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The authors investigate the "double jeopardy" (DJ) concept in the domain of financial services, focusing on the mutual funds sector of the market. Based on more than three hundred responding investors of mutual fund services, the authors provide evidence that a DJ effect does exist for banks offering mutual funds in Kuwait.
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The authors investigate the "double jeopardy" (DJ) concept in the domain of retailing. The authors show that DJ is moderately evident within health clubs and medical clinics, but most likely does not exist within convenience store retailers. The authors attempt to test which of three alternative explanations for market share rankings is supported: (1) a familiarity effect, (2) an experience effect, or (3) a design effect. No evidence is found to support the design effect. However, either of the familiarity effect or the experience effect may be a viable explanation for market share (and DJ), depending on the type of retailer. For medical clinics, the familiarity effect may be the source, while for health clubs it may be the experience effect. The authors suggest two mitigating factors i...
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For obsessed Utah politicos (like us), the Legislature is the gift that keeps on giving. Legislative action on immigration reform and access to government records continues to dominate political discussions. Tea party activists are angry. The news media are apoplectic over GRAMA reform. We review the ramifications.
Although the national media and local community leaders are praising lawmakers for their immigration package, many arch- conservative activists are angry and threaten to defeat lawmakers who supported the guest worker bill. Other activists on the left and right remain hostile over passage of GRAMA reform. Are Republican legislators' re-elections in jeopardy?
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Background
The double jeopardy clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution prohibits the government from prosecuting indi...
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Wally Gibbons is a passionate man.
Two of his passions are auto racing and fundraising.
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How many times have you shouted out the answer to a "Jeopardy!" question and thought, "I should be on that show"?
Of course, you sober up when you start thinking about Ken Jennings, the best player in "Jeopardy!" history, who won 74 games in a row in 2004, or Brad Rutter, who won more than $3 million on the TV game show, which debuted in 1964.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday limited the Constitution's protection against double jeopardy in cases involving multiple charges and deadlocked juries.
The 6-3 decision holds that a jury's unanimous but tentative vote to acquit a defendant on some charges does not count as a verdict.
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CHINO - The potential loss of a significant amount of local redevelopment agency funds places the city's planned downtown Cultural Arts Center project in jeopardy, officials said.
Plans call for a $13 million, 350-seat performing arts theater, art and exhibit gallery, as well as a multipurpose space for meetings, classes and community activities. The facility would be built across the street from City Hall on Central Avenue.