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coca
coca Shrub native to Colombia and Peru which contains the
alkaloid drug
cocaine. Native Americans chew the leaves for pleasure, to quell hunger and to stimulate the nervous system. The plant has yellow-white flowers growing in clusters, and red berries. Height:
c.2.4m (8ft). Family Erythroxylaceae; species Erythroxylon coca.
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Coca: It's an indigenous thing
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 12/8/2006; ; 700+ words
; LA PAZ, Bolivia - "Coca, coca, coca!" The Aymara women beckoned from beneath a golden tent in a corner of Plaza de Alonso Mendoza, elbow deep in towering burlap sacks filled with emerald leaves. Around them, other tents housed pyramids...
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COCA-COLA JAMMIN' IN FINAL FOUR FLURRY
PR Newswire; 3/23/1994; 700+ words
; ...March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Always Jammin' -- Always Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is taking it to the hoop in a big way for college...dunk" activities leading up to the 1994 Final Four. Coca-Cola's Final Four activities include: -- "Coca...
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Coca-Cola Sets Goal to Recycle or Reuse 100 Percent of Its Plastic Bottles in the U.S.
Business Wire; 9/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...to-Bottle Recycling Plant ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola today announced it is investing...market," said Sandy Douglas, president Coca-Cola North America. "Our investments...Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Plant The Coca-Cola Company and United Resource Recovery...
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Coca-Cola and National Recycling Coalition Launch Recycle Bin Grant Program.
Business Wire; 10/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...Recycling Bins and Expertise ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola and the National Recycling Coalition...locations. The grant program is part of Coca-Cola's $60 million investment in recycling...S. "We are excited to partner with Coca-Cola to offer a recycling bin grant program...
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Coca-Cola Expands U.S. Recycling or Reuse Goals.
Business Wire; 2/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...Recycling Coalition WASHINGTON -- The Coca-Cola Company today announced a long term...packaging," said Sandy Douglas, president, Coca-Cola North America. "We envision a...reduces carbon emissions by 95 percent. Coca-Cola currently uses an average 60 percent...
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Coca clashes: Colombia.(ban against coca farming)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 8/17/1996; 700+ words
; ...CRIME does pay, at least for Colombian coca farmers. That is why thousands of them...against government efforts to destroy their coca crops. Some 30,000 farmers have been...agreed to let some farmers destroy their own coca plants, in exchange for subsidies to help...
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Coca-Cola Pops The Top On 10-Year Sponsorship Extension With NASCAR.
Business Wire; 12/7/2007; 700+ words
; Agreement Renews Coca-Cola's Exclusive Position with NASCAR...Alcoholic Beverages Through 2017 ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola is expanding upon its 40-year...in professional sports, allows multiple Coca-Cola brands to connect with racing fans...
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT FOR SALE OF 49 PERCENT INTEREST IN COCA-COLA & SCHWEPPES BEVERAGES OPERATIONS TO COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES
PR Newswire; 6/4/1996; 700+ words
; ...purchase of the 51 percent interest of Cadbury Schweppes, will make Coca-Cola Enterprises sole Coca-Cola bottler in Great Britain ATLANTA, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) announced today that it has signed a letter...
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Coca-Cola to 'Give Back Life' on World Environment Day
Newspaper article from: Daily Mirror; 6/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...Terephthalate (PET) Recycling initiative, Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Limited launched...on PET Recycling among the staff of the Coca Cola plant in Biyagama. The programme...residents of the area surrounding the plant as Coca-Cola's incentive to celebrate World...
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Coca-Cola and Six Flags Become Exclusive Worldwide Marketing Partners.
Business Wire; 8/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...number one brand among teens, and The Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest...a long-term agreement that will make Coca-Cola the exclusive soft drink supplier...1, 2003. The new agreement will move Coca-Cola availability in the Six Flags system...
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Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated P.O. Box 31487 Charlotte...NASDAQ SICs: 2086 Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated is the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. This manufacturer...
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Coca-Cola Beverages
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
COCA-COLA BEVERAGES Coca-Cola Beverages is the world's largest soft drink producer and distributor...Despite its popularity and presence in the United States, 68 percent of Coca-Cola's soft drink products are sold outside North America. Coca...
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Coca Paste
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
COCA PASTE Coca paste is the first crude extraction product of coca leaves from the Coca Plant; it is obtained in the process of extracting Cocaine from these leaves. The leaves are mashed with alkali and kerosene and then sulfuric acid (and...
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Coca Plant
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
COCA PLANT The coca plant is a cultivated shrub, generally found in the Andean Highlands...Asia. Of the more than 200 species of the genus Erythroxylon , only E. coca variety ipadu, E. novogranatense , and E. novogranatense variety truxillense...
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Coca
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Coca The coca plant, genus Erythroxylum, family Erythroxylaceae, order Linales, is...approximately 250 species, of which the most cultivated species are Erythroxylum coca (southern Peru and Bolivia) and Erythroxylum novogranatense (Colombia...
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