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Case Study Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., David Listokin, Elvin K. Wyly, Larry Keating, Kristopher M. Rengert, Barbara Listokin

Documents

No abstract provided.

Ofheo Fannie Mae Report Of Examination, 2000, United States: Office Of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (Ofheo)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Religion/Religions In The United States: Changing Perspectives And Prospects, Stephen J. Stein

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Religious Liberty at the Dawn of a New Millennium held at Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington on April 9, 1999.

Reclaiming A Sacred Domain: An Ethnographic Study Of Mormon Women Overcoming The Media-Supported Message Of Acceptable Birth Practice Through Giving Birth At Home, Celeste Elain Witt

Theses and Dissertations

This study ethnographically explores the experiences of 30 American Mormon women who chose to give birth at home, a practice which differs from the culturally expected birth practice supported by most media birth scenes. The dominant birth practice among American Mormon women aligns with the biomedical birth system nearly universally practiced in the United States.
Recent research indicates that the biomedical model is supported by most media portrayals of birth (Elson 1997b). Mormon women who had given birth at home with a midwife were located and invited to participate. A semi-structured interview guide was used to frame the research process. …

From Hiroshima To Three-Mile-Island: Three Decades Of Nuclear Power Opposition Rhetoric In The United States, Theodore Erik Olds

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Rhetoric associated with the development of nuclear power in the United States was analyzed over 3-decades in order to better understand the beginnings and constituents of the rhetoric associated with anti-nuclear power perspectives. An amalgamation of existing historical/rhetorical methods utilized by Gamson and Modigliani (1989) and Darsey (1991) were employed. Progressive interpretive anti-nuclear rhetorical packages were identified for corresponding historical periods within the 34-year period. Historical periods were segmented by catalytic events, or incidents important to nuclear power development which also presented opportunities for anti-nuclear power rhetoric. The analysis reveals four individual rhetorical packages: (1) Pandora's Box; (2) Mirage; (3) …

United States Population Policies And Environmental Ethics: Addressing Population Growth From The Biocentric Perspective, Philip Davis Macwilliams

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

When the environmental movement began to surge in the 1960s, concerns were raised over the prospects of the U.S. population growing to an unsustainable level and causing irreparable harm to the environment and our quality of life. Unfortunately, population growth has not been given the priority it deserves not because it is not an important issue, but because of our failure to view population growth, and all environmental issues, from a biocentric outlook. It is this paradigm shift towards biocentrism that we as moral agents should be making and which will subsequently cause us to view population growth in a …

How Can The Experience Of The United States Casino Industry Be Adopted To South Korea?, Jongbo Kim

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to develop a framework for the casino establishment and development in South Korea through the examination and analysis of the U.S. casino industry. The secondary data of each case model was collected and analyzed. The findings showed that positive economic impacts of casino gaming are related with particular forms of casino operation and locations. Based on the research findings, a proper model of casino operation was suggested for South Korea and recommendations for future research were offered.

The Relationships Between Selected Strategic Alliance Factors And The Success Of Strategic Alliances Between United States Casino Hotels And Restaurants, Hyunjung Kwon

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Strategic alliances between hotels and restaurants have existed in one form or another for many years. Hotels and restaurant companies will form more strategic alliances in the future as hotel and restaurant operators see strategic alliances as offering attractive benefits. Such a partnership can enhance their competitive edge, improve hotels' revenues and boost their reputation; The purpose of this study was to investigate the implementation of strategic alliances between U.S. casino hotels and restaurants by examining the relationships between the perceived success of strategic alliances and their partner selection, shared control structure and subtle-issues management. An exploratory study was conducted …

The Farm Crisis And Its Impact On Rural Education And Communities, Barbara Lynn Kendall

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Parents' Perceptions Of Methods Used By Schools To Report Grades, Leslie A. Wiegandt

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Dorothea Lange In Utah, 1936-1938: A Portrait Of Utah's Great Depression, James R. Swensen

Theses and Dissertations

In his 1978 biography of Dorothea Lange, Milton Meltzer appraised Lange's 1936 photography in Utah as nothing more than mundane work done for the benefit of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and not for her own benefit as a photographer. Yet, her work in Utah encapsulates the aspirations, goals, and styles of Lange, and gives insight into her vision as a photographer and representative of the New Deal. Through carefully composed photographs, Lange shows the hardships and hope of life in Utah during the Great Depression.

This thesis investigates Lange's photographs in order to gain a greater understanding of the …

The Market And Ethics: The Case Of The 1994 Decision By The Clinton Administration To Delink China's Human Rights Record From Most-Favored-Nation Status, Susan C. Morris

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Amid the globalization of markets and the interdependence of states, human rights violations throughout the world still persist. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the economic interdependence of nations and the moral responsibilities of nations by examining the case of the 1994 decision by the Clinton administration to delink China's human rights practices from most-favored-nation status.

The annual 1997 Freedom House world survey of human rights rated China at its lowest point and quoted that “the regime continues to have one of the worst human rights records in the world.”1 Yet despite China's ongoing human …

Comparative Policy Analysis Between The United States And The United Kingdom Of Involuntary Commitment As A Form Of Suicide Intervention, Jessica Bedard

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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The Challenges Of Globally Accessible Process, Peter L. Strauss

Faculty Scholarship

This chapter embraces the strategic use of the Internet for achieving new forms of transparency and participation in the regulatory cooperation process. It explores ‘the challenges of globally accessible process’ through the use of new information technologies. It holds that the incorporation of these technologies in agency processes at the US federal level has created possibilities for the most transparent, participatory, and broadly deliberative regulatory system in the world to become still more so. The Internet promises not merely to expand access to information about the substance and process of regulation, but also to ‘move the government closer to the …

Arguing About Consensus: Examining The Case Against Western Watershed Initiatives And Other Collaborative Groups Active In Natural Resources Management, Douglas S. Kenney, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

x, 72 leaves

Annual Report 1999 Tisco Finance Public Company Limited, Thai Investment And Securities Company (Tisco)

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The Implications Of Financial Modernization Legislation For Bank Supervision, Laurence H. Meyer Before The Symposium On Financial Modernization Legislation, Sponsored By Women In Housing And Finance, Laurence H. Meyer

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The Believability Of Hearsay Testimony Involving Child Witnesses: Effects Of Age And Format, Beverly J. Smith

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Open court testimony poses difficulty for child witnesses required to face the defendant. Certain laws allow hearsay testimony to replace the alleged child victim's testimony. This study examines the relationship of the child's age to the relative believability of three hearsay testimony fonnats in a 2 (child witnesses: one 4-year-old and one 8-year-old) x 3 (hearsay conditions: interview of child, interviewer testimony in "gist" or summary form, or interviewer testimony in detailed, "verbatim" fonn) design. Transcripts were based on actual child sexual abuse interviews ( one 4 and one 8-year-old female) obtained for prior research with permission from Child Protective …

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, U.S. Congress

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Over The Counter Derivatives Markets And The Commodity Exchange Act (Pwg On Financial Markets), United States: The White House: President's Working Group On Financial Markets' (Pwg), Lawrence Summers, Arthur Levitt, Alan Greenspan, William J. Rainer

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Using Mediation In Canadian Environmental Tribunals: Opportunities And Best Practices, Matthew Taylor, Patrick Field, William Tilleman, Lawrence Susskind

Dalhousie Law Journal

The popularity of alternate dispute resolution (ADR) has been growing for decades, particularly in the United States and now in Canada. Although ADR has become increasingly popular in the Canadian administrative context, it faces certain difficulties arising from the public interest mandate of many tribunals, in particular environmental tribunals. These difficulties include conventional and institutional problems, such as conflict assessment, communications with and between parties, selecting and training the mediator (tribunal member, staff, or third party?), and identification of the proper parties and competing interests. There are also concerns specific to Canadian environmental tribunals. How do they protect the public …

Grenztiberschreitendes (Internationales) Insolvenzrecht Dervereinigten Staaten Von Amerika Und Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Cross-Border Bankruptcy Law Of The United States And Germany), By Edgar J. Habscheid, Hannah Buxbaum

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Transcript Of The Meeting Of The Federal Open Market Committee - August 24, 1999, Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors: Federal Open Market Committee (Fomc)

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Television, Low Self-Control, And Deviance: Examining Basic Elements Of Gottfredson And Hirschi's General Theory Of Crime, Moises O. Mina Jr.

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

In a secondary analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), this study examines the basic concepts of Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime. A set of variables measured at ages 6-9 was used to operationally define the concepts of self-control, parenting, and deviance. The study tests for empirical associations between self-control, deviance, and parenting. Also, television viewing is introduced as a possible cause of low self-control. Age, race, and gender are included as statistical controls. Models of self-control and deviance were developed to analyze these relationships. Results found qualified support for the existence of significant …

Basin-Wide Adjudications In The West: What Works, What Doesn’T?, Ramsey L. Kropf

Strategies in Western Water Law and Policy: Courts, Coercion and Collaboration (Summer Conference, June 8-11)

18 pages.

Contains 2 pages of references.

Transcript Of The Meeting Of The Federal Open Market Committee - May 18, 1999, Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors: Federal Open Market Committee (Fomc)

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An Analysis Of The Impact Of The Internet As A Marketing Tool For Economic Development In Municipal Governments In The Western Region Of The United States, Jacquelin Risner

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This professional paper is a cross-sectional analysis of the western United States that explores the research question of whether the internet, when used as a marketing tool, has an impact on urban economic development for municipal governments. Economic development has changed throughout the years. It is now global in perspective. The necessity for municipal governments to compete on a global level requires an investigation into new technology and its importance to economic development efforts. Specifically, the advent of the internet and its significance to economic development in municipal governments was explored. A survey was constructed and sent to one hundred …

Medical Research And The Location Of High-Tech Medical Firms : Summary Report / : Prepared For The National Association Of Corporate Real Estate Executives By The Center For Economic Development Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of South Florida, University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research, Nacore International

College of Business Publications

No abstract provided.

Articulating The Hip-Hop Nation: Rap As Transnational Urban Subculture In The United States And France, Adrian Fielder

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.

Terrorism: A Global Phenomenon Mandating A Unified International Response, Jacqueline Ann Carberry

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.