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Thoughts On Blogging By A Poorly Masked Academic, Michael Benton

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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My first attempt at blogging was the creation of Dialogic. I was working as an adjunct in 2004 at the University of Kentucky and developing original media literacy projects and assignments online. I had heard reports that universities might start claiming that course work developed on their servers would be technically the property of the university that owned the server. The precarious nature of adjunct life makes us susceptible to rumor, so I began to search for a new, cheap, relatively unmonitored forum to develop course work and to archive the wealth of information I was finding online. …

Blogademia, Craig Saper

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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Academics, especially in the arts and humanities, have taken to blogs like ducks to water. At the same time, some of these blogs, especially those produced by graduate students and untenured faculty, have opened themselves to charges of wasting time gossiping about colleagues, and wallowing in unprofessional discourse, instead of working on serious scholarship. One blogger told me confidentially,

I just password-protected my blog for the period of my job search after reading this article in the Chronicle of Higher Ed, I actually got in trouble with my senior colleagues last semester for making a posting about …

Design And Play: Weblog Genres Of Adolescent Girls In Israel, Carmel L. Vaisman

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Unique circumstances existing in the Israeli blogsphere have attracted many adolescent girls. In recent years, a growing number of weblogs belonging to adolescent girls are challenging blogging norms, creating a tension between written narratives and performance narratives that combine design and play practices. Existing weblog research has explored the connections between gender, linguistic features, and genre but has not examined visual blog genres, nor questioned the role of features inherent in weblog software in the formation of gendered blog genres and blogging norms. Based on a work-in-progress of a larger scope, I shall argue that design supportive features distinctive to …

[Introduction:] Blogging And (Expatriate) Identity, Lauren Elkin

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

In Lettres parisiennes: Histoires d'exil, an exchange of letters on exile between francophone writers Nancy Huston and Leila Sebbah, Huston, a native of Alberta, Canada who moved to Paris in her early twenties, explains that she doesn't write in cafes because she would hate to be mistaken for the stereotypical "American in Paris": "one of those young women who I resemble a little too closely, with their blue, blue eyes and their bizarrely healthy skin, who you find sitting at café tables scribbling ostensibly in their diaries ("today: Mona Lisa") or filling out postcards ("Dear John, can you believe …

On "Midwestern Unlike You And Me: New Zealand's Julian Dashper" [Art Exhibit], Larry Taylor

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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You might say that Julian Dashper has driven the final stake into the corpse of painting, even after its much-touted death. Is painting dead? Of course not. But the idea of "painting" thankfully is in so much as it continues to be sufficiently challenged. And although Mr. Dashper states that painting’s death is "not his dialogue," this artist has effectively aimed to fire the last Warholian shot.

Identity And Credibility In The Global Blogosphere, David Sasaki

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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The post-national writer, in all its manifestations, is the most interesting and fruitful thing to have happened to world literature since the birth of modernism. It's safe to say this will be the literary hallmark of the new century, with the internet its Gutenberg. And post-nationalism itself is a sign of hope. After centuries of barbarity, a Union in Europe only became possible when it was harder to define who was French or German or Italian or Dutch. We can imagine what the world would be like if only Americans would become post-American.

That was Eliot Weinberger speaking …

Review Of Screenplay: Cinema/Videogames/Interfaces, By Geoff King And Tanya Krzywinska, Marc Ouellette

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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Recognizing the growing importance (at least for consumers) of video games as a popular form of narrative fiction, Geoff King and Tanya Krzywinska situate their collection, ScreenPlay: cinema/videogames/interfaces as a text which is corrective, informative and explorative. In the first case, the editors sought essays which would move the critical discourse on video games away from the more familiar but reductive debates surrounding the "effects" of video games (especially on children) and their modes of representation (especially of the female form and violence). Indeed, these have become the sine qua non of video game criticism and one feeds …

Contributors, Michael Benton, Laura Elkin

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Information about contributors to articles in volume 6 issue 4 of Reconstruction.

Qubit, October 2006

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The October 2006 issue of the Qubit.

An Initial Non-Equilibrium Porous-Media Model For Cfd Simulation Of Stirling Regenerators, Roy C. Tew, Terry Simon, David Gedeon, Mounir B. Ibrahim, Wei Rong

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

The objective of this paper is to define empirical parameters for an initial thermal non-equilibrium porous-media model for use in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes for simulation of Stirling regenerators. The two codes currently used at Glenn Research Center for Stirling modeling are Fluent and CFD-ACE. The codes’ porous-media models are equilibrium models, which assume solid matrix and fluid are in thermal equilibrium. This is believed to be a poor assumption for Stirling regenerators; Stirling 1–D regenerator models, used in Stirling design, use non-equilibrium regenerator models and suggest regenerator matrix and gas average temperatures can differ by several degrees at …

Preserve Or Perish; Destroy Or Drown - Ediscovery Morphs Into Electronic Information Management, Robert D. Brownstone

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Fantasy Football: Illegal Gambling Or Legal Game Of Skill, M. Christine Holleman

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Big Disconnect: Will Anyone Answer The Call To Lower Excessive Prisoner Telephone Rates, Ben Iddings

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Ceg 360/560 Ee 451/651: Digital System Design, Travis E. Doom

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Design of digital systems. Topics include flip-flops, registers, counters, programmable logic devices, memory devices, register-level design, and microcomputer system organization. Students must show competency in the design of digital systems. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab. Prerequisite: CEG 260.

Ceg 210: Pc Networking I, Karen Meyer

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Introduction to PC networking hardware, concepts, and technologies. Focus is on LAN administration, hardware and software configuration. Course Goals

At the end of the quarter the student will be able to:

• design and configure a client server network
• create and manage network objects
• plan and implement directory services and network file systems
• plan and implement network security
• design and write network login scripts
• manage and solve problems related to a client server network

Ceg 210: Pc Networking I, Chris P. Fickert

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

An introduction to PC networking hardware, software, concepts, and technologies. Focus is on LAN administration, hardware, and software configuration.

Course Goals

At the end of the quarter the student will be able to:

• design and configure a client/server network
• create and manage network objects
• plan and implement directory services and the network file systems
• plan and implement network security
• design and write network login scripts
• manage and solve problems related to a client/server network

Ceg 402/602: Introduction To Computer Communication, Bin Wang

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course provides an introduction to basic concepts of communication networks, different types of networks, protocols over different layers, and network applications through lectures, labs, homework, and reading on relevant materials. You will

• Understand networking principles, protocols, and technologies.

• Understand some design and performance issues involved in providing a network service.

• Acquire background for supporting e-commerce, e-government, and e-education.

• Gain hands-on experience with programming techniques for network protocols.

• Obtain background for original research in computer networks.

Ceg 333: Introduction To Unix, Thomas Wischgoll

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

By the end of this quarter, you should be able to:

• Describe the basic methodology of UNIX filters, including pipes and redirection of stdin/stdout

• Program simple UNIX utilities at the command-line and shell-script level • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of common user interfaces {such as UNIX vs. PC/Windows)

• Discuss the philosophy of UNIX development and the open source movement

• Work comfortably in the UNIX environment

• Edit and manage files and user-level security for UNIX development

• Use standard UNIX development tools for C or C++

Rediscovering Toscanini: The Man Behind The Legend, Mark Mcknight, Susannah Cleveland

University Libraries Faculty Publications

Focuses on the Don Gillis Collection, which the University of North Texas Music Library acquired after Gillis's death in 1978. Gillis, a longtime associate of Arturo Toscanini, served as the conductor's assistant and the producer for the NBC Symphony broadcast concerts from 1944 until they ended ten years later. The collection includes hundreds of tape recordings, among them complete tapes of the NBC Radio programsToscanini: The Man Behind the Legend and Toscanini: The Centennial Series, and the interviews conducted for these two programs.

Communo Magazine, Fall 2006, School Of Communication

CommUNO Magazine

CommUNO magazine is currently produced annually by the UNO School of Communication: 6001 Dodge Street, ASH 140, Omaha, NE 68182: Phone: 402.554.2600. Fax: 402.554.3836. For more information, follow us on Twitter@ CommUNO, join the “UNO School of Communication” page on Facebook or visit communication.unomaha.edu.

Baby Boomers’ Attitudes Towards Product Placements, Nichole M. Schmoll, John Hafer, Michael L. Hilt, Hugh J. Reilly

Communication Faculty Publications

Including branded products within mass media programming is becoming common. Previous research has focused almost entirely on college-age students' attitudes about placements in movies and television. This research focuses on Baby Boomers and is the first to include questions about multiple media in forming attitudes towards product placements. Six hypotheses were tested. Attitude toward product placement is related to media consumption. Males appear more positive than females. Interactions effects of media consumption x gender and media consumption x age appear insignificant. Analytical results, graphs, tables and managerial implications and representative comments from respondents are presented.

Completions 2006-2007, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Completions

IPEDS Completions annual report contains the following information:

• Number of awards conferred by program, by level, and by race/ethnicity and gender of recipient
• Number of completers, separately by race/ethnicity, gender, age and level of award

Using World History To Predict The Future Of The First Civilization, William Mcgaughey

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Concerned Philosophers For Peace, Vol. 26, No. 2, Concerned Philosophers For Peace

Concerned Philosophers for Peace

No abstract provided.

Block Grants, Early Childhood Education, And The Reauthorization Of Head Start: From Positional Conflict To Interest-Based Agreement, Eloise Pasachoff

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Rule Of Law In Russia, Kathryn Hendley

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The mainstream scholarly literature and the mass media agree that Russia has made little progress in moving toward the "rule of law." Their negative assessment of the value of law in Russia is buttressed by a recent series of high-profile cases in which the results were clearly manipulated by the Kremlin. This article argues that such cases are aberrations and should not be viewed as reflective of the capacity of the Russian legal system. It documents the profound institutional reforms undertaken over the past two decades. Judged on those terms, it has surely moved closer to the ideal of the …

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Trademark? A Comparative Analysis Of Motion As A Feature Of Trademarks In The United States And Europe, Lesley Matty

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

Motion trademarks, or motion marks, represent a unique form of nontraditional trademarks that use movement to distinguish goods and services. Despite their recognition in the U.S. and Europe, motion marks face significant challenges in registration and enforcement due to limited case law and unclear protection standards. This note explores the legal and practical complexities surrounding motion marks, advocating for improved registration processes and alternative legal strategies, such as dilution claims, to enhance their protection.

Latino Political Participation In Nebraska: The Challenge Of Enhancing Voter Mobilization And Representation - Ollas Report No. 3, Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado

Latino/Latin American Studies Reports

This OLLAS policy brief seeks to enhance basic information regarding the role Latinos will play in shaping the future of politics in Nebraska in the short and medium term. Because issues such as immigration policy, fair housing, labor practices, and public education have risen to the top of the political agenda nationally and statewide, and because these issues most directly impact the lives of Nebraska’s growing Latino constituencies legitimately, we must consider to what extent Latino stakeholders can shape the debate and articulate acceptable policy responses to these matters.

How effectively these issues are dealt with will have major implications …

Santa Evita: The Mother Of The Descamisados: An Analysis Of The Rhetoric Of Eva Peron, Gabriela Andrea Masut

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

Santa Evita: The mother of the descamisados is an analysis of the rhetoric of Eva Peron, her ability to deliver a public communication primarily focused on the descamisados (shirtless ones), represented by the poor men, women, and workers of Argentina. By wrapping her rhetoric with personal imagery and ritual symbolism that alleged the Peronist doctrine, Eva Peron successfully cemented those social classes to her own right, identifying herself in the figure of a descamisada to secure devotion from them and legitimize her political role.

This thesis uses myth criticism as a methodology applied to the ideology of Peronism. The premise …

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 02 - October 2006

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about Chancellor Michael Collins' discussion of the future of the UMass Boston campus; the work of Africana studies professor, historian, and playwright Robert Johnson, Jr.; the convocation remarks of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall; and other news from UMass Boston.