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Where To Begin Researching Civil Rights Law, Rebecca Mattson Dec 2011

Where To Begin Researching Civil Rights Law, Rebecca Mattson

Law Library Faculty Works

In this article, the author discusses selected sources for researching civil rights law.

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Health Insurance. Initiative Statute. Dec 2011

Health Insurance. Initiative Statute.

Initiatives

Requires interpretation of insurance policies according to plain meaning of words unless special definition included in policy. Prohibits insurers from reducing policy benefits without prior consent and refund. Requires insurers to provide written reasons for delay, limitation, or denial of benefits and certify determinations are not based on false or misleading information. Voids agreements rewarding providers for denial of covered services. Subjects violators to license suspension, disgorgement, damages, punitive damages, and publication of otherwise confidential business information involved in violation. Authorizes individual enforcement actions on behalf of State. Creates ownership interest in one's own health information. Summary of estimate by …

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Elimination Of Benefits For Part-Time Local Officials. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Dec 2011

Elimination Of Benefits For Part-Time Local Officials. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

Prohibits part-time elected or appointed officials of local governments or special districts from receiving pension, retirement, health insurance and other benefits. Limits compensation of part-time local officials to salary, stipend or per diem payment for attending public meetings. Requires a local entity's monetary payments to its part-time officials to be posted on the entity's and State Controller's websites. Prohibits any elected part-time local official from receiving monetary payment for service on any governmental body other than the one to which he or she was elected. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state …

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Undocumented Immigrants. Requires State Law Enforcement Officers To Enforce Federal Immigration Law. Denies Driver's Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants. Initiative Statute. Dec 2011

Undocumented Immigrants. Requires State Law Enforcement Officers To Enforce Federal Immigration Law. Denies Driver's Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants. Initiative Statute.

Initiatives

Requires state and local law enforcement to comply with direction from federal immigration authorities for holding and transferring undocumented immigrants arrested by law enforcement officials. Requires commitment for law enforcement agencies to perform federal immigration functions. Denies driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Prohibits law enforcement from justifying arrests solely because an individual over age fifteen was driving without a license. Provides $35,000,000 annually, for 20 years, to the California Department of Justice for fighting crimes related to transnational gangs. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased state costs …

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Sisters Launch Billboard Campaign For Immigration Reform, Barb Arland-Fye Dec 2011

Sisters Launch Billboard Campaign For Immigration Reform, Barb Arland-Fye

Postville Project Documents

Catholic News Service article from Dec. 27, 2011: In anticipation of the Iowa caucuses Jan. 3, 10 communities of women religious in Iowa and nearby states bought billboards throughout Iowa to deliver a call for comprehensive immigration reform.

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Keybank Nat'l Ass'n V. Pal I, Llc Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38645 Dec 2011

Keybank Nat'l Ass'n V. Pal I, Llc Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38645

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

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Synthesis And Characterization Of Amphiphilic Cyclic Diblock Copolypeptoids From N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Zwitterionic Polymerization Of N-Substituted N-Carboxyanhydride, Chang Uk Lee, Thomas P. Smart, Li Guo, Thomas H. Epps, Donghui Zhang Dec 2011

Synthesis And Characterization Of Amphiphilic Cyclic Diblock Copolypeptoids From N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Zwitterionic Polymerization Of N-Substituted N-Carboxyanhydride, Chang Uk Lee, Thomas P. Smart, Li Guo, Thomas H. Epps, Donghui Zhang

Faculty Publications

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-mediated ring-opening polymerization of N-decyl-N-carboxylanhydride monomer (De-NCA) has been shown to occur in a controlled manner, yielding cyclic poly(N-decylglycine)s (c-PNDGs) with polymer molecular weights (MW) between 4.8 and 31 kg mol -1 and narrow molecular weight distributions (PDI < 1.15). The reaction exhibits pseudo-first-order kinetics with respect to monomer concentration. The polymer MW increases linearly with conversion, consistent with a living polymerization. ESI MS and SEC analyses confirm the cyclic architectures of the forming polymers. DSC and WAXS studies reveal that the c-PNDG homopolymers are highly crystalline with two prominent first-order transitions at 72-79 °C (T m,1) and 166-177 °C (T m,2), which have been attributed to side chain and main chain melting, respectively. A series of amphiphilic cyclic diblock copolypeptoids [i.e., poly(N-methylglycine)-b-poly(N- decylglycine) (c-PNMG-b-PNDG)] with variable molecular weight and composition were synthesized by sequential NHC-mediated polymerization of the corresponding N-methyl-N-carboxyanhydride (Me-NCA) and De-NCA monomers. 1H NMR analysis reveals that adjusting the initial monomer to NHC molar ratio can readily control the block copolymer chain length and composition. Time-lapsed light scattering and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) analyses of c-PNDG-b-PNMG samples showed that the amphiphilic cyclic block copolypeptoids self-assemble into spherical micelles that reorganize into micrometer-long cylindrical micelles with uniform diameter in room temperature methanol over the course of several days. An identical morphological transition has also been noted for the linear analogues, which occurs more rapidly than for the cyclic copolypeptoids. We tentatively attribute this difference to the different crystallization kinetics of the solvophobic block (i.e., PNDG) in the cyclic and linear block copolypeptoids. © 2011 American Chemical Society.

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Kootenai County V. Harriman-Sayler Respondent's Brief Dckt. 39071 Dec 2011

Kootenai County V. Harriman-Sayler Respondent's Brief Dckt. 39071

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

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Hydrogen Storage Nano-Foil And Method Of Manufacture, Shinzo Onishi, Melynda Calves Dec 2011

Hydrogen Storage Nano-Foil And Method Of Manufacture, Shinzo Onishi, Melynda Calves

USF Patents

A hydrogen storage system using a coiled nano-foil hydride and methods for forming the hydrogen absorbing nano-foil coil without backing materials. Intercalation of hydrogen in metal hydrides allows for large amounts of hydrogen to be stored at atmospheric temperatures and pressures. Nano-films provide a large surface area for storage of hydrogen. Excessive heating of the system is avoided by use of a modified magnetron source, and the deposition rate is increased by employing stronger magnetic fields. The foil formed is capable of storage and of mechanical self-support without breakage and expansion up to 20% of its initial volume.

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Method For Whisker Formation On Metallic Fibers And Substrates, Sudipta Seal, Weifeng Fei Dec 2011

Method For Whisker Formation On Metallic Fibers And Substrates, Sudipta Seal, Weifeng Fei

UCF Patents

A method for whisker formation on the surface of aluminum containing metallic 5 alloy fibers and substrates provides a support structure for many technical, medical and pharmaceutical applications. The novel surface modification of metallic alloy fibers and other metallic substrates involves heating the fiber or substrate in air at temperatures ranging from approximately 800°C to approximately 1000°C for a period of time ranging from approximately 10 hours to approximately 100 hours to form whiskers. The use of a 10 metal oxide coating with large ions, such as zirconium oxide, allows the formation of alumina whiskers while preserving the structural integrity …

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The Efficiency Of Brief, Intensive Drill Sessions In Achieving Articulation Objectives, Kathryn Ann Smith Dec 2011

The Efficiency Of Brief, Intensive Drill Sessions In Achieving Articulation Objectives, Kathryn Ann Smith

Student Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of using brief, intensive drill sessions in improving speech articulation in school-age children. Six children who met prerequisite criteria for inclusion in the study, including: (a) normal/corrected vision; (b) hearing abilities within normal limits; (c) ability to attend to task for approximately 15-minutes; (d) presence of a mild articulation disorder; and (e) enrolment in therapy the previous semester were included in the study. Results of the study indicated that all participants demonstrated more efficient gains in articulation of targeted speech sounds upon implementation of brief, intensive drill sessions. While the …

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Roles V. Armfield Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38732 Dec 2011

Roles V. Armfield Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38732

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

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Research Brief: "Secondary Trauma And Military Veteran Caregivers", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University Dec 2011

Research Brief: "Secondary Trauma And Military Veteran Caregivers", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This brief is about the stress that occurs for caregivers of veterans due to secondary trauma. In policy and practice, caregivers can continuously monitor themselves for symptoms of secondary trauma, maintain a balance between professional life and personal life, and promote a supportive culture within the caregiver community; policies should acknowledge that secondary trauma stressors do exist for caregivers and should look for ways to reduce the negative effects of secondary trauma stressors. Suggestions for future research include using econometric models to detect relevant factors for risk of developing secondary trauma stressors.

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A Critical Analysis Of The Current State Of Neurosurgery Training In Pakistan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Saniya Siraj Godil, Rajesh Kumar, Arshad Ali Siddiqui Dec 2011

A Critical Analysis Of The Current State Of Neurosurgery Training In Pakistan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Saniya Siraj Godil, Rajesh Kumar, Arshad Ali Siddiqui

Section of Neurosurgery

Objective: To observe interdepartmental variation in the availability of resources and academic activities within the various neurosurgery programs of Pakistan.
Methods: This was a proforma-based survey of neurosurgery trainees and young neurosurgeons of Pakistan, looking at the academic infrastructure and output of their programs. The proforma was filled by 36 respondents from 11 neurosurgery centers of the country. All these centers were accredited for neurosurgery training in Pakistan.
Results: Out of the 36 respondents, 30 were completing a Fellowship training (FCPS) and six were enrolled for a Master in Surgery (MS) program. About 80% of the participants used the Youman's …

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Decreto-Lei N.O 119/2011, Portugal: Ministry Of Finance And Public Administration Dec 2011

Decreto-Lei N.O 119/2011, Portugal: Ministry Of Finance And Public Administration

Documents

No abstract provided.

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Natural Variation In Gestational Cortisol Is Associated With Patterns Of Growth In Marmoset Monkeys (Callithrix Geoffroyi), Aaryn C. Mustoe, Andrew K. Birnie, Andrew V. Korgan, Jonathan Bruce Santo, Jeffrey French Dec 2011

Natural Variation In Gestational Cortisol Is Associated With Patterns Of Growth In Marmoset Monkeys (Callithrix Geoffroyi), Aaryn C. Mustoe, Andrew K. Birnie, Andrew V. Korgan, Jonathan Bruce Santo, Jeffrey French

Psychology Faculty Publications

High levels of prenatal cortisol have been previously reported to retard fetal growth. Although cortisol plays a pivotal role in prenatal maturation, heightened exposure to cortisol can result in lower body weights at birth, which have been shown to be associated with adult diseases like hypertension and cardiovascular disease. This study examines the relationship between natural variation in gestational cortisol and fetal and postnatal growth in marmoset monkeys. Urinary samples obtained during the mother’s gestation were analyzed for cortisol. Marmoset body mass index (BMI) was measured from birth through 540 days in 30- or 60-day intervals. Multi-level modeling was used …

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Science With A Skew: The Nuclear Power Industry After Chernobyl And Fukushima, Gayle Greene Dec 2011

Science With A Skew: The Nuclear Power Industry After Chernobyl And Fukushima, Gayle Greene

Scripps Faculty Publications and Research

It is one of the marvels of our time that the nuclear industry managed to resurrect itself from its ruins at the end of the last century, when it crumbled under its costs, inefficiencies, and mega-accidents. Chernobyl released hundreds of times the radioactivity of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs combined, contaminating more than 40% of Europe and the entire Northern Hemisphere. But along came the nuclear lobby to breathe new life into the industry, passing off as “clean” this energy source that polluted half the globe. The “fresh look at nuclear”—in the words of a New York Times makeover piece …

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Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 25, 2011, Barry Strassler Dec 2011

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 25, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2011

No abstract provided.

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 25, 2011, Barry Strassler Dec 2011

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 25, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2011

No abstract provided.

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Obesitas Pada Pekerja Minyak Dan Gas, Dilla Christina, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika Dec 2011

Obesitas Pada Pekerja Minyak Dan Gas, Dilla Christina, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika

Kesmas

Beberapa tahun terakhir angka obesitas di Indonesia cenderung meningkat. Obesitas terjadi akibat ketidakseimbangan antara asupan dan output energi dalam jangka waktu cukup lama. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor risiko kejadian obesitas pada pekerja on shore di perusahaan minyak dan gas. Desain penelitian ini adalah studi cross sectional. Sampel yang diteliti adalah seluruh pekerja on shore (laki-laki maupun perempuan) berusia 35 – 55 tahun yang sesuai dan memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan ekslusi yang telah ditetapkan (n = 378). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa prevalensi obesitas (IMT ³ 25 kg/m2) pada pekerja on-shore sebesar 49,5%. Variabel umur, tingkat pendidikan, status pegawai, …

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Cluster Control Of Automated Surface Vessels, Paul David Mahacek Dec 2011

Cluster Control Of Automated Surface Vessels, Paul David Mahacek

Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses

This research focuses on the design and control of a fleet of robotic kayaks, and presents experimental data regarding the functionality and performance of the system. One of the key technical challenges in fielding multi-robot systems for real-world applications is the coordination and relative motion control of the individual units. Coordinated formation control of the fleet is implemented through the use of the cluster space control architecture, which is a full-order controller that treats the fleet as a virtual, articulating, kinematic mechanism. The resulting system is capable of autonomous navigation utilizing a centralized controller, currently implemented via a shore-based computer …

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Defisiensi Riboflavin Dan Demensia Pada Usia Lanjut, Idral Purnakarya Dec 2011

Defisiensi Riboflavin Dan Demensia Pada Usia Lanjut, Idral Purnakarya

Kesmas

Demensia Alzheimer menempati urutan kesembilan penyebab kematian di Amerika Serikat. Demensia adalah kondisi yang sering dialami yang berhubungan dengan berbagai faktor dan gaya hidup terutama diet. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan defisiensi asupan riboflavin (vitamin B12) dengan demensia pada usia lanjut (usila). Penelitian ini menggunakan desain studi cross sectional dan dilaksanakan pada bulan September 2007 sampai dengan Januari 2008. Sampel penelitian adalah 141 lansia berumur lebih dari sama dengan 60 tahun yang diambil secara purposive sampling. Demensia diukur menggunakan kuesioner MMSE (² 24, skor maksimum 30) dan asupan riboflavin diukur menggunakan form Semi Quantitative – FFQ. Penelitian ini memperlihatkan …

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Pengetahuan Klien Dan Kualitas Pelayanan Sebagai Dasar Pemilihan Alat Kontrasepsi Hormonal, Najib Najib Dec 2011

Pengetahuan Klien Dan Kualitas Pelayanan Sebagai Dasar Pemilihan Alat Kontrasepsi Hormonal, Najib Najib

Kesmas

Tingkat pemakaian kontrasepsi hormonal oleh akseptor Keluarga Berencana di kelurahan Muktiharjo Kidul kota Semarang yang tinggi diduga merupakan dampak tidak diberikannya informasi yang luas tentang kelebihan dan kekurangan alat kontrasepsi dan pelayanan kontrasepsi yang berkualitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dan kualitas pelayanan dengan pemilihan alat kontrasepsi hormonal pada pasangan usia subur di kelurahan Muktiharjo Kidul. Jenis penelitian adalah explanatory study dengan pendekatan cross sectional yang dianalisis secara deskriptif. Penarikan sampel dilakukan secara acak dari populasi pasangan usia subur yang menggunakan alat kontrasepsi di kelurahan Muktiharjo Kidul kota Semarang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa prevalensi pasangan usia subur yang …

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Tingkat Fertilitas Di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Dan Yogyakarta, Rahmadewi Rahmadewi, Leli Asih Dec 2011

Tingkat Fertilitas Di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Dan Yogyakarta, Rahmadewi Rahmadewi, Leli Asih

Kesmas

Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) memiliki Total Fertility Rate (TFR) tertinggi (4,2 anak) dan yang terendah adalah Provinsi Yogyakarta (1,8 anak). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan angka fertilitas total di kedua provinsi tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif berdasarkan sumber data sekunder berbagai survei meliputi Survei Demografi Kesehatan Indonesia (1991-2007); Survei Kesehatan Nasional dan Survei Kesehatan Rumah Tangga tahun 2003; dan Mini Survei tahun 2007 dan 2008. Metode kualitatif dilakukan dengan diskusi kelompok terarah pada wanita pasangan usia subur (PUS) dan wawancara mendalam dengan pengelola program di kabupaten/ kota hingga ke desa/kelurahan. Ditemukan TFR di Yogyakarta …

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Instrumen Pengukuran Kualitas Hidup Anak Terinfeksi Hiv, Toha Muhaimin, Budi Utomo, Dharmayati B. Utoyo, Nia Kurniati, Triyanti Anugrahini, Enny Zuliatie Dec 2011

Instrumen Pengukuran Kualitas Hidup Anak Terinfeksi Hiv, Toha Muhaimin, Budi Utomo, Dharmayati B. Utoyo, Nia Kurniati, Triyanti Anugrahini, Enny Zuliatie

Kesmas

Anak penderita Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) di Indonesia memperlihatkan tren yang semakin meningkat karena meningkatnya proporsi perempuan terinfeksi HIV/AIDS. Pertimbangan pada dampak besar yang dihadapi anak penderita HIV mendorong kebutuhan pengembangan instrumen khusus untuk mengukur kualitas hidup mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan instrumen kualitas hidup anak penderita AIDS dengan memodifikasi instrumen yang ada sesuai dengan konteks Indonesia. Pada penelitian ini ditemukan hasil bahwa instrumen yang dikembangkan mempunyai reliabilitas yang cukup baik pada balita dan anak usia 5 – 11 tahun. Nilai reliabilitas (Cronbach’s Alpha) balita, domain fungsi fisik, fungsi sosial, dan gejala HIV masing masing adalah 0,71; …

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Karakteristik Sosial Ekonomi Dan Kesehatan Maternal, Rindang Ekawati Dec 2011

Karakteristik Sosial Ekonomi Dan Kesehatan Maternal, Rindang Ekawati

Kesmas

Kesehatan maternal yang tergolong tinggi di Indonesia merupakan indikator keberhasilan pembangunan pada Millenium Development Goals yang terus diupayakan untuk diperbaiki. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan antara karakteristik sosial, demografi, dan ekonomi dengan tingkat kesehatan ibu. Penelitian yang menggunakan sumber data sekunder Survei Demografi Kesehatan di Jawa Barat yang mencakup 86 blok sensus yang meliputi 2.150 rumah tangga meliputi 1.100 rumah tangga di perkotaan dan 1.050 rumah tangga di pedesaan. Jumlah sampel terpilih adalah 1.720 wanita pernah kawin berumur 15 – 49 tahun. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif analitik dan uji kai kuadrat. Terdapat hubungan signifikan antara umur ibu, pendidikan ibu, …

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Kualitas Pelayanan Keluarga Berencana Dan Penggantian Kontrasepsi Di Indonesia, Mugia Bayu Rahardja Dec 2011

Kualitas Pelayanan Keluarga Berencana Dan Penggantian Kontrasepsi Di Indonesia, Mugia Bayu Rahardja

Kesmas

Keberhasilan program Keluarga Berencana Nasional tidak hanya diukur dari peningkatan peserta program, tetapi juga efektivitas dan durasi pemakaian kontrasepsi. Penelitian ini bertujuan menilai pengaruh kualitas pelayanan KB terhadap perilaku penggantian alat kontrasepsi di Indonesia. Penelitian sumber data sekunder histori pemakaian metode kontrasepsi dalam kalender data SDKI tahun 2007 dengan metode analisis regresi logistik dengan efek random. Wanita tanpa informed choice dan tanpa kunjungan petugas KB serta pengguna susuk KB berhenti karena ingin metode lebih efektif yang dapat membuat terlihat lebih muda, dan menghasilkan anak sedikit. Pada pasangan yang masa perkawinannya kurang dari 10 tahun, status pendidikan dan sosial ekonomi tinggi, …

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December 24, 2011: The Waning Of Christian Culture, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2011

December 24, 2011: The Waning Of Christian Culture, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Waning of Christian Culture“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

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December 24, 2011 (Pages 6863-6952), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Dec 2011

December 24, 2011 (Pages 6863-6952), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 41 (2011)

No abstract provided.

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12/24/2011 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Dec 2011

12/24/2011 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/24/2011. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

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