considerably... The productivity of U.S. workers has grown at an average annual rate of about 2.5% since 1948‚ but has averaged only about 1.1% since 2011—less than half the historical rate." As we note in a related editorial‚ the solution lies in a return to pro-growth economics. PILOTS WANTED A wave of mandatory retirements plus new FAA regulations mandating more rest for pilots are causing a labor shortage in the cockpit. WHEN YOU AGREE WITH OBAMA 97% OF THE TIME... ...you are bound to have a tough
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Facebooking - Time pass actitivity. For - It definitely is a time pass activity as it contains lots of fun activities‚ like games that are used by people on a regular basis to get out of their boredom. - Being a social networking site it is just a means of communication where people can make new friends or connect with long lost friends. - People become so addictive towards it that they spend most of their time socializing via facebook. - People meet new people; make new relationships
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ways in overturning Gerrymandering comes from The Voting Rights Act of 1975. In Section 2 of the Voters‚ Right Act places a provision that you cannot dilute the vote of minorities. The Voting Rights Act also implemented preclearance in the former Union States‚ giving the power to the national government to approve any legislation that affects voters. Recently‚ Texas and other states have found a reprieve from preclearance when a part of it was overturned in
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The Portuguese sailors were seeking for a water route to the east and sailed southward towards the African coasts. In search for Prester John‚ a king who was rumored to have built a Christian stronghold in northwestern Africa. Henry the Navigator was in search for this king‚ for he had hoped Prester would help him fight the
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This includes control over important policies like monetary‚ trade and fiscal policies. The greater the level of cooperation‚ the greater the intensity of controls that needs to be given up especially in the case of a political union ‚economic integration which requires nations to adopt the operation of the trading bloc. There has also been blame and loss on free trade agreements for the loss of jobs to cheaper producers‚ free trade clearly promotes greater access to
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On this topic of gay marriage I’ve chosen the two ethical theories of utilitarianism and the Kantian ethics theory. On the pro side the utilitarianism theory plays a huge role when referring to this topic. Some may argue that it is constitutional and some may say that it just isn’t the right thing to do in this country. With this theory the actions are said to be judged in terms of promotion of human happiness. If someone is happy why it should matter what the law or government thinks. It’s important
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Sexual harassment has been broken down into two types‚ Quid Pro Quo and hostile environment. Quid Pro Quo means “This for that” (Broderick) It demands sex in exchange for benefits to which a person is otherwise entitled. Quid Pro Quo may also occur when a supervisor makes sexual conduct of an employee a condition for employment benefits or advancement‚ or a condition for avoiding adverse employment action. (Broderick) Quid Pro Quo is sexual propositions‚ unwanted graphic discussion of sexual acts
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Unions exist in almost all industry and commonly called as labor unions. Labor unions represent the employees or workers and acting as a bridge between the labor force and the management. It acts as a facilitator of labor rights but also they play a role in the operations of the management as well. Unionization function ranges from facilitating the negotiations on minimum wages‚ negotiations on employee benefits‚ pressing concerns affecting the employees and other concerns almost everything that
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Lia Tuiasosopo Assistant Section Editor Con- Marriage Equality Marriage is and has always been defined as the union between a man and a woman. In 1971‚ the Supreme Court of Minnesota decision of Baker v. Nelson found that “the institution of marriage as a union of man and woman‚ uniquely involving the procreation and rearing of children within a family is as old as the book of Genesis.” Gay marriage can lead down a “slippery slope” resulting in giving people in polygamous‚ incestuous‚ bestial
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Roosevelt signed into law the Tillman Act because he believed money was a negative influence on campaigns. This act banned corporations from giving money directly to candidates. The Taft-Harley Act of 1947 expanded on the Tillman Act by adding that unions could not directly contribute to candidates. These acts caused the creation of Political Action Committees‚ or PACs‚ which have a large influence on campaigns. In 1971‚ The Federal Election Commission Act‚ or FECA‚ was passed to help control PACs
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