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Review Of The Conquest Of Texas: Ethnic Cleansing In The Promised Land, 1820-1875 By Gary Clayton Anderson, Sam W. Haynes

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

The struggle between Native Americans and Anglo-Americans in Texas was a long and violent one. Beginning with the arrival of the first settlers to Stephen F. Austin's colony in the 1820s, when the area was still under Mexican rule, it would continue largely unabated until the U.S. Army's campaign against the western Plains tribes in the 1870s. In his latest book, Gary Anderson reexamines this collision of cultures, and in doing so challenges the triumphalist, Anglocentric narrative that has long dominated the historiography of the state.

In seeking to provide a new paradigm for the racial conflict that spanned half …

Public Opinion, The Leopold Report, And The Reform Of Federal Predator Control Policy, James W. Feldman

Human–Wildlife Interactions

This paper explores the role of public opinion in a landmark shift in the federal predator control pro^gram. In 1963, the Le^opold Committee recommended extensive reform in the federal predator c_ontrol program, predicting that growing p_ublic support for the environmen_tal movement would force such a move if the government did not initiate a change. In the years following the publication of the Leopold Report, the U.S. Division of Wildlife Services reformed its predator control program and tried to improve its public image. Meanwhile, both environmentali_sts and ranchers fought …

A Different Sort Of Invader: The Second Manatee To Visit Rhode Island, Robert D. Kenney

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Where Have All The Parties Gone? Fraenkel And Grofman On The Alternative Vote - Yet Again, Donald L. Horowitz

Faculty Scholarship

The alternative vote (AV) is a preferential electoral system that tends to reward political moderation and compromise. Fraenkel and Grofman have repeatedly attempted to show that AV is not conducive to inter-ethnic moderation in severely divided societies. In this response to their latest attempt,the author points out that neither political party coordination of the vote nor strategic voting plays any part in their analysis. In contrast, he explains how moderate parties of one ethnic group are able to induce their supporters to cast ballots for moderate parties supported by voters of another ethnic group. Prof. Horowitz also explains why the …

The Effectiveness Of Augmented Reality As A Facilitator Of Information Acquisition In Aviation Maintenance Applications, R. Brian Valimont, Sathya N. Gangadharan, Dennis A. Vincenzi, Anthony E. Majoros

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

Until recently, in the field of Augmented Reality (AR) little research attention has been paid to the cognitive benefits of this emerging technology. AR, the synthesis of computer images and text in the real world, affords a supplement to normal information acquisition that has yet to be fully explored and exploited. AR achieves a more smooth and seamless interface by complementing human cognitive networks, and aiding information integration through multimodal sensory elaboration (visual, verbal, proprioceptive, and tactile memory) while the user is performing real world tasks. AR also incorporates visuo-spatial ability, which involves the representations of spatial information in memory. …

Securitycom: A Multi-Player Game For Researching And Teaching Information Security Teams, Douglas P. Twitchell

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

A major portion of government and business organizations’ attempts to counteract information security threats is teams of security personnel. These teams often consist of personnel of diverse backgrounds in specific specialties such as network administration, application development, and business administration, resulting in possible conflicts between security, functionality, and availability. This paper discusses the use of games to teach and research information security teams and outlines research to design and build a simple, team-oriented, configurable, information security game. It will be used to study how information security teams work together to defend against attacks using a multi-player game, and to study …

Foreword: A Symposium Exploring The Modern Legacy Of William Jennings Bryan, Susan D. Franck

Nebraska Law Review

William Jennings Bryan, known as "The Great Commoner," is one of the most controversial lawyers to hail from Nebraska.' While he may be best-known as a failed three-time Democratic nominee for U.S. President and the legal defender of creationism at the Scopes Monkey Trial, fundamental aspects of Bryan's life have been overlooked. In a new biography, A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan, Professor Michael Kazin re-evaluates Bryan's legacy and charges us to consider the profound impact Bryan had upon the political, economic and legal reality of the United States. The book has been the subject of controversy. …

William Jennings Bryan, The Railroads, And The Politics Of "Workingmen", William G. Thomas, Iii

Nebraska Law Review

Early in his career as a lawyer William Jennings Bryan took a principled position that set him apart from many of his colleagues at the bar. When he teamed up with Dolph Talbot in a law practice in Lincoln in 1887, the state was growing faster than any other in the nation in that decade, catapulting from 450,000 residents to over 1 million. It was a promising field for the law business by any measure. Talbot took on a wide spectrum of clientele and represented the Missouri Pacific Railroad, but Bryan refused "to accept money from a railroad company."' This …

Unratified Treaties, Domestic Politics, And The U.S. Constitution, Curtis A. Bradley

Articles

Many commentators who favor expansions in international law also favor restrictions on executive authority. What these commentators often fail to recognize is the potential for conflict between these two commitments. In this Article, I consider one example of this potential conflict: the effect under international law of signed but unratified treaties.

Under contemporary treaty practice, a nation’s signature of a treaty, especially a multilateral treaty, typically does not make the nation a party to the treaty. Rather, nations become parties to treaties by an act of ratification or accession, either by depositing an instrument of ratification or accession with a …

Breaking The Typecast: Revising Roles For Coordinating Mixed Teams, Matthew T. Long

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Heterogeneous multi-agent systems are currently used in a wide variety of situations, including search and rescue, military applications, and off-world exploration, however it is difficult to understand the actions of these systems or naturalistically assign these mixed teams to tasks. These agents, which may be human, robot or software, have different capabilities but will need to coordinate effectively with humans in order to operate. The first and largest contributing factor to this challenge is the processing, understanding and representing of elements of the natural world in a manner that can be utilized by artificial agents. A second contributing factor is …

Analysis Of Vtol Mav Use During Rescue And Recovery Operations Following Hurricane Katrina, Kevin S. Pratt

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

There can be little doubt that Hurricane Katrina will always be remembered for the damage and devastation it caused. But it also provided the first opportunity for MAVs to be used and evaluated during Search and Rescue (SAR) as well as recovery operations. Researchers from The Center for Robot-Assisted Search And Rescue (CRASAR) made two separate deployments to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina: one during initial SAR operations and a second deployment during recovery operations 90 days later. Using data and observations from both of these deployments, this work draws four key findings about semi-autonomous Miniature UAV (MAV) operations in …

Book Review: The Battle For Social Security: From Fdr's Vision To Bush's Gamble, Nancy J. Altman, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 909 (2007), Kathryn L. Moore

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

International Courts And Tribunals, Lex M. Caplan, Nancy A. Combs, Carl Magnus Nesser, Ucheora O. Onwuamaegbu, Cesare P.R. Romano

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

The Past As Prologue: An Interview With James N. Pitts, Jr., James N. Pitts Jr., Spectrum Editors

The Spectrum

No abstract provided.

Civilians Protecting Civilians: The Florida Motorized Unit During World War Ii, Christopher Day

Tampa Bay History

No abstract provided.

Gender, Truth & Transition, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Catherine Turner

Articles

This article introduces the role and function of truth commission and explores a number of the structural and institutional components which profoundly affect women's experiences of accountability in times of transition.

When We Rise, Shann Ferch

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

Recently, my wife Jennifer and I have been studying death tolls due to slavery, war, and genocide. The numbers are shocking, especially when one considers for a moment the significance, horror, and reach of the world's inhumanity. Immanently apparent is the great complexity involved in all large-scale human endeavors, the layers of power, nuance, and chaos with regard to time and place and perspective. I do believe in the principle judge not, lest ye be judged. I also believe in the principle of light, something common to our experience and beautiful to behold, the simple truth that light shines in …

Love And Work: A Conversation With James A. Autry, Larry Spears, John Noble

International Journal of Servant-Leadership

On October 20, 2000, Larry Spears, president and CEO of The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership in Indianapolis, and John Noble, director of the Greenleaf Centre-United Kingdom, met with James A. Autry in Des Moines, Iowa. What follows is a record of the conversation that took place.

Interpreting The Phrases “Senior Leaders” And “Those Most Responsible” In The Extraordinary Chambers In The Courts Of Cambodia, Sean Morrison

War Crimes Memoranda

No abstract provided.

The Scope Of Military Necessity, Lydia Bakaki

War Crimes Memoranda

No abstract provided.

What Was Saddam’S Status When He Was In United States Custody At The Request Of The Iraqi Government? Does The Characterization Of The Conflict Affect Saddam's Status As A Detainee? Can A Prisoner's Status Change Over Time, And If So, How?, Robert C. Bliss

War Crimes Memoranda

No abstract provided.

"If That Is Heaven, We Would Rather Go To Hell": Contextualizing Us-Cuba Relations, Rumbaut, Rubén G. Rumbaut

Societies Without Borders

The history of Cuba is one of conquest and rebellion. Since the arrival of Columbus, it has had two colonial masters: Spain and the United States. Spain, after the collapse of its empire, ceased to be a threat to the peoples of America. Now, the Spanish are among the principal investors in Cuba, and make up a high percentage of tourists to the island. The United States, engaged in empire-building as sole superpower and continuing to pursue a half-century-old policy of regime change in Cuba, is still seen by the Cubans as the greatest threat to their independence and sovereignty. …

The Ecologically Noble Savage Debate, Raymond Hames

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Debate around the ecologically noble savage represents two markedly different research threads. The first addresses the issue of conservation among native peoples and narrowly focuses on case studies of resource use of ethnographic, archaeological, or historic sources. The second thread is broader and more humanistic and political in orientation and considers the concept of ecological nobility in terms of identity, ecological knowledge, ideology, and the deployment of ecological nobility as a political tool by native peoples and conservation groups.

International Water Disputes: How To Prevent A War Over The Nile River, Lee A. Laudicina

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Botswana's Success In Balancing The Economics Of Hiv/Aids With Trips Obligations And Human Rights, Beata Guzik

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ec07-148 Grassland Management With Prescribed Fire, James Stubbendieck, Jerry Volesky, John Ortman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 07-148 discusses grassland management with prescribed fire.

2007 Nebraska Business

College of Business: Trade Publications

2007 Nebraska Business

To Live In In-‘Fame’-Y: Reconceiving Scandalous Marks As Analogous To Famous Marks, Jasmine C. Abdel-Khalik

Faculty Works

In 1905, Congress enacted a revised trademark registration act, which included a prohibition on registering marks containing or consisting of scandalous or immoral material. Because Congress failed to provide any further guidance either in legislative history or in the statutory language, administrative bodies and the courts have struggled to define this standard. Over the past century, decisions applying this prohibition have been inconsistent. The general public and potential trademark owners are unable to predict accurately if a mark will be accepted or refused for federal registration, which has some significant benefits. Perhaps because of this uncertainty, some estimate that hundreds …

Law And Heidegger’S Question Concerning Technology: Prolegomenon To Future Law Librarianship, Paul D. Callister

Faculty Works

Following World War II, the German philosopher Martin Heidegger offered one of the most potent criticisms of technology and modern life. His nightmare is a world whose essence has been reduced to the functional equivalent of a giant gasoline station, an energy source for modern technology and industry. "This relation of man to the world [is] in principle a technical one . . . [It is] altogether alien to former ages and histories. For Heidegger, the problem is not technology itself, but the technical mode of thinking that has accompanied it." Such a viewpoint of the world is a useful …

The Massie (Honor Killing) Trials 1931-32, Douglas O. Linder

Faculty Works

Two dramatic criminal trials, one for rape and one for murder and both involving multiple defendants, forever changed the nature of Hawaiian race relations and politics. Filled with twists and turns and unanswered questions, the trials have all the elements of a good mystery. The second of the so-called Massie Affair trials also closes out the courtroom career of America's greatest defense attorney, Clarence Darrow. No trials ever had a more significant effect on a state's history than those that shocked and shook Hawaii in 1931 and 1932.