ECON202 7 December 2014 Social Security and its Deficits In 1935, after bank failures and a stock market crash had wiped out the savings of millions of Americans, the nation turned to their president to guarantee the elderly a decent income. In those days, only a handful of workers had access to pensions from their employers or through State governmental pension programs. Over half of America's elderly lacked sufficient income to be self-supporting. The Social Security Act was enacted at the urging
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February 24, 2012 Dear Michael Tetu, Congratulations on your management position as Security Officer for ExxonMobil in Douala, Cameroon. We are very excited to have you as part of the team. Your three year assignment will be challenging and rewarding, ensuring that the security of our state of the art facilities and personnel are operating in a safe environment. I will also take this opportunity to congratulate your spouse, Mandi, on her selection as a logistics clerk. We, at ExxonMobil, hope
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Can You Fight Poverty With a Five-Star Hotel? (Photo courtesy of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts) by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, Special to ProPublica, Jan. 2, 2013, 12 a.m. * 0 Comments * Republish * Email * Print Connect with Facebook to share articles you read on ProPublica. Learn more » * * * * 1 inShare This story was co-published with Foreign Policy. Accra is a city of choking red dust where almost no rain falls for three months at a time and clothes hung
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h3.1 政治因素 K．吐依.A.J.維爾在《真實的奧運會》[2]中認為政治與奧運會有著強有力的聯系，他贊同“政治，就是權威和權力之間的關系，政治一開始就包含著合作和衝突。”他說到“奧運會是最著名的大型體育賽事，全世界任何一個角落的居民能夠通過各種途徑觀看到奧運會，”所以“奧運會也成為政治實體顯示力量和表達意願的最好媒介”。並且，他從主辦國國家內部、各個國家意識形態之間、各運動員、運動員以外的政治家、各國奧委會、國際奧委會內部六個方面分析了政治對奧運會的影響。 無疑，影響奧運會的各政治因素肯定會對奧運會火炬接力產生影響。試想，火炬接力作為奧運會舉辦前的最為重要的一種儀式，各個利益集團難道不虎視眈眈？也就這樣的機會是不會放過的，總會對接力路線產生影響。多一個國家參與就能夠提高舉辦國家的國際威望，火炬接力路線的距離和經過的國家，也越來越長和越來越多。奧運會火炬1936 年柏林奧運會第一次傳遞，是經過9 個國家。到了2008 年北京奧運會（如圖2）已經是行經世界五大洲國家和地區的22 個城市，歷時130 天，傳遞總裡程約13.7 萬公裡。 有人合作，也會有人抵制。比如，1952 年赫爾
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Contents The Blues – Traditions and Inspirations Origin 2 Musical Format Development Classification Influence References Origin Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States around the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues
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England. Without any form of government regulation, let alone the medical knowledge necessary to understand the true nature of these substances, it is easy to understand how addiction became a widespread but misunderstood problem. The Revolutionary War brought an abrupt end to the importation of these substances and almost immediately American entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to establish some of the very first businesses peddling these highly addictive substances. These so called
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PART 1 Introduction CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Global Marketing Case 1-1 The Global Marketplace Is Also Local onsider the following proposition: We live in a global marketplace. McDonald’s restaurants, Sony digital TVs, LEGO toys, Swatch watches, Burberry trench coats, and Caterpillar earthmoving equipment are found practically everywhere on the planet. Global companies are fierce rivals in key markets. For example, American auto industry giants General Motors and Ford are locked in
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CASE 45 AIDS, Condoms, and Carnival Worldwide, more than 2 million people died of AIDS in 2009, and more than 33 million are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. BRAZIL Half a million Brazilians are infected with the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and millions more are at high risk of contracting the incurable ailment, a federal study reported. The Health Ministry study is Brazil’s first official attempt to seek an estimate of the number of residents infected with
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CASE 45 AIDS, Condoms, and Carnival Plus, Latin-style machismo leaves women with little bargaining power. Only 14 percent of Brazilian heterosexual men used condoms last year, according to AIDSCAP, an AIDS prevention program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. In other studies, many women said they would not ask their partner to use a condom, even if they knew he was sleeping with others. “Women are afraid of asking their men to have safe sex, afraid of getting beaten
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implications. Social performance has become an important pillar for effectiveness and survival. It is a benchmark for measuring organization and societal progress. PepsiCo ltd., one of the world’s largest food and Beverages business deals in Pepsi cola drinks, Frito-Lay snacks, sports drinks and Quaker foods, there is a high
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