedigend. Dieses Phänomen sieht wie ein städtebauliches Problem aus, kann aber in Wirklichkeit nicht von den ökologischen und sozialen Verhältnisse einer Region getrennt werden. Die Aschuaiat entstehen normalerweise in städtebaulichen Zentren und in größeren Städten als Ergebnisse ihrer Anziehungskraft, da solche Städte ein gutes Angebot an Arbeitsplätzen, insbesondere im Bereich der Dienstleistungen, haben. Im Gegensatz dazu stehen die landwirtschaftlichen Gebiete: sie zeichnen sich insbesondere durch steigende Arbeitslosigkeit und Mangel an Dienstleistungen aus. Deshalb wandert ein Großteil der Bevölkerung vom Land in die Stadt ab, um hier auf die Suche nach einem Arbeitsplatz zu gehen und insgesamt bessere Lebensbedingungen vorzufinden. Die Zahl der Zuwanderer steigt stetig; die Städte können die Bedürfnisse der Bevölkerung an Angeboten für Wohnungen, Arbeitsplätzen und Dienstleistungen nicht erfüllen. Deswegen nimmt die Bevölkerung, ihre Probleme selbst in die Hand. Dies führt in den meisten Fällen zu einer klaren Form von Aschuaiat innerhalb und um die städtebaulichen Zentren herum. Die Anzahl der Aschuaiat, die sich rings um Kairo befinden, beträgt 76 Zonen mit einer Gesamtfläche von 23,10 km² und einer Einwohnerzahl von 2.098.469. Die Anzahl der illegalen Wohnungseinheiten beträgt 70 Prozent des Gesamtwertes legaler, staatlicher oder privater Wohneinheiten. Diese wurden im Zeitraum zwischen 1980 und 2000 erbaut. Jede Provinz in Ägypten hat Asch-Gebiete - mit Ausnahme der Provinzen Süd Sina und Neues Tal. Die meisten konzentrieren sich in den Provinzen El Dakahlia (121) und Dumiat (88). Die wenigsten Asch-Gebiete (jeweils nur eine Zone) gibt es in den Provinzen Rotes Meer und Nord Sina. In Ägypten wird die Einwohnerzahl der Aschuaiat auf 37 Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung der städtebaulichen Gebiete geschätzt. Über die genaue Anzahl der Aschuaiat liegen jedoch keine zuverlässigen Informationen vor, die statistischen Daten der staatlichen Organisationen weisen unterschiedliche Resultate auf. Das Ministerium für lokale Entwicklung verkündete, dass die Zahl der Aschuaiat im Jahr 2000 ca. 916 und im Jahr 2003 ca. 1.228 Zonen betragen hat; das Informationszentrum zur Unterstützung von Sachentscheidungen registrierte jedoch für das Jahr 2000 eine Zahl von 1.034 Zonen; demgegenüber liegt die von CAPMAS registrierte Anzahl für 2000 bei 909 Zonen. Diese Unterschiede in der Erfassung der statistischen Daten kann darauf zurückgeführt werden, dass es in Ägypten keine einheitliche Definition für Aschuaiat gibt. Dieses Problem verstärkt den Bedarf an geeignetem Bewertungssystem für die Bewertung der Qualität solcher Gebiete in ganz Ägypten. Das vorgeschlagene Bewertungssystem basiert auf der Analyse und Bewertung der Hauptstrukturen, die die eigentliche Zusammensetzung einer Siedlung repräsentieren. Diese Strukturen spiegeln in der Regel die sozialen, städtebaulichen und infrastrukturellen Eigenschaften eines Gebietes wider. Konkret befasst sich diese Untersuchung mit den verschiedenen Strukturen, die die Lebens- und Siedlungsqualität in den Aschuaiat beeinflussen.

Settlement history of a mountain oasis in Northern Oman

To unravel the settlement history of oases in northern Oman, data on topography, the agricultural setting, water and soil parameters and archaeological findings were collected in the Wadi Bani Awf with its head oasis Balad Seet. Data collection lasted from April 2000 to April 2003 and was based on the establishment of a 3D-georeferenced map of the oasis comprising all its major infrastructural and agronomic features. At today's Balad Seet, a total of 8.8 ha are planted to 2,800 date palms and 4.6 ha are divided into 385 small fields dedicated to wheat, barley, sorghum, oats, alfalfa, garlic, onion, lime and banana. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal in the lower part of the main terrace system determined its age to 911 ± 43 years. Monthly flow measurements of four major aflaj systems showed a total maximum flow of 32 m^3 h^-1 with the largest falaj contributing 78% of the total flow. During drought periods, average water flow decreased by 3% per month, however, with significant differences between the spring systems. The analysis of the tritium/^3helium ratio in the water led to an estimated water age of up to 10 years. In combination with the flow data, this provided insights into the elasticity of the spring flow over time. The use of the natural resources of the Wadi Bani Awf by a pastoral population started probably in the early 3rd millennium BC. The first permanent settlement might have been established at Balad Seet during the first part of the 1st millennium BC. Presumably it was initiated by settlers from al-Hamra, a village at the southern foot of the Hajar mountains. Given an abundant und stable flow of springs, even in periods of drought, the construction of Balad Seet's first irrigation systems may have occurred at this early time. The combination of topographic, agricultural, hydro-pedological and archaeological data allowed assessment of the carrying capacity of this oasis over the three millennia of its likely existence. The changing scarcity of land and water and the eventual optimisation of their use by different aflaj constructions have been major driving forces for the development and apparent relativeley stable existence of this oasis.

The role of NGO in informal seed production and dissemination: The case of eastern Ethiopia

Seed is the basic input to crop production. Farmer-based seed production as an alternative agricultural technology transfer is increasingly given especial attention in developing countries where food insecurity is critical. This paper aims to assess the seed production and dissemination strategy among smallholder farmers in eastern Ethiopia that has been introduced by Hararghe Catholic Secretariat (a Non-GovernmentalOrganization). A survey of 160 households in four administrative districts and focus group discussions were used to collect data. While narratives helped understand the process, logistic regressionwas used to identify determinants of land allocation to seed production. Results indicate the crucial role of informal networks and social capital as facilitators of access to production inputs, information and knowledge. The informal seed supply system initiated by the NGO has a huge potential to benefit smallholder farmers by improving their access to higher-yielding varieties of various crops, thereby contributing to an increase in their wellbeing. However, the traditional practice of seed exchange, influenced by social relations, will remain uneconomical to seed producers. Thus, the paper suggests that this potential can be further exploited if some preconditions such as establishment of seed banks, investment in human capital, removal of the underlying constraints and creation of reliable seed markets are given emphasis.

Educaci??n formal, no formal e informal en el Espacio Europeo : nuevas exigencias para los procesos de formaci??n en educaci??n

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