The Shadows of Future Generations

This Note addresses the twin problems of political short-termism and intergenerational equity. Although scholars have discussed these concerns extensively, few scholars have developed proposals to modify democratic institutions-particularly legislatures-to better consider posterity\u27s interests. This Note critiques one such set of proposals by several environmental ethicists for including posterity-oriented legislators in present-generation legislatures. It then proposes a system that ties the long-term outcomes of legislators\u27 policy preferences to their pension plans by creating a new commodities market that values the decisions legislators make and their effect on posterity

The effect of reduced levels of inorganic and organic trace mineral supplementation on performance, carcass traits, and fecal excretion of grow-finish swine

An experiment was conducted to compare the effect of reduced levels of inorganic and organic trace mineral supplementation on performance, carcass characteristics, and mineral excretion of grow-finish swine. Crossbred pigs were randomly assigned to the following treatments of reduced Cu, Fe, and Zn supplementation: TRT (1) 25% inorganic, TRT (2) 25% organic, TRT (3) 10% inorganic, and TRT (4) 10% organic. In general, pigs fed reduced levels of trace minerals excreted less Cu and Zn. The same can be said for pigs fed organic trace minerals. Organic trace minerals can be supplemented in place of inorganic forms to reduce fecal mineral concentrations. Both organic and inorganic trace minerals can be fed at reduced levels to decrease fecal trace mineral concentrations without adversely affecting growth, feed efficiency, and carcass characteristics. However, under increased levels of stress, mineral deficiency symptoms may occur more frequently in pigs fed reduced levels of trace minerals

Constructing the Chaucer corpus: A study of Cambridge, University Library, MS. Gg.4.27.

Cambridge, University Library, MS. Gg.4.27, brings together more of Geoffrey Chaucer\u27s work than any other extant manuscript. It contains Troilus and Criseyde, The Canterbury Tales, Legend of Good Women, Parliament of Fowls, and other poems. MS. Gg.4.27 is also important for its unique spellings, its organization, and its value as a corpus. Based on my examination of the manuscript, I argue that MS. Gg.4.27 is the earliest surviving effort to create a corpus of Chaucer\u27s poetry and that the manuscript and its production provide important information about the reception of Chaucer in the fifteenth century. As there are no manuscripts of Chaucer\u27s works that have been dated to his lifetime, we are largely dependent upon the fifteenth-century reception of Chaucer for what we know and read. The basis for understanding the reception of Chaucer\u27s work in the fifteenth century, therefore, must be the early manuscripts in which it is contained, and the most useful of these is MS. Gg.4.27 because of the complexity of its production and the scope of its contents. A codicological study of MS. Gg.4.27 illustrates how the early fifteenth century created a narrative of Chaucer. MS. Gg.4.27 is mutilated; portions of leaves and even entire leaves are missing. However, MS. Gg.4.27 was a lavish manuscript produced in East Anglia. Multiple hands and artists who exhibit East Anglian characteristics were involved in the project and indicate possible points of origin. Producing such a corpus would have involved significant time and money for the collecting of exemplars, for laying out the codex, and for editing the individual works. These features become singular evidence about how the early fifteenth century constructed Chaucer, the poet. Finally, the construction itself is contextualized to explore the possibility that this perspective of Chaucer was created in response to the growing interest in the English language during the early fifteenth century

Classicism versus romanticism in the modern

Classicism and romanticism have reached a point of intense opposition. The result is a displacement of quality in the arts, particularly in music. This opposition leads to what Robert M. Pirsig defines as thin art, art which lacks expression or underlying form. Coupled with this problem is the surge of technological developments over the past few decades. This surge is actually widening the gap between classicism and romanticism. Thus the problem of thin art will continue to grow if a balance and reuniting of the forces of classicism, romanticism and quality is not achieved

An Analysis of Expansion and Relocation Sites for Major League Soccer

This research develops a model of optimal locations for Major League Soccer teams and investigates the important underlying factors.soccer; MLS; regression; probit; demand; location

Microwave microstrip resonator measurements of Y1Ba2Cu3O(7-x) and Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2O(8-y) thin films

Radio frequency (RF) surface resistance measurement experiments on high T(sub c) thin films were performed. The method uses a microstrip resonator comprising a top gold conductor strip, an alumina dielectric layer, and a separate superconductivity ground plane. The surface resistance of the superconducting ground plane can be determined, with reference to a gold calibration standard, from the measured quality factor of the half-wave resonator. Initial results near 7 GHz over the temperature range from 25 to 300 K are presented for YBa2Cu3O(7-x) and Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8-y) thin film samples deposited by an electron beam flash evaporation process. The RF surface resistance at 25 K for both materials in these samples was found to be near 25 milliohms

The Effects of Moderate versus Variable High Intensity Cycling on Metabolic Responses during Recovery

PURPOSE: Examine oxygen consumption (VO2), energy expenditure and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during recovery following moderate-intensity exercise (MIE) and variable high intensity exercise (VIE) in healthy adults. METHODS: The two conditions were randomized and performed on separate days fasted. Both protocols commenced after 15-min seated rest. MIE protocol was at 40% of maximal work rate (WRmax). VIE consisted of sixteen 10-sec supramaximal sprints (120% WRmax), sixteen 20-sec high intensity bouts (60% WRmax) and low-intensity recovery (20% WRmax) interspersed throughout the exercise. Total duration and work were matched. There was 75 minutes of seated recovery. VO2 and RER were recorded during exercise and every 15-minutes of recovery. Energy expenditure (EE) and fat oxidation were calculated. Significance if p≤0.05. RESULTS: During recovery, NET VO2 decreased in both conditions from exercise to 75 minutes. There were no differences in NET VO2 between conditions during recovery. Net EE during recovery was lower in MIE than VIE. During VIE and MIE, RER was 1.02 ± 0.4 and 0.96 ± 0.06, respectively (P=0.06). During recovery, RER was lower in VIE compared to MIE at 30 and 45 minutes but was similar at 15 and 60 minutes. At the end of recovery, RER for VIE and MIE were 0.89 ± 0.08 and 0.95 ± 0.09, respectively (p = 0.08). Fat oxidation at the end of recovery was significantly greater in VIE than MIE. CONCLUSION: Although, NetVO2 and EE were similar during recovery, VIE appears to alter fuel utilization patterns during recovery towards a lower RER and greater fat oxidation

Marshall University Music Department Presents the MU Jazz Combo Concert

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Megacrystic Potassium Feldspar Magmatism In The Southern Mojave Desert, California

Investigating the textural, chemical, and chronological records preserved within crystal populations can provide insight into the processes which operate during magma ascent, emplacement, and crystallization. K-feldspar megacrysts offer an excellent opportunity to explore these records, particularly in chemically-evolved systems. Understanding megacryst formation bears on a fundamental issue in granite petrogenesis, namely whether the textural and chemical features preserved within granitoid intrusions reflect primary magmatic processes or late-stage crystallization and subsolidus reorganization. To expand our understanding of megacryst formation, we investigated a suite of K-feldspar megacrysts from the Sheep Hole Pluton (SHP) in Southern California. SHP megacrysts are euhedral, ranging from 1-8cm in length. Petrographic analysis and SEM/EDS mapping reveals abundant plagioclase (~40%), quartz (~35%), biotite (~10%), titanite (~10%), and hornblende (~5%) inclusions. Other accessory phases include Fe-Ti oxides, apatite, allanite, and zircon. Many of these inclusions, especially euhedral plagioclase, biotite, and titanite, are preferentially orientated along diffuse oscillatory zoning boundaries in the host megacryst. EPMA analyses collected along megacryst core-to-rim traverses reveal Or78-93 compositions with dramatic fluctuations in Ba concentrations (0.89 - 2.73 wt%). Core and rim analyses of plagioclase inclusions were also collected via EPMA. These analyses reveal that plagioclase inclusions contain oligoclase to andesine cores (An19 - An34) and albite-rich rims (An3 - An10). Although SHP megacrysts are much older than megacrysts described in previous studies, the textural and chemical observations are strikingly similar. We favor a magmatic origin for these megacrysts and interpret these similarities to suggest that a common magmatic process is responsible for K-feldspar megacryst formation