california bullet train. This train will go from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The state senate just recently gave 8 billion dollars for the first part of the 130 miles of track and also a couple other local transit upgrades. It was a tough win for democratic leaders because they got the bare minimum of 21 votes which were all democratic votes. This was a victory for Governor Jerry Brown and the Obama administration who have been pushing for this. It would also be the first bullet train in the U.S. The
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The Toys “R” Us LBO Background Toys "R" Us‚ Inc. is the world’s leading dedicated toy and juvenile products retailer. As of January 29‚ 2005‚ it operated 1‚499 retail stores worldwide and generated 11.1 billion in revenue. However‚ that’s a decrease of 1.9 percent from a year ago. Toys "R" Us has suffered from both downstream demand and increased competition from mass/discount channel such as Wal-Mart and Target. A group of private equity investors intends to do a leverage buyout of Toys "R"
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Essay Thesis: Maglev trains will be the future of transportation providing benefits for the environment‚ society‚ and economic benefits. In our world today we have many problems. Problems that we are facing are environmental‚ social‚ and economic issues. This is due to the fact that traveling to work has become a hassle and when your using your car it also causes environmental damage. When people travel in their cars they have to fill it up with gas‚ which we have seen‚ gas prices increasing
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October 15‚ 2020‚ at around 7:10 AM ‚ a group of fifteen armed Australian men pulled the emergency brake on an E-Z Express freight train in Toronto‚ and planted a bomb in the front engine. The hijackers held 50 male employees hostage onboard the train for 10 days. The reason for this unforeseen hijacking is due to the five million dollars of gold bars onboard. The train that was on route to Hamilton‚ Ontario was headed for Hamilton Harbour. The harbour is known for its easy access to the seaway
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Case Analysis: Mattel and Toy Safety Introduction Mattel Corporation is the largest toy company in the world‚ a publicly traded organization with a market capitalization of over $6.5 billion‚ employing approximately 36‚000 people worldwide in 42 countries. Their products are sold in 150 nations (mattel.com). In the summer of 2007‚ Mattel suffered a major product recall incident. The first recall was the result of vendor failure in China where traces of lead paint were discovered
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English "Orphan Trains"� The "Orphan Trains"� was a charitable organization to provide homes and a better way of life‚ for orphans and neglected children on the streets of New York. Charles Loring Brace‚ who was a young minister in New York‚ founded the Orphan Trains (1855-1929). The children were taken off the streets of New York (many whom had no homes)‚ and brought to the Midwest to be adopted. The children were prepared for adoption the closer they came to their destinations. They were made
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Espinoza September 21‚ 2010 ARTS 1301 Essay #1 “The Tube Train‚” by Cyril E. Power is a color linocut painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. As the title suggest it’s a painting of the inside of a train filled with elegant people from the early 1900’s. The first thing that caught my eye when looking at this painting was the vantage point in the front of the train‚ which the artist used to illustrate the view of the train as if you are sitting in the back looking forward. The feeling
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While comparing the film’s Strangers on a Train‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock and The Spanish Prisoner directed by David Mamet‚ two suspenseful mysteries unfold. In this essay I will compare both directors use of themes‚ tones‚ and camera effects to convey the thrilling story of a confused and tortured protagonist. While they are different plotlines‚ both stories overlap in many ways. Perhaps Mamet may have even made an homage to Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train by mirroring various scenes and themes
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Local Trains: The Lifeline of Mumbai July 17‚ 2007 Rohan Rao Leave a comment Go to comments [pic]When a true to the core Mumbaikar utters “Aamchi Mumbai”‚ the local trains will always be an inseparable element of the true spirits reflected in these. The locals have become a hallmark of Mumbai and one is not surprised to know that the daily commuters call the locals as their first homes; this in not surprising considering the fact that some of them spend more than six hours travelling in these trains
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VIOLENCE THAT PRECEDED THE BIRTH OF INDIA ANDPAKISTAN AS THE BRITISH HURRIEDLY HANDED OVER POWER IN 1947‚ IS BECOMING A FADING WORDIN THE HISTORY BOOKS. FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS WILL SOON VANISH. KHUSHWANT SINGH‚ WHO WASOVER THIRTY AT THE TIME‚ LATER WROTE TRAIN TO PAKISTAN AND GOT IT PUBLISHED IN 1956.REPRINTED SINCE THEN‚ REISSUED IN HARDCOVER‚ AND TRANSLATED INTO MANY LANGUAGES‚ THE NOVEL IS NOW KNOWN AS A CLASSIC‚ ONE OF THE FINEST AND BEST-KNOWN TREATMENTS OF THE SUBJECT. About the author Khushwant
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