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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: "TheEEWorks.org" and the "International Dark Sky Association".

Astronomy For Your Whole Family, Larry Klaes

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

We live in an amazing Universe. W At this very moment, we sit on a spinning ball of rock eight thousand miles across. This oversized boulder, our planet Earth, revolves around a yellow star at over one thousand miles per hour. This star, our Sun, is just one of billions in a vast spiral island of suns we call the Milky Way galaxy. Our seemingly huge star island floats among billions of other similar realms in a Universe almost fourteen billion years old in both space and time.

Feeling overwhelmed? Perhaps even a bit small and lost in all that …

Alumni Bulletin, Volume 8, Number 5, Office Of Alumni Relations

Alumni Newsletters

No abstract provided.

When Flyspecks Matter—Part Ii, K.K. Duvivier

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

Most of my columns advise legal writers; this one also aims to change the perspective of a legal reader. The September 2004 column addressed some of the issues raised by a British best- seller on punctuation called Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The author, Lynne Truss, attempts to make a case for "sticklers" who "refuse to patronize any shop with checkouts for 'eight items or less'" or who have urges to "shin up ladders at dead of night with an apostrophe-shaped stencil and a tin of paint" to correct advertisements. To her, punctuation errors are "signs of ignorance and indifference."

The Library Voice, Library Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 3, November 2004, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

JWU Library Newsletter - Charlotte Campus

No abstract provided.

Fungal Community Diversity And Composition On Logs In Relation To Log Size And Penetrability, November 2004, Janaki Patel

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Very little is known about how macrofungal communities on logs vary depending on different log characteristics. This study tested whether macrofungal communities on logs in premontane wet secondary forest in Monteverde, Costa Rica, vary significantly with changes in log size and penetrability. Additionally, this study determined the regional species diversity and turnover of macrofungal communities on logs, and determined whether there were trends between groups of macrofungal species growing on logs of different degrees of penetrability. One hundred logs with macrofungi were sampled randomly and measured for size and penetrability. The fungi on each were recorded according to morphospecies. A …

Comparison Of Protist Communities In Native And Exotic Bromeliad Species, November 2004, Michelle L. Rhoney

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

In this experiment, I compared protist community and composition found in the tanks, or phytotelmata, of a native bromeliad species, Vriesea werckleana, and an unidentified exotic species. This study was conducted in Monteverde, Costa Rica, near the Estación Biológica Monteverde, between October 22 and November 11, 2004. Samples were taken from 20 individuals of each native and exotic species. The protist species composition and abundance were determined for each individual bromeliad. Local, regional, and metacommunity composition were evaluated and compared. Local (alpha) richness was the average of the protist communities, whereas regional (gamma) richness (or metacommunity) was the sum of …

Volume 11, Number 2 (Fall 2004), Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

Abstracts Only

Microsoft Live Meeting 2007: Web Conferencing System For Virtual Classrooms, Barbara Schroeder

Innovate: Journal of Online Education

No abstract provided.

Experiencing Knowledge, Donald Norris, Jon Mason, Paul Lefrere

Innovate: Journal of Online Education

No abstract provided.

Scaling Up: From Web-Enhanced Courses To A Web-Enhanced Curriculum, Robert E. Wood

Innovate: Journal of Online Education

No abstract provided.

Windows Movie Maker In The English As A Foreign Language Class, Nicolas Gromik

Innovate: Journal of Online Education

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Postfire Salvage Logging On Aquatic Ecosystems In The American West, J. R. Karr, Jj Rhodes, Gw Minshall, F. Richard Hauer, R. L. Beschta, C. A. Frissell, D. A. Perry

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Recent changes in the forest policies, regulations, and laws affecting public lands encourage postfire salvage logging, an activity that all too often delays or prevents recovery. In contrast, the 10 recommendations proposed here can improve the condition of watersheds and aquatic ecosystems.

Six Characters In Search Of An Author Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2004-2005 Season

Written by Luigi Pirandello

Directed by Richard Reade

This production was entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) XXXIIV.

Six Characters In Search Of An Author Flyer [2004], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Posters 2004-2005 Season

By Luigi Pirandello

Directed by Richard Reade

Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"

Postcard included, dimensions 5.5" x 8.5"

Geosciences Newsletter - 2004, Department Of Geosciences

Geological and Environmental Sciences News

Vol. 1, No. 29

• Mohamed Sultan, Chairperson
• Faculty News
• Emeriti News
• Department News
• Graduate Student News
• Awards & Graduations
• Alumni News
• Field Trips
• Outstanding Alumni Academy
• Special Honor
• New Faces in the Geosciences

Lwv Bulletin, November, 2004, League Of Women Voters Of The Huntington Area

League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area Bulletin 2000-2009

The Bulletin is published by the League, which is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Evaluating The Influence Of Massage On Leg Strength, Swelling, And Pain Following A Half-Marathon, Lance G. Dawson, Kimberley A. Dawson, Peter M. Tiidus

Kinesiology and Physical Education Faculty Publications

Massage therapy is commonly used following endurance running races with the expectation that it will enhance post-run recovery of muscle function and reduce soreness. A limited number of studies have reported little or no influence of massage therapy on post-exercise muscle recovery. However, no studies have been conducted in a field setting to assess the potential for massage to influence muscle recovery following an actual endurance running race. To evaluate the potential for repeated massage therapy interventions to influence recovery of quadriceps and hamstring muscle soreness, recovery of quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength and reduction of upper leg muscle swelling …

Understanding The Role Of Behavior And Cognitions In A Group Exercise Setting, Tina L. Shrigley, Kimberley A. Dawson

Kinesiology and Physical Education Faculty Publications

The first purpose of the present study examined whether individuals with different exercise behaviors (classified by attendance) experienced different or similar cognitive patterns. It was hypothesized that different behavior would lead to different cognitive appraisals. It was predicted that there would be a difference between the three behavioral frequency groups with regard to self-efficacy measures and goal measures. The second purpose of the study was to describe, evaluate and observe whether social factors were associated with participating in exercise in groups. It was hypothesized that those who engage in exercise classes would elicit a social focus. Participants for the study …

35th Conference On Senior Engineering Design Projects, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Senior Engineering Design Conference

The 35th Conference on Senior Engineering Design Projects was held on November 30, 2004 at the College of Engineering and applied Sciences on the Parkview Campus of Western Michigan University. The college sponsors the conference to showcase the work of its graduating seniors, who are required to complete a capstone project that puts into practice what they have learned. Many of the projects are sponsored by business and industry.

Practitioner's Corner- Please Touch, Anita Sanchez

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

I wish I had a nickel for every environmental education activity that involves index cards. Students drown in a sea of paper. My kindergartener brings home worksheets, pictures, notes, every day. By the end of the year, the pile is as high as he is. Are you doing activities with pictures of animals cut out from magazines and laminated onto index cards? You know who you are. Forget the index cards! Use real stuff.

Conference Calendar, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section provides a list of conferences in the field of outdoor education including GLIN (Great Lakes Information Network) and NAAEE (North America Association for Environmental Education).

Content Validity Of The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium's (Isllc) Standards For School Leaders: To What Extent Do Isllc Skill Indicators Describe School Leaders' Instructional Leadership Work?, Jane Clark Lindle, Nancy Stalion, Lu Young

Publications

Most validity studies of ISLLC standards and indicators rely heavily on focus groups and perceptual surveys. This study included self-report and observational data on principals’ use of time. A content analysis tested ISLLC’s descriptions of instructional leadership with a related set of Kentucky’s Standards and Indicators for School Improvement (SISI) as well as across the observational job analyses of two sets of principals: (a) five elementary and secondary principals in a typical rural district and (b) five matched for school characteristics from high performing schools on Kentucky’s assessment system. Results reinforce early studies revealing the intense and fragmented nature of …

Vytis, Volume 90, Issue 7 (November 2004), Knights Of Lithuania

Vytis: The Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania

Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania national organization (United States); digitized and made available with the permission of the organization. Content may be protected by copyright.

The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: Interactions With Fire, Snags, Fungi, Rat Snakes, And Pileated Woodpeckers, Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, D. Craig Rudolph

Faculty Publications

Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) adaptation to fire-maintained southern pine ecosystems has involved several important interactions: (I) the reduction of hardwood frequency in the pine ecosystem because of frequent tires, (2) the softening of pine heartwood by red heart fungus (Phellinus pini) that hastens cavity excavation by the species, (3) the woodpecker's use of the pine's resin system to create abarrier against rat snakes (Elaphe sp.), and (4) the woodpecker as a keystone cavity excavator for secondary-cavity users. Historically, frequent, low-intensity ground tires in southern pine uplands reduced the availability of dead trees (snags) that are typically used by other …

Rgs14 Is A Mitotic Spindle Protein Essential From The First Division Of The Mammalian Zygote., Luke Martin-Mccaffrey, Francis S Willard, Antonio J Oliveira-Dos-Santos, David R C Natale, Bryan E Snow, Randall J Kimple, Agnieszka Pajak, Andrew J Watson, Lina Dagnino, Josef M Penninger, David P Siderovski, Sudhir J A D'Souza

Obstetrics & Gynaecology Publications

Heterotrimeric G protein alpha subunits, RGS proteins, and GoLoco motif proteins have been recently implicated in the control of mitotic spindle dynamics in C. elegans and D. melanogaster. Here we show that "regulator of G protein signaling-14" (RGS14) is expressed by the mouse embryonic genome immediately prior to the first mitosis, where it colocalizes with the anastral mitotic apparatus of the mouse zygote. Loss of Rgs14 expression in the mouse zygote results in cytofragmentation and failure to progress to the 2-cell stage. RGS14 is found in all tissues and segregates to the nucleus in interphase and to the mitotic spindle …

Interpreting Workplace Learning In Terms Of Discourse And Community Of Practice, Adrian K. Ho

Western Libraries Publications

Based on the ethnographic data collected from the workplace of an academic library, I argue that workplace learning (WL) is a situated socio-cognitive process. It is expedited by knowledge management (KM), which is a collective effort to generate, share, and institutionalize work-related knowledge. KM is inherent in the face-to-face conversational interactions embedded in planned formal training, planned informal sharing, and spontaneous informal learning. When face-to-face interaction is not possible, KM is accomplished through textualization. It helps the members of the workplace acquire new work-related knowledge and integrate it to their common, contextualized knowledge base. The contents of the knowledge base …

Generation Of Synthetic Design Storms For The Upper Thames River Basin, Predrag Prodanovic, Slobodan P. Simonovic

Water Resources Research Report

The purpose of this report is to summarize methods available in the literature that synthetically generate rainfall hyetographs (plots of rainfall intensity vs. time). The outputs of selected methods are to be used as inputs to a hydrological model of the Upper Thames River basin, to be used for determination of hydrologic risks and extremes.

Predicting Death In Young Offenders: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Carolyn Coffey, Rory Wolfe, Andrew W. Lovett, Paul Moran, Eileen Cini, George C. Patton

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Objective: To examine predictors of death in young offenders who have received a custodial sentence using data routinely collected by juvenile justice services.

Design: A retrospective cohort of 2849 (2625 male) 11–20-year-olds receiving their first custodial sentence between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 1999 was identified. Main outcome measures: Deaths, date and primary cause of death ascertained from study commencement to 1 March 2003 by data-matching with the National Death Index; measures comprising year of and age at admission, sex, offence profile, any drug offence, multiple admissions and ethnic and Indigenous status, obtained from departmental records.

Results: Theoverallmortalityratewas7.2deathsper1000person-yearsofobservation. Younger …

Karl Brandt In The Dock, Eugene F. Diamond

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.