Past and current studies have been able to depict the direction our nation is going in, and how much of an impact our "war on drugs" is having on the youth of our nation. ... I will specifically be monitoring the current trends of youth drug and alcohol abuse throughout the past decade. ... Current Trends in Youth Drug and Alcohol use: Since 1975 the Monitoring the Future survey (MTF) has annually studied the extent of drug abuse among high school 12th graders. ... As stated by our current president George W. ... The Governor has not only been focusing on the prevention of trafficking. ...

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Currently, customers can pre-order an Amazon Fire Phone, 32GB without a service contract for $649 dollars. ... Instead of focusing primarily on the phone's exclusive features, "Amazon should have focused on spicing up the Fire Phone's bland, utilitarian exterior..." ...

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Since 1991, the 2nd generation of mobile phones (the current system we use) has been out. ... Current mobile phones have taken the mobile telecommunications device further than ever before. ... The current method, DUL, is like photography in the way that it transfers resistors onto the wafer. ... The maximum that is reachable with DUL is 100, and as the number decreases, the light gets absorbed by the glass lenses instead of focussing it and nothing appears on the silicon. What EUVL plans to do is In EUVL, replace the glass focussing lenses with mirrors to focus wavelength. ...

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STRATEGIC POSTURE: OVERVIEW The Home Depot currently is the number one retailer in the home improvement industry. ... The Home Depot is currently operating throughout 50 U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. ... Lowe's is currently the fastest growing retailer in the U.S. with a growth rate of 19% in sales annually. They are currently opening stores at an average of one store every three days. ... Currently has no stores operating within Canada. ...

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Examine Enniskerry and Powerscourt in their current condition in relation to its functions and continuity of functions. ... In 1843 a clock tower was built as a Wingfield family memorial and was to be the focus and centrepiece of the village. ... As both these streets are straight and they both lead to the focus of the village, which is the clock tower. ... The lower floor has again been restored and is currently open to the public. ... Current condition. ...

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Since working capital is comprised of current assets and current liabilities, these are the accounts that the company needs to focus on. One area that Competition Bikes should focus on is improving how the inventory is managed so that production is more efficient and to ensure that materials are not wasted. ... Currently, the company's average collection period is 43.8 days. ... The earnings per share for Canadian Bikes is currently $0.121 and would increase the earnings per share for Competition Bikes from $0.032 to $0.053. ... However, Canadian Bikes is only currently worth $212,138. ...

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Current Take on Literacy The government has tried to initiate programs to help combat the problem of illiteracy. ... Different reports show the different statistics over the years but not one piece of literature focuses on the money that is given to these programs and improvement is not shown. ... Technology is another avenue that the writers focused a lot on. ... Current programs are a "one size fits all " thing. ... Technology that is currently used needs to drastically updated. ...

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In this paper, I will focus on five issues that I found most important. The first aspect I focus on is homosexuality as a biological trait; the second point is how homosexuality is viewed by people of faith or with religious backgrounds; the third issue is that of gays in the military; the fourth topic expands on homosexual couple's and their right to adopt children; the fifth and final issue focuses on the right of kids in school to have extracurricular activities for homosexual students. ... Does this apply to all men, or only to those who do the socially accepted things in everyday ...

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Our first hypothesis is that gender does affect a person's current housing status. ... This is so because a person's current housing situation could never affect their gender, but their gender could possible affect their housing situation. ... The rows of the crosstab will include the gender of the population, and the columns will include the current housing status. ... The second hypothesis that we were interested in testing was focused on homeowners and there similarities. ... As seen in the studies conducted, statistical tests can help individuals draw conclusions about the p...

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In this example, the analysis is focused on Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, and their financial pictures for the years 2004 and 2005. ... Liquidity ratio uses the formula Current Assets of a company divided by the current liabilities. ... To calculate solvency the taking of current assets divided by current liabilities occurs. When looking at the information given about PepsiCo it can be found that: Current ratio for 2005 is: $10,454 of current assets and $9,406 of current liabilities $10,454/9406= 1.11 or 1.11:1 Current ratio for 2004: $8639 of current assets and $6752 of current liabilitie...

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Countries such as Italy, Portugal, Spain and Greece have been suffering from the financial crises and have currently youth unemployment rates of above 35%. ... On the April 2nd, 2013 an Eurostat news release revealed that the current youth unemployment rate for Italy is 37"1. ... The LIFO tendency became stronger in the current financial crisis than in the 1990s recession. ... Future policies could as well be focussing on the previous areas, but should then be implemented in another way. ... Hence the right policy needs to focus at a factor or factors that result in the south of Italy lacking...

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Current Ratio To calculate the current ratio, which is one of the most popular liquidity ratios you divide all of firm's current assets by all of its current liabilities. McDonalds has $1,819.3 (*everything is in millions for McDonalds) of current assets and $2,248.3 in current liabilities making the firm's current ratio .81. In 2001 Wendy's has current assets of $266,353 and current liabilities of $296,687 making their current ratio .90. ... Since current ratios vary from industry to industry, the industry average determines if a firm's current ratio is up to par...

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These models are currently in use by customers such as GM, BMW and Mercedes. ... Company Weaknesses: Currently, there are many aspects of our situation which present problems in coping with changing times, which in turn affect the development of technology. ... Based on the function of a department or area, a focus area is established and followed. ... When a current product undergoes an engineering change, it is the responsibility of the Costing team members to note the changes. ... The Unigraphics system is currently used b 40% of Woodbridge customers. ...

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This approach will continue to be utilized as current employees have firsthand experience of what type of person would be a good fit for the position. ... Manager Focus Groups The results from the management focus group can be incorporated into the overall recruiting process. ... The concerns noted by the focus group will be implemented in the overall screening process of the store associate position. ... Proposed Messaging One of the points of discussion from the management focus group was to create a targeted and branded recruiting message for the sales associate position. ... We are curr...

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Currently, Sears is well-known for selling appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, washers and dryers. ... They started focusing on the product and not the experience, becoming dull and boring to customers. ... In order to answer the question of what business they are really in, Sears should shorten their inventory and focus on their more popular products. ... With Sears increasing their focusing on their top selling products, they would result in making more profit. ... The new Sears will have a new layout with bright, invigorating colors to attract current and potential customers and new ...

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Characters of this play are all living luxurious lives, allowing readers to focus on the problems of their relationships. ... "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is focused on these sets of lovers that are interchangeable throughout the entire play, finally ending in a marriage. This could be interpreted in two fashions: either Shakespeare is attempting to comment that one must see others before they truly know the "one " for them or is finding humor in the current polygamous relationships. ... This focus on beauty allows us small glimpses of Shakespeare's interpretation and commentary of lo...

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(Current, pg.76) The Southerner felt degradation over the new order and the new rebellion of the South began. ... (Current, pg.88) Planters went from owning blacks as property, to negotiating a wage in exchange for their labor. ... (Current, pg.101) This group of men organized a meeting in Pulaski, Tennessee with the precise purpose of raining terror onto the Freedman. ... (Current, pg.105) The Ku Klux Klan spread the flames of force, and restored racial submissiveness in every aspect of Southern life." (Current, pg.105) The Klan and similar organizations sought to destroy the Republi...

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It would free up millions of taxpayers' dollars to be focused on other avenues. Provided these other states are not worried about the money that's freed up they are focused on the profit in the legalization. ... The senator's reasoning was because the current law makes a non-violent citizen into a full-on criminal on paper. ... The bill that was drawn up simply asked for Virginia to do what the other state before it did and reduce the current charges for cannabis to a regular fine. ... The bottom line is the current laws are hurting the state of Virginia and its citizens and t...

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The present study focuses on gender differences in undergraduate university students when selecting a romantic partner. ... Out of the four hundred students, thirty four percent were currently in a relationship. ... About twenty percent of the respondents were currently in a relationship. ... About forty percent of the male respondents were currently in a relationship. ... Future research at Syracuse University could focus on the roles that individuals play in a romantic relationship. ...

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Her focus is on the status of poverty in the media. In her study, she found that between 1981 and 1986 an average of 32 stories per year were focused on poverty. ... News on television seems more focused on crime, scandals, and sports. ... Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P60-210, Table B-1). ... In my opinion, this shows that social welfare and poverty are not currently near the top of legislators priorities. ...

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Her uncle, the Prince Regent, detested having his brother's children on the throne and refused to allow Victoria to be named after any of the current royal family. ... Through the descendants of her 42 grandchildren, many of the people of the current thrones of Europe descend from Victoria and Albert. ... Two of her famous works, Adam Bede and Middlemarch, focus on the lives of the middle class. ... Learning focused on the classics and modern history. ... Learning focused on French, dancing, music, etc. ...

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Political factors, how changes in Government and their coercive power can effect a companies decision making. e.g. taxation, current legislation, trading policies and wars/ conflicts. Economical factors, these are factors which relate to the current economic climate such as unemployment issues, exchange rates and interest rates. ... Legal factors, focuses on how laws can effect how a company goes about finalizing their ideas. ... Then a company will also have to focus on the Environmental factors, factors which could dictate how the company develops their products and market strategy such as; ...

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Robin Hood is currently faced with an organization that is growing beyond its current resources and facilities. ... Is the current facility large enough to accommodate the organization comfortably? ... The Merrymen have grown so large that they have outgrown their current space and resources. ... Currently Robin Hood accepts anyone who wishes to join his organization. ... He should focus his selection on individuals who will add value to the organization and will become strategic business partners. 5. ...

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This current target market is not currently in demand of mousetraps. ... There is too much focus on trade shows and traveling and not enough focus on advertising. ... It should focus more on restaurants, factories, and hospitals. ... It could also focus on providing better customer service with its consumers and retailers. ...

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Foster Care This type of care can be run by the local authority or by the private sector, foster care focuses on recruiting, approving and training the best possible foster parents. they do this by getting social workers to undertake approval checks and a panel will also give or decline approval. ... They focus on attachment and promoting independence and resilience to the child. ... YOI focus on maintaining education and health whilst reducing the risks of the child reoffending. ... Residential Schools This type of service focuses on education with their own specialised registered schools, ...

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