Between the two counties‚ Sierra had the lower DMC juvenile arrests with 0.93 and Luna had a higher DMC level of 2.03. My first variable‚ percent Latino in total population‚ reflects how much of the population of a county is made up of Latinos. In order to calculate this I used U
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Introduction Sierra Capital Partners is an investment company in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico. They were organized in 1974 as a hedge fund‚ and quickly grew over the years with great success in private equity investments. Sierra focused primarily on the life sciences sector. In the early 2000’s‚ Sierra was burned by many young firms’ new discoveries that failed to work out. Their new motto for evaluating investments became‚ “NRDO: no research‚ development only.” Arcadian Microarray Technologies was
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life in the country of Sierra Leone” Due to the high population growth in Sierra Leone‚ poverty remains widespread throughout the entire country. According to the human development index‚ Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world‚ which is why the diamond trade is such a large issue. Sierra Leone is among the largest producers of diamonds‚ thus being one of their largest sources of income. Large quantities of high quality diamonds have been mined from Sierra Leone since the mid 1930s
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Argentina’s Dirty War was characterized by mass killing and mass terror imposed on the community. A great number of the victims were left winged activists‚ militants‚ guerillas‚ student at universities‚ blue collar workers and journalist‚ which were all thought to be a political or ideological threat to the military junta which had the name of (Liberating Revolution). The military junta sought to break up any form of relation to communism‚ killing anyone who was believed to be associated with socialism
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Blood Diamonds: The Conflict in Sierra Leone History of Diamonds: The name "diamond" comes from the Greek word‚ "adamas" meaning unconquerable. Fittingly diamonds are made of pure carbon‚ and diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man.[1][1] Diamonds have long been a sign of wealth and fortune. Kings and queens have worn these forms of concentrated carbon and even more countless millions people over time have lusted after them. These gems can be transparent‚ truculent white
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INTEREST GROUP REPORT The Sierra Club John Muir made the incomparable Yosemite Valley the center of his experience. Soon his words reached the larger audience of the New York Tribune and other influential publications‚ and he was writing that the Sierra should be explored by everyone‚ and permanently protected as a recreational resource accessible to all. In 1889 Muir embarked on an excursion in northern Yosemite with Robert Underwood Johnson. The two planned a campaign for a Yosemite National
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taken into action. The issue of blood diamonds must be taken seriously before more innocent blood is shed and lives are lost‚ as in the past. Many countries that are notoriously affected with the issue of the blood diamond trade are Sierra Leone‚ Liberia‚ the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly known as Zaire)‚ Zimbabwe‚ the Republic of Congo‚ and Cote d’Ivoire (Armstrong). In the early 1980’s‚ the early forms of the blood diamond trade began to surface in these nations. However
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Earth’s Natural Treasures: the Three Types of Rocks: Sedimentary‚ Metamorphic‚ & Igneous [pic] [pic] [pic] Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock Igneous Rock Alisha Anderson March 13‚ 2010 SCI 110 Introduction to Physical
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Sierra Leone‚ located in the west side of Africa‚ between Guinea and Liberia. It had gained its Independence in 1961‚ now with the population of 6.2 million. Almost have of the population lives off of subsistence agriculture‚ however‚ Diamond mining is considered for half of Sierra Leone’s exports. Diamonds were first discovered in Sierra Leone in 1930‚ and a war broke out between 1991 and 2002 over diamonds that led to the name blood diamonds. Blood diamonds are defined by diamond mining in a war
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ANIMALIA VERTEBRATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA CANIDAE CANIS LUPUS AND ANIMALIA VERTEBRATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA CANIDAE CANIS NIGER Introduction: Any person who has been able to catch a glimpse of any type of wolf is indeed a lucky man. The wolf is one of the earth’s most cowardly and fearful animals‚ and it is so sly and‚ pardon the expression‚ foxy‚ that it is almost a waste of time to try and catch him in any kind of trap. Although he can be cowardly and fearful‚ he can also be one the most vicious
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