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The Perils Of Presidential Impeachment, Michael J. Gerhardt

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Review Essay: Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Ed. The Postcolonial Middle Ages, Dorothy Kim

Quidditas

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, ed. The Postcolonial Middle Ages. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000. 286 pp. ISBN 0312219296.

The Holy Spirit In The New Testament, Gregory A. Smith

Faculty Publications and Presentations

This is a series of four adult Bible lessons that combine to provide a systematic treatment of the New Testament's teaching on the Holy Spirit. The lesson titles are as follows:

• The Holy Spirit in the Gospels

• The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• The Holy Spirit in the Epistles & Revelation

• Appendix: Are Tongues for Today?

Quail Iv: Proceedings Of The Fourth National Quail Symposium (May 6-9, 1997 : Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida), Leonard A. Brennan, William E. Palmer, Loren W. Burger Jr., Teresa L. Pruden

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

Fourth Herbert L. Stoddard, Sr. Memorial Game Bird Lecturer: Dr. G. R. Potts, Leonard A. Brennan

FOURTH STODDARD MEMORIAL GAME BIRD LECTURE

Using the Scientific Method to Improve Game Bird Management and Research: Time, G. R. Potts

QUAIL POPULATION RESPONSES TO HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND CHANGE

Habitat Use by Breeding Northern Bobwhites in Managed Old-Field Habitats in Mississippi, Jimmy D. Taylor, II and Loren W. Burger, Jr.

Habitat Management for Northern Bobwhites in Wisconsin: A Long-Term Assessment, LeRoy R. Petersen, Robert T. Dumke, and Barbara F. Duerksen

Effects of Filter Strips on Habitat Use and Home Range of Northern Bobwhites on …

A Normative Analysis Of New Financially Engineered Derivatives, Peter H. Huang

Publications

This Article analyzes whether the introduction of new derivative assets makes a society better or worse off. Because trading such non-redundant derivatives produces new distributions of income across time and over possible future contingencies, individuals can utilize such financial instruments to hedge risks not possible before the introduction of these assets. Thus, it may seem that new derivatives unambiguously benefit society. In fact, introducing sufficiently many new derivatives completes asset markets. Asset markets are complete if trading on them can attain every possible payoff pattern of wealth across time and over possible future contingencies. The first fundamental theorem of welfare …

Paradigm Changes In Telecommunications Regulation, Phil Weiser

Publications

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Courtroom Technology, A Judicial Primer, Fredric I. Lederer

Faculty Publications

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The Amateur Sky Survey Mark Iii Project, Michael Richmond, Thomas F. Droege, Glenn Gombert, Michael Gutzwiller, Arne A. Henden, Chris Albertson, Nicholas Beser, Norman Molhant, Herb Johnson

Articles

The Amateur Sky Survey (TASS) is a loose confederation of amateur and professional astronomers. We describe the design and construction of our Mark III system, a set of wide-field drift-scan CCD cameras which monitor the celestial equator down to thirteenth magnitude in several passbands. We explain the methods by which images are gathered, processed, and reduced into lists of stellar positions and magnitudes. Over the period October, 1996, to November, 1998, we compiled a large database of photometric measurements. One of our results is the tenxcat catalog, which contains measurements on the standard Johnson-Cousins system for 367,241 stars; it contains …

Delight, Subversion And Truth In The Canterbury Tales: Chaucer's Talking Birds, Terri Benson Blair

Masters Theses

Geoffrey Chaucer mentions birds over 240 times throughout The Canterbury Tales (Tatlock and Kennedy). This frequent allusion to birds is significant, especially since three of his twenty-four tales are actually about birds. What makes these three tales particularly fascinating is that their bird protagonists have the gift of speech. This study examines Chaucer's use of bird imagery in The Canterbury Tales, in particular, his use of talking birds in "The Squire's Tale," "The Nun's Priest's Tale" and "The Manciple's Tale." My theory is that Chaucer uses bird imagery and talking birds to question the sovereign power of the fourteenth-century …

Parental Influence On Career Development Among College Students, Michael W. Ladd

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between students' perceptions of parental influence on their college and career choices and their emotional independence from parents. The relationship between satisfaction with career/major choice (as demonstrated by vocational commitment) and parental influence was also examined. In addition, relationships between emotional independence from parents and commitment to a career field were explored.

To meet the research objectives, four research questions were addressed. First, is the Perceived Parental Influence scale, developed for this study, a reliable and valid scale? Second, is there a significant relationship between students' perceptions of parental influence …

Teachers' Perceptions Of The Influence Of Standardized Tests On Curricular And Instructional Practices, Jennifer Joy Davis Fox

Masters Theses

Does a student's performance on a standardized test measure the quality of education he/she is receiving? Many students today are being bombarded with standardized assessments mandated by state and district policies. The pressure to perform well on these assessments causes teachers to focus their classroom instructional time on test preparation even at the expense of the non-tested topics and curricular areas. A written survey was designed to determine teachers' perceptions of the influence of standardized tests on curricular and instructional practices. Participating in this study were third and fourth grade teachers (n=67) who administer the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT). …

"Retracing Our Steps": Storytelling, Time, And Traditional Referentiality In Mama Day And Absalom, Absalom!, Christine Ann Roth

Masters Theses

Gloria Naylor and William Faulkner turn to the history and tradition of oral storytelling in their novels. Mama Day and Absalom, Absalom! especially present the concepts and techniques of the storytelling act. The complexities of the audience-performer dynamic and non-linear time in an oral storytelling event create obstacles for the teller (the writer) and confuse the role of the audience (the readers). Writers create the role of listening audience for the readers, changing the accepted rules of the readers by asking them to become participants. In Mama Day and Absalom, Absalom!, Naylor and Faulkner create connections between audience …

The Granite, 2000, University Of New Hampshire

The Granite – Yearbook

The yearbook of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, 1909-1922, the University of New Hampshire, 1923-

Reverend William Ward And His Legacy For Christian (Mis)Perception Of Hinduism, Brian K. Pennington

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

My assignment for this thematic issue of the Hindu-Christian Studies Bulletin is to address Christian misperceptions of Hinduism, which I shall do by evaluating the work and legacy of William Ward of Serampore, missionary to Bengal, and author on Hinduism in the early nineteenth century. First, however, I would like to make three preliminary observations about the idea of "Christian misperception".

Biotechnology In Western Australian Agriculture, Agriculture Western Australia

Grain and other field crops published reports

The Government of Western Australia believes that the strategic use of biotechnology and particularly gene technology has the potential to offer Western Australian agriculture significant economic benefits by improving the productivity and quality of products, as well as contributing to the development of sustainable farming systems.

Information contained in these binders is intended to give an overview of Biotechnology in relation to what is occurring in Australia, in Western Australia and specifically, at Agriculture Western Australia (AGWEST).

Biotechnology has been around for twenty-five years or more, but has only recently become a public issue in Australia - particularly in relation …

Erasing Race? A Critical Race Feminist View Of Internet Identity Shifting, Margaret Chon

Faculty Articles

Race and gender become even more abstract in the disembodied presence they inhabit online. This article outlines the importance of being sensitive to the under-identified online presence of race and gender related issues, with an in depth discussion of the complications these issues face.

Planning For Restoration Of Sleven's Island At Fort Missoula: Pilot Study And Mapping Curriculum, Kathryn E. Warner

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Using Permission-Based E-Mail As A Medium For Customer Communications, Birgit Weischedel

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Ideograph Freedom The Implicated Body And Coping With Technology: A Rhetorical Comparative Analysis Of Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance And The Unabomber Manifesto, Blake E. Snyder

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Affects [Sic] Of Ground Water Velocity On Ms2 Transport Through A Sand Matrix, Thomas L. Troy

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Collaborative Approaches In Natural Resource Decision-Making: A Southeast Alaskan Perspective, Kimberly S. Baker

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

The Wrong Tool For The Right Job: Are Commercial Websites Places Of Public Accommodation Under The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990?, Patrick Maroney

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

The text of the ADA does not support such an extension. The interpretative canons of "noscitur a sociis" and "ejusdem generis" dictate that "places of public accommodation" refer exclusively to physical facilities. The canons also sufficiently resolve any possible statutory ambiguities, thereby foreclosing the opportunity for contrary agency interpretations. Although the intentionally broad purpose and design of the ADA make the statute an attractive avenue for advocates of online expansion, that same purpose and design limit the ADA to physical facilities. This note addresses the issues in two parts. First, it presents the arguments just listed. Second, it recognizes the …

A Journey Through Olympic Drug Testing Rules: A Practitioner's Guide To Understanding, Jill Pilgrim, Kim Betz

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

While many top U.S. Olympic-caliber athletes have been drug tested throughout their careers, few truly understand the drug testing process. The ever-changing rules and regulations, as well as the increase in the number of doping control programs have proven to be confusing and sometimes inconsistent, despite appearing to assist in the fight against doping in sport. Many organizations cannot interpret their own rules, nor do they fully understand the jurisdictional issues that arise with respect to every sample taken, until they are caught in a crisis. This Article attempts to untangle the web of rules and regulations and provide athletes, …

Sender Beware: The Discoverability And Admissibility Of E-Mail, William Decoste

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

This Note will explore the current body of jurisprudence concerning the discoverability and admissibility of e-mail in both the civil and criminal contexts. Beginning with a brief explanation of the relevant forms of information technology and electronic communication, it will examine the common misconceptions that fuel the ongoing imprudent use of e-mail. It will then trace the development of the case law, from the foundational cases that first confronted electronic evidence to recent precedent specifically addressing the various forms of contemporary e-mail. Federal statutory law regulating the acquisition and use of electronic communications will also be discussed. This Note will …

Publication, Musical Compositions, And The Copyright Act Of 1909: Still Crazy After All These Years, Michael B. Landau

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

The copyright clause of the United States Constitution empowers Congress "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by Securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." The purpose of copyright law is to strike a balance between the public's desire to have free access to information and authors' rights to protection of their private works. Common law copyright somewhat reflects this balance by providing the author with perpetual protection until first publication. Federal copyright law, however, with its more limited duration for protection, better balances these competing interests. Once …

Vehicles, William A. Gregory

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

The Dark Side Of Grandparent Visitation Rights, Stephen A. Newman

Other Publications

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Leopold And Loeb, Stephen A. Newman

Other Publications

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of Judging Jehovah’S Witnesses: Religious Persecution And The Dawn Of The Rights Revolution, By Shawn Francis Peter, Edward A. Purcell Jr.

Other Publications

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Confronting The Limits Of Gay Hate Crimes Activism: A Radical Critique, Dean Spade, Craig Willse

Faculty Articles

Questioning the emancipatory potential of hate crimes activism for sexual and gender non-normative people, this paper outlines the limits of criminal justice remedies to problems of gender, race, economic and sexual subordination. The first section considers some of the positive impacts of hate crimes activism, focusing on the benefits of legal "naming" for disenfranchised constituencies seeking political recognition. In the next section the authors outline the political shortcomings and troubling consequences of hate crimes activism. First, they examine how hate crimes activism is situated within a "mainstream gay agenda," a term they use to designate the set of projects prioritized …