2012 New Hampshire Civic Health Index

The 2012 New Hampshire Civic Health Index follows earlier studies, including the New Hampshire Civic Index compiled by the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in 2006 and the 2009 Civic Health Index published by the Carsey Institute in collaboration with the National Conference on Citizenship and Knowledge Networks. This report begins with key findings, a general description of the Granite State, followed by detailed findings from the U.S. Census Current Population Survey and other surveys that illustrate patterns of volunteering and giving, voting and voter registration, civic engagement (both informal and formal), and confidence in public institutions (especially key in this Live Free or Die state)

International Trade and Economic Development Strategy: Can Foreign Direct Investment Be Predicted?

This study identifies factors that might be used by the state to better target foreign industries and countries that are more likely to be seeking investment opportunities in the U.S

International trade and economic development: Can foreign direct investment be predicted?

It would appear obvious that not all countries and industries are equally good business recruitment targets for the state’s economic development efforts. However, partly due to data limitations, little detailed research has been done to clarify how a state might direct its recruitment strategies to those industries and countries more likely to be seeking foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities within the United States. This paper is a move toward rectifying this deficiency.

OFF-SITE COSTS OF SOIL EROSION: A CASE STUDY IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY

This study attempts to provide relative magnitudes of average and marginal costs of off-site sediment-related costs in OregonÂ’s Willamette Valley. Water treatment; road, river channel, and dam maintenance; and hydroelectric generation are examined. Road maintenance and water treatment are nonnegligible average cost items. These costs should not be interpreted as justification for erosion control as marginal cost estimates for water treatment indicate the controls on the margin would yield roughly one-third the average cost.Land Economics/Use,

CRIMINAL LAW-RESENTENCE-RIGHT TO CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED UNDER VOID SENTENCE

Plaintiffs in error were convicted and sentenced from one to twenty years with recommendations that they serve four to five years. On writ of error, the judgment in each case was reversed and the cause was remanded for entry of a proper sentence· because the statute under which sentence was imposed was unconstitutional. A new sentence of from one to twenty years was imposed in each case. Plaintiffs in error had served three and one-half years in the one case, and over four years in the other case, under the original sentence. Error is assigned because no credit was allowed in the new sentence for time served in prison under the original invalid sentences. Held, on resentence the court is not required to give credit for time served in prison under. a void sentence. The court may, however, in its discretion, give credit for time served by shortening the maximum under the new sentence. People v. Starks, (Ill. 1947) 71 N.E. (2d) 23; People v. Judd, (Ill. 1947) 71 N.E. (2d) 29

TRUSTS-LANGUAGE OF CONDITION IN INTER VIVOS CONVEYANCE CONSTRUED AS A TRUST

Grantor conveyed certain real property to plaintiff by deed subject to the following conditions: That upon my death, the Grantee must pay to my Grand Children out of my estate, the sums of money indicated after each name, the amount to be paid totaling $5,000. By this deed grantor transferred practically all of the property of which she was possessed, so that upon her death she left an estate of but$100. Without having paid any part of the amount stipulated in the deed, grantee commenced suit to quiet title as against the named grandchildren, who in .turn counterclaimed. In awarding judgment for defendants, the court construed the transaction as a contract for the benefit of third parties--the named grandchildren. On appeal, held, the transaction should be construed as a trust for the benefit of the named grandchildren. The estate out of which the grantee was to pay the money could mean only the property conveyed, and the transaction therefore satisfied the essential elements of a trust. Sutherland v. Pierner, 249 Wis. 462, 24 N.W. (2d) 883 (1946)

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HOLISTIC EXPERT SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Coastal data and information comprise a massive and complex resource, which is vital to the practice of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), an increasingly important application. ICZM is just as complex, but uses the holistic paradigm to deal with the sophistication. The application domain and its resource require a tool of matching characteristics, which is facilitated by the current wide availability of high performance computing. An object-oriented expert system, COAMES, has been constructed to prove this concept. The application of expert systems to ICZM in particular has been flagged as a viable challenge and yet very few have taken it up. COAMES uses the Dempster- Shafer theory of evidence to reason with uncertainty and importantly introduces the power of ignorance and integration to model the holistic approach. In addition, object orientation enables a modular approach, embodied in the inference engine - knowledge base separation. Two case studies have been developed to test COAMES. In both case studies, knowledge has been successfully used to drive data and actions using metadata. Thus a holism of data, information and knowledge has been achieved. Also, a technological holism has been proved through the effective classification of landforms on the rapidly eroding Holderness coast. A holism across disciplines and CZM institutions has been effected by intelligent metadata management of a Fal Estuary dataset. Finally, the differing spatial and temporal scales that the two case studies operate at implicitly demonstrate a holism of scale, though explicit means of managing scale were suggested. In all cases the same knowledge structure was used to effectively manage and disseminate coastal data, information and knowledge

USCID conference on shared rivers

Presented at River basin management to meet competing needs: proceedings from the USCID conference on shared rivers held on October 21-31, 1998 in Park City, Utah.The needs of the West have changed dramatically since the beginning of the century. Demands on Western water continue to grow rapidly, while changing societal values and greater environmental knowledge and awareness have demonstrated the need for Reclamation projects to be operated in a more environmentally beneficial manner. Today, residential, industrial, agricultural, recreational, hydropower, and environmental needs all compete for this finite resource. These changing needs have increased Reclamation's responsibilities and resulted in a fundamental shift and evolution in Reclamation's mission. With concern growing over the negative impacts affecting the Glen and Grand Canyons, in 1982 the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) initiated the two-phase, multi-agency Glen Canyon Environmental Studies (GCES) to better understand the environmental and recreational impacts associated with the operations of the dam. Findings from these studies led to a July 1989 decision by the Secretary for Reclamation to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to reevaluate dam operations in order to determine specific options that could be implemented to minimize, consistent with law, adverse impacts on the downstream environment and cultural resources, as well as Native American interests in the canyons. One of the key elements outlined in the Glen Canyon Environmental Impact Statement (GCEIS) and mandated by the Record of Decision (ROD) is an "Adaptive Management Program" (AMP). The AMP is intended to provide the organization with a process to ensure that scientific information and recommendations from a diverse group of stakeholders are incorporated into the evaluation, management, and future decisions of Glen Canyon Dam operations. The AMP calls for the continued interaction of managers and scientists to monitor the effects of current dam operations on the Colorado River ecosystem, and to conduct research on alternative dam operating criteria that may be necessary to ensure continued protection of resources and improve natural processes. As the 21st century comes into focus, Reclamation is prepared to meet the continuing challenge of bringing together competing interests to find consensus-based solutions to contemporary Western water management challenges. The paper will describe the sequence of events leading up to an EIS on Glen Canyon Dam operations, the implementation of the AMP, and a special event, the Beach Habitat Building Flow

BILLS AND NOTES-ASSENT BY INDORSER TO RELEASE OF MAKER AS UNDERTAKING BY FORMER TO CONTINUE LIABLE-SECTION 120, N.I.L.

The indorser on the note in suit gave his assent to the holder\u27s release of the insolvent maker in return for a deed to certain real estate given by the maker. In reply to demands of the holder for the balance remaining due after sale of the real estate, the indorser stated he would pay the note, but asked for time. On failure of the indorser to pay, this suit was brought. Held, for the plaintiff. Consent of the indorser to release of the maker is not equivalent to an express reservation of rights as required by section 120(5) of the N.I.L. to preserve the liability of the indorser. Consent to the release, however, when considered with the other facts, was sufficient evidence for a jury to find a valid and binding agreement that the indorser was to remain liable after release of the maker, which agreement is to be treated as a casus omissus to section 120(5) and governed by the common law. Howard Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. Newman, (Vt. 1947) 50 A. (2d) 896