2010 War and the Virtues in Aquinas’s Ethical Thought RYAN R. GORMAN University of Dallas‚ Texas‚ USA ABSTRACT This article argues that Thomas Aquinas’s virtue ethics approach to just war theory provides a solid ethical foundation for thinking about the problem of war. After briefly indicating some shortcomings of contemporary views of international justice‚ including pacifism‚ legalism‚ progressivism‚ realism‚ pragmatism‚ and consequentialism‚ the article examines Aquinas’s question ‘On War’ in
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Facility Location Models 1.1 Introduction Facility Location is a geographic location of manufacturing/service facilities where transformation activities from inputs into the output are performed. Selecting a location of facilities is very crucial decision not only for manufacturing unit but also for service unit. Generally it is a strategic decision and involves lot of activities. It starts from identifying the suitable locations based on certain criteria and then evaluating all locations based on
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The use of Electronic Bidding Process Platform Introduction For quite some time in the Nigerian oil and gas industry‚ the pre-qualification of contractors/ oil services providers was tedious. It was also regarded as money and time consuming. The process and procedure involved was inefficient. Then came the NIPEX Portal (Nigerian Petroleum Exchange Portal) which provided a single electronic platform to enable interactions between the upstream operating companies in the country‚ suppliers and the
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The Location The location of the business will be instrumental to its success. Our operation will target the middle-income pizza customer seeking a low- moderately priced menu. Key customer considerations relative to our location include: high vehicle traffic flow‚ high visibility‚ convenient and reliable accessibility‚ safe surroundings‚ and plenty of parking. Such locations are usually priced in the mid-range of the real estate market. We also considered a number of other factors
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RETAIL LOCATION ANALYSIS GENERAL 1. What is the shopping mall builder/developer name? 2. Where is/are the proposed location(s) in the shopping mall? (State available floor unit numbers‚ and their corresponding available floor sizes) 3. What is the ratio of shop space ownership between developer and individuals? 4. What are the lease/rent quotations? 5. What is the lease length? 6. Is there a rent escalation rate? If so‚ what is the rate? (e.g. every 3 years?) 7.
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The location of my parcel of land is in Manchester‚ Iowa a small town in Northeast Iowa. I chose Manchester because that is where I am from and I would like to know some of the characteristics of the soils found in this region. Someday I might want to buy this parcel of land so I thought I should see what soil components are suitable for this parcel of land. My supporting component is a house with a basement. I chose a house as my supporting component because I thought my parcel of land wouldn’t
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pinpoint a users´ location already within one meter. Companies‚ stores or service providers are able to offer adverts in real time and to place them just at the point of sale2. In 2010 Andy Lee‚ Senior Vice President of Microsoft made a quite striking statement that “there is a unique relationship between people and their phones”3. And due to the very personal and intimate information it is possible to target the adverts much more effectively. One could say that location aware advertisement
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LOCATION STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS Introduction A new branch can be opened by big brands like Jollibee or Mercury Drug almost anywhere and expect people to come through the doors - but picking exactly the right location can mean much bigger profits. For a smaller business‚ knowing where to set up could make the difference between staying open and shutting down. But how do you work out where to open up? Location strategy can help. By understanding things like how people travel‚ you can identify which
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The business bidding process for projects and or works for the Thai Government Problem Statement Whenever the Thai government needs to purchase or construct something‚ a process called the business bidding is performed to find the cheapest and most efficient business entity to carry out the project or scheme. The bidding process is supposed to be a fair and transparent to ensure that the government pays the lowest price for goods and services. However this process does not work in practice due
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What are the legal‚ ethical and professionals implications of this case? Throughout a nurse ’s career they have to consider the legal‚ ethical and professional implications of every action they do. The people that will be named in this assignment have been given a pseudonym‚ to protect their identity in accordance with the section 5 of the Nursing Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct (2002). I will also reflect on my essay using Gibbs (1988) theory of reflection. To be able to address
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