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The Colby Echo (2015-12-03), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

2015-12-03 Minutes Of The Executive Committee Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Executive Committee

ECAS Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

December 3, 2015, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecast Error Predictions And Their Applications, Kieran T. Bhatia

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation aims to improve tropical cyclone (TC) intensity forecasts by exploring the connection between intensity forecast error and parameters representing initial condition uncertainty, atmospheric flow stability, TC strength, and the large-scale environment surrounding a TC. After assessing which of these parameters have robust relationships with error, a set of predictors are selected to develop a priori estimates of intensity forecast accuracy for Atlantic basin TCs. The applications of these forecasts are then discussed, including a multimodel ensemble that unequally weights different intensity models according to the situation. The ultimate goal is to produce skillful forecasts of TC intensity error …

Prospectus, December 2, 2015, Parkland College, Zach Trueblood, Jacob Kenter, Matthew D. Moss, Scott Barnes, Adam Vilmin, Peter Floess

Prospectus 2015

NO SHAVE NOVEMBER, Parkland Public Safety works to raise cancer awareness, Suicide awareness focus of Parkland-hosted event, Diversity on campus positively impacting the learning environment, Parkland record label looking for musicians, interns(For The Prospectus), President’s oldest daughter among those scoping out colleges(AP), HIV-positive doctor says his dog saved his life(AP), Free community college plans may be template for US(AP), Kids making oral history with StoryCorps holiday project(AP), Bears looking more like playoff team(AP), Former Parkland outfielder awarded Gold Glove, Interim chancellor: Illinois football needed stability(AP), 'The ABC Murders' As told by Parkland communications students, Harry Potter author talks about Snape(AP), …

Emu Today, December 1, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, December 2, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, November 30, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, November 24, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, November 23, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, November 20, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, November 19, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, November 18, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, November 17, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

The State Of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee, V. Girato Kamillo Phillip, Defendant/Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from an order revoking probation and imposing the original sentence for Aggravated Robbery, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code 76-6-302, in the Third Judicial District, in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the Honorable Mark Kouris presiding

Why Do The Children Flee? Public Security And Policing Practices In Central America, Mary Fran T. Malone

Carsey Publications

In this brief, author Mary Fran Malone discusses the security crisis in Central America and successful policing strategies for confronting this crisis. She reports that Central Americans’ experiences and perceptions of crime are linked to an increased likelihood of migration. In 2014, approximately 57,000 unaccompanied minors traveled from Central America to Mexico, continuing north to cross the U.S. border illegally. The large numbers of people fleeing Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras testify not only to the violence of illicit markets but also to the failure of these countries’ governments to fulfill their most important task—protecting the lives of their citizens. …

December 2, 2015, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Leadership In Building Communities: Five Oaks Neighborhood, Fitz Center For Leadership In Community, University Of Dayton

Dayton Neighborhood Studies

No abstract provided.

A Qualitative Exploration Of A Massachusetts Drug Court: How Are The 10 Key Components Applied?, Isabel Pires

Master’s Theses and Projects

With the overwhelming drug offense and policy changes that occurred in the 1980s, the criminal justice system was forced to create other methods of dealing with offenders suffering from substance abuse problems. Therefore, drug court was created as a diversion program. Drug court was first created in 1989 in Florida to offer a therapeutic method to assist offenders with substance abuse problems and criminal cases. The purpose of drug court was to prevent addicts from constant contact with the criminal justice system. Drug court professionals developed a guideline based on the therapeutic jurisprudence theory called the “10 key component”. The …

Knowing Your Place: The Impact Of Public Sphere Rhetoric On Face-To-Face Communities, And The Rhetorics That Support Racial Equality, Laura Hanson Ells

Master’s Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

Collateral Consequences And The Preventive State, Sandra G. Mayson

Notre Dame Law Review

Approximately eight percent of adults in the United States have a felony conviction. The “collateral consequences” of criminal conviction (CCs)—legal disabilities imposed by legislatures on the basis of conviction, but not as part of the sentence—have relegated that group to permanent second-class legal status. Despite the breadth and significance of this demotion, the Constitution has provided no check; courts have almost uniformly rejected constitutional challenges to CCs. Among scholars, practitioners and mainstream media, a consensus has emerged that the courts have erred by failing to recognize CCs as a form of additional punishment. Courts should correct course by classifying CCs …

Climate Adaptation Resource Guide For Casco Bay Communities, Marina Schauffler

Publications

Adaptation planning allows communities to anticipate climate risks and minimize vulnerabilities, potentially reducing long-term costs and socio-cultural disruptions while strengthening ecological and community resilience. The following resources and organizations can support Casco Bay watershed communities in their efforts to anticipate and plan for the far-reaching impacts of climate change.

25 Year Club: 34th Annual Gala, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

25 Year Club: 34th Annual Gala

December 1, 2015

• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees

On Using Risk-Benefit Analysis To Assess And Manage Controversial Research, Daniel Rozell

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Science research in the twenty-first century increasingly results in powerful and rapidly disseminated technologies that raise concerns over technological risk and public safety. A common recommendation for assessing and managing controversial research is to perform a quantitative risk-benefit analysis (RBA) in order to help determine an appropriate course of action. However, these recommendations lack guidelines on how to perform such an assessment. This dissertation lays out a detailed argument why a quantitative RBA should not be used as a basis for making complex policy decisions. Rather, RBA should be regarded as a tool for exploring the impacts of technology on …

The Effect Of Commercial Development Types On Property Tax Revenue: A Case Study Of Commercial Property In North Buffalo, New York, Jordan P. Then

Public Administration Master’s Projects

Municipalities largely rely upon property taxes to fund their operations. They also have a great deal of control over the types of developments permitted within their jurisdiction. Different development types have different levels of value and it is important that municipalities understand the relative values of each development type in order to make an informed decision as to what they should permit to be built within their jurisdiction. This study tests the theory that urban/new-urbanist type developments are more valuable than suburban types and thus provide greater property tax revenues to the municipality by comparing various commercial building development types …

Hunting And The Second Amendment, Joseph Blocher

Notre Dame Law Review

Debates about the meaning and scope of the Second Amendment have traditionally focused on whether it protects the keeping and bearing of arms for self-defense, prevention of tyranny, maintenance of the militia, or some combination of those three things. But roughly half of American gun-owners identify hunting or sport shooting as their primary reason for owning a gun. And while much public rhetoric suggests that these activities fall within the scope of the Second Amendment, some of the most committed gun-rights advocates insist that the Amendment “ain’t about hunting” and that, no matter their heritage and value, such activities are …

Teaching: Materials, University Of Mississippi. Slavery Research Group

Teaching and Outreach by the UMSRG

No abstract provided.

Enterprise Risk Management (Erm) At U.S. Colleges And Universities: Administration Processes Regarding The Adoption, Implementation, And Integration Of Erm, Anne E. Lundquist

Dissertations

The variety, type and volume of risks affecting higher education are numerous and the consequences for unmanaged risks and missed opportunities are more significant than ever before. In response, many institutions of higher education are adopting an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) approach. External factors, as well as institutional culture, play a role in the decision to adopt ERM, as well as the path of implementation. Because higher education has unique characteristics that differentiate it from other organizations, particularly a shared governance structure, the adoption and implementation decisions, and resulting ERM frameworks, have aspects that make them unique to the higher …

Perceptions Of Powdered Alcohol And Intentions To Use: An Exploratory Qualitative Assessment Of Potential Palcohol Use By Young Adults, John Stogner, Julie Baldwin, Timothy Brown, Taylor Chick

College of Humanities and Public Affairs

While there seems to be growing media intrigue over atypical forms of alcohol use, the utilization of the majority of novel consumption methods (e.g., eyeballing, slimming, alcohol without liquid (AWOL)) seems minimal. In 2014, however, several outlets suggested that powdered alcohol would soon surface as a threat to public safety. The impetus of these fears was the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s approval for Lipsmark LLC to package a powdered alcohol product named "Palcohol". Palcohol has yet to reach store shelves, but public outcry has been intense. Despite this reaction, little is known about whether the population will …

Politics, Labor, And Rebellions Real And Imagined: Slaves, Free People Of Color, And Firearms In North Carolina, 1729-1865, Antwain K. Hunter

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

For much of North Carolina’s history its General Assembly sought to strike a balance between the undeniable utility of black people’s armed labor and the threat that gun-toting black people were thought to pose. Masters equipped their slaves with firearms much like many other tools and many citizens turned to the Assembly to undertake measures to ensure that this armed labor did not compromise white people’s safety or property. The state’s legislature dictated the terms under which masters could arm their slaves and while some slaveholders defiantly used armed African-descended laborers as they wished most white people believed that armed …