...Americans are familiar with the nation s major addictions: narcotics, alcohol, and tobacco. Society has spent countless millions of dollars warning about these substances, however another addiction that receives far less attention is sweeping across America. This addiction is having a major impact on the college campuses across our nation. The executive director of the N.C.A.A., Cedric W. Demsey, in his 1997 State of the Association address called gambling the most serious threat facing intercollegiate athletics(Naughton A52). At the heart of the gambling problem on college campuses is college sports gambling. Gambling on college sports has two major impacts. First, gambling on sports just like casino gambling is addictive. Secondly, gambling on college sports has hurt the integrity of college athletics. Because gambling on college sports is causing negative consequences for college students, athletes, and athletic games, the U.S. government should ban all gambling on college sports, and steps should be taken to decrease the prevalence of illegal and Internet gambling on college campuses. On March 19, 1931, the Nevada state government voted to legalize gambling. At this time no one had ever heard of the term, sports book . It would be some forty years later before the first sports book would open up in Las Vegas. The Union Plaza Hotel in downtown Las Vegas opened the first casino sports book in 1975. A sports book is a place where a bet can be made on a sporting event. Nevada...
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...[pic] Marketing Plan of two Flower Shop In Bangladesh Ferns and patels & fOLTOLA FLOWER SHOP [pic] [pic]Course: MKT 101 Submission Date: 23-7-2012 Prepared By: [pic] | NAME | ID NO | | Susanta Basak |2011-2-10-349 | |Md. Rakibul Islam |2011-2-10-347 | |Md. Minhajul Abedin |2011-2-13-060 | |Naziur Rahman |2011-1-10-412 | |Md.Miraj Taluckder |2011-2-10-311 | Prepared for: Mashruha Zabeen Lecturer Dept. of Business Administration East West University LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL April 5, 2012 Mashruha Zabeen Lecturer Dept. Of business Administration East West University Subject: Submission of Assignment Dear Mam, We are very pleased to submit this Assignment to you. The assignment is on “Marketing Practice of flower shop In Bangladesh” as you have authorized...
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...“The Westing Game,” by Ellen Raskin is about a rich man’s game with 16 heirs and a murderer. The book starts off with 16 heirs grieving over the loss of their dear old uncle Sam. They all get partnered up and are given a fixed set of clues leading to who killed Sam and a chance at millions. There is a catch though. Some people aren’t who they say they are. Remember, it’s not what you have that counts, it’s what you don’t have. Since there is a movie and a book version of the story, there are both similarities and differences. The characters changed from the book to the movie. Angela is not marrying Denton Deere, she is marrying Ed Plum. In fact, Denton Deere, Flora Baumbach, Madame Hoo, and Theo Theodorakis isn’t even in the movie. Sydelle...
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...The Westing Game by: Ellen Raskin. Has anybody wondered about death or how someone died. The Westing Game is about heirs trying to solve the mystery of the game. This document is about the comparing the movie, the book to compare their differences and their similarities. The basis of the story is that heirs try to solve the mystery. The problem is that the heirs think Westing was murdered. Sam Westing’s will said “My life was taken by one of you”. So all the heirs thought he was murdered. In the will it also said “It’s not what you have it’s what you don't have”. Sam Westing fooled all the heirs. There are similarities the book and movie have in common is that Turtle Wexler still wins the Westing Game. Chris is still a little mental....
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...“JOJO” REICO (40) is rushed to the emergency room. He’s severely underweight. Dr. PETER SPERGADO saves JoJo’s life. JoJo wants a second chance to live, but he needs help. A psychiatrist, Dr. JANE DEVAUGH, works with JoJo to help him gain insight into why he hasn’t been eating. JoJo tells her that his dream is to find his childhood sweetheart Roseann. JoJo narrates the story of his childhood, beginning back in the 1950’s where he grew up in the neighborhood of Little Italy. JoJo (15) is a healthy, chubby boy. He’s in love with his girlfriend ROSEANN. She likes to share her Twinkies with JoJo. He dreams about being an actor like John Wayne. He lies to his friends about is father, claiming his father is a lumberjack, but his father is really a bookie, who’s in prison. JoJo plays a romantic record, “MY SPECIAL ANGEL” for Roseann. He promises to take Roseann to their school prom. He gives her, his jukebox pin. JoJo’s father returns home from prison. JoJo and his father immediately clash with each other. When JoJo returns home late, his father tricks him and takes him to a reformatory school, where he’s locked up. He misses the prom. His father lies to Roseann, telling her that JoJo has another girlfriend. JoJo is molested at the reformatory and eventually convinces the headmaster that he’s not a bad person and was tricked into the reformatory. JoJo also learns that his mother isn’t his biological mother. JoJo is released and returns home, only to learn that Roseann and her family...
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...Emily Kraft, RN “Silver Linings Playbook” Review: Family Dynamics Trocaire College Everybody has a little bit of crazy in them right? The film Silver Linings Playbook is the perfect example of this statement. The movie was released in 2012 and was based on the novel The Silver Linings Playbook. The film was a blockbuster in the theaters along with winning countless Academy Awards and Golden Globe nominations. The Solitano family had many issues that were portrayed over time such as marriage problems, gambling, losing jobs, lying, mental problems, relationship problems; you name it and they had it. If it weren't for everyday common struggles among the average American family, people wouldn't know how to fight for their families or cope with the choices and consequences. I believe that these circumstances make us better and much stronger people, and we therefore, end up with stronger relationships within our family and friendships. Out of the list of films provided to choose from, I chose Silver Linings Playbook because I had heard many great things from fellow coworkers and friends. I'm surprised I hadn't watched it any sooner than I did. The film really showed me every individual within an average family lives day to day with internal struggles that are hard to overcome without the help of a support network. The main character, Pat Solitano Jr., who is played by Bradley Cooper, is a man with bipolar disorder who just left a psychiatric hospital in Maryland to return home...
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...Marcel Martinez Blessed Hope Academy Prohibition was a period in which the sale, manufacture, or transport of alcoholic beverages became illegal. It started January 16, 1919 and continued to December 5, 1933. Although it was formed to stop drinking completely, it did not even come close. It created a large number of bootleggers who were able to supply the public with illegal alcohol. Many of these bootleggers became very rich and influential through selling alcohol and using other methods. They started the practices of organized crime that are still used today. Thus, Prohibition led to the rapid growth of organized crime. The introduction of the provision in 1919 created numerous opinions and issues in American society. Prohibition has been a long-standing issue in America, with groups promoting it since the late eighteenth century. The movement grew tremendously during the nineteenth century. When the United States entered World War 1 in 1914, there was a shortage of grain due to wartime demands to feed the soldiers. Since grain is one of the major components in alcohol, the temperance movement now had the war to fuel their fight. Thus, the war played a large part in the introduction of Prohibition. During the next five years many states enacted their own prohibition laws, and finally, on December 16, 1919, Amendment 18 went into effect. It states that, “…the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors…. For beverage purpose is hereby prohibited.”(Constitution) ...
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...Miguel Ureta Mr. Lewis 11/12/2012 “Ineffectiveness of Prohibition” Prohibition was a period in which the sale, manufacture, or transport of alcoholic beverages became illegal. It started January 16, 1919 and continued to December 5, 1933. Although it was formed to stop drinking completely, it did not even come close. It created a large number of bootleggers who were able to supply the public with illegal alcohol. Many of these bootleggers became very rich and influential through selling alcohol and using other methods. They started the practices of organized crime that are still used today. Thus, Prohibition led to the rapid growth of organized crime. The introduction of prohibition in 1919 created numerous opinions and issues in American society. Prohibition has been a long-standing issue in America, with groups promoting it since the late eighteenth century. The movement grew tremendously during the nineteenth century. When the United States entered World War 1 in 1914, there was a shortage of grain due to the long demands to feed the soldiers. Since grain is one of the major components in alcohol, the temperance movement now had the war to fuel their fight. Thus, the war played a large part in the introduction of Prohibition. During the next five years many states enacted their own prohibition laws, and finally, on December 16, 1919, Amendment 18 went into effect. It states that, “…the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors…...
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...Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections. CJA/384-Criminal Organizations December 3, 2013 Constant Wilson Organized Crime In this paper, I will describe my personal perception of organized crime. I will identify any assumptions on which my perceptions are based, and answer the following questions. How would you describe or define organized crime? How does your perception compare to the definitions in the readings? What characteristics do you think are associated with organized criminal behavior? In my mind, when I think of organized crime, I think back to the days of the mafia, the Costa Nostra. People like: John Gotti “The Teflon Don”, Al Capone, Charles “Lucky’ Luciano, Bugsy Seigel, and “Machine Gun” Kelly, powerful crime families like the Gambino and Genovese families. Powerful Men and Families that ran intricate schemes of criminal activity. These men were at times ruthless criminals and at times loving family men, proven by the fact that they called their gangs a family, even though not all the men in the families were related. A large part of my knowledge about organized crime comes from television, news, movies and books. Organized crime has been sensationalized in the entertainment industry for years. Movies like the Godfather, Goodfellas, and The Untouchables, and television shows, as The Sopranos made the life in organized crime seem almost normal. The fact that these men committed numerous crimes, both financial and violent, seems to have passed...
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...of Sports Gambling Each year more than $380 billion is wagered legally and illegally on sports (CNN.com). It’s estimated that only about 4% or roughly $1.5 billion is wagered legally in the state of Nevada, the only state where sports gambling is legal. The majority of the wagers are placed either thru local bookies or online sportsbooks based outside of the United States in an attempt to avoid prosecution from the US government. The US government is missing out on an opportunity. This illegal activity could be legalized which would in turn lead to much needed additional revenue and creation of additional jobs. Sports gambling is a big business, currently the only people capitalizing on this business is the state of Nevada, the local bookie, and offshore sportsbooks. The fact that nearly $365 billion dollars is changing hands each year without a single penny being taxed is quite concerning. The common worker is forced to pay more and more dollars in payroll tax to cover rampant government spending. Wouldn’t it make sense to legalize sports gambling which could provide additional revenue for local governments and schools while also creating additional job opportunities? According to a 2008 Gallup poll, one in six US citizens had gambled in the previous 12 months, a number that has no doubted grown by today (Gallup.com). Sports gambling could be run very similar to state lotteries which would allow it to be tightly regulated and controlled. It’s no doubt that US citizens are...
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...ascetically pleasing form of movement. In interviews he made is clear that he didn't consider dancing to be something he did for living, he considered everything he did to be dancing. He claimed every movement he made to be distinct and purposeful and inspired by by a graceful necessity. He could improvise entire dance numbers to songs he'd never heard before and a lot of the choreography he worked with and instructed with was made up on the spot. Bolger was never the biggest fan of making movies and never took it very seriously. According to The Making of The Wizard of Oz By Aljean Harmetz Bolger spent more time on set gambling money on horse races then working on his performance. He apparently had a former vaudeville buddy who became his bookie and met him on set to take his bets. Bolger’s legacy can been seen in any modern production of The Wizard of Oz. His unique take on traditional styles of dancing, that he modified out of physical necessity, is seen reflected his legendary performance as the Scarecrow. ...
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...Futures and Options in India BY: YOGIN VORA ON MARCH 25, 2010 NO COMMENT * Options Trading * Options Trade * Derivatives Trade * Trading in shares The Indian capital market has witness impressive growth and qualitative changes, especially over the last two decades. In the fifties, sixties and most of the seventies, it was in a dormant stage when the investors were generally not familiar with, or inclined towards, the corporate securities. During this time, only few companies accessed the capital market. As a consequence, trading volumes were low during these years. The process of liberalization of the Indian economy since the early nineties has contributed to changes in the capital market scenario. The entry of foreign investors in the market has resulted in a substantial change in the scale of operations. Now, we are on the threshold of introduction of trading in derivatives including futures and options, which is expected to bring a qualitative change in the capital market. In this chapter we will discuss about the introduction of future and options trading on the Indian Bourses. However, we will first consider analytically the Badla System which has been an integral part of the Indian markets for long and how does it compare with the futures and options. Along with it, a review is made of the form in which an option trading has been prevalent in the Indian capital market. * The Badla System The system of forward trading was prevalent in the...
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...Minnesota Verse Riff Barbra Guardado, Aaron Gomez, William Minnick CJA/304 February 5, 2013 Chad Louie The police report is a type of written communication that is in this case. The police report gives a detailed account of what the officer has found at the scene of a crime along with statements from the victim and witnesses. Which leads to the next type of communication of a witness statement is a statement put in writing of the alleged crime that a person had witnessed. Search warrant is a court order filled out by an officer in order to gain legal consent to search the person and property of a person who is being suspected in a crime. The search warrant must include everything that is to be searched and address of the residence. Also must be signed reviewed and signed by a judge. The prosecutions and defenses list is a list composed of witnesses that each side will call to help support each side of the case, and give testimony for the jury of what they believe took place. On the oral communications side will be the case summery in which both the prosecution and defense will put together a summary of the way they believe all event in the case took place. The judge will then give their instructions to both the prosecution and defense must adhere to the rules the judge will set forth. The judge will also make sure that no rules will be broken and the suspect will have a fair trial. Next will be the opening statements both sides will give to the court and jury to hear...
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...------------------------------------------------- Topic: Spot fixing in cricket matches. 1. Introduction Spot fixing in sports is the practice of fixing a specific segment within a match. It usually involves a player agreeing, prior to the game that he will perform in a particular way. In cricket this might involve a batsman agreeing to only get a certain number of runs, or a bowler bowling a consecutive number of wide balls in a particular over, etc. Spot fixing stands in contrast to match fixing which refers to the practice of fixing the result of an entire match rather than the performance of one or more individual players within it. By its very nature then, spot fixing is a more discreet manipulation of a game, making it much more difficult to detect than match fixing. Spot fixing in cricket has rapidly increased for the last few years. It’s becoming impossible to detect as well. “Spot-fixing, the manipulation of individual incidents within a match which may not affect the result, is a more insidious crime and one which can be impossible to detect.” (Mehaffey,2012). The players are becoming addicted to it as it is less risky and also it will help them to earn more money within a short period of time. Spot fixing is becoming a great threat. Betting houses and gamblers are aware of it and they are putting more money on cricket. It’s not the only concern for cricket but also the money that has been earned through betting are used to illegal activities such as buying...
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