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The origins and evolution of steel drum music in Trinidad and Tobago

Steel drum band was born in the southern Caribbean nation Trinidad and Tobago. A syncretic musical tradition of Afro-Caribbean roots, steel drum bands are emblematic of the history of the region in general.

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Edgard Varese's Poeme Electronique as abstract music

Before attempting to analyze Edgard Varese's "Poem Electronique," it is necessary to understand that when the composer exhibited the piece at the 1958 World's Fair it was delivered live inside an acoustically rich pavilion with 400 speakers.

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Radon exposure and lung cancer risk assessment

Radon is a well-known and well established carcinogen that is responsible for the majority of radioactivity exposure of individuals in most countries throughout the world (Catelinois, Rogel, Laurier, Billon, Hemon, Verger, Tirmarche 2006).

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IT Toolbox: comprehensive knowledge management resource for enterprise software

As one of the most comprehensive websites available for both it professionals and those companies looking to invest in and integrate an enterprise software system into their companies, it Toolbox and its ancillary sections offers a wealth of product, solution, process reengineering, and hands-on…

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Yeats's "best lack all conviction" in Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart if Okonkwo, a 'man of action' embodies that Yeatsian intensity; which character[s] represent 'the best' that 'lack all conviction.'

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Marketing myopia and Microsoft's struggle with customer focus

Dr., Levitts' article is timeless because it speaks to the perceptual bias companies gain after a little success, which breeds compliancy and then arrogance and an illusion of invulnerability.

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Brand longevity: how iconic brands maintain relevance across generations

Branded Forever! Brands cannot be expected to last forever" or "There is no reason for a brand to ever become obsolete" Although nothing may last forever, there is no reason for a marketing manager, despite the conventional wisdom of the product life cycle, to assume that every brand is doomed to…

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Colonial discontent and the roots of American independence, 1660-1763

Reason 1: America was becoming a unique culture, distinct from the British society from which it had sprung. There was more ethnic diversity. Americans were not simply English, but Scottish, German, and Irish immigrants.

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Senator Biden's controversial comments about Barack Obama in 2008

Senator Biden dooms any hopes of a presidential nomination again by trying to compliment and distance himself at the same time from the most charismatic candidate his own party has for the 2008 presidential election.

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Absurdity and existential meaning in Camus's The Stranger

The central themes of existentialism identified in philosophical works and in literature as well are: stress on the significance of the individual, stress on importance of passion, irrational aspects of life are valued, human freedom is searched for and valued.

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