of experienced employees due to retirement. Railroad companies are in need of software tools to decrease their dependence on people. Ravindra Ahuja‚ Krishna Jha‚ and Jian Liu created algorithms to solve the railroad blocking and train scheduling problems. Reducing railroad blocking is critical for the railroad industry in order to save cost. A shipment can travel through many train yards on its way from its starting point to its destination. An Incoming shipment is sorted and grouped for placement
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Introduction The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years‚ other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848‚ subsequently modified in 1874‚ replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland’s sovereignty and neutrality
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stabilize the nation’s finances. The Articles were formed as a week way of governing ourselves. Now it’s time for us to rid ourselves of this burden and come out strong. Under the Articles we have no central government‚ which enables us to prosper. For us to grow as one country we must be united. As of now we are but more than one government‚ each with our own laws‚ money‚ and taxes. The Articles are not a strong enough backbone to help us thrive into one nation‚ so we must come together as whole
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It all began with the rebellions of 1837-1838‚ when discontent citizens of Canada were tired of the oppression brought upon by the ruling classes‚ Family Compact and Château Clique. After trying to change their “irresponsible government” and failing to do so‚ frustration turned to fury‚ their patience waning thin‚ and reformers took arms against the government. These rebellions were drastic actions taken because reformers wanted political reform in the Colonies‚ limiting the power of the oligarchies
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external crowds. Jeff Howe‚ who first creates the word‚ states that “Ceowdsourcing is an open call to an undefined group of people‚ it gathers those who are most fit to perform tasks‚ complex problems and contribute with the most relevant and fresh ideas to benefits from their inputs.” (Wikipedia) It is a new labor relationship which becomes popular in business by the spreading of Web 2.0 technologies. Companies give out the tasks on the Websites‚ and volunteers who are interested in the tasks will
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any US soldier out on patrol and was used to explain why massacres of innocents did take place such as the one at My Lai in 1968. US patrols were under constant psychological pressure that each step might be the last for a young US soldier. Known patrol routes were ridden with booby traps such as the infamous ‘Bouncing Betty’ or the punji traps that were found by the thousand on routes used by the US military. Known patrol routes could be booby trapped with the aforementioned punji traps or trip
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The Birth of a New Nation It took 158 years for the American colonies to become a new nation. When the first royal colony‚ Virginia‚ was established in 1624 the American colonists considered themselves a part of England. Over time‚ the American colonists grew separate and wanted more independence. In 1783 the British recognized the American colonies as a nation at the Treaty of Paris. Before the Treaty of Paris the colonists had to win their independence and fight the British in the Revolutionary
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Unit 301 – Solving Problems and Making Decisions In the following pages I will discuss the nature‚ scope and impact of problems that can arise within the industry‚ what can be done to resolve the issues‚ and how we can evaluate the final outcome. A common problem that is faced within my industry‚ and the problem which I have chosen to concentrate on in this document‚ comes in the form of clients cancelling events after signing a formal agreement or contract with a venue. There are numerous reasons
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Following the Revolutionary War‚ many tribulations arose in the newly independent thirteen colonies. Problems such as disunity‚ slavery‚ foreign/interstate relations‚ land disputes‚ and national debt led to the formation of the Articles of Confederation in 1777. America’s first constitution‚ however‚ only lasted ten years until fifty-five delegates met in Philadelphia with the same common purpose: to preserve the American union‚ protect the American democracy from abroad‚ and curb the unrestrained
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1. (Ch. 20) What were the new establishments that were built in Umuofia? In the perspective of the Ibo people‚ were these positive or negative additions‚ or both? Explain. In Umuofia‚ they made a church‚ a school‚ and a government. In the perspective of the Ibo people‚ these establishments were all negative. These establishments were seen as negative because they destroyed the culture that has been established for hundreds of years. 2. (Ch. 20) What is the role of the District Commissioner? Who are
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