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The relationship between gage height and discharge is used to determine the:

I understand the my grade on this quiz will give the teacher a good idea of my working knowledge of how the class will proceed. I also understand that if I do not make at least 80%  (4.7 points) that will be an indicator that I did not put enough time into this orientation.  And finally I understand that not doing well on orientation questions will not be an excuse for ‘not knowing’ later on during the term.

Choose one of the hpotheticals and answer all five questions.   1.A plane belonging to State X is hijacked by a group of individuals and lands in State Y. The group who call themselves the Red Brigade demand the release of political prisoners held by State X. State X requests State Y to take action against the hijackers but State Y refuses to cooperate with State X. State X then carries out a daring rescue mission to free its citizens held hostage in the plane without the permission of State Y. The mission to rescue the passengers is successful. This incident raises the following question.   1,Which state or states has jurisdiction in this case which involves hijacking of an airplane? 2.What jurisdictional principle can be used to assert jurisdiction in case of hijackings? 3,What is the duty of State Y under the Hague Convention on Unlawful seizure of aircraft (1970)? 4. On what legal grounds can State Y object to the unauthorized rescue mission carried out by State X? 5. On what legal grounds can State X justify the rescue mission that it carried out?           2.Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait in August 1990. The UN Security Council passed several resolutions imposing sanctions on Iraq and finally authorizing the use of force. Subsequently in the Gulf War of 1991 the US led coalition and Iraq fought a war. During the war Iraq used civilians as human shields to protect military installations.   1.Which state was responsible for violating Article 2.4 of the Charter and principles of jus ad bellum ? Why? 2.Was Kuwait legally authorized to use force under Article 51 under these circumstances? Why? 3. Was the use of force by the US led coalition legal according to the laws of war? Why? 4. If either side had initiated the use of weapons of mass destruction such as chemical or biological weapons would it be a breach of the laws of war? Why? 5.If air attacks by the coalition forces, unaware of the presence of civilians, on the military installations led to civilian casualties which side is liable for violating the Geneva Convention (1949)? Why?    

Short Answer Question: answer (i.e. a couple of sentences) the following. The short answer questions are worth 25% of the grade. What does it mean to do a crime purposely and deliberately? Give an example.

According to the information in the article “Did going public impair Moody’s credit ratings?”  , how did going public impair Moody’s credit ratings? What Adam Smith’s characteristic(s) would help solve some of the problems in the article “Did going public impair Moody’s credit ratings?”  why?

Consider the implication: .  Match each of the following variations with the name of its logical form.  (1)   [a1] (2)    [a2] (3)   [a3]  (4)    [a4] (Hint: Use symbols to write the logic form of each statement.)

Which of the following is a telehealth application used in healthcare?

Two nurses disagree but agree to find a solution that satisfies both parties. This is an example of:

What type of tele-health service provides access to data after it has been collected and involves communication tools such as secure email?  Examples of data shared includes MRI, X-Rays, photos and patient data.   

You have taught your patient about the use of the incentive spirometer by reviewing the handout and doing a demonstration for her. When you evaluate using teach back, she tells you the following: “I need to use the incentive spirometer to help me breath better after my surgery. It will help me prevent pneumonia and doesn’t have any negative effects”.  She also correctly demonstrates the use of it. Does this patient have adequate, basic knowledge about this device?