Operation Blue Star:

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-82
Keyword(s):  
Blue Star

I (Do Not) Like Reading!: A Narrative Inquiry into Indonesian Highschoolers’ General Reading Motivation

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Astra Belinda
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Reading Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
Blue Star ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Educational Field

The study of motivation has been going around in the educational field for years long, but the issue is there are not many studies that specify in reading motivation, specifically for EFL and/or ESL students. Looking upon this concern, this narrative inquiry study tried to recognize the reasons behind the reading motivation amongst the students, particularly from Blue Star Senior High School, through the Self-determination Theory (SDT) principle from Deci & Ryan (1991) and some other possible social aspects, such as family and peers. It was later found out that in general, Blue Star Senior High School’s students are more likely to be extrinsically motivated when they read and the biggest encouragement to their extrinsic motivation is their social circle. While for our main participants, their past experiences were the ones that played important roles in constructing their motivation, either intrinsically or extrinsically.

Soybean Oil Used as an Alternative Pesticide on Nursery Stock

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 485d-485
Author(s):  
A.L. Lancaster ◽  
D.E. Deyton ◽  
C.E. Sams ◽  
C.D. Pless ◽  
D.C. Fare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soybean Oil ◽  
Blue Color ◽  
Water Control ◽  
White Pine ◽  
Blue Star ◽  
Red Cedar ◽  
Japanese Garden ◽  
Nursery Stock ◽  
Fine Spray ◽  
Petroleum Oil

Research was conducted to determine if soybean oil sprays may substitute for petroleum oil for control of insects on nursery crops. Dormant field-grown `Globe' arborvitae shrubs infested with Fletcher scale were sprayed on 9 Mar. 1997 with 0%, 2%, 3%, or 4% soybean oil. One hundred scales per plant were evaluated on 4 Apr. 1997. Spraying 2% to 4% soybean oil on dormant arborvitae caused ≥97% mortality of Fletcher scale compared to only 7% mortality on untreated plants. of white pine, viburnum, `Anthony Waterer' spirea, `Green Beauty' boxwood, western red cedar, `Blue Star' juniper, `Blue Pacific' juniper, `Japanese Garden' juniper, and arborvitae plants in trade gallon pots and `Densiformus' yew and dwarf `Alberta' spruce in trade quart pots were sprayed with 0% (water control), 1%, or 2% soybean oil (emulsified with Latron B-1956) or 2% SunSpray Ultra-Fine Spray oil on 26 Aug. 1997 for phytotoxicity evaluation. No phytotoxicity occurred on western cedar, spirea, boxwood, yew, arborvitae, or viburnum. Spraying Sunspray or soybean oil caused initial loss of blue color on blue junipers and white pine. Spraying 1 or 2% soybean oil or 2% SunSpray caused phytotoxicity to `Blue Star' juniper. The `Blue Pacific' juniper, `Japanese Garden' juniper, and Alberta spruce were slightly damaged by 2% but not by 1% soybean oil.

Catch the Blue Star Fever

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Patricia Clark ◽  
Linda Dupree
Keyword(s):  
Blue Star

Social Media as a Tool for Nonprofit Advocacy and Civic Engagement

2015 ◽  
pp. 1077-1097
Author(s):  
David Chapman ◽  
Katrina Miller-Stevens ◽  
John C. Morris ◽  
Brendan O'Hallarn
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Military Families ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Blue Star ◽  
Small Organizations ◽  
Private Citizens ◽  
Advocacy Role ◽  
Community Space

Blue Star Families is a small nonprofit organization whose goal is to create a virtual community for military families, spouses, children, relatives, and the general public. Founded in 2009 by a group of military spouses, Blue Star Families combines community building and civic engagement with an advocacy role on behalf of military families. Blue Star Families aims to create a cross-sectoral community space that includes other nonprofit organizations, government agencies, private businesses, and private citizens. The organization employs several forms of social media to accomplish its goals. While Blue Star Families has been largely successful in its efforts, the study finds that social media creates challenges for small organizations, particularly in terms of monitoring for appropriate use of the common space by members of the community, acquiring adequate staff resources to analyze usage data, and finding resources to purchase access to more powerful analytics.

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