Case Comment

SCOPE OF REVIEW IN EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS: The Government Cannot Appeal A Denial of Extradition Request Based on the Declaratory Judgment Act --United States v. Doherty, 786 F.2d 491 (2d Cir. 1986). BANKRUPTCY--Section 304 Of The Bankruptcy Code Is Not An Exclusive Remedy In A Nonbankruptcy Court, Cunard Steamship Co.Ltd. v. Salen Reefer Serv. A.B., 773 F.2d 452 (2d Cir. 1985)

The Contemporary Problems and Solutions that Influence the Exodus Population of Christians

Section 1: The Problem addresses Christians outside of the churches that do not have ministerial support. Contemporary Exodus Christianity is the practice of Christianity outside of the institutional church. Currently there is a shifting of the global center of Christianity. Consumerism is affecting the Christian church. Consumerism is a potential contributor to the problem of church exodus. There is a trend of continuing decline of church attendance. A statistical exploration of the reasons congregants, members, and pastors have left the church is included. The sociological study of the Exodus Christian population delivers an introductory view of Exodus Christianity. Section 2: Other Proposed Solutions include Digital culture and the House Church movement. Digital culture has a growing relationship with Christian ministry. Social Media in digital culture is a powerful ministry tool. The House Church movement provides a viable solution for Exodus Christians to engage in fellowship and build community. Section 3: Thesis offers a viable solution to strengthen the ministry effort on behalf of the Exodus Christian population. Exodus Christians are influencing a reformed practice of Christianity outside of the church. The exodus population is an underserved people group. Their need for ministry inspired the design of a House Church Ministry dedicated to them. Exodus Christian leadership promotes new leaders and Exodus Christians as leaders in the exodus movement. Christianity is changing in relationship to the Exodus Christian population. Changes in leadership approaches are an essential part of the changes. An Exodus Christian House Church Ministry will be designed with their special needs in mind. Section 4 and Section 5 describe the Artifact that is a non-fiction book. The Artifact ministers to the spiritual journey of Exodus Christianity. The non-fiction book is entitled Exodus Christian: A Spiritual Journey Outside of the Church. Section 6 includes the Post Script, which describes the challenges, future work, and learning process of the Artifact

Critique of Two Methods for Assessing the Nutrient Adequacy of Diets

The adequacy of diets can be assessed using several analytical approaches. This paper reviews two methods of assessment: a cutoff method, which estimates the percentage of the population having usual intakes below a given value; and a probability method, which assesses the percentage of the population whose usual intakes are below their individual requirements. First, the concept of usual nutrient intakes and the problems associated with estimating usual intake distributions are discussed. Next, the two methods of dietary assessment and their related assumptions are described and compared. The more specific inference of the probability method is shown to rely on its assumptions and data that are currently not available. While the cutoff method is simpler, its use may result in misclassification errors and its estimates are highly influenced by the cut-off standard selected.

Stability of a bi-layer free film: simultaneous or individual rupture events?

We consider the stability of a long free film of liquid composed of two immiscible layers of differing viscosities, where each layer experiences a van der Waals force between its interfaces. We analyse the different ways the system can exhibit interfacial instability when the liquid layers are sufficiently thin. For an excess of surfactant on one gas–liquid interface the coupling between the layers is relatively weak and the instability manifests as temporally separated rupture events in each layer. Conversely, in the absence of surfactant the coupling between the layers is much stronger and the instability manifests as rupture of both layers simultaneously. These features are consistent with recent experimental observations

Telecom Policy Across the Former Yugoslavia: Incentives, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

What is the recipe for good information policy? Hosman and Howard address this in an emerging economy context through case studies of six states that arose following the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia. These new nations pursued differing information policy paths that led to diverse outcomes. The authors find, in general, conventional positive outcomes supporting policies for privatization, liberalization, and competition; but at the same time discover many counterintuitive outcomes based on each country’s unique circumstances. General rules are good, but in specific cases alternative paths can also lead to success

Dominicans in New York City 1990—2008

Introduction: This report examines demographic and socioeconomic variables among different racial/ethnic groups in New York City between 1990 and 2008 – particularly the Dominican population. Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates. Results: Between 1990 and 2008 the Dominican population of New York City increased to become the second largest Latino national sub-group behind Puerto Ricans. The Dominican population grew by nearly 73 percent between 1990 and 2008 and about 7 percent from 2000 to 2008. Despite gains between 1990 and 2008, Dominican median household income still ranked lowest among the five largest Latino nationalities in New York City. Despite persistently low median household incomes and limited upward economic mobility, poverty rates among both domestic-born and foreign-born Dominicans decreased significantly from 1990 to 2008. Employment rates among the Dominican working-age population have increased substantially since 1990, due largely to a major increase in the number of women entering the workforce. Discussion: Domestic-born women in particular have made great strides in educational attainment, with over one-third completing a Bachelor’s degrees or better in 2008. At the same time, the education gap between domestic-born and foreign-born Dominicans has widened substantially from 1990-2008. The gap between domestic-born women and domestic-born men has also increased, which indicates a commitment by second plus generation Dominican women to obtain college-level educations. This trend raises concerns about the prospect for upward socio-economic mobility for Dominican males who do not seek college degrees at the same rates as females