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Order And Creativity In Virtual Worlds, Evan W. Osborne, Shu Z. Schiller

Economics Faculty Publications

Economies are driven by dynamic creativity, but some sorts of creativity, especially if predatory, can destroy an economy. This tradeoff has been known for centuries to political philosophers who have analyzed physical space, but has not been addressed in virtual space. Like physical economies, virtual economies face the tradeoff of encouraging freedom to experiment, while discouraging experiments that damage society. Physical societies solve this problem both through encouraging competition and giving government the unique power to punish destructive activities. In virtual societies, this tradeoff has yet to be adequately assessed. Guided by the economic modeling of order and creativity, in …

Student Fact Book, Fall 2009, Thirty-Third Annual Edition, Wright State University, Office Of Student Information Systems, Wright State University

Wright State University Student Fact Books

The student fact book has general demographic information on all students enrolled at Wright State University for Fall Quarter, 2009.

The Alestle - Vol. 62 No. 10 - 10/01/2009, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 62 No. 10

Wbwg News, Volume 5, No. 2, Fall 2009, Lorraine Andrusiak, Julie York

WBWG News

Contents: President's Corner -- Introducing the Editors -- WBWG Announcements -- State/Provincial Updates -- WBWG News -- PDF Corner -- Upcoming Events -- Upcoming BCI Workshops -- Oregon Bat Workshop -- 2009 NASBR Highlights

Taking Empirical Research Seriously, Susan Saab Fortney

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

This essay considers how empirical research on the legal profession can bridge the divide between theory, social science, and the ethical practice of law. After providing background information on the growing field of empirical legal research, Part I of this essay focuses on developments in empirical legal research on lawyering. Part II discusses how collaboration with practitioners and other stakeholders can help researchers address challenges related to accessing data. Once data are obtained, Part III suggests how dissemination and sharing of research can link the academy and practicing lawyers. The conclusion urges a collaborative course of action for legal ethics …

Spartan Daily October 1, 2009, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 133, Issue 18

Creating The Extension Family Caregiving Community Of Practice, Debra M. Sellers, Andrew B. Crocker, Allison Nichols, Sarah D. Kirby, Mary Brintnall-Peterson

Journal of Extension

The Family Caregiving Community of Practice, part of eXtension, provides a national one-stop site for Extension's caregiving educational resources. The developmental process of this community's creation is discussed within the "expansive learning" framework. Negatively, community members found too much emphasis on process and a lack of criteria for academic credit. Positively, they experienced increased knowledge, improved networking, and innovation. Recommendations for others creating communities are to: 1) promote the benefits of networking; 2) seek out others with similar passions; 3) provide graduated opportunities for learning; 4) help members transition from an individual perspective; and 5) provide systems for academic recognition.

Old-School Extension Programming: A Simple User Survey Provides The Impetus To A New And Successful Regional Program Opportunity, Fred Fishel, Ken Langeland, Jason Ferrell

Journal of Extension

A 2004 needs assessment survey of licensed pesticide applicators in Florida identified a need for a regional training opportunity in the southeastern U.S. A 1½-day program was held in northwest Florida during fall, 2007, attracting pesticide applicators from six states seeking continuing education units. Surveys of participants indicated that the presented information was relevant to their work, new information was gained, and the training opportunity should be offered on a regular basis in the future. Participants also responded positively regarding informal evening socials held during the event for networking with presenters and industry representatives.

De-Stress Your County Fair—Let Technology Do The Work!, Carole A. Smith

Journal of Extension

4-H agents face increasing demands to support traditional 4-H programs while adding new programming for new audiences. Without increased funding to hire additional staff, it becomes essential to streamline the facilitation of activities. To address this situation, the Union County 4-H program implemented fair management software to create efficiencies in the facilitation of the 4-H county fair and regional livestock show. The new software has reduced staff labor by over 60%, reduced pre-show preparation by 34%, and improved problem solving and increased accuracy.

Realizing Students’ Every Day Realities: Community Analysis As A Model For Social Justice, Jeanette Haynes Writer, H. Prentice Baptiste

Journal of Praxis in Multicultural Education

This article examines the implications and effect of the Community Analysis (CA) Project assignment that we utilize in the Multicultural Education (MCE) course1 at New Mexico State University, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The CA enables pre-service teachers to critically examine, through a social justice lens, the manifestations and intersectionalities of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, language, ability, and religion in PreK-12 students’ communities, which may be rejected and ignored, or embraced, serving to connect students’ lives to learning contexts and opportunities in their schools. The CA compels pre-service teachers to analyze systemic inequities and inequalities in communities which …

Dialogue: October 2009, Staff And Writers Of Dialogue

Dialogue

Visual Art

Cover Hannah Piedt Plugging In Graphic Design; 1 Meredith Donnelly Untitled Collage; 6 Karl Sparrman Paper Thin Photography; 7 Nola Nielson Diptych Collage; 10 Liesje Brouwer Untitled Cermanics, Brett Beasley Untitled Oil on Canvas; 11-12 Leighanne Evelyn Sturgis Homeless at Revere Beach Photography; 14 Scott Genzink Untitled Photography, Ashleigh Vandekopple Grand Rapids in all colors of light Photography; 16 Sean VandenBrink Bottles Ceramics; 17 Heather Bart/am Brooklyn Bridge Photography; 18 Karl Sparrman Peek Photography; 20 Tia Wierenga Friendship Mixed Media; 21-22 Rebecca Hiemstra Untitled Watercolor …

The Banner - V. 144, No. 10 - (October 2009), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

6 - Editorial: Thanks, Guys! by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Abstract Thinking by Jennifer Parker / 8 - IMHO: Will More Words Really Help? by George VanderWeit / 8 - Letters to the Editor  / 10 - CRC News: Convention coverage / 18 - Was the Reformation Necessary? by Ronald J. Feenstra / 23 - Next: Wooden Pews to Altar Calls and Back Again by Christina Crook / 24 - 30 Years of Fighting Hunger by Kristen deRoo VanderBerg / 28 - Dear Reader: Planting for the Future by Jerry Dykstra / 30 - The …

School Of Kinesiology And Recreation Newsletter, Vol. 13, Fall 2009, Illinois State University, School Of Kinesiology And Recreation

School of Kinesiology and Recreation Newsletter

Newsletter of the School of Kinesiology and Recreation

Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 1, The Sinclair Lewis Society

Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter

“A Message for ‘a Burning World’: Dorothy Thompson, Sinclair Lewis, and It Can’t Happen Here,” by Tom Raynor

“The Man from Main Street: Bringing Sinclair Lewis into the 21st Century,” by Thomas Steman, St. Cloud State University

“Another Take on Babbitt’s Mysterious Inscription,” by Michael McKay

“Upton Sinclair Rises Again!,” rev. of U.S.! by Chris Bachelder, by Sally E. Parry, Illinois State University

“Habeas Corpus,” by Sinclair Lewis, part 3

“What Were the Other Best-Sellers?,” Merton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson (1922)

“The Opera of Elmer Gantry to Have Midwest Premiere”

Reflections - Fall 2009, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Reflections

Contents:

University Libraries Receive Major Digitization Grant.....p. 1
Renaissance Astronomy Books Given to University.....p. 1
From the Dean of Libraries.....p. 2
University’s Federal Depository Program Recognized for 125 Years of Service.....p. 3
Libraries’ Undergraduate Research Award Winners Announced.....p. 4
In Memoriam: Robert F. Skinder (1943–2009).....p. 4
Burns Scholar Dr. G. Ross Roy Receives Honors.....p. 5
Exhibits at the South Caroliniana Library.....p. 5
The Flynn T. Harrell Collection on the Separation of Church and State Endowment Fund Announced.....p. 6
Student Book Collecting Award Winner Named.....p. 6
Cooper Named Interim Director of Moving Image Research Collections.....p. 7
“Voices For Civil Rights: Modjeska …

Cs 475/675: Web Information Systems, Amit P. Sheth

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course covers advanced topics in managing W eh-based resources, with a focus on building applications involving heterogeneous data. It will expose students to the following concept, topics, architectures, techniques, and technologies:

• data, metadata, information, knowledge, and ontologies
• unstructured, semi-structured, structured, multimodal, multimedia, and sensor data syntax,
structural/representational, and semantic aspects of data
• architectures: federated databases, mediator, information brokering
• integration and analysis of Web-based information
• automatic information/metadata extraction (entity identification/recognition, disambiguation)
• Web search engines, social networks, Web 2.0
• Semantic Web and Web 3.0
• relevant Web standards and technologies
• real-world examples that …

Cs 208: Computer Programming For Business I, David M. Hutchison

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

CS 208 is the first In a sequence of two programming classes required for MIS majors. This course will introduce students to the basic concepts of programming. Examples are from business applications and display graphics and emphasis is on problem solving with the computer as a tool.

Ceg 210: Pc Networking I, Chris P. Fickert

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Introduction to networking technologies including infrastructure and architectures, standards, protocols and directory services, administration, security and management. Integrated lecture and lab.

Ceg 360/560-01: Digital System Design, Travis E. Doom

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Design of digital systems. Topics include flip-flops, registers, counters, programmable logic devices, memory devices, register-level design, and microcomputer system organization. Students must show competency in the design of digital systems. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab. Prerequisite: CEG260.

Grades 3-4 Water Cycle, Gina Camilli

Science

This is a science lesson for students in grade three and four on the water cycle. Through this lesson students will be able to give an accurate and detailed description of the water cycle including the process that accompany it (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation). Students will understand that water changes into different forms of matter throughout the water cycle and that it is a closed system. Students will also understand the importance of the water cycle to the planet and weather. This lesson spans over eleven days and is tiered by ability where students work in a group to create …

Cs 205-08: Introduction To Computers And Office Productivity Software, Kim Gros

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Focus on learning MS Office software applications including word processing (intermediate), spreadsheets, database and presentation graphics using a case study approach where critical thinking and problem solving skills are required. Computer concepts are integrated throughout the course to provide an understanding of the basics of computing, the latest technological advances and how they are used in industry. Ethics and issues encountered in business are discussed to challenge students on societal impact of technology.

Ceg 402/602-01: Introduction To Computer Communication, Jianing Ma

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course provides an introduction to basic concepts of communication
networks, different types of networks, protocols over different layers, and network
applications through lectures, labs, homework, and reading on relevant materials. You will
•Understand networking principles, protocols, and technologies.
•Understand some design and performance issues involved in providing a
network service.
•Acquire background for supporting e-commerce, e-government, and e-education.
•Gain hands-on experience with programming techniques for network
protocols.
•Obtain background for original research in computer networks.

Ceg 433/633-01: Operating Systems, Thomas Wischgoll

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

By the end of this quarter, you should be able to apply the learned concepts to the following:
•Develop, test and debug programs in Unix.
•Improve the performance of programs by tuning virtual memory usage, and file io.
•Design and construct device drivers for Unix.
•Design and build newer file systems for any OS.

During the course we will discuss topics from the following areas:
•Operating system structures
•Operating system interfaces
•Process management and scheduling
•Interprocess communication
•File systems
•Memory management

Just Another Day In The Neighborhood? The Shaping Of A Legal (And Social) Consciousness In Harlem, William Patrick Nicholson

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Answering A Call That Was Never Made: The Unwarranted Congressional Assault On Shearson/American Express, Inc. V. Mcmahon, Brandon M. Thompson

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

List, Selected Recent Reference Resources For Journalism, 2009, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

All-Library Assessments Reports, Summaries & Misc Reports

A list of selected reference resources available for journalism students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Fact Book 2009, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Fact Book

The Fact Book presents important campus information in data tables and charts. Included are details regarding student and faculty. Generally, data are broken out by college, rank, level, gender, age and ethnicity for both spring and fall semesters.

Relational Maintenance Strategies On Facebook, Erin M. Bryant, Jennifer Marmo

Human Communication and Theatre Faculty Research

This study explored how college students utilize the social networking site Facebook to maintain relationships. Focus group data was analyzed to develop a list of 58 Facebook relational maintenance strategies. Canary, Stafford, Hause, and Wallace’s (1993) relational maintenance typology was used to organize Facebook relational maintenance strategies. A new category was created to represent a popular relational maintenance strategy on Facebook: surveillance. This study also examined how maintenance strategies vary in different Facebook relationships; close friends, casual friends, acquaintances, romantic partners, and outsiders (e.g. parents, bosses, teachers). Participants suggested Facebook is an adequate stand-alone tool to maintain casual or acquaintance …

A Plea For Pr Ethics Research, Kati Tusinski Berg

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

The East Texan, 2009-10-01, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

Volume XCIV, number 4 of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.