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Security Council Resolution 2258 (2015) [on Humanitarian Situation In The Syrian Arab Republic And Renewal For A Period Of 12 Months Of Two Decisions Of Security Council Resolution 2165 (2014)]

The new Obama administration is reversing eight years of federal refusal to take mandatory action to address climate change. However, the lower levels of government will continue to play central roles. States and municipalities are the principal regulators of building construction, land use, and electric utilities; they are major users of goods and services that generate greenhouse gases (GHGs) – and they have other key roles. To see how New York can better contribute to these efforts, in 2008 Bernice K. Leber, president of the New York State Bar Association, convened a Task Force on Global Warming. Its 12 members were given the task of updating two prior NYSBA reports on the subject and, more importantly, formulating specific action recommendations that could be presented to Democratic Governor David Paterson, his administrative agencies, and the Legislature. I was honored to be named chair of the task force. Students in the Columbia Law School Environmental Law Clinic performed key research, and the NYSBA's Environmental Law Section and numerous state agencies provided invaluable assistance.

An exploration of the impact of the German art of war on Ottoman Army offensive operations focuses on the Ottoman allegiance to kusatma harekati (the doctrine of encirclement battles of annihilation). It is noted that the Ottoman Army made regular attempts to execute encirclement operations during both the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) & WWI. The German army's military mission in the Ottoman Empire (1882-1918) included the institutionalization of an Ottoman general staff officer corps & establishment of a war academy that instructed Ottoman general staff officers in the German art of war. Future leaders of the Ottoman Army were grounded in modern German military thought that stressed operational planning & battles of annihilation achieved through corps-level encirclements. Plans used by the Ottoman & Turkish Army for offensive campaigns are examined in detail to show their reliance on German operational techniques based on encirclement & annihilation. The positive impact of this operational method in the Great Offensive against the Greeks in 1922 & the Turkish War of Independence is discussed. 7 Figures. J. Lindroth

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, known as the welfare reform law, placed great restrictions on the ability of legal immigrants to access and qualify for public benefits. Although many of these benefits were later restored, immigrants have not been utilizing them for fear of being considered a "public charge" resulting in possible deportation. Immigrant advocates and healthcare providers have expressed concern that the underutilization of services by immigrants places families and children at-risk for potential public health consequences. The Immigration and Naturalization Service has proposed a policy to clearly define the public charge rule, and the consideration of immigrants' eligibility or ineligibility for different assistance programs. This article traces the history of the public charge rule, provides an analysis of unresolved issues under the proposed policy, and discusses implications for the field of social work