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Securities Fraud, Recidivism, And Deterrence, Jayne W. Barnard

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

Legal scholars have expended considerable energy on the study of high-level securities fraud violators-Ken Lay, Bernie Ebbers, Dennis Kozlowski, etc. There has been little attention, however, to the perpetrators of "retail" securities fraud-the con artists who sell bogus stock over the Internet, orchestrate elaborate pump-and-dump schemes, and create a never-ending array of purportedly "risk free" investment opportunities. Collectively, and in a cruel mockery of capitalism, these offenders extract hundreds of millions dollars from investors each year. In this article, Professor Barnard examines this group of offenders, focusing particularly on those who recidivate-often moving from state to state and scheme to …

On The (Legal) Study Methods Of Our Time: Vico Redux, Marianne Constable

Chicago-Kent Law Review

This essay draws on the form and spirit of Vico's On the Study Methods of Our Time to comment on intellectual and institutional approaches to U.S. legal studies today. It compares rhetoric to the many disciplines—philosophy, economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, poetry, and history—that take law as their subject matter. It argues that law is only partly understood by those who characterize it as command or as morality, as coercive system or as system of rules. It is only partly understood by those who reject law-on-the-books in favor of the empirical study of social behavior. It argues instead that attending …

Vico's Principle Of Sensus Communis And Forensic Eloquence, Thora Ilin Bayer

Chicago-Kent Law Review

As professor of Latin eloquence at the University of Naples, Vico instructed young students in the principles of rhetoric joined with the principles of Roman jurisprudence. Vico understood the art of rhetoric as based in the art of topics and the art of memory. The places of memory reside in the sensus communis, which is the treasure-house of the images and meanings that underlie the life of all nations. Vico, like Shaftesbury, defines sensus communis as "communal sense," the shared sensibilities that exist among a given people, and ultimately among the whole human race. These common sensibilities are the …

Sublime Jurisprudence: On The Ethical Education Of The Legal Imagination In Our Time, Richard K. Sherwin

Chicago-Kent Law Review

The broad dissemination of digital communication technologies is raising disturbing questions about the nature of truth as representation. This epistemological crisis shares an uncanny affinity with the crisis of representation that lay at the heart of the baroque era during the seventeenth century in Europe. The resolution of that crisis, through the work of Descartes and others, came on the heels of a philosophical shift from the image to the sign. However, as Vico presciently realized 300 years ago, Descartes' semiotic model, together with the totalizing rational method that accompanies it, are ill-suited to civic flourishing. Today, signifiers shorn of …

Faculty Profile: Diana Fox And Ten Years Of Women's Studies Scholarship On The Web, Andrew C. Holman

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

The Trademark Principal Register As A Nonpublic Forum, Lilit Voskanyan

University of Chicago Law Review

No abstract provided.

Editorial: Foreign Women In Prison, Biko Agozino

African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies

The imprisonment of women worldwide has always been a controversial issue. This is partly because women do not end up in prison as frequently as men and so discussions of prison populations most often focus on the experiences of male prisoners. Therefore, any attempt to focus attention on the experiences of female prisoners raises questions in the minds of most scholars as to whether the conditions of women in prison are harsh enough compared to male prisons and whether we should not be focusing on the more severe conditions in male prisons? However, the rate of increase of female prisoners …

The International Criminal Court: Creation, Competence, And Impact In Africa, Tamfuh Y.N Wilson

African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies

This article discusses the fact that the creation of the International Criminal Court (the ICC) is the fulfillment of a goal in international jurisprudence that will improve good governance in states and prevent international crimes. The author aims to expose the fact that the competence of the ICC has contributed to the development of international criminal law. Furthermore, the article reveals the strength of the ICC in relation to its impact on the African continent.

Assessing The Costs Of Sampling Methods In Active Learning For Annotation, James Carroll, Robbie Haertel, Peter Mcclanahan, Eric K. Ringger, Kevin Seppi

Faculty Publications

Traditional Active Learning (AL) techniques assume that the annotation of each datum costs the same. This is not the case when annotating sequences; some sequences will take longer than others. We show that the AL technique which performs best depends on how cost is measured. Applying an hourly cost model based on the results of an annotation user study, we approximate the amount of time necessary to annotate a given sentence. This model allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of AL sampling methods in terms of time spent in annotation. We acheive a 77% reduction in hours from a random …

Acoustic Characteristics Of English Lexical Stress Produced By Native Mandarin Speakers, Shawn L. Nissen, Yanhong Zhang, Alexander L. Francis

Faculty Publications

Native speakers of Mandarin Chinese have difficulty producing native-like English stress contrasts. Acoustically, English lexical stress is multidimensional, involving manipulation of fundamental frequency (F0), duration, intensity and vowel quality. Errors in any or all of these correlates could interfere with perception of the stress contrast, but it is unknown which correlates are most problematic for Mandarin speakers. This study compares the use of these correlates in the production of lexical stress contrasts by 10 Mandarin and 10 native English speakers. Results showed that Mandarin speakers produced significantly less native-like stress patterns, although they did use all four acoustic correlates to …

Word Recognition Materials For Native Speakers Of Taiwan Mandarin, Shawn L. Nissen, Richard W. Harris, Alycia Dukes

Faculty Publications

Purpose: To select, digitally record, evaluate, and psychometrically equate word recognition materials that can be used to measure the speech perception abilities of native speakers of Taiwan Mandarin in quiet. Method: Frequently used bisyllabic words produced by male and female talkers of Taiwan Mandarin were digitally recorded and subsequently evaluated using 20 native listeners with normal hearing at 10 intensity levels (-5 to 40 dB HL) in increments of 5 dB. Results: Using logistic regression, 200 words with the steepest psychometric slopes were divided into 4 lists and 8 half-lists that were relatively equivalent in psychometric function slope. To increase …

The Architecture Of Instructional Theory, Andrew S. Gibbons, Clint P. Rogers

Faculty Publications

This chapter joins a discussion of instructional theory that has been ongoing for nearly a century. It departs in some ways from prior discussions: (1) it considers instructional theory as a species of technological theory rather than as a type of scientific theory, a view expressed more fully elsewhere (Gibbons, 2003a), (2) it adopts the viewpoint articulated in earlier chapters of this book that there are multiple distinct bodies of technological theory that pertain to the work of instructional designers, (3) it attempts to articulate a particular view of the nature of two of those bodies of theory by describing …

Concrete Containment In Late Capitalism, Mysticism, The Marquis De Sade, And Phenomenological Anthropology, Apple Igrek

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Arts and Humanities

Georges Bataille is known for being complex and multifaceted: influenced by Christian mystics as well as Hegelians and Marxists, his work is also linked with that of the surrealists and existentialists of his own mid-20th century France as well as the post-structuralists - in particular the Tel Quel collaboraters - who followed in his wake. It would be astonishing, then, if Bataille's thinking were not conflated with precisely those movements and those ideas with which he has so much in common, despite the fact that we should refuse to expect this. Much of Bataille's work was devoted to the ambivalent …

Présentation, Hélène Tissières

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

No abstract provided.

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Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

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Message In A Bottle: Lyrical Laments And Emotional Expression In Mandopop, Marc L. Moskowitz

Faculty Publications

This article explores the ubiquitous themes of loneliness, isolation and anomie in Mandopop (Mandarin Chinese language pop music). This is not to imply that people in the PRC and Taiwan are lonelier than people from other countries but, rather, that being human they experience these emotions. What is distinctive here is that Mandopop becomes a primary conduit to express feelings that are sanctioned in daily speech. The article addresses these concerns and uses in-depth interviews in Shanghai and Taipei to find out why Mandopop's themes of loneliness and isolation are so resonant to its fans.

What Do K-3 Children Know And Want To Know About China? A Comparative Study Of Chinese/Asian American Students And Their Peers, Ping Liu

International Education

A comparative study examined knowledge about and interest in China among Chinese/Asian-American students and peers. Participants were 261 K–3 students in a public school. Results suggested that significantly more similarities than differences existed between Chinese/Asian-American students and peers with regard to knowledge about China. In addition, results showed that students in both groups had almost identical interests in getting to know China. Suggestions based on the results are provided.

Understanding The International Teaching Assistant Training Program: A Case Study At A Northwestern Research University, Cailun Jia, Amy Aldous Bergerson

International Education

Using data obtained from nine international teaching assistants (ITAs) and a program director, the writers examined an ITA training program at a Northwestern university. They present results on the training program's role in familiarizing ITAs with the campus and the community, building networks, improving presentation and teaching skills, and promoting cultural sharing. They also present results revealing mixed feelings about program design. Finally, they discuss the implications of the results.

Gsi: Geo Scene Investigation! Post-Visit Lesson: The Story In Art (Grade 7), Discover Mojave: Forever Earth

Curriculum materials (FE)

The following post-visit activity is designed to synthesize and expand the knowledge students have gained in their Forever Earth experience. Students will demonstrate, with a visual creation, their understanding of at least five major components of the land and land forms that are part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Gsi: Geo Scene Investigation! Pre-Visit Lesson: Topograhic And Geologic Maps (Grade 7), Discover Mojave: Forever Earth

Curriculum materials (FE)

GSI: Geo Scene Investigation! introduces students to the differences between observations and interpretations and to some of the fundamental principles of geology. Students identify specific geologic processes and landforms in the landscape surrounding them at Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Lake Mead NRA) by solving mysteries with a set of geology-related clues.

This activity introduces students to topographic and geologic maps and their respective purposes.

Gsi: Geo Scene Investigation! Pre-Visit Lesson: Lake Mead Geologic Webquest (Grade 7), Discover Mojave: Forever Earth

Curriculum materials (FE)

GSI: Geo Scene Investigation! introduces students to the differences between observations and interpretations and to some of the fundamental principles of geology. Students identify specific geologic processes and landforms in the landscape surrounding them at Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Lake Mead NRA) by solving mysteries with a set of geology-related clues.

This activity is an inquiry-oriented activity designed to introduce students to the geology, landforms, geologic processes, and geologic timeline of Lake Mead NRA.

Growing Minds And Strengthening Communities: An Economic Valuation Study Of The Anchorage Public Library, Kelsey Ralph

ISER Reports

No abstract provided.

Growing Minds And Strengthening Communities: An Economic Valuation Study Of The Anchorage Public Library, Kelsey Ralph

CAEPR Articles

As one of the oldest educational and research institutions in the community, the Anchorage Public Library has been an important resource for enriching the daily lives and empowering the future of the people of Anchorage for many generations. While it has long been recognized that the Anchorage Public Library is an important part of the community, this study is the first to provide an economic valuation for the many benefits offered by APL. This report was commissioned by the Anchorage Public Library to determine the benefits of the library, and where possible, assign a dollar value to those benefits. The …

Initiating A New Information Systems Course: A Case Study In Educational Innovation, Michael Eccles, June Pym, Kevin Johnston

The African Journal of Information Systems

If South Africa is to transform its educational landscape, access to higher education is crucial. However, if equity of access is not coupled with equity of success, participation, and relevance, access can become problematic.

The Information Systems Department at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, has been concerned for a number of years about both the relevance and coherence of its first year Information Systems course. In 2007, the Department re-conceptualized this course. This case study looks at the background to the problems and motivation for the change and the proposed changes and course redesign, as well as the …

Performing Art: National Endowment For The Arts V. Finley, Randall P. Bezanson

Federal Communications Law Journal

In this modified version of a chapter in his forthcoming book, ART AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH (Univ. of Illinois Press, 2008-09), Professor Bezanson begins to probe the nature of art and its relation to the first amendment free speech guarantee. The essay uses the Finley v. NEA case, and specifically its discussion of Finley's performance art, to critique the Supreme Court's very approach to the Finley case, and to view the issues from the perspective of art, artistic freedom, and the Supreme Court's role in fashioning constitutional protection for art as art, and not simply as cognitive speech.

A Risk Management Tool For The Reverse Supply Chain Network, Sheeva Banisalam

Master's Theses

The forward and reverse supply chains have unique characteristics that vary among different organizations. Most organizations manage and quantify risks in the forward supply chain by utilizing various available risk management tools. These risk management tools have been developed solely for the forward supply chain. This research presents the development and implementation of a risk management tool to be used to manage and quantify risks specifically in the reverse supply chain. Implementation of this tool at Company ABC demonstrates how the risk management tool is used in order to be beneficial to the organization. The tool is designed to be …

Enhanced Protections For Geographical Indications Under Trips: Potential Conflicts Under The U.S. Constitutional And Statutory Regimes, David Snyder

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Language, Law And Legitimacy In The Wto Agreement On Argiculture, Fiona Smith

Indian Journal of International Economic Law

Regulating international agricultural trade is the most difficult challenge the World Trade Organisation (WTO) faces. Despite the breakthrough in the WTOAgreement on Agriculture following years ofpiecemeal regulation under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), agriculture remains problematic. Why is that? The traditional response to this question is that the existing rules in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture are inappropriate because they do not reduce restrictive barriers to trade; do not address developing countries' concerns sufficiently; or do not accommodate non-trade issues like human rights and the environment. Whilst all these assertions may be true, this article argues that …

On Whitten’S “Interculturality And The Indigenization Of Modernity”, Tristan Platt

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

No abstract provided.

Social Networks And Cultivated Plants: Exchange Of Planting Materials And Knowledge, Joana Cabral De Oliveira

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Este artigo discute a dinâmica de trocas e importação de plantas cultivadas feitas pelos Wajãpi, grupo indígena que vive nas bacias dos rios Amaparí e Jarí na Amazônia brasileira. A história dos Wajãpi é permeada por intensas relações de trocas entre subgrupos Wajãpi, com outros grupos indígenas e, mais recentemente, com não-índios, sendo as espécies cultivadas um objeto de vivo interesse nessas relações. Parto de dados sobre os sistemas de classificação nativos das plantas cultivadas para reconstruir a dinâmica e os padrões de relações sociais internas a esse grupo, bem como suas alteridades. Procuro desvendar assim, uma intricad rede de …