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Decoding Cigar Bands, Eric Skrzypek

Theses and Dissertations

I have always admired the aesthetics found in cigar labels – the intricate details, gentle curves, and bright colors seem to have a special story to tell. However, most of the time this story goes untold as labels are given a quick glance, then thrown away with the ashes. As a cigar smoker myself, my artistic pursuit has been to bring to life the stories of my cigar labels. I aim to reach out to those who readily identify with the subject matter, and provide them with a new perspective from which to view the labels most now simply toss …

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

A Pedagogical And Educational Examination Of The First Month At The Piano By Mana-Zucca, Laura Helene Keith

Open Access Dissertations

The First Month at the Piano by Mana-Zucca, published in 1935, is a pioneering piano method to be taught by rote, supporting sound before sight learning theories, to the pre-school student. It differs from the Suzuki method in that The First Month at the Piano uses short, repetitive patterns, intrinsic to the Edwin Gordon Music Learning Theory. The First Month at the Piano has been compared to educational theories and has been found to follow Lev Vygotsky's theory of scaffolding and Jerome Bruner's principles of structure, readiness for learning, and motivation. The First Month at the Piano has been shown …

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 6, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2009

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 6, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2009

No abstract provided.

The Faithful Flyer, 12-06-2009, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Mean-Field Solution Of The Mixed Spin-1 And Spin-5/2ising System With Different Single-Ion Anisotropies, Fuad. T. Ibrahim

Baghdad Science Journal

The mixed-spin ferrimagnetic Ising system consists of two-dimensional sublattices A and B with spin values S_A=-1 and S_B=5/2 respectively .By used the mean-field approximation MFA of Ising model to find magnetism(m_B, m_A). In order to determined the best stabile magnetism , Gibbs free energy employ a variational method based on the Bogoliubov inequality. The ground-state (Phase diagram) structure of our system can easily be determined at T=0 , we find six phases with different spins values depend on the effect of a single-ion anisotropies D_B, D_A .these lead to determined the second , first orders transition ,and the tricritical points …

Engaging Youth Through Volunteer Service Travel: In Service Of The Common Good, Andrew Bailey, Keith Russell

Journal of Youth Development

Volunteer Tourism is becoming a popular topic in the travel literature. These experiences combine the adventure of travel with opportunities to serve the communities visited. This burgeoning field of tourism may provide an attractive outlet for generating positive developmental assets and for encouraging future civic engagement. This paper highlights a study which explored the relationship of wisdom and social capital and also discussed the influence of a voluntourism experience on wisdom and social capital domains. The sample consisted of 68 high school youth from the various high schools in Illinois. Results indicate that wisdom and social capital are positively and …

Program: Senior Voice Recital -Angelique Perretta, Soprano, Angelique Perretta, Denise Wright

Flyers, Playbills, Posters, and Programs

Program for Senior Voice Recital -Angelique Perretta, soprano

Denise Wright, piano

Jason Lindsay, double bass

Timothy Tuller, organ

Brittany Maroney, cello

Stefanie Batson, flute

Seeing It, Knowing It, Elizabeth M. Glazer

NULR Online

In When Obscenity Discriminates, I argued that the First Amendment’s obscenity doctrine has generated discriminatory collateral effects against gays and lesbians, and that those collateral effects generate a need to refine the obscenity doctrine in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas. In his response, If Obscenity Were to Discriminate, Professor Barry McDonald agrees with my essay’s “core insight—that the Miller obscenity test should be applied in a manner that is neutral as to the sexual orientation of the pertinent actors,” and notes that this insight “appears to have substantial support in basic principles …

Investigating The Economic Footprint Of Cultural Tourism In Aruba, Robertico R. Croes

Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications

Aim: The purpose of this study is to assess the economic impact of the cultural tourism market in Aruba and determine whether cultural tourism could enhance the Aruba product. Design: 386 intercept surveys to international tourists at the Reina Beatrix Airport were conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics of Aruba during the month of July, 2009. The survey design was the result of a series of focus groups with industry and local cultural stakeholders. The data collected was assessed with SPSS 17 by the researcher to identify the segments and their spending behavior. Based on their spending behavior, an …

Holiday Hop, Center For Performing Arts

Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia

Playbill insert for the December 5, 2009 performance of Holiday Hop featuring Cornell Gunter's Coasters, The Platters, and The Marvelettes.

December 5, 2009: Charles Taylor And The Future Of Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Charles Taylor and the Future of Secularism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 5, 2009 (Pages 6857-6930), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 39 (2009)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of The Interactive Computerized Information For Surrogates Icu Program In Increasing The Understanding Of Informed Consent And The Knowledge Of Genetic And Genomics Research, Ann Kathleen Shelton

Dissertations

Background: A significant and growing number of clinical research studies conducted in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) today have some genetic and genomics component. Surrogates approached to authorize participation in clinical research for a loved-one in the ICU may not be prepared to make informed decisions. A model of stewardship of genetic and genomics research was used as a framework for this study. Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effect of an educational program, the Interactive Computerized Information for Surrogates (ICIS) ICU Education Program in assisting surrogates to (1) increase their understanding of the process of informed …

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 5, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Dmitri Shalin Interview With Dean Maccannell About Erving Goffman Entitled "Some Of Goffman’S Guardedness And Verbal Toughness Was Simply A Way Of Giving Himself The Space And Time That He Needed To Do The Work That He Really Loved", Dean Maccannell

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

This conversation with Dean MacCannell, Professor of Environmental Design at the University of California Davis, was recorded over the phone on July 7, 2009. The initial exchange lasting a minute or so is reconstructed from memory. Breaks in the conversation flow are indicated by ellipses. Supplementary information and additional materials inserted during the editing process appear in square brackets. Undecipherable words and unclear passages are identified in the text as “[?]”.

Skateboard Park Participation: A Means-End Analysis, Marni Goldenberg, Wynn Shooter

Journal of Youth Development

Skateboarding has become a highly visible and popular activity. However, many negative stereotypes remain associated with the activity and its participants (Jones & Graves, 2000). In contrast to the negative stereotypes, skateboarding seems to provide many individuals, and youth in particular, with an important outlet for physical activity, leisure, and personal development. The purpose of this study was to investigate why skateboarders chose to visit skateboard parks, to identify outcomes of participating in skateboarding at skateboard parks, and to identify the underlying values that guide skateboarders’ choice of this specific setting. The conceptual framework for the reported study was provided …

Efficient Implementation Of Raid-6 Encoding And Decoding On A Field Programmable Gate Array (Fpga), David Jacob

Theses and Dissertations

RAID-6 is a data encoding scheme used to provide single drive error detection and dual drive error correction for data redundancy on an array of disks. Here we present a thorough study of efficient implementations of RAID-6 on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Since RAID-6 relies heavily on Galois Field Algebra (GFA), an efficient implementation of a GFA FPGA library is also presented. Through rigorous performance analysis, this work shows the most efficient ways to tradeoff FPGA resources and execution time when implementing GFA functions as well as RAID-6 encoding and decoding.

Frank Baker Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Gpsa Council Meeting, 12/5/2009, Graduate And Professional Student Association

GPSA Meeting Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Willie Frank Baker, Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Doris Bacon Warren

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Determinants Of Police Identification Of Human Trafficking Cases, Amy Farrell

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 1st (2009)

The passage of new laws criminalizing the trafficking of persons for labor and sexual services has raised public awareness about the problem of trafficking. In response, we expect local law enforcement to learn about the problem, identify trafficking victims and make arrests. The numbers of victims identified by the police, however, has paled in comparison to official estimates, leading some to question the existence of a trafficking problem. Missing from this debate is information about how frequently police encounter situations involving human trafficking and how well prepared officers are to deal with these cases. Analyzing survey responses from a national …

Cal Poly Student Charles Tamae Missing, Police Investigating, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Dec. 7 Memorial Service Set For Landscape Architecture Student Charles Tamae, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Minutes - December 4, 2009, Usm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ex. 277-Us-400, Dudley W. Reiser

Hedden-Nicely Collection, All

The affidavit and direct testimony of Dudley W. Reiser, Ph.D.

Ex. 277-Us-401, Dudley W. Reiser

Hedden-Nicely Collection, All

Cirrrculum Vitae of Dudley W. Reiser, Ph.D.

Ex. 279-Us-400 (Corrected), Dudley W. Reiser

Hedden-Nicely Collection, All

The affidavit and direct testimony of Dudley W. Reiser, Ph.D.