Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Southwest): Black, green, and red abalones

All abalones belong to the genus Haliotis sensu latu, family Haliotidae. The 75 species known worldwide (Booloot ian et, al. 1962) are anatomically similar and all are adapted for attachment to hard substrates. Seven species are widely distributed along the coast of California (Cox 1962; Mottet 19781, of which several are important in the comercial and sport fisheries of the Pacific Southwest. (PDF has 19 pages.

Embedded Foundations: Advancing Community Change and Empowerment

· Embedded funders are foundations that have made long-term commitments to the communities in which they are located or work. · Foundations have a long history in funding community development, often with few concrete results. · Political conditions, the increasing divide between rich and poor, inaccessibility of education, lack of housing, and continued segregation and racial discrimination are issues that need be addressed concurrently and resources need to be drawn from a variety of sources, particularly the neighborhoods themselves. This complexity has created an impetus for embedded philanthropy. · Embedded funders work participatively with the community and frame evaluations in less theoretical, more actionable ways. · While the future of embedded philanthropy remains to be seen, there is now a group of funders committed to this way of working

Using the Miracle Question in Community Engagement and Planning

Actively engaging community members in the revitalization of their neighborhoods is a goal of numerous planning initiatives. In this article, we provide a case example of how the solution-focused brief therapy's "miracle question" was used to engage members of a major metropolitan community in visualizing their dreams and planning strategies for change. Similar to outcomes with therapy clients, community members participated actively and were enthusiastic in communicating their outcomes. Dreams were realistic and important to participants, and suggested strategies were oriented toward first steps and recognized as involving effort by the community. Engagement and retention were sufficient to move forwward with immediate actions and longer-term preparation. Benefits and suggested modifications are offered for community practitioners and researchers employing this method.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/108577/1/UsingtheMiracleQuestion.pd

Take a Second Look at Detroit

http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/108568/1/TakeaSecondLookatDetroit-Final.pd

Amino acid analogs IV: 4-fluoroisoleucine / Herman Gershon, Larry Shanks, and Donald D. Clark

4-Fluoroisoleucine was produced by ammonolysis of 2- bromo-4-fluoro-3-methylpentanoic acid, which resulted from the bromofluorination of 4-methyl-2-pentenoic acid. It did not inhibit Plasmodium berghei in mice at 640 mg/kg and was not toxic to the animals. The fluoroamino acid inhibited Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma viride, Myrothecium verrucaria, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Mucor mucedo in Czapek solution agar at a concentration between 104 and 103 μg/ml. Growth of Escherichia coli was inhibited 25% at 900 μg/ml in a defined mediu

Social Workers as Technical Assistance Providers in an Urban Community Change Initiative

Social Workers as Technical Assistance Providers in an Urban Community Change Initiative Building on the history of the settlement movement, social workers have been continually engaged in grassroots community change efforts aimed at promoting social and economic justice (Davis, 1967; Trolander, 1987). Recent demand for fiscal accountability and positive program outcomes has created a concurrent role for social workers as technical assistance providers to community planners (Motes and Hess, 2007). In 2005, a national foundation headquartered in a major metropolitan community committed support for a ten-year community change initiative aimed at facilitating positive developmental outcomes for children. A School of Social Work with a history of service to the community was contracted to provide technical assistance. This paper describes the application of process theory in developing a framework that integrates service delivery planning with a goal of changing community-level outcomes for children. Individuals attending this session will learn methods for using technical assistance to link the historical mission of social work to contemporary practice.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/108576/1/Social_Workers_as_Technical_Assistance_Providers111-5-09version.pp

Framing an Evidence-Based Youth Development Services Network: Poster

http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/108573/1/Age-specificServicesResearchRetreatPoster-update.pp

Opportunities for Meeting Wildlife Management Objectives through Local Government: An Assessment of Communication Program Potential

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Utility and Effectiveness of Environmental Management Councils & Conservation Advisory Councils In Local Government

Click on the PDF for an Executive Summary and the full report. Visit the HDRU website for a complete listing of HDRU publications at: http://hdru.dnr.cornell.edu