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STATE AND LOCALREGULATION OF ILLEGALIMMIGRATION: THE VIEWFROM THE TRENCHESBy Donna Frazier, Michael W. McCrory,Steven W. Moore, Henry "Hank" SandersWith the debate about comprehensiveimmigration reform raging at the federallevel, state and local governments havebegun creating constitutional and practicalissues of their own. Arizona has been andcontinues to be at the forefront of many ofthese battles, but it is not alone. The panelof distinguished speakers will address theillegal immigration issues in Arizona aswell as the legal battles and practicalissues faced by the state and localgovernments as they attempt to implementthese laws.Item no. : VA11200600Format : CD-ROM (Win)Duration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2011Price : USD 150.00UGLY TRUTH, THE:MUNICIPALRESTRUCTURING &BANKRUPTCYBy Hon. Charles Bowsher, Hon.Christopher M. Klein, Joshua Rauh,Lawrence Susskind, Harriet M. WelchCaught between a rock and a hard place,our states and cities face enormousuncertainties and financial crises fromchronic over-spending. Considerablenegotiations as well as leadership will berequired to obtain consensus and achievesustainable economic fiscal results. Thispanel will discuss various solutions,including bankruptcies leading torestructuring of pension and other laborcosts, and efforts to gain relief throughasset sales.Item no. : EA11200618Format : CD-ROM (Win)Duration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2012Price : USD 150.00WIND POWER FACILITIES:CAPE WIND AND BEYONDBy Jeffrey Broadhead, Robert L. Fultz,Seth H. Handy, Joey Lee Miranda, EdwardA. ThomasThis program addresses the interplay offederal, state and local permitting activitiesand opposition to major energy facilitiesusing Cape Wind on Nantucket Sound asan example.Our expert faculty will also discusses theBlock Island Project and landside windenergy development projects in the threesouthern New England states.Item no. : DV11200633Format : CD-ROM (Win)Duration : 76 minutesCopyright : 2011Price : USD 150.00HEALTHPLANET OF SNAILDirected by Seungjun YiPlanet of Snail is a mesmerizingdocumentary about an accomplishedyoung poet who can no longer hear or seeand his relationship to the world aroundhim.Young-Chan is deaf and blind. He learnedto speak when he was very young, butsoon after lost his sight and hearing. Helives with his wife, Soon-Ho, who is hissoul mate, an inseparable part of his life,and a window to the outside world. Theycommunicate with one another throughfinger braille, a unique form oftouch-based sign language in which wordsare tapped on each other's hands.Young-Chan and Soon-Ho rely on eachother completely. Even simple domestictasks require complex collaboration, likethe changing of a light bulb on the ceiling.And everyday moments that most of ushardly notice become tender sharedexperiences, like feeling the bark of a tree,smelling pine cones on a spring morning,or the sensation of raindrops on the skin.However, Young-Chan must be able tosurvive on his own. One day, as Soon-Howaits anxiously at home, Young-Chanembarks on the biggest adventure of hislife.Breathtaking imagery coupled withYoung-Chan's personal writings create atransfixing portrait of life on what seemslike another planet, where touchcommunicates everything and loveconquers all.Reviews "Palpably inspirational…Thisbeautifullyphotographeddocumentary is a poetic meditation onrefined sensory perception". StephenHolden, The New York Times"Simple, direct and magical. It will winyou over as well if you give it thechance. It is both a pleasure and agreat privilege to be observers in theirworld… An elegant, minimal look atlife as it is lived." - Kenneth Turan, LosAngeles Times"Powerful. A significant testament tothe potential of the human spirit andthe power of love." - IndiewireAwards Winner, Best Documentary Prize,International Film Festival Amsterdam Winner,Sterling Award for Best WorldFeature , SilverDocs Film FestivalItem no.: DC05970927Format : DVDDuration : 87 minutesCopyright : 2012Price : USD 370.00HEALTH LAW2011-2012 2012 NATIONALAPPELLATE ADVOCACYCOMPETITION NATIONALFINALSThe 2011-12 Law Student DivisionNational Appellate Advocacy CompetitionNational FinalsTopic: Insurance Coverage for AutismThis year's problem involves access tohealth care. It is a civil case involving ayoung boy with autism and his efforts toget coverage for the therapy that hisdoctor prescribed. The case raises twofederal questions, one under the "EarlyPeriodic Screening, Diagnosis andTreatment" provisions of the Medicaid Act,and the other under the Paul Wellstoneand Pete Domenici Mental Health Parityand Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Bothissues raise realistic, cutting-edgequestions for which there is no clearanswer in current law.The Law Student Division created theNAAC to emphasize the development oforal advocacy skills through a realisticappellate advocacy experience.Competitors participate in a hypotheticalappeal to the United States SupremeCourt. The competition involves writing a40-page brief as either respondent orpetitioner and then arguing the case infront of the mock court.The 34th National Appellate AdvocacyCompetition National Finals took placeApril 12-14, 2012 at the U.S. District Courtfor the Northern District of Illinois with theChampionship round taking place at thecourtroom of the Illinois Supreme CourtChicago Courtroom. Two hundred andeight teams from 120 ABA-approved lawschools entered this year's competition.The top two teams out of the 26 thatadvanced to the National Finals square offin this informative video, which showsteams from Washington University Schoolof Law and Pepperdine University Schoolof Law demonstrating their skills in oraladvocacy while competing for the 2011-12National Appellate Advocacy CompetitionNational Championship.This video captures the NationalChampionship final round in its entirety -including the judges' critique. It alsoincludes the portable document files of thecompetition problem (the record) and thebench memo allowing viewers to gaingreater insight into the competitors'presentation, as well as the judges'critiques. Use the video, competitionproblem, and bench memo to help youprepare for the NAAC or as a tutorial ineffective appellate advocacy techniques.________________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning Rendezvous LimitedEmail: inquiry@learningemall.com Websites: http://www.learningemall.com & http://www.learningemall.com.hk94