The fulfillment center enables Urban Outfitters to provide fast and effective next-day delivery to the western states.

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But in the hard and fast running of campaign '96, the line between effective and forbidden got ground in the dirt.

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While Dr. Gawande has provided a wonderful revealing portrait of cost-effective, fast, food preparation and delivery at the CheeseCake Factory , he has focused on the process of creating the meal, not the process of deciding what meal to make.

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As a result, managers and HR professionals often believe the most effective way to get employees and reports to perform is to offer fast money.

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VIZIO's Theater 3D technology included in the new XVT-Series takes movies, sports and gaming into a new dimension while an effective refresh rate of 240 Hz keeps even the most fast-moving pictures smooth and stable.

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Just a few short weeks ago, as loyal readers of this column will recall, a public consensus was gelling around the idea that the Fed had run out of effective monetary tools, and the major indexes were sinking fast.

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