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Drug Addiction Addictive Drugs
4,264 words
The emphasis is on biological mechanisms
underlying addiction, although some other factors
influencing drug addiction will also be discussed.
The presentation is limited primarily to
psychomotor stimulants (e. g. , amphetamine,
cocaine) and opiates (e. g. , heroin, morphine)
for two reasons. First, considerable knowledge has
been gained during the past 15 years regarding the
neurobiological mechanisms mediating their
addictive properties. Second, these two
pharmacological classes represent the b...
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Income Statement Cash Flow
1,354 words
... used the installment plan) and cash outflows
(Traditional compensated suppliers for equipment
purchases up-front and paid the commissions to
sales representatives at the time of sales). The
company had liquidity problems in 1987 despite its
optimistic statement in the Annual Reports
Financial Review. According to the companys low
liquidity we could predict even in 1987 that
Traditional would have difficulties in repaying
the companys debts later in the future. And that
really happened in 198...
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Burke And Locke On Revolution
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... ged. (Burke, 1987, p. 94) Locke believes that
government, the protector of our property, has no
right to confiscate it, ... The supreme power
cannot take from any man any part of his property
without his own consent: for the preservation of
property being the end of government... (Locke,
1980, p. 73) And Burke agrees with him by
expressing his distaste for the massive amounts of
church property that were confiscated by the
National Assembly in the French Revolution... we
do not approve your ...
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Federal Income Tax Shareholders' Equity
1,765 words
OGDEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA DECEMBER 31 1988 1987 ( ) 1986 ( )
(In thousands of dollars, except per-share
amounts) Net sales and service revenues $ 1, 087,
785 $ 902, 565 $ 819, 629 INCOME (LOSS) FROM:
Continuing operations 57, 780 47, 802 35, 109
Discontinued operations 80, 920 Net income (loss)
57, 780 47, 802 116, 029 EARNINGS (LOSS) PER
COMMON SHARE: Continuing operations 1. 44 1. 19.
89 Discontinued operations 2. 09 Total 1. 44 1. 19
2. 98 EARNINGS (LOSS) PER ...
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State Of Nature Tragedy Of The Commons
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I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then,
is a good thing, and as necessary in the political
world as storms in the physical. Thomas Jefferson
Political rebellion takes place when the people of
a country feel it is essential that a change in
government is made. Different nations have
different ideas about the responsibilities of
government, and as a result there are many
possible reasons for political rebellion. John
Locke, an English medical doctor and philosopher
who lived until 1704, ...
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Drug Addiction Addictive Drugs
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Drug Addiction as a Psychobiological Process The
emphasis is on biological mechanisms underlying
addiction, although some other factors influencing
drug addiction will also be discussed. The
presentation is limited primarily to psychomotor
stimulants (e. g. , amphetamine, cocaine) and
opiates (e. g. , heroin, morphine) for two
reasons. First, considerable knowledge has been
gained during the past 15 years regarding the
neurobiological mechanisms mediating their
addictive properties. Second, thes...
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Atlantic Monthly Federal Prison
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Eric Cavallari J. Foley Psychology 101 10 / 10 /
00 The Downward Spiral; Psychological Effects of
Prisons I have visited some of the best and the
worst prisons and have never seen signs of
coddling, but I have seen the terrible results of
the boredom and frustration of empty hours and
pointless existence -former U. S. Supreme Court
Justice Warren Burger If recent incarceration
rates remain unchanged, an estimated 1 out of
every 20 persons (5. 1 %) will serve time in a
prison during their lifetim...
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Female Headed Married Couple
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Table of Contents Abstract Transforming Economy
Employment Dislocation Family Structure Changes
Data and Methods Results and Discussion Conclusion
References Figure 1 Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table
4 ABSTRACT Family structure in the United States
has undergone a dramatic change since the 1960 s.
The percentage of female-headed households
increased while the percentage of married couple
households declined. This paper uses data from the
Urban Underclass Database to explain the roles the
transformi...
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Sexual Harassment Paula Jones
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Sexual harassment on the job took a dramatic leap
into public awareness in October 1991, when
Professor Anita Hill made known her charges
against Judge Clarence Thomas after his nomination
to the U. S. Supreme Court. Many other incidents
have erupted since then, including investigations
into the Navy after the Tailhook incident and into
government officials after Senator Bob Packwood
was accused of harassing several female staffers.
Paula Jones dominated headlines for months with
her claim that ...
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Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers
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On August 28, l 945, Jackie Robinson met a men by
the name of Branch Rickey, who wanted to end, once
and for all, discrimination (Allen, l 987). Jackie
Robinson was the first black baseball player to
play in the Major Leagues; he had to struggle
through the racial barrier of black and white to
play. After leaving the Army Robinson joined the
Kansas City Monarchs, a team in one of the Negro
Leagues, as a shortstop. He earned $ 400 a month,
a large amount in l 945 (Allen, l 987). However,
life in ...
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Sierra Madre Yucatan Peninsula
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Country Profile Country Formal Name: Mexico Mexico
Country Profile Country Formal Name: United
Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicans). Short
Form: Mexico. Term for Citizen (s): Mexican (s).
Capital: Mexico City (called M&execute; &execute;
mexico or Ciudad de M&execute; &execute; mexico in
country). Date of Independence: September 16, 1810
(from Spain). National Holidays: May 5,
commemorating the victory over the French at the
Battle of Puebla; September 16, Independence Day.
Mexico Geography ...
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Yasser Arafat Middle East
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Introduction In December 1985, the Canadian press
reported the death by suicide of hundreds of field
mice in the Middle East. In an apparently
instinctive reaction to a problem of
over-population, the mice wilfully plunged to
their doom off the cliffs of the Golan Heights.
This bizarre story was the subject not only of
straight news coverage in the Canadian press, but
also of an editorial in the Globe and Mail on
December 20. On November 1, 1985, the Globe and
Mail also ran a photograph of a vis...
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Middle East Occupied Territories
4,106 words
In Middle East Introduction In December 1985, the
Canadian press reported the death by suicide of
hundreds of field mice in the Middle East. In an
apparently instinctive reaction to a problem of
over-population, the mice wilfully plunged to
their doom off the cliffs of the Golan Heights.
This bizarre story was the subject not only of
straight news coverage in the Canadian press, but
also of an editorial in the Globe and Mail on
December 20. On November 1, 1985, the Globe and
Mail also ran a phot...
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