Alien Registration- Graveson, Edward (Sanford, York County)

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Futile Attempts

I don’t know why I remember waking up one morning, and getting ready to go to the mall when I was five years old. The morning started just as so many others had. I crawled out of my bed, reluctant to leave the warmth, and comfort, it provided. Soon after I made it over to the dresser, where I found an outfit to wear. The shirt and pants I put on were indicative of a child’s wardrobe. These items were not unique, or original, by any means. Having put on traditional children’s clothes I then moved onto adorning myself with an item much more appealing to my young self. It was not another article of clothing, such as a sweater, or bracelet, but rather a costume, a lion one, to be specific. I wore my coveted lion costume above, cheap, and made of low quality fabric, this costume, complete with tail, and mane head piece, was by far my most prized possession, and thus what I wore most often

The Task of Comparative Law in Common Law Systems

This article is from the lecture series, Problems in Comparative Law, delivered at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington in March and April, as the 1959 Addison C. Harris Memorial Lectures

Stupid and lazy? When young people meet the educational system and confusion builds. Who is to blame? Perspectives from a series of experts

This paper is based upon a research project named Marginalisation and Co-created Education (MaCE), revolving around young people that experienced dropout and severe challenges in their school life. The basis of the analyses are 13 interviews conducted with a specific interviewing technique called The Indirect Approach, developed by Norwegian researchers Geir H. Moshuus and Ketil Eide. The analysis is formed around four sections, whereas three are heavily driven by empirical findings, respectively focusing on experiences of neglect from schools, families and professional caregivers, experiences of care attention and joy and new ideas for schooling. The fourth is based on theoretical concepts from French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, focusing on the persistent nature of inequality in education. The last section poses concluding remarks on ambitions and strategies in the MaCE project

Intraindividual variability, gait and falls in old age

Falls and gait impairment in older populations present a major challenge to healthcare systems and reduce quality of later life. There is evidence that cognitive decline contributes to falls and gait impairment in older adults and may, therefore, serve as a marker for persons at risk. Intraindividual variability (IIV; trial-to-trial fluctuations in response time across a neurocognitive task) may have screening potential in this respect as this measure is thought to capture unique information about cognitive function not captured by other neuropsychological metrics. The present research, therefore, examined relationships between IIV, gait and falls in cognitively intact older adults. The extent to which relationships varied according to age and the demands placed on the individual when assessing IIV and gait, was also investigated. Finally, a mediational approach identified potential mechanisms underpinning these relationships. Systematic reviews of published research were followed by cross-sectional experimental studies and a longitudinal investigation. The findings provided mixed evidence of a link between IIV and falls. There was strong cross-sectional evidence that greater IIV was associated with poorer gait performance, and that this relationship strengthened with increasing age. Variability better predicted gait outcomes when gait was assessed under more demanding dual-task conditions, and when IIV measures were derived from tasks with higher executive demands. Tests of mediation suggested that processing speed underpinned relationships between IIV and less demanding single-task gait, whereas executive function played a greater role in more demanding gait conditions. Together, the outcomes suggest that IIV measures have potential as an early screening tool for gait impairment, and also falls. Importantly, general slowing accounts of cognitive ageing explained findings when IIV and gait were assessed under lower demand conditions, whereas frontal lobe/executive control perspectives provided a better account when demands were greater