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Coffee's history, health benefits, and cultural significance

Numerous people regard coffee as being unhealthy and do not understand why others drink it in such large proportions. However, during the recent years scientists have shown that coffee is not harmful, and that it is actually beneficial for the human body when being drunk in normal quantities.

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Fossil fuel dependence as a threat to American freedom

The direction the United States chooses to go with its energy policy will most certainly dictate the freedoms of this and future generations. Energy policy will also dictate if the nation can stay independent and free into the future.

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Southwest Airlines' fuel hedging strategies and financial losses in 2009

Hedging the price of oil through options contracts including the purchase of call options, defining collar structures and developing swap agreements that are fixed priced in scope are all financial strategies airline companies are using to minimize cost exposure to oil (Carter, Rogers, Simkins,…

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Collaborative benchmarking and transparency in the Dutch water supply industry

Collaborative benchmarking, transparency and performance: Evidence from the Netherlands water supply industry" by Okke Braadbaart investigates and explores the benchmarking efforts of The Netherlands water industry.

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Portable People Meter and the shift from diary-based radio audience measurement

Over the last 100 years, radio would go through an incredible transformation, as it would be the source of entertainment for countless numbers of people. With the period between the 1920 to the 1950's, representing a unique time for radio.

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Sibling age and aggression in captive golden lion tamarins

Saguinus midas. International Journal of Primatology, 24(3), 639-652. The author's study addresses an issue that is relevant to the care and preservation of Callitrichidae. Three families of Saguinus midas were observed for 50 weeks.

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Ethical standards and interventions in the Baby Kim case

If What ethical standards (Statements #1-9, the Human Service Professional's Responsibility to Clients) relate directly to the Baby Kim Case? Explain your answer.

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Helden and Tillema's theory of public sector benchmarking and institutional response

Search of a Benchmarking Theory for the Public Sector," Helden and Tillema (2005) argue that public benchmarking is becoming increasingly important in modern democracies and their institutions.

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Wasserstrom's critique of lawyer morality and professional ethics

The purpose of the present paper is to summarize Wasserstrom's argument in "Lawyers as professionals: Some Moral issues." The role of the lawyer is that of defending the cause of his client. The ethical dimension of the cause under discussion is not a matter that he needs to care about.

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Symbolism and Southern loss in Flannery O'Connor's "The Geranium"

Key to using symbols in a story is the goal of universalizing a particular cultural moment. O'Connor makes use of religious symbols to drive home a moral point in several of her stories, but in others, her symbolism is more specific and require some work to interpret.

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