INVESTMENT DECISIONS IN NEW GENERATION COOPERATIVES: A CASE STUDY OF VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS (VAP) COOPERATIVE IN ALVA, OKLAHOMA

Explaining the phenomena of new generation cooperatives development is important to understand why some producers invest in new generation cooperative investment and some do not. Results from Tobit analysis suggests that non-monetary benefits from investment are significant factors that influence producer investment decisions in new generation cooperative.Agribusiness,

Dark Matter Candidates: What Cold, ..and What's Not

In this brief review of recent theoretical developments associated with the search for dark matter I describe the following: why baryons are now ruled out as dark matter candidates; SUSY WIMPS and signatures in the MSSM and NMSSM why claimed indirect signatures are probably not WIMP related, why axions may be of new interest, how WIMP detection might tell us about the galactic halo, and how theorists are preparing to avoid the next generation of experimental constraints.Comment: 6 pages, Invited Review talk, Neutrino 2006. To appear in Proceeding

Daring to Lead 2006

Presents findings from a survey that examines why nonprofit executives leave their jobs. Offers recommendations for strengthening and supporting current leadership, creating more diversity, and developing the next generation of nonprofit leaders

New Face of Work Survey

Documents why Americans in their 50s and 60s plan to work longer than the previous generation. Includes attitudes about post-retirement work based on gender and race, and support for policy changes to remove obstacles to working past retirement age

Review of Early Quakers and their Theological Thought

First-generation Quakers were a radical and persecuted sect of early modern British Christianity. Early Quakers and Their Theological Thought: 1647-1723 shows why the Quakers have survived when so many other 17th century radicals—including Diggers, Ranters, Levellers or Muggletonians—did not. Along the way readers also discover why the Friends, though initially derided, are so loved in the twenty-first century. Quaker theology, rejected by the powers that be in its own era, resonates with many 21st century readers

Generative Design in Minecraft (GDMC), Settlement Generation Competition

This paper introduces the settlement generation competition for Minecraft, the first part of the Generative Design in Minecraft challenge. The settlement generation competition is about creating Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents that can produce functional, aesthetically appealing and believable settlements adapted to a given Minecraft map - ideally at a level that can compete with human created designs. The aim of the competition is to advance procedural content generation for games, especially in overcoming the challenges of adaptive and holistic PCG. The paper introduces the technical details of the challenge, but mostly focuses on what challenges this competition provides and why they are scientifically relevant.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures, Part of the Foundations of Digital Games 2018 proceedings, as part of the workshop on Procedural Content Generatio