This paper discusses damage to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament, a common sports injury.
Essay # 16917 |
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This paper describes that certain types of throwing motions put extreme stress on the Ulnar Collateral Ligament ligament. The author points out that physical examinations are often inexact and tests are not 100% accurate; therefore, making a diagnosis is the most difficult part of treating an ulnar collateral ligament problem. The paper concludes that, if the patient wants to return to overhead or throwing sporting activities, and does not respond to non-surgical treatments, then surgery is recommended.
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"Injuries of the ulnar collateral ligament are daily events in the sports world. Seldom a day goes by that some athlete does not make the news with such injuries. Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood suffered significant damage in 1999 .Pitcher, Scott Williamson of the Cincinnati Reds had surgery last year to repair the torn ligament in his right elbow .These are common injuries and seldom interfere permanently with an athlete's career."
Tags:throwing, motions, stress, physical, examinations, tests, diagnosis, non-surgical, treatments, surgery
This paper is a literature review of issues related to criminal justice, especially drug related felonies.
Research Paper # 62691 |
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APA | 2005
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This paper explains that, because of overwhelming public demand, changes in criminal justice policy in the past two decades made "collateral sanctions" for convicted felonies much harsher. The author points out that a person can pay his or her debt and still have seemingly eternal and certainly extensive "collateral consequences" such as loss of voting rights and even deportation. The paper relates that public opinion surveys recently have shown that more than 80% of Americans believe ex-offenders should regain their right to vote.
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Introduction
Various Restoration Methods
Concern about Re-Entry Issues in General
Effect on Parental Rights and Family Life
Issues Surrounding Voting Rights of Felons
Issues Surrounding Employment
The Right to Own and Bear Arms
Deportation as a Collateral Consequence of Felony Conviction
Possibilities for Correction
Conclusion
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"There is uncertainty even regarding at what point a person is considered to have been convicted. Is the person 'convicted" when a guilty plea or finding of guilt is entered for triggering a disability? Or, on the other hand, is he or she not convicted until a sentence is imposed, or perhaps not until after an appeal has been concluded and denied? In some states, the person is not considered to have been convicted if a plea of nolo contendere (no contest) is entered; in other states, that is the same as a conviction. Moreover, within the states in question, laws may not address these issues specifically, allowing for other areas of interpretation ."
Tags:collateral, sanctions, law, license, parent-child
An analysis of the success and challenges of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.
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APA | 2010
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This paper examines how there was little hope for the people of Bangladesh until a visionary, Mohammad Yunnus, established the nonconforming banking system of the Grameen Bank. It looks at how the goal of the bank was to dramatically change the lives of the Bangladesh people by giving them the opportunity to borrow money without any collateral. The paper also looks briefly at the bank's business strategies and practices and how through it is a nonconforming bank practice, Grameen Bank has contributed to the reduction of poverty in Bangladesh.
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"Operating on an efficient level is one of the biggest challenges for the Grameen Bank. At the time of the review, Grameen Bank at 20: Impact and Future Challenges, in 1998, the bank was only able to reach a very thin profit margin (par. 25). The review stated that the reasons for this were because the way that the loan systems were set up. The labor force that was needed to monitor the loan process and the homogenous groups is labor-intensive in nature especially compared to other traditional banking sectors. The amount of employees that are needed makes it difficult for the bank's human resources management to keep staff costs under control. Whereas the growth does increase in the average loans to households, the labor costs make it difficult for the bank to increase its profits."
Tags:nonconforming, banking, system, collateral, money
An examination of the influence of microeconomic factors on SUV sales in a period of fourteen months in the United States.
Term Paper # 114375 |
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APA | 2009
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The paper analyzes the influence of inflation, SUV collateral or trade-in value, significant oil and gas price fluctuations and the impact of automaker incentives on SUV sales throughout fourteen months. The paper outlines the methodology of the study and presents results in a proximity matrix, a table and a graph. The paper shows how the higher and more volatile the gas price, the more buyers rely on leasing, and initially appear to be motivated to trade-in their previous vehicles to qualify for the cash and incentives on chosen vehicles.
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Methodology
Initial Results
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"RL Polk's Insight database (2008) was first used to gather the last fourteen months (from June, 2007 to July, 2008) of new vehicle sales and registrations for the two groups of SUVs, the median U.S. gas price using the Monthly Energy Review (2008). Using the data contained in the R.L. Polk Insight database (2008) and the J.D Power PIN database (2008) a series of data tables were constructed and analyzed. The data set of financing variables was specifically from JD Power's PIN Financing Database. Results of queries into each of these databases were extracted into Microsoft Excel files and then imported in SPSS Version 15 for Windows."
Tags:inflation, collateral, trade-in, value, oil, price, fluctuations, automaker, incentives
A discussion on secured transactions and their laws.
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The paper argues that a secured transaction is one in which collateral is used as security for a loan or other financial value. The paper discusses how within a global economy, many of the laws surrounding secured transactions and collateral have become complicated and convoluted, warranting a uniform law across borders to simplify international business dealings. The paper shows how secured transactions play a large role in economic development of both North and South America through the reduction of costs of financing small and medium-sized business. Alternatively, the paper explains that personal property security is not relevant when it comes to the financial obligations of publicly held organizations in the United States.
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"A secured transaction is one in which collateral is used as security for or loan or other financial value. Within a global economy, many of laws surrounding secured transactions and collateral have become complicated..."
Tags:secured, transactions, law
An analysis of the future potential of the Ukrainian business market.
Essay # 66640 |
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MLA | 2006
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In this paper the author reviews how after an initial period of post-independence economic crisis and decline, Ukraine's economy has begun to move towards recovery.He highlights how Canadian and other foreign business activity is on the rise, basic economic indicators are showing steady improvement, and the Ukrainian local private sector is playing an increasingly important role in the economy. The paper concludes with a summation that as Ukraine continues to differentiate itself from its Third World neighbors, Canadian companies will want to look more seriously at this large and potentially very prosperous economy. Not Without Problems Aurora Pacific's Collateral Prospectus Graphite Industrial Garnets Modified Wood Technology Ukraine's Precarious Infrastructure Chernobyl Water Air Land
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"The Ukrainian parliament passed a new constitution with formulations for press freedom and the forbidding of censorship borrowed from Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Regrettably, lawmakers also copied the latter part of Article 10 of the European Convention for Human Rights that restricts expression in the interests of natural security, public order, and the protection of reputations, notions that are open to wide interpretation and abuse in Ukraine, where separation of powers is weak. In the countries of Western Europe, such constraints on speech are rarely used, overturned in constitutional courts, or ultimately appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, where a substantial body of case law has developed to protect journalists" rights to criticize the government."
Tags:opportunity, sponsored, partner, industrial, union
An examination of the effects of the continuing economic crisis on the Japanese economy.
Cause and Effect Essay # 50524 |
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MLA | 2004
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Japan is currently in its worst recession since World War II. The country's economy slowed dramatically in the early 1990s after the bubble economy of the 1970s and 1980s. This paper takes a detailed look at what caused Japan's economic crisis and subsequent problems related to the declining Gross Domestic Product (GDP), failed stimulus packages, banking inefficiencies, ineffective interest rate policies, deflation, currency devaluation, and Japan's aging population. Given a consideration of all these factors, the writer makes recommendations most likely to have a positive impact in rejuvenating Japan's struggling economy. The paper concludes that Japan's best course of action includes raising its nominal GDP by increasing its monetary base, engaging in massive bank restructuring, using inflation targeting techniques, and putting distressed real estate and other foreclosed collateral on the market.
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"In early 1990, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates and put a squeeze on credit. But it was done too abruptly. As a result, the Stock Exchange soon lost half its value and property prices dropped by sixty percent to eighty percent. The banks, finding themselves with a mountain of bad debt, drastically cut back credit. This in turn led to the collapse of thousands of small and medium-sized companies. All this has created a profound sense of shock contributing to negative growth. The Unemployment rate of 5.4 percent in 2002 now stands higher than at any point since 1953."
Tags:asia, rate, interest, employment
Marketing strategies for Landry's seafood restaurants.
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2002
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This paper collateral marketing strategy of Landry's Sea Food products and restaurants.
An examination of the role of banks in the changing economy, cultural context, keiretsu (banking-business alliances) and stability compared to U.S. banks.
Comparison Essay # 15474 |
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2000
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Rohwer (1998) paints a disturbing picture of the Japanese Banking Industry. He states that much has happened in America's S&L crisis in the early 1990s, bad banks need to be shut down or taken over, good banks recapitalized, bad loans written off, and the collateral underlying them (usually real estate) disposed of at fire sale prices (Rohwer, 1998, 22).
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"A Study of theJapanese Banking Industry
Introduction
Rohwer (1998) paints a disturbing picture of the Japanese Banking Industry. He states that much has happened in America's S&L crisis in the early 1990s, bad banks need to be shut down or taken over, good banks recapitalized, bad loans written off, and the collateral underlying them (usually real estate) disposed of at fire sale prices (Rohwer, 1998, 22). Most theorists and analysts point out that the bad debt problem of Japanese banks could amount to upwards of 25% of that country s GDP, implying that a solution (if available) is bound to be enormously painful and costly (Rohwer, 1998, 22).
Also in 1998, the year that the Japanese banking system proposed a plan (of sorts) for bailing out the economy, the Economist in..."
An overview of the nation in the context of American business expansion: politics, demographics, labor, tariffs, barriers and laws.
Essay # 15473 |
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2000
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Rohwer (1998) paints a disturbing picture of the Japanese Banking Industry. He states that much has happened in America's S&L crisis in the early 1990s, bad banks need to be shut down or taken over, good banks recapitalized, bad loans written off, and the collateral underlying them (usually real estate) disposed of at fire sale prices (Rohwer, 1998, 22).
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"Introduction
Rohwer (1998) paints a disturbing picture of the Japanese Banking Industry. He states that much has happened in America's S&L crisis in the early 1990s, bad banks need to be shut down or taken over, good banks recapitalized, bad loans written off, and the collateral underlying them (usually real estate) disposed of at fire sale prices (Rohwer, 1998, 22). Today, France is seen as one of the more important markets within the EU, and American companies considering expanding operations to France need to evaluate the political, demographic and business environment within France before making the commitment to market there. This research considers these factors in today's environment.
Politics
France was one of the first European nations to move from a feudal society into a nation-state, and its monarchy lasted for centuries. There was a..."