...•Describe and discuss the ways in which the laws and legal limitations in the United States have impacted the use of coercive interrogation techniques. Then discuss what we lose and what we gain from these legal constraints. Laws and legal limitations in the United States have impacted coercive interrogation techniques greatly, especially in the following years after 9/11. Shortly after 9/11, the United States was accused of torturing potential terrorists held in detainee camps and various other holding environments. The torturing of the detainees was bringing fear upon the federal investigators that it was not working and producing the positive results they were seeking. After investigating these claims by the Department of Defense, clear standards and guidelines were established to ensure proper techniques and standards were in place and abided by (Executive Order 13491, n.d.). Following the guidelines, a memo was written by the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel known as the “Torture Memo” (Darmer, 2004). The memo was sent to Guantanamo Bay and implemented in early 2003 and suspended the previously approved interrogation tactics in question. In a found to be hidden manner, a legal counsel named John Yoo wrote a opinion in early March 2003, just before the invasion into Iraq that any laws or mandates in place in regards to torture or abuse did not apply to investigators and interrogators stationed overseas, with this Guantanamo Bay was included...
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...Our nation, over the course of time, has been a prime target for foreign as well as domestic terrorist threats and attacks. As a result of these despicable actions new laws and acts have emerged with a pugnacious orientation. This paper highlights The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. Understanding the aspects that form these Acts will broaden the understanding of the results enforced by them. Our national security is imperative for the American population to prosper. Effective October 25, 1978, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act of 1978 or FISA was the result of congressional investigations into federal surveillance activities conducted on behalf of national security. By this act, in order to actively monitor national security threats, Congress desired to approve legalistic and congressional oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance activities. Subsequently, electronic surveillance and the ability to physically locate individuals related to espionage or international terrorism affecting the US was also stipulated. In addition, as the statute describes there may be engagement in applying surveillance to the American population if the court dictates that there is a probable cause, meaning a relation with foreign powers. Many Americans may see this as something wrong and maybe even invasive to the personal life, and although I think it is, this act is about...
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...values are affected by news and how news and economic data affect your expectations for a stock’s future performance. The objective is to come up with a Buy/Hold/Sell recommendation. Groups: This project may be done individually or in groups of two. Company Selection: Each team must choose a different company. Inform me of your company selection via this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApYNiqu9n52AdEhmb1RRZFZoVTBxXzEwdmFoUVIwZ0E&hl=en_US. I recommend that you choose a company whose business and operations you know and understand. This will help you in developing your model. Valuation: Use the following valuation techniques: • Valuation by Comparables/Fundamental Analysis – compare relevant financial ratios and data of your company to a competitor and the industry. • Dividend Growth Model o Remember to use multiple stages if they apply. o Think about changes in payout that may occur as the company goes through its life stages (see CH 13, page 405-410). • HPR vs CAPM return or Intrinsic Value vs Price CAPM: YOU will have to decide what parameters to use for the CAPM. You must choose, and JUSTIFY YOUR CHOICES, for: Beta, Risk free rate, Market risk premium Note: there are no WRONG choices for these parameters if they have a solid, reasonable explanation. News...
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...Whenever a discussion on identity is introduced, the most-cited poem in Korea is “The Flower” by Chunsu Kim. He sings of being himself as becoming a colorful and fragrant flower. To be the flower that will rightly represent his identity, he needs someone to call his name. In this poem, identity is not seen as something that is solid and concrete but as something that is situated and constructed by others, a glimpse of poststructuralist view on identity. Recently, language learning has been seen as participation and negotiation of self (see Higgins, forthcoming; Kinginger, 2004; Lam, 2000; Morita, 2004; Ohara, 2001; Pavlenko & Lantolf, 2000; and Solé, 2007 among others). The trend is resonated in the growing interest in language learner identity and the studies in narratives. In this paper, a case of heritage language learner will be investigated upon the theoretical frame of poststructuralism. Narrative inquiry will be used to analyze how she negotiates her learner identity. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: First, by looking at the struggle a language learner makes to acquire her heritage language, I reclaim the centrality of identity in defining heritage language learners. Second, to widen the horizons of narrative studies to the cyber space as it provides an ample source of easily accessible data and it has become one of the commonplace media of daily communication. Heritage Language Learners and Identity To refer to the Heritage Language Learners (HLLs), various...
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...Industry Standards Nicole A. Morgan HIM 410: Health Informatics: A Systems Perspective Instructor: George Fisher October 28, 2015 ANSI | The American National Standards Institute | ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials | HL7 | Health Level Seven International | ISO | International Organization for Standardization | MeSH | Medical Subject Headings | SGML | Standard Generalized Markup Language | W3C | Standards organization for the World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or W3). | UMLS | Unified Medical Language System | C++ | Programming Language | JAVA | set of computer software and specifications | SQL | Structured Query Language | XML | Extensible Markup Language | | | Java is a computer software that was developed by Sun Microsystems and was acquired by Oracle Corporation. The system is for developing application software, it is a cross platform in the computer environment. Java is used in many different computer platforms for example mobile phones, supercomputers and enterprise servers. Java runs in secure environments in order to provide many features of native applications and can also be embedded in HTML pages. SQL is the structured query language that was one of the first commercial languages for Edgar F Codd’s relational model that was influential in a 1970 paper. "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks." SQL became one of the most widely used data base languages. SQL has become the standard of (ANSI)...
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...RESEARCH PAPER 2 THE PAPACY Jonathan Waters February 18, 2013 CHHI 301-B12 During the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the Bishop of Rome became a very influential and powerful figure in the church. Many different men held this position and were very successful. Although many of the effects of the papacy were positive, the overwhelming power they held, combined with the age of obscurantism, superstition, and credulity in which they lived, allowed many false claims and doctrines to come about. Some of these doctrines are still existence today. They have caused many dissentions throughout the centuries following the rise of the Papacy. The historical beginnings of the Papacy are somewhat hard to uncover. Due to the decline in power of the Western Emperor, the Bishop of Rome, or Pope, became the primary political leader of Italy. The word “pope” is derived from the term pappa, which originated in the ancient colloquial Greek as an endearing term for “father.” It was a common title applied to most of the Eastern clergy. However, in the West the term was only common in Rome and in the later eleventh century was made the official title for the Bishop of Rome by Gregory VII. The term “papacy” (papatus), meant to distinguish the Roman bishop’s office from all other bishoprics (episcopates), also originated in the later eleventh century. However, this position was more than just a political position. The papacy was a unique sort of monarchy in that it claimed jurisdiction...
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...Introduction The monarchy has been described as ‘the keystone in the arch of the British Constitution’. It is, indeed, an extremely significant part of our culture and history, as well as being central to our system of Government. It will therefore be necessary to begin any discussion of the constitutional issues involved in its abolition by outlining the current functions of the head of state in Britain. As ‘a state without a monarch is a republic’, it will then be necessary to consider the constitutional issues which would be implicit in giving effect to such a republic. These issues will include decisions as to the type of president we would have, how they would be selected, and the scope and extent of powers they would possess. This discussion is not intended to be one of the relative merits of a monarchy versus a republic: indeed, the decision to abolish the monarchy has already been made. Rather, it is an attempt to answer the question of how this central feature of our constitution could be replaced. In answering this question, I will look to a possible alternative, namely an elected president, and determine whether, and on what basis they could take over the functions of the monarch. Other constitutional issues regarding the selection of such a President must then be considered, along with other constitutional issues arising in this context. As a preliminary issue, it should be noted that in this hypothetical situation, it is Prince Charles, or rather King...
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...The Effect of Magnet Size in Producing Electricity Ma. Cariza P. Francisco Linette Verdillo Joan Grace Gumasing Mia Madellaine Mendoza Emmanuel Rivera In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Physics Liceo de Buenavista Mrs. Nerisa Gonzales March 7, 2011 Table of Contents ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………..i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………….ii I. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………1 * Background of the Study……………………………………………...1 * Statement of the problem……………………………………………..1 * Hypothesis……………………………………………………………..1 * Research Paradigm……………………………………………………2 * Significance of the study………………………………………….…..3 * Scope and Delimitation………………………………………………..3 II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE…………………………………….4 * Definition of Term……………………………………………….…....7 III. METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………….…...8 IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION …………………………………………….12 V. CONCLUSION/ RECOMMENDATION…………………………………...13 BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………iii ABSTRACT This study aims to evaluate the potential of magnet size in producing electricity. This magnet producing electricity was conducted to make a substitute light in case of urgent situation as a replacement for using flashlight that needs batteries. The researchers assembled the electric generator by inserting magnet in hollow ended-box. Poke a hole in center of the box using a nail. At this point you should let four magnets clamps themselves around the nail. Coil the...
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...for their beliefs, religions, families, countries, etc. Others when warship and religion were setting ground work for today’s beliefs. Whatever the case may be, many of the actions that our forefathers of the world have taken and fought for throughout time are still in place today and have become the basis for life as we know it. Religion, education and literature are examples of parts of life that have been impacting the world and people’s lives for centuries and it is because of ongoing practice that they have been passed down for hundreds of years with each new generation adding information and bettering the subject for the greater good. One period of time in the early middle ages is known as the “dark ages”. From approximately 410 to 1095 is known as the “dark ages” mainly because of the ciaos, ignorance, superstition and repression that occurred during that time. The “dark ages” is a derogatory name given to the early middle ages. The fall of Rome gives good understanding to the severity of the “dark ages” because for years Rome was a power house and known for bringing stability to Europe. Roman Civilization began to deteriorate from about 200 CE onward. In the late 400s the weakness of the Empire, caused by corruption and various other stresses, combined with barbarian pressure from the northeast, causing a catastrophic collapse of the Roman government. The eastern portion of the Empire continued until the 1450s as the Byzantine Empire with its own Greek-based...
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...THE NEXT WEB FACEBOOK PAGE M NAVHEEN ABSTRACT: The project is about analyzing the effect of facebook pages which ways it impacts more on users, whether it is useful do lot on facebook media. Facebook provides more features on pages, many companies make use of pages for promotional activities, campaigns, public polls, regular newsfeed related to the companies. Facebook provides a platform to interact with users of the products or services through likes and comments for the posts in the pages. The likes and comments directly reflect the effectiveness of the products and services. It also has a very wide range of global reach, people around the globe talk about particular information and they used to share information among other people. The project analyses which post have more effective compared to the other. The more convenient way of post is text (status) followed by photos and last would be videos. People used to share their thoughts or opinion through status by text or photos. Recent days, people are used to share more number of photos with content scripted on it, the same for the facebook page owners also. Because text and photos are more easier to share and get noticed by everyone soon and reaction to it will be faster, whereas video content will take more time to uploading and also downloading. People never spend too much time to view the full video unless and until they have an interest on it. INTRODUCTION: THE NEXT WEB (TNW) was founded on 2008 by Boris Veldhuijzen...
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...OSCOLA Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities Fourth Edition Faculty of Law, University of Oxford www.law.ox.ac.uk/oscola Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1 General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1 .1 Citations and footnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1 .1 .1 1 .1 .2 1 .1 .3 1 .1 .4 Citing cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Citing legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Citing secondary sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Order of sources in footnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1 .2 Subsequent citations, cross-references and Latin ‘gadgets’ . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1 .2 .1 Subsequent citations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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...Parental Substance Misuse: An Exploration of the Impact of Substance Abuse on Children 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background and Problem Definition It is beyond debаte thаt the use or misuse of substаnce hаs severe impаct on the well being of children. The term substаnce refers to both the illicit аnd non illicit forms of drugs. The use of substаnce by а pаrent becomes misuse when the pаrent in question uses it to the level where the usаge becomes hаzаrdous for both the behаviour аnd heаlth of the pаrent аs well аs the life of the children involved. The hаrmful behаviour in the pаrent hinders the pаrent’s аbility to tаke good cаre of their children which is the children’s fundаmentаl right (Forrester 2011, p. 4). The pаrentаl substаnce misuse hаs physicаl, behаviourаl, sociаl аnd emotionаl or mentаl consequences for the children. Parental substance Misuse is a major issue that has captured the attention of social worker and professional as well as policy makers with regard to wellbeing and needs of a child (Murphy & Harbin, 2003, p.354). The National Treatment Agency (2012, p.3) notes that over 50% of the total adults undergoing drug treatment in 2012 were parents of which a third (66,193) were living with children under the age of 18. Out of these, those who live with their children are 40,852 while those who live with children who are not theirs are 25,341. While not all parents with substance misuse problems harm their children, past research evidence has indicated...
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...Murder and Wrongful Death Michael Missildine Law and Society CRJU-3313 Midwestern State University Abstract Murder is a crime in which one human being kills another human being. Murder is the most damaging of crimes to society. Murder goes against all morals and values in both historical and modern society. Social Scientists argue that legally authorized executions and abortions of unborn children can also be classified as murder. There are a number of cases where murder has gone from being a criminal case to a civil case of wrongful death. Many murder cases where a Jury did not convict a suspect of murder went further to become a wrongful death law suit in which the family sued the Defendant. Such cases have made major headlines such as the case in which OJ Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The families of Goldman and Nicole Simpson then sued OJ Simpson in civil court and received a judgment against Simpson for approximately $30 million dollars. This case was appealed and the judgments were affirmed by the Appellate Court in California. Cases of this nature set the stage for these actions and the types of remedies that are available to victim’s families. Should families of victims have the ability to sue a Defendant for the murder of another? Should the murder suspect be sued for wrongful death even if they are not convicted in criminal court? Murder cases in criminal court must have evidence proving that the alleged...
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...rP os t 9-207-039 REV: JUNE 28, 2010 BELÉN VILLALONGA RAPHAEL AMIT SUN Brewing (B) op yo In late July 2004, Nand Khemka and his sons Shiv and Uday assembled in Paris to discuss their holdings in SUN Interbrew Limited (SIL), a leading Russian beer producer. SIL was a joint venture formed in April 1999 between their beer company SUN Brewing and Belgian beer giant Interbrew.1 SUN Brewing was part of SUN Group (SUN), an international commercial and investment group owned by the Khemka family. SUN’s shareholders were firm believers in the long-term growth potential of the Russian beer market and in the value creation potential of SIL. The family was extremely pleased with the recent success of the management team led by Joe Strella and felt they shared a common vision with the shareholders and management of Interbrew. However, the last few months had led SUN to consider carefully the situation in which they found themselves. First, the Alfa Group, a large financial and industrial conglomerate in Russia, had accumulated 15.8% of the voting stock in SIL, thereby becoming the third largest voting shareholder in the company.2 Alfa had approached both Interbrew and SUN separately and had expressed their desire to buy out SUN’s interest and to become a partner with Interbrew in the future growth of the business. SUN had also been approached by Interbrew about buying SUN’s stake. tC Although the family was keen to remain a long-term shareholder in the business, the present situation...
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...Schizophrenia is a mental disorder affecting an estimated one half to one percent of the global population. Contradictory to popular belief, schizophrenia does not deal with multiple personalities. Rather, the disorder can cause hallucinations, paranoia or bizarre delusions and disorganized thought or speech pattern. People with schizophrenia often have other mental disorders (Sim et al. 2006). Thus schizophrenia can result in socially paralysing an individual. Treatment and prevention of the disorder are important steps in helping millions of people. One vital point in the process of developing a treatment and prevention strategy for schizophrenia is identifying the cause or causes of the disorder. Throughout the years, as examination into schizophrenia has advanced, the comprehension of schizophrenia has made strides. Researchers have possessed the capacity to pinpoint conceivable causes in the earth and the hereditary qualities of people that have schizophrenia, for instance. These headways thus have took into account the making of clearer models of how schizophrenia creates in people. The point of this article is to clear up the present perspective on what causes schizophrenia. The improvement of causation models will be talked about notwithstanding expounding on conceivable ecological and organic causal elements of schizophrenia. Amid the numerous years of exploration on the reasons for schizophrenia, a few diverse models have been proposed. The scope of models has been...
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