Smokers Get a Raw Deal Stanley S. Scott Stanley S. Scott (1933-1992) was vice president and director of corporate affairs of Philip Morris Companies Inc. This essay originally appeared on December 29‚ 1984‚ on the op-ed page of the New York Times. The Civil Rights Act‚ the Voting Rights Act‚ and a host of antidiscrimination laws notwithstanding‚ millions of Americans are still forced to sit in the back of planes‚ trains‚ and buses. Many more are subject to segregation in public places
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Following are the key aspects of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal: * The agreement not to hinder or interfere with India’s nuclear programme for military purposes. * US will help India negotiate with the IAEA for an India-specific fuel supply agreement. * Washington will support New Delhi develop strategic reserves of nuclear fuel to guard against future disruption of supply. * In case of disruption‚ US and India will jointly convene a group of friendly supplier countries to include
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Seven steps to negotiate the best car loan deal Negotiating a car loan is not that simple as the dealers tend to price in manufacturers and financiers ’ discount into the interest rate. Here is a step by step process to negotiate the best car loan deal For most Indians‚ buying a car is a dream that comes second only to the dream of owning a house. This dream has become real for many Indians with the arrival of easy financing for car purchase. The decision to buy a car is‚ very often‚ prodded
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We meet new people every day. Most of them will become our friend because we teenagers easily bloom into friendship with others. Sometimes‚ we will face some peer pressure. So‚ we must learn how to deal with it. First‚ we must know how to say "no". We should not have the thinking of carrying out the destructive activities‚ if not we are going to be addicted. We must also say "no" to those who invite us to play truant. We should not be easily influenced by others. Get help from someone we trust
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The Square Deal President Theodore Roosevelt relentlessly improved the living‚ environmental‚ and business standards of the United States through his progressive program known as The Square Deal. Roosevelt’s Square Deal focused mainly on three domestic improvements‚ referred to as the “Three C’s:” conservation‚ consumer protection‚ and controlling corporations. Shortly after taking over the presidency position‚ upon the assassination of William McKinley‚ Roosevelt began implementing reforms from
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We have made it half way through our journey together (I can hardly believe it!). It is a good time to stop and take a break. It is a good time to think about where we’ve been and what we’ve done‚ where we are and what we are doing‚ where we are going and what we will do. Topic: In this writing class‚ what have you learned? What do you believe you still need to work on more? How/can you use what you have learned in other contexts? I have two requests as you write: 1) Please
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GMOs: What’s the Big Deal? Manipulation of plants and animals to produce more desirable traits is certainly nothing new. In fact‚ the process of plant and animal breeding has been around almost since the time that humans evolved from hunting and gathering to farming. Animal breeders breed one type of dog‚ for example‚ with another‚ to combine the desired traits of both‚ and the results are called “cross-breeds”. Plant breeders cross one type of plant that may be high yielding but not drought
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How to Deal With an Angry Customer as a Hotel Front Desk Agent By Tamara Davidson‚ eHow Contributor ‚ last updated August 14‚ 2011 Angry hotel customers may walk into the hotel with prior stress. Angry customers are probably the worst part of a customer service job. You need to consider several factors when dealing with angry hotel customers. Simply fixing the problem won’t cut it. You must first sympathize with the customer. After the guest realizes you are on his side‚ his anger will often
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April 4‚ 2006 0 1 Introduction: The Nigerian Barge Deal Enron Corporation was an energy company based in Texas and created when InterNorth acquired Houston Natural Gas Company in 1985. Enron’s growth was fast‚ it was named \America’s Most Innovative Company" for six consecutive years and it soon became the seventh largest company in the United States‚ until its bankruptcy was declared in 2001. Accounting fraud‚ money laundering and conspiracy are some of the charges which Enron stood accused of in
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certainly helped the country in the right direction. He paved the way for reform‚ especially trust regulation. His nickname as the trustbuster was truly earned as he made many constant efforts in those areas‚ as well as others. His Square Deal plan targeted trust regulation‚ labor relations‚ and public health and conservation‚ the three most reform thirsty areas. His plan targeted the three c’s‚ which were control of the corporations‚ consumer protection‚ and conservation of natural resources. During the
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