...Detailed Fare Information All Aboard! This map gives detailed information about Chicago Transit Authority bus and elevated/subway train service, and shows Pace suburban bus and Metra commuter train routes in the CTA service area. It is updated twice a year, and available at CTA rail stations, Metra downtown terminals, visitor centers, airports, or by calling the RTA Travel Information Center number below. Regional Service Overview CTA runs buses (routes 1 to 206) and elevated/subway trains serving the city and 40 nearby suburbs. Most routes run daily through late evening, every 10 to 20 minutes. Sunday schedules apply on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. PACE runs buses throughout the suburbs (routes 208 and above), and many routes connect with CTA. Major routes run daily through mid-evening, every 30 to 60 minutes. You can use your CTA Transit Card, Chicago Card®, Chicago Card Plus®, or certain CTA Passes to ride. METRA runs 11 suburban commuter train lines from several downtown Chicago terminals. Rush hour service is frequent; otherwise every 1 to 2 hours. Most routes run daily. Fares are separate, but a Link-Up Pass is available to Metra monthly ticketholders for use on CTA (weekdays 6am–9:30am and 3:30pm–7pm) or Pace (anytime). SOUTH SHORE LINE runs commuter trains between downtown Chicago (Millennium and Van Buren stations) and South Bend Airport in Indiana. Daily service. Fares are separate. For...
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...Boston Subway System “One of the biggest plans unveiled by Governor Patrick is a $1.3 billion project by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to replace and increase the capacity of the 44-year-old Red Line subway cars and the 32-year-old Orange Line cars.”It was reported by the Associated Press in the news “Patrick announces major transportation projects” on the website “http://www.boston.com” on October 22, 2013. We take trains frequently in our daily life in Boston. It’s good news for the people living here. The subway system is an important part of Boston transportation, which has a long history of over one hundred year. But it is too antiqued for the contemporary people, so there are many suggestions and projects to improve the subway system. Compared with the Wuhan subway system, I think some suggestions and projects are impractical for the improvement of Boston subway system, therefore I want to oppose them. Most of the people in Boston thought that the subway system lacks late-night or overnight service. People want to extend the service hours.(Annear) But from my point of view, the Boston subway system’s service hours should be reduced. First, I often ride the orange line at night when I go to the school gym to do some exercise after supper and stay very late. So I can know that very few people ride trains after 10:00 p.m; there are usually less than ten people inside every subway car. It is obvious that the extension of service hours is a waste...
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...The first piece of evidence that shows reasonable doubt is the uniqueness of the knife. In the play, the storekeeper identified the knife and said it was the only one of its kind he had in stock. Also, one juror stated, “it’s a very strange knife. I’ve never seen one like it before in my life. Neither had the storekeeper who sold it to him.” (Pg. 23-24). Later, juror 8 reaches into his pocket and takes out a knife and states, “Look at it! It’s the same knife!”…”I hot it in a little junk shop around the corner from the boy’s house. It costs two dollars.” (Pg. 24) After discussing the uniqueness of the knife, the jurors decided there was reasonable doubt when the old man’s testimony came into the question. In this play, the second piece of evidence that shows reasonable doubt is the old man’s testimony. An old man lived right underneath the room where the murder took place. He heard loud noises at 12:10 from upstairs. It sounded like a fight to him and he heard the boy say, “I’m gonna kill you.” He heard a body fall a second later, and he saw the boy run out of the apartment. The old man called the police and they found a knife in the father’s chest. The old man states that he took 15 seconds to get out of bed and see the boy run down the stairs. However, juror 8 proves that the old man’s timing was off because it is impossible for an old man, who carries two canes, to walk and see the boy run out of the building in 15 seconds. Also, the jurors prove that the old...
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...Demand 1. On 21 November 2009, the Thai Government approved £3.5 billion for railway infrastructure development (2010-2015). 2. In addition to the main railway network development, projects are on-going to expand existing mass rapid transit lines and to build new lines for Bangkok. 3. Over the next 20 years, Thailand also plans to invest £14.5 billion in high speed trains. New projects • Red Line (Bangsue-Rangsit) - The project is an overhead-electrified commuter train with a total length of 26.3 km of which 7.1 km are at grade and 19.2 km are elevated and 8 stations. • Airport Rail Link Expansion – The project is to extend the route from Phyathai Station to Don Mueng Airport to link with Suvarnabhumi Airport and to expand from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya City. • Purple Line (Tao Poon-Ratburana) - This project is an extension of the Purple Line between Bangsue and Bangyai (under construction). It comprises approximately 20 km of 13.2 km underground and 6.8 km elevated metro rail, 11 underground stations and 5 elevated stations. • Green Line Extensions (Baring-Samutprakarn, Mo Chit-Sapan Mai) - This extension to the existing Green Line (Sukhumvit Line) comprising approximately 25 km of elevated structure, 21 stations, depot and park & ride. • Blue Line Extension - This extension to the existing underground system comprise 22 km elevated and 5 km underground metro system with 17 stations, including 4 underground stations. • Orange Line -This is a new line...
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...[pic] PROJECT REPORT B.Sc. Physics (H) 1st Semester Foundation Course Group No.07 [pic] PROJECT TITLE "Management of Delhi Metro" ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We hereby express our deep sense of gratitude to Dr. K.C. Verma, Teacher-in-Charge, Commerce for his continuous guidance and support in successful completion of this Project Report entitled “Management of Delhi Metro”. We are also extremely thankful to Ms. Bhamini Garg, Assistant Professor, Commerce for her generous guidance, help and useful suggestions in successful completion of our Project Report CERTIFICATE This is to be certified that the Project Report entitled “Management of Delhi Metro” is a bonafide work of all the team members belonging to Group no. 7. __________ _____________ Bhamini Garg Dr. K.C. Verma Assistant Professor Teacher-in-Charge, Commerce TEAM MEMBERS |S.No. |Name |Roll No. | |1 |MANJEET SINGH |49 | |2 |JUGAL TIWARI |55 | |3 |SHIVAM SHARMA |56 | |4 |VAIBHAV GUPTA |12 | |5 ...
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...Scientology The second half of the 20th century was the time when new, alternative religious movements sprang to life and started their triumphant parade across the world, attracting millions of people to their allegedly innovative concepts of faith and salvation. This religious expansion, unpredicted and unexpected in the middle of the century, the diversity of schools and teachings, as well as their significant impact on the lives of many people are a phenomenon that demonstrates a high potential of such theories and practices. Their evolution was facilitated by spiritual requirements of people who were seekers of new ideas and formats of faith. These people distrusted traditional religions and were often disillusioned and disappointed by orthodox tenets and concepts; they wanted to find more updated and socially adapted religious teachings. Scientology is a dramatic example of a new religion of this kind, and its analysis provides an insight in the complex, controversial, and sometimes perplexing domain of today’s religious and spiritual practices. Officially recognized as religion in the USA, Scientology was denied this status in European countries, for example, the UK, Germany, France, and others. Investigating an impact of this popular religious practice on individuals, groups, and communities is significant for understanding the effects, possible implications, and hazards it has in store for society. The Origin of Scientology and its Founder Scientology, a religious...
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...unexplainable. A constant in human culture, religion has concretely been about the relationship between either a supernatural deity or supernatural deities and nature. It sets up the morality of the people, explains the transitoriness of life, but most importantly, it gives people a sense of meaning and purpose. Now, with all those things in mind, replace religion, in the most general and abstract sense, with Scientology. Scientology, since its birth, has been the subject of criticism not only by outsiders, such as the media, but by former members, as well. As an outsider, I hope to give as objective of an overview as possible of the religion of Scientology. In this paper, I will be a giving historical summary of the religion, detailing the founder, L. Ron Hubbard, and much of his early life, the many ways in which Scientology works and is applied as a religion, as well as the religion’s current status, drawing from conclusions made by critics and proponents. Birth and History Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was born in Tilden, Nebraska on March 13, 1911. As the son of a Navy officer, Hubbard moved around a lot. One such place he moved to was Montana, where he has claimed that he “befriended members of the local Blackfoot tribe”. And later, as a teenager, he explored rural parts of Asia on his own, stressing how during both experiences he learned “secrets” from the respective cultures. After a couple of failed attempts at passing the entrance exam for the United States Naval Academy, he enrolled...
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...Behavior and Communication Deborah Tebet BCOM/230 06/15/2015 Wayne Moore Behavior and Communication 3M is a company that has been in business for many years. It was founded back in 1902 in Two Harbors, Minnesota under the name Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. The company was founded by five business men, and since it started it has grown over the years offering various services and products, it has expanded globally with businesses in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Europe and the Americas ("3m Science Applied To Life ", 2015). The motto for 3M is Science Applied to Life, meaning that innovation is the way of life and new ideas are constantly being processed and in progress to develop the latest product. The company offers an array of services and products ranging from health care, manufacturing, commercial solutions, mining, oil and gas, safety, electronics, and energy to name a few ("3m Science Applied To Life ", 2015). Mr. William L. McKnight joined the company in 1907 as a bookkeeper, becoming president in 1929 and chairman of the board in 1949. Mr. Knight is known for molding the company’s culture in innovation and collaboration ("3m Science Applied To Life ", 2015). He believed that using innovation and creating new ideas through collaboration with not only his peers and existing employees, but also with others like researchers and scientists would be the way to implement the company’s services and products to enable sustainability by protecting...
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...Scientology Scientology started as a religion in the early 1950s called Dianetics, invented by the founder of Scientology, self-proclaimed Doctor L. Ron Hubbard; the Doctor in front of his name is short for “Doctor of Scientology.” Hubbard at the time was a science fiction writer, famous for publishing under multiple pen names because his work was so entertaining (Phelan). As Hubbard’s life fell into turmoil he made the jump from a Science Fiction Writer; to religious leader. Dianetics focused on, “offering an alternative path to overcoming physical and mental stress,” as opposed to the normal way, of psychology or psychiatry (Church of Scientology). Dianetics also was referred to by Hubbard as, “an organized science of thought built on definite...
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...more difficult for today’s managers. Today, if a company is to be successful, management and the leadership groups must consider many things besides the bottom line. Management must ensure that their vision and mission statements reflect the true meaning of the company’s goals and objectives. This communication of the goals and objectives can be done in several different methods. Organizations must take a hard look at their management and leadership styles and if fits into the culture the organization. Management must also ask themselves if they are developing company loyalty from the employees and if the working environment is encouraging employees to be committed to the fulfilling the goals and objectives of the company, thus being about motivated employees for the success of the company. Management should also be willing to solicit feedback from employees, shareholder and customers to determine how they are communicating a common message of what management desires the organizational culture to be and to ensure that the vision and mission statement is clear for all to see. This paper will look at two leaders in the communications field, Comcast and Starband Communications. We will look at issues that each company has in common with Gene One, and how they choose to deal with similar growth and employee loyalty issues. In each company’s analysis, we will indentify issues and problems, similar to which Gene One experienced. Then we will highlight how the...
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...Harvard Business School 9-395-016 January 3, 1995 3M: Profile of an Innovating Company As a perennial winner in Fortune magazine’s annual poll of American CEOs to determine “The Ten Most Admired Corporations,” 3M was almost universally recognized as one of the world’s most consistently innovative companies. Indeed, Fortune described it as “a kind of corporate petri dish that fosters a culture of innovation.” In an era when large companies were struggling to reignite employees’ entrepreneurial spark, 3M was the benchmarking standard. Yet, in November 1991, as “Desi” DeSimone assumed the job of CEO in the midst of a worldwide recession, he was more focused on 3M’s uncertain future than on its glorious past. Beyond the stagnating sales and declining margins he knew would be reflected in his first annual report (see Exhibit 1), DeSimone was aware that the company faced some longer term challenges. With a portfolio of over 100 core technologies being leveraged into some 60,000 products which it sold in 200 countries, some observers were beginning to ask whether this $14 billion giant with over 88,000 employees could continue its extraordinary innovation-powered growth and expansion. It was a question that the new CEO knew he would have to confront honestly. A lot more than the continued admiration of his Fortune 500 peers depended on it. The Beginning: Foundations of 3M’s Values In 1902, on the basis of a report that deposits of corundum, an abrasive mineral, had been found...
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...The popularity has information systems has increased since the 1950’s. Information systems allow for the processing and analyzing massive amounts of data with the ability to create accurate and timely reports. Information systems have led to the development of more department specific systems such as accounting information systems (AIS), human resource system (HRM), and manufacturing planning resource systems (MRP). The development of these systems has given companies a competitive advantage. The accounting process has been shaped and affected in a positive direction. AIS have been integrated with programs to track and process inventory control system (Ashhari, Kharuddin, Nassir, 2010). Ackoff’s Management Misinformation Systems Russell L. Ackoff created a diagnosis of the five misconceptions about management’s information systems. The first assumption was that there was a need for more information but on the contrary they really had an overabundance of information. More information than they could possibly retain which may lead to information overload. And in this assumption Ackoff describes that common rationality was incorrect and the majority of information managers were given just was not relevant. Ackoff believed that they needed an increase of relevant information. Ackoff concluded that this meant that there should be special attention given to constructing data banks, coding, indexing, and updating files (Romney, Steinbart, 2012). The second assumption is that managers...
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...ERIN BROCKOVICH (2000) Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney. Directed by: Steven Soderbirgh Screenplay: Susannah Grant The motion picture titled ‘Erin Brockovich’ is written by Susannah Grant and directed by Steven Soderbirgh and is based on true events between the years 1993 and 1996. Released in the year 2000, this Hollywood movie revolves around two characters: Erin Brockovich an American environmentalist and paralegal official. The other character is the US based power and gas firm ‘Pacific Gas and Electric Company’ (PG & E) which is responsible for providing gas and electricity utilities to almost 2/3rds of the northern Californian population. The events surrounding a much publicized and broadcasted case involving PG & E and residents of Hinkley, California expose a plethora of business and general ethical issues that form a sumptuous academic feast for any business student. Before exploring the central characters of this story and inspecting the varied moral and ethical positions adopted by them in the movie, we must engage ourselves in creating a brief background study of the people and the institutions that play a pivotal role in this intriguing drama of business ethics and it’s relation with human psyche and actions. Main Characters: a. Erin ‘Patty’ Brockovich: Erin is a thirty three years old - twice divorced single mother of 3 children by the name of Matthew, Katy and Beth who age 8 years, 6 years and 9 months respectively in the beginning...
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... Business Communication www.iibmindia.in SYLLABUS Business Communication S. No. Description 1 Communication in Business Organizations: Introduction; Meaning of Business Communication; Types of Information Exchanged in Business Organizations; Role of Communication in Business Organizations; Importance of Communication in Management of Business Organizations; Scope of Communication in Organizational Setting; Characteristics of Effective Business Communication; Ethical challenges and Traps in Business Communication; Role of Communication in Three Managerial Roles Defined by Henry Mintzberg 2 Nature, Scope and Process of Communication: Introduction; Defining Communication; Nature of Communication; Objectives/Purpose of Communication; Functions of Communication; Process of Communication; Elements of Communication Process; Process of Communication: Models; Thill and Bovee‘s Model of Communication Process; Working of the Process of Communication; Forms of Communication; On the Basis of Expression/Medium Used; On the Basis of Organisational Structure; On the Basis of the Number of Persons 2.13 (receivers); On the Basis of Direction/Flow of Communication 3 Channels and Networks of Communication: Introduction; Channels of Communication; Communication Flow in Organizations: Directions/Dimensions of Communication; The Concept of Ombudsperson; Patterns of Flow of Communication or Networks; Factors Influencing Organizational Communication 4 Principles...
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...companies own over one hundred and fifty consumable items. Nestle owns ten to fifteen other companies that make cosmetics and perfume. Not all consumers know what these two large companies produce and consumers need to take ownership of the companies they are putting money into and it is just as important as what they are buying. Being aware of what products these companies are putting into and taking out of our world should be important to the consumers. Both companies were started very differently and have backgrounds that have made the companies what they are today. They have introduced products that consumers use in the beginning as well as in the present times. Kraft Foods began as a small wholesale cheese in which James L Kraft started in 1903. James L. Kraft was born December 11th 1874 to George and Minerva Kraft. Driving a horse name Paddy, he made sure that Chicago area grocers were supplied with the cheese he purchased at wholesale pricing. Business started growing and he acquired his own dairy facilities and solved the spoilage problems by shredding and heating the cheese enough to kill mold and bacteria, thus stopping the aging process of the cheese. This later became known as “processed cheese” Over the next 55 years they introduced six different products. He remained CEO and founder until his death in 1953. Unlike Kraft Foods, Nestle was created when a German pharmacist launched his “Farine Lactée” which was a combination of cow’s milk, wheat flour and sugar which...
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