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Migration theories and settlement of the Aleut and Alutiiq peoples

The Aleutian Islands run from the Peninsula of Kamchatka in the Asiatic portion of Russia to Alaska. All the islands are bare and mountainous and the coasts rocky and surrounded by crashing waves and enormous breakers.

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International relations theory and national security policy tradeoffs

In international policy, as in the course of daily human life, self-interested actors must carefully weigh competing and often equally valid choices, and make for themselves some compromise between opposed values.

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Regulating international tourism in Antarctica to protect the environment

Since the mid-1980s, Antarctica has been an increasingly popular tourist destination, despite the relative danger of visiting the largest, least explored -- and arguably least understood -- continent on earth.

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Pacific Brands' sustainability strategy as competitive differentiation

Pacific Brands is famous for its iconic labels such as its Berlei, Bonds, Clarks, Dunlop, Everlast, Grosby, Hard Yakka, Holeproof, Hush Puppies, King Gee, Mossimo, Razzamatazz, Sheridan, Slazenger, Tontine, and Volley brand names (Our brands, 2013, Pacific Brands).

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Environmental sustainability planning for Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games

The expectations are high and so are the costs involved with hosting the 2014 British Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Environmental scanning frameworks and strategic organizational decision-making

I don't know about organizational thinking -- individuals think; an organization has no brain. I do know, however, that strategy is set within organizations on the basis of all manner of internal and external variables.

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Selecting and vetting academic journals for scholarly publication

Publishing opportunities in academic writing are usually going to be in journals. There are a couple of different approaches to this. The first is to get together a list of journals that either cover or might cover your topic.

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Waste Management, Inc.: strategic analysis and competitive positioning

Moreover, there is also a growing recognition that the cost-effective landfilling practices of the 1980s are no longer a viable alternative for many municipalities.

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Renewable energy sources and global energy demand by 2050

Energy is a very important part of our lives and the world that we live in today.

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Electromagnetic induction in hybrid electric vehicles

The interest in electric cars is certainly not new, but rather dates back to the early 19th century when inventors were actively searching for ways to build cars that would run on battery power only.

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