California High Speed Rail: An Overview California High Speed Rail: An Overview On November 4th‚ 2008 California voters approved something completely new to the state of California. A high speed rail system which will connect north and south of the state‚ From San Francisco to San Diego‚ on a 800 miles long stretch of rail tracks which will be completed by 2030. State of California is a place which has very few or limited ways of public transport. It never had anything like this which connects
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Corruption in Immigration Departments Introduction The topic of this paper is a corruption in immigration departments. This is a very important and hot topic of these days‚ since the immigration laws have been being changed and it is way harder to get into the country and live here for illegal immigrants. This fact opens a big space for corruption of immigration officers and opening new ways for immigrants to get into the country hidden behind the “supervision” of corrupted immigration officers
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The topic of marijuana use and legalization has been a controversial discussion. If California Proposition 64 were to be passed‚ marijuana will be common everywhere. I am placing myself in the timeframe of which I am a parent to children of mine. Kids will be curious on what that “skunky smell” is; and as those kids grow up‚ they will likely get into marijuana. It is our job as parents to guide our children into the right path. The topic of marijuana will definitely come up when talking to my children
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Ford Motor Company Restructuring Holly Colton Organizational Change: MGT 435 Professor Guwanda Lewis June 7‚ 2010 Introduction With the effects of the ever changing United States economy‚ how was Ford Motor Company able to rise above its competitors to stay afloat in the auto industry? Ford has gone through extensive restructuring in the past years to help the company in this current time of hardship. Some of these restructuring efforts have been to down-size the workforce‚ to focus on
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Origin of Food & Beverage Service Industry The origin of Food & Beverage Service Industry can easily be understood by studying the origin and history of the same‚ which are detailed below: 1.1 Introduction to Food & Beverage Service Industry/Hospitality Industry A very warm welcome‚ friendly actions - people who really care - departure with wishes to meet again - behind these images‚ there is a highly trained professional for whom hospitality is not a tradition‚ but a way of life. We are
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sales people. Equity theory relates to sales people being compensated for their level of effort‚ compared to other sales people and the compensation they receive for their level of work (Daft & Marcic‚ 2010). 2. What needs are met under the commission system? Are they the same needs in the shoes and handbag department as they are in lingerie? Explain. Solution: Higher level needs can be achieved through a commission payment system. Increased commissions and sales effort by the staff can lead
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The Secretary of Transportation is the head of the Department of Transportation (DOT)‚ an agency of the federal government that is responsible for overseeing the national interests‚ development‚ and infrastructure needs regarding transportation throughout the entire country. The department was created in 1966 under the leadership of President Lyndon Johnson after conflict arose between the Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Agency over regulations on supersonic aircraft. With this new
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5. The Accounting Department 1. Inkwell has a small finance team. The accounting department is based in the head office of the company‚ which is located in Birmingham. There are 8 people in the finance team. Each member of the team has their own computer. The team has access to the internet using Firefox and two printers integrated to each computer. 2. Inkwell has one Financial Director‚ Anil Gupta. Anil’s main job is to manage the overall financial position of the business‚ ensuring capital
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California space heaters: New line of unvented‚ convection‚ kerosene space heaters Due to high energy prices in the 80s‚ the units were expected to do well The target market was aimed at low income consumers who had electric heating systems – especially in the east Also would be used by those consumers who had their heat shut off 1) Is this heater a socially useful product? Should it be produced at all? Yes‚ based on the incremental benefits of existing heating mechanisms‚ the space
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CALIFORNIA INDIANS califa.org KAROK Location: Northwestern California (western part of Siskiyou County) Language: Hokan family Population: 1770 estimate: 1‚500 1910 Census: 800 The word Karok (also spelled Karuk) meant upstream‚ a name the people used to distinguish themselves from their neighbors downstream‚ the Yurok. Except for their language‚ the customs of the Karok were very much like the Yurok‚ resembling the people of the northern Pacific Coast (Oregon‚ Washington‚ Vancouver Island)
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