The Brady Bill Introduction The legislative process in the United States Congress shows us an interesting drama in which a bill becomes a law through compromises made by diverse and sometimes conflicting interests in this country. There have been many controversial bills passed by Congress‚ but among all‚ I have taken a particular interest in the passage of the Brady bill. When the Brady debate was in full swing in Congress about three years ago‚ I was still back in my country‚ Japan‚ where the
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New tourism slogan: It’s more fun in the Philippines The Department of Tourism (DOT) has unveiled its new slogan to encourage foreign travelers to visit the Philippines. The new slogan— "It’s more fun in the Philippines"—appears simple and sleek but there’s a catch. In its newly-launched website‚ http://itsmorefuninthephilippines.com‚ It showed "commuting" as traveling by boat‚ "posting status updates" while underwater‚ and going up the "stairs‚" or the world renowned Banawe Rice Terraces in
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Articles from General Knowledge Today National Food Security Mission 2011-06-10 08:06:38 GKToday National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is a Central Scheme of GOI launched in 2007 for 5 years to increase production and productivity of wheat‚ rice and pulses on a sustainable basis so as to ensure food security of the country. The aim is to bridge the yield gap in respect of these crops through dissemination of improved technologies and farm management practices. Salient Features: According
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“McGregor’s Journey” by Pauline Melville is a powerful examination of the influence of past (more specifically‚ racial and colonial) injustices on present-day relationships between different ethnic groups. Is McGregor a truly nonconformist character who transcends the racial divide? Myth is an important element again in "McGregor’sJourney." Givinguphisjob onabuildingsite‚McGregor goesonadrunken Odyssey. In their attachment to conventional propriety‚ people around him seem already to have died. His
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1. How well has Value Trust performed as of the date of the case? As of 2005‚ Value Trust had outperformed its benchmark index‚ the S&P 500‚ for 14 years consecutively. Given that the next longest period of sustained performance was only half as long‚ 14 consecutive years of excellent performance set a record as the longest streak of success for any manager in the mutual-fund industry. The average annual total return for the past 15 years was 14.6%‚ which was higher than the S&P’s 500 by 3.67%.
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8086 Addressing Modes for accessing data Addressing modes provide convenience in accessing data needed in an instruction. 8086 Addressing Modes for accessing data Immediate Addressing mode (for source operand only) Register addressing Memory addressing I/O port addressing Immediate Addressing Before Ex1: MOV DX‚ 1234H DX ABCDH After 1234H Before Ex2: MOV CH‚ 23H CH After 4DH 23H Register Addressing Before Ex1: MOV CX‚ SI After CX 1234H 5678H
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Raljun J. Maturan BSCE 1a_b1 07-05-13 Reaction paper about National Territory of the Philippines The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago‚ with all the islands and waters embraced therein‚ and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction‚ consisting of its terrestrial‚ fluvial and aerial domains‚ including its territorial sea‚ the seabed‚ the subsoil‚ the insular shelves‚ and other submarine areas. The waters around‚ between
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WESTERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL of THE INSTITUTE OF COST ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMME COMPANIES ACT 2013 - DRAFT RULES Date Time Venue : : : Date Time Venue : : : Tuesday‚ 17th September 2013 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Mulund College of Commerce‚ Mulund (West)‚ Mumbai 400 080 Thursday 19th September 2013 5.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m St. Francis Institute of Management & Research‚ Mt. Poinsur‚ S.V. P. Road‚ Borivali (West)‚ Mumbai 400 103. (2 CEP Credit
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Sin Tax Bill (For the Government) OVERALL SUMMARY: According to James Sadowsky‚ author of The Economics of Sin Taxes‚ taxes imposed on products seen as vices such as alcoholic liquors and tobaccos are called sin tax. Aside from the commodities being objects of disapproval‚ even their consumers accept such taxes because they seem to hit two birds in one stone. First‚ they raise revenues and second‚ they made vices expensive. House Bill 5727 or also known as the Sin Tax Bill aims to reform the
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http://ezinearticles.com/?RH-Bill:-A-Necessity?&id=5317730 -Is Reproductive Health Bill better? Or will it just worsen the matter? The Reproductive Health Bill is a legislative bill aiming to guarantee universal access to reproductive health. This bill’s proposal is that the government funds will be spent on family planning devices such as pills and IUD’s as a way of controlling the population. Empirical studies show that the poverty incidence is higher among big families‚ and that the lack of
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