When Columbus "discovered" America‚ there was no corn on board the Nina‚ Pinta or Santa Maria. Before 1492‚ no one living in Europe ate corn cakes‚ corn bread or corn pudding. They didn’t know corn existed. Up to this time‚ corn grew only in the Americas. Scientists believe corn was originally cultivated by Indians in the highlands of Mexico thousands of years ago. The Indians discovered that corn was good to eat and very nutritious. As Indian groups migrated north they brought corn with them
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Most importantly‚ adding weighted grades into honors classes will help Jordan High School‚ the school board‚ and some teachers. For example‚ students who take these honors classes tend to earn higher test scores. This helps the school receive a better reputation‚ and by giving these students weighted grades‚ it is rewarding them for taking these challenging and rigorous courses for receiving those excellent test scores. In addition to higher test scores‚ JHS may be able to expand their classes by
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Doctors’ involvement in any form of healthcare is inevitable‚ which is why their opinion and occupation is crucial. In terms of sexual and reproductive healthcare‚ there is sensitivity regarding patient confidentiality‚ whether or not the doctors inform an adolescent’s parent. Issues such as STD’s‚ contraception‚ and abortion are the most common situations in which a teen desires privacy. There is controversy over what the limitations of parental involvement in sexual health care should be because
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standards‚ more and more kids are facing the possibility of retention because they’re not achieving test scores required for promotion. Retention is viewed as a way to ensure greater accountability to guarantee the school is doing its job. In some cases‚ it’s the new get tough policy to stop or reduce social promotion automatically passing a child on to the next grade at the end of each school year. The idea of giving a child another year to catch up and develop needed skills sounds like a positive
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Question 9 – making sense of acquisitions? Newell’s reasons for wanting to acquire Calphalon were to use the Calphalon’s presence in the development and specialty stores to build its own presence in these channels as well as to learn from Calphalon’s experiences in pull strategies. Newell will probably not be able to improve Calphalon’s performance to the extent the numbers show due to the fact that Calphalon runs its business different than Newell. SG&A expense will look different for Calphalon
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Pathways to Practice xxxx xxxx College Abstract In the past‚ nursing education in the United States was based on teaching student nurses in the hospital setting the skills necessary to provide bedside care. Now‚ with the expansion of the role of nurses due to the development of cultural‚ socioeconomic‚ scientific‚ technological aspect in the United States‚ the level of education ‚ depending on the nursing role‚ expanded and can reach up to the doctorate level. However‚ diploma
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see buying ready made business as a way to minimize risk and reduce their rate of failure. Normally‚ the typical buyer knows its own market niche quite well‚ and can safely increase its revenues and market share over time by continual‚ careful attention to internal organic growth. Here are a few reasons to buy an existing business I can think of: 1. To Avoid the Risk Involved With Building a Business From Scratch. One of the most difficult things about starting a business is getting all of the
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Consent to search and seize should be granted in a household where two people share a computer but‚ use different login names and passwords when; both of the users give the password voluntarily‚ to the investigator. If two people are present and have authority to grant or deny consent to search‚ they both must agree to give consent. However‚ if only one of the users is present and gives consent‚ the officer has legal right to proceed with the search. If the crime is more serious‚ then a court order
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Today’s police officers have more than enough pressure on them to do the right thing. One of the main tools an officer has available is their ability to do what is right in that instant‚ as it relates to discretion. If an officer followed the letter of the law and held strictly to it‚ then the jails and prisons‚ along with the court system‚ would all be so overloaded there would be nowhere to put anyone else. Not every possible scenario an officer might experience can be thought of nor taught in
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when founded in 1998‚ brought forth a new angle to conduct business. Traditionally marketers scan the market to determine which prices purchasers are willing and able to pay for products or services. The sellers then offer their product for a price which meets their internal criteria. With priceline‚ instead of the seller setting the price‚ the buyer makes an offer of what he or she is willing to pay and sellers compete for the buyers business. This innovation represented a first in that general non
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