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Street gangs acquiring military-grade weapons and combat tactics

Street gangs are increasingly obtaining and deploying military-grade equipment and tactics. Be prepared for increasing levels of force and resistance. Pick your battles: Stay alert to stay alive!

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Worldmaking practices in tourism: marginalization and global impact

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The IEEE Software Engineering Online Learning Center and XML big data optimization

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Software security as a barrier to wireless network adoption

Despite the exceptional growth of many forms of wireless networks and their many variations including metropolitan Wi-Fi and distance-based wireless networks used in broad geographic regions, software continues to be a major barrier to their adoption.

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Nine ways leaders exert influence on organizational behavior

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Technology innovation's impact on foreign direct investment and global markets

The continued proliferation of technologies globally is re-defining the strategies, systems, platform and most of all, the pace of its adoption throughout organizations.

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Coca-Cola's global expansion through marketing, distribution, and strategic operations

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The gap between HR practice and academic research in the 21st century

Rynes et al. (2002) discuss their views of what 21st-century HR managers need to do and come to the conclusion that HR managers simply need to read more academic literature. They assess the nature of the gap between HR practitioners and the academic literature.

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How companies use Twitter and Facebook for customer service

The impact of social networks on every facet of customer relationships continues to escalate, with more companies using Twitter and Facebook to deliver exceptional customer service experiences by solving their problems quickly, clearly and transparently online (Bernoff, Li, 2008).

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Histrionic personality disorder: attention-seeking behaviors and characteristics

Personality is the unique way in which every individual expresses their inner experience and outer behavior. People tend to react a given way every time they experience something and in return express personality traits that come to define who people are. But personalities are not set in stone.

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