high investment managed by the private sector. It can be done through concessions, privatization or public-private partnerships (PPP). About the private investments on airports, ICAO has allowed the less interference by the states at the airport administration. So, this paper proposes to demonstrate that the application of public private partnership at Brazilian airports is worthwhile. KEY WORDS: airport; privatization; public private partnerships Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1506109
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United States has massive dependency fossil fuels. Based on the US Department of Energy 2010 information, an incredible eighty five percent of the U.S total energy needs are directly related to the use of fossil fuels and seventy percent used for transportation needs. As stated by Lefton, R. & Weiss, D.J. the U.S accounts for three percent of the world’s population, however the U.S gulps down twenty three percent of the world’s oil. To satisfy its thirsty needs the U.S imports fifty seven percent
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third in the pentagon, and a fourth in the fields of Pennsylvania. Several major events followed this: the war on terror began, intensive investigations involving terrorist organizations, and the creation of the Transportation Security Administration, or the TSA. Created by the Bush administration on November 19, 2001, the TSA’s goal is to prevent attacks like the ones on 9/11 or other threats to passengers, before they happen. While many see the TSA as noble, necessary, and effective, others see just
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE What can I do with this degree? AREAS SOCIAL SERVICES Corrections Counseling Juvenile Justice Casework Administration Probations & Parole Victim Advocacy EMPLOYERS State and federal correction facilities County jails Precinct station houses Prison camps Youth correction facilities Medium-security correction facilities Voluntary correction facilities Halfway houses and pre-release programs Reintegration programs Alternative schools Juvenile detention centers Juvenile group
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Police Department Organization Paper Kathee Kathee CJA/214 November 17th, 2011 Todd Larson The police department is important to community. There are several departments and agencies designed to keep the people safe from drugs, homicide, armed robbery, rape, and many other crimes. There are various acts of violence that take place in America but police are practicing safety precautions to keep our streets safe. In this paper, will be addressing the various types of police agencies at local
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where in the nation they work. (www.faa.gov, n.d.) Improvement of air traffic control system in the United States This will enhance ATC efficiency, upgrading limit and wellbeing. The objective of NextGen is to give new capacities that make air transportation more secure and more solid while enhancing the limit of the NAS and lessening flight's sway on the earth. The
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Council International-North America; M.A. in International Relations from University of Chicago; International Trade and Transportation specialist, Hunton & Williams (Greg, “Why we should invest today in 'Airports Inc.'”. March. http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/218525-faa-why-we-should-invest-today-in-airports-inc) With the latest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) forecast predicting a doubling of passengers and cargo by 2030, the current funding system is not up to the job of
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The attacks of September 11th, 2001 came as a huge surprise, shocking the world and immediately taking over the news all around the world. For the first time in history, all non-emergency civilian aircraft in the United States were grounded for three days. Al-Qaeda is an international Islamist extremist terrorist network founded in the late 1980s by Osama bin Laden, who was killed in a U.S. military operation on May 1, 2011, and others who were involved in the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan
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Instruction 103 Non-Credit and Receipts-Supported Instruction 104 Division of Health Affairs 105 School of Government 106 Veterinary Medicine 110 Organized Research 120 Agricultural Research Service 121 Administration 122 Research 123 Farms 130 Cooperative Extension Service 131 State Administration 132 State Program Operation 133 County Program Operation 140 Public Service 141 UNC Center for Public Television 142 Community Services 143 North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching 144
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territories. In 2011, they delivered an average of 15.8 million pieces per day worldwide, or a total of 4.01 billion packages. Total revenue in 2011 was $53.1 billion (UPS, 2011). UPS serves the global market for logistics services, which include transportation, distribution, forwarding, ground, ocean and air freight, brokerage and financing. Their technology seamlessly binds their service portfolio. They have three reportable segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package and Supply Chain &
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