Preempting Unintended Consequences

Sommer offers some insights on preemption. The case for preemption is that there is an inherent logic and consistency in having litigation involving nationally traded securities resolved in a single forum

Evaluation of a contact-analog display in landing approaches with a helicopter

Evaluation of contact analog display in landing approaches with helicopter

IOSCO: Its Mission and Achievement

The origins of the International Organization of Securities Com- missions (IOSCO) lie in the Americas. In 1974, nations of the West- em Hemisphere, largely under the leadership of the United States, organized the InterAmerican Association of Securities Commissions to provide a forum for consideration of securities regulation matters of common interest and to assist capital formation in the Western Hemisphere. Nine years later the organization transformed itself into a world-wide organization and was incorporated by an act of the Que- bec Parliament as a non-profit corporation under Quebec law. A sec- retariat was established in Montreal, a recognition of the expanded scope of the organization. IOSCO perceives the transition from a Western hemisphere endeavor to a world-wide one not as the succes- sion of one organization by another, but rather as a continuum; for instance, it numbers its annual meetings from the inception of the In- terAmerican Association; thus the first meeting of IOSCO in 1987 was called the Twelfth Annual Conference. The 1988 Annual Report was the first published, hence it is difficult to gain much insight into the 1974-1988 activity of the regulators.\u2

IOSCO: Its Mission and Achievement

The origins of the International Organization of Securities Com- missions (IOSCO) lie in the Americas. In 1974, nations of the West- em Hemisphere, largely under the leadership of the United States, organized the InterAmerican Association of Securities Commissions to provide a forum for consideration of securities regulation matters of common interest and to assist capital formation in the Western Hemisphere. Nine years later the organization transformed itself into a world-wide organization and was incorporated by an act of the Que- bec Parliament as a non-profit corporation under Quebec law. A sec- retariat was established in Montreal, a recognition of the expanded scope of the organization. IOSCO perceives the transition from a Western hemisphere endeavor to a world-wide one not as the succes- sion of one organization by another, but rather as a continuum; for instance, it numbers its annual meetings from the inception of the In- terAmerican Association; thus the first meeting of IOSCO in 1987 was called the Twelfth Annual Conference. The 1988 Annual Report was the first published, hence it is difficult to gain much insight into the 1974-1988 activity of the regulators.\u2

Laser microprobe study of cosmic dust (IDPs) and potential source materials

The study of cosmic dust or interplanetary dust particles (IDP) can provide vital information about primitive materials derived primarily from comets and asteroids along with a small unknown fraction from the nearby interstellar medium. The study of these particles can enhance our understanding of comets along with the decoding of the history of the early solar system. In addition the study of the cosmic dust for IDP particles can assist in the elucidation of the cosmic history of the organogenic elements which are vital to life processes. Studies to date on these particles have shown that they are complex, heterogeneous assemblages of both amorphous and crystalline components. In order to understand the nature of these particles, any analytical measurements must be able to distinguish between the possible sources of these particles. A study was undertaken using a laser microprobe interfaced to a quadrupole mass spectrometer for the analysis of the volatile components present in cosmic dust particles, terrestrial contaminants present in the upper atmosphere, and primitive carbonaceous chondrites. From the study of the volatiles released from the carbonaceous materials it is hoped that one could distinguish between components and sources in the IDP particles analyzed. The technique is briefly described and results for the CI, CM, and CV chondrites and cosmic dust particle W7027B8 are presented