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Virginia's state employee health benefits program and plan options

All full-time, part-time, salaried and classified state employees including regular, full-time or part-time, salaried faculty members are eligible for Virginia's health benefits program. Certain family members may also be covered, comprising legally married spouses and dependents children.

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Impact of financial derivatives on the subprime mortgage crisis

Over the last several years, the world has been struggling with a financial crisis, unlike anything that has occurred since the Great Depression. At the heart of issue, are various financial related derivates tied to what is known as subprime loans in real estate.

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Social Security solvency and the case for raising retirement age

That is exactly what is happening with Social Security. As of last year it paid out more in benefits than it amassed in payroll taxes -- something that was not supposed to happen until 2016.

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Essential characteristics of helping relationships in counseling

Counseling is defined as an interaction between a professional or a trained individual and a patient aimed to help the patient solve his or her problem in psychosocial adjustment (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 2002).

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Pre-transfusion prophylactic medications: evidence and practice change

In the initial phase of this project, the problem that was identified was not specifically an abundance of post-transfusion reactions, but rather the administering of medicines -- specifically acetaminophen and diphenhydramine -- as a prophylactic treatment meant to prevent post-transfusion…

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Freedom and music as redemption in James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues"

"Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin is more than a tale of two brothers, it is a tale of the healing powers of music. The two brothers live different lives with Sonny's brother constantly looking down on Sonny and expressing disgust for his lifestyle.

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Major challenges and controversies in American public education

Major educational challenges in the United States devolve around curriculum, funding, and control.

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The Tang Dynasty's role in Chinese progress and international prominence

There were a series of dynasties in Chinese history that were somewhat responsible for preventing the country from experiencing progress in its relationship with other countries, in its economy, and in the Chinese society as a whole.

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Intentional torts in Gilbert Law Summaries: Torts

Before entering the matter proper of torts, the book presents a very brief overlook and introduction to the notion of torts.

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A journey through the human digestive and circulatory systems

Please note the different types of teeth present: as we move from the center of the mouth to the back not that there are two sets of incisors, a set of canines, the premolar and first and second molars.

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