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Boer War memories : personal experiences / by F.A.B. Daly.
No full text2nd ed. First published May 1935.; "On the early stages of the Boer War, 1899-1900."--T.p.; Electronic reproduction. Canberra, A.C.T. : National Library of Australia, 2011.; Library's Whelan copy inscribed and signed by the author
Clean Energy Neoliberalism: Climate, Tax Credits, and Racial Justice
No full textThe defeat of the Democrats' Build Back Better (BBB) legislation raises serious concerns about the direction of federal climate policy during a pivotal decade. However, amid renewed negotiations for a new, scaled-down reconciliation package, one major policy from Build Back Better continues to have widespread support: a 10-year, $300 billion extension and expansion of clean energy tax credits. Should the proposal become law it would be among the most significant climate policies of the Biden administration. While modeling indicates substantial positive impacts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, heavy reliance on tax credits for addressing climate change raises deep concerns for another major Biden administration goal: achieving equity and justice for disadvantaged communities--the communities most harmed by the fossil fuel economy and most at risk from climate change.In "Clean Energy Neoliberalism: Climate, Tax Policy, and Racial Justice," co-authors Lew Daly and Sylvia Chi explain how energy tax credits embody a neoliberal approach to climate policy that continues to rely heavily on private incentives and market choices to drive the energy transition. They discuss how this could not only privatize the clean energy future but also squander a once-in-a-generation opportunity for remedying historic harms and chronic underinvestment in communities of color
Using mock voir dires to assess the law of evidence
No full textAs an adjectival subject, the Law of Evidence stands apart from other law modules. Its procedural nature makes it both fascinating and challenging for students. More than other law subjects, the trial itself is at the heart of the study of the Law of Evidence. At its core it is concerned with the manner in which a case is presented at trial. It makes sense then, it is argued, to incorporate experiential learning, focused on evidential arguments which might be made at trial, within the assessment of this module.
This chapter outlines the author’s experience of assessing the Law of Evidence by way of mock voir dires, wherein students act as counsel for prosecution or defence arguing either for the admission or exclusion of certain evidential material. The author reflects on a number of specific benefits and challenges posed by the mock voir dire assessment, for both students and lecturer alike, and uses surveys completed by students being assessed in this manner in Spring 2018 as a qualitative illustration of the issues arising
The role of the mother-child relationship in child sexual abuse: using an attachment framework to examine risk
No full textSexual abuse effects many children, and often has negative psychological and behavioral outcomes associated with it. Studies of sexual abuse often to point to the mother as an important factor in risk for sexual abuse, as well as in disclosure and long-term recovery after sexual abuse. This study examines a model of risk for sexual abuse within an attachment framework, in order to determine if maternal sensitivity may be an important factor. This secondary analysis uses the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Wellbeing (NSCAW) Data, a nationally representative sample of children involved with child protective services (CPS) in the United States. 665 children ages 6-9.11 who were involved with CPS and living with their biological mothers at the time of data collection were the subjects of this cross-sectional study. Maternal variables including sensitivity as measured by items from the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Inventory and child's sexual abuse status were examined using structural equation modeling. Factor analysis was employed to assess the validity of the maternal sensitivity construct. Structural regression analysis was used to test the predictive hypotheses. The model was compared between genders. Low maternal sensitivity was hypothesized to have a positive association with child sexual abuse. Other maternal variables, including drug dependence, alcohol dependence, and poor mental health were hypothesized to have positive associations with low maternal sensitivity and sexual abuse status. Few of the hypothesized relationships were found, and the direction of some of the findings was opposite what was hypothesized. However, some of the hypothesized relationships were found and implications for practice and future research on risk for child sexual abuse are outlined. Maternal drug dependence was related to lower maternal sensitivity, and may be a particularly important risk factor for sexual abuse of boys. Maternal youth may be an important risk factor for sexual abuse of girls. Researchers are encouraged to examine direct, indirect, and total effects in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the relationships between variables. Additionally, researchers should examine risk for sexual abuse separately for boys and girls, as the dynamics may be different.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-129)by Colleen Daly Martine
"Lost" plant collections from the Amazon 1. The 1899 expedition of Dr. Luigi Buscalioni.
No full textA truly forgotten Amazonian botanical collection was that made by Dr. Luigi Buscalioni (1863-1954), whose 1899 expedition to southeastern Amazonia and particularly the edaphic savannas and transitions to drier savanna woodlands of the Brazilian Planalto at the southeastern edge of Amazonia-part of it still a botanical frontier-produced some 5,000 collections of plants and fungi. He traveled up the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers, penetrating into what are now the states of Tocantins and Goias. Buscalioni's was a relatively early expedition for Amazonia: only six substantial collections (> 1,000 numbers) are known to have been made prior to 1900 in all of Brazilian Amazonia. Moreover, the upper Rio Tocantins and the Rio Araguaia remain poorly known botanically, so his collection undoubtedly contains much valuable information about the original flora of that region. This information unfortunately has been unavailable, however, because most of the collection languished in bundles at the RO herbarium for the best part of a hundred years, from the turn of the century until 1984, when the junior author discovered their existence during a re-organization of the RO herbarium, and 1995, when a visit by the senior author coincided with the recovery of revealing historical archives. The label information and preliminary taxonomy have now been data-based and are available over the Internet. In addition to his collections, Buscalioni's Amazonian legacy includes participation in debates about the origins of myrmecophily and the Amazonian savannas, the botanical identity of the commercial latex called caucho, and (indirectly) the founding of the INPA research institute in Manaus, Brazil. His scientific reputation and especially his efforts to found an international institute for Amazon plant research in Brazil brought him into dialogue with the great botanists of the day
Partnering in the concrete industry
No full textAuthor part of John Daly and AssociatesAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:3420.715(002) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo
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Assessment of Workplace Attractiveness: A Case Study of the Workforce at City of Daly City, CA
No full textAs local government employees are faced with increased workloads, decreased resources, and are no longer able to receive benefits such as cost of living salary increases due to budget constraints, the author is intrigued by exploring which workplace factors keep employees interested in going to work each day. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rates were at their highest from 2009-2012, ranging from 10% to 8.3%. This statistic is slowly decreasing over time, as the 2014 unemployment rate is at 5.9%. Are people generally happy just to have a job, even if their workplace environment causes frustration on many levels? The author assessed employees’ perceptions of workplace attractiveness at the City of Daly City. The literature review examines whether a correlation exists among employee morale, motivation, engagement, and the workplace environment.
The author has been an administrative assistant in the local government workforce for seven years and has noticed a trend in working for two different municipalities: employees are frustrated with the workplace environment, yet still show up at work. This research study investigates what Daly City employees consider to be appealing and unappealing factors in the workplace, and proposes recommendations on how to enhance the attractiveness of the workplace environment to keep employees motivated and engaged at work. Data was collected using surveys distributed to City of Daly City personnel. The findings of this research may be a valuable resource in creating a more attractive workplace for the employees at City of Daly City, or other organizations of similar size experiencing comparable budget constraints
Assessment of Workplace Attractiveness: A Case Study of the Workforce at City of Daly City, CA
No full textAs local government employees are faced with increased workloads, decreased resources, and are no longer able to receive benefits such as cost of living salary increases due to budget constraints, the author is intrigued by exploring which workplace factors keep employees interested in going to work each day. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rates were at their highest from 2009-2012, ranging from 10% to 8.3%. This statistic is slowly decreasing over time, as the 2014 unemployment rate is at 5.9%. Are people generally happy just to have a job, even if their workplace environment causes frustration on many levels? The author assessed employees’ perceptions of workplace attractiveness at the City of Daly City. The literature review examines whether a correlation exists among employee morale, motivation, engagement, and the workplace environment.
The author has been an administrative assistant in the local government workforce for seven years and has noticed a trend in working for two different municipalities: employees are frustrated with the workplace environment, yet still show up at work. This research study investigates what Daly City employees consider to be appealing and unappealing factors in the workplace, and proposes recommendations on how to enhance the attractiveness of the workplace environment to keep employees motivated and engaged at work. Data was collected using surveys distributed to City of Daly City personnel. The findings of this research may be a valuable resource in creating a more attractive workplace for the employees at City of Daly City, or other organizations of similar size experiencing comparable budget constraints
Discrimination in the Criminal Courts: Family, Gender, and the Problem of Equal Treatment
No full text"Sex effects"-favoring women-typically found in criminal court pretrial release
and sentencing outcomes have not been satisfactorily explained. Drawing on ob-
servational studies and interviews with court officials carried out by the author
and others, a social control/social costs framework is presented. This framework
revises Kruttschnitt's social control arguments and introduces the idea that there
are social costs to punishment. Hypotheses are tested on the impact of a defen-
dant's familial status and the interactive effects of gender and family for five court
outcomes. The results show that initially significant sex effects are explained by
defendants' familial situations. Implications are drawn for future research on gen-
der discrimination in the criminal courts and for the problem of equal treatment of
groups and individuals before the law.
A common finding in statistical studies of criminal court outcomes is
a persistent "sex effect," one showing that women receive more lenient
treatment than men. Although some suggest this sex effect may be more
apparent than real, that is, an artifact of inadequate control variables (Stef-
fensmeier 1980), reviews of multivariate studies that control for the defen-
dant's prior record and the type/severity of the offense charged show a
recurring pattern. Differences in the treatment of men and women are
more often found in sentencing and pretrial release decisions than in
those for case dismissal and conviction (Chesney-Lind forthcoming; Nagel
& Hagan 1983; Parisi 1982). Research to date shows that sex effects are
real, but arise in particular decision-making contexts.
What explains the variability of the sex effect across differing court
outcomes? And what explains the sex effect when it emerges? Interviews with court officials and observations of court practices suggest that pre-trial release and sentencing decisions are shaped by defendants' familial
relations and, in turn, are infused with concerns for maintaining family
life (Daly 1986, 1987; Eaton 1983; Mann, Wheeler & Sarat 1980; Maynard
1982). Drawing from this qualitative research, a social control/social costs
framework is presented, and the hypotheses derived are subject to statisti-
cal test. The social control/social costs framework revises Kruttschnitt's
(1981, 1982, 1984) and Kruttschnitt and Green's (1984) social control argu-
ments and introduces the idea that there are social costs to punishment,
these being the negative consequences to the state of imposing criminal
justice sanctions, especially jail time, on defendants.No Full Tex
National museums and the mobilization of history : commemorative exhibitions of Anglo-Irish conflicts in Ireland and Northern Ireland (1921-2006)
No full textExamining Board: Professor Stephen Smith, European University Institute (Supervisor) Professor Laura LeeDowns, European University Institute Professor Mary Daly, University College Dublin (External Supervisor) Professor Simon Knell, University of LeicesterDefence date: 14 September 2012PDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digital archive of EUI PhD thesesThrough the study of commemorative exhibitions arranged at the National Museum of Ireland (Ireland) and at the Ulster Museum (Northern Ireland), this thesis compares the changing representations of three historical conflicts (the 1690 Battle of the Boyne, the 1798 Rebellion, and the 1916 Easter Rising). Beginning with Partition and ending with new permanent military exhibitions in the twenty-first century, the research explores the ways in which the changing representations of these conflicts staged by the two museums have correlated with broader processes of mobilization of history designed to fit the needs of the present. In doing so, the complex relationships between museums and national identity are explored in the two parts of the island. The dissertation reveals how, at first, the two national museums participated in the construction of opposed official narratives, based on Nationalist and Unionist interpretations of the past in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It demonstrates how these initial interpretations of the three conflicts were gradually reassessed in response to changes in Anglo-Irish relations, especially in connection with the Northern Irish conflict and the politics of reconciliation. But the dissertation also explores how the new remit attributed to the two national museums has been shaped by the demands of cultural tourism, marketing strategy, and the new links with audiences, in a way that has served to detach the representations of the three conflicts from the political relations between the island of Ireland and Britain in the narrow sense. The dissertation explores the role of state actors, but is equally concerned with role played by curators, historians, educationalists, community relations personnel, tourism promoters, and audiences in advancing a more ‘bottom up’ view of the relationships between past and present. It ends by showing how the limited rapprochement of historical narratives that has taken place in recent decades results, in part, from the increasing need of the museums to attend to their audiences (international tourists in Dublin, community groups in Belfast), as well as from wider shifts in the relations between the governments in Belfast, Dublin and London
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