Circumventing California's Proposition 13 for the Public Collection of Rent

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred E. Foldvary
Keyword(s):  
Proposition 13 ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Collection

Wellington-Winter Revisited: The Case of Municipal Sanitation Collection

ILR Review ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda N. Edwards ◽  
Franklin R. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Unions ◽  
Residential Solid Waste ◽  
Public Collection

This study examines the hypothesis advanced by Wellington and Winter that public sector unions have greater power than private sector unions to raise wages. To test this hypothesis the authors use a unique body of 1974 data on several aspects of residential solid waste collection in 175 cities, 95 with public collection systems and 80 with private systems. In both groups of cities some work forces are unionized and some are not. The authors' analysis shows that unionization raises the wages of sanitation workers in the public sector by considerably more than it raises the wages of such workers in the private sector, thus providing strong support for the Wellington-Winter thesis.

scholarly journals Consumo e descarte de resíduos alimentares em um bairro do município de Caxias do Sul/RS

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Zaro ◽  
Rejane Margarete Schaefer Kalsing ◽  
Heloísa Theodoro
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Public ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Ethical Point ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
Public Collection ◽  
Food Wastage

Resumo: O desperdício de alimentos apresenta diversos aspectos negativos do ponto de vista ambiental, econômico, social e ético. O objetivo desse trabalho foi coletar informações com famílias de um bairro de Caxias do Sul/RS com relação ao consumo e descarte de resíduos alimentares, através de questionários. Os resultados indicaram que 42,1% dos respondentes percebem o desperdício de alimentos em casa, e 36,8% compram além do planejado na rotina de compras. Sobre o destino dos resíduos alimentares, destaca-se o reaproveitamento em outras refeições e a destinação à coleta pública. Constata-se uma limitação de informações sobre o tema que, entre diversas razões, também é resultado da pouca atenção dada ao assunto até então, e uma carência em termos de programas de sensibilização. Por fim, são sugeridas ações de educação ambiental sobre o assunto, que ainda são escassas no Brasil, assim como o incentivo à compostagem nos domicílios.Palavras-chave: Desperdício de alimentos. Educação ambiental. Consumo. Resíduos Sólidos. Gestão.  CONSUMPTION AND DISPOSAL OF FOOD WASTE IN A COMMUNITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL/RS Abstract: The food wastage presents several negatives aspects with regard to the environmental, economic, social and ethical point of view. The aim of this work was to gather information from families of a neighborhood from Caxias do Sul/RS about their food consumption and waste disposal, using questionnaires. The results indicated that 42.1% of the respondents notice food wastage at home and 36.8% buy more than planned during their shopping routines. Referring to the disposal of food waste, the reuse in other meals and the destination to the public collection system are common practices among the families. It was verified a lack of information about food wastage, which is a consequence of the little attention given to the issue so far, and a shortage in terms of awareness programs. The study suggests environmental education actions that are still scarce in Brazil, as well as incentives to the adoption of composting techniques in households.Keywords: Food wastage. Environmental education. Consumption. Solid waste. Management

scholarly journals Juntos Si Liga (We Get It Together)

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 188s-188s
Author(s):  
D. Milla Saavedra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Fixed Point ◽  
Young People ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Higher Education Centers ◽  
The One ◽  
Public Collection ◽  
Fight Against Cancer

Amount collected: The campaign achieved that more than 10,000 young people joined “Juntos Sí Liga”, generating that the collection of cans in the street increased by 40% (from S/1.4 million to S/2.0 million soles). Background and context: The League Against Cancer - Peru plans and executes annually its “Public Collection”, which allows to obtain funds to fulfill its mission to educate and prevent cancer in the most vulnerable areas of the country. To collect these funds, it has different collection channels, which the one that generates the highest revenue is the street CANS: statistically one can in the street can collect 3 times more than a piggy bank at a fixed point. Until 2017 , The League Against Cancer - Peru, only had a limited group of volunteers who went out on the days of collection (80% adults and 20% young), and who collaborated sporadically. Thus, to achieve greater collection, it was necessary to increase the number of street volunteers. This way, “Juntos Sí Liga” was created, with the aim of encouraging young people to decide to become volunteers to prevent cancer in the country. Aim: Increase the number of young volunteers during the days of the public collection. Strategy/Tactics: We identified the influencers of the social networks with greater connections to the young people so that they influence their followers to register as volunteers. We also created an advertising spot to call even more participation. Considering that the whole approach would be digital, we relied on 2 registration platform www.proa.pe and www.meunoperu.com . We invited the main universities and higher education centers to be part of the campaign. The social networks of the League Against Cancer served to inform in real time of the activities that were held for the community. Costs and returns: More than 50 influencers and more than 100 celebrities were part of the campaign. More than 2000 publications in the social networks of the influencers, which generated an advertising investment savings of more than US $500,360.60. More than 200 publications in media with a saving of advertising investment of more than US $532,323.30. More than 1.5 million young people reached through the official Web site. More than 100,000 views of the advertising spot. More than 50 study centers joined the fight against cancer. The campaign achieved that more than 10,000 young people joined “Juntos Sí Liga”, generating that the collection of cans in the street increased by 40% (from S/1.4 million to S/2.0 million soles). What was learned: The influencers were powerful allies for the success of the campaign. Thanks to them, the number of young volunteers of the institution represented 80% of the total participants in the days of collection (before they were 20%). In addition, we invited them to understand about the disease and to realize that they can be a key piece in the change of cancer in Peru. [Figure: see text]

scholarly journals THE LABELING OF ENTOMOLOGICAL SPECIMENS

1898 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-74
Author(s):  
Charles Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
North America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Museums ◽  
Private Collections ◽  
Public Collection

During a visit to Great Britain a few years ago I looked over a numbered of the Entomological collections in the public Museums there. The specimens in them were labeled so as to show the order, sub-order, and family that they belonged to and their individual scientific names. with few exceptions there were no records of their geographical distribution, and when information of habitation was given it was of a wide nature, as North America, Asia, or Europe. Data of seasonal appearance or date of capture were entirely absent. Since then I have foudn that many collections on this side of the Atlantic are in the same condition, and private collections in particular. That such information should be wanting, especially in a public collection, is to be regretted; for however beautifully mounted, classified and correctly named the specimens may be, they are of little paractical value. The biological student gets no more information than he would form any entomological publication containing plates, unless it be the identification of some rare insect. The reasont that public collections are lacking in such data is because they have been built up from donations or by purchase – and until recent years the study of insects rarely consisted of more than collecting, mounting, naming, and placing in classified order. This can be remedied by the present-day collector, professional or amateur.

scholarly journals First Report of Anthracnose on Alfalfa Caused by Colletotrichum linicola in Serbia

Plant Disease ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 98 (9) ◽  
pp. 1276-1276 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Vasić ◽  
A. Bulajić ◽  
V. Krnjaja ◽  
D. Jevremović ◽  
S. Živković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Suspension ◽  
Nucleotide Identity ◽  
Academic Press ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
First Report ◽  
The Public ◽  
Colletotrichum Trifolii ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
Fungal Dna ◽  
Public Collection

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is economically the most important forage crop in Serbia. In July 2009, alfalfa plants showed symptoms characteristic of anthracnose disease (“shepherd's crook”) including wilting and death of the upper portion of the stems. Anthracnose of alfalfa has been reported to be caused by Colletotrichum trifolii or C. destructivum (2). Alfalfa plants with anthracnose symptoms were collected in Srpska Crnja, South Banat District, Serbia. Infected tissue samples were surface disinfected with 5% sodium hypochlorite for 2 min and washed three times for 5 min in sterile distilled water. Surface sterilized tissue was transferred to sterile filter paper and placed on potato dextrose agar (PDA), and incubated at 24°C in the dark for 10 days (1). Developing colonies were light to dark olive green. In cultures on PDA medium, acervuli were formed. Conidia from acervuli were released in mucous masses that were orange to cream-pink in color. Conidia were hyaline, aseptate, straight with one end pointed and the other slightly rounded, measuring 12.5 to 25.0 × 2.5 to 7.5 μm (mean 19.83 × 4.42 μm). After 5 days, numerous setae were formed. The setae were slightly darker at the bottom and lighter at the top, septate with 3 septa. Setae dimensions were 100 to 185.5 × 2.5 to 5 μm (average 160.9 × 3.12 μm). The isolated fungus was designated Coll-44. Stems of 30 7-week-old plants were spray-inoculated in the laboratory with an aqueous suspension of conidia (106 spores per ml; 10 ml per plant) harvested from 7-day-old cultures grown on PDA. The plants and two non-inoculated check plants were placed in a greenhouse and a covered with plastic bags at 25°C in darkness. After 48 h, plastic bags were removed from the all plants. All plants were watered once a day. Symptoms were observed 10 days after inoculation. No symptoms were observed on non-inoculated plants. In the greenhouse, all 30 inoculated plants became diseased with anthracnose symptoms after 10 days. Coll-44 was consistently re-isolated from diseased stem tissue. Koch's postulates were fulfilled by re-isolation from inoculated alfalfa plants. Pure culture of the Coll-44 isolate was deposited in the public collection of CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands (specimen no. CBS 3263). Partial sequences of the internal transcribed spacer regions-ITS (GenBank Accession No. JX908364) and betatubulin-TUB2 gene (KJ556347) were amplified and sequenced from extracted fungal DNA with primer pairs ITS1-ITS4 (4) and T1-Bt2b (3), respectively. ITS sequence of the Coll-44 isolate showed 100% nucleotide identity to the GenBank accessions JQ005765 and AB046609 of C. linicola. TUB2 sequence of isolate Coll-44 showed 99.6% nucleotide identity with the GenBank accession JQ005849 of C. linicola isolate CBS 172.51. To our knowledge, this is the first report of C. linicola causing alfalfa anthracnose in Serbia. References: (1) A. P. Baxter et al. S. Afr. J. Bot. 2:259, 1983. (2) K. D. Hyde et al. Fungal Divers. 39:1, 2009. (3) K. O'Donnell and E. Cigelnik. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 7:103, 1997. (4) T. J. White et al. Page 315 in: PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1990.

Replications can cause distorted belief in scientific progress

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Białek
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Scientific Progress ◽  
The Public ◽  
Psychological Science

AbstractIf we want psychological science to have a meaningful real-world impact, it has to be trusted by the public. Scientific progress is noisy; accordingly, replications sometimes fail even for true findings. We need to communicate the acceptability of uncertainty to the public and our peers, to prevent psychology from being perceived as having nothing to say about reality.

Hospitals: N.Y. Appellate Court Denies Move to Privatize Public Hospital

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-203
Author(s):  
Robert Chatham
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
Municipal Hospital ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Benefit ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Benefit Corporation ◽  
The City

The Court of Appeals of New York held, in Council of the City of New York u. Giuliani, slip op. 02634, 1999 WL 179257 (N.Y. Mar. 30, 1999), that New York City may not privatize a public city hospital without state statutory authorization. The court found invalid a sublease of a municipal hospital operated by a public benefit corporation to a private, for-profit entity. The court reasoned that the controlling statute prescribed the operation of a municipal hospital as a government function that must be fulfilled by the public benefit corporation as long as it exists, and nothing short of legislative action could put an end to the corporation's existence.In 1969, the New York State legislature enacted the Health and Hospitals Corporation Act (HHCA), establishing the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) as an attempt to improve the New York City public health system. Thirty years later, on a renewed perception that the public health system was once again lacking, the city administration approved a sublease of Coney Island Hospital from HHC to PHS New York, Inc. (PHS), a private, for-profit entity.

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