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Members Gain Political Clout

. With more than 100,000 members, ASCP has clout. When ASCP bands together with like-minded societies, the profession as a whole gains political strength. ASCP has collaborated with numerous organizations ... of national, state, and local political representatives about the potential negative impact on the practice of medicine. Florida Licensure Issues ASCP scored an important victory for Florida

Vulnerability and Power in the Age of the Anthropocene

Article argues that Fineman’s concept of vulnerability is valuable for situating political and legal theory within a concern for the natural world. We live in what some scientists have dubbed the ... . Misused, however, vulnerability analysis can make power relations, and therefore injustice, invisible. Legal and political theorists in search of conceptual frameworks appropriate to the Anthropocene must

The Improbability of Meaningful Climate Change Regulation: A Constructivist Understanding of the Global Commons and the Need for U.S. Leadership

Climate change is a topic that permeates today’s scientific, political, and social discourse. It is a term that is both widely known and hotly debated across the country and across the globe. While ... today‘s scientific and political worlds generally agree that meaningful climate change regulation is not only beneficial, but necessary if the world hopes to avoid short and long term negative repercussions

The Privatization of Antarctica

inhospitable. Rather, this Article argues that Antarctica’s economic isolation is the result of political paralysis and a lack of appreciation for private property rights. This Article makes the case for adding ... -HERMANN HOPPE, THE ECONOMICS AND ETHICS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY: STUDIES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY AND PHILOSOPHY, 332 (2d ed., Ludwig von Mises Institute 2006 ) (“Every person owns his own body as well as all

Rising Seas, Receding Ethics? Why Real Estate Professionals Should Seek the Moral High Ground

Despite the scientific consensus, some political leaders in the United States deny the need for policy making in response to sea level rise. Even in coastal Florida and Virginia, where communities ... , the United States political leadership remains embroiled in a legislative and policy debate over the existence of sea level rise and the responses to it.1 Meanwhile, homeowners and businesses face real

The Development of Environmental Governance Regimes: a Chinese-inspired Reconstruction

, supra note 63, at 12 ("It takes a pessimistic view of human nature grounded in Machiavellian and Hobbesian philosophy."). 67. See id. ("Because of its emphasis on the political sphere, the realist ... political process]."2 The concept of a governance regime has subsequently gained currency.3 For the past three decades or so, it has generally been viewed as a useful vehicle for conveying the existence of

Implementation of the EU Directive on Environmental Impact Assessment in the Czech Republic: How Long Can the Wolf Be Tricked?

–53 (1995) (emphasizing that environmental reforms and political agendas changed with the predominance of economies along with the reduction of resources from external programs). 5. See László Szegedi ... and enforcing environmental protection based on EU policy such as inadequate policy and regulatory frameworks, poor monitoring systems, human resource and institutional weakness, changing political

Carrots and Sticks, from President Obama’s Solyndra and Beyond

carrots to promising corporations, has been a guiding philosophy of the Obama Administration.4 This Essay highlights the fatal flaws of a system of awarding carrots, using as examples the Solyndra debacle ... and other vignettes, including electric cars and fuel ethanol. These stories illustrate that the failures of carrots can inflict long-term political harm on the environmental movement. The Essay then

Gas Flaring in Nigeria‘s Niger Delta: Failed Promises and Reviving Community Voices

commited to stopping gas flaring. At this juncture, it is important to give a brief discussion of the Nigerian political and judicial climate. II. Brief History of the Nigerian Economy and Gas Flaring This ... the courtroom— sending a political message: a goal beyond the mere winning of a case.48 After assessing these models, Professor Jules Lobel postulated a third model such that the courts could be used

ASCP Celebrates the Future Leaders of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

assumed the role of an informal career mentor for many. My philosophy has always been to fully immerse trainees in all aspects of my clinical or research work, so as to allow them to appreciate both the

Yoga for Medical Laboratory Scientist: Incorporating the Yogic Practices of Mindfulness, Movement and Breath to the Modern Healthcare Professional

. Yoga’s origins can be traced back to ancient Indian philosophy, has been adopted by millions around the world, and continues to generate interest new spaces. Once a practice mainly performed by the

Leading Residents to Leadership: Maximizing Leadership Development During Residency

Positive, Team-Based Environment Only recently was I enlightened about FISH! Philosophy by one of my faculty, Dr. Jeff Myers. For those of you unfamiliar, FISH! Philosophy is based on observations that the ... attitudes of workers at Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle, WA, contribute greatly to their energy, sales, and success. The philosophy has four elements: ( 1 ) choosing one?s attitude, ( 2 ) playing at

Leading in the Laboratory

provide direction, make things happen, and motivate people. It is often the result of your chosen philosophy as well as your experiences over time.? When we lead, pathology and laboratory medicine thrive

Leadership Strategies for Success in the Laboratory of Today and the Future

, make things happen, and motivate people. It is often the result of your chosen philosophy as well as your experiences over time. When choosing a style, it is important to take into account the culture of

Climate Change, Scale, and Devaluation: The Challenge of Our Built Environment

article.8 Understanding the climate science behind Broecker’s CO2 arithmetic is only one part of making this change; we must also consider political and economic circumstances, which are absent from his ... political body; no one wants their durable assets, from SUVs to container ships, devalued by regulatory or legal mechanisms. In a fortuitous paradox, however, climate change renders this view of our

Creating a Global Footprint

translates into opportunity. For members, it is the opportunity to volunteer, to improve the health of people in resource-limited countries, and to work with colleagues who share that philosophy. And for ASCP

Using National Border Climate Adjustment Schemes to Facilitate Global Greenhouse Gas Management in Industrial Production

emissions has manifested itself as an immensely complex and difficult process, grid-locking high-level political decision-making and only recently picking up speed in the form of a fragmented experimentalism ... ASSESSMENT, available at http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_synthes is_report.htm [hereinafter FOURTH ASSESSMENT REPORT]. great political hurdles to simply

Resident Education: Teaching Quality Improvement to Tomorrow's Pathologists

material waste, but wasted effort, time, transportation, and movement. While Ohno developed the philosophy behind the TPS during a period spanning the 50s to the 70s, it was not widely shared or adopted by

Quality from the Ground Up

comprehensive two-hour quality onboarding to all new staff in order to deliver fundamental information about and the philosophy behind, and to set expectations for, the quality program. This training was designed

Masthead & Front Matter

ALBERT V. CARR, B.A., J.D. Professor of Practice JUDY CLARKE, B.A., J.D. Professor of Practice GREGORY J. COOPER, B.A., PH.D. Lecturer in Philosophy & Law, Associate Professor of Philosophy JOHN H ... LOWNEY, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Lecturer in Philosophy & Law, Visiting Professor of Philosophy TIMOTHY LUBIN, B.A., M.T.S., Ph.D. Lecturer in Law and Religion, Professor of Religion A. CARTER MAGEE, JR., B.A