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The state that was furthest along in its welfare plan and which has received the most attention for cutting the welfare roles was Wisconsin, but this welfare-form program just went into effect on September 1, 1997 (Telly 8). “We’ve just implanted a program and we don’t have any results yet,” Nan Brien of Wisconsin Council on Children and Families points out (8). “Usually you can celebrate results, not beginnings.” So the declining caseloads that President Clinton

Labeled as one of the most devastating economic events in the region, the Asian currency crisis of 1997, that began as a localized currency crisis in Thailand that summer and rolled east, led to Korea suffering nearly a 7% decline in GDP (real GDP), along with a 6% increase in unemployment levels in 1998. (Jangryoul Kim, 2012) Despite the fact the crises engulfed the entire Asian region, this paper analyses its impact on Korea. Despite Korea being one of the world’s poorest countries in the 1950s

The 1997 general election swept away eighteen years of Conservative government, replacing it with a Labour majority government - with a majority of 179; their largest majority ever, surpassing even the 145 seat majority won by the party in 1945. Under the Labour landslide, several prominent Tory MPs and frontbenchers were defeated by Labour, Liberal Democrat and Scottish National candidates, such as Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, Scottish Secretary Michael Forsyth, Trade Secretary Ian Lang, former

Weight Loss with Phen/Fen and Redux History of Weight Loss Since the beginning of time, weight loss has been a concern for people throughout the world. In the Nineties, it has become the focus of numerous advertisements, articles, and media scams. Infomercials selling everything from exercise equipment to magical creams promising results of cellulite-free thighs are plastered across late-night television in perfect view for anyone. Along with all of this, diet pills once again became the

Disney Channel, in 1983 to 1997 was known as “The Disney Channel”. An American basic satellite television network, which owned by Disney Channel Worldwide (Disney-ABC Television Group). The Disney Channel launched as nationwide on April 18th 1983 and first released its own television series on aired called “Good Morning, Mickey!”, During of the launched, The Disney Channel’s was on aired for 16 hours each day, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. both Eastern and Pacific time. (Disney channel, 2016) With

INTEL CORPORATION: 1968 – 1997 Synopsis: This case traces the strategic decisions of Intel Corporation which defined its evolution from being a start-up developer of semiconductor memory chips in 1968 to being the industry leader of microprocessors in 1997 when it ranked amongst the top five American companies and had stock market valuation of USD 113 billion. Intel in DRAM business: The strategies employed by Intel for DRAM business focussed on: 1. Pushing the envelope of product design

Commonly referred to as the “Asian Contagion” the East Asian financial crisis of 1997 marked a time in which multiple Asian countries fell into a recession as a result of financialization. Although the East Asian financial crisis affected over ten countries, Thailand’s economy is will first be primarily analyzed prior to the crash because it was the first economy to fall and essentially started the crisis. In retrospect, the complexity of the financial crisis has caused much debate on what actually

In the 1997 film version of The Odyssey the director made several changes from the book, including characterization, settings, the order of events, and some events are removed or shortened. These changes may have helped the movie move along faster, however the changes were not effective in accurately portraying The Odyssey and giving the viewer a deep understanding of the characters and their experiences. The way that Odysseus's crew is killed is changed in the film, the meeting with the Phaiakians

1997 Asian Financial Crisis Angelica M. Montefalcon 4FM2 I. Introduction For about twenty years, East-Asian countries were held up as economic idols. They were hailed as the ideal models for strong economic growth of developing countries because of their high savings and investment rates, autocratic political systems, export-oriented business, restricted domestic markets, government capital allocation, and controlled financial systems. They were even stories about “The East Asian Miracle"

Legal Issues and Relevant Current Legislations The Victorian Government decision to review the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 was in response to a changing tenant demographic where previously short term leasing was considered a transitional stage often ending in home ownership (Michael 2017). In recent years, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s statistics indicate over 33% of renters considering “long term” leases, having continuously renting for 5 years, many being older couples on fixed income