universal “public interest” for the safety of our family and children. The platform the NRA takes for its activities is most alarming. Technology historically has been largely credited to changing our way of life. ”. As outlined by the article, “micro stamping” is a technology that would identify a single bullet or gun at the point of sale. (Amitai) Technology is a familiar game changer; this would certainly be a step in the direction of suppressing gun crime. However, this would change the landscape
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economic development, as individuals and as a whole, and to propose a society more environmentally sustainable and socially equitable, based to a different value system. The term is thus used more symbolically, in order to challenge and oppose the absurd view that not only we can, but must sustain economic growth to solve the multifaceted problems of society and the environment, which have possessed the minds of modern capitalist societies. (D’Alisa et all,
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| Russia: PEST Analysis for Foreign Direct Investment | Principal of Finance | Russia: PEST Analysis for Foreign Direct Investment Overview Russia is a large country with a long history extending back to the 12th century AD when it first freed itself from Mongol domination (Russia). Russia’s most relevant historical past is its emergence from Communist rule and the breakup of the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 due to his policies of glasnost and perestroika, or opening
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population to the number of those in other parts of Japan, Kyoto will be at the top of the list. It boasts the largest concentration of higher education institutions in Japan. That shows how big Kyoto’s academia part of San-gaku-kan in terms of quantity. Moreover, in terms of quality, six of 12 Japan’s Nobel Prize laureates were from Kyoto University and this fact proves the originality of Kyoto. Another example for the uniqueness of Kyoto business practices in San-gaku-kan is the industry part
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the theme of technologies increasing impact on human life and the negative fall-out that will result in humanities over reliance on technology. ‘Terminator 2’ continues and then builds upon this theme by using religious metaphors associated with the apocalypse to give the viewers a bleak view of the future and the potential effect of technology. Not only can robots, using technology created by man, be sent back in time to try and eliminate members of the human race, but the technology itself has
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Another important aspect of militarism is its impact on industry in society. Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire shows the connection between militarism and industry in a society. In fact, it is possible that the superiority of Ottoman military technology had a greater impact on the militarism seen by later European imperialistic empires, than the Europeans on the Ottomans. This conclusion would answer the origin of Middle Eastern militarism and whether
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International Business What is globalization? G lobalization is a process providing connections between countries, in terms of imports, exports, machinery, education, trade, labor and so on. The main aspect of globalization is financial relations between countries. When considering globalization in economic terms, opening up the boarders of a country in order to free trade, as well as capital flow and labor is crucial. Thomas L. Friedman in his book named “The World Is Flat” defined globalization
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Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) refers to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the fields of socioeconomic development, international development and human rights. The theory behind this is that more and better information and communication furthers the development of a society. Aside from its reliance on technology, ICT4D also requires an understanding of community development, poverty, agriculture, healthcare, and basic education. Richard
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is rather a collective term for the artistic phenomena in which the sense of being in a particular era found its concrete expression. When we apply the word “Pop” to art, we tend to associate with it various superficial aspects of society. The increasing commercialization which permeates our social reality has reduced notions of value such as “the good, the true and the beautiful”. The rules of civilization mould our images of people and things, and of nature and technology. Pop is cheerful, ironic
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webs.com SEPTEMBER 2010 VOL 2, N O 5 INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS The Impact of Information Technology (IT) on Decision-Making Process in the Public Sector Dr. Mohamad Noor Al-Jedaiah Assistance Prof. Abstract M.I.S Department Al Ahliyya Amman University This paper aims to identify the impact of information technology on the decision-making process in the public sector. By citing international experiences (The Taxation System in Europe Union) and
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