\u3cem\u3eUnited States v. Jordan Linn Graham\u3c/em\u3e: Can We Try This Again?

Did the District Court err in denying Defendant Jordan Linn Graham’s motion to supplement the record with draft jury instructions? Did the District Court err in denying Graham’s motion to withdraw her guilty plea because the prosecution’s plea deal was offered in bad faith

Montana’s Campaign Contribution Limits Put to the Test in \u3cem\u3eLair v. Bullock\u3c/em\u3e

Montana’s campaign contribution limits directly address the anti-corruption state interest. While the minimum standard for corruption applied in Eddleman was much broader, the facts of that case also meet the definition of quid pro quo corruption or its appearance. Even if the contribution limits were originally conceived to prohibit a broader range of activity, they are still sufficiently tailored to pass muster under the narrower Citizens United standard. Montana’s long history of combatting corruption demonstrates that there is a compelling state interest. Montana’s contribution limits are also closely drawn to that anticorruption interest. There is a freedom to affiliate that has been unchanged since Eddleman was decided. While Montana’s individual contribution limits are low by national standards, candidates still are capable of amassing sufficient resources to mount effective campaigns. Under an Eddleman analysis, the contribution limits are not so stifling as to render campaigns ineffective. Montanans wanted low contribution limits specifically to combat the type of quid pro quo corruption experienced in the age of the Copper Kings by requiring candidates to obtain broad-based contribution support. The limits are narrowly tailored given Montana’s history of political corruption. Because Montana has a compelling state interest and its campaign contribution limits are narrowly tailored to that interest, the limits should be upheld in the next hearing before the district court

\u3cem\u3eUnited States v. Jordan Linn Graham\u3c/em\u3e: Can We Try This Again?

Did the District Court err in denying Defendant Jordan Linn Graham’s motion to supplement the record with draft jury instructions? Did the District Court err in denying Graham’s motion to withdraw her guilty plea because the prosecution’s plea deal was offered in bad faith

Carbon Sequestering Bio Concrete as a Solution to Growing Atmospheric Concentrations of CO\u3csub\u3e2\u3c/sub\u3e

High levels of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere are propelling climate change, which has been proven to be highly detrimental to the planet. Cement production for the construction industry is a leading cause of these harmful carbon emissions. This project introduces a potential solution to this issue in the form of a new biological concrete that is treated with carbon sequestering bacteria of the Bacillus family to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. The consolidated research presented in this project will explain the biology behind this process, and how it can be implemented in construction to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Additionally, this paper will evaluate the feasibility of implementing CO2 sequestering concrete in construction on the basis of its strength and cost. Finally, new knowledge will be recorded in the form of interviews of industry professionals to clearly illustrate how carbon sequestering bio concrete could be implemented in construction

Crystallization histories of the group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites

The group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites (PES) have highly siderophile element abundances (HSE; Re, Os, Ir, Ru, Pt, and Pd) of metal that are consistent with formation in planetesimal cores by fractional crystallization with minor to major solid metal–liquid metal mixing. Modeling of HSE abundances of the IIF irons indicates a complex formation history that included the mixing of primitive and evolved solid and liquid metals. By contrast, modeling of HSE abundances of PES metal suggests these meteorites formed mainly as equilibrium solids from a common liquid. Abundances of some of the siderophile elements in the IIF irons and PES are permissive of a common core origin; however, the abundances of W and Ni indicate the PES ultimately formed on a more oxidized body. The PES most likely formed by the injection of olivine present at the core–mantle boundary into a metallic core liquid as a result of impact. The core then crystallized inward, trapping the olivine.NASA Emerging Worlds grants NNX16AN07G and 80NSSC20K033

Full STEAM ahead: a manifesto for integrating arts pedagogics in to STEM education

This paper sets out to challenge the common pedagogies found in STEM education with a particular focus on engineering. The dominant engineering pedagogy remains “chalk and talk”; despite research evidence that demonstrates its ineffectiveness. The paper argues that there is a potential confusion in engineering education around the role of active learning approaches, and that the adoption of these approaches may be limited as a result of this confusion, combined with a degree of disciplinary egocentrism. The paper presents examples of engineering and “engineering like” projects that demonstrate the effectiveness of adopting pedagogies and delivery methods more usually attributed to the liberal arts such as studio based learning. The paper concludes with some suggestions about how best to create a fertile environment from which inquiry based learning can emerge as well as a reflection on whether the only real limitation on cultivating such approaches is the disciplinary egocentrism of traditional engineering educators

Potential Long-Run Adjustments for Oklahoma Panhandle Farms

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Self-intersecting Regge trajectories in multi-channel scattering

We present a simple direct method for calculating Regge trajectories for a multichannel scattering problem. The approach is applied to the case of two coupled Thomas-Fermi type potentials, used as a crude model for electron-atom scattering below the second excitation threshold. It is shown that non-adiabatic interaction may cause formation of loops in Regge trajectories. The accuracy of the method is tested by evaluating resonance contributions to elastic and inelastic integral cross sections.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure