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Open source forensic software as a significant development in digital forensics

Of the many new technologies introduced into digital forensics in the last five years, open source forensic software has been the most significant in its contributions to forensic analysis, the prevention and solving of crimes.

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Evaluating EPS quality through operating cash flow analysis

Rick Wyman, the author of "How to evaluate the quality of EPS" cautions the careful investor to be wary of taking EPS (earnings per share) and P/E (price-to-earnings) ratio calculations at face value.

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Four motivation theories applied to the Whinslo Ltd. case study

Motivating employees is one of the most essential tasks for any manager, and can be a difficult one to approach. At the Whinslo Ltd. company as presented in the case study, Lesley Watt has felt a definite lack of motivation, and a large part of the fault rests with her boss, Mr. Foreman.

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Grievance procedures and union duty of fair representation under LMRA

In this scenario of rather childish violence in the workplace, it is unfortunate that Green -- who according to this account did not strike the first blow -- should be fired while Swallows was reinstated, but the fact is that Green never truly filed a grievance, and therefore had not officially…

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Immigration and assimilation in contemporary America

In America today there are nearly 23 million foreign born residents which is about 8.4% of the total population. There are about 32 million residents who do not speak English as their primary language. This modern day influx of immigrants is very different from immigration in the past.

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Lehman Brothers' collapse and the subprime mortgage crisis

Lehman Brothers was once one of the most respected and also one of the smallest of the major investment banking firms on Wall Street.

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Emergency response improvements following the Oklahoma City bombing

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many observers suggested that "nothing would ever be the same again," but for the citizens of Oklahoma City, things had already changed in substantive ways years earlier on April 19, 1995 after Timothy McVeigh detonated an enormous ammonium…

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Bill C-38 and the legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada

Same-sex marriage has been a controversial issue in most places where it has been raised. The issue was recently addressed in a California election with Proposition 8 intended to prohibit same-sex marriage, and the proposition passed and generated a strong backlash that currently continues.

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Walt Disney's pioneering innovations and lasting cultural impact

American culture and social impact. Specifically it will discuss Walt Disney and his impact on the movie industry.

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Strategic plan for a new management graduate's career

The current labor market is soft (Barrett & Bater, 2008), a result of the economic slowdown. Unemployment is on the rise in most sectors of the economy. This constitutes a difficult environment in which to build a career.

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