In James Somers article “Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks” (2015)‚ Somers looks at the old New York subway system and compares it to the newly efficient and safe subway system called communications-based train control‚ or CBTC. First‚ Somers mentions that in the old New York subway system the tracks are separated into sections which display an occupied or vacant track. In contrast‚ he states that each train supported by the CBTC system is carrying a radio and onboard controller
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Transportation Authority (MTA) broke down over retirement‚ pension‚ and wage increases. The strike began at 3:00 a.m. EST on December 20‚ 2005. Most New York City Transit Authority personnel observed the strike‚ effectively halting all service on the subway and buses. Millions of commuters were affected. The strike officially ended at 2:35 p.m. EST on December 22‚ 2005. Service was restored overnight‚ with all transportation systems fully operational by the morning commute of the 23rd. On Tuesday
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Controlling inflation There are three ways of controlling inflation in an economy: Fiscal Policies: Fiscal policies are effective in increasing the leakage rates from the circular income flow‚ thereby rejecting all further additions into this particular flow of income. Following are a few types of fiscal policies commonly employed: * Lowering the expenses on governmental level * A fall in the borrowing amounts in the government sectors‚ on an annual basis * High direct taxes‚ for
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Written Commentary As I walked out one midsummer morning by Laurie Lee The extract given to us was taken from “As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning” written by Laurie Lee in 1969. From the passage we are not able to tell whether we are dealing with a fictional or non-fictional text‚ hence it could be an autobiography‚ however this does not affect my interpretation of it. For this purpose I will assume that it is a non-fictional text‚ because of the memoir like aspect to it. The setting is a
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Darkness" The speaker begins his poem as a “dream” but “not all a dream” (line 1)‚ immediately casting doubt upon the narrative to follow. The poet then imagines the end of the world through a series of natural‚ social‚ and possibly supernatural events. The gloomy‚ cold earth wanes for weeks or months‚ long enough for men to “forget their passions” (line 7) and turn their hearts only to survival or despair. To stave off the darkness‚ they burn everything they can‚ including their homes. Both
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“ Buffalo Bill’s Defunct” Joey Willoughby ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor: Katie Newbanks 5/16/2011 Buffalo Bill’s Defunct E.E. Cumming’s‚” Buffalo Bill’s Defunct” is a somewhat difficult poem to interpret. The poem displays peculiarities of sound structure‚ as well as line and stanza. What we don’t see‚ in this poem‚ is as vital to our understanding of the poem‚ as what we do see. “ Buffalo Bill’s
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joined. Since its establishment in 1984‚ it has committed at least two terrorist attacks. The group was popular in the 1990’s and had many members (10‚000 in Japan and approximately 30‚000 in Russia) but following the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway‚ the numbers diminished due to the group being targeted by the police. They changed the name of the organisation from Aum Shinrikyo to Aleph. History The infamous Cult began in 1987 and was founded by Shoko Asahara. Aum Shinrikyo has elements
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company’s performances. As a multi-national company‚ Subway has achieved international success over the years. In the UK and Ireland‚ since the first store opened in 1996‚ Subway is continuing to expand at a substantial rate‚ with an average of five stores opening every week (www.subway.co.uk). During the past two years‚ Subway has provided more than 7000 jobs in UK and Ireland (www.subway.co.uk). Therefore‚ the research based the case study of Subway will have a wide range of indications in terms of
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Aum Shinrikyo On an ordinary Monday morning in 1995‚ millions of Tokyo residents on the way to work or school boarded trains on the second busiest subway system in the world. Only five people on the trains that morning knew that the events of March 20th would change the lives of nearly everyone commuting that day. Between 8:00 and 8:10 that morning‚ a simultaneous attack on five deferent cars‚ all set to converge on the Kasumigaseki station‚ a key location where several government ministries
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Running Head: Aum Shinrikyo Aum Shinrikyo Adrian Chisholm Wilmington University Nicci Koban CRJ 472 06/14/2011 Abstract There are many cults‚ not all are terrorists. The Oxford dictionary defines cult as‚ “ritualistic religious system‚ devotion to a person or thing.” The FBI’s definition of terrorism is “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government‚ the civilian population‚ or any segment thereof‚ in furtherance of political or
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