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State Route 1 is a major north–south state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of the U.S. state of California. At a total of just over 656 miles, it is the longest state route in California. SR 1 has several portions designated as either Pacific Coast Highway, Cabrillo Highway, Shoreline Highway, or Coast Highway.
The Employment Development Department provides a variety of services to businesses, workers, and job seekers. EDD administers several multi-billion dollar benefit programs including the Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Paid Family Leave programs. The Department also provides critical employment service programs to Californians, collect the state’s labor market information and employment data.
The company is ranked No. 37 on the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. Johnson & Johnson’s brands include numerous household names of medications and first aid supplies. Among its well-known consumer products are the Band-Aid Brand line of bandages, Tylenol medications and Johnson’s Baby products.
Robinhood was founded in April 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt. The company’s revenue comes from interest earned on customers’ cash balances, selling order information to high-speed traders and margin lending. As of 2020, Robinhood had 13 million users. Robinhood raised a total of USD 539 million in venture capital funding.
Liquid nitrogen is a colorless, low viscosity liquid that is widely used as a coolant. Nitrogen was first liquefied at the Jagiellonian University on 15 April 1883. It can be used in the preparation of frozen desserts, such as ice cream. Because of its extremely low temperature, careless handling of liquid Nitrogen and any objects cooled by it may result...
Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Named in honor of LTC William Bliss, a mathematics professor who was the son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor, Ft. Bliss has an area of about 1,700 square miles. It is the largest installation in FORSCOM and second-largest in the Army...
Novavax, Inc. is an American vaccine development company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In 2018, Novavax received a US$89 million research grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for development of vaccines for maternal immunization. The company’s first phase III trial, the 12,000 adult Resolve trial, for its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, failed in September. This triggered an eighty-five percent...
Robert Jones Portman is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator for Ohio. Portman previously served as a U.S. Representative, the 14th United States Trade Representative, and the 35th Director of the Office of Management and Budget. In 2010, Portman announced his candidacy for the United States Senate seat being vacated by George Voinovich. He easily defeated...
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South region of the Southern United States. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River. South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state. In 2019 its GDP was USD...
Uber Eats is an American online food ordering and delivery platform launched by Uber in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California. Users can read menus, reviews and ratings, order, and pay for food from participating restaurants using an application on the iOS or Android platforms. Meals are delivered by couriers using cars, scooters, bikes, or on foot.
