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Polk County, Florida Diabetes Prevention Program Proposal

50.9% of the population ("Polk County Quick Facts," 2005). The population is 79.6 white ("Polk County Quick Facts," 2005). It seem...

Economic Issues

direct part of the federal government because it would oversee the government and also regulate private interests, thus rendering ...

Government Agency FTC

(Winerman, 2004). The agency administered "the Webb-Pomerene Act," which created "a limited antitrust exemption for export trade ...

Why in December of 2005 the Fed Will Raise Interest Rates

if he likes. He wont, but the idea that he would skip December for no reason at all is wishful thinking. If anything, he could lea...

Monetary Policy, the Federal Reserve, and the Economy

(Keleher, 1997). The Federal Reserve Banks Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) conducts monetary policy (Public Information Depa...

Katrina, Rita, and FEMA's Response in 2005

funds many short-term solutions a. Provides grants for needs such as truck rental for those who cannot pay for it. b. Directs thos...

Overview of the Federal Civil False Claims Act

in 1999 alone "returned almost $500 million to the federal government." (Butler, 2000, 1). The first question to consider...

Financial Performance of Federal Express During Fiscal Years 2001 – 2005

22.6 23.4 26.7 18.9 25.6 P/S Ratio 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.48 P/B Ratio 3.3 2.6 3.2 3.0 2.8 4.54 Current Ratio 1.06 1.25 1.18 1.05 1...

State and National Abortion Policies

"undue burden" on the woman who desires an abortion (CNN, 2000). The state of Nebraska was attempting to outlaw partial birth abor...

Foreign Agencies and Intelligence Coordination Challenges

the U.S. had been in greater alliances with foreign powers, it would not have made a difference. Jasper (2005) writes: "According ...

North Carolina Corrections

a variety of services are offered. These programs fall under the following general categories: work programs; educational programs...

Student Questions on State and Federal Judiciary Systems of the United States

al, 1998). These case will concern the interpretation of the law in important constitutional issues and the applications of feder...

Procedure and Criminal Law II

The definition of felony murder is that it is a killing that is unintentional, occurring "during the commission or attempted commi...

Procedure and Criminal Law III

discovery of marijuana inside it was made under false assumptions and a search that should not have occurred without Jerrys explic...

A Case Study of The First Central Bank of River City

union. Perhaps the most significant and saddest example of the need for unions comes from the Triangle Factory Fire story. That oc...

Overview of the Federal Reserve

Reserve bank boards. These are composed of nine individuals, six of whom are elected by the Reserves membership. Of these six, t...

Child Labor Practices Among Farm Workers in Florida

Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Smith, 1995). At the same time, children who work all around the nation are being either hurt or kill...

Case Studies on the Integration of Technology

to Point B overnight. Where FedEx has led the way is in the area of value add, in other words, using technology to help provide mo...

Federal and State Employment Laws

or her own economic good. While there can be no doubt that "the stakes in whistleblowing are high" (Bok, 1988, p. 331), the psych...

PA Act 33 and Juvenile Justice

In ten pages juvenile justice is considered in an overview of whether state laws assist or prevent justice with Miranda Rights fed...

Logistics and Supply Chain Solutions Utilized by Federal Express

response to the environment and provision of innovative solutions. Case Study Background From its earliest days during the...

Regional vs. Federal Employment Protection

opposed to other countries and their employment protection laws and policies, it seems that the United States stands out for leavi...

The History of States vs. Federal Rights.

government control, where the Republicans want the people to have more power. That is a generalization but gets to the heart of th...

Theories on Interest Rates

are appearing to show some signs of cooling, but the construction industry is still showing growth and house process are still inc...

2004 U.S. and State of George Political Candidates

media conglomerate. Solomon (2000) reports on information regarding Time Warners political reporting that he found in material pr...

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairmen Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan

Carter in 1979, and none too soon. When Volcker came in to take the reigns, the U.S. economy was in a shambles. Under former direc...

Business Performance and the Impact of Monetary Policy

but slowly add facilities and workers. This reduces unemployment rates, creating an environment in which employers need to compet...

FedEx Ecommerce and Structural Transformation

did create that portion of it that offers next-day delivery. Twenty years after the company was founded, the Internet would arriv...

FedEx and Sustainable Competitive Advantage

advantage, leading the company to acquire Kinkos to enable innovative operations. Relevance Never before has FedEx been any...

An Overview of FEMA

1959). The total destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, considered to be historys worst in terms of death and damage, ...