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The Lumberjack, November 28, 2007

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Daily Eastern News: November 28, 2007, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

2007 - Brass Spectacular, Neiu Music Department

Music Department Performance Programs

Brass Spectacular, Faculty Brass Quintet, Brass Ensemble, Trumpet Ensemble, Trombone Ensemble, Student Quintets

Mythic Symbols Of Batman, John J. Darowski

Theses and Dissertations

Batman has become a fixture in the popular consciousness of America. Since his first publication in Detective Comics #27 in 1939, he has never ceased publication, appearing in multiple titles every month as well as successfully transitioning into other media such as film and television. A focused analysis of the character will reveal that Batman has achieved and maintained this cultural resonance for almost seventy years by virtue of attaining the status of a postmodern American mythology. In both theme and function, Batman has several direct connections to ancient mythology and has adapted that form into a distinctly American archetype. …

Synthesis Of Optimal Arrays For Mimo And Diversity Systems, Britton T. Quist

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis proposes a method for determining the optimal antenna element radiation characteristics which maximize diversity gain given a specific power angular spectrum of the propagation environment. The method numerically constructs the eigenfunctions of the covariance operator for the scenario subject to constraints on the power radiated by each antenna as well as the level of supergain allowed in the solution. The optimal antenna characteristics are produced in terms of radiating current distributions along with their resulting radiation patterns. The results reveal that the optimal antennas can provide significantly more diversity gain than that provided by a simple practical design. …

The Colby Echo (2007-11-28), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Publishing Original Content In An Institutional Repository, Paul Royster

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Institutional repositories (IRs) have been developed and promoted primarily as a means to re-publish scholarly content previously published elsewhere—usually in journals, festschriften, or collections of articles. This essay discusses the use of IRs as the originating publisher of materials not previously published elsewhere, and assesses their potential use as a viable “first resort” for scholarly publication and an already existing alternative to traditional commercial or university presses.

The Eastern Echo, November 28, 2007, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Construction Of A Calcium Matter-Wave Interferometer, Christopher Joseph Erickson

Theses and Dissertations

I describe the construction of a calcium matter-wave interferometer. The interferometer is based on a Ramsey-Borde scheme, and uses a thermal beam of atoms excited by an optical-frequency transition in calcium. In our experiment four pi/2 pulses of light are delivered to the atoms, which split and recombine the wave functions of the atoms. Our experimental design minimizes first-order Doppler shifts, and allows for the cancellation of systematic errors including phase shifts due to rotation and acceleration. I describe the individual components of the interferometer and its assembly. The requirements for the electronics used in the experiment as well as …

Montana Kaimin, November 28, 2007, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula. Page 7 is missing.

The Daily Egyptian, November 27, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2007

No abstract provided.

'Aux Armes, Citoyens!:' Time For Law Schools To Lead The Movement For Free And Open Access To The Law, Ian Gallacher

College of Law - Faculty Scholarship

This article is a manifesto that outlines the principles of the open access to legal information movement and sounds a call to action for law schools to become leaders in that movement. The article surveys the present legal information environment, reviews the development of computer-assisted legal information and the long-term future of book-based legal research, and discusses the problems inherent in a system where two large “information resource” corporations control access to legal information. After considering the need for open access to the law for pro se litigants, scholars from outside the legal academy, and practicing lawyers, after considering and …

Spartan Daily, November 27, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 129, Issue 47

Curriculum Committee Minutes November 27, 2007, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on November 27, 2007.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 11/27/2007, P 148-156, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Summarized Minutes, 11/27/2007, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.

E&H Steel Corp V. C Pyramid Entr Inc

2007 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, November 27, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

Modern Music Concert, Cheryl Lin Fielding, Tony Cho

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.

The Missouri Miner, November 27, 2007

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

11-27-2007 Swosu Expands Distance Learning Opportunities, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2007

Southwestern Oklahoma State University has added a new telecourse to its upcoming semester class schedule and will offer a total of 10 telecourses during the 2008 spring semester.

Trenchless Water Pipe Condition Assessment Using Artificial Neural Network, Zong Woo Geem, Chung-Li Tseng, Juhwan Kim, Cheolho Bae

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In order to assess the water pipe condition without excavating, artificial neural network (ANN) model was developed and applied to real-world case in South Korea. for the input in this ANN model, 11 factors such as (1) pipe material, (2) diameter, (3) pressure head, (4) inner coating, (5) outer coating, (6) electric recharge, (7) bedding condition, (8) age, (9) trench depth, (10) soil condition, and (11) number of road lanes were used; and, for the output, overall pipe condition index was derived based on 5 factors such as (1) outer corrosion, (2) crack, (3) pin hole, (4) inner corrosion, and …

Alcina, Taras Krysa, Phillip Lenberg

Opera

Alcina was written at a time in Handel's career in London when the company faced competition from a rival company and a resulting financial pinch. There was no loss in the master's artistry, however. Premiered at the new theatre at Covent Garden in 1735, Alcina was sufficiently successful to be revived for the following two seasons. It inexplicably fell into an extended period of neglect thereafter, to be revived once again by Franco Zeffirelli for the young Joan Sutherland in 1957.

The Sierra Winds, Richard Soule, Stephen Caplan, Marina Sturm, Janis Mckay

Orchestra

Program listing performers and works performed

The Descent Of Christ In Ephesians 4:9: Its Impact Upon The Use Of The Apostles' Creed, Matthew C. Hinson

Senior Honors Theses

Confusion runs rampant when it comes to certain theological issues such as the descent of Christ in Ephesians 4:9. Over the centuries, three main interpretations have arisen to explain this enigmatic text. The possible interpretations are that the descent was the Descensus ad Infernos during which Christ visited hell during the three days that He was dead, that the descent was the Incarnation of Christ, or that the descent was the coming of Christ as the Spirit at Pentecost to give spiritual gifts to the believers.

In this paper, these three interpretive options are evaluated on the basis of the …

The Authorship Of The Pastoral Epistles, Brandon E. Carter

Senior Honors Theses

This thesis discusses issues related to the authorship of the epistles of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. The authenticity of the Pastoral Epistles has become the subject of much debate in the last two centuries, and the writer explores the major positions on authorship. Along with the traditional view that the Pastorals were written by Paul the apostle, contemporary theories on pseudonymity and the implications of such a view on canonicity are considered. The historical evidence, theological content, and literary style and diction of the epistles are examined in defense of Pauline authorship.

Mustang Daily, November 27, 2007

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Preheating In Derivatively-Coupled Inflation Models, Christian Armendariz-Picon, Mark Trodden, Eric J. West

Physics - All Scholarship

We study preheating in theories where the inflaton couples derivatively to scalar and gauge fields. Such couplings may dominate in natural models of inflation, in which the flatness of the inflaton potential is related to an approximate shift symmetry of the inflaton. We compare our results with previously studied models with non-derivative couplings. For sufficiently heavy scalar matter, parametric resonance is ineffective in reheating the universe, because the couplings of the inflaton to matter are very weak. If scalar matter fields are light, derivative couplings lead to a mild long-wavelength instability that drives matter fields to non-zero expectation values. In …

Literacy Education In School : Research Perspectives From The Past, For The Future, Peter Freebody

Australian Education Review

AER 52 aims to expand our understanding of the nature of literacy at a time when public and private lives have become increasingly literacy-dependent, and literacy demands more complex and sophisticated. This review of the research literature is guided by the view that what passes for effective literacy education will differ depending on language, culture, history and the technologies of communication and knowledge production. Section 1 describes the large body of research relating to the teaching and learning of literacy that emerges from a wide range of discipline bases. It details the complexities associated with defining literacy, and it outlines …

Presentation By The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas: College Of Fine Arts, The Sierra Winds

Wind Ensemble

Program listing performers and works performed