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• Juynbolliana, gradualism, the Big Bang, and hadith study in the twenty-first century.

• The Journal of the American Oriental Society
• Vol. 130 Nbr. 3, July 2010

• Money machine: big-name investors have transformed the assets of failed IndyMac into banking powerhouse OneWest--with help from a sweet deal from the FDIC.

• Los Angeles Business Journal
• June 20, 2011

• 'Big 3' Bills Stand in the Way of Adjournment: University Research, Phoenix Civic Plaza Expansion, Hospital Taxing Authority Still On Table

Now that the fiscal 2004 budget rests with Governor Napolitano, state lawmakers are concentrating on completing work on other key bills as the first session of the 45th Legislature--one of the longest ever -- moves closer to adjournment. Among measures awaiting action in the Senate are bills that have been dubbed "The Big 3" -- state funding for new research facilities at Arizona's three state universities and for expansion of Phoenix Civic Plaza, and a bill that could bail out the financially strapped Maricopa County public health system, called "Maricopa Integrated Health System." It has lost $150 million over the past 10 years.

• Arizona Capitol Times
• February 14, 2011

• Big oil makes war on the Earth: the Gulf Coast joins an oil-soiled planet.

• Synthesis/Regeneration
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• The Big Five Personality and Their Impact On Customer Services in Russia, China, Albania, and the Usa

Competition in organizations is taking place globally in this era as the globe has been turned into a sort of village. The purpose of this paper is to show how the customer interaction is affected by the Big Five Personality Factors namely extroversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, neuroticism and conscientiousness. These correlate and impact delivery of customer services through a relationship of both personalities and influence from positions (Michael & Anders, 2000). The customers are now educated and as such know what they want and also know about making choices on issues affecting them. These have resulted in organizations been forced to think strategically in order to come up with ways of ensuring customer services are up to international standards. This has resulted...

• Allied Academies International Conference. Academy of Marketing Studies. Proceedings
• Vol. 15 Nbr. 1, January 2010

• Herd Defense Comes Up Big On the Road

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Marshall was two players down, but obviously not out. What started at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium as a big question mark for the Thundering Herd morphed into a large exclamation point.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• October 04, 2011

• Rolling with the Changes ; Mike Alden Reflects On Mu's Brush with the Big Ten and Looks Forward to the Future in a 10-Team Big 12.

Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden spent the first six months of 2010 saying as little as he could about the possibility of MU joining the Big Ten Conference. The big move never came to pass, but it was still a newsy year for the Missouri athletic department. Matthew Cavanah/Tribune

• Columbia Daily Tribune
• January 03, 2011

• The Big Five Personality Factors and Their Impact On Customer Services in the Usa and Switzerland

Excellent customer service is the ability of an organization to consistently exceed the customers' expectations. In order for employees to give superior customer service, the right skills, attitudes, and personality traits must be in place. It is imperative for recruiters to select the best talent to fit each job requirement. If an organization is to strategically compete in today's global village, they have to differentiate themselves from their competitors, and this important factor starts with the quality of their employee selection. Organizations have to recognize that every aspect of their business has an impact on customer service, even the recruitment exercise. The purpose of this paper is to not only to define the Big Five Personality Factors (extroversion, openness to experienc...

• Allied Academies International Conference. Academy of Marketing Studies. Proceedings
• Vol. 14 Nbr. 1, January 2009

• Big Brother, Pilgrimage and the Ndembu of Zambia: Examining the Big Brother Phenomenon through the Anthropology of Religion.

• Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
• Nbr. 12, March 2006

• The Big Ones

THE most prominent sports sponsors in Malaysia. Petroliam Nasional Bhd PETROLIAM NASIONAL BHD OR Petronas has been big in motorsports sponsorship since the 1980s. Most significantly, through its involvement in the high-profile world of Formula One (F1) from 1995, Petronas has propelled Malaysia onto the global scene and built for itself a solid international brandname.

• Malaysian Business
• July 26, 2010