The first electric streetcars in San Francisco began operation in 1892 under the auspices of the San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway. At that time‚ it was estimated that it cost twice as much to build and six times as much to operate a line with cable cars as with electric streetcars. By the beginning of 1906 many of San Francisco’s remaining cable cars were under the control of the United Railroads of San Francisco (URR)‚ although Cal Cable and the Geary Street Company remained independent
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Due to the local naval bases and the strong maritime trade‚ the San Francisco Bay Area became one of the leading centers for the development of radio and radar. Bell Labs was back east‚ in New York and New Jersey‚ but around the San Francisco Bay was perhaps the highest concentration of amateur or “ham” radio operators anywhere in the world. These amateur enthusiasts were constantly figuring out better ways to send or receive a radio signal. Around 1920‚ there were many local‚ mostly young‚
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“E-Clearance& Permit of Barangay San Miguel‚ Pasig City” Presented to The Faculty‚ College of Information Technology Arellano University Pasig City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science of Information Technology by Punongbayan‚ Aljohn Kelvin Santos‚ Christian Joseph Dumpit‚ Alvin Sadiua‚ Joseph Harry Fojas‚ Charles Darwin Bolasco‚ Ej March 2014 Chapter 1 The Problem and its Background 1.1 Barangay
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Los San Patricios‚ the Saint Patrick’s Battalion‚ was a Mexican army unit made up primarily of Catholic Irish and German immigrants‚ even though some also came from Canada‚ England‚ France‚ Italy and Mexico. When Irish immigrants came to the US‚ many joined the Army. Conditions in the Army were harsh‚ but more so for many Irish and other immigrants. Facing discrimination many soldiers made the decision to defect. Led by John Riley‚ those soldiers that defected joined the Mexican Army‚ creating
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My mother had found a zoo online that was located in our city and decided that it would be fun to check it out. I had my doubts since I had always trusted well-known zoos such as the San Diego Zoo‚ but in the end I too decided it would be worth looking into. It was Saturday noon‚ when my mom‚ dad‚ and I left for the zoo. When we were halfway there we came upon a bumpy road scattered with rocks. My father told us that it was used in winter to keep the cars from slipping on the icy road. But I could
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fortunate to have been able to visit different cities all over the world‚ but only two of them have completely captivated me‚ San Francisco‚ California and Miami‚ Florida. Even though these two cities are located in the same country‚ both have many differences such as in the public transportation‚ food-population‚ and lifestyle. Both cities have public transportation‚ but in San Francisco is more convenient and people give more use to it because you can find a stop in every corner‚ and also because
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Beach County”. By MGMT 6374 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT November 2‚ 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 Critical Issues 1 ADEA Requirements and Prima Facie Evidence ADEA Requirements for Conclusive Evidence and Relevant Court Cases Critical Evaluation of the I/O Psychologist Report 2 Potential Additional Evidence Needed for Zimpfer 3 Potential Rebuttal Evidence Needed for the County 3 Conclusions 4 Recommendations to the County
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Hays County Veterans Services Hays County Veterans Service Office is an office assisting the veterans of Hays County to apply for their benefits through the Veterans Administration (VA). Miles Nelson is one of the Veterans Service Officers working at Hays County Veterans Services. Miles is also a student at Texas State University. He is in his senior year studying for his Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. While Miles has other degrees‚ he states that Anthropology is the one he would consider
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San Joaquin River Restoration Project: Irrigating the Valley The San Joaquin River is the backbone of the San Joaquin Valley. The valley is not only the nation’s most agricultural area but it is also one of the entire worlds. Millions depend on the crops that come form this luscious valley. The river has gone through many drastic changes over its illustrious lifetime. Once it was a magnificent 350 miles long it is now one of the nation’s ten most endangered rivers. The river once flowed with
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The poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats portrays a wandering soldier who meets a mythical woman in the meadow. The soldier quickly describes the fairy‚ "Full beautifula faery’s child‚ Her hair was long‚ her foot was light‚ And her eyes were wild." The fairy leads the soldier to her cave which is described as an "elfin grot" where they acknowledge each other. In the elfin grot the fairy lulls him asleep. The soldier describes what he dreams of while asleep‚ "I saw pale kings and princes
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