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Unicef: A Leader In Mine Awareness, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Unicef: A Leader In Mine Awareness, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

As the United Nation’s lead agency on mine awareness/mine risk education (MRE), the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has done work in about 30 countries that suffer from the effects of landmines. Their programs help affected populations cope with the problems of landmines and give them the means to carry out their daily lives as safely as possible until their land can be cleared and returned to productive use.

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Geneva Diary: Report From The Gichd, Ian Mansfield Dec 2002

Geneva Diary: Report From The Gichd, Ian Mansfield

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining provides operational assistance to mine action programmes and operators, conducts research and provides support to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.

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The Survey Action Center, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

The Survey Action Center, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Survey Action Center (SAC) is an international organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is registered in the United States as a non-profit organization. SAC serves as the executing agency for Landmine Impact Surveys (LIS). These surveys will allow greater prioritization of demining efforts and further integration of the various mine action sectors. On the SAC board of directors are four of the world’s top landmine-related non-governmental organizations (NGOs): Handicap International (France), Mine Clearance Planning Agency (Afghanistan), the Danish Demining Group (Denmark) and Norwegian People’s Aid (Norway). Jean Baptiste Richardier is SAC’s President; Bob Eaton is the Executive Director …

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Mine Action Support Group Update, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Mine Action Support Group Update, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article highlights the recent work of MASG.

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An Oas Update, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

An Oas Update, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Organization of American States (OAS) Mine Action Program works extensively in Central America. Over the past year, a number of activities have been conducted, including the organization’s expansion to parts of South America.

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Ending The Tragedy Of Landmines Through Innovation And Cooperation, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Ending The Tragedy Of Landmines Through Innovation And Cooperation, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Rotary International, the U.S. State Department and James Madison University’s Mine Action Information Center (MAIC) gathered with many of the world’s leading mine action authorities to quantify the global landmine crisis. It was everyone’s hope that the conference would yield a greater level of synergy, as well as harness the considerable resources of the Rotarians. Given the overwhelming response and participation, it appears that those wishes will be granted.

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Seven Common Myths About Landmine Victim Assistance, Dennis Barlow Dec 2002

Seven Common Myths About Landmine Victim Assistance, Dennis Barlow

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Any good mine action campaign will consider victim assistance. Yet there persist certain myths, which if not dealt with, make planning and conducting a victim assistance activity difficult at best. Anyone who wants to understand landmine victim assistance and further its cause should take heed of the following “myths” and plan accordingly.

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Vvaf And Sports For Life: Promoting Rehabilitation, Reintegration And Rights, Sarah Warren Dec 2002

Vvaf And Sports For Life: Promoting Rehabilitation, Reintegration And Rights, Sarah Warren

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The Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation’s (VVAF) Sports for Life program gives people with disabilities a chance to come together around sports, providing important opportunities for social reintegration.

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Breaking New Ground: Assisting Farmers With Disabilities Through The Application Of Assistive Technology, William Field Dec 2002

Breaking New Ground: Assisting Farmers With Disabilities Through The Application Of Assistive Technology, William Field

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

With regards to agriculture in much of eastern Europe and northern Africa, the significant problem that landmine detonations present to farmers often goes unnoticed. This problem causes careers in agriculture to be labeled as the most hazardous occupations around the world. However, little attention has been given to rehabilitation practices and assistive technology to help those who have been disabled in this line of work. The Breaking New Ground Resource Center at Purdue University is attempting to resolve the problem at hand by providing technical assistance to those who have been impacted by physical disabilities, in hopes that others may …

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Interview With Lloyd Feinberg From The Leahy War Victims Fund, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Interview With Lloyd Feinberg From The Leahy War Victims Fund, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Leahy War Victims Fund is one of the world’s leading contributors to the treating and rehabilitating survivors of armed conflict. The Fund has supported the successful passage of disability-related legislation in Vietnam and is working for similar results elsewhere. In Africa, The Leahy War Victims Fund is spearheading the ambitious Omega Initiative, which aims to bring various types of aid to the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Lloyd Feinberg represents the Fund on many fronts; he is widely respected and recognized as both an authority and a humanitarian.

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Building Sustainable Local Capacities For The Assistance Of Landmine Victims In Southern Africa: A Concept From The Minefields Of The Zambezi Basin Escarpment, Martin Chitsama Dec 2002

Building Sustainable Local Capacities For The Assistance Of Landmine Victims In Southern Africa: A Concept From The Minefields Of The Zambezi Basin Escarpment, Martin Chitsama

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

After various intense conflicts in the region, southern Africa is plagued by landmines and UXO. The author describes the concept and implementation of Minefield Reaction Sticks to help alleviate the problem.

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Victim Assistance Policy Planning: Decentralization As A Key?, Philippe Chabasse Dec 2002

Victim Assistance Policy Planning: Decentralization As A Key?, Philippe Chabasse

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

While victim assistance is becoming an increasingly familiar topic for signatories of the Mine Ban Treaty, the problem remains of how best to implement such programs. The author suggests that it is time for a switch from “top down” to “bottom up” implementation.

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Psychological And Physical Trauma: Treating The Whole Person, Patricia Blakeney, Daniel Creson Dec 2002

Psychological And Physical Trauma: Treating The Whole Person, Patricia Blakeney, Daniel Creson

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Survivors of physically disfiguring trauma, regardless of the cause, have experienced a series of assaults on the mind as well as on the body that present extraordinary challenges to human resilience. For the past 17 years, one of the authors (Dr. Blakeney) has worked closely with children and adults who have been severely burned. For burned individuals, the trauma of injury inevitably results in disfigurement, sometimes scars that can be easily hidden but more often scars that are noticeable. In fact, 20 years ago, it was generally accepted in the United States that persons with massive burns could not survive; …

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Somali Demining Action Group, Omar Mohamed Dec 2002

Somali Demining Action Group, Omar Mohamed

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Somali Demining Action Group (SDAG) aims to eradicate anti-personnel landmines in Central and south Somalia. Statistics are provided for mine casualties in central and south Somalia.

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The Continuum: From Immobility To Mobility To Empowerment, David Holdridge, Jo Nagels, Caitlin Wyndham Dec 2002

The Continuum: From Immobility To Mobility To Empowerment, David Holdridge, Jo Nagels, Caitlin Wyndham

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Victim assistance goes far beyond the physical; there is also a need to rehabilitate victims psychologically and give them the confidence and support they need to re-enter society as productive members of the community. This is not an overnight process, and the author describes the series of events that need to take place in order to make this difficult transition.

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Paths To Recovery: Coordinated And Comprehensive Care For Landmine Survivors, Beth Sperber Richie, Angela Ferguson, Zahabia Adamaly, Dalia El-Khoury, Maria Gomez Dec 2002

Paths To Recovery: Coordinated And Comprehensive Care For Landmine Survivors, Beth Sperber Richie, Angela Ferguson, Zahabia Adamaly, Dalia El-Khoury, Maria Gomez

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

By conducting interviews with survivors of landmine incidents, Landmine Survivors Network (LSN) has been able to learn a lot about rehabilitative needs from the perspective of the patients. This article describes how physical health, psychological well-being and socio-economic reintegration are all important components of a complete recovery for landmine victims.

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A Revolutionary Approach To Mine Awareness: The Demining Support System, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

A Revolutionary Approach To Mine Awareness: The Demining Support System, Cisr Jmu

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This versatile tool is designed to provide support to a mine action program on a range of topics. Its high-tech components are designed to provide an easily accessible, customizable, professional and portable element to any mine awareness campaign.

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Mine Risk Education And Mine Awareness In Afghanistan, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

Mine Risk Education And Mine Awareness In Afghanistan, Cisr Jmu

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This article has been removed.

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Landmines: The World Takes Action, Sarah Campbell Dec 2002

Landmines: The World Takes Action, Sarah Campbell

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Educational and comprehensive, this CD provides thorough mine action information.

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War Child Television Series Joins Mine Awareness Campaign, Cisr Jmu Dec 2002

War Child Television Series Joins Mine Awareness Campaign, Cisr Jmu

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“The Garden,” one film in a new series entitled War Child, raises mine awareness and presents ways individuals may become involved with the issue.

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A Firsthand Experience With Mine Action: On The Ground With The Organization Of American States In Nicaragua, Mark Hyman Dec 2002

A Firsthand Experience With Mine Action: On The Ground With The Organization Of American States In Nicaragua, Mark Hyman

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Founder and chairperson of Global Care Unlimited, Inc., Mark Hyman has been actively working with the global landmine issue for the past three years. This past June, he visited Nicaragua to witness the effects of landmines firsthand and to find out how his middle-schoolers could help. This piece describes what he found there.

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Editorial (Occasional Papers On Religion In Eastern Europe: Volume 22, Number 6), Walter Sawatsky Dec 2002

Editorial (Occasional Papers On Religion In Eastern Europe: Volume 22, Number 6), Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

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Rebić'S "Opći Religijski Leksikon (A General Lexicon Of Religion)" - Book Review, Davor Peterlin Dec 2002

Rebić'S "Opći Religijski Leksikon (A General Lexicon Of Religion)" - Book Review, Davor Peterlin

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

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"We Got Married" [Untitled Short Story], Rosa Liksom Dec 2002

"We Got Married" [Untitled Short Story], Rosa Liksom

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

No abstract provided.

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Cultural Studies And Cultural Text Analysis, Urpo Kovala Dec 2002

Cultural Studies And Cultural Text Analysis, Urpo Kovala

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article, "Cultural Studies and Cultural Text Analysis," Urpo Kovala discusses the role of textual analysis in cultural studies. He begins with a sketch of different conceptions of textual analysis within cultural studies by pointing to differences in the concepts of text and context themselves. Next, Kovala explores the reasons for including textual analysis as a category and method in cultural studies and in humanities and social sciences scholarship generally. Finally, Kovala sketches briefly a model for the cultural analysis of text where his main point is that the argument about the incompatibility of cultural studies and textual analysis …

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Liksom's Short Stories And The Ironies Of Contemporary Existence, Chris Pawling Dec 2002

Liksom's Short Stories And The Ironies Of Contemporary Existence, Chris Pawling

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his paper, "Liksom's Short Stories and the Ironies of Contemporary Existence," Chris Pawling examines Rosa Liksom's short stories in her volume One Night Stands. Pawling proposes that Liksom's texts can be understood as postmodern pastiches (Jameson) of different literary voices which in turn are couched in an "affect-less" prose that attempt to inhabit the mental universe of the narrator/protagonist without necessarily endorsing any aesthetic or ethical point of view. Liksom's fictional universe is populated by individuals who are alienated from the life of predictable routines and are searching for "action" in scenes of low life in late-night city bars. …

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Introduction To Cultural Text Analysis And Liksom's Short Story "We Got Married", Urpo Kovala Dec 2002

Introduction To Cultural Text Analysis And Liksom's Short Story "We Got Married", Urpo Kovala

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

No abstract provided.

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Back Talk -- Use Statistics: Are They Worth It?, Anthony (Tony) W. Ferguson Dec 2002

Back Talk -- Use Statistics: Are They Worth It?, Anthony (Tony) W. Ferguson

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

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The Future Of The Book: Does It Have One?, Mark Y. Herring Dec 2002

The Future Of The Book: Does It Have One?, Mark Y. Herring

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

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Between The Stacks: The Emergence Of A New Library Community, Allen Williams Mlis, Joanne Eustis Dec 2002

Between The Stacks: The Emergence Of A New Library Community, Allen Williams Mlis, Joanne Eustis

Against the Grain

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