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Intranet implementation benefits for healthcare organizations

The intent of this proposal is to illustrate through example the benefits to a healthcare organization of choosing to implement an Intranet as both a collaboration and knowledge management platform.

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Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" and musical dignity

Were it not for the title of the song, it would not be difficult to envision what Aaron Copeland had in mind when he wrote "Fanfare for the Common Man." With medieval trumpet calls and grand gongs permeating the composition, it is certainly a "fanfare." However, most fanfares culminate in the…

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Julian Beever's three-dimensional sidewalk art illusions

For the better part of the last ten years, British artist Julian Beever has created an array of impressive artwork across the expanses of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium.

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Emerging computer technologies: nanotechnology, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence

When most technology companies seek upgrades to their software systems or increases in their bandwidth, the most promising events on the computer horizon include advanced innovation in nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing.

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The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union

Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union in 1989 / 90 was one of the key events of the 20th century, marking the end of the Cold War and the start of a new era in international politics.

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Bullying and academic performance at Arthur County Schools

Because bullying tends to perpetuate itself, formulating and implementing effective bullying prevention and intervention programs demands an understanding of the environment that establishes and maintains it.

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Robert Graysmith's Zodiac and the San Francisco serial killer

Zodiac killer in San Francisco terrorized the city for almost a decade, beginning in 1968, murdering people seemingly at random and remaining unidentified and uncaught.

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Social influence and individual accountability in the Abu Ghraib abuse cases

In January 2004 upper level military personnel received word that a SGT had filed concerns that some of his fellow military police guards were treating prisoners of war badly (Hasenauer, 2004).

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Information politics and service-oriented architecture in organizational compliance

There's a major paradox growing in both manufacturing and service-based companies whose business models rely primarily on rapid, accurate and highly specific customer information in completing transactions.

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Smoking among Canadian youth: social factors and rebellion

They have attempted numerous efforts to curb smoking, many of which not only has placed financial, social and political strain upon cigarette manufacturers but also increased revenue streams for the government.

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