Can Civil Rule 52(a) Peacefully Co-Exist with Independent Review in Actual Malice Cases? Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union, 104 S. Ct. 1949 (1984)

This Note examines Bose to determine whether the Court intended to totally reject Rule 52(a) as completely inapplicable in determinations of actual malice. It concludes that independent review should not replace Rule 52(a) in actual malice cases but rather should serve a separate function to ensure that the reasoning of district courts complies with constitutional legal principles. The Note further suggests that Bose created a new rule of law protecting the media from suit where defendants have simply used imprecise language in reporting. In addition, because of the ambiguitites in the Court\u27s opinion, the case can support not only the interpretation favored here but also an interpretation that rejects the application of Rule 52(a) to actual malice findings. This Note argues that the latter interpretation should be rejected on policy grounds. Among the possible results of this interpretation are greater numbers of libel cases in an already overcrowded court system, and a weakened respect for district court judges. Further, the latter interpretation should be discarded clearly and quickly because the co-existence of two plausible interpretations of the case will result in confusion among members of the media and private citizens with libel claims

DEvelopment of Mechanical Ventilator Educational Brochure for Patients/Families

Patients on mechanical ventilation often have no memory of events while being ventilated. In addition, families during this time, are often overwhelmed and unable to retain information provided to them by caregivers. In attempt to address these issues, a team of care providers in an tertiary academic hospital established a goal to create a mechanical educational brochure with the goal to reduce associated anxiety and improve overall understanding of information provided. As part of a clinical transformation project, a root cause analysis was conducted and a number of countermeasures were initiated. Some of these included a survey to capture feedback from families of patients on mechanical ventilatiion. From that feedback, a brochure was developed that met readibility for low health literacy. Pre brochure survey results demonstrated that 80% of the families desired educational materials to include how best to communicate with their loved ones as well as how to become more active in their care. Next steps include re-surveying families to see if the brochure strenghtens the patient and family care experience and revise content as needed

An Analysis of State-Level Economic Impacts from the Development of Wind Power Plants in Wayne County, Utah

This report provides an overview of the state of Utah’s development of its wind resources for the generation of electricity and an economic analysis of potential wind development in Wayne County, Utah. This analysis draws on information from local wind developers and utilizes the Jobs and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) model (version W1.10.03) developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to estimate the total economic impacts (labor, supply chain, and induced) that could result from the development of a wind power plant in Wayne County. Findings detail how a Wayne County wind power plant could benefit the state in terms of job opportunities (during both construction and operations), lease payments to landowners, property tax revenues for local schools and communities, and overall economic output for the state

An Analysis of State-Level Economic Impacts from the Development of Wind Power Plants in Box Elder County, Utah

This report provides an overview of the state of Utah’s development of its wind resources for the generation of electricity and an economic analysis of potential wind development in Box Elder County, Utah. This analysis draws on information from local wind developers and utilizes the Jobs and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) model (version W1.10.03) developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to estimate the total economic impacts (labor, supply chain, and induced) that could result from the development of a wind power plant in Box Elder County. Findings detail how a Box Elder County wind power plant could benefit the state in terms of job opportunities (during both construction and operations), lease payments to landowners, property tax revenues for local schools and communities, and overall economic output for the state

"High Streets and Town Centres in 2030" inquiry - oral evidence submitted on 10th September 2018

This full HANSARD transcript includes the full content of the oral evidence session held on 10th September 2018 as part of the "High Streets and Town Centres in 2030" inquiry led by the Housing, Communities and Local Government parliamentary select committee, which Assoc. Prof. J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak was invited to participate in as an expert witness

What Does Place Marketing Mean in Practice? A Preliminary Content Analysis of North West England Place-Related Websites

Place marketing has been used widely as a strategy for improving the competitive image of a place. However, confusion over what place marketing is, difficulties of identifying which practices are part of a place marketing framework, and the unclear roles of stakeholders, are hindering the field's progress. Therefore, this exploratory study is concerned with identifying a range of place marketing practices, supported by the literature, that are implemented by place marketing actors. A preliminary content analysis of 49 web pages from place-related organisations in North West England was conducted, and Chi-Square tests for independence explored the relationships between practices and stakeholders. The results showed that top-down practices associated with planning, place promotions, image communication, and service offerings (retail, events) are more common than practices concerned with engaging a variety of stakeholders for the common good of a place. Chi-Square tests also showed disparities between place stakeholders, as visitors/tourists appear to have a larger effect in the implementation of place marketing practices than citizens and investors. Overall, the study contributes to a better understanding of how place marketing is implemented in practice. The results will be used for further exploration of the relationships between place marketing practices and place stakeholders

A Review Of Epistemological Issues And Philosophical Positons For The Development Of Theory In Place Marketng

The aim of this paper is to present a critical review of epistemologies within the place marketing and place branding fields and propose alternative philosophical positions that can contribute to theory development. The paper argues that the majority of place marketing and place branding literature (either explicitly or implicitly) embraces in either interpretivist or positivist philosophical stances, which have helped the field to progress in the past 20 years, but have evident drawbacks when applied as sole epistemologies. Alternative philosophical perspectives of doing research in the field of place marketing are presented, which stem from a mixed-paradigm, pragmatic approach to research, and blend pragmatism, realism and social constructionism in the context of places. Such views can delimit the concept of “place” from practical issues such as deprivation, crisis, and regeneration, as well as explore “marketing” as a social process, which can benefit communities within places. Overall, the paper suggests that philosophical and epistemological debates can clarify the field of place marketing and advance theory-making

Stakeholder Engagement And Communicaton In UK Town Partnerships: An Empirical Study

The crucial role of town partnerships in the management, marketing and regeneration of places, and in factors that affecting its performance (such as retailing, planning, infrastructure, housing) has been widely emphasized in the literature (De Magalhaes, 2012; Diamond, 2002; Hemphill et al., 2006; Warnaby et al., 2004; Whyatt, 2004). Successful partnerships often refrain from the managerial or top-down approach, and emphasize on building bridges between all local stakeholders in an attempt to enhance community engagement and participation (Head, 2007). The ideal concept of “partnership” is one of joined-up place governance by all place stakeholders (Friend, 2006), a view that is supported by the UK government, which calls for "community participation", "involving the community" and "holistic partnership" throughout the attempt to "economically transform areas and create sustainable places where people want to live and can work and businesses want to invest" (DCLG, 2009; pg.1; Greig et al., 2010). However, the creation of sustainable and successful partnerships is hampered by various parameters, such as the lack of stakeholder engagement and communication barriers between partnerships and local stakeholders (public, private, and voluntary). Whereas the future of towns is of relevance to a wide range of stakeholders (Nisco, Riviezzo, & Napolitano, 2008), only a small proportion of them seems to be interested in making a change and engages in collaborative town activities (Medway et al., 2000). Lack of collaboration and co-operation with stakeholders on a network level that stems from the inability to engage with them in the first place hinders the ability of partnerships to tackle complex and ill-defined problem solving in towns (e.g. the long-term decline of a town centre) (O’Higgins & Morgan, 2006). Barriers to communication are also prevalent between place stakeholders and partnerships, which leads to little involvement and no real empowerment of important stakeholders over town decisions (Davies, 2002). The paper aims to address the issue of communication and stakeholder engagement through an empirical examination of 10 town partnerships that participate in a High Street project. Data were collected from direct and indirect observations, as well as town documents. Initial findings suggest that the difficulty of engaging stakeholders stems from failure to find the right way to get everyone "up to speed" with what is going on in town. Town partnerships recognise that “communication is key” to the prosperity of partnerships and the town. The challenges and problems of communicating with stakeholders, as well as ideas and proposals of tackling these will be presented in a communication model, which will emphasise multiple patterns of communication in partnerships. The study aims to contribute to the understanding and successful implementation of communication practices between stakeholders, in order to enhance participation and engagement in town partnerships