Detroit to Flint and Back Again: Solidarity Forever

For several years the authors have been working in Detroit with grassroots coalitions resisting Emergency Management. In this essay, we focus on how community groups in Detroit and Flint advanced common struggles for clean, safe, affordable water as a human right, particularly during the period of 2014 to 2016. We explore how, through a series of direct interventions – including public meetings and international gatherings, independent journalism and social media, community-based research projects, and citizen-led policy initiatives – these groups contributed to challenging neoliberal governance, to undermining the legitimacy of state officials and their policies, and to shifting public consciousness around the human right to water

Analisis Balanced Scorecard Sebagai Sarana Pengukuran Kinerja Perusahaan (Studi Kasus Pada Pabrik Gula Pesantren Baru Kediri)

Measurement of the performance of a company adapted to the conditions and forms of enterprise. Measurements should be able to see all sides of a part, both in terms of customers, in financial terms, in terms of production and in terms of employees. Measurement of performance through strategic management approach is summarized in a strategic measurement Balanced Scorecard. Balanced Scorecard measure performance through four perspectives, such us financial perspective, customer perspective, internal business process and learning and growth perspective. Measurement of performance against PG Pesantren approach the decree of the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises No. Kep-100/MBU/2002 to assess the soundness of state-owned enterprises. Results stated that the company's performance during the year 2011-2013 in financial terms with healthy predicate "AAA" for the years 2011-2012, as well as healthy "AA" for the year 2013. However, for non-financial perspective is still in fairly good condition, look at the level of each customer the declining and fluctuating levels of employee productivity

Bound states in a nonlinear Kronig-Penney model

We study the bound states of a Kronig Penney potential for a nonlinear one-dimensional Schroedinger equation. This potential consists of a large, but not necessarily infinite, number of equidistant delta-function wells. We show that the ground state can be highly degenerate. Under certain conditions furthermore, even the bound state that would normally be the highest can have almost the same energy as the ground state. This holds for simple periodic potentials as well.Comment: TeX file, figures available as postscript files upon reques

Shooting our wildlife: an analysis of the law and policy governing the killing of kangaroos

Although we kill around 3 million kangaroos annually, the current widespread commercial and non-commercial killing of kangaroos has yet to be proven necessary according to this report. Over the last decade in Australia, the Federal and State governments have approved an annual commercial kill of some four to six million kangaroos and wallabies each year. On average three million kangaroos are actually ‘harvested’/killed.2 Around three hundred thousand young at foot and 800,000 pouch young are either killed or left to die each year as collateral of the commercial industry. In addition, up to 200,000 kangaroos and wallabies are killed for non-commercial reasons each year. A further unknown number are killed without government authorisation. This is the largest land-based slaughter of wildlife in the world. This report provides an analysis of the law and policy governing the killing of kangaroos. It provides an historical outline of kangaroo killing in Australia and examines the reasons for and against the kill. The report describes and analyses the legislative and regulatory framework governing the killing of kangaroos, in order to assist policymakers understand an area which is complex and often misunderstood. The conclusion of this report is that the current widespread commercial and non-commercial killing of kangaroos has yet to be proven necessary. Governments do not provide any clear justification for the killing such as through a proper consideration of the reasons for and against control. State governments once treated kangaroos as agricultural pests yet today they are treated as a resource. These practices result in poor welfare outcomes for many kangaroos and joeys and may pose a risk to Australia’s sustainability

The role of inspections in the commercial kangaroo industry

This article provides an assessment of the enforcement of the law governing commercial kangaroo killing, focusing particularly upon inspectorial practices. Australias kangaroo industry is the largest commercial kill of land-based wildlife in the world. Professional shooters hunt kangaroos in rural and remote locations at night. Due to the remote and decentralised nature of the killing, the industry presents unique challenges to law enforcement agencies that are responsible for the enforcement of animal welfare standards. This article focuses upon the role that inspections have in detecting offences within the commercial kangaroo industry. It provides a comparative analysis across the states, highlighting key differences in terms of inspectorial practices and the resulting outcomes. A common theme across all of the jurisdictions is that none of the agencies responsible for enforcement regularly conduct inspections of shooters, making it impossible to ensure that these parties are complying with the National Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos and Wallabies. Recommendations for reform are offered, including stronger compliance policy, higher rates of inspection, increased resourcing and the introduction of alternative methods of inspection

'Pest' and resource: A legal history of Australia's kangaroos

This paper presents an investigation into the legal history of Australias kangaroos. It aims to provide a detailed analysis of how the law and policy governing the killing of kangaroos has evolved over time in response to changing public perceptions. This history begins with the pre-European period and traces the impact of European colonisation, early growth of the commercial kangaroo industry, and the increased role of science and regulation upon kangaroos. The paper critiques the historical designation of kangaroos as `pests that need to be `managed and argues that such an approach is inconsistent with current scientific understanding. As this `pest status has fallen in importance there has been a shift in regulatory goals from damage mitigation to resource utilisation, although government planning and policy continue to cite damage mitigation alongside objectives to maintain viable populations and a sustainable and commercially viable industry. While the kangaroo industrys current focus is upon the `sustainable use of wildlife, the history of attitudes towards kangaroos as `pests is so deeply and widely entrenched that it is impossible for the industry to meet welfare standards. The article concludes that the commercial kangaroo industry does not have any clearly defined policy benefit and should be reassessed to take greater account of the impact it has on ecosystems and kangaroo welfar