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Unsung Hero: Elnur Gasimov, Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

As a young man in a war-torn area of Azerbaijan, Elnur Gasimov experienced the shock of being severely injured by a piece of unexploded ordnance. Today, Gasimov’s personal experience has inspired him to work as the Team Leader of the Training and Quality Assurance Team at the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action to ensure what happened to him will not happen to other citizens of his country. Gasimov’s resilience and dedication to his work make him a hero in the demining community.

Fixing Fair Use, Michael W. Carroll

Working Paper Series

The fair use doctrine in copyright law balances expressive freedoms by permitting one to use another’s copyrighted expression under certain circumstances. The doctrine’s extreme context-sensitivity renders it of little value to those who require reasonable ex ante certainty about the legality of a proposed use. In this Article, Professor Carroll advances a legislative proposal to create a Fair Use Board in the U.S. Copyright Office that would have power to declare a proposed use of another’s copyrighted work to be a fair use. Like a private letter ruling from the IRS or a “no action” letter from the SEC, a …

The Real (Sentencing) World: State Sentencing In The Post-Blakely Era, Douglas A. Berman, Steven L. Chanenson

Working Paper Series

Soon after the Supreme Court in Blakely v. Washington declared certain judicial fact-finding within a state sentencing guideline system unconstitutional, Justice O’Connor described the Court’s decision as a “Number 10 earthquake.” But two years after the Blakely ruling, the case’s broader impact and meaning for state criminal justice systems around the country has been largely overshadowed by developments in the federal sentencing system. Nevertheless, this is an exciting time for state sentencing. By granting review in yet another state sentencing case, California v. Cunningham, this past spring, the Supreme Court brings state issues to the national stage once more.

State …

The Soul Of Politics: The Reverend Jim Wallis's Attempt To Transcend The Religious/Secular Left And The Religious Right, Bohn David Lattin, Stephen Underhill

Communications Faculty Research

Preacher and social activist Jim Wallis has written and spoke out against what he identified as the polarizing effects between the Religious/Secular Left and the Religious Right. His first hook The Soul of Politics: A Practical and Prophetic Vision for Change (1995) reveals Wallis's attempt to create a rhetorical vision that transcends the polarizing political ideologies of the Left and Right. An analysis of Wallis's rhetoric reveals that while his rhetorical goal was laudable the message, built in the form of a jeremiad, lacked consistency and failed to transcend the Frames of Acceptance of both the Left and the Right.

Kosovo, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

From 1998 to 1999, an internal struggle known as the Kosovo Conflict caused Kosovo, a U.N.-administered province of Serbia, to become littered with mines and unexploded ordnance, including cluster-bomb units. Since the conflict ended, mines and UXO have claimed hundreds of victims in Kosovo. Today, very little of the original contamination remains thanks to the success of Kosovo's excellent mine-action program.

Issue 10.2 Endnotes, Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Issue 10.2 Endnotes

Evaluating Catholic Medical Ethics Books, Patrick F. Guinan

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

As I Recall…November 2006, Lee County Medical Society

As I Recall Column

"As I Recall…" Column written by Dr. Roger D. Scott for the November 2006 Lee County Medical Society Bulletin newsletter. The entire Bulletin is included, but "As I Recall…" is on page 3.

Education Through Collaboration: Learning The Arts While Celebrating Culture, Robert J. Damm

CoE Publications

No abstract provided.

Module 1: Meteorology And Climatology - Project: Training Educators For The Development Of Educational Activities On Climate Change, Miguel Fernández F., Iris Guzmán O., Tania Vázquez V., Ana María Michel V., Gladys Rojas P., Noelia Cerruto T., Juan Carlos Parra B., Marcelo Torrez S.

Educational Materials on Latin American Energy

This document provides educators with a a very detailed introduction to climate change and explanations of various phenomena with which it is associated.

Adobe Medicus 2006 6 November-December, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

adobe medicus

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Network 21: Summary Of Visionary Food Systems Curricula Action Team, Governor’S Task Force On Agriculture And Natural Resources Education, Dick Fleming

Nebraska Network 21: Publications

Nebraska Network 21 was established as a result of a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources to creatively meet the learning needs of Nebraskans in the 21st century. One outcome was establishment of the Visionary Food Systems Curricula Action Team. The Action Team held Summit I on Reinventing Agriculture and Natural Resources Education on Feb. 10, 1998 and Summit II on Nov. 19, 1998. Both Summits attracted more than 100 Nebraskans from across the state. Following Summit II, the Legislative Committee proposed establishing a group that would maintain …

Auditing Executive Discretion, Mariano-Florentino Cuellar

Notre Dame Law Review

Executive branch officials routinely make thousands of decisions affecting public security and welfare. While it is rare that such discretionary decisions are entirely immune from some kind of judicial review, the courts' role is often so circumscribed or deferential that in some domains the probability of uncovering problems through such review almost certainly falls close to zero. The resulting amount of executive discretion carries considerable risks along with rewards. Some discretionary decisions undoubtedly benefit from the speed and flexibility associated with limits on judicial review. Yet judicial review's evisceration as a tool to restrain certain forms of discretion also makes …

The Impact Of Multiple Fluency Interventions On A Single Subject, Jennifer Morra, Diane H. Tracey

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This study investigates the effectiveness of multiple fluency interventions on a single subject in grade three. Fluency interventions, including choral reading, echo reading, repeated reading, audio book modeling, and teacher modeling were implemented over a period of eight weeks. Results indicated that using multiple fluency strategies, rather than a single fluency strategy as is usually investigated, was positively associated with improvement in oral reading

Investigating Connections Between Teacher Beliefs And Instructional Practices With Struggling Readers, Sherry W. Powers, Cassie Zippay, Brittany Butler

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This study examines and describes the changes in four teachers' beliefs and practices in literacy and literacy assessment over the course of a yearlong graduate level clinical experience. Four teachers who worked in the university literacy clinic as part of their graduate course work participated in this study. Two of the four teachers teach elementary aged pupils in a public school, another serves as a reading resource educator at a public elementary school, and the fourth teaches high school-aged students at an alternative school associated with a public school. Findings indicate that teacher beliefs and their classroom instruction are often …

Its News November 2006, Information & Technology Services

RIT Digital Archives

The Fight to Control SPAM Continues: New Techniques by Spammers Increase Volume of Messages||Many in F & A Family Nominated in Individual and Group Categories for 2006 Staff Recognition Awards||Major Software Upgrades from Microsoft: Office 2007 and Vista to be Released Soon||John Whitely Retires from RIT Celebrating 35 Years of Service||RIT Hosts Second Annual Explore Rochester IT Symposium||ITS Newsletter Becomes Part of RIT Digital Media Library||ITS Website Takes On New Look||University Web Services Team Grows

Ereview, Print Industry Center

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

What Went Right: Two Best Cases Of Islam In Europe - Cordoba, Spain And Sarajevo, Bosnia, Gerald Shenk

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Clark Memorandum: Fall 2006, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Byu Law School Alumni Association, J. Reuben Clark Law School

The Clark Memorandum

• Grief and Hope (Hassan Jallow)
• Thoughts on the Family: A Proclamation to the World (Annette W. Jarvis)
• The Other Side of Time (Sheila K. McCleve)
• Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole (Jane H. Wise)

Linking Global Warming To Inuit Human Rights, Marguerite E. Middaugh

San Diego International Law Journal

Under international law, the United States government has violated the Inuit's human rights by failing to take action against climate change. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights should find that the allegations of human rights violations by the Inuit are justified and rule in their favor. This Article first explores the impacts of climate change on the Inuit and each of the Inuit's basic human rights, which are implicated by the environmental changes. Next, the role and responsibility of the U.S. with respect to climate change is examined. This section discusses the current attitude and actions of the U.S. government, …

Beholding The Beauty Of Self: The Psychological Integration Of The Afrocentric-Self Among African-American Females Socialized In A Eurocentric Aesthetic, Donna Lynn Cook Phd

Dissertations

Self-esteem and body image disturbances prominently figure into many physical and psychological health disorders such as depression, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and chemical dependency. In Euro-American culture, media images of femininity and physical attractiveness reinforce generally held perceptions of the idealized female beauty as tall, white, slender, and often blond and blue eyed. The physical morphology of African-American women does not genetically "fit" this westernized standard of beauty with implications for their mental health. The socialization of African-American women in a culture that embraces a different ethnic standard of beauty influences their perceptions of how physically attractive they see themselves. …

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2006.11, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Relations

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

High-Speed Rail Projects In The United States: Identifying The Elements Of Success-Part 2, Mti 06-03, Allison L. C. De Cerreno, Shishir Mathur

Mineta Transportation Institute

In August 2005, the Mineta Transportation Institute issued the report, High-Speed Rail Projects in the United States: Identifying the Elements for Success. The report noted that since the 1960s, highspeed ground transportation (HSGT) has “held the promise of fast, convenient, and environmentally sound travel for distances between 40 and 600 miles.” After briefly discussing the different experiences with HSGT between the United States and its Asian and European counterparts, the report proceeded to review three U.S. cases—Florida, California, and the Pacific Northwest—as a means for identifying lessons learned for successfully implementing high-speed rail (HSR) in the United States. This report …

Ipulse: November 2006, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

Issues:

• November 2, 2006
• November 3, 2006
• November 7, 2006
• November 8, 2006
• November 9, 2006
• November 10, 2006
• November 14, 2006
• November 15, 2006
• November 16, 2006
• November 17, 2006
• November 28, 2006
• November 29, 2006
• November 30, 2006

Panther- November 2006 - Vol. Lxxxv No. 9, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Servant Of 2 Masters Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2006-2007 Season

Written by Carlo Goldoni

Directed by Wil Kilroy

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

From the program:

Pantalone of Venice arranged for his daughter Clarice to marry Federigo Rasponi of Turin, but hearing of his demise has now allowed Clarice to become betrothed to Silvio, son of his friend Madame Lombardi. Federigo Rasponi did not want his sister, Beatrice, to marry Florinda Aretusi and indeed was killed fighting him, causing Florinda to flee Turin and head to Venice. Meanwhile, Beatrice decides to find her lover Florinda, but feels she'll have better luck …

Potential And Peril Of Bapcpa For Empirical Research, The, Katherine Porter

Missouri Law Review

This article surveys the history of bankruptcy data and identifies the BAPCPA provisions that bear directly on research. It concludes by examining how such studies will and should proceed. BAPCPA provides both opportunities and hazards to advance our understanding of bankruptcy. The development of comprehensive federal data offers the potential to dramatically increase the scope of knowledge about the bankruptcy system. The peril lies in the government conducting its research without the transparency and accountability necessary to convince private industry, academic scholars, and the general public of the integrity and usefulness of these data. Rather than eclipsing academic research, the …

Monthly Accomplishments For Turnbull National Refuge, November 2006, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge Reports

A monthly report of accomplishments at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge written by Project Leader Nancy Curry.

2006 Vol. 55 No. 2, Cleveland-Marshall College Of Law

2000s

No abstract provided.

Informing Teacher Education Through Cross-Cultural Teaching And Learning: Dialogic Inquiry Into Japanese And Canadian School Experiences, Mitsuyo Sakamoto, Elaine Chan

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

This article examines the hermeneutic, narrative, and social co-construction of cultural understanding as two educators shared their teaching and learning experiences in Japanese and Canadian schools. Our dialogic inquiry reveals how perceptions of practices in one culture—including curricula in non-core, academic subjects, stances on student assessment, and attitudes toward extracurricular activities—were shaped by our prior school experiences. The study reveals that reconstruction of previous overseas experience and co-construction of meaning from this reconstruction can serve as a powerful means of enhancing understanding of cross-cultural issues. The reconstruction process also offers a means of engaging those who do not have international, …