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09 the Contribution of Informal Work to Household Income
Table of contents I. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 3 II. The attributes of textile weaving in Laos ........................................................................................ 4 2.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Women and textile weaving ........................................................................................................ 4 III. The role of women in socio economic development in Laos as a breadwinner .............................. 5 3.1 Role of women in national workforce ......................................................................................... 5 3.2 Role of women in family’s income earning ................................................................................ 5 IV. The case study of women’s income earning from textile weaving in Vientiane capital ................ 6 4.1 Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 6 4.2 Findings and discussion .................................................................................................................... 6 4.2.1 Home-based textile weavers ........................................................................................................... 7 a. The characteristics of weavers ........................................................................................................ -
First Class – Tuyên Hứa
Đẳng Thứ I – Tráng Sinh First Class – Tuyên Hứa Rev: 04242016 1. Hiểu về lịch sử Hướng đạo Việt Nam. 1. Undestanding Vietnam Scouting history Do tình cờ của hoàn cảnh, Phong trào HÐ thành lập ở By coincidence, the Vietnamese Scouting Movement was Việt Nam cùng thời điểm với Ðảng Cộng sản. Trong thời formed at the same time as the Vietnamese communism gian nầy, nhiều Trưởng và Ðoàn sinh HÐ đã đóng góp party. During that early period, many HĐ leaders and tích cực vào trào lưu tranh đấu dành độc lập tự chủ khỏi members contributed to gain Vietnamese Independence ách đô hộ của nước Pháp. Lịch sử HÐVN vì thế, đã gắn from the French Colonial Rule. Therefore, HĐVN history liền với lịch sử của nước Việt-Nam trong từng bước was unlike any other Scout Movements in the world. She thăng trầm từ trên 80 năm qua... intertwined, rised and fell in the same way as the history of Viet Nam for the past over 80 years... 1929 Hướng Đạo đã có tại Việt-Nam từ trước nhưng tất cả chỉ dành cho người Pháp vì Việt Nam đang bị Pháp đô 1929 Scouts have been seen in Việt-Nam before this time hộ. Thiếu sinh Việt Nam đầu tiên được nhận vào HÐ tại but mostly reserved for the French since France was the Hà Nội, Tr. Vũ Ngọc Tân, nhưng với tư cách là người colonial power in Việt-Nam at that time in Hà-Nội. The first HĐ Pháp. Vietnamese scout, Tr. -
Airpower Leadership on the Front Line Lt Gen George H
Airpower Leadership on the Front Line Lt Gen George H. Brett and Combat Command DOUGLAS A. COX Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Air University Press Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama September 2006 front.indd 1 11/7/06 10:29:41 AM Air University Library Cataloging Data Cox, Douglas A., 1967- Airpower leadership on the front line : Lieutenant General George H. Brett and combat command / Douglas A. Cox. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58566-157-0 1. Brett, George H. (George Howard), 1886–1963—Military leadership. 2. Command of troops. 3. Generals—United States—Biography. 4. United States. Army Air Forces— Biography. I. Title. 358.40092––dc22 Disclaimer Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Air University, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other US government agency. Cleared for public release: distribution unlimited. Air University Press 131 West Shumacher Avenue Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6615 http://aupress.maxwell.af.mil ii front.indd 2 11/7/06 10:29:41 AM Contents Chapter Page DISCLAIMER . ii FOREWORD . v ABOUT THE AUTHOR . vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . ix 1 INTRODUCTION . 1 Notes . 4 2 EARLY LIFE AND CAREER . 5 Notes . 13 3 THE BUILDUP TO WAR . 17 Notes . 25 4 CONFLAGRATION IN THE PACIFIC . 27 Notes . 36 5 AIRPOWER AND ANTAGONISM IN AUSTRALIA . 39 Notes . 62 6 COMMAND IN THE CARIBBEAN . 69 Notes . 79 7 CONCLUSION . 83 Notes . 93 BIBLIOGRAPHY . 95 INDEX . 101 Illustrations Figure 1 Eastern NEI map . 33 2 Australia and New Guinea map . -
Weaving Lao Silk Into Indigo Nights ラオスの絹を織って藍色の 夜へ
Volume 7 | Issue 0 | Article ID 3456 | Mar 16, 2009 The Asia-Pacific Journal | Japan Focus Weaving Lao Silk Into Indigo Nights ラオスの絹を織って藍色の 夜へ Melody Kemp Weaving Lao Silk Into Indigo Nights Melody Kemp The air turned chilly as the sun sighed into the nearby hills. It picked up the smells of dust mixed with metallic and dung flavours. Miss Phaeng watched, holding her breath as the last sliver of red fell out of sight. Casting a quick mantra to the spirits of nature, she swallowed a glass of lao lao to start the evening. A woman in Xieng Khouang twists silk filament together to make warp thread. She wears a 'plain' woven silk sinh with sewn on woven edge (tin sinh). Her daughter wears a mutt mee (ikat) sinh with a less ornate tin sinh befitting younger girls. She felt the fizz of anticipation low in her belly as she gathered all the many shuttles holding the weft silk and dumped them into an old blackened basket. Inhaling its heady stink of ash, grass and smoke, she placed the basket next to where she would sit. Leaning mindfully over her loom, Miss Phaeng raked her nails across the piano strings of silk Her mother had warned her of the importance warp, plucking each to test its tension. A black of finishing the warp before sunset, as the sheet of pin-straight hair fell over her face, spirits would tangle the threads on an hiding the claret birthmark shaped just like a unfinished loom. She had a broom ready to spider, that crept over her right cheek, one leg scare them away, and the lao lao was supposed disappearing into the fine hairs of her temple. -
Month SHA to Hold a Lottery to Create a New Section 8 Waiting List
FREE EACH VOLUME 27 MONTH ISSUE 3 A community-based newspaper serving the Puget Sound area since 1981 March 2008 Articles translated into six languages TheTheThe newspaper VoiceVoice of Neighborhood House SHA to hold a You may qualify lottery to create for the Earned a new Section 8 Income Tax Credit waiting list BY VOICE STAFF Low-income working individuals and their families may be eligible to BY SHA STAFF receive a tax refund between $428 and $4,716 if they apply for the federal This month, as it did in 2006, Seattle Earned Income Tax Credit. Housing Authority will create a new Congress originally approved the waiting list for its Housing Choice tax credit in 1975 as a way to offset Voucher Program (Section 8) by means the burden of social security taxes on of a mail-only lottery. low-income people and to provide an The 2006 lottery produced a wait- incentive to work. ing list of 4,000 households chosen at When the EITC exceeds the amount random by a computer program. of taxes a person owes, it results in a tax All households on that list have been refund to those who claim and qualify contacted, and so a new list is needed. PHOTO BY TYLER ROUSH for the credit. Asked why the agency is again con- To qualify, taxpayers must meet cer- ducting a lottery to create a waiting Candidates vie for support in Washington tain requirements and file a tax return, list for the popular program, Barbara even if they did not earn enough money Strayer, Section 8 program manager, Illinois senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks to a to be obligated to file a tax return. -
FALL 2011 - Volume 58, Number 3 the Air Force Historical Foundation Founded on May 27, 1953 by Gen Carl A
FALL 2011 - Volume 58, Number 3 WWW.AFHISTORICALFOUNDATION.ORG The Air Force Historical Foundation Founded on May 27, 1953 by Gen Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS and other air power pioneers, the Air Force Historical All members receive our exciting and informative Foundation (AFHF) is a nonprofi t tax exempt organization. Air Power History Journal, either electronically or It is dedicated to the preservation, perpetuation and on paper, covering: all aspects of aerospace history appropriate publication of the history and traditions of American aviation, with emphasis on the U.S. Air Force, its • Chronicles the great campaigns and predecessor organizations, and the men and women whose the great leaders lives and dreams were devoted to fl ight. The Foundation • Eyewitness accounts and historical articles serves all components of the United States Air Force— Active, Reserve and Air National Guard. • In depth resources to museums and activities, to keep members connected to the latest and AFHF strives to make available to the public and greatest events. today’s government planners and decision makers information that is relevant and informative about Preserve the legacy, stay connected: all aspects of air and space power. By doing so, the • Membership helps preserve the legacy of current Foundation hopes to assure the nation profi ts from past and future US air force personnel. experiences as it helps keep the U.S. Air Force the most modern and effective military force in the world. • Provides reliable and accurate accounts of historical events. The Foundation’s four primary activities include a quarterly journal Air Power History, a book program, a • Establish connections between generations. -
Excerpts from the General Ralph Royce Diary
Excerpts, April 3-16, 1942, from Personal Diary of Brigadier General Ralph Royce Regarding the Special Mission to the Philippines April 3 - Friday Breakfast at house – to office. Gen. Brett moved to Australian Headquarters. Banking – lunch at house – office. 5 o’clock meeting – Pazdral [Nuel, Medical Corps] & I drove Mrs. Patterson [Royce’s new secretary] home - dinner at house Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs. Mowat guests - I ate crackers and milk. Chamberlin and I cribbaged till 11:15. Wrote estimate of trip [pending Royce Mission] to Philippines.” April 4 – Saturday Breakfast at house – office – meant to fly but was too busy – ended up going to see Southerland [Sutherland] with Brett re Phil. trip. Lunch at house with two Lyon girls & Miss Frazier. [Note: all but first line above marked out by General Royce. He apparently entered this on wrong day because the crossed-out entry was then copied verbatim into the April 5 page.] Lunch at house – Gen Wilson guest – office – dinner at home – Mrs. Mowat & Mrs. Stevenson for dinner [preceding entry re Mowat and Stevenson then marked out by Royce]. Cribbage in eve. April 5 – Sunday Breakfast at house - office - meant to fly but was too busy - Brett & I to see Southerland [Sutherland] re Miami [Del Monte, Mindanao] trip. Lunch at house with the two Lyon girls & Miss Frazier as guests – Kurtz, Pazdral & I drove to Laverton but no plane available - Brett & I to Littles for cocktails and then to Mrs. Guy Smiths for same – We brought the Lyon girls home for supper and cribbaged till 10:00. April 6 – Monday Breakfast at house – office till 11:40. -
A Formation of Martin B-10S Dropping Bombs. the Air Corps B-10 Sparked a Revolution in Bomber Design. Conceived by the Glenn L
B-10 The Air Corps B-10 sparked a revolution in bomber placed a large order for more than 150 (32 fitted design. Conceived by the Glenn L. Martin Co. in with Pratt & Whitney engines got the designation 1932, it boasted an all-metal monoplane frame, B-12). In addition, Martin struck export deals for the first gun turrets, retractable landing gear, in- 189 B-10 variants. ternal bomb carriage, streamlined shape, multiple engines, and high speed. It brought instant obso- Gen. Henry H. “Hap” Arnold, who flew it on a lescence to the Air Corps’ slow, wood-and-fabric, MacKay Trophy flight to and from Alaska, called open-cockpit, external ordnance bombers and set the B-10 “the airpower wonder of its day.” Its great a standard that led directly to the highly capable speed and long range convinced air planners that B-17 and other famous World War II bombers. independent bomber attack—without fighter sup- port—could succeed. In the peacetime 1930s, the The airplane was privately funded by Martin. Ac- B-10 was flown on numerous long-range shows of cepted by the Army in 1932, the prototype was force and in the Army’s new coastal defense mis- heavily modified with more-powerful engines, sion. The Martin bomber, however, was overtaken greater wingspan, and enclosure of the cockpits. late in the 1930s by the B-17, before World War In trials, the B-10 achieved 207 mph—a speed II. Export versions sold to the Netherlands and 50 percent faster than biplane bombers and even China did see combat in the Pacific. -
Auggie) Pullman Sinh Ra Với Một Sự Biến Dạng Trên Khuôn Mặt Ngăn Cản Anh Ta Đi Đến Một Ngôi Trường Chính Thống - Cho Đến Bây Giờ
Trang 1 Ngạc nhiên RJ Palacio Tháng 8 (Auggie) Pullman sinh ra với một sự biến dạng trên khuôn mặt ngăn cản anh ta đi đến một ngôi trường chính thống - cho đến bây giờ. Anh ấy sắp bước vào lớp 5 tại Beecher Chuẩn bị, và nếu bạn đã từng là một đứa trẻ mới, họ sẽ biết khó khăn như thế nào. Các điều là Auggie chỉ là một đứa trẻ bình thường, với khuôn mặt phi thường. Nhưng ông có thể thuyết phục được bạn cùng lớp mới của anh ấy là anh ấy giống như họ, mặc dù có ngoại hình? Trang 2 RJ Palacio ALFRED A. KNOPF Đây là sách BORZOI được xuất bản bởi ALFRED A. KNOPF Đây là một công việc viễn tưởng. Tên, ký tự, địa điểm, và sự cố hoặc là sản phẩm của trí tưởng tượng của tác giả hoặc được sử dụng hư cấu. Bất kỳ giống với thực tế người, sống hoặc chết, các sự kiện hoặc địa phương hoàn toàn trùng hợp. Trang 3 Văn bản bản quyền © 2012 bởi RJ Palacio Jacket nghệ thuật bản quyền © 2012 bởi Tad Carpenter Tất cả các quyền được bảo lưu. Được xuất bản ở Hoa Kỳ bởi Alfred A. Knopf, một dấu ấn của cuốn Sách dành cho Trẻ em Nhà Random, một bộ phận của Ngôi Nhà Ngẫu Nhiên, Inc, New York. Knopf, Borzoi Books và colophon là nhãn hiệu đã đăng ký của Random House, Inc. Quyền có thể được tìm thấy ở trang 316 Hãy ghé thăm trang web của chúng tôi! randomhouse.com/kids Các nhà giáo dục và thư viện, cho một loạt các công cụ giảng dạy, hãy ghé thăm chúng tôi tại randomhouse.com/teachers Thư viện Quốc hội Cataloging-in-Publication liệu Palacio, RJ Wonder / bởi RJ Palacio. -
WINTER 2014 - Volume 61, Number 4 the Air Force Historical Foundation Founded on May 27, 1953 by Gen Carl A
WINTER 2014 - Volume 61, Number 4 WWW.AFHISTORICALFOUNDATION.ORG The Air Force Historical Foundation Founded on May 27, 1953 by Gen Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS and other air power pioneers, the Air Force Historical All members receive our exciting and informative Foundation (AFHF) is a nonprofi t tax exempt organization. Air Power History Journal, either electronically or It is dedicated to the preservation, perpetuation and on paper, covering: all aspects of aerospace history appropriate publication of the history and traditions of American aviation, with emphasis on the U.S. Air Force, its • Chronicles the great campaigns and predecessor organizations, and the men and women whose the great leaders lives and dreams were devoted to fl ight. The Foundation • Eyewitness accounts and historical articles serves all components of the United States Air Force— Active, Reserve and Air National Guard. • In depth resources to museums and activities, to keep members connected to the latest and AFHF strives to make available to the public and greatest events. today’s government planners and decision makers information that is relevant and informative about Preserve the legacy, stay connected: all aspects of air and space power. By doing so, the • Membership helps preserve the legacy of current Foundation hopes to assure the nation profi ts from past and future US air force personnel. experiences as it helps keep the U.S. Air Force the most modern and effective military force in the world. • Provides reliable and accurate accounts of historical events. The Foundation’s four primary activities include a quarterly journal Air Power History, a book program, a • Establish connections between generations. -
Or \Roil/Oo< COOK's PAINTS^
YU ESDAY—APRIL 18, 1944 MONITOR-LEADER MOUNT CLEMENS, MICH. 3 Youth Guidance Program Ready to Be Carried Out jBoys and Girls The International Labor Of- CONCEALED RATIONS Minimum Damage Governor Hails Progress Terrified fice reveals that an estimated Even the tin cans from which Week Planned Gen. Royce's 130.000.000 persons in the world our doughboys abroad get their by will be seeking employment af- rations are camouflaged, to pre- Caused Fire Plans are being worked out of Plan to Aid Children Mother Sees ter the war. Os these 25000,000 vent their being spotted by the Lest Moderate by Recreation Director Bernard Tells Women's Club Conference will be Americans. enemy. Ballantine, in conjunction with Wife in Fire on Roof i Program Must be Expanded Succumbs Girl Killed J Rotary Club officials, for ob- Was Wall CENTER LINE Fast action servance of National Boys’ and Known by Warren GRAND RAPIDS, April 18— He said 11 one-day youth UTICA Within sight of her the Township Fire Girls Week in this city com- ( in Mount Cltmens mother, Department evening Governor Kelly asserted guidance clinics four year-old Nan c y Monday mencing April will be held at t 29. today Michigan’s Lee Frye. Welsh Park trailer resulted in only minor loss when youth guid- ; Kalamazoo. Ann Arbor, Lan- Mrs. Ralph Royce, wife of The project was unfolded at ance program camp resident on Friday after fire threatened a residential is ready to be I sing, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Major General Ralph Royce, last w'eek s Rotary meeting, at carried noon reportedly dashed into the property valued at SIO,OOO. -
A Standardized Diet for Metabolic Studies: Its Development and Application
2 8 ~ 11111 . I~ ~~ll w 1= 1.0 W ~ II"I~ ~W "I"~ wlW .2 ~ II:.l ~W ~W w w ~ .~ : ;~ ... k ... 1.1 <.!I....... 1.1 ....... II - "'" 1.8 '''''1.25 11111 1.4 111111.6 111111.25 111111.4 IIIII 1.6 MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART N~.TIONAl BUREAU OF STAt>lDAROS-1963-A NATIOOAl BUREAU Of S1 ANDARDS-1963-A Technical Bulletin No. 1126 ITS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION Frieda L. Meyer Myrtle L. Brown Harriet j. Wright and Milicent L. Hathaway • U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NOVEMBER 1955 Washington, D. C. • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study was carried out cooperatively by the Human Nutrition Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, the University of Maryland, and the :Maryland Agricultural E:A-periment Station. It represents the co ordinated aC1jvity of a large number of individuals. Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following: At the University of 11:al'jTlimcl- The sb: students who served as subjects. l\1:arie l\10unt, Ada Peers, and Pela Braucher, who arranged for the students to serve as subjects and otherwise assisted with the many details necessary in setting up the study. Robinson Lappin, who made possible reimbursement to students for meals during the 40-day period they were away from the dining hull. H. A. Bishop, M. D., who made physical examination of the students. At the Human Nutrition Research Branch- Volunteers from other projects for assistance during the 40-day period while the subjects were on the dipt: l\fary Swickard, who sen"cd as house mother and assistant dietitian.