There Will Be Blood

This is a review of There Will Be Blood (2007)

2012 Symposium: A Telecommunications Agenda for 2012 and Beyond – Keynote Address

Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn, Federal Communications Commission. This Address was transcribed from the introductory keynote delivered at the 2012 Symposium hosted by CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Policy and the Institute for Communications Law Studies on April 11, 2012, titled A Telecommunications Agenda for 2012 and Beyond

The Gordion excavations, final reports. Vol. III: the bronze age

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Displays of Medici Wealth and Authority: The Acts of the Apostles and Valois Fêtes Tapestry Cycles

The objective of my research is to explore Medici extravagance, power, and wealth through the multifaceted artistic form of tapestries vis-à-vis two particular tapestry cycles; the Acts of the Apostles and the Valois Fêtes. The cycles were commissioned by Pope Leo X (1475-1521), the first Medici pope, and Catherine de\u27 Medici (1519-1589), queen, queen regent, and queen mother of France. The motivation for such a project lies in analyzing what is traditionally considered as two independent tapestry cycles by revealing their social, religious, political, and artistic significance through the powerful dynastic influence of the Medici. As Leo and Catherine were both aware of the contemporary social environment, their commission of the Acts of the Apostles and the Valois Fêtes exemplify the Medici streak for ambition, familial dependence, and triumphalism. As Leo X (r. 1513-1521) governed from Rome, Catherine de\u27 Medici (r. 1547-1559) presided over the French throne for nearly fifty years in some capacity. Both Medici enjoyed access to the wealth associated with the Papal Curia and Valois royal household accounts, respectively, investing an enormous sum on the tapestry cycles, only one of the numerous artistic commissions procured during the sixteenth century. Heedless of their iconography and embellishment, the Acts of the Apostles and Valois Fêtestestify to the wealth and power wielded through their patron\u27s accessibility and resourcefulness to procure an estimable and luxurious commission

An investigation of institutional research in small, private colleges in the southeastern United States

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the role and scope of institutional research in regionally accredited, private colleges with a headcount enrollment of less than 3000 students. A census of the above defined institutions, that were included in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools\u27 1989 List of Member Colleges, was conducted in the summer of 1989. A field-tested questionnaire used to gather data focused on the role and scope, activities, and characteristics of the person(s) and office(s) responsible for institutional research. It was found that the institutional research activities of most small, private colleges did not meet the accreditation criteria established by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Further, it was found that institutional research activities in these institutions generally lacked role definition, and were sorely lacking in physical and fiscal support. It was also found that institutional research within the institutions investigated was directed by individuals who lacked training, information, and sufficient allocation of time for the development of an effective institutional research function. Consequently, institutional research activities conducted in small, private colleges were dispersed, disjointed, and characterized by report generation for external agencies. Three directors of exemplary offices of institutional research identified by study participants were interviewed to gather data in support of a model institutional research office. The following major components of this model were developed through an evaluation of data from survey respondents, interview data, and institutional research criteria established by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools: 1. Role and professional characteristics of the director of institutional research. 2. Organizational location, staffing, and funding of the office of institutional research. 3. Institutional research activities which supported institutional accreditation. 4. Institutional culture and context of the institutional research function