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Recollections Concerning Canadian War Crimes Investigations And Prosecutions, Wady Lehmann

Canadian Military History

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of The Civil Jury On American Tort Law, Michael D. Green

Pepperdine Law Review

This article, a contribution to a symposium on the what American tort law can contribute to the rest of the world expresses skepticism that a considerable swath of U.S. tort law would be of interest to the rest of the world. The thesis is that American tort law has been shaped by the existence of the civil jury, unique to the U.S, and areas of domestic tort law so influenced have no utility internationally. The article catalogues many such areas and discusses several of them.

The Generation Of Memory: Reflections On The “Memory Boom” In Contemporary Historical Studies, Jay Winter

Canadian Military History

Jay Winter delivered the following in the form of a lecture at the Canadian War Museum on 31 October 2000. A distinguished academic, Winter has been writing about the cultural history of the First World War for nearly three decades. He has taught at the University of Cambridge in England and is presently at Yale University. Since 1988, he has been a director of the Historial de la grande guerre in Peronne, an important war museum in northern France. In this capacity, he has become familiar with a great many institutions of war and military history around the world and …

Reflections OnThe Cambridge History Of Chinese Literature: An Interview With Professor Stephen Owen, Min Wang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The author interviewed Professor Stephen Owen regarding The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature. The issues covered in the interview include the origins of the Western literary history and Chinese literary history, the stages and modes of writing Chinese literary histories,the interrelationships between literary historiography and intellectual history, and the new perspectives of literary historiography. The interview focuses on the new notions of "the Cultural Tang" and "discursive communities" proposed by Owen and elaborates their theoretical and methodological implications.

Y Chromosome Lineages In Men Of West African Descent, Jada Benn Torres, Menahem B. Doura, Shomarka O.Y. Keita, Rick A. Kittles

Pharmacology and Physiology Faculty Publications

The early African experience in the Americas is marked by the transatlantic slave trade from ~1619 to 1850 and the rise of the plantation system. The origins of enslaved Africans were largely dependent on European preferences as well as the availability of potential laborers within Africa. Rice production was a key industry of many colonial South Carolina low country plantations. Accordingly, rice plantations owners within South Carolina often requested enslaved Africans from the so-called “Grain Coast” of western Africa (Senegal to Sierra Leone). Studies on the African origins of the enslaved within other regions of the Americas have been limited. …

From The Subaltern To The Precariat, During Simon

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

This essay argues that, given the global dominance of neo-liberal capitalism, the concept of the subaltern now needs to be replaced by that of the precariat, a term first used by Pierre Bourdieu. It further argues that the category of the subaltern emerged in key post-disciplines of cultural studies, postcolonialism and subaltern studies, all of which themselves belong to the aftermath of the West's 1968 revolutions. In our era of global capitalism, their usefulness is in decline. Indeed the precariat is a broader category than the subaltern since it covers not just those who live on the margins of the …

Run Your Research: On The Effectiveness Of Lightweight Mechanization, Casey Klein, John Clements, Christos Dimoulas, Carl Eastlund, Matthias Felleisen, Matthew Flatt, Jay A. Mccarthy, Jon Rafkind, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt, Robert Bruce Findler

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Formal models serve in many roles in the programming language community. In its primary role, a model communicates the idea of a language design; the architecture of a language tool; or the essence of a program analysis. No matter which role it plays, however, a faulty model doesn't serve its purpose.

One way to eliminate flaws from a model is to write it down in a mechanized formal language. It is then possible to state theorems about the model, to prove them, and to check the proofs. Over the past nine years, PLT has developed and explored a lightweight version …

January 25, 2012: Russo On The Once And Future (Medieval) Classroom, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Minutes, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg General Education Committee Meeting, January 25, 2012, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Faculty Senate. General Education Committee

USF St. Petersburg General Education Committee Meetings

Minutes from the January 25, 2012, meeting of the General Education Committee of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Faculty Senate.

Estimation Of Performance Indices For The Planning Of Sustainable Transportation Systems, Pankaj Maheshwari, Alexander Paz, Pushkin Kachroo

Graduate Publications & Presentations

What is sustainable transportation system?

Fulfill the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations

Utilize resources without compromising their health and productivity Leads to development that improves quality of life

Assimilate economic, ecological, social, and bio-physical components of resource ecosystems

Minimize the use of renewable and non-renewable resources, provide affordability and equity between generations

January 25, 2012 Armstrong Graduate Curriculum Committee Minutes, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Graduate Curriculum Committee Minutes (Archived)

January 25, 2012 Armstrong Graduate Curriculum Committee Minutes

The Moscow Linguistic Circle (Not To Be Confused With The Prague Linguistic Circle), Christophe Casamassina

SPECS journal of art and culture

No abstract provided.

Afghan Genetic Mysteries, Bernard Dupaigne

Human Biology

Letter To The Editor

Executive Committee - Agenda, 1/24/2012, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

January 24, 2012: Third Coast 2011 Fiction Contest Winner Chosen For Anthology, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

I Can Intern In France! Student Perceptions Of Success During Their International Engineering Internship, Lars O. Erickson

Online Journal for Global Engineering Education

This article summarizes responses to an exit interview administered to French International Engineering Program (IEP) students at the University of Rhode Island (URI) upon return from their six-month internship in France. The goal is to determine what are the factors students attribute to their success during their engineering internship in France. The exit interview elicits information from students on their perceptions of : 1) their technical skills to do the engineering work required of them, 2) their French language skills in order to work on a day-to-day basis, and 3) their cross-cultural skills in order to bridge cultural differences. The …

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, January 22, 2012, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2012

No abstract provided.

January 22, 2012: Sex Of Men In Premodern Europe Event--U Mich, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

The “Battle We Lost At Home” Revisited: Official Military Histories And The Battle Of The St. Lawrence, Roger Sarty

Canadian Military History

No abstract provided.

Integrating Methods And Strategies From Language Teaching And Business Studies In Languages For Specific Business Purposes Courses, Judith A. Ainsworth

Global Advances in Business Communication

It has been argued that acquisition of skills in the use of foreign languages is comparable to the development of competence in other skills (Drew & Ottewill, 1998). The foreign language learner must actively participate in the learning process and practice the skills required in order to achieve success. Thus, learning to communicate in a foreign language emphasises experimentation and concrete experience. On the other hand, abstract conceptualisation, reflective observation, and the development and testing of theories and ideas are more important for business studies. However, language studies and skills acquired are often related to the development of the soft …

Foreign Language Careers For International Business And The Professions, Ronald C. Cere

Global Advances in Business Communication

The U.S. work and market places are becoming more global, multilingual, and multicultural in nature and are making foreign language and cultural studies, particularly those of Asia and Latin America, an important part of career planning and development. Many jobs demand knowledge of one or more languages and their attendant cultures and require experience in international and/or cross cultural areas. They also demand specialized interdisciplinary training such as that offered at many schools, colleges, and universities, and encourage internships that can lead to promising careers. Job sources for foreign language-based careers also abound and with guidance and research can be …

Impact Of English-Language Proficiency On Chinese Expatriates’ Adjustment To Overseas Assignments, Xiaofei Xu, Bertha Du-Babcock

Global Advances in Business Communication

With the emergence of Chinese multinationals, increasingly large number of Chinese expatriates work overseas. However, little research has been conducted to investigate Chinese expatriates’ adjustment to overseas assignments. Drawing on prior studies in the areas of linguistics, communication, and business, the current study examines the impact of the English-language proficiency on the Chinese expatriates’ adjustment to overseas assignments.

A Chinese multinational in the information technology industry, Company ABC, was selected as a subject company. Quantitative research method was adopted. The quantitative data were collected through a survey of 190 Chinese expatriates from Company ABC. Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient was performed to …

January 20, 2012: Chaucer Among The Danes, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Action Research For Improving At-Risk Students' Literacy Skills: The Professional Development Of Three Florida Teachers Through Their Journeys Integrating Technology, Poetry And Multiculturalism For Literacy Intervention, Luz Carime Bersh, Pamela Benton, Anita Lewis, Magda Mckenzie-Parrales

i.e.: inquiry in education

Abstract

This study focuses on three case studies of three Florida teachers’ action research projects focusing on improving at-risk students’ literacy skills through innovative instructional technology, culturally-relevant poetry and bilingual teaching. The teachers, White, African American and Latina, describe their research journeys, the literacy teaching strategies they used and the outcomes on their students’ achievement. The case studies are then analyzed focusing on the effects the action research projects had on the participating teachers. The analysis explores transformative processes in the teachers’ epistemological shifts, acquisition of skills, attitudes and dispositions, as well as professional development and personal transformation. The findings …

The Advocate, January 19, 2012, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

The Cord (January 19, 2012)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

January 19, 2012: Nagle On L.E.L., Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

The Montclarion, January 19, 2012, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

The Montclarion, January 19, 2012, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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