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Faulty Phrases: "There Is No Such Thing As Perfection", Michael Christison

The Intellectual Standard

In regard to this saying, one of the most notable references can be found in the movie Tron: Legacy. Although not a direct quote, the charac­ter Kevin Flynn, played by Jeff Bridges, communicates a very similar mes­sage to the public: "The thing about perfection is that it's unknowable. It's impossible, but it's also right in front of us all the time:' This stance from Flynn, or rather the scriptwriters, epitomizes the commonplace idea that I wish to critically examine.

Faulty Phrases: "There Are No Absolutes" & "The Truth Is Relative", Jaret Kanarek

The Intellectual Standard

"There are no absolutes:' "The truth is relative:' Each phrase im­plies and necessitates the truth of the other. An absolute is something that is universally true, that is, its truth is independent of all other factors or contexts (New Oxford American Dictionary). To say, "there are no absolutes:' is to say that there are no inde­pendent universal truths. All truths are therefore dependent. "The truth is relative" makes exactly this claim. Philosophically speaking, that which is relative "is dependent on something else" (New Oxford American Dictionary). But the concepts of relativity and dependence do not exist in a vacuum. For …

Older Moms Deliver: How Increased Births To Older Mothers Are Impacting School Enrollment, Robert Lycan, Charles Rynerson

Publications, Reports and Presentations

A presentation that seeks to shed light on social processes in Portland, Oregon, and provide a look at how GIS and demographic tools can be used to dissect complicated issues.

A Day At Filastrocca Preschool, Pistoia, Italy: Meaning Making Through Literacy And Creative Experience, Keely D. Cline, Carolyn Pope Edwards, Algo Giacomelli, Lella Gandini, Donatella Giovannini, Annalia Galardini

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

In this article,1 we explore how the library teacher of an Italian preschool with a special mission focused on books, stories, and the imagination uses group literacy activities as a context for encouraging shared meaning making through creative experiences. We take readers inside one day at the Italian Preschool, Filastrocca, providing detailed descriptions and analysis of interactions and activities. We suggest that elaborate extended dialogue among children and the teacher, promotion of empathy through opportunities to take others’ perspectives (including book characters’), and group engagement in shared and multi-faceted creativity are important characteristics related to meaning making in the context …

Angry Judges, Terry A. Maroney

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Judges get angry. Law, however, is of two minds as to whether they should; more importantly, it is of two minds as to whether judges’ anger should influence their behavior and decision making. On the one hand, anger is the quintessentially judicial emotion. It involves appraisal of wrongdoing, attribution of blame, and assignment of punishment — precisely what we ask of judges. On the other, anger is associated with aggression, impulsivity, and irrationality. Aristotle, through his concept of virtue, proposed reconciling this conflict by asking whether a person is angry at the right people, for the right reasons, and in …

Ipulse: October 2012, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

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Lynnsight: Fall 2012, Lynn University

(2004-2021) LynnSight(s)

Fall 2012 LynnSight:

• $6 million lead gift brings new international business center
• Goldstein leads challenge with first $1 million gift
• Lynn experiences exciting, transformational gifts
• The changing faces of campus
• Sandelman established endowed scholarship
• Leadership Society
• Alumni Giving

Evaluation Of Direct Detection Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex In Respiratory And Non-Respiratory Clinical Specimens Using The Cepheid Gene Xpert System, Souad M. Al-Ateah, Maha M. Al-Dowaidi, Noura A. El-Khizzi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To compare the sensitivity and specificity of Cepheid Gene Xpert, MTB/RIF assay for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and rifampin (RIF) resistance with conventional methods in respiratory and non-respiratory clinical specimens. METHODS: We used a cross sectional design to evaluate a diagnostic test at the TB Section of the Division of Microbiology, Central Military Laboratory and Blood Bank, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from October 2011 to January 2012. The detection of MTBC and RIF resistance using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay was assessed in 239 (172 respiratory, and 67 non respiratory) specimens …

The Impact Of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2 Status Of Invasive Breast Tumors On Thermography Findings, Zvonimir Zore, Ivanka Boras, Irina Filipovic-Zore, Mladen Stanec, Miroslav Lesar, Danko V. Vrdoljak

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact of prognostic human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) in invasive breast cancers on the findings of thermography tests. METHODS: The study was carried out at the Department of Surgical Oncology and the Department of Pathology, University Clinical Hospital Center, Sisters of Mercy, Zagreb, Croatia, in collaboration with licensed infrared (IR) thermography experts. The study involved 75 female patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer from May to July 2011. Thermography findings were compared between different immune-histochemical (IHC) findings (HER-2 status: positive or negative). RESULTS: Significantly higher temperatures were recorded in invasive cancer breasts than in healthy …

October 1, 2012

The Gavel Gazette

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Higher Scrotal Uptake Ratio Of (99m)Tc-Mdp On Bone Scans In Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer : A Reliable Indicator Of Pelvic Node Metastasis., Maseeh Uz Zaman, Nosheen Fatima, Zafar Sajjad, Ibrahim Hashmi, Khalid Khan

Department of Radiology

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is the gold standard procedure for nodal staging in prostate cancer (PC) but less commonly used due to its invasiveness. More commonly computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used although these have limited sensitivities and specificities. The aim of this study was to find out the correlation between higher scrotal uptake ratio (SUR) of (99m)Tc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) on bone scan and pelvic nodemetastasis in patients with PC at high risk for nodal metastasis.

METHODS:

This was a retrospective study which included 68 biopsy proven newly diagnosed PC patients who had …

Beware Of The Diamond Dogs: Why A 'Credentials Alone' Conception Of Probable Cause Violates The Compulsory Process Clause, Colin Miller

Faculty Publications

In Florida v. Harris, the State has asked the Supreme Court to find that a positive alert by a certified narcotics-detection dog is per se sufficient, in and of itself, to establish probable cause for the search of a vehicle. This essay, to be published in conjunction with Leslie Shoebotham's amici brief in Harris, argues that this "credentials alone" conception of probable cause violates the Compulsory Process Clause.

Mpb Online: U.S. Attorney General Holder Pays Tribute To Meredith, Admin

University of Mississippi News

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Holding Tax Shares Constant Is A Bad Idea: What The Homestead Tax Option In New York Can Teach Us About Romney’S Income Tax Proposal, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

The Compass Rose Vol. Xxiv, No. 2, University Of Texas At Arlington Library Special Collections & Archives

The Compass Rose

The purpose of The Compass Rose is to raise awareness of Special Collections' resources and to foster the use of these resources. The newsletter also reports significant new programs, initiatives, and acquisitions of Special Collections. The issues included here are scans of print newsletters from the 1990s and 2000s. Current issues and posts of The Compass Rose can now be accessed on the UTA Libraries Compass Rose Blog.

Npr: Integrating Ole Miss: A Transformative, Deadly Riot, Admin

University of Mississippi News

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Ny Times: 50 Years After Integration, Ole Miss Grapples With History, Admin

University of Mississippi News

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Dramaturge Notes – Breath Boom By Kia Corthron, Denise Hart

Theatre Arts Faculty Publications

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A New Mediterranean: Arctic Shipping Prospects For The 21st Century, Adam Lajeunesse

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Editorial

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Arctic Shipping: Future Polar Express Seaways: Shipowners' Opinion, Sebastien Pelletier, Frederic Lasserre

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

The Disappointing Arctic: Will More Shipping Dreams Be Shattered On The Ice, Peter Kikkert

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

Warranty And The Pay-To-Be-Paid Rule In Korea, In Hyeon Kim

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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The Athens Convention Revisited, Robert D. Peltz

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Rwu Law: The Magazine Of Roger Williams University School Of Law (Issue No. 4) (Fall 2012), Roger Williams University School Of Law

RWU Law

No abstract provided.

Legal Beagle Blog (October 2012), Roger Williams University School Of Law Library

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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A Counterexample To Plantinga's Free Will Defense, Alexander R. Pruss

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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Kai-Man Kwan, The Rainbow Of Experiences, Critical Trust And God: A Defense Of Holistic Empiricism, Tyron Goldschmidt

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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Nicholas Wolterstorff, Inquiring About God: Selected Essays, Vol. 1 And Practices Of Belief: Selected Essays, Vol. 2, Ed., Terence Cuneo, R.T. Mullins

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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Dipl 6131 Aa Causes Of War, Edislav Manetovic Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

Why do states go to war? Why do social groups go to war? Major part of this course will be devoted to surveying main conceptual explanations on the causes of war. We will end the course by focusing on a single recent case study - Bosnia. To a large extend the war in Bosnia symbolizes post-Cold War conflicts because it involved numerous actors and because it was the first major peacebuilding attempt conducted by the international community. Two decades since the start of the Bosnian war, the international community is still heavily involved in Bosnia.

Endeavor to actively engage the …