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Step Aside, Mr. Senator: A Request For Members Of The Senate Judiciary Committee To Give Up Their Mics, Paul E. Vaglicia

Indiana Law Journal

In 1995, a law professor at the University of Chicago Law School dubbed the Supreme Court confirmation hearings “vapid and hollow” and added that they, as implemented, “serve little educative function, except perhaps to reinforce lessons of cynicism that citizens often glean from government.” Ironically, this same law professor, Elena Kagan, later endured the confirmation hearings as a nominee and currently sits as the 112th Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. While she may be one of the few to ever reach a seat on the High Court, she is not alone in her assessment of the Supreme Court’s lackluster …

Youth Transitions Advisory Council Annual Report 2012, Tennessee. Commission On Children And Youth.

Youth Transitions Advisory Council

No abstract provided.

Fiction Fix 12, April Gray Wilder, Steven Sherrill, Jon Pearson, Anne Germanacos, Doug Barry, Sheila Macavoy, William Ryan Hilary, Emma Silverman, Nicomedes Austin Suarez, Allie Marini Batts, Anne-Marie Thweatt, Marjorie Dawn Gilchrist-Young, Janae Green, Andrew F. Sullivan, Elisha Wagman, Gene Fehler, William Lapage, Neil Dvorak, Doruk Onvural, Kate Ladew, Sam Diaz, David Higginbotham

Fiction Fix

No abstract provided.

A Remedy Foreclosed? Mortgage Foreclosure And The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Richard D. Gage

Fordham Law Review

   During the Global Financial Crisis, millions of homeowners received foreclosure notices. Many of these notices were sent by attorneys, and informed consumers of an impending mortgage foreclosure. Courts are split on whether foreclosures must conform with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). In order to be subject to the FDCPA, an entity must meet the statutory definition of “debt collector.” Courts struggle with whether foreclosure attorneys fall under this definition. This Note examines this conflict, and suggests a fact-sensitive framework for evaluating whether foreclosure attorneys are debt collectors.

Civil War Shipwrecks In South Carolina - 2012, James D. Spirek, Christopher F. Amer

Archaeology Month Posters

This poster was released in conjunction with South Carolina Archaeology Month, October 2012.

Desplazamientos Y Cambios De Signo: La Reescritura De El Juguete Rabioso (1926), De Roberto Arlt, En Si Yo Muero Primero, De Susana Silvestre Y La Nueva Rabia (2008), De Marcelo Eckhardt, Karina Elizabeth Vázquez

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

Uno de los rasgos sobresalientes de la narrativa argentina de los últimos quince años es el retorno de la estética realista. Esta tendencia comprende textos cuya verosimilitud no se asimila ni al pacto mimético profesado por los escritores realistas del treinta, ni al realismo comprometido, de influencia sartreana, de los setenta. Durante la década del ochenta, la escritura cifrada, basada en la alusión y la alegoría, con la que escritoras y escritores respondieron a la censura y represión sistemática de la última dictadura militar (1976-1983), zanjó el problema del imperativo político en la literatura mediante el rechazo de "lo real". …

Through Smoke And Mirrors: Constructing Identity Between The Myths Of Black Inferiority And A Post-Racial America, Gwyneira Yvette Dixon Ledford

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation is an inquiry into my life. It is an exploration of my lived experience as an African American female negotiating through traditions in Southern culture and societal pressures to create a positive identity. Using autobiographical narrative (Connelly, He, & Phillion, 2008, Pinar, 2008) as a methodology and Black Feminist Thought (Collins, 2000), double consciousness (DuBois, 1903), and the Nigrescence Theory of black identity development (Cross, 1991) as the theoretical framework, I examine my experiences from childhood to adulthood. Through these narrations, I note paradigm shifts in my thinking that identify the psychological struggles between feeling racially inferior and …

Two Sides Of The Megalopolis: Educating For Sustainable Citizenship, Alexander Pope, Timothy Patterson

Education Faculty Publications

Despite widespread focus on literacy and math at the expense of other subjects, citizenship and environmental education have an important role in American public education. Citizenship and environmental education are broadly tasked with helping students develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to shepherd the body politic and natural world, respectively, into the future. For educators and administrators concerned with instructional efficiency, educational farm visits offer one means of pairing these two approaches into a unified learning experience. This paper presents findings from a qualitative case study analysis of two such programs, incorporating interviews with and observations of visiting students, …

Digital Commons Statistics For October 2012, Liberty University

Digital Commons Statistics

No abstract provided.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 2012), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 2012 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Message from the President
• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Protecting Human Rights
• Relieving Suffering
• On Leaders and Legacies
• Profiles of Nine PCOM Alumni Who Influence Osteopathic Medical Education
• Pharmacists’ Changing Role: From Behind the Counter to Direct Patient Care
• PCOM School of Pharmacy Is Preparing Students to Practice as Part of the Healthcare Team
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• The Fund for PCOM

Analysis Of Bank Performance In California And The Rest Of The Twelfth Federal Reserve District, Stoyu I. Ivanov

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

"In this study I examine the performance and sensitivity of performance to macro factors of banks headquartered in California and banks headquartered in the rest of the states in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District. I find that prior to the financial crisis which started in the fourth quarter of 2007 the non-California banks outperformed California banks; however, towards the end of the financial crisis California banks outperformed non-California banks. I also find higher macro factor sensitivities of nonCalifornia banks indicating more macro risk carried by these institutions. The higher risk explains the superior performance in expansions and underperformance in recessions …

Interest Rate Elasticity Of Capitalization Rates, Dan W. Hess, Drew Macha

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

"The investment real estate market in the United States experienced tremendous growth and robust returns in the first half of this decade followed by a severe decline in the second half as evidenced by declining property values and sub-par returns. There were many causes for the decline in the real estate investment market. This paper explores one and asks the question: How susceptible are real estate returns to changes in interest rates in the broader economy? Or, put another way, what is the interest rate elasticity of capitalization rates? Utilizing methods from the valuation of fixed-income securities, this paper demonstrates …

Small Things And First Things – A Pedagogical Tool For Accounting Students, David S. Christensen, Greg Powell, David Rees

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

Experiences early in life or career can shape character and set patterns of behavior. Just as making poor choices in “small things and first things” can adversely affect one’s character and lead to more egregious behavior, making correct choices can positively build the character of a person (Cheffers and Pakaluk 2007). This pedagogical tool provides two examples, one negative and one positive, to help students remember their own character-building experiences. WorldCom accountant Betty Vinson initially resisted an order to make a relatively minor inappropriate journal entry, but caved to management pressure. This set her on a slippery path of accounting …

The Importance Of Culture Change And Change Management In Successful Implementation Of Sap Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, William S. Thomas, Danielle Babb, John E. Spillan

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

"Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has enabled organizations to connect vendors, the organization, and customers in an almost seamless manner with real-time accurate communication and information. In an increasingly competitive environment, businesses are looking for ways to become more competitive within their marketplace. Many are turning to ERP solutions to facilitate multiple competitive priorities to stand above competing businesses or to create a new competitive advantage. Critical success factors and change management are the primary vehicles for the achievement of success in the adoption of these systems. This research studies how change management becomes a significant link to successful ERP implementation. …

Phylogeny Of A Neotropical Clade In The Gesneriaceae: More Tales Of Convergent Evolution, John L. Clark, Minde M. Funke, Aaron M. Duffy, James F. Smith

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Gesneriaceae is a family known for convergent evolution of complex floral forms. As a result, defining genera and resolving evolutionary relationships among such genera using morphological data alone has been challenging and often does not accurately reflect monophyletic lineages. The tribe Episcieae is the most diverse within Neotropical Gesneriaceae in terms of its number of species and morphological diversity. As a result, defining genera using floral characters has been historically troublesome. Here we investigate relationships among genera of the tribe using an array of chloroplast DNA, nuclear ribosomal genes, and low-copy nuclear genes to provide resolution for the monophyly …

Extension Of The Spatial Autocorrelation (Spac) Method To Mixed-Component Correlations Of Surface Waves, Matthew M. Haney, T. Dylan Mikesell, Kasper Van Wijk, Hisashi Nakahara

CGISS Publications and Presentations

Using ambient seismic noise for imaging subsurface structure dates back to the development of the spatial autocorrelation (SPAC) method in the 1950s. We present a theoretical analysis of the SPAC method for multicomponent recordings of surface waves to determine the complete 3 × 3 matrix of correlations between all pairs of three-component motions, called the correlation matrix. In the case of isotropic incidence, when either Rayleigh or Love waves arrive from all directions with equal power, the only non-zero off-diagonal terms in the matrix are the vertical–radial (ZR) and radial–vertical (RZ) correlations in the presence of Rayleigh waves. Such combinations …

Wayfinding In Boise, Thomas Wuerzer, Cherilyn Blender, Bradley Clark, Breland Draper, Paul Morrow, Andrew Mitzel, Alisha Peña

Urban Studies and Community Development Faculty Publications and Presentations

This document reviews the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of wayfinding within the Boise and downtown areas. This project was done in coordination with the City of Boise Parks & Recreation (Boise P&R) Department as an in-class Service Learning component of the Community and Regional Planning course “CRP 503 Plan Making and Implementation” at Boise State University.

The purpose of this project is to develop a quality set of findings and recommendations that adhere to accepted planning processes and sound methodology. The goal from the onset is to develop content that is broad-based, all-inclusive, and will be helpful to Boise …

Online Monitoring Perceptions Of North Texas Hr Managers, Gundars Kaupins, Malcolm Coco, Andrew Little, Decateur Reed

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

With businesses losing billions to computer crime and employees wasting considerable time on their computers looking at sports updates, the latest fashion trends, and even less appropriate websites, businesses are cracking down by monitoring their employees. The efforts are to ultimately reduce scams, identify theft, computer crimes, fraud, sexual abuse, piracy, and threats. As a result, many businesses have resorted to online monitoring of their workplace computers.

In this context, we look at how human resources (HR) professionals see three aspects of online monitoring. First, how do they view the discipline managers provideemployees based on what they see about them …

Daily Eastern News: October 01, 2012, Eastern Illinois University

October

No abstract provided.

Pod Network News Fall 2012

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

Notes from the POD Office

Newsletter Feedback

37th Annual POD Conference Reconnecting with Our Past

Call for Core Self-Nominations

Call for Manuscripts & Reviewers: To Improve the Academy

Guest Column

POD Leadership Development Institute

Journal on Excellence in College Teaching

The National Teaching and Learning FORUM

IDEA Center Updates

Grants and Awards

Member News

Reminders and Save-the-Dates

POD Essays on Teaching Excellence

Contact the Editor

Nebline, October 2012

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Make Every Drop Count in the Home

Farm Views

Urban Agriculture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Horticulture

Environmental Focus

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Using The Internet To Understand Angler Behavior In The Information Age, Dustin R. Martin, Brenda M. Pracheil, Jason A. Deboer, Gene R. Wilde, Kevin L. Pope

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Declining participation in recreational angling is of great concern to fishery managers because fishing license sales are an important revenue source for protection of aquatic resources. This decline is frequently attributed, in part, to increased societal reliance on electronics. Internet use by anglers is increasing and fishery managers may use the Internet as a unique means to increase angler participation. We examined Internet search behavior using Google Insights for Search, a free online tool that summarizes Google searches from 2004 to 2011 to determine (1) trends in Internet search volume for general fishing-related terms and (2) the relative usefulness of …

Fostering Collaboration And Advancement: Aps Professional Skills Development For Women Physicists, Kiyomi D. Deards

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

In late March it was my privilege and pleasure to attend the American Physical Society Professional Skills Development Workshops for Women Physicists. The workshop was sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and scholarships were available to offset the cost of attendance. Throughout the workshop we were challenged to improve our skills in negotiation, communication, and leadership, but more importantly, we forged relationships that will benefit each other for years to come. Attendees of the workshop came from a variety of professional backgrounds ranging from grant-funded freelancers to post-doctoral researchers or associates at major laboratories, and educators from community colleges and …

Climate Change Impact On Mold Growth In Historic Buildings And The Implications For Human Health, Katherine Remensnyder

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, October 1, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, October2, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Neon, Vol. 49 No. 1, Fall 2012

NEOPA Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Nefdc Exchange, Volume 25, Fall 2012, New England Faculty Development Consortium

New England Faculty Development Consortium Exchange

Contents

President's message - Tom Thibodeau,

Colleges of Worcester Consortium Offers Certificate in College Teaching - Susan C. Wyckoff, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Why are you making me do this? Buying into the 20/40 paradigm one step at a time - Kristine Larsen, Central Connecticut State University

Teaching and Learning Collaborative of the Colleges of the Fenway Invites Participation in Programs to Enhance College Teaching and Learning

Defining academic challenge: the first step in keeping students on track - Karen St. Clair and Paul Hackett, Emerson College

Using online virtual worlds to enhance students' engagement and learning in online classes …

Why Copyright Falls Behind The Requirement For Protecting Graphic User Interfaces: Case Studies On Limitations Of Copyright Protection For Guis In China, Ling Jin, Yihong Ying

IP Theory

No abstract provided.

Catching Air - Those Magnificent Jumping Suwannee Sturgeons, Ken Sulak

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

It starts deep at the bottom of the dark silent river, three to four powerful tail beats and three sharp acoustic clicks. Then, a sudden upturn of the body and the fish explodes upward, 100 pounds going vertical, catching air, lots of air. A good jump can power a big fish, six to nine feet into the air. You have to be quick to get a photo, hang time is only about a second, but an accomplished jump by a big old Suwannee River Gulf Sturgeon is impressive; a magnificent display of power. The exit is almost vertical. The tail …