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The Modern Great Game In Central Asia, James Lawson Chapman Jan 2006

The Modern Great Game In Central Asia, James Lawson Chapman

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

In the last fifty years global consumption of petroleum has increased by more than a factor of six, by the year 2000 daily consumption was at 76 million barrels/day. The United States is accountable for nearly one quarter of the daily oil total, which represents only 40 percent of our total energy consumption. In a given year the world uses enough oil to fill a lake ten miles long, nine miles wide and 60 feet deep, the United States consuming roughly one-quarter of that amount. While many of the environmental costs of this consumption are realized domestically, such as increased …

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The Nature Of Nonprofit Professional Development And Training In Montana, Jenni Johanna Pohjoispuro Jan 2006

The Nature Of Nonprofit Professional Development And Training In Montana, Jenni Johanna Pohjoispuro

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Since sociology of nonprofit professionals and organizations is new and sociologists have not yet been able to theorize or adequately address the strategies and behavior of nonprofit organizations, this study is to give an in-depth view on the nature of nonprofit professional development and training in Montana. The research examines the similarities and differences between rural and urban nonprofit organizations and professionals in the United States depending upon the degree of rural setting, values, attitudes, culture, and challenges. To address the research topic, institutional theories on organizational behavior are applied to this study. The social capital theory is used to …

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Towards Community-Owned Forests: Landowner Perspectives On The Blackfoot Community Conservation Area, Alison L. Duvall Jan 2006

Towards Community-Owned Forests: Landowner Perspectives On The Blackfoot Community Conservation Area, Alison L. Duvall

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Duvall, Alison, M.S., Autumn 2006 Environmental Studies Towards Community-Owned Forests: Landowner Perspectives on the Blackfoot Community Conservation Area Chairperson: Dr. Jill Belsky The Blackfoot Community Project is a partnership among the Blackfoot Challenge, a landowner-based watershed organization in the Blackfoot Valley and The Nature Conservancy to purchase and re-sell up to 88,092 acres of mid-elevation Plum Creek Timber Company lands to private and public interests as an alternative to subdivision and fragmentation of the landscape. In line with the project’s goal to maintain the working landscapes of the Blackfoot Valley and rural lifestyle through a “community-driven” process, the partnership has …

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Using Place Attachment To Determine The Acceptability Of Restoring Fire To Its Natural Role In Wilderness Ecosystems, Eric Paul Turbeville Jan 2006

Using Place Attachment To Determine The Acceptability Of Restoring Fire To Its Natural Role In Wilderness Ecosystems, Eric Paul Turbeville

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This study was conducted to explore the social dimensions of wilderness fire management. I set out to answer the question what role does an individual’s attachment to place play in determining the acceptability of management actions directed towards fire? I feel that problems will arise if management agencies attempt to restore natural fire regimes to wilderness areas without accounting for the effects on meanings and values different people attach to landscapes. I used a qualitative method and conducted guided interviews with 27 people from three different groups: (1) fire and wilderness management personnel from the Bitterroot National Forest, (2) residents …

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Utilization Of The Distributed-Hydrology-Soil-Vegetation-Model (Dhsvm) To Quantify Streamflow Changes And Slope Failure Probability Following The Snow-Talon Fire Near Lincoln Montana, Usa, Eric Lee Tangedahl Jan 2006

Utilization Of The Distributed-Hydrology-Soil-Vegetation-Model (Dhsvm) To Quantify Streamflow Changes And Slope Failure Probability Following The Snow-Talon Fire Near Lincoln Montana, Usa, Eric Lee Tangedahl

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Models are commonly used to attempt to simulate complex interactions on the landscape. Many factors such as vegetation, soils, topography, weather and disturbances can influence the hydrology of a watershed. Understanding what is influencing changes in streamflow following fire can be difficult due to lack of data or models running at inappropriate resolution. In dealing with the large spatial extent of approximately 37,000 acres burned at the Snow-Talon Fire near Lincoln Montana and heterogeneous landscape characteristics it is difficult to know the specific regions where mitigation efforts should be focused or what specific influencing factors may be affecting the watershed …

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Which Way For Catalan And Galician?, Jay Gordon Bostrom Jan 2006

Which Way For Catalan And Galician?, Jay Gordon Bostrom

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Bostrom, Jay, M.A., Autumn 2006 Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Spanish Minority Language Attitudes in Galicia and Catalonia Chair: Professor Anthony Beltramo Despite legitimate fears of the effects twenty-first century globalization will have on linguistic diversity, vigorous efforts are being made to maintain minority languages in multi-national/ethnic states such as Spain. Catalonia and Galicia have not forgotten the severe treatment they received under the Franco dictatorship that resulted in untold damage to the trajectory of the languages. Even today, thirty-one years later, the negative effects are palpable and alive in the language attitudes of the Catalan and Galician people. …

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The Development Of The Web Based Co2sys Program, Shigui Yuan Jan 2006

The Development Of The Web Based Co2sys Program, Shigui Yuan

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

A web-based version of CO2SYS program has been implemented to replace the current DOS based version system. The user does not have to download anything to a local computer, instead they can run the calculations online freely. For this new designed program, all the user inputs and options are displayed in one single window instead of several small black and white DOS screens. All the calculation results are listed in a single page, as well. The user can change any inputs and constants before and after the data calculation, i.e., recalculation. Much more powerful error checking has been built into …

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Misperceptions In Intergroup Conflict: Disagreeing About What We Disagree About, John R. Chambers, Robert S. Baron, Mary L. Inman Jan 2006

Misperceptions In Intergroup Conflict: Disagreeing About What We Disagree About, John R. Chambers, Robert S. Baron, Mary L. Inman

Faculty Publications

Two studies examined misperceptions of disagreement in partisan social conflicts, namely, in the debates over abortion (Study 1) and politics (Study 2). We observed that partisans tend to exaggerate differences of opinion with their adversaries. Further, we found that perceptions of disagreement were more pronounced for values that were central to the perceiver's own ideology than for values that were central to the ideology of the perceiver's adversaries. To the extent that partisans assumed disagreement concerning personally important values, they were also inaccurate in perceiving their adversaries' actual opinions. Discussion focuses on the cognitive mechanisms underlying misperceptions of disagreement and …

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Fighting Terrorism And Preserving Civil Liberties, James B. Comey Jan 2006

Fighting Terrorism And Preserving Civil Liberties, James B. Comey

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Eagleville Times, Volume 4, Issue 1, Debbie Ryan Jan 2006

Eagleville Times, Volume 4, Issue 1, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

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Litigating To Regulate: Massachusetts V. Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew P. Morriss Jan 2006

Litigating To Regulate: Massachusetts V. Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew P. Morriss

Faculty Scholarship

By a 5-4 vote in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court took yet another significant step away from the Framers' vision of the judiciary and toward a politicized Supreme Court sitting as a super-legislature and super-regulator. The Court substituted its judgment for that of the politically accountable branches of the federal government. By dramatically loosening the rules of standing, the Court invited those unhappy with the federal government's failure to regulate in a particular manner in any substantive area to use the federal courts to force federal agencies to regulate. In short, the Court encouraged interest groups …

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Thinking About Economics As Religion, Andrew P. Morriss Jan 2006

Thinking About Economics As Religion, Andrew P. Morriss

Faculty Scholarship

Four years ago, the Case Western Reserve Law Review conducted a paper-only symposium on Bjom Lomborg's The Skeptical Environmentalist. That symposium was so successful that the editors decided to repeat the experience. Seeking a book that could approximate Lomborg's in its ability to inspire controversy, I suggested Robert H. Nelson's Economics as Religion: From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond after Professor Nelson gave a well-received lecture here on environmentalism as a religion. The editors agreed. As before, the Review has assembled an impressive group to comment on Nelson's book. The group includes economists who take a wide range of …

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Newfound Religion: Mothers, God, And Infanticide, Susan Ayres Jan 2006

Newfound Religion: Mothers, God, And Infanticide, Susan Ayres

Faculty Scholarship

This essay focuses on cultural constructions of infanticide and psychosis, especially cases in which the mother heard delusional commands to kill her children. Part I examines the background of the Yates, Laney, and Diaz cases. Part II explores whether these mothers can be seen paradoxically as feminist subjects of empowerment rather than as victims. This essay argues that psychotic mothers have been disempowered and silenced, so their acts cannot be seen as subversive feminist gestures. Part III, however, arguest that the legal trials of Laney and Diaz demonstrate a possible subversion through trial strategy. These two trials more fully told …

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The Public-Private Security Partnership: Counterterrorism Considerations For Employers In A Post-9/11 World, Andrew P. Morriss Jan 2006

The Public-Private Security Partnership: Counterterrorism Considerations For Employers In A Post-9/11 World, Andrew P. Morriss

Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines the range of issues employers confront as a result of the federal government's reliance on private sector efforts as part of the war on terror. These include statutes protecting employees' positions while they serve on active duty, private activities by employees related to security concerns (e.g., the Arizona Minutemen, employees carrying concealed weapons), and employee involvement with charities and other organizations labeled as terror-connected. The Article also discusses the role of private security forces hired by employers and policy issues surrounding their cooperation with public security forces.

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Freedom Of Information Laws In The Digital Age: The Death Knell Of Information Privacy, Ira Bloom Jan 2006

Freedom Of Information Laws In The Digital Age: The Death Knell Of Information Privacy, Ira Bloom

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

With technology, everything just comes faster, smarter, and meaner. But the basics remain the same.

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How Does My Work Become Our Work? Dilution Of Authorship In Scientific Papers, And The Need For The Academy To Obey Copyright Law, Sean B. Seymore Jan 2006

How Does My Work Become Our Work? Dilution Of Authorship In Scientific Papers, And The Need For The Academy To Obey Copyright Law, Sean B. Seymore

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Professors enjoy a world of extensive institutional autonomy and individual academic freedom. Universities and courts defer to a professor’s judgment for “genuinely academic decisions” unless they depart from academic norms. Universities, courts, and professional societies should intervene, however, when academic norms and custom do not comport with the law.

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The Impact Of The Proposed Federal E-Discovery Rules, Thomas Y. Allman Jan 2006

The Impact Of The Proposed Federal E-Discovery Rules, Thomas Y. Allman

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Because of a conviction that e-discovery presents unique issues requiring uniform national rules, the Judicial Conference of the United States (“Judicial Conference”) has recommended and the Supreme Court has approved a number of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Proposed Rules”), which are scheduled to go into effect at the end of 2006.

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Shifting Burdens And Concealing Electronic Evidence: Discovery In The Digital Era, Rebecca Rockwood Jan 2006

Shifting Burdens And Concealing Electronic Evidence: Discovery In The Digital Era, Rebecca Rockwood

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

In the twenty-first century, persons involved in the legal profession will be forced to confront technological issues. Computers and technology have pervaded every aspect of society, and the legal system is no exception. The discovery process is a dramatic example of how lawyers and courts strain to keep up with technological advances. Traditional discovery practices have been severely overhauled as electronic information becomes increasingly prevalent. What was once a simple discovery request can now become an overwhelming task, as defendants must wade through a plethora of electronic documents in an attempt to comply with the court’s discovery orders.

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Introduction: Contains Cover, Table Of Contents, Letter From The Editor, And Masthead, Jon S. Player Jan 2006

Introduction: Contains Cover, Table Of Contents, Letter From The Editor, And Masthead, Jon S. Player

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The Richmond Journal of Law and Technology (“JOLT”) is proud to present the first issue of the 2006 -2007 academic year. Volume 13, Issue 1 is the product of the Journal’s Third Annual Student Writing Competition, held in the spring semester of 2006. As always, the student writing competition focuses on emerging issues in the field of technology and the law. This year’s issue holds special significance to JOLT’s staff, as it was made possible by the generous donation of Mr. Richard Klau. His contribution to our publication will allow us to recognize the brightest student minds in the legal …

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Double-Trouble: The Underregulation Of Surreptitious Video Surveillance In Conjunction With The Use Of Snitches In Domestic Government Investigations, Mona R. Shokrai Jan 2006

Double-Trouble: The Underregulation Of Surreptitious Video Surveillance In Conjunction With The Use Of Snitches In Domestic Government Investigations, Mona R. Shokrai

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Technological advancements in digital imagery and visual recordings have all but vitiated any expectation of privacy in public places. Yet this Orwellian state of constant governmental surveillance has extended beyond the scope of public observation. Closely-held expectations of privacy in the most intimate locations have also become subject to government observation. The means by which the government is able to garner such detailed information concerning the minutiae of our private lives is in need of assessment.

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On International Trademark And The Internet: The Lanham Act’S Long Arms, Joshua Clowers Jan 2006

On International Trademark And The Internet: The Lanham Act’S Long Arms, Joshua Clowers

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Trademarks tie a face to a product. The face is often a name or symbol, but it can also be something like a sound, a smell or even a “look.” They exist for the benefit of both the trademark owner/producer and the consumer. The purpose of a trademark, traditionally, has been to protect against the confusion of consumers when selecting products or services. Yet, a trademark’s functionality is not limited to preventing confusion. Other uses include both preserving the goodwill of the consumer for the mark owner and preventing the “diversion of trade through commercial misrepresentations.”

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Virtual Property: Protecting Bits In Context, Michael Meehan Jan 2006

Virtual Property: Protecting Bits In Context, Michael Meehan

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

A virtual environment is a presentation of a virtual world to a real person, as if the person were virtual and in that world. The most ubiquitous examples today of virtual environments are multiplayer online games such as World of Warcraft and Project Entropia. These games provide thousands of users from all over the real world with persistent virtual worlds and consistent personal representation in the virtual world in the form of characters. The characters interact with each other within the virtual world. In fact, players spend ten hours per week building up the strength and abilities of their characters. …

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Real People, Real Resources, And Real Choices: The Case For Market Valuation Of Water, Andrew P. Morriss Jan 2006

Real People, Real Resources, And Real Choices: The Case For Market Valuation Of Water, Andrew P. Morriss

Faculty Scholarship

How is one to value water? Indeed, how does anyone value anything? There are three broad categories of answers to these questions. One relies on the notion of an intrinsic value of a good. In other words, there is a definitive value of a particular good, and this value can be determined by some means. Theological speculations on the "just price" of a good and other speculations on "innate values" of various things often fall into this category. A second category of answers is to deny that a particular good is capable of valuation. Human lives, for example, are often …

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Treasure State, Chad Dundas Jan 2006

Treasure State, Chad Dundas

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Unsettling Nature At The Frontier| Nature, Narrative, And Female Empowerment In Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!" And Mourning Dove's "Cogewea, The Half-Blood", Erin E. Hendel Jan 2006

Unsettling Nature At The Frontier| Nature, Narrative, And Female Empowerment In Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!" And Mourning Dove's "Cogewea, The Half-Blood", Erin E. Hendel

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Postmodern Hybridity| The Magical Conflation Of Nature, Humankind, And Technology In Karen Tei Yamashita 'S Through The Arc Of The Rain Forest, John Wesley Ross Jan 2006

Postmodern Hybridity| The Magical Conflation Of Nature, Humankind, And Technology In Karen Tei Yamashita 'S Through The Arc Of The Rain Forest, John Wesley Ross

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Participatory Prototyping: Improving Faculty Participation In Technology-Mediated Instruction, Jason K. Mcdonald Jan 2006

Participatory Prototyping: Improving Faculty Participation In Technology-Mediated Instruction, Jason K. Mcdonald

Faculty Publications

This paper reports the results of a trial to help university faculty members better participate in the devel- opment of technology-mediated instruction, as well as to develop methods for faculty to create their own media that maintains an acceptable level of instructional quality. Using low-cost technology development tools and software templates, faculty members produced a technology-mediated lesson for a university statistics course. While the quality of their attempt was not acceptable to help facilitate student learning, this trial ultimately acted as a prototype of different instructional strategies for the course, which later were produced using higher-quality media. We called this …

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Incorporating Forest Road Erosion Into A Resource Transportation Planning Model For The Mica Creek Watershed, Idaho, Jennifer E. Rackley Jan 2006

Incorporating Forest Road Erosion Into A Resource Transportation Planning Model For The Mica Creek Watershed, Idaho, Jennifer E. Rackley

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Comparison Of Three Computer Office Workstations Offering Forearm Support: Impact On Upper Limb Posture And Muscle Activation, Alain Delisle, Christian Larivière, André Plamondon, Daniel Imbeau Jan 2006

Comparison Of Three Computer Office Workstations Offering Forearm Support: Impact On Upper Limb Posture And Muscle Activation, Alain Delisle, Christian Larivière, André Plamondon, Daniel Imbeau

Études primaires

No abstract provided.

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The Grasp Of The Ice-Cold Hand: The Emergence Of A New Kind Of Gothic In Emily Bronte’S Wuthering Heights, Alexis M. Stellner Jan 2006

The Grasp Of The Ice-Cold Hand: The Emergence Of A New Kind Of Gothic In Emily Bronte’S Wuthering Heights, Alexis M. Stellner

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2003 - 2009

This study provides evidence for an age bias in face recognition. Younger adults viewed short video clips of young actors or of actors over the age of 60 performing everyday actions. One week later, participants were tested on their memory for these events. Recognition event types included same, completely new, and conjunction items. In conjunction items, a familiar actor performed a familiar action that had actually been performed by someone else during encoding. Participants performed well at picking out the new and old events, but had more difficulty distinguishing between the conjunction events. Younger adults were significantly worse at recognizing …

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