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Being Flynn, Lisa D. Wiley Ms

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Being Flynn (2012), directed by Paul Weitz. Problem Solving Group at the Columbia Correctional Institution is a mental health therapy group designed to not only improve the participants’ adjustment to incarceration, but to also deepen their critical thinking capabilities and to connect them to both the world at large and to their inner search for purpose and meaning. It is comprised of adult men with varying educational levels, from middle school to high school. The majority are serving long prison terms, from 25 years to natural Life. The group meets weekly, and jointly tackles …

Whale Rider: The Re-Enactment Of Myth And The Empowerment Of Women, Kevin V. Dodd

Journal of Religion & Film

Whale Rider represents a particular type of mythic film that includes within it references to an ancient sacred story and is itself a contemporary recapitulation of it. The movie also belongs to a further subcategory of mythic cinema, using the double citation of the myth—in its original form and its re-enactment—to critique the subordinate position of women to men in the narrated world. To do this, the myth is extended beyond its traditional scope and context. After looking at how the movie embeds the story and recapitulates it, this paper examines the film’s reception. To consider the variety of positions …

The Transformation Of The Pope: The Agony And The Ecstasy (1965) And The Second Vatican Council (1962-65), Jennifer Mara Desilva

Journal of Religion & Film

In 1965 the film The Agony and The Ecstasy (dir. Carol Reed) presented Renaissance artistic culture, Catholic iconography, and the papal court in Rome to a popular, broad, and non-denominational audience. Based on the novel by Irving Stone (1961), the narrative follows Michelangelo and Pope Julius II through the decoration of the Sistine chapel ceiling (1508-12), outlining a relationship between the two protagonists that suggests some spiritual equality. In the same way that the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) strove for spiritual renewal and an emphasis on the wonder of humankind’s relationship with God, The Agony and The Ecstasy portrays the …

The Magdalene Sisters: How To Solve The Problem Of ‘Bad’ Girls, Irena S. M. Makarushka Ph.D.

Journal of Religion & Film

This article focuses on Peter Mullan’s The Magdalene Sisters which explores the scope and complex nature of the punishment experienced by the women incarcerated in the Magdalene Asylum near Dublin. The analysis reflects my long-standing interest in religion, film and feminist values as well as my revulsion at the sexual abuse and predatory practices of countless Catholic priests and nuns. It is the same revulsion that drove Mullan to bring the horrors of the Magdalene Asylums out from beneath the culturally sanctioned shadows into plain sight. My analysis focuses not only on women as victims of abuse, but also on …

Lesson 3: Ybor City, “Cigar City Of The World”, Samantha Cook

Hispanic Heritage of Florida Conference 2012

After it was established and continued to thrive, Ybor city was a multiethnic, multiracial, industrial community unlike any other in Florida at the time. This lesson explores the city’s unique history, with special emphasis on the Cuban community that settled there.

Fall 2012, Ia Alumni—At Unh And Beyond, Center For International Education

UNH International Educator Newsletter

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Production Of Highly Concentrated, Heat-Stable Hepatitis B Surface Antigen In Maize, Celine A. Hayden, Erin M. Egelkrout, Alessa M. Moscoso, Cristina Enrique, Todd K. Keener, Rafael Jiménez-Flores, Jeffrey C. Wong, John A. Howard

Dairy Science

Plant-based oral vaccines are a promising emergent technology that could help alleviate disease burden worldwide by providing a low-cost, heat-stable, oral alternative to parenterally administered commercial vaccines. Here, we describe high-level accumulation of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) at a mean concentration of 0.51%TSP in maize T1 seeds using an improved version of the globulin1 promoter. This concentration is more than fourfold higher than any previously reported lines. HBsAg expressed in maize seeds was extremely heat stable, tolerating temperatures up to 55 °C for 1 month without degradation. Optimal heat stability was achieved after oil extraction of ground maize …

Engineering Advantage, Fall 2012, College Of Engineering

Engineering Advantage

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A Planner's Perspective, Chris Clark

Focus

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Envisioning Complete Streets In California: Redesigning The Southern El Camino Real Corridor In Atascadero, Emma Schoppe

Focus

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A Paradigm Shift In The Planning Profession, Doreen Liberto-Blank, Frank Hanna, Lana Russell-Hurd, Tyler English, Laura Lynch, Ryan Taslim

Focus

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Planning For The Future Of Paris: Comparing 19th Century Haussmanization To 21st Century Le Grand Paris, Emily Gerger

Focus

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Central Washington University 2012-2013 Graduate Catalog, Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

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Vol. 8, No. 1, Fall 2012, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Cornerstone

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The Connection, Fall 2012, Lindenwood University

The Connection (1989-2017)

Lindenwood University alumni magazine.

Leadership Department Newsletter - October 2012, Andrews University

Leadership Department Newsletter 2012

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Usm Scholarly Misconduct Policy, Usm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Reports

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Clinic Newsletter, University Of Michigan Law School

Newsletters

Fall 2012 issue of the University of Michigan Law School Clinics' newsletter

Sisters In Law: Accomplished Women Are The Rule, Not The Exception, Ub Law Forum

UB Law Forum

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Moving Toward Wholeness: Clinic And Nys Family Court Pay Tribute To Ripple Effect Of Their Work Against Domestic Violence, Ub Law Forum

UB Law Forum

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Help Where It's Needed: For Committed Students, Fellowships Make Summer Public-Interest Work Possible, Ub Law Forum

UB Law Forum

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No More Silence: On Npr, Professor Ewing Explores The Limits Of Professional Confidentiality, Ub Law Forum

UB Law Forum

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Labor Or Love? Mitchell Lecture To Address The Shifting Nature Of Personal Caretaking, Ub Law Forum

UB Law Forum

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We Make The Spring Rolls, They Make Their Own Rules: Filipina Domestic Workers’ Fight For Labor Rights In New York City And Los Angeles, Ariella Rotramel

Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Faculty Publications

This article provides a multidimensional examination of Filipina domestic workers’ efforts to promote workers’ rights nationally and globally. Through their own experiences as transnational workers, Filipina activists were able to translate their knowledge of labor dynamics into practical and effective tactics such as the demand for labor contracts as an industry standard. Combining ethnographic research and interviews conducted with New York– based Filipina domestic worker activists with primary and secondary sources from Los Angeles, recent advocacy work in New York is compared with efforts in Los Angeles and California more broadly. Key points of comparison—demographics and organizing histories, geography and …

Fall Newsletter 2012, Benjamin Panciera

Friends of the Connecticut College Library Newsletter

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Automation Techniques For Intelligent Environments - Prediction Of Building Activity Patterns Using A Cyclic Genetic Algorithm, Gary Parker, David T. Alpert

Computer Science Faculty Publications

This work involves learning the use schedule of an academic building in order to intelligently control various aspects of the environment. Motion sensors are used to monitor and record the activity of each of the rooms in the building. After a basic preprocessing of the data, a Cyclic Genetic Algorithm (CGA) is used to pick out the patterns of use of the rooms. The CGA is seen as ideal for such a problem because of its ability to find repetitive cyclic patterns in the data. Our results show that a CGA has the ability to pick out such patterns and …

Seeking Medical Self-Diagnosis On The Web, Mary Moore Phd, Kimberly A. Loper, Joann Van Schaik

Faculty Research, Publications, and Presentations

Background:

The popular press has described how Web search engines are used by health consumers to enter symptoms and seek self-diagnoses.1 Several surveys have established that a large number of people use the Web to search for health topics.1,2,3 In an online survey of 12,262 people in 12 countries, Bupa Health Pulse reported that 46% of individuals who use the Internet for health information do so to self-diagnose.3 Web users are unlikely to enter long strings of search terms;4 typically use Google®;5 generally review the first page of results; and rarely explore more than 30 results.6

Setting The Agenda: Asia And Latin America In The 21st Century, Ariel C. Armony

Center for Latin American Studies Publications

Latin America and Asia are among the world’s fastest growing regions. Trade between Asia and Latin American and Caribbean countries has risen dramatically in recent years. It is undeniable that Asia now plays a formidable role in the economic development of the region. This publication emerges out of the University of Miami’s 2012 “Asia and Latin America in the 21^st Century” conference, where leaders from academic, policy, business, and media communities from around the world convened to address the macroeconomic trends, trade relations, and sociopolitical trends that have emerged as the links between Asia and Latin America strengthen. Organized …

The Impact Of Incarceration On Food Insecurity Among Households With Children, Sally Wallace, Robynn Cox

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

This study seeks to determine the role that parental incarceration plays on the probability of food insecurity among families with children and very low food security of children using micro-level data from the Fragile Families and Child Well Being Study (FFCWS). The data set contains the 18-question food security module which allows us to explore the link between incarceration and food insecurity and very low food security among children, families, and adults. The incidence of very low food security in our data is somewhat higher than the national average, but the incidence of other levels of food security is similar …

The Effect Of Safety Net Programs On Food Insecurity, Lucie Schmidt, Lara Shore-Sheppard, Tara Watson

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

Does the safety net reduce food insecurity in families? In this paper we investigate how the structure of benefits for five major safety net programs – TANF, SSI, EITC, SNAP, and Medicaid – affects low food security in families and very low food security among children. We build a calculator for the years 2001-2009 to impute eligibility and benefits for these programs in each state, taking into account cross-program eligibility rules. To identify a causal effect of the safety net, we instrument for imputed eligibility and benefits using simulated eligibility and benefits for a nationally representative sample. Focusing on non-immigrant, …