The Language of Exile: Ministerial Formation in the Post-Christian Context

The Babylonians decisively invaded Ancient Israel in 587 BCE and sent many of the leading citizens of Judah off to exile in Babylon. This marginalizing act demanded that the people of Israel adapt their faith and the practice of it to a new and challenging set of circumstances. While the experience of the church in North America is very different than that of ancient Israel it is facing a time of moving from near the center of cultural influence to a place nearer to the margins. The experience of ancient Israel can inform the life of the church today. The prayer language of Israel found in the book of Lamentations and a number of Psalms can provide perspectives that will inform practices for ministerial formation in these challenging days

Magnetic domain-wall velocity enhancement induced by a transverse magnetic field

Spin dynamics of field-driven domain walls (DWs) guided by Permalloy nanowires are studied by high-speed magneto-optic polarimetry and numerical simulations. DW velocities and spin configurations are determined as functions of longitudinal drive field, transverse bias field, and nanowire width. Nanowires having cross-sectional dimensions large enough to support vortex wall structures exhibit regions of drive-field strength (at zero bias field) that have enhanced DW velocity resulting from coupled vortex structures that suppress oscillatory motion. Factor of ten enhancements of the DW velocity are observed above the critical longitudinal drive-field (that marks the onset of oscillatory DW motion) when a transverse bias field is applied. Nanowires having smaller cross-sectional dimensions that support transverse wall structures also exhibit a region of higher mobility above the critical field, and similar transverse-field induced velocity enhancement but with a smaller enhancement factor. The bias-field enhancement of DW velocity is explained by numerical simulations of the spin distribution and dynamics within the propagating DW that reveal dynamic stabilization of coupled vortex structures and suppression of oscillatory motion in the nanowire conduit resulting in uniform DW motion at high speed.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figure

Giving Up and Giving In: Young Adolescents\u27 Dilemmas when Caring for a Grandparent with Alzheimer\u27s Disease

Caregivers of persons with Alzheimer\u27s disease have been studied extensively; the vast majority of caregiver research has focused on spouses and adult children, negating the impact caregiving has on younger family members. Importantly, 75% of caregivers are female; 31% of these women have children at home under the age of 12 and 23% live with a child aged 12–17. As such, adolescents will be increasingly involved in the care of Alzheimer\u27s victims. This study sought to examine the experiences of these individuals. Specifically, what is it like for an adolescent to provide care for a grandparent afflicted with Alzheimer\u27s disease? A qualitative, grounded theory study design was utilized. Ten adolescents aged 11–18 were interviewed and asked a series of semi-structured questions regarding caregiving. To be included, respondents must have been the grandchild of an Alzheimer\u27s victim cared for by the adolescent\u27s immediate family. Taking into consideration key elements of the ethnographic interview, grand tour, descriptive, structural, and contrast questions were integrated throughout the interview guide. More specific questioning and probing strategies were also designed which explored the perceptions of these adolescents with regard to their rewarding and nonrewarding caregiving experiences. Employing features of content analysis methodology, all interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. First, open coding of the data was conducted. Second, selective coding of the data was generated. Using the core variable as a guide, examination of the data for conditions and consequences directly related to the primary category, “Challenging the Continuum of Change,” was further evaluated for similarities and differences across interviews. The subcategories identified via this content analysis process included (a) A Missing Voice, (b) The Changing Family, (c) Coping, and (d) Reaching Out. Conditions falling under these subcategories included: Recognizing the Difference; She\u27s There, She\u27s Not There, Reversal of Blame, Increased Family Intimacy, Loss of Sibling Trust/Sibling Inequality, Parental Conflict, Accepting the Changes, Holding Back Frustrations, Self-Induced Isolation, Confiding in Friends, Altered Leisure Activity, and On Your Best Behavior. Discussion points focus on future research and practice with regard to caregiving adolescents. In short, how can we help these young adults as they challenge the continuum of change and progress through this tenuous phase of their lives

Effect of antenna element properties and array orientation on performance of MIMO systems

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The Relationship Between Time Constraint and Time Pressure

The tempo of the modern society (especially in Western cultures) has continually accelerated (McGrath & Kelly, 1986; Rastegary & Landy, 1993). This acceleration has particularly affected the modern workplace. Eisenhardt (1989) discusses the concept of high -velocity environments that are characterized by rapid changes in technology, competitors, demand, organizational structure, and regulatory rules. Many modern workplaces are examples of high-velocity environments that often induce feelings of stress or time pressure due to having to make decisions under constant time constraints. As Rastegary & Landy (1993) noted, perhaps the most substantial challenge facing employees, as a result of modern time orientation, is choosing between/among different courses of action while under what seems like constant time constraints

Spin Hall torque magnetometry of Dzyaloshinskii domain walls

Current-induced domain wall motion in the presence of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) is experimentally and theoretically investigated in heavy-metal/ferromagnet bilayers. The angular dependence of the current-induced torque and the magnetization structure of Dzyaloshinskii domain walls are described and quantified simultaneously in the presence of in-plane fields. We show that the DMI strength depends strongly on the heavy metal, varying by a factor of 20 between Ta and Pa, and that strong DMI leads to wall distortions not seen in conventional materials. These findings provide essential insights for understanding and exploiting chiral magnetism for emerging spintronics applications

City of Gold Beach transportation system plan

147 pp. Includes maps and figures. Published June 2000. Received from ODOT January 2, 2007.The Gold Beach Transportation System Plan (TSP) guides the management of existing transportation facilities and the design and implementation of future facilities for the next 20 years. This Transportation System Plan constitutes the transportation element of the City's Comprehensive Plan and satisfies the requirements of the Oregon Transportation Planning Rule established by the Department of Land Conservation and Development. This document also identifies and prioritizes transportation projects for inclusion in the Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT's) Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). [From the Plan]"This project is partially funded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program, a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. TGM grants rely on federal Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act and Oregon Lottery funds.

Subjective sampling distributions and conservatism

When people revise subjective probabilities in light of data, revisions are less than the amount prescribed by the normative model, Bayes's theorem. Previous research suggests that this results from the subjects' lack of understanding of the implications of the data; i.e., from inaccurate subjective sampling distributions. This experiment examined the effects on conservative revisions of training subjects about the implications of data.The subjects estimated sampling distributions for two binomial populations, were shown samples from the populations in order to teach them veridical distributions, and again estimated sampling distributions. Estimated sampling distributions were good predictors of revisions and, as a result of training, both the sampling distributions and the revisions became more veridical.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/33217/1/0000607.pd