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The men who made the nation; an outline of United States history from 1760 to 1865,

Reprinted 1904.

The prairie president; living through the years with Lincoln, 1809-1861,

Mode of access: Internet.

Abe Lincoln's jokes : wit and humor, yarns and stories, history--chronology, gathered from authentic sources.

Original ed. under: Max Stein, ed.

Clean Lakes Program phase I diagnostic / feasibility study of Douglas Park Lagoon, Garfield Park Lagoon, Lincoln Park North Pond, Washington Park Lagoon : Chicago Park District, Cook County, Illinois /

"This report was financed in part by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under section 314 of the Clean Water Act."

Lincoln's life, stories, and speeches.

Mode of access: Internet.

Learning and teaching from the edge to centre stage : Critical factors in embedding sustainable university-wide engagement in external awards and grants funding initiatives.

Teaching awards, grants and fellowships are strategies used to recognise outstanding contributions to learning and teaching, encourage innovation, and to shift learning and teaching from the edge to centre stage. Examples range from school, faculty and institutional award and grant schemes to national schemes such as those offered by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the United States, and the Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning in higher education in the United Kingdom. The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has experienced outstanding success in all areas of the ALTC funding since the inception of the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in 2004. This paper reports on a study of the critical factors that have enabled sustainable and resilient institutional engagement with ALTC programs. As a lens for examining the QUT environment and practices, the study draws upon the five conditions of the framework for effective dissemination of innovation developed by Southwell, Gannaway, Orrell, Chalmers and Abraham (2005, 2010): 1. Effective, multi-level leadership and management 2. Climate of readiness for change 3. Availability of resources 4. Comprehensive systems in institutions and funding bodies 5. Funding design The discussion on the critical factors and practical and strategic lessons learnt for successful university-wide engagement offer insights for university leaders and staff who are responsible for learning and teaching award, grant and associated internal and external funding schemes.

Notice to K. K. S. I. regarding subscription for Lincoln monument

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Prayer on the death of Lincoln

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Burgoyne Centre for Entrepreneurship fonds

An Entrepreneurship Centre was established at Brock University in 1988 as a joint venture between the University and the City of St. Catharines. In Januaray 1989, a generous donation was made to the Centre by the Burgoyne family, proprietors of the St. Catharines Standard. The Centre subsequently became known as the Burgoyne Centre for Entrepreneurship (BCE). The Centre’s mission was to “promote excellence in research, education and training for entrepreneur development and new venture creation”. To achieve this objective, it was necessary for the BCE to become a community focal point and serve as a link between academic, private and government sectors in the Niagara Region that were involved in entrepreneurial activities. This was primarily done with the provision of educational programs offered through cooperating organizations. Funding for the Centre came from multiple sources, including fees for services and contract research, endowments and grants, as well as Brock University. An Advisory Council, composed of local prominent businesspeople and chaired by Henry Burgoyne, assisted the Centre with promotion and fundraising. The partnerships established by the BCE with other community bodies such as the Lincoln County Board of Education and the Niagara Region Development Corporation resulted in important collaborative community initiatives such as the Niagara Enterprise Agency and the New Enterprise Store. Such collaborations increased the Centre’s profile without duplicating or competing with services offered by existing agencies. The BCE was also instrumental in establishing an entrepreneurship curriculum for secondary school students, and collaborated with the Faculty of Education at Brock University to offer an Ontario Secondary School Entrepreneurship Specialist Teaching Certificate Program to teachers. As the BCE became more prolific in the community, and the iniatives it fostered in the community began to thrive, the Centre’s leadership required the authority to make instantaneous decisions. This was at odds with the hierarchical structure of the University, to which the BCE was accountable. Ultimately, this situation led to the demise of the Centre. The university focused its efforts on academic research and undergraduate courses, while the community partners took responsibility for any joint programs.

“La Felicidad incluye a todos”. La construcción de un barrio mezclado en Bogotá.

El trabajo se enmarca en las discusiones relacionadas con segregación espacial, segregación social y construcción de barrios mezclados. Específicamente, selecciona el caso de La Felicidad: ciudad parque en Bogotá como un ejemplo que sirve para analizar las políticas públicas enfocadas en disminuir la segregación residencial en la ciudad a partir de la construcción de un vecindario que está compuesto por vivienda de interés social y vivienda regular. A partir de métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos se analiza cómo esta funcionando esta propuesta urbana.

La travesía obsoleta: la indefensión del consumidor

La obsolescencia programada es el deseo de tener algo un poco más nuevo, un poco mejor, un poco más rápido de lo necesario. El texto estudia este fenómeno a la luz del Estatuto del Consumidor – Ley 1480 de 2011 para determinar si el consumidor colombiano está suficientemente protegido con él.

Proc??s de creaci?? d'un centre obert : una experi??ncia concreta : el centre obert Sant Cugat. 'Proceso de creaci??n de un centro abierto : una experiencia concreta : el centro abierto Sant Cugat'

Analizar el proceso de creaci??n del centro abierto Sant Cugat. Realizar un estudio sobre el proceso hist??rio que han seguido estos equipamientos para explicitar las causas de su creaci??n en Catalu??a. Recoger el papel del educador especializado o educador social en estas instituciones. Reflejar la pr??ctica llevada a cabo en el centro abierto Sant Cugat (antiguo centro juvenil Diario San Francesc) durante tres a??os, recogiendo el proceso de cambio generado en el s?? de esta entidad. Un centro juvenil diario llamado San Francesc que sigue el proceso de transformaci??n en centro abierto. El centro juvenil contaba con el apoyo del departamento de servicios sociales del ayuntamiento de Sant Cugat. Atend??a a 40 chicos y chicas de 8 y 12 a??os, cuando esta instituci??n pasa a ser un centro abierto se amplia la franja de edad de 6 a 14 a??os y se destina especialmente a las personas con dificultades sociofamiliares. Realiza un an??lisis del marco hist??rico de la Pedagog??a social en Francia, Alemania, Chicago y Barcelona. Analiza la situaci??n actual de los centros abiertos de Catalu??a. En la experiencia concreta que se presenta en la memoria, recoge el apoyo institucional del centro,la distribuci??n f??sica y la did??ctica del centro juvenil San Francesc. Describe el cambio de identidad a centro abierto especificando sus objetivos, los profesionales implicados y la tipologia de los usuarios. Observaci??n participante e intervenci??n educativa en la instituci??n objeto de la memoria, especificando los cambios relativos a la transformaci??n en centro abierto. El cambio de identidad en los centros es fruto de las evoluciones ter??rico-conceptuales de la pedagog??a as?? como los cambios hist??ricos y sociales del entorno de la misma. Considera importante para el futuro de las instituciones el analisis de las diferentes fases y las respectivas contextualizaciones en el entorno social en las que se ubica.

Availability and Use of Audiovisual and Electronic Resources by Distance Learning Students in Nigerian Universities: a Case Study of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Ibadan Study Centre

This study investigated the availability and use of audiovisual and electronic resources by distance learning students at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). A questionnaire was administered tothe distance learning students selected across the various departments of the NOUN. The findings revealed that even though NOUN made provision for audiovisual and electronic resources for students' use, a majority of the audiovisual and electronic resources are available through personal provision by the students.The study also revealed regular use of audiovisual and electronic resources by the distance learning students. Constraints on use include poor power supply, poor infrastructure, lack of adequate skill, and high cost of access.