2. OVERVIEW OF CON EDISON SYSTEM AND LIC NETWORK 2.1. Electrical System Overview 2.1.1. Power Delivery System Con Edison delivers electricity to 3.2 million customers in New York City and Westchester County – a service territory of 660 square miles with a population of approximately 9 million people. Electricity is delivered through approximately 94‚000 miles of underground cable and almost 37‚000 miles of overhead cable. As shown in Figure 2-1‚ the Con Edison electric power delivery system is
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now caught on‚ “If you say you can’t‚ you can’t.” His words struck through me for the longest time. I came to an understanding that whenever I said‚ “I can’t” was because I did not believe in myself‚ I did not have motivation‚ I was not trying my best and working at the capability I could have. Vince’s advice was my motivation to attempt and succeed to anything I thought of I was not capable of doing. It was not until recently when I volunteered at a beginners band camp that those words had a
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all that hard to be a leader. Anyone can do it. Leadership is something anyone can acquire‚ if they have the passion. Personally‚ I’m not the first person to raise my hand when the teacher asks for a leader. But when I am chosen as a leader‚ I try my best to lead my “team” to “win”. I strive to always make my team number one. As a leader I always try to earn the respect of my teammates and always try to respect them back. Not only being a leader in school‚ but also being a leader in today’s society
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expression. “To achieve success and maintain a competitive advantage‚ we must be able to draw on the most important resource – the skills of the workforce”. Organizations are undoubtedly aware of the benefits of a diverse workforce. The major question is what best practices should be adopted to achieve diversity. what constitutes “best” practices? The EEO report indicated that a "best" practice is one that is in conformity with the requirements of the law‚ promotes
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Which Amendment? The freedom of speech‚ religion and press seems like an everyday activity‚ right? But imagine if you were not allowed to speak your opinion or practice your choice of religion‚ or even write about facts or opinions that interest you. What if you had to keep all your thoughts and opinions to yourself except for the ones that you were allowed to express or you would be in trouble. That would be like torture. That is why Amendment number one of the Constitution is the most important
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The mobile phone—world’s best invention On 10th of March‚ 1876 Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first speech using electricity. From that day forward‚ the telephone system changed every aspect of life. Although it did not immediately change the world‚ it set communication on a path that would change the future of communication. Mobile phones appeared in the early 1980’s and today there are millions in use. Today‚ mobile phones do much more than just allow for voice conversation‚ mobile phones
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Join a team already formed and operating in your place of work or community (e.g. church group‚ scouts‚ homeless shelter‚ other clubs/organizations). I chose to participate in a church function at a church I do not usually attend. The church‚ Life Bridge Inner City Ministries‚ provides meals‚ clothing‚ and spiritual leadership to the homeless. Every Monday evening they have prayer and dinner for anyone who wants to attend. The past couple of weeks I have volunteered my time to help out and
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movie star salaries. 3. The board of directors make the decisions regarding CEO pay and they are working on behalf of the shareholders. If they think the CEO is getting paid fairly then others should not question them. 4. Most of the CEO pay is based on stock options and an increase in stock price. If the stock price increases‚ then CEO’s deserve to receive higher compensation. If the stock price does not increase then CEO’s do not make nearly as much money. Each argument paper is worth 10 points
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Sparks Corporation receives a dividend of $100‚000 from Jill Corporation‚ a C Corporation. Sparks owns 70% of Jill Corporation stock. Sparks’ dividends-received deduction is $80‚000. Answer: TRUE 7. The U.S. production activities deduction is based on a percentage of which of the following? A) taxable income before the production activities deduction B) 50% of W-2 wages. C) qualified production activities income D) both A and C above Answer: D 8. Basalt Corporation‚ a calendar year corporation
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The best vacation I ever had I had been planning for the day I left for Hawaii for months and the day finally came. It actually came a lot quicker than I thought it would. I was so excited I could barely contain myself! When June 8th finally came around I jumped out of bed at 8 o’clock that morning and got ready as fast as I could. My flight didn’t leave till noon that day but I just couldn’t wait any longer! Even though we were going to Hawaii for my Mom’s work‚ its still a trip to Hawaii‚ and
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