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Immune Response Reverse Transcriptase
1,355 wordsIn 1985, over 10, 000 cases of AIDS were reported worldwide (White and Fenner 1986). Just over a decade later, in 1998, the Global AIDS Policy Coalition estimated that 30. 6 million people were infected with HIV worldwide. It has also been projected that by the year 2000, between 40 and 70 million adults will be infected with HIV (New Generation Vaccines 1997). Over 90 % of all HIV- 1 infected individuals live in developing nations: 50 % in Southeast Asia and 40 % in sub-Saharan Africa. However,...
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1,525 wordsBill Gates - you love him, you hate him, maybe you should get to know him. The founder of the Microsoft has a lot of admirers and we can tell that for sure just by looking at his fortune. There are however people who not only despise him, but dedicate entire web-sites to criticizing him and his company; if you are one of those people you can check out web (access will not be granted if you use Microsoft Internet Explorer). Some have even gone as far as throwing pies in his face... Its an irony t...
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2,299 wordsh 2 >Costco - A Cathedral of Consumption Costco, most certainly, is a Cathedral of Consumption. Costco has contributed to individuals consuming far more than they need to consume. It has become a place of hyper-consumption and their great size is enchanting to many shoppers. Thus, going to Costco has become a family outing for some people. Above all, Costco is evolution, on a scale that is easy to examine. First people purchased needed items at a Town Fair. Then it was the Mom and Pop mar...
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Health Care Costs Joint Ventures
1,494 wordsIntroduction Headquartered in Peoria, Ill. Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. It is a fortune 100 company, ranked number 1 in its industry, with more than $ 26 billion in assets. It is a U. S. based competitor, recording half to its sales to overseas customers; Caterpillar has maintained its position as a leading U. S. exports in excess of $ 5. 2 billion in 1999. The company directl...
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1,469 wordsCarnival (NYSE: CCL) is the largest and most popular cruise line in the world, with 16 "Fun Ships" operating voyages of 2 to 17 days in length to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, the Panama Canal, New England, the Canadian Maritimes, Bermuda, and Europe. The company currently has five new "Fun Ships " two 88, 500 -ton "Spirit-" and three 110, 000 -ton "Conquest-class" vessels with an estimated value of $ 2. 2 billion US scheduled for delivery between now and 2004. Online Article T...
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Coal And Oil Lot Of Money
1,888 wordsAll energy sources have negative and positive aspects. Coal and oil pollute the environment, nuclear fission produces toxic waste, and solar heaters are not efficient. When compared to other energy sources, hydroelectricity has fewer disadvantages and is being explored and widely used today. Throughout the world an increasing amount of people are turning towards hydroelectric power as a new source of energy. Although the idea of converting water to power might seem simple, the process it must go...
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Company Profile Of Sun Microsystems
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The Core Competencies Of Daimler Chrysler
1,684 wordsINTRODUCTION: Theory and Principles In 2002 companies will continue to grow and become market leaders only if there ability to examine the companies core competencies by identifying, cultivating, and exploiting these competencies continues now and beyond into the future. Failure to do so could be catastrophic for even the most powerful of companies, not in the short run but over time competitors will get ahead and the technology gap is so significant in core competencies that these corporations ...
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Merrill Lynch Fourth Quarter
1,081 wordsBackground Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading financial management and advisory companies, with offices in 38 countries and total client assets of approximately $ 1. 5 trillion. As an investment bank, Merrill Lynch is a leading global underwriter of debt and equity securities and strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. Through Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, the firm is one of the world's largest managers of financial assets. (Merrill L...
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Reformulated Gasoline Raw Materials
1,458 words... cept at the North American International Auto Show in January, 2000. 1994: The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) and GM mutually endorse each others' Environmental Principles. GM is the first Fortune 50 Company to endorse the CERES Principles. That same year, GM is the first automobile manufacturer to join CERES. 1994: GM and The Nature Conservancy sign commitment to work together on sustainability programs and initiatives. 1994: GM joins the President's Council for...
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Asia Pacific Region Auto Makers
1,552 words... year, more than three-quarters of its entire fleet of cars, trucks, minivans and sport utility vehicles. Satellite radio, offered by XM and its rival Sirius, offers coast-to-coast listening of mostly commercial-free programmes with a sound quality claimed to be superior to FM. The fledgling services are, however, about to face new competition from digital radio broadcasting which gives car buyers yet another in-car entertainment choice. Service Innovation The competition among auto industry ...
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Michael Jackson Older Brothers
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Bioethics Advisory Commission National Bioethics Advisory
1,490 words"To be or not to be... " In the last fifty years new forms of technology have been the center of attention for every human being. It seems that every day scientists come up with some new, perhaps even controversial, and exciting ways to improve the quality of life. These new technologies affect every aspect of life, as we know it. One such technology is the research being done in the area of cloning. Cloning is the production of one or more cells, individual plants, or animals that are genetical...
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Millions Of Dollars Plate Tectonics
1,068 wordsEARTHQUAKE REFERENCE FILES Earthquake, shaking of the earth's surface caused by rapid movement of the earth's rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the earth, usually in the form of strain in rocks, suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the earth by earthquake waves. The study of earthquakes and the waves they create is called seismology. Scientists who study earthquakes are called seismologists. (Webster's p. 423) The destruction an earthquake ...
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Tropical Rain Forest Plants And Animals
1,722 wordsA decade ago the rain forests seldom came up in every day conversation. Today the tropical woodland is the theme and setting for popular movies such as the Medicine Man, and Arachnophobia. In addition there is an International restaurant chain called the Rain Forest Caf, the caf has a rain forest theme, and is located in such countries as the United States, England, and Australia. The Rain Forest Cafe actually donates a percentage of their profits toward rain forest conservation. Rain forests ar...
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Economic And Social Social Benefits
741 wordsThe Internet The 1990 s will go down in history as the decade that witnessed the birth and explosion of a worldwide revolution. A revolution that, in a matter of a few years, affected a sizeable portion of the world s population, not only by enriching their daily lives but by changing their very existence. This revolution has come to be known as the Internet, a network of network s. What started out as a Military maneuver to counter a nuclear threat has now turned into a into a medium through wh...
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Chief Executive Officer Microsoft Corporation
678 wordsWilliam H. Gates Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Microsoft Corporation William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation, the leading provider, worldwide, of software for the personal computer. Microsoft had revenues of $ 8. 6 billion for the fiscal year ending June 1996, and employs more than 20, 000 people in 48 countries. Born on October 28, 1955, Gates and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney....
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Human Cloning Somatic Cell
779 wordsShould We Clone Organs? In recent decades, questions about genetic engineering, genetic modification, and cloning of animals and humans are on the minds of many. On February 27, 1997 when Dr. Ian Wilmut and his team sent chills down our spine with the announcement of the first successfully cloned sheep Dolly. At this time the reality of animal cloning stared us in the face while the human cloning was just around the corner. Have you ever imagined what life would be like if we could eliminate hum...
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U S Government Act Of 1996
1,649 wordsGovernment Internet Intervention The Internet is a method of communication and a source of information that is becoming more popular among those who are interested in, and have the time to surf the information superhighway. The problem with much information being accessible to this many people is that some of it is deemed inappropriate for minors. The government wants censorship, but a segment of the population does not. The Internet should not be considered a bad source for people, considering ...
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