Micrurus limbatus

Number of Pages: 3Integrative BiologyGeological Science

Chas Wilkinson Jr. to Kenneth, 6 February 1956

Personal correspondenc

Exploring the value of BIM for corporate real estate

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: Building information modelling (BIM) offers rich opportunities for property professionals to use information throughout the property life cycle. However, the benefits of BIM for property professionals are largely untapped. BIM was developed by the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector to assist in managing design and construction data. As these technologies mature and evolve, so does the opportunity for other professional groups to use data within, or linked to, BIM models. This paper aims to explore the potential for corporate real estate managers (CREM) and investment surveyors to use data contained in BIM models and building management systems, which could help these professionals with strategic planning, portfolio rationalisation and acquisitions. Design/methodology/approach: This is a scoping study to explore the potential to expand the scope of BIM to other professional activities. As such, the research adopted a Delphi approach with a series of workshops with experienced stakeholders in Australia and England. Qualitative research is inductive and hypothesis-generating. That is, as the researcher assimilates knowledge and information contained in the literature, ideas and questions are formed, which are put to research participants, and, from this process, conclusions are drawn. Findings: It is technologically feasible for some property professionals, such as CREM, to use some data contained within BIM, and linked building management systems. The types of data used by property professionals were identified and ranked in importance. Needs are varied, both in the range of data and the points in the property life cycle when they are required. The benefits identified include potentially accessing and using more reliable and accurate data in professional tasks; however, challenges exist around the fidelity of the data and assurances that it is current. Research limitations/implications: The key limitations of the research were that the views expressed are those of a select group of experienced practitioners and may not represent the consensus view of the professions and industry as a whole. The limitations and criticisms of focus group data collection are that individuals holding strong views may dominate the sessions. Practical implications: The findings show that expanding access to BIM could enable some property professionals, including CREM, to utilise relevant data that could improve the quality and accuracy of their professional services. A simple initial system could be trialled to ascertain the value of the data. Over time, the availability of data could be extended to allow more professionals access. Furthermore, there is potential to link BIM to other digitised property data in the future. Originality/value: To date, no one has considered the practicality or potential utility of expanding the access to data contained in 3D BIM models to property professionals, nor has anyone considered which data would be useful to them. The value of using BIM data is that, as more property stock is delivered and maintained via BIM-enabled processes, it will be possible for a wider range of professionals such as CREM and investment surveyors to offer more accurate advice and services to clients

The Breeding of Wolves: Understanding the Escalation Continuum & Escalation Dynamics of Contemporary Sex Trafficking Demand

This quantitative, quasi-longitudinal research was conducted to empirically examine if sex-demand buyer behavior of heterosexual males is causational based on commonplace societal and transgenerational influences. These causational influences are termed “escalation dynamics,” which can lay on a ranged scale from adolescent development through adulthood, termed an “escalation continuum.” This research aimed to research how and why a heterosexual male becomes a sex buyer from different influences over a developmental time frame. Participants had to meet the criteria of being a heterosexual male, having been arrested for sex-demand buying, and currently participating or having completed the Sex Buyers Transformation and Restoration (STAR) Program. The 67-question My Sex Life Survey was completed online by 56 respondents. The results indicated a correlation between developmental influences, i.e., escalation dynamics, such as hegemonic masculinity, traditional male roles, internet pornography, strip clubs, and beliefs leading to the objectification of prostituted females. The research showed multiple significant inferences on sex-demand buyer behavior concerning negative heterosexual male influences from adolescents to adulthood. Furthermore, the results showed and exposed a range of sex-demand buyers as being more or less hegemonic in their masculinity traits, suggesting that men who suffer more significant strain suffer greater symptoms of hegemonic masculinity

Foiled FOIA: The Excessive Exemption

The Freedom of Information Act permits requestors access to government information unless an exemption applies. Exemption (b)(3)(B) permits the government to protect information if there is a specific reference to a FOIA exemption in the withholding statute. Congress created this new requirement in 2009 in order to remove decision making power from administrative agencies and courts and reserve the power to disclose or withhold information with the legislative branch. This exemption poses problems to courts when there is a clear intent to protect information in the withholding statute without a clear reference to Exemption (b)(3)(B). As a result, courts have issued inconsistent holdings regarding the protection or disclosure of information. Broadly, some courts have held that the withholding statute must contain a reference to FOIA Exemption 3 and adhere to the strict requirements of Exemption (b)(3)(B). This approach, however, lies in direct conflict with legislative entrenchment—the notion that a previous legislature may not bind a future legislative body known. Contrasted with the strict approach, other courts have used various interpretative tools to circumvent the requirements of Exemption (b)(3)(B) and held in accordance with the manifest intent of the withholding statute instead. By following either approach, courts are complying with one law at the expense of violating another. These inconsistent holdings demonstrate that Exemption (b)(3)(B) does not fulfill the intent of Congress and should be reappealed or the Supreme Court should decide this fracture as a result

Reduction and Summarization of Forage Production Data from Pasture and Range Lands

In an attempt to control and properly manage our vast pasture and range lands there have been many problems that the scientist has been confronted with. Among these has been the problem of reducing the great quantity of collected data from the ranges and pasture lands into a form suitable for scientific analysis. In the past this reduction process has been accomplished by slow, painstaking hand calculation methods, thus making it virtually impossible for the scientist to analyze and propose corrective measures at the time they are needed. However, with the advent of high speed computing equipment this need no longer be a major factor of concern to the research worker today. It has been the purpose of this study to develop a program utilizing computers to solve one of these many problems. The problem that has been specifically dealt with in this report is that of the summarization of forage weight production data

WILLS-CONSTRUCTION-EFFECT OF PRECATORY WORDS RELATING -TO DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ON DONEE\u27S DEATH

After two bequests, each of an absolute interest in one-third of her property, to a niece and a nephew, testatrix bequeathed the remaining one-third of her estate to her husband ... to have and to hold subject to the request hereinafter stated. It, however, is my wish and desire and I charge my said husband ... to make disposition ... so that it will not pass to his heirs upon his death, but shall revert, after his death, to my heirs and be distributed to the legatees named in subparagraphs A. and B. of this clause Eighth ... subject, however, that my husband shall be at full liberty to use, have and keep all the income ... and so much of the principal and corpus as he may find convenient and desirable for his comfort, advantage and enjoyment .... Plaintiff petitioned for a construction of the will, contending that the bequest to the husband was of something less than a fee. The lower court adopted this construction, but on appeal, held, reversed. In the light of the husband\u27s right to invade the corpus of one-third portion of the estate, the testatrix intended to invest in him an absolute fee supplemented by an unenforceable desire that he dispose of the property on his death to her heirs. Grover v. Wood, 337 Mich. 467, 60 N.W. (2d) 316 (1953)

NEGLIGENCE-DUTY OF CARE-DETERMINATION OF PLAINTIFF\u27S STATUS UNDER GUEST STATUTE

Plaintiff, a boy scout, was assisting in a paper collection for the benefit of his troop, and while so doing, was injured when he attempted to regain his position on a utility trailer attached to the assistant scoutmaster\u27s automobile. Plaintiff brought suit against the assistant scoutmaster, alleging negligent operation of the automobile. Defendant\u27s motion for judgment on the pleadings was granted in the lower court, but this ruling was reversed in the court of appeals. On appeal to the Supreme Court of Ohio, held, affirmed, three judges dissenting. Defendant was deemed to have been benefited by plaintiff\u27s activities to a sufficient extent to take plaintiff out of the guest classification and render him a passenger for hire under the Ohio Automobile Guest Statute. Vest v. Kramer, 158 Ohio St. 78, 107 N. E. (2d) 105 (1952)

Foiled FOIA: The Excessive Exemption

The Freedom of Information Act permits requestors access to government information unless an exemption applies. Exemption (b)(3)(B) permits the government to protect information if there is a specific reference to a FOIA exemption in the withholding statute. Congress created this new requirement in 2009 in order to remove decision making power from administrative agencies and courts and reserve the power to disclose or withhold information with the legislative branch. This exemption poses problems to courts when there is a clear intent to protect information in the withholding statute without a clear reference to Exemption (b)(3)(B). As a result, courts have issued inconsistent holdings regarding the protection or disclosure of information. Broadly, some courts have held that the withholding statute must contain a reference to FOIA Exemption 3 and adhere to the strict requirements of Exemption (b)(3)(B). This approach, however, lies in direct conflict with legislative entrenchment—the notion that a previous legislature may not bind a future legislative body known. Contrasted with the strict approach, other courts have used various interpretative tools to circumvent the requirements of Exemption (b)(3)(B) and held in accordance with the manifest intent of the withholding statute instead. By following either approach, courts are complying with one law at the expense of violating another. These inconsistent holdings demonstrate that Exemption (b)(3)(B) does not fulfill the intent of Congress and should be reappealed or the Supreme Court should decide this fracture as a result