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Condominium association lien rights under Florida statute 718.116

In Florida, a condominium owner failing to pay either maintenance or assessment fees, may be subject to lien and/or foreclosure due to the nonpayment. The controlling statute in this matter is Florida Statute 718.116. Two recent cases on point in Florida come out of South Florida.

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Starbucks' "third place" culture and employee benefits strategy

Overview- Starbucks is a Seattle-based global Coffee Company and the largest coffeehouse in the world, with over 16,000 stores in over 51 counties.

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Culture of honor as a predictor of school violence

School Violence and the Culture of Honor," Ryan P. Brown, Lindsey L. Osterman, and Collin D. Barnes of the University of Oklahoma test their hypothesis that the sociocultural variable called "culture of honor" is a significant predictor of school violence.

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William Blake and Langston Hughes as artistic revolutionaries

William Blake and Langston Hughes were two artistic individuals who both created a unique artistic and literary atmosphere during their lives as well as shaped the future of art and music long after their deaths.

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Suetonius' treatment of Augustus' civil wars in The Twelve Caesars

What's immediately interesting about Suetonius' rehearsal of the life of Augustus is the speed with which this otherwise expansive writer treats the protracted period of civil turmoil that followed the assassination of Julius Caesar and ended the Roman Republic.

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Data mining implementation for reducing length of stay in Veterans Administration spinal cord injury care

The business problem that initiated the use of Business Intelligence and the original goal in this case were to reduce the length of stay (LOS) and the associated costs for the hospital administration.

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Amazon.com's eDocs e-book supply chain strategy and operations

As one of the world's leading online retailers, Amazon.com continues to successfully expand its core business into related product sales, services, Web Services development (Amazon Web Services) and their e-books program, eDocs.

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Led Zeppelin's formation, early albums, and rise to prominence

After being left with the remains of the Yardbirds in 1968, guitarist Jimmy Page recruited bassist John Paul Jones with whom he had played alongside on Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in an effort to form a new Yardbirds.

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Oedipus' pride and refusal to hear truth in Sophocles' play

Oedipus was a respectable leader of his community. He was confident and he cared about his people. While he was prideful, this did not seem to get in the way of his governing the people before he became obsessed about his heritage.

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Decision-making factors in a youth development program for Kava

Decisions in Paradise III: Resources, Actions, and Ethical Implications of Decision Implementation Nik, Alex, and Chris all certainly have their work cut out for them on Java.

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