Oral History Interview: Paul H. Noe Sr.

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. A transcript of this interview is not available. In this tape, Mr. Paul Noe Sr. discusses his early childhood in Wayne and Mingo Counties. He also tells about his experiences as a cool miner in Mingo county form 1915 until 1953. During this time he discusses the many hardships he and his family had to endure.https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1181/thumbnail.jp

Historical Science: Stephen Jay Gould at the NSTA

Stephen Jay Gould, the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University, recently spoke at a meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in Washington, D.C. An eloquent spokesperson for the earth sciences, Gould holds a degree in paleontology from Columbia University. The American Geological Institute has made a video tape of his talk available for purchase. This article, a review of the tape, is for the benefit of science teachers who may wish to buy a copy

Assessing Multinational Global Cyber Business Risk Of Cyberattacks – Minimizing The Risk Of Loss Due To Wrongful Jurisdiction

In Cyberspace, more and more, corporations with global holdings are seeking excellence in business around the world mostly by Internet. In order to do business, several legal and economic developments must be explored to assess the risks and practicalities involving the new legal issues created by cyberspace.  Compliance officers, because of their responsibilities to develop cybersecurity plans, need to understand the personal jurisdictional effects test and the subject matter test to assess risk of loss.  Jurisdiction as to what court or what administrative agency has authority to decide a particular case is critical to the success of a recovering party filing a lawsuit seeking damages for a cyberattack. The jurisdictional nuances analyzed in this paper offer a gradual development of the leading court and administrative cases for guidance on the issues. This paper is worth your time because: 1) it examines the inconsistent and obscure legal standards for jurisdiction in cyber space including cyberattacks, 2) it shows the places and methods used by both the Federal Trade Commission and the Courts having jurisdiction over cyberattack litigation, 3) it gives the recommendations for U.S. and international corporations on the subject of cyber jurisdiction. All of this is supported by current case law and journal articles involving cybersecurity to help minimize the mistakes that I have observed in the practice saving time and money. This is a new technology area of inquiry facing many corporate legal departments, and IT managers today. So, this paper involves the legal/business research necessary to give guidance regarding the jurisdictional boundaries of cyberattack litigation and ways to substantially reduce the risk of loss

Teachers\u27 Participation in Formal Induction Programs and Their Subsequent Level of Professional Growth in Wisconsin Public Schools

This study investigated the relationship between teachers\u27 participation in formal induction programs and their subsequent level of professional growth as measured by two variables (graduate level credits/graduate degrees attained) as reported by public school teachers in the State of Wisconsin. In addition, selected demographic variables (teachers\u27 age; teachers grade level taught; teachers\u27 school district size; training and support provided to teachers in their first years of teaching; participation by teachers in mentoring and induction programs; teachers\u27 level of education) were examined for their predictive relationships with teacher induction and professional development. This study was conducted during the spring of 2007. The participants were 429 teachers randomly chosen from the Department of Public Instruction of the State of Wisconsin database of public school teachers from grades Pre-School to 12th grade and included all levels and content areas. The Blanford - Level of Teacher Induction Scale — 1 (B-LOTIS 1) developed by the researcher, was the survey instrument of this study and was to measure the level of teacher induction experienced by participants. The 40-item questionnaire was developed specifically for this study. Analysis of data indicated that weak negative linear relationships existed between the variables of teachers\u27 years of experience, grade level taught, and graduate level credits attained, and the variables of measure for teachers\u27 experiences in induction related training and support. Other hypotheses indicated no linear relationships existed for this population. The overall findings of this study were inconclusive in determining if any relationships exist between teacher induction experiences and teachers\u27 subsequent professional development as defined and measured in this present study. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher provides recommendations for further investigation of these topics and practical implication for school administrators