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Construction technology and innovation from Mesopotamia through the Industrial Revolution

What makes humans different from other animals can be attributed to many things, but it usually begins with our conscious choice to explore the world and separate ourselves from nature through some mastery of it.

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Green business strategy and sustainable building practices

Harvard Business Review, (2007). Green Business Strategy. Harvard Business School Press.

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The Soviet Union and the United States as post-war security rivals

At the end of World War II, roughly Summer 1945, Europe was in shambles. Millions had been killed, many of the governments so disenfranchised that they had to be rebuilt.

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Obesity trends among middle school children in America

Obesity in the adult population is at epidemic proportions. Without stringent efforts to reduce the numbers of children who are also being carried, away by this epidemic the number of adults will increase to a point where the cost of obesity can cripple the health system.

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Competitive business strategies and core competencies at United Parcel Service

The economic agents of the modern day society have to develop and implement more and more complex strategies in order to best respond to the emergent requirements of a growingly dynamic market place.

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How HR system components align at a software organization

The role of the human resource management system is increasing within the modern day society, in which the staff member is no longer simply the force operating the machines, but has metamorphosed into the most valuable organizational asset.

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Stalin's Great Purges and the question of dictatorial control

The ghost of Stalin will circle the earth for a long time to come… Almost everyone has renounced his legacy, but many still draw their strength from him. -- Milovan Djilas

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Personal leadership potential survey results and self-assessment

I have always felt that I had strong leadership potential, for a number of reasons. I believe that I have a desire to be a leader, and that is part of leadership potential. Leadership needs to be a calling. What this survey showed me is that my beliefs about my own leadership potential are true.

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Policy reform needed to expand charter school establishment in Virginia

Policy Reform to Promote the Growth and Development of Charter Schools in the State of Virginia Tools ? Administrations ?

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Institutional factors contributing to counselor turnover in substance abuse treatment centers

This article examines a study of institutional and ecological factors contributing to turnover rates among counselors in substance abuse treatment centers.

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