contact resistance
contact resistance The measured resistance between an earthed electrode and the ground, or between a polarizable electrode and a rock specimen, or between contacts in an electrical circuit.
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ABUSIVE OVERDRAFT FEES:FRANK POLLACK
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...charge 14.65% annual percentagerate, calculated on a simple interest basis with no other flees or chargeswhen an overdraft occurs...returned items every ninetydays with no fees or charges beyond the interest on their loan. Our researchindicated that this program would...
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EASTERN EUROPE AMBASSADORIAL NOMINATIONS:JAMES B. WARLICK
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 662 words
; ...Committeeand other Members of Congress to advance our nation`s interests in Bulgariaand in the region. I am pleased that my wife...we have served around the world to advanceour country`s interests. I am also pleased that my mother, Rose Warlick,could...
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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TERRORISM:WALID PHARES
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...developingand securing U.S. national interests is complex and involves a set of philosophical...resourcesto satisfy its immediate national interests. Others argue that the UnitedStates has an overarching interest in the improvement of socio-economicconditions...
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FEDERAL COURT JURISDICTION OVER FOREIGN-OWNED GOVERNMENT:MR. ULDRIC I. FIORE, JR. CONTRACTORS
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...that regulation, an agency may suspend,debar, or otherwise declare ineligible certain contractors in order toprotect the interests of the Government on behalf of the public. Contractorsdebarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment are excluded from...
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SCIENCE, TRANSPORTATION, COMMERCE NOMINEES:SURESH KUMAR
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...enhance its competitiveness and grow its globalfootprint; to increase U.S. exports and help create jobs; and to protectour interests, patents and intellectual property that are so critical toencourage innovation and support technological advancements particularlyin...
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TROOPS IN ANBAR PREPARE FOR IRAQI ELECTION
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 11/17/2009; ; 619 words
; ...groupssharing a desire to disrupt the election process. "These [are] disparategroups coming together for short-term common interests to achieve somemeasure of success in derailing the elections," he said. "They have notbeen able to accomplish this to...
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U.S.-Cuba PAC Money May Have Changed Votes
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/19/2009; ; 683 words
; ...moving that way. Agriculture and business interests rejoiced when Congress approved food...of our people. And that is our vested interest and we're proud of that. OVERBY...CARONE: What happens is that business interests and others that we can't compete with...
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Afghan President Pledges To Clean Up Corruption
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/19/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Karzai mention the American and other international forces in Afghanistan? REEVES: Yes, he did. Obviously there's a lot of interest in this because of the debate going on in Washington about whether the U.S. should be sending more troops or not. He talked...
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GOP Governors Meeting Decidedly Upbeat
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/19/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...ask is: How interested you in the elections on a scale of one to 10? And we found 54 percent of Republicans rating their interest as a 10, 34 percent of Democrats. That 20-point gap is the biggest I've ever seen since we started asking this question...
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FDA Eyes Nutritional Claims On Packages
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 10/21/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the consumer advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest, some are not true at all. Dr. MICHAEL JACOBSON (Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest): Some breakfast cereals and other foods have huge claims...
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SIC 3991 Brooms and Brushes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Manufacturers range from small, family-owned businesses to large corporations for whom broom or brush manufacture is one of many interests. The 1980s and early 1990s were characterized by a series of acquisitions of smaller firms by larger corporations. Empire...
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SIC 2021 Creamery Butter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Butter producers also introduced flavored butters such as honey, garlic, and herb butter, hoping to increase consumer interest. Current Conditions In the late 1990s and early 2000s, America actually experienced a shortage of butter and record prices...
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SIC 2043 Cereal Breakfast Foods
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...extruders had two screws that intermeshed and cleaned each other as they propelled the cereal mixture. The second half of the twentieth century brought rapid increases in brand offerings and growing national interest in ready-to-eat ce
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SIC 2371 Fur Goods
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...the late 1990s saw a resurgence in interest in fur goods. Thanks to a strong U...in the midst of a renaissance, with interest in furs increasing worldwide. Fur goods caught the interest of several top clothing designers and...
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SIC 2411 Logging
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...industry stood to benefit from a strong housing market characterized by increased demand, higher home prices, and the lowest interest rates in approximately 30 years. Despite the easing of trade barriers through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA...
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