Heirs of Captain Samuel Ransom.

R-P of the Heirs of Capt. Ransom. 8 Aug. HR 823,30-1, v4, 2p. [527] Service against British and Indians; 1778

Successful strategies for the private development of workforce housing in New York City

Thesis (S.M. in Real Estate Development)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in Conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-53).A lack of quality housing affordable to the average worker near employment centers has long been an issue in American cities where the private production of housing for middle income families is restricted by market forces, zoning or physical boundaries. There are approximately 2.3 million middle income households in New York who earn between 80% and 150% of the Median Family Income who are priced out of market rate housing. These households are forced to relocate elsewhere or spend a daunting percentage of their time and income on housing and/or transportation. The high cost of land, labor and materials are further exacerbated by zoning regulations and entitlement review processes to result in a prohibitively high cost of housing production. Governments across the US and in New York have developed various types of policy strategies aimed at subsidizing development and increasing the affordability of housing. This thesis provides a summary discussion and perspective on the factors that increase the cost of housing production. It then reviews the different strategies utilized in reducing these costs, both nationally and locally in New York. Next it tests each strategy's effectiveness using a case study of a proposed development project in Brooklyn, NY. Finally it discusses the effectiveness of these strategies and proposes additional ideas that could also be effective in reducing the overall cost of housing, aiding in the effort to make housing more affordable to the average worker.by Samuel R. Moore.S.M.in Real Estate Developmen

Revisiting the oil curse: are oil rich nations really doomed to autocracy and inequality?

There is an adage about wealth and democracy that says “the more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances it will sustain democracy.” Accordingly, one would expect that nations rich in natural resources, and particularly those with large deposits of oil – a clear absolute advantage – would shine far beyond all others as beacons of democracy and freedom. Unfortunately, nothing seems further from the truth. Studies undoubtedly show that oil dependence leads to a skewing of political forces. It concentrates production to geographic enclaves and concentrates power into the hands of a few elites. It becomes a fisherman’s market for rent-seeking behavior, where those with money jockey for positions and influence to acquire lucrative contracts, the revenues from which are used to further bribe and manipulate those in power. Consequently, those in power secure the positions of their benefactors, creating a vicious circle of corruption and patronage, secured from open inspection of a free press, public accountability, or standards of international business and political practice. They tend to have stratified social classes with a tiny minority earning millions while a vast portion of the population wallow in abject poverty. How is it possible to be so rich, yet so poor? Is this phenomenon, known as the “oil curse,” or in social science parlance, the “resource curse” truly to blame? Does oil really impede democracy and economic growth? “Revisiting the oil curse: are oil rich nations really doomed to autocracy and inequality?” addresses precisely these questions, and the answers are no less than disturbing.Resource Curse; Oil Curse; Dutch Disease; Energy Policy; Economic Development Policy;

Robert Burns as Dramatic Poet

Robert Burns & Friends essays by W. Ormiston Roy Fellows presented to G. Ross Roy edited by Patrick Scott and Kenneth Simpson This volume of essays about the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) pays tribute to the distinguished Burns scholar G. Ross Roy. Subjects covered include writers who influenced Burns; aspects of the writing of Burns and that of his friends and contemporaries; and Burns\u27s influence on later writers. The volume also includes essays on Ross Roy\u27s own accomplishments and on the Burns collection he built (now at the University of South Carolina), together with a checklist of his published writings. G. Ross Roy, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature, founded the journal Studies in Scottish Literature in 1963, and as its editor for nearly fifty years he has had a central role in establishing international academic recognition for the field. His own scholarly work includes the standard Letters of Robert Burns (2 vols., Clarendon Press, 1985). His contributions to Scottish literature have earned him honorary doctorates from the Universities of Edinburgh (2002) and Glasgow (2009). The contributors are all former W. Ormiston Roy Visiting Fellows at the University of South Carolina. This book is also available in a print edition (ISBN: 978-1439270974) through the usual on-line vendors. It is not available for direct purchase from the editors or the University of South Carolina

Samuel Ross v. Clerk Court of Common Pleas

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvani

Tradiciones de la escuela Lake en el trabajo creativo de Robert Browning y Oscar Wilde

The article is aimed at finding traditions of the Lake School – of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey – in the creative work of Robert Browning and Oscar Wilde. The comparative and historical, comparative and typological research methods, technics of the comparative analysis were used in the article. Findings: Traditions of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey are found in works by Robert Browning.El artículo tiene como objetivo encontrar tradiciones de la Lake School -de William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey- en el trabajo creativo de Robert Browning y Oscar Wilde. Los métodos de investigación comparativos e históricos, comparativos y tipológicos, las técnicas del análisis comparativo se utilizaron en el artículo. Las tradiciones de William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey se encuentran en obras de Robert Browning

Samuel Ross v. Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Administ

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvani

Winslow Lewis.

R-P of W. Lewis. 12 Jan. HR 373, 25-2, v2, 3p. [334] Indian hostilities of 1836 in Florida

Tax Incentives for R&D in Canada: A Review of the Recent Experience

This paper discusses the Canadian experience in the early 1980s with tax incentives for R&D.It presents some issues concerning the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the various government tax incentives in stimulating R&D.Tax Incentives for R&D, Tax Policy, Innovation policy