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The Right To Reputation And The Case For Boris Nemtsov, Thomas M. Callahan Nov 2016

The Right To Reputation And The Case For Boris Nemtsov, Thomas M. Callahan

Fordham International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Investor-State Arbitration Mechanism Negotiations In The Ttip: An Unpopular Endeavor Into The Potential Politicization Of Dispute Settlement, Chiara Coppotelli Nov 2016

Investor-State Arbitration Mechanism Negotiations In The Ttip: An Unpopular Endeavor Into The Potential Politicization Of Dispute Settlement, Chiara Coppotelli

Fordham International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


One Nation Under God(S)?: Post-Secular Governance In The United States And Republic Of Ireland, A Comparison, Christopher M.W. Pioch Nov 2016

One Nation Under God(S)?: Post-Secular Governance In The United States And Republic Of Ireland, A Comparison, Christopher M.W. Pioch

Fordham International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Spectrum, Volume 37, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University Nov 2016

Spectrum, Volume 37, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: FBI concludes Clinton email case closed -- Students attend Lead365 conference -- Gaming and computer science programs rated by Princeton review -- Pioneer Players' improve showcase -- Men's and woman's basketball preparing for season -- Rowing tops Fairfield in SHU Scare Dual meet -- X-men rugby win Tri-state Conference Championship


Non-Destructive Evaluation Of Functional Material Properties Performed On Additively Manufactured Coupons, Devin S. Plagge Nov 2016

Non-Destructive Evaluation Of Functional Material Properties Performed On Additively Manufactured Coupons, Devin S. Plagge

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

This thesis presents the development of non-destructive characterization of functional material properties of additively manufactured metals. In particular, this study was focused on the common structural stainless steel alloy, 316L, utilizing a coupon designed specifically for simple modal analysis. Additive manufacturing (AM) has moved to the forefront of the manufacturing world, particularly in aerospace and defense segments because of the potential to produce multi-functional, highly optimized components. The ability to confidently qualify these complex, and thus expensive, components has been lagging behind the advancing technology. The adoption of traditional characterization techniques developed for wrought materials has been most common, and …


Uab Professor Honored With Prestigious Award And Grant By Ronald Mcdonald House Charities, Staff Nov 2016

Uab Professor Honored With Prestigious Award And Grant By Ronald Mcdonald House Charities, Staff

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November 9, 2016, The Daily Mississippian Nov 2016

November 9, 2016, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Montana Kaimin, November 9-15, 2016, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Nov 2016

Montana Kaimin, November 9-15, 2016, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Instructions For Contributors, Human Biology Editors Nov 2016

Instructions For Contributors, Human Biology Editors

Human Biology

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Front Matter, Human Biology Editors Nov 2016

Front Matter, Human Biology Editors

Human Biology

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Zom-B, Roger Layton Nov 2016

Zom-B, Roger Layton

Children's Book and Media Review

“B" watches zombie attacks on TV and online but isn’t sure what to make of them. Friends and family argue that it must be a hoax or even an amazing marketing gimmick for a new film. B hopes they are a huge joke. Meanwhile B must deal with things closer to home. Avoiding parents fighting. Playing the politics of school with friends and enemies. Trying to figure out if it makes sense to act up to impress your parents when you know inside some of what they believe is wrong. Hardest of all are the times B tries to figure …


Wonder, Abigail Packard Nov 2016

Wonder, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Auggie is your average kid about to begin fifth grade: he likes Star Wars, he likes comics, he’s a pretty good student. Only, Auggie has been homeschooled for the last few years of school because he was born with some severe medical conditions. After countless surgeries and therapy and doctors appointments, Auggie is your average kid on the inside, but on the outside he looks different than any other kid you’ve ever seen. But he’s come a long way and no longer needs to be homeschooled in his parents’ minds. So they strike a deal with the doubtful Auggie: if …


The Vengekeep Prophecies #2: The Shadowhand Covenant, Cynthia Frazier Nov 2016

The Vengekeep Prophecies #2: The Shadowhand Covenant, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

Jasper Grimjax is entangled in another mystery. This one involves a secret society of master thieves that have disappeared, the unsolved theft of valuable relics, fantastical and deadly monsters, traps, ambushes, and magical potions along with tricks and cons. Thrown into the mix is Jasper’s former friend, Maloch, who likes to show his superiority in every way, and a brother and sister trying to get their parents out of prison for crimes they did not commit. Adventures abound as these four use their wits to solve the puzzle before it is too late.


Trick Or Treat, Cynthia Frazier Nov 2016

Trick Or Treat, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

Oliver the Ghost’s favorite day of the year is Halloween because every Halloween he has a party for all of his friends. The empty house at the end of the street where he lives needs to be prepared, so Oliver wakes up all the black cats, puts dust on the furniture, and welcomes the spiders. He takes invitations to mailboxes, tombstones, and a dark cave. As he rushes home he doesn’t notice that one of his invitations has fallen out of his bag. Witches, skeletons, ghosts, and bats have come for the party when there is a knock at the …


Tractor Mac: Harvest Time, Cynthia Frazier Nov 2016

Tractor Mac: Harvest Time, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

Life on a farm in the autumn is a busy time. The farm across the road from Stony Meadow is having its annual Pumpkin Picking Festival. Families come every year to pick out their pumpkins, ride on a hay wagon, guess the largest pumpkin’s weight, find their way through the maze, and eat yummy food. All of the animals on the farms are excited about the season also. But Mac and Small Fred, tractors on neighboring farms aren’t so excited. Small Fred is worried that pulling the heavy wagon full of pumpkins will be too much for him this year. …


Torn, Lisi Hong Nov 2016

Torn, Lisi Hong

Children's Book and Media Review

Hours after arriving in Afghanistan on her first tour as a British medic, Elinor—or Ellie for short—saves a soldier’s life, upsets her superiors, and survives her first firefight. It would have been an ordinary day on the front line, if it weren’t for the fact that the sniper’s on the hill were not ordinary Taliban fighters—they were children. Resolved to bring justice to the Young Martyrs, the group fighting to avenge the deaths of their parents after their village was bombed by an American drone, Ellie, her unit, and some visiting American soldiers travel to the village to find the …


Sword And Verse, Abigail Packard Nov 2016

Sword And Verse, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Raisa is Arnathian, and in a the country of Qilara that means she’s a slave. After watching her parents’ and brother’s brutal murder during a raid, Raisa escapes the same death by pretending that she is not the daughter of a Learned One (an Arthanian who can read and write; a blasphemy in a world where only Scholars of Qilara are allowed this ability). Instead, she is enslaved by the people of Qilara. After the treason and execution of the current tutor in training, Raisa is selected to be the next future tutor, an honor only allotted to two Arnathians …


The Story Of The Avengers (World Of Reading Level 2), Liz Kazandzhy Nov 2016

The Story Of The Avengers (World Of Reading Level 2), Liz Kazandzhy

Children's Book and Media Review

With supervillains wreaking havoc wherever they go, there needs to be superheroes to stop them! And thankfully there are, as Thor keeps the peace on his own planet and several other heroes on Earth fighting the bad guys—Hulk with his awesome strength, Iron Man with his powerful blasts, and Ant-Man and Wasp with their special abilities. One day, Thor’s jealous brother Loki wants to fight Thor and draws him in by framing Hulk on Earth. The other superheroes rush to fight the Hulk, but Thor quickly steps in and tells them who the real culprit is. Together they not only …


Scary Tales #1: Home Sweet Horror, Cynthia Frazier Nov 2016

Scary Tales #1: Home Sweet Horror, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

Mr. Finn and his two children Liam and Kelly, and their dog Doolin have moved to upstate New York to start a new job. The family, still suffering the effects of the death of their wife and mother eighteen months before, has purchased an old house; a fixer-upper. The dilapidated house is full of weird creaks and groans, but that doesn't explain the screams, doors slamming shut by themselves, lights turning off and on, and words that appear on mirrors. No workmen will come to help Mr. Finn work on the house because it is haunted by the ghost of …


Responsibility In Action: How We Clean Up A Park, Stephany Nalley Nov 2016

Responsibility In Action: How We Clean Up A Park, Stephany Nalley

Children's Book and Media Review

Responsibility in Action: How We Clean Up a Park is a step-by-step story on how to clean up a park with others. A class of six children and their teacher decide they have a special project to do. They will be cleaning up a local park together. They put on gloves, gather garbage bags, and split into groups. The groups take different sections of the park to clean up effectively. While cleaning up, a group of children come across broken glass. They get their teacher to safely clean up the broken glass. After they have cleaned the park, the students …


Patch, Cynthia Frazier Nov 2016

Patch, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

Owning a dog is not always easy, but in this story about Patch and his boy they are “buddies through thick and thin.” Three delightful short stories show Patch’s encounter with a prickly bush when chasing rabbits, sleeping outside in the dog house when he has fleas, and failing miserably in a contest of dog tricks even when he could do the tricks perfectly in practice. In each story, Patch’s owner patiently tends to his dog’s hurts, empathizes with his banishment and reaffirms his love for his pet through their disappointments.


On The Farm, At The Market, Kelsie Ward Nov 2016

On The Farm, At The Market, Kelsie Ward

Children's Book and Media Review

In this informative, yet clever story, the reader is walked through two separate, yet connected events that occur with farming. In the first half of the story, the reader takes a journey through the process of harvesting vegetables from a crop, the work that goes into making cheese, and the process of mushroom farming and harvesting. The second part of the story takes place the following day, which is portrayed as the local farmers market. This is the location where each of the different farmers provides their goods for sale. At the end of the day, Amy, a baker, has …


Nerdy Birdy, Axel Trumbo Nov 2016

Nerdy Birdy, Axel Trumbo

Children's Book and Media Review

Nerdy Birdy is the quirky story of a nerd with giant glasses, and an even bigger heart. Nerdy Birdy is lonely because, while the cool birds have impressive physiques and abilities, he has food allergies, stubby wings, and reads books. He's made fun of, but still wants their approval. Then, Nerdy Birdy discovers an entire community of nerds that share his same interests and dietary restrictions, and he's welcomed with open arms. Encouraged to be himself, he's finally happy. But a new bird moves into the neighborhood, who isn't cool, but isn't quite a nerd either; she's just . . …


Nancy Drew And Her Biggest Case Ever, Rebeca Wallin Nov 2016

Nancy Drew And Her Biggest Case Ever, Rebeca Wallin

Children's Book and Media Review

“When kidnapped, I am often reminded that a sack over your head, a gag in your mouth, or rope around your wrists are anything but fashionable.” Detective Nancy Drew offers this and many other pearls of wisdom to the audience throughout Nancy Drew and Her Biggest Case Ever. This mystery as per usual features hidden doorways, kidnapping, a questionable will, supposed ghosts, and cut phone lines. Nancy works to help two recently orphaned girls who have doubts about their new guardian who is appropriately mysterious and brooding. In the course of her sleuthing Nancy discovers a treasure map, an imposter, …


My Bike, Jacquelin Marrero Nov 2016

My Bike, Jacquelin Marrero

Children's Book and Media Review

The main character Tom is on his way to work and although the title refers to his bike, the story actually is about how he uses it to get there. He chooses to ride a bike and describes it, and further describes everything he sees along the way on his path. Tom passes multiple types of vehicles, circus animals, and other things as well. Once he arrives at work, he also describes how he gets ready and what he does in the circus.


The Most Wonderful Thing In The World, Whitney Troxel Nov 2016

The Most Wonderful Thing In The World, Whitney Troxel

Children's Book and Media Review

A long time ago there was a king and queen who loved their daughter Lucia very much. They worried about finding a suitable husband for Lucia so they sent a message to Wise Old Angelo asking for advice. Angelo sends his grandson, Salvatore, with a message saying that whoever can show the king and queen the most wonderful thing in the world will be the proper husband for Lucia. The king and queen begin searching for suitors immediately. Each suitor brings spectacular things to the palace, but none of them are the most wonderful thing in the world. Meanwhile, Lucia …


The Milk Of Birds, Amelia Hillebrant Nov 2016

The Milk Of Birds, Amelia Hillebrant

Children's Book and Media Review

Nawra is a young woman living in a refugee camp in Sudan. In a country that is ravaged by war, Nawra has been subject to abuse, poverty, hunger, and the emotional absence of her mother. When an American charity program comes to her camp promising financial and emotional help for girls, Nawra signs up. On the other side of the world, KC is a young woman living in Virginia. KC struggles in school, has a difficult time focusing, and is eventually diagnosed with a learning disorder. When her mother signs her up for a pen pal program called Save the …


The Littlest Witch's Story, Cynthia Frazier Nov 2016

The Littlest Witch's Story, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

What does a little witch do when her mother won’t let her go out riding her broom late at night? Winnie the witch has a plan to give Mamma witch a potion that would cause her to fall asleep; then Winnie can zoom through the skies. But instead of getting sleepy, Winnie’s mom is full of energy! Winnie however is having a hard time staying awake and she just can’t figure out why. Maybe Mamma witch knows a thing or two about potions and spells.


The Little School Bus, Stephany Nalley Nov 2016

The Little School Bus, Stephany Nalley

Children's Book and Media Review

Go on an adventurous school bus ride with the little school bus and the driver Bob. In this story, Bob is a school bus driver who picks up children to take them to school. He wakes up to start his day at 5 AM and picks up children of all kinds. The little school bus uses its stop sign as it picks up children waiting at their bus stop. While riding around, children sit, laugh, and talk. The little school bus also picks up Kate, a young girl on a wheelchair. After picking up all the children and sharing some …


Little Bunny, Tracy Adler Nov 2016

Little Bunny, Tracy Adler

Children's Book and Media Review

Bunnies are known for being very energetic and hopping all around. In this story a baby bunny explores the world outside of its den. He gets into trouble, he experiences different textures, sounds, and nature all in a solitary day. No one is able to get him to calm down and stop running around except for his mother. When she calls him home he relaxes and tells her about his long but fruitful day.