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Regulatory Blowout: How Regulatory Failures Made The Bp Disaster Possible, And How The System Can Be Fixed To Avoid A Recurrence, Alyson Flournoy, William Andreen, Rebecca Bratspies, Holly Doremus, Victor Flatt, Robert Glicksman, Joel Mintz, Daniel Rohlf, Amy Sinden, Rena I. Steinzor, Joseph Tomain, Sandra Zellmer, James Goodwin

Faculty Scholarship

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is destined to take its place as one of the greatest environmental disasters in the history of the United States, or for that matter, of the entire planet. Like so many other disasters on that list, it was entirely preventable.

BP must shoulder its share of the blame, of course. Similarly, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) – since reorganized and rebranded – has come under much deserved criticism for its failure to rein in BP’s avaricious approach to drilling even where it was unable to respond to a worst-case scenario in …

Graduate Record: [email protected]/2010 Keep Me Logged In., Southwestern Oklahoma State University

SWOSU Yearbooks

The 2010 Graduate Record was produced by the communications department.

It's The Economy, Stupid: The Hijacking Of The Debate Over Immigration Reform By Monsters, Ghosts, And Goblins (Or The War On Drugs, War On Terror, Narcoterrorists, Etc.), Kevin R. Johnson

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.

Booklet Of Selected Theses From The Ma In Criminology, Ma In Law, And Ma In Child, Family And Community Studies 2007- 2009., Kevin Lalor, Claire Hamilton, Fergus Ryan, Brian Mccarthy

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Annual Report For The Town Of Northfield, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2009., Northfield Town Representatives

Northfield, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Nelson, New Hampshire For Year Ending December 31, 2009., Nelson Town Representatives

Nelson, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Protecting And Promoting The Human Right To Respect For Family Life: Treaty-Based Reform And Domestic Advocacy, Ryan Mrazik, Andrew I. Schoenholtz

International Migrants Bill of Rights Symposium

This article examines the right to respect for family life in international law, focusing on its underlying principles and explicit protections. The article identifies these legal norms so that drafters of international treaties, specifically the International Migrants Bill of Rights, and United States legal practitioners representing immigrant children can incorporate the right to respect for family life into their drafting and advocacy, thereby protecting and promoting this critical human right.

To encourage both high-level, international treaty-based reform and the grassroots domestic advocacy necessary to comprehensively protect and promote this right, this article provides specific ideas for incorporating the right to …

"You Crossed The Fog Line!"—Kansas, Pretext, And The Fourth Amendment, Melanie D. Wilson

Scholarly Articles

In Whren, the United States Supreme Court sanctioned pretextual traffic stops. In practice the holding of Whren condones police investigations that target certain suspect classes of people, like Hispanics, for increased police scrutiny. In permitting pretextual stops, the Court ignored the risk that such practices will encourage police to distort the truth, overlooked the cost of under-enforcement of the laws, and ignored the consequences to the criminal justice system of race and ethnicity based discrimination.

Kansas law exacerbates these risks by making fog-line stops a model for protecting ulterior motives from a sifting judicial inquiry. In Kansas, it makes …

Upland Oak Regeneration, Elise Lequire

Joint Fire Science Program Briefs (2007-2012)

Along the ridgetops and in the coves of Kentucky’s Cumberland Plateau, oak forests are in a state of transition. Mature oaks still tower over the forest floor and produce acorns that provide nourishment for wildlife. Those acorns also once ensured new generations of oak from seedlings and saplings. Beneath the canopy, however, a fierce competition for light is placing the future of upland oak forests in jeopardy. Once a frequent visitor that cleared the understory, opened the canopy, and allowed sunlight to penetrate to the forest fl oor, fire has been basically absent for nearly a century. Reintroduced as part …

Post-Fire Treatment Effectiveness For Hillslope Stabilization, Peter R. Robichaud, Louise E. Ashmun, Bruce D. Sims

Joint Fire Science Program Synthesis Reports

This synthesis of post-fire treatment effectiveness reviews the past decade of research, monitoring, and product development related to post-fire hillslope emergency stabilization treatments, including erosion barriers, mulching, chemical soil treatments, and combinations of these treatments. In the past ten years, erosion barrier treatments (contour-felled logs and straw wattles) have declined in use and are now rarely applied as a post-fire hillslope treatment. In contrast, dry mulch treatments (agricultural straw, wood strands, wood shreds, etc.) have quickly gained acceptance as effective, though somewhat expensive, post-fire hillslope stabilization treatments and are frequently recommended when values-at-risk warrant protection. This change has been motivated …

Annual Report Of The Town Of Stratham, New Hampshire By The Selectmen, Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Town Treasurer, And Other Town Departments, Boards, And Commissions, And Reports Of School Districts And Sau #16 December 31, 2009 With The Vital Statistics For 2009., Stratham Town Representatives

Stratham, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Selectmen And Other Town Officers Of The Town Of Alstead, N.H. For The Year Ended December 31, 2009., Alstead Town Representatives

Alstead, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Sexual Assault Trends And Sex Offender Recidivism In Maine (2010), Mark Rubin, William Ethridge Mppm

Maine Statistical Analysis Center

Concern about sex offenders and their behavior is understandably a topic of great public interest. Numerous public policy proposals target the management of sex offenders in prisons and in communities post‐release. Recent examples of such proposals include, but are not limited to, enhanced sanctions for convicted and repeat sex offenders, civil commitment for predatory sex offenders, the development of sex offender registries, and the use of advanced technology to monitor sex offenders and residency restrictions.1 Unfortunately, the quality and extent of the body of knowledge concerning sex offender behavior has not kept pace with either the sophistication or potential cost …

Consolidated Plan For The Department Of Housing And Urban Development 2010-2015, City Of Manchester, Nh

Manchester Research Group

Comprehensive plan that includes a housing and homelessness needs assessment, a housing market analysis, a strategic plan with goals and objectives, and an action plan for the city of Manchester, N.H.

County Of Belknap, New Hampshire 2009 Report O The Belknap County Commissioners For The Year Ending December 31, 2009., Belknap County Representatives

Belknap County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.

Report Of The County Commissioners, County Treasurer And Other Officers Of Cheshire County, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2009., Cheshire County Representatives

Cheshire County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.

The Year In Review 2009: Selected Cases From The Alaska Court Of Appeals, The Alaska Supreme Court, The United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit, And The United States Supreme Court

Alaska Law Review Year in Review

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Transformational Leadership On Employees' Perceived Leadership Effectiveness In Public Organizations Federal Emergency Management Agency Case, Hasan Karaca

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As the capacity of public leaders to bring about change is increasingly questioned, public agencies have come under pressure to transform and innovate. More research is needed to identify how leaders who promote innovation, creativity, and adaptability affect the performance of public organizations. Constant improvement of organizations and individuals encourages leaders to innovate, evaluate risks as opportunities, and tackle the status quo. This raises the significance of how transformational leadership contributes to organizational performance and reacts to public agencies‘ environment, and how it might reorganize them. The present study examines the relationship between transformational leadership behaviors and perceived leadership effectiveness …

Annual Report For 2009-2010 The City Of Rochester, Nh., Rochester Town Representatives

Rochester, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Town Of Rye, New Hampshire For The Year Ended December 31, 2009., Rye Town Representatives

Rye, NH Annual Reports

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Milestone - 2010, Eastern Kentucky University

Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

A Philology Of Liberation: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As A Reader Of The Classics, Thomas Strunk Ph.D.

Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice

This paper explores the intellectual relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the classics, particularly the works of Plato, Sophocles, and Aeschylus. Recognizing Dr. King as a reader of the classics is significant for two reasons: the classics played a formative role in Dr. King’s development into a political activist and an intellectual of the first order; moreover, Dr. King shows us the way to read the classics. Dr. King did not read the classics in a pedantic or even academic manner, but for the purpose of liberation. Dr. King’s legacy, thus, is not merely his political accomplishments but …

Annual Reports Of The Town Officers Of Gilsum, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2009., Gilsum Town Representatives

Gilsum, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Town Of Gilford, New Hampshire, For The Year Ending December 31, 2009., Gilford Town Representatives

Gilford, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report For The Town Of Hebron, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2009., Hebron Town Representatives

Hebron, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Gilmanton, New Hampshire Annual Report For The Year Ending December 31, 2009., Gilmanton Town Representatives

Gilmanton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of Hanover 2010 Annual Town Report., Hanover Town Representatives

Hanover, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Selectmen/Auditors, Town Clerk/Tax Collector, Town Treasurer, Road Agent/Trustees Of Trust Funds, Trustees Of The Library, Planning Board, Police And Fire Departments, Board Of Education Town Of Hampstead, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2009 Together With The Vital Statistics For The Year As Prepared By The Town Clerk., Hampstead Town Representatives

Hampstead, NH Annual Reports

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Hopkinton Annual Town And School Report 2009., Hopkinton Town Representatives

Hopkinton, NH Annual Reports

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Annual Report Town Of Dummer, Nh For The Year Ending December 31, 2009., Dummer Town Representatives

Dummer, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.