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In private business, short term health insurance and medical travel insurance are necessary but not provided. A heart surgery, major or not, could wipe out years of savings. The government will hopefully consider… Continue

Most students are “first timers” and need thorough and expert guidance from someone skilled. What’s more, teachers may not be available to the students all the time, and in fact, may have even less time at the end of the semester. dissertations sample can be a blessing for students because most students are not familiar with the writing and formatting skills of thesis research and writing. dissertation sample can be used… Continue

Computing in Civil Engineering Award

The Computing in Civil Engineering Award recognizes outstanding achievement and contribution in the use of computers in the practice of civil engineering. The 2009 Computing in Civil Engineering Award is presented to Teresa M. Adams, Ph.D., F.ASCE, for her contributions to computing in Civil Engineering, specifically the use of position-based informa… Continue

One of the most recent CFIRE reports issued in a draft format for review details the 2008 21st Century Workforce Summit that we hosted in December. The summit was attended by private and public sector officials with the goal of enhancing the communications between academia and the braoder transportation community. http://www.wistrans.org/cfire/WorkforceSummit/index.html The workforce summit brought these leaders from the transportation community and from educational institutions to: • Explore… Continue

The closely-watched Cass Freight Index fell a record 25 percent in April. What does it mean for us? First, the Cass Index (http://www.cassinfo.com/frtindex.html) tells us that freight spending is dropping -- dramatically. Such a steep decline will mean that manufacturing outputs will tailspin. If goods are not moving in, they are not going to be moving out either. Second, states may be able to have a brief reprieve from the "freight tsunami" that we warned of in the past. While this may seem l… Continue