Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Author: United States. National Bipartisan Commission on Central America
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Category : Central America
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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"On July 19, 1983, President Ronald Reagan established the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America to examine the social, economic, and democratic conditions in the region and to provide advice that could evolve into a comprehensive U.S. policy for Central America. Headed by Henry A. Kissinger, the twelve-member commission included the president of the AFL-CIO, a retired justice of the Supreme Court, the mayor of San Antonio, the president of Boston University, a professor of economics from Yale, a former ambassador and chairman of the Democratic Party, a financier and former senator, a former governor of Texas, a business leader, a political scientist, and a physician and humanitarian"--Back cover.

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Publisher:
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Category : Governmental investigations
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Federal Highway Projects
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Category : Highway law
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
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Category : Legislative oversight
Languages : en
Pages : 748

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Author: Shyon Baumann
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691187282
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Today's moviegoers and critics generally consider some Hollywood products--even some blockbusters--to be legitimate works of art. But during the first half century of motion pictures very few Americans would have thought to call an American movie "art." Up through the 1950s, American movies were regarded as a form of popular, even lower-class, entertainment. By the 1960s and 1970s, however, viewers were regularly judging Hollywood films by artistic criteria previously applied only to high art forms. In Hollywood Highbrow, Shyon Baumann for the first time tells how social and cultural forces radically changed the public's perceptions of American movies just as those forces were radically changing the movies themselves. The development in the United States of an appreciation of film as an art was, Baumann shows, the product of large changes in Hollywood and American society as a whole. With the postwar rise of television, American movie audiences shrank dramatically and Hollywood responded by appealing to richer and more educated viewers. Around the same time, European ideas about the director as artist, an easing of censorship, and the development of art-house cinemas, film festivals, and the academic field of film studies encouraged the idea that some American movies--and not just European ones--deserved to be considered art.

Author: Phillip Compton
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462820999
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 147

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Pebbles in the Sea by Phillip Compton is an absorbing narrative made out of a canvas of colorful characters. It is a highly readable account of life in the rough and its impact on the authors view of life. Having spent his formative years with these characters and their flamboyant, sometimes hilarious ventures, the author discovered connections binding this diverse past with his artistic present. Within this framework of writing, the author reveals the concept of living for goals beyond the self, which may not produce riches or bring happiness, but will touch the infinite. Phillip Compton traces his journey of discovery through his early contact with these incredible characters and the history of their exploits, vividly brought to life in the pages of Pebbles in the Sea. Leading the cast of players is the authors father. Professional race car driver, business man, raconteur extraordinaire, the elder Compton was the dynamic force attracting and binding this diverse assemblage, which included his long time friend, Lou, who always encouraged, joined and abetted him in his outlandish adventures. Then, a later character, who became indispensable in lending aid was Drunken Ed, a man infamous for mangling the English language. Also found within this narrative is the elusive Johnny, an ornery alcoholic who always had his job waiting for him after his many benders. Finally, Drunken Joe exuberantly plays his part with his uniquely eccentric personality. These and a host of others paint a picture of what it means to live beyond the self. Stranger than fiction is a term often used by incredulous listeners upon hearing the tales of these men. Indeed, the reader will undoubtedly forget at times that these are actual events recorded here without embellishment. Here are stories of race car drivers, steel workers and drunks along with the famous fireworks story, recorded here for the first time, a story which has become a Compton family legend. The author has deftly woven the rough stories of these rough men together with the history of his own unique life. Within these pages, the stories diverge, then reunite in a conclusion that unexpectedly reconciles the apparent disparities. Pebbles in the Sea is a humorous, sometimes touching, often thought-provoking but always compelling chronicle of life and the adventures of living.

Author: United States. Department of State
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Author: Mike E. Jorgensen
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ISBN: 9781600420139
Category : Ageism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The first chapter of this book introduces basic demographics about our elderly, in order to establish an understanding of the aging population. An understanding of who the elderly are, where they reside, and the trends of health, life expectancy and social arrangements will help increase an awareness of policy, history and future concerns. Chapters Two, Three, Four, Five and Six concern mental capacity issues and discuss subjects as what is capacity, what causes incapacity, what are the warning signs, how does the elder law attorney make an assessment of the client's capacity? The discussion then evolves into informed consent, the physician's duty to inform, self autonomy, and the right to privacy. The right to privacy is a introduction into medical advance directives, including the living will and surrogate decision makers. In the discussion, issues of due process in "capacity" versus " commitment hearings" are developed, and the differences between commitment hearings and capacity hearings. When someone lacks capacity and they have not planned with proper directives, then we discuss an overview of guardianship and the legal process necessary to protect due process and making the process the least restrictive means necessary to provide a surrogate decision maker. In Chapter Seven we discuss health care issues and the history of our health care system today. What is an HMO and a PPO? What is the difference between managed care and fee-for-service plans. In Chapter Eight we introduce Medicare, eligibility, deductibles and co-payments, spells of illness and levels of skilled care. In Chapter Nine we learn about private health insurance and basics of ERISA, long term care insurance and the policy concerns of privatizing Social Security. In the next chapter, Chapter Ten, we begin the learning of Medicaid and we discuss eligibility, Miller Trusts, and the basics of planning. Chapter Eleven is dedicated to "special needs trusts" and the importance of having such trusts in the limited situations where needed. In Chapter Twelve, we introduce employment issues that affect the elderly and aging, from employment discrimination to an introduction to disability discrimination. In Chapter Thirteen, we evolve into planning for our estates and the disposition of property. Although the majority of taxpayers will not need "estate and gift" transfer taxation protection, most people still require a knowledge of estate planning and the proper alternatives for estate planning. Chapter Fourteen introduces the ugly side of elder law and a discussion of nursing home litigation and elder abuse generally. We learn about the Protective Service Act and the reporting requirements by statute. This chapter leads into Chapter Fifteen which concerns domestic issues, including an introduction into the Troxel issues of grandparent visitation and adoption. Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen concern transportation issue and housing issues, respectively. When should a driver's license be revoked and has society planned for alternate forms of transportation or city development to provide necessary mobility and access to mobility for those who are restricted to public transportation. Chapter Seventeen discusses the issues of whether the elderly should be provided property tax reductions and exemptions to allow the elderly to age in place, rather than lose their homes to tax increases and burdens. We also introduce the ability to the elderly to form communities that restrict the age requirements of the community and whether such restrictions are contrary to anti- discrimination laws.

Author: Joan Abse
Publisher: Robson Books Limited
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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