A Study of the Problem of Suffering and Chastening

The problem of this study was to show that the ideas of suffering and chastening individually are derived from more than one original term and are universal realities throughout biblical history on the basis of terminology which appears in most books of the Bible, that both suffering and chastening are realities in human experience, and that suffering comprises one of the essential instruments in the greater purpose of the experience of chastening. The reality of suffering is one of the most universal facts of human experience. From a child\u27s first suffering of hunger pangs to the experience of death this fact is a recurring reality of life. People will gladly spend a fortune to remove or alleviate suffering. If there is any work of grace available in the relation of suffering to chastening, the Christian should be alerted to them and use them

The Study of the Problem of Teaching Christian Moral Behavior

Christian living from its inception has been challenging by the relationship between learning and moral living. The problem of this study was involved with a statement of the principles of Christian Moral Behavior and the implementation of those principles in the life activity or behavior of the individual. It was the contention of the author that the teaching process has not attained its ultimate objective until the life has been reoriented

A Curriculum Resource Text for the Alcohol Unit in Public and Private Schools

The absolute worth of a human life and the social order in which that life finds identity and expression provide the base for an initiative to pursue the development of life\u27s highest potential with assurance in the future that corning generations may expect the same opportunity. The manifold evidences graphically documented relative to man\u27s inhumanity to man in our present age clearly invoke a spirit of urgency for realistic solutions now and not some far distant time

VOLUNTARY ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK TRADEOFFS IN CROP PROTECTION DECISIONS

An indirect utility model is employed for measuring farmers willingness to voluntarily accept yield losses for a reduction in environmental risk by decreasing pesticide use. Results support the hypothesis that farmers have self-described risk perceptions that enable them to make assessments of risk-yield tradeoffs. Policies designed to encourage and assist farmers making voluntary pesticide reductions can result in environmental risk reduction.pesticides. regulation, environmental policy, Crop Production/Industries, Environmental Economics and Policy, Risk and Uncertainty,

BIODIESEL AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PETROLEUM DIESEL IN A STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT

Policy makers should consider price volatility effects when determining appropriate spending levels for alternative fuel programs.Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

ECONOMIC RETURNS TO THE BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION PROGRAM

The economic viability of the Boll Weevil Eradication program in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia is assessed based on a five-year survey of producers. Results indicate the program increases yield 100 pounds per acre. This implies a 19 percent internal rate of return for producers over a ten year period.Cotton, Pest management, Regional pest control, Crop Production/Industries,

BIODIESEL AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PETROLEUM DIESEL IN A STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT

The objective of the research presented in this paper is the development of a stochastic adoption threshold. The option pricing approach for modeling investment under uncertainty is extended for the case of comparing two stochastic input prices associated with inputs that are perfect substitutes in a production process. Based on this methodology, a threshold decision rule influenced by the drift and volatility of these two input prices is developed. Theoretical results established an empirical link for measuring the tradeoff of a relatively more expensive input (biodiesel) with lower price drift and volatility compared with a lower but more volatile priced input (petroleum diesel).option pricing, production, renewable fuels, technology adoption under uncertainty, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

Do dwarf galaxies form in tidal tails?

The formation of tidal dwarf galaxies (TDG) inside tidal arms of interacting disk galaxies has been studied with N-body and N-body/SPH simulations at different resolutions. In pure N-body simulations no bound objects are formed at high resolution. At low resolution bound objects can form in tidal tails in agreement with previous work. We conclude that tidal dwarf galaxies are not likely to form by pure collisionless collapse in tidal tails. However, the presence of a sufficiently massive and extended gas component in the progenitor disk supports the formation of bound stellar objects in the tidal arms. Our results clearly favor a dissipation supported scenario in which the formation of TDGs is induced by the local collapse of gas which then triggers the collapse of the stellar component.Comment: 18 pages, 16 figures, revised version, MNRAS accepte