Hours in a library,

Reprinted from the Cornhill magazine, Fraser's magazine, and the Fortnightly review.

The works of William Makepeace Thackeray;

Each volume has special t.-p.

Hours in a library /

Reprinted from the Cornhill magazine, Frazer's magazine, and the Fortnightly review.

Studies of a biographer.

Mode of access: Internet.

Hours in a library.

Bibliographical footnotes.

Lectures and essays,

Mode of access: Internet.

Dictionary of national biography.

Vols. 1-21, edited by Leslie Stephen; v. 22-26, by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee; v. 27-63, by Sidney Lee.

Letters of John Richard Green;

"The works of J. R. Green": p. 497-503.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinsonism-dementia complex of Guam: Descriptive epidemiology, secular trends, and birth cohort effects on incidence, 1950--1989

This study describes the patterns of occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and parkinsonism-dementia complex (PDC) of Guam during 1950-1989. Both ALS and PDC occur with high frequency among the indigenous Chamorro population, first recognized in the early 1950's. Reports in the early 1980's indicated that both ALS and PDC were disappearing, due to a purported reduction in exposure to harmful environmental factors as a result of the dramatic changes in lifestyle that took place after World War II. However, this study provides compelling evidence that ALS and PDC have not disappeared on Guam and that rates for both are higher during 1980-1989 than previously reported.^ The patterns of occurrence for both ALS and PDC overlap in most respects: (1) incidence and mortality are decreasing; (2) median age at onset is increasing; (3) males are at increased risk for developing disease; (4) risk is higher for those residing in the south compared to the non-south; and (5) age-specific incidence is decreasing over time except in the oldest age groups.^ Age-specific incidence of ALS and PDC, separately and together, is generally higher for cohorts born before 1920 than for those born after 1920. A significant birth cohort effect on the incidence of PDC for the 1906-1915 birth cohort was found, but not for ALS and for ALS and PDC together. Whether or not a cohort effect, period effect, or both are associated with incidence of ALS and PDC cannot be determined from the data currently available and will require additional follow-up of individuals born after 1920.^ The epidemiological data amassed over this 40-year period provide evidence that supports an environmental exposure model for disease occurrence as opposed to a simple genetic or infectious disease model. Whether neurodegenerative disease in this population occurs as a consequence of a single exposure or is explained by a multifactorial model such as a genetic predisposition with some environmental interaction is yet to be determined. However, descriptive studies such as this can provide clues concerning timing and location of potential adverse exposures but cannot determine etiology, underscoring the urgent need for analytic studies of ALS and PDC to further investigate existing etiologic hypotheses and to test new hypotheses. ^

The Long-Run Relationship between Money, Nominal GDP, and the Price Level in Venezuela: 1950 to 1996

This paper explores whether a significant long-run relationship exists between money and nominal GDP and between money and the price level in the Venezuelan economy. We apply time-series econometric techniques to annual data for the Venezuelan economy for 1950 to 1996. An important feature of our analysis is the use of tests for unit roots and cointegration with structural breaks. Certain characteristics of the Venezuelan experience suggest that structural breaks may be important. Since the economy depends heavily on oil revenue, oil price shocks have had important influences on most macroeconomic variables. Also since the economy possesses large foreign debt, the world debt crisis that exploded in 1982 had pervasive effects on the Venezuelan economy. Radical changes in economic policy and political instability may have also significantly affected the movement of the macroeconomy. We find that a long-run relationship exists between narrow money (M1) and nominal GDP, the GDP deflator, and the CPI when one makes allowances for one or two structural breaks. We do not find such long-run relationships when broad money (M2) is used.

University of Michigan Football Team, 1950

Top Row: Bob Dingman, Russ Rescorla, Ben Pedersen, Leslie Popp, Dick McWilliams, Don Rahrig, Mark Scarr, Tom Johnson, John Hess, Peter Kinyon, Leo Koceski, Don Peterson, Tom Witherspoon, Gene Hinton, Fred Pickard, Don Dugger, Bob Littleson, Bruce Bartholomew, Dick Strozewski, Bill Putich, James Skala, Merritt Green, Dick Farrer, Don Oldham.

3RD Row: David Stinson, Lowell Perry, Frank Howell, Norman Jackson, Coaches Bill Orwig, George Ceithaml, J. T. White, Bennie Oosterbaan, Jack Blott, Cliff Keen, Ernie McCoy, Don Robinson, Dave Hill, Terry Nuif, Wes Bradford, Art Dunne.

2nd Row: Dave Tinkham, Carl Brunsting, Allen Jackson, Harry Smale, Tom Kelsey, Dave Ray, Carl Kreager, Bill Ohlenroth, Capt. Al Wahl, Charles Ortmann, Jim Wolter, Harry Allis, Ozzie Clark, Don Dufek, Joe Beel.

Front Row: Ted Kress, John Powers, Bob Hurley, Bill Billings, James Eldridge, Ralph Straffon, Richard Aartila, Jerry Burns, Russ Osterman, Bud Reeme, Bob Timm, Stanley King, Ralph Stribe.

Design and deployment of a remote robust sensor network : experiences from an outdoor water quality monitoring network

This paper investigates a wireless sensor network deployment - monitoring water quality, e.g. salinity and the level of the underground water table - in a remote tropical area of northern Australia. Our goal is to collect real time water quality measurements together with the amount of water being pumped out in the area, and investigate the impacts of current irrigation practice on the environments, in particular underground water salination. This is a challenging task featuring wide geographic area coverage (mean transmission range between nodes is more than 800 meters), highly variable radio propagations, high end-to-end packet delivery rate requirements, and hostile deployment environments. We have designed, implemented and deployed a sensor network system, which has been collecting water quality and flow measurements, e.g., water flow rate and water flow ticks for over one month. The preliminary results show that sensor networks are a promising solution to deploying a sustainable irrigation system, e.g., maximizing the amount of water pumped out from an area with minimum impact on water quality.