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Glossary of trucking industry terms in the United States

General Bill of lading (BOL, BL, B/L) Main article: Bill of lading A paperdocument between a shipper and a carrier acknowledging the receipt of goods fortransport. Usually describes the nature of the cargo; hazardous materialsclassification (if any); amount of cargo by weight, size, and/or number ofpallets, boxes, barrels, etc; and the origin and destination of the cargo.Bobtailing Operating a tractor unit with no ...

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Comparing the United States H-2B and EB5 Immigrant Investor Visas

 The fifth preference employment based visa (EB5) was created in 1990 as away for foreign investors to gain United States permanent residency (andeventual citizenship if desired), through an investment in a new orpre-existing American business that sees the creation of at least 10 newfull-time jobs for American workers. The H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Workervisa is described by the government’s website a...

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American Electric Company's manufacturing facility will move to the United States from China

Born hairdresser in Pakistan created a manufacturing company that producespopular series perm. He is currently the all handheld devices production fromChina to the United States, Texas, covering a large new factory.View of the high U.S. labor costs, most manufacturers adopted the U.S.approach to reduce the cost of outsourcing, but in this Financial Crisis,accompanied by a large number of unemployed U.S., U.S. compa...

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China and the United States: Population and Economy Compared

Hasan A. Yahya, Professor of SociologyThe modern state of China was established in sixty years ago, specificallyon October 1, 1949 as the People Republic of China. Total population of 1.328billion according to 2008 reports which constitutes  about 22% percent oftotal world population. Data on China show that the year of 1998 brought 19.91million births, 8.07 million deaths of the population, with a net growthp...

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Unfortunate History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States

Most Americans associate marijuana use with the hippiemovement of the 1970’s. Little do most know, marijuana was very important tothis country when it was founded. In 1610 the Jamestown colony mandated thatevery household cultivate the native Indian hemp. They used it to make clothes,fiber, cloth, and medicine. In fact, the Declaration of Independence was signedJuly 4, 1776 on hemp paper. In 1850, the Census Bure...

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The Use Of Spanish In The United States Is Increasing

The use of Spanish in the United States is increasing 19.7% of people nowspeak a foreign language, compared to 17.9% in 2000WASHINGTON – According to statistics from the American Census Office, thenumber of American homes where a foreign language is spoken, particularlySpanish has increased by 8 million since 2000.This increase implies that currently 19.7% of the American population aged 5years or older speaks a ...

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Medical Transcription Service – US States

iSource – client focused medical transcriptioncompany in US, also providing medical transcription service outsourcing using toll free medicaldictations, computer dictations, digital recorder dictations with emphasis onproviding quality medical transcription as a company that does outsourcing thatis HIPPA compliant, 128 bit encrypted outsourcing service. As a professionalhealthcare services company, we understand ...

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3000 Workers Of 17 States Eligible For Taa By The Us Labor Department

The U. S. Department of Labor has articulated that 3000 workers of 17 statesare eligible to apply for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). The 17states are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, SouthCarolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.The U. S. Department of Labor Secretary, Hilda L. Solis has assured thatthey would...

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DOL Certifies Approximately 4,000 Workers in 10 States as Eligible to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

The U.S Department of Labor (DOL) has stated that 4000 workers from thestates of California, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania,Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin are eligible for the TradeAdjustment Assistance (TAA) program.In order to help the workers who were affected by the trade, the U.S Department of Labor along with the TAAprovides workers a platform for employment and training serv...

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Governor Opposes Bill Curtailing States? Right to Reduce Auto Emissions

Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has joined with seven othergovernors to oppose the proposed legislation in Congress that would curtail thestates’ ability to protect the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissionsfrom light-duty vehicles.Altogether, the governors issued a joint letter to Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va.,the chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and AirQuality, who...

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