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Scientific And Social Landscapes: New Frameworks And Forums For Water Management And Sustainability, Christine Turner, Herman Karl

Two Decades of Water Law and Policy Reform: A Retrospective and Agenda for the Future (Summer Conference, June 13-15)

11 pages.

Contains 2 pages of references.

Two Decades Of Water Law And Policy Reform Proposals: An Overview, Lawrence J. Macdonnell

Two Decades of Water Law and Policy Reform: A Retrospective and Agenda for the Future (Summer Conference, June 13-15)

22 pages.

Contains references.

Agenda: Two Decades Of Water Law And Policy Reform: A Retrospective And Agenda For The Future, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Patrick & Stowell, P.C., Perkins Coie Llp, The William And Flora Hewlett Foundation

Two Decades of Water Law and Policy Reform: A Retrospective and Agenda for the Future (Summer Conference, June 13-15)

1 v. (various pagings) ; 29 cm

"Sponsors: Hydrosphere Resource Consultants; Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A.; Patrick & Stowell, P.C.; Perkins Coie LLP; The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation."

Conference speakers, moderators and/or panelists included University of Colorado School of Law professors Gary C. Bryner, Douglas S. Kenney, Sarah Krakoff, Kathryn Mutz, David H. Getches, Lawrence J. MacDonnell and James N. Corbridge, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references

The conference will examine the agenda for reforming and improving water law that has developed during the past two decades in the West, assesses what has (and has not) been accomplished by …

Using Water More Efficiently, Barton H. Thompson Jr.

Two Decades of Water Law and Policy Reform: A Retrospective and Agenda for the Future (Summer Conference, June 13-15)

23 pages.

Contains footnotes.

Study Of The Socio-Economic Impact Of Mine Action In Afghanistan, Gichd

Global CWD Repository

The Study of the Socio-economic Impact of Mine Action in Afghanistan (SIMAA) forms part of the World Bank/UNDP Afghanistan Watching Brief Project. The study objective is to analyse the problem of mines, the costs and benefits of mine operations and how to deal with the mine problem from an integrated socio-economic perspective. The main focus of the study is on tangible economic impacts of mine action, benefits and costs of clearing units of land of different types and the choice of demining techniques.

Have 401(K)S Raised Household Savings? Evidence From The Health And Retirement Study, Gary V. Engelhart

Center for Policy Research

The most popular tax subsidy to household saving in the United States is the 401(k)-type pension arrangement, which subsidizes saving through income-tax deferral on wages and salary dedicated to retirement saving and through investment accrual at the pre-tax interest rate. Although enabled by legislation in 1978, 401(k) plans effectively were not adopted until the Internal Revenue Service issued clarifying rules in 1981. Since then, they have grown remarkably and become the primary vehicle for retirement saving. In 1996, 33 percent of all private pension assets, 33 percent of all pension plans, and 45 percent of all active pension participants were …

Pre-Retirement Lump-Sum Pension Distributions And Retirement Income Security: Evidence From The Health And Retirement Study, Gary V. Engelhart

Center for Policy Research

This paper uses data from the 1992 and 1998 Waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to examine the extent of retirement wealth erosion from pre-retirement lump-sum distributions. There is little evidence that spent distributions have resulted in significant pension leakage. If spent distributions had been rolled over into a tax-qualified plan instead, they would have represented in present value between 5 and 11 percent of pension and Social Security wealth for the median household that spent a distribution. However, one-quarter of the households that spent distributions—which is 2.25 percent of all households age 51 to 61—could have increased …

Ddasaccident323, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The victim insisted that he help the International Supervisor with carrying the sticks into the mine rows and assist him with the marking. They had been in the lane for less than 10 minutes conducting marking, when the victim with a club hammer in his hand was bending down to pick up a marking stick. It was at this time that he stepped on a PMA-3 blast mine in what he thought to be the 10cm safety overlap.

Ddasaccident326, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

There were no witnesses to the actual explosion, however [the Victim] was walking back to the end of his clearance lane when he stepped on the mine at the entrance to his lane. The mine (PMA-3) was at a depth of 24cm in soft ground and positioned on a rock.

Ddasaccident332, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The Victim had just replaced his partner after 30 minutes rest. His metal detector gave 5 readings within a metre of the mine (which was “normal” for this field). The accident occurred while the Victim was prodding using a bayonet on a hillside in a grassy part of the minefield.

Ddasaccident401, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

[The Albanian adolescent] was sitting at the track intersection when [Demining group Ops manager] met up with him. [The Albanian adolescent] offered to take [Demining group Ops manager] and show him the location of a mined area that he knew of. Whilst following the lad, [Demining group Ops manager] has stated that he had doubts of the area they were walking through. He told [the Albanian adolescent] was searching the ground, and it was then that [Demining group Ops manager] realised they were in a minefield. He told [the Albanian adolescent] to stop and that they would go back. Almost …

Gichd Evaluation Of The German Project Co-Ordination, Eric M. Filippino, Mark Yarmoshuk

Global CWD Repository

After discussion with the German Government the terms of reference were decided to be the following: The evaluation team was to evaluate the German Project Coordination pilot project in Cambodia. The GPC Project is a staff development project in which Cambodian staff are to be trained in various information and TM disciplines. The IM people are intended to fit into an information cell that manages a “National Integrated Database” held and managed by CMAA. The TM personnel, who will eventually serve as part of an overall QA/QC system will ostensibly also fit into a CMAA cell of some type. It …

External Evaluation Of Handicap International Belgium's Community Based Mine Awareness Program, Gichd

Global CWD Repository

This is an external evaluation of Handicap International Belgium's Mine Awareness Programs in Afghanistan. The HI community based mine awareness programs were started in Southern Afghanistan in 1996 in order to establish sustainable and appropriate mine awareness to rural communities at high risk to mines and UXO. This report, commissioned by HI Belgium, presents the conclusions of the evaluation, which consisted of direct observation of all aspects of the program and numerous interviews by the consultant of key staff within and outside HI.

Research To Practice: Effective Customer Service Delivery In Employment Support: Finding A Common Ground Between Guided And Self-Directed Service Delivery, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

An ICI study analyzed the experiences of individuals who successfully found jobs through agencies and discovered five characteristics of effective employment services. This brief describes guided and self-directed approaches and provides recommendations for agency staff.

Ddasaccident324, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

A demining section from demining platoon No 2 were working at the demining site at Kraljan. At approximately 1105 hrs there was an uncontrolled explosion after [the Victim] inadvertently stood on a PMA-3 anti-personnel mine, in an area that [another demining group’s] EDD assets had previously cleared in 2000.

Ddasaccident371, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

At approximately 10:55hrs an uncontrolled detonation occurred in the search and clearance block (9m south of the Northerly base line and 13m West of the Easterly red/white area marking rope).

Trends. Cognitive Dissonance And Conflation Of Patriotism And Political Advocacy: On The Secrecy Of The Intelligence Budget, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the views of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) regarding the budgeting practices of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Ddasaccident205, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On Wednesday 04 April 2001 at 1025 hours, [Demining group] deminer [the Victim] accidentally detonated an R2M2 anti-personnel landmine whilst working in minefield H186 (Fazenda Usoque) approximately 12 km north of Huambo. He escaped “virtually unscathed”.

Environmental Movements Since Love Canal: Hope, Despair & [Im]Mobilization?, Allan Schnaiberg

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Public Policy And Law Since Love Canal, Jon Cannon

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Environmental Social Movements Since Love Canal: Lessons Learned, Diane Heminway

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Environmental Social Movements Since Love Canal, Samara Swanston

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Contaminated Groundwater: A Transgenerational Greek Tragedy: A Book Review Of Regulating Chemical Accumulation In The Environment: The Integration Of Toxicology And Economics In Environmental Policy-Making, Michael Gilbertson

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Yale Political Quarterly 2001 April, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

The Politic 2001 Spring, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

Urban Terrorism: Strategies For Mitigating Terrorist Attacks Against The Domestic Urban Environment, John J. Kiefer

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management

This study identifies strategies to mitigate the impact of terrorist attacks against the domestic urban environment. It uses multiple qualitative research methods to identify patterns of attack used by terrorists against urban targets in the United States and suggest ways for policymakers to mitigate the effects of a terrorist attack through not only physical, but also organizational, political, legal, and social strategies. It uses case analysis, literature review, and interviews with experts in domestic terrorism preparedness to develop and suggest solutions.

Terrorism, as with other criminal acts, can best be met by implementing strategies to mitigate the impact of this …

A History Of Public Radio In An Urban Community: Its Impact Upon Education, Culture, Public Opinion And Policy, Barry K. Graham

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

In a relatively short history, Public Radio in Hampton Roads has emerged as a most important cultural and educational asset to the urban community. The dynamic growth of the Hampton Roads urban infrastructure is the result of several political, economic, and cultural factors. Public Radio has been one of these factors and has served as a catalyst for change and growth in the community. This case study focuses upon Public Radio stations WHRO-FM and WHRV-FM and the elements which brought about their historical development.

The study presents a history of events that marked the beginning of Public Radio in Hampton …

Softwareentwicklung In Deutschland: Eine Bestandsaufnahme, Michael Friedewald, Hans Dieter Rombach, Petra Stahl, Manfred Broy, Susanne Hartkopf, Simone Kimpeler, Kirstin Kohler, Robert Wucher, Peter Zoche

Michael Friedewald

Die hier vorgestellte Studie „Analyse und Evaluation der Softwareentwicklung in Deutschland" [2] wurde von der GfK Marktforschung GmbH in Zusammenarbeit mit den Fraunhofer-Instituten für Experimentelles Software Engineering (IESE) und für Systemtechnik und Innovationsforschung (ISI) für das Bundesmini¬sterium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) durchgeführt. Ziel der Untersuchung war es, den nationalen Softwaremarkt, der sich immer mehr zu einem der Schlüsselmärkte entwickelt, quantitativ und qualitativ zu charakterisieren sowie in seiner weiteren Entwicklung und seinen Anforderungen zu beschreiben.

Ddasaccident408, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

A LAV III following the Nyala struck the mine with the right rear intermediate wheel. Force of explosion destroyed both intermediate tyres. Three pers were in the LAV III and no injuries were sustained.”

Ddasaccident403, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

Deminer had searched the working lane with his metal detector, having clearly marked the reached right border of his working lane. However it is obvious that he did not mark the left border of his working lane, i.e. he did not follow the metal detector search progress. He most probably had in mind to additionally mark the reached or ‘searched’ area. After searching the mentioned area with the metal detector without any signal that would indicate the presence of metal, he went back to the beginning of his lane, left the detector there, took two pickets, hammer and the base …