Hypatia (350 B.C.) Died: AD 415 Cause of Death: Flaying‚ Murder‚ Execution by burning Hypatia was a scholar at the library in Alexandria in the 4th century CE. Her most valuable scientific legacy was her edited version of Euclid’s The Elements‚ the most important Greek mathematical text‚ and one of the standard versions for centuries after her particularly horrific death: she was murdered by a Christian mob who stripped her naked‚ peeled away her flesh with broken
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The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance by Ron Chernov is a history of the modern banking system in the US from 1838 to 1989 told through the history of the J.P Morgan bank. The book chronicles the bank beginning in the baronial age which ended with the death of J. Pierpont Morgan in 1913‚ the diplomatic age from 1913 to 1948‚ and the post war casino age from 1948 to 1989‚ when the book was written. There were three significant events that shaped the future
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Annu. Rev. Public Health 2006. 27:393–415 doi: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144640 Copyright c 2006 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved THE ROLE OF MEDIA VIOLENCE IN VIOLENT BEHAVIOR Annu. Rev. Public. Health. 2006.27:393-415. Downloaded from arjournals.annualreviews.org by UNIVERSITAT ZURICH. HAUPTBIBLIOTHEK IRCHEL on 03/22/06. For personal use only. L. Rowell Huesmann1 and Laramie D. Taylor2 Institute for Social Research‚ University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor‚ Michigan 48106-1248;
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CHAPTER - 1 INSURANCE 1.1 Introduction In law and economics‚ insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent‚ uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss‚ from one entity to another‚ in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the insurance; an insured‚ or policyholder‚ is the person or entity buying the insurance policy. The insurance rate is a factor used to determine the amount to be charged
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begin‚ Elaine is an at-will employee. This means that she does not have an employment contract with Jerry and can be terminated at any time for any reason (Cheeseman‚ 2007‚ pg. 415). Jerry did not give a reason for firing her‚ so it could be concluded that she was wrongfully discharged‚ hence why she is suing (pg. 415). There are exceptions that exist where employers cannot dismiss at-will employees. Only two of the four exceptions would apply here. The first is the Statutory exception‚ where
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Tamika Chandler HCA 250 September 20‚ 2015 Jeff Kindrai Approaches to Decision Making I chose scenario number two. Managers oversee as well as them having to come up with the best decisions to solve issues or difficulties overall to preserve
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A Balanced Scorecard for General Practice Andrew Ridley Director of Primary and Community Care Commissioning Tower Hamlets PCT Overview • Why a BSC ? • How was it developed ? • What’s in it ? • How is it being implemented ? • Barriers and issues • Improvements delivered as a result ? • What next ? Why a BSC ? • A Focus on our role as Commissioner • Variation in quality between practices • Are the poor always poor ‚ or the good really always good ? • Support a move from anecdote to transparent
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Health in the Workplace Health and Psychology HCA/250 It is a fact that the way we live and our life choices affect our health. The way we live or our lifestyles‚ personal relationships‚ our histories‚ our personalities‚ and our mental and biological processes are all factors in relation to
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1. Ladera v. Hodges G.R. No. 8027-R‚ September 23‚ 1952‚ Vol. 48‚ No. 12‚ Official Gazette 5374Reyes‚J.B.L.‚ J. FACTS: Paz G. Ladera entered into a contract with C.N. Hodges. Hodges promised to sell a lot with an area of 278square meters to Ladera‚ subject to certain terms and conditions. The agreement called for a downpayment of P 800.00 and monthly installments of P 5.00 each with interest of 1% per month‚ until P2‚085 is paid in full. Incase of failure of the purchaser to make any monthly
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Planning‚ Performance Improvement‚ and Information Systems NAme HCA 340 Instructor Ken Feifer September 1‚ 2012 Planning‚ Performance Improvement‚ and Information Systems Ever since the ending of WWII the distribution of healthcare services within the United States has constantly been changing and will continue to do so. With that‚ our country’s Medicaid and Medicare programs have reached an all-time high percentage and have the largest budget for the healthcare
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