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Poland Spring sells the majority of its water in portable 8, 16, 20 and 24 oz bottles, but also carries larger 5 gallon tanks usable in office or in home water dispensers. Smaller 1 gallon bottles are also available for sale in most supermarkets, and are available for home delivery in the Northeast United States. Other less popular varieties of Poland Spring include sparking, lemon, lime, and distilled. All Poland Spring products are sold in plastic bot ...

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Poland Spring, Poland Spring - Water Sales, Poland Spring - Controversy

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 6,247 people, 1,975 households, and 1,789 families residing in the city. The population density is 793.4/km² (2,057.3/mi²). There are 2,032 housing units at an average density of 258.1/km² (669.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.29% White, 1.55% African American, 0.11% Native American, 2.98% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.09% of the po ...

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Powell Ohio, Powell Ohio - Geography, Powell Ohio - Demographics, Powell Ohio - Economy

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Although Royal Icing has traditionally been prepared with fresh egg whites, many people substitute meringue powder, due to the risk of salmonella that using raw egg whites presents. Alternatively, ready-to-use, pasteurized, refrigerated egg whites can be purchased in most grocery stores which should also provide a safe alternative to fresh egg whites. The recipe below makes use of the latter alternative. The American Egg Board states: "There have been warnings against consuming raw or lightly cooked eggs on the grounds that the egg ma ...

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Loblaw was started in 1919 by T.P. Loblaw and Justin Cork at the beginning of the "supermarket" revolution. During the 1930s, it grew to become a chain of more than 80 stores. In 1947, George Weston Limited acquired a controlling interest in the company, which became Canada's largest grocery retailer and the third largest in North America. Loblaw Companies Limited was incorporated in 1956, and throughout the 1970s and 1980s, it introduced its private label brands. From 1961 to 1971, i ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 78,452 people, 33,509 households, and 20,373 families residing in the city. The population density is 660.8/km² (1,711.3/mi²). There are 38,980 housing units at an average density of 328.3/km² (850.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 73.52% White, 21.26% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.76% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. 6.41% of t ...

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Lakeland Florida, Lakeland Florida - Geography, Lakeland Florida - Demographics, Lakeland Florida - Media, Lakeland Florida - Attractions and points of interest, Lakeland Florida - Notable Lakelanders

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The durian is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, although it can grow in any similar climate. The center of ecological diversity for durians is the island of Borneo, where it is prized by the local people, a passion shared by the orangutan population. Thailand is a major exporter of durians. Other places where durians are grown include Mindanao in the Philippines, Queensland in Australia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Hawaii. In season they can be found in mainstream Japanese supermarkets; in ...

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Durian, Durian - Availability and ripeness, Durian - Selection, Durian - Opening, Durian - Properties, Durian - Thornless durians, Durian - Trivia

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The riots were a predominantly middle-class uprising against the government of President Fernando de la Rúa, who had failed to contain the economic crisis and was going through its third year of recession. Since 1991, the Argentine peso was at a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. The 1-to-1 rate had been instrumental to overcome the chronic hyperinflation bursts of the late 1980s, but deprived Argentina of full control over its monetary policy, and a sudden revaluation of the dollar in 1997 ended up harming exports, which wer ...

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December 2001 riots Argentina, December 2001 riots Argentina - Background, December 2001 riots Argentina - Corralito, December 2001 riots Argentina - December 19, December 2001 riots Argentina - December 20, December 2001 riots Argentina - The Rodríguez Saá Administration, December 2001 riots Argentina - The designation of Eduardo Duhalde

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The origin of the city's name is understood to come from the Brythonic Din Eidyn (Fort of Eidyn) from the time when it was a Gododdin hillfort. After it was besieged by the Bernician Angles the name changed to Edin-burh, which some have argued derives from the Anglo-Saxon for "Edwin's fort", possibly derived from the 7th century Northumbrian king Edwin. However, since the name apparently predates King Edwin, this is highly unlikely. The burgh element means "fortress" or "group of buildings", i.e. a town or city an ...

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Wally Amos, an Air Force veteran who worked as a talent agent with the William Morris Agency, would send home-cooked chocolate chip cookies to celebrities to entice them to meet with him and maybe sign a deal to be represented by the William Morris company. In 1975, Amos took the advice of some friends and opened a cookie restaurant in Los Angeles, California, the restaurant being named "Famous Amos". The restaurant proved so popular that eventually, the "Famous Amos" brand would branch out, starting the production of cookies t ...

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Famous Amos, Famous Amos - History, Famous Amos - Packages

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Filling station - Gasoline prices in North America. Nearly all filling stations in North America advertise their often-changing prices on large signs which is typical of the very competitive market. In the United States and Canada, federal, state/provincial and local sales taxes are usually included in the price. Gas taxes are often meant to fund transportation projects such as the mainte ...

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Filling station, Filling station - History of American filling stations, Filling station - Historical stations, Filling station - Types of filling stations in the United States, Filling station - Filling stations outside the United States, Filling station - Price at the pump, Filling station - Gasoline prices in North America, Filling station - Petrol prices in Europe, Filling station - Petrol prices elsewhere, Filling station - Features of gas stations in the United States, Filling station - Payment methods, Filling station - Full service vs. self service, Filling station - Minimum service vs. full service, Filling station - Other goods and services commonly available, Filling station - Service stations, Filling station - Octane, Filling station - Differences in fuel dispensers, Filling station - Smoking static electricity and mobile phone use, Filling station - Miscellany, Filling station - Gas station maps, Filling station - Gas stations in film and TV, Filling station - Well-known gasoline/petrol station brands

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Fishsticks first came about as a result of Clarence Birdseye's invention of the plate froster in 1929, the first quick freezer. To ensure rapid freezing, food needed to be in slim rectangular slabs. A suitable candidate for this freezing method was fishsticks, slivers cut from large fish then dipped in bread crumbs for frying. In Britain in the 1950's, most of the herring catch was pickled and exported to other North European countries. In an attempt to make herring more appealing on the home market, companies tried to present it in a ...

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Fishstick, Fishstick - History, Fishstick - Production, Fishstick - Sources

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Dairy Farm was set up in 1886 by Sir Patrick Manson, a Scottish surgeon, and five well known Hong Kong businessmen. They initially aimed to improve the health of Hong Kong people by providing them with non-contaminated cows' milk and to import a herd of dairy cattle so as to decrease the price of milk by more than half. In 1890, Dairy Farm built a low-rise brick and stucco building on Lower Albert Road in Central for use as a cold storage warehouse. This warehouse was later renovated and expanded in 1913 to include a dairy shop ...

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Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - Group Operating Committee, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - Board of Directors, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - Shareholder information, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - History, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - Focus, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - Products of Dairy Farm, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - Career Opportunities, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - Operating Brands, Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited - Contact Information

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Examples of the potential Consequences of poor Customer Service are: Low number of customers Stress Attrition - Employees leave the organisation Low sales Decrease in organization's reputation High levels of complaints Unhappy staff Bad atmosphere within the organization Over stocking Conflict Effect on profits Potential closure Policies requiring exaggerated politeness, loosely refered to as "robot-talk" Automated and/or generated responses, i.e for a specific ...

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Customer service, Customer service - Factors which contribute to Customer Service, Customer service - Consequences of good Customer Service, Customer service - Consequences of poor Customer Service, Customer service - Greeting customers

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ConAgra was founded in 1919 by Alva Kinney, who brought together four grain mills as Nebraska Consolidated Mills. In 1940, it began producing flour at its own mill, and in 1942 ventured into the livestock feed business. Consolidated Mills funded the establishment of Duncan Hines in 1951 as a way to market more flour by selling cake mixes. This venture was very successful, but did not lead Consolidated to consider other food ventures. Instead, they sold their assets in Duncan Hines to Procter & Gamble in 1956. As American ho ...

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On the other hand, many large American and Canadian cities now have more than one Chinatown—an older mainly urban one, and others attached to newly created suburban communities. The early Chinese immigrants settled in major North American coastal cities such as San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Vancouver, thus giving those cities historic and bustling old Chinatowns that still stand today and essentially serving as anchors for another wave of ethnic Chinese immigration. In the early years of settlement, many of the ol ...

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Agriculture is an industry which provides significant economies of scale to large producers. As is the trend in such industries, agricultural production in most free-market economies has been increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small number of large companies. As this trend continues, so too does the risk that markets for food will display monopolistic or oligarchical characteristics. At the same time, competition law and policy seeks to redress such market distortions.

Corporate farming, Corporate farming - Effects ascribed to corporate farming, Corporate farming - Concentration of production, Corporate farming - Food quality and cheap food, Corporate farming - Genetic engineering, Corporate farming - Corporate farm vs family farm, Corporate farming - Benefits of Big Agriculture

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Cuisine of Malaysia - Malay food. Malay food is best characterized by its extensive use of chilli and/or coconut milk and frying method. Basically, having a Malay meal consists of a one-time serving of rice and various types of dishes served in bowls and plates (as opposed to course-by-course meal favoured by Western and Chinese dining). In traditional Malay meal, usually one can find a few servings of meat and/or fish dishes (cooked in varying methods), accompanied by a few servings of vegetables, and not forget ...

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Pharmacies in Australia are mostly independently-owned by pharmacists, often operated as franchises of retail brands offered by the three major pharmaceutical wholesalers in Australia — Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), Sigma Company, and Symbion Health. A minority of pharmacies are owned by friendly societies, particularly in Victoria and South Australia. List of pharmacies - API brands. API Health Care Pharmacy Chemworld Pharmacist Advice Priceline Pharmacy Soul Pattinson — formerly owned by W ...

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List of pharmacies, List of pharmacies - Australia, List of pharmacies - API brands, List of pharmacies - Sigma brands, List of pharmacies - Symbion brands, List of pharmacies - Friendly societies, List of pharmacies - Canada, List of pharmacies - France, List of pharmacies - Hong Kong, List of pharmacies - Japan, List of pharmacies - Malaysia, List of pharmacies - United Kingdom, List of pharmacies - United States

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Born on western Long Island, in Brooklyn, on November 19, 1942, Ackerman was raised in Flushing, Queens. He attended local public schools, Brooklyn Technical High School and graduated from Queens College in 1965. After college, Ackerman became a New York City School teacher where he taught social studies, mathematics, and journalism to junior high school students in Queens . Following the birth of his first child in 1969, Ackerman petitioned the New York City Board of Education for an unpaid leave of absence to spend time with his newborn daughter. But his request was denied under then existing policy which reserved unpaid ...

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Soybeans can be broadly classified as "vegetable" (garden) or field (oil) types. Vegetable types cook more easily, have a mild nutty flavor, better texture, are larger in size, higher in protein, and lower in oil than field types. Tofu and soymilk producers prefer the higher protein cultivars bred from vegetable soybeans originally brought to the United States in the late 1930s. The "garden" cultivars are generally not suitable for mechanical combine harvesting because they have a tendency for the pods ...

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Soybean, Soybean - Physical characteristics, Soybean - Cultivation, Soybean - Uses, Soybean - Oil, Soybean - Meal, Soybean - Flour, Soybean - Infant formula, Soybean - Substitute for existing products, Soybean - Other products, Soybean - Genetic modification, Soybean - Nutrition, Soybean - Protein, Soybean - Vitamins and Minerals, Soybean - Health, Soybean - Isoflavones, Soybean - Reduce cholesterol, Soybean - Cancer

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One reason why Japanese curry is so popular in Japan is that it is very easy to make compared to many other Japanese dishes. It can be made from a ready-made curry sauce mix, or roux (カレールー), in under an hour. Mixes come in the form of a block and can be found in the West in local supermarkets which have a Japanese section, or in Japanese or Oriental food stores. The most common brand sold in the United States is Golden Curry made by S&B Foods Inc. However, the most popular curry sauce in Japan is Vermont Curry by House Foods Co. There are al ...

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Japanese curry, Japanese curry - Sauce mixes, Japanese curry - Preparation, Japanese curry - Serving

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The Imperial Party's plans for the British economy are outlined below. For income tax, the Party supports the current Pay As You Earn system, although it has said it would lower the current bands. For council tax, the Party supports capping local councils, limiting them to one rise every 3 years, in line with inflation. For VAT, the Party advocates a reduction of 2.5% "across the board" (from 17.5% standard rate and 5% reduced rate to 15% and 2.5% respectively), to allow for the introducti ...

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