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make me tremble” (Joseph Rotblat). During the Cuban missile crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. shores. To keep news of the crisis from leaking, a concocted cold was blamed for President Kennedy’s cancellation of public events. Also president Kennedy notified all the

businessin 1984when he partnered with June and Mitch Morris to run the Southwest Airlines' look-alike, Morris Air. Neelemanraised $20 million in venture capital from Michael Lazarus of the Weston Presidio group, and in just over one year increasedthe value of Morris Air from approximately $59 million to $130 million. Herb Kelleher, CEO of Southwest Airlines, watched the growth of Morris Air and its route network centered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and made Southwest's first and only acquisition to date

An Analysis of People Express Airlines: Rise and Decline Group Project Strategy is defined as the process of positioning the organization in the competitive environment and implementing actions to compete successfully. The premise behind the strategy of People Express was to focus on the people, both the customers as well as the employees. Employees were referred to as “People”, and the passengers were referred to as “Customers”. Examples of strategies implemented by People Express early in

Love Field. Southwest is the largest domestic carrier in the United States with the corporate headquarters located at Love Field, Texas. November 1, 2009, Southwest flew to 68 cities in 35 states, with 438 nonstop city pairs with more than 3,300 flights a day. CHAPTER II ANALYSIS OF CURRENT OPERATIONS The Statements The Mission Statement for Southwest Airlines is, “Dedication to the highest quality of customer service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, individual

Hurricane Ike: Part I Hurricane Ike was a very large, powerful tropical cyclone that formed in the Atlantic Ocean in September of 2008. Ike was especially remarkable due to its extremely large size, very large wind field, and damaging flood surge. Ike made landfall in several different areas, making its affects felt in more than one area. The main areas affected by Ike was parts of the Greater Antilles and North America, especially Texas. Ike’s track started off the coast of Africa, crossed the

International Corporation. The corporation is the world 's number one maker of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. Boeing has more than 9,000 commercial aircraft in service worldwide, including the 717 through 777 families of jets and the MD-80, MD-90, and MD-11. In the defense sector, the company makes military aircraft, including fighter, transport, and attack aircraft; helicopters; and missiles. In addition to its position as the nation 's top NASA contractor--and the leader of the U.S. industry

On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed straight into 14th Street Bridge, falling into half-frozen Potomac River near Washington D.C. 6 survivors clambered out of the sinking airplane, grasping the tail of the shattered aircraft. Freezing waters surrounded them, whose arms and legs were fractured and broken. Rescuing onlookers made makeshift ropes, but would never succeed. Miraculously, a rescue chopper arrived 20 minutes later to save the remaining 6 survivors. Then something bizarre

used less-congested airports with easy access to large metropolitan areas, both to avoid disrupting flight operations and to maximize aircraft time in the air. In large cities, Southwest often used older facilities, like Dallas’s Love Field or Chicago’s Midway Airport, that had been abandoned when new, larger airports were constructed. Fourth, Southwest offered limited services, specifically no in-flight meals—only beverages and snacks—and did not transfer baggage to other airlines. Finally, Southwest

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Coal burning is the human activity that is most greatly contributing to increased mercury levels. 34. See attached 35. Mercury wet deposition levels are highest in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. This is most probably due to these states having many coal-burning power plants. 36. Largemouth bass and spotted bass exceed this limit. 37. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass, spotted bass, pumpkinseed