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    Interview with Grover C. Stephens

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    Founding Chair of the Department of Organismic Biology, 1967Dean of the School of Biological Sciences, 1982-1986Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology, 1967-1991Digitized 2013 by Avant Productions, Inc

    Interview with Grover C. Stephens

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    Founding Chair of the Department of Organismic Biology, 1967Dean of the School of Biological Sciences, 1982-1986Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology, 1967-1991Digitized 2013 by Avant Productions, Inc

    Correspondence regarding the construction of a museum

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    This 1945 correspondence, from Thurman Leatherwood to George M. Stephens, discusses the construction of a museum in Swain County, North Carolina. The letter is among the Horace Kephart papers. Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.|<?4-5" c c o o p EDWARDS & LEATHERITOOD p y Attorneys at Law y Bryson City, N. G. April 3, 1945 Mr. George M. Stephens c/o Stephens Press 48 Vlalnut Street Asheville, N. G. Dear Mr. Stephens: Mr. Stupka, of the Park Service, x'jas here a few days ago to see about the Kephart property. As I understand they plan to construct a museum in Swain County as soon as possible after the war and would like to place the property in the museum. This would be a fine thing and I believe would meet the approval of all Mr. Kephart!s friends. In the meantime, however, until the museum is constructed, I think it ?jould be well for us to hold the property. I have talked with Mr. Kelly Bennett, who is a member of the Kephart committee, and this, of course, meets with his approval, Yours truly, Sgd. Thurman Leatherwood. L/

    Tamed and untamed political emotions

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    The complex entanglement between reason and emotion is evident in all political debate. In public discourse the idea that politics is concerned only with the reasoned exchange of dispassionate arguments is maintained by marginalising less rational human feelings and in viewing passions as politically dangerous. Over the last decade, social and cultural theory has challenged the liberal notion that emotions have no place in the public sphere. So what place do the emotions have in politics, asks Julie Stephens as she discusses three books on the theme in the&nbsp;Australian Review of Public Affairs. • Julie Stephens is an associate professor in the College of Arts, Victoria University where she teaches sociology. Her research interests include political dimensions of mothering, social movements and the cultural outsourcing of emotion. She is author of&nbsp; Confronting Postmaternal Thinking: Feminism, Memory and Care (Columbia University Press 2012). Title: Politics and the Emotions: The Affective Turn in Contemporary Political Studies Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Date Published: 2012 Authors: Paul Hoggett and Simon Thompson (eds) Title: Emotions in Politics: The Affect Dimension in Political Tension Palgrave Macmillan Date Published: 2013 Author: Nicolas Demertzis (ed) Title: Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Date Published: 2013 Author: Martha C. Nussbaum Images: book cover

    Creighton University Magazine Spring 2012

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    THE POWER OF THE LITURGY The celebration of the Eucharistic liturgy is central to Christian life. Eileen Burke-Sullivan, S.T.D., MChrSp’84, the Barbara Reardon Heaney Endowed Chair in Pastoral Liturgical Theology, writes that the bishops of Vatican II emphasized that liturgical prayer is the work of Christ made present in the Church. Page 8. WEST MEETS EAST While oceans apart geographically, Creighton and China share connections and exchanges that may surprise you. Alumnus Scott Jordan, BA’11, traveled to China in the summer of 2010 through one of Creighton’s faculty-led, study-abroad programs. He writes about the ties and relationships between Creighton and China. Page 12. PASSING THE PEAS AND OTHER LESSONS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION Conflict is inevitable in society — even around the family dinner table, where “pass me the peas” can get lost in translation. Creighton experts from the Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, communication studies and business discuss the issue of conflict, some of its positive effects, and seven strategies for constructively engaging conflict. Page 14. A PHILOSOPHER-EMPEROR’S APPROACH TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION What lessons can we learn about conflict management from a philosopher-emperor who ruled the Roman Empire some 1,900 years ago? Plenty … according to Creighton philosophy professor William Stephens, Ph.D., the author of a new book on Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Page 20. ‘SNOWFLAKES’ OF HOPE IN CAMBODIA Sometimes positive change comes rapidly and sometimes it comes bit by bit — like snowflakes gently falling on a leaf. The latter is the idea behind Solaid, a small nonprofit organization founded by Creighton alumnus Steve Budd, M.D., BA’89, that is providing aid to those in need in Cambodia. Page 22.22

    A letter to the author of the Vindication of the deprived bishops, [electronic resource] : in reply to his reasons for the validity of the lay-deprivation of the bishops by the statute of 1 Eliz. c. 1.

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    Attributed to Edward Stephens by Wing.Imprint suggested by Wing.Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.Includes bibliographical references.Wing (2nd ed.),Electronic reproduction

    Socio-economic and environmental differentials, and mortality in a developing urban area (Belo Horizonte - Brazil)

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    Studies on health inequalities on developing cities are scarce. They have mainly focused on infant and child mortality and life expectancy at birth. Studies of adult mortality and cause- specific studies have seldom been carried out. An ecological study was performed in order to investigate the relationship between mortality due to all causes of death, infectious diseases, combined illness of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malnutrition, external causes, homicides, and motor vehicle traffic accidents, and socio- environmental conditions in a developing city, Belo Horizonte in Brazil. Death certificates relating to 1994 were processed. A total of 10,558 certificates were geocoded according to 75 geographical areas. The areas were classified according to the income of the head of family (or female illiteracy when appropriate), and plausible routinely environmental factors. In the study of mortality due to infectious diseases, water, sanitation, crowding, and rubbish collection were tested. Among the external causes, the study focused on homicide and motor vehicle traffic accidents, testing the effect of public illumination, crowding and the average time for police response to a phone call. Analytical and descriptive techniques were used in the study. Mortality rate (MR) ratios were estimated using random effects Poisson regression. A high correlation was found between socio-economic and environmental variables. These correlated to the distribution of mortality rates across the areas. Shantytown areas (the favelas) presented higher risk of mortality than non-favela areas. Infectious diseases, homicide, and combined illness of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malnutrition (under 5 years old) presented MR ratios of 1.59,2.05, 1.62, respectively. All of them presented p-values for trend <0.00. Deaths due to all causes presented 1.12 (p=0.04). Adverse socio-economic and environmental conditions are associated with higher rates of specific cause of death. Deprived areas encompass highest vulnerable groups. The use of routine data in developing countries can be used to measure the inequalities in health, helping build up more adequate urban and health policies

    Developing Core Leadership Competencies for the Library Profession

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    The development of competencies, competency lists, or competency models has become a popular way to assess the strengths, needs, and potential contributions of individuals in an organization. The success of libraries as organizations is determined by the actions of the individuals who work in those libraries; the success of those individuals in carrying out the missions of those libraries is in large measure a reflection of the type and quality of leadership. Successful library leaders demonstrate certain skills that are instrumental in the delivery of desired outcomes. We usually think of the demonstration of these skills as competencies. Creating a list of competencies for library leaders is a key objective envisioned in the strategic plan of the Library Leadership Administration and Management Association (LLAMA). This task was assigned to five members of the 2008 class of the American Library Association’s Emerging Leaders Program. The project is a critical first step toward a list of competencies or standards that would serve at least three types of users: library educators planning curricula, aspiring library leaders hoping to advance their careers, and experienced library leaders seeking to advance the profession. This article will provide an overview of the library literature addressing competency models, describe the process used to develop the competency model for library leadership, review competency models found in the literature of other professions, and discuss the proposed core competency model for leadership in our profession

    THE CONTROL OF CEMENT GLAND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CRAYFISH, CAMBARUS

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