u s national drinking water regulations as of february 1996
Striking First - Preemptive and Preventive Attack in U.S. National Security Policy pdf
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29/03/2014, 18:20
... for the United States, the Cuban missile crisis was such a case The second class of difficult cases arises when states possess large first-strike advantages, but are significantly uncertain about when, ... terrorists or hard-to-deter states possessing or pursuing weapons of mass destruction Yet these are categories that encompass the most serious threats likely to face the United States during the ... protection is statelessness.”14 The basis for believing that striking first may be necessary as a counterproliferation measure against rogue states centers on the perceived recklessness of such regimes:...
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Tài liệu Fertility, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health of U.S. Women: Data From the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth doc
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13/02/2014, 10:20
... called computer-assisted personal interviewing or CAPI Some of the more sensitive questions were asked using Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing or ACASI The ACASI mode of interviewing is a more ... nonintercourse (last years), method use each month (last years), method use with partners in past 12 months, wantedness and other circumstances surrounding each pregnancy, consistency of condom use, ... includes data on the circumstances of first intercourse, characteristics of the first partners, as well as numbers of sexual partners These measures are important for understanding and developing...
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Directors of Central Intelligence as Leaders of the U.S. Intelligence Community 1946 - 2005 potx
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22/03/2014, 21:20
... ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USA USAF USCIB USDI USIB USMC USN United States Army United States Air Force United States Communications Intelligence Board Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence United ... affairs as well as his extensive research and interviews Dr Garthoff s study represents a valuable contribution to our professional literature and a rich source of insights at a moment when the responsibilities ... that arose in subsequent decades, perhaps when Clifford served as a consultant to various presidents, as secretary of defense, or even later 16 Truman s memoir, which stresses the DCI s role in...
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Governance and the Success of U.S. Community Banks, 1790-2010: Mutual Savings Banks, Local Commercial Banks, and the Merchants (National) Bank of New Bedford, Massachusetts doc
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29/03/2014, 08:20
... other words, did not have to trade assets as frequently as a thousand individual investors would have to have done Mutual savings banks passed most of those savings on to depositors, thereby ... Bank of Albany served as the correspondent of the Albany Savings Bank That savings bank, as was common, conducted its business within its correspondent s offices, just as the New Haven Savings Bank ... directors, officers, major stockholders and their friends, families, and business associates, because it could be used to expropriate resources from outsiders, including minority stockholders, depositors,...
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NATIONAL HEALTHCARE QUALITY REPORT 2011: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pdf
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30/03/2014, 03:20
... measures in key areas Often, data are unavailable to track these measures on an annual basis In other cases, supporting measures may not have been as rigorously evaluated as core measures, but ... of the U. S health care system in coordinating care across providers or services Care coordination is measured, in part, using readmission measures as well as measures of success in transitioning ... measures A composite measure summarizes care represented by individual measures that are often related in some way, such as components of care for a particular disease or illness Composite measures...
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An analysis of the inaugural address by g w bush in the u s president election 2004 from a perspective of discoure analysis
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18/12/2013, 10:08
... findings answer the research questions Part 3: Conclusion summarizes the findings of the study, giving concluding remarks, implications, limitations of the study and suggestions for further studies ... account It is due to the fact that inaugural speech is obviously an actual use of language but the interpretation of that use needs non-linguistic features of the discourse 1.1.3.3 Features of ... terms of ten components which we may summarize as: (1) The addressor is a person who produces a piece of discourse (2) The addressee is a person who is the recipient of the discourse, thus possibly...
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Tài liệu An overview of the drinking water supply situation in the Mekong river delta, Vietnam pdf
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20/12/2013, 19:15
... viruses as well as toxic matters from industrial and agricultural wastewater • Ground water is the main source for the lower parts of the delta such as coastal areas and poor water- distribution ... income groups but it is really a problem for the poor communities III DISCUSSION Water in the MD is necessary to discuss in all its aspects Although the amount of water on the delta is large if ... to reduce tastes and odours • Depending on the financial and management capacity, water suppliers can choice one of filtration processes, such as slow sand filter or pressure filters or upflow...
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Tài liệu Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S pptx
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20/12/2013, 20:15
... the substructure is reused, “Year Built” remains the year of original substructure construction “Year Reconstructed” would then indicate the year the superstructure was replaced Such a situation ... because they are typically buried structures Therefore, the database of structures used for this report contains a total of 474,515 structures This subset of the total NBI database, referred to as ... Bridges in the U. S The coding guide assists bridge inspectors in preparing data for identification items, such as bride location, and for rating items, such as substructure and superstructure condition...
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Tài liệu Déjà Vu All Over Again: The Causes of U.S. Commercial Bank Failures This Time Around* docx
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16/02/2014, 03:20
... capital as measured by equity to assets was associated with a higher probability of failure, as was worse asset quality as measured by NPAs to assets, lower earnings as measured by ROA, and worse ... worse liquidity as measured by Cash & Due to assets, Investment Securities to assets, and Brokered Deposits to assets These results closely follow the univariate results presented in Panel A of Table ... are standard CAMELS proxies: asset quality as measured by the ratio of Nonperforming Assets to total assets, and earnings as measured by ROA Brokered deposits, as an indicator of rapid growth and...
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Tài liệu Federal Credit Supplement Budget of the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2013 doc
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16/02/2014, 03:20
... Loans: Assumptions Underlying the 2012 Subsidy Estimates Table - Loan Guarantees: Assumptions Underlying the 2012 Subsidy Estimates 13 Table - Direct Loans: Assumptions Underlying ... LOANS: ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE 2013 SUBSIDY ESTIMATES—Continued (In percentages, unless noted otherwise) Composition of Subsidy Agency, Bureau, Program and Risk Category Subsidy rate Defaults, ... LOAN GUARANTEES: ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE 2012 SUBSIDY ESTIMATES—Continued (In percentages, unless noted otherwise) Composition of Subsidy Agency, Bureau, Program and Risk Category Subsidy rate...
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Tài liệu The Role of Community Banks in the U.S. Economy pdf
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16/02/2014, 11:20
... customers such as small businesses, family farmers, and depositors of low to moderate wealth Small business lending Community banks’ role as small business lenders is important because small businesses ... bifurcated banking system has served the needs of a diverse U. S economy composed of businesses of all shapes and sizes and consumers with diverse needs and preferences While community banks have ... less access than larger banks to nondeposit sources of funds such as federal funds, repurchase agreements, and subordinated debt ECONOMIC REVIEW • SECOND QUARTER 2003 19 Table SHARE OF COMMUNITY...
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Tài liệu Faultlines of Conflict in Central Asia and the South Caucasus - Implications for the U.S. Army docx
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17/02/2014, 11:20
... members, limited assets Leaders, bank accounts, linkages Variation of the usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Usual Societal/ Organizational Vulnerabilities R aThe nature of the nuclear threats and ... Five looks at future U. S strategic choices and addresses a number of specific issues that affect those choices Chapter Six summarizes our conclusions Chapter Two NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND U. S SECURITY— ... States has used its nuclear forces for most of those purposes Even more significant, it has not used them in combat since Nagasaki Most notably, of course, the United States used nuclear weapons...
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Tài liệu Financial Management Guide: U.S. Department of Homeland Security ppt
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17/02/2014, 21:20
... guidelines for requirements.) All grantees, including subrecipients, should employ pre-planning strategies, to include such activities as threat and vulnerability assessments, needs assessments, and ... progress and success of G&T program initiatives Pre-planning strategies, such as the use of calendars and tickler files and their use through all planning phases, contribute towards program success ... rights of American citizens and enhancing public services, such as natural disaster assistance and citizenship services, by dedicating offices to these important missions Department of Homeland Security...
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Tài liệu Why Has The Cost of Navy Ships Risen - A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Naval Ship Costs Over the Past Several Decades doc
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17/02/2014, 22:20
... exceeding what is ultimately purchased, discourage shipyards from making investments that could ultimately reduce the cost of ships More importantly, an unstable business base causes fluctuations in the ... its underlying reasons For example, if the increase is continuous and steady, then escalation may be due to a systemic issue such as the increase of shipbuilding input cost (e.g., greater costs ... Operations (CNO), noted cost increases of four types of ships—nuclear attack submarines (SSNs), guided missile destroyers (DDGs), amphibious ships, and nuclear aircraft carriers (CVNs)—between...
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Tài liệu Why Has the Cost of Fixed-Wing Aircraft Risen - A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Military Aircraft Costs over the Past Several Decades pptx
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17/02/2014, 23:20
... (such as radar), other mission systems (such as electronic countermeasures, communications, targeting systems, guns, and missiles), and propulsion systems To understand how price changes in these ... reducing signatures (i.e., reducing the possibility of detection by sensors such as radar) Equipment comprises all systems such as avionics (electronics to control the aircraft), sensors (such as ... data sources, including their limitations Second, we discuss how to measure cost escalation Third, we assess how cost escalation for aircraft compares with other measures of cost inflation such as...
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Tài liệu PSEUDO-SECRETS: A Freedom of Information Audit of the U.S. Government’s Policies on Sensitive Unclassified Information doc
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18/02/2014, 05:20
... Official Use Only (FOUO) For Official Use Only (FOUO) Official Use Only (OUO) Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) Limited Official Use (LOU) Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) Sensitive But Unclassified ... as “For Official Use Only” (FOUO/OUO); • as “Sensitive But Unclassified” (SBU); • as “Sensitive Homeland Security Information” (SHSI); • as “Sensitive Security Information” (SSI); and • as “Unclassified ... (SBU) Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) [DHS] Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) [DHS] For Official Use Only (FOUO) [DOD] Computer Security Act Sensitive Info [DOD] Sensitive Security Information (SSI)...
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Tài liệu Building the U.S. e Battery Industry of Electric Drive Vehicles ppt
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18/02/2014, 21:20
... Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alan M Garber (IOM) Provost Harvard University Ralph E Gomory (NAS/NAE) Research Professor Stern School of Business New York University continued *As of September ... years Next Steps for A123 Spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001, A123 makes lithium-ion batteries for products such as BAE Systems hybrid buses, Black & Decker power tools, ... means of reducing energy use and as an important manufacturing industry This is no less the case for the United States Currently, the transportation sector accounts for two-thirds of U. S petroleum...
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Tài liệu French Trust Reporting Rules Should Not Apply to U.S. CIVs Regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 pptx
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19/02/2014, 14:20
... business trust (sometimes called a “statutory trust”) Mutual funds have officers and directors (if the fund is organized as a corporation) or trustees (if the fund is organized as a business ... public accounting firms Mutual Fund Boards Mutual funds, as noted above, are organized as corporations (with boards of directors) or as business trusts (with boards of trustees) The Investment Company ... disclosure of all material facts MUTUAL FUND ASSETS Mutual funds generally may invest in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, other securities or assets, or some combination of these...
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Tài liệu China’s Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy pptx
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20/02/2014, 20:20
... importance of China as a holder (purchaser) of U. S Treasury securities has declined somewhat A listing of the top 10 foreign holders of U. S Treasury securities as of September 2012 is shown in ... liquidate such assets or significantly cut back on purchases of new securities, a move some contend could damage the U. S economy Still others contend that China s purchases of U. S securities was ... Chinese government purchases of U. S assets increases the demand for U. S assets, which reduces U. S interest rates What might happen if China no longer purchased U. S securities and/or tried to sell...
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