End Titles

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Decker
Keyword(s):  
Popular Music ◽  
Us Military ◽  
Ritual Space ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Film Composers ◽  
Combat Films

This chapter considers music heard during the end titles and at the moment of narrative closure in Hollywood combat films made after Vietnam. In many of these films, music during the end titles provides time and musical content for reflection after the narrative, creating a ritual space for meditating on the meaning of patriotism. The end titles choices made by combat film composers and directors are shown to have a profound effect on the meaning of these films. Most films end with reflective music encouraging the audience who remains to listen to “count the cost” of the narrative just seen as it reflects the lives of real soldiers and veterans. A few films, including The Hurt Locker, end with popular music that challenges the listener to think critically about the relationship between the tropes of screen violence and the US military and militarism.

scholarly journals Militarization, slow violence, and the emerging threat of condemnation in Hawai‘i

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 3.1-3.12
Author(s):  
N. Mahina Tuteur
Keyword(s):  
Active Role ◽  
Kanaka Maoli ◽  
Public Purpose ◽  
Us Military ◽  
Military Presence ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Military ◽  
Fair Market Value

This article examines the environmental impacts of the US military presence in Hawaii, looking specifically at the federal government’s power to condemn land for a ‘public purpose’ under the US Constitution. In 2018, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the State of Hawaii failed its duty to properly manage 23,000 acres of lands leased to the military at Pōhakuloa and must take an active role in preserving trust property. With the expiration of this lease (and several others) approaching in 2029, controversy is stirring as to whether the military will simply condemn these lands if the cost of clean-up is greater than the land’s fair-market value at the expiration of the lease. In other words, as long as it remains cheaper for the military to pollute and condemn than it is for it to restore, what options do we have for legal and political recourse? Considering grassroots movements’ strategic use of media and legal action through an environmental justice lens, this article provides a starting point to consider avenues for ensuring proper clean-up of these lands, and ultimately, negotiating for their return to Kānaka Maoli.

Economic Considerations of Climate Change and Health

Heat Advisory ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan H. Lockwood
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Full Time ◽  
The Us ◽  
Compensation Claims ◽  
Property Loss ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Economic Considerations ◽  
Climate Change And Health

Economics govern the relationship between what could be done and what is actually done. A fundamental rule of public health posits that it is medically and economically desirable to prevent rather than to treat an illness. Heat leads to more deaths than any weather-related cause. In the July 2006 California heat wave there were over 16,000 excess emergency room visits and 1,100 hospitalizations. In Washington, there were 3.1 heat-related workman’s compensation claims per 100,000 full time employees. In India the economic burden of dengue is over one billion dollars per year. Puerto Rican data suggest it is the most important and costliest vector-borne disease. Property loss and burdens associated with the production of climate change refugees add to the cost of rising sea level. It’s no surprise that careful studies in the US show that those with the highest social vulnerability will be the most seriously affected. Agriculture will suffer: the 2012 megadrought cost around $30 billion. Economists estimate that heat-related increases in crime will cost each US citizens between $20 and $30 per year by the end of the century.

“Different than an infantry unit down in Georgia”: Narratives of queer liberation in the post-DADT military

Sexualities ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 776-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Connell
Keyword(s):  
Officer Training ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Us Military ◽  
Don't Ask Don't Tell ◽  
The Us ◽  
Rotc Cadets ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Unanimous Approval

More than five years out from its implementation, we still know relatively little about how members of the US military and its ancillary institutions are responding to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Contrary to what one might expect given the long history of LGBTQ antipathy in the military, I found in interviews with Boston area Reserve Officer Training Core (ROTC) cadets unanimous approval for the repeal of DADT. When pressed to explain why there was so much homogeneity of favorable opinion regarding the repeal, interviewees repeatedly offered the same explanation: that Boston, in particular, is such a progressive place that even more conservative institutions like the ROTC are spared anti-gay sentiment. They imagined the Southern and/or rural soldier they will soon encounter when they enter the US military, one who represents the traditionally homophobic attitudes of the old military in contrast to their more enlightened selves. This “metronormative” narrative has been critiqued elsewhere as inadequate for understanding the relationship between sexuality and place; this article contributes to that critique by taking a new approach. Rather than deconstruct narratives of queer rurality, as the majority of metronormativity scholarship has done, I deconstruct these narratives of urban queer liberation. I find that such narratives mask the murkier realities of LGBTQ attitudes in urban contexts and allow residents like the ROTC cadets in this study to displace blame about anti-gay prejudice to a distant Other, outside of their own ranks.

scholarly journals Pocketbook on Regional Anesthesia Techniques: Each Line Matters

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Habib Md Reazaul Karim ◽  
Abhijit S. Nair
Keyword(s):  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Loss Of Resistance ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Spinal Epidural ◽  
The Relationship

Dear editor, There has been an ardent interest noticed in the last decade amongst members of anaesthesia fraternity to learn the art of regional anaesthesia (RA). Use of ultrasound (US) has revolutionised the practice of RA all over the world. Every month there is a description of either a new block or a modification of an existing block. Although this keeps RA enthusiasts occupied with various experiments and thus reinventing his/her skills, it also adds to the confusion. The US workshops are useful to Anaesthesiologist’s who have access to the US. Practitioners in the periphery especially freelancers and Anaesthesiologists working in small, resource-limited setups are the ones who should be skillful in landmark/ loss of resistance (LOR) and peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) guided RA techniques. Anatomy, landmarks, and techniques are equally important [1]. RA that is usually taught in medical colleges and teaching institutes to postgraduate students are spinal/epidural anaesthesia, few upper limb blocks (supraclavicular/axillary), and few lower limb blocks (femoral/sciatic/popliteal). The students do not get adequate confidence during training and later either have to attend workshops or become faculty in some teaching institutes to master RA skills. The relationship between nerve and needle tip at the moment of injection is critical. Nerve localisation techniques have evolved over the years [2]. There are workshops conducted all over the globe that teach US and PNS-guided RA techniques. However, it has been observed that the participants are mostly not actively practicing hands-on during such sessions. An illustrated pocketbook showing images, key points, and relevant landmarks of the regularly performed RA techniques were therefore long-awaited. Finally, three RA enthusiasts from India: Dr. Santosh Kumar Sharma, Dr. Tuhin Mistry, and Dr. Kala Eshwaran have compiled a book in which they have described LOR-based and PNS-guided techniques using illustrated and sel

Military-civil fusion will strengthen China’s military

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Military Technology ◽  
Scientific Cooperation ◽  
The West ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Cost

Significance MCF aims to harness the inventiveness of the country’s private-sector technology firms to strengthen its military capabilities. It is partially based on the US military-industrial complex, but has come to encompass a much broader range of actors and activities. Impacts MCF will come at the cost of greater international tension and less research and scientific cooperation with the West. The already diverse range of actors and activities involved in MCF is likely to expand further. Firms in sectors with little obvious military relevance are potentially vulnerable to sanctions as a result of their involvement with MCF. China’s level of military technology will continue to converge with that of the West.

Music as Product

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Daragh O’Reilly ◽  
Dr Gretchen Larsen ◽  
Dr Krzysztof Kubacki
Keyword(s):  
Popular Music ◽  
Music Production ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The Us ◽  
Sales Success ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

n order to develop a more holistic and integrated understanding of the relationship between music and the market, and consequently of music production and consumption, it is necessary to examine the notion of music as a product. The very act of exploring the relationship between music, markets and consumption immediately frames music as a ‘product’. In the marketplace, music is ‘produced’ and ‘consumed’ rather than made and heard. But the language and practices of the market and of marketing go far beyond the labelling of music making and listening in this way. They are pervasive and, as such, mediate our everyday engagement with music, regardless of the role we play in the market. The way the quality of music is evaluated is dominated by measures of sales success: songs ‘top the charts’, artists ‘sell out’ stadiums and tours, and recording companies sign ‘the next big thing’ to contracts in the expectation of future sales. Even a particular market can be held up as measure of success: in popular music, many bands, such as the Beatles, have been deemed to be successful only after they have ‘broken America’ by reaching high positions on the US music charts.

Pathways Into Corrosion Related Naval Applications

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia G. DeGiorgi
Keyword(s):  
Active Material ◽  
Land Vehicles ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Navy ◽  
Cost Reductions ◽  
Corrosion Problem ◽  
Construction Inspection ◽  
Conventional Methods ◽  
The Cost

The cost of corrosion to the US military is huge. In 2006–2007 the US Navy spent $3.2 Billion on corrosion related maintenance on ships alone. Additional funds were expended maintaining US Navy aircraft, helicopters and land vehicles. The cost of corrosion must be controlled. It is apparent that extraordinary cost reductions are needed to bring the problem under control. In order to achieve such dramatic improvements changes from conventional methods of construction, inspection and monitoring are necessary. There are ample opportunities for active material technologies if the researcher understands the fundamental corrosion problem. In this paper the author outlines information on US Navy corrosion concerns including examples of recent request for information data calls. It is hoped that this paper will help researchers in the SMASIS community understand the needs associated with US naval corrosion.

scholarly journals The Impact of US Military Spending on Public Debt in Europe (1992–2013): A Note

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 459-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raul Caruso ◽  
Marco Di Domizio
Keyword(s):  
Public Debt ◽  
Military Spending ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Panel Estimation ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis paper investigates the relationship between the US military spending and public debt in a panel of European countries in the period 1992–2013. Under the established evidence of the interdependence between US and European military spending, we exploited a dynamic panel estimation. Findings show that the debt of European countries is: (1) positively associated with US military spending; (2) negatively associated with average military burden of other European countries.

STEG and the occupation of Germany: Demilitarization as reconstruction 1945–1953

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-125
Author(s):  
Douglas I. Bell
Keyword(s):  
German Economy ◽  
Military Government ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
American Occupation ◽  
Us Military ◽  
Öffentliches Gut ◽  
The Us ◽  
Post War ◽  
The Relationship

This paper examines the relationship between demilitarization and reconstruction during the American occupation of Germany by focusing on the significance of captured enemy material. In the devastation of the post-war years, the US Military Government initially used this material to meet the needs of the Displaced Persons and German populations, but this changed as the US Military Government started concentrating on German reconstruction. This led to the formation of the STEG corporation ( Staatliche Erfassungsgesellschaft für öffentliches Gut m.b.H.) whose responsibilities included demilitarizing military depots scattered across the German landscape, recycling these materials, and making them available to the German economy.

Internal Cathodic Protection Of Large Steel Pipes Carrying Sea Water

CORROSION ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN H. MORGAN
Keyword(s):  
Cathodic Protection ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Measuring Device ◽  
Steel Pipes ◽  
Large Steel ◽  
Diameter Pipe ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The internal cathodic protection of large steel pipe carrying sea water is discussed both from the practical and the theoretical viewpoint. Systems considered involved use of such devices as concentric cylindrical anodes, off-center cylindrical anodes, wall mounted anodes, and central point lead alloy anodes fed with impressed current from a dc source. The cathodic protection was applied to both bare and coated pipe. Testing was done both in the laboratory and on a full scale level. The designing of a potential measuring device and the determination of protection criteria are considered briefly. Other topics discussed include coating the pipe interior, computing the costs of cathodic protection, and determining the relationship between anode separation and anode diameter in pipes with the same coating and electrolyte. It was found that coatings will effect the largest economies on the smaller diameter pipe where the cost of the cable is lowest and where smaller anode supports can be used with small anodes. At the moment the most economical method of protection seems to involve the use of a cheap readily applied coating of reasonable resistance and cathodic protection from point anodes mounted at or close to the center line of the pipe. 5.2.3

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