The Late Time Light Curve of SN 1998bw Associated with GRB980425

We report 139 photometric observations through the B, V, and I filters of the supernova SN 1998bw, an object which is associated with the Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 980425. Detailed light curves of this unique supernova can be compared to theoretical models, so we report here our light curve for 123 days between 27 June 1998 and 28 October 1998. The light curve of SN 1988bw is consistent with those of the Type Ic class. We find that the magnitude-versus-time relation for this supernova is linear to within 0.05 mags in all colors over the entire duration of our study. Our measured uniform decline rates are $0.0141 \pm 0.0002$, $0.0184 \pm 0.0003$, and $0.0181 \pm 0.0003$ magnitudes per day in the B, V, and I bands. The linear decline and the rate of that decline suggest that late time light curve is powered by the radioactive decay of cobalt with some leakage of the gamma rays.Comment: 15 pages, 1 figure, 1 table, Accepted for publication in PAS

Workers\u27 Compensation - Suspension Status to Reinstatement of Disability Benefits - Claimant\u27s Burden of Proof

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that a claimant need not supply expert medical evidence to establish that a work-related injury continues; instead, once a claimant testifies that a work-related injury continues, the burden of proof shifts to the employer to prove the contrary. Latta v. Workmen\u27s Compensation Appeal Board (Latrobe Die Casting Co.), 642 A.2d 1083 (Pa. 1994)

The Effect Of Colored Accent Marks In Music Notation During The Sight-Reading Process For High School And College Wind Instrumentalists

The purpose of this study was to test new ways of improving the sight-reading process in music. This experimental study has been split into two identical studies completed in different settings. The first study utilized 56 volunteer wind instrumentalists from a high school band as subjects, while the second study utilized 30 volunteer wind instrumentalists from a college band as subjects. The same pretest-posttest experiment was used for each study. The subjects were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group, while two short musical excerpts were composed to use for the experiment. The pretest excerpt was unaltered to determine natural tendencies of accents during the sight-reading process for each group. The posttest excerpt had the accent marks printed in red ink for the experimental group only, while the control group read the excerpt in unaltered black ink. All of the tests were audio-recorded, and the subjects filled out a questionnaire of additional information after the posttest. After the recordings were evaluated to determine if the subjects performed the accents, the results were revealing. The high school study shothat only 16% of subjects performed accents during the pretest, and the posttest sho43% of subjects in the experimental group performed accents. The college study shothat 40% of subjects performed accents during the pretest, and the posttest sho93% of subjects in the experimental group performed accents. The questionnaire shothat lessons, older subjects (in high school only), and brass players typically performed accents more consistently. College subjects also clearly performed the accents more than did high school subjects

The relationship of the co-curriculum with student faith development: Challenge and support at a college of the church

Luther College (Decorah, IA) is a liberal arts school of 2550 students that has been affiliated with the Evangelical Church in America since 1861. Its mission includes a higher calling to help students connect faith with learning, freedom with responsibility, and life\u27s work with service. The college co-curriculum includes more than seventy campus organizations, seventeen intercollegiate sports, thirteen music ensembles, a comprehensive work-study program, and numerous community connections. Amidst these chaotic activities and events, relationships, and challenging learning environments, student faith is developing. Administrators at the college do not seem to understand the significant relationship of the co-curriculum with student faith development. The purpose of this case study is to describe, understand, and assess how and to what extent the co-curriculum contributes to student faith development at a college of the church. James W. Fowler\u27s stages of faith model and Sharon Dolaz Parks\u27 extension of Fowler\u27s model into higher education help to inform and guide the research. Other faith development scholarship also provides student affairs professionals with methods for understanding the college student as a person of faith. With the recent resurgence in values-based education in the United States, now is the time that college administrators seriously consider matters of student faith development when creating, implementing and assessing co-curricular programs at their higher education institutions. This is especially important at a college of the church, which must be diligent in its efforts to distinguish itself from other institutions in the highly competitive educational market place of today. Twenty junior and senior class students were nominated to participate in qualitative interviews. The interview format was divided into four distinct sections: demographic information, college of the church perceptions, co-curricular commitments, and faith development experiences. Interview findings were categorized into a two-tier model, which includes challenges to student faith development, and supports for student faith development at a college of the church. Practical improvements for student affairs practice and future research efforts in faith development are discussed in the concluding chapter of this study

Expected Firm Performance and IPO Price Formation.

This study examines how accounting information influences investors’ evaluations of IPO firms. Specifically, I examine whether a simple financial statement analysis process that provides information about the future prospects of IPO firms is useful in explaining the investor feedback that issuing firms receive during the bookbuilding portion of the IPO process. I find that this information about an IPO firm’s prospects is not fully captured in the price that the underwriter proposes for the offering and that investors use the bookbuilding process to adjust the proposed price to more fully reflect this information. I also show that investors’ use of this accounting information improves the accuracy of IPO pricing. Finally, I show that this information is more likely to be fully impounded into the final offer price when there is greater participation from institutional investors in the bookbuilding process. These findings highlight the value that investors associate with an IPO firm’s accounting information and reveal that the price revision is much more predictable than suggested by the extant literature.PhDBusiness AdministrationUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/113325/1/bhendrix_1.pd