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Performing arts and family influence on career choice

That statement certainly seems to make sense when one considers the performing dynasties like the Barrymores or the Redgraves, where multiple generations have been involved in the performing arts.

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Economic rent distribution in California water pricing policy

Compare the distribution of economic rents in the case where farmers are allowed to resell their water on an open market to a situation where farmers must pay marginal cost for their water.

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Communication technology's role in business ethics and democratic reform

Attached please find two very recent news reports concerning important issues in the areas of business ethics and communications.

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Balanced scorecards, Six Sigma, and strategic planning alternatives

Many are dependent upon the kind of information -- or the goal -- to which that information aspires. For instance, SWOT models (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats), are rather generic universals; other methods, Balanced Scorecards, QFD, STAW, etc.

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Effects of student participation in multimedia vocabulary development

Students' Participation in Authoring of Multimedia Materials on Student Acquisition of Vocabulary" by Ofelia R. Nikolova

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Technology and globalization in international business management

international business is fine if you are going to work in a large multinational enterprise, but it has no relevance for individuals who are going to work in small firms.

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Snickers' Super Bowl XLV advertisement featuring Roseanne Barr and Richard Lewis

Rosanne Bar and Richard Lewis teamed up during Super Bowl XLV. They participated in a thirty-second spot for Snickers, the candy bar, in front of the largest TV audience in history, according to the Nielsen Company -- an estimated 111 million people.

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Validity and reliability in experimental testing and measurement

When one is discussing experimental results, two terms become very important: validity and reliability. Validity refers to "the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure" (Cherry, 2011, Validity). Reliability refers to "the consistency of a measure.

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The Service Employees International Union's dispute at St. Mary's Medical Center

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the fastest-growing union in America today, despite the general downward trend of union membership in the nation overall. The SEIU is a large, broad-based union, drawing members from a diverse range of industries.

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David Burns's Feeling Good: neurology, mood, and depression

The author, David Burns, is a medical doctor and the former Acting Chief of Psychiatry at the Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

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