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Rapid Population Growth Saharan Africa
1,457 words
... ave evolved in response to local
agro-ecological and socioeconomic condition.
However, intensification with these technologies
alone is unlikely to be sufficient in most
Sub-Saharan African countries to achieve
agricultural growth rates of 4 percent per year
and more. Improved variety / fertilization /farm
mechanization technologies will also be necessary.
Increased use of fertilizers will be especially
important to raise yields and maintain soil
fertility. Intensive and resource-conserving ...
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Policy Issues Geographic Information
819 words
Policy issues and availability of Geographic
Information Geographical Information is a
computer-based tool for mapping and analyzing
things that exist and events that happen on earth.
The major components of a GI are: a user
interface; system / database management
capabilities; database creation / data entry
capacity; spatial data manipulation and analysis
packages; and display / product generation
functions. GIS technology integrates, via the
Internet, common database operations such as query
a...
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Martin Luther King Jr Affirmative Action Programs
1,014 words
... th a tremendous drawback. The negative aspect
can be attributed to the words of Supreme Court
Judge John Marshall Harlan. Asserting that 'our
Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor
tolerates classes among citizens, ' he expressed
the justified fear that the majority of the court
was consigning black citizens of the United States
to a permanent 'condition of legal inferiority. '
Justice Harlan's declaration, that blacks would
not become equals unless measures were taken,
proved to...
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Health Care Insurance Portability
1,697 words
Laws on Health Care Fraud in the United States
Abstract: Health care fraud has drastically
increased in number and extent in United States
during the past several years. The main task of
government is to manage the Health Care Fraud
programs by providing national supervision and aid
to maintain health care fraud investigations
intending individuals and organizations that are
deceiving the public and private health care
systems. The FBI, in association with its federal,
state and local law enforc...
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Visually Impaired Physically Handicapped
1,190 words
Current Environment Analysis Today the world
devotes special attention to the question of
disability, striving to provide the various
facilities required to ensure that every disabled
person has work opportunities that will help him
or her to become a productive member of society.
Various institutions are cooperating in the area
for the Disabled in an integrated approach and a
programme to ensure that the question of
disability will be dealt with in every regard:
quality of services offered, eas...
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Juvenile Justice System Juvenile Delinquency
2,206 words
Juvenile Delinquency and Status Offenses in Girls:
Prevention and Intervention Introduction Much
attention has been given to the issue of male
juvenile delinquency, while delinquency in girls
is often underestimated. In fact, female juvenile
offenders display an understudied and often
misunderstood population within the juvenile
justice system (Peters 76). The juvenile justice
system that traditionally has examined the
anti-social delinquent behavior in males has been
recently challenged with th...
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Macro Environment Growth Potential
1,632 words
Marketing Research Project for Secret Garden
Resort and Restaurant Introduction This is a
marketing plan for the Secret Garden Resort and
Restaurant. The plan starts from a close look at
the current business of the resort, as well as how
its future business looks like from current plans
and trends. From there, the paper undertakes a
situation analysis of the resort, looking at the
macro environment, the different aspects of the
market that includes market trends; market
demographics, market need...
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Hazardous Waste Long Term
1,682 words
Formal Report to The Senior Management Team of
Southampton General Hospital. Bid for a Cleaning
Service Contract. To the Board of Senior
Management of Southampton General Hospital.
Superior Cleaning Supplies Ltd. Chris Watkins-
Senior Sales Advisor. Dear Sirs, We have
discovered that you now have a need for a contract
that will provide your facility with cleaning of
the facilities and the separate clinic, and also
providing the hospital with dispose of hazardous
waste from the surgical operation...
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Social Security Act Health Care System
1,496 words
In todays society, public perception of the U. S.
health care system is widespread. Many people are
satisfied with the advancements that we have made
in the medical community. Less than one hundred
years ago, health care was non-existent. Today, it
is one of the leading industries in our country
and worldwide. However, many people criticize
where health care is going. They believe that
doctors are giving up quality care and replacing
it with the quantity served. This paper will
describe the chan...
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Long Range National Academy
1,492 words
Using Bicycles As An Alternative To Automobiles
October 21, 1996 Ecology 038; Design University
of Colorado Abstract: This paper basically shows
the reasons to use the bicycle as an alternative
mode of transportation. It will points out the
benefits of the use of a bicycle. It will also
show what is being done to get rid of the negative
aspects of using a bicycle for transportation.
Bicycling is one of the fastest growing forms of
recreation. People are drawn to it for many
reasons, being out...
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Nuclear Power Plants Thousands Of Years
1,408 words
The disposal of nuclear waste is quickly becoming
the most important issue facing the environmental
community today. Nearly twenty percent of our
nation s electricity is being supplied by the
approximately 100 nuclear power plants that are in
everyday operation in the United States. So far,
almost all of the nuclear waste created by these
power plants is being housed in temporary storage
facilities at each power plant. Although the total
volume of nuclear waste produced in one year is
small when...
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African American Students Supreme Court Decision
2,629 words
The most critical civil rights issue in the United
States has concerned the status of its
African-American minority. After the Civil War the
former slaves situation as free people granted
them the rights of citizenship which was
established by the 13 th and 14 th Amendments that
were legalized in 1865 and 1868, individually. The
15 th Amendment, legalized in 1870, prohibited
race, color, or previous condition of bondage as
grounds for denying or restraining the rights of
citizens to vote. In add...
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Air Traffic Control Federal Aviation
3,777 words
Topic: Federal Aviation Agency Scope: Safety In
deciding which regulated industry to research, we
wanted to pick one with plenty of information and
one that was reasonably interesting to us. So, we
have chosen to research the air transportation
industry and the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA). We will be reporting on the types of FAA
regulations the air transportation industry must
adhere to. In addition to this, we will be
explaining how compliance with these regulations
is measured. Alon...
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Human Resource Manager Work Teams
4,844 words
Implementing Self-Directed Work Teams Self
directed work teams are defined as a small number
of people with complementary skills, who are
committed to a common purpose, performance goals
and approach, for which they hold themselves
mutually accountable (Katzenbach 038; Smith,
1993). Collaborative self directed work teams can
get complex projects done at faster rates than the
traditional boss-worker arrangement, because the
decision making process is made faster and more
effective in a team. E...
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Long Term Care Peace Of Mind
775 words
Long Term Care LTC Introduction The product I
selected is Long Term Care Insurance (LTC).
Long-term care insurance is for the protection of
individual and family investments. Customers
always assume insurance is going to be expensive
when it come to protecting your financial
security. In this case it s worth the investment
once you know what you can loose. LTC insurance is
marketed to individuals as a planning tool. It s
the type of insurance you hope you never have to
use. This insurance is sim...
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First Atomic Bomb United States Government
2,138 words
The Manhattan Project On Monday July 16 th, 1945,
a countdown for the detonation of the first atomic
bomb took place near Los Alamos, New Mexico. This
atomic bomb testing would forever change the
meaning of war. As the atomic bomb was detonated
it sent shockwaves all over the world. the endless
research done on this bomb had a name and it was
The Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was
brought by fear of Germany and its atomic
research. Next, was the people who were behind the
production of...
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Foreign Investment Trade Surplus
1,135 words
IV. International Trade IV. 1 History During World
War II Mexico had very good business relations
with the United States. They provided a lot of raw
materials, which were necessary to support
American military needs. In that time the U. S.
had an agreement with Mexico specifying that the
country would export its resources only to the
Allies. After WW II Mexico restricted imports in
an attempt to promote domestic growth, while
resisting foreign domination. In 1948 the
government striving to rever...
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Civil Rights Movement Separate But Equal
677 words
The Significance of Brown v. The Board of
Education, Topeka, Kansas The Supreme Court
decision in Brown v. The Board of Education of
Topeka, Kansas has been credited with much
significance. For some, it signaled the start of
the civil rights movement of the 1950 s and 1960
s, while for others, it represented the fall of
segregation. The Brown decision was a landmark
because it overturned the legal policies
established by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision
that legalized the practices of? separate b...
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Facing Physical Education Dilemmas Facing Poor
648 words
Problems Facing Physical Education I am not one
hundred percent positive, but I am pretty sure I
want to major in Physical Education. There are
many problems and dilemmas facing professionals in
Physical Education. Problems range from poor
facilities to kids not receiving proper treatment
in the class. I think the biggest problem is the
poor facilities. Most states do not even meet the
minimum recommendations for physical activity of
50 to 200 minutes a week, according to a 1997
National Associa...
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Separate But Equal Doctrine 14 Th Amendment
610 words
There Racial Cases Racial Cases There are many
court cases discriminating towards African
Americans that have occurred throughout the United
States history. Many of these cases had a major
impact on the daily lives of blacks and brought
the civil right movement to a start. One of these
cases were Dred Scott v. Sandford. Dred Scott was
a slave in Missouri. From 1833 to 1843, Scott
lived in Illinois, which is a free state, and in
an area of the Louisiana Territory, where slavery
was forbidden by t...
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