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Peixin Cao´s exciting study of media incidents in contemporary China breaks new methodological ground. It combines cultural and media studies perspectives to illuminate the political and historical complexities of China´s present-day mediascape and to demonstrate how, despite the system of cencorship ruling the Chinese media world, each media incident manages to widen, within the framework of the system, the scope of action of those involved. The author´s examination of the Chinese public sphere will have important consequences for the discussion of this much debated subject.Peixin Cao earned his PhD from University of Mainz in 2008. This book is his PhD thesis.

Cover -- Policing Critical Incidents -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- About the contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The journey -- Chapter 3 Electronic debriefs and simulations as descriptive methods for defining the critical incident landscape -- Chapter 4 The current state of police leadership research -- Chapter 5 Command, control and support in critical incidents -- Chapter 6 Leading, co-operation and context in Hydra syndicates

Forensic scientists, law enforcement, and crime scene investigators are often tasked with reconstruction of events based on crime scene evidence, and the subsequent analysis of that evidence. The use and misuse of firearms to perpetrate crimes from theft to murder necessitates numerous invitations to reconstruct shooting incidents. The discharge of firearms and the behavior of projectiles create many forms of physical evidence that, through proper testing and interpretation by a skilled forensic scientist, can establish what did and what did not occur. This book is generated from the authors numerous years of conducting courses and seminars on the subject of shooting incident reconstruction. It seeks to thoroughly address matters from simple to complex in providing the reader an explanation of the factors surrounding ballistics, trajectory, and shooting scenes. The ultimate objectives of this unique book are to assist investigators, crime scene analysts, pathologists, ballistics experts, and lawyers to understand the terminology, science, and factors involved in reconstructing shooting incident events to solve forensic cases. The book will cover the full range of related topics including the range from which a firearm was discharged, the sequence of shots in a multiple discharge shooting incident, the position of a firearm at the moment of discharge, the position of a victim at the moment of impact, the probable flight path of a projectile, the manner by which a firearm was discharged and much more.

Here I apply a theory of 'political displacement' to the study of an incident that took place at King George V's investiture as 'King-Emperor' of India at the 'Delhi Durbar' on December 12, 1911. By 'political displacement' I mean the shifting of political attention from one domain to another, or from one idiom to another, where problems emergent but unresolvable in the first are dealt with by conversion into the second. My purposes are these: First, to describe the problem created by the incident when the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda, second in rank among the Indian Princes, 'insulted' the King-Emperor; second, to trace reactions, both British and Indian, to the series of events that followed; and third, to examine how the incident's conversion from one political idiom to another rendered it interpretable, thereby reducing confusion and permitting action.

The Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker owned by the ExxonMobil Shipping Company, which gained its infamy after running aground in Prince William Sound spilling more than 11 million galleons (approximately 258,000 barrels) of crude oil [1]. It is currently operating under the name Oriental Nicety, and is owned by Hong Kong Bloom Shipping Ltd. In the early hours of March 24th, 1989 the vessel struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The oil impacted over 1,100 miles of non-continuous coastline, making the Exxon Valdez the largest oil spill in U.S. history [2]. Exxon and the U.S. Coast Guard began a massive cleanup effort that included over 11,000 personnel, 1,400 vessels, and 85 aircrafts [2]. The spill affected one of the nations most vulnerable ecosystems, which included a national forest, four national wildlife refuges, five state parks, 3 national parks, four state critical habitat areas, and a state game sanctuary. Total toll on marine wildlife included approximately 300 harbour seals, 2,800 sea otters, and between 250,000 and 500,000 seabirds [3]. The remote location, the large spill size, and the character of the oil spill tested spill preparedness and response capabilities. Government and industry response plans proved to be completely insufficient to maintain an oil spill of this magnitude. Initial industry response to get equipment on site was exceptionally slow, and once deployed the equipment could not cope with the scale of the oil spill. In the aftermath of the incident, Exxon Mobil undertook substantial operational reforms and implemented an extremely thorough operational management system to prevent future incidents. This report will explore the Exxon Valdez incident, environmental losses, economic losses, loss prevention measures, and the impact on design codes, practices and regulations.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Method Validation Guide for Qualifying Methods Used by Radiological Laboratories Participating in Incident Response Activities* -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms, Abbreviations, Units, and Symbols -- Radiometric and General Unit Conversions -- 1.0. Introduction -- 2.0. Method Validation Description -- 3.0. Method Description -- 4.0. Method Performance Characteristics -- 4.1. Method Uncertainty -- 4.2. Detection Capability -- 4.3. Bias and Trueness -- 4.4. Analyte Concentration Range -- 4.4.1. Derived Radionuclide Concentrations Corresponding to Established Action Levels -- 4.4.2. Default Analytical Action Levels -- 4.5. Method Specificity -- 4.6. Method Ruggedness -- 5.0. Incident Response Method Validation Guidance, Tests, and Requirements -- 5.1. Method Specificity -- 5.2. Analyte Concentration Range -- 5.3. Matrix Considerations -- 5.4. Method Validation Levels for Testing the Required Method Uncertainty -- 5.4.1. Method Validation Requirements Based on MARLAP Concepts -- 5.4.2. Required Method Uncertainty Acceptance Criteria -- 5.4.2.1. Level B Method Validation: Same, Similar, or Slightly Different Matrix -- 5.4.2.2. Level C Method Validation: New Application of an Existing Method to a Different Matrix -- 5.4.2.3. Level D Method Validation: Adapted or Newly Developed Methods, Including Rapid Methods -- 5.4.2.4. Level E Method Validation: Adapted or Newly Developed Methods, Including Rapid Methods, Using Method Validation Reference Materials -- 5.5. Verification of Required Detection Limit (MDC) Specification -- 5.5.1. Calculation of the Critical Net Concentration -- 5.5.2. Testing for the Required MDC -- 5.6. Method Bias Tests -- 5.6.1. Absolute Bias Testing -- 5.6.2. Relative Bias Testing -- 5.6.2.1. Test Level Samples with Same Known Value -- 5.6.2.2. Test Level Samples with Slightly Different Known Values

Reports began in late May 2004 that special forces of Georgia's Interior Ministry were in South Ossetia in violation of international agreements. Chairman of the State Duma Committee for the Affairs of the Confederation of Independent States & Ties with Compatriots, Andrei A. Kokoshin, declared that "Tbilisi's making threats of force against Abkhazia & South Ossetia may prove counterproductive & even disastrous for Georgia." The rights of Russian citizens residing in those areas could not be violated & would be protected. American & West European figures quietly urged Georgia to peacefully address the problem, but to little avail. On 4 Aug 2004, a motorcade carrying Kokoshin to the area was fired on near the Ossetian village of Sarabuki, where a Georgian armed element was building field fortifications. Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, who desired a peaceful settlement, called Kokoshin to apologize. Six months later, Zhvania was found dead. It is probable that the Sarabuki incident helped deter Georgia from a strong-arm action in South Ossetia in 2004. Adapted from the source document.