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Kinds of Promise Selected AbstractsBEYOND THE ORDINARY: 10 STRENGTHS OF U.S. CONGREGATIONS by Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce PLACES OF PROMISE: FINDING STRENGTH IN YOUR CONGREGATION'S LOCATION by Cynthia Woolever and Deborah BruceJOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION, Issue 2 2010DEBORAH L. COE No abstract is available for this article. [source] THE PROMISE OF REAL OPTIONSJOURNAL OF APPLIED CORPORATE FINANCE, Issue 2 2000Aswath Damodaran In recent years, both practitioners and academics have argued that traditional discounted cash flow models do a poor job of capturing the value of the options embedded in many corporate actions. This paper shows how option pricing models used in valuing financial assets can be used to value three kinds of real options that are often built into corporate projects: the option to delay, the option to expand, and the option to abandon. As a number of examples in this paper suggest, corporate investments that would be rejected using conventional DCF analysis can sometimes be justified by the value of the strategic options they provide. As the illustrations also show, however, the pricing of real options is considerably more difficult than the pricing of financial options and adjustments must often be made to capture the complexity of real investments. [source] CLIMATE FORECASTS IN FLOOD PLANNING: PROMISE AND AMBIGUITY,JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, Issue 6 2002Kris Wernstedt ABSTRACT: Recent technical and scientific advances have increased the potential use of long term, seasonal climate forecasts for improving water resource management. This paper examines the role that forecasts, in particular those based on the El Niņo Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, can play in flood planning in the Pacific Northwest. While strong evidence exists of an association between ENSO signals and flooding in the region, this association is open to more than one interpretation depending on: (a) the metric used to test the strength of the association; (b) the definition of critical flood events; (c) site specific features of watersheds; and (d) the decision environment of flood management institutions. A better understanding and appreciation of such ambiguities, both social and statistical, will help facilitate the use of climate forecast information for flood planning and response. [source] WHY THE BEST ISN'T SO BAD: MODERATION AND IDEALS IN EDUCATIONAL REFORMEDUCATIONAL THEORY, Issue 5 2009Deborah Kerdeman In Moderating the Debate: Rationality and the Promise of American Education, Michael Feuer counsels reformers to "satisfice": moderate their expectations and accept that flawed reforms can be good enough. Implicit in Feuer's view of satisficing is the assumption that moderating expectations entails eschewing ideals and replacing optimal goals with modest, real-world solutions. In this essay, Deborah Kerdeman agrees with Feuer that moderation is vital for reform, but maintains that embracing moderation does not contradict pursuing goals. To show how goals and moderation work in concert to promote reform, Kerdeman examines and reframes Feuer's assumptions about ideals. She also distinguishes moderation from satisficing and argues that satisficing, not ideals, can be deleterious to reform. Kerdeman concludes that sensible policy and research, while important, will not necessarily help reformers embrace moderation; cultivating moderation instead requires ongoing self-examination. [source] IS EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKING RATIONAL , AND WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN, ANYWAY?EDUCATIONAL THEORY, Issue 5 2009Eric Bredo In Moderating the Debate: Rationality and the Promise of American Education, Michael Feuer raises concerns about the consequences of basing educational policy on the model of rational choice drawn from economics. Policy making would be better and more realistic, he suggests, if it were based on a newer procedural model drawn from cognitive science. In this essay Eric Bredo builds on Feuer's analysis by offering a more systematic critique of the traditional model of rationality that Feuer criticizes, a more critical evaluation of the procedural model that he favors, and a recommendation that the situational model he does not consider may have some benefits over both. This analysis shows that the traditional model presupposes an actor that cannot learn or develop. While the actor in the procedural model can learn, Bredo contends that it cannot develop, that is, it cannot outgrow its initial assumptions and values. Only the situational model allows for learning and development, important in a model to be used in the field of education. Bredo also considers in his analysis the social-relational assumptions built into the traditional, procedural, and situational models and the likely ethical consequences of acting on them. [source] Pathos and Patina: The Failure and Promise of Constitutionalism in the European ImaginationEUROPEAN LAW JOURNAL, Issue 1 2003Ulrich Haltern Legal studies react to the Union's social legitimacy deficit either by funnelling the problem to empirical sociology (accompanied by the familiar call for more transparency and democracy), or by ignoring it altogether. This article argues that the crisis in social acceptance can be traced back to the texture of EU law. Law is more than a body of rules: it is a social practice, a structure of meaning, and a system of beliefs. In this light, national law has a richly textured fabric of cultural resources to rely on, which makes it ,ours'. In contrast, EU law embodies the fluid surface of consumer identity and appears less ,ours'. The Union's counter,measures,adding pathos and patina to neutralise our distrust,have proven unsuccessful. Neither will a new written Constitution be particularly helpful. The way out, rather, is coming to terms with the market citizen, rather than believing in, and forcing upon the consumer, stories of shared values and historically situated commonality. [source] An Odd Couple with Promise: Researchers and Practitioners in Evaluation Settings,FAMILY RELATIONS, Issue 3 2000Judith A. Myers-Walls Evaluation of programs for families continues to grow in importance. The best evaluation studies involve collaborations between evaluation researchers and practitioners, but the two groups represent different cultures. Cultural differences are seen in temporal orientation, cognitive resources, values and definitions of excellence, patterns of communication, daily life styles, and use of tools. The author provides eight suggested steps to improve collaboration through the determination of shared goals, clarification of boundaries, and improved communication. [source] Biomarkers in Migraine: Their Promise, Problems, and Practical ApplicationsHEADACHE, Issue 7 2006Elizabeth Loder MD Biomarkers are physical signs or laboratory measurements that "occur in association with a pathological process and have putative diagnostic and/or prognostic utility." Biomarkers hold considerable promise for understanding and intervening in the disease process of migraine. They may permit recognition of individuals at risk of developing migraine, improve the timing, accuracy, and precision of migraine diagnosis, and serve as indicators of treatment response and disease progression. Furthermore, they hold great promise for research. At the same time, there are important limitations to the use of biomarkers in migraine, including problems with validity, reliability, accuracy, and precision. Legal, ethical, and cost considerations are also important. This review describes the potential uses and limitations of biomarkers in migraine diagnosis, treatment, and research. [source] LSDBs: Promise and ChallengesHUMAN MUTATION, Issue 10 2010Giovanni Romeo No abstract is available for this article. [source] Pragmatic Approaches that Improve Care for Geriatric Conditions: Balancing the Promise and the Peril of Quality IndicatorsJOURNAL OF AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Issue 3 2009C. Seth Landefeld MD No abstract is available for this article. [source] Caloric Restriction and Caloric Restriction Mimetics: Current Status and Promise for the FutureJOURNAL OF AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Issue 9s 2005George S. Roth PhD Dietary caloric restriction is the most reproducible means of extending longevity and maintaining health and vitality. It has been shown to be relevant to a wide rage of species, including primates. Examination of key markers of the calorically restricted phenotype, such as plasma insulin, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and body temperature, suggest that they may predict longevity in humans as well. However, most people would be unwilling or unable to adopt the 30% to 40% reduction in food intake necessary to achieve optimal health and longevity benefits. For this reason, a number of laboratories are pursuing caloric restriction mimetics: ways to achieve the benefits of restriction without eating less. This approach will undoubtedly remain a major focus of biogerontolgy for the foreseeable future. [source] Financial Education and Counseling,Still Holding PromiseJOURNAL OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Issue 3 2010J. MICHAEL COLLINS This article reviews the evaluation literature on financial education and counseling for adults in order to synthesize implications for research and practice. Most evaluations report positive impacts, but the findings are often small when compared with valid comparison groups. Many evaluations use self-reported measures, measure outcomes over short time periods and cannot rule out selection bias due to nonrandomized designs, all of which may bias results. Although future research and practice in this field hold promise, more attention to theory-based evaluations and further investment in randomized field experiments may be fruitful. [source] Promise of MR and CT in ischemic heart diseaseJOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, Issue 1 2007Charles B. Higgins MD [source] Guaranteeing Defined Contribution Pensions: The Option to Buy Back a Defined Benefit PromiseJOURNAL OF RISK AND INSURANCE, Issue 1 2003Marie-Eve Lachance After a long commitment to defined benefit (DB) pension plans for U.S. public sector employees, many state legislatures have introduced defined contribution (DC) plans for their public employees. In this process, investment risk that was previously borne by state DB plans has now devolved to employees covered by the new DC plans. In light of this trend, some states have introduced a guarantee mechanism to help protect DC plan participants. One such guarantee takes the form of an option permitting DC plan participants to buy back their DB benefit for a price. This article develops a theoretical framework to analyze the option design and illustrate how employee characteristics influence the option's cost. We illustrate the potential impact of a buy-back option in a pension reform enacted recently by the State of Florida for its public employees. If employees were to exercise the buy-back option optimally, the market value of this option could represent up to 100 percent of the DC contributions over their work life. [source] Being in Public: The Threat and Promise of Stranger ContactLAW & SOCIAL INQUIRY, Issue 1 2007Davina Cooper First page of article [source] The Land of Unlikeness: The Risk and Promise of Muslim-Christian DialogueNEW BLACKFRIARS, Issue 1022 2008Chrys McVey OP First page of article [source] The Consummation of the Christian Promise: Recent Studies on DeificationNEW BLACKFRIARS, Issue 1007 2006David Vincent Meconi SJ First page of article [source] Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy , By Eric D. WeitzPOLITICS & POLICY, Issue 1 2009Harold M. Green First page of article [source] Abraham's Promise: Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations.THE HEYTHROP JOURNAL, Issue 1 2009By Michael Wyschograd Edited, introduced by R. Kendall Soulen No abstract is available for this article. [source] Intimations of The Good: Iris Murdoch, Richard Swinburne and the Promise of TheismTHE HEYTHROP JOURNAL, Issue 1 2001F. B. A. Asiedu Perhaps no one in the English speaking world has carried on a philosophical defence of theism like Richard Swinburne. Yet in all of Swinburne's work there is little use of a long-standing view in the Christian tradition that God is good, and that his goodness is interchangeable with his being. While Swinburne does little with the idea of goodness, Iris Murdoch proposes an anti-theistic view that insists on the Good without God. My argument is that both Swinburne's indifference to the notion of the good and Murdoch's ,Good without God' take away from the promise of theism. I suggest an Augustinian alternative that insists on the equation of God and the Good without falling into the problems inherent in both Swinburne and Murdoch's views. [source] Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of SportsTHE JOURNAL OF POPULAR CULTURE, Issue 2 2008Travis Vogan No abstract is available for this article. [source] Reexamining the Promise of Parent Participation in Special Education: An Analysis of Cultural and Social CapitalANTHROPOLOGY & EDUCATION QUARTERLY, Issue 3 2010Audrey A. TrainorArticle first published online: 15 SEP 2010 Highly regulated parent participation in special education requires both parents and teachers to use cultural and social capital relative to education legislation, disability, and parenting. Examined through a Bourdieuian analytical lens, data from focus groups and individual interviews with families provide examples of the salience of disability in the acquisition and use of cultural and social capital in educational contexts, serving to both reify dominance and support individual agency.,[special education, Bourdieu, cultural capital, disability] [source] California Farmin': Promise and RealityANTHROPOLOGY OF WORK REVIEW, Issue 3 2005Frederick C. Gamst Beasts of the Field:. Narrative History of California Farmworkers, 1769,1913. Richard S. Street. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2004. Photographing Farmworkers in California. Richard S. Street. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2004. [source] From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools and the Unfulfilled Promise of Management as a Profession , By Rakesh KhuranaBRITISH JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, Issue 1 2010Arthur Francis First page of article [source] Fulfilling the Promise of Content ManagementBULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (ELECTRONIC), Issue 1 2001Chris Kartchner Adjunct Professor First page of article [source] Bridging the Gap Between the Promise and Performance of Socially Responsible FundsBUSINESS AND SOCIETY REVIEW, Issue 1 2003Do Socially Responsible Funds Actually Deliver What They Promise? First page of article [source] Perils and Promise in Defining and Measuring Mindfulness: Observations From ExperienceCLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, Issue 3 2004Kirk Warren Brown As mindfulness research advances on a variety of fronts, it has become increasingly important to carefully define and measure the construct. In this commentary, we draw from our recent research experience on these topics in addressing four issues of primary concern to Bishop et al: The nature of mindfulness, the role of acceptance in the phenomenon, the relation between mindfulness and meditation, and the measurement of mindfulness in meditative and other contexts. [source] Credit Risk Models , Do They Deliver Their Promises?ECONOMIC NOTES, Issue 2 2003A Quantitative Assessment We develop a framework to assess the statistical significance of expected default frequency calculated by credit risk models. This framework is then used to analyse the quality of two commercially available models that have become popular among practitioners: KMV Credit Monitor and RiskCalc from Moody's. Using a unique database of expected default probability from both vendors, we study both the consistency of the prediction and its timeliness. We introduce the concept of cumulative accuracy profile (CAP) that allows to see in one curve the percentage of defaulting companies captured by the models one year in advance. We also use the Miller's information test to see if the models add information to the S&P rating. The result of the analysis indicates that these models indeed add relevant information not accounted for by rating alone. Moreover, with respect to rating agencies, the models predict defaults more than ten months in advance on average. (J.E.L.: C52). [source] Alcohol genetics: will the promise be fulfilled?ADDICTION BIOLOGY, Issue 4 2000Chris Cook Genetic research into alcohol-related problems has a long history, but only with the recent advent of molecular biological techniques does it seem poised to fulfill its promise. While such research might be thought to reinforce views of the inevitability and immutability of drinking problems, there have been bold promises of important developments in our understanding of the aetiology of alcohol misuse, as well as promises of innovations in prevention and treatment. A brief consideration of recent research, and of the possibilities that are now before us, reveals that the promise of increased understanding of the aetiology of alcohol misuse is already being fulfilled. Promises of new preventive and therapeutic interventions, if they also are to be fulfilled, require that a number of practical and ethical issues be addressed. Clinicians, researchers and others in the addictions field need to begin to address the ethical issues that are raised. [source] Foreword to: Keeping our Promises: Research, Practice, and Policy Issues in Health Care Reliability.HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, Issue 4p2 2006A Special Issue of Health Services Research First page of article [source] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||