Quiz 1 Review 1. Tangible vs intangible a. Tangible: physical assets (you can touch feel or see; and have value) b. Intangible: symbolic value (stocks, bonds, mortgages) 2. Differences between land and raw land a. Land: the earth that has improvements made to the land b. Raw land: larger area of land that does not include any improvements 3. Government influences on real estate: a. Eminent domain: can seize property for a price b. Police regulatory power: Police can enforce rules c.
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Labor Relations -Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector I. Union Membership II. Union Organization A. Unfair Labor Practices B. “Friendly Societies” III. Public Sector Unions A. Early Organization 1. Ten hour workday 2. Postal Workers 3. Boston Police Strike B. Legislation 1. Wagner Act 2. New York Executive Order 49 IV. Collective Bargaining A. Wisconsin B. Executive Order
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The Civil Rights Movement is popularly known to have started in the mid 1950’s—but I do agree with Jacquelyn Dowd Hall’s article “The Long Civil Rights Movement and the Political Uses of the Past” that the Civil Rights movement did not begin so late. Structurally, culturally, and ideologically the Civil Rights movement began decades before the nation became aware of it. The work of civil rights activists such as A Philip Randolph, beginning in the mid 1920’s, affected change in the structure of government
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How investors, customers, and suppliers might fare under Chapter 11 After weeks of listening to analysts and pundits beat the drum about the possibility of a General Motors Corp. bankruptcy, Chairman and Chief Executive G. Richard Wagoner Jr. decided he had heard enough. On Nov. 16 he declared in an internal memo to his 325,000 employees that bankruptcy is "unnecessary." There is no plan to file for Chapter 11 protection, Wagoner said flatly, calling such an action "contrary to the interests of
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Highlights of Budget-Special Issue of Newsflash (1) Banking Sector ▪ Requirement to infuse [pic]2,40,000 crore as equity by 2018 in our banks to be in line with Basel-III norms. ▪ Capital of banks to be raised by increasing the shareholding of the people in a phased manner ▪ Six new Debt Recovery Tribunals to be set up. ▪ For venture capital in the MSME sector, a [pic]10,000 crore fund to act as a catalyst to attract private Capital by way of providing equity , quasi equity, soft loans
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This month marks the twentieth anniversary of the premiere of the film My Cousin Vinny and, to commemorate the occasion, our friends over at Abnormal Use have invited legal bloggers to post their thoughts on the film. Abnormal Use itself will feature a series of posts over the week, including interviews with Vinny’s producer and screenwriter. You should check them out. To me, Vinny is not only a great courtroom movie; it’s a great comedy. I think the comedic elements that make it so great come from
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I intend to show, a watershed occasion in cutting edge European history, the French Upset started in 1789 and finished in the late 1790s with the climb of Napoleon Bonaparte. Amid this period, French nationals demolished and updated their nation's political scene, evacuating hundreds of years old foundations, for example, supreme government and the medieval framework. Like the American Revolution before it, the French Revolution was affected by Enlightenment ideals, especially the ideas of prevalent
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Located in the southwest region of Colorado, lies the San Juan Mountains. Providing numerous economic opportunities, the deposits present today are representative of the regions violent geological history. While most of the San Juan’s rocks were formed during fierce volcanic eruptions beginning during the late Eocene/early Oligocene epochs, some rocks have been dated back to the Precambrian era of geological time. Additionally, as a jagged mountainous landscape, the San Juan’s offer a great deal
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FEMA and Government’s Response to Super storm Sandy FEMA and Government’s Response to Super Storm Sandy The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003 coordinates the federal government's role in “preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror” (FEMA.gov). When it comes to disaster response and
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Hemp: The plant that can save America COM172 May 8, 2012 Hemp: The plant that can save America Marijuana, pot, weed, grass, smoke, hemp - these are just a few of the names given to the plant known as Cannabis Sativa. Lobbyists are currently trying to repeal the federal laws making the growth, production, and possession of medicinal cannabis illegal because of the benefits to people with cancer, glaucoma, and chronic pain. If successful this will also make it legal to grow industrial hemp
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