Minnesota Viking Ticket
Vision 2001: Future Space
ROHRABACHER. I think that fellow would have bought about two million tickets at that lottery, and he might have had a good chance of winning that, if he wanted to put all that money in that lottery. ... Finally, it is worth pointing out that I have discussed primarily government-sponsored programs whose purpose is largely scientific. I think we are entering an era where commercial exploitation of space may be beginning in earnest. I am not restricting myself here to commercially launched satellites, but also the sending humans into space. We may be on the threshold of seeing the first ''tourist'' launched into space to visit the International Space Station. I think that over the next 20–50 years we may see this opportunity become available to the merely rich, rather than the super-rich. The point is that as long as there is the potential for some profit, even large expenditures in the private sector, with some public sector support, become possible. It is ironic, for example, that as much money was spent on a recent movie about going to Mars as might be spent to actually send a small payload to that planet. The former was possible because of the revenues t ... [Read More]
Social Security Online
On December 17, 1999 the President signed the " Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 "--one of the most significant changes in disability policy in the last 20 years. This law creates a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program which will provide disability beneficiaries with a ticket they may use to obtain vocational rehabilitation services, employment services, and other support services from an employment network of their choice. In addition to allowing beneficiaries to purchase vocational services, the law provides incentive payments to providers for successful rehabilitation in which the beneficiary returns to work. The new provisions also provide a number of safeguards to the beneficiaries to protect their benefits and health Taken together, the Ticket to Work initiative seeks to shift the emphasis in the disability program away from mere maintenance of benefits more toward rehabilitating the disabled and assisting them in returning to productive ... [Read More]
Presidential Inaugurations: A Selected List of References
Accompanied by an admission ticket to the ball, held at the New PensionBuilding; a supper ticket; and a ticket to the promenade concert, held at the same place on Mar.5. ... March 4th, 1897, inaugural supper [admission ticket]Phila., Bailey Banks & Biddle Co. [1897] 1 p. ... Inauguration ball, Monday evening, March 6, 1865.[Admission ticket for] one gentleman and two ladies. Washington [1865] 1 p. ... [Read More]
NEA: 2004 GRANT AWARDS: Creativity
To support evaluation fees and publication costs for poetry volumesselected from the National Poetry Series Open Competition. Chosenby a panel of distinguished poets, the five winning manuscriptswill be published by HarperCollins Publishers, Louisiana StateUniversity Press, Coffee House Press, the University of IllinoisPress, and Viking Penguin. ... To support the presentation of American and international dancecompanies. The project will include educational programs,subsidized ticket prices, and extensive outreach to Brooklyn'sdiverse communities. ... [Read More]
Vision 2001: Future Space
ROHRABACHER. I think that fellow would have bought about two million tickets at that lottery, and he might have had a good chance of winning that, if he wanted to put all that money in that lottery. ... Finally, it is worth pointing out that I have discussed primarily government-sponsored programs whose purpose is largely scientific. I think we are entering an era where commercial exploitation of space may be beginning in earnest. I am not restricting myself here to commercially launched satellites, but also the sending humans into space. We may be on the threshold of seeing the first ''tourist'' launched into space to visit the International Space Station. I think that over the next 20–50 years we may see this opportunity become available to the merely rich, rather than the super-rich. The point is that as long as there is the potential for some profit, even large expenditures in the private sector, with some public sector support, become possible. It is ironic, for example, that as much money was spent on a recent movie about going to Mars as might be spent to actually send a small payload to that planet. The former was possible because of the revenues t ... [Read More]
Presidential Inaugurations: A Selected List of References
Accompanied by an admission ticket to the ball, held at the New PensionBuilding; a supper ticket; and a ticket to the promenade concert, held at the same place on Mar.5. ... March 4th, 1897, inaugural supper [admission ticket]Phila., Bailey Banks & Biddle Co. [1897] 1 p. ... Inauguration ball, Monday evening, March 6, 1865.[Admission ticket for] one gentleman and two ladies. Washington [1865] 1 p. ... [Read More]
NEA: 2004 GRANT AWARDS: Creativity
To support evaluation fees and publication costs for poetry volumesselected from the National Poetry Series Open Competition. Chosenby a panel of distinguished poets, the five winning manuscriptswill be published by HarperCollins Publishers, Louisiana StateUniversity Press, Coffee House Press, the University of IllinoisPress, and Viking Penguin. ... To support the presentation of American and international dancecompanies. The project will include educational programs,subsidized ticket prices, and extensive outreach to Brooklyn'sdiverse communities. ... [Read More]
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