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Interview With Miriam Coronel Ferrer Of The Non-State Actors Working Group, Margaret S. Busé

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The challenges and success of the Non-State Actors Working Group are discussed with Miriam Coronel Ferrer.

Afghanistan, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

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Current Mine Action Situation In Afghanistan, Susanna Sprinkel

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Millions of landmines littering Afghani soil pose a horrifying threat to civilians fleeing their homelands and soldiers entering the area in response to the rising war on terrorism. Meanwhile, those attempting to clear these lands face their own malicious enemies.

Non-State Actors And Their Significance, Margaret S. Busé

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Non-State Actors must be involved in any considerations about reducing the use of landmines, a mission which the Non-State Actors Working Group has set out to accomplish

Yemen, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Yemen

Oman, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Oman

Travelogue: Afghanistan, Oren J. Schlein

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In early July 2001, I traveled to the Afghan cities of Kabul, Jalalabad, Herat, and Kandahar. The purpose of my trip was to assess the status of our Adopt-A-Minefield® program in the country. I was hosted by the Mine Action Program for Afghanistan (MAPA), which is a part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan (UNOCHA). This report was written after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC on September 11, 2001. Adopt-A-Minefield® is a program of the United Nations Association of the USA.

Humanitarian Demining In The Sultanate Of Oman, Steve Soucek, Darrell Strother

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Oman has a low to moderate landmine/unexploded ordnance (UXO) problem. Anti-tank (AT) and anti-personnel (AP) landmines were laid in the Dhofar region between 1964 and 1975 during an internal struggle with the People’s Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (PFLOG, later shortened to PFLO, a communist separatist group). Both the Royal Army of Oman (RAO)—with its allies Jordan, Iran and the United Kingdom—and the PFLO used landmines during the conflict; the RAO to support defensive positions or to interdict the separatists’ movements, and the separatists to ambush the RAO and allied units.

Cost Effectiveness Of The Ethiopian And Eritrean Demining Programs, Michael Litzelman, Wayne Perry

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Long after anti-personnel landmines (AP) were planted to gain military advantage in battle, they continue to destroy lives by killing and maiming civilians and livestock, inhibiting productivity and preventing economies from developing in poor, third world countries. Landmines contribute to political instability in regions vital to the United States. The U. S. Department of State claims that there are approximately 85 to 200 million mines in 63 countries, producing approximately 15,000 casualties per year, an average of 70 people per day, or 500 people every week, most of them innocent civilians (DOS 1994). Of these, an estimated 9,500 people are …

A Soldier’S Diary Of Desert Storm, Darin Buse

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

To say the mood was celebratory would be an understatement. As the last few thin-skinned vehicles crossed back through the burm that only days earlier had been breached, a shower of tracer fire and flares pierced the evening sky. The once neat file of Bradley fighting vehicles, 113 track vehicles, M1 Abrams tanks, trucks and hummvees now mobbed together in the desert just inside the border of Saudi Arabia. As a Psychological Operations Team Sergeant, I had never before been in such company as the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment. I was not prepared to witness the efficiency and overwhelming power …

American Square Dance Vol. 56, No. 12 (Dec. 2001), Juiare, Ed, Juiare, Pat

American Squares

Monthly square dance magazine that began publication in 1945.

Moving Beyond The Written Comment: Narrowing The Gap Between Response Practice And Research, Jane Fife, Peggy O'Neill

English Faculty Publications

While our field’s response practices have changed dramatically over the past two decades to involve more student comments on their own texts, empirical studies have lagged far behind classroom practices, focusing almost exclusively on teachers’ written comments as texts. By broadening our notion of response—and acknowledging the many and varied ways that teachers respond to student writing as well as the many and varied ways that students influence and interpret those responses—we will be able to narrow the gap between our teaching practices and our research questions.

Mine Action In Egypt: The Landmine Struggle Center And Arabic Mine Action Campaign, Jenny Lange

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Egypt’s land is plagued with almost 20 million mines/UXO dating back to WWII. The government does not want to remove them without help from those who planted them. In response, the Landmine Struggle Center and Arabic Mine Action Campaign were formed to help those who are affected.

12/01/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/01/2001. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

12/01/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/01/2001. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Evaluation Of First-Year Florida Mpo Transit Capacity And Quality Of Service Reports, Cutr

Research Reports

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Links And The Teaching Of Contemporary Issues In The Francophone World, Brian G. Kennelly

World Languages and Cultures

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Yale Nurse, Yale School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters and Magazines

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Determination Of Thickness Of Smooth Geomembranes, Nazli Yesiller, Arif Cekic

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Tests were conducted to determine thickness of smooth, nonreinforced geomembranes using three methods: mechanical (according to ASTM and European standards), ultrasonic, and magnetic methods. The mechanical method is the standard procedure used for determining thickness of geomembranes. The ultrasonic and magnetic methods are not commonly used for geomembranes; however, they are used for testing other materials such as metals. Tests were conducted on 15 geomembranes representing five types of polymers (HDPE, LLDPE, PVC, PP, and EPDM). The results of the testing program indicated that the level of pressures applied affected the thickness measurements in mechanical tests. While the low pressures …

Integrating Indian Law Into A First Year Legal Writing Course, Barbara P. Blumenfeld

Tulsa Law Review

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American Indian Law--Elucidating Constitutional Law, Victoria Sutton

Tulsa Law Review

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Team Learning: A Pilot Study, Brooke A. Whitworth, Robert Evans, Terry Howerton

Publications

Teachers must put effort, creativity, and ingenuity into the science classroom and curriculum in order to ensure the material will remain fresh and interesting for the students and for themselves. In one case an organic chemistry teacher used a “Team Learning” method in order to keep the material stimulating for his students and to overcome some of the difficulties teachers face (Dinan & Frydrychowski, 1995). This experiment in new curriculum involved using teams over the course of a semester to teach the required material.

Dinan and Frydrychowski (1995) found that this method seemed to increase the effectiveness of learning and …

Absorption Of Microwaves In La1Àxsrxmno3 Manganese Powders Over A Wide Bandwidth, G. Li, G. G. Hu, H. D. Zhou, Xiaojuan Fan, X. G. Li

Physics Faculty Research

We present the frequency dependence of microwave-absorbing properties of La_1-xSr_xMnO₃ (x=0.4, 0.5, 0.6, and 0.7) powders at room temperature. The absorbing properties change gradually with x in the frequency range of 8–12 GHz. The optimal absorption can be achieved for a x=0.4 sample and its microwave loss peak value is about 25 dB. Further experimental results show that the absorption can be attributed to magnetic and dielectric losses and the microwave loss peak corresponds to the maximum dielectric loss tangent tan δ_e near 10.5 GHz. Furthermore, the absorbing properties of the oxides mixed with …

From The Editor, Charles Yaple

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Welcome to this special issue of Taproot devoted to art and outdoor education. We begin with the second part of Marie Bernardy's article on "A Case for the Place of Music in the Outdoor Education Program." Part I appeared in the Fall/Winter 2000 issue of Taproot (Volume 12, Number 3).

Humanitarian Mine Action In Northern Iraq, Tim Carstairs

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Through sustained efforts, the Mines Advisory Group has made significant progress in the demining of war-torn Northern Iraq. Cooperation with local villagers has been a key to their success.

Technology Needs: Mine Clearance In Egypt And Jordan, James Trevelyan

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

I visited Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon in September and October 1999 to learn about mine clearance techniques being used in the Middle East (Trevelyan 2000). This paper summarizes some of my observations and suggestions for further developments.

Strategic Planning In Yemen, Tim Lardner, Matt Craig

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The first ever Landmine Impact Survey was completed in Yemen in July 2000 by the Mine Clearance Planning Agency. With the help of Cranfield Mine Action, Yemen has been developing a strategy to maximize the efficiency of its mine action program.

Landmine Survivor’S Network Provides Victim Assistance In Jordan, Kathleen Powers

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

According to military figures, most mine incidents occurred during the latter part of the 1960s and early 1970s, when the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict spilled into Jordan. Incidents rose again during the early part of the 1990s due to heavy rains and floods that shifted landmines from their originally marked and mapped fields into unrecorded areas.

Academic & Career Development E-Newsletter, Edition 1, Issue 5, December 2001, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

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December 1, 2001 (Pages 6523-6646), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 31 (2001)

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