buyer approached the company after Virgin America was considering on selling itself. The news of Virgin America selling itself and the approached buyer led to an addition of 13% in its overall gains. A few days later‚ numerous sources had stated that JetBlue and Alaska Air had submitted bids to buy Virgin America‚ sending
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financial cycle since after the article was written. The tech bust and then the quickly following tragedy of September 11‚ 2001 with the ensuing market meltdown were just the beginning. Just to put it into perspective‚ “’During the last seven years‚ we ’ve had recession‚ 9-11‚ Rita‚ Katrina‚ two wars‚ the mutual fund scandal‚ the meltdown in subprime‚ Enron‚ WorldCom and Martha Stewart.’ According to Michael Arnow‚ director of financial planning in the Milwaukee office of SJA Financial Advisory
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ourselves is irrational. To save ourselves we need to reconnect with the natural world in a way that not only preserves us but also preserves organisms around us as well by living more of a minimalistic lifestyle. In 1986 there was a nuclear meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant in present-day Ukraine‚ leaving miles of land in radioactive ruins. Residents living in areas most contaminated by the disaster were displaced. Evacuated and relocated by government order and the region was left to its
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New Economic Model (NEM) unveiled with much fanfare. It has been accompanied by the usual uncritical write-ups and praise from economic analysts from the mainstream mass media. Maybe they see in it more than what can be discern or maybe can be an incorrigible skeptic with less faith in grand visions‚ especially those put out by a group of consultants. The National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) as its name suggests is purely an advisory body with very little – if any – authority or clout in implementation
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Portland International Airport (PDX) is located 20 minutes to the northeast of downtown Portland near the Columbia River. PDX is the largest airport in the state of Oregon and serves over 13 million passengers annually. Arriving & Departing Public Transfer from PDX Going from PDX to the downtown of Portland using public transport is easy‚ because airport is well connected by public transit. It will take around 40-45 minutes for such trip. MAX train‚ operated by Trimet‚ is a light-rail system‚ which
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The case of the Atomic Energy Commission and the civilian nuclear-power industry of the late 1960s-1970s In the shadow of destruction from the atomic bombs dropped in Japan‚ many nuclear scientists were desperate to show the good nuclear energy could provide the world. Scientific guilt over creation of these destructive mega-weapons led scientists to look toward a brighter use of nuclear energy. A projected energy crisis and increase in environmental awareness combined with the nuclear scientists
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Background: Southwest Airlines is the largest airline measured by number of passengers carried each year within the United States. It is also known as a ‘discount airline’ compared with its large rivals in the industry. Rollin King and Herb Kelleher founded Southwest Airlines on June 18‚ 1971. Its first flights were from Love Field in Dallas to Houston and San Antonio‚ short hops with no-frills service and a simple fare structure. The airline began with one simple strategy: “If you get your passengers
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Fossil Fuels Josh Farrar 11/16/13 The three types of fossil fuels that are used for energy provision are coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas. Fossil Fuels are the remains of once living organisms‚ but it takes centuries to form the organic matter. Coal is millions of years of decaying land vegetation (dead plants) that will form the solid fossil fuel under intense pressure. Oil is formed on the sea floor from the remains of marine microorganisms and is deposited
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Ethics is a branch of philosophy that focuses on the moral‚ philosophical characteristics from formal‚ systematic and ethical principles. Moral judgments are calculated from ethical principles which need to be applied as a standard for everyday choices in life and business. This is directly related to the decisions human beings make. Cavico (2009) states utilitarianism is more than just moral philosophy. It is a way of reformation and used extensively in government decision making. This will be discussed
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The argument over who should be at fault for the subprime mortgage crisis and housing market collapse in the United States has been a heated debate. Even though home foreclosure keeps rising‚ there should be some accountability for the economic meltdown resulting from the subprime mortgage situation. Should we blame banking institutions‚ mortgage lenders‚ brokers‚ and investors for this crisis? Should minorities be blamed for recklessly accepting loans and defaulting on them after realizing they
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