40 JOURNAL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATORS‚ 10(1)‚ SUMMER 2010 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Public Transportation Ridership Levels Christopher R. Swimmer and Christopher C. Klein 1 Abstract This article uses linear regression analysis to examine the determinants of public transportation ridership in over 100 U. S. cities in 2007. The primary determinant of ridership appears to be availability of public transportation service. In fact‚ the relationship is nearly one to one: a 1% increase in availability is
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1. Define public health PG.6 What we as a society collectively do to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. Mission in public health is to generate organized community effort to address the pubic interest in health by applying scientific and technological knowledge to prevent disease and promote health. Examples: access to care‚ healthy food‚ clean water and air‚ roof overhead. 2. Contrast medical vs. public health impact on the gains in life span years Medical:
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THE POWER OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BY WAN HIZAM BIN WAN HASSAN Speaking in Public An English proverb says “talk is cheap!” But nowadays a good talk “can be very expensive” indeed. There are people who travels between cities town to town‚ delivering speeches as a form of entertainment or information to paying audiences. Example: Oprah Winfrey – The Oprah Show David Letterman – Late Night with Letterman (50K per speech) Do you know who „them‟? A few are
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ONE FALSE MOVE... A Study of Children’s Independent Mobility Mayer Hillman‚ John Adams and John Whitelegg PUBLISHING The publishing imprint of the independent POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE 100 Park Village East‚ London NW13SR Telephone: 071-387 2171; Fax: 071-388 0914 © Policy Studies Institute 1990 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system or transmitted‚ in any form or by any means‚ electronic or otherwise‚ without the prior permission
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When company satisfy public needs The marketing system of all companies all over the world has been accused of adding to several “evils” in all societies at large‚ unlike other business functions like accounting or finance‚ people in marketing interact directly with the public even studies show that marketer and salesperson rank poorly in ratings of the most trusted professions. Critics have charged that the marketing system urges too much in material possessions. People are judged by what they
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Despite the fact that the federal bureaucracy was never explicitly laid out in the constitution‚ was never instituted and planned‚ and was evolved by the gradual accretion of agencies and tasks over time‚ the federal bureaucracy proves to be one of the most influential and powerful departments in American government. The original bureaucracy of the federal government began as a small group of people from three departments: the State‚ Treasury and War departments. This group of people formed together
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Practical Implication of Job Analysis in the Veterans Home Administration The use of job analysis is an effective tool in the realm of human resource management. Job analysis is defined as “a logical process to determine (1) purpose-the reason for the job‚ (2) essential functions-the job duties which are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job‚ (3) job setting-the work station and conditions where the essential functions are performed‚ and (4) job qualifications-the minimal skills
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learn more of public speaking. The book provides great information of different parts of public speaking. The questions in the book made me understand more into depth of the different parts. I find it useful because it would improve the quality of my speeches. For example it learned the difference between a informative and persuasive speech. Also i learned what to include in my speeches to deliver my message. I think this helped understand and it also covered different parts of public speaking. Sometimes
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Ever wonder in the morning whether to take the bus or to take the car? Why take the car to work when you can take a two or three minute walk to the bus stop down the road‚ and only pay a dollar twenty five? Taking a bus or train or any other kind of public transportation will always be more advantageous than taking the car. By taking your car to work you help to pollute the earth and its atmosphere. You also increase traffic and parking congestions. Last but not least you end up spending more of your
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* public speaking is American’s number one fear what is public speaking features communication between a speaker and an audience speaker does most of talking audience centered emphasizes the spoken word usually a prepared presentation Why study public speaking Use in Classroom Career Communication skills outrank all other qualities Community Least expect it Public Speaking: A great tradition The ancient Greeks were the first people to think formally about rhetoric –a systematic
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