Effects of recession
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The recession has resulted in nationwide cuts in welfare benefits. Most states reduced benefits from welfare programs such as the general assistance program, emergency cash assistance and the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The cuts in AFDC benefits range from 4.4% in California to 7% inMaryland. Also affected by the states' tight budget was the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program (JOBS) which was part of the 1988 welfare reform act. Funding for the project was short, although state officials claimed that the JOBS program was being implemented with success despite budget constraints.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1992
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Tower under siege
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Providing more spacious accomodation for the crown jewels at the Tower of London in London, UK is the most complicated phase of the Historical Royal Palaces renovation programme, costing 10 million pounds sterling. The new jewel centre will cater for 20,000 people a day and will be completed by Christmas 1993. The jewels are still being exhibited in their existing site to bring in revenue apart from 10 weeks at the end of 1993. The main contractor is Lehrer McGovern International. For security reasons there are 32 trade packages and drawings are not allowed to be taken off the site.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1993
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Variations on a Theme by Oppenheimer
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A celebration of IEEE's Centennial discusses the relationship of electrotechnological development and society over the last hundred years. The essay is written in the form of a musical variation in nine movements. Photographs of historical people and inventions illustrate the work.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1984
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