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Glro Fall 2004

Great Lakes Regional Office

• MI goose program expands
• Help restore the Dove Shooting Ban
• Appalachian Project welcomes new leader
• Disaster Conference the best yet
• RAVS update
• HSUS Golden Anniversary: the next 50 years (Wayne Pacelle)
• Summit sets off avalanche of action (Sandy Rowland)
• Toolkit workshops travel to West Virginia

Maro Fall 2004

Mid-Atlantic Regional Office

• Region hosts successful conference
• Dogfighter convicted in NY, indicted in PA
• Help stop another bear hunt in December
• HSUS will start bear contraception in NJ
• It pays to be proactive
• Expo 2004 provides training
• HSUS sues over inhumane standards
• HSUS Golden Anniversary: the next 50 years (Wayne Pacelle)
• Humane treatment of veal calves
• Unexpected wildlife refuge
• Preserving the wild for wildlife (Nina Austenberg)
• NJ ACO brings skill to hurricane response

Mwro Fall 2004

Midwest Regional Office

• In Charley's wake, MWRO responds (Diane Webber)
• Iowa: an animal fighting haven no more (Diane Webber)
• HSUS Golden Anniversary: the next 50 years (Wayne Pacelle)
• Legislative Update
• Cruelty comes out in the open (Diane Webber)

Nero Fall 2004

New England Regional Office

• Greyhounds win one!
• Safe Cats comes to New England
• A long journey home
• Scholarship funds training for NH shelter manager
• Star shelter volunteer earns honor
• HSUS helps beavers and humans co-exist in Concord (Linda Huebner)
• Legislative Update
• Bears need your vote!
• HSUS Golden Anniversary: the next 50 years (Wayne Pacelle)
• Help may be just a phone call away (Joanne Bourbeau)
• Fun at Dog Days

Nrro Fall 2004

Northern Rockies Regional Office

• Protecting bison
• NRRO comes to aid of Montana breeding dogs
• HSUS Golden Anniversary: the next 50 years (Wayne Pacelle)
• Is your cat a safe cat?
• Our office keeps going and growing (Dave Pauli)
• Special in-kind donations sought

Pnro Fall 2004

Pacific Northwest Regional Office

• RAVS visits WA tribes
• One goose's happy ending, hope for more
• Washington orcas added to state's Endangered Species list
• Alaskan sea otter population shows signs of declining
• Legislative Update
• HSUS Golden Anniversary: the next 50 years (Wayne Pacelle)
• Reaching out (Robert Reder)

Sero Fall 2004

Southeast Regional Office

• SC takes on dogfighting
• SERO takes charge in Charley response
• Major cockfighting raid in Florida
• FL Animal-Friend license plat to fund spay/neuter
• HSUS Gold Anniversary: the next 50 years (Wayne Pacelle)
• Being an "Old Timer" has its advantages
• Licks and Kicks

Swro Fall 2004

Southwest Regional Office

• Showdown at the OK Corral
• SWRO assists in largest dogfighting raid in OK history
• Battling bird fighters in the Bayou State
• Cats safer in Dallas/Fort Worth
• Watch for "Game Dogs"
• SWRO staffer goes the extra mile for Montana breeding dogs
• SWRO aids Texas breeding dogs
• HSUS Golden Anniversary: the next 50 years (Wayne Pacelle)
• Finding Max
• RAVS visits Arizona Reservation
• There out to be a rule (Lou Guyton)
• SWRO trains police after dog is shot

Wcro Fall 2004

West Coast Regional Office

• River Cats promote safe cats
• Gov. Schwarzenegger terminates ill-advised shelter plan
• Sacramento's Safe Cats Week
• La Jolla seals update
• Artivist Film Festival recognizes the HSUS
• Stopping Costa Mesa squirrel poisoning
• Rewards offered in cruelty cases
• Legislative Update
• Humane Charter School a reality
• HSUS Golden Anniversary: the next 50 years (Wayne Pacelle)
• The Hayden Act and California's animal shelters: good intentions aren't good enough (Eric Sakach)

Evolution Of Nociception In Vertebrates: Comparative Analysis Of Lower Vertebrates, Lynne U. Sneddon

Veterinary Science and Medicine Collection

Nociception is an important sensory system of major fundamental and clinical relevance. The nociceptive system of higher vertebrates is well studied with a wealth of information about nociceptor properties, involvement of the central nervous system and the in vivo responses to a noxious experience are already characterised. However, relatively little is known about nociception in lower vertebrates and this review brings together a variety of studies to understand how this information can inform the evolution of nociception in vertebrates. It has been demonstrated that teleost fish possess nociceptors innervated by the trigeminal nerve and that these are physiologically similar to …

Profile: Express Yourself! Philanthropically, Politically, Artistially, University Relations

Profile (1996-)

the theme of this issue of Profile is "Express Yourself". We are focusing upon self expression in the worlds of politics, the arts and philanthropy. I can certainly testify that free and enthusiastic expression in all these venues, is flourishing at UMM--indeed, there are occasionally days in my professional life as chancellor when it occurs to me that it might be nice to take a short break from all this vigorous expression!

--From Chancellor Schuman's Message

Fall 2004 - Faculty Appointments, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Investigation Of Hydrocarbon Phytoremediation Potential Of Lupinus Chamissonis In Laboratory Microcosms, Wendy Martin, Yarrow M. Nelson, Kenneth Hoffman

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Controlled laboratory microcosms were used to research the phytoremediation potential of lupines (Lupinus chamissonis) for hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater at a former oil field near Guadalupe, California. During oil production in the Guadalupe Oil Field, a kerosene-like hydrocarbon mixture was used as a diluent to improve the flow of the heavy crude oil. Leaking tanks and pipes resulted in diluent contamination in the soil and groundwater. Native plant species were planted at a pilot-scale field site to investigate the feasibility of using phytoremediation to remediate the groundwater contamination. In the field, biological and hydrological factors make it difficult to determine the specific …

On The Evolution Of Comparative Advantage In Matching Models, Eric O'N. Fisher, Vikas Kakkar

Economics

This paper examines whether comparative advantage is the long-run outcome of an evolutionary process in the open economy. It formalizes the notion that natural selection eliminates inefficient firms and thus leads to stable and perhaps efficient patterns of world trade. Instead of assuming the existence of a Walrasian auctioneer, we study two simple matching processes that coordinate trade between firms. Our central result is that specialization according to comparative advantage, with the larger country possibly incompletely specialized, is the unique evolutionarily stable state of the world economy.

Complete Genomic Sequence Of Bacteriophage B3, A Mu-Like Phage Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Michael D. Braid, Jennifer L. Silhavy, Christopher L. Kitts, Raul J. Cano, Martha M. Howe

Biological Sciences

Bacteriophage B3 is a transposable phage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In this report, we present the complete DNA sequence and annotation of the B3 genome. DNA sequence analysis revealed that the B3 genome is 38,439 bp long with a G+C content of 63.3%. The genome contains 59 proposed open reading frames (ORFs) organized into at least three operons. Of these ORFs, the predicted proteins from 41 ORFs (68%) display significant similarity to other phage or bacterial proteins. Many of the predicted B3 proteins are homologous to those encoded by the early genes and head genes of Mu and Mu-like prophages found …

The Experimental Purpose Doctrine And Biomedical Research, Tao Huang

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

The experimental use doctrine is a common law rule in patent law that until a few years ago excused accused infringers who made and used patented products or processes on the basis of an experimental, educational, or nonprofit purpose when there was de minimis economic injury to the patent owner and de minimis economic gain to the infringer. While the application of the experimental purpose doctrine was always narrow, two recent Federal Circuit decisions indicate that there is not much left under its aegis. In Madey v. Duke University, the Federal Circuit strictly limited the application of the experimental purpose …

Jeanne Clery Disclosure Of Campus Security Policy And Campus Crime Statistics Report, 2003, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Police Department

Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy

No abstract provided.

Apology And Thick Trust: What Spouse Abusers And Negligent Doctors Might Have In Common, Erin Ann O'Hara

Chicago-Kent Law Review

This Article argues that an evolutionary analysis of the role of apology in human interactions helps us to identify contexts where victims are prone to excessively forgive wrongdoing. The Article explores two of those contexts—spouse abuse and medical malpractice—and begins to explore ways that the law does and should attempt to counteract the negative effects of excessive forgiveness.

Matching Instructional Design With Vocabulary Instruction, William Dee Nichols, William H. Rupley

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Instructional design is an integral part of a balanced approach to teaching vocabulary instruction. The goal of this paper is to reflect on several lessons using research-based vocabulary strategies, and to present thinkalouds that detail the steps in matching instructional design with those strategies, in order to reach the learning outcome. Vocabulary instruction should encourage students to make associations and accommodations to their experiences and provide them with varied opportunities to practice, apply, and discuss their word knowledge in meaningful settings. The ultimate goal of teaching vocabulary is for the students to expand, refine, and add to their existing conceptual …

Just Behind The Mountain: Refugee Children Imagine Tibet, Emma Tobin

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Since the Tibetan diaspora began in 1959, when His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama fled Tibet for India, many Tibetans have settled and started families in exile. Today, a large percentage of Tibetan refugees have been born in exile, and have therefore never seen their country. Within Tibetan exile communities, however, the importance of Tibetan identity is strongly emphasized and people are still very much invested in the plight of Tibet. As a result, there exist strong ideas about the reality of life in Tibet within the exile community. According Jamyang Norbu, “Though the Shangri-la stereotype is a Western creation, …

Proposals For Community Discussion On The Future Management Of Pink Snapper Fishing In Cockburn Sound And Surrounding Waters, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries Management Papers

This discussion paper outlines the current issues associated with the management of the metropolitan pink snapper fishery along with some options for future management.

Sentencing Of Adult Offenders In Cases Involving Sexual Abuse Of Children: Too Little, Too Late? A View From The Pennsylvania Bench, Debra Todd

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

Attacking Military Environmental Cleanup On Foreign Soil: Should Cercla Principles Apply?, Randon H. Draper

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Dipl 6507na Water Politics Of The 21st Century, M. Taghi Razavian

Diplomacy Syllabi

The risk of wars being fought over water is rising because of explosive global population growth and widespread complacency. The same way that we have had wars over oil resources water wars might, and very possibly, happen in critical areas of the world.

With the world’s population growing at exponential rates there is extreme pressure on water supplies to provide drinking and agricultural water.

In 2025 we will have another two billion people to feed and 95 percent of these will be in urban areas. This requires sustained policies and investment in infrastructures. While it is estimated that each year …

Performative Commemoratives, The Personal, And The Public: Spontaneous Shrines, Emergent Ritual, And The Field Of Folklore, Jack Santino

Popular Culture Faculty Publications

AFS Presidential Plenary Address, 2004

Facultative Altitudinal Movements By Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia Leucophrys Oriantha) In The Sierra Nevada, Thomas P. Hahn, Keith W. Sockman, Creagh W. Breuner, Martin L. Morton

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Mountain White-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha) winter in Mexico and often arrive in the vicinity of their breeding grounds in the Sierra Nevada well before nesting is possible. Arrival at Tioga Pass, Califomia (elevation 3,030 m), usually occurs in early May, but residual winter snow and adverse weather can delay nesting for weeks. We used radiotelemetry to determine whether prebreeding Mountain White-crowned Sparrows engaged in weather-related altitudinal movements during the waiting period between the end of spring migration and onset of breeding during 1995-2001, with a range of residual winter snowpacks. Interannual variation in arrival date and onset …

Technology And Trust, Albert Borgmann

Philosophy Faculty Publications

We think of trust as the animating spirit of a prosperous society. Trust makes promises workable, credit extendable and contracts reasonable. If you try to make trust dispensable through a system of fail-safe controls, you end up with a stultifyingly cumbersome apparatus, and the cost of handling things would exceed the price of producing them. If there is no trust at all in the person who is buying a 50p ballpoint pen, you have to frisk the person to make sure he or she is not planning a hold-up, ascertain their identity by checking their fingerprint or retina, get at …

The Next Era Of Sentencing Reform, Steven L. Chanenson

Working Paper Series

This article charts a path for criminal sentencing in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent bombshell decision in Blakely v. Washington. Blakely has thrust sentencing systems across the country into turmoil. But Justice O’Connor was fundamentally wrong when, in her Blakely dissent, she exclaimed that “Over 20 years of sentencing reform are all but lost.” All is most assuredly not lost. Blakely, properly viewed, is an opportunity – albeit a disruptive one – to re-think and improve our sentencing systems.

The Blakely court interpreted the Sixth Amendment to require that any fact, other than the fact of prior conviction, …

Communicator Vol. 3, No. 1, School Of Communication

Communicator: School of Communication Newsletter

It's Official! Department Becomes School of Communication; Notes from the Director; New Faculty/Faculty Announcements; Mini-Conference Hosts Students. Faculty, Researchers; Communication Days 2004; WMU Communication Faculty Receive Funds for Research Projects; Scholarship Recipients Named; Student Awards; Students Work with High School Journalism Class

Reading Horizons Vol. 45 No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 45, issue 1.