The Rise of Judicial Management in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1955-2000 by Steven Harmon Wilson, ISBN 0820323632
This is the first book-length study of a federal district court to analyze the revolutionary changes in its mission, structure, policies, and procedures over the past four decades. As Steven Harmon Wilson chronicles the court's attempts to keep pace with an expanding, diversifying caseload, he situates those efforts within the social, cultural, and political expectations that have prompted the increase in judicial seats from four in 1955 to the current nineteen.
Federal judges have progressed from being simply referees of legal disputes to managers of expanding courts, dockets, and staffs, says Wilson. The Southern District of Texas offers an especially instructive model by which to study this transformation. Not only does it contain a varied population of Hispanics, African Americans, and whites, but its jurisdiction includes an international border and some of the busiest seaports in the United States. Wilson identifies three areas of judicial management in which the shift has most clearly manifested itself. Through docket and case management judges have attempted to rationalize the flow of work through the litigation process. Lastly, and most controversially, judges have sought to bring "constitutionally flawed" institutions into compliance through "structural reform" rulings in areas such as housing, education, employment, and voting.
Wilson draws on sources ranging from judicial biography and oral-history interviews to case files, published opinions, and administrative memoranda. Blending legal history with social science, this important new study ponders the changing meaning of federal judgeship as it shows how judicial management has both helped and hindered the resolution oflegal conflicts and the protection of civil rights.
Lean Accounting: Best Practices for Integration
This book quickly educates readers in lean manufacturing principles and vocabulary and discusses adaptive thinking in the lean application of traditional accounting systems and tools such as standard accounting, regulatory compliance, and performance management for the lean environment.
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Sarbanes-Oxley and the Board of Directors: Techniques and Best Practices for Corporate Governance
Sarbanes-Oxley: A Corporate Director's Compliance Guide is a complete training guide for board members regarding their responsibilities under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related regulatory requirements from the SEC and self-regulatory organizations (NYSE and NASD). It will also explore corporate governance best practices so that a director is aware and can evaluate their board against these practices.
Sarbanes-Oxley and the Board of Directors: Techniques and Best Practices for Corporate Governance
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Web Privacy with P3p by Lorrie Faith Cranor, ISBN 0596003714
"Web Privacy with P3P explains the P3P protocol and shows web site developers how to configure their sites for P3P compliance. Author Lorrie Faith Cranor, chair of the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) Specification Working Group at the W3C and co-author of the P3P1.0 specification, explains the inner workings of the P3P protocol while maintaining a hands-on implementation approach. The book begins with an introduction to P3P and an overview of online privacy concerns and the laws governing online privacy. Cranor discusses existing privacy technology, such as encryption tools, filters and identity management tools. Next, the book shows you how to P3P-enable your own site. Among the many topics covered are: P3P deployment stepsP3P policy syntaxCreating P3P policiesCreating and referencing policy reference filesData schemasFull of examples and case studies, "Web Privacy with P3P delivers practical advice and insider tips. Software developers, privacy consultants, corporate decision-makers,...
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Microtel SYSWM1211 Desktop System, 2.8 GHz Intel P4 Dual-Core Processor w/DVD-RW
- 2.8 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 Dual Core processor
- 1.0 GB DDR Memory, expandable to 2 GB
- 200 GB Ultra ATA-100 Hard Drive/7200 RPM (total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment)
- 16X DVD-RW
- Integrated 10/100 Ethernet Connection
- 56 kbps modem
- Integrated video with up to 64 MB shared, default setting is 32 MB
- Integrated 5+1 Channels AC'97 Audio
- Mid-Tower ATX Case (7.5 W x 17.5 D x 15 H)
- Available drive bays: External, one 5.25, two 3.5
- Available slots: 2 PCI, 1 AGP 8x slot
- Serial port
- Parallel port
- Four USB 2.0 ports (2 front-mounted)
- 104 key keyboard
- 2 button mouse w/wheel
- Audio Port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)
- Includes Windows XP Home Edition (pre-installed)
- Additional pre-installed software includes: OpenOffice Suite for word processing, spreadsheet calculations, creating presentations, drawing and image processing. <...
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Building More Classic Garden Furniture by Danny Proulx, ISBN 1558705643
Woodworkers will find 15 more of Proulx's great projects -- from flower planters, chairs and garden benches to loveseats, swings and tables -- suitable for any backyard or garden.
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