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Perspectives In Gifted Education: Creativity, Institute For The Development Of Gifted Education, Ricks Center For Gifted Children, University Of Denver, Norma Hafenstein, Kim Haines, Bonnie Cramond

Perspectives in Gifted Education

This is the fifth in a series of monographs published through the Institute for the Development of Gifted Education at the University of Denver, and it has been graciously funded by the Lynde and Harry Bradley foundation. The first monograph contained different perspectives on the growth and development of young gifted children while the second addressed the characteristics and needs of the twice-exceptional - those who are gifted and also have some type of disabling condition. The third monograph focused on the personality and spiritual and character development of gifted children; the fourth explored giftedness in a variety of diverse, …

Just A Clean Blue Flame? Environmental Issues In The Barnett Shale, Hal R. Ray Jr.

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

This paper addresses current environmental law issues affecting the Barnett Shale and the businesses and people who are impacted by development activities in the play. It will look first at recent scientific studies suggesting that production of natural gas in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex may have a greater impact on the region's air pollution challenges than previously thought. The article next examines air permitting requirements relating to gas production equipment and facilities. The article discusses oil and gas disposal wells and recent cases examining regulatory issues affecting permits for these wells. Finally, the paper spotlights two common law causes of …

Does There Need To Be A Texas Tea Party? Mineral Estate Taxation With Representation, Joseph R. Kimball Ii

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

The Texas Tax Code sets forth how all taxes in Texas should be levied and against what party or property on which the tax should be levied. In the instance of mineral estate taxation, however, a conflict resides in how the oil and gas terms are defined and how these definitions apply to taxing mineral estates. The courts, however, are in bed with the State in the taxation dilemma. The application of the tax code to mineral "interests" is quite a mathematical achievement whose methodology cannot be protested. So, as in the urban mineral estate, how does one protest the …

Military Might And Political, Economic, And Social Institutions: A Global Time Series Empirical Test Of Terrorism, Jibey Asthappan

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

"This study, in an effort to uncover root reasons for terrorism, will delve into the issue of terrorism by testing if economic, social, and political factors have an effect on terrorism. It is the intention of this study to suggest policies that address the source of terrorist motivations rather than the symptoms. Using data from RAND and the World Bank that spans 12 years⁸, the researcher uses a negative binomial time series analysis to answer several hypotheses probing the relationship of political, social, and economic institutions’ effect on terrorist incidents. Establishing that terrorism is a rational behavior is …

Ciis Today, Fall 2009 Issue, Ciis

CIIS Today

This volume is the Fall 2009 issue of CIIS Today, the Magazine of the California Institute of Integral Studies.

The Beat: October 2009, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "Your work helps CentraCare weather the recession"
• CentraCare pharmacies awarded certification
• Corene Kain receives Volunteer of the Year award
• Operating Room open house
• Kids & Parents Expo
• Gratitude and Your Health
• Ice Fishing Seminar
• Perinatology Clinic expands hours of service
• Extended clinic hours in St. Joseph
• Flu vaccination message
• Health literacy - What is it?
• Sleep issues with Multiple Sclerosis
• Stroke & blood vessel screenings

Prescribed Reading: October 2009, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Welcome to our new providers
• Extended clinic hours in St. Joseph
• Clinic involved in LEAN improvement project
• Welcome to these new employees
• Welcome to our new Quality Improvement leader
• Recognition for years of service
• Kudos to . . .
• Congratulations to . . .
• Flu vaccination message for health care workers
• 2009 United Way Campaign runs Oct. 19 – Nov. 6
• Concert celebrates 20 years of Jacob’s Hope
• Condolences to:
• Our sincere apologies
• Food Allergy Basics
• #1 Best Place to Work in Minnesota
• Spirit Girls’ Night Out
• SCH Operating Room Open House
• Gratitude and Your Health
• CLIMB program offered at …

Value And Validity Of Art Zines As An Art Form, Susan E. Thomas

Brooklyn Library Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

October 1, 2009 Academic Affairs Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Daily Announcements October 2009, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Communications Office Daily Announcements

No abstract provided.

Gsu View, 2009-10, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Alumni Connections, Fall 2009, Alumni Association

Alumni Newsletter Publications

Newsletter for alumni of Governors State University.

The Fundability And Marketability Of Green Buildings At Public Universities: Transcending The Funding Paradigm At Cal Poly, Eileen E. Joseph

Master's Theses

While in recent years Cal Poly has moved in the direction of sustainable building, my research indicates that where other CSU’s have succeeded, Cal Poly has been challenged in developing the type of green buildings that would truly make new construction projects more sustainable. The most commonly cited barriers are cost and lack of funding. The outcome however (as evidenced by other CSU’s) is not just driven by the state’s capital outlay process that has historically supported new construction on CSU campuses. It is determined by the priorities, perceptions and values that have influenced Cal Poly’s decision makers and driven …

Scope Of The Second Amendment Right – Post-Heller Standard Of Review, Ivan E. Bodensteiner

Law Faculty Publications

This article addresses an important issue not decided by the Court in Heller, i.e., the size or scope of the Second Amendment right identified in that case. Heller is a victory for those opposed to gun control legislation, but it could turn out to be a limited victory, depending on the standard of review adopted to decide Second Amendment challenges to gun control laws. I argue the Court should adopt a heightened rational basis standard that rewards an enlightened legislative process and gives deference to the laws that result from this process. Gun control laws serve an important governmental function, …

Boletín V.15:No.1 (2009), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute

Boletín (Fordham University. Latin American and Latino Studies Institute)

No abstract provided.

Jeanne Clery Disclosure Of Campus Security Policy And Campus Crime Statistics Report, 2008, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Police Department

Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy

No abstract provided.

Neuropeptide Y Is Expressed By Osteocytes And Can Inhibit Osteoblastic Activity, John C. Igwe, Xi Jiang, Frane Paic, Li Ma, Douglas J. Adams, Carol C. Pilbeam, Ivo Kalajzic

UCHC Articles - Research

Osteocytes are the most abundant osteoblast lineage cells within the bone matrix. They respond to mechanical stimulation and can participate in the release of regulatory proteins that can modulate the activity of other bone cells. We hypothesize that neuropeptide Y (NPY), a neurotransmitter with regulatory functions in bone formation, is produced by osteocytes and can affect osteoblast activity. To study the expression of NPY by the osteoblast lineage cells, we utilized transgenic mouse models in which we can identify and isolate populations of osteoblasts and osteocytes. The Col2.3GFP transgene is active in osteoblasts and osteocytes, while the DMP1 promoter drives …

In Transit Vol 4 Fall 2009, Laguardia Community College

LaGuardia Community College Publications

In Transit is the LaGuardia Journal on Teaching and Learning. It is published by the Center for Teaching and Learning at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY.

Whitworth Today Fall-Winter 2009, Whitworth University

Whitworth Alumni and Bulletin Publications

No abstract provided.

Lindenword, Fall 2009, Lindenwood University

LindenWord (2006-2011)

LindenWord was a publication for Lindenwood students from 2006 to 2011.

Tackling Climate Change On Three Fronts: Politics, Public Opinion And Science, Gert-Jan Geraeds

Research Trends

Public and political interest in tackling climate change has grown in recent years as a result of scientific research. It is now becoming clearer that government policies and public opinion are also spurring further research. Research Trends measures the growing pace.

Creating A Culture Of Accountability: The Prosecution Of Gender Crimes In The Icty, Alice Hansen

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study investigates if the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) successfully creates a culture of accountability through its prosecution of gender crime. It first frames the concepts of sexual violence in war as well as accountability theoretically, and describes the historical context of the war in the former Yugoslavia. The ideas of ethnic identity, gender roles, and rape as a war crime are placed against a historical and cultural background. Next, it uses twelve Statements of Guilt issued by the ICTY as a means to discuss the definition and creation of a culture of accountability within the …

Volume 33, Issue 2 (Fall 2009)

Transcript

No abstract provided.

Com Outlook Fall 2009, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

Acuta Enews October 2009, Vol. 38, No. 10

ACUTA Newsletters

In This lssue

Nominate Now for 2010-2011 Board of Directors

From the President........... Harvey "Buck" Buchanan, Florida State Univ., ACUTA President

Tech Talk To Blog or Not to Blog....................Kevin Tanzillo, Dux PR

Nominate Now for Institutional Excellence Award

Board Report....................... George Denbow Univ. of Texas-Austin, ACUTA Secretary/Treasurer

DC Update.................Dave Ostrom, Washington State Univ. (retired)

Audio Seminar: "Cutting the Telecom Power Bill"

Tweet Tweet?................. .Amy Burton, Mgr., Membership Marketing & Corp. Relations

Get Your ACUTA Logo Here

lnfo Links ............ Randy Hayes, Univ. of Northern lowa

Financial Crisis Activity in Washington Newsletter

Welcome New Members

Nota Bene; Volume Xxiv, Number Ii, Yale University Library

Nota Bene

Nota Bene is published during the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others with the resources of the Yale Library.

Outlook, Fall 2009, Wayne State University Library System

Library Publications

Newsletter from the Wayne State University Library System. Fall 2009 articles include: Remembering Lothar Spang; Library System Establishes Two Lothar Spang Memorial Funds; Library System Welcomes Virginia C. Thomas as Law Library Director; SLIS Hosts Re-Accreditation Visit; Updates and Renovations in the Libraries; Shiffman Medical Library Opens Inside Richard J. Mazurek, M.D. Medical Education Commons; Libraries Lose Longtime Staff Member Su Bardeleben; Donor and New Board of Visitors Member: Michael Sullivan Wells; 2007/2008 Donors to the Library System; Greetings From Dean Sandra Yee.

Commitment Contracts, Gharad Bryan, Dean Karlan, Scott Nelson

Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

An Archaeological Perspective On The Andean Concept Of Camaquen: Thinking Through Late Pre-Columbian Ofrendas And Huacas, Tamara L. Bray

Anthropology Faculty Research Publications

Ethnohistoric sources suggest that the indigenous inhabitants of Andean South America saw both people and things as animated or enlivened by a common vital force (camaquen). In approaching the subject of camaquen archaeologically, I attempt to place objects and their materiality at the analytical center, rather than the normally privileged ethnohistoric or ethnographic data, in order to see what new insights into the nature of precolumbian ontologies might be gained from ‘thinking through things.’ In this, I follow recent theories premised on the idea that the traditional segregation of concepts and things may hinder understanding of alternative worlds. The study …

Motivational Factors Influencing Sport Spectator Involvement At Ncaa Division Ii Basketball Games, Yun Seok Choi, Jeffrey J. Martin, Meungguk Park, Taeho Yoh

Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies

The purpose of this study was to investigate the motivational factors affecting sport spectator involvement using 304 spectators from NCAA Division II men's and women's basketball games. Two aspects (behavioral and socio-psychological) of sport spectator involvement were examined. The results revealed that spectators at intercollegiate basketball games had a higher level of socio-psychological involvement than behavioral involvement. A series of multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the affects of sociomotivational factors (perceived value, fan identification, involvement opportunity, and reference groups) on sport spectator involvement. Fan identification, involvement opportunity, and reference groups were identified as influential factors that had a …