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Par Finansiālo Atbalstu Latvijai Un Valsts Ekonomikas Stabilizēšanai, Latvian Journal Dec 2008

Par Finansiālo Atbalstu Latvijai Un Valsts Ekonomikas Stabilizēšanai, Latvian Journal

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Parentage Statements And Paired Stelae: Signs Of Dynastic Succession For The Classic Maya, Daniel Moroni Stewart Dec 2008

Parentage Statements And Paired Stelae: Signs Of Dynastic Succession For The Classic Maya, Daniel Moroni Stewart

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to describe and document parentage statements and paired stela found on Maya monuments or portable objects. While the existence of parentage statements, within the Maya text, has been known since the late 1970s, no thesis or major research project has ever been published pertaining to this class of glyphs within the Maya script. In 1977 Christopher Jones is credited with the discovery of parentage statements in Maya hieroglyphic texts (Jones 1977). His discovery was followed by a detailed analysis of parentage statements by Floyd Lounsbury, Peter Mathews, and Linda Schele (1977). They introduced most …


Constructing Children And Children Constructing: A Review Of Researching Children’S Experiences, Ronald J. Chenail Dec 2008

Constructing Children And Children Constructing: A Review Of Researching Children’S Experiences, Ronald J. Chenail

The Qualitative Report

Melissa Freeman and Sandra Mathison’s (2009) new book, Researching Children’s Experiences, provides readers with a theoretically-rich presentation regarding researching children. Steeped in social constructivist informed methodology the authors explore a wide variety of methods and perspectives for not only studying children, but also enlisting children as co-researchers too. The depth and passion with which the authors embrace the social constructivist metaphor helps to make this book both novel and highly practical.


Coincidence Point, Best Approximation, And Best Proximity Theorems For Condensing Set-Valued Maps In Hyperconvex Metric Spaces, Alireza Amini-Harandi, Ali P. Farajzadeh, Ravi P. Agarwal, Donal O'Regan Dec 2008

Coincidence Point, Best Approximation, And Best Proximity Theorems For Condensing Set-Valued Maps In Hyperconvex Metric Spaces, Alireza Amini-Harandi, Ali P. Farajzadeh, Ravi P. Agarwal, Donal O'Regan

Mathematics and System Engineering Faculty Publications

In hyperconvex metric spaces, we first present a coincidence point theorem for condensing set-valued self-maps. Then we consider the best approximation problem and the best proximity problem for set-valued mappings that are condensing. As an application, we derive a coincidence point theorem for nonself-condensing set-valued maps.


Sbe Notícias, Ano 3, No. 108, December 21, 2008, Marcelo A. Rasteiro, Delci K. Ishida Dec 2008

Sbe Notícias, Ano 3, No. 108, December 21, 2008, Marcelo A. Rasteiro, Delci K. Ishida

SBE Notícias

Protesto dos capacetes: não ao decreto 6.640/08 - Estudo paleoclimático pode explicar queda de impérios - Rede social de arqueologia digital - Tese mostra que cavernas brasileiras estão desprotegidas - Oceanos são muito sensíveis às mudanças climáticas - Foto do Leitor: Gruta dos Paiva (TO-42).


A Short Essay On The Editing Of Cases In Casebooks, Frank Tuerkheimer Dec 2008

A Short Essay On The Editing Of Cases In Casebooks, Frank Tuerkheimer

Journal of Legal Education

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Correcting Students' Usage Errors Without Making Errors Of Our Own, Eugene Volokh Dec 2008

Correcting Students' Usage Errors Without Making Errors Of Our Own, Eugene Volokh

Journal of Legal Education

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Book Review Of The Language Of Law School: Learning To "Think Like A Lawyer"?, Kathleen O'Neill Dec 2008

Book Review Of The Language Of Law School: Learning To "Think Like A Lawyer"?, Kathleen O'Neill

Journal of Legal Education

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John C. H. Wu At The University Of Michigan School Of Law, Li Xiuqing Dec 2008

John C. H. Wu At The University Of Michigan School Of Law, Li Xiuqing

Journal of Legal Education

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Can The Professor Come Out And Play? Scholarship, Teaching, And Theories Of Play, Bryan Adamson, Lisa Brodoff, Marilyn Berger, Anne Enquist, Paula Lustbader, John B. Mitchell Dec 2008

Can The Professor Come Out And Play? Scholarship, Teaching, And Theories Of Play, Bryan Adamson, Lisa Brodoff, Marilyn Berger, Anne Enquist, Paula Lustbader, John B. Mitchell

Journal of Legal Education

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Identifying Predictors Of Law Student Life Satisfaction, Nisha C. Gottfredson, A T. Panter, Charles E. Daye, Walter T. Allen, Linda E. Wightman, Meera E. Deo Dec 2008

Identifying Predictors Of Law Student Life Satisfaction, Nisha C. Gottfredson, A T. Panter, Charles E. Daye, Walter T. Allen, Linda E. Wightman, Meera E. Deo

Journal of Legal Education

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Cisneros’ Code-Mixed Narrative And Its Implications For Translation, Maria Jose Garcia Vizcaino Dec 2008

Cisneros’ Code-Mixed Narrative And Its Implications For Translation, Maria Jose Garcia Vizcaino

Department of Spanish and Latino Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The pragmatic consequences of code-switching in the field of literary translation, especially in the case of Chicano novels that are written in English but code-switches to Spanish for pragmatic, narrative and stylistic purposes have barely been studied so far. The aim of this paper is to analyze how code-switching has been dealt with in the translation into Spanish of these novels that, although written in English, use Spanish to convey specific pragmatic functions and certain stylistic effects. Our corpus will consist of three novels by Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street, Woman Hollering Creek and Caramelo) and their translations …


The Ultimate Victory Of A Productive Life: Ben E Johnson, Jr., And African Americans At Emory Law School, 1961-72, William B. Turner Dec 2008

The Ultimate Victory Of A Productive Life: Ben E Johnson, Jr., And African Americans At Emory Law School, 1961-72, William B. Turner

Journal of Legal Education

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From The Editors, Mark Tushnet, Carrie Menkel Meadow Dec 2008

From The Editors, Mark Tushnet, Carrie Menkel Meadow

Journal of Legal Education

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Book Review Of Law And Popular Culture: Text, Notes, And Questions, Michael M. Epstein Dec 2008

Book Review Of Law And Popular Culture: Text, Notes, And Questions, Michael M. Epstein

Journal of Legal Education

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Book Review Of A Refugee’S Struggle For Safety In America, Nancy Morawetz Dec 2008

Book Review Of A Refugee’S Struggle For Safety In America, Nancy Morawetz

Journal of Legal Education

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Medieval Law Should Be Taught, Thomas Lund Dec 2008

Medieval Law Should Be Taught, Thomas Lund

Journal of Legal Education

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2008 Fall Commencement, Harding University Dec 2008

2008 Fall Commencement, Harding University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Commencement on December 20.

Commencement Speaker: Mike Justus


Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 43, No. 1, Winter 2009, College Of The Holy Cross Dec 2008

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 43, No. 1, Winter 2009, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Defining “The Cooz”
A personal essay
By Dave Anderson ’51

Ever Striving for “the Greater”
College president emeritus, Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., ’49, reflects on the character of his longtime friend
By Clark Booth ’61

One on one with Bob Cousy
On Oct. 27, Bob Cousy ’50 sat down with sports journalist Clark V. Booth ’61 to discuss Bob’s extraordinary life and career and to reflect upon his legacy in the world of basketball— and beyond.
By Clark Booth ’61

Syllabus: Magic Lessons
Jonathan Mulrooney, professor of English
By Pam Reponen

1962-63: Big Men on Campus
The Cross and …


159th Commencement, Winter Dec 2008

159th Commencement, Winter

Commencement Programs

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Conducting Military Public Affairs On The Uss Ronald Reagan -- Cal Poly Journalism Professor To Talk About His Experiences Jan. 15, Public Affairs Office Dec 2008

Conducting Military Public Affairs On The Uss Ronald Reagan -- Cal Poly Journalism Professor To Talk About His Experiences Jan. 15, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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2008 Winter Boise State University Commencement Program Dec 2008

2008 Winter Boise State University Commencement Program

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


At A Crossroads In The Charm City: Northern Central, United Railways And Power Politics At The Dawn Of Twentieth Century Baltimore - Northern Central Rr Co. V. United Railways & Electrinc Co. 105 Md. 345, Andrew R. Mccarty, David S. Warner Dec 2008

At A Crossroads In The Charm City: Northern Central, United Railways And Power Politics At The Dawn Of Twentieth Century Baltimore - Northern Central Rr Co. V. United Railways & Electrinc Co. 105 Md. 345, Andrew R. Mccarty, David S. Warner

Legal History Publications

In June 1905, attorneys for the Northern Central Railway Company filed suit in Baltimore Superior Court against the United Railways and Electric Company. The suit charged that United Railways owed Northern Central for a portion of the expenses incurred by Northern to repair two bridges in the City of Baltimore, Maryland. Northern Central’s railroad lines ran under the bridges and United Railways’ streetcar lines ran across them. The amount claimed was relatively small for a company the size of the Northern Central and the possibility of collecting somewhat remote even if the case were decided in its favor. However, the …


Aboriginal Interpretation In Australian Wildlife Tourism, Heather Zeppel, Sue Muloin Dec 2008

Aboriginal Interpretation In Australian Wildlife Tourism, Heather Zeppel, Sue Muloin

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

This paper evaluates Aboriginal cultural interpretation at wildlife attractions and on wildlife tours in Australia. The sites included 14 wildlife parks or zoos; three Aboriginal owned emu or crocodile farms; and 16 wildlife tours, river cruises or resorts with Indigenous interpretation of wildlife. Telephone interviews were conducted with 35 manage (nine Indigenous) and 26 Indigenous staff at wildlife attractions that included verbal or written Aboriginal wildlife interpretation. The Indigenous guides verbally presented both traditional uses and personal stories about Australian wildlife followed by Aboriginal 'Dreaming' or creation stories about totemic animal species. Non-Indigenous staff explained traditional Aboriginal uses of wildlife …


A Centennial Celebration, December Commencement 2008, University Of Nebraska At Omaha Dec 2008

A Centennial Celebration, December Commencement 2008, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


Quality In Education: Perspectives Regarding Baldrige-Based Practices And Instructional Leadership In Middle Schools, Felicia Maria Vaughn Coleman Dec 2008

Quality In Education: Perspectives Regarding Baldrige-Based Practices And Instructional Leadership In Middle Schools, Felicia Maria Vaughn Coleman

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

School systems nationwide confront declines in the number of principal applicants while facing increasing student accountability concerns. The idiosyncrasies of adolescent development and the social nature of the educational environment reflect the declines in applicants and impact student accountability. Using a three-tiered case study, the present research inquiry identified perspectives of superintendents, middle school principals, and middle school teachers regarding Baldrige-based practices in the four Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-winning school districts in the United States. This study's data illuminated how a non-prescriptive framework such as the Baldrige National Quality Program (BNQP) combined with Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence …


Reconstructing Textual File Fragments Using Unsupervised Machine Learning Techniques, Brian Roux Dec 2008

Reconstructing Textual File Fragments Using Unsupervised Machine Learning Techniques, Brian Roux

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This work is an investigation into reconstructing fragmented ASCII files based on content analysis motivated by a desire to demonstrate machine learning's applicability to Digital Forensics. Using a categorized corpus of Usenet, Bulletin Board Systems, and other assorted documents a series of experiments are conducted using machine learning techniques to train classifiers which are able to identify fragments belonging to the same original file. The primary machine learning method used is the Support Vector Machine with a variety of feature extractions to train from. Additional work is done in training committees of SVMs to boost the classification power over the …


Beyond Katrina, Designing A Unique Charter School In New Orleans: Community, Pedagogy, Governance, Finance, And Bureaucracy, Patricia Glaser Dec 2008

Beyond Katrina, Designing A Unique Charter School In New Orleans: Community, Pedagogy, Governance, Finance, And Bureaucracy, Patricia Glaser

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This study is a qualitative, autoethnographic study documenting the process of writing and submitting a charter school application in Post-Katrina New Orleans. The focus of the study is my professional journey to this point, and the journey the charter team. The school's mission and curriculum is unique and centered on special needs students who are "at-risk" for learning due to language and learning differences. Particular aspects of curriculum and instruction, climate and culture, professional development, student achievement goals, administration, and operational issues were developed by this team. The aim of the study is for this investigation to contribute to the …


The Impact Of Growth Management Policies On Urban Form: Evidence From U.S. Metropolitan Areas With Growth Management Policies, Muhammed Islam Dec 2008

The Impact Of Growth Management Policies On Urban Form: Evidence From U.S. Metropolitan Areas With Growth Management Policies, Muhammed Islam

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The contemporary urban development pattern in the United States is characterized by land consumptive nature of development, such as a sprawled development pattern. Out of concern that the social and environmental costs of this development pattern outweigh their benefits, cities, counties and states have created a wide range of policy instruments designed to manage urban growth and to protect open spaces from development. The present research deals with such strategies in three study areas namely Portland Metropolitan Area, OR; Montgomery County, MD; and Orange County, FL in order to find out if growth management strategies have been able to reduce …


Essays In Corporate Governance: Issues And Evidence From Equity Carve-Outs, Andrew Mulindwa Kayanga Dec 2008

Essays In Corporate Governance: Issues And Evidence From Equity Carve-Outs, Andrew Mulindwa Kayanga

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation consists of three essays examining the relation between corporate governance and firm performance. The theme of this study is that the widely documented long-term underperformance in equity carve-outs can be partly explained by weak corporate governance. The first essay presented in Chapter 2 explores the effect of shareholder-rights protection on the performance of a sample of firms that initiated a carve-out during the period 1983-2004. Using the Gompers, Ishii, and Metrick (2003) index and Bebchuk, Cohen, and Ferrell (2004) entrenchment index, as proxies for the quality of shareholder-rights protection, I provide evidence that firms with better shareholder rights …