93 research outputs found
Legitimacy, Crime Control and Democratic Politics
No full textThis 2012 Tsai Lecture, sponsored by the Nathanson Centre, was delivered by Professor Ian Loader (Oxford) on 29 November at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto
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Ian McHarg on City Planning
No full textProfessor lan McHarg was a visiting scholar during the 1986-87 academic year in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. The Berkeley Planning Journal took this opportunity to interview Prof. McHarg on the subject of city and regional planning. Prof. McHarg is a Profesos r of Landscape Archi tecture and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsyl vania, also engaged in private practice, and the author of Design With Nature. The interview was conducted on April 20, 1987, by Cliff Ellis, a doctoral student in city and regional planning at Berkeley and editor of the Berkeley Planning Journal
Transforming Power Relationships: Leadership, Risk, and Hope. IHS Political Science Series No. 135, May 2013
No full textChronic communal conflicts resemble the prisoner’s dilemma. Both communities prefer peace to war. But neither trusts the other, viewing the other’s gain as its own loss, so
potentially shared interests often go unrealized.
Achieving positive-sum outcomes from apparently zero-sum struggles requires a kind of riskembracing leadership. To succeed leaders must: a) see power relations as potentially
positive-sum; b) strengthen negotiating adversaries instead of weakening them; and c) demonstrate hope for a positive future and take great personal risks to achieve it.
Such leadership is exemplified by Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk in the South African democratic transition. To illuminate the strategic dilemmas Mandela and de Klerk faced, we examine the work of Robert Axelrod, Thomas Schelling, and Josep Colomer, who highlight important dimensions of the problem but underplay the role of risk-embracing leadership. Finally we discuss leadership successes and failures in the Northern Ireland settlement and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Intellectual Property and Innovation: A Framework for 21st Century Growth and Jobs
No full textIn the presence of European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes, the Lisbon Council launched Intellectual Property and Innovation: A Framework for 21st Century Growth and Jobs. In this timely report, ten leading European intellectual property thought leaders offer strategic advice on how to enhance the existing intellectual property regime for the digital age – and in turn boost innovation, encourage creativity and generate much-needed growth and jobs. Ian Hargreaves, professor of digital economy at Cardiff University and author of the high-level Digital Opportunity report prepared for UK Prime Minister David Cameron, contributed the Foreword. The study was co-edited by Prof. Hargreaves and Paul Hofheinz, president of the Lisbon Council
Poly (Lauryl Methacrylate): spread monolayers and bulk configuration
No full textDeuterated variations of poIy(lauryl methacrylate) (PLMA) have been synthesised, this involved the initial synthesis of the monomer (LMA). This was achieved by a transesterification reaction between methyl methacrylate and lauryl alcohol using either hydrogenous or deuterated materials depending on which part of the resulting LMA monomer was to be deuterated. The physical properties of PLMA and LMA spread monolayers have been investigated using surface pressure - area isotherms and surface quasi - elastic light scattering (SQELS). The isotherms for PLMA show that the thermodynamic state of the polymer is poorer than theta conditions and no variation occurs with changes in temperature. LMA shows a drastic change in the nature of the isotherm as the temperature is varied. This has been attributed to the formation of lenses and the variation caused by temperature is due to a change in the rate of migration of the LMA molecules. The SQELS results show that the PLMA monolayer displays the characteristics of a Voigt solid model and shows no viscous relaxation processes. SQELS has also been used to demonstrate the biphasic nature of the monolayer at low surface concentrations, the size of the polymer 'islands' has been estimated to be in the range of 5 to 20mm. SQELS from LMA monolayers showed that the two higher surface concentrations gradually converted into the same state as that obtained for the lo
SIFER: Scale-Invariant Feature detector with Error Resilience
No full textsponsorship: The authors would like to thank Rachid Deriche from INRIA, Prof. Lucas J. Van Vliet and Prof. Ian T. Young from TU/Delft for discussions and answering our emails regarding the approximation design methods for the filters. Author Bert Geelen was supported by IWT SBO-project 100021 "CHAMELEON". (IWT SBO-project|100021)status: Publishe
New technologies, new pedagogies: Mobile technologies and new ways of teaching and learning
No full textThis paper describes a major development and research study that investigated the use of mobile technologies in higher education. The project investigated the educational potential of two ubiquitous mobile devices: Palm smart phones and iPod digital audio players (mp3 players). An action learning framework for professional development was designed and implemented with a group of teachers from a Faculty of Education. Each teacher or team created pedagogies to implement appropriate use of a mobile device in different subject areas in higher education. This paper describes the project aims, design and implementation in four phases, together with a description of the project management and communication factors that helped to ensure its success
Some reactions of a-phenyl-1,2,3,5-dithiadiazole
No full textThe reactivity of the above compound, hereafter referred to as phenyl dithiadiazole, (PhCN(_2)S(_2))(_2), toward the following transition metal carbonyl species has been investigated: V(CO)(_6), Mo(CO)(_6), W(CO)(_6), Mn(_2)(CO)(_10), Re(_2)(CO)(_10). Fe(CO)(_5), Fe(_2)(CO)(_9), Fe(_3)(CO)(_12), Co(_2)(CO)(_8), CpV(_CO)(_4), [CpMo(CO)(_3)](_2), CpMn(CO)(_3), [CpFe(CO)(_2)](_2), CpCo(CO)(_2) and the following new compounds characterised: Mn(_2)(CO)(_8)PhCN(_2)S(_2), Fe(_2)(CO)(_6)PhCN(_2)S(_2)*, [CpV(PhCN(_2)S(_2)](_2), [CpCo(PhCN(_2)S)](_2) and Cp(_2)Ni(_2)(PhCN(_2)S(_2))*; those marked with an asterisk by X-ray analysis (W Clegg). Reactivity studies of (PhCN(_2)S(_2))(_2) with the following transition metal phosphine and halogeno- compounds were also carried out: MC1(_2) (M=Cr,Mn,Co,Ni,Pd,Cu), FeBr(_2), TiC1(_4)(+Mg), Cp(_2)TiC1(_2)(+Mg) and NiC1(_2)(+Mg). MoC1(_4)(CH(_3)CN)(_2), CuC1, (Ph(_3)P)(_4)M (M=Pd,Pt) and (Ph(_3)P)(_3)RhC1 and the following new complexes prepared: [PhCN(_2)S(_2)](_2)PdC1(_4), [PhCN(_2)S(_2))(_2)CuC1(_2), PhCN(_2)S(_2)(CuC1)(_2). (Ph(_3)P)(_2)M(PhCN(_2)S(_2))(_2) (M=Pd,Pt) and [(Ph(_3)P)Pt(PhCN(_2)S)](_2). Also, the reactivity of phenyl dithiadiazole toward R(_3)P (R=Ph.Me), Ph(_3)As, S(_8), M(_3)NO, N(_3)(^-), Me(_n)NH(_3)(_-n) (n=0-3), MeX (X=I,OSO(_2)F). MeCOBr, Me(_3)SiX (X=C1,Br), HX (X=C1,BF(_4)), NO, N(_2)O(_4), N(_2)F^, (Me(_3)Sn)(_2), AgF(_2) and TCNQ has been studied and gave rise to the following novel species: [PhC(NHMe)(_2)](_2)S(_6), [PhC(NH(_2))(_2)][S(_2)N(_3)S., [PhC(NH)(_2)s(_2)]X (X=C1,BF(_4)), [PhCN(_2)S(_2)]SO(_2)F(_3). [PhCN(_2)S(_2)](_3)F. PhCN(_2)S(_2)F and PhCN(_2)S(_2)(TCNQ)(_2). Finally,[MoC1(_2)(PhCN(_2)S(_2))(thf)](_2) and [Na(C(_12)H(_24)O(_6))]PhCN(_2)S(_2) are reported as are the unusual magnetic properties of some of the above transition-metal complexes
Making vision into power : Britain's acquisition of the world's first radar-based integrated air defence system 1935 - 1941
No full textThis thesis represents the first application of a current conceptual model of defence acquisition to analyse the historical process, the 1935 - 1941 British acquisition of an integrated air defence system pivoted upon the innovative technology of radar. For successful acquisition of a military capability, the model posits that balanced attention must be focused acoss eight 'lines of developmen' - not only equipment, but also doctrine and concepts, logistics, structures, personnel, organisation, training and information with an overarching requirement for interoperability. This thesis contrasts what turned out to be a successful acquisition, of radar to achive air interception capability by day in the Battle of Britain, with less successful acquisition, or radar to achieve the same capability at night, where an effective system arrived too late to ward off the Blitz. The results establish the validity of the model and its attendant lines of development concepts, and furnish new insights into acquisition processes and military history. Acquisition lessons are derived for the capability-based involvement of industry, for the experience and personality necessary for key managers at different 'life stages' of an acquisition and for the avoidance of over-rapid 'dysfunctional diffusion' of innovative technologies. Historical insights for the Battle of Britain include the sub-optimal performance, for trivial reasons, of key South Coast radars, and the critical importance of the human elements of the radar-based air defence system. For the Blitz, airborne radar hardware has previously been identified as a key problem, whereas research here exposes the greater need for accurate ground control radar, the sound selection and training of pilots and operators in new tactics, and provision of equipment maintainers and test gear. New evidence illustrates that pursuit of an alternative to radar significantly delayed the optimal solution, and throws fresh light both on personalities and on development process management
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Sports Marketing Agreements: Legal, Fiscal and Practical Aspects
No full textWith a Foreword by Prof. Paul Anderson, Associate Director, National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, USA Sports marketing is not only a global phenomenon, but also a major industry in its own right. This book breaks new ground in that it combines the theory and the practice of sports marketing agreements, which are at the heart of the commercialisation and marketing of sport. A particular feature of this book is the wide-ranging collection of precedents of sports marketing agreements, including, inter alia, sponsorship, merchandising, TV rights and new media, sports image rights and endorsements, event management and corporate hospitality, that are included and are explained and commented on in the text of the book. The book also covers the EU aspects, which are particularly important in connection with the commercialisation and sale, especially collective selling, of Sports TV rights and the drafting of the corresponding agreements; as well as the fiscal aspects of sports marketing agreements in general and sports image Rights agreements in particular, which need to be taken into account in order to reduce the tax burden on the resulting revenues, which can be quite significant. With so much money at stake in sports marketing, the book also deals with the important topic of dispute resolution and, again, provides the reader with some useful corresponding clauses for settling disputes by ADR, particularly through the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). As the author remarks in his Preface, the aim of the book is to provide a leading resource for all those engaged in any way in the money-spinning field of sports marketing, combining - as this book uniquely does - both the theory and the practice of drafting, interpreting and enforcing a variety of sports marketing agreements, especially those with an international dimension. Prof. Ian S. Blackshaw is a Member of the Court of Arbitrationfor Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. This book appears in the ASSER International Sports Law Series, under the editorship of Prof. Dr. Robert Siekmann and Dr. Janwillem Soek
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