Have you ever wondered how much money is spent on illegal drugs annually? So far over $352‚492‚916‚346 has been spent on drugs worldwide. Drug trafficking is a business that just keeps on growing. Many attempts have been made to control global drug production and supply resulting in the current form with the 1961 UN single convention on drugs. These attempts include harsher laws regarding drug trafficking. Government uses the police and military for the enforcement of laws‚ and to punish users.
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Cultural changes that occurred during the time period of 600-1450 C.E. along the Indian Ocean trade route was that Islam was introduced and Buddhism was founded and spread along the route. As for cultural continuities‚ the caste system during this time period‚ and the use of the language Sanskrit remained the same during this era. One change along the Indian Ocean trade route was that there was the introduction of Islam in Southeast Asia‚ the Swahili city states‚ and of course‚ India. Islam had
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benefit of slavery declined‚ since profits were the main cause of starting the trade‚ it could be argued‚ a decline in profitability would have pushed for eventual abolition . As an example of industrialisation‚ the vast improvements in agriculture bagan to benefit the British economy and eliminating the need for slaves‚ as working British citizens. The industrial
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and drinking and dancing had become a common past time. People started to rebel against what was known as socially acceptable and push the limits to what was considered normal. Many americans found new wealth and enjoyed the booming economy. Women bagan smoking and drinking in public‚ a practice unheard of in previous years. However‚ with these bold changes in culture came a shift in the morals of the American
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and accountability of business’ documents that in 2008‚ Hermes Equity Ownership Service (EOS) considers whether they should support Total‚ one of its clients‚ a giant French oil company operates a business in Burma/Myanmar and should they accept Total ’s invitation to visit Burma/Myanmar. David Pitt Watson‚ founder of Hermes EOS has said: "Hermes ’ philosophy is different from most founds. It seeks to create value for our clients in the companies in which it invests‚ not just trying to pick winners
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EN 110 Analysis of: The Dark Knight Rises Batman is a wanted criminal for murdering Gathom city’s district attorney‚ Harvey Dent. But hasn’t been seen or heard of since the events of the murder eight years ago. In the mean time‚ the few years of peace enjoyed by Gathom are ruined at the arrival of Bane‚ a ruthless mercenary determined to fulfill the destiny of his master‚ Ras-Al-Ghul‚ and destroy Gathom once and for all. Once again Batman must come to the rescue and save the
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experiencing economic expansion of unforeseen magnitude. Both China and India are easing the tensions with their neighbors by putting to rest ‘old antagonisms’ for ensuring success in the pursuit of their policy for economic expansion. India‚ Myanmar‚ Nepal‚ Bhutan‚ and Sri Lanka are all in the same vicinity. China lies in close geographical proximity to the territory of Bangladesh‚ separated only by a narrow Siliguri Corridor of India. United States defies geo-politics of the region by the extent
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register their products in foreign markets after which the DDA will grant them export licences. The four companies are planning to export their products mainly to India‚ Sri Lanka‚ Cambodia‚ Myanmar‚ Vietnam and some African countries. Lomus Pharmaceuticals has already registered its products in Cambodia and Myanmar which include mainly general medicines. “We are in the process of registering family planning medicines including pills and contraceptives in the UK‚” said Gita Karki‚ senior officer at Lomus
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List of Top 10 Endangered Animal Species in Asia Ten Endangered Species in Asia As the largest‚ most populated and fastest growing continent on Earth‚ Asia may be the region of the world where the most animal species face extinction due to conflicts with humans. The rapid development of land for use by humans all over Asia poses a serious threat to many animal species‚ and many Asian governments do too little too late to protect their own environments. There are some areas of improved awareness
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Southeasternasia‚Indian Ocean and the Himalayas ‚is composed 8 countries (Bangladesh ‚ India‚ Nepal ‚ Bhutan ‚ Pakistan‚ Sri Lanka ‚ Maldives and Afghanistan) . Bangladesh Bangladesh is a small and naturally beautiful Country .It is surrounded by India ‚ Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal ‚ for this reason it is called bridge between South Asia and East Asia as a result its position so much attractive among South Asia and rest of the world. Potentials and Limitations of South Asia Potentials : (1) Trade
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