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... Constitution, there is an alternative source for its possible authority in constitutional cases Its authority may derive from the same source as the Constitution’s itself, including the Constitution’s ... questions about the Constitution’s authority and its identity I The Constitution as Super Statute Our view – and we believe it is the ordinary view – is that interpreting a constitution is not different ... compatible with its containing moral referents II Two Opposing Views A THE “DEAD HAND OF THE PAST” CRITICISM AND THE NOTION OF THE “LIVING CONSTITUTION” It is now commonplace to hear the Constitution...
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... Starting with x0 defined using EM parameters, we are effectively searching for the vector x1 with lowest cosine similarity to x0 We repeat with k > until xk doesn’t reduce the cosine similarity with ... generally happens with k = 3).5 In general, an LP admits either (a) an infinity of solutions, when the system is underconstrained; (b) exactly one solution; (c) zero solutions, when it is ill-posed ... can express it in vector notation using − log(1T x), where is a vector with all elements equal to We will come up with two parameter settings x,y and a value θ that violate the definition of strict...
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... Leadership is more than influence It is about reminding people of what it is we are trying to build—and whyitmattersIt is about painting a picture of a better future It comes down to pointing the ... INTENSITY, and now you have a person who is a difference-maker But very few companies or people can maintain that FOCUSED INTENSITY over TIME It takes time to be great, it takes time to create critical ... It s nothing personal, it s just business.” We spend more than 50% of our lives at work Why would anyone want to wake up in the morning and go to work with that attitude? If you don’t make it...
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... hospitals in the US—Charity Hospital in New Orleans and Bellevue Hospital in NYC, both well-regarded teaching hospitals affiliated with major universities L M Hoffman, Why Locality Matters Charity ... M Hoffman, Why Locality Matters (NYS 2100 Commission 2013; Rudin Center 2012) • After the storm, the New York City Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Transit Authority introduced ... were evacuated without any fatalities, (Powell et al 2012) The authors argue that hospitals still need to “harden” their facilities to withstand flooding They need “consistent criteria to guide...
... – WHY DID IT HAPPEN? – So explanations are different from arguments But what does this have to with critical thinking and reasoning skills? Well, just as you will be presented with arguments ... written something like the following: Relevant: My car broke down and I had to wait an hour for the tow truck Irrelevant: I need a new car radio Relevance Testability Circularity Compatibility ... in a circle The explanation does not offer any insight as to how or why the situation occurred Compatibility with Existing Knowledge Your boss didn’t like your “I’m late because I didn’t get here...