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Moodys Follow Up Exhibits- Code Of Professional Conduct, Moody's Investor Service

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Cdo Machine? Managers, Mortgage Companies, Happy To Keep Fuel Coming, Allison Pyburn

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Two Gses Cut Corners To Hit Goals, Rob Blackwell

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Cdo Investors Debate Morality Of Spread Environment, Allison Pyburn

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Agricultural Subsidies And The Doha Round: A Historic Breakthrough?, Samuel T. Ledermann

Geography Honors Projects

The international community witnessed a self-proclaimed 'historical breakthrough'at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in late Summer 2004 as a framework was created to eliminate all export subsidies and reduce domestic subsidies and tariffs respectively. While many hailed this step as a major victory for developing nations, others have been cautious on the 'success'of this agreement. This honor thesis evaluates the short- and long-term effects of this framework agreement on the agricultural sectors of the US, South Africa and Mali. The paper first undertakes a historical analysis of what led to this 'victory'for developing nations at the WTO. The paper then …

Hud - Recent House Price Trends And Homeownership Affordability, United States: Department Of Housing And Urban Development: Office Of Policy Development And Research (Pd&R), David T. Rodda, Jack Goodman

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Establishing A Center For Creative Studies In Singapore: A Business Proposal, Hector Ramos

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

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The Evolution Of Congress: A Citizen's Ability To Influence Politics Today, Rebecca Ashley Nudd

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

-Constitution of the United States

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and spurred a year long political bus boycott that helped later change the U.S. Constitution. A mother with a cause rallied a million other moms to march onto Capital Hill and …

Countering Terrorism: From Wigged Judges To Helmeted Soldiers - Legal Perspectives On America's Counter-Terrorism Responses, Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto

San Diego International Law Journal

This Article aims to evaluate the international legal perspectives attendant to U.S. counter-terrorism measures and policy and the attendant strictures an implications. Part II commences by grappling with the uneasy relationship that legal and political complexities have foisted on the UN's ability to address terrorism and the difficult issue of the definition of terrorism. Within the context of this part, the Article also addresses the two dominant counter-terrorism paradigms-law enforcement and conflict management. Part III oves on to evaluate the law enforcement paradigm which treats terrorism as a crime engaging domestic law enforcement. This part offers a discussion of the …

Cholera And Its Impact On Nineteenth-Centry Mormon Migration, Patricia Rushton

BYU Studies

Nineteenth-century migrants traveling across America suffered from many diseases as they journeyed to new homes in the West. The disease that was most common and caused the highest rate of illness and death was cholera. Historian Robert Carter notes, "It was a disease with which people were... familiar, yet it was little understood. It would strike suddenly, with no warning, often killing the victim within hours of the first symptoms. It was so uncontrollable that often entire families, even whole emigrating companies, would be wiped out." While cholera was not always fatal, it brought fear and suffering into the lives …

Hiv/Aids And Condom Usage: Factors That Contribute To African American Women's Vulnerability To Hiv Infection, Monica P. Washington

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

HIV/AIDS poses an enormous health threat to African Americans, specifically African American women. According to the Center for Disease Control "1 in 160 African American women are believed to be infected with HIV (Center for Disease Control 1999:1). In 2000, although African American women only represented 12% of the female population, they accounted for 64% of HIV cases reported among women (The White House 2000; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 2004).

This study examined HIV/AIDS and African American women and attempted to answer the question: Why are African American women not consistently using condoms to protect themselves against …

The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Past Failures And Present Solutions, Morse Tan

ExpressO

North Korea has recently announced that it has developed nuclear weapons and has pulled out of the six-party talks. These events do not emerge out of a vacuum, and this article lends perspective based on an interdisciplinary lens that seeks to grapple with the complexities and provide constructive approaches based on this well-researched understanding. This article analyzes political, military, historical, legal and other angles of this international crisis.

Past dealings with North Korea have been unfruitful because other nations do not recognize the ties between North Korean acts and its ideology and objectives. For a satisfactory resolution to the current …

Frb Transcript Of The Consumer Advisory Council Meeting, Mark Pinsky, Lorie R. Swanson, Stella Adams, Dennis L. Algiere, Faith L. Anderson, Susan Bredehoft, Shiela Canavan, Carolyn Carter, Michael Cook, Donald S. Currie, Anne Diedrick, Dan Dixon, Hattie Dorsey, Kurt Eggert, James Garner, Deborah Hickok, James W. King, Elsie Meeks, Bruce B. Morgan, Benjamin Robinson Iii, Mary Jane Seebach, Lisa Sodeika, Paul J. Springman, Forrest F. Stanley, Diane Thompson, Anselmo Villarreal, Clint Walker, Kelly K. Walsh, Marva E. Williams, Sandra F. Braunstein, Edward M. Gramlich, Susan Bies, Ben S. Bernanke

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Govenor Bernanke Speech On The Global Saving Glut And The U.S. Current Account Deficit, Ben S. Bernanke

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Moody's Corporation 2004 10-K, Moody's Corporation: The Corporate Library

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Black History Month Speech "The Power Of Education And Reconciliation: Implication Of The South African Experience For African American Students, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech at the Black History Month Celebration at DePaul University O'Hare and Rolling Meadows campus in the Chicago, Illinois area. 15 pages.

Aiding Whom? Competing Explanations Of Middle-Power Foreign Aid Decisions, Bethany Barratt Phd

Human Rights & Human Welfare

Paper presented at International Studies Association annual meeting Honolulu, Hawaii March 2005. I thank Sabine Carey, Christian Erickson, Scott Gartner, Miroslav Nincic, Steve Poe, and Randolph Siverson for excellent feedback on earlier versions of this research, and Richard Tucker for generously providing the Similarity of UN Policy Positions data.

This paper may be freely circulated in electronic or hard copy provided it is not modified in any way, the rights of the author not infringed, and the paper is not quoted or cited without express permission of the author. The editors cannot guarantee a stable URL for any paper posted …

Blizzard Asf (Asr), Colleen Marie O'Connor

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Breakin' The Kneecaps Of 'Baaskap': A Brief Discussion Of The International Anti-Apartheid Movement And African Solidarity Work, Then, And Now, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, based this paper on a speech originally delivered at the International Conference on a Decade of Freedom: Cel;ebrating the Role of the International Anti-Apartheid Movement held in Durban, South Africa. 14 pages.

Resistance To U.S. Economic Hegemony In Latin America: Hugo Chávez And Venezuela, Rachel M. Jacques

McNair Scholars Journal

Recent years have seen increasing opposition to U.S. political and economic influence in Latin America. Venezuela is a key player in the South American economy. This project researches the country’s history from the 1950s to the present and the role of the U.S. in its formation. Through political economy, this study asks if recent political changes are due to the effects of U.S. policies in Venezuela. The research examines the relationship between the two nations and the development models proposed by the Chávez government. The paper considers alternative models of economic development, independent from U.S. political hegemony.

Policy Analysis Of Invasive Species Regulations In Sydney Harbour And San Francisco Bay, Alexis Radovich, Christina Schmunk

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The demand for the mass transportation of goods throughout the world is threatening the biodiversity and native habitats of local scale aquatic assemblages. Efforts to preserve and protect marine communities are hampered by the danger of invasive species coming into native harbor community assemblages. In order to manage and conserve these ecosystems, it is necessary that we research and compiled the species in order to gain a better understanding of how legislation and regulations can be used in order to create systems that are sustainable for all species. The goal of this capstone is to examine current and past legislation …

Cruelty Toward Cats: Changing Perspectives, Randall Lockwood

State of the Animals 2005

Of all the species that have been domesticated, cats have historically been subjected to the widest diversity of treatment by humans. They have been worshipped as gods and reviled as devils, coddled and pampered, but also abandoned and abused. Our treatment of cats has likewise created a range of problems for professionals concerned with their care—from dealing with problems of obesity and overindulgence to tending to the needs of animals who have been neglected, intentionally harmed, or even tortured.

Progress In Animal Legislation: Measurement And Assessment, Andrew N. Rowan, Beth Rosen

State of the Animals 2005

As the animal movement has gained more political authority and public acceptance, it needs better ways to assess and follow its progress—or lack thereof—towards its goals. In this era, in which nonprofits and funding agencies are demanding better measures of effectiveness, the animal movement needs to examine how it looks at the progress it is (or is not) making in gaining better legal protection for animals.

Why They Hate Us: An Empirical Study Of Individuals’ Anti-American Attitudes, Amy Buenning '05

Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research

Prior to September 11, 2001, the United States was perceived as a predominant, nearly untouchable power. The collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War spelled the end of a bi-polar world and the beginning of the age of a single global superpower. The twentieth century was “the American century [. . .] not only in military, but also in economic, technological, and even cultural terms” (Krastev 5).However, in the years since September 11, hostility towards the United States has increased drastically.“Three years on, it seems that we are all anti-Americans.Hostility to the United States is …

The Collective International Responsibility To Protect: The Case Of Rwanda, John Shattuck

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights

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Complying With The Edwards Aquifer Rules Technical Guidance On Best Management Practices

KIP Data Sets and Technical Reports

This manual summarizes best practices for complying with regulations designed to preserve the Edwards Aquifer. Open Access See Extended description for more information.

Proceedings Of The 2005 U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group, Rapid City, South Dakota, September 12-15, 2005 Usgs Karst Interest Group Usgs Scientific Investigations Report 05-5160, Eve L. Kuniansky, U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group

KIP Talks and Conferences

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Does The Constitution Apply To The Actions Of The United States Anti-Doping Agency?, Dionne L. Koller

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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French And U.S. Modes Of Educational Regulation Facing Modernity, Denis Meuret

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Globalization and Education Symposium

The Internet And Political Campaign Advertising : A Content Analysis, Anita L. Herold

Theses and Dissertations

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