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Interview of author Rick Riordan
No full textRick Riordan, author of the "Tres Navarre" series of detective novels, talks about his teaching and writing careers, his life in San Antonio, and the need to write authentically about real places, people, language, culture, and history. He discusses his characters and the situations in which he places them, his own limits in writing about social injustice from which he has not suffered, but being familiar with life in San Antonio and the multicultural environment in the community. Riordan is also known for writing the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. Riordan is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas
Interview with Rick Bastasch
No full textRick Bastasch was interviewed by Michael Rupp and Jim Knight on May 10, 2017.
A lifelong Oregonian, Rick Bastasch is the author of The Oregon Water Handbook (Oregon State University Press, 2006). He worked with the Oregon Water Resources Department for over a decade, specializing in river basin planning, intergovernmental coordination, public information, and legislative analysis. He has also led recent efforts to conserve and restore the Willamette River.https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/planoregon_interviews/1039/thumbnail.jp
Parent, Rick
No full textretiredCriminologist Dr. Rick Parent is a 30 year veteran of the Delta Police Department. While serving as a police officer he examined the issue of police use of deadly force and the phenomenon of Victim Precipitated Homicide, also known as Suicide by Cop. His dissertation, entitled "Aspects of Police Use of Deadly Force in North America: The Phenomenon of Victim Precipitated Homicide" was for a Doctoral degree in Criminology at Simon Fraser University.
Dr. Parent has been qualified in US and Canadian courts as an expert in police shootings and in matters related to police use of deadly force. He is currently an Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University, School of Criminology - Police Studies.
In addition to providing expert testimony, Dr. Parent is a subject-matter expert in the area of police ethics and accountability. He has provided several training sessions on this subect and is the author of the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) course entitled: "Police Ethics and Accountability"Rick Parent worked at the Justice Institute of BC from 1995 to 1998 and from 2005 to 2008
Writers Talk Featuring Rick Elice
No full textRick Elice, co-author of the musical Jersey Boys, playing in Columbus on August 17-September 4, talks about how the idea for the musical originated and how he worked with Frank Vallie and the Four Seasons to craft the musical.The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/cstw11/Elice_Rick.mp3Ohio State University. Center for the Study and Teaching of Writin
Jere Nash Interview with Rick Carter
No full textInterview conducted by author Jere Nash with casino proprietor Rick Carter as research for Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include Clark\u27s background; casino industry in Mississippi; legislation on gaming; and current status of casinos on the Gulf Coast
Rick Bass, 30th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textRick Bass is the author of twenty-three books of fiction, including the forthcoming memoir, Why I Came West, to be published by Houghton Mifflin in spring 2008. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, grew up in Houston, and went to school at Utah State University. After working as a biologist in Arkansas and a geologist in Mississippi and Alabama, Bass moved to Montana’s Yaak Valley, where he has been active for 20 years in the efforts to help designate as wilderness the last roadless lands in the Yaak Valley
Frank Zhang: Hipster Extraordinaire
No full textAfter the delicate deliberation of the characters of the series Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan, it was decided by both writers that Frank Zhang, son of Mars, is the ultimate hipster demigod. The structure of this essay was based on a simple argument, and carefully dissects the full series in order to really convey who Frank Zhang really is. It was additionally concluded by both writers that as complicated and intricate a character as Frank Zhang is, we wanted the audience to be able to not only imagine the illustrations of the character, but to further empathize with the character\u27s emotions. Through the attendance of two separate classes, a review from the professor, and careful editing, the essay comes to a complete conclusion demonstrating our perspective on the author\u27s ultimate purpose
“It’s official old buddy, I’m a has-been”: Rick Dalton, Hollywood, and the Aging Star
No full textAuthor: Douglas Rasmussen University of Saskatchewan Download PDF version Set in 1969 Los Angeles over the span of a few days in the months leading up to Sharon Tate’s murder on the night of August 9, 1969, Once Upon A Time in... Hollywood (Tarantino, 2019) traces the day-to-day activities of aging actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his friend/stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Rick lives on Cielo Drive as a neighbor to Roman Polanski and his wife Sharon Tate, geographically repres..
Rick Hautala, Maine\u27s other horror author, gives a brief interview on his writ
No full textRick Hautala, Maine\u27s other horror author, gives a brief interview on his writing habits
HIV/Aids Relative Survival and Mean Residual Life Analysis
No full textHIV/Aids Relative Survival and Mean Residual Life Analysis BY XINJIAN ZHANG Under the Direction of Gengsheng (Jeff) Qin and Ruiguang (Rick) Song ABSTRACT Generalized linear models with Poisson error were applied to investigate HIV/AIDS relative survival. Relative excess risk for death within 3 years after HIV/AIDS diagnosis was significantly higher for non-Hispanic blacks, American Indians and Hispanics compared with Whites. Excess hazard for death was also higher in men injection drug users compared with men who have sex with men (MSM). The relative excess hazard of old HIV/AIDS patients is significantly higher compared with younger patients. When CD4 increased, the relative excess hazard decreased; while with the increase of HIV viral load, the relative excess hazard decreased. This is the first study to use national wide data to examine the significance of HIV viral load as a determinant risk factor of disease progression after HIV infection; The mean residual lie needs to be further analyzed. INDEX WORDS: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Survival, Mean residual life (MRL)
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