This paper presents analysis done on traffic data for a new Web site section offered by the Library of Congress. The period analyzed covers the first two weeks of the site being publicly available. Large cultural Web sites, by virtue of their mission, often serve diverse groups of users and continually add to their Web site content. The additions go beyond routine maintenance and updating of pa...

AWIS President Susan M. Fitzpatrick can be contacted at [email protected] In 1923 a young woman named Susan Gill left her home in Ireland for New York City. Like many of the “greenhorn” girls making a similar transition to the new country from the old, she first found work as a housekeeper, and eventually transitioned to a position working the night shift at the Tetley tea bag factory. Her husband...

There are many factors that can determine the winner of a yacht match race. The major factors include weather conditions observed during the race, tactical decisions made while sailing and the dynamic performance of each yacht. Weather conditions observed during the race can be modelled from actual weather data. Tactical decisions made while sailing can be modelled using logic that approximatel...

An informal research study for background information The Soviet Union invariably supports the peace movement. The World Peace Council, in its turn, positively reacts to a// Soviet initiatives in international affairs. Wider mobilization of public opinion in support of the Soviet Union’s peaceful initiatives ... would help further to improve the world climate. (WPC President Romesh Chandra, New...

Reorganizing its assistance services, Georgia Tech aims to boost competitiveness and economic growth by fostering innovation throughout the state. Research at Georgia Tech is profi ling the retirement and elder-care sectors to help facilitate public and private investment in those rapidly growing economic areas. IEDC President Jeffrey Finkle relates how his organization supports the economic de...

ON T H E HUSTINGS—Three Rice students prepare a mailing fo r the Professors fo r Johnson-Humphrey-Yarborough (see p. 6). Elsewhere, a national group, "Scientists and Engineers fo r Johnson-Humphrey" will fo rm a local chapter this Monday a t 8 pm a t the Houston Theatre Center. Rice president K. S. Pitzer, TSU President Nabr i t and hear t surgeon Michael DeBakey were among the founders of the ...

We study the effects of European immigration to the United States during the Age of Mass Migration (1850–1920) on economic prosperity today. We exploit variation in the extent of immigration across counties arising from the interaction of fluctuations in aggregate immigrant flows and the gradual expansion of the railway network across the United States. We find that locations with more historic...

Gender differences in personal saving behaviors among single person households were investigated using the 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF). Determinants of short-term and regular saving behavior were found to differ by gender. Women (n = 702) were less likely to save in the short term if they were in poor health, while poor health did not significantly affect the short term saving of men...

An ongoing investigation into the declining participation of women in IT education and professional level work has recently focused on professional women’s perceptions of the IT industry. This paper presents some of the findings from a discourse analysis of interviews with thirty-two female and two male IT professionals. The analysis identified a distinctive characteristic of the women’s discou...