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    Bacaltos Coal Mines vs. Court of Appeals‚ 245 SCRA 460(1995) Facts: Savellon was duly authorized by the petitioners to enter into the Trip Charter Party (Exhibit "A") 3 under and by virtue of an Authorization (Exhibit "C" and Exhibit "1")‚ 4 dated 1 March 1988‚ the pertinent portions of which read as follows: I. GERMAN A. BACALTOS‚ of legal age‚ Filipino‚ widower‚ and residing at second street‚ Espina Village‚ Cebu City‚ province of Cebu‚ Philippines‚ do hereby authorize RENE R. SAVELLON‚ of legal

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    In the British coal mines of the 1800’s‚ jobs for women and children were harsh and unfavorable due to dangerous environments‚ long hours‚ and extremely heavy physical demand on the workers. The mines were fraught with opportunities to be hurt‚ as evidenced by the words of Robert North and the article “Women in the British Mines.” North shared how‚ while dragging buckets of coal using a girdle and chain‚ the straps cut into the children deeply enough that blood would run down‚ and that any who complained

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    The coal strike in eastern Kentucky was a hard conflict in the 1930s. There were many challenges and discontent for the coal miners and their families. Coal miners formed strikes to oppose what was happening. The industrialization of mining was decreasing and becoming less produced. The coal strike is a good case study because of the reason the strike happened‚ the coal operators and police involved‚ and the hardships of the miners. The coal strikes had been happening for years before the 1930s

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    SUMMARY Coal mine safety first was undertaken by the state governments early in the twentieth century. However due to the dissatisfaction and ineffectiveness of state regulation‚ federal regulation was sought by miners and their supporters. Then Congress enacted the Coal Mine Safety Act of 1952. Then enforcement was entrusted to the Bureau of Mines in the Department of the Interior. They also had responsibility for promoting the economic well-being of the mining industry. Plus they also were being

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    while working in the factories and mines. The Cherry Coal Mine Disaster created a need for the Workers Compensation Act‚ which compensates workers who are harmed while working. On November 13‚ 1909‚ at 7:00 a.m.‚ 481 workers‚ men and boys‚ descended into the Cherry Coal Mine near Cherry‚ IL‚ a few miles northwest of La Salle‚ IL on Illinois Highway 89. Some sections of the mine where 500 feet below the surface. That day the electrical system broke down‚ and the mine was lit by kerosene torches that

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    descending into the mine to go to work. Little do most families know‚ they might not see the important men in their life again. The Cherry Coal Mine Disaster is greatly known as one of the worst mine disasters in America taking the lives of over 200 people and leaving many families devastated. As a result‚ mine safety regulations were regarded. Being a miner was a very common occupation for men back in the 1900’s‚ over 500 men and boys went to work at the Cherry Coal Mine‚ located in Cherry‚ Illinois

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    RE: Midterm- Case 15 Strategic Analysis: “KRCB Television and Radio: The Canary in the Coal Mine” Executive Summary Business Model We believe that KRCB’s current business model resembles PBS’ which is shown in Figure 1. KRCB’s business model has many gaps in it from community anchors to universal access and connectivity. KRCB isn’t able to afford the new technologies in the TV and radio segments‚ and they cannot hold on to board members within the community long enough to have strong

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    1. The Brindage Act 1902 that was implemented on November 12‚1902‚ prohibits the Filipinos to form or join groups against the US government. The Act was created in order to pacify the Filipinos so that it would be easier for the American government to execute their plans for the country. This law states that whoever continues to revolt against the Americans will be considered as thieves. Even though Americans tried to stop the activists‚ there were still some Filipinos like Macario Sakay that remained

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    Article Summary: The upcoming fight between the environmental protection agency and congress in on the usage of coal and is known as “War on Coal”. The environmental protection agency has funded many ads which support the President Obama’s vision of limiting carbon dioxide emissions from coal fired power plants. The ad campaign will target five states New Hampshire‚ Illinois‚ Pennsylvania‚ Arizona and Washington D.C. According to environmental protection agency the congress has to decide if they

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    CEO Don Blankenship will turn himself into police custody to immediately start a one year sentence for his involvement in the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster. How does a CEO of a company end up in jail for what appeared as a tragic accident? On April 5th‚ 2010 in a West Virginia coal mine owned by Massey Energy Company and operated by Performance Coal Company an explosion would claim the lives of twenty-nine miners and shed light on the many workplace safety violations. Rescue attempts made

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