bs_bs_banner European Law Journal, Vol. 19, No. 6, November 2013, pp. 759–778. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, USA ACTA and the Enforcement of Copyright in Cyberspace: the Impact on Privacy Iryna Ievdokymova* Abstract: As the reach of the Internet expands, governments increasingly seek to introduce initiatives aimed at controlling individuals’ online activity. One such initiative, aimed, inter alia, at introducing
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................................................................................................................................................7 2.3.4.1 Stamp duty (State based tax)............................................................................................................7 2.3.4.2 Land Tax (State based tax)
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9-808-019 JUNE 6, 2008 NANCY F. KOEHN MARYA BESHAROV KATHERINE MILLER Starbucks Coffee Company in the 21st Century On the morning of March 19, 2008, 6,000 Starbucks shareholders gathered at McCaw Hall in Seattle for the coffee company’s annual meeting. The first in line appeared outside the building’s glass-fronted façade while it was still dark, and before long, the performance hall was packed.1 As the crowd streamed inside, one team of Starbucks employees handed out cups of hot coffee,
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Quazi Tasnim Hasan ID # 112 111 051 Assignment No. 4 What is economic integration? For the Last 65 years, the world has undergone significant changes. The decade of the 1970s was dominated by the two energy crises. Industrial economies were faced with a new “enemy”: stagflation—a combination of high inflation and unemployment. Developing countries were increasingly becoming more dependent on foreign borrowing and centrally planned economies were unable to secure economic growth. Furthermore
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world based on revenue and slipped to number two in 2006 when Exxon/Mobil took over the number one position. Wal-Mart has more than 1.5 million employees worldwide, including 1.3 million in the United States, and generates more than 2 percent of the gross national product in the United States. On December 19, 2005, the results of a Pew Research survey showed that 81 percent of the 1,502 people who responded to the survey considered Wal-Mart a good place to shop. In addition, 69 percent of the
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(10-K) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended February 1, 2014. OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 1-303 THE KROGER CO. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio (State or Other Jurisdiction
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+ Models OPEMAN-559; No of Pages 8 Journal of Operations Management xxx (2007) xxx–xxx www.elsevier.com/locate/jom Sustainable supply chains: An introduction Jonathan D. Linton a,*, Robert Klassen b, Vaidyanathan Jayaraman c a Paul Desmarais Professor in the Management of Technological Enterprises, School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, Canada b Ivey School of Management, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada c Department of Management, School
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Lind University of Virginia Studies in Women and Gender Program This article addresses the effects of heterosexist bias in social welfare policy frameworks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families in the United States. It discusses the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), federal definitions of family and household, and stereotypes about LGBT individuals. It argues that poor LGBT individuals
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Loyola Law School (Los Angeles) Legal Studies Paper No. 2005-18 August 2005 Facilitating Compulsory Licensing under TRIPS in Response to the AIDS Crisis in Developing Countries Professor Hans Henrik Lidgard Professor Jeffery Atik This paper can be downloaded without charge from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) electronic library at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=794228 FACILITATING COMPULSORY LICENSING UNDER TRIPS IN RESPONSE TO THE AIDS CRISIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Hans Henrik Lidgard
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Comprehensive Business Process Review and Audit Final Report Prepared for Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. December 24, 2007 Proprietary & Confidential This document includes information that is proprietary and confidential to Stone & Webster Management Consultants, Inc. (Stone & Webster Consultants) and shall not be disclosed outside the Recipient’s organization. This document shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed – in whole or in part – for any purpose other than evaluation
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