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Cultural conflict and security in the Asian Pacific region

The Asian Pacific region has been problematical in the world of International Affairs for at least the past two centuries.

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Risk management strategies and mitigation in manager portfolios

Essentially, this is about the paradigm of risk management, and ways to mitigate such within a template of managerial personal portfolio; another term is, of course, portfolio management.

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Brand loyalty and cultural factors in Irish and Chinese consumer behavior

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CCTV surveillance and civil rights: Balancing security with privacy

The incursion of technology into nearly every aspect of modern life is an accepted part of life in the twenty first century. To that end, technology is a significant tool in the war against crime waged daily by officers of the law.

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Causes and impacts of accelerated global warming trends

Global warming is a phenomenon that has many opinions, from the scientific, to the political, to the ridiculous. A major rift between the more rational arguments has been the question of whether global warming is actually occurring or if the earth is simply in a geologic time of natural warming.

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Accounting industry role in the 2008 financial crisis

Over the last three years, the credit crunch and severe recession have had a profound impact upon the world of business. What happened was when the recession first began in 2007 many: banks, brokerage firms and insurance companies were over exposed to the subprime mortgage market in real estate.

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Tax planning considerations for Louise's business incorporation decision

Louise is aged 50 and single. Since 1994 she has carried on a retail business as a sole trader. Her trading profits as adjusted for tax purposes and after capital allowances, for the year ended 30th April 2009 were $150,000.

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Jennifer Saunders and the cultural impact of Absolutely Fabulous

Great Britain had an alternative comedy revolution during the 1980s that carried over into the 1990s and while "sitcoms" weren't necessarily viewed by the general public as being glamorous, the genre inspired some of the most memorable British television ever.

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Chinese naval expansion and U.S. strategic interests in the South China Sea

China's New Growing and Aggressive Navy: Friend of Foe? The spurn in the development of the Chinese Navy, over the last ten years, as well as Chinese activities in the South China Sea has created cause for concern in many areas.

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ResQPOD as an impedance threshold device for cardiac arrest

The ResQPOD is an impedance threshold device which regulates thoracic pressure on demand during hypotension. This device effectively increases vital organ perfusion in the instance of a variety of arrhythmias even those associated with a very poor prognosis (Cooper & Cooper, 2008).

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