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Recognition Of Animals As Property. Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

Amends California Constitution to declare that all animals owned by citizens, including pets and animals used for agricultural purposes, are property. Prohibits enactment or enforcement of any law that would characterize privately-owned animals as anything other than property. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Probably no fiscal effect on state and local governments. (Initiative 07-0062.) (Full Text)

Treatment Of Farm Animals. Statute.

Initiatives

Requires that an enclosure or tether confining pregnant pigs or veal calves allow the animals for the majority of every day to fully extend their limbs, lie down, stand up, and turn around. Requires the California Department of Food and Agriculture to publish regulations establishing standards of care for egg-laying hens in accordance with industry recommendations. Exceptions made for transportation, rodeos, fairs, 4-H programs, lawful slaughter, personal consumption, research or by recommendation of a veterinary. Provides misdemeanor penalties, including a fine not to exceed $500 and 40 hours of animal welfare instruction. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director …

Ddasaccident581, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

At approximately 07:55hrs on 21 November 2007 a mine accident occurred within the hazardous area of Minefield NR 91 during operations being conducted as part of Task NR 206. The accident resulted in injuries being sustained by a member of the MCT 1 of the [Demining group]-II.

Evidence Of Compromised Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier In Early And Late Symptomatic Sod1 Mice Modeling Als, Svitlana N. Garbuzova-Davis, Samuel Saporta, Edward M. Haller, Irina Kolomey, Steven P. Bennett, Huntington Potter, Paul R. Sanberg

Integrative Biology Faculty and Staff Publications

Background: The blood-brain barrier (BBB), blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB), and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB) control cerebral/spinal cord homeostasis by selective transport of molecules and cells from the systemic compartment. In the spinal cord and brain of both ALS patients and animal models, infiltration of T-cell lymphocytes, monocyte-derived macrophages and dendritic cells, and IgG deposits have been observed that may have a critical role in motor neuron damage. Additionally, increased levels of albumin and IgG have been found in the cerebrospinal fluid in ALS patients. These findings suggest altered barrier permeability in ALS. Recently, we showed disruption of the BBB and …

Sbe Notícias, Ano 2, No. 69, November 21, 2007, Marcelo A. Rasteiro, Delci K. Ishida

SBE Notícias

Apuane 2007 - FEALC e SBE são apresentadas no Encontro Italiano de Espeleologia - Turismo no Lajedo de Soledade - Espeleologia no ensino fundamental - As casas-cavernas de Capadócia na Turquia - Mais informações sobre o fechamento do Poço Encantado - Pegada ecológica - Desnível e Espeleotema - Foto do Leitor: Lapa do Angélica (GO-3).

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 141, November 21, 2007

Central Florida Future

Armed home invasion spikes security; going green; Lending changes affect UCF; Student open forum now first on agenda.

Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 07 (2007-11-21), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Flyer News, Vol. 55, No. 17 (Nov. 20, 2007), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Annual Fecundity Of Tautog In Long Island Sound: Size Effects And Long-Term Changes In A Harvested Population, Lori H. Laplante, Eric T. Schultz

EEB Articles

Abstract.—Few studies estimate the impact of individual size on annual reproductive output, which is an important consideration where size-selective harvest may truncate size distributions and sharply reduce populationwide reproductive potential. We conducted a 2-year study of reproduction in field-collected and captive tautog Tautoga onitis from Long Island Sound to investigate the influence of individual size on components that constitute annual fecundity: batch fecundity, spawning frequency, and season duration. Estimates of spawning frequency in field-caught females relied on time-varying features of postovulatory follicles that we validated in experiments conducted on captive spawners.Mature females collected in the wild demonstrated midseason peaks in …

2007-2008 Master Of Music Recital - Valentin Mansurov (Violin), Valentin Mansurov, Tao Lin

Master of Music Recitals

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of A Low-Cost Uav Approach To Noxious Weed Mapping, Brandon Tyler Jones

Theses and Dissertations

Mapping their location and extent is a critical step in noxious weed management. One of the most common methods of mapping noxious weeds is to walk the perimeter of each patch with a handheld GPS receiver. This is the method used at Camp Williams, a National Guard Bureau training facility in Utah where this study was conducted. It was proposed that a low-cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that made use of a hobbyist remote control airplane equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and digital camera could be used along with automated post-processing techniques to reduce the cost of …

Interview No. 1391, Nicasio Cortinas Ortíz

Combined Interviews

Mr. Cortinaz Ortíz briefly recalls his childhood and the financial difficulties he and his family endured; he talks about his hometown and working in agriculture while growing up; he married ten days before he joined the bracero program; when he was twenty-five years old, he heard about a call for braceros and decided to enlist in the program; he traveled to the contracting center in Monterrey, México; he details the harsh conditions he and the other men endured while waiting at the center; his first contract took him to work in the cotton fields of Texas; he goes on to …

The Ecology Of Translocated Greater Sage-Grouse In Strawberry Valley, Utah, Rick Joseph Baxter

Theses and Dissertations

Manuscript No. 1 Translocations of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) have been attempted in 7 states and one Canadian province with very little success. To recover a small remnant population and test the efficacy of sage-grouse translocations, we captured and transported 137 adult female sage-grouse from 2 source populations to a release site in Strawberry Valley, Utah during March-April 2003-2005. The resident population of sage-grouse in Strawberry Valley was approximately 150 breeding birds prior to the release. We radiomarked each female and documented survival, movements, reproductive effort, flocking with resident grouse, and lek attendance. We used Program MARK to calculate annual …

Mustang Daily, November 20, 2007

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Integrating Technology Into Pedagogical Practice, Randall S. Dunn

Faculty Publications and Presentations

This presentation focuses on the the foundations of considering integrating technology into instruction, the various types of technology to be employed and resources to assist with such integration.

Spartan Daily, November 19, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 129, Issue 45

November 19th 2007, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

Temperature Effects On Metabolic Rate Of Juvenile Pacific Bluefin Tuna Thunnus Orientalis, Jason M. Blank, Jeffery M. Morrissette, Charles J. Farwell, Mathew Price, Robert J. Schallert, Barbara A. Block

Biological Sciences

Pacific bluefin tuna inhabit a wide range of thermal environments across the Pacific ocean. To examine how metabolism varies across this thermal range, we studied the effect of ambient water temperature on metabolic rate of juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, swimming in a swim tunnel. Rate of oxygen consumption (M_O2) was measured at ambient temperatures of 8–25°C and swimming speeds of 0.75–1.75 body lengths (BL) s^–1. Pacific bluefin swimming at 1 BL s^–1 per second exhibited a U-shaped curve of metabolic rate vs ambient temperature, with a thermal minimum zone between …

A Set Of Phosphatase-Inert “Molecular Rulers” To Probe For Bivalent Mannose 6-Phosphate Ligand-Receptor Interactions, Xiang Fei, Christopher M. Connelly, Richard G. Macdonald, David B. Berkowitz

David Berkowitz Publications

A set of bivalent mannose 6-phosphonate “molecular rulers” has been synthesized to examine ligand binding to the M6P/IGF2R. The set is estimated to span a P-P distance range of 16-26 Å (MMFF energy minimization on the hydrated phosphonates). Key synthetic transformations include sugar triflate displacement for phosphonate installation and Grubbs I cross-metathesis to achieve bivalency. Relative binding affinities were tested by radioligand displacement assays versus PMP-BSA (pentamannose phosphate-bovine serum albumin). These compounds exhibit slightly higher binding affinities for the receptor (IC₅₀’s = 3.7-5 &#;M) than the parent, monomeric mannose 6-phosphonate ligand and M6P itself (IC₅₀ = 11.5 …

Ms 096 Guide To Ernst Knobil, Phd Papers (1942-2000), Ernst Knobil (1926-2000)

Manuscript Finding Aids

The notebooks from Dr. Knobil's research laboratories comprise the largest series (X). General Files, Series IV, contains material including correspondence, lectures and speeches from the early 1980s to 2000. It was retained in the alphabetical order it was received. Material in Series II was labeled Harvard and deals primarily with Dr. Knobil's tenure at Harvard University in the 1950s. Material about his Deanship of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston can be found in Series III and IV. See more at MS 096.

The Murray Ledger And Times, November 19, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, November 19, 2007, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Brown Bag Lunch with President Canceled on December 5
• Faculty Code Review Committee
• Commencement
• Cultural Activities Council Annual Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Report
• Honors Program Annual Report
• EPC Annual Report
• Committee on Committee Report
• PRPC Items
• Representation of Extension and RCDE on Faculty Senate (2nd reading)
• Reasons of Non-Renewal (1st reading)
• Old Versions of Code

Livestock Production System Management Responses To Thermal Challenges, J. A. Nienabar, G. L. Hahn

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The adaptive capabilities of animals and livestock production systems have been emphasized in this report. Biometeorology has a key role in rational management to meet the challenges of thermal environments. While the focus is primarily on cattle in warm or hot climates, the importance of dynamic animal responses to environmental challenges applies to all species and climates. Methods used to mitigate environmental challenges focus on heat loss/heat production balance. Under cold stress, reduction of heat loss is the key. Under heat stress, reduction of heat load or increasing heat loss are the primary management tools, although heat-tolerant animals are also …

Prospectus, November 19, 2007, Chuck Shepherd, Stephanie Gomez, Beth Voigt, Daniel Kolb, Briana Stodden, Kathleen Serino, Mandy Robinson, Aaron Geiger, Judy Seyb, John Eby

Prospectus 2007

No abstract provided.

Monitor Newsletter November 19, 2007, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 140, November 19, 2007

Central Florida Future

March for Mary Jane; 2 alarms go off in Union; Conference title game tix offered; UCF cleans up by raising laundry prices.

November 19, 2007 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, November 19, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 26, November 19, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.