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The Cresset (Vol. Liv, No. 8), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Oregon 2100: Urban Form And Settlement Patterns, Nohad A. Toulan

Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports

In 1987 New York City adopted the report of its "Commission on the Year 2000." A year later Los Angeles followed the same course and approved a report prepared by its "Los Angeles 2000 Committee." In Oregon we have been equally active in the development of alternative scenarios and strategic plans for the year 2000. The Oregon Progress Board and its Benchmarks is just one example. Others include Portland's Civic Index process and Future Focus, METRO's Goals and Objectives study and LCDC's Growth Management Study. These studies and numerous others across the country reflect a the desire to enhance, or …

Technology And Economic Performance: A Different View Of The Federal Role, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper addresses the key issues in determining what government policy should be in the development and use of technology.

Technology And Economic Performance: A Rejoinder, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Government needs to create a more favorable economic climate in order for research and development to improve.

Riverfront Study Wiscasset, Maine, Wiscasset Waterfront Committee, Holly Dominie, Stroudwater Design Group, Woodlot Alternatives, Inc., Kenneth Fredette

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.

Ethnic Minorities In Portland: A 1990 Census Profile, Carl Abbott

Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports

In the last two years, Portlanders of all backgrounds have begun to pay serious attention to the problems and opportunities created by the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of their metropolitan area. The Oregonian and the broadcast media have focused a number of stories and reports on racial relations and racial tensions. The broad-based strategic planning efforts of the Civic Index project (1989-90) and the Portland Future Focus planning program (1990-91) have pinpointed racial and ethnic relations as one of the central issues that will determine the quality of life in the growing metropolis. The City Club of Portland is …

1991 September, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for September of 1991.

The Omaha Jewish Community Survey Report, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

In an effort to better serve the needs of the Jewish community in Omaha, The Jewish Federation of Omaha initiated a study of service needs in the Spring of 1991. The University of Nebraska at Omaha's Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR) was retained to conduct the study.

Municipal Freedom Of Information And Protection Of Privacy Act, 1989: Organizational Change In The Region Of Hamilton-Wentworth, Thomas Plant

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines the organizational changes that have taken place in Hamilton-Wentworth as a result of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) based on case studies of the regional clerk’s department and the regional police department. The findings reveal that when change occurs at the municipal level, it is important to view the organization as a compilation of the organizational structure, the groups within the organization, and the individuals who comprise those groups in order to avoid decline.

Seeing The City Through Suburban Eyes, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"American cities are, in the minds of many, quite intimidating. They are congested, noisy, dirty, too difficult to drive in, and, of course, the home of muggers, rapists and murderers. For these and other reasons, too many people avoid the opportunities and fail to appreciate the joys that come with city experiences."

Portland Future Focus Strategic Plan: Bridging To The New Century, Portland Future Focus

Portland Regional Planning History

This plan is a framework for community success in the future. It provides overall guidance to ensuring a strong, healthy city in this decade and decades to come, but it cannot succeed without the awareness and support of the citizens of Portland. We hope this document assists the community in making the critical choices for its future.

The New Wave Of Environmental Regulation: The Impacts On Business And Consumers, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Following the regulatory excesses of the 1970s and the reforms of the 1980s, the policy pendulum is swinging back again. On the surface, the government imposing socially desirable requirements on business seems to be a cheap way of achieving national objectives. But every time a government agency attempts to safeguard the environment or foster occupational health or promote product safety, it imposes a more expensive method of production on businesses. Consumers, meanwhile, suffer by paying for these hidden regulations.

The Relationship Between Critical Thinking Skills And 4-H Judging Activity Success Among Nebraska 4-H Program Participants, Susan J. Kowalski

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of the critical thinking score as measured by Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal score and subscores (Inferences, Recognizing Assumptions, Reasoning by Deduction, Drawing Conclusions and Evaluating Arguments), and mastery of judging activities between 2 groups (upper and lower quartiles) of participants in the 1990 Nebraska 4-H Senior Livestock Judging Activity. The study was descriptive-correlational in nature and was designed to gather data concerning the strength of relationships between variables.

Data were collected to:

1 ) describe the sample according to gender, age, and mastery of the judging activity; and describe the …

1991 August, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for August of 1991.

The Octofoil, August/September/October 1991, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Cpar Review Vol. 02, No. 06, Uno Center For Public Affairs Research

Publications

A $100,000 commitment from the Omaha World-Herald Foundation will enable Nebraska communities to con­ tinue utilizing a successful strategic planning project. The Strategic Training and Resource Targeting (S.TA.R.T.) program directed by CPAR has helped more than 50 Nebraska communities in the past two years. The World-Herald grant will enable 40 additional communities to begin the community-based economic development program over the next two years.

Omaha Effort, The: Findings From A Survey, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This report summarizes findings from a July 1991 telephone survey. The survey was conducted for the City of Omaha Department of Public Works and focused on Omaha's current recycling program, The Omaha Effort, as well as citizen attitudes toward recycling in general.

Reagan-Bush Drug Crusades: An Historical Perspective And Critique, Martin Randall Hill

Masters Theses

This study is a sociological analysis of anti-drug legislation during the last one hundred years within the United States. Anti-drug legislation is explored with regard to specific substances, as well as in general, and compared to anti-drug legislation of today. The conflict perspective was employed as an aid in understanding the occurrence of such phenomena as anti-drug legislation and drug wars. It becomes apparent that social problems or deviance, related to drug use, are more than simply a matter of someone transgressing. The laws are created in an effort to perpetuate the existence of groups with access to power and …

Ddasaccident279, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The “informal SOP” at the time allowed operators not to drive the machine out of the mined area at changeover times. In this case, the victim tried to change from one track to the other as his replacement operator and his Team Leader approached. As he changed tracks, he stood on the ground between the tracks and trod on a VS50 AP mine. The VS50 is over-pressure protected (a sustained pressure is needed) and so “resistant” to detonation by flails.

The Benefits Of Regionalization, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Bristol County is unusual among Rhode Island's five counties. Not only is it contiguous with a county of the same name in an adjoining state, but it also consists of only three towns--Barrington, Warren and Bristol--and is one of the smallest of the 3,141 counties in this country."

Buckman Neighborhood Design Guidelines: Adopted By Ordinance 164489, Portland (Or.). Office Of The City Auditor

Portland City Archives

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Models Of Community Strategies For Economic Development, Robert F. Blair

Publications

A Research Project Presentation at Annual Conference Community Development Society in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada July 22, 1991

Census Numbers Show R.I.'S Soul, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"More numbers have been released by the government from the 1990 census on population and housing. The results tell us something of the uniqueness of this smallest state.

It is useful to determine trends from the past and the present in order to plan for the future, a common method of analysis. But it is also helpful to realize that we are part of a region and a country, and much can be learned by making comparisons between ourselves and others for the same period of time."

1991 July, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for July of 1991.

Urban Growth Management Study: Summary Report, Oregon. Department Of Land Conservation And Development

Portland Regional Planning History

This report is organized to serve as an agenda for improving growth management in Oregon. It identifies a range of issues and lists related study conclusions. It also arrays proposals for addressing the issues. The report lists only proposals the Department believes warrant further development and examination.

A Comparison Of The Training Priorities Of Clerical Employees And Their Supervisors, Peter J. Haas

Faculty Publications

Determines whether and in which ways the priorities of local government employees differ from those of their supervisors using data from employees in the Santa Clara County, California. Respondent profiles; Priorities of employees and supervisors among specific training topics for employees.

Incidence Of Functionally Impaired Elderly: Comparing Enoa Samples With A Rural Sample, Chuck Powell

Publications

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once remarked: "To be seventy years young is sometimes more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old," (Cavanaugh, 1990). The comment by Justice Holmes is positive and rests on hope, the hope that we will be healthy in our old age and capable of living independently.

The Future Of The U.S. Defense Industry, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

The U.S. defense industry is at a fork in the road and faces the prospect of substantial declines. There are two approaches that can be taken: Convert to civilian production or cut back and slim down. Conversion has a great deal of appeal, as it keeps the jobs of defense workers in place. The cut-back alternative is an austerity measure designed to maintain the financial health of the defense firms. The purpose of this paper is to provide some guidance in the selection between these two alternatives.

Evaluation Of The Mine Clearance Programme In Afghanistan, Gichd

Global CWD Repository

This report, prepared by two independent experts at the request of the Personal Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, contains the experts' conclusions. They reviewed all aspects of the mine action programme in Afghanistan and showed particular interest to the impact and cost effectiveness of the programme. The experts also examined whether the programme was technically appropriate.

Using Socio-Demographic Characteristics To Evaluate The Program Outcome Of Job Training Partnership Act Clients, Denise Vanasse Siegfeldt

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management

The study was conducted to determine if there was a relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title II-A applicants who were determined JTPA eligible, assessed and counseled, and subsequently referred by a counselor for on-the-job training (OJT), and their program outcome, as designated by (1) positive and negative terminations; and (2) enrollments and nonenrollments. The study was conducted on clients served by the Job Training Services (JTS), one of the Service Delivery Areas (SDA-13) in the State of Virginia. JTS is located in a largely urban area of the State.

The program outcome evaluation consisted of …