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Using common sense in common settings: active supervision and precorrection in the morning gym.(Report)
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Intervention in School & Clinic; May 1, 2008; Haydon, Todd Scott, Terrance M.; 4,769 Words
The management of a large number of children in a nonclassroom or common setting (e.g., gymnasium, auditorium ... commonsense solutions that were implemented with 400 elementary students in a before-school common setting. The solutions are described and the results of the interventions are provided ... .
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Dependent masculinity and political culture in pro-mountaintop removal discourse: or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the dragline.
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Feminist Studies; Sep 22, 2007; Scott, Rebecca R.; 9,786 Words
THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF BLAIR, West Virginia, has a violent history as the site of a famous battle in the Mine Wars of the 1920s, when U.S. armed forces fought unionizing coal miners. More recently, Blair was again ...
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The role of the Phoenician kings at the battle of Salamis (480 B.C.E.).(Report)
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society; Jul 1, 2006; Elayi, Josette; 4,679 Words
The role of the Phoenician kings at the battle of Salamis in 480 B.C.E. has been questioned and interpreted in different manners, depending on the point of view considered--Greek, Persian, or Phoenician. The point of view of scholars specializing ...
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Year ends on high note, but 2007 will be remembered for the tragic deaths of U-M transplant recovery team.
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Transplant News; Jan 1, 2008; Warren, Jim; 6,038 Words
The year 2007 in transplantation ended on a high note when President Bush signed into law legislation amending the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) to clarify that paired organ donation does not violate the prohibition of buying or selling organs. However, the story ...
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The death of an ideal leader: predictions and premonitions.(Caliph Abu Bakr)
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society; Jan 1, 2006; Hakim, Avraham; 9,383 Words
The three caliphs who ruled after Abu Bakr--'Umar, 'Uthman and 'Ali, all four known collectively as al-Rashidun, the rightly guided--were assassinated. 'Umar's murder in Medina, after a ten-year caliphate (13-23/635-644), was the first of the three, and seems to have been the most traumatic ...
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The house of the god who dwells in Jerusalem.(Temple Restoration in Early Achaemenid Judah)(Priester und Leviten im Achamenidischen Juda)(Book review)
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society; Jan 1, 2006; Fried, Lisbeth S.; 8,123 Words
The appearance of a review years after the publication of the books in question may be odd, but can be justified by the nature of the books and the issues they raise. P. Bedford's Temple Restoration in Achaemenid Judah and J. Schaper's Priester und ...
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A Theravada code of conduct for good Buddhists: the Upasakamanussavinaya.(Critical essay)
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society; Apr 1, 2006; Crosby, Kate; 6,863 Words
The purpose of this article is to provide a description of the Upasakamanussavinaya, a Pali text noted with interest by several scholars but not yet described in any detail in the secondary literature. (1) On the basis of this, I shall also ...
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The new China and the old: twenty years of CSI and CFI interactions with China help reinforce Chinese scholars' efforts in boosting scientific understanding and attaining some degree of harmony in a complex country grappling with an incredible development boom. It is in our interests to continue to...
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Skeptical Inquirer; Mar 1, 2008; Kurtz, Paul; 3,957 Words
The Eleventh World Congress of Centers for Inquiry/ Transnational convened in Beijing in October 2007, the culmination of almost twenty years of interchange between the Center for Inquiry and Chinese scientists. Inasmuch as Ken Frazier has so eloquently depicted ...
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Comparing the intended and the perceived: administrator expectations and student perceptions of teacher roles in Catholic service-learning (1).(Report)
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High School Journal; Apr 1, 2008; Stewart, Trae; 12,081 Words
The classroom teacher plays a pivotal role in any formal educational environment. More ... involved and how s/he structures activities and discussions about a topic depends on the preferred learning style, personal demeanor, and educational philosophy of the teacher. For teachers that employ service-learning ...
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Priorities in the study of forces (facilities) of aerospace attack and of organization of reconnaissance.
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Military Thought; Jul 1, 2007; Omelchenko, Yu.I.; 3,475 Words
The study of aerospace attack forces and facilities (ASAF) holds one of the principle places in the professional training of officers--specialists of aerospace defense (ASD). The validity and success in taking ...
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Relationships between Agricultural Science Student Teacher Placement Methodology and the Quality of the Student Teacher Experience
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NACTA Journal; Mar 1, 2008; Morrish, Douglas G; 5,289 Words
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the importance of agricultural science student teacher placement methodology and the quality of the student teacher experience. The sample consisted of 50 randomly selected ...
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Lessons in leadership: the Battle of Balaklava, 1854.(THE LIGHT BRIGADE)
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Military Review; Mar 1, 2008; Brudenell, Anna Maria; 4,617 Words
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE took place on 25 October 1854, during the Battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War. The action has become a byword for stubborn heroism, devotion to duty, and steadfastness in the face of overwhelming ...
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A novel method for teaching the first instances of simple discrimination to nonverbal children with autism in a laboratory environment.
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The Psychological Record; Mar 22, 2008; Lionello-DeNolf, Karen M. da Silva Barros, Romariz McIlvane, William J.; 6,325 Words
Among the most difficult challenges for behavioral scientists ... who are nonverbal (Sidman & Stoddard, 1966). The challenge is similar to that faced in interspecies ... has additional complexities that increase the challenge. For example, in behavioral research ...
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Anbar awakens: The Tipping Point.
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Military Review; Mar 1, 2008; Smith, Niel MacFarland, Sean; 6,983 Words
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The stunning security improvements in Al Anbar province during 2007 fundamentally changed the military and political landscape of Iraq. Many, both in and outside the military (and as late as November 2006), had ...
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DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL MARIE OKABE HOLDS OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING
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Political Transcript Wire; May 7, 2008; 5,202 Words
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING, AS RELEASED BY THE U.N. MAY 6, 2008 SPEAKERS: DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON FOR THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL MARIE OKABE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT ...
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The old Babylonian paronomastic infinitive in -am.(Report)
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society; Jul 1, 2006; Cohen, Eran; 3,933 Words
1. The paronomastic infinitive in Akkadian is an interesting construction. The phenomenon comprises two basic types, based upon form, one ending in -um(-ma), the other in -am. The former, which is attested in about seventy cases from the OB letter ...
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The priestess and the king: the divine kingship of Su-Sin of Ur.
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society; Apr 1, 2006; Brisch, Nicole; 7,497 Words
INTRODUCTION The discovery of an administrative tablet of the Ur III period housed in the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan offers an unlikely but welcome opportunity to revisit briefly the topic of divine kingship in ancient ...
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What is inside the electrocardiograph?
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Journal of Electrocardiology; Jan 1, 2008; Gregg, Richard E; Zhou, Sophia H; Lindauer, James M; Helfenbein, Eric D; Giuliano, Karen K; 4,039 Words
Abstract The details of digital recording and computer processing of a ... many health care professionals. A better understanding of the design and performance tradeoffs inherent in the electrocardiograph design might lead to better quality in ...
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Enhancing student learning through arts integration: implications for the profession.(Report)
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High School Journal; Apr 1, 2008; Gullatt, David E.; 9,390 Words
Introduction The purpose of the present review of literature and research is to examine the numerous benefits the arts provide as enhancements for teaching and learning provided for both educators and students in PK-12 school settings. The relationship ...
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Derivation of orthogonal leads from the 12-lead electrocardiogram. Performance of an atrial-based transform for the derivation of P loops
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Journal of Electrocardiology; Jan 1, 2008; Guillem, M Salud; Sahakian, Alan V; Swiryn, Steven; 3,410 Words
Abstract The objective of this study was the evaluation of the accuracy of Dower inverse transform for the derivation of the P wave in orthogonal leads. We tested the accuracy of Dower transform on the P wave and compared it with a P-wave-optimized ...
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