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Ethnographic observation of customer service efficiency at an Apple Store

Apple Store located inside the Generic County Mall: Spacious store with regular customer traffic. Roughly 5 to 10 customers in the store at all times. At high-volume, 30 customers or so.

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Gender, urban planning, and identity in San Francisco neighborhoods

Both of these articles look at problems in urban planning combined with how different areas attract and support certain genders.

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The Central Hudson Test and commercial speech regulation

While commercial speech typically receives limited First Amendment protection, two types of commercial speech receive no protection at all.

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Review of Cheryl Townsley's Kid Smart on family nutrition

This sensible book is about ways to change and increase family health. Townsley is appalled at the unhealthy practices of most families and believes strongly in a process of moving through steps in the direction of health.

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Hypocrisy and judgment in Stephen Crane's Maggie

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane is essentially a story about hypocrisy and judgment. Maggie is the only character in the story that does not judge people morally for things that they themselves are doing.

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Leadership communication strategies during organizational change at McDonald's and Walmart

One of the most pressing demands imposed upon an organization undergoing some degree of change is that concerning the relationship between leadership and membership. Often, the strains of change can be difficult to assimilate for both aspects of the organization.

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Certification and accreditation of information systems

Certification and accreditation is the process of assessing information system in order to determine if the system meets the optimum security requirements for the particular mission function and the corresponding sensitivity of the information being handled.

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Healthcare reform challenges in Medicare and Medicaid systems

The current state of healthcare is facing a number of different challenges, with the increasing amounts of uninsured and rising costs posing as the greatest threat to the system. This is a drastic change from the predictions made during the 1980's that health care costs would remain stable.

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Women of Ibsen and Strindberg: social constraints and independence

When we hear the phrase "You've come a long way, baby" we know it is associated with the advancement of women but without knowing the experiences of women before us, that phrase loses some of its power.

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Understanding MARC records and bibliographic data organization

What is a MARC Record? MARC Record stands for MAchine Readable Cataloging. MARC Records have become a standard format for bibliographic records. For instance, a catalog card is an example of a bibliographic record.

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