Photoelectric polarimetry of the tail of comet Ikey-Seki (1975 VIII)

Post-perihelion measurements of Comet 1965 VIII made on four nights in October-November 1965 using a Fabry photometer atop 3,052 m Mt. Haleakala, Hawaii are described. Detailed results of observations at 5300A on October 29, 1965 are presented

Arbitration. A Promising Avenue for Resolving Family Law Cases?

This paper will examine the path of arbitration in the area of family law, when it began, and how it has grown since 1990. It will discuss the division between the states that currently utilize arbitration for family law issues as well as the scope of judicial review. The paper will then discuss the history leading to, and the enactment of, the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act. Next, it addresses Nevada’s legislative history, when arbitration of family law matters was considered, and consequently what a Nevada Family Law Arbitration Act would potentially look like. Finally, it will include a view from the family court judges in the Eighth Judicial District Court and an analysis of the likelihood that arbitration will become a reality in Nevada

Globalisation, Security and International Order after September 11

Although there is some agreement about the sorts of underlying forces that gave rise to the events of September 11, the theoretical and policy implications that flow from them remain contentious - the US's overwhelmingly military response notwithstanding. In contrast to much of the orthodoxy that characterises contemporary theoretical and policy debates, we argue that there should be a recognition that the pursuit of security is a complex, multi-dimensional enterprise. We contend that unless security studies and practice begins to incorporate a more complex understanding of the contemporary international system, it will continue to be incapable of addressing many of the potential threats that confront even the most powerful states. The first part of this paper looks at the contested notion of 'globalisation', and the way that international society has been conceptualised in both the conventional security studies/international relations literature, and in the field of international political economy (IPE). The second part of the paper looks at the continuing influence of state-centric security discourses and highlights their inability to provide a conceptual framework for security provision in a global era

The Impact of Working on Campus on the Academic Persistence of Freshmen

This longitudinal study of 3,578 matriculating freshmen at a midsized public doctoral university in the Midwest found that students working on campus academically persisted at higher rates from fall to spring of their first year, and year to year thereafter. Also, students who worked on campus during their first semester in college graduated within six years at higher rates than those who did not

An Advanced, Three-Dimensional Plotting Library for Astronomy

We present a new, three-dimensional (3D) plotting library with advanced features, and support for standard and enhanced display devices. The library - S2PLOT - is written in C and can be used by C, C++ and FORTRAN programs on GNU/Linux and Apple/OSX systems. S2PLOT draws objects in a 3D (x,y,z) Cartesian space and the user interactively controls how this space is rendered at run time. With a PGPLOT inspired interface, S2PLOT provides astronomers with elegant techniques for displaying and exploring 3D data sets directly from their program code, and the potential to use stereoscopic and dome display devices. The S2PLOT architecture supports dynamic geometry and can be used to plot time-evolving data sets, such as might be produced by simulation codes. In this paper, we introduce S2PLOT to the astronomical community, describe its potential applications, and present some example uses of the library.Comment: 12 pages, 10 eps figures (higher resolution versions available from http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/s2plot/paperfigures). The S2PLOT library is available for download from http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/s2plo

Midlife pregnancy, a comparative study of the parental attitudes of the mature primigravida and the younger primigravida

This study compared the parental attitudes of mothers under 35 years of age, who are having their first child, called primigravidas, with the parental attitudes of mothers 35 years old and older, called mature primigravidas, who are having their first child. Historically, most women in America had to choose between having a career or having children. Today, in America women have more choices. They can choose to have a career, children and family, or both. Many women ages 20 to 35 are choosing to have children before pursuing a career. Other women are choosing to develop their careers first and not have children until they are 35 years of age or older. Often the women who choose a career first increase their education and socioeconomic status significantly before having their first child. In this study the population sample consisted of 80 primigravidas. Fifty of the primigravidas were under the age of 35. Thirty of the primigravidas were 35 years and older. The sample population of 80 primigravidas was generated from primigravidas participating in birthing classes held in 12 of Oregon's northwestern counties. The findings of this study were based upon responses to the 115 Likert instrument, Parental Attitude Research Instrument (PARI), developed by S. C. Schaefer and Richard Q. Bell. The Mann-Whitney U̲ test, at the .05 level of significance, was used to evaluate the results. Seventeen of the 25 null hypotheses were rejected, supporting the hypothesis that there is a difference in the parental attitudes of primigravidas when age, education, and socioeconomic status are the quantitative measurements. In accordance with the review of literature and the research findings, the following recommendations are suggested: 1) Educators need to update their information on birthing and parenting in order to present available options for the "new" age group of mature primigravidas. 2) The "new" age group of first-time mature primigravidas need references that are specifically applicable to their first parenting experience. 3) Informative, new materials need to be disseminated to physicians and other medical practitioners regarding mature primigravidas and their opportunities for a normal birth at ages not historically acceptable. 4) Writers of textbooks in health education need new perspectives that deal with later pregnancies of primigravidas 35 years of age and older in a more positive, supportive posture