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The Rockefeller Drug Laws and their impact on criminal justice outcomes

Dating back to 1973, the Rockefeller Drug Laws were a set of statutes that dealt with narcotics in the New York State Penal Code, named after Nelson Rockefeller, New York's Governor at the time.

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Maine's economy and politics during the pre-Civil War drought of 1854-1857

The period in American history between the years of 1854 -- 1857 marked the years just prior to the horrible yet necessary Civil War, or war of civility, between the Union (North) and the Confederate (South).

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Mexico's economy, business opportunities, and cultural characteristics

Mexico is considered to be the gateway to doing business in Latin America and North America and it has, in recent years, demonstrated an economic ascension.

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Three organizational components and the training process model

In their Effective training, systems, strategies and practices, Blanchard and Thacker (2010) identify three major components of the organizational structure. Each of them is crucial to the success of the economic entity, and they refer to the following:

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Why hockey remains more popular in Canada than America

Barely before they can walk, Canadian boys learn to skate and begin a childhood of early morning hockey practices, carrying heavy, smelly hockey bags, and long road trips between ice rinks. Such is the life of a young Canadian.

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How Yahoo! built brand equity through new product development

Brand equity at Yahoo! Yahoo! is nowadays one of the leading companies in the field of online entertainment and communications. This position has not however always been the same for Yahoo!.

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Strategic planning for Anglo Irish Bank during the financial crisis

The internationalized economic crisis has generated new pressures for economic agents across the globe. By far, the most severely affected sector is represented by the financial sector, where fiscal companies went bankrupt or were subjected to nationalization in an effort to be salvaged.

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Financial performance and solvency of Coca-Cola and Pepsi

Coca-Cola and Pepsi are the world's two largest producers of non-alcoholic beverages. Both companies are global in scope, and market hundreds of different products. Each has multiple billion-dollar brands. Yet, there are significant differences between the two.

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Withholding end-of-life prognosis information: informed consent in Canadian nursing practice

The foregoing discussion is an incursion into nursing ethics. Implication(s) to 'omission' of information as a customary practice within our healthcare institution is reviewed in relation to best practices pertaining to 'informed consent,' and hospital policy is not definitive.

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How fruit ripening affects seed dispersal mechanisms

The reality of a fruit and its seeds is a complicated and fascinating thing. Fruits rely on a variety of factors in order to grow, ripen and finally reproduce. The process of fruit ripening affects not only the taste of a fruit, but also its ability to disperse seeds.

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