... $1.7 billion. United's loss from operations was $3.8 billion in 2001, compared to operating earnings of $564 million in 2000. UAL's net loss for 2001 was $2.1 billion, which translates to approximately $39.90 per share. Immediately following September 11th, United was hemorrhaging approximately $20 million per day, as the months drifted on the Company slowed the loss to approximately $11 million and ... steadily improving its operational performance so customers can count on United to get them to their destinations on time. During irregular operations, the Customer Advocate Center helps ...

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... subject of controversy, the evidence presented in The Rape of Nanking should put an end to this debate. For the second edition of the book, published on December 13, 1997 -- the 60th anniversary of the Rape of Nanking -- the authors carefully reviewed the records of Japanese military ... of Japanese militarism in China and elsewhere has been systematically denied or distorted by the Japanese government. Only since the first publication of this book in 1996 has the historical controversy been widely reported in the West. Author Young argues, "We cannot allow ourselves to forget the atro...

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... that the Berlin Wall's border would be opened for "private trips abroad". Soon thereafter, an onrush of East Berliners headed towards West Berlin, and there were celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate and at the Kurferstendamm in West Berlin. On November 10, demolition work began with the aim of creating new border crossings. On November 12, a checkpoint at the Potsdamer Platz was ... opened, and on December 22, a checkpoint for pedestrians was opened at the Brandenburg Gate. So-called "wall woodpeckers" hammered pieces out of the wall, many of which were sold as souvenirs. A few larger s...

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... 's, and they had to overcome strong opposition to get them. Reading Jailed for Freedom has been like peeking into a window of history while this struggle raged. Doris Stevens wrote this book in 1920, after she had been a participant in the struggle for women's rights. Susan B. Anthony was the first women's rights advocate. Stevens comments that Ms. Anthony's reputation often overshadowed the ... way for the line; the crowd was dispersing in order; the great golden banner, "Mr. President, what will you do for woman suffrage?" was just swinging past the White House gate, when President Wil...

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... family, then by a council of elders composed of the more respected or wealthy land owners in the village. 11. The saying, "The authority of the emperor ends at the village gate,"" means that decisions on the tax rates for individual villages was made by the village elders, not the emperor or the government. The decisions were made on the basis of ... featured surprise attacks on French installations and military posts all over the country, so as to disperse enemy forces and to wear down public support for France in the war. 39. By 1953, the United States was paying almost 80% of French ...

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... the Japanese were doing exactly the same thing in the 1930's...Nobody had stood up to them. And that is what led to the Second World War" according to the book The Americans: Reconstruction Though the 20th Century (615). The Soviet Union didn't have much to do with this conflict. The Chinese were the major supporters of the North Koreans. However ... U.S. won the Cold War, like former CIA director R. James Woolsey. Author and writer William M. Arkin quotes Woolsey "We have slain a large dragon...but we live now in a jungle filled with a bewildering variety of poisonous snakes, and in ma...

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... became another part of Taoist mythology. During the Chou Dynasty around 700 B.C., one of China's greatest philosophers roamed the earth with the presence of a dragon. His name was Li Erh, commonly known as Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu was a royal librarian. After years of study he became enlightened and decided to ... the denouncing of superstitions and pointless rituals. Sikhism is a religion open to all through the teachings of its 10 Gurus enshrined in the Sikh Holy Book and Living Guru, Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The name Sikh' signifies disciple', and in later days the strict observers or elect we...

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... sexually transmitted disease safety. The use of birth control is also taught in most public schools. 65 percent of high schools include condoms in their sexual education courses. However, only 39 percent of schools teach students how to properly use condoms ("Facts on American Teens' Sources of Information About Sex."). Unfortunately, many schools among the smaller towns lean towards encouraging abstinence ... away from abstinence-only programs, the state of California seems to be taking a stay towards it. In August of 2014, 2000 parents signed a petition to remove a book on sexual educ...

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... ? Persecution of the Jews in Germany began officially on April 1st 1933. Hitler had come to power a few weeks earlier and he immediately began the plan, as outlined in his book Mein Kampf, to eliminate "the eternal mushroom of humanity - Jews".2 German Jews were stripped of their citizenship by the Nuremberg Race Laws of 1935 and had their businesses and stockholdings ... "tacit endorsement of the United States". In light of the League's incapability, President Roosevelt and then Secretary of State Cordell Hull, invited the representatives of more than 30 nations and 39 private organizat...

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... the hippie lifestyle many people were very unhappy. The areas of Haight-Ashbury and the other communes of hippies in the area gathered in the panhandle area of the Golden Gate Park to show their defiance of this new law. This became know as the Love Pageant Rally. This rally however was one of the celebration rather than a protest. The leader ... was one event that inspired the events of that summer which became known was the Summer of Love and the Human Be-In movement which took place in the Golden Gate Park as well. One of the largest and most well known times during the countercultur...

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... 1.2 acres of polyester fabric covered the surface of the monument. Since the completion of the restoration process, the Washington Monument today is open for tours daily and a remarkable sight. Golden Gate Bridge Architect: Joseph B. Strauss Location: San Francisco, California Date: 1933 - 1937 Building Type: Suspension Bridge Construction System: Steel FrameCables Climate: Temperate/Urban Context: Structural Modern with some Art Deco details ... Fact: One of the longest bridges in the world, It is a powerful human structure beautiful in it's natural location. Notes: The Golden Gate Bri...

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... demonstrate the vapidity and emptiness of the wealthy and socially connected crowd during that time. In contrast to the modern day woman, the traits shared by the women in Fitzgerald's book are somewhat disturbing, sometimes laughable, but more importantly, are indicative of Fitzgerald's view of what the consequences of achieving the American Dream held for Americans. The Great Gatsby is, in ... remainder of her life. Myrtle Wilson's sister, Catherine, declares that Myrtle was "crazy about [George, her husband] for a while" (p. 39). Myrtle Wilson vehemently denies being "crazy in love" ...

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... DC-3 carrying 27 passengers in 1948 and a C-124 Globemaster with 53 passengers in 1951. Among the ships that have disappeared was the tankership Marine Sulphur Queen, which vanished with 39 men aboard in 1963. Books, articles, and television broadcasts investigating the Bermuda Triangle emphasize that, in the case of most of the disappearances, the weather was favorable, the disappearances occurred ... 1963, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy made a campaign visit to Dallas, Texas. Enthusiastic crowds greeted them as their motorcade made its way toward downtown Dallas. Near the Texas Sch...

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... so called 10-dashed dot line. China's claim to this territory is in the wrong, because not just what it encompasses but also how much land it encompasses. In the book The Chinese Navy Expanding Capabilities, Evolving Roles, it is written by Saunders "According to one source, roughly half, or 1.5 million square kilometers, of the approximately 3 million square kilometers of maritime ... against American forces and that is when China will strike. This is not just a view that is believed by the extremists in American government. William Triplett, the author of the book Red Dragon Rising sa...

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... years, then sharply rose: 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 254 290 289 261 285 260 371 417 513 542 534 551 28% 40% 39% 39% 38% 38% 56% 56% 60% 58% 57% 65% Oak Park Illinois A Chicago suburb, despite burglary and other violent crimes trends in other suburbs rates rose sharply in the Oak Park ... is between the ages of 15-64 years old. The total number of these figures were done in July of 1995 (all the population totals were retrieved at CIA Fact book; http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/index.html#r245) Which this is very true for a lot of nations that...

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... of Victims of Domestic Elder Abuse Of 236,479 reports of abuse, neglect, and self-neglect to APS in 1996, 48.7 percent, or 115,110 reports were substantiated after investigation, 39.3 percent were unsubstantiated, and 8.2 percent were still under investigation at the end of 1996. The remaining 3.8 percent of reports had other outcomes (e.g., suspected victim died, could not be ... were elderly persons themselves (60 and over). Perpetrators of financial/material exploitation were particularly younger compared to other types of abuse, with 45.1 percent being 40 or younger and another 39.5...

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... of Victims of Domestic Elder Abuse Of 236,479 reports of abuse, neglect, and self-neglect to APS in 1996, 48.7 percent, or 115,110 reports were substantiated after investigation, 39.3 percent were unsubstantiated, and 8.2 percent were still under investigation at the end of 1996. The remaining 3.8 percent of reports had other outcomes (e.g., suspected victim died, could not be ... were elderly persons themselves (60 and over). Perpetrators of financial/material exploitation were particularly younger compared to other types of abuse, with 45.1 percent being 40 or younger and another 39.5...

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... to a printer. Two years later he went to New York City to work in printing shops, but returned to Long Island in 1835 and taught in country schools. Between 1838-39 he edited a newspaper, the Long-Islander, at Huntington; becoming bored, he went back to New York City to work as a printer and journalist {Doren, 45}. There he enjoyed the theatre ... world, but regards everything about it with love, occasional amusement, and tender, tolerant pity. It is a poetry which literally begins in delight and ends in wisdom. The New York Times Book Review gave this quote "new poem after new poem mak...

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... White, 13.48% African American, 0.42% Native American, 9.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 15.48% from other races, and 5.63% from two or more races. 39.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 230,546 households out of which 29.60% have children under the age of 18 living with ... them, 39.80% are married couples living together, 16.60% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 37.70% are non-families. 29.50% of ... males. The median income for a household in the city is $41,566, and the median income for a family is $52,413. Males have a median...

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... larger than that of Little Boy, but damage done by it was lighter because of the geographical structure of the city. In one split second 39,00 people were killed and over 25,000 were injured. In that second Nagasaki's population went from 422,000 to 383,000 people. Around 40 ... the unconditional surrender of Japan. Japan chose not to surrender at that time. Feelings of a British scientist P.M.S. Blackett were a bit different. He wrote a book titled Fear, War, and the Bomb, in which he said that the United States wanted to end the war with Japan prior to Russia's entrance. Blackett ... ...

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... You may legally get married at the age of 16 when living in the UK but most wait until their twenties (Anonymous, 2002, p.39). Working class and middle class are two ways that people characterize themselves in the UK. People that characterize themselves as working class normally have ... know to us as soccer, rugby, horse racing, cricket, modern lawn tennis, badminton, sailing, swimming, snooker, darts, and squash (Anonymous, 2002, p. 39). "Pubs offer a place to meet, socialize, and relax with friends and neighbors. However, relaxing in the home is more popular. The English watch more t...

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... times more carbon monoxide than tobacco. Nevertheless, even the heaviest marijuana smokers rarely use as much as an average tobacco smoker. And, of course, many prefer to eat it." His book includes personal accounts of how prescribed marijuana alleviated epilepsy, weight loss of aids, nausea of chemotherapy, menstrual pains, and the severe effects of multiple sclerosis. The illness with the most ... use of needles. Hepatitis C and HIV are two of the biggest heath problems that IV heroin users face. Users that snort heroin or smoke it (referred to as "chasing the dragon") have very few o...

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... -third of businesses in the formal economy and likely play an even greater role in the informal sectors. 85% of women entrepreneurs are optimistic about their business's outlook. 4 in 10 (39%) women business leaders are involved in the international marketplace. As of 1996, a woman of color owned one in eight (13%) women-owned businesses in the U.S. The 1,067,000 minority women ... 38 16,000 34 Oregon 4.12 17 18,000 20 Pennsylvania 3.79 36 18,000 20 Rhode Island 4.04 18 18,333 18 South Carolina 3.70 41 15,500 39 South Dakota 3.74 39 13,429 51 Tennessee 3.67 42 15,739 38 Texas 4.04 18 18,...

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... , the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University. This poll reported that among those people experiencing the most eco-nomic distress, 57 percent said racial tensions were increasing, compared to only 39 percent among those who were worried least about their economic condition. The same survey found other signs of persistent racism among many whites. Most whites, for example, believe that the ... " that usually happens when a substantial number of African Americans move into a predominantly white neighborhood. "Whites just do not want blacks as neighbors," reports Andrew Hacker in h...

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... cult member's past, (4) to get the potential cult member to accept a new belief system, and (5) to get that person to be a loyal member of the cult (Miller, 1990, 96). The book Coping with Cults outlines a very general method of the brainwashing process. The method is as follows: "Isolate the person and manipulate his or her environment. Control the channels of information ... . Replace uncertainty, fear, and confusion with the promise of joy but only as part of the group. And finally, assign repetitive tasks such as singing, chanting, or copying pages from a book (Miller, 1990, 98)." A ...

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