List of officers and dates of commissions and appointments in the 4th Regiment of the Lincoln Militia

List of officers and dates of commissions and appointments in the 4th Regiment of the Lincoln Militia including the troop of cavalry in the 4th Lincoln Militia (2 pages, handwritten), June 18, 1838.

Agreement with sworn affidavits that John Adolphus Nelles would perform the office of poll clerk at an election for the first riding of the County of Lincoln

Agreement (1 page, handwritten note) with sworn affidavits that John Adolphus Nelles would perform the office of poll clerk at an election for the first riding of the County of Lincoln and Erastus Derby and Smith Jackson would perform the office of Constables at an election for the first riding of the County of Lincoln, June 27, 1836.

Certificate awarded to Lieutenant Colonel, the Honourable James George Currie of the 19th Lincoln Battalion of Canada from the ladies of the County of Lincoln

Certificate measuring 36 cm. x 47 cm. awarded to Lieutenant Colonel, the Honourable James George Currie of the 19th Lincoln Battalion of Canada from the ladies of the County of Lincoln to honour surviving veterans of the War of 1812. The calligraphy on the award was done by J. Matthews of St. Catharines who was listed in the 1877 St. Catharines Directory as an illuminator (medieval writing) and accountant. The award is signed by Elizabeth Carlisle on behalf of the ladies, Oct. 13, 1876.

El libertador de esclavos : Abraham Lincoln

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Vida de Abraham Lincoln décimo sesto Presidente de los Estados Unidos

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Estudio del desarrollo motor de población escolar leonesa mediante la utilización de la batería de Lincoln-Oseretsky de motricidad infantil.

Evaluar el desarrollo motor de la población escolar leonesa mediante la batería de tests motores de Lincoln-Oserestsky, analizando sus variaciones en relación con el sexo, la edad y otras variables, como el grado de actividad física, que puedan tener repercusión sobre la ejecución motora del niño. Han participado un total de 1.083 niños (588 niños y 495 niñas), alumnos y alumnas de 1õ a 6õ de Educación Primaria entre 6 y 12 años. Los alumnos pertenecían a nueve colegios de León. La batería en su forma modificada por Sloan comprende pruebas desde los 4 a 16 años de edad que pueden ser aplicadas desde los 2 a los 14. Centrándonos en la muestra propuesta por el autor en este trabajo, (niños y niñas de 6 a 12 años) se les aplicaron diferentes subtests, adecuados a cada edad e incluso en algunos casos diferenciando sexos, terminando además con una corrección e interpretación finales de cada uno. El objetivo de la aplicación de estos subtests era comprobar seis aspectos de la motricidad de los niños: la coordinación estática, la coordinación dinámica de las manos, la coordinación dinámica general, la rapidez de movimientos, los movimientos simultáneos y la ausencia de sincinesias. Para la investigación se utilizó la versión española (MEPSA, 1968) de la batería de tests de Oseretsky (versión Lincoln-Oseretsky). Previamente se dieron charlas, seminarios y ensayos en los colegios sobre el tema. Para la ejecución de los diferentes subtests se utilizaron otros materiales: pelota, pancarta, saltador, papel blanco rayado, lapicero, bobina de hilo y martillo de percusión. El análisis del subtest de coordinación estática pone de manifiesto la existencia de incrementos progresivos para ambos sexos en función de la edad. Para cada grupo de edad no se detectan diferencias significativas entre ambos sexos a excepción de los 5 años a favor de las niñas y de los 10, 11 y 12 a favor de los niños. El de coordinación dinámica de manos muestra resultados similares, con incrementos progresivos y diferencias significativas entre los diferentes grupos de edad para ambos sexos a excepción de los 7-9 años, además de diferencias a favor de las niñas a los 10, 11 y 12 años. En el de coordinación dinámica general también se detectaron diferencias significativas entre los diferentes grupos de edad en cada sexo, a excepción de los 6-7 años, 7-8 años y 11-12 años en los niños y los 6-7 años, 10-11 años y 11-12 años en las niñas. No se observaron diferencias significativas entre ambos sexos para ninguno de los grupos de edad, a excepción de los 10 años. En el subtest de rapidez de movimientos se observaron incrementos progresivos y significativos para ambos sexos, a excepción del grupo de los 9-10 años en niñas. A los 6 años los valores eran significativamente superiores en niños. El de movimientos simultáneos sólo mostró incrementos significativos en los primeros grupos de edad. No se observaron diferencias entre sexos. Para el subtest de ausencia de sincinesias sólo se dieron incrementos significativos entre 8 y 11 en ambos sexos y diferencias a favor de los niños a los 10 años. Al analizar la edad motora en su conjunto se puso de manifiesto la existencia de incrementos claros y significativos para los distintos grupos de edad en ambos sexos, no existiendo diferencias significativas entre niños y niñas para ninguno de los grupos de edad. Los datos confirman que la edad se relaciona con el desarrollo de la ejecución motora en mayor medida que el sexo y que la inactividad física llega a acompañarse en niños de edades tempranas de un retraso significativo en la edad motora y una disminución del cociente motor. El fenómeno sería atribuible a una interacción entre factores maduracionales y de aprendizaje.

Lincoln Downtown Rotary Club

Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me to be here with you today. One of the things I'm enjoying most in my new position as University of Nebraska Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources is meeting the people who live in this state, in urban and rural areas, from Scottsbluff to Omaha, from Lincoln to Curtis, and at any number of towns - north, south, east, west - in between.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Fall Conference

First off, thank you. Thank you for the work you do each day on behalf of the University and for Nebraska. Thank you for the expertise and the passion you bring to your work, for the belief you have in it, and for the dedication you show.

A Qualitative Analysis of Youth Feedback of Nutrition School Enrichment Kits in Lincoln, NE

A Qualitative Analysis of Youth Feedback of Nutrition School Enrichment Kits in Lincoln, NE Richard A. Losey, M.S. University of Nebraska, 2010 Advisor: Wanda M. Koszewski The qualitative analysis of the responses given by students participating in classrooms that used the Nutrition Education Program‟s (NEP) school enrichment kits was the primary focus of this research. Data was collected from the participants in written form. Three major themes appeared during analysis of the data, healthy eating habits, cleanliness and change. The theme of healthy eating habits is comprised of the following sub-themes: breakfast, nutrients, label reading, Food Guide Pyramid/MyPyramid and healthy snacks. Cleanliness is comprised of hand washing and food safety sub-themes. The change theme is made up of change in healthy eating habits, change in cleanliness and change in both healthy eating habits and cleanliness. The data suggests that participating students have made or intend to make changes regarding healthy eating habits and cleanliness, which is the goal of nutrition education. The students‟ responses indicate that the NEP school enrichment kits are effective in increasing the knowledge of students and promoting healthy lifestyle changes.

Water Quality Variability in a Bioswell and Concrete Drainage Pipe, Southwest Lincoln, Nebraska

Abstract The goal of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of bioswells in protecting water quality from urban runoff. The hypothesis tested in this project is that water in bioswells improves water quality. Water quality in both a bioswell and an underground concrete lined ditch, both containing ground and surface water, were tested for certain water quality parameters. These parameters consisted of: Dissolved Oxygen, pH, water temperature, weather temperature, Total Dissolved Solids, Specific Conductivity, Alkalinity, Total Dissolved Carbon, Chemical Oxygen Demand, and depth and width of the sampling site. An additional contaminant that was looked at was motor oil. This was measured by comparing Total Organic Carbon with Chemical Oxygen Demand. A variety of different methods to measure the water quality parameters were utilized. The concrete site had more stable readings, but much higher water temperatures. However, the bioswell water is mainly from surface water runoff, and the underground concrete lined pipe is from underground water, so the two cannot be directly compared. The bioswell had high readings, especially pertaining to Oxygen Demand, Total Organic Carbon, and Specific Conductivity in early test dates. But, these readings improved as they were filtered though the bioswell. As plant activity increased and the weather began to warm up there were more stable readings. It is concluded that bioswells are an effective way to reduce problems associated with urban runoff pertaining to certain water quality parameters.

Distribution of Rain Gardens in Lincoln Nebraska: Are Rain Gardens more Likely to be Built Near Bodies of Water

Abstract Rain gardens are an important tool in reducing the amount of stormwater runoff and accompanying pollutants from entering the city’s streams and lakes, and reducing their water quality. This thesis project analyzed the number of rain gardens installed through the City of Lincoln Nebraska Watershed Management’s Rain Garden Water Quality Project in distance intervals of one-eighth mile from streams and lakes. This data shows the distribution of these rain gardens in relation to streams and lakes and attempts to determine if proximity to streams and lakes is a factor in homeowners installing rain gardens. ArcGIS was used to create a map with layers to determine the number of houses with rain gardens in 1/8 mile distance increments from the city’s streams and lakes and their distances from a stream or lake. The total area, number of house parcels, and the type and location of each parcel type were also determined for comparison between the distance interval increments. The study revealed that fifty-eight percent of rain gardens were installed within a quarter mile of a stream or lake (an area covering 60% of the city and including 58.5% of the city’s house parcels), and that eighty percent of rain gardens were installed within three-eighth mile of streams or lakes (an area covering 75% of the city and 78.5% of the city’s house parcels). All parcels in the city are within 1 mile of a stream or lake. Alone the number of project houses per distance intervals suggested that proximity to a stream or lake was a factor in people’s decisions to install rain gardens. However, when compared to the number of house parcels available, proximity disappears as a factor in project participation.

The History of the German-Russian Colony in Lincoln

Standing at the corner of Tenth and O streets in the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, any week-day morning between 7:30 and 8 o'clock, you may see pass by you from ten to twenty women with little black woolen shawls on their heads. Ask any citizen who they are, and ninety-nine times in one hundred he will tell you they are "Russians" who live down on the bottoms, that they are going out into the offices and homes to wash and scrub and clean house, and that their husbands are street laborers or work for the railroad. He may then grow confidential and tell you that he "has no use for these people", that "they are only half human", and that he "would just as soon see the Chinese come here as those people". As a matter of fact the greater part of his information is incorrect, partly through race prejudice but chiefly through ignorance of their history. These people, of whom there are about 4,000 in the city (Including "beet fielders"), are Germans, not Russians: they are Teutons, not Slavs; they are Lutheran and Reformed, not Greek Catholics. To be sure they and their ancestors lived in Russia for over one hundred years and they came here directly from the realm of the Czar whoso bona fide citizens they were—but they never spoke the Russian language, never embraced the Greek religion, never intermarried with the Russians, and many of their children never saw a Russian until they left their native village for the new home in America. They despise being called "Russians" just as an Italian resents "Dago"; a Jew, "Sheeny"; and a German, "Dutchman". Ask them where they came from and most of the children and not a few of the grown people will say, "Germany". If you pursue your questioning as to what part of Germany, they will tell you "Saratov" or "Samara" - two governments in the eastern part of Russia on the lower course of the Volga river. The misconceptions concerning the desirability of these German-Russians as citizens arise from their unprogressiveness as compared with those Germans who come to us directly from the mother country. During their century's sojourn in Russia they have been out of the main current of civilization, a mere eddy in the stream of progress. They present a concrete example of arrested development, The characteristics which differentiate them from other Germans are not due to an inherent lack of capacity but to different environment. Notwithstanding this, the German- Russians have some admirable qualities. They bring us large stores of physical energy and an almost unlimited capacity for work. The majority of them are literate although the amount of their education is limited. They are thrifty and independent, almost never applying for public aid. They are law abiding, their chief offenses being those which are traceable to their communal life in Russia. They are extremely religious, all their social as well as spiritual life being bound up in the church which they support right royally. To be sure, the saloon gets their vote (the prohibition vote among them is increasing); but "was not the first miracle that Christ performed the turning of water into wine? If they would shut up the shows (theaters), they wouldn't need to shut up the saloons". The object of this paper is to give the historical setting in which the German-Russians have lived as one means to a better understanding and appreciation of them by our own citizens.