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Environmental stressors and air pollution from cremation facilities in Portland

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Blogs as tools for organizational communication and school libraries

Blogs have become very important to all types of organizations over the past couple of years. At first, they were only of interest on a personal level, as one person would blog about his or her daily or weekly activities for friends, family and other people who were interested in the topics.

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Unilever and the World Wildlife Fund's roles in the Marine Stewardship Council

Unilever's role in the Marine Stewardship Council was as a direct industry leader, providing direct financial incentives to commercial fishing operations for incorporating sustainable and environmentally sound fishing practices into their activities.

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Transitions and loss in Julie Orringer's "How to Breathe Underwater"

Orringer, Julie. (2003). How to Breathe Underwater. Knopf. Author Julie Orringer (born 1973) is American, born in Miami, Florida. Her first book was published in 2003 entitled How to Breathe Underwater.

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Canada's aging population and federal fiscal crisis projections

The article entitled "Aging Population will soon strain federal finances, watchdogs say" by Andrew Mayeda and published by the Vancouver Sun, a daily newspaper in Canada, reports the growing concerns of the aging Canadian population, the constraints it places on the healthcare sector, and the…

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Georgia Power's financial strength: return on equity, debt ratio, and quick ratio

There are a number of different tools and strategies used to analyze the overall financial strength of the various companies.

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Enhancing teacher-student connectedness and academic engagement

An increasing number of students have become disconnected from school which has led to a broad range of student issues resulting in negative social, behavioral, emotional, and academic responses (Murray, 2002).

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Early oceanographic contributions of Cook, Maury, and Challenger

What were the significant contributions of James Cook, Matthew Maury, and the Challenger Expedition? How did their contributions lead to a better understanding of oceanography?

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Recruitment strategy for confidential engineering projects at Pumps for All

Pumps for All: High-Profile and Top Secret Water Movement Engineer Recruitment: A Case Study In order to remain a leader of water movement technologies, Pumps for All must maintain the highest standards of excellence and innovation in the engineers it hires.

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Geoinformatics applications and role in twenty-first century society

Geoinformatics can be defined as a science that addresses the setbacks of geosciences and correlated branches of engineering by developing and making use of information science infrastructure.

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