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The automotive OEM industry is one that is characterized by long lead times, highly competitive design-in cycles, procurement and strategic sourcing strategies that demand a very high level of synchronization, and…

I read, and will summarize here, three recent articles on issues having to do with evaluation and/or change within education. The first, Apples to apples: An evaluation of charter schools serving general student…

Impact of modern transport on industrialized countries

¶ … Frankie Manning, the father of the Lindy Hop swing dance, and a legend in swing dance circles. Frankie Manning did not invent the Lindy Hop, as many people believe. However, he created some of its most famous moves…

Home school athletes in public school sports programs.

What factors should be evaluated when selecting a subcontractor? What are the typical methods used to evaluate these factors and are these methods effective?

During the subprime housing bubble, the investment firm Goldman Sachs sold investment instruments which contained many subprime mortgages likely to fail. While pushing those assets as highly recommended, employees 'bet' (sold short) that those assets would fail. When the market collapsed, Goldman made money, but its activities were later investigated by the SEC. This paper profiles that case.

The Missouri Plan is a judicial selection process utilized by certain States in the US. Under the Plan, a selection committee offers the Governor of the state with the names of three candidates for office. If the Governor selects one of the candidates within sixty days, that person is appointed to the bench one year; if not, the committee makes the selection and appointment. After a year, the justice runs unopposed on the next general election ballot.

Computers and Their Effects upon Police Efficiency

Comparing "A Good Man is Hard to Find," "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" and "The Cask of Amontillado" helps to reveal the way in which the relationships between killers and their victims have been framed in society. Each story presents a different image of the killer, but they work in conjunction to demonstrate how killers are produced by society and endowed with the power to control their victims. Taken together, they show how killers are not monsters, but rather natural products of a flawed society.