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by Kay Peterson, Ph.D., FastWeb.com Acceptance Form: This form documents the student's receipt of an award letter. The form usually includes a space to indicate acceptance of offered aid,…Look at These Prices!: What Determines Elasticity?
What Determines Elasticity?Look at These Prices!IntroductionLet's Stretch: Elasticity of DemandWhat Determines Elasticity?Tinkering with MarketsThe Price You Gotta Pay Either consciously or…Algebra: Translating Words into Math
Translating Words into Math Algebra Encountering Expressions Introducing Variables Translating Words into Math Behold the Power of Exponents Living Large with Scientific Notation Dastardly…Railroad Ridership, 1988–2004
(millions) 19881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004Amtrak system21.521.422.222.021.322.121.220.719.720.221.121.522.523.523.424.025.0 Northeast Corridor11.211.111.210.910.…George Ryan, 2003 News
Republican governor of Illinois, commuted the sentences of 167 inmates on death row, calling capital punishment fundamentally flawed. He announced the move in January, two days before…George Ryan, 2006 News
former governor of Illinois, was convicted in April of racketeering, conspiracy, mail fraud, tax fraud, and making false statements to the FBI. Authorities said Ryan accepted gifts for…Almon Glenn Braswell, 2001 News
attorney and brother of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, acknowledged in February that he had been paid $400,000 to represent two convicts, Carlos Vignali, Jr., and Almon Glenn Braswell, who had…Jimmy Hoffa
James Riddle Hoffa was the powerful and controversial leader of the Teamsters Union from 1957 to 1971, but he is now better known for his mysterious disappearance in 1975. Jimmy Hoffa was for years…Sirhan Sirhan
Name at birth: Sirhan Bishara SirhanAt about 12:15 am on June 5, 1968, Sirhan Bishara Sirhan shot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.…Fatalities by Transportation Mode, 1960–2012
Find the total number of transportation fatalities as well as the total deaths by selected mode of transportation for selected years 1960–2012. Mode 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000…Trending
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