Krewe(1st Edition) The Early New Orleans Carnival Comus to Zulu by Errol Laborde, GeorgeSchmidt, Arthur Nead Paperback, 125 Pages, Published 2007 by Carnival Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9792273-0-1, ISBN: 0-9792273-0-5
"This is a groundbreaking book that covers the early history of the New Orleans Mardi Gras from the founding of the Comus krewe 1857 to the evolution of the black membership Zulu organization in the early 20th century. The book corrects many misconceptions about the evolution of the American Carnival and puts it into a historical and political contect. Fascinating reading."
"This volume brings into dialogue the ancient wisdom of Augustine of Hippo, a bishop of the early Christian Church of the fourth and fifth centuries, with contemporary theologians and ethicists on the topic of social justice. Each essay mines the major themes present in Augustine's extensive corpus of writings--from his Confessions to the City of God-- with an eye to the following question: how can this early church father so foundationa ..."
"George Schmidt. and external fields to intermix, destroying stability. After a time
the axial current becomes uniform and b,- = b,. A calculation of stability shows
that such a configuration is unstable. We perform this calculation in the absence
of conducting walls when R0 —> 00. Further simplification is introduced by ... For
a finite column |k| cannot be smaller than 21t/L. Hence the configuration is stable
ifBO/Bz < 2nr0/L. Thi ..."
"In early April, the GCAA held its annual juried show at the studio of Sarah K.
Smith at Gulf Park College, Long Beach, Mississippi. There were ninety-five art
objects from sixteen of the twenty-two art association members in the exhibition.
Professor William Woodward displayed three large oils and several etchings. His
subjects were two French Quarter scenes and Benachi Avenue. (The Daily
Herald, April 9, 1935, p. 1.) In June 1935, ..."
"William Woodward (1859-1939) was a force in New Orleans and the art world, and his legacy endures. In this first compilation of examples of Woodward s work spanning his career, essayists offer unique perspectives on the artist and his art.Woodward was a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and the Massachusetts Normal Art School. He started the School of Art and organized the Department of Architecture at Tulane University, and ..."
"As New Orleans rebuilds its city and its public schools, literacy and art programs are an important contribution. That's why all the proceeds from the sale of the literary and visual arts collective Press Street's first title, Intersection/New Orleans, are being donated to a new literacy program in a partnership between Press Street and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts|Riverfront.
Designed by Tom Varisco of "Spoiled" fame, Inte ..."
"This book expounds the theory of non-linear vibrations, a topic of great interest at present because of its many applications to important fields in physics and engineering."
Engineering Design(4th Edition) (Engineering Series) by George Ellwood Dieter, Linda C. Schmidt Hardcover, 864 Pages, Published 2008 by Mcgraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math ISBN-13: 978-0-07-283703-2, ISBN: 0-07-283703-9