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From The Social Margins To The Center: Lebanese Families Who Arrived In South Carolina Before 1950, Elizabeth Whitaker Dec 2006

From The Social Margins To The Center: Lebanese Families Who Arrived In South Carolina Before 1950, Elizabeth Whitaker

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The Lebanese families who arrived in South Carolina found themselves in a different environment than most had anticipated. Those who had spent time elsewhere in the U.S. found predominantly rural and predominantly Protestant South Carolina to be almost as alien as they or their parents had found the United States due partly to the religious differences and partly to the cultural differences between the Northeast, where most of them had lived for at least a few years after arriving in the United States, and the Southeast. Most of these new arrivals eventually found success and some degree of acceptance, but …

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Institutional Repository Task Force Report, Connie Foster, Rose Davis, Jack Montgomery, Nelda Sims Dec 2006

Institutional Repository Task Force Report, Connie Foster, Rose Davis, Jack Montgomery, Nelda Sims

TopSCHOLAR® Presentations and Reports

A report of the University Libraries Institutional Repository Task Force, Western Kentucky University, with considerations and recommendations to the dean of University Libraries for launching a digital research repository that captures the scholarly and creative output of the University's faculty, staff, and students, who have faculty sponsors.

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Grand Valley Forum, Volume 031, Number 20, December 11, 2006, Grand Valley State University Dec 2006

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 031, Number 20, December 11, 2006, Grand Valley State University

2006-2007, Volume 31

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

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Ua35/11 Arête December 2006, Honors College Dec 2006

Ua35/11 Arête December 2006, Honors College

Arête: Honors College at WKU Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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Fall Commencement Program, December 9, 2006, Coastal Carolina University Dec 2006

Fall Commencement Program, December 9, 2006, Coastal Carolina University

Commencement Programs

Program of Commencement Exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

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South Dakota State University Graduation Exercises, December 9, 2006, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University Dec 2006

South Dakota State University Graduation Exercises, December 9, 2006, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Commencement Programs

Please be advised that the names listed in the program do not constitute official confirmation of meeting the graduation requirements. The Graduation Exercises ceremony will commence with introductions by University President Peggy Gordon Miller. Honorary marshals for the occasion are Dr. David Hilderband, Dean of Graduate School, Research and Sponsored Programs, and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, along with Mary J. Perpich, Associate Professor Emerita of Journalism and Mass Communication. Delivering the graduation address titled "Rights, Privileges, and Responsibilities Pertaining Thereto" will be Dr. Steve R. Marquardt, Dean of Libraries. Dr. Carol J. Peterson, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, …

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Commencement Convocation Exercises - December 9th 2006, Prairie View A&M University Dec 2006

Commencement Convocation Exercises - December 9th 2006, Prairie View A&M University

Commencement and Convocation Exercises

No abstract provided.

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Commencement Speech December 2006, Prairie View A&M University Dec 2006

Commencement Speech December 2006, Prairie View A&M University

President Emeritus George C. Wright Speeches

No abstract provided.

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Instructional Choices Of Mississippi Foreign Language Teachers, Elizabeth Anne Harrison Dec 2006

Instructional Choices Of Mississippi Foreign Language Teachers, Elizabeth Anne Harrison

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to survey Mississippi foreign language teachers in regards to demographic information pertaining to their educational and professional experiences and how often they employ certain activities taken from the Mississippi Foreign Language Curriculum Framework (2000). The data were then examined to see if a relationship existed between specific teacher demographic data and how they implemented the state-mandated curriculum. A researcher-designed survey instrument was developed. In order to establish the validity and reliability of the instrument two samples were taken: Mississippi foreign language teachers and teachers subscribing to the on-line listserv FLTEACH. A total sample of …

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Financial Analysis And Fiscal Viability Of Secondary Schools In Mukono District, Uganda, Janet Jeffery Tanner Dec 2006

Financial Analysis And Fiscal Viability Of Secondary Schools In Mukono District, Uganda, Janet Jeffery Tanner

Theses and Dissertations

Within the worldwide business community, many analysis tools and techniques have evolved to assist in the evaluation and encouragement of financial health and fiscal viability. However, in the educational community, such analysis is uncommon. It has long been argued that educational institutions bear little resemblance to, and should not be treated like, businesses. This research identifies an educational environment where educational institutions are, indeed, businesses, and may greatly benefit from the use of business analyses. The worldwide effort of Education for All (EFA) has focused on primary education, particularly in less developed countries (LDCs). In Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda increased its …

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Mustang Daily, December 7, 2006 Dec 2006

Mustang Daily, December 7, 2006

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

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The Setonian, December 7, 2006, Seton Hall University Dec 2006

The Setonian, December 7, 2006, Seton Hall University

2006

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December 7, 2006, University Of North Dakota Dec 2006

December 7, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the December 7, 2006, meeting of the University Senate. 25 pages

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The Advocate, December 7, 2006, Minnesota State University Moorhead Dec 2006

The Advocate, December 7, 2006, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

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Shape Matching, Relevance Feedback, And Indexing With Application To Spine X-Ray Image Retrieval, Xiaoqian Xu Dec 2006

Shape Matching, Relevance Feedback, And Indexing With Application To Spine X-Ray Image Retrieval, Xiaoqian Xu

Theses and Dissertations

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute in the National Institutes of Health (NIH), maintains a collection of 17,000 digitized spine X-ray images obtained from the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II). Research effort has been devoted to develop a web-accessible retrieval system that allows retrieval of images from the NHANES II database on relevant and frequently found pathologies. A comprehensive and successful image retrieval system requires effective image representation and matching methods, relevance feedback algorithms to incorporate user opinions, and efficient indexing schemes for fast access to image databases. This dissertation studies and develops approaches …

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December 6, 2006 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina Dec 2006

December 6, 2006 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

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Daily Eastern News: December 06, 2006, Eastern Illinois University Dec 2006

Daily Eastern News: December 06, 2006, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.

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Importance Of Leadership Competencies And Content For Athletic Training Education And Practice: A Delphi Technique And National Survey, Matthew R. Kutz Dec 2006

Importance Of Leadership Competencies And Content For Athletic Training Education And Practice: A Delphi Technique And National Survey, Matthew R. Kutz

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

Employers identify leadership as a desirable characteristic of athletic trainers. The Board of Certification's Role Delineation Study advocates "knowledge of leadership styles," and "preparation for leadership roles" should be a "distinguishing characteristic" of post-certification athletic training education. The athletic training literature was weak in identifying leadership competencies or content important for practice or for inclusion in athletic training education programs (ATEPs). A two phase exploratory and comparative research study was conducted using a panel of 18 athletic training experts (Phase One, Modified Delphi Technique, mixed methods) and a randomly selected sample of 161 faculty and athletic training practitioners (Phase Two, …

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The Bg News December 6, 2006, Bowling Green State University Dec 2006

The Bg News December 6, 2006, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 6, 2006. Volume 97-Issue 71.

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Landscape Change In The South Prong Alafia River Basin, Kimberly Sarah Koenig Dec 2006

Landscape Change In The South Prong Alafia River Basin, Kimberly Sarah Koenig

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

West-central Florida has supplied much of the national and global demand for phosphate for over 100 years. The two main tributaries of the Alafia River, the North and South Prongs, have been extensively modified by the strip mining, benefaction, and chemical processing activities associated with the phosphate mining industry. Using aerial photos, an analysis of landscape change in the South Prong Alafia River drainage basin (357.4 km2) between 1940, 1970, and 2004 was conducted. A modified Florida Land Use, Land Cover, and Forms Classification System code (FLUCCS) was used to classify and measure change through the study period. Change in …

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The Bates Student - Volume 136 Number 09 - December 5, 2006, Bates College Dec 2006

The Bates Student - Volume 136 Number 09 - December 5, 2006, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

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Visual Learning Objects: Enable Faculty To Focus On Active Learning, Pandeli Glavanis Dr. Dec 2006

Visual Learning Objects: Enable Faculty To Focus On Active Learning, Pandeli Glavanis Dr.

Faculty Journal Articles

In two recent issues of New Chalk Talk (Vol.6, Issue 2 & 6) I suggested that “learning objects” enhance active learning and that “visual learning objects”, in particular, contribute significantly to the learning relationship. In this issue I wish to elaborate on how such “visual learning objects” are the key element that liberates faculty from having to design and construct their own demonstrations and illustrations (reinvent the wheel) in their respective courses and thus enable them to focus on critical and active learning instead.

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Murray Ledger And Times, December 5, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2006

Murray Ledger And Times, December 5, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

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The Daily Egyptian, December 05, 2006, Daily Egyptian Staff Dec 2006

The Daily Egyptian, December 05, 2006, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2006

No abstract provided.

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Grand Valley Forum, Volume 031, Number 19, December 4, 2006, Grand Valley State University Dec 2006

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 031, Number 19, December 4, 2006, Grand Valley State University

2006-2007, Volume 31

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

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Communicating Ethnicity: A Phenomenological Analysis Of Constructed Identity, Laura L. Pierson Dec 2006

Communicating Ethnicity: A Phenomenological Analysis Of Constructed Identity, Laura L. Pierson

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

This dissertation uses phenomenology, along with a constructionist framework, to explore the ways an ethnic community in central Texas constructs and communicates its cultural identity. The first goal of this study (RQ1) was to describe how the people of Norse, Texas experience ethnicity. The second goal of this study (RQ2) was to discover how this ethnicity was communicatively constructed and maintained. The third goal of this study (RQ3) was to learn how the relationship between ethnic identity and communication contributes to the creation of shared meanings within the community. The fourth goal (RQ4) of this study was to describe the …

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Taking Judicial Notice Of Genocide? The Problematic Law And Policy Of The Karemera Decision, Ralph Mamiya Dec 2006

Taking Judicial Notice Of Genocide? The Problematic Law And Policy Of The Karemera Decision, Ralph Mamiya

ExpressO

On June 16, 2006, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda issued a decision in Prosecutor v. Karemera taking judicial notice of the fact that genocide occurred in Rwanda in 1994. This decision startled many court observers. While no internationally respected commentator would today question whether the Rwanda genocide took place, should such an event be judicially noticed without evidence? This paper examines that question, arguing that the ICTR Appeals Chamber’s expansive use of judicial notice in Karemera was both illogical and unwise. Genocide, whether as an historical fact or legal charge, fails to meet the “common …

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Void Agreements, Knocked-Out Terms, And Blue Pencils: Judicial And Legislative Handling Of Unreasonable Terms In Noncompete Agreements, Kenneth R. Swift Dec 2006

Void Agreements, Knocked-Out Terms, And Blue Pencils: Judicial And Legislative Handling Of Unreasonable Terms In Noncompete Agreements, Kenneth R. Swift

ExpressO

This article adresses the divergent approaches currently taken by courts after finding an unreasonable term in an employer-employee noncompete agreement. The article begins by reviewing basic standards used to determine if the terms of a noncompete agreement are reasonable. The article then addresses and analyzes the three approaches used by courts after finding an unreasonable term: finding the agreement void in its entirety, using the "Blue Pencil" doctrine to eliminate unreasonable terms and enforce the remaining terms, and using the court's equitable powers to not only remove unreasonable terms, but to rewrite those terms to make them reasonable. The article …

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The Nation/A World/A Place To Be Human: Earl Lovelace And The Task Of “Rescuing The Future”, Jennifer Rahim Dec 2006

The Nation/A World/A Place To Be Human: Earl Lovelace And The Task Of “Rescuing The Future”, Jennifer Rahim

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal

No abstract provided.

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Requests Of Brown By Lc Classification: December 2006, Ruth E.. Souto Dec 2006

Requests Of Brown By Lc Classification: December 2006, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Requests of Brown from other HELIN libraries - December 2006.

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