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The 4 X 4 Semantic Model: Exploiting Data, Functional, Non-Functional And Execution Semantics Across Business Process, Workflow, Partner Services And Middleware Services Tiers, Amit P. Sheth, Karthik Gomadam Dec 2008

The 4 X 4 Semantic Model: Exploiting Data, Functional, Non-Functional And Execution Semantics Across Business Process, Workflow, Partner Services And Middleware Services Tiers, Amit P. Sheth, Karthik Gomadam

Kno.e.sis Publications

Business processes in the global environment increasingly encompass multiple partners and complex, rapidly changing requirements. In this context it is critical that strategic business objectives align with and map accurately to systems that support flexible and dynamic business processes. To support the demanding requirements of global business processes, we propose a comprehensive, unifying 4 X 4 Semantic Model that uses Semantic Templates to link four tiers of implementation with four types of semantics. The four tiers are the Business Process Tier, the Workflow Enactment Tier, the Partner Services Tier, and the Middleware Services Tier. The four types of semantics are …

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Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2008, Arkansas Water Resources Center Dec 2008

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2008, Arkansas Water Resources Center

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Report

No abstract provided.

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Faculty Senate Resolutions | 2007-2008, Jsu Faculty Senate Dec 2008

Faculty Senate Resolutions | 2007-2008, Jsu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Resolutions & Other Documents

Includes resolutions on: change in NCAA division standing, promotion to distinguished professor, out-of-state travel policies, agreements with international universities, tenure and promotion policies, increasing pay upon promotion

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December 31, 2008: Ursula K. Leguin Responds, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2008

December 31, 2008: Ursula K. Leguin Responds, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Ursula K. LeGuin Responds“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

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Toward A Rural Critical Criminology, Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Walter Dekeseredy Dec 2008

Toward A Rural Critical Criminology, Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Walter Dekeseredy

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

A review of the extant literature reveals a recent growth in critical criminological analyses of rural crime and societal reactions to it. Nevertheless, rural critical criminology is still in a state of infancy and requires much more development. Thus, heavily influenced by Taylor, Walton, and Young’s(1973) path-breaking book The New Criminology and by research on woman abuse in rural communities, the main objective of this article, then, is twofold: (1) to describe the key reasons for a more fully developed rural critical criminology and (2) to outline some of its key elements. Also included in this article is a brief …

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Evaluasi Pemanfaatan Laboratorium Dalam Pembelajaran Biologi Di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Sekabupaten Sleman, Retna Sundari Dec 2008

Evaluasi Pemanfaatan Laboratorium Dalam Pembelajaran Biologi Di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Sekabupaten Sleman, Retna Sundari

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi pemanfaatan laboratorium pembelajaran biologi di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri se-Kabupaten Sleman. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian evaluasi model CIPP (Contex, Input, Process, Product). Subjek penelitian meliputi 5 Kepala Madrasah, 12 guru biologi dan 400 siswa kelas X di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri se-Kabupaten Sleman. Data dikumpulkan dengan angket, observasi dan wawancara terstruktur. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan (1) dukungan kepala madrasah terhadap program kegiatan laboratorium cukup tinggi, (2) ketersediaan sarana prasarana dalam kategori cukup, (3) pengelolaan laboratorium dalam kategori cukup, (4) pemanfaatan laboratorium dalam kategori cukup, (5) kendala-kendala yang dihadapi guru cukup tinggi, (6) minat siswa terhadap kegiatan laboratorium …

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Evaluasi Publik Atas Perolehan Informasi Penerimaan Siswa Baru, Lina Miftahul Jannah Dec 2008

Evaluasi Publik Atas Perolehan Informasi Penerimaan Siswa Baru, Lina Miftahul Jannah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan Evaluasi Publik atas Perolehan Informasi Penerimaan Siswa Baru (Studi pada Pelajar SMA Negeri Kelas 1 Tahun Ajaran 2007/2008 di Wilayah Kota Depok). Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui penyebaran kuesioner kepada pelajar kelas 1 pada tahun ajaran 2007/2008 SMA Negeri di Kota Depok, dengan teknik penarikan sampel klaster dari kelas yang ada di setiap sekolah di Kota Depok, dengan ukuran 285 responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: 1) sebagian besar siswa mengetahui informasi PSB dari guru atau sekolah; 2) masih ada informasi yang belum diketahui siswa yaitu tentang konversi nilai tambahan terhadap nilai UAN bagi siswa yang dianggap berprestasi, …

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Penyetaraan Tes Model Campuran Butir Dikotomus Dan Politomus Pada Tes Prestasi Belajar, Kartono Kartono Dec 2008

Penyetaraan Tes Model Campuran Butir Dikotomus Dan Politomus Pada Tes Prestasi Belajar, Kartono Kartono

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan signifikansi dan kualifikasi: (1) level pada faktor banyaknya butir anchor, banyaknya kategori butir politomus, ukuran sampel, dan metode transformasi yang digunakan; dan (2) kombinasi level antar-faktor yang mempengaruhi hasil penyetaraan tes model campuran 3PL/GPCM. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian simulasi. Data dibangkitkan berdasarkan data empirik dari tes bentuk campuran yang terdiri atas 30 butir pilihan ganda dan 5 butir uraian. Data bangkitan adalah butir politomus 5 kategori, ukuran sampel 1000, 2000, dan 3000, dan 25 replikasi. Analisis meliputi: analisis butir, konstanta penyetaraan, kriteria evaluasi dengan RMSD, uji signifikansi faktor, uji signifikansi perbedaan level, dan kualifikasi …

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Validasi Dimensionalitas Perangkat Tes Ujian Akhir Nasional Smp Mata Pelajaran Matematika 2003-2006, Badrun Kartowagiran Dec 2008

Validasi Dimensionalitas Perangkat Tes Ujian Akhir Nasional Smp Mata Pelajaran Matematika 2003-2006, Badrun Kartowagiran

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui banyaknya dimensi perangkat tes UAN Matematika tahun 2003, 2005, dan 2006. Dalam penelitian ini, yang dimaksud dengan dimensi adalah subkemampuan yang ada dalam kemampuan matematik. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif eksploratif. Data utama penelitian ini adalah respon siswa peserta Ujian Akhir Nasional yang ada di Provinsi D.I. Yogyakarta. Jumlah lembar jawaban siswa yang dianalisis sebanyak 2700 untuk tahun 2003, 3400 untuk tahun 2005, dan 3020 untuk tahun 2006. Respon siswa diambil dari SMP kelompok tinggi, sedang, dan rendah. Data dianalisis menggunakan teknik analisis faktor eksploratori, kemudian diestimasi banyaknya muatan dimensi/faktor dalam perangkat tes. Disimpulkan bahwa perangkat …

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Partisipasi Masyarakat Dalam Pengambilan Kebijakan Publik Bidang Pendidikan Di Kota Surakarta, Muhammad Munadi Dec 2008

Partisipasi Masyarakat Dalam Pengambilan Kebijakan Publik Bidang Pendidikan Di Kota Surakarta, Muhammad Munadi

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pembuatan kebijakan publik bidang pendidikan di Kota Surakarta selama kurun 2005-2006. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Subjek penelitian adalah anggota Komisi IV DPRD Kota Surakarta, Dewan Pendidikan Kota Surakarta, dan lembaga swadaya masyarakat (LSM). Informan adalah Dinas Pendidikan Pemuda dan Olahraga Kota Surakarta, Badan Perencanaan Daerah (BAPEDA), organisasi profesi guru, media massa, dan lembaga pendidikan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Pemerikasaan keabsahan data menggunakan teknik triangulasi metode dan sumber. Analisis data dilakukan secara interaktif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dalam membuat kebijakan publik bidang pendidikan masih berdasarkan pada …

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Pendekatan Kontekstual Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika Untuk Meningkatkan Berpikir Kritis Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar, Joko Sulianto Dec 2008

Pendekatan Kontekstual Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika Untuk Meningkatkan Berpikir Kritis Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar, Joko Sulianto

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Sudah menjadi tugas guru sebagai pengelola pembelajaran adalah menciptakan situasi dan kondisi yang memungkinkan siswa belajar secara berdaya guna dan berhasil guna. Suatu upaya agar tercipta kondisi yang kondusif sehingga siswa dapat belajar secara optimal, yaitu dengan melaksanakan pembelajaran yang menggunakan pendekatan yang dapat membuat siswa belajar secara mudah dan dengan perasaan senang. Salah satu prinsip yang dikembangkan dalam KTSP adalah berpusat pada potensi, perkembangan, kebutuhan, dan kepentingan peserta didik dan lingkungannya. Apa artinya? Artinya KTSP dikembangkan berdasarkan prinsip bahwa peserta didik memiliki posisi sentral untuk mengembangkan kompetensinya. Peserta didik memiliki posisi sentral mempunyai makna bahwa kegiatan pembelajaran berpusat pada …

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The Implementation Of Microworld Logo In Classrooms, Wahyu Setyaningrum Dec 2008

The Implementation Of Microworld Logo In Classrooms, Wahyu Setyaningrum

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

The idea of Microworld Logo brought new perspectives in education. It gives inspiration to develop and look deeply into the powerful ways in which computers and educational software might improve teaching-learning processes. However, the implementation of this Logo seems to be unsuccessful. This paper discusses and evaluates the implementation of Logo in classrooms' context and discusses some obstacles in its implementation in classrooms so that teachers could get lesson from that. It considers the notion of Logo's history and its preceding implementation to identify the problems on Logo's implementation. This study shows that the failure of Logo implementation might be …

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Mengembangkan Kreativitas Siswa Pada Pembelajaran Matematika Di Smp Bilingual, Endang Listyani, Marsigit Marsigit, Kana Hidayati Dec 2008

Mengembangkan Kreativitas Siswa Pada Pembelajaran Matematika Di Smp Bilingual, Endang Listyani, Marsigit Marsigit, Kana Hidayati

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan pembelajaran Matematika di SMP bilingual yang mengembangkan kreativitas siswa. Pembelajaran yang dimaksud adalah pembelajaran yang mengembangkan metode yang mendorong siswa meningkat keaktifannya, memenuhi berbagai macam kebutuhan akademik siswa, mendorong siswa meningkat kemampuan penalaran Matematika dan strategi belajarnya, serta mengembangkan penggunaan alat peraga dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran Matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dalam bentuk studi lanjutan (follow up study). Penelitian dilaksanakan dengan diawali memilih 3 SMP Bilingual yang masing-masing mewakili 3 kabupaten atau kotamadya yang berbeda yaitu Bantul (SMP N I Bantul), Yogyakarta (SMP N 5 Yogyakarta), dan Kulonprogo (SMP N I Galur), kemudian tim …

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Making Methamphetamine, Ralph Weisheit Dec 2008

Making Methamphetamine, Ralph Weisheit

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

In many parts of the U.S. methamphetamine production remains a serious problem despite efforts to restrict access to precursor chemicals. Methamphetamine laboratories are a particular issue in rural areas, where many essential chemicals are available and where a lower population density means that noxious fumes are less likely to be noticed. This paper shows how the problem emerged and changed over time and includes: Early production in the U.S., the spread of meth production, the process of making meth, precursor control efforts, superlabs versus small local operations, health risks, contaminated lab sites, and children found in methamphetamine lab sites.

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Special Issue Editors' Notes, Daniel W. Phillips Iii, Steven F. Hundersmarck Dec 2008

Special Issue Editors' Notes, Daniel W. Phillips Iii, Steven F. Hundersmarck

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Special Issue Editors' Notes

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Amish Victimization And Offending: A Rural Subculture's Experiences And Responses To Crime And Justice, Bryan D. Byers Dec 2008

Amish Victimization And Offending: A Rural Subculture's Experiences And Responses To Crime And Justice, Bryan D. Byers

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This article addresses several areas as applied to the rural subculture of the Amish. First, the Old Order Amish will be introduced to the reader. Distinctions will be made between the Old Order Amish and other, cousin, groups. Second, discussion will center on the victimization of Old Order Amish. Several illustrations will be offered along with theories that attempt to explain these phenomena. Third, attention will be given to offending and deviant behavior among the Old Order Amish. Particular focus is placed on Amish youth. Fourth, discussion will turn to the restorative justice model as an effective manner of dealing …

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Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2008., Central Bank Of Nigeria Dec 2008

Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2008., Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Annual Report

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)'s 2008 report evaluates macroeconomic policies and outcomes, focusing on corporate operations and the economy's performance against domestic and external economic and financial developments. The CBN's monetary policy stance and banking and financial measures were deployed to ensure price stability and financial sector soundness. Despite the global economic downturn, the financial system remained relatively stable and overall macroeconomic performance was satisfactory. The formal financial system at end-December 2008 comprised the CBN, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Insurance Commission, the National Pension Commission, and various banks. The banking sector …

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Commercial And Farm Vehicle Theft In Urban And Rural Australia, Hedyeh Hedayati Dec 2008

Commercial And Farm Vehicle Theft In Urban And Rural Australia, Hedyeh Hedayati

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The aim of this research was to identify the extent of commercial and farm vehicle theft in Australia and to explore the theft profile of these vehicles in urban and rural areas. The research was conducted using data from the National ComprehensiveAuto-theft Research System (CARS) database. The database holds police data on all motor vehicle thefts and vehicle registration data from all Australian states and territories. While passenger vehicle and light commercial vehicle (PLC) theft in Australia has decreased significantly since 2001, theft of commercial and farm vehicles has remained constant. Nonetheless, theft of commercial and farm vehicles in rural …

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Rural Crime And Policing In American Indian Communities, L. Edward Wells, David N. Falcone Dec 2008

Rural Crime And Policing In American Indian Communities, L. Edward Wells, David N. Falcone

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

While people in rural places generally have less crime, American Indians and communities are an anomaly, by sufferingfrom unusually high rates of criminal victimization despite being predominantly rural.One element with thisheightened vulnerability to crime is the historic under-policing of Indian reservations and communities. This paper examines the policing of Indian communities, first by tracing the historical development of Indian tribal police in the United States overthe past two centuries, which shapes the legal-social context for presentday Indian police agencies. Next the paper identifies three major factorslimiting the implementation of effective police forces by Indian communities: (1) legal limitations on the …

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Violent And Criminal Behaviors In Rural And Non-Rural African American Youth: A Risk-Protective Factor Approach, Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Dusty D. Jenkins Dec 2008

Violent And Criminal Behaviors In Rural And Non-Rural African American Youth: A Risk-Protective Factor Approach, Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Dusty D. Jenkins

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Once believed to be a poor inner city neighborhood characteristic, youth violence and crime are now recognized as problems in rural areas as well (Osgood and Chambers 2000). Studies on their etiology remain scarce, particularly with a focus on minority youth. Given the importance of individual characteristics and a positive future orientation (educational aspirations) during adolescence, the current study tested a riskprotective factor approach with measures of risk proneness, self-esteem, educational commitment, and educational expectations to predict both direct and “indirect” measures of violence and criminal behaviors (assault, encounters with law enforcement, and court appearances) in samples of rural (n=687) …

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Haybarger V. Lawrence Cty Adult Dec 2008

Haybarger V. Lawrence Cty Adult

2008 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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Volume 46, Number 19: December 31, 2008, University Of North Dakota Dec 2008

Volume 46, Number 19: December 31, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

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Letter From The Ceo, Wayne Pacelle Dec 2008

Letter From The Ceo, Wayne Pacelle

HSUS Annual Reports 2005-18

No abstract provided.

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Our Goals For 2009 Dec 2008

Our Goals For 2009

HSUS Annual Reports 2005-18

No abstract provided.

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Integration-Regulation And Lethal Violence: A Sociological Examination Of The Rural-Urban Suicide Differential In The U.S. Gulf South 1970-2000, Russell R. Davis Dec 2008

Integration-Regulation And Lethal Violence: A Sociological Examination Of The Rural-Urban Suicide Differential In The U.S. Gulf South 1970-2000, Russell R. Davis

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Within the sociological literature rates of lethal violence have theoretically andempirically been associated with urban location. In many advanced industrial countries rising rates of rural suicide have resulted in an unprecedented reversal of the rural-urban suicide differential. This study contributes to the existing literature by examining the implications of rural-urban location within contemporary Durkheimian macro social suicide research. Combining county level mortality, demographic, economic, and religious data thisstudy empirically: a) details longitudinal patterns of rural and urban county age-adjusted suicide rates for the Southern Gulf States from 1970-2000; b) standardizes and regresses crude white male suicide rates for rural and …

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Illegal Dumping: Large And Small Scale Littering In Rural Kentucky, Kenneth D. Tunnell Dec 2008

Illegal Dumping: Large And Small Scale Littering In Rural Kentucky, Kenneth D. Tunnell

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Illegal dumping, a social problem greatly affecting some rural states, occurs at both the large and small scale as open dump sites and roadside trash. Focusing on Kentucky, a rural state without mandatory trash pickup and a per capita income below and a poverty rate above the national average, this photo essay describes the dumping and littering problem. As is shown, legislative and executive initiatives have made some inroads in large-scale clean up. Some local governments, however, appear apathetic about addressing illegal dumping in their own communities. Kentucky’s litter problem is showing few signs of improvement and roadside littering seemingly …

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Theoretical Predictors Of Delinquency In And Out Of School Among A Sample Of Rural Public School Youth, Preston Elrod, Irina R. Soderstrom, David C. May Dec 2008

Theoretical Predictors Of Delinquency In And Out Of School Among A Sample Of Rural Public School Youth, Preston Elrod, Irina R. Soderstrom, David C. May

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This paper compares predictors of in-school and out-of-school delinquency and is based on data collected from 2,011 subjects at two elementary, one middle, and one high school in a rural school district. Predictors were derived from a variety of theoretical perspectives including social organization and social control; interactionist theory; differential association and social learning; strain, culture conflict, and critical theory. In addition, several demographic variables were included in the analysis. Regression results revealed that negative peer influence, victimization experience, attachment to school, gender, general strain, alienation, and the student’s self-reported response to a weapon at school were significant predictors of …

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Scots-Irish Women And The Southern Culture Of Violence: The Influence Of Scots-Irish Females On High Rates Of Southern Violence, Emily R. Berthelot, Troy Blanchard, Timothy C. Brown Dec 2008

Scots-Irish Women And The Southern Culture Of Violence: The Influence Of Scots-Irish Females On High Rates Of Southern Violence, Emily R. Berthelot, Troy Blanchard, Timothy C. Brown

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Prior research has documented a higher rate of violent crime within the South relative to other U.S. regions. Some scholars argue that higher rates of violence in the South are due to the lasting effect of the unique culture of the Scots-Irish immigrants that came into the U.S. in the mid-1700's. Though there is a large body of literature examining the link between culture and violence in the South, an implicit assumption of this line of study is that the cultural effect occurs largely within the white male population in rural Southern areas. No study, to our knowledge, has extended …

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Mph Theory & Practice Seminar Syllabus 2008, Jonathan Eldredge Dec 2008

Mph Theory & Practice Seminar Syllabus 2008, Jonathan Eldredge

Theory and Practice Seminars 2001-2009

No abstract provided.

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Winona Currents Annual Report 2008, University Advancement - Winona State University Dec 2008

Winona Currents Annual Report 2008, University Advancement - Winona State University

Winona Currents

This magazine published by Winona State University’s University Advancement was intended to inform WSU Alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater community about Alumni and the university.Winona Currents Annual Report for 2008.

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