Letter from Mary Armstrong to John Muir, 1908 Apr 28.

[illegible] BuellSUPERINTENDENT OF CITY SCHOOLSandPRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOLJANESVILLE. WISCONSINJanesville, Wis, April 28, 1908.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.Dear Sir:-Please accept our sincere thanks for your photograph and letter which we have received. They are highly appreciated by us all and will serve to make Muir Glacier more a reality for many years to come.Sincerely yours,Mary Armstroug. 0416

Letter from Mary Armstrong to John Muir, 1908 Apr 6.

[illegible] BuellSUPERINTENDENT OF CITY SCHOOLSandPRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOLJANESVILLE, WISCONSINJanesville, Wis.,April 6, 1908.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.Dear Sir:-My pupils in physical geography have become so much interested in your work as a student of glaciers that they wish to secure your portrait to hang in the laboratory in which they recite. They have raised the money to buy the portrait and now are quite disappointed that I am unable to obtain it for them, although I have tried to do so through all the usual channels. Will you kindly inform me whether there is published a portrait suitable for framing and, if so where it can be obtained? If not, I should be glad to know where I can secure a photograph from which I can have a larger picture made.My only excuse for troubling you is the refusal of my pupils to be satisfied with any other picture.Respectfully,Mary Armstroug.High School.[illegible]0413

Plan B Contraceptive and the Role of Politics in Medicine: A Comparative Analysis of the Switch of Emergency Contraception from Prescription to Non-Prescription in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Canada

Of the approximately 6 million pregnancies in the United States each year, almost half are unintended. Of these unintended pregnancies, approximately four in ten will end in abortion. Plan B emergency contraception is a drug that has the potential to reduce the number of abortions performed each year in half. Despite contentions from various religious and political sects, Plan B is not an abortifacient. It acts by preventing a pregnancy from starting rather than terminating a pregnancy that is already established. On December 16, 2003, a panel of medical and scientific experts gathered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), voted overwhelmingly to approve over-the-counter (OTC) status for Plan B emergency contraception for child -bearingwomen of all ages. In an unprecedented move, high level FDA officials rejected the panel’s recommendation and issued a Not Approvable letter citing a lack of data concerning the safety of Plan B for younger adolescents. In a subsequent application for Plan B OTC status with age restrictions, the FDA again rejected OTC approval noting various marketing, enforcement, and labeling concerns. To illustrate the level of political interference in what should have been a medical and scientific decision, this manuscript compares the “switch” of Plan B from prescription to OTC status in the United States with the process in France, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The governmental, political, and social forces affecting the switch are analyzed. Examination of survey results from the studied countries reveal that non-prescription emergency contraception can be safely self-administered in reproductive females of all ages, and does not result in an increase of risky sexual practices among those women. Although, on August 24, 2006, the FDA finally granted approval for OTC access to Plan B for women aged eighteen years and older, adolescent women, arguably the group who could most benefit from OTC access, was once again denied. In the realm of female reproductive health, conservative politics continues to trump sound medical and scientific judgment

Letter from Mary Armstrong to Francis P. Porter

Mary requests that Francis come visit and offers that she has recently attended a local dance.https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/1163/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Mary Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong

Mary requests that Thomas and Wilbur enlist in same company.https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/1047/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Mary Armstrong to Francis P. Porter

Mary inquires with Francis whether Thomas could help her get a teaching position in Clinton if he is staying at the school another year.https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/1156/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Mary Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong

Mary inquires about Thomas\u27s options for resigning from the Army and reviews the consequences of a recent lawsuit against the family.https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/1145/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Mary Armstrong and Jacob G. Armstrong to Thomas S. Armstrong

Mary informs Thomas that Mr. Heath who preached at Wilbur\u27s funeral died.https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/1064/thumbnail.jp

Homeward Bound: Moving Treatment from the Institution to the Community

This study examined changes in the length of stay, cost savings, recidivism and community access when individuals with serious mental illness who were mandated into extended treatment were moved from a regional center institution to community treatment. Results showed significantly shorter length of stay, cost savings and no increase in recidivism when individuals were treated in the community program

Market Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe

This study examines the European stock market reaction to sixteen events associated with the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Europe. European IFRS adoption represented a major milestone towards financial reporting convergence yet spurred controversy reaching the highest levels of government. We find a more positive reaction for firms with lower quality pre-adoption information, which is more pronounced in banks, and with higher pre-adoption information asymmetry, consistent with investors expecting net information quality benefits from IFRS adoption. We also find that the reaction is less positive for firms domiciled in code law countries, consistent with investors' concerns over enforcement of IFRS in those countries. Finally, we find a positive reaction to IFRS adoption events for firms with high quality pre-adoption information, consistent with investors expecting net convergence benefits from IFRS adoption. Overall, the findings suggest that investors in European firms perceived net benefits associated with IFRS adoption.IFRS, IAS 39, Convergence, Europe, Event Study