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How Product Design Can Improve Manual Demining, Anders Ilsoy

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Design without Borders (DwB) programme was initiated and is led by Norsk Form, the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture. It aims to use designers’ creative and analytical skills to create solutions for developing countries and areas of emergency. DwB aims to create meeting points between problem owners and professional problem solvers, and to be a catalyst for cooperation and development of new products and services. Our demining work is carried out in close collaboration with Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA).

Manual Demining In Lebanon, Max Dyck

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

MineTech International has been tasked with clearing 1,300 square kilometres of land in southeast Lebanon. In the space of nine months, MineTech deminers have disarmed and destroyed 23,300 mines, clearing 2.2 million of the total three million square metres of land. As MineTech approaches completion of this first major task in Lebanon, MineTech Project Manager Max Dyck and Team Supervisor Moses Sibanda present their individual perspectives on the challenge.

Mine Drill For Drevers, Hugh Morris

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

With its Mine Dog Centre in Pretoria, MineTech International has begun a two-year program to assess the potential of the Drever for development as an alternative breed for mine detection work. The programme has been initiated by the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), which has provided six dogs for the project. The study involves keeping detailed records of all areas of the Drevers’ development process to identify both the positive and negative aspects in training these dogs as mine detection dogs (MDDs). The project began in October 2002, and although it is still in early stages, some interesting …

Remote Explosive Scent Training: Genuine Or A Paper Tiger?, Håvard Bach, Ian Mclean

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

This article briefly discusses many of the research challenges presented by the Remote Explosive Scent Training (REST) concept. These challenges were reviewed at a recent workshop (8–12 February 2003), hosted by APOPO at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania, and attended by all current players involved in developing or using REST for demining purposes.

Aprg2003, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From April 2003 Robert Kelly Archive.

The "Quickening Power" Of Education: Women Students At South Dakota State University, 1885-1920, Lisa R. Lindell

Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications

"A DECISION AGAINST WOMAN," blazed a headline in the college newspaper, the Industrial Collegian, in June 1895, referring to an oratory contest in which a female college student was allegedly denied victory because of her gender. "SHALL WE PLAY BASKET BALL?" invited another story headline in the April 1897 Collegian. "The time has passed when the girl who would indulge in out door sports is not considered a lady." In 1911, an essay entitled "The Emancipation of Woman" appeared in the college's Jack Rabbit yearbook, proclaiming, "This is the age of the new woman." These items from the dawn of …

Sgh-Bank Linkage Program In India: An Overview, Hema Bansal

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

The formal financial institutions in India have ventured into microfinance in a massive way by adopting the SHG-Bank Linkage Program model. The present paper makes an attempt to review the performance of the program in different states of India and across three major institutions—commercial banks, cooperatives, and the regional rural banks. The study also presents vital information about the leading NGOs with major credit linkages in Indian states.

Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains a listing of teaching resources of all types for those who work in the outdoor education field at the time of publication. Some items highlighted include: "Amazing Animal Activity Program" (an animal tracking kit) and "From the Folks at Outward Bound" (The Outward Bound Earthbook is a field guide to environmental concerns).

Keep The Law Out Of The Bedroom, Laura Newman

Moebius

No abstract provided.

Crummer Connection Spring 2003, Crummer Graduate School Of Business

Crummer Connection

No abstract provided.

Catalyst, New College Of Florida

Student Publications

Sixteen page issue of the student produced newspaper. Includes an April's Fool edition titled, "The Cataclysm."

News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains multiple brief news items related to conservation, environment or outdoor education.

Mine Detection Dogs: An Integral Tool In Ronco Mine Clearance Operations, Ronco Consulting Corporation

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Mine detection dogs (MDDs) have become an important tool to mine action organizations in many programs across the globe. For about 15 years, RONCO has been one such organization. This article describes the role of MDDs in RONCO’s operations.

The Western Scholar, Editors

WKU Scholar

No abstract provided.

Rio Bravo: A Journal Of Borderlands (New Series) Spring 2003 V.1 No.2, Mark Glazer, Bruce W. Coggin, Michael Green

Rio Bravo: A Journal of the Borderlands

What Does the Man See? Searching The Crossing for McCarthy's Vision of Mexico / Bruce W. Coggin -- Materialism and the Function of Women in Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy / Kelly Gerald -- Cormac McCarthy and the Literature of American "Filibustery" / Brady Harrison -- Cormac McCarthy's Appropriation of Texas Literary Space in "All the Pretty Horses" / Don Graham -- Revisioning Cormac McCarthy's Existentialism / David Holloway -- Borderline Nostalgia and Global Impact / John Beck -- McCarthy, War, and the Physics of Witness / John Wegner -- "Chicano" as Label: Factors Affecting Widespread Acceptance by Insiders and Outsiders …

The Statesman, V. 46, I. 46, State University Of New York At Stony Brook

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 46, i. 46

Volume 32, Number 2, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

Wcro Spring 2003

West Coast Regional Office

• RAVS vets serve rural areas
• WCRO helps close major cockfighting operation
• Spay/neuter stamp fete
• HSUS contributes to rewards
• Ark Trust and HSUS combine
• Have you experienced breed discrimination concerning home-owners insurance?
• HSUS sponsors California disaster dog teams
• Legislative Update
• Proposed state legislation for 2003
• Help make every cat a safe cat (Eric Sakach)
• Keeping your cat happy indoors

The Bold And The Shy: Individual Differences In Rainbow Trout, L. U. Sneddon

Aquaculture Collection

Boldness and shyness were investigated as ‘personality’ traits in hatchery-reared rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Bold fish spent more time in an open area and were more active than shy fish and these behaviours could be used as indicators of boldness and shyness. These differences were related to learning ability in a simple conditioning task. Bold fish learned the task more quickly than shy fish.

African Americans And Land Loss In Texas: Government Duplicity And Discrimination Based On Race And Class, Debra A. Reid

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

"African American Farmers and Land Loss in Texas," surveys the ways that discrimination at the local, state, and national levels constrained minority farmers during the twentieth century. It considers the characteristics of small-scale farming that created liabilities for landowners regardless of race, including state and federal programs that favored commercial and agribusiness interests. In addition to economic challenges African American farmers had to negotiate racism in the Jim Crow South. The Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the state branch of the USDA's Extension Service, segregated in 1915. The "Negro" division gave black farmers access to information about USDA programs, but it …

The Airline Quality Rating 2003, Brent D. Bowen, Dean Headley, Uno Aviation Institute

Faculty Books and Monographs

UNOAI Report 03-1

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria. This current report, the Airline Quality Rating 2003, reflects monthly Airline Quality Rating scores for 2002. AQR scores for the calendar year 2002 are based on 15 elements that focus on airline performance areas important to air travel consumers.

The Airline Quality Rating 2003 is a summary of month-by-month quality ratings for the 10 largest U.S. airlines operating during 2002. Using the Airline Quality Rating system of weighted averages and monthly …

The 2003-2004 Crummer Suntrust Portfolio - A Proposal By The Portfolio Management/Theory And Applications Course [2003], Denvar Dewey Steadman, Scott Anthony Trombino

Crummer Truist Portfolios

No abstract provided.

George Fox Life, April 2003, George Fox University Archives

George Fox College Life

Alumni newspaper of George Fox University.

Fisheries Research Report No. 140 - The Western Rock Lobster Fishery 1997/98 To 1998/99, C F. Chubb, E H. Barker

Fisheries Research Reports

This report is the latest in a series covering the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (formerly the West Coast Rock Lobster Limited Entry Fishery), Western Australia’s largest and most valuable fishery. These reports form an historical record of fishery data and information documented season by season for use by industry and research personnel now and in the future. The reports provide information on catch, fishing effort and biology; value of the product and licences; input costs (fuel, bait, etc.); changes in fishing practices, gear, technology and boats and management/legislative changes. By necessity, the information contained herein is summarised from …

New Partnership Brings Man’S Best Friend To Armenia, Nicole Kreger

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

As a result of the 1988–1994 war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia suffers from landmine infestation in those areas where fighting took place.Generous donations from the Armenian Assembly of America and the U.S. government will allow the Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) to send several mine detection dogs (MDDs) to help eliminate Armenia’s landmine problem.

Messiah College’S Minefield Simulation, Donald Pratt

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

As a part of their Mine Awareness Week, members of the Messiah College Landmine Action Project (MCLAP) built a simulated minefield to draw attention to the landmine issue and give members of the community a taste of what it might be like to live in a place where mines are a part of daily experience.

P.E.E.R. (Professional Environmental Educator's Resource) Guide: A Naturalist's Booklist For Children, Kerry A. Masarik-Pryor

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The P.E.E.R. Guide is a new section of Taproot designed to be a communication from a professional in the field of outdoor and environmental education to the community at large. The resources reviewed in each P.E.E.R. Guide have proven valuable and are recommended by the author.

Traces Volume 31, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

A Matter Of Constitutional Luck: The General Applicability Requirement In Free Exercise Jurisprudence, Christopher C. Lund

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.

Apre2003, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From April 2003 Robert Kelly Archive.