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Impact – Information Management, Public Access, Community Transformation: Year One Evaluation Report, September 1, 2000 Through August 31, 2001, Oscar Gutierrez, John Mcgah, Donna H. Friedman

Center for Social Policy Publications

The goals of the IMPACT project are “to improve access to and delivery of human services for low-income residents, strengthen community planning and resource allocation, and enhance understanding of how data on homelessness can be gathered and aggregated on local and national levels to accurately capture the scope of the problem and the effectiveness of efforts to ameliorate it.”

The first year of the IMPACT project was one of infrastructure development in a broad sense. It involved primarily the development and modification of innovative information technology tools as well as the identification, selection and deployment of other information systems designed …

Ua12/2/1 9.11.01, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special issue of the College Heights Herald regarding the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Articles:

• Twelve Hours of Terror
• It Breaks My Heart
• Hall, Rex. World Trade Center
• Bennett, Jacob & Lyndsay Sutton. Community Holds Midday Service
• Walsh, Erica. Students Recall Internships in Washington, DC, New York
• Clark, Ryan. Time Stood Still
• Finding Peace Through Pain
• Butorac, Rebecca. From Coffee to Questions
• Warren, Brandy. Stars & Stripes Are Flying Solo
• Moore, Brian & Mai Hoang. Administrators Say Campus Will Be Business as Usual
• Compton, Michael. For Some, It’s Not Life as Usual
• Lord, Joseph. Red Cross Needs Donors, …

21st-Century Crusades And Demonizing Islam: Commentary On Inderfuth, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article comments on public discourse transmitted through Western-financed mass media that attempts to demonize variants of Islam--e.g., that of the Taliban.

The Cresset (Vol. Lxiv, No. 8, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Internet Media In Technological Risk Amplification: Plutonium On Board The Cassini-Huygens Spacecraft, Christine M. Rodrigue

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The author discusses how the Cassini controversy demonstrates the power of the Internet, particularly listservs and Usenet groups, and how this resource offers political activists an opportunity to affect the agendas of risk management policy decision-makers.

Gis For Livable Communities: Examination Of Community Perceptions Of Assets, Liabilities And Transportation Improvements, Mti Report 01-09, Thomas A. Horan

Mineta Transportation Institute

Urban dwellers navigate everyday journeys through a variety of transportation connections. Transportation planning can play an instrumental part in shaping livable community goals, as it is part of the built environment that citizens’ encounter on a daily basis. This report examines the role that the built environment plays in the shaping of an individual’s sense of community. Geographical Information Systems (GIS), can generate spatial maps of a citizens’s interaction with the transportation environment. Combined with survey data, these maps offer information to community members and leaders that can help guide decision making about livable community goals. Riverside, California serves as …

Electronic Communication Convergence: Policy Challenges In Asia By Mark Hukill, Ryota Ono And Chandrasekhar Vallath, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2000., Zillur Rahman

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

2001 September, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for September of 2001.

3rd Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2001), Apmbc

Global CWD Repository

Managua, 18-21 September 2001

THIRD MEETING OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

Non-Pricing Methods To Optimize High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Usage, Mti Report 01-11, George E. Gray

Mineta Transportation Institute

The Mineta Transportation Institute) at San José State University conducted this study to review the issues and implications involved in the project in question. Twenty-four potential HOV facility user groups were identified. Through a ranking process, seven of these groups were selected for further study in phase one. The project team made the following preliminary conclusions as to the suitability of each group to use HOV facilities and recommended whether each group should be included in the phase two study to refine these findings and develop implementation strategies. 1. As the result of 1998 legislation, which includes sunset provisions, electric …

The Historical Uniqueness Of The Clinton Welfare Reforms: A New Level Of Social Misery?, Larry Patriquin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This essay argues that the 1996 reforms to the American welfare state have no historical precedent. They are not a return to "the poorhouse era" and are radically distinct from Great Britain's new poor law of 1834, to which they are often compared. America is the first advanced capitalist country to jettison a significant element of its welfare state and, as such, is moving into waters that are uncharted and dangerous.

Psychological Profiles And The Intifada: Commentary On Sarhan And Al Khatib, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article critiques a psychological profile that was developed to help explain the ongoing Palestinian Intifada and that was written by two physicians working at a Jordanian psychiatric hospital.

Making Life And Taking Life: The Psychology Of Assassination In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the variants of assassination through linguistic analysis of political conflict within and between Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and a global context of nation-states and non-state political actors.

A Crosswalk Between The Final Hipaa Privacy Rule And Existing Federal Substance Abuse Confidentiality Requirements, Brian Kamoie, Phyllis Borzi

Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs

This Issue Brief provides an overview of and crosswalk between the Privacy Rule and the federal Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records statute, 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2, and its implementing regulations at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 ("42 C.F.R. Part 2"). The crosswalk is intended to highlight the differences between the requirements of the Privacy Rule and 42 C.F.R. Part 2. In addition, this Issue Brief addresses the Privacy Rule's applicability to special populations and psychotherapy services provided by substance abuse paraprofessionals.

Aicma: Helping Central America, Organization Of American States

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Since its creation in 1998, Comprehensive Action against Anti-personnel Mines (AICMA) has been devoted to numerous landmine issues. Recently, however, AICMA has focused its attention on the vast problems found throughout Central America, allying itself with other organizations such as the Assistance Program for Demining in Central America (PADCA), a group largely devoted to humanitarian issues. Working together, AICMA and its partners have accomplished a great deal throughout the continent.

The Southern African Development Community’S Technical Advisors Course, Salomon Schreuder, Kevin Bolton

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

With funding and support from South African and international groups, the SADC teams up with IMEESA to improve deminers’ management and technology skills.

Colombia, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Colombia

Ecuador, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Ecuador

Cuba, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Cuba

Nicaragua, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Nicaragua

Falklands, Malvinas, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Falklands, Malvinas

Chile, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Country profile: Chile

Costa Rica, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Costa Rica

The History Of Demining In Nicaragua, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Nicaragua's civil war of the 1980s left the country ridden with landmines. Since 1989 a number of organizations have been working in Nicaragua to overcome obstacles and improve the country's landmine situation.

Helping Guatemala: Organization Of American States, Unit For The Promotion Of Democracy, Mine Action Program In Central America (Aimca), William Mcdonough, Carl Case

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Because of the internal conflict during the 1980s, Guatemala’s land is now littered with AP landmines and UXO. The OAS and Inter-American Defense Board have developed an assistance program to help the country.

Inner Workings Of The Oas, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The OAS coordinates its mine action efforts with myriad organizations and governmental agencies as it moves towards its goal of transforming the Western Hemisphere into a mine-free zone. Presently providing assistance to six mine-affected countries, the OAS functions across a broad range of mine action activities including humanitarian demining and victim assistance.

A Five-Year Management Stategy For Recreational Fishing On The West Coast Of Western Australia, West Coast Recreational Fishing Working Group

Fisheries Management Papers

In its discussion paper (Fisheries Management Paper No. 139), which was widely distributed and publicized, the working group put forward a range of management proposals for community discussion. These were developed after meeting directly with recreational fishers in key regional centres and receiving feedback from fisheries scientists and managers. The discussion paper attracted widespread comment, with more than 1,200 written submissions received from recreational fishers, angling clubs and other stakeholders. The working group would like to thank all those individuals and organisations that took the time to provide this valuable feedback. It was recognised that some of the most pressing …

Marshall Legacy Institute: Providing Aid To Nicaragua, Cisr Jmu

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Marshall Legacy Institute is a non-profit organization that works internationally "to alleviate suffering, restore hope and create conditions that nurture stability." In 1998, they began to assist Nicaragua in demining and promoting mine awareness countrywide.

El Salvador, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

El Salvador

Guatemala, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Guatemala