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0588 Hospice And Palliative Care Interim Committee, Colorado Legislative Council

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0591 Interim Committee To Study Issues Related To Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado Legislative Council

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No abstract provided.

0592 Health Care Task Force, Colorado Legislative Council

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No abstract provided.

0594 Transportation Legislation Review Committee, Colorado Legislative Council

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0595 Water Resources Review Committee, Colorado Legislative Council

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0596 The Continuing Examination Of The Treatment Of Persons With Mental Illness Who Are Involved In The Criminal And Juvenile Justice Systems, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

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More Than One Third Of Child Sex Abusers Are Other Juveniles, New Unh Study Finds, Lori Wright, David Finkelhor

Media Relations

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Now, Dee (Geraldine) Hogan

Verbum

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Fort Hood 2009, Michael Costanzo

Verbum

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Prayer Shawls And Yarn Circles, Lauren Vicker

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

“If I can teach a woman whose brain has been fried by 25 years on drugs to knit, I can certainly teach you.” With those words to bolster my courage, I began my first knitting lesson. I hadn’t really planned to learn to knit or crochet, but the women at my church were starting a shawl ministry and I liked all the women in the group, and thus had to learn how to knit to be a member of this start-up. My instructor was an elderly woman who had …

"The Life And Miracles Of Fisher Alumnus Justin Miller, 2007", Justin Miller

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"It has been two academic years since I graduated with a B.A.in English and Religious Studies. I found college a great experience, but as it came to a close I was itching to get out of the classroom and begin a fulfilling career. I was of the impression that, just as diplomas are distributed upon graduation, employers would automatically provide studious and hard-working graduates stellar jobs. I felt entitled to such a position. After all, I worked hard for four years, was involved in clubs and organizations, participated in …

Truth About Wicca, Emily Heiden

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"Wicca. A five letter word that is many of a time mistaken for another five letter word; witch. Yet in present definitions the two are far from interchangeable. Wicca is a religious practice that is slowly being recognized in the United States and other areas around the world. It’s not a form of association with the devil, nor do Wiccans even believe in the devil. In truth Wicca is more about nature and the beauty of nature than anything else."

Giving End Of Life Care To Persons With Intellectual Disabilities: A Model Of Support For Community Based Caregivers, Emily K. Gress

Theses and Graduate Projects

Persons with intellectual disabilities are living longer lives, often outliving family caregivers, and experiencing chronic illnesses known to the general aging population. Ultimately, this translates to a need for end of life care. Hospice care seeks to provide individualized physical, emotional, and spiritual support to assist persons and their families in attaining the highest quality of life in the face of a life limiting illness. Hospice services have been underutilized for persons with intellectual disabilities and little has been studied about end of life care provided by community based residential caregivers. The purpose of this project is to use Margaret …

As I Recall…December 2009, Lee County Medical Society

As I Recall Column

"As I Recall…" Column written by Dr. Roger D. Scott for the December 2009 Lee County Medical Society Bulletin newsletter. The entire Bulletin is included, but "As I Recall…" is on page 3.

Report: The Illinois State University Faculty-Staff Newsletter, December 1, 2009, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Crush Testing, Characterizing, And Modeling The Crashworthiness Of Composite Laminates, David M. Garner

Faculty Publications - Biomedical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering

Research in the field of crashworthiness of composite materials is presented. A new crush test method was produced to characterize the crush behavior of composite laminates. In addition, a model of the crush behavior and a method for rank ordering the energy absorption capability of various laminates were developed. The new crush test method was used for evaluating the crush behavior of flat carbon/epoxy composite specimens at quasi-static and dynamic rates. The University of Utah crush test fixture was designed to support the flat specimen against catastrophic buckling. A gap, where the specimen is unsupported, allowed unhindered crushing of the …

Towards Optimal Effort Distribution In Process Design Under Uncertainty, With Application To Education, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In most application areas, we need to take care of several (reasonably independent) participants. For example, in controlling economics, we must make sure that all the economic regions prosper. In controlling environment, we want to guarantee that all the geographic regions have healthy environment. In education, we want to make sure that all the students learn all the needed knowledge and skills.

In real life, the amount of resources is limited, so we face the problem of "optimally" distributing these resources between different objects.

What is a reasonable way to formalize "optimally"? For each of the participants, preferences can be …

Checking Design Constraints At Run-Time Using Ocl And Aspectj, Yoonsik Cheon, Carmen Avila, Steve Roach, Cuauhtemoc Munoz

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

Design decisions and constraints of a software system can be specified precisely using a formal notation such as the Object Constraint Language (OCL). However, they are not executable, and assuring the conformance of an implementation to its design is hard. The inability of expressing design constraints in an implementation and checking them at runtime invites, among others, the problem of design drift and corrosion. We propose runtime checks as a solution to mitigate this problem. The key idea of our approach is to translate design constraints written in a formal notation such as OCL into aspects that, when applied to …

Fuzzy Transforms Of Higher Order Approximate Derivatives: A Theorem, Irina Perfilieva, Vladik Kreinovich

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In many practical applications, it is useful to represent a function f(x) by its fuzzy transform, i.e., by the "average" values over different elements of a fuzzy partition A₁(x), ..., _n(x) (for which A_i(x) >= 0 and A₁(x) + ... + A_n(x) = 1). It is known that when we increase the number n of the partition elements A_i(x), the resulting approximation get closer and closer to the original function: for each value x₀, the values F_i corresponding to the function A_i(x) for …

Do Nfl "Signing Bonuses" Carry A Substantial Risk Of Forfeiture Within The Meaning Of Section 83 Of The Internal Revenue Code?, Andre L. Smith

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

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2008 Seton Hall University School Of Law Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium: From The Arena To The Streets - The Pressures Placed On Athletes, Entertainers, And Management, Courtney Ray

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

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The Phases And Faces Of The Duke Lacrosse Controversy: A Conversation, James E. Coleman Jr., Angela Davis, Michael Gerhardt, K.C. Johnson, Lyrissa Lidsky, Howard M. Wasserman

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Animal Science Alumni Newsletter: Winter 2009/Spring 2010

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

From the Department Head’s Desk -- Larry Berger
Current Faculty -- Donald G. Levis will retire on January 31, 2010
UNL-developed Idea Introduced into Animal Science Class: 3D Teaching
Emeriti Faculty -- Dr. Ernest “Ernie” R. Peo Jr., 84, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
Faculty Awards -- Kathy Anderson, Charles Adams, Rick Rasby, Ivan Rush
Student Activities: Block and Bridle Club, SEECA: Students for the Education of Exotic and Companion Animals, Livestock Judging Team, Meats Judging Team, Equestrian Teams
Alumni News
Tom Hansen Agricultural Ties Important in His Legislative Service
Scott Brady Retires
Deaths: Jack E. Eberspacher, Brian Brandt
History …

Campus Assembly Minutes 12/01/2009, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

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New Mexico Musician Vol 57 No 2 (Winter 2009)

New Mexico Musician

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The Politicization Of United States Asylum And Refugee Policies., Victoria Rapoport

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.

Volume 29, Number 4, December 2009 Olac Newsletter, Amy K. Weiss, Nathan Putnam, Barbara Vaughan, Jan Mayo, Douglas King, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized December 2009 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Leveling The Field--Ensuring Equity Through National Health Care Reform, Bruce Siegel, Lea Nolan

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

Members of minority groups have higher rates of disease, poorer health, and more limited access to care than their white counterparts. They account for half of the uninsured population and 58% of the low-income uninsured population. Even when they have coverage, minority patients are at risk for receiving lower-quality medical and surgical care than white patients. The factors underlying these inequities are complex and go far beyond the health care system,but any meaningful reform must, at a minimum, confront disparities in care. Health care reform provides a unique opportunity to reversea legacy of inequality in health and health care. This …

Forest Change And Balsam Woolly Adelgig Infestation In High Elevation Forests Of Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina., Laura Lusk

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The Black Mountain range of western North Carolina supports some of the most extensive, but threatened high elevation forests in the southern Appalachians. Of particular note, the insect pathogen, balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae Ratzeburg) has been present on Mt. Mitchell for over fifty years. In anticipation of potential changes in forest composition, vegetation surveys were first conducted in 1966 on nine one-acre plots near the summit of Mt. Mitchell. These plots were re-surveyed in 1978, 1985 and 2002. The purpose of this study was to re-census those plots and use those data to analyze long-term trends in forest …

Department Of Chemistry News For Alumni And Friends, December 2009, Illinois State University, Department Of Chemistry

Chem Letter

Newsletter of the Illinois State University Department of Chemistry