Inventions and industry in the art of Howard Finster

This paper examines Finster’s collection of Inventions of Mankind and his paintings of American industrial icons such as Henry Ford and Eli Whitney. Additionally, this study explores Finster’s compulsive artistic productivity and his experimentation with mechanisms designed to create self-sustaining energy. By providing a comprehensive overview of Howard Finster’s fascination with inventions and industry, this paper serves to provide new insight and dimension into the often over-generalized interpretations of his extensive body of work

Field study of nutrient control in a multicell lagoon /

Mode of access: Internet.

The unfired food diet simplified; a simple practical guide for those who are interested in unfired foods,

CONDITION:Good - paperback.

Why few succeed and millions fail,

CONDITION: Good.

Shades of CORDS in the Kush : the false hope of "unity of effort" in American counterinsurgency /

"Counterinsurgency (COIN) requires an integrated military, political, and economic program best developed by teams that field both civilians and soldiers. These units should operate with some independence but under a coherent command. In Vietnam, after several false starts, the United States developed an effective unified organization, Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS), to guide the counterinsurgency. CORDS had three components absent from our efforts in Afghanistan today: sufficient personnel (particularly civilian), numerous teams, and a single chain of command that united the separate COIN programs of the disparate American departments at the district, provincial, regional, and national levels. This paper focuses on the third issue and describes the benefits that unity of command at every level would bring to the American war in Afghanistan. The work begins with a brief introduction to counterinsurgency theory, using a population-centric model, and examines how this warfare challenges the United States. It traces the evolution of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and the country team, describing problems at both levels. Similar efforts in Vietnam are compared, where persistent executive attention finally integrated the government's counterinsurgency campaign under the unified command of the CORDS program. The next section attributes the American tendency towards a segregated response to cultural differences between the primary departments, executive neglect, and societal concepts of war. The paper argues that, in its approach to COIN, the United States has forsaken the military concept of unity of command in favor of 'unity of effort' expressed in multiagency literature. The final sections describe how unified authority would improve our efforts in Afghanistan and propose a model for the future."--P. iii.

A Follow-up study of students transferring from Illinois two-year colleges to Illinois senior institutions in Fall 1979.

Reports 2 and 3 have title: Fall 1979 transfer study.

A report on the efficiency and sustainability of the Monetary Award Program /

In October 2009, the Illinois General Assembly directed this study of the Monetary Award Program (MAP) while restoring a 50 percent reduction in MAP funding occasioned by the state's poor fiscal climate. House Joint Resolution 75 (HJR 75) requires that the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), in consultation with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)) and the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), study and provide recommendations on the efficiency and sustainability of MAP. The purpose of the study is to ensure that alternatives to current aid delivery methods are considered so that the State can be assured that student access, choice, and success will be met in the most effective and practical manner.

Agricultural laboratory and field technician cluster /

Project staff: Sharon Schwarz, William Schreck, Ron Reische, Christina Harshman-Wells, Jeff Moss.

Agriculture machinery service technician /

Project staff: Sharon Schwarz, Tom Wiles, William Schreck, Steve Johnson.

Automotive technician cluster /

"Printed by the authority of the State of Illinois, October 2000, 1.545M CC-41 No. 270."

Beef production cluster /

Project staff: Sharon Schwarz, William Schreck, Gayla Sargent.

Clinical laboratory science/biotechnology cluster /

Project staff: Joseph A. Bonefeste, Kathryn Torricelli, Jane Adrian. Cf. p. [2] of cover.

Collision repair technician cluster /

Project staff: Ron Engstrom, Shannon Pekins.--P. [2] of cover.

Court reporter/captioner /

"Printed by the authority of the State of Illinois, August 2000, 1.545M CC-41 No. 270."

Economic development grant report, fiscal year ...

Description based on: Fiscal year 1985; title from cover.