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United States Coast Guard emergency management specialist position

Department of Homeland Security has a job opening through the United States Coast Guard agency. The position's title is emergency management specialist.

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Whitman's Drum-taps: Civil War realism and disputed patriotism

Walt Whitman's Civil War-related poetry was powerful yet paradoxical. On the one hand, early in his war-related poetry, he appeared to view the war as a wondrous event for democracy.

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Educational outcomes and challenges for foster youth in care

Home life, education of parents, stability in the child's life, the socio-economic placement of the home, and the presence of abuse, just to name a few can be instrumental in determining the outcome of a child.

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Employee burnout and the acceleration trap in modern organizations

The acceleration trap refers to the growing incidence of firms accelerating the pace of their business without break. Acceleration succeeds in the short-term, but in the long-term it can have devastating consequences for the organization.

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Oil industry strategies for responding to climate change and global warming

Over the last several decades the issue of global warming has been increasingly brought to the forefront. Part of the reason for this is the changes in the environment that are being seen around the globe worldwide.

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Parenting styles and psychological development in contemporary society

There are numerous theories and styles associated with child rearing. Typically, these are psychological templates that approach different parenting situations in unique ways based on a child's behavior, the situation, and even life-stages.

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Using linear regression to predict and analyze relationships between variables

Regression analysis is the technique used to express the linear relationship between two variables. With this technique we can estimate the value of the dependent variable (Y) based on a selected value of the independent variable (X).

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General Mills' customer satisfaction strategy and business success

In order to be a strong leader, General Mills focused on customer satisfaction which made the company successful. Changes were incorporated, based on customer satisfaction surveys that have enabled General Mills to be leaders in the business for over 100 years.

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Microsoft Office 2007's usability enhancements and design innovations

Microsoft Office has in the past been roundly criticized for its lack of usability and the restrictions this has placed on user's productivity, with estimates of 15% or less of office features actually being used (Boeri, 2007).

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Culturally responsive after-school programs for Native American youth in California

Native American youth are too often overlooked when social workers are crafting programs that reach "at risk" populations.

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