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Deafdigest Blue: Vol. 6, No. 21 December 30, 2001, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2001

No abstract provided.

We Forum, Vol Xxv No. 34 - Dec. 30, 2001, Jose Burgos, Jr.

We Forum

No abstract provided.

December 29, 2001 (Pages 7019-7090), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 31 (2001)

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 29, 2001, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Highmark Inc V. Umpc Health Plan

2001 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Chisolm V. Manimon

2001 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 28, 2001, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Tailoring Harmonic Radiation To Different Applications Using A Genetic Algorithm, L. Roos, M. B. Gaarde, A. L'Huillier

Faculty Publications

We use a genetic algorithm to theoretically optimize several properties of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation, generated as high-order harmonics in xenon and argon. We maximize the harmonic pulse energy, minimize the pulse duration or optimize the temporal coherence by varying at the same time two or three parameters that are easily accessible in experiments, related to the characteristics of the laser beam and the nonlinear medium. For the 15th and 29th harmonics in argon, we find up to 109 photons per pulse, and pulse durations as short as 6 fs generated by a 50 fs laser pulse. We can also …

Riley V. Taylor

2001 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware

State Reimbursements To Local Governments. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

STATE REIMBURSEMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Requires state to reimburse local governments for costs, reduced revenues, funds, or amount paid by or charged to that local government for state requirements that: create new programs or higher service levels in existing programs; increase local government's share of jointly funded programs; reduce local government's share of local taxes, fees, vehicle license fees; reduce revenues from fines and forfeitures; or modify special fund allocations. Permits Legislature to suspend local government reimbursement for two fiscal years in 10 year period. Creates presumption local government entitled to reimbursement. Requires public financial accountability process. …

Right To Keep And Bear Arms. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends the California Constitution to add a personal right to keep and bear arms for defense of self, family, and home. Requires state to prove a compelling government interest for any action regulating the keeping and bearing of arms. Provides that this amendment, and such state laws as it allows, take precedence over county, city, and local government regulations on this subject. Allows the state to continue regulating the acquisition or possession of arms by felons, minors, mentally incompetent persons, or persons subject to restraining orders based on their violent conduct. …

Aristotle On Knowledge, Nous And The Problems Of Necessary Truth, Thomas Kiefer

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

In this paper, I argue that nous for Aristotle concerns necessary truths. (1) Nous is the solution to the dilemma raised in Posterior Analytics I.3. (2) Knowledge and nous have necessary truths as their subject matter, and are identical to this subject matter. (3) This position creates two problems concerning (i) the innateness of knowledge and nous, and (ii) the mind-dependency of necessary truths. (4) The end of DA III.5 reveals an attempt to solve (i) and (ii): The necessary truths of knowledge and nous are for us innate in a certain way, appear to come to be and pass …

A Synopsis Of The Ferns And Fern Allies Of Nebraska, With Maps Of Their Distribution, Steven B. Rolfsmeier, Robert B. Kaul, David M. Sutherland

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

An annotated list and county-by-county distribution maps are presented for the 32 species of ferns and fern allies native to Nebraska, based upon field and herbarium studies and critical evaluation of the literature. Native to the state are Isoetes melanopoda, Selaginella rupestris, five species of Equisetum, and 25 species in 18 genera of ferns. Three native species are here verified for the first time, based upon recent collections: Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica, Ophioglossum engelmannii, and Pellaeaglabella ssp. glabella. Isoetes melanopoda was rediscovered in 2000, the first record since 1941. Rejected are published reports …

Initial Survey Of The Butterflies And Skippers In The Vicinity Of The Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, Clay County, North Carolina, Ronald R. Gatrelle

The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey

Summary

General. Serpentine barrens are generally low in biotic diversity. However, these barrens are known to frequently harbor unusual species of plants and animals not usually found elsewhere. A survey was conducted from May 4 through October 2, 2001 in and around the Buck Creek Barrens located in Clay County, North Carolina, United States to document the butterfly and skipper taxa present at this location and their status. The site was visited 15 times during this period with at least two visits each month except September and October. A total of 76 different taxa were located with another 14 …

Quantification Of Plasma And Egg 4,4′ Dinitrocarbanilide (Dnc) Residues For The Efficient Development Of A Nicarbazin-Based Contraceptive For Pest Waterfowl, John J. Johnston, Walter M. Britton, Alexander Macdonald, Thomas M. Primus, Margaret J. Goodall, Christi A. Yoder, Lowell A. Miller, Kathleen A. Fagerstone

USDA Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Urbanization and associated landscaping has increased the abundance of year-round habitat for waterfowl, resulting in vegetation damage, loss of recreational activities, air transportation mishaps and health hazards. As part of a research program to develop socially acceptable techniques for management of pest bird populations, we are evaluating nicarbazin as a contraceptive in pest and surrogate avian species. As reproductive studies with Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) are tedious due to the difficulty of conducting controlled field studies and/or breeding geese in captivity, we evaluated the effects of oral nicarbazin administration on the production and hatchability of chicken studies are …

'Understanding Life Through Victory': Edwin Moses Returns To His Hometown For Address At Ud, University Of Dayton

News Releases

News release announces that Edwin C. Moses will talk about the discipline, insight and dedication that made him a champion athlete and still drives his activities in "Understanding Life Through Victory."

Ud String Project Aims To Bring Affordable Music Lessons To Children And Create Music Educators To Teach Them, University Of Dayton

News Releases

News release announces that to help increase both the number of school orchestra programs and qualified string teachers, ASTA with NSOA launched a nationwide initiative involving 24 colleges.

Martin Bucer And The Church Fathers In The Cologne Reformation, Amy Nelson Burnett

Department of History: Faculty Publications

Martin Bucer’s theology is perhaps the most difficult of all the major reformers to characterize because of its evolving nature. Although there are certainly fundamental features that remained constant through his career, what makes Bucer so unusual and so fascinating is the evolution of his thought as he worked out the implications of those fundamental beliefs and their specific applications over his years of experience as pastor, teacher and church organizer.

Camden Cty Bd V. Beretta Usa Corp

2001 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Comparison Of Boreal Ecosystem Model Sensitivity To Variability In Climate And Forest Site Parameters, Christopher S. Potter, Shusen Wang, Ned T. Nikolov, A D. Mcguire, Jane Liu, A W. King, John Kimball, Robert F. Grant, Steve Frolking, Joy S. Clein, Jing M. Chen, Jeffrey S. Amthor

Earth Sciences

Ecosystem models are useful tools for evaluating environmental controls on carbon and water cycles under past or future conditions. In this paper we compare annual carbon and water fluxes from nine boreal spruce forest ecosystem models in a series of sensitivity simulations. For each comparison, a single climate driver or forest site parameter was altered in a separate sensitivity run. Driver and parameter changes were prescribed principally to be large enough to identify and isolate any major differences in model responses, while also remaining within the range of variability that the boreal forest biome may be exposed to over a …

Boreal Forest Co2 Exchange And Evapotranspiration Predicted By Nine Ecosystem Process Models: Intermodel Comparisons And Relationships To Field Measurements, Jeffrey S. Amthor, J M. Chen, Joy S. Clein, Steve Frolking, M L. Goulden, Robert F. Grant, John Kimball, A W. King, A D. Mcguire, Ned T. Nikolov, Christopher S. Potter, S Wang, Steven C. Wofsy

Earth Sciences

Nine ecosystem process models were used to predict CO₂ and water vapor exchanges by a 150-year-old black spruce forest in central Canada during 1994–1996 to evaluate and improve the models. Three models had hourly time steps, five had daily time steps, and one had monthly time steps. Model input included site ecosystem characteristics and meteorology. Model predictions were compared to eddy covariance (EC) measurements of whole-ecosystem CO₂exchange and evapotranspiration, to chamber measurements of nighttime moss-surface CO₂release, and to ground-based estimates of annual gross primary production, net primary production, net ecosystem production (NEP), plant respiration, and …

Star Enterprise V. Epa

2001 Decisions

Agency

Reapportionment By Legislature. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

REAPPORTIONMENT BY LEGISLATURE. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends state constitutional provisions concerning reapportionment of Senate, Assembly, Congressional, and Board of Equalization districts. Requires Legislature to adjust existing districts in accordance~ with specified criteria within 90 days after adoption of measure. Provides that legislators should not draw boundaries of own legislative districts or other districts where they have a self-interest. Permits any elector to petition California Supreme Court to challenge reapportionment plans and to propose alternative plan. Adopted plans are subject to voter approval. Provides that if voters reject any reapportionment plan the Legislature must adopt a new plan within specified time. …

New Model Improves Predictions About The Effect Of Deforestation And Other Land Uses On Climate, Amy Seif

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Scroll Waves In The Presence Of Slowly Varying Anisotropy With Application To The Heart, S. Setayeshgar, Andrew J. Bernoff

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

We consider the dynamics of scroll waves in the presence of rotating anisotropy, a model of the left ventricle of the heart in which the orientation of fibers in successive layers of tissue rotates. By choosing a coordinate system aligned with the fiber rotation and studying the phase dynamics of a straight but twisted scroll wave, we derive a Burgers’ equation with forcing associated with the fiber rotation rate. We present asymptotic solutions for scroll twist, verified by numerics, using a realistic fiber distribution profile. We make connection with earlier numerical and analytical work on scroll dynamics.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 27, 2001, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Unh Foundation Names New Director Of Major Gifts, Sarah Aldag

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Unh Alumni Association Awards Pettee Medal To Jazz Great Clark Terry, Maggie Paine

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Hbo's Oz Star Mums Will Perform Spoken Word Poetry In Weekend Scene Event At The University Of Dayton, University Of Dayton

News Releases

News release announces that spoken-word celebrity muMs will bring his brand of performance poetry to the University of Dayton for a "Weekend Scene."

Evaluation Of Striped Bass Stocks In Virginia, Monitoring And Tagging Studies, 1999-2003 Annual Report, 1 September 2000 - 31 October 2001, Philip W. Sadler, Robert J. Latour, Robert E. Harris, John E. Olney

Reports

This report presents the results of striped bass (Marone saxatilis) tagging and monitoring activities in Virginia during the penod 1 September 2000 through 31 October 2001. It includes an assessment of the biological characteristics of striped bass taken from the 2001 spring spawning run, estimates of annual survtval based on annual spring tagging, and the results of the fall 2000 directed mortality study that is cooperative with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The information contained in this report is required by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and is used to implement a coordinated management plan for striped bass …