roposal for a Master Plan for Road safety in lebanon Unfortunately‚ there is no established and implemented national land transport policy including‚ among other things‚ directives concerning the balance between different transport policy objectives (accessibility‚ speed‚ transport costs‚ environmental impact‚ and road safety) and different transport modes (road‚ rail‚ air and maritime). Nor does there exist any long-term‚ nation-wide master plan for land transport. Instead‚ it appears that short
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Centralization and Decentralization at Home Depot Christopher Navage MGT 302-1 Modern Organizational Theory Colorado State University – Global Campus Dr. Bonnie Adams August 6‚ 2010 Centralization and Decentralization at Home Depot It is interesting to note how the Home Depot’s combination of centralizing and standardizing authority and methodology‚ coupled with the definitely decentralized concept of giving managers authority to make important business decisions locally has resulted
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With its approximately 2 million inhabitants‚ Beirut suffers from overpopulation of not only humans‚ but also cars. In a capital where scarcity of land is a serious problem‚ Beirutis face the daily problem of very limited parking spaces. More and more buildings are being constructed. More and more cars are being bought. The municipality has done little more than talk about building more parking lots. This issue is not only affecting public streets‚ but also private institutions. A case in point
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The codes of conduct are presented to the stigmatized individual whether explicitly or implicitly ( Goffman p109). The codes of conduct are No passing‚ No minstrelization‚ and No demineralization or normification. Minstrelization is where the stigmatized person ingratiatingly acts out before the normals displaying the bad qualities that have been imputed to the stigmatized group. Minstrelization basically stating that the stigmatized person better stay in their place and act accordingly to their
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Centralization & Decentralization Centralization is characterized by decision making being undertaken at the top levels‚ while actual work is carried out at the lower levels. Decentralization refers to the systematic devolution (transference of power) of responsibility and authority within the structure of an organization. By centralization or decentralization it does not mean the division of organization into departments or sections. It is where decisions are made that determines the degree
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Domestic workers abused in Lebanon Lebanon may have a liberal standing‚ but its African workers suffer from one of the worst discrimination in the world‚ they are being beaten‚ dragged‚ abused and even killed. The majority of them are woman and it have been confirmed that 19 percent of Lebanon’s population are domestic workers; around 200‚000 migrants. No country in the entire Arab world is free from racial discrimination and race. In Arabic‚ the term “Abed “is used for
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Lebanon: A Brief Cultural Overview Lebanon’s rich history has been shaped by many cultural traditions‚ including Phoenician‚ Greek‚ Roman‚ Islamic‚ Crusader‚ Ottoman Turkish‚ French‚ and recently American. The resulting culture is distinctively Lebanese‚ a combination of East and West‚ past and present. Music Folk music and dancing have a long tradition and are very popular. The national dance‚ the dabke‚ is an energetic folk dance that has influenced many European and American folk dances
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The constitution adressed the problems of decentralization powers under the Articles of Confederation. Three problems that existest were no national currency‚ unicameral legislature‚ and cogress had no ability to tax. The tension between decentralized and centralized power are argued to still exist through environmental policy‚ gun control‚ and disability access. These tensions are illustrated in deforestation‚ no "national police" to control firearm distribution‚ and the Americans with DIsabilities
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Partnership for Lebanon and Cisco Systems The Case The “Partnership for Lebanon and Cisco Systems” case study discusses a project developed after the war in Lebanon in July of 2006. After the war‚ President George W. Bush urged 5 U.S. based companies to partner together to help with the reconstruction efforts in Lebanon‚ including Cisco systems (led by John Chambers)‚ Intel corp. (led by Craig Barrett)‚ Ghafari Inc. (led by Yousif Ghafari)‚ Occidental Petroleum (led by Dr. Ray
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“dedicated to the protection and empowerment of LGBTQ individuals in Lebanon‚ bringing together advocacy and community services towards liberation from all types of legal‚ social and cultural discrimination”(Merabet 123). Helem offers free psychological counseling‚ conducts health awareness campaigns‚ provides free HIV testing and has active community centers (Merabet 123). Helem tries to provide an alternative for people coming out in Lebanon rather than the nightlife that most believe comprises Beirut’s
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