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Water in the 2021 Virginia General Assembly
Get PDFIn the tables below, the Virginia Water Resources Research Center lists 95 measures in the 2021 Assembly
dealing with water resources directly or indirectly, including two bills amending the current state budget
that runs through June 30, 2022.The 2021 General Assembly convened on January 13 and was initially scheduled for 30 days, a so-called
“short session,” which is held in all odd-numbered years. (Often, short sessions are extended by the
Assembly to 46 days; any session may be extended for up to 30 days; “long sessions” of 60 days are held in
even-numbered years.) On February 4, 2021, Gov. Ralph Northam called for a special session of the
Assembly to begin on February 10 and extend the overall session to 46 days (earlier in 2021, the Assembly
failed to approve a session extension). The reconvened (“veto”) session was held on April 7 (the sixth
Wednesday after adjournment of the session). During long sessions, the Commonwealth’s budget for the
upcoming two years is set; amendments to the current biennial budget may be considered both in short and
long sessions. More information about the Assembly’s normal schedule and duration is available in “About
the General Assembly,” online at this link
Water in the 2022 Virginia General Assembly
Get PDFIn the tables below (starting on page 2), the Virginia Water Resources Research Center lists 156 measures in
the 2022 Assembly dealing with water resources directly or indirectly, including bills related to the current
biennial budget (through June 30, 2022) and the proposed budget for the 2022-2024 biennium. The 2022 General Assembly convened on January 12 and adjourned on March 12. On March 23, Gov. Glenn
Younkin called back the Assembly for a special session to begin on April 4 for the purpose of passing a
biennial state budget for fiscal years 2023 and 2024; the governor’s proclamation calling back the Assembly
is online at this link (as of 5-17-22). As of 5-17-22, a biennial budget had not been passed and the General
Assembly was still officially in special session. A reconvened (“veto”) session, for the purpose of considering
vetoes or recommendations from the governor, was held on April 27, 2022. More information about the
Assembly’s normal schedule and duration is available in “About the General Assembly,” online at this link.
The General Assembly’s main Web page, http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/index.php, offers several useful
features, including member lists, session calendars, live video of floor sessions, and information on
legislative processes. The Legislative Information System (LIS) Web site, http://lis.virginia.gov/lis.htm (also
at http://leg1.state.va.us), provides lists and summaries of all bills, searchable by topic, member, committee,
etc
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Water in the 2019 Virginia General Assembly
Get PDFThe 2019 Virginia General Assembly session convened January 9 and adjourned February 24. The
reconvened (“veto”) session was held April 3. In the tables below (starting page 2), the Virginia Water
Resources Research Center lists 134 measures in the 2019 Assembly dealing with water resources directly or
indirectly, including two bills determining the state budget
Water in the 2020 Virginia General Assembly
Get PDFThe 2020 Virginia General Assembly session convened January 8 and adjourned March 7. The reconvened
(“veto”) session was held April 22. A special session called by Governor Ralph Northam to deal with impacts
of the coronavirus pandemic began on August 18 and adjourned November 9. Information on the General
Assembly is available online at https://virginiageneralassembly.gov//
In the tables below (starting page 2), the Virginia Water Resources Research Center lists 211 measures in
the regular session (January to March) of the 2020 Assembly dealing with water resources directly or
indirectly, including two bills amending the current state budget that runs through June 30, 2020, and two
bills setting the state budget for July 1, 2020-June 30, 2022 (as passed prior to the special pandemic-
required session that started in August 2020)
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center’s Experience with an Audio Show
Get PDFThis article describes one state water center’s 14-year experience in producing a short, audiobased information product and poses key questions for water centers and institutes considering audio technologies to tell their states’ water stories. From 2010 to 2024, Virginia Water Radio (VWR), produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, sought to use a short audio show to inform Virginia residents about the abundance, complexity, and use of the state’s water resources. Originally designed to be carried by radio stations, VWR evolved into a primarily podcasted show that was accompanied by a blog providing supporting material. The show produced 674 episodes, running weekly from January 2010 through April 2022 and then biweekly until February 2024. Typically between three and six minutes long, the episodes featured sounds and music to introduce and frame the water-related content. Episode subject areas included organisms, geography, weather and climate, organizations, management, history, and water connections in language and music. Achievements included the show’s longevity, consistency, breadth of topics, online information accompanying each audio episode, and collaborations with musicians and guest voices. Challenges included finding radio station partners, acquiring permission to use music, finding sounds, describing complex subjects concisely, expanding the show’s reach, and balancing staff time among show production, promotion, and evaluation. Questions for water centers or institutes considering an audio product focus on a product’s potential value to an organization’s programs, staff requirements, evaluation, episode frequency and duration, potential use of sounds and music, role of collaborators, equipment, and technology capacity
Water in the 2018 Virginia General Assembly
Get PDFMeasures in the 2018 Virginia General Assembly dealing with water resources.In the tables below, the Virginia Water Resources Research Center lists 168 measures in the 2018 Assembly
dealing with water resources directly or indirectly (that is, though energy or other land-use activities).
Please note that this list may not capture all General Assembly bills that could affect water resources
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