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Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 32, January 9, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

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

Six Crosses, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Faculty Publications

Brief short story or observation about life in a small southern Italian town.

Estimates Of Population Age Groups (Ages Under 18 Yrs., 18-64 Yrs., And 65 Yrs. And Over) For Oregon And Its Counties, July 1, 2011, Portland State University. Population Research Center, Risa Proehl

Oregon Population Estimates and Reports

Estimates of population age groups for Oregon and its counties.

Dispositional Mindfulness In People Diagnosed With Cancer: The Relationship To Depressive Symptoms And Well-Being, Karen Kersting

Theses and Dissertations

Coping with a cancer diagnosis is known to be a stressful experience that can be related to declines in personal well-being and increases in distress. Dispositional mindfulness is known to be related to depressive symptoms and well-being. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between mindfulness and experiences of depressive symptoms and well-being in people recently diagnosed with cancer. Seventy-four participants who were diagnosed with cancer in the last 12 months completed an initial self-report survey, and 43 of those completed another survey 3 months later. Cross-sectional regression analysis showed that higher levels of mindfulness were …

Aprendiendo A Ser Competitivos, Guillermo Arosemena

Guillermo Arosemena

No abstract provided.

Rainfall Variability And Crop Zones Classification For The Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Shaibu M. Hassan Phd

Confluence Journal Environmental Studies (CJES), Kogi State University, Nigeria

This study aims at analyzing agro-climatological parameters and establishing a link between some selected agro-climatological indices and sustainability of agricultural production in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Two sets of data, climatic and crop yield data were collected and subjected to various agro-climatological analyses. Agro-climatological analyses include the derivation of Onset, Cessation and Length of Rainy Season (LRS), Seasonality Index, Drought Index and Precipitation Periodicity Index. The statistical analyses include monthly and annual means, deviation from the mean, trend line. The result of moisture index in line with crops optimum moisture requirement was used to classify the Territory into agro-climatic …

Plan De Ordenamiento Territorial, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

El jueves de la semana pasada el Concejo Municipal de Quito aprobó el denominado Plan Metropolitano de Ordenamiento Territorial, que tiene tres elementos a resaltar: Primero, da continuidad a las políticas para crear seguridad jurídica y reglas claras para los actores urbanos, en la perspectiva de generar una cultura de planificación. En el país siempre se empieza de cero, cuando llega una nueva administración. El caso del Municipio de Quito no ha sido la excepción: Sebastián de Benalcazar renace periódicamente para refundar la ciudad, con la tradicional frase: “por primera vez se hace tal cosa…” Este Plan rompe con esa …

Quito, 2012 Y La Profecía Maya, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Los eruditos de la civilización Maya señalaron que el 21 de diciembre del año 2012 el sol se pondrá en el punto de intersección de la eclíptica de la Vía Láctea y la línea equinoccial; es decir en la ciudad de Quito como epicentro. Esta profecía ha sido interpretada como el fin del mundo, que para el caso de la ciudad capital del Ecuador se podría interpretar como un año verdaderamente difícil, entre otras, por las siguientes consideraciones:

Primero. La elevación del impuesto predial, en consonancia con otros incrementos impositivos nacionales, empiezan a ser sentidos por la población de Quito. …

La Academia En Su Laberinto, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Estamos viviendo un cambio en la difusión de la producción académica, gracias a la revolución científico-tecnológica y a la lógica neoliberal imperante. Primero, por el peso que adquiere lo virtual sobre lo presencial en la educación y la difusión. Por eso las investigaciones se difunden por blogs, internet, webs y demás instrumentos tecnológicos, como también aparece una institucionalidad especializada dedicada a la circulación del conocimiento: Redalyc y Scielo son hemerotecas en línea y Amazon es un portal que por la vía del mercado define los libros que se venden. Lo más significativo: la difusión define los conocimientos a producir; el …

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, January 8, 2012

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

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, January 8, 2012

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, CAN

Church Bulletin, January 8, 2012

Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Ottawa, Canada

Church Bulletin Finding Aid

Proibição Do Retrocesso E Reserva Do Possível: Princípios Constitucionais Para Tempos De Crise, Paulo Ferreira Da Cunha

Paulo Ferreira da Cunha

Os princípios constitucionais mais susceptíveis de ser invocados em tempos de crise (quando se presta atenção à Constituição), o da proibição do retrocesso e o da reserva do possível, precisam de ser repensados. Não atirados um contra o outro, e defendidos, ora um ora outro, ao sabor de paixões, mas compreendidos ambos como concorrendo para a defesa da Constituição em situações limite. Certamente há algo maior por detrás desses dois princípios aparentemente contraditórios.

The Random Horror Of The Death Penalty, Ny Times Editorial Board

John Donohue

The Supreme Court has not banned capital punishment, as it should, but it has long held that the death penalty is unconstitutional if randomly imposed on a handful of people. An important new study based on capital cases in Connecticut provides powerful evidence that death sentences are haphazardly meted out, with virtually no connection to the heinousness of the crime.

Smarter Intentions & Authentic Goals, Connie I. Reimers-Hild

Kimmel Education and Research Center: Faculty and Staff Publications

Intentions influence our actions and behaviors. If intentions are established with awareness, truth, and meaning, they can help us experience a life filled with passion and personal fulfillment. Lack of understanding around our true intentions often causes frustration and confusion, which is one reason people oftentimes do not achieve their goals. Many goals are written; however, they are not established with honest intent. It’s time to get brutally honest about your true intentions so you can achieve authentic goals.

Intentions have the power to strengthen your Inner Leader and move forward in a meaningful way as long as they represent …

Saving Money: The Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation Medicaid Benefit: A Policy Paper, Leighton C. Ku, David Zauche, E. Ripley Forbes

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

In the United States, about 70% of smokers want to quit and 50% make a quit attempt each year. Unfortunately, only a small percent are successful, due in part to the lack of easy access to tobacco dependence treatments that have been proven effective. In light of the societal costs of tobacco-related illness, government must do everything it can to encourage and enable smokers to quit.

The tobacco use landscape in this country has changed in recent years -- people with lower income and education levels have a much higher probability of smoking. For instance, the smoking rate for those …

Promoting Active Learning Through Undergraduate Economics Journals, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Robert Leekley, Michael Seeborg

Scholarly Publications

We draw upon our own experience to discuss the use of undergraduate student journals to promote active learning by comparing and contrasting institution-focused (Park Place Economist) and externally-focused (Undergraduate Economic Review) publications, suggesting ways of integrating these journals into upper-division coursework, and describing ways in which economics departments can partner with libraries to facilitate the editorial process and increase the accessibility of the journal.

Cedarville Vs. Malone, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.

Customer Research Helps In Applying Crm For Surviving In Recession, Syeda Rakhshanda Mustafa

Business Review

The purpose of this research paper is to come up with ideas on the, how Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can be used in the most effective and productive manner in order to save companies and minimize the effects of recession. The researcher has tried to focus on those strategies that are best to overcome recession and companies could adopt them in order to overcome downfall and decline in profits. This paper also explores the idea that how helpful is CRM to recover at that time. This research paper is of considerable importance as the world is experiencing global recession and …

Lokpal Bill: Lessons From The Karnataka Lokayukta’S Performance, Narayana A., Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vikas Kumar

Vikas Kumar

The debate on the design of the Lokpal has been premised on the questionable assumption that what is needed to combat corruption is a powerful national institution to prosecute and convict the corrupt, but the debate has not drawn on the experience with the existing institutional models, namely the Lokayuktas in the states. An empirical analysis of the performance of the Lokayukta in Karnataka between 1995 and 2011 suggests that any anti-corruption agency, no matter how powerful, that is oriented towards criminal conviction is bound to fail in the absence of judicial reforms.

Promoting Active Learning Through Undergraduate Economics Journals, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Robert Leekley, Michael Seeborg

Stephanie Davis-Kahl

We draw upon our own experience to discuss the use of undergraduate student journals to promote active learning by comparing and contrasting institution-focused (Park Place Economist) and externally-focused (Undergraduate Economic Review) publications, suggesting ways of integrating these journals into upper-division coursework, and describing ways in which economics departments can partner with libraries to facilitate the editorial process and increase the accessibility of the journal.

Innovation Begins With People: Leading With A New Lens (Workbook), Connie I. Reimers-Hild

Kimmel Education and Research Center: Presentations and White Papers

Workbook for Merrick County's Leading Locally class, "Innovation Begins with People: Leading with a New Lens."

Innovation Begins With People: Leading With A New Lens (Presentation), Connie I. Reimers-Hild

Kimmel Education and Research Center: Presentations and White Papers

Community leaders must learn how to successfully lead innovation. This presentation focuses on fundamental aspects of leading innovation, including the importance of self-awareness and self-confidence. The differences between creativity and innovation are also addressed.

Development As Freedom: Introduction And Perspective, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

This presentation discusses the introduction and perspective chapter from Amarty Sen's Development as Freedom. This is meant for the course on 'Contemporary Issues in Human Development and Policy'.

Formación Policial Con Uso De La Violencia, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

En esta última semana se han difundido profusamente algunos videos que muestran las formas de “capacitación” que utiliza la policía en la Escuela Gustavo Noboa Bejarano, ubicado en la provincia de Manabí. Las imágenes muestran prácticas “pedagógicas” reñidas con los Derechos Humanos, universalmente aceptadas: uso de gas lacrimógeno, golpes a los estudiantes y policías semidesnudos, entre otros. Gran indignación ha causado, nacional e internacionalmente, esta información salida de la misma policía.

Lo primero que se debe decir respecto de este tipo de prácticas “formativas” es que se inscriben en la lógica de la doctrina de la guerra fría, donde las …

Library Impact Statement For Bio 485x Salt Marsh Ecology, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement for BIO 485X Salt Marsh Ecology new course proposal. No new library resources are needed to support this course. Responding library faculty member: Michael A. Cerbo II. Requesting faculty member: Serena Moseman-Valtierra.

Library Impact Statement For Bio 585x Salt Marsh Ecology, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement for BIO 585X Salt Marsh Ecology new course proposal. No new library resources are needed to support this course. Responding library faculty member: Michael A. Cerbo II. Requesting faculty member: Serena Moseman-Valtierra.

The Return On Investment Of A Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Program In Massachusetts, Patrick Richard, Kristina West, Leighton Ku

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

Background and Objective

A high proportion of low-income people insured by the Medicaid program smoke. Earlier research concerning a comprehensive tobacco cessation program implemented by the state of Massachusetts indicated that it was successful in reducing smoking prevalence and those who received tobacco cessation benefits had lower rates of in-patient admissions for cardiovascular conditions, including acute myocardial infarction, coronary atherosclerosis and non-specific chest pain. This study estimates the costs of the tobacco cessation benefit and the short-term Medicaid savings attributable to the aversion of inpatient hospitalization for cardiovascular conditions.

Methods

A cost-benefit analysis approach was used to estimate the program's …

Linguistics At Boise State University, Michal Martinez

Michal Temkin Martinez

No abstract provided.

Gentrification And School Choice: Where Goes The Neighborhood?, Amy Childers Roberts

Educational Policy Studies Dissertations

This dissertation explores parent-gentrifiers’ lived experiences of the school-selection process, including the social networking and the influence of those social networks in their selection of schools. School choice and parent involvement are forms of social capital, and such social capital represents the results of social networking and parental agency. The unknown is how this scenario manifests itself in gentrifying parents’ school-selection process in Atlanta’s Kirkwood and Grant Park neighborhoods. Gentrifying children’s absence in urban public schools is of interest as residential areas integrate, while schools (re)segregate. The research paradigm is interpretivist as it investigates the qualitatively different ways in which …