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4 Jun 2007, 8:19 am
Besides problem-oriented policing and the broken-windows theory, they are the Anglo-Saxon concept that citizens police themselves rather than looking to a central government, the use of data, and 'pulling levers' of power by enlisting the help of others, as well as using leverage on criminals. 'People have a lot of handles on them,' Kelling said, 'and all you have to do is find the handles.' If a criminal has a felony record or is caught with a gun with an… [read post]
24 Oct 2024, 1:01 pm
In their effort to "study how RSA contracts evolve over time," the authors lever PACER data archives and focus on more than 400 non-financial Chapter 11 filings that involved more than $100M in declared assets during just over the past two decades. [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 6:29 am
Indeed, levering up the firm more than would be optimal from a long-term perspective puts pressure on management to earn its way out of the firm’s debt load. [read post]
20 Dec 2018, 3:42 pm
A carbon tax is a predictable, monetary lever with uniform increases over several decades; in other words, it's easy for companies to plan for in their balance sheets. [read post]
2 Jul 2008, 7:36 pm
It serves as a potent reminder of how easily our attention to one thing can blind us to seeing what is literally in front of our eyes — and that in every situation where lives or livelihoods are at stake, where relationships or choices matter — whether resolving a conflict, making an important decision, or pulling the lever in the voting booth — a gorilla may be present, hiding in the open, right in plain view. [read post]
10 May 2016, 7:23 pm
They harness competition between businesses as the lever for changing how and for what purpose business transactions are conducted. [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 8:04 am
A fulcrum is a lever. [read post]
4 Nov 2006, 6:07 pm
They are designed to encourage progressives to skip the Senate lever when casting their votes Tuesday. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 3:08 am
When the payments get made, the balance sheet is under-levered. [read post]
14 Jun 2008, 1:02 am
Trust me, I know.Many say that about 20% of HRC voters won't be able to step up and pull the lever for Obama. [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 2:16 pm
"2) With no time to substitute a different name for Stevens on the ballot, perhaps the election of Begich is a fait accompli, as a majority of Alaskans will not pull the lever for a convicted felon, even if it means the Democrats pick up a Senate Seat.3) Or perhaps McCain has calculated that whatever happens to Stevens, he just can't afford to have his "reform" brand further tarnished and so must put his own campaign first. [read post]
22 Dec 2008, 12:00 pm
The tug pilot testified that radar and steering lever problems caused the crash. [read post]
20 Oct 2021, 6:12 am
In the process, I explain why we should largely ignore Miller’s (1977) “horse-and-rabbit-stew” view of the tax incentive to lever up and Jensen’s (1986) view of the disciplinary role of debt. [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 12:24 pm
Peter thought about this and said “I see, you were taking advantage of people who were willing to pay anything to get back at their partner”, and he swiftly pulled the lever dropping the hapless lawyer into everlasting hell. [read post]
9 May 2010, 10:21 am
If history is any guide, it will be the wealthy with their hands on the levers. [read post]
30 Jul 2024, 6:45 am
Such efforts remain paramount: opposition votes on the re-election of directors in certain leadership roles signal investor willingness to use director elections as a lever to escalate governance concerns and hold board members accountable. [read post]
15 May 2024, 8:54 am
" To this end, the paper levers data gathered by the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts (“KOC”) from all 120 Kentucky counties from 2018-2022, yielding usable data on 202,572 renter evictions. [read post]
5 Apr 2023, 10:30 am
In fact, for both HCOs and NSAI, there is likely to be a reduced emphasis on securing binding agreement about legal norms; instead, small groups of like-minded states will simply focus on developing their tools in a way that comports with their own values, while using levers such as espionage, covert action, sanctions, and criminal prosecution to slow and contest their adversaries’ perceived misuse of those tools. [read post]
2 Jul 2024, 12:00 am
The administrative state retains crucial levers of control, and behavioural control by code does not penetrate all fields of law. [read post]
12 Mar 2025, 7:19 pm
All of these laws use the threat of potentially drained bank accounts as an enforcement lever. [read post]
