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How Should Lawyers And Legal Profession Adapt?, S Gm Grange

Dalhousie Law Journal

Of all the love affairs with which the people of this world have been blessed or afflicted, that between public inquiries and the media is certainly one of the strangest. I have been in and about the law for over 40 years and in that time I say immodestly I have pleaded, what to me were, some very interesting cases and I have in the last 14 years had occasion to sit in judgment on some, not only interesting but, perhaps important cases. But I know perfectly well that when the time comes to take my departure, if I am …

The Commission And Its Report: Public Education, Advocacy And Lobbying, A Cairns, S Grange J, E C. Harris

Dalhousie Law Journal

Mr. Harris: The question concerning the justification of commissions of inquiry has been raised in the preceding discussions. If their sole justification is having the bulk of their recommendations implemented, the institution probably would have died out long ago. Nevertheless, it must be of considerable concern to commissioners that the record has not been good in terms of implementation and one of the questions that perhaps will determine how successful commissions are in this respect has to do with what happens when the report is delivered and thereafter. These questions will be largely the subject of the panel that we …

The Two Contradictions In Public Inquiries, Liora Salter

Dalhousie Law Journal

Given how frequently they are commissioned, it is surprising how little has been written about inquiries and, more particularly, about the role of science and advocacy within them.' The lack of serious attention paid to inquiries may be a product of their diversity. For example, inquiries include royal commissions and consultative committees and risk assessments. Some of these inquiries have wide-ranging mandates, commission extensive research and actively solicit public commentary, while others are more closely akin to legal proceedings. Grouping such different objectives and activities under a single category - namely, inquiries - is intrinsically difficult. Or the reason for …

Contributions Of Commissions Of Inquiry To Policy Analysis: An Evaluation, Peter Aucoin

Dalhousie Law Journal

Commissions of inquiry appointed to analyze major matters of public policy constitute an important organizational instrument in governance for essentially three reasons. First, their establishment enables decision-makers in government to delay or postpone decisions without being criticized for doing nothing at all. Policy analysis in this circumstance may be an excuse for a "non-decision", but at the least it ensures that the issue at hand stays on the policy agenda in a certain fashion. Second, such commissions provide for a process whereby the views of special interest groups and the interested public can be presented in a forum that is …

The Use And Abuse Of Inquiries: Do They Serve A Policy Purpose, Willard Estey

Dalhousie Law Journal

Professor Wade MacLauchlan: We have the great pleasure of being joined by Mr. Justice Willard Estey who, among other things, sits on the Supreme Court of Canada. As regards his involvement with commissions of inquiry, Mr. Justice Estey is eminently qualified to speak from many different experiences as advocate and counsel for various interests before commissions of inquiry during his long period as a busy practitioner. As well, during that period he served as counsel to a variety of commissions. Since going to the bench, he has conducted three inquiries; into the Steel Industry in Ontario, into Air Canada and, …

"1990 University Of North Dakota Football", University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Football

Media guide for the 1990 UND football team. The guide contains information about the team and its coaches, and was sent to local and regional media outlets.

"1990-91 University Of North Dakota Women's Basketball", University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Women's Basketball

Media guide for the 1990-1991 UND women's basketball team. The guide contains information about the team and its coaches, and was sent to local and regional media outlets.

Rheology Of Aqueous Suspensions Of Polystyrene Latex Stabilized By Grafted Poly(Ethylene Oxide), Harry J. Ploehn, J. W. Goodwin

Faculty Publications

A water-soluble carbodiimide has been used to end-graft aminated poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) chemically onto colloidal polystyrene particles. Two particle sizes (115 and 347 nm diameter) and two PEO molecular weights (112 000 and 615 000 g mol^–1) were combined to give suspensions with four different ratios of polymer layer thickness to particle radius. Electrophoresis demonstrated that the PEO was grafted, not just adsorbed. Dynamic light scattering showed that the adsorbed and grafted layers had similar structures and that non-ionic surfactant perturbed the PEO configurations. Steady shear and oscillatory rheometry indicated that long-ranged polymeric forces between particles governed the …

A Simple Model For A Zinc/Bromine Flow Cell And Associated Storage Tanks, G. D. Simpson, Ralph E. White

Faculty Publications

A simple model for a parallel plate, zinc/bromine flow cell and associated storage tanks is presented and used to make time-dependent predictions for various quantities in the system. The model is based on a previously published algebraic model of the cell at steady-state and time-dependent, first-order differential equations for the storage tanks. The Butler-Volmer equation is used for the electrochemical reactions, and the homogeneous reaction between bromine and bromide is included. The model predictions indicate that the charging operation of a zinc/bromine battery can be significantly improved by using a storage tank with a larger residence time for the bromine …

Mathematical Modeling Of An H2s Removal Electrolyzer, Z. Mao, P. Adanuvor, Ralph E. White

Faculty Publications

A mathematical model is presented for a high temperature H₂S electrolyzer. It is shown that the maximum current in this type of a cell is determined entirely by the transport rate of sulfide ions through the separator. It is suggested that this model could be used to determine the feasibility of various designs for this electrolyzer.

Electrochemical Behavior Of Graphite And Ni-Cr Electrodes In Sodium Polysulfide In The Absence And Presence Of Hydrogen Sulfide, Z. Mao, Ralph E. White, B. Dandapani, A. Anani, S. Srinivasan, A. J. Appleby

Faculty Publications

The electrochemical behavior of graphite and Ni-Cr electrodes in sodium tetrasulfide melt has been investigated using voltammetric, chronoamperometric, and chronopotentiometric techniques in the presence and absence of hydrogen sulfide. Two continuous phases, namely, Na₂S₂ and Na₂S, are apparently formed at different potentials during the cathodic polarization. The blocking effect by these layers was much less significant on the Ni-Cr electrode than on graphite. The presence of H₂S did not appear to influence the electrode reactions, but it significantly reduced the rate of formation of the continuous phases (Na₂S₂ or Na …

A Computer Simulation Of The Oxygen Reduction Reaction In Carbonate Melts, P. K. Adanuvor, Ralph E. White, A. J. Appleby

Faculty Publications

A computer simulation of the oxygen reduction reaction in various carbonate melts has been carried out under steady-state conditions on the basis of a proposed kinetic model which takes into consideration the autocatalytic reaction involving oxygen and other reducible oxygen species in the melt, and the neutralization of oxide ions by dissolved carbon dioxide. A simulation of the presence of (physically) dissolved oxygen, in the diffusion layer region of the melt, corresponding to the possible situation in porous electrodes, causes a significant enhancement in the polarization curves, particularly in the mass-transfer control region. On the other hand, high levels of …

Estimation Of The Diffusion Coefficient And Solubility For A Gas Diffusing Through A Membrane, Michael C. Kimble, Ralph E. White, Yu-Min Tsou, R. Neal Beaver

Faculty Publications

Analysis of the data obtained by the electrochemical monitoring technique for diffusion of a gas through a membrane is considered. It is shown that combining a numerical method with a nonlinear parameter estimation technique provides a means to determine values for the diffusion coefficient and the solubility of the diffusing gas. It is shown that better accuracy can be obtained for the diffusion coefficient and solubility of this gas by using the method presented and all experimental data rather than only part of the data, as has often been done in the past.

Preliminary Pages, No Author

The Angle

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Bookends, Nathan C. Follet

The Angle

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Only, Elisabeth Maloney

The Angle

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"It was another summer on Tyler Street. The Finley's baby cried. Mr. Moran galloped a long on his squeaky rocker. Our spaniel moped in the shade. Ice cream could melt down to your elbow before you knew it. After a short rain, Molly and I scuffed outdoors. Momma had urged me, "Take your sister outside, sweetness. Teach her to play that game you love--chili peppers, isn't it?" Her face was suffused with color from the heat of our small kitchen. Her oak-colored hair frizzed at the temples from standing …

The Mayor Of Naples Pier, Deana Battaglioli

The Angle

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Gym Dance, Tom Frisk

The Angle

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"Two . Three . Four ."

The Dreams Of Verisimilitude, John Sheehan

The Angle

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"In varying degrees do we hold the attainment of our goals. To some, ambitions are something to be shunned and avoided, the reasons for which we will allow someone of a greater authority to ponder. Some make a halfhearted attempt at achievement, greater the relief found in the termination of the experience than the despair of failure in the endeavor. Some put forth an honest effort, learning from failure, holding a new perspective, with new talents and abilities. And then there are some who will stop at nothing to …

And No Two Are Ever The Same, Edie Torre

The Angle

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Wish You Were Here, Maryann Connolly

The Angle

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"Dear Family:

I wish you were here.

I wish you were here to walk the dusty roads with me, and visit the shacks along the way."

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The Angle

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Job Satisfaction & Career Alienation Among Teachers At A Parochial High School, Kevin Michael Barnett

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of the study was to investigate teachers' level of overall job dissatisfaction/career alienation, and to determine which work related elements were most related to overall job dissatisfaction/career alienation. The subjects consisted of 14 out of a possible 41 regular education teachers at a selected parochial high school in the Midwest. The May, Porter & White (1990) Job Satisfaction Survey and a supplemental survey concerning ecological/environmental psychology concerns was administered. Nine hypotheses were tested, and several items concerning work related elements were examined for their relationship to overall job dissatisfaction/career alienation. The results revealed that the level of overall …

Networking Practitioners To Impact Teacher Education, Richard G. Stahlhut, Richard R. Hawkes, Sally S.J. Frudden, Thomas E. Davis

Faculty Publications

A description is given of the Regional Partnership Program; a field-responsive; center-specific model established at the University of Northern Iowa; designed to oversee clinical field experiences for student teachers. The model involves six regional districts specifically located across the state which serve as the administrative units for the field program. All of the centers have a common structure to allow for program continuity. Several examples of this continuity include: (1) every center has a tenure track professor who is the administrator for all aspects of the center's operation; (2) all centers have implemented a full semester student teaching curriculum; and …

The Causal Relationship Between Social Security And The Federal Budget, Mark W. Crain, Michael L. Marlow

Economics

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Reflections On Commission Research, Alan C. Cairns

Dalhousie Law Journal

This paper explores the role of research in royal commissions. It is based primarily on my experience as one of three research directors for the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada, popularly known as the Macdonald Commission. Since royal commissions appear in many guises, much of what I say may not apply to other commissions. In general, my remarks are more applicable to those commissions that give advice on significant public policy matters than to more narrowly investigative commissions set up in response to allegations of corruption or scandal in government or to determine the …

Comment On Inquiry Management, J G. Godsoe

Dalhousie Law Journal

I think whether the commission is a policy commission or an investigative commission or both, as the case was with the Ocean Ranger Inquiry, a commission almost inevitably is drawn into an adversarial context. I think in the case of an investigative commission, the parties, who have interests at stake that are being investigated and adjudicated upon, will tend, over time, to start to question the validity of the commission. Likewise, a policy commission frequently is criticized as soon as it is announced or, as in the case of the MacDonald Commission, even before it was announced as being a …

A Computer Program For Optimal Control Of Water Supply Pump Stations: Development And Testing, Donald V. Chase

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Faculty Publications

This report presents an optimal control methodology designed to reduce the electrical consumption and operating costs at Army water supply pumping stations.

The methodology, contained in a computer program called Optimal Control of Pumping Stations (OCOPS), enables water utility managers and operators to reduce the electrical consumption at pumping stations while maintaining adequate storage and system pressures for fire protection. OCOPS can be applied to any water distribution system and is not limited to any number of pumps, pump stations, or storage tanks within the system.

The optimal control strategy developed is based on electricity unit charges, but can be …

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An Explanation Of Fasb #96, Michael R. Armbrecht

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Deferred taxes exist because Generally Accepted Accounting Principles CGAAP and tax laws differ. These differing rules require companies to prepare two sets of financial statements, one for their stockholders and other financial statement users (GAAP) and one for the Internal Revenue Service. The two sets of financial records result in a net income for GAAP purposes which differs from the income on which the tax is computed. Since 1967, the reconciliation of these two sets of books was prescribed by Accounting Principle Board Opinion #11. The reconciIiation is necessary because expenses are usually recognized faster and revenue recognized later under …