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- 3581: Marco Polo
- ... the Chinese bureaucracy was legendary. The khan could also observe for himself that young Marco was a good candidate. Finally, Marco reported back so successfully from his fist mission-informing the khan not only on business details but also on colorful customs and other interesting trivia-that his further appointment was confirmed. The journeys specifically mentioned in Marco's book, involving travel across China and a sea voyage to India, suggests ...
- 3582: The European Monetary Union and the Euro
- ... by firms, which tends to rise as real labor costs fall, against the tendency for wage settlements to be higher when unemployment is lower. Thus the average unemployment rate (that is averaged out across the business cycle) is determined by the institutional characteristics of labor and product markets: the level and duration of unemployment benefits, the level of minimum wages, the way trade unions and employers behave in setting wages, the ...
- 3583: Kelley Chemicals
- ... shipping operators, administrators and other specialists. Another estimated three hundred skilled workers such as carpenters, welders, pipefitters, and others will be needed to maintain the plant. All kinds of specialties are needed to fulfill the business of this plant. Kelley Chemicals will provide wastewater to a well-stocked artificial lack, which is rich in native waterfowl, fish, and other animals. A large percent of this plants olefins are synthesized from ...
- 3584: President Andrew Jackson
- ... in less than a year. Later he served as a Tennessee superior court judge for six years starting in 1798. In 1804 he retired from the bench and moved to Nashville and devoted time to business ventures and his plantation. At this time his political career looked over. In 1814 Jackson was a Major General in the Tennessee Militia, here he was ordered to march against the Creek Indians (who were ...
- 3585: A Political Biography On Jfk
- ... common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself." His address was widely acclaimed as a classic political expression. Kennedy chose his cabinet to represent the country's main sections and interests. To reassure business, a Republican, C. Douglas Dillon, was appointed secretary of the treasury, and another Republican, Robert S. McNamara, who had been president of the Ford Motor Company, was named secretary of defense. Dean Rusk, who had ...
- 3586: The Dow Jones and Company
- The Dow Jones and Company Dow Jones & Company was founded in 1882 by Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now the world's most vital business and financial news and information service. The DJIA is an index of 30 "blue-chip" US stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the stock performances of about one percent of the companies traded on ...
- 3587: Is There A Light At The End Of The Tunnel
- ... economic breakdown. Senate members predict that the Y2K bug will affect everyone in someway. They say that major sectors of the economy will be at risk. These sectors are public utilities, telecommunications, transportation, commerce, small business, and national security. They also believe that they will affect importers of oil and coal. Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut says that health care is at the worst risk right now. He says that, "As ...
- 3588: The New Immigration
- ... s economic power. The new immigrants came at a turning point in American growth. Bosses rarely knew their workers. Class animosity often divided management and labor. Corporations showed little interest in their workers. Instead, these business sought to maximize profits. To lower wages, plant managers often tried to pit one racial, religious, or ethnic minority against another to keep the pot of hostility boiling. A labor paper reported that employers were ...
- 3589: Adam Sandler
- Adam Sandler is a well-known comedian, musician, actor, screenwriter, and singer. He is known throughout the nation for his accomplishments in the entertainment business. Adam Sandler was born on September 9, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York. He was educated at New Hampshire s Manchester Central High School during the early 1980 s. He later went to New York University ...
- 3590: The Life of Ava
- The Life of Ava Ava has spent the last 10 years living in Atlanta. When she discovers she's infected with HIV, she sells her hairdressing business and heads back to her childhood home of Idlewild, Michigan, to spend the summer with her recently widowed sister before moving on to San Francisco. Once there, however, she finds herself embroiled in big-city ...
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