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Forming Faith In Adult Seekers: Enhancing The Process Of Evangelizing For The West Houston Church Of Christ, Matt Soper

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis project recruited six church members to help design a small group curriculum for adult seekers as part of an enhanced process of evangelization in the West Houston Church of Christ. The design team met for eleven weeks and considered what beliefs, values, and practices would best help prepare adult seekers to be baptized and to pursue full participation in God's kingdom life.

Surface And Subsurface Fault And Fracture Systems With Associated Natural Gas Production In The Lower Mississippian And Upper Devonian, Price Formation, Southern West Virginia, S. Reed Johnson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Production from natural gas deposits is often enhanced by fault and fracture systems associated with reservoirs. This study presents analyses of fault and fracture systems within the Mississippian Price Formation in Southern West Virginia using subsurface well data and fracture data from surface analogs. The Price was analyzed at outcrops near the Allegheny Structural Front and in the Allegheny Plateau. Subsurface data analyses included mapping and modeling of the Price, fault delineation, cross section construction, and fractured zone identification. Production data was used to assess the potential for fractures and faults to enhance gas production. Fracture densities from outcrop were …

Petrologic Study Of The Murrysville Sandstone In Southwestern Pennsylvania, Melissa L. Sager

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Pennsylvania's Murrysville sandstone has been a proven gas producer since 1859 and a gas storage field since 1951. Using 49 side-wall cores from a gas well drilled in Westmoreland County, depositional environment and diagenesis are examined. In thin section, 5 microfacies are recognized. The lower two-thirds of the Murrysville is equivalent to the Cussewago of northwestern Pennsylvania and is interpreted as fluvial deltaic. The upper third is equivalent to the Berea of Ohio and is interpreted as being a marine transitional stream deposit.;Compaction was not extensive due to low amounts of ductile grains, rigid grain stability and matrix occupying space …

Indian Warfare, Household Competency, And The Settlement Of The Western Virginia Frontier, 1749 To 1794, John M. Boback

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The thesis of this dissertation is that Indian-related violence and warfare had a profound influence on the duration and nature of the frontier experience of those men and women who settled in the western Virginia backcountry between 1749 and 1794. Recurrent attacks by Shawnees, Delawares, Mingos, and Indians from the Great Lakes region caused such widespread death, destruction, and depopulation that it effectively prolonged the period of austere and difficult living conditions for over forty years. This conclusion contradicts the assertions of some recent scholars who have argued that crude living conditions lasted for only a year or two on …

The Murray Ledger And Times, May 1, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

North Dakota K-12 Principals' Perceptions Of Arts Integration In Schools, Roger Allen Abbe

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to research integration of the arts into other areas of the curriculum as a teaching tool in North Dakota’s K-12 classrooms. Emphasis was placed on the perceptions of North Dakota’s K-12 principals relating to integration of the arts, the current state of arts programs in North Dakota’s K-12 schools, and principals’ perceived barriers to integration of the arts. Attention was also given to the degree to which teachers in North Dakota’s K-12 schools currently integrate the arts into lesson plans as a tool to enhance and reinforce learning in other areas of the curriculum. …

Minutes April 30, 2007

Minutes

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Daily Eastern News: April 30, 2007, Eastern Illinois University

April

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Resisting Agricultural Assimilation: The Political Ecology Of Hmong Growers In The Twin Cities Metropolitan Region, Laura M. Kerr

Geography Honors Projects

Over one and a half million Hmong refugees have arrived in the United States since the end of the “Secret War” in 1974. The Saint Paul and Minneapolis metropolitan area is home to the largest urban population of Hmong immigrants in the United States. A significant number of Hmong refugees living in the Twin Cities metropolitan area have chosen farming as both a primary and supplemental source of income. While living in the metro area many Hmong rent land in peri-urban areas to farm and subsequently sell at local markets. Employing a cultural and political ecology framework, this research critically …

The Influence Of Ethnicity And Nationalism On Soviet And Post-Soviet Urbanization In Tallinn, Estonia And Kazan, Russia., Curran F. Hughes

Geography Honors Projects

Ethnic identity affected urban planning and architecture to varying degrees across the Soviet Union. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the landscapes of cities located within its former boundaries have undergone dramatic change. In some cases these changes have been heavily influenced by the surge of ethnic identity and nationalism prevalent across the former Soviet bloc. This project specifically looks at the roles ethnicity and nationalism have had in determining the development of the Soviet and Post-Soviet urban landscapes in Tallinn, Estonia and Kazan, Russia.

Modern, Indigenous, Woman: Female Agriculturalists, Sustainability, And Development In The Highlands Of Ecuador, Clare H. Jacky

Geography Honors Projects

The country of Ecuador, while it possesses rich societal and environmental diversity, is challenged by political instability, economic crises, and areas of severe environmental degradation. For many reasons, including global economic flows, agricultural change, and economic collapse within the country, the participation and recognition of indigenous agricultural groups in rural areas of Ecuador has been transformed such that the roles, actions, and goals of women in many rural areas of Ecuador have evolved. This project examines changing agricultural systems in a highland region of Ecuador, focusing on the participation and experiences of indigenous agriculturalists, especially the participation and experiences of …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Tu receives grant from AT&T Foundation for industrial ecology project

Flyer News, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Aug. 28, 2007), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

The Testing Culture And The Persistence Of High Stakes Testing Reforms, Michele S. Moses, Michael J. Nanna

Education and Culture

The purposes of this critical analysis are to clarify why high stakes testing reforms have become so prevalent in the United States and to explain the connection between current federal and state emphases on standardized testing reforms and educational opportunities. The article outlines the policy context for high stakes examinations, as well as the ideas of testing and accountability as major tenets of current education reform and policy. In partial explanation of the widespread acceptance and use of standardized tests in the United States, we argue that there is a pervasive testing culture, in addition to other contributing factors such …

Re-Reading Democracy And Education Today: John Dewey On Globalization And Democratic Education, Leonard J. Waks

Education and Culture

This article provides a close reading of Democracy and Education,situated in the context of Dewey's work prior to and during World War I, to illuminate the close tie between Dewey's overriding concerns during this period and today's educational concerns. The analysis suggests two projects for contemporary democractic educators.

Editor's Note, A. G. Rud

Education and Culture

No abstract provided.

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents quarterly meeting. Agenda items include: resolution in honor of Robert Dietle, resolution in honor of Lindsey Thurman, emeritus faculty, autism spectrum disorders certificate, investigative biotechnology minor, sales minor, WKU Vision, Mission, & Statement of Purpose revisions, Honors Program, Six-Year Capital Construction Plan, purchase of Colonial Court lots, general receipt bonds and personnel actions and salaries.

Attachments to minutes:

• Six-Year Capital Plan
• Capital Construction Project Status Report

Legal Information Management In A Global And Digital Age: Revolution And Tradition, Claire M. Germain

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

This article presents an overview of the public policy issues surrounding digital libraries, and describes some current trends, such as Web 2.0, the social network. It discusses the impact of globalization and the Internet on international and foreign law information, the free access to law movement and open access scholarship, and mass digitization projects, then turns to some concerns, focusing on preservation and long term access to born digital legal information and authentication of official digital legal information It finally discusses new roles for librarians, called upon to evaluate the quality of information; teach legal research methodology; and be advocates …

04/27/2007 - Bot Grants Tenure To Eiu Faculty Members.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

2007

No abstract provided.

Reining In The Competition For Capital, Ann R. Markusen Editor

Upjohn Press

This book explores the causes, character, and potential remedies for the growing spatial competition for capital. Its diverse group of contributors present a broad set of workable reforms including: regulation of site consultants; mandated transparency in negotiations, bids, and deals; better structured deals; performance requirements and clawbacks for subsidized firms; and adoption of united economic development budgets.

Unlawful Enemy Combatants: Hearing Before The S. Comm. On Armed Services, 110th Cong., Apr. 26, 2007 (Statement Of Neal Kumar Katyal, Geo. U. L. Center), Neal K. Katyal

Testimony Before Congress

No abstract provided.

Application And Refinement Of The Karst Disturbance Index In West Central, Florida, Leslie A. North

KIP Theses and Dissertations

A hierarchical and standardized environmental disturbance index, specifically designed for karst landscapes, was created by van Beynen and Townsend (2005). To assess the applicability of the index and provide recommendations for its refinement, the index was applied in four west-central Florida counties and interviews were conducted with local and state officials, community planners, and land resource managers. The karst disturbance index consists of 30 indicators contained within five broad categories: geomorphology, hydrology, atmosphere, biota, and culture. Data was readily available for most environmental indicators used to construct the index. Overall, levels of disturbance vary between the counties due to the …

April 26, 2007, Council On Academic Affairs

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Volume 44, Number 69: April 26, 2007, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Trade Liberalization And Environmental Justice In The Ivorian Cocoa Industry, Anne M. Fell '07

Honors Projects

This paper explores the relationship between neoliberal economic policy and environmental justice in the Ivorian cocoa industry by examining the precedents set forth during the French colonial era, the economic principles behind trade liberalization, and trade liberalization's effects on poverty and child labor, environmental degradation, and ethnic violence.

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, April 26, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 48

Application And Refinement Of The Karst Disturbance Index In West Central, Florida, Leslie A. North

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A hierarchical and standardized environmental disturbance index, specifically designed for karst landscapes, was created by van Beynen and Townsend (2005). To assess the applicability of the index and provide recommendations for its refinement, the index was applied in four west-central Florida counties and interviews were conducted with local and state officials, community planners, and land resource managers. The karst disturbance index consists of 30 indicators contained within five broad categories: geomorphology, hydrology, atmosphere, biota, and culture. Data was readily available for most environmental indicators used to construct the index. Overall, levels of disturbance vary between the counties due to the …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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A Museum-Based Curriculum For Middle School Students In New York City, Nayantara Mhatre

Graduate Student Independent Studies

India Inquiry is a museum-based curriculum designed for middle school students in New York City. The curriculum is organized by the following themes: Geography, Wildlife, Culture and Crafts, and Religion. Within each theme there is one out-of-classroom trip, including three visits to the American Museum of Natural History, and one to the Ganesh Temple in Flushing, Queens. In addition there are seven lessons that compliment and support the organized field trips.

The curriculum was developed to appeal to the social, emotional, and intellectual needs of students emerging from the latency period of late childhood and approaching early adolescence.

India Inquiry …