On behalf of the City of Long Beach‚ I write deeply concerned about a Border Adjustment Tax and urge that you oppose this potential burden on imports and trade overall. Such a tax would disincentive imports and skew the market in favor of exporters‚ which would have a negative effect on the current business and growth of Long Beach’s local seaport. The Port of Long Beach is one of the world’s busiest seaports and the second-busiest port in the United States. It supports over a million jobs nationally
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Agent of Change I believe that Doctors without Borders should win the first annual Agent of change award because their goal was to provide emergency medical aid‚ no matter where it is needed or who needs it. In 1971‚ a small group of doctors in Paris formed this organization. This was the beginning of Medecins Sans Frontieres‚ (MSF) or‚ in English‚ Doctors Without Borders. The idea that MSF had is that all people have the right to medical care‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ or nationality while
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Policing Models Kansas City Preventive Patrol Study About The Experiment This experiment started in October 1972 and continued throughout 1973. This was administered by the Kansas City Police Department and evaluated by the Police Foundation. Patrols were varied within 15 police beats. Routine patrol was eliminated in five beats‚ labeled “reactive” beats. Normal routine patrol was maintained in five “control” beats. Patrol was then increased by two times in five “proactive” beats.
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2001? (8 marks) One of the factors that the merger happened again in 2006 was because of the increasing number of new competitors in the telecommunication industry. Business Monitor International (2010) quoted that “Alcatel acquired Lucent for US$13.4bn with hopes of facing down the increasing competition in the market from ZTE and Huawei as well as larger rivals that had also gained scale from mergers and acquisitions” If Alcatel and Lucent were to stand alone it would not be able to
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organizations are opting for the ten or even 12 hour tour of duty to provide law enforcement services to their communities. These extended hours of work have both benefits and drawbacks as you will see throughout this review. There has been much research done in the area of compressed work week schedules but most I’ve found relates to the advantages and disadvantages of the eight hour shift as opposed to the 12 hour shift. A number of districts within the Illinois State Police operate on the ten
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Communication in Theological View: A Communication between God and Man Communication has been an important issue ever since the creation of the earth. Ever since God created the world‚ man has sought to communicate. However‚ after Adam and Eve sinned‚ man could no longer communicate with God. Yet‚ God had a plan for this problem and sent His Son‚ Jesus Christ‚ to bridge the gap between God and man. After the Tower of Babel‚ man had trouble communicating with his fellow man. Man now had to find
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policing. This particular experiment has never been attempted before. The Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment occurred during 1972 to 1973. The Kansas City Police Department in Missouri was evaluated by the Police Foundation. This experiment tested to see if the presence of police offers in marked cars would reduce crimes. This experiment produced many questions. Would people notice the police patrol and crime change? Would the visibility of the officer change crime and victim surveys? Would police
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“Borders” and “Double Happiness” Nowadays‚ many cultures are disappearing and many encounter it. In “Borders”‚ by Thomas King and the movie “Double Happiness”‚ the mother and father‚ respectively‚ try to maintain their cultural identity through out their generations. Only one of the parents succeeded. It is the mother. Both made a lot of efforts but the mother made the right choices. She was able to bring her daughter back home although the father lost his daughter. There is a big contrast between
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technological fence. We need a border patrol.” - Rudy Giuliani What more should America do to protect her borders? I think to protect our borders we should Improve everything that out border patrol security does. Secondly‚ we need to improve our maritime security. Lastly‚ we need to strengthen our relationships with our surrounding countries. Those are a few of the many things that America can do to protect her borders. The first of many things America can do to protect her borders
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United States-Mexican Border Wall Immigrants founded the United States of America and ever since then there have been people from all over the world coming to America for a chance at a better life for themselves and their families. Immigrants from all over the world come‚ some legally and some illegally. A majority of these immigrants come from southern-border country Mexico. Everyday‚ the United States has hundreds of illegal immigrants come into the country. They cross over from the Rio Grande
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