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News Mentions, 12/24/10-1/3/11

Outlet:  The Huffington Post
Title/Program:   Robert Hughes, Jr.: Are Children of Divorce Doomed to Repeat their Parents’ Mistakes?
Publication Date:  12/25/2010
Media Type:  News Web Sites
Extract:  Marriage by Howard Markman, Scott Stanley and Susan Blumberg (PREP) . Many professionals teach and counsel couples about marriage and relationships based on the principles in these books.
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Outlet:
 DailyFinance
Title/Program:   More Holiday Parties Suggest Economic Recovery
Publication Date:  12/28/2010
Media Type:  News Web Sites
Extract:  a holiday party this year for their employers, compared to 49% last year. And while 8% of employers said they had no such plans, that’s down from 11% in 2009. Holiday celebrations may not appear to be the most realistic economic indicator, but some people in the hospitality industry would beg to differ. David Corsun, director of the University of Denver‘s Knoebel School of Hospitality Management, has some firsthand experience with the current uptick in holiday events. His school has its own event
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Outlet:  The New York Times
Title/Program:   Economists to Consider Ethics Code
Publication Date:  12/30/2010
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  as a modern discipline in the late 19th century, its practitioners have resisted formal ethical codes, said George F. DeMartino, an economist at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. In The Economists Oath: On the Need for and Content of Professional Economic Ethics, to be published in January, Mr. DeMartino describes concerns dating to the 1920s about the influence of business on economic research, and cites multiple calls within the association for a code
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Outlet:
 Time.com
Title/Program:   What Do Babies Know?
Publication Date:  01/02/2011
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  Tiffany Field of the University of Miami School of Medicine. Warns Child Psychiatrist Robert Harmon, director of the Infant Psychiatry Clinic at the University of Colorado School of Medicine: “I think you’re going to get children burned out on learning.” And University of Denver Psychologist Kurt Fischer says of the baby’s first year: “Don’t worry about teaching as much as providing a rich and emotionally supportive atmosphere.” As Fischer’s statement indicates, much of the new research emphasizes
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Outlet:  Global Research
Title/Program:   WikiLeaks Reveals U.S. Twisted Ethiopia’s Arm to Invade Somalia
Publication Date:  12/26/2010
Media Type:  News Web Sites
Extract:  that invaded Somalia in late 2006 found themselves increasingly bogged down, facing much fiercer resistance than they had bargained for as Somalis of all stripes temporarily put aside their differences to stand together against the outside invader. As the military incursion turned increasingly sour, then US Under Secretary of State for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, who taught at the University of Denver‘s Korbel School of International Studies in the 1990s, insisted that, prior to the invasion, the United
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Outlet:  Human Resource Executive
Title/Program:   Executive Search in Transition
Publication Date:  01/03/2011
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  is good for our industry.” Amy Kellsall, director of organizational and professional communication and strategic human resource management programs in the University College at the University of Denver, says “HR executives need to be open to the help which executive-search professionals/firms may provide, on a short or longer-term basis.” Felix agrees HR leaders should be looking to craft a more strategic relationship with search firms, as opposed to merely a transactional one. “If indeed human
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Outlet:  Journal of Technology & Science
Title/Program:   MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS; Reports from University of Denver describe recent advances in mathematical physics
Publication Date:  12/26/2010
Media Type:  Magazine
Extract:  …examples. The last computes quantum integrals for a (Lebesgue)(2) quantum measure,” wrote S. Gudder and colleagues, University of Denver. The researchers concluded: “For this last type we prove some quantum counterparts of the fundamental theorem of calculus.” Gudder and colleagues published their… …Reports on Mathematical Physics, 2010;66(1):21-41). For additional information, contact S. Gudder, University of Denver, Dept. of Math, Denver, CO 80208, USA. Publisher contact information for the journal Reports on Mathematical Physics is:…
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Outlet:  News of Science
Title/Program:   MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS; Reports from University of Denver describe recent advances in mathematical physics
Publication Date:  12/26/2010
Media Type:  Magazine
Extract:  …examples. The last computes quantum integrals for a (Lebesgue)(2) quantum measure,” wrote S. Gudder and colleagues, University of Denver. The researchers concluded: “For this last type we prove some quantum counterparts of the fundamental theorem of calculus.” Gudder and colleagues published their… …Reports on Mathematical Physics, 2010;66(1):21-41). For additional information, contact S. Gudder, University of Denver, Dept. of Math, Denver, CO 80208, USA. Publisher contact information for the journal Reports on Mathematical Physics is:…
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Outlet:  Health & Medicine Week
Title/Program:   SCIENCE; Findings from University of Denver provide new insights into science
Publication Date:  12/27/2010
Media Type:  Magazine
Extract:  …cell. There was a more than 10-fold excess of SNAP-25 over syntaxin-1,” wrote M.K. Knowles and colleagues, University of Denver (see also Science). The researchers concluded: “Fifty to seventy copies each of syntaxin-1 and SNAP-25 molecules were associated with a… …Sciences of the United States of America, 2010;107(48):20810-5). For additional information, contact M.K. Knowles, University of Denver, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Denver, CO 80208 USA. Keywords: City:Denver, State:CO, Country:United States,…
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Outlet:  Life Science Weekly
Title/Program:   SCIENCE; Findings from University of Denver provide new insights into science
Publication Date:  12/28/2010
Media Type:  Magazine
Extract:  …cell. There was a more than 10-fold excess of SNAP-25 over syntaxin-1,” wrote M.K. Knowles and colleagues, University of Denver (see also Science). The researchers concluded: “Fifty to seventy copies each of syntaxin-1 and SNAP-25 molecules were associated with a… …Sciences of the United States of America, 2010;107(48):20810-5). For additional information, contact M.K. Knowles, University of Denver, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Denver, CO 80208 USA. Keywords: City:Denver, State:CO, Country:United States,…
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Outlet:  Voice of America
Title/Program:   Tehran Prosecutor Warns of Prosecution of Top Opposition Leaders
Publication Date:  12/31/2010
Media Type:  News Web Sites
Extract:  is to accept democratic values,” said Hassanyari. Hassanyari also thinks that a recent wave of subsidy cuts are starting to hit the Iranian public where it hurts, and officials are worried about a popular backlash. Nader Hashemi, who teaches at the University of Denver, argues that the Iranian government is obsessing with the opposition because Thursday was the first anniversary of a major opposition protest. The government, he argues, is facing a crisis of legitimacy. “On the one hand the regime has
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Outlet:  DenverPost.com
Title/Program:   Davidson: Charitable events set January abuzz
Publication Date:  12/24/2010
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  720-747-8000. Fans of the late Andy Warhol won’t want to miss the exhibit “Warhol in Colorado” at the University of Denver‘s Victoria H. Myhren Gallery; it opens with a VIP preview on Jan. 20. Learn more by visiting. The 28th Colorado All Service Academy Ball, hosted by the West Point Parents’ Club of Colorado, is on for Monday night at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Call303-388-4495, or303-694-4842. . . . Also in the Springs,opened her home for a reception to acquaint 80 of her friends
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Outlet:  9news.com
Title/Program:   Retailers have more than 451 billion reasons to be merry
Publication Date:  12/25/2010
Media Type:  Online Broadcast Version
Extract:  holiday sales in 2008 and 2009, this year’s numbers are surprising. “We thought this Christmas might be one and a half to two percent above last year. These are pretty extraordinary numbers,” Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, said. The increase in retail sales will have an impact far beyond the individual businesses. “This is a big deal. It’s a big deal. It’s a positive sign,” Mac Clouse, a professor of finance at the Daniels College
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Outlet:  DenverPost.com
Title/Program:   In classical music, a year of surprising new sounds, and some old drama in Aspen
Publication Date:  12/25/2010
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  into crisis. Most daring Denver presentation: Mile High Voltage Festival. Although the two-day Mile High Voltage Festival in February drew disappointingly scant audiences, the University of Denver‘s Newman Center Presents series deserves kudos for daring to attempt this experimental event, which featured an array of new, sometimes genre-defying musician of the year Michael Christie music. Ensemble of the year: Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. During the first five years of its existence
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Outlet:  DenverPost.com
Title/Program:   Guest Commentary: Murky laws in war on terror
Publication Date:  12/26/2010
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  , and reportedly some Arab fighters in Afghanistan, attracted by the group in Yemen, are moving there. The war on terror has indeed raised many vexing questions over the last 10 years, including the legality of targeted killing and drone attacks. The law is murky at best and needs to catch up with these new issues. Ved Nanda (vnanda@ law.du.edu) is Thompson G. Marsh professor of international law and director of the International Legal Studies Program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
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Outlet:  DenverPost.com
Title/Program:   Boulder Democrat Polis plans to push decriminalizing marijuana at federal level
Publication Date:  01/02/2011
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  -dispensary accounts because of federal laws. Though other banks will take the accounts, Polis wants dispensaries to have a choice. Polis has supporters in the libertarian movement, who believe that legalizing marijuana would be kind to already- clogged courts and, perhaps, cause less havoc because people “are a lot less danger to themselves and society when they are smoking marijuana than when they drink too much alcohol,” said David Kopel, an adjunct law professor at the University of Denver. “Marijuana
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Outlet:  The Daily Record
Title/Program:   U.S. Marshals deploy dogs to help with security
Publication Date:  12/28/2010
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  at courthouse usually come from somebody angry at the court system, not terrorists. “We have to be very aware of context,” said Professor Sam Kamin, a constitutional law professor at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law. “Most people are pretty willing to accept high security when they’re traveling. The threat at the courthouse is of a different magnitude.”
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Outlet:  gazette.com
Title/Program:   NONPROFITS AROUND TOWN: A night of harmony and reconciliation
Publication Date:  12/31/2010
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  High School and student at the University of Denver. She organized Angels Against Abuse and is currently creating a pilot program at University of Denver to engage young Latino men in the movement “to end the cycle of relationship violence.” Outstanding Public Official: Mayor Michael Rendon, Durango, cited as an advocate for social justice and the environment since childhood. Outstanding Nonprofit Organization: Not In Our Town Alliance, Fort Collins. Citizens “challenging discrimination
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Outlet:  Santa Cruz County Sentinel
Title/Program:   Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Year-end assessment of your love relationship
Publication Date:  01/02/2011
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  for mutual satisfaction, they can devise a method for enhancing their personal and couple’s happiness. Being able to discuss your relationship with acceptance and love can assure greater promise for your relationship success and durability. Research by Ted Hudson and colleagues found, “the neglect of intimate and affectional interaction with a partner may have significant repercussions for relational harmony.” Professor Howard Markman of the University of Denver writes in “Fighting for Your
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Outlet:
 Deseret News
Title/Program:   Economists consider ethics code
Publication Date:  12/31/2010
Media Type:  Daily Newspaper
Extract:  …hasn’t taken the time to think through what that implies ethically,” said DeMartino, who is also a professor of international studies at the University of Denver. With assistance from Steve Matthews in Atlanta and Vivien Lou Chen in San Francisco. Editors: Kevin Costelloe, Craig…
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Outlet:  Nawaat de Tunisie – Tunisia
Title/Program:   Deconstructing Tunileaks: An Interview with Professor Rob Prince, University of Denver
Publication Date:  12/20/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  Professor Rob Prince, University of Denver In order to have an “American” perspective on the Tunileaks affair, Nawaat invited Rob Prince to share his thoughts on the leaked diplomatic cables from the US embassy in Tunisia. Rob Prince is a Lecture of International Studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies , University of Denver. Rob served as a Peace Corps Volunteer and Staff Member in Tunis and Sousse. For more insight into Rob Prince thoughts on Tunisia, please listen
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Outlet:  Education News Colorado
Title/Program:   Animal therapists provide solace, training
Publication Date:  12/23/2010
Media Type:  News Web Sites
Extract:  . Animal-assisted therapy began to emerge in the 1990s, and today is a widely-recognized specialty. The University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, for example, home of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection , now offers a certificate program in animal-assisted therapy. Pickett believes Basil – who was trained through the Delta Society – is the only credentialed therapy animal actually working in a school-based health clinic in Colorado. But across the state, many school therapists do
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Outlet:  INDenverTimes.com
Title/Program:   Animal therapists provide solace, training
Publication Date:  12/23/2010
Media Type:  News Web Sites
Extract:  -assisted therapy began to emerge in the 1990s, and today is a widely-recognized specialty. The University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, for example, home of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection, now offers a certificate program in animal-assisted therapy. Pickett believes Basil – who was trained through the Delta Society – is the only credentialed therapy animal actually working in a school-based health clinic in Colorado. But across the state, many school therapists do connect children
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Outlet:  Boulder Real Estate Blog
Title/Program:   Colorado Growth Rate 9th Fastest in US
Publication Date:  12/24/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  . There are no incentives in place currently, but still lots of activity. Call, text, or email me today! … I’d seriously enjoy having the opportunity to talk to you about your plans if you’re moving, or if you know someone who is considering a move, and needs some straight answers. The census is primarily to help determine the number of government political representation and spending, however, as Maclyn Clouse, a professor of finance at the University of Denver put it in a recent Denver Post article : “From
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Outlet:  War Is A Crime .org
Title/Program:   Why Peace Activists Should Take an Active Interest in the Green Movement in Iran
Publication Date:  12/24/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  and Nader Hashemi are co-editors of  The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran’s Future , which will be published on February 1st (it can be  pre-ordered  now). Dannyparticipated in FOR ’s  February 2007 Delegation to Iran  and is Communications Coordinator for  Interfaith Worker Justice . Nader teaches Middle East and Islamic politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and is the author of  Islam, Secularism and Liberal Democracy
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Outlet:  Blog For Arizona
Title/Program:   Is this 3 or 4 Howie Fischer articles without a Democrat in sight?
Publication Date:  12/26/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  an election. As a state legislator in the 1970s, Justice O’Connor helped Arizona create a merit selection system for judges. She is now chairwoman of the O’Connor Judicial Selection Initiative, announced this month by the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, to help make judges more than “politicians in robes,” as she has put it. Ah. Now I understand. Where do Democrats stand on this issue? Howie seems to think that’s irrelevant. NOTE
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Outlet:  Coaching Commons Daily News Posts Delivered by Email
Title/Program:   Coaching Athletes Back from Defeat
Publication Date:  12/27/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  outcome. Every defeat is an opportunity to strengthen, challenge oneself and come back stronger.” According to Dr. Mark Aoyagi, Director of Sport & Performance Psychology at University of Denver, there are five cardinal skills that all performers should master: relaxation concentration imagery self-talk mental routine While most people can perform each of these skills, few systematically practice and develop them so that they can effectively use them when necessary. “In addition to skill
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Outlet:  Ultima hora Jihad
Title/Program:   WikiLeaks Reveals U.S. Twisted Ethiopia’s Arm to Invade Somalia
Publication Date:  12/27/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  Robert Mugabe’s government in Zimbabwe. By mid 2007, the 50,000 Ethiopian troops that invaded Somalia in late 2006 found themselves increasingly bogged down, facing much fiercer resistance than they had bargained for as Somalis of all stripes temporarily put aside their differences to stand together against the outside invader. As the military incursion turned increasingly sour, then US Under Secretary of State for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, who taught at the University of Denver‘s Korbel School
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Outlet:  Backbeat
Title/Program:   Moovers & Shakers 2010: More of our picks
Publication Date:  12/28/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  University of Denver grads known collectively as the Foot. puts its prodigious playing on full display on its highly impressive debut. The outfit’s engaging blend of prog-dub-funk-inflected pop is perfectly captured on Primary Colors . Easily one of the year’s most auspicious debuts. — Herrera ​ Flobots , Survival Story (Universal/Republic). Whether intentional or incidental, it seems pretty telling that Universal and Flobots parted ways after Survival Story , a thematic, more carefully considered
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Outlet:  Film Office blog
Title/Program:   Film Workshop for Teens
Publication Date:  12/28/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  We just heard from the Twittersphere about an interesting summer camp in the region. The University of Denver has partnered with a company called ” iD Tech Camps .” They specialize in computer courses and game design, but one course in particular looks exciting: Video Editing & Special Effects Ages 13-17 Lights, Camera, Action! Learn the elements of film production, including preproduction planning, camera work, editing and special effects. Shot with pro-level cameras and learn the fundamentals
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Outlet:  Netscape
Title/Program:   Party Time Again: Holiday Events Point to a Recovering Economy
Publication Date:  12/28/2010
Media Type:  Online Print Version
Extract:  it surveyed had plans to throw a holiday party this year for their employers, compared to 49% last year. And while 8% of employers said they had no such plans, that’s down from 11% in 2009. Holiday celebrations may not appear to be the most realistic economic indicator, but some people in the hospitality industry would beg to differ. David Corsun, director of the University of Denver‘s Knoebel School of Hospitality Management, has some firsthand experience with the current uptick in holiday events. His
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 Outlet:  Quirky Black Girls
Title/Program:   dominickbrady:Aaron Huey’s effort to photograph poverty in…
Publication Date:  12/29/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:      Sent to you by moya via Google Reader:     dominickbrady: Aaron Huey’s effort to photograph poverty in… via maia medicine on 12/28/10 dominickbrady : Aaron Huey’s effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people — appalling, and largely ignored — compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later, his haunting photos intertwine with a shocking history lesson in this bold, courageous talk from TEDxDU. Give
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Outlet:  Blacknell.net
Title/Program:   Map of Slavery in the United States
Publication Date:  12/30/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  a majority of its population, a fact starkly represented on the map. Conversely, the map illustrated the degree to which entire regions—like eastern Tennessee and western Virginia—were virtually devoid of slavery, and thus potential sources of resistance to secession. Much credit to Susan Schulten, the author of the NYT piece.  She’s a history professor at the University of Denver and the author of “ The Geographical Imagination in America, 1880-1950 .”
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 Outlet:  Waldo’s Virginia Political Blogroll
Title/Program:   Map of Slavery in the United States
Publication Date:  12/30/2010
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  a majority of its population, a fact starkly represented on the map. Conversely, the map illustrated the degree to which entire regions—like eastern Tennessee and western Virginia—were virtually devoid of slavery, and thus potential sources of resistance to secession. Much credit to Susan Schulten, the author of the NYT piece.  She’s a history professor at the University of Denver and the author of “ The Geographical Imagination in America, 1880-1950 .”
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Outlet:  Awareness
Title/Program:   Academic Economists to Consider Ethics Code-How convenient
Publication Date:  01/01/2011
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  codes, said George F. DeMartino, an economist at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. In “The Economist’s Oath: On the Need for and Content of Professional Economic Ethics,” to be published in January, Mr. DeMartino describes concerns dating to the 1920s about the influence of business on economic research, and cites multiple calls within the association for a code of conduct — all of which have been rebuffed. After one such debate in 1994, the committee
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Outlet:  Bessie Chin Library Leaves
Title/Program:   Project Gutenberg eBooks Available from Library Catalog
Publication Date:  01/01/2011
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  County  Libraries and University of Denver. Valerie says to “please consider these MARC records a gift to the library community!  The more  patrons think of libraries as a source for content for their Kindles, Nooks,  IPads, MP3 players, etc – the better!” These records are now searchable from the library catalogs of the Tam Unified HSD. BTW, many more ebooks are available in the catalog by searching for call numbers starting with ADE. These are available through Adelaide University (Australia
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Outlet:  In the Hand of Dante
Title/Program:   New Year’s Champagne Drink: Aloe-ma-mater
Publication Date:  01/02/2011
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  at the University of Denver . We picked up some pretty awesome Master of Arts – International Studies degrees there. It’s a great school, and the last time I checked, is in the Top 12 International Relations grad programs in the WORLD. It is my alma mater , or Latin for “nourishing mother”. 3. Korbel California Champagne is a champagne brand from California (fittingly). Jackie and I stopped by their operation last year on one of our numerous wine country tours. It was fun to get a picture next to a Korbel
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Outlet:  Ned Resnikoff
Title/Program:   The Game [Theory] is Rigged
Publication Date:  01/02/2011
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  — at least, if he knew that the resistance would ultimately fail. Where Bernstein (judging from his blog’s Comments section) does disturb many readers — me included — is in his suggestion that it is politicians’ right, indeed their duty, to be guided entirely by such calculations. He argues, in effect, that the law of political survival is a necessary, natural, sufficient and therefore desirable prime mover of politicians’ words and actions. Fellow political scientist/political science blogger Seth
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Outlet:  Poten & Partners
Title/Program:   Nothing easy about negotiating with Iran
Publication Date:  01/02/2011
Media Type:  News Web Sites
Extract:  dean of the Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.
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Outlet:  War On Terror News
Title/Program:   Tehran Set to Prosecute Top Opposition Leaders
Publication Date:  01/02/2011
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  fair and just elections, and the third is to accept democratic values,” said Hassanyari.Hassanyari also thinks that a recent wave of subsidy cuts are starting to hit the Iranian public where it hurts, and officials are worried about a popular backlash. Nader Hashemi, who teaches at the University of Denver, argues that the Iranian government is obsessing with the opposition because Thursday was the first anniversary of a major opposition protest. The government, he argues, is facing a crisis
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Outlet:  EdSteinInk.com
Title/Program:   Roger Kotoske, 1933-2010
Publication Date:  01/03/2011
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  Last week the Denver Post published an obituary for Roger Kotoske, the teacher of the first art class I took in college. I arrived at the University of Denver that fall with an optimisitic and wholly unrealistic notion that I was an artist, based on my limited experiences as a kid who could draw a little better than most of my friends in Waco, Texas, where I had taken a few private art lessons, painted a half dozen mediocre landscapes and still lifes, and mostly spent my time drawing fantastic
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Outlet:  GlobalTort
Title/Program:   Sponsored Research – Should Economists and Law Professors Have to Disclose Sponsored Research Payments and Financial Conflicts of Interest
Publication Date:  01/03/2011
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  formal ethical codes, said George F. DeMartino, an economist at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. In “The Economist’s Oath: On the Need for and Content of Professional Economic Ethics,” to be published in January, Mr. DeMartino describes concerns dating to the 1920s about the influence of business on economic research, and cites multiple calls within the association for a code of conduct — all of which have been rebuffed.” I cannot grasp a view
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Outlet:  Il Sole 24 Ore Online
Title/Program:   Nel suk dei nativi digitali. Perché gli studenti 2.0 hanno bisogno di una bussola per orientarsi – Il Sole 24 ORE
Publication Date:  01/03/2011
Media Type:  News Web Sites
Extract:  problemi in maniera attiva”, spiega Ferri che studia e promuove da anni il “digital learning”. I bambini cresciuti con consolle e cellulare sono “abituati a vedere la risoluzione di compiti cognitivi come un problema pragmatico”, aggiunge. Lynn Clark direttrice dell’ Estlow International Center for Journalism and New Media dell’Università di Denver ha condotto un progetto di ricerca su 300 famiglie americane per capire come se la cavano con i media digitali. Che cosa passa per la testa di un
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Outlet:  Webnviny
Title/Program:   Na naše univerzity prídu zahraniční profesori
Publication Date:  01/03/2011
Media Type:  News Web Sites
Extract:  Predkladateľmi víťazných projektov boli Slovenská poľnohospodárska univerzita v Nitre a Fakulta managementu Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave. BRATISLAVA 3. januára (WBN/PR) – Nadácia VÚB zaplatí dvoch zahraničných profesorov, ktorí budú počas celého semestra prednášať ekonomické témy študentom slovenských vysokých škôl. Odborná komisia programu Hosťujúci profesor vybrala Mariana Rizova z Middlesex University Business School a Joan Winn z Daniels College of Business University of Denver
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 Outlet:  xpostfactoid
Title/Program:   Politics and principle, cont.
Publication Date:  01/03/2011
Media Type:  Blogs
Extract:  Seth Masket , parsing my critique of Jonathan Bernstein’s approach to political ethics, seems to have missed (or discounted) a couple of key adjectives (emphasis added): Sprung…questioned why we should accept crass political calculation by our elected officials: Where Bernstein (judging from his blog’s Comments section) does disturb many readers — me included — is in his suggestion that it is politicians’ right, indeed their duty, to be guided entirely by such calculations [of political
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