com/locate/tranpol High-speed rail in Taiwan: New experience and issues for future development Yung-Hsiang Cheng n National Cheng Kung University‚ Department of Transportation and Communication Management Science‚ No. 1‚ University Road‚ Tainan City 701‚ Taiwan a r t i c l e in fo Available online 4 November 2009 Keywords: High speed rail Build-operate-transfer Taiwan Integration Transportation impact abstract This study aims to identify some possible issues and challenges for Taiwan’s High Speed Rail
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High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy ACC 202-02 Managerial Accounting Professor Jackie Lewis North Carolina Wesleyan University High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy The United States economy as a whole has been rapidly dwindling down of late‚ from its all time high marks in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Many Americans believe that the cause for this large downswing in the economy is due to the fact of the cost
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climbed to an alarmingly high price range and at a very fast rate. To help ease the burden placed on consumers by the high gas prices‚ congress said we have to set price ceiling. Many people are concerned that price ceilings will create shortages. To help with the possibility of any gas shortages‚ we at the DOE have created a ranking system to allocate gas. We have divided consumers into three groups: high‚ medium‚ and low priority groups. With price ceilings and our allocation method all Americans will
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Today if you’re a smart consumer‚ you’ll want to get the best low cost car insurance or cheap auto insurance rate especially now when rates are not as low cost as they used to be. If you’re loaded down with bills every month and working hard every day you may not been able to take the time to think about reducing your auto insurance premiums. Take a look at these quick tips and see if you can’t come up with some cheap car insurance quotes and save yourself a lot of money in the process. Saving money
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of abilities and talents; and issues involving differences between boys and girls are receiving increased attention. In this chapter we examine this diversity as we try to answer the following questions: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ What is cultural diversity‚ and how does it influence student learning? How are the educational experiences of boys and girls different? How do schools accommodate ability differences in learners? What are learning styles‚ and how should teachers respond to them? Who are learners with exceptionalities
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High context culture is where family groups or societies have mutual connections for a long period of time. Here the behavior of the person is very casual as the members know each other have interactions for over years. For e.g. small parties‚ overnight stays‚ family gatherings etc. Low context cultures are among people that have connection but for a short period of time. In these societies‚ culture behavior should be taken seriously and should know how to behave in the cultural environment. For
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE The definition of High blood pressure is a measurement of the force applied against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body. The pressure is determined by the force and amount of blood pumped and the size and flexibility of the arteries. The blood pressure is continually changing depending on activity‚ temperature‚ diet‚ emotional state‚ posture‚ physical state‚ and drugs. The blood pressure is ussually taken while the person
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study - Low cost airlines History of low-cost airlines The idea of LCC originated in the US. Founded in Dallas Texas on June 18‚ 1971 by Herb Kelleher‚ Southwest Airlines offered tickets that worked out to be cheaper than a car or coach ride. It is the fourth largest US airline in terms of domestic customers carried annually. It has been profitable every year since 1973. Low cost airlines in India But a booming economy‚ a congested and crumbling train network and the emergence of low-cost
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errors cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars annually. The reports’ main conclusions are that a majority of medical errors are not the fault of a particular individual or group; rather‚ errors are caused by faulty systems‚ processes‚ and conditions that lead people to make mistakes‚ or fail to prevent them. Preventable harm events in hospitals could be reduced to near-zero if Health care organizations adapted the High Reliability imperatives
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machine for each job‚ so there is a best working method by which people should undertake their jobs” Mullins pg 43. However‚ this method of organisational working wasn’t able to cope with quick changing demands placed on businesses by society‚ the economy and government for example. As such‚ new forms of work organisations began to be looked at. Researchers began looking at ways of working which had greater flexibility and social responsibility. High Performance Working is often complex to define;
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