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Outplacement firms struggle to deliver value during recession

This article "Outplacement Firms Struggle to Do Job" reveals a $4 billion-a-year outplacement business that many feel provide low-value standardized services. Yet, over two-thirds of 265 U.S.

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Legal and social approaches to prosecuting domestic violence

The case revolves around the question of how to effectively monitor, prosecute, and punish domestic violence legally, while still engaging in effective social policy to reduce the incidence of domestic violence cases.

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Themes of faith and courage in George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin

Princess and the Goblin' is one of the more mature fairy tales compared to several Hans Christian Anderson stories. But deep down, none of these fairy tales were meant to be simple bedtime stories that are told and soon forgotten.

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Profit-sharing plans and employee retention effectiveness

Azfar, O. & Danninger, S. (2001). Profit-sharing, employment stability, and wage growth. Industrial & Labor Relations Review, 54 (3): 619-630

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Aligning academic standards with English language learning proficiency in schools

Suggestions for Achieving Alignment of Academic Standards with ELL Proficiency Standards: An Overview The development and implementation of standards-based instruction that allows for adequate English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction and other English Language Learning (ELL) necessities has…

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Corporate environmentalism in Malaysian hotels: drivers and barriers

Kasim, Azilah. (2007). "Corporate Environmentalism in the Hotel Sector: Evidence of Drivers and Barriers in Penang, Malaysia." Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 15(6), 680-699.

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Family care plan for elderly father with terminal cancer diagnosis

Father, 75, recently diagnosed with small cell carcinoma. On home hospice care with 4-6 months to live; worked in the Philadelphia Naval yard. Former regular smoker, recently quit.

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Converting z-scores to standardized test score scales

Person a received a z-score of 1.0, Person B. received a z-score of 0, and Person C. received a z-score of -1.0. Indicate each individual's score as a T score, CEEB score, IQ score, and approximate percentile score.

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Cedillo v. Secretary of Health and Human Services vaccine autism case

Procedural History: P. filed a claim for compensation under negligence under the Vaccine Act on December 9, 1998. P. asserted that the MMR vaccine given to daughter Michelle caused her to suffer an encephalopathy.

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Mike Nichols' Wit: compassion and intellectual detachment in healthcare

Director Mike Nicohols' film, Wit (2001), is an amazing film, which takes place almost entirely in a hospital room where the main character, Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson), is dying from terminal cancer.

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