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1. The Long Legacy of Ptolemy.

Author

Lennart Berggren, J.

Subjects
*ASTROLOGY, *HISTORY of astronomy, *OUTER planets, *MATHEMATICAL proofs, *PHYSICS, *GEOMETRICAL constructions
Abstract

There is no reference to a ninth sphere in the I Almagest i but a number of Arabic and Jewish scholars believed that Ptolemy thought there were nine spheres. In his lead-in paper, "The Ancient Ptolemy", Alexander Jones seeks to present Ptolemy "in the round" and begins by asking which "Ptolemaic" works Ptolemy wrote. But when Ptolemy criticizes some astrological theories Pico uses Ptolemy the astronomer to add weight to the criticisms. The section on Greek and Near Eastern Traditions closes with Boyadar Dimitrov's "'Fort.recte': Witnesses to the Text of Ptolemy's I Tetrabiblos i in Its Near Eastern Transmission", which considers a "fragmentarily preserved, possibly pre-Islamic Syriac translation" of Ptolemy's classic work on astrology (p. 97). [Extracted from the article]

Published
2022
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2. Identities, Assimilation, and Race.

Author

Bukowczyk, John J.

Subjects
*INTERMARRIAGE, *SUBURBS, *RACISM, *CULTURAL pluralism, *ETHNIC groups, *POST-World War II Period, *SOCIAL scientists
Abstract

Given the size and importance of Chicago's Polish community, the Chicago story, as pridefully told in this book, stands in for the history of Polish America, interweaving the affairs of neighborhood parishes and local organizations with the general history of Poles in the United States, which those parishes and organizations played a great role in making. Pacyga demonstrates that a Polish Chicago still exists, but shows that it is a new Polish Chicago comprising Solidarity- and post-Solidarity-era immigrants and ethnic Poles who have moved to Chicago's suburbs. But wishful liberal nostrums which paper over the long history of racialism in America or rely upon rainbow fantasies to transcend it fail to appreciate how deeply entrenched white racism still is in American society and American institutions; how deeply white supremacism has penetrated portions - perhaps large - of contemporary America, despite no less palpable racial progress; and how difficult it will be to root these out when, it appears (in the wake of the 2020 presidential election) that sizable numbers of white Americans would rather keep racial matters in America much as they have been since the end of slavery days. "Chicago's Polonia lives on", Pacyga writes, "not simply in memory but as a vibrant Polish American community in both the city and suburbs... Chicago's Polonia has been yet again resurrected anew" (p. 267). [Extracted from the article]

Published
2022
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3. Intersecting Lives: How Place Shapes Reentry.

Subjects
INTERSECTING Lives: How Place Shapes Reentry (Book)
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byLeverentz, Andrea M.Oakland, CA : University of California Press, 2022. 270 pp. $29.95 paper ISBN: 9780520379435. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2024

4. Book Review: Teaching Business, Technical and Academic Writing Online and Onsite: A Writing Pedagogy Sourcebook by Vengadasalam S. S.

Author

Anabire, Dorcas A.

Subjects
*ACADEMIC discourse, *TECHNICAL writing, *AUDIENCE awareness, *PEER review of students, *COMPUTERS in education
Abstract

The chapter shares how teachers of online writing courses would have to adopt strategies different from the physical classroom to enhance the participation level of students. The author believes that transformative pedagogy is where the academic writing teacher "offers students opportunities and strategies to make their papers voiced, not just well cited" (p. 31). Vengadasalam's I Teaching Business, Technical and Academic Writing Online and Onsite: A Writing Pedagogy i I Sourcebook i is a very useful tool for technical and business writing instructors. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2023
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5. Digging Deeper into the Dodgers.

Author

Dinces, Sean

Subjects
*FORTUNE, *PUBLIC housing, *PUBLIC housing planning & development, *SUBURBANIZATION, *URBAN growth
Abstract

Keywords: boosterism; business relocation; public-private partnerships; public subsidies; sport; stadiums EN boosterism business relocation public-private partnerships public subsidies sport stadiums 937 946 10 06/01/21 20210701 NES 210701 Podair, Jerald (2017). After scouring an even wider swath of sources than Sullivan - personal papers, balance sheets, congressional and court documents, as well as local press reports - McCue confirms that caricatures of O'Malley as "a greedy... cigar-twirling Scrooge McDuck" erase the key role that contrasting political priorities in New York and Los Angeles played in the Dodgers' 1957 move (p. xv). For decades, the Brooklyn faithful pilloried Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley for uprooting the team, ultimately for a new stadium in Chavez Ravine, despite posting impressive profits in the years prior to departing New York. Whereas Sullivan and McCue focus most of their discussion of the resistance that O'Malley met in his quest for new stadium land in New York on the powerful Robert Moses, Podair makes it clear that there were bigger forces at play. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2021
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6. Showcasing artworks by students and educators, in partnership with the National Art Education Association (NAEA)

Subjects
*ART associations, *ARTS associations, *EDUCATION associations, *EDUCATORS, *OIL paint
Abstract

Nicholas DiGioia Visual Art teacher Davenport Community Schools Davenport, Iowa Lesson in Oil Portraits This self-portrait represents an oil lesson that brings me joy to remember. Angelina DiFranco llth grade Mentor High School Mentor, Ohio Day at the Vineyard This is a monoprint, using block printing ink on black paper. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2022

7. Book Review: Design in Crisis: New Worlds, Philosophies and Practices by Tony Fry and Adam Nocek.

Author

Wood, D

Subjects
*BOOK design, *PRACTICE (Philosophy), *GREEN New Deal (United States)
Abstract

Fry, Tony Nocek, Adam (eds) Design in Crisis: New Worlds, Philosophies and Practices, Abingdon: Routledge, 2021; 223 pp.: ISBN 9780367898540 (pbk), £34.99 (pbk) Tony Fry, design philosopher and educator, is the author of 16 books and has published over 200 articles and conference papers. Twenty years ago, Fry (1999) struggled to find a publisher for I A New Design Philosophy: An Introduction to Defuturing. i Now, with I Design in Crisis i , he joins forces with Adam Nocek to edit a compendium of essays by significant authors in the field of design that demonstrates Fry's voice as no longer a lone one. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2021
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8. Book Review: Purpose-Built" Art in Hospitals: Art With Intent.

Author

Hancock, Hank

Subjects
*ART materials, *ART exhibitions, *FIGURATIVE art, *PICTURES
Abstract

Following the chapters on specific art intentions, in the chapter "Transforming the Hospital Experience Through Art", Rollins tackles some of the practical considerations of art acquisition and installation, stakeholder contribution, specific considerations for patient spaces compared to public areas, and methods for evaluating visual art programs. By placing curiosity at the center of the art experience, Rollins is challenging practitioners to think beyond narrow confines of design specifications that often limit art selections and foreclose the viewer's experience of art. Design professionals will find not only new ways to make art useful in healthcare settings, as well as a rich set of examples to consider, they will locate value in the "common thread" of curiosity theory that Rollins identifies throughout. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2022
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