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Editorial, Sanjay Kumar Madria, Mukesh Mohania, Bharat Bhargava

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Buddhism, Christianity, And The Matrix: The Dialectic Of Myth-Making In Contemporary Cinema, James L. Ford

Journal of Religion & Film

This essay analyzes the recent film The Matrix from the perspective of modern-day myth-making. After a brief plot summary of the film, I note the well-documented parallels to the Christian messianic narrative of Jesus. I then go on to highlight the often overlooked parallels to the Buddhist existential analysis of the human condition. In particular, I note a remarkable resonance between The Matrix and the fourth century (C.E.) philosophical school of Buddhism known as Yogacara. By highlighting the syncretic or combinative nature of the film's symbolic narrative, I submit The Matrix as a cinematic example of the dialectical process of …

A Profile Of Students Enrolled At The University Of Northern Iowa, Fall Semester 2000, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

--- Preface
--- Profile Summary
--- Section I: Total Student Enrollment for Fall Semester 2000
--- Section II: New Students Entering UNI Fall Semester 2000
--- Section III: Miscellaneous

Instruction Cost Report, Fall 2000, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Shows the costs associated with running the University of Northern Iowa broken down by college and department

Illinois State: For Alumni Of Illinois State University, Fall 2000, Illinois State University, University Marketing And Communications

State: The Magazine of Illinois State University (1999-present)

Illinois State University alumni magazine

Earth News, Fall 2000, Department Of Earth Science, University Of Northern Iowa.

Earth News

Inside this issue:

--- From the Department Head
--- Earth Science Staff Activities
--- Earth Science Majors
--- 2000 Earth Science Graduates
--- Earth Science Seminar Series
--- Earth Science Student Assistants
--- Sigma Gamma Epsilon - Gamma Sigma Chapter
--- Gifts to the Department of Earth Science
--- 2000-2001 Scholarship and Award Recipients
--- Earth Science Alumni News
--- 1999-2000 Scholarship and Award Recipients

Structure And Phase Transitions Of The 6, 6-Cyclopropane Isomer Of C_ {61} H_ {2}, M. R. Stetzer, Paul A. Heiney, Peter W. Stephens, R. E. Dinnebier, Q. Zhu, Andrew R. Mcghie, Robert M. Strongin, B. M. Brandt, Amos B. Smith Iii

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

We have used x-ray powder diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry to study the crystalline structures and thermal behavior of the 6,6-cyclopropane isomer of C₆₁H₂. At room temperature, the C₆₁H₂ cyclopropane molecules, like those of the 6,5-annulene isomer and C₆₀O epoxide, are orientationally disordered and crystallize on a face-centered-cubic lattice such that their methylene groups are statistically disordered among the octahedral voids. Unlike 6,5−C₆₁H₂ and C₆₀O, the low-temperature structure is not Pa3¯, but rather a low-symmetry orthorhombic lattice in which a≈b

Dependence Among Spacings, Baha-Eldin Khaledi, Subhash C. Kochar

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this paper, we study the dependence properties of spacings. It is proved that if X₁,..., X_n are exchangeable random variables which are TP₂ in pairs and their joint density is log-convex in each argument, then the spacings are MTP₂ dependent. Next, we consider the case of independent but nonhomogeneous exponential random variables. It is shown that in this case, in general, the spacings are not MTP₂ dependent. However, in the case of a single outlier when all except one parameters are equal, the spacings are shown to be MTP₂ dependent and, hence, …

A Formal Semantics For Spki, Jon Howell, David Kotz

Dartmouth Scholarship

We extend the logic and semantics of authorization due to Abadi, Lampson, et al. to support restricted delegation. Our formal model provides a simple interpretation for the variety of constructs in the Simple Public Key Infrastructure (SPKI), and lends intuition about possible extensions. We discuss both extensions that our semantics supports and extensions that it cautions against.

End-To-End Authorization, Jon Howell, David Kotz

Dartmouth Scholarship

Many boundaries impede the flow of authorization information, forcing applications that span those boundaries into hop-by-hop approaches to authorization. We present a unified approach to authorization. Our approach allows applications that span administrative, network, abstraction, and protocol boundaries to understand the end-to-end authority that justifies any given request. The resulting distributed systems are more secure and easier to audit. \par We describe boundaries that can interfere with end-to-end authorization, and outline our unified approach. We describe the system we built and the applications we adapted to use our unified authorization system, and measure its costs. We conclude that our system …

A Study For An Optimal Delivery Sequence Of A Bowling Pinspotter Distributor Mechanism, David Michael Burt

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The two major competitors in bowling sports equipment are Brunswick, Inc., and AMF Bowling Co. The latest version of a piece of bowling equipment machinery is called a Pinspotter, the design of which has been in existence since the 1950's. With the exception of electronic scoring systems, much of the original design is still being implemented in this model. It is the desire to eliminate undesirable traits in the original Pinspotter model design. Commercial Bowling observations have detected flaws found in a piece of machinery known as the Distributor. The flaws attributed to the Distributor are believed to be sources …

The Summer Day Treatment Program, Luis Salanas Lopez

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The Summer Day Treatment Proposal addresses the request for proposal from the Tropical Texas Center for MHMR and the Children's Mental Health Plan to provide services to “At Risk” youth within a local school district.

The proposal outlines the education, family empowerment, individual and group counseling and self esteem development made available to twenty at risk youth for four weeks at a cost of $10,106.00.

Fabrication And Characterization Of Silicon Field Emitter Arrays, Aaron M. Brock

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

Field emission is a process through which the application of a large electric field to the surface of a material causes electron emission into vacuum. The electron emission current is a strong function of the geometry of the emitting material. The focus of this thesis is to investigate the effect of geometry on the emission current. Specifically, silicon field emitter arrays were fabricated using two separate fabrication processes termed the standard process and the new process. The uniformity of the arrays was measured experimentally. The arrays were used in field emission tests from which parameters controlling field emission were extracted. …

Studies Related To The Design And Implementation Of A Magnetic Suspension And Balance System, Syed Adeel Akhtar Jafri

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

This thesis presents studies related to the magnetic suspension and balance system (MSBS) of the Princeton/ONR High Reynolds Number Testing Facility (HRTF). The main motivation for developing the MSBS is to provide interference free aero/hydrodynamic testing of submersible models, which will lead to more accurate measurements. From the controls point of view, the main specification of the MSBS is to robustly control the position of a submersible model in five degrees of freedom (DOF), including three translational as well as pitching and yawing positions. The MSBS should not only regulate the submersible model's position but should also allow for small …

The Cracker Patch Choice: An Analysis Of Post Hoc Security Techniques, Crispin Cowan, Heather Hinton, Calton Pu, Jonathan Walpole

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

It has long been known that security is easiest to achieve when it is designed in from the start. Unfortunately, it has also become evident that systems built with security as a priority are rarely selected for wide spread deployment, because most consumers choose features, convenience, and performance over security. Thus security officers are often denied the option of choosing a truly secure solution, and instead must choose among a variety of post hoc security adaptations. We classify security enhancing methods, and compare and contrast these methods in terms of their effectiveness vs. cost of deployment. Our analysis provides practitioners …

Response Of A First-Order Stream In Maine To Short-Term In-Stream Acidification, S. A. Norton, R. Wagai, T. Navratil, J. M. Kaste, F. A. Rissberger

Dartmouth Scholarship

An experimental short-term acidification with HCl at a first-order stream in central Maine, USA was used to study processes controlling the changes in stream chemistry and to assess the ability of stream substrate to buffer pH. The streambed exerted a strong buffering capacity against pH change by ion exchange during the 6-hour acidification. Streambed substrates had substantial cation and anion exchange capacity in the pH range of 4.1 to 6.5. The ion exchange for cations and SO₄^2- were rapid and reversible. The speed of release of cations from stream substrates was Na¹⁺> Ca²⁺ > Mg²⁺ > Al …

The Courier, Volume 34, Issue 1, September 29, 2000, The Courier, College Of Dupage

The Courier

Stories:

After Fighting Rule Barring Guns, An Officer Steps Down

Wisdom Of $1.3 Million Bookstore Deal Uncertain

Finally, A Thumbs Up For Faculty Contract

22nd Street Roadwork To Begin Again In 2040

New State Regs. Open Door For Massive Cuts In Non-Resident Tuition

Prairie Spared

Fine Arts Degree At Last Approved

Online Library Services Closer To Home Than Ever

Career Services Beats Courier And Prairie Light To New Digs In SRC

Tests Again Show Students Behind On Reading

Politics Abound On Campus

New Faculty Come From All Walks Of Life

People:

Russell Kirt

Barbara Wiesen

Sean Luke

Daily Eastern News: September 29, 2000, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

Utb-Tsc Academic Senate Minutes 2000-09-29, University Of Texas At Brownsville And Texas Southmost College. Faculty Senate.

UTB/TSC Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Volume 38, Number 5: September 29, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Panther - September 2000 - Vol. Lxxviii, No.4, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, September 29, 2000

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Sandspur, Vol 107 No 04, September 29, 2000, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

On Reconfiguring Tree Linkages: Trees Can Lock, Therese Biedl, Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine, Sylvain Lazard, Anna Lubiw, Joseph O'Rourke, Steve Robbins, Ileana Streinu, Godfried Toussaint, Sue Whitesides

Computer Science: Faculty Publications

It has recently been shown that any simple (i.e. nonintersecting) polygonal chain in the plane can be reconfigured to lie on a straight line, and any simple polygon can be reconfigured to be convex. This result cannot be extended to tree linkages: we show that there are trees with two simple configurations that are not connected by a motion that preserves simplicity throughout the motion. Indeed, we prove that an N-link tree can have 2^Ω(N) equivalence classes of configurations.

Fifteen Presidential Scholars Recognized At Illinois Wesleyan University, Sherry Wallace

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxviii, Number 2, September 29, 2000, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

The Campus Business, Richard Warch

Presidential Addresses

The Matriculation Convocation is the traditional start of the academic year. President Warch used many of his Convocation addresses to articulate the values and virtues of liberal learning.

Commonwealth Times 2000-09-28

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy And Minutes, September 28, 2000 And 2000-2001 Committee Member List

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Minutes

Committee member list from 2000-2001 and minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee meeting held on September 28, 2000.

09/28/2000 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 09/28/2000. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.