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Thinking About Federal Jurisdiction — Of Serpents And Swallows, Thomas E. Baker Jan 1986

Thinking About Federal Jurisdiction — Of Serpents And Swallows, Thomas E. Baker

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In this essay, Professor Baker assumes that the decision to get into or stay in federal court has been made, for whatever reason. His concentration is focused on providing a checklist of some of the typical challenges to jurisdiction and to highlight some uncommon responses. Organizationally, he first considers general issues which apply to all cases, and then considers separately some issues in diversity cases and in federal question cases.

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It Pays To Know How Your Timber Will Be Valued, William F. Watson, Steven H. Bullard, Thomas J. Straka Jan 1986

It Pays To Know How Your Timber Will Be Valued, William F. Watson, Steven H. Bullard, Thomas J. Straka

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You as a forest farmer can usually realize income from your timber investment in two ways. You can rent timberland for nontimber uses (usually hunting) , or you can lease or sell your interest in the timber. In most cases, greater returns result from selling timber outright.

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Effects Of Inflation And After-Tax Present Values Where Business Costs Are Capitalized, Steven H. Bullard, W. David Kempere Jan 1986

Effects Of Inflation And After-Tax Present Values Where Business Costs Are Capitalized, Steven H. Bullard, W. David Kempere

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Business investments often span periods of time with significant inflation. If taxes are not considered, inflation can be ignored in computing the present value of future net income. Inflation should not be ignored, however, in after-tax analyses of rates of return or net present values of potential investments. Inflation affects the present value of business costs which are capitalized for tax purposes, and the influence must be considered for present value calculations to be accurate. After-tax analyses must include the tax savings which result from being able to deduct business-related costs from taxable income. Costs which are expensed, of course, …

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External Factors Shaping The 2010 Forester: Continuing Education From An Academic Point Of View, Thomas J. Straka, Steven H. Bullard Jan 1986

External Factors Shaping The 2010 Forester: Continuing Education From An Academic Point Of View, Thomas J. Straka, Steven H. Bullard

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Professional obsolescence is a danger facing all foresters. All too many foreste·rs consider their educational commitment to terminate when they earn their degree. The competency of the professional forester can quickly erode if the forester does not develop a personal continuing education program.

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Economic Appraisal Of Service Forester Activities In Mississippi, Thomas J. Straka, Walter C. Anderson, Steven H. Bullard Jan 1986

Economic Appraisal Of Service Forester Activities In Mississippi, Thomas J. Straka, Walter C. Anderson, Steven H. Bullard

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The importance of nonindustrial private forest( NIPF) lands to national timber output potential is well-documented (USDA Forest Service 1981, 1982; Wall 1981). The NIPF sector controls 58 percent of the Nation's commercial fm·est area, compared to 14- percent in forest industry holdings, and 28 percent in public forests (Figure 1). Approximately 71 percent of the commercial forest area in the eastern United States is held by the NIPF sector.

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Role Of Company Sales In Funding Research And Development By Major U.S. Paper Companies, Steven H. Bullard, Thomas J. Straka Jan 1986

Role Of Company Sales In Funding Research And Development By Major U.S. Paper Companies, Steven H. Bullard, Thomas J. Straka

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Forestry research is conducted by state and federal agencies and by many private firms. Studies of research productivity and efficiency are increasingly common in forestry, due to the greater scale of research activity, and increasing competition for both public and private funds. Research evaluations rely on accurate measures of research inputs and outputs. This article presents an equation to predict research inputs for five major firms in the U.S. pulp and paper industry. Pulp and paper research by major U.S. companies is very closely related to corporate sales each year. The relationship empirically supports important assumptions that have been used …

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Continuing Education Needs Of Natural Resource Professionals, Steven H. Bullard, Thomas J. Straka Jan 1986

Continuing Education Needs Of Natural Resource Professionals, Steven H. Bullard, Thomas J. Straka

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New products, technology and changing social attitudes have created continuing education needs in many natural resource-related professions. Environmental educations rapidly become obsolete without continued study, and many professional organizations are addressing this problem. Causes of professional obsolescence· are briefly reviewed with emphasis on natural resource managers. Foresters' needs and continuing education efforts are discussed to illustrate continuing education concepts in an environmental and natural resource-related profession.

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Potential Reasons For Publicly Funded Forestry Research, Steven H. Bullard Jan 1986

Potential Reasons For Publicly Funded Forestry Research, Steven H. Bullard

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The general rationale for public support of research and specific reasons for support of particular research areas are of potential concern to many people. Those directly concerned with research ·funding and its rationale, for example, range from legislators to research administrators, scientists and graduate students. Public support of specific research areas is often defended for socio~polit~ ical and economic reasons. As an example, although private-sector research in forestry is conducted by large, diversified firms, the benefits of even highly applied research can be difficult to capture. Public support is necessary in such cases, since social benefits exceed the benefits considered …

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Rates Of Return On Silvicultural Practices, Steven H. Bullard, Bobb L. Karr Jan 1986

Rates Of Return On Silvicultural Practices, Steven H. Bullard, Bobb L. Karr

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Anticipated rates of return can help landowners and forest managers evaluate hardwood control and many other stand treatments. A simple microcomputer model is discussed which displays rates of return for specific stand treatment conditions. The program can be used before or after taxes and with or without inflation. The model displays rates of return for ranges of silvicultural treatment costs and expected harvest value increases, thus providing information for evaluating treatments where growth responses or future prices are difficult to estimate.

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Wilderness And Natural Areas In The Eastern United States: A Management Challenge, David Kulhavy, Richard N. Conner Jan 1986

Wilderness And Natural Areas In The Eastern United States: A Management Challenge, David Kulhavy, Richard N. Conner

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"The purpose of this symposium is not to debate either the concept of wilderness or the amount of wilderness appropriate for the United States. These are not debatable issues for present purposes. The Congress has spoken twice. The Wilderness Act of 1964 (PL 88-577) and the amendments of 1975, known as the "Eastern Wilderness Act" (PL 93-622), both set-aside existing areas as wilderness and established procedures for consideration of additions to the wilderness system. The purpose of this symposium is to consider the management of wilderness areas over time. In a very real sense, if those areas established as wilderness …

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An Introduction To Wilderness And Natural Area Management, David Kulhavy, D. B. Drummond Jan 1986

An Introduction To Wilderness And Natural Area Management, David Kulhavy, D. B. Drummond

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No abstract provided.

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Forest Protection, David Kulhavy, D. B. Drummond Jan 1986

Forest Protection, David Kulhavy, D. B. Drummond

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No abstract provided.

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Visitor Needs And User Impact, H. K. Cordell, M H. Legg, K. E. Cathey Jan 1986

Visitor Needs And User Impact, H. K. Cordell, M H. Legg, K. E. Cathey

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No abstract provided.

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Optional Forest Yield Taxes, Gary D. Kronrad, C. Hickman Jan 1986

Optional Forest Yield Taxes, Gary D. Kronrad, C. Hickman

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Site Index Equations For Loblolly And Slash Pine Plantations On Non-Old Fields In East Texas, J. David Lenhart, Ellis V. Hunt Jr., Jock A. Blackard Jan 1986

Site Index Equations For Loblolly And Slash Pine Plantations On Non-Old Fields In East Texas, J. David Lenhart, Ellis V. Hunt Jr., Jock A. Blackard

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Equations to estimate site index (index age 25 years) for plantations of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) and slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) on non-old fields in East Texas have been developed. The height-prediction curves were based on the Richards’ growth function and track well within the range of the data (1-17 years). South. J. Appl. For. 10:109-112, May 1986.

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A Note On Equivalence In Ranking Investments, Steven H. Bullard Jan 1986

A Note On Equivalence In Ranking Investments, Steven H. Bullard

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Present net worth, benefit/cost, and internal rate of return are considered for ranking investments. In some cases, rankings can be contradictory, and the investment criterion can influence inter-project allocations. There are situations, however, when ranking equivalence is assured. In this article, conditions for equivalence in ranking investments are presented using simple graphics and algebra. The conditions are restrictive, and can be effective in demonstrating the need for discretion in selecting an economic criterion for evaluating investments.

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Introduction To Forest Valuation And Investment Analysis, Steven H. Bullard, Thomas A. Monaghan, Thomas J. Straka Jan 1986

Introduction To Forest Valuation And Investment Analysis, Steven H. Bullard, Thomas A. Monaghan, Thomas J. Straka

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Most foresters and forest landowners are aware that money has a time value. A dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow. If you borrow $1,000 from the bank today, you would have to pay back more than $1,000 in 90 days. The term forest economists use for this concept is the t :!me value of money: the closer to today you receive a sum of money, the greater its present value.

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Refusal To License: Monopolization Problems For Patent Owners, Ramon A. Klitzke Jan 1986

Refusal To License: Monopolization Problems For Patent Owners, Ramon A. Klitzke

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Principles Of Contract Interpretation: Interpreting Collective Bargaining Agreements, Jay E. Grenig Jan 1986

Principles Of Contract Interpretation: Interpreting Collective Bargaining Agreements, Jay E. Grenig

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May A City Put A Taxicab Company Out Of Service Because Of A Labor Dispute?, Jay E. Grenig Jan 1986

May A City Put A Taxicab Company Out Of Service Because Of A Labor Dispute?, Jay E. Grenig

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Trade Secrets: Important Quasi-Property Rights, Ramon A. Klitzke Jan 1986

Trade Secrets: Important Quasi-Property Rights, Ramon A. Klitzke

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1985 Survey Of Trends And Developments On Religious Liberty In The Courts, Carl H. Esbeck Jan 1986

1985 Survey Of Trends And Developments On Religious Liberty In The Courts, Carl H. Esbeck

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The purpose of this survey is to note important caselaw developments in the state and lower federal courts concerning religious liberty during 1985. Purposely omitted are the widely reported United State Supreme Court opinions, as well as cases where the high court has granted review during its 1985-86 term. The focus here is to collect significant cases that may otherwise escape broad attention. Only the facts and rationale of each court's decision is recorded. No editorial comment on the merits of these cases is intended.

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Tort Claims Against Churches And Ecclesiastical Officers: The First Amendment Considerations, Carl H. Esbeck Jan 1986

Tort Claims Against Churches And Ecclesiastical Officers: The First Amendment Considerations, Carl H. Esbeck

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Federal and state courts are increasingly confronted with the unenviable task of giving legal definition to matters affecting relations between religion and government.' Many of the lawsuits pitting church against state are surface manifestations of a more fundamental disintegration of an American public philosophy.

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Remedying Insurers' Bad Faith Contract Performance: A Reassessment, Robert H. Jerry Ii Jan 1986

Remedying Insurers' Bad Faith Contract Performance: A Reassessment, Robert H. Jerry Ii

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This article examines the implications of the differing remedies provided by tort and contract law. Part I describes the traditional major duties owed by an insurer to an insured and outlines the remedies currently provided in most jurisdictions for the breach of these duties. Part II gives special attention to the insurer's implied duty of good faith and fair dealing; it reviews the historical origins of the duty and describes the alternative ways to categorize it. Part III argues that the duty of good faith and fair dealing should be treated as a contract duty, but that courts should administer …

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Multivariate Rational Approximation, Ronald A. Devore, Xiang Ming Yu Jan 1986

Multivariate Rational Approximation, Ronald A. Devore, Xiang Ming Yu

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The Costs Of Exclusionary Practices In Women's Studies, Maxine Baca Zinn, Lynn Weber, Elizabeth Higginbotham, Bonnie Thornton Dill Jan 1986

The Costs Of Exclusionary Practices In Women's Studies, Maxine Baca Zinn, Lynn Weber, Elizabeth Higginbotham, Bonnie Thornton Dill

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Dual Class Capitalization: A Reply To Professor Seligman, George W. Dent Jan 1986

Dual Class Capitalization: A Reply To Professor Seligman, George W. Dent

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Professor Joel Seligman's article, Equal Protection in Share- holder Voting Rights: The One Common Share, One Vote Contro- versy,' is an impressive accomplishment in many respects. It confirms his status as premier historian of our securities laws and markets.2 It also provides a powerful analysis of, and the first se- rious argument against, dual class capitalization, and proposes a thoughtful solution to the problems it raises. Despite these formi- dable assets, some of Professor Seligman's conclusions are debata- ble. First, Professor Seligman argues that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) can impose on the National Associa- tion of Securities Dealers …

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Bite Mark Evidence, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1986

Bite Mark Evidence, Paul C. Giannelli

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A Comment On The Supposed Paradoxes Of A Mathematical Interpretation Of The Logic Of Trials, Dale A. Nance Jan 1986

A Comment On The Supposed Paradoxes Of A Mathematical Interpretation Of The Logic Of Trials, Dale A. Nance

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This symposium has renewed discussion of the apparent paradox of at- tempting to apply mathematical probabilities to the logic of trials. Brought to academic attention by the stimulating work of L. Jonathan Cohen,' the debate reflects a more general controversy over the virtues of quantifying legal decisionmaking. In this brief comment I do not intend to take sides either in this debate or in the more general controversy. I want only to draw attention to a weakness in the legal interpretations which underlie much of the debate.

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The Law Of Confessions: Part Ii, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1986

The Law Of Confessions: Part Ii, Paul C. Giannelli

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