Continuous surveillance is no longer a fragment of science fiction owing its origin to a high tech Spielberg or Cameron movie. Governments now have access to the minute details of citizens across borders violating the very basics of an individual’s right to Privacy on the pretext of preventing harm and prosecute wrongdoings especially from organised groups and terrorists. In June 2013 Edward Snowden‚ a former employee of Booz Allen Hamilton‚ a contractor for the NSA‚ leaked details of extensive internet
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began to compete with Mercedes-Benz in the luxury-car markets of Europe and the United States. BMW ’s U.S. sales peaked in 1986 but then dropped steeply‚ partly due to competition from two new luxury cars-Lexus‚ made by Toyota Motor Corporation‚ and Infiniti‚ made by Nissan Motor Co.‚ Ltd. The 1989 collapse of the Berlin Wall led to a boom in car sales in Europe‚ and in 1992 BMW outsold Mercedes-Benz in Europe for the first time. In 1990 BMW formed a joint venture with the British
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globalisasi didefinisikan sebagai fenomena yang menjadikan dunia mengecil dari segi perhubungan manusia disebabkan kepantasan perkembangan teknologi maklumat. Manakala orang barat mentakrifkan globalisasi sebagai satu proses kehidupan yang serba luas dan infiniti merangkumi segala aspek kehidupan seperti politik‚ sosial‚ dan ekonomi yang boleh dirasai oleh seluruh manusia dunia ini. Ini bermakna segala-galanya menjadi milik bersama dalam konsep dunia tanpa sempadan. Dalam era globalisasi ini‚ dunia semakin
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Max Weber cited in Blakely and Saward (2009 P. 361) defines the state as ‘An organisation that successfully claims a monopoly of the legitimate use of force in a given territory. The word legitimate also appears in the question for this essay‚ so legitimacy appears to be the key word‚ and its definition is‚ “able to be defended with logic or justification” (Oxford dictionaries online). In a democracy the Government is voted in by the people‚ and it could be argued this process makes it legitimate
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THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007- 09‚ EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY OF JAPAN Japan is among one of the most rapidly growing economies in the world. The economy is primarily dependent upon the service sector which is highly developed followed by the manufacturing and industry sector. The country is rich in new and innovative technologies which benefit it to endeavour in the competitive era. The overall GDP of Japan in the year 2012 was $5960 billion and the purchasing power parity was $4.617 trilllion representing
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Unit Title: International Business Case Study Unit Reference Number: J/601/2793 Guided Learning Hours: 210 Level: Level 6 Number of Credits: 25 Learning Outcome 1 The learner will: Understand the international business environment facing global operators. Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1 Identify and describe the key challenges facing global businesses and organisations. Indicative Content 1.1.1 The fundamental shift taking place in the world economy and the inexorable move from
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January 6‚ 2013 English 11 “From Now‚ to Than” Where has the time gone? It’s already the end of my junior year 17 years young and almost a senior! I can’t even believe it myself. I remember my first year being a freshman thinking that 2014 is a long time away! Now that’s 2013 and only a year away. High school goes so by so fast I can barley recall it. So they say high school is suppose to be the time of your life‚ it’s seriously the hardest and most stressful time. I can’t wait to
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Homework Assignment #4 Read the case study Can Detroit Make the Cars Customers Want? and answer the following questions: 1. Why is AutoNation having a problem with its inventory? Why is this also a problem for auto manufacturers such as GM‚ Ford‚ and Chrysler? How is this problem impacting the business performance of AutoNation and of the auto manufacturers? Ans: AutoNation is having a problem with inventory because of the culture of ordering a customized vehicle for
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Researcher’s analysts forecast the Global Managed Mobility Services market to grow at a CAGR of 29.92 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand for mobile device management solutions. The Global Managed Mobility Services market has also been witnessing the need to improve efficiency and productivity of businesses. However‚ the increasing usage of open-source platforms could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
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Pittsburgh – the most livable city! Towns and cities have a long history. In the ancient world cities were developed in a number of regions and for a variety of reasons and motivation from religious to political views. The first true cities are sometimes considered to be large settlements where the inhabitants were no longer simply farmers of the surrounding area‚ but began to take on specialized occupations‚ and where trade‚ food storage and power was centralized (Gracias‚ par.1). An ancient
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