The Exchange Rate Mechanism and the Ruble Devaluation of 1998

I will first examine what I see as the common sense fundamentals of the exchange rate mechanism, noting as I go, the relationship with the current Russian crisis. In my examination, I will take the simplest approach, assuming free trade, unrestricted capital movements and negligible transaction costs. Concluding, I will delve into the quagmire of the Russian situation

Cleveland: Confused City on a Seesaw

No detached, scholarly, objective examination of the past, this is an eyewitness account of Cleveland during Phil Porter\u27s fifty-year career as a working newspaperman in the city, told in his own blunt, subjective, often controversial style. Phil Porter retired in 1966 as executive editor of The Plain Dealer. Original publication date 1976.https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clevmembks/1051/thumbnail.jp

Doctor of Philosophy

dissertationThe similar timescales and field relationships in magmatic systems suggest common processes, whether the system is mineralized or has associated volcanism. Though often overlooked because of alteration and their relatively small size, the magmatic-hydrothermal environment may prove key to a holistic model of magmatic systems. Seven age distributions from the Morgan Creek pluton were determined by LA MC-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon analysis and the ages of six molybdenite samples from the adjacent Pine Creek tungsten skarn were determined by Re-Os molybdenite analysis to examine the timing, duration, and evolution of a mineralized magmatic system. The molybdenite ages range from 91.0 to 107.2 Ma. Ages for three of the six samples are identical within error (±0.5 Ma) at ~94 Ma. Ages of 91.0 and ~94 Ma may represent distinct mineralizing events, whereas the oldest two ages from disseminated molybdenite in the skarn may indicate disturbance of the Re-Os system. The U-Pb data show dominant populations at ~96-98 and ~94 Ma. The main facies of the Morgan Creek pluton, comprising over 95% of the pluton, can be divided into three groups based on mafic mineral abundance and whole rock major and trace element geochemistry. Major element geochemistry is very similar to that of plutons in nearby intrusive suites. However, trace element geochemistry (Ba, Rb, Sr, Zr, and REE) suggest a distinct genesis from typical intrusive suite magmas. Trace element models suggest the magmas that formed the Morgan Creek pluton were derived from partial melting of upper crustal rocks. The Morgan Creek pluton was emplaced either as a single batch of magma, or through multiple rapid pulses that led to a single magma body. Fractional crystallization of a relatively homogenous volume of magma led to the chemical variations seen within the pluton. The age and compositional data show that the Morgan Creek pluton is not a part of the Lake Edison Granodiorite, as was previously interpreted. Instead, the Morgan Creek pluton represents an early stage of the John Muir Intrusive Suite, possibly correlative with the Basin Mountain pluton which is commonly interpreted to be part of the Lake Edison Granodiorite

Alien Registration- Porter, Philip C. (Houlton, Aroostook County)

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Ten Top tips to liven up your lectures!

Like it or not, many of us will deliver the bulk of our teaching to large groups through the traditional lecture format. The advantages and disadvantages of this teaching format continue to be discussed and debated at length, but it is clear that one of the challenges with teaching large groups is to maintain student engage-ment. The following are our top ten tips to assist in maintaining student engage-mentPeer reviewedFinal Published versio