Nonhuman primates as models of hemispheric specialization

The present chapter concerns the issue of hemispheric specialization for perceptual and cognitive processes. In spite of a long-lasting view that only humans are lateralized (e.g., Warren, 1980), there is now strong documentation for anatomical lateralizations, functional lateralizations, or both in several animal taxa, including birds, rodents, and nonhuman primates (see Bradshaw & Rogers, 1993; Hellige, 1993). We selectively report demonstrations from studies of nonhuman primates. After a short review of the evidence for structural (anatomical) lateralization, we describe..

Even the Best Investors Can\u27t Time the Market

Warren Buffett is considered to be one of the greatest investors ever; however, even he is not perfect. In fact, his company (Berkshire Hathaway) is named after one of his failed investments. More recently, his timing on the purchase of GM stock has not worked so well. Fortunately, his holding period is generally very long, thus it could turn out to be a favorable investment over the long-term. See article here, Bloomberg

Warren Buffet Criticizes Money Managers

Warren Buffet, a pillar of active management, suggests that most investors are best served by investing in passive index funds. This is primarily due to the high fees charged by managers, particularly those in hedge funds. See article here, Yahoo

For Richer or Poorer: The Warren Court\u27s Relationship to Socioeconomic Class

The U.S. Constitution does not enshrine socioeconomic rights. Why does this matter? Many argue that socioeconomic rights have value in and of themselves because they secure certain minimum conditions of human dignity, but socioeconomic rights also have instrumental value because abject material deprivation often makes traditional political and civil rights meaningless. In this thesis, I explore the relationship between U.S. constitutional law and socioeconomic rights through an analysis of the Warren Court’s decisions regarding socioeconomic class. In Chapter 1, I present existing literature on socioeconomic rights, socioeconomic rights in the American context, and what many scholars see as the Warren Court’s exceptional role in advancing the recognition of constitutional socioeconomic rights. In Chapter 2, I closely examine five Warren Court cases that implicated socioeconomic class and, possibly, socioeconomic rights, and I identify three distinct rights-based arguments related to socioeconomic class advanced by the Court. In Chapter 3, I argue that the Warren Court did not, in fact, come very close to the recognition of constitutional socioeconomic rights but, rather, pursued another important goal, guaranteeing the worth of political and civil rights for people of low socioeconomic class. I also invoke Dworkin’s concept of law as integrity, arguing that an accurate understanding of the Warren Court’s relationship to socioeconomic class shows that the Warren Court advanced integrity in the law. Ultimately, this thesis seeks to correct what I argue are misunderstandings of the Warren Court’s legacy as it relates to rights

Continued investigation of LDEF's structural frame and thermal blankets by the Meteoroid and Debris Special Investigation Group

This report focuses on the data acquired by detailed examination of LDEF intercostals, 68 of which are now in possession of the Meteoroid and Debris Special Investigation Group (M&D SIG) at JSC. In addition, limited data will be presented for several small sections from the A0178 thermal control blankets that were examined/counted prior to being shipped to Principal Investigators (PI's) for scientific study. The data presented here are limited to measurements of crater and penetration-hole diameters and their frequency of occurrence which permits, yet also constrains, more model-dependent, interpretative efforts. Such efforts will focus on the conversion of crater and penetration-hole sizes to projectile diameters (and masses), on absolute particle fluxes, and on the distribution of particle-encounter velocities. These are all complex issues that presently cannot be pursued without making various assumptions which relate, in part, to crater-scaling relationships, and to assumed trajectories of natural and man-made particle populations in LEO that control the initial impact conditions

Jazz Choir presentation 'A Jazzy Diversion' for 2014 Teapot Valley Choral Summer Camp

I was contracted to devise and direct an experiential jazz choir workshop 'A Jazzy Diversion' for the 2014 Teapot Valley Choral Summer Camp, Nelson, NZ. utilising a body of arrangements from my personal library. Works included 'I'm Beginning To See The Light" (Ellington, D., George, D., Hodges, J., James, H.) 'Crazy Rhythm', 'No Moon At All. (Mann, D.), 'Crazy Rhythm' (Caesar,I., Meyer, J., Kahn, R.J. 'Cole Porter Latin Medley (Porter, C. arr Senior), 'The More I See You' (Warren, H.), 'When I Fall In Love' (Young, V., Heyman, E.), 'In A Mellow Tone' (Ellington, D., Gabler, M.

Earl Warren's Last Civics Lesson: Powell V. McCormack

The legal opinions of Earl Warren were not such as to see the development of a well-grounded constitutional theory clearly established over the course of a judicial career. Typically, they present the basic facts of a case, usually within an ethical, rather than a legal, framework.1 Warren's last opinion delivered on the Court, Powell v. McCormack,2 can in that sense be viewed as an archetype opinion

Narrator Myopia in “Goodwood Comes Back”

In “Goodwood Comes Back,” Warren creates an emotionally myopic narrator whose inability to see Goodwood for who he really is ironically points to the fact that, however short-lived, Goodwood’s personal comeback has been as triumphant as his foray into baseball. The contrast between Goodwood’s intimate knowledge of baseball and the narrator’s ignorance of the game sets the narrator up as a foil to Goodwood. His limitations only serve to highlight Goodwood’s accomplishments

Performance of arrangements of 10 popular songs for Jazz Choir arranged by Wayne Senior

Performance of arrangements of 10 popular songs for Jazz Choir and rhythm section for performance in concert by The North Shore Camerata Choir (Dir. Jenny Firth) Takapuna May 20 2017. Titles: Invitation (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster), I'm Beginning to See the Light (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, and Harry James), Crazy Rhythm (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn), No Moon At All (David Mann), How About You/New York/NY (1. Burton Lane, Ralph Freed, 2. John Kander, Fred Ebbs), The Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer), The More I See You (Harry Warren), Every time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter), When I Fall In Love (Victor Young and Edward Heyman), I Honestly Love You (Jeff Barry, Peter Allen)

Ferguson, Nora (Young), 1882-1969 (MSS 379)

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 379. Personal and family correspondence, papers, and genealogical research materials of Nora (Young) Ferguson, a native of Richardsville, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes original land, estate and guardianship records, and other early county records which Mrs. Ferguson was permitted to remove from the Warren County Courthouse for microfilming prior to its renovation in 1957. Click on Additional Files below to see receipts from the Warren County Poor House