Newer Teaching Methods and the Library Program in the Junior High School

There are so many changes in the schools, and they are coming so fast these days that one is likely to become confused if he tries to keep up and feels condemned if he does not. Any self-respecting librarian will feel that he must know what is going on and try to adjust procedures accordingly, because that is the nature of self-respecting librarians. If one knows what the changes are and why they are happening, he is not likely to feel so confused or condemned, and he is not so likely to be taken in by temporary expedient shifts that have little meaning. His choices will be more selective and his decisions wiser in proportion to his understanding of what he is trying to do and why he is trying to do it. One will derive more satisfaction from his work because he will feel he is functioning adequately in his role. So also will all the other people whose activities are to influence or to be influenced by a properly functioning library. Thus it seems that one of the best things to do is review and assess the pressures that are producing changes in education, examine the changes, and interpret the effects the changes bring. Then we can review and reorganize our basic understandings so that we can correct our directions where they need correction and adapt our procedures to them.published or submitted for publicatio

Major Events and Policy issues in EC Competition Law, 2002–03 (Part 1)

The object of this paper is to outline the major events and policy issues related to Articles 81, 82 and 86 EC in the last year. The paper is divided into three sections: (1) a general overview of major events (legislation and notices, European Court cases, and European Commission decisions); (2) an outline of current policy issues, including competition and the liberal professions, review of the liner conference block exemption, and modernisation of Art.82 EC; and (3) areas of specific interest, meaning this year competition andgas supply, telecoms, sport, and media

The Impact on the Czech Republic

On 1 May 2004, huge changes were introduced to the way in which EC competition law is enforced. The recent enlargement, with ten new EU Member States, is probably the most important change, because it results in a scale change in the size of the European Union. However, that change has also led to other important changes: a reappraisal of how enforcement is spread across competition authorities in the European Union and an effort to see whether other modernising steps should be taken. Coincidentally, the EC Merger Control Regulation has also been subject to a review mechanism and the related changes to this Regulation also came into force on 1 May 2004. Taking the changes in the order of likely significance to companies, the main changes are: (1) A revised EC Merger Control Regulation came into force after an extensive review of the existing one, bringing a new substantive test.1 (2) The modernising features of Council Regulation 1/20032 came into force, above all with the abolition of notifications to the European Commission (the ‘Commission’) for clearance of agreements. (3) The decentralisation aspects of Council Regulation 1/2003 came into force, above all the shared enforcement of the whole of Article 81 of the EC Treaty (‘EC’) with national competition authorities and national courts, meaning that they can also apply Article 81(3) EC. (4) A further ten countries, including the Czech Republic, joined the European Union,3 bringing new markets and opportunities for competition, an even greater breadth to the European Union and, as noted, a scale change in how the European Union has to be organised

Major Events and Policy Issues in EC Competition Law, 2002-03 (Part 2)

This article is the second and final part of the overview of major events and policy issues in EC competition law in 2003, following on from last month’s journal ( [2004] I.C.C.L.R. 19). This part of the article is divided into three sections: (1) European Commission decisions on cartels, joint ventures/horizontal co-operation, distribution and Articles 82/86 EC. (2) An outline of current policy issues, including competition and the liberal professions, review of the liner conference block exemption, and the modernisation of Article 82 EC enforcement. (3) A survey of areas of specific interest, focusing mainly on recent Commission activity as regards competition and gas supply, with brief notes on the Commission’s leased lines sectoral enquiry and what the Commission has been doing in sport and media

Major Events and Policy Issues in EC Competition Law, 2004-2005 (Part 1)

This article is designed to offer an overview of the major events and policy issues related to Arts 81, 82 and 86 EC in 2004–2005. The article follows the format of previous years and is divided into three sections: — A general overview of major events (legislation and notices, European Court cases, European Commission decisions, ECN developments and new sector inquiries). — Discussion of current policy issues, including cartel enforcement, private actions and Art.82 EC modernisation. — An outline of certain areas of specific interest, notably competition and the liberal professions, the Commission’s ‘‘Sport and 3G’’ review and a DG COMP paper on competition and waste management

Major Events and Policy Issues in EC Competition Law, 2003–2004 (Part 1)

This paper is designed to offer an overview of the major events and policy issues related to Arts 81, 82 and 86 EC in the last year. The paper follows the format of previous years and is divided into three sections: — A general overview of major events (legislation and notices, European Court cases and European Commission decisions). — Anoutlineofcurrent policy issues, including legal privilege, private actions and Art.82 guidelines. — Discussion of certain areas of specific interest, notably competition and the liberal professions, energy, sport and media and certain international issues

Major Events and Policy Issues in EC Competition Law 2003-2004 Part 2

This paper is the second and final part of the overview of ‘‘Major Events and Policy Issues in EC Competition law in 2004’’, following from last month’s journal. This part of the paper is divided into three sections: (1) Recent Commission decisions on cartels, co-operation, distribution and abuse of dominant position, including notably the Microsoft decision; (2) an outline of current policy issues, including possible extension of in-house privilege and possible Art.82 EC guidelines; (3) a survey of some areas of particular interest.Notably, the Commission’s recent drive topromote cempetition in the liberal professions with a decision involving Belgian Architects; recent energy cases; and the Commission’s decision on the sale of UEFA’s football media rights

A dissolution rate study in hydrofluoric acid of titanium and the alpha solid solutions of oxygen in titanium

The dissolution mechanism of titanium in hydrofluoric acid was studied by collecting the hydrogen evolved during the dissolution reaction. A concentration range of 0.05 N to 0.50 N and a temperature range of 15°C to 45°C were employed for the determination. Values of the reaction order and energy of activation were determined for both pure titanium and the alpha solid solutions of oxygen in titanium and found to be the same within experimental limits. This indicated that the reaction giving rise to hydrogen evolution on the surfaces of both pure titanium and the TiOx alloys was the same. The order of the reaction was approximately (3/4) and the activation energy was 6.9± 0.7 kcal/mole. These measurements were shown to be indicative of a diffusionally controlled process. The reaction involved the penetration and attack or removal of a sub-oxide layer with subsequent mass transfer of HFun to the surface and direct chemical attack. Difference effect measurements made on some TiOx alloys indicated that an electrochemical reaction was also occurring on the surface. The large value of the difference effect constant, 9.5, indicated that a secondary process was affecting the surface of the TiOx alloys so as to render them more than 100% polarizable as predicted by an equation published in previous literature. The reaction mechanism proposed from this study was the penetration and/or removal of a sub-oxide film on the surface of the titanium with subsequent direct chemical attack. Diffusionally controlled chemical and electrochemical dissolution processes were thought to be occurring simultaneously on the surface --Introduction, pages ii-iii

Person First Workplaces: How an Ethic of Care can Help to Improve Workplace Conditions and Promote Workplace Relations

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the poor workplace conditions which most people have to deal with every day. In combination with the prolonged unstable economy, working class people are having to deal with stressful conditions at home and work, resulting in a situation where employees are facing workplaces which only seem to get worse and worse, leaving working class people with no choice but to find employment in an adverse environment. This paper offers an ethics of care based approach in which workplace conditions are directly addressed by implementing practices and policies centered around ethical caring, making the workplace somewhere supportive and productive for the corporation and its employees. This ethics of care approach utilizes the preexisting relationships within businesses to make the workplace a caring environment where the employees of the business can better themselves, while not infringing on the profitability of the corporation

Richard Ratliff Interview

Transcript of an oral history interview with Richard Ratliff by John Ernst on his experiences during the Vietnam War on July 23, 1997