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The Fourteenth Decade: Illinois State University, 1987-1997, Mark Wyman

Illinois State University History Books

Table of Contents: Leadership Under Fire – A Technology Revolution – Challenges for Faculty and Staff- Student Life – Serving the Broader Community – Index

Illinois State: For Alumni Of Illinois State University, Winter 1999-2000, Illinois State University, University Marketing And Communications

State: The Magazine of Illinois State University (1999-present)

Illinois State University alumni magazine

The Limits Of Social Choice Theory: A Defense Of The Voting Rights Act, Grant M. Hayden

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

This Article presents a defense to the challenge that social choice theory presents to voting rights. Arrows theorem, the crown jewel of social choice theory, holds that no voting procedure that meets some minimal conditions of democratic fairness can ensure transitive, meaningful outcomes. The theorem provides a powerful argument against the ability of any court to devise objective vote dilution standards. Because such standards are now a necessary element of claims under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Arrows theorem may be viewed as a fundamental threat to the viability of all such claims. The defense of voting rights …

"Practice Of Law" In The New Millennium: New Roles, New Rules, But No Definitions, Linda Galler

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

This Article proposes that the MDP Commission consider separately and independently its interests in regulating lawyers and excluding non-lawyers. A definition of the "practice of law" could be drafted now, solely for the purpose of regulating lawyers in multidisciplinary firms, while the professional activities of non-lawyers could be addressed separately, at this time or later, for example, by intensifying efforts to enforce unauthorized practice of law ("UPL") statutes. By concentrating initially only on lawyers, the MDP Commission could readily attain its goal of regulating every lawyer who provides legal services-a goal that is both fundamental and immediate. Although a model …

The Ghost In The Computer: Radio Frequency Interference And The Doctrine Of Federal Preemption, Ralph H. Brock

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

The "Police Blotter" feature in a local Texas newspaper sets the scene. A man had reportedly complained to the police that a neighbor's use of a citizens' band (CB) radio was interfering with his business. He could hear the neighbor's CB radio transmissions on his telephone and through his computer speakers. After installing filters on his telephone and complaining to the FCC, the man had filed a criminal mischief complaint with the local police. Unfortunately for him, though, the local police have no jurisdiction.

Drafting A Patent Noninfringement Opinion Letter In Light Of Markman And Warner-Jenkinson, Barry Dove

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

This article provides a practical guide to drafting a patent noninfringement opinion letter in light of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions: Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. and Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co. The guidelines offered here do not represent the only way to write a noninfringement opinion letter. But if they are followed, the opinion letter should protect the interests of both the client and the patent attorney.

The Domain Name Game: Applying Trademark Law To An Internet Tug Of War, Deanna L. Kendall

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

This article focuses on the unique problems that the domain name registration system creates for traditional trademark law. First, the article discusses the Internet and explains how the domain name system works. Next, it identifies the trademark law that is implicated by the domain name system, paying particular attention to the FTDA. Then, it discusses nonjudicial remedies that may be used by trademark owners and domain name holders to resolve disputes. Finally, it analyzes the current caselaw in the area of domain name disputes and predicts what courts will do when faced with these novel and complex issues.

Chainsaw Safety, Jill Webster

All Current Publications

Chainsaws, like other types of equipment on the farm, provide valuable service, but they are inherently dangerous. The risks of operating chainsaws are obvious. What is less obvious is the fact that there are over a hundred causes of chainsaw injuries and deaths.

Zoonosis Facts, Jill Webster

All Current Publications

Zoonosis is defined as “an infectious disease transmissible under natural conditions between vertebrate animals and human beings” (Mast 95). There are more than 150 diseases recognized under the umbrella of zoonosis. Some of the better known examples include: anthrax, bursilosis, hunta virus, bubonic plage, hemoragic fevers like ebola, rabies, and even AIDS.

Horse Safety It's Just Good Sense"", Jill Webster

All Current Publications

Utahns experience more horse injuries than any other states in the west.

Ten Commandments Of Tractor Safety, Jill Webster

All Current Publications

Know your tractor. Most farmers know their machines well, but what about new farm help, or a neighbor’s tractor? Always look at the operators manual before operating an unfamiliar machine. Know the location of each control. Locations of important items, PTO levers for example, vary from one manufacturer to another.

Risks For Children In Agriculture, Jill Webster

All Current Publications

Nationally, an estimated 300 boys and girls under 20 years of age die each year in farming accidents nationally. In fact, children under 16 years old account for 20% of farm fatalities in the U.S.

Cd-Rom Filings At Trial And Beyond, Clint F. Sare

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

For motions and briefs, using digital formats - such as a CD-ROM format - may provide significant benefits. Very few courts, however, accept electronic documents for filing in place of paper documents. Thus, for now, computer media may be used only to supplement those traditional filings. This paper discusses the following issues related to CD-ROM filings: (1) when CDROM filings may be allowed in trial and appellate courts; (2) what the disk may and should contain; and (3)whattechnical requirements may apply to such CDROM filings.

Because CD-ROM filings are far from standard, and are sometimes unacceptable, this article is necessarily …

Identification Of Polluting Vehicles By Remote Sensing, Donald H. Stedman

Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Publications

No abstract provided.

Voluntary Versus Involuntary Runaway Youth: Basic Demographics, Characteristics And Family Relations, Darcia A. Colburn '99

Honors Projects

There is an increased concern that youths are leaving home earlier than ever. According to the National Network for Youth, 38% of runaways are under the age of 14. Clinicians, as well as researchers, who have worked with the population of runaway youth recognize that there are two distinct groups (i.e., voluntary and involuntary). Previous research has largely neglected the difference between those youths who have left home on their own initiative (voluntary) and those youths who were forced to leave their home (involuntary.) I hypothesized that involuntary youth will predominantly male and older in age. I examined a number …

A Jurisprudence In Disarray: On Battery, Wrongful Living, And The Right To Bodily Integrity, Mark Strasser

San Diego Law Review

The right to bodily integrity is firmly entrenched in the right to privacy jurisprudence. An individual who has that right violated by being subjected to an unwanted touching can sue for damages. For example, an individual who receives medical treatment against her will can bring an action for battery, even if that treatment provides her a net benefit.' Yet, the determination of whether our current system provides either sufficient compensation for the victim of a nonconsensual physical invasion or a sufficient disincentive to possible tortfeasors to prevent such invasions is only possible after the potential damages for such invasions are …

Must Post-Termination Procedural Due Process Include A Full, Trial-Like Evidentiary Hearing? A Critique Of Townsel V. San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board

San Diego Law Review

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has been held to prohibit the deprivation of a constitutionally protected property interest without "appropriate procedural safeguards."' The California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District recently decided what procedural safeguards were appropriate for a post-termination hearing following the discharge of a public employee. In Townsel v. San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, the court held that all public employees removable only for cause are entitled to a full, trial-like post-termination evidentiary hearing where the government employer must prove its case against the discharged employee. This Casenote questions the Townsel court's holding.

Themes And Issues In The Experience Of Child Survivor Friends, Katherine Jane Adolphus

School of Psychology Theses

This study was interested in the experience of adults who had been bereaved of close friends during childhood (aged 5-12 years). This was identified as an area that was both underresearched and of potential importance to mental health professionals. Six participants were recruited through newspaper articles and requests placed in G.P. surgeries. All of the participants met with the researcher for an open-ended, unstructured interview lasting between 1 and 11/2 hours. The interviews were explored using the qualitative approach of 'Interpretative Phenomenologjcal Analysis'. Several themes and issues emerged as important in the experience of child survivor friends. These themes were …

Integrating Translation Technologies Using Salt, Deryle W. Lonsdale, Gerhard Budin, Alan K. Melby, Sue Ellen Wright, Arle R. Lommel

Faculty Publications

The acronym SALT stands for Standards-based Access to multilingual Lexicons and Terminologies. The objective of the SALT project is to develop and promote a range of tools that will be made available on the World Wide Web to various user groups, in particular translators, terminology managers, localizers, technical communicators, but also tools developers, database managers, and language engineers. The resulting toolkit will facilitate access and re-use of heterogeneous multilingual resources derived from both NLP lexicons and human-oriented terminology databases.

A Classification Of Techniques For The Compensation Of Time Delayed Processes. Part 1: Parameter Optimised Controllers, Aidan O'Dwyer, John Ringwood

Conference papers

An extensive literature exists on the compensation of time delayed processes. It is possible to identify themes that are common to many of the available techniques. The intention of the two parts of this paper is to provide a framework against which the literature may be viewed; Part 1 of the paper considers the use of parameter optimised controllers for the compensation problem, with Part 2 of the paper considering the use of structurally optimised compensators. Conclusions are drawn at the end of Part 2.

Structuring Time And Task In Electronic Brainstorming, Alan R. Dennis, Jay E. Aronson, William G. Heninger, Edward D. Walker Ii

Faculty Publications

There are many ways in which a GSS can beused to support group brainstorming. This paper reports the results of an experiment that manipulated task structure and time structure. Groups electronically brainstormed on intact tasks(where all parts of the task were presented simultaneously) or on partitioned tasks (where three subcategories of the task were presented to thegroups). The time periods in which groups worked were either one 30-minute time period or three 10-minute periods separated by two-minute breaks. Groups in the partitioned task treatment generated 40% more ideas, but there were no time effects. These differences are attributed to the …

Annual Report 1 September 1998 - 31 August, 1999, Dublin Institute Of Technology

DIT Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Facing Challenges: Irish Public Television In The Digital Age, Ellen Hazelkorn

Books/Book chapters

This paper traces some of the main challenges facing public television in Ireland.

Identities And Racial Attitudes Of South African And American Adolescents: A Cross-Cultural Examination, Timothy B. Smith, Christopher R. Stones

Faculty Publications

Issues of group identity and prejudice have played a large role in the history of South Africa. This study examined differences among Xhosa-speaking Black, so-called Coloured, English-speaking White, and Afrikaans-speaking White adolescents within a context of social change. Data was collected from 818 high school students using a questionnaire that assessed aspects of these groups' perceptions of themselves (their identities), attitudes toward other racial groups (their prejudices), and beliefs about changes in the socio-political environment. Several statistically significant differences between the groups were found. Comparative analyses on identity and attitude variables performed with 263 White American adolescents were also statistically …

The First Women Members Of The Supreme Court Bar, 1879-1900, Mary L. Clark

San Diego Law Review

In 1879, Belva A. Lockwood of Washington, D.C., became the first woman member of the bar of the U. S. Supreme Court. Lockwood had applied for admission to the bar three years earlier, but had been refused on the ground that no woman had ever been admitted and thus there was no precedent for women's admission. Not easily defeated, Lockwood lobbied Congress to amend the rules governing admission of attorneys to the Supreme Court bar to allow for women as well as men. In February, 1879, Congress adopted "an Act to relieve certain legal disabilities of women," which authorized women …

Temporal Units Of Prosecution And Continuous Acts: Judicial And Constitutional Limitations

San Diego Law Review

Part II will examine the

historical development and the Supreme Court's application of the so- called rule of lenity when adjudicating cases involving statutes with

unclear units of prosecution Part II will also examine the manner in which unclear draftsmanship has been treated in other areas of law and

will compare those areas of law with the rationale behind the rule of lenity. Finally, Part II will conclude by arguing that the rule of lenity creates a presumption opposing multiple prosecutions for the continuing violation of a statute, unless there is clear legislative intent to the contrary. Part M11 will …

Race, Space, And Place: The Geography Of Economic Development, Audrey G. Mcfarlane

San Diego Law Review

In 1993, Congress authorized a community and economic development program called The Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Cities Demonstration Program ("Empowerment Zones Program") to create geographic zones within certain selected cities that would be eligible for special federal attention to alleviate pervasive conditions of

poverty and economic distress within the cities. The program is self- described as a strategy "to create jobs and business opportunities in [the]

most economically-distressed areas of inner cities' by providing tax incentives and social service funds within the zone to stimulate business creation and expansion and attain, over the long-term, revitalization of

the distressed community. The …

Slaves To Fashion: A Thirteenth Amendment Litigation Strategy To Abolish Sweatshops In The Garment Industry, Samantha C. Halem

San Diego Law Review

Viewed as a relic of a bygone era, modem legal teaching largely ignores the Thirteenth Amendment. Few constitutional law textbooks give it any more than a passing glance.' After all, slavery was abolished in the United States in 1863. While it is true that some scholars have suggested new applications for the Civil War Amendment legal practitioners have found few practical applications. This Article proposes a real world application of the Thirteenth Amendment to a current real world problem. Legal practitioners have under-utilized the Thirteenth Amendment. They should employ the Thirteenth Amendment as a valuable tool for fighting slavery and …

Legal Rules And Social Reform, Emily Sherwin

San Diego Law Review

Rules are designed to reduce error by prescribing actions that, in the run of cases, will produce better results than the subjects of rules would obtain if they judged for themselves what to do. At the same time, rules sometimes produce errors when applied to particular cases. If the sum of error under rules is less than the sum of error rules prevent, then the rule-making authority has reason to issue "serious" rules-rules to be followed in every case. Because rules are imperfect, however, the subjects of rules do not always have good reason to follow them. This means that …

The Tort That Refuses To Go Away: The Subtle Reemergence Of Public Disclosure Of Private Facts

San Diego Law Review

This Comment focuses instead on the subtle reemergence of the private facts tort in factual scenarios Warren and Brandeis most likely could not foresee one hundred years ago. Part II of the Comment briefly describes the development of the private facts tort. Part III examines the inevitable conflict between the private facts tort and the First Amendment, and common law attempts to reconcile that conflict through variations of the "newsworthiness" defense. Part IV focuses on the resurrection of the private facts tort in recent case law, due to judicial limitation of the newsworthiness defense. Finally, after examining the problems associated …