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Taking For Any Purpose?, Camarin Madigan

UC Law Environmental Journal

No abstract provided.

Commerce Clause Challenges To The Endangered Species Act's Regulation Of Intrastate Species On Private Land?, Lilly Santaniello

UC Law Environmental Journal

No abstract provided.

The Perils Of Telemarketing Under The Telephone Consumer Protection Act Sending Unsolicited Faxes Costs Dallas Cowboys $1.73 Million, Leaves Dallas Mavericks Under Full Court Pressure, Paul J. Batista

UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal

In 1991, Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to "protect the privacy interests" of outraged constituents who received annoying phone calls from telemarketers. The Act prohibits sending unsolicited faxes to unwilling recipients, and creates fines up to $1,500 for each individual fax. The Dallas Mavericks have been sued under the Act, creating potential liability of $135 million. Fax broadcasters have unsuccessfully challenged the Act under the First and Fifth Amendments. The Act grants jurisdiction to individual state courts, and a Georgia case has resulted in a final judgment of $11,899,000.

Classification By Race, Ethnicity, Color, Or National Origin.

Propositions

CLASSIFICATION BY RACE, ETHNICITY, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. • Amends Constitution to prohibit state and local governments from using race, ethnicity, color, or national origin to classify current or prospective students, contractors or employees in public education, contracting, or employment operations. Does not prohibit classification by sex. • Prohibition also covers persons subject to other operations of government unless Legislature finds compelling state interest, authorizes by two-thirds of each house, and Governor approves. • “Classifying” defined as separating, sorting, or organizing persons or personal data. Exemptions include: medical data; law enforcement descriptions; prisoner and undercover assignments; actions …

Voter Information Guide For 2003, Special Election

Propositions

No abstract provided.

The Prevalence And Severity Of Coronary Artery Calcification On Coronary Artery Computed Tomography In Black And White Subjects, Timothy C. Lee, Patrick G. O’Malley, Irwin Feuerstein, Allen J. Taylor

United States Army: Publications

OBJECTIVES We studied the relationship between coronary artery calcium (CAC) and race in asymptomatic, active-duty personnel in the Prospective Army Coronary Calcium (PACC) project.
BACKGROUND Valid cardiovascular risk assessments in black Americans using coronary artery computed tomography (coronary CT) require the generalizability of population-based CAC score distributions derived from primarily white patient populations.
METHODS Among 1,000 consecutive participants (mean age, 42 ± 2 years; range, 40 to 45 years), 999 participants underwent coronary CT and indicated a specific racial affiliation. This included white, non-Hispanic in 699 (69.9%) participants and black, non-Hispanic in 194 (19.4%) participants. Univariate associations between race and …

History Of Food Acceptance Research In The Us Army, Herbert L. Meiselman, Howard G. Schutz

United States Army: Publications

The history of food acceptance research by the US Army in Chicago and Natick is reviewed. The review covers the staff of the two research centers, the research programs, and the significant accomplishments of the Army laboratories from the 1940s to the present. Accomplishments begin with the development of the nine-point hedonic scale, and the development of the first Food Acceptance Laboratory. Further accomplishments include studies of sensory psychophysics, food preferences, food choice and food intake. The laboratories designed methods and conducted research on the role of consumer variables in the acceptance of food products and food service systems. Recent …

Rodent Sperm Analysis In Field-Based Ecological Risk Assessment: Pilot Study At Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, Ravenna, Ohio, Lawrence V. Tannenbaum, Matthew Bazar, Melanie S. Hawkins, Barney W. Cornaby, Elizabeth A. Ferguson, L. Chantelle Carroll, Patrick F. Ryan

United States Army: Publications

Ecological risk assessment (ERA) guidance recommends that field-truthing efforts proceed when modeled hazard quotients (HQs) suggest that toxicological effects are occurring to site receptors. To date, no field methods have been proposed by the regulatory community that can lead to definitive determinations of acceptable or unacceptable risk for birds and mammals, the two terrestrial classes of receptors that are commonly assessed using the HQ method. This paper describes rodent sperm analysis (RSA) as a viable method to be applied in the field at sites with historical contamination. RSA is capable of detecting biological differences that bear on reproduction, a highly …

Cs 665 Bioethics: Christian Care And Clinical Ethics, James R. Thobaben

Syllabi

Lammers & Verhey, On Moral Medicine (2nd edition) [Chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,14,15,16,19] Thobaben, JR DRAFT CHAPTERS FROM: Christian Life and Bioethics (distributed in January; no charge to students; not to be distributed beyond class) Hawthorne, Nathaniel, “The Birthmark” (a copy may be found at: [http://www.bioethics.gov/meetings/200201/birthmark.html] Poe, Edgar Allan, “The Premature Burial” (a copy may be found at: [http://eserver.org/books/poe/premature_burial.html] Tolstoy, Death of Ivan Ilych (also a good translation may be found at: [http://www.geocities.com/short_stories_page/tolstoydeath.html] Aries, Phillipe, The Hour of Our Death (selections) [on reserve] Kübler-Ross, On Death & Dying (selections) [on reserve] Lewis, C.S. A Grief Observed (selections) [on reserve] Thobaben, JR "A United …

Cd 690 Discipleship Development Through Trail Camping, Steve Venable

Syllabi

BACKPACKERS FIELD MANUAL directed by Rick Curtis - a reference guide to remind you of crucial info while on the trail HOW TO USE CAMPING EXPERIENCES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION by Stephen Venable and Donald Joy - a proposal for future use in recreating meaningful camping experiences EMPOWER YOUR KIDS TO BE ADULTS by Donald Joy - a reflection on the need for and how to’s of rites of passage WINDOWS OF THE SOUL by Ken Gire - a personal reflection paper on this devotional book that really touches the heart

A Workplace Study Of Four Southern-Ontario Children’S Aid Societies (Summary Report), Cheryl Harvey, Deena Mandell, Carol A. Stalker, Karen Frensch

Partnerships for Children and Families Project

Children’s Aid Societies have experienced extensive change since the implementation of recent child welfare reforms in Ontario. Agencies are facing a number of challenges including recruiting and retaining staff, high workloads, extensive requirements for documentation and administration, and less time to serve families and children. This paper explores employee experiences as service providers in child welfare. A survey was distributed to employees of four Children’s Aid Societies and employees participated in a series of focus groups. The paper discusses how workplace experiences contribute to job satisfaction, to stress and burnout, and to staff turnover. Actions organizations can take to improve …

Dispositional Hardiness And Women’S Well-Being Relating To Gender Discrimination: The Role Of Minimization, Mindi D. Foster, Kenneth L. Dion

Psychology Faculty Publications

Three studies examined whether personality-based hardiness would be associated with mental health benefits in contexts of gender discrimination. Hardy women encountering both a laboratory simulation and a hypothetical scenario of discrimination showed greater self-esteem and less negative affect than low hardy women. However, these benefits were mediated by the use of specific attributions, suggesting that the well-being in hardy women may have been achieved through minimizing the pervasiveness of discrimination. Study three showed this mediation pattern occurred only for participants exposed to higher threat scenarios versus lower threat scenarios of discrimination. Thus, minimizing the pervasiveness of discrimination may have been …

Impact 2003, David R. Smith, Gary Rupp, Azzeddine M. Azzam, David Baltensperger, Delynn Hay, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Keith Glewen, James R. Rosowski, Donald A. Wilhite, Steven R. Melvin, John C. Allen, Steve Taylor, Ken Wurdeman, Mike Brumm, Alex Martin, Chris R. Calkins, Robert G. Wilson Jr., Chuck Hibberd, Don C. Adams, Richard T. Clark, Brent Plugge

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources: News Releases

Index

Competitive Agricultural Systems in a Global Economy

Biosecurity Education .................................................. 1

Calf Scours Prevention System .................................................. 2

Center for Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization .................................................. 3

Chickpeas as an Alternative Crop .................................................. 5

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Dry Ethanol Byproducts for Farms and Ranches .................................................. 7

Indoor Prawn Production .................................................. 8

National Drought Mitigation Center .................................................. 9

Republican River Basin Irrigation Management Project .................................................. 11

Small Farm and Ranch Profitability Project .................................................. 12

Sorting and Mixing Pigs .................................................. 14

WeedSOFT Aids Weed Management Decisions ....................................15

New Beef Products Add Value* ....................................16

Panhandle Chicory Production* ....................................18

Ranch Practicum* .................................... 19

Turf Grass …

Endangered Species Bulletin, January/February 2003 - Vol. Xxviii No. 1

Endangered Species Bulletin

In this issue:
4 A Century of Conservation
9 Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
12 Refuges Are a Flight Path to Recovery
14 An Amphibious Assault
18 Community Helps Save Laguna Atascosa’s Wildlife
20 The Key Deer: Back From the Brink
22 Research on Fox Squirrel Reaps Rewards
24 Refuge for an Ice Age Survivor
27 “Habitats” Featured on Geography Action!
28 Bringing Tiger Beetles Together
30 Share the Beach: Teamwork for Turtles
32 The Treasures of the Ozark Plateau
34 The Dynamic Dunes
36 This Partnership is for the Birds!
38 Hard Work Brings Results at Chincoteague

Coushatta, 2003, Bonham High School

All City of Bonham-Fannin County Collection Yearbooks

This yearbook covers the 2002-2003 academic year at Bonham High School. It contains photographs of students and faculty members, student organizations, athletic teams, and school events. Also included are advertisements for local businesses.

No. 29: The New Brain Drain From Zimbabwe, Daniel S. Tevara, Jonathan Crush

Southern African Migration Programme

All the signs point to the existence of a growing exodus of skilled Zimbabweans from the country. Although the precise dimensions and impacts of this “brain drain” have yet to be determined, the Zimbabwean government has recently sought to stem the tide with various policy measures. The education and health sectors appear to be the hardest hit although professionals in other sectors have also been leaving in numbers.

The Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) has undertaken a multi-country study of the brain drain within and from the Southern African Development Community (SADC). SAMP’s primary contribution is to examine the skills …

No. 28:Changing Attitudes To Immigration And Refugee Policy In Botswana, Eugene Campbell, Johan Oucho

Southern African Migration Programme

For the last two decades, Botswana has had the reputation as a “country of immigration,” based on the large-scale import of skilled expatriates from Africa, Asia and the West. Successive census reports and immigration data, as well as previous SAMP surveys undertaken in the late 1990s, confirm the appropriateness of the designation. The SAMP surveys concentrated on three themes: (a) the attitudes and migration behaviour of skilled foreigners in the country; (b) the attitudes of Batswana towards cross-border migration to South Africa; and (c) the emigration potential of skilled Batswana. The surveys highlighted the tolerant and generally welcoming attitude prevailing …

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 80, No. 3, 2003)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

2003 Acts Of Synod, Crcna

Agendas and Acts of Synod

Sioux Center, IA: Wayne A. Brouwer, president; John L. Witvliet, vice-president; Donald Dykstra, first clerk; Henry P. Krannenberg, second clerk

2003 Agenda, Crcna

Agendas and Acts of Synod

Sioux Center, IA: Wayne A. Brouwer, president; John L. Witvliet, vice-president; Donald Dykstra, first clerk; Henry P. Krannenberg, second clerk

Expression Of Spot In Borrelia Burgdorferi During Serum Starvation, Marc B. Concepcion, David R. Nelson

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is transmitted by the tick Ixodes scapularis. A 2.9-kb fragment containing a putative spoT gene was isolated from B. burgdorferi genomic DNA by PCR amplification and cloned into a pBAD24 vector. The cloned gene complemented Escherichia coli mutant strain CF1693, which contains deletions of both the relA and spoT genes. The spoT gene in E. coli encodes a bifunctional enzyme capable of synthesizing and degrading (p)ppGpp, which mediates the stringent response during carbon source starvation. B. burgdorferi has been reported to have a stress response to serum starvation. Thin-layer chromatography …

Relationship Between Reproductive Success And Male Plasma Vitellogenin Concentrations In Cunner, Tautogolabrus Adspersus, Lesley J. Mills, Ruth E. Gutjahr-Gobell, Doranne Borsay Horowitz, Nancy D. Denslow, Marjorie C. Chow, Gerald E. Zaroogian

Past Departments Faculty Publications (CPHARM)

The gene for vitellogenin, an egg yolk protein precursor, is usually silent in male fish but can be induced by estrogen exposure. For this reason, vitellogenin production in male fish has become a widely used indicator of exposure to exogenous estrogens or estrogen mimics in the aquatic environment. The utility of this indicator to predict impacts on fish reproductive success is unclear because information on the relationship between male plasma vitellogenin and reproductive end points in male and female fish is limited. In the research reported in this article, we investigated whether the presence of male plasma vitellogenin is a …

Surfo Technical Report No. 2004-01, Surfo

SURFO Technical Reports

The 2003 technical reports written by undergraduate students participating in the SURFO (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography) Program while at the University of Rhode Island.

Hepp Report: Infectious Diseases In Corrections, Vol. 6 No. 1, Hiv & Hepatitis Education Prison Project

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

No abstract provided.

Southeastern U.S. Vegetation Response To Enso Events (1989–1999), Albert J. Peters, Lei Ji, Elizabeth A. Walter-Shea

Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies: Publications

El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is considered one of the most powerful forces driving anomalous global weather patterns. Large-scale seasonal precipitation and temperature changes influenced by ENSO have been examined in many areas of the world. The southeastern United States is one of the regions affected by ENSO events. In this study, remote sensing detection of vegetation response to ENSO phases is demonstrated with one-kilometer biweekly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data (1989–1999) derived from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). The impacts of three ENSO phases, cold, warm and neutral, on vegetation were analyzed with a focus on two …

Enlt 495.80: From The Black Death To Aids, The Cultural And Scientific Impact Of Plagues, Herbert M. Swick

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psyc 336.01: Child And Adolescent Psychological Disorders, D. Balfour Jeffrey

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Sw 577.01: Foundation Integrative Seminar Ii, David Schantz

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Sw 530.01: History Of Social Policy, Justice And Change, Ryan Tolleson-Knee

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Beware Of Legal Transitions: A Presumptive Vote For The Reliance Interest, Richard A. Epstein

Articles

No abstract provided.