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Fall From Grace: Arming America And The Bellesiles Scandal, James T. Lindgren

Public Law and Legal Theory Papers

Before there was a scandal, there was a book - Michael A. Bellesiles's Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture. Arming America is a well-written and compelling story of how early Americans were largely unfamiliar with guns until the approach of the Civil War. It tells a wide-ranging, detailed, but relatively unnuanced story of gunlessness in early America. Bellesiles writes: "The vast majority of those living in British North American colonies had no use for firearms, which were costly, difficult to locate and maintain, and expensive to use." His primary evidence was low counts of guns in probate …

The Gazette March 30, 2005, Langston University

LU Gazette, 2000-2009

The student newspaper for Langston University

The Bg News March 30, 2005, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. March 30, 2005. Volume 95-Issue 124.

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Hollins Columns (2005 Mar 30), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Batten Program still evolving in its third year
• Michael Mansfield, director of media services resigns
• Professor and her students bring recycling back to campus
• First Viewpoints student art show is a success
• ADA's on the campus, ADA's on the scene: The early days of ADA
• Dear Editors: Reports of our death are greatly exaggerated
• Mrs. Congeniality 2 and Robots: Sentimental and humor-filled flicks worth seeing
• Regin Spektor: A venus of the indie rock world
• Dear Editor: Confederate flag draws response from Diversity Initiative Advisory Board
• Melissa Larkin, fencer, named Athlete of the Week

The Bates Student - Volume 134 Number 19 - March 29, 2005, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 3/29/2005, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Big Sky Students Conduct Fire Experiments, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Avoiding Powerpoint-Induced Coma, Mike Jacob

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.

Proceedings Of The 61st Annual Meeting - The Service-Oriented Graduate School, Midwestern Association Of Graduate Schools

Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools

MAGS

Kansas City, Missouri

March 29 - April 1, 2005

Opening Session & Keynote: The Graduate School of the Future

Plenary Sessions

Plenary I: In Service to the University

Plenary II: How Does Graduate Education Serve Distressed Urban Communities?

Plenary III: Look Who's Coming to Graduate School and Why

Workshops

Workshop 1: Developing a Relationship with the Public and the Legislature

Workshop 2: Organizing the Graduate College

Workshop 3: Making a Difference in Student Learning: Assessment as a Core Strategy Workshop 4: Inter-institutional Programs

Special Presentations & Reports

Session 1: Changes in the GRE

MAGS Committee Reports (Auditing, Thesis Award, …

Alterations In Uterine And Placental Sodium Pump Abundance May Contribute To The Onset Of Mouse Labor, Carlos Jacob Vance

Theses and Dissertations

Objective: Reductions in sodium pump (SP) abundance can give rise to increases in contractile force in uterine and vascular smooth muscle as well as an increased secretion in secretory cells, including potentially those of the placenta. To determine whether the mouse might serve as a model for human pregnancy in terms of the SP and to determine whether changes in SP abundance anticipate or follow labor, we studied pregnant mice over the final trimester of their pregnancy.

Study Design: C57Bl6 dams (n=46) were bred and studied during their pregnancy. Animals (n=4) were sacrificed at specific gestational time points. Other mice …

The Microbial Selenoproteome Of The Sargasso Sea, Yan Zhang, Dmitri E. Fomenko, Vadim Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Background: Selenocysteine (Sec) is a rare amino acid which occurs in proteins in major domains of life. It is encoded by TGA, which also serves as the signal for termination of translation, precluding identification of selenoprotein genes by available annotation tools. Information on full sets of selenoproteins (selenoproteomes) is essential for understanding the biology of selenium. Herein, we characterized the selenoproteome of the largest microbial sequence dataset, the Sargasso Sea environmental genome project.
Results: We identified 310 selenoprotein genes that clustered into 25 families, including 101 new selenoprotein genes that belonged to 15 families. Most of these proteins were predicted …

The Benthic Community Of The Eastern Us Continental Shelf: A Literature Synopsis Of Benthic Faunal Resources, R. Allen Brooks, Carla N. Purdy, Susan S. Bell, Kenneth J. Sulak

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

The existing scientific literature on offshore benthic assemblages (OBA) residing along the US East and Gulf of Mexico continental shelf was reviewed. Identification was made of any associations between the dominant OBA and particular sediment types and/or bathymetry. Of special interest was the evaluation of reported effects of sand dredge/mining activities on the dominant OBA and recognition of data deficiencies. One hundred and twenty-two references were selected and classified as to type of study with pertinent results extracted. Polychaetes were predominantly cited as the principal infaunal taxa present in studies from both the Gulf of Mexico and US Atlantic coast. …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 3/29/2005, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

A Study On Donor Preferences And Charitable Giving, Stephanie Roderick Williams

Master's Theses

This study entailed the administration of a mail survey of 2,000 donors to determine if baby boomers (aged 40 to 58) would be more inclined than mature donors (aged 59 and older) to value efficiency, organizational outcomes, and information when making a charitable gift. There were no statistically significant differences between donors of the baby boomer generation and mature donors concerning the variables efficiency and outcomes, but there were statistically significant differences between baby boomers and mature donors regarding the variable information: baby boomers valued information more than mature donors did.

Moreover, significant differences were found between young donors (aged …

Lysogeny: Practical Applications And New Discoveries., Lauren Mcdaniel

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Part 1:

Prophage induction has been demonstrated to be a sensitive indicator for a wide variety of toxic and mutagenic compounds and, as a consequence, has been utilized for biologically based carcinogen screenings. Fourteen marine bacterial isolates were screened for development into the Marine Prophage Induction Assay (MPIA), for marine samples. The selected isolate (P99-4S3) was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This isolate demonstrated a log-linear response to increasing dose of mutagens, and sensitivity to known environmental contaminants. Field-testing of the assay over two years demonstrated the MPIA would be a useful screening tool for environmental …

Current, March 28, 2005, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.

Build-A-Bear Founder To Speak At Lu, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2005-03-28

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

The Knight Volume 15: Issue 22, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Graduate Research Fair Program, 2005, Emu Graduate School

Graduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: March 28, 2005, Eastern Illinois University

March

No abstract provided.

Monitor Newsletter March 28, 2005, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Impact Of Reduced Lignin On Plant Fitness, Jeffrey F. Pedersen, Kenneth P. Vogel, Deanna L. Funnell

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Lignin content of crop plants has been reduced by traditional plant breeding, natural and induced mutations, and insertion of transgenes. The effects of these genes and associated lower lignin content have been examined in terms of agricultural fitness or with regard to economically harvestable yields of useful plant products, or, in the case of some perennial species, survivability over multiple years. In general, crop yields are depressed by significant reductions in lignin content. Other negative effects observed in plants with lowered lignin contents include lodging and reduction of long-term survival of some perennial species. However, the interactions of genes involved …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 53, March 28, 2005

Central Florida Future

Higher textbook prices on horizon; Students reach out to spread AIDs awareness; Caribbean duo spice up scene; The price of protest: Construction projects cost more money as neighboring residents oppose Master Plan; Pixar animator brings life to computer graphics; Religious rites teach about Purim.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Top SGA Candidates Running Unopposed
• National
• Opinions
• OpEd
• Classifieds, Etc.
• Sports
• News

A Phylogenetic Approach For The Study Of Variation And Determination Of Population Affiliation Of Indigent Human Skeletal Remains, Hattie Bea Wetherington

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has played a major role in human population studies over the past decade due to its maternal inheritance and negligible recombination (Macaulay, 1999). The mtDNA control region has been the focus of these studies due to the highly polymorphic nature of this non-coding region. Forensic scientists also use mtDNA to help determine the identity of missing individuals when nuclear DNA is not present. However, when skeletal remains are unclaimed, identification becomes near impossible. Therefore, mtDNA can play a valuable role in identification in terms of population affiliation, especially in conjunction with morphological analysis.

The goals of this …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, March 27, 2005, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2005

No abstract provided.

03/27/2005 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 03/27/2005. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Creating Kearny: Forging A Historical Identity For A Central Arizona Mining Community, Douglas Seefeldt

Department of History: Faculty Publications

The town of Kearny, located on the north bank of the Gila River between Hayden and Superior on State Highway 177, scarcely seems out of the ordinary. A forty-year-old development nestled high in the copper-rich hills of east-central Arizona, the small community boasts the usual schools, shops, churches, and a public monument to its namesake. The monument, a simple cairn-like stone structure with a bronze plaque affixed to one side, commemorates the significant military achievements of Brevet Maj. Gen. Stephen Watts Kearny, who is best remembered for leading part of the Army of the West through the region on his …