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Strategic positioning of Vodafone Hutchison Australia in the wireless market

The merger of Vodafone and Hutchison Whampoa's Australian operations has created VHA, a firm with 27% share in the Australian mobile market, good for #3 out of 3 players.

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The European Union's impact on the global economy and developing countries

In today's increasingly globalized world, the efforts of one region often have a direct effect on the entire globe. With the establishment of the European Union, in 1993, the ripples from this political, social and economic conglomeration were felt around the world.

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Confucianism and the rule of law in East Asian politics

When compared to the Western paradigm, East Asian politics is particularly complex as a result of its dichotomous relationship between the tradition of law and the conception of ritual.

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Music's role in defining the 1960s American counterculture movement

Music has long been an expression of the society within which the particular kind or genre of music originated in. There is a distinct musical expression that can be identified with most cultures at any given time within the evolution of the cultural tradition and setting.

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Core challenges to American homeland security after 9/11

Understanding the Core Challenges to American Homeland Security Since the attacks on September 11th, which felled the World Trade Towers and left a gaping hole in the edifice of the Pentagon, it has become almost clich? to observe that this assault effectively altered American life forever.

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Online dispute resolution versus face-to-face mediation effectiveness

Online interaction has risen dramatically over the last decade. According to data published by Nielsen Online, the International Telecommunications Union, GfK, and local regulators, as of December 31st, 2000, there were 360,985,492 Internet users.

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Karenia brevis red tides in the Gulf of Mexico

The world's oceans form the basis for a food web that extends to virtually all living organisms, including human beings. The health of the oceans is therefore of critical importance to the future survival of mankind.

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Security comparison of Windows, Linux, and Apple operating systems

The evaluation of one operating systems' level of security relative to another is often evaluated from the number of patches completed in response to severity from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) database, or from customers making it widely known there are security holes…

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Student plagiarism through internet paper-selling websites

One of the first lessons on which college students receive instruction and lecture about is a lesson of integrity: your work must be your own. If a student writes a paper, they must give credit to the originator of any ideas that you incorporate into your work in support of your ideas and theories.

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Israeli-Palestinian peace as a priority for American Middle East policy

Israelis and Palestinians do not have to keep fighting and killing each other forever. But it sometimes seems that they do.

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