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- 12471: Pfizer In The Animal Health In
- Pfizer entered the animal health industry in the early 1950 s. Today, Pfizer Animal Health products are sold to veterinarians, livestock producers, and horse and pet owners in more than 140 countries around the world and used in more than 30 species. Pfizer Animal Health is ... both the livestock and pet markets. The animal health segment of Pfizer accounts for approximately 10% of their total revenues. (Note Appendix: ) Pfizer Animal Health revenues were $1,314 million in 1998. Some of Pfizer s top selling animal health products are Rimadyl, Anipryl, Dectomax, and RespiSure.( Appendix: Pg 26 AR) The animal health segment is served in manufacturing by the 35 production plants around the world. Their products are sold ... through veterinarians, drug wholesalers, retail outlets, distributors, and directly to users. Animal Health gross revenues declined 1% to 1.3 billion in 1998. (Note Appendix:) This decrease is due to continuing weaknesses in the U.S. livestock market, the poor Asian economy, and the unfavorable effects of foreign exchange. This decline was offset by growth of Pfizer products; the cattle endectocide Dectomax, the canine anti-arthritic Rimadyl, and the swine ...
- 12472: The Rise of Communism in Russia
- ... new state, and indeed to a new era in the history of mankind, we must recognize in todayÕs Soviet Union the old empire of the Russians -- the only empire that survived into the mid 1980's" (Luttwak, 1). In their Communist Manifesto of 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels applied the term communism to a final stage of socialism in which all class differences would disappear and humankind would live in ... would be between the bourgeoisie, who were the capitalist employers, and the proletariat, who were the workers. The struggle would end, according to Marx, in the socialist revolution and the attainment of full communism (Groiler's Encyclopedia). Socialism, of which "Marxism-Leninism" is a takeoff, originated in the West. Designed in France and Germany, it was brought into Russia in the middle of the nineteenth century and promptly attracted support among the country's educated, public-minded elite, who at that time were called intelligentsia (Pipes, 21). After Revolution broke out over Europe in 1848 the modern working class appeared on the scene as a major historical force. ...
- 12473: The Federal Bureau of Investigation
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation To uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal law; to protect the U.S. from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities; to provide leadership and law enforcement assistance to federal, state, local, and international agencies; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the public and is faithful to the constitution of the U.S.: this is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The agency now known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation was founded in 1908 when the Attorney General appointed an unnamed force of Special Agents to be the investigative force of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Before that time, the DOJ had to borrow Agents from the U.S. Secret Service to investigate violations of federal criminal laws within it's jurisdiction. In 1909, the Special Agent Force was renamed the Bureau of Investigation, and after a series of name changes, it received ...
- 12474: Victorian Doubt In God
- Victorian Doubt in God: Alfred Tennyson s In Memoriam When I first got this assignment I racked my brain for a topic that would interest me as well as something I could learn from. When I came across Alfred Lord Tennyson it ... Doubt in God. In Characteristics , Carlyle discusses the same doubt in God that Tennyson feels in In Memoriam, a doubt that characteristically reflects religion in England under the reign of Queen Victoria. Carlyle doubts man s beliefs because he understands man s insignificance in the realm of things and thus wonders how any of man s answers to any questions of the world could be right. He doubts many things especially God. To Carlyle, God did ...
- 12475: Germany's Role in World War One
- Germany's Role in World War One In the early 1900's, there was much stress in Europe. Imperial competition, a strong feeling of nationalism and the fear of war, caused countries to ally with one another. Also, fear of an arms race further increased this tension ... could be put on Germany. She pressured Austria-Hungary into declaring war on Serbia because she needed an excuse to fight. Germany wanted to prove that she was supreme. The assassination, the ultimatum and Germany's quest for power all contributed to the firing of the ultimate war engine. Considering that Austria-Hungary was responding in a retaliatory way, she nevertheless was a significant factor in ensuring that war was ...
- 12476: Economic Development of Hawaii
- Economic Development of Hawaii Hawaii, with an area of 28,313 sq. km (10,932 sq. mi.), is the 43rd largest state in the U.S.; 6.9% of the land is owned by the federal government. It consists mainly of the Hawaiian Islands, eight main islands and 124 islets, reefs, and shoals. The major islands in order of size are ... growth has increased by 80,000 persons over the past five years. Demographics show a large number of Hispanic origin: Asian Hispanics are the most populated with white Hispanic and Asian non-Hispanic following. Hawaii's economy has been long dominated by plantation agriculture and military spending. As agriculture has declined in importance, the economy has diversified to encompass a large tourist business and a growing manufacturing industry. Hawaii's economy has changed drastically since statehood. In 1958, defense, sugar, and pineapple were the primary economic activities, accounting for 40% of Gross State Product (GSP). In contrast, visitor-related expenditures stood at just over ...
- 12477: Trito-Isaiah
- Trito-Isaiah Trito-Isaiah was a Later Prophet in the eighth century BCE. When his name is broken down it means “third” and “Yahweh is salvation” (Who’s who in the Bible). His work is referred to in the last eleven chapters of the book Isaiah. These books at times reveal a close affinity to the words of Deutero-Isaiah. They appear to have been recorded in the early post-Exilic period. He was called to prophecy in about 742 BCE and ministered through the reign of Hezekiah in 687 BCE. The province of Trito-Isaiah’s writings is in the southern part of Israel called Judah. During Trito-Isaiah’s prophecy, the nation of Israel’s temple was still in ruins (Isaiah 64:11). The initial steps toward rebuilding it had been taken, but a lot of work still remained (Isaiah 66:1). In ...
- 12478: Harry Potter And Censorship
- ... children are exposed to often gives them ideas and provokes them to think and draw their own conclusions about things, it also provides a necessary escape from reality for them. This is why censoring children's books can be rather destructive to their developing minds. If the tools with which kids are given to sharpen their minds are banned, then a little part of their education is stolen from them. With ... faster than ever. "From 1991 to 1994 the number of formal demands for the removal of books from public and school libraries has increased by more than fifty percent (Staples, 1)." At this rate America's libraries will soon have devastatingly small children's sections without any real literary content. Without people in our society who can think and react for themselves than things cannot change, whether the change is for the best or the worst, life would ...
- 12479: Irony, Humor, And Paradox In K
- Outline Thesis: Irony, humor, and paradox illuminate the central themes in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . I. About the novel A. Values and components B. Purpose II. About the principal characters A. Protagonist B. Narrator C. Antagonist III. About the themes A. Irony 1. Narrator selection 2. Atrophy of protagonist ... ed. Book Review Digest: 1962. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1963. Hicks, Granville. "Beatnick in Lumberjack Country," in Contemorary Literary Criticism. 1 vols. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc. 1974. Magill, Frank N., ed. Magill's Survey of American Literature. 3 vols. North Bellmore: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1991. Magill, Frank N., ed. Masterplots II American Fiction. 3 vols. England Cliffs. Salem Press, 1986. Magill, Frank N. Survey of Contemporary Literature. ...
- 12480: Harrison Ainsworth Rookwood An
- In the early nineteenth century, an interest in criminals and the common highwayman arose in Europe. Many magazines in London, such as Bentley s Miscellany, Fraser s Magazine, and The Athenaeum featured sections that were reserved for stories about highwayman and their numerous adventures. The growing interest in the subject inspired many authors to write about the various exploits of popular criminals and highwayman. Some prominent examples of this type of novel were Edward Bulwer s Paul Clifford (1830) and Eugene Aram (1832); Charles Dickens Oliver Twist (1838-39) and Barnaby Rudge (1841); and William Harrison Ainsworth Rookwood (1834) and Jack Sheppard (1839-40). Several of these novels were based ...
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