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[Review Of] Joseph Hobbs. Bedouin Life In The Egyptian Wilderness, Torrance Stephens

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

It is not often that a person can pick up a book and read it with clarity and understanding, especially ethnographic materials that attempt to describe peoples of various cultural orientations. Joseph Hobbs has managed to accomplish this task in an enlightening manner.

[Review Of] Julie Cruikshank. In Collaboration With Angela Sidney. Kitty Smith. And Annie Ned. Life Lived Like A Story: Life Stories Of Three Yukon Native Elders, Laurie Lisa

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Life Lived Like a Story, a volume in the American Indian Lives Series, contains the transcribed autobiographies of three women of the Yukon: Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith, and Annie Ned. In her introduction, Cruikshank states that the book is "based on the premise that life-history investigation provides a model for research." To meet this goal, Cruikshank's methodology depended upon ongoing collaborations between interviewer and interviewees. The three remarkable women who share their life stories in this volume were all raised on the inland side of the high country frontier separating coastal Tlingit and interior Athapaskans; all can claim both Athapaskan …

[Review Of] Cheryl A. Wall, Ed. Changing Our Own Words: Essays On Criticism, Theory, And Writing By Black Women, Angela M. S. Nelson

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Cheryl Wall's edited volume, Changing Our Own Words, is comprised of the proceedings of a conference held at Rutgers University in October 1987 entitled "Changing Our Own Words: A Symposium on Criticism, Theory, and Literature by Black Women." A group of scholars and critics -- who included Abena P. A. Busia, Barbara Christian, Mae Gwendolyn Henderson, Gloria T. Bull, Deborah E. McDowell, Valerie Smith, Hortense J. Spillers, Claudia Tate, Cheryl A. Wall, and Susan Willis -- were asked to reflect upon such questions as: What are the most fruitful contexts for the analysis of writing by black women? What can …

Explorations In Sights And Sounds

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

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The Parallel Lives Of Two Displaced Royalists : Moore Fauntleroy And Warham Horsmanden, Cyane Dandridge Williams

Master's Theses

The study is of two displaced Royalists, Moore Fauntleroy and Warham Horsmanden, who left England in the mid-seventeenth century. It examines their motivations for leaving their homeland and the results of their tenure in Virginia.

Research was conducted in England at the British Library in the British Museum, the Public Record Office, London, and the County Archives of Kent, Maidstone, Kent, and the Archives of Southampton, Winchester. In Virginia, research was continued at the Virginia Historical Society Library, Richmond; the State Archives of Virginia, Richmond; and Essex County Court House, Tappahannock.

The research disclosed that a myriad of reasons existed …

Instructional Use Of Computers For Entry-Level Physical Therapy Education In The United States, Edmund M. Kosmahl

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

Little was known about the value of computer assisted instruction (CAl) for entry-level physical therapy (PT) education. Factors that affect implementation and use of CAl in entry-level PT education had not been identified. Because of this paucity of information, decision-making about the implementation and use of CAl in entry-level PT education had been hampered.

This study used mail questionnaire survey methods to find:

1. The extent of use of computer-assisted instruction (CAl) in entry-level physical therapy (PT) education.
2. The perceived value of CAl compared to more traditional instructional methods for entry-level PT education.
3. What factors affect implementation and use of CAl …

I'Ve Been Working On The Railroad : The Saga Of The Richmond, Fredericksburg And Potomac Railroad Company, C. Coleman Mcgehee

Master's Theses

The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company (RF&P) is the only American railroad that has operated for over a century and a half under its original name and charter without reorganization. It is also the last remaining company in which the Commonwealth of Virginia held stock that was purchased in 1834 to encourage the development of transportation within the State.

This thesis covers the history of this company with major emphasis on the period 1955-1991. It was during this time that the RF&P was transformed from a "pure railroad" to a corporation that not only owned a strategic 113 mile …

Spawning Clasps And Gamete Deposition In Pebble Nest-Building Minnows (Pisces : Cyprinidae), Mark Henry Sabaj

Master's Theses

Spawning in five species of North American cyprinid minnows (Rhinichthys a. atratulus, Exog/ossum laurae, Semotilus atromaculatus, Nocomis leptocephalus, and N. micropogon ) are analyzed on videotape filmed in Virginia and Maryland streams. Behaviors are chronologically resolved into a sequence of categories (Interim, Approach, Alignment, Run, Clasp and Dissociation) exemplary of a successful spawn as defined by the clasp. The categories are used to describe spawning behaviors in each species. In all species studied, a successful spawn is a female initiated event effecting the clasping response of a male.

The species-specific pattern of male-female interactions not only reflects the coordination of …

Localization Of A Collagenous Protein In The Organic Matrix Of Spicules From The Octocoral Leptogorgia Virgulata (Cnidaria: Gorgonacea), Jeffrey L. Dupree

Master's Theses

Calcareous body inclusions are commonly found throughout the invertebrate taxa. Elaborately structured calcium carbonate spicules are the major mineralized body inclusions of the gorgonian, Leptogorgia virgulata. Spicule formation in this octocoral, as well as other calcium carbonate invertebrate structures, is apparently regulated by the intra-spicule organic matrix. Recent findings show that the insoluble fraction of the spicule organic matrix is collagenous. Collagen, although integral to calcium phosphate structures found in vertebrates is not usually associated with the formation of invertebrate calcium carbonate structures. Interestingly, collagen is present in the organic matrix during the summer but absent in winter. This suggests …

A Search For Identity: Frances Calderon De La Barca And Life In Mexico, Molly Marie Wood

Master's Theses

Scottish-born Frances Calderon de la Barca, wife of the first Spanish minister to Mexico, recorded her observations and interpretations of mid-nineteenth century Mexico in a series of letters and journals. In 1843, she published Life in Mexico, an edited version of her letters. Acclaimed for its style and descriptive qualities, Life in Mexico also reveals the author's personal struggle to define herself and her role in Mexican society. Life in Mexico provides historians with a unique perspective into Mexico's cultural and ideological relationship with the European and American world.

Impingement Of Organic-Rich, Contaminated Sediments On Manatee Pocket, Florida, John H. Trefry, Nai-Chi Chen, Robert P. Trocine, Simone Metz

Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Fine-grained, organic-rich sediments are adversely impacting portions of the coastal zone in Florida. One extreme example is found in Manatee Pocket, on the southeastern coast of Florida, where sediments with >4% organic carbon have an average thickness of about 1 m and a total volume of 340,000 m3 . These deposits formed as soil and organic matter were carried into Manatee Pocket and trapped during the past 100 years of regional development. Vertical profiles for Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn show that contamination, at 5-10 times above natural levels, is restricted to the top 15-30% of the organic-rich layers …

Conservation And Natural Resources Department Of Natural Resources: Establish Minimum Standards And Procedures For Protection Of Mountains And River Corridors, Andrew W. Roberts

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act provides for protection of certain mountain slopes and river corridors by limiting development and placing restrictions on the land owners. The mountain protection portion of the bill protects all mountain slopes at an elevation of over 2,200 feet with a grade of more than twenty-five percent. The river corridor protection portion of the bill restricts development within 100 feet of rivers having a flow rate of over 400 cubic feet per second, limiting permissible structures to single family residences and necessary infrastructure. A natural vegetative cover must be maintained in the buffer area. Both sections provide exemptions for …

Local Government Conflict Of Interest In Zoning Actions: Provide For Disqualification Of A Zoning Official When There Is A Conflict Of Interest And Expand Rezoning Applicants' Political Contribution Disclosure Requirements, Bentley Greg Cline

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act provides for disqualification of a zoning official from voting on a rezoning application where there is a conflict of interest. The Act expands a rezoning applicant's reporting requirements of political contributions to zoning officials. A rezoning applicant's agents (including attorneys) must disclose their contributions. The Act provides for disclosure of political contributions by opponents of rezoning applications.

Crimes And Offenses Offenses Against Public Administration: Provide Definition Of Bribery Of A Public Official Or Employee, Daniel R. King

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act expands the class of people subject to the offense of bribery and provides a new definition of bribery. Public officials, whether elected or appointed, or employees of the state, any county or municipality or any agency, authority, or entity thereof, are subject to the Act. The Act provides that a public official or employee commits bribery when she solicits, accepts, or agrees to receive a thing of value by inducing the reasonable belief that the thing will influence her performance of any official action.

Domestic Relations Adoption: Make Technical Corrections To Adoption Code, Julia H. Powell

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act clarifies provisions of the Adoption Code, corrects syntactical and grammatical errors, and corrects portions of the revised Code which proved to be costly or unworkable. It specifies that the petitioner will pay for criminal record checks, and allows reunion registry activities to be handled by independent agencies on a fee basis. It modifies the Code to allow networking letters seeking independent adoptions to contain an attorney's name and address as a contact.

Wills, Trusts, And Administration Of Estates Estates: Establish Additional Means By Which Children Born Out Of Wedlock May Inherit, Mary Mccall Cash

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act codifies the doctrine of virtual or equitable legitimation as interpreted by Georgia case law. The Act also adds genetic testing as a means by which the paternity of children born out of wedlock may be established.

Motor Vehicles And Traffic Uniform Rules Of The Road: Provide Criminal Penalty For Vehicular Feticide, R. Linley Jones

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act defines the offenses of feticide by vehicle in the first and second degree. The Act also provides penalties for the commission of those offenses.

Insurance Authorization And General Requirements For Transaction Of Insurance: Establish New Procedures To Ensure The Financial Stability Of Insurance Companies, Robert S. Anderson

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act Expands the power of the Insurance Commissioner to suspend the certificate of authority of an insurance company. The Act requires that insurers authorized to operate in Georgia file certain documents with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Requirements controlling the manner in which insurers may reinsure their risks are amended. Insurance holding companies may not enter into major transactions without giving notice to the Commissioner, subject to her disapproval. Power is given to the Commissioner to prevent the acquisition of an insurer in a manner that would lessen competition among insurers in Georgia. The Act amends the procedures …

A Constitutional Analysis Of Compulsory School Attendance Laws In The Southeast: Do They Unlawfully Interfere With Alternatives To Public Education?, Mark H. Murphy

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Case Against The Georgia Mortmain Statute, Mary F. Radford

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Legislative History Of The Creation Of The Eleventh Circuit, Thomas E. Baker

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Report To The Supreme Court Of Georgia By The Commission On Gender Bias In The Judicial System, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Wills, Trusts, And Administration Of Estates Wills: Effect Of A Will Lost Before The Death Of The Testator, Mary Mccall Cash

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act ensures that wills lost during the testator's lifetime will be treated in the same manner as wills lost after the testator's death. The Act also conforms the service of process on minors for probate in solemn form to the personal service specified in the Civil Practice Act. Finally, the Act creates a new procedure for choosing an administrator with the will annexed based on a majority in interest of the beneficiaries.

The Collateral Source Rule In Georgia: A New Method Of Equal Protection Analysis Brings A Return To The Old Common Law Rule, Calvin R. Wright

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

European And Global Harmonization Of The Law Of Banking Transactions, Uwe H. Schneider

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The End Of The Public Forum Doctrine, David Day

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Legislation: Congressional Initiatives: The Forgotten Constraint: Bankruptcy Legislation And The Uniformity Clause, Jonathan Van Patten

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Law Schools, Bench, And Bar: A Needed Partnership For Lawyer Competence And Professionalism, Barry Vickrey

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Insurance Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act: Repeal Provisions Requiring Personal Injury Protection Insurance Coverage And Related Provisions, Carlos L. Corless

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act repeals and adds a number of Code sections dealing with Georgia's automobile insurance legislation. The central measure of the Act repeals and revises provisions of the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act that require personal injury protection insurance coverage. Other key features include a mandatory fifteen percent rollback of certain motor vehicle insurance rates and an additional ten percent discount for motorists with good driving records; tighter regulation of insurance rates by requiring prior approval by the Insurance Commissioner of any rating plan; adding powers to regulate fraud including provisions making it easier to report fraud, increasing the …

Crimes And Offenses Controlled Substances: Provide Procedures For The Seizure And Disposition Of Forfeited Property; Provide For Liens On Property Subject To Forfeiture; Provide For Distribution Of Forfeited Property And The Proceeds From Such Property, Debra D. Green

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act declares that certain items are contraband, and that no property rights exist as to those items. The Act provides for the seizure of property subject to forfeiture and for the filing of a lien for forfeiture upon the initiation of any civil or criminal proceeding under this article, as well as upon seizure. The Act provides procedures for forfeiture and the conditions required for the filing of a temporary restraining order against property subject to forfeiture. The Act provides for the evidence to be admissible at hearings and determinations made subject to forfeiture, as well as for inferences …