It is hoped that this paper can establish by such documentary evidence as is available, the following: 1. The program for financing social security advocated by W. Lee O'Daniel during his first term as Governor of Texas; 2. The program for old age assistance advocated by O'Daniel during the Forty-Sixth Legislature of Texas; 3. The activities of the minority group credited by the Governor with defeating "all efforts to finance social security" during the Forty-Sixth Legislature; 4. The explanation of Senate Joint Resolution 12; 5. The record, based on personal experience and the reported evidence, of the various groups and individuals working for the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 12.

The title of this essay is ”A place forgotten by the world – the image of the Other and the Elsewhere in Forty Days Without Shadow by Oliver Truc”. Olivier Truc is a French-born journalist living in Stockholm, where he works as a correspondent for Le Monde and Le Point. He has also produced TV documentaries and non-fiction books. Forty Days Without Shadow is his first fictional work, a crime novel published in 2012. The story is settled in the Norwegian and Swedish parts of Lapland, and Sami people are in focus. In this essay, a postcolonial reading is used to interpret the novel, based mainly on the fact that the Sami are or were victims of Scandinavian colonization. The aim of the essay is therefore to examine whether the novel comprises colonialist or anti-colonialist attitudes, or perhaps both, and whether it contains exoticism and othering of the Sami. In particular it is examined how Lapland as a geographical place is described, and how Sami people are depicted compared to people of other origins in the novel. Another fact that is discussed, is how stereotypical characterisation is a common trait of crime novels, an aggravating circumstance for the analysis. The conclusion is that the novel has a strong anti-colonialist perspective, seen mainly in the treating of themes like the colonization of Lapland and its effects on some of the characters. At the same time, the physics of the Sami are described in recurring terms such as “high cheekbones”, whereas the faces of the normative Norwegian and Swedish characters are not described in the same way. In certain places in the novel there is a colonialist focalization which contributes to exoticism and othering of Sami people.

The data base for this research was provided by a set of mimeographed reports prepared in the summer and fall of 1939 by the Office of Government Reports, Statistical Section, Washington, D.C. Originally prepared for Franklin Roosevelt's 1940 campaign, they detail each New Deal program year by year for the 1933-1939 period. The set of forty-eight reports, one for each state, also contains material on the organization of various programs and outlines work accomplishments in each state. This dissertation is intended as an analysis of New Deal loans and expenditures in each of the forty-eight states during the 1933-1939 period, and calls attention to unusual activities of programs within the several states. Each of thirty-three categories, which include all major New Deal programs plus summaries of smaller programs, is ranked by state on both an absolute and per capita basis. An analysis of the New Deal pattern of loans and expenditures for each region of the United States is also made with the use of absolute and per capita rankings. Each region is also examined for anomalies in federal expenditure and loan patterns. Each major New Deal program is reviewed as to the states and regions which received the major impact from the federal effort. This dissertation is intended as an analysis of New Deal loans and expenditures in each of the forty-eight states during the 1933-1939 period, and calls attention to unusual activities of programs within the several states. Each of thirty-three categories, which include all major New Deal programs plus summaries of smaller programs, is ranked by state on both an absolute and per capita basis. An analysis of the New Deal pattern of loans and expenditures for each region of the United States is also made with the use of absolute and per capita rankings. Each region is also examined for anomalies in federal expenditure and loan patterns . Each major New Deal program is reviewed as to the states and regions which received the major impact from the federal effort. In an effort to explain the vast differences in the per capita distribution of New Deal loans and expenditures among the states, multivariate analysis is used. While specific reasons may be cited for high per capita rankings for any given program in any given state, there may have been some general rationale (whether intended or unintended) behind the pattern of New Deal expenditures among states. Three hypotheses have been advanced and tested in this study. These are: (1) that the Roosevelt administration allocated per capita expenditures and loans among with reform as the prime objective; (2) that per capita expenditures and loans were allocated to achieve relief and recovery; and (3) that per capita expenditures and loans were allocated so as to upgrade the nation's resources. Reform is defined in such a way as to mean allocations aimed at improving undesirable socio-economic patterns. These undesirable conditions existed before, as well as during, the depression and are reflected in such demographic, social, and economic variables as per capita income, illiteracy, and home and farm ownership. Relief and recovery is defined as the effort which is expended to return the economy to a pre-1929 level rather than to attempt to reform existing inequities. The need for relief and recovery is measured by the percent decrease in per capita income from 1929 to 1933, rather than the absolute level of per capita income and the rate of unemployment. Two variables are selected to represent investment in the nation's resources--expenditures according to the percent of federal land ownership and expenditures based on the per capita miles of highway. The analysis suggests that New Deal federal effort was directed toward an improvement in the nation's assets, and toward relief and recovery. The analysis suggests that New Deal loans and expenditures failed to flow in proportional per capita amounts to states with the greatest need for reform.

The original purpose of this paper was to discover why Cache County, Utah at one time taxed towns now located in the State of Idaho. Later, it became apparent that a history of the forty - second parallel was necessary to fully understand the reasoning used by both the Federal and local governments in setting up the political boundaries of Utah and Cache County. Therefore, it was necessary to research the records of the Federal Government, Cache County Government, the LDS Journal History, and diaries of residents of Cache and Bear Lake Valleys, as well as detailed accounts of Spanish and Mexican negotiations with the United States. I also felt it necessary to obtain copies of maps drawn in the 1800s to appreciate the geographical knowledge available at the time. Boundary decisions in the western United States appeared to be the result of compromise more often than not. The forty - second parallel boundary was originally made to appease two independent nations. Because this spirit of compromise continued in the formation of territories after the United States gained control over both sides of the line and precedent was followed more readily than logic, the boundary did not fully satisfy residents on either side of the border for many years .

The following study is an attempt to comprehend the impact that the Canadian-United States border along the forty-ninth parallel had on the Plains Metis between 1869 and 1885, and how members of this community continued to manipulate the border to meet their own objectives. From the 1860s to 1880s, state definitions of Metis status, as well as government recognition and non-recognition of Metis identity, had a profound impact on the Plains Metis. Imposed state classifications and statuses limited the choices of many to enter treaty, be recognised as a citizen, or reside in a partiuclar country. The implementation of these status definitions began after 1875 when the enforcement of the international boundary began in earnest, and it was this endforcement that represented the beginnings of the colonisation of the Plains Metis. / History

Populärkulturella fenomen når ut till ett stort antal människor och representationen av olikasaker blir således viktig eftersom det kan avspegla hur människor uppfattarolika ting. Syftet med min uppsats är att undersöka representationen av de trekvinnliga karaktärerna, Jules, Ellie och Laurie, i tv-serien Cougar Town. De teoretiska begreppsom står till grund för min analys är bland annat, representation somdefinieras i boken Genus, medier ochmasskultur skriven av Linda Fagerström och Maria Nilson och som AnjaHirdman också behandlar i sin avhandling Tilltalandebilder. Vidare har jag använt mig av begreppet postfeminism som både Karen Boyle (Massmedia and Society, 2005)och Karen Ross (Gendered Media, 2010) skriver om i sina böcker. För att undersökarepresentationen av de olika kvinnliga karaktärerna i tv-serien använder jagmig av Keith Selby och Ron Cowderys bok Howto study television. I deras bok finns olika steg att gå igenom för attkritiskt granska television, jag har vidare valt att fokusera på den narrativaoch konstruktionsanalysen med fokus på mise-enscène och den icke verbala kommunikationen samt klädkoderna. För att kunnainrikta mig på den narrativa analysen har jag även använt mig av annanlitteratur som jag tillämpat på min metod- och analysdel. Genom att kritisktgranska tv- serien Cougar Town tydliggörsvissa stereotypiska drag som återkommer under de två analyserade avsnitten (The Pilot) och (Feel a whole lot better). Jules och hennes två vänner kan vidförsta anblicken ses som exempel på postfeministiska karaktärer som är självsäkra och karriärsinriktade. Dock efter att ha studerat olika sekvenser på ett merdjupgående sätt framkommer många så kallade ”typiska kvinnliga drag” som populärkulturella fenomen ofta tenderar att visa.

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Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-22T22:12:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jorge Harison Pereira do Nascimento.pdf: 1189534 bytes, checksum: e214c92e030c7e0e83ea285f34b21efb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-30 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This study aimed to verify through exposure to short-and long-term, direct and indirect effects of contaminated water from streams Mindu and Quarenta on anuran larvae, hylid Osteocephalus taurinus. Two experiments were conducted over 96 hours of exposure to a gradient of increasing concentrations, we assessed the acute effects of contamination on eggs and larvae in stage 25 larvae free natantia and without the presence of external gills. There was no mortality and no apparent anomalies in the short term for both streams for both stages of egg, as for the larvae. To assess the effects of chronic exposure, larvae were used in stage 25 of Gosn er, where they were exposed to contaminated water until they reach metamorphosis in an experiment using a one-factor control and two treatment using 100% of the concentration of water in their streams. The nitrogen compounds [ammonium (NH ), nitrite (NO ) and nitrate (NO )] produced in the course of the 4+ 2- 3 experiments were always in a higher concentration for the affluent of Mindu in relation to the Quarenta, while the concentrations o f pH , dissolved oxygen and temperature have remained always close between treatments and also taking all individuals received the same feed in two streams of water treatments, a significant difference in the length of larvae, size of metamorphosis and growth rate compared to control. The period of the larvae in Stream Mindu was lower, with the size and growth rate higher than in the control. In the Stream Quarenta, the situation is reversed, there was a period of larvae increased with the size at metamorphosis and growth rate lower than in control. The effects produced by chronic exposure to contaminated water streams are indications that the continuous contamination of streams and / or urban streams can upset the population dynamics of amphibians, carrying, other ecological changes. These results demonstrate possible consequences of contamination by urban sewage on larval amphibian communities of streams and pools of forest land. / Este trabalho teve como objetivo verificar através de exposições a curto e longo prazo, os efeitos diretos e indiretos das águas contaminadas dos Igarapés do Mindu e do Quarenta sobre larvas do anuro, hilídeo Osteocephalus taurinus. Para tanto, foram realizados dois experimentos através de exposições de 96hs a um gradiente crescente de concentrações, se avaliou os efeitos agudos da contaminação, sobre ovos e larvas em estágio 25 larva livre, natante e sem a presença de brânquias externas. Não foi verificada mortalidade e nem anomalias aparentes em curto prazo para ambos os igarapés tanto para os estágios de ovo, como para o de larva. Para avaliação dos efeitos crônicos da exposição, foram utilizadas larvas em estágio 25 de Gosner, onde estas foram expostas às águas contaminadas até alcançarem a metamorfose em um experimento unifatorial utilizando um tratamento Controle e dois outros utilizando 100% da concentração da água dos respectivos igarapés. Os compostos nitrogenados [Amônio (NH ), Nitrito (NO ) e Nitrato (NO )] verificados ao + - 4 2 3 longo dos experimentos mostraram-se sempre em maior concentração para o Igarapé do Mindu em relação ao do Quarenta e, apesar de as concentrações de pH, oxigênio dissolvido e temperatura terem se mantido sempre próximas entre os tratamentos e tendo ainda todos os indivíduos recebido a mesma alimentação, nos dois tratamentos com água dos igarapés, houve diferença significativa na duração do período larvário, no tamanho da metamorfose bem como na taxa de crescimento em relação ao Controle. O período larvário no Igarapé do Mindu foi menor, com o tamanho e a taxa de crescimento maiores em relação ao Controle. Já no Igarapé do Quarenta, a situação se inverteu, foi observado um período larvário maior, com o tamanho na metamorfose e a taxa de crescimento menores que no Controle. Os efeitos crônicos produzidos por exposição à água de igarapés contaminados são indícios de que a contaminação contínua dos igarapés e/ou córregos urbanos pode desequilibrar a dinâmica populacional de anfíbios, trazendo consigo, outras alterações ecológicas. Estes resultados demonstram possíveis conseqüências da contaminação por efluentes urbanos sobre comunidades larvárias de anfíbios de igarapés e poças de floresta de terra firme.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:32:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ThaisGB.pdf: 4320063 bytes, checksum: c97c01facb2aed61dd49fc01568c6ca9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-26 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / The squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin in oral cavity and present high capacity to invade adjacent structures. Traditionally, SCC has a predominance of 50 years male patients with long-time use of tobacco and alcohol, and the tongue is the most affected anatomic site. At present, there is an increasing incidence of SCC in patients below 40 years of age, who has been exposed or not to risk factors, mainly for tongue lesions. This study aims to analyze cell proliferation index using Ki-67 antigen in SCC of the tongue for two groups of different age range: until 40 years and older than 50 years. The first group was composed by 16 patients and the second one was composed by 20 patients. Clinicopathological features of the cases were also assessed. There was a male predominance in both groups. Tobacco and alcohol habits were common for patients until 40 years (72,2%), as well as for patients older than 50 years (52,9%). The first group had statistical association with the presence of regional metastases (p = 0,036) and with the most advanced stages of the disease (p = 0,012). Considering the histological malignancy grading, there was higher incidence (56,2%) of high malignancy grade tumors in the group of patients until 40 years old, but no statistical difference has found between groups and histologic malignancy grading. Regarding the immunohistochemical expression of Ki-67, there was no statistically significant difference between the antibody expression of the groups, as well as between other clinical and histopathological parameters. This study identified no significant difference regarding cell proliferation between the analyzed groups / O Carcinoma Epiderm?ide (CE) ? a neoplasia maligna de origem epitelial que mais ocorre na cavidade oral, com alta capacidade de invadir estruturas adjacentes. Classicamente, o CEO ocorre mais em homens com idade acima de 50 anos, que fazem uso de tabaco e ?lcool por longos per?odos de tempo, sendo a l?ngua, o s?tio anat?mico mais frequentemente acometido. Atualmente, vem se percebendo um aumento na incid?ncia dessa les?o em pacientes com idade abaixo dos 40 anos expostos ou n?o a fatores de risco, principalmente as les?es de l?ngua. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar o ?ndice de prolifera??o celular, utilizando o anticorpo Ki-67em CEs de l?ngua em dois grupos de faixas et?rias distintas. Tamb?m, avaliaram-se as caracter?sticas cl?nico-patol?gicas dos casos constantes do estudo. A amostra se constituiu de 16 casos de pacientes com idade at? 40 anos e 20 casos de pacientes com idade acima de 50 anos. Em rela??o ?s caracter?sticas cl?nicopatol?gicas das les?es, o sexo masculino foi o mais acometido para os dois grupos, sendo evidenciado que o h?bito de beber e fumar foi frequente tanto para os pacientes com idade at? 40 anos (72,7%) como para os pacientes com idade acima dos 50 anos (52,9%). Foi poss?vel observar que houve uma associa??o estatisticamente significativa entre o grupo de pacientes com idade at? 40 anos e a presen?a de met?stase regional (p = 0,036), bem como entre o mesmo grupo e os est?gios mais avan?ados da doen?a (p = 0,012). Em rela??o ? grada??o histol?gica de malignidade, houve uma maior frequ?ncia de tumores classificados em alto grau de malignidade no grupo de pacientes com at? 40 anos (56,2%), mas n?o foi evidenciada diferen?a estat?stica entre os grupos e a grada??o histol?gica de malignidade. Quanto ? an?lise da express?o imuno-histoqu?mica pelo Ki-67, n?o houve diferen?a estatisticamente significativa entre a express?o do anticorpo para os grupos et?rios estudados nesta pesquisa, assim como n?o houve associa??o do ?ndice de positividade para o Ki-67 com os par?metros cl?nicos e histomorfol?gicos. Pode-se concluir que a prolifera??o celular n?o foi significativamente diferente entre os grupos que constitu?ram o presente estudo

Money laundering involves activities which are aimed at concealing benefits that were acquired through criminal means for the purpose of making them appear legitimately acquired. Money laundering promotes criminal activities in South Africa because it allows criminals to keep the benefits that they acquired through their criminal activities. It takes place through a variety of schemes which include the use of banks. In this sense money laundering control is based on the premise that banks must be protected from providing criminals with the means to launder the benefits of their criminal activities. The Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (‘FICA’) in aggregate with the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 (‘POCA’) form the backbone of South Africa’s anti-money laundering regime. Like its international counterparts FICA imposes onerous duties on banks seeing that they are most often used by criminals as conduits to launder the benefits of crime. In turn, POCA criminalises activities in relation to the benefits of crime and delineates civil proceedings aimed at forfeiting the benefits of crime to the state. This study identifies the idiosyncrasies of the South African anti-money laundering regime and forwards recommendations aimed at improving its structure. To this end nine issues in relation to money laundering control and banks are investigated. The investigation fundamentally reveals that money laundering control holds unforeseen consequences for banks. In particular, a bank that receives the benefits of crimes such as fraud or theft faces prosecution if it fails to heed FICA’s money laundering control duties, for example, the filing of a suspicious transaction report. However, if the bank files a suspicious transaction report, it may be sued in civil court by the customer for breach of contract. In addition, if the bank parted with the benefits of fraud or theft whilst suspecting that the account holder may not be entitled to payment thereof, it may be sued by the victim of fraud or theft who seeks to recover loss suffered at the hand of the fraudster or thief from the bank. Ultimately, this study illustrates that amendment of some of the provisions of South Africa’s anti-money laundering legislation should enable banks to manage the aforementioned and other unforeseen consequences of money laundering control whilst at the same time contribute to the South African anti-money laundering effort. / Criminal and Procedural Law / Mercantile Law / LL.D.