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Disease Prevention Internship in Law, Policy, and Regulation Modernization with Virginia Department of Health  I am an intern at the Virginia Department of Health in the Division of Disease Prevention and am working on a project to identify, catalog, and cultivate a system of essential relationships with key stakeholders invested in the maintenance and modernization of   the Code of Virginia and Virginia Legislative Code (Regulations). There is no state-level position created, thus far, for public health agencies in Virginia to formally work with, and advocate for, laws and policies affecting agency outcomes and public; and, at the same time, there are no official responsibilities designated for departmental leadership to engage in this kind of work, be it research, advocacy, or administration. So, I am in charge of developing a way forward in these circumstances, using the skills I've gained in the course of my education and employment experience to create a new...

Wayang Kulit Performance as Progress:  The Discourse and Discontents of Tourism-based Development in Bali Clay Porter Introduction Imagine the Spirit of Bali You are miles away from home, walking the beaches of tropical Bali.  The warm waters of the Indian Ocean flow beneath your feet as the rising sun reveals early morning fishermen making their offerings, and asking for the blessings of the gods and goddesses. Imagine: the sea, the fishermen, the sea life and you, as each a part of the sacred whole that is the Balinese “consciousness”.  What the people refer to as Desa Mewacara, or the Spirit of Bali, is a glimpse into the lives of the people and social force which defines their normality.  Imagine you are in this place, where rice is eaten as the primary food three times a day, and visualize that the goddess, Dewi Sri, who insures the rice crop, is waiting for you to make daily offerings of thanks.  Then imagine that similar offering have ...