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Mormons And The Media, 1898-2003: A Selected, Annotated, And Indexed Bibliography (With Suggestions For Future Research), Sherry Baker, Daniel Stout

BYU Studies

Print, electronic, and other forms of communications media have been consistently perceived and characterized by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as tools to assist in spreading and gospel message throughout the world. President Spencer W. Kimball said, "Technology will help spread the gospel.... We shall use the inventions the Lord has given us to awaken interest and acquaint people of the world with [gospel] truths." More recently, President Gordon B. Hinckley said, "The Lord has inspired skilled men and women in developing new technologies which we can use to our great advantage in …

[Review Of] Odysseus In America: Combat Trauma And The Trials Of Homecoming, Jonathan Roth

Faculty Publications, History

No abstract provided.

Feminism On The Front Lines, Blythe Leszkay

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

This article details the history of women in the military and the policies that have kept women out of combat positions, as well as the effect that the ban has had on servicewomen and women in general. It concludes that women should be allowed into combat positions and specifically responds to various arguments of those opposed to women's inclusion in combat roles.

Prescriptive Jurisdiction Over Internet Activity: The Need To Define And Establish The Boundaries Of Cyberliberty, Samuel F. Miller

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Discourse Of Evil: Speaking Terrorism To Silence, Galip Isen

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

That the impact of terrorism is equal to the reaction it elicits may be a truism, but one that deserves further probing as demonstrated by the way that reaction is put to use politically. Whichever of 150-strong definitions [1] is accepted, the consequential aspect of terrorism is ideational: the assault targets the concept and experience of normal in the lives and minds of ordinary people. Several writers argue that terrorism is generally inefficacious, strategically counterproductive and mostly unsuccessful as a method of attaining socio-political objectives [2]. However, overall public response to 11 September 2001 has been so profound …

Homeland (In)Security : Roots And Displacement, From New York, To Toronto, To Salt Lake City, Marusya Bociurkiw

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

On September 11, 2001, broadcast and print media around the world narrated the destruction of New York City's World Trade Center and the deaths of thousands of its occupants. This paper will examine the ways in which television and its appendages (the telephone, the internet, the newspaper) operated to organize the discursive meanings of this traumatic event. I will propose that between September 11 and February 2002's Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, ideas about home, roots and rootedness (and their Others: foreignness, homelessness, nomadicism) operated as a discursive mapping of that which could otherwise not be …

Ruminations On Terrorism & Anti-Terrorism Law & Literature, Christopher L. Blakesley

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

The State Of American Federalism, 2002–2003: Division Replaces Unity, Dale Krane

Public Administration Faculty Publications

The national unity formed last year in response to terrorism soon vanished as more typical political infighting returned. Although overshadowed by the buildup to and the conduct of a second war against Iraq, political issues grounded in the nation's federal character contributed to a rise in divisiveness. The mid-term elections of 2002 and redistricting battles in several states drove partisanship to new heights. The continued sluggishness of the nation's economy also exacerbated interparty bickering. Republicans controlled the White House and both houses of Congress, yet some of the president's policy initiatives encountered more serious resistance in his own party than …

Ursinus Magazine, Spring / Summer 2003, Wendy Greenberg, Dan Reimold, Joseph F. Pirro, Loretta Radeschi

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art calendar • Hello ... Ursinus calling • Reading assignment • Meistersingers serenade Italy • Best Buddies goes virtual • Student achievement: Klim wins Watson • Students keep up with world events • Undergraduate science research sets Ursinus students apart • Another rousing theater season • A Costa Rica winter break • Ursinus in the news • Transitions • Alumni forum • A majestic commencement 2003 • The world at our doorstep: Study abroad takes off • Studying abroad: The flip side • Personal journal: A student's account of a semester abroad • …

Re-Treating Intellectual Property? The Wai 262 Proceeding And The Heuristics Of Intellectual Property Law, Graeme W. Austin

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article explores the WAI 262 proceeding, a legal challenge by Maori tribes alleging breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi by New Zealand's intellectual property laws. It argues that the Crown's obligations under the Treaty require a re-evaluation of intellectual property frameworks to respect Maori self-determination and cultural rights.

Beyond The Mainland: Chinese Telecommunications Expansion, Robert C. Fonow

Defense Horizons

In most countries, expansion of the telecommunications network beyond national borders has followed diplomatic and business expansion. On this basis, an informed practitioner might be expecting the Chinese telecommunications system to spread beyond its borders sometime in the later part of this decade. However, Chinese authorities have been quick to act upon a series of unexpected opportunities for acquiring international telecom- munications assets. This article discusses the international secu- rity implications of Chinese telecommunications expansion.

Since the telecommunications collapse of 2001, Chinese buy- ers have purchased several large telecommunications networks in Asia previously owned by U.S. investors. Among these are: …

The Customary International Law Of War And Combatant Status: Does The Current Executive Branch Policy Determination On Unlawful Combatant Status For Terrorists Run Afoul Of International Law, Or Is It Just Poor Public Relations?, Joshua E. Kastenberg

Faculty Scholarship

This paper reviews the domestic and international law basis for the executive authority to determine combatant status, and analyzes the legality of contemporary practice. It also accepts, as a definition for unlawful combatants: "persons violating the traditional laws and customs of war." Unlawful combatants do not meet the traditional captured combatant (prisoner of war) protections embodied in the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (hereinafter Geneva Convention I). Part I of this paper examines the historic views of combatant status among sovereigns. It also addresses the evolutionary purpose of the law of armed conflict in …

An Unprecedented Invitation, Gerry Waggoner

Perspective Digest

No abstract provided.

Winning Through Weakness (The President's Page), Jiri Moskala

Perspective Digest

No abstract provided.

Nbc Peacock North Summer 2003, Peacock North Staff

NBC Peacock North Newsletter

Highlights include: NBC Warfare -- Brinkley Tribute -- Looking Back -- Spring Luncheon Pictures -- New Members

Imperialism & Globalization: Lessons From Frank Herbert's Dune, Kevin Williams

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

These are the words of The Preacher (a character in Frank Herbert's Children of Dune who is simultaneously the metaphorical reincarnation of the fallen prophet, Muad'Dib, and the self-exiled Emperor, Paul Atreides) as he addresses the masses enslaved by their devotion to his messianic Empire. These words, culled from the pages of science fiction, are more than mere exposition from Herbert's narrative, they point toward several important conditions facing the political world today. These conditions concern certain failures of democracy and effects of globalization spawned, in part, by an intensification of imperialist expansion in the name of democracy.

On David Koplow's Smallpox: The Fight To Eradicate A Global Scourge, Lisa Donovan, David Alan Sapp

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

The world is free from the variola virus, more commonly known to us as the virus responsible for smallpox -- or at least it is almost free from it. Since the World Health Organization's (WHO) successful eradication campaign ended officially on December 9, 1979, smallpox no longer exists in its natural state, yet it does remain in securely isolated freezers in two locations: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention facility in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Russian State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology near Novosibirsk. In Smallpox: The Fight to Eradicate a Global Scourge, David Koplow …

The Lessons Of History: The Chinese People's Liberation Army At 75, Laurie Burkitt Ms., Larry M. Wortzel Dr., Andrew Scobell Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

With the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PLA) celebrating its 75th anniversary on August 1, 2002, it only seemed appropriate and timely to take stock of the world's largest military. The PLA has officially been in existence for three-quarters of a century, and its history is one filled with turmoil and warfare. One weekend in the September 2002, a group of PLA specialists gathered at Carlisle Barracks, the home of the U.S. Army War College, to assess what lessons China's soldiers had drawn from the history of their own armed forces. This volume constitutes the final product …

The Lessons Of History: The Chinese People's Liberation Army At 75, Laurie Burkitt Ms., Larry M. Wortzel Dr., Andrew Scobell Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

With the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PLA) celebrating its 75th anniversary on August 1, 2002, it only seemed appropriate and timely to take stock of the world's largest military. The PLA has officially been in existence for three-quarters of a century, and its history is one filled with turmoil and warfare. One weekend in the September 2002, a group of PLA specialists gathered at Carlisle Barracks, the home of the U.S. Army War College, to assess what lessons China's soldiers had drawn from the history of their own armed forces. This volume constitutes the final product …

Problem-Solving Negotiation: Northern Ireland's Experience With The Women's Coalition, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley, Bronagh Hinds

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Women's peacemaking skills have long empowered them as voices for reconciliation in divided societies 8 and therefore, the role of women in preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and post conflict reconstruction is widely advanced today. Although historically women are credited with being actively involved in peacemaking efforts at the grassroots level during periods of conflict,' ° they are not generally considered to play a significant role in formal peace negotiations.' Northern Ireland proved to be an exception.'

Bring Back The Draft?, Neal Devins

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Announcements, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

IBPP announcements pertaining to reader requests, editor nominations, and relevant conferences, as well as online and print publications.

Bioterrorism Syndromic Surveillance: A Dual-Use Approach With Direct Application To The Detection Of Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Kristin Broome Uhde

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The threat of bioterrorism forces the public health infrastructure to focus attention on overall issues related to challenges posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. There is a crucial need to strengthen existing surveillance systems and to validate real-time approaches to surveillance that can provide timely alerts of epidemics whether they occur naturally or through a bioterrorism attack. The purpose of this study is to implement and evaluate a bioterrorism syndromic surveillance system called BioDefend™, to determine if the system could detect a potential epidemic/bioterrorism attack within 24-36 hours, more rapidly than it would be identified by routine health surveillance. …

Murray Ledger And Times, June 26, 2003, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

News Sources - Talk To The Experts, Patsy R. Brumfield

University of Mississippi News

Want some "fresh" sources for breaking news or feature topics?

Apparatus For High Flux Photocatalytic Pollution Control Using A Rotating Fluidized Bed Reactor, Ali Raissi, Eric Martin, Nazim Muradov

UCF Patents

An apparatus based on optimizing photoprocess energetics by decoupling of the process energy efficiency from the DRE for target contaminants. The technique is applicable to both low- and high-flux photoreactor design and scale-up. An apparatus for high-flux photocatalytic pollution control is based on the implementation of multifunctional metal oxide aerogels and other media in conjunction with a novel rotating fluidized particle bed reactor.

U.S. Won't Be Able To Win Online War Through Technical Savvy, Professor Studies The Dark Side Of Technology

News Releases

News release announces that the same technology that powers global commerce is giving Internet-savvy terrorists the ammunition they need to recruit members and plan attacks, posing a growing threat to U.S. attempts to stamp out terrorism.

Arbiter, June 18, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Eiu 4106g-021: War Stories, John Kilgore

Summer 2003

No abstract provided.

Announcements, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

IBPP announcements pertaining to reader requests, editor nominations, and relevant conferences, as well as online and print publications.