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Proceedings Of The 2009 Nrc Federal Facilities Council/James Madison University Symposium On Protecting Large Facility Complexes;, George H. Baker, Cheryl E. Wilkins Apr 2010

Proceedings Of The 2009 Nrc Federal Facilities Council/James Madison University Symposium On Protecting Large Facility Complexes;, George H. Baker, Cheryl E. Wilkins

George H Baker

Large, complex facilities pose unique protection challenges involving multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration among government, academia, and the private sector. The symposium served as a forum for sharing experiences in dealing with large facility catastrophic events and risk management. The symposium was organized based on the value of interaction among different people representing diverse disciplines. In many instances, such interactions lead to solutions that would not have been developed within disciplinary stovepipes. The venue was divided into three panels addressing physical security, cyber security, and real facility case studies. We were also privileged to have three keynote speakers including Dr. Charles …


We Must Begin To View The World Differently: Only Then Perhaps We Can Change It!, Nicos Trimikliniotis Apr 2010

We Must Begin To View The World Differently: Only Then Perhaps We Can Change It!, Nicos Trimikliniotis

Nicos Trimikliniotis

This is an interview with Ana Esther Ceceña, researcher/professor in geopolitics, National Autonomous University of México, Director of the Geopolitics Latinamerican Observatory, in Lisbon, Portugal. She presented her paper for the Project on Polarisation in the last 500 years led by Immanuel Wallerstein, where she examines ecology, indigenous peoples and movements in March 2010.


School Vouchers And The Road To Academic Excellence After Bush V. Holmes, Stephen Messer Dec 2009

School Vouchers And The Road To Academic Excellence After Bush V. Holmes, Stephen Messer

Stephen Messer

This article discusses the recent battle in the Florida courts regarding Florida's version of school vouchers. The article debates the state district level and supreme level decisions (both of which found the vouchers unconstitutional, but on different grounds). The article then recognizes the split in the Florida Supreme Court, noting that all Republican appointees to the court dissented in the ruling and that while the issue is still alive and well, the current Republican governor has recently replaced 4 members of the Court; this restaffing of the court, combined with a school system that continues to fall behind, has created …


Free And Compulsory Education: A Social Revolution, Ranganath Vadapalli Vg. Dec 2009

Free And Compulsory Education: A Social Revolution, Ranganath Vadapalli Vg.

Dr. V.G.Ranganath

“The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles”-Mahatma Gandhi “Politics without principles, Education without character, Science without humanity, and Commerce without morality are not only useless, but also positively dangerous.” Sri Sathya Sai Baba “Children of India are our future”-Hon’ble Prime Minister Manmohan Singh