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Deafdigest: Gold Edition, September 30, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2007

No abstract provided.

Is Financial Reporting Shaped By Equity Markets Or By Debt Markets? An International Study Of Timeliness And Conservatism, Ray Ball, Ashok Robin, Gil Sadka

Articles

We hypothesize debt markets – not equity markets – are the primary influence on “association” metrics studied since Ball and Brown (1968). Debt markets demand high scores on timeliness, conservatism and Lev’s (1989) R2, because debt covenants utilize reported numbers. Equity markets do not rate financial reporting consistently with these metrics, because (among other things) they control for the total information incorporated in equity process. Single-country studies shed little light on the relative influences of debt and equity, because their firms operate under a homogeneous reporting regime. International data are consistent with our hypothesis. This is a fundamental issue in …

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Vegetation Monitoring And Analysis: Year-End Progress Report, October 1, 2006 To September 30, 2007, Margaret N. Rees

Vegetation Monitoring

Executive Summary

• The Weed Sentry program surveyed more than 750 miles of federal lands in Clark County for invasive, exotic plant species.
• Weed Sentry also removed more than 600,000 individual invasive plants from federal
  lands. These removals represent pro-active efforts that may have forestalled large
  infestations difficult and costly to eradicate.
• In response to a request by the manager of the Fish and Wildlife Service Desert National
  Wildlife Refuge, a major effort of surveying springs for plant community composition
  and invasive plants provided unique knowledge services by the Weed Sentry program.
  No such baseline information existed for the Sheep Range. …

Gnep Quarterly Input – Unlv July 1 Through September 30, 2007, Harry Reid Center For Environmental Studies. Nuclear Science And Technology Division

Transmutation Research Program Reports (TRP)

Quarterly report highlighting research projects, activities and objectives of the Transmutation Research Program at the Nuclear Science & Technology Division, Harry Reid Research Center.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas supports the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) through research and development of technologies for economic and environmentally sound refinement of spent nuclear fuel. The UNLV program has four components: infrastructure, international collaboration, student-based research, and management and program support.

Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase Ii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 1 - September 30, 2007, Margaret N. Rees

Get Outdoors Nevada

• The number of records in the volunteer database increased 11% over last quarter. The database now contains 4,343 records.
• Website activity increased, recording an average of 121,313 hits per month, an increase of 31% from last quarter, with an average of 11,475 pages viewed per month.
• Volunteer fall training has been scheduled, developed and publicized.
• Three National Public Land Day Events are planned.
• Volunteer recognition banquet event is being planned and developed.
• Transition in the program manager position took place. The position is currently filled with an interim volunteer program associate.

84th Annual Harding University Lectureship Program (2007), Harding University

Lectureship Programs

This document contains the printed lectureship schedule.

2007 Racers Baseball Media Guide, Murray State University

Baseball

No abstract provided.

2007-2008 Murray State Basketball Media Guide, Murray State University

Basketball

No abstract provided.

The Role And Responsibility Of The Court, David F. Levi, Gary A. Hengstler, Leroy F. Millette, Jr., W. Terry Ruckriegle, David A. Sellers, Judge Reggie B. Walton

Court of Public Opinion

In the final panel of the conference, three judges and two media relations officials discuss the role of the court in protecting the judicial process. The three judges presided over a plethora of high-profile cases including that of the D.C. sniper, John Wayne Bobbitt, Kobe Bryant, and Lewis "Scooter" Libby and they share their experiences with those cases and the methods they used to ensure fair trials. The media relations officials analyzed the changes in the media landscape and what appear to be some effective solutions for providing the media with information, but at the same time protecting the trial …

The Role And Responsibility Of The Public, Christopher H. Schroeder, Scott G. Bullock, Robert Entman, Kimberly A. Gross, Steven R. Shapiro

Court of Public Opinion

It's the title of the conference—the court of public opinion—and the topic of this panel. Professor Christopher Schroeder of Duke Law School is joined by media and public policy professor Kim Gross, senior attorney for the Institute for Justice Scott Bullock, and litigation director of the ACLU Steve Shapiro to contemplate both the influence of the media on public opinion and ways to use the media as an advocacy tool.

Gross discusses her research into the influence of media coverage on the public, followed by Bullock and Shapiro who explain the ways in which public interest law may choose to …

A Conversation: Living Through Lacrosse, Erwin Chemerinsky, John F. Burness, James E. Coleman Jr., Latisha Gotell Faulks, Paul H. Haagen, Sergio Quintana, Emily Rotberg

Court of Public Opinion

Living through Lacrosse featured a panel of those involved directly with the Duke lacrosse incident, ranging from the senior vice president for public affairs and government relations of Duke University to a former Duke student who was serving as a staff member of the Duke Chronicle in 2007.

Members of the panel assessed what happened during the course of the incident and then discussed what could be learned from this case and what might have been done differently.

Questions/themes/discussion topics

• What were the individual roles of the panelists during the lacrosse incident?
• In hindsight, what would the panelists have done …

Institutional Response To Crisis, Noah Pickus, Judith Clair, Ronald L. Dufresne, Richard S. Levick, Craig A. Masback

Court of Public Opinion

The Institutional Response to Crisis panel focuses on analyzing and understanding institutions and the crises they might face, more specifically the limits and opportunities for preparing for a crisis, responding to crises, and the long-term consequences of crises. The panelists provide both theoretical analyses and specific, personal experiences to discuss these points.

As panel moderator Noah Pickus, the director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University stated in his opening: "Crises are no rare thing in human history and it seems as if of late we turn around everyday and there's another one that stares us in the …

Comparative Law Approaches To Media Access To Court Proceedings, Francesca E. Bignami, Lucy Dalglish, Peter M. Jacobsen, Gavon Phillipson, Giorgio Resta

Court of Public Opinion

A particularly interesting panel, this one examines media access, pretrial publicity, and the presumption of innocence, comparing the laws and practices in the United States to those in several European countries and Canada.

The panelists speak to the national laws of continental Europe and case law of the European Court of Human Rights, law and practices in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Apparent differences emerge in both trial procedures and media actions and expectations in these various countries.

Questions/themes/discussion topics

• Comparing U.S. law to the law of other countries concerning media access to trials, pretrial information that …

Weird Al Yankovic, Center For Performing Arts

Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia

Playbill insert for the September 29, 2007 performance by Weird Al Yankovic.

Game Day Kaimin, September 29, 2007, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

The Role And Responsibility Of Prosecutors, Thomas B. Metzloff, R. Michael Cassidy, Colm F. Connolly, Marsha Goodenow, Loretta E. Lynch

Court of Public Opinion

In this panel, the discussion moves form the abstract to the very specific. Moderator Thomas Metzloff, professor of law at Duke University School of Law, asks the panelists to analyze the actions leading to the disbarment of former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong.

The speakers, all current or former prosecutors, detail personal experiences dealing with reporters, and discuss the guidelines, written and unwritten, which govern such interaction.

Questions/themes/discussion topics

• The press as a tool to communicate with the public
• The press as a watchdog
• Training of young prosecutors in press interaction
• The effect of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2002 decision …

The Role And Responsibility Of Defense Counsel, Robert P. Mosteller, Mark Geragos, Harold A. Haddon, Laurie L. Levenson, Michael E. Tigar

Court of Public Opinion

How does a defense attorney's role change when defending a high-profile client? Beyond traditional legal defense, must a modern defense attorney seek to protect a client's public image? When speaking with the media, what rules, if any, should constrain a defense attorney's behavior? Does media coverage affect the fairness of a trial?

These are some of the questions dealt with in Panel #4: The Role Of Defense Counsel, moderated by Robert Mosteller, and featuring Laurie Levenson, Michael Tigar and Harold Haddon.

Laurie Levenson begins the discussion by outlining some of the rules governing attorney behavior in the media, with special …

A "Fred Friendly" Roundtable, Jack Ford, Margaret A. Jablonski, Beth Jaras, Kerstin Kimel, David F. Levi, Lawrence G. Mcmichael, Ellen W. Reckhow, Sonja Steptoe, Ron Wellman, Elliott Wolf

Court of Public Opinion

Taking a different approach from the other panels in the Court of Public Opinion Conference, participants in the roundtable role-played their way through a hypothetical (though familiar-sounding) legal issue involving alleged sexual assault by a student athlete, sensitive issues of race and class, and high profile media attention.

Moderator Jack Ford, a TV news veteran, assigns roles including defense attorney, District Attorney, reporter, and Chancellor to a large panel, and asks them to examine their various obligations and choices when faced with the unfolding controversy.

Questions/themes/discussion topics

• When and how should university officials publicly address criminal investigations involving students?
• Do …

The Role And Responsibility Of New Media, James Salzman, K. C. Johnson, Marcey Wheeler, Kinsey Wilson

Court of Public Opinion

Technologically driven changes in media presentation have changed the way high-profile court cases are presented to the public. Traditional news institutions strive to keep pace with bloggers without sacrificing established quality control methods, and the proliferation of cable news outlets has added to the din surrounding these cases.

In Panel # 2: The Role and Responsibility of New Media, Professor James Salzman, the Samuel Fox Mordecai Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, discusses the issues surrounding the emergence of new media with bloggers Marcy Wheeler and KC Johnson, and USA Today Executive Editor Kinsey Wilson.

Questions/themes/discussion …

The Role And Responsibility Of Traditional Media, Sara Sun Beale, Sylvia Adcock, Loren Ghiglione, Malcolm Moran, Eric Lieberman, Ari Shapiro, William Raspberry

Court of Public Opinion

When high profile legal issues arise, the traditional media attempts a familiar balancing act, weighing ethical obligations of fairness, accuracy and objectivity against the necessity for timely and competitive reporting.

This mission, in itself, requires careful execution. But there is significantly more pressure in recent years, due to a voracious 24-hour news cycle, competition by new media entities that have high-tech speed and occasionally choose to remain unfettered by journalistic ethics, and challenging economic realities.

In Panel #1: The Role and Responsibility of Traditional Media, moderator Sara Beale, the Charles L. B. Lowndes Professor of Law at Duke University …

The Daily Egyptian, September 28, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

September 2007

No abstract provided.

Volume 43 - Issue 04 - Friday, September 28, 2007, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

"Man Who Saved A Million Yiddish Books" Speaks Oct. 9, Chapman University Media Relations

Chapman Press Releases 2003-2011

No abstract provided.

The Echo: September 28, 2007, Taylor University

2007-2008 (Volume 95)

Global climate change heats up discussion at science seminars – E-mail privacy explained – Bookstore to stay TU-run for now – Elsaharty challenges campus with Islamic perspective – Community theaters gives ministry a new play – Small talk with Masri – Phubbbbbbbs takes his throne – Office hours, 7-11: open house review – Down with the sickness – Audiences discover ‘Easter Promises’ are half-empty – Grossed out by pornography – Josh Porter’s fall TV assessment – Letters to the Editor – Going green for less – End of an era for Taylor’s bookstore – Presidential debate remix – Why should …

Council Tree Comm V. Fcc

2007 Decisions

Agency

Realizing The Relationship Web: Morphing Information Access On The Web From Today's Document- And Entity-Centric Paradigm To A Relationship-Centric Paradigm, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

No abstract provided.

Reporter - September 28th 2007, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

Editor’s Note; Letters; Park Point; Housing Troubles; Forecast; Brickbeat; SG Weekly Update; SUM 41; Speaking Stones; Reviews; At Your Leisure; The Communicators; IP Relay; WOTS; Tennis; Sports Desk; RIT Rings

The Tiger Vol. 101 Issue 16 2007-09-28, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Flyer News, Vol. 55, No. 8 (Sept. 28, 2007), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

University Of Montana Events Monday, Oct. 1, Through Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.