Administration advisers must have felt that they had finally reached the starting point, getting the economy on an even keel while achieving the political capacity to manage the dual sorts of market stimulations deemed necessary for long-run growth, when the assassination occurred. (Harper and Krieg 179) The era was already marked with recession, just as it was on the brink of September 11th following the dot com bust and the other precarious financial states of the preceding years
No one could guess what would take its place." 27 / (Kolkey 155) The Economic Council says much the same thing as might have been said post nine-eleven as massive and universal meetings of the faithful and the secular took place to memorialize the deaths of so many at ground zero (just off Wall Street), the pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania
S. with its Saudi partner Bin Laden construction to build long sought after pipelines and re-open the heroin drug trade, important for financing off the books operations in the same manner as Iran-Contra did with cocaine" (Dawson)
But, of course, drug money also helped. America is, like all empires, ruled "by an emperor or king who has control over the government and media, is not elected by the people, is not subject to their will, and whose term is not limited by law" (Perkins, 2007, p
As head of the CIA from 1953-1961, Dulles was accountable to and for a number of patrons, but Christ was not one of them. Weiner paints a clear picture of the kind of man and the kind of virtues he possessed: "By virtue of his carefully cultivated reputation as an American master spy, built as the OSS chief in Switzerland, he was regarded by the Republican leadership as the director of central intelligence in exile" (Weiner, p
To the contrary, most of his psychoanalysis of women involves stereotypical notions of childbearing, and does not take into account the many other ways in which women were repressed during such a time period. Instead, her falls victim to his dangerous habit of generalizing, and even notes that Given all these circumstances, New England women of middle age might as well cast themselves as sufferers, as victims -- even as targets of witchcraft" (Demos 166)
Demos' purpose in this book is relatively simple: he is looking to examine the pervasive culture of witchcraft that was prevalent in New England during the aforementioned epoch, and link that culture to the instances of witchcraft that were detected and prosecuted. What is truly remarkable about this purpose is that the author chooses to pursue it via an interdisciplinary approach, one which was considered "new and fashionable" (Doerner, 2013) at the time of the writing in the latter part of the 20th century (the book was initially published in 1982)
It is written by John Demos who is a professor of history at Brandeis University. Demos is largely regarded as "one of the pioneers in this field" (Rakove, 1992) and that which is based on the 17th century witchcraft phenomenon
In this respect, the other is working with limited facts and applying theories that were not applicable at the time that these people existed. Demos is at his most cogent when he is analyzing the biographical and historical aspects of the tradition of witchcraft in 17th century New England, and leveraging his experience to write "as a historian" (Smith)
Surviving that upheaval will require learning the lessons taught by previous disputes. That in turn will require open communication among tax authorities and taxpayers in ways that are not yet available under international conventions" (Clark, 1993)
This is further complicated by the 1986 tax reforms, which changed transfer pricing methods. One of the problems that these regulations sought to deal with was the valuation of intangibles between related parties and how those should be taxed, which is becoming an increasing problem as intellectual property grows in relative economic value (Williams, 1991)
OSHA is reconsidering the finding that a 10 dB shift in hearing acuity represents such a health condition." (Minter, 2002) However, another very large percentage of those individuals who have lost their hearing have lost it while serving in the various branches of the United States Armed Forces
On my physical exam my complaints of depression, tremors, vertigo, severe headaches, ringing in my ears, numbness to both arms and hearing loss were blatantly ignored and, in my opinion, purposefully, left off the Medical Evaluation Board Findings (DA 3947) which has prolonged my MEB process, which prolongs the time that I can seek competent medical and psychiatric care from the civilian world, and be close to my caring family My depression had become so severe I went to sick call and was told to return the next day." (Mosley, 2004) Current situation Modern life as well as military life has become noisier
Acoustic trauma, a related condition, results from an acute exposure to short-term impulsive noise." (Rabinowitz, 2000) The educational program should incorporate insights into the common leisure, occupational and environmental hazards, the benefits of properly utilizing hearing protection devices, and the potential benefits of maintaining ones hearing
This is no longer the case, as high-tech speakers, jet engines, leaf blowers, and machinery of all types spill their sounds invasively into our lives. (Tabachnick, 1994) The twenty-first century is very noisy and the need for serviceman and women to keep up with hearing protection technology has become more crucial then ever
The ability to accurately localize and quickly identify the position of potential hazards is critical in combat and in many of today's work environments. (Vause & Grantham, 1999) The military has been contending with this issue throughout its history and the current war in Iraq will only intensify the situation regarding soldiers suffering from hearing loss or tinnitus
Further intrusions to passenger privacy include recent technology developments that will identify medium- and high-risk passengers through the use of sophisticated and classified algorithms. These databases will be updated to include criminal and terrorist watch lists, but will not collect private information on passengers (Barnett)
Surveillance of this nature may find those who are sought by law enforcement as well as help uncover those who have outdated or fraudulent information. Put airport security screeners under federal control Scanner accuracy Use of digital radiography may aid in detection of explosive devices and computed tomography may detect actual explosive compounds (Galiano Riveros) Incorporate algorithms into scanners that automatically detect common weapons, such as guns, knifes, and sticks Intrusiveness of Scanners and Human Screeners Human screeners should be limited only to same-sex searches With the advent of backscatter x-rays in airport screening (CBS Broadcasting), the passenger should be made anonymous to the employee analyzing the image Air marshals In lieu of using air marshals, the following measures may be taken: Flight and cabin crews should be trained in tactics for violent situations with passengers and terrorists alike Provide a way for video images from the cockpit and cabin to be recorded, as well as broadcast to the ground Provide a way for the crew to see activity in the cabin Allow the aircraft to be controlled remotely from the ground In conclusion, aviation security has increased remarkably over the last 3 years
Surveillance of this nature may find those who are sought by law enforcement as well as help uncover those who have outdated or fraudulent information. Put airport security screeners under federal control Scanner accuracy Use of digital radiography may aid in detection of explosive devices and computed tomography may detect actual explosive compounds (Galiano Riveros) Incorporate algorithms into scanners that automatically detect common weapons, such as guns, knifes, and sticks Intrusiveness of Scanners and Human Screeners Human screeners should be limited only to same-sex searches With the advent of backscatter x-rays in airport screening (CBS Broadcasting), the passenger should be made anonymous to the employee analyzing the image Air marshals In lieu of using air marshals, the following measures may be taken: Flight and cabin crews should be trained in tactics for violent situations with passengers and terrorists alike Provide a way for video images from the cockpit and cabin to be recorded, as well as broadcast to the ground Provide a way for the crew to see activity in the cabin Allow the aircraft to be controlled remotely from the ground In conclusion, aviation security has increased remarkably over the last 3 years
Despite the limitations to the current aviation security system, many aspects are quite strong. Although not 100% accurate, airport screening devices are sensitive enough to detect metallic orthopedic implants (Kamineni, Legge and Ware)