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Lanthorn, Vol. 41, No. 33, January 11, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Ddasaccident559, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

1030hrs: Captain [Name removed], the team leader, directed 2nd Sergeant [the Victim], a deminer, to move the UXO about 2 meters from its original place to a pit surrounded by two big rocks for demolition. The deminer was ordered to put a 75 gram TNT block and an electrical detonator at the tail part of the UXO. While the deminer was connecting the wire, the UXO burst into fire by its own and sprayed out flames towards him. The deminer sprang back by instinct to a hollow pit nearby for protection. He got burning injury on face, neck and hands. …

The Guardian, January 10, 2007, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Let’S Be Practical: A New Integration In The Approach To Economic Policy, Gary D. Lynne

Cornhusker Economics

Both the Nebraska Unicameral and the U.S. Congress are just now coming back into session with many new faces, in Nebraska due to the term limit law showing its impact, and with a shift in the power structure in Washington. With all this change, and the many substantive policy issues facing these entities, from the farm bill to the war in Iraq, along with the wide array of environmental, ecosystem and natural resource (e.g. global warming, renewable energy, water and biodiversity) issues, as well as the always present set of social issues (e.g. the minimum wage), perhaps it is a …

An Assessment Of The Reference Collection And Services Of Four Academic Libraries In Nigeria , Josiah Oghenero Ruteyan, Blessing Amina Akporhonor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper looks at the reference collection and reference services in four academic libraries in Nigeria. All four libraries have a section or wing known as the reference section, all have similar reference collections and criteria for collection development in that section, and all have similar services.

Pakistani Supreme Court And Constitutional Space, Shubhankar Dam

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 47, January 10, 2007

Central Florida Future

G-A-R-A-G-E spells relief; Pegasus landing robbery suspect wanted by police; Jewish population thriving on campus; Latin Studies aims to stay relevant with new director; UCF, faculty-union contract talks off to a good start.

The Virtue Of Reference, Wayne Bivens-Tatum

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Reference work is neither an art nor a science. Its motivating virtue is an intellectual virtue, but the one most difficult to teach: what Aristotle called phronesis, which is usually translated as prudence or practical wisdom. Reference is a phronetic activity. The concept of "virtue ethics," and Aristotle's views on virtue are applied to library reference, and applied to being a reference librarian.

In Defence Of The Supreme Court: A Conservative View, Shubhankar Dam

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

No abstract provided.

The Constitutionality Of The President To Hold Another Office Act, 2004: A View From India, Shubhankar Dam

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

No abstract provided.

Ddasaccident542, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

[Name removed] then tells everyone to stay in the control point as he and [Victim No.2] are going to check out the next task location. During this time I am sat in the ambulance along with [Name removed] the team 5 medic. I hear an explosion and know it was not carried out by us. Shortly afterwards a message come across the radio requesting medic medic come to help us. [Name removed] then informs me to follow him to the incident site. He arrived roughly 10-15 seconds before us. He then tells me and [the Medic] to help [Victim No.2] …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 031, Number 21, January 8, 2007, Grand Valley State University

2006-2007, Volume 31

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 46, January 8, 2007

Central Florida Future

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 41, No. 32, January 8, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, January 7, 2007

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, January 7, 2007

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

Iraq: The Betrayal Of Another Generation/Iraq: La Traicion De Otra Generacion, Gil Villagran

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

It's been said that the old men start the wars and the young men have to fight them. Gil's perspective on the war in Iraq and its consequences.In both English and Spanish.

Will Another White Male Be Elected President In 2008?, David E. Drew, Hedley Burrell

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Barack Obama. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Bill Richardson. The field of minority and female candidates for president has never been so strong. But the question remains: Despite the expected presence of an African- American, a woman, and a Latino, will America in 2008 elect yet another male president of northern European descent?

No one can say for certain, but we hope this streak ends soon, because it's important that America elect its leaders from the full breadth of talent available in its diverse population.

Is Marriage Education Effective? A Meta-Analytic Review Of Marriage Education Programs, Elizabeth Brinton Fawcett

Theses and Dissertations

In the past few decades, several meta-analytic studies have attempted to answer the question: Is marriage education effective (Carroll & Doherty, 2003; Halford, Markman, Kline & Stanley, 2003; Reardon-Anderson, Stagner, Macomber, & Murray, 2004)? However, previous meta-analytic studies have been somewhat limited in their conclusions because they have reviewed a narrow portion of the marriage education spectrum (e.g. premarital education only, Carroll & Doherty, 2003), because they focused only on one particular program (e.g, Couples Communication, Butler & Wampler, 1999), because they failed to differentiate marital therapy from marital education programs (Reardon-Anderson et al., 2005), or because they excluded much …

The Management Of Staff Records At Delta State University Library, Abraka, Nigeria, Blessing Amina Akporhonor, Enemute Basil Iwhiwhu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper describes records management practice for personnel files at Delta State University Library, Abraka, Nigeria. Data were collected through interview and observation. Manual filling systems such as registers are used for staff records, and most files are too voluminous. There is a space constraint due to the lack of a retention and disposal schedule and the lack of a computer system. It is recommended that the staff responsible for the files undergo records management training programmes or that a diploma holder in records management with computer knowledge be employed, and that records should be computerized.

Academic Journal Prices In A Digital Age: A Two-Sided-Market Model, Mark J. Mccabe, Christopher M. Snyder

Dartmouth Scholarship

Digital-age technologies promise to revolutionize the market for academic journals as they have other media. We model journals as intermediaries linking authors with readers in a two-sided market. We use the model to study the division of fees between authors and readers under various market structures, ranging from monopoly to free entry. The results help explain why print journals traditionally obtained most of their revenue from subscription fees. The results raise the possibility that digitization may lead to a proliferation of online journals targeting various author types. The paper contributes to the literature on two-sided markets in its analysis of …

Explaining Local Government Cooperation On Public Works: Evidence From Michigan, Kelly Leroux, Jered B. Carr

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

In recent years, analysts have begun to study cooperation on public services among local governments. These studies have often concluded that services with scale economies are likely candidates for shared service delivery. This article contributes to the emerging literature on this topic by examining interlocal service arrangements for ten public works services in Michigan. Despite the fact that public works exhibit substantial scale economies, many local governments do not cooperate on these services. Empirical studies of local government contracting suggest four groups of factors that may help explain why local governments opt to collaborate on public services: local economic factors, …

Woman's Journal Advocate: Index, February 1982 To March 1992, Stu Fliger-Burns

Electronic Reference Materials

By issue, author, and subject. PDF file is searchable.

Subjects include: abortion; abortion legislation; activism; AIDS; alcoholism; animals, cruelty to; anti-gay violence; appointments, political; armed forces, lesbians in; armed forces, women in; art reviews; artists, local; arts, women in the; astrology; athletics, women in; authors, feminist; authors, lesbian; authors, local; automobiles; awards; backpacking; baking; bisexuality; body image; book reviews; book sales; bookstores, feminist; Bork, Robert; Bush, Barbara; business, women in; capital punishment; career oriented programs; career related programs; Cather, Willa; catholicism; censorship; censuses; child care; child labor; child protective services; child support; childbirth; childcare; children, advocacy for; Christianity; civil disobedience; …

Most Popular Downloads -- December 2006

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The 120 (or so) most-often-downloaded documents from the UNL Digital Commons for December 1 through December 31, 2006. Also total downloads and total discreet files downloaded for the period.

The Guardian, January 03, 2007, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Federal Court Invalidates Initiative 300, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

On December 15, 2005, the U.S. District Court for Nebraska (Judge Camp) ruled that Article 12 Section 8 of the Nebraska Constitution (popularly known as Initiative 300) violated federal law. The court ruled that I300, which regulates corporate farming, violated the Interstate Commerce Clause and the Americans with Disabilities Act. On December 13, 2006, a three-judge panel of the Eighth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Judge Camp’s 2005 ruling that 300 violated the Interstate Commerce Clause. The state of Nebraska will appeal the circuit court’s decision to the United States Supreme Court.

Do Special Districts Act Alone?: Exploring The Relationship Between Flexible Boundaries And Intergovernmental Cooperation, Megan Mullin

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

Special districts have been seen as a formalized institution for promoting regional cooperation. They allow boundary design to the scale of public problems and may produce greater efficiency in the marketplace for local public goods. Many scholars also have highlighted the flexibility of special district boundaries once established, arguing that this flexibility allows for governance that is more adaptable to changing resource constraints and patterns of demand. While flexible boundaries might promote special districts’ ability to internalize spillovers while acting alone, it might impede more ad hoc forms of cooperation among localities. This paper presents evidence that boundary change is …

Intellectual Property Management In Health And Agricultural Innovation: A Handbook Of Best Practices, Vol. 2, Anatole Krattiger, Richard T. Mahoney, Lita Nelsen, Jennifer A. Thomson, Alan B. Bennett, Kanikaram Satyanarayana, Gregory D. Graff, Carlos Fernandez, Stanley Kowalski

Law Faculty Scholarship

Prepared by and for policy-makers, leaders of public sector research establishments, technology transfer professionals, licensing executives, and scientists, this online resource offers up-to-date information and strategies for utilizing the power of both intellectual property and the public domain. Emphasis is placed on advancing innovation in health and agriculture, though many of the principles outlined here are broadly applicable across technology fields. Eschewing ideological debates and general proclamations, the authors always keep their eye on the practical side of IP management. The site is based on a comprehensive Handbook and Executive Guide that provide substantive discussions and analysis of the opportunities …

New Year's Roundup, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is difficult to know where to begin after being away from this column for the past few weeks as there are so many bizarre and interesting things that have happened that seem worthy of comment.

Social Pathogenic Sources Of Poor Community Health, Hayden Smith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The United States currently provides a health care system that is neither efficient nor equitable. Despite outspending the world on health care, over three-fourths of developed countries produce better health outcomes (Auerbach et al., 2000). Simultaneously, the "Ecological School of Thought" has documented the large impact that social, economic, and environmental circumstances play in health outcomes. Unfortunately, these 'ecological" studies are frequently conducted without theoretical justification, and rely solely on a cross-sectional research design and a myriad of unrelated variables. This study represents an important step towards the development of a true theory of "ecology". More specifically, we argue that …