CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA A Resolution: Amend the Constitution so as to Provide that the Tradition of Fishing and Hunting and the Taking of Fish and Wildlife Shall be Preserved for the People and Shall be Managed by Law and Regulation for the Public Good; Provide for Submission of this Amendment for Ratification or Rejection; and for Other Purposes

The resolution sanctioned a state-wide referendum to amend the Georgia Constitution. The referendum will appear on the general election ballot in November 2006. Although Georgia Code section 27-1-3 recognizes the right to hunt and fish and the importance of the tradition of hunting and fishing to the State of Georgia, proponents contend that the resolution is a necessary step given the potential future threat. The proposed amendment preserves the tradition of hunting and fishing for the people of Georgia and provides management by law and regulation for the public good

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA A Resolution: Amend the Constitution so as to Provide that the Tradition of Fishing and Hunting and the Taking of Fish and Wildlife Shall be Preserved for the People and Shall be Managed by Law and Regulation for the Public Good; Provide for Submission of this Amendment for Ratification or Rejection; and for Other Purposes

The resolution sanctioned a state-wide referendum to amend the Georgia Constitution. The referendum will appear on the general election ballot in November 2006. Although Georgia Code section 27-1-3 recognizes the right to hunt and fish and the importance of the tradition of hunting and fishing to the State of Georgia, proponents contend that the resolution is a necessary step given the potential future threat. The proposed amendment preserves the tradition of hunting and fishing for the people of Georgia and provides management by law and regulation for the public good

19th Annual Conference on Legal Issues For Financial Institutions

Materials from the 19th Annual Conference on Legal Issues For Financial Institutions held by UK/CLE in May 1999

TU‐C‐ValB‐03: The Dosimetric Impact of Intrafractional Motion On IMRT Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Purpose: To quantify the dosimetric impact of intrafractional motion on reduced‐margin IMRT treatments of prostate cancer. Methods and Materials: CT images were acquired immediately before and after a daily treatment for 46 prostate cancer patients. These CT sets were registered to the bony anatomy of the patient using an in‐house 3D image registration software. To test the hypothesis that a 3‐mm isotropic target margin would adequately cover the target over the duration of the treatment, an 8‐field IMRT plan was designed on the pre‐treatment CT and subsequently copied and re‐calculated on the post‐treatment CT. For convenience of comparison, dose plans were designed to receive a full course of treatment (75.6Gy). Dosimetric impact was assessed with comparisons of prostate, seminal vesicle (SV), rectum, and bladder volumes receiving several dose levels as well as the minimum and maximum doses to 0.1cc of the prostate and SV. Anatomic variations were also quantified. Results: Over the duration of one treatment fraction (21.4+/−5.5 minutes), there were systematic reductions in the volumes of the prostate and SV receiving the prescription dose (1.8 and 7.2 % respectively, P\u3c0.001) as well as the minimum dose to 0.1cc of their volumes (2.1 and 6.4Gy, P\u3c0.001). Of the 46 patients, 4 patients\u27 prostates (91%) and 8 patients\u27 SVs (83%) did not maintain dose coverage above 70Gy. Rectal dose increased and dose to the percentage‐volume of the bladder decreased at all dose levels. Rectal volume filling was correlated with a decrease in percentage‐volume of the SV receiving 75.6, 70, and 60Gy (P\u3c0.001, P\u3c0.001, P=0.02). Conclusion: With a 3‐mm intrafractional margin, a considerable percent of patients will not receive full dose coverage. The rectal volume increase during a treatment fraction has significant dosimetric impact on SV dose coverage and rectal sparing. Proactive immobilization of the rectum during treatment may be warranted. © 2006, American Association of Physicists in Medicine. All rights reserved

Process-based ecological river restoration: Visualizing three-dimensional connectivity and dynamic vectors to recover lost linkages

Human impacts to aquatic ecosystems often involve changes in hydrologic connectivity and flow regime. Drawing upon examples in the literature and from our experience, we developed conceptual models and used simple bivariate plots to visualize human impacts and restoration efforts in terms of connectivity and flow dynamics. Human-induced changes in longitudinal, lateral, and vertical connectivity are often accompanied by changes in flow dynamics, but in our experience restoration efforts to date have more often restored connectivity than flow dynamics. Restoration actions have included removing dams to restore fish passage, reconnecting flow through artificially cut-off side channels, setting back or breaching levees, and removing fine sediment deposits that block vertical exchange with the bed, thereby partially restoring hydrologic connectivity, i.e., longitudinal, lateral, or vertical. Restorations have less commonly affected flow dynamics, presumably because of the social and economic importance of water diversions or flood control. Thus, as illustrated in these bivariate plots, the trajectories of ecological restoration are rarely parallel with degradation trajectories because restoration is politically and economically easier along some axes more than others