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Spawning Aggregation Sites Of Snapper And Grouper Species (Lutjanidae And Serranidae) On The Insular Shelf Of Cuba, Rodolfo Claro, Kenyon C. Lindeman

Gulf and Caribbean Research

Twenty-one spawning aggregation sites on the Cuban shelf were identified for eight species of snappers (Lutjanus) and groupers (Epinephelus and Mycteroperca) using information from experienced fishers and field studies. Three sites are on the southeastern shelf, eight on the southwest shelf bordering the Golfo de Batabanó, two in the northwest, and eight in the north-central region along the margins of the Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey. These numbers may reflect sampling effort as much as absolute aggregation numbers, with most effort concentrated in the southwest and north-central regions. Additional studies, particularly field assessments, are needed to determine the …

Community-Based Development Of Multiple-Use Marine Protected Areas: Promoting Stewardship And Sharing Responsibility For Conservation In The San Andres Archipelago, Colombia, Marion Howard, Ernesto Connolly, Elizabeth Taylor, June Marie Mow

Gulf and Caribbean Research

The San Andres Archipelago in the western Caribbean includes some of the largest and most productive coral reef ecosystems in the hemisphere. Declared the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2000, this Colombian archipelago has 3 inhabited islands, 5 atolls, and an oceanic area of 300,000 km². CORALINA, the local representative of the National Environment System, is responsible for environmental planning, management, and education. While setting up the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve, this agency had hundreds of meetings with the islands’ communities, listening to their concerns. Issues, conflicts, and threats to marine and coastal areas were identified during these …

Dna Sequence Analysis Of The Freshwater Mussel Lampsilis Hydiana (Bivalva: Unionidae) In Select Ozark And Ouachita Mountain Streams Of Arkansas, Jennifer A. Lewter, Allen L. Szalanski, Tsunemi Yamashita

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

It's All In The Rhetoric: Using Affective Design To Change Users' Perceptions Of Online Help, Robert C. Stultz

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigates the role of affective design in online help systems. The thesis begins with a discussion of the current research related to online help systems and the rhetorical nature of technical communication. The thesis then provides a heuristic evaluation of two versions of procedural discourse for Microsoft Word 2000. Based on an analysis of the heuristic evaluation, five recommendations are given for improving the affective design of online help systems. The thesis concludes with a proposed usability test and consideration of a related area of study.

Business, The Arts & The Role Of The Copyright Act, Keith C. Hauprich

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

Two recent court decisions examined, addressed, and adjudicated parallel issues potentially determining the scope of rights of legions of recording artists and freelance authors. While the core of each case centered on the fact that the agreements between each of the respective litigants did not expressly grant (or reserve) the exercise of the particular rights in dispute, the decisions of the courts have seemingly antithetical results. A review of each court's application of the governing law to the disparate facts of each case presents an interesting illustration of the relationship among business, the arts, and the role of the Copyright …

Almost Famous: Reality Television Participants As Limited-Purpose Public Figures, Darby Green

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

This Note begins with an overview of the basic facets of privacy law, focusing on the tort of the public disclosure of private facts and its interaction with the First Amendment. Next, this Note explores the differences in rules for public, private, and involuntary public figures. The law of defamation is offered as a model for privacy law to emulate, specifically, the limited-purpose public figure created under Gertz and its progeny. Then, the issue of whether one's status as a public figure may diminish over the passage of time is considered. This Note posits that limited-purpose public figures should exist …

Long Overdue? An Exploration Of The Status And Merit Of A General Public Performance Right In Sound Recordings, Matthew S. Delnero

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

In the sound recording performance rights debate, positions advocated by broadcasters are the polar opposite of those taken by recording artists and labels. Considering all the factors, it is likely that neither claim is entirely meritorious. Both are too extreme to be supported by available evidence. Radio broadcasters ignore what would amount to at least some international harmonization and added foreign royalties, as well as the potential creation of new works that would not be economically viable without a performance royalty. Furthermore, broadcasters fail to adequately account for the possible inequity of granting performance royalties to those who compose music …

Idea Men Should Be Able To Enforce Their Contractual Rights: Considerations Rejecting Preemption Of Idea-Submission Contract Claims, Celine Michaud, Gregory Tulquois

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

It is a long-standing and general rule that ideas are "free as the air" as Justice Brandeis eloquently stated in the dissent to the seminal case International News Service v. Associated Press.' This axiom of copyright law expresses the idea that copyright does not protect ideas but only protects the expression of ideas in a work. The distinction between unprotected ideas and protected expression is often referred to as the idea-expression dichotomy...

The principle of the idea-expression dichotomy was initially stated in Baker v. Selden, and later cases further articulated this principle, so that it has become one of the …

Gang Specific Policies And Regulations In The K-12 Educational Context, Jesse Christopher Cheng

Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

This paper is a modest step toward resolving a sorely underresearched question: How to counter the troublesome effects of youth gangs in the K-12 school setting?

2003-2004 Graduate Catalog, Morehead State University

Morehead State Catalog Archive

2003-2004 graduate catalog for Morehead State University.

2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog, Morehead State University

Morehead State Catalog Archive

2003-2004 undergraduate catalog for Morehead State University.

Copyright And The First Amendment: After The Wind Done Gone, Joseph M. Beck

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

On March 16, 2001, plaintiff SunTrust Bank filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against defendant Houghton Mifflin Company, alleging copyright and trademark infringement based on defendant's yet-to-be published novel The Wind Done Gone. On March 23, plaintiff filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction barring the book's imminent publication. The district court held a hearing on the motion for a temporary restraining order on March 29,2001, and then set down a second hearing for April 18, 2001. On April 20,2001, the district court filed a fifty-one page …

Is There Judicial Recourse To Attack Spammers?, Ashley L. Rogers

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

This Note will discuss the issue of non-commercial spam through the prism of a case recently decided by the California Supreme Court, Intel v. Hamidi. Until recently there was no federal regulation for unwanted electronic communication and common law was the only potential solution. Part I of this Note will discuss the nature of spam, focusing on the distinction between commercial e-mail and bulk e-mail and the importance therein. Part II will detail the history and the legal doctrine of trespass as it applies to the Internet. Part III will summarize the case of Intel v. Hamidi as it struggled …

A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing: Wolf Versus Ashcroft And The Constitutionality Of Using The Mpaa Ratings To Censor Films In Prison, Colin Miller

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

Part I of this article looks at the history of the federal courts' jurisprudence in deciding prisoner's rights cases, culminating in the current test adopted in on Turner v. Safley. Part II considers the purposes behind the Zimmer Amendment and looks at the district and appellate court rulings in the Pennsylvania prisoners' case, Wolf v. Ashcroft. Part III looks at the history of the MPAA ratings and cases dealing with their legal enforceability. Finally, Part IV applies Turner's test to the Zimmer Amendment and the Pennsylvania policy prohibiting R, X, and NC-17 movies from being shown in prison, ultimately concluding …

Preliminary Hydrogeological And Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation Of Preferential Flow Zones In A Gravel-Dominated Floodplain Northwest Montana, Adam N. Johnson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Study Of The Relationship Between Decentralization And Health System Performance., Fang Sun

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

New Social Movements And The Struggle For Worker’S Rights In The Maquila Industry, Victoria Carty

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

"Campaigns to improve worker’s rights in export processing zones (EPZs), also referred to the maquila industry in Latin America, is an important topic analytically and politically. On theoretical and practical levels, the co-existence of market economies with effective means to ensure adequate working conditions for workers is a critical question. Underlying the issue is a vigorous debate regarding how the global economy should be governed; who or what should govern it, and whose interest is should serve (Faux, 2002)."

Letters And Postcards We Wished We Had Sent To Gary Bellow And Bea Moulton, Marilyn Berger, John Mitchell, Annette Clark

Faculty Articles

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publication of Gary Bellow's and Bea Moulton's The Lawyering Process, this essay consists of eleven letters and postcards about how The Lawyering Process inspired the writing of the authors’ books - Pretrial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis & Strategy and Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis & Strategy. Alas, this correspondence is imaginary because that exchange of ideas did not take place. This method was inspired by the medieval letters of Abelard and Heloise and the modern-day fictional postcards and letters of Griffin and Sabine. Tracing the evolution of their thoughts from first reading the Bellow and …

Risk Avoidance, Cultural Discrimination, And Environmental Justice For Indigenous Peoples, Catherine O'Neill

Faculty Articles

This article begins with the recognition that environmental justice for Native peoples requires attention to the interrelated cultural, spiritual, social, ecological, economic, and political dimensions of environmental issues. It observes, moreover, that “environmental justice requires an appreciation of each tribe’s particular historical circumstances and contemporary understandings, including each group’s aspirations for the flourishing of its culture.” It contends that some environmental decision makers and commentators have increasingly come to embrace “risk avoidance” – strategies that call upon risk-bearers to alter their practices in order to avoid the risk of environmental harms – in lieu of risk reduction – strategies that …

Policy Choices And Model Acts: Preparing For The Next Public Health Emergency, Ken Wing

Faculty Articles

This article explores policy choices and model acts related to public health administration in the U.S. This article provides information of the general public or state policymakers concerning important policy choices, variation of the pre-existing legal structure in each state, and the principles of separation of powers in limiting legislature's ability to delegate legislative-type decisions.

“Soldiering On In Hope”: United Nations Peacekeeping In Civil Wars, Anna Roberts

Faculty Articles

This note will examine the consequences of the Security Council’s decisions to deploy under-resourced operations to civil war situations and various proposed means by which the Security Council might more effectively fulfill its responsibilities. Part II will look at a number of post-Cold War U.N. operations in civil wars—UNPROFOR in Croatia and Bosnia, United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I), United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda II (UNAMIR II), and United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)—and show how, at least partly because of the Security Council’s failure to ensure that the operations it authorized were provided with sufficient …

Bulletin 2003-2004, Seattle University School Of Law

Viewbooks

No abstract provided.

Qualification Of A Cmos Linear Image Sensor Lis-1024, Srinath Neelamegam

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

The world of optoelectronics merges diverse fields, such as physics, optics, electronics, chemistry, and material science. It leads to more advanced and efficient applications by exploiting the properties of light, which is typically a more effective data and energy transfer medium than electron flow. A couple of well-known applications are the optical imagers and sensors used for cameras, scanners, and barcode readers. The two prominent image sensor types are Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors and Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs). While CMOS sensors have traditionally performed well in new applications, such as Personal Computer (PC) cameras (where CCDs were …

Speech-Zilla Meets Trademark Kong?: How The Hollywood Circuit Got It Wrong In The Barbie Battle, Mattel, Inc. V. Mca Records, Inc., Steven Y. Reeves

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Toward Aligning The Law With Biology? The Federal Circuit's About Face In Enzo Biochem, Inc. V. Gen-Probe, Inc., John C. Stolpa

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Raising The Tax Bar: Redefining The Roles Of Accountants And Lawyers For A Practical Solution To The Multidisciplinary Practice Debate, Janice A. Alwin, Jason P. Eckerly

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The 'All-Holder - Best Price' Rule: Executive Compensation Agreements And Their Place In Tender Offers, John Mueller

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Human Energy Fields Among Children, Youth, Adults, & Dahn Masters, Geoffrey K. Leigh, Karen A. Polonko, Catherine D. Leigh

Sociology & Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

While concepts and investigations of human energy fields have been developed for centuries, there has been little systematic work comparing the fields of children, adolescents, and adults. In addition, general fields have had little comparison between average adults and those participating in an intense practice that may affect the field. Using the GDV machine, this research compared small groups of children, adolescents, average adults, and Dahn Hak Masters on measures of 20 basic aspects of the human energy fields, including the seven chakras. Differences were found in seven of the 13 field parameters as well as all seven measures of …

Art In The Early Church: The Empty Cross And Images Of Christ, Catherine Combier-Donovan

School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses

The cross or the crucifix -which is older? Convinced that the representation and veneration of the cross itself is an older, more authentic and venerable tradition than that of the crucifix, my goal was to trace the evolution of the image of the cross in the context of early Christian art: the first examples of the cross, the early images of Christ, and the first depictions of Christ on the cross, This essay considers the historical, social, and theological contexts for such images, and several theories to explain why the cross was for so long represented without Christ upon it …

The William & Mary Pat Gannon Hay Vincent Depaul Leadership Project 2002-2003 Summary Report, The William & Mary Pat Gannon Hay Vincent Depaul Leadership Project

Hay Project Annual Reports

No abstract provided.