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    Furthermore‚ the Chinese government’s proposal on railroads extends to the idea what Storper and Walker calls dynamic location theory. Storper and Walker argue‚ “Technological change is only partly about the perfection of production processes in existing sectors‚ and for defined products.” Dynamic location theory allows industrial expansion by gaining more space‚ inputs‚ and new markets‚ and industry creates places for capital investment and suppliers. Moreover‚ as Schumpeter was well aware‚ technological

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    Learning by Doing Dapheny Wells Dr. Angela J. Smith Constitutional and Administrative Law April 21‚ 2013 Your state’s statute that defines what is considered to be a public record that must be made available to the public upon request. Public Records are documents‚ papers‚ letters‚ maps‚ books‚ tapes‚ photographs and computer-based or generated information. Access to public records is available to both local nonresidential individuals of Georgia. Residents of Georgia have the right to Public

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    BUS 215-030 Assignment #1 – Ch. 9 Case Opener‚ pp. 224 September 17‚ 2017 STATEMENT OF FACTS (Palsgraf v. LIRR‚ p. 224) The Plaintiff‚ Ms. Palsgraf was trying to purchase a ticket at a railroad‚ when a man carrying a package rushed to board a train. This train was owned by the long island railroad. Two railroad employees tried to help him. In the process‚ the package containing fireworks fell and the contents exploded. As a result of the explosion‚ some scales at the other end of the platform fell

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    the top company in the Railroads industry. The Problem: Burlington Northern Railroad is facing the question on whether the implementation of the ARES project will be beneficial and justifiable given its high cost. The ARES project is expected to cost $350 million‚ which includes three major cost categories‚ $80 million for the Control Center‚ another $80 million for the Data ink communication‚ and $200 million for the On-Board Equipment. ARES which stands for Automated Railroad Electronics System is

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    Case Study of Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. Andrew William Pence Liberty University Abstract Palsgraf was severely injured due to a blast that shook the railroad station. The unmarked package of fireworks that was dropped by another party boarding a moving train caused the explosion. The explosion caused large iron scales to fall on Plasgrof. As a result‚ Palsgraf sued the Long Island Railroad for the conductor’s negligence‚ whom she blames for pulling the commuter on the train. Which

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    operated by the Long Island Railroad Company that is organized in the state of New York. A large crowd of people was gathered at the station that morning. Approximately five minutes after arriving at the station‚ Ms. Palsgraf was standing near a scale on the platform with her daughter several feet away from where the explosion would occur. Two unidentified males rushed to board the train as it was leaving the station. One of the males successfully boarded the

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    The Reverse Underground Railroad was the pre-American Civil War practice of kidnapping free black men in free states and transporting them to slave states to be sold. It was called the Reverse Underground Railroad because it’s purpose was the opposite of what the Underground Railroad tried to achieve‚ which was a network of abolitionists who smuggled black slaves into free land‚ generally in Canada. The kidnapping of blacks was considered a dirty business. Kidnappers physically abused and psychologically

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    life." “I don’t care half so much about making money as I do about making my point‚ and coming out ahead” What do I care about law? Ain’t I got the power? Hi‚ I’m Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ and I was a self-made entrepreneur‚ ‚ a great railroad baron‚ and the wealthiest man in the United States throughout the 19th century. Earlier in my business career‚ I was probably the greatest shipping tycoon in the United States. My estate is worth 100 million dollars. I was one of the first Americans

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    Many of the facts surrounding the Underground Railroad changed between researchers because they must make their own conclusions based on the evidence that they do have. The most common inconsistency I saw was about the exact time and who was involved. I found author Henrietta Buckmaster to have the most convincing explanation of it. She explained the base facts about what it was and how it worked‚ but then went into more depth about who was involved and why they were involved. I found her explanation

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    ships and the national roads. The North was the site of more than 100‚000 manufacturing plants‚ against 18‚000 south of the Potomac River‚ and more than 70 percent of the railroads were in the Union. This gave the North the majority of the advantage with the use of the rail system‚ the only down fall was the South’s railroad systems were newer. 75 percent of the total lines that Confederacy had at the being of the Civil War were newer‚ been constructed in the 1850’s. Leading only the Northwestern

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