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These works are selected in their relations to the cobblers trade in some significant manner. I hope to add after the entire three part submission a detail comprehensive manual of methodsand techniques from my four decades in the trade.mjm, 2011. 01.AmericanShoemaking.WeekJournShFactIndusLiThPract.ConRupBRogers.v49n1-13.1913. 02.ArtBootShoemaking.PracHandb.etc.LenoJB.NuIll.Lond.CrosLock.1885. 03.ArtMysteryGentleCraft.EssayPracPrincBootShoeMakCut.O'SullivanJ.Lond.1834. 04.BookFeetHistBootsShoes.Ill.FasEgy.etc.HallJS.2ndLon.etc.NY.WHGrah.1847. 05.BrotheroodLocomFiremEngsMag.extr.p282-286.v30v31.BLF.PreoriaIll.1901. 06.BuildingShoe.SerPracChapPrepWeKnAuthSevDep.etc.NicholsFH.TPNich.LynMass.1912. 07.BurghLawsDundee.HistStatProceedGuildMerchFratCraft.WardenAJ.Lond.LongGrn.1872. 08.DesigCutGradBootShoePat.CompManStitchRoom.ExpThiYrs,ThIllus.Bost.PSF.1899. 09.GuildsFlorence.IllusAftMinIllumMaaFlorWood.BiblChronTab.StaleyE.Met.Lon.1906. 10.HarnessRepairing.RoehlLM.Ithaca.NY.1921. 11.HistBootShoeInd.SocEconAspPastPres.KoohlerLJ.ThesSubDegMastSci.Unpb.UWL.1921. 12.HomeBooktLearnExpertShoeRepairing.LevinsonJM.LosAngelesCA.1916. 13.HorsesSaddlesBridles.CarterWH.MaGenUSArmy.LordBalt.1918. 14.LeatherWorkersManual.BeCompPracRecWorkForm.etc.StandageHC.Lond.ScGreenw.1900. 15.ManualMendingRepairingDiagrams.LelandCG.NY.DodMeCo.1907. 16.ManualShoemakingLeatherRubberProducts.DooleyWH.Illus.Bos.LitBrCo.1912. 17.ManufBootsShoes.ModTreatAPMMF.GoldingFY.Illus.Lon.CH.1902. 18.MechanicalEquipment.extr.ch25.BSM.RoeJW.v5.FMC.IndustExtenInsit.Ny.1918. 19.NegroYearBk.1918-1919.WorkMN.NYBPC.ext.tp.344.TuskInst.Alab.1919. 20.NewComplTreatArtsTanCurLeDres.Disc.etc.DussauceH.Illus.Phil.HCBaird.1865. 21.OrganizBootShoeIndustMassBef1875.HazardBE.Camb.HarvUP.1921. 22.PopularScienceMonthly.v.41n33.ext.p496-515.NY.DAC.1893. 23.ShoeCraftOrganization.BurtEW.Bost.EverPr.1917. 24.ShortHistoryAmericanShoemaking.GannonFA.1912.

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23rdto27thapril2014_eating_appletree_blossom_leaves_from:the:ground and making newspaper indoor shoes with golden mushy hair replenishing visualsation audio support meditation i am progressing not too bad with my hair thinning stopping campaign ... talking a lot about it with collegues, some times researching, mostly belitteling myself or coming to the realisation of my true motives ... for example today i said ... if i fail with stopping the hair thinning and would eventually get bald, that would be a "makel" ... and a person with a makel is not a best example. there were times when i looked at an author and did not read the text if i found this person would have a visible sign of a weakness. but then ... i have lost half of my teeth and have allready lost hair ... even if i would achieve a halt of the hair thinning and would not get bald... there would have been times when i was not taking the highest care of my bodies emotional, physical, mental ... and so i must be honest and see clearly that i am not in the highest ranks playing for moral integrity and achievements fullfillment of what i theoreticly know. but then again, what is not, could be once a day in the future. eventually teeth could regrow, eventually hair can regrow ... if not me, then someone else has or will demonstrate it. so this is not about me failing or rising, not about me getting bronze or gold medal or rank 8 or 9 ... it is about principles. everyone is allowed to treat the body as one feels suiting ... if one wants to give in to genetic dispositions and not help correction with the highest possible lifestyle .... balanced well enjoyed chewed food, relaxation, contentness and harmony with all surroundings ... but one chooses to eat highly artificially saturated pommes chips like i did perhaps 400 times during the last 5 years ... smoking 18 000 cigarettes during the last 1800 days of my life.... and so forth ... i have done well this weeks some time ... have laid in the grass at the churchyard under the appletree, found out how tasty the young white petals of the blossoms taste, some of them juicy thick and shiny ... today it was raining when i drove from my home to the community center beside the churchyard ... and then i had this idea to improvise socks from newspapers .... the whole following day i could wear the newspaper socks, it was comfortable and i will perhaps repeat the experiment when driving home in the evening there came this idea of a visualisation ... my hair follicels, the roots of my hair bathing in a flowing river of nutritients, strong and long and thick hair like shiva ... where the river ganga flows out of it ...

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Students often struggle with how to translate textbook concepts into real-world applications that allow them to personally experience the importance of these concepts. This is an ongoing challenge within all disciplines in higher education. To address this, faculty design their courses using methods beyond traditional classroom lectures to facilitate and reinforce student learning. The authors believe that students who are given hands-on problem-solving opportunities are more likely to retain such knowledge and apply it outside the classroom, in the workplace, volunteer activities, and other personal pursuits. In an attempt to engage students and provide them with meaningful opportunities to apply course concepts, the authors have initiated a number of experiential learning methods in the classroom. Since fall of 2008, elements of problem-based learning were integrated in the authors' business courses. Specifically, real-world consulting projects were introduced into their classrooms. This paper focuses on the authors' experiences implementing problem-based learning processes and practical project assignments that actively engage students in the learning process. The experiences and the feedback gathered from students and executives who participated in the "real-world" project are reported in this paper. (Contains 4 tables.)

Reasons humbly offer'd to prevent the making the upper part of shoes of any thing but leather, silk, satten, or velvet. 1711.. Digitized from IA40313513-80 . Previous issue: bim_eighteenth-century_reasons-for-taking-off-t_1710 . Next issue: bim_eighteenth-century_reasons-humbly-offerd-t_1711_2 .

Boots and Shoes: Their Making, Manufacture and Selling

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Geography / On Foot With the Army and Navy: Making Shoes Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Geography-The Earth: What Is It? Part Eight. Diagram, Earth and ‘Sun’s rays’ illustrating ‘day’ and ‘night’ - moon in orbit around Earth, ‘How the moon revolves about the earth.’ “Do you know when we have no moon? It is when it is between the earth and the sun.” Diagram, moon between sun’s rays and Earth, ‘How the moon appears to the Earth.’ “When does the moon shine upon the earth? It is when the moon’s light side begins to appear on the night side of the Earth.” Diagram, same as above, showing moon revolving around Earth - diagram showing positions for phases of the moon. “Why does the moon go about the Earth and the Earth about the Sun with never the loss of a second’s time in all their long journeys?” Diagram, Sun and Earth hold hands while in motion. “It seems rather strange that the sun could hold its children so firmly when it is so far away from us that it would take the same high powered machine 106 years to reach it.” Airplane in flight over battlefield, soldiers on ground. “The actual distance to the sun is 92,897,416 miles.” Diagram, Earth, Sun, airplane moves from one to the other ‘106 years.’ “The Sun, moon, and Earth are our world and they go traveling on and on together without hitting against each other or ever losing track of one another.” Diagram, moon revolves around Earth which revolves around Sun. “There are other worlds bigger than ours.” “Geographical Film.” [1919] b. “Now Uncle Sam is a good provider. So each man is supplied with an extra pair. 10,000,000 pairs of shoes -- $70,000,000!!! The money you invest in Liberty Bonds will buy shoes. How many pairs did you buy?” Military parade seen from above, flag on pole in foreground. “If Uncle Sam is a good provider he is also a good producer. Thanks to American ingenuity and skill and the loyalty of American working men and women. We’ll step into a modern shoe ‘shop’ then and see how Uncle Sam makes his shoes.” Crowd, Red Cross nurses with flag, bunting draped reviewing stand - workers handling leather in shoe factory. “Cutting the uppers by machinery.” Man using die and machine to cut leather. “Perforating.” Woman worker operating perforating machine - holds up piece of leather. “Skiving -- that is cutting leather to a standard thickness.” Woman worker operating machine - worker feeding pieces of leather into machine. “Sorting the different parts that go to complete the uppers.” Worker displays parts. “Making the lining.” Woman worker at sewing machine. “Top stitching.” “Putting in the hooks and eyes.” By machinery. “Vamping -- which is sewing together of the two major parts of the upper.” “The button hole machine. Contrast these methods of modern machinery with the old time hand methods of the village cobbler.” Workers operating several machines. “The tramp of American shoes is echoing beyond the Rhine. The Yanks are ‘shooing’ the Crown Prince.” Workers operating machinery. “Trimming and stitching insoles.” “Tacking insoles. Do you remember the days of pegged soles and how you ‘squeaked’ down the aisle to your seat in school?” Worker attaching insoles to uppers. “The lasting machines.” Finishing upper to insole, several machines and processes - worker mixing glue - worker smears glue on bottom of shoe. [1917] https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7419182

Geography / On Foot With the Army and Navy: Making Shoes Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Geography-The Earth: What Is It? Part Eight. Diagram, Earth and ‘Sun’s rays’ illustrating ‘day’ and ‘night’ - moon in orbit around Earth, ‘How the moon revolves about the earth.’ “Do you know when we have no moon? It is when it is between the earth and the sun.” Diagram, moon between sun’s rays and Earth, ‘How the moon appears to the Earth.’ “When does the moon shine upon the earth? It is when the moon’s light side begins to appear on the night side of the Earth.” Diagram, same as above, showing moon revolving around Earth - diagram showing positions for phases of the moon. “Why does the moon go about the Earth and the Earth about the Sun with never the loss of a second’s time in all their long journeys?” Diagram, Sun and Earth hold hands while in motion. “It seems rather strange that the sun could hold its children so firmly when it is so far away from us that it would take the same high powered machine 106 years to reach it.” Airplane in flight over battlefield, soldiers on ground. “The actual distance to the sun is 92,897,416 miles.” Diagram, Earth, Sun, airplane moves from one to the other ‘106 years.’ “The Sun, moon, and Earth are our world and they go traveling on and on together without hitting against each other or ever losing track of one another.” Diagram, moon revolves around Earth which revolves around Sun. “There are other worlds bigger than ours.” “Geographical Film.” [1919] b. “Now Uncle Sam is a good provider. So each man is supplied with an extra pair. 10,000,000 pairs of shoes -- $70,000,000!!! The money you invest in Liberty Bonds will buy shoes. How many pairs did you buy?” Military parade seen from above, flag on pole in foreground. “If Uncle Sam is a good provider he is also a good producer. Thanks to American ingenuity and skill and the loyalty of American working men and women. We’ll step into a modern shoe ‘shop’ then and see how Uncle Sam makes his shoes.” Crowd, Red Cross nurses with flag, bunting draped reviewing stand - workers handling leather in shoe factory. “Cutting the uppers by machinery.” Man using die and machine to cut leather. “Perforating.” Woman worker operating perforating machine - holds up piece of leather. “Skiving -- that is cutting leather to a standard thickness.” Woman worker operating machine - worker feeding pieces of leather into machine. “Sorting the different parts that go to complete the uppers.” Worker displays parts. “Making the lining.” Woman worker at sewing machine. “Top stitching.” “Putting in the hooks and eyes.” By machinery. “Vamping -- which is sewing together of the two major parts of the upper.” “The button hole machine. Contrast these methods of modern machinery with the old time hand methods of the village cobbler.” Workers operating several machines. “The tramp of American shoes is echoing beyond the Rhine. The Yanks are ‘shooing’ the Crown Prince.” Workers operating machinery. “Trimming and stitching insoles.” “Tacking insoles. Do you remember the days of pegged soles and how you ‘squeaked’ down the aisle to your seat in school?” Worker attaching insoles to uppers. “The lasting machines.” Finishing upper to insole, several machines and processes - worker mixing glue - worker smears glue on bottom of shoe. [1917] https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7419182

Historical Re-enactor Pegeen Rozeske walks you through how women used to make their own shoes.

Seattle, Washington / The Making of Shoes / Columbia River Highway, Washington Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Scenes in Volunteer Park.” “Statue of William Henry Seward, who on March 30, 1867, purchased the Alaska Territory.” “St. James Cathedral.” “The Smith Building challenging the giant peaks of the Cascade Range nearby, rears its lofty tower forty-two stories into the sky.” “First Baptist Church.” “Queen Anne Hill. A popular residential section swept by the cool breezes from Puget Sound.” “Over the housetops with Puget Sound in the Background.” Views of Puget Sound. “Views on the campus, University of Washington, Statue of George Washington at the entrance.” “First Methodist Episcopal Church.” “Views in the public market.” Produce stands. “U.S. Court, House, Custom House and Post Office.” Automobile, streetcar, pedestrian traffic. “The First Church of Christ Scientist.” “Seattle is well equipped with modern school buildings.” Rhododendron. “Lake Washington Canal Locks. Second in cost to the locks at Panama. Seagoing vessels come into Lake Washington, remaining for a day or so in fresh water to remove branches (sic) and sea growth by the action of the fresh water, avoiding the necessity of going into dry dock.” “The Pacific Coast Steel Co. One of the leading industries of the Far West Pacific Boat Co. Pier No. 1; Alaska Steamship Co., Pier No. 2; Frank Waterhouse & Co., Pier No. 5.” “The waterfront. Steamers connecting with Alaska, South America, Australia, the Orient and coastwise points leave from the Port of Seattle.” [1917] b. Factory workers pack rolled hides into large revolving drum - pile of hides. “Shaving the leather.” Workmen operate leather shaving machinery - hides removed from large revolving drum. “Grading.” Workmen grading leather. “Dressing the underside on a leveling machine.” Workmen dressing underside of leather on leveling machinery. “Re-dampening and re-softening.” Leather in steaming vats and on leather softening machinery. “Measuring by machinery.” Workman operates leather measuring machine. [1917] c. Countryside and mountains along the Columbia River Highway - automobile traffic and tourists - views from observation points. [1917] https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7413586

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-220)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-220)

These works are selected in their relations to the cobblers trade in some significant manner. I hope to add after the entire three part submission a detail comprehensive manual of methodsand techniques from my four decades in the trade.mjm, 2011. 01.AmericanShoemaking.WeekJournShFactIndusLiThPract.ConRupBRogers.v49n1-13.1913. 02.ArtBootShoemaking.PracHandb.etc.LenoJB.NuIll.Lond.CrosLock.1885. 03.ArtMysteryGentleCraft.EssayPracPrincBootShoeMakCut.O'SullivanJ.Lond.1834. 04.BookFeetHistBootsShoes.Ill.FasEgy.etc.HallJS.2ndLon.etc.NY.WHGrah.1847. 05.BrotheroodLocomFiremEngsMag.extr.p282-286.v30v31.BLF.PreoriaIll.1901. 06.BuildingShoe.SerPracChapPrepWeKnAuthSevDep.etc.NicholsFH.TPNich.LynMass.1912. 07.BurghLawsDundee.HistStatProceedGuildMerchFratCraft.WardenAJ.Lond.LongGrn.1872. 08.DesigCutGradBootShoePat.CompManStitchRoom.ExpThiYrs,ThIllus.Bost.PSF.1899. 09.GuildsFlorence.IllusAftMinIllumMaaFlorWood.BiblChronTab.StaleyE.Met.Lon.1906. 10.HarnessRepairing.RoehlLM.Ithaca.NY.1921. 11.HistBootShoeInd.SocEconAspPastPres.KoohlerLJ.ThesSubDegMastSci.Unpb.UWL.1921. 12.HomeBooktLearnExpertShoeRepairing.LevinsonJM.LosAngelesCA.1916. 13.HorsesSaddlesBridles.CarterWH.MaGenUSArmy.LordBalt.1918. 14.LeatherWorkersManual.BeCompPracRecWorkForm.etc.StandageHC.Lond.ScGreenw.1900. 15.ManualMendingRepairingDiagrams.LelandCG.NY.DodMeCo.1907. 16.ManualShoemakingLeatherRubberProducts.DooleyWH.Illus.Bos.LitBrCo.1912. 17.ManufBootsShoes.ModTreatAPMMF.GoldingFY.Illus.Lon.CH.1902. 18.MechanicalEquipment.extr.ch25.BSM.RoeJW.v5.FMC.IndustExtenInsit.Ny.1918. 19.NegroYearBk.1918-1919.WorkMN.NYBPC.ext.tp.344.TuskInst.Alab.1919. 20.NewComplTreatArtsTanCurLeDres.Disc.etc.DussauceH.Illus.Phil.HCBaird.1865. 21.OrganizBootShoeIndustMassBef1875.HazardBE.Camb.HarvUP.1921. 22.PopularScienceMonthly.v.41n33.ext.p496-515.NY.DAC.1893. 23.ShoeCraftOrganization.BurtEW.Bost.EverPr.1917. 24.ShortHistoryAmericanShoemaking.GannonFA.1912.

Includes index

47 pages : 16 x 16 cm

1Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Version 2)

By J. Arthur Thomson

The Outline of Science, Volume 1 was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects ranging from astronomy to biology to elementary physics in clear, concise and easily understood prose, this popular science work is largely as relevant today as when first published in 1922. Special emphasis is given to the principles of biological adaptation and evolution, especially how they relate to the rise of the human species from lower orders. Also included are the basics of the (then) fairly new concept of relativity and its impact on emerging scientific theories.<br><br> Since first posted at Project Gutenberg in 2006, the text of The Outline of Science, Volume 1 has consistently ranked in the "Top 100 EBooks" category.<br> (Summary by James Christopher)

2Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Solo)

By J. Arthur Thomson

In The Outline of Science, Thomson gives us a window into scientific thinking as it stood in 1922 on the big, the little, and the biological. With straightforward language intended for a general audience, this book covers astronomy from the Solar System to the Milky Way, the submicroscopic makeup of matter from protons and electrons, and the evolution of simple living beings into the varied fauna of the world today. Thomson cites many examples that would have been familiar to his readers of the day and notes where scientific understanding leaves off and conjecture begins. He clearly shows how the accumulation of observation and experiment stacked up to form the body of knowledge reported in the book. For even the scientifically well-versed, there will be interesting nuggets, for investigation into how the world came to be as it was, was both wide and deep. <br/><br/> To a modern listener, what was not known may be as interesting as what was. With the 100-inch Mt. Wilson reflector the largest telescope in the world, the existence of galaxies outside the Milky Way was suspected but not confirmed. Neutrons, soon to become important in the field of nuclear energy and atomic bombs, were as yet unguessed-at, yet the prospect of liberating the immense energy of the atom was already a keen interest. Although the famous Michaelson-Morley experiment had already been seen as disproof of an all-pervading "ether" which facilitated the flow of energy across empty space, scientists still retained ether as a place-holder for properties they could measure but not explain - an approach very similar to the "dark matter" of modern cosmology.<br/><br/> Regardless of your personal sentiments on Darwin's theory of evolution, Thomson provides well-chosen examples that illustrate why this theory arose. He examines not only the fossil record but the evidences present in modern living beings that the process of evolution is by no means finished, but ongoing. <br/><br/> Even at that time, Thomson worried over the future of energy sources. He contemplated the exhaustion of the coal fields and indeed, the eventual exhaustion of all usable energy in the universe, foreshadowing our concept of entropy. <br/><br/> This book has been consistently among the "Top 100 E-Books" published by Project Gutenberg. <br/>Summary by Mark F. Smith.

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Gifts by James Thomson. This was the weekly poetry project for August 9th, 2009.

The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects ranging from astronomy to biology to elementary physics in clear, concise and easily understood prose, this popular science work is largely as relevant today as when first published in 1922. <br><br> In this second volume (of four), we learn about microscopy, and the intricate workings of the human body and mind. The major part, however, is devoted to the Natural History of birds, mammals, and insects. (Summary adapted from the first volume by Availle.)

The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects ranging from astronomy to biology to elementary physics in clear, concise and easily understood prose, this popular science work is largely as relevant today as when first published in 1922.<br><br> In this third volume (of four), we learn about psychic science, the characteristics and interrelations of living creatures, as well as Botany, Biology, and Chemistry. Some chapters are devoted to the new applied sciences of electricity, telegraphy, and flying. (Summary adapted from the first and second volume by Availle.)

6Satires and Profanities

By George William Foote and James Thomson

"Believing as I do that James Thomson is, since Shelley, the most brilliant genius who has wielded a pen in the service of Freethought, I take a natural pride and pleasure in rescuing the following articles from burial in the great mausoleum of the periodical press. There will doubtless be a diversity of opinion as to their value. One critic, for instance, has called “The Story of a Famous Old Jewish Firm” a witless squib; but, on the other hand, the late Professor Clifford considered it a piece of exquisite mordant satire worthy of Swift. Such differences are inevitable from the very nature of the subject. Satire, more than any other form of composition, rouses antipathy where it does not command applause; and the greater the satire, the more intense are the feelings it excites." (G. W. Foote in his Preface)

The Seasons is a series of four long poems in blank verse by the Scottish poet James Thomson, each poem describing one of the four seasons. The poems are replete with various scenes of nature described with loving detail, as well as Thomson's view of the proper relationship between humans and nature, which anticipates the attitudes of the Romantics. "Spring," which was published in 1728, first brought Thomson to mainstream attention. He followed it up with "Summer," "Winter," and "Autumn," publishing all four as The Seasons in 1730. It is in large part because of the reputation he garnered from the publication of The Seasons that the critic William Hazlitt called Thomson "the best and most original of our descriptive poets." (Summary by Abe Nemon)

Origin and progress of chemistry, from its beginnings in alchemy into the early 19th century including history and characters of important contributors to the science. (Summary by Sienna)

One of the earlier works on brain science, relating what was then known or conjectured about the connection between the physical brain and the individual personality, including the ability of speech and language. As this is an early work (1910), some of the information related is, of course, outdated; but much of it is still relevant today. (Summary by TriciaG)

The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects ranging from astronomy to biology to elementary physics in clear, concise and easily understood prose, this popular science work is largely as relevant today as when first published in 1922. <br><br> In this fourth volume (of four), we learn about bacteria, luminous organisms and lower vertebrates as well as domesticated animals. Other chapters are devoted to ethnology, health, relativity theory and philosophy of science. (Summary adapted from the first three volumes by Availle.)

While primarily known for being pessimistic, the poetry of James Thomson (1834-1882) is also beautiful and psychologically complex. This 1903 edition, varying as it does in selection from the edition of the same name published during his lifetime, provides a representative look at what has come to be known as his best works. The title poem is a horror-laced journey through depths that are surface level supernatural and at their heart an exploration of depression and atheist existential crisis. Subsequent works turn personal struggles (such as chronic insomnia) into pure art and praise poets that have gone before. - Summary by MoonLylith