Collapse of I-35W Highway Bridge Minneapolis‚ Minnesota August 1‚ 2007 highway ACCIDENT REPORT National Transportation Safety Board NTSB/HAR-08/03 PB2008-916203 NTSB/HAR-08/03 PB2008-916203 Notation 7975C November 14‚ 2008 Highway Accident Report Collapse of I-35W Highway Bridge Minneapolis‚ Minnesota August 1‚ 2007 National Transportation Safety Board 490 L’Enfant Plaza‚ S.W. Washington‚ D.C. 20594 National Transportation Safety Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ August
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reckless driving. ( Transition: Let’s start with the how to kill a driver.) Body I. First‚ how can drivers be killed?. A. According to the Alcohol Alert.com‚ in 2011 over 9‚000 people were killed by alcohol crashes. 1. According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ police report an estimated 100‚000 crashes‚ that result from fatigue each year. a. There are an estimated 1‚500 deaths. b. There are 71‚000 injures that occur. c. There are over $12 billion dollars in losses. 2. According
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) creates and manages some of the most important economic policies in the world. Its current chairman‚ Janet Yellen is considered one of the most powerful people in the world because of the decisions she oversees. One of the biggest decisions that Federal Reserve has to make is what to do with the short-term interest rate. To comprehend that question one must look at the two factors that go into that decision. Those two factors are referred to as the dual mandate. So what
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The Unsafe Internet Highway Jerry Maguire English 125 June 30‚ 2011 Laura Burke I. Introduction a. Dangers and risks of internet and social networks b. Whether being bullied online‚ tempted with all the Internet has to offer or being distracted from their housework‚ social networks and the Internet need to be used with caution. II. Body a. Cyber bullying i. kids using Facebook to make fun of others ii. hate groups iii. posting humiliating pics or
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The Devil’s Highway Alberto Urrea is suggesting that neither of the governments are putting enough effort to change border policy‚ American more so than Mexican. Also‚ he is trying to explain how status quo might be viewed as beneficial for both sides to some extend. However‚ by changing the border policy‚ Urrea thinks that it would solve more than just border issues. It would improve economy of both countries‚ American in specific. Alberto Urrea is guiding us trough the tragic story of 26
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The Federal Bureaucracy hires thousands of employees to complete specific goals. Those employed attempt to achieve these goals proficiently‚ however their goals and procedures are part of a continual struggle for power; which inevitably leads to ineffective behavior known as red tape (Pearson Education). Many have attempted to change the way the federal bureaucracy does business in order to help improve the services provided to the public. The federal bureaucracy falls into many categories
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The Federal Reserve’s Response to the Financial Crisis Emily Gibson ECON 315 Money‚ Banking‚ and Monetary Economics Fall 2012 The Beginnings of the United States Financial Crisis The world financial crisis began in 2006 in the United States housing and related mortgage markets. Soon it spread to the entire U.S. economy and then to the rest of the world. In August 2007‚ the turmoil moved from the securitized U.S. mortgage markets to the interbank lending
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Taillon‚ Karl Politics 101 11/29/14 Federal Budget? The debate this week is on the federal budget. The federal government gets their money from taxing the people in the United States. This money is spent on the social security‚ military‚ education‚ sciences‚ transportation‚ Medicare‚ energy‚ housing etcetera. The 2015 federal spending has a budget of $3.72 trillion dollars. Mandatory spending makes up two-thirds the total budget and is largely made up of earned-benefit or entitlement programs
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Mohamed Badwan 15 April 2012 English 3010 THE FEDERAL RESERVE: ROOT OF ALL EVILS The U.S. Federal Reserve activities cause many questions in the American public since the 2008 crisis‚ when it was charged that its policies has led to financial collapse. In 2012‚ the issue of the Federal Reserve is once again at the forefront of public interest in the U.S.‚ primarily because this structure is under constant criticism of Congressman Ron Paul. Paul represents the libertarian wing of the Republican
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the Fed: The Federal Reserve Bank serves as the United States of America’s central bank. From the beginning of the nation‚ the need for management of the country’s money supply‚ assistance in the fiscal operations of the federal government and stabilization of the nation’s credit was recognized. Laws that created the Fed: As an attempt to achieve these need and others‚ several attempts at creating centralized banking have been tried and all have failed save for the Federal Reserve System
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