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The history, manufacture, and physics of panpipes

There are few instruments are as primal or ancient as the panpipes. Indeed, other than percussion instruments, the panpipes are perhaps the most ancient instrument in current use. Furthermore they are one of the best instruments for facilitating understanding how sound is made.

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Tax policy, trade policy, and fiscal management effectiveness

Government intervention in the economy takes a number of different forms -- tax policy, fiscal policy, trade policy and monetary policy among them. Even among free market democracies, governments are highly involved in the economy.

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Economic and civic benefits of professional sports franchises in mid-sized cities

It is wise for a major metropolis to promote professional sports as a means of promoting the city. This may not extend to providing funding for major athletic infrastructure projects, but at least on a small scale the promotion of professional sports has benefits for cities.

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Strategic expansion of Great Lakes Carriers using RFID technology

Making strategic plans for a business that deals in transportation and logistics is one of the trickiest plans.

~4 min read

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U.S.-Cuba relations and benefits of lifting the trade embargo

Since President Theodore Roosevelt, there has existed in U.S. political culture a quiet dominion over the small island nation of Cuba. The bedrock of this U.S. policy is an ideology of benevolent domination.

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Comparing human development in India and China using custom HDI criteria

United Nations Development Program, specialized UN agency, is in charge of providing the necessary means, infrastructure, and know how to empower peoples all over the world to create a more developed society for themselves and future generations.

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Elder abuse in rural America: types, causes, and consequences

Abuse comes in many forms: physical, mental, neglect, and more. It is endemic, particularly in developed cultures, and as the nuclear family unit disintegrates, it becomes more and more of a problem for older adults.

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Guilt and masculinity in Andre Dubus's "The Curse"

Andre Dubus' short story "The Curse" put across a series of sentiments related to guilt, manliness, and inability to act. The tension in the story is felt by readers especially because of the rather realistic circumstances in which characters develop.

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Effective characteristics of modern performance appraisal systems

The modern day staff member is the most important organizational asset within the contemporaneous business community. It has in essence evolved from the force operating the machines into the force able to generate organizational value.

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Early twentieth-century film reviews and critical reception of silent cinema

Motion picture directors from the first decades of the twentieth century had a tendency to choose traditional topics as plots for their films, probably because they considered that it would be easier for the public to understand subjects that they could relate to.

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