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    and require tough decisions to be made when voting. When preparing to vote on a major issue congress members are inundated with different opinions sent in by email, mail, phone calls, and social media (How a Member Decides to Vote). Congressional agencies provide reports and studies, special interest groups send in background material, and fellow congress members provide recommendations (How a Member Decides to Vote).

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    Today, the U.S contains five percent of the world 's population and it holds twenty-five percent of the world 's prisoners. Approximately one out of every four prisoners on the planet is in a U.S prison. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) makes over 30,000 arrests each year related to the sales and distribution of illegal narcotics. In 1986 the Anti-Drug Abuse act set the 5 and 50 gram quantities for crack cocaine which triggered the five and ten year mandatory minimum jail sentence for crack cocaine

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    now! Come on, Speak to me. Okay, okay, fine, let me start all the way from the beginning. You remember when I got my first job? The postal duties. Well, that is what I sort of do now, but for the government. When I first applied for the government agency postal service, I had to complete a test to see if I was right for the job. I somehow passed. I regret It. The following day, they told me to come to the government building alone. At first I thought It was strange how they distinctively told me to

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    planned events (Fairfax, 2015 p. 1). ASTM International identify that an EOC needs to be developed and maintained based on the risks, vulnerabilities, capabilities, and the needs of the community (Standard Guide, p.2). The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided a checklist that assists with assessing the capability of the infrastructure of an EOC (United States, n.d,). Based on this assessment, it is recommended that the current EOC undergo restructuring and renovations to include; increasing

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    In my early career in human services, I worked at The Coalition for the Homeless Nonprofit agency. I was based off site in a local shelter and worked within the Bound for Success program, an afterschool setting for children and youth ages 5 through 14. I provided intake assessments and case management to the children and their families. I worked with these families to provide direct and indirect services designed to meet the individual needs of the child. These needs included behavioral needs, educational

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    The recoverable resource base has been considerably expanded by the development of unconventional gas reserves, most significantly in the United States. The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that conventional gas reserves are equal to around 120 years at 2010 levels, and when unconventional gas is added this figure rises to nearly 250 years. The remaining resources of gas can comfortably meet IEA projections of demand beyond at least 2035. The twenty first century has seen the rapid

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    Annotated Sources Brewin, Bob. "VA official says veterans' suicides not reflection of agency negligence." Govexec.com, 5 May 2008. Health Reference Center Academic, db24.linccweb.org/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=HRCA&sw=w&u=lincclin_spjc&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA208792642&it=r&asid=61d2ca64e1f2ad69ae2b688671fbbc9b. Accessed 28 Mar. 2017. This academic journal states the physiological effects on soldiers who are in the Veteran Affairs Department. This sources states that it is not the negligence

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    1. An agency problem is prone to exist in public corporations because: E. management is frequently separated from ownership.2. Larson, Inc. has total assets of $248,000 and an equity multiplier of 2.5. What is the debt-equity ratio? E. 1.5 3. Kate wants to invest $1,000 for five years. Which one of the following will provide her with the largest future value? B. 7 percent interest, compounded monthly 5. Hilltop, Inc. earns $.12 in profit on every $1 of sales. The firm pays out 55 percent of its profits

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    Employee Safety Introduction The system of the Occupational Safety and Health Agency occurred to protect the interests of the workers in various organizations. The federal legislation proposes that each employer should be capable of providing a safe and healthy work environment for employees to reduce or avoid the occurrence of accidents. If not, the employees require some form of insurance covers for compensation when directly exposed to the hazards. General hazards in the organization include

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    Background The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires all public school districts and charter schools to submit a technology plan that aligns with the district’s improvement plan and the both Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020 (LRPT). Each year teachers and campuses evaluate their progress in meeting the goals of the LRPT by completing the Texas School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart. The goal is for all STaR chart objectives to be at target level. Submission of a technology plan not

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