1. Filibuster creates gridlock: * http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57560538/the-filibuster-fight-same-story-roles-reversed/ -- Article in December 2012 * In recent years‚ the number of filibusters has risen dramatically. According to the Democrats‚ Republicans launched more than 385 filibusters (that forced cloture votes) since 2007. That’s compared to only 49 cloture votes from 1919 to 1970. After 1970‚ the number started to rise - perhaps prompting the 1975 rule change - until the
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intercity freight has accounted for a decreasing share of the total ton mileage over the past 30 years. This is mostly due to the increase in truck transport. Rail passenger traffic had also declined over the years until better service was offered by Amtrak and the price of fuel increased. Much of the decline in rail passenger traffic has been due to the increasing number of air passengers. Air transport can also be divided into the subsystems of passenger and freight transport. Passenger air travel
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Introduction Greyhound Lines‚ Inc.‚ headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas is the only nationwide provider of scheduled intercity transportation in the United States. As seen on Greyhound’s web site in 2001 they had more then twenty five million passengers aboard their bus lines and consolidated revenue was $1‚022.4 million. Greyhound’s fleet consists of more then 2‚300 buses which arrive and depart from one hundred and twelve company-operated terminals and approximately one thousand seven hundred agency-operated
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to enforce state and federal guidelines for workplace safety enacted by Congress (and respective state legislative houses) where applicable‚ on the private sector‚ and on government corporations‚ examples being the United States Postal Service‚ and Amtrak‚ where the safety of employees is at risk.(OSHA Workers Information Page) The Social and Political
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Chapter 15 Monopoly 1. Monopolies use their market leverage to a. charge prices that equal minimum average total cost. b. attain normal profits in the long run. c. restrict output and increase price. d. dump excess supplies of their product on the market. ANSWER: c restrict output and increase price. SECTION: 1 OBJECTIVE: 1 2. If government officials break a natural monopoly up into several smaller firms‚ then a. competition will force firms to attain
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Today we live in a world where everything that we do on a daily bases has become so fast paced that most of the time‚ my head is constantly spinning while trying to keep up. Our country consumes everyday life in such a way that the greater population tends to forget how the efficiency of production and transfer of any goods or services were operated. With having a McDonald’s in almost every town‚ iPhones to connect our entire beings with the world‚ global technology that can never be trusted‚ motor
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Worldwide Rail Market Cologne‚ October 2003 Maria Leenen Mark Döing Karl Strang Nicolas Wille © SCI Verkehr GmbH‚ Cologne Office Phone (+49-221) 931 78-0 · Fax (+49-221) 931 78-78 www.sci.de 2 Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3
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Antonio Santos Abstract Forensic Odontology is a relatively new science that utilizes the dentist’s knowledge to serve the judicial system. Worldwide‚ dentists qualified in forensic science are giving expert opinion in cases related to human identification‚ bite-mark analysis‚ craniofacial trauma and malpractice. Human Identification relies heavily on the quality of dental records. However Forensic Odontologists can still contribute to the identity investigation in the absence of dental record
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UTIVE s P int D r o 30 41 101 150 921 EA V TRADE ST M VA Medical VO IG T Ctr. DR UCSD 201/202 UCSD Medical Ctr.‚ La Jolla 805 E L MAL Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Preuss School UCSD Charter AR SPRINTER‚ METROLINK‚ AMTRAK‚ RTA MI RA CH LAS FLORE S JE E FF N RS O MA A R WY PIO CARLSBAD VILL DR DR AC TI
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UNIVERISTATEA POLITEHNICA BUCURESTI DEPARTAMENTUL DE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENTUL SI INGINERIA AFACERII Titular curs: Prof.dr.ing.Anca-Alexandra Purcarea Cursant: Bucur Ioana Cristina Bucuresti 2007 1. Prezentarea organizatiei 1.1. Istoricul firmei DANTE INTERNATIONAL SRL a fost infiintata de trei asociati‚ Radu Apostolescu‚ Bogdan Vlad si Dan Teodorescu si inscrisa in Registrul Comertului in august
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