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Hong Kong Joint Venture
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Management Of The Public Lands System
1,029 wordsManagement of the BLM's Public Lands System The government has control of over one-third of the nation's land, and 398 million acres of that is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM 6). This land hold a wide diversity of resources, from timber, and grazing lands found on the surface to a mass of oil, natural gas, and minerals laying below the earth. The history of these lands is hardly a dull story, because it is the story of the taming of the "Wild West." Should the BLM though, still...
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National Institute On Drug Abuse Bureau Of Justice Statistics
767 wordsDrug Abuse: Cracking Down On Those Who Use An estimated 14. 8 million Americans were current users of illegal drugs in 1999, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. (Highlights) Drugs have been a problem in America for many years. There have been many proposals on how to reduce the problem, none of which have had much success. Drugs are easily available to almost anyone who wants them. Obviously it is very hard to stop drugs from getting into the U. S. , or to stop the production. That wo...
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U S Census Bureau Third World Countries
1,636 wordsAcross the globe in impoverished third world countries an estimated 50, 000 children die of starvation every day (Quine 36). We have all seen the images of these children -- bloated bellies, fly covered, bulging eyes -- in television pleas by various charitable organizations. While these images sicken us, we idly sit by (often flipping the channel to avoid them), refusing to help these less fortunate kids. The problem is made worse by the ever-increasing population. Even the wealthy countries li...
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U S Census Bureau Third World Countries
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Future Outlook Of Trucking
1,543 wordsWhen you think of dangerous occupations, which ones come to mind? Do you think about the police officer who risks his life daily to protect persons and property? Or the firefighter who places the safety of others above his own? Those are dangerous professions, but based on the sheer numbers of lives lost, the single most dangerous profession is that of a truck driver. According to the U. S. Department of Labor, more truck drivers died while working in 2003 than the combined total deaths of polic...
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Census Bureau Post Modernism
1,209 wordsIn recent years, multiculturalism, tolerance and political correctness have been integrated into how American society thinks. America seems to be trying to learn more about the ingredients of her melting pot. These efforts can be best understood by examining post-modernism. Post-modernism is especially important to breaking down stereotypes such as those that exist surrounding the black family. To understand post-modernism we must first understand modernism. Modernism is the philosophy that bega...
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Single Mothers Needy Families
557 wordsSingle Working Parents Single parent is the person who is the head of the household, who has 1 or more children and who is either separated, divorced or was never married. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, there are 2, 260 single fathers (1, 758 Whites, 1, 330 non-Hispanic, 353 Black only and 450 Hispanic or other race) and 10, 142 single mothers (6, 471 Whites, 4, 870 non-Hispanic, 3, 124 Black only and 1, 807 Hispanic ...
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Blacks And Whites Freedmen Bureau
841 wordsSouthern Reconstruction The end of the Civil War was a real milestone in the history of the United States. Its main value was that it put the end to the most disgraceful phenomenon in the history of the mankind, a phenomenon called slavery. The end of the Civil War liberated four million of Southern Americans from the slavery. At the same time the gloomy times of the slavery did not end all of a sudden. White Southerners were trying to control former slaves trying to work out new legal mechanism...
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U S Census Bureau Baby Boomers
1,876 words... their way. They had to survive in really difficult situations they know what lack of money, poverty, thirst, and starvation is. That is why this people are a bit conservative. They are afraid of spending money on expensive products and tend to economize even in situations when it is not necessary. In this respect the psychology of baby boomers is very different from the psychology of their ancestors. The reason is that they were born into a clean world. It means that they, in fact, didnt fac...
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West Virginia Congress Passed
2,142 wordsBluefield Bluefield, Wv BLUEFIELD, W. V. Bluefield is located in southern West Virginia along the foothills of one of the most beautiful mountain valley settings to be found anywhere. The city stands at 2, 612 feet above sea level in the East River Mountain, making it West Virginias loftiest incorporated community. (Greater Bluefield Area Community Profile) With the average temperature in January at 35 o F and July at only 71 o F, Bluefield is nicknamed Natures Air Conditioned City. In fact, a t...
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Sir Robert Peel Community Based Policing
2,029 wordsCommunity-Based Policing: Law Enforcement For The Twentieth Century by KONSTANTINOS I. KORIAS. ENGLISH COMPOSITION PROFESSOR CHUCK NILES (MONDAY NIGHT CLASS) OUTLINE Thesis: Community-based policing provides hope for the future of Law enforcement. I. Introduction to C. B. P. A. The roots of C. B. P. B. So what is community? II. The two elements of C. B. P. law enforcement philosophy are: A. Community partnership. B. Problem solving. III. The reaction of police to change. IV. The future of C. B. ...
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Occupational Outlook Handbook Systems Analysts
1,734 wordsThe Net, a feature film from Sony Pictures, details the high-tech drama of Angela Bennett (played by Sandra Bullock) who is a computer systems analyst. When she accidentally gains access to a classified program, she becomes trapped in a web of mystery and conspiracy. However, the film failed to win over movie audiences and one reason might be that most people in the movie going public are still unaware as to exactly what a computer systems analyst does. According to Websters New World Dictionary...
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U S Census Bureau Wall Street Journal
1,349 wordsDreams and Dignity &# 9; The American Dream, although different for each one of us, is what we all aspire to achieve. In the film A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family, who are black, all have a dream to better themselves and to have what all other American families want? a shot at the American Dream. The American Dream to the Younger family is to own a home, but beyond that, to Walter Younger, it is to be accepted by the hegemony and not to be marginalized into a lower social category. &# 9; ...
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Law Enforcement Agencies Washington D C
723 words&# 65279; Essay on The F. B. I. To uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal law; to protect the U. S. from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities; to provide leadership and law enforcement assistance to federal, state, local, and international agencies; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the public and is faithful to the constitution of the U. S. : this is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
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Wall Street Journal Federal Open Market Committee
930 wordsFederal Reserve and the Economic Bubble On Tuesday, November 16, 1999, the Federal Reserve Board will decide whether or not to tighten monetary policy at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Throughout the year the Fed has been somewhat hesitant to raise rates, which could slow the economy. While raising the Federal Funds and Discount Rates could, in the long run, lead to higher interest rates, many people worry that the potential for an overheated economy is high, and there is little risk...
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Joint Venture Hong Kong
3,432 wordsKFC in China In 1986, Tony Wang was Vice President of the Southeast Asia division of KFC. He had an opportunity of bringing the worlds largest chicken restaurant company into the worlds largest populated country. Wang was an experienced entrepreneur and had been working for KFC for seven years. No other fast food companies were currently operating in the Peoples Republic, so Wang did not have anything to go by and nothing to help him evaluate the attractiveness of the Chinese market. The main do...
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Rest Of The World Roller Coaster
976 wordsAs our nation and the rest of the world continues into the new century and millenium, there are many problems that we will have to encounter. Among the many is the case of poverty. The word poverty in the common dictionary is defined as the state of being poor or lack of means providing material needs or comforts. But Poverty in America is not due to a lack of material resources. The United States, has for many years, been able to produce more than its people needs. Robert Adams, secretary of th...
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Lucent Technologies Japanese Culture
1,348 wordsTrip to Tokyo, Japan Trip to Tokyo, Japan Purpose of Trip: I will be traveling to Tokyo, Japan for six months on a business trip. I will be traveling with five other members of my organization at Lucent Technologies to assist Lucent- Japan in their process of developing and implementing an Indirect Channel in their country. Since I will be living in Tokyo for six months, it is expected of me to research and learn as much as possible about the Japanese culture and the proper etiquette expected of...
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