... ;grid disturbance") and had to be attended to immediately. So, we packed up and left with the intent to reschedule the workshop for a later date. After the Westwing fire, Pete Atwell, director, operations and maintenance, called Ostendorp and asked his group to come in and perform a detailed assessment and substation audit and do a failure root cause analysis. Ostendorp's group assessed ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... root itself in their everyday lives "something that is lacking with today's baseball generation where players are not having the long successful careers as those in previous generations where Pete Rose and Reggie Jackson headlined two decades of historical baseball accomplishments. Beyond the actual performance impact, steroids provide a valued health impact that directly relates to the fan experience. By permitting ... ...

• Word Count: 2635
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... is gaining favor. A recent poll from the Catalan's parliament's own Centre of Opinion Studies recorded 51.1 percent of Catalans in favor of independence, 45 percent higher than a previous poll (Johnson, Pete). On September 11th, over 1.5 million people marched in Barcelona to support the independence of Catalonia. Now in every Barca match, the 17th minute and 14th second belongs to 1714, when ... ...

• Word Count: 2599
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... staff, Research: Reaching Beyond Scanners) The companies entering into BtoB (business-to-business) or BtoC (business-to-consumer) online commerce receive an instant access to communicate with its customers directly. "Pete Blackshaw, CEO of Planetfeedback.com says that the Internet is one of the world's most powerful focus group." (Promo staff, Research: Reaching Beyond Scanners) He also points out that "marketers ... ...

• Word Count: 9452
• Approx Pages: 38
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... ago say they hear slurs and insults on the street. Some have been threatened. A few have been beaten." No doubt responding to a careful reading of public-opinion polls, California Governor Pete Wilson, whose chances for re-election had been considered poor, miraculously rehabilitated his political career in 1994 by hammering away at the immigration issue. Defenders of immigrants counter that immigrants ... ...

• Word Count: 2626
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... United channels in the U.S. "We want our customers to have a simple, hassle-free experience at the airport. Electronic tickets, first developed by United Airlines in 1994, deliver that experience," said Pete McDonald, Senior Vice President, Airport Operations. "As we continue to deploy technology designed to improve the customer experience at the airport, moving to a fully electronic environment allows our customers to ... ...

• Word Count: 8741
• Approx Pages: 35
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... prevent kids from committing or repeating violent crimes. Times change, and juvenile crimes get more violent, so the need for a new law is being considered by the American politicians. As Pete Wilson stated in his article "How is Juvenile Justice Served?" the previous law was efficient, because it "Was designed in 1940's, when "serious" offenses included truancy, curfew violations and fistfights ... ...

• Word Count: 2799
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... good grades to get admitted, to the Supreme Court, who is finding that some college admissions policies are unconstitutional and promote diversity through unfair means. In California, for example, Gov. Pete Wilson has already pushed an initiative ending affirmative action practices in colleges and universities. The initiative passed, after a 10-hour meeting, through The California Board of Reagents with a 10-15 ... ...

• Word Count: 2731
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . The Free Press, 2002 Becker, Jasper, Why I was fired in Hong Kong. Washington post Asia, Saturday, May 4, 2002 Brezhnev, Leon, On the Cultural Revolution. Speech in Budapest, Sept. 7 1967 Brown, Pete, The rise and suppression of the 'ultra-left' in the Chinese cultural revolution. Communist Voice #20, March 28 1999 Brugger, Bill, China, Liberation and Transformation 1942-1962. Barnes and Noble ... ...

• Word Count: 4647
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the misconduct subsequently carried out can be traced to the atmosphere surrounding the issue of immigration in America. Politicians such as American presidents Nixon, Reagan and Clinton and California Governor Pete Wilson have promoted an image of "out-of-control borders"(Lorey 43). Even before recent terrorist attacks in the United States, immigration was made a national security issue. As such, the ... ...

• Word Count: 2611
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... run criminal background checks on prospective foster and adoptive parents, and other adults living in the household to ensure that children are not being put in dangerous situations. According to Pete Hoekstra, "This bill emphasizes the prevention of child abuse and neglect before it occurs." (1) "If we don't pay now for prevention and treatment, we pay later in our criminal justice ... ...

• Word Count: 4959
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate