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The Color of Money Expanded: GeographicallyContingent Mortgage Lending in Atlanta
"The Color of Money," a series of articles published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in May 1988 (Dedman 1988), documented persistent barriers in access to mortgage credit in Atlanta's African-American neighborhoods.Wyly and Holloway (1999) updated the original study with recent data and found that during the intervening decade traditional lenders still...
Tags: Fannie Mae, Atlanta, Income, Argument, Results, Mortgages, Operational Accounting, Finance, Capital Structures
White papers 2003-01-01
About Those Anti-Nuclear Arguments: They're Dishonest
Interest groups are trying to paint nuclear power as undesirable. The only problem with their arguments is that they're based on feeling, not fact. by Chris Morrison
Tags: Argument, Chris Morrison
Blog posts 2009-11-23
QUIZ: Coping with a Customer Argument
SCENARIO: You're presenting your solution to a group of stakeholders.  Unexpectedly, an argument about your offering breaks out between two factions within the prospect's firm.  The argument grows heated and there's real tension in the room. Here's a quick quiz: [poll id="400"] ...
Tags: Stakeholder, Argument, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Geoffrey James
Blog posts 2009-08-24
Microsoft Files 'Scattergun' Appeal
Microsoft filed its motion for a stay pending its appeal of the Federal District Court's decision that it violated i4i's patent on custom XML. The legal brief is fairly short, the longest argument being that Microsoft is likely to prevail on appeal. But the approach it takes...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Argument, Docx, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, XML, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Michael Hickins
Blog posts 2009-08-19
Aftermarket Journalism
I've heard many people insist that the future of traditional news media is to work with aggregators like Google, because they represent a new model of delivering the news. Recently, I noticed a blog post by Jeff Jarvis, which was about the auto industry. Although it may seem off-topic on...
Tags: Google Inc., Argument, Blogging, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2009-06-08
How to Stop Repeating the Same Argument |Dodging Landmines
Ed Muzio, President and CEO of Group Harmonics, says you need to break the pattern by reframing your goal. By approaching the other person with "why" questions, you can start to understand them better, reduce the conflict between you, and stop repeating the cycle.
Tags: Landmine, business, office, argument, pattern, winning, questions, Ed Muzio, Group Harmonics, Dodging Landmines
Videos 2009-03-23
Digital Downloads, Copy Code, and U.S. Copyright Law
This paper addresses the legal issues related to digital downloading and technological controls by examining recent cases and the relevant portions of United States Copyright Law. In doing so, the typical defense of "fair use", as well as some of the newer arguments derived from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,...
Tags: Argument, University Of Edinburgh, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
White papers 2005-01-04
Sunk Cost and Free Riding Justifications - A Risk Analysis Approach
This paper, through risk analysis methodology, addresses two popular arguments against extending the scope of exception to copyright in digital environment: the sunk cost argument and the free riding argument. It concludes that while both arguments are legitimate, they were built upon many doubtful assumptioscial vrants). Even when free riding...
Tags: Risk Analysis, Argument, Strategy, Management
White papers 2003-06-03
Closing Argument In A Commercial Trial
Closing argument is the advocate's only opportunity to tell the story of the entire case, free from interruption and many of the restrictive rules that apply to opening statements and the presentation of evidence. Giving a well-organized, succinct and compelling argument is challenging in any type of case; in the...
Tags: Argument, Hershey Philbin Associates, Litigation, Business Operations
White papers 2003-01-01
Is Buffett Really Losing His Touch?
Paul Kedrosky submits: Various people are wandering about saying that investor Warren Buffett has lost his touch. The gist of the argument: A combination of style drift (derivatives?!), ill-timed investments, and his "long term" refrain on declining positions demonstrate that he is, at the very least, having a hard...
Tags: Touch, Argument, Seeking Alpha, Paul Kedrosky, Doug Kass, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, US Market
External links 2008-11-12

Additional Resources

Coke's Syrupy Argument Against a Sugar Tax
There are all kinds of rational arguments that could be made to oppose a tax on sugary beverages. One could argue, to take just a couple of examples, that the government shouldn't be in the business of encouraging or discouraging the consumption of any particular product, or that the...
Tags: Beverage, Argument, Calorie
News items 2009-10-13
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Excessive Mutual Fund Fees Case
« Value Line Settles SEC Charges of Bogus Brokerage Commissions | Main The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in Jones v. Harris Associates, a case that could impact the amount of managerial fees that millions of mutual fund investors pay fund advisers.  The Court must decide what standard...
Tags: Mutual Fund, Fee, Advisor, Harris Associates L.P.
News items 2009-11-05
AUSTRALIA'S ACCC SEES FLAWS IN TELSTRA'S BROADBAND ARGUMENT.
SYDNEY, Nov 15 Asia Pulse - The competition regulator today indicated there were flaws in Telstra Corp's (ASX:TLS) argument that its slashing of broadband prices had promoted competition. SYDNEY, Nov 15 Asia Pulse - The competition regulator today indicated there were flaws in Telstra...
Tags: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, broadband, flaw, Telstra Corp.
Research articles 2004-11-15
WTTA-TV St. Petersburg, Fla., had a unique argument in its appeal of a $10,000 FCC fine. (Federal Communications Commission) (Brief Article)
WTTA-TV St. Petersburg, Fla., had a unique argument In Its appeal of a $10,000 FCC fine for violating limits on commercial time limits for children's programing. The station asked for leniency because the traffic manager responsible for compliance WTTA-TV St. Petersburg, Fla., had...
Tags: FCC
Research articles 1994-07-11
Argument over Comoros presidential candidates turns deadly
MUTSAMUDU, Comoros AFP — An argument over this weekend's presidential primary on the coup-plagued Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean ended with a man beating to death an acquaintance, an official said. The first violent incident reported in the run-up to Sunday's polls took place late Thursday at a...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-04-14
The economic argument in favour of Microsoft.
M2 PRESSWIRE-15 October 2003-MI2G: The economic argument in favour of MicrosoftC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10152003 London, UK - The argument in favour of biodiversity - multiple operating systems in one enterprise - continues to grow as witnessed inrecent reports fromthe Computers...
Tags: Computer & Communications Industry Association, HARDWARE, Linux, malware, Microsoft Corp., SECURITY, Servers, SOFTWARE, UNIX
Research articles 2003-10-15
The Federalist Society's Civil Rights Practice Group to Hold Pre- Oral Argument Discussion of Supreme Court Grutter & Gratz Cases
News Advisory: On April 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the cases of Grutter and Gratz, which concern the use of racial preferences as admissions criteria to the University of Michigan undergraduate and law school. The day before oral argument, our panel will consider when,...
Tags: Federalist Society
Research articles 2003-03-26
Oral argument in Gonzales v. Oregon
Proceedings CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: The Court will now hear argument in Gonzales v. Oregon. General Clement. Oral Argument of Paul D. Clement On Behalf of Petitioners GENERAL CLEMENT: Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the Court: Before Oregon became the first State...
Tags: Government, Honor, Oregon, physician, Regulations, statute, suicide, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-03-22
Microsoft files brief expanding its argument to break up the company
SEATTLE AP -- Microsoft filed an unexpected brief in federal court on Monday, expanding on its argument against the U.S. Justice Department's plan to break up the software giant due to antitrust violations.
Tags: Microsoft Corp.
Research articles 2000-05-23
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Announces Oral Argument Date in TOMAC Appeal
MINNEAPOLIS -- Lakes Entertainment, Inc. LACO announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit scheduled December 8, 2005 as the date for oral arguments in the Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casinos ("TOMAC") versus the U. S. Department of the Interior matter currently pending...
Research articles 2005-10-06
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