Capital punishment‚ otherwise known as the death penalty‚ is a form of ultimate punishment that has been in practice since ancient times. Criminals who commit the most vile crimes pay with their life. Throughout the past few decades capital punishment has been in the controversial topic spotlight. The United States is the only western civilization that still holds the death penalty in practice. Despite capital punishment being legal in the United States‚ many states have abolished or placed prolonged
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COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONS: THE FUTURE OF MODERN MILITARIES Introduction (250) Future of Warfare (200) Yet conflict today has evolved dramatically from the conventional “big war” environment of the ALB world of the 1980s. Rather than a nation-state adversary armed with conventional military capabilities that very much mirrored our own‚ today we are dealing with a world of asymmetrical threats—fighting shadowy adversaries often operating at the murky nexus of terrorism‚ transnational crime
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Harshad Mehta aka Deep Chhaya was an Indian stockbroker and is alleged to have engineered the rise in the BSE stock exchange in the year 1992. Exploiting several loopholes in the banking system‚ Mehta and his associates siphoned off funds from inter-bank transactions and bought shares heavily at a premium across many segments‚ triggering a rise in the Sensex. When the scheme was exposed‚ the banks started demanding the money back‚ causing the collapse. He was later charged with 72 criminal offenses
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Bridging brands and borders: Trends and tactics to connect global brands with Asian consumers This article briefly states the idea of brand internationalization. Whether brands should localize themselves based on the tastes of the market or they should keep their identity intact. The author‚ Craig Briggs states that certain risk is involved when a global company tries and changes too much as per the local tastes. The articles also stresses on instances from the past on Global companies like Starbucks
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MUNIJAN - 2012 Name of the College : Name of the team : Team Members : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Theme Chosen: (BELOW ARE SUGGESTED THEMES‚ NEW THEMES PREFERRED) * Environment * Education * Poverty alleviation * Health & Hygiene * Elimination of Social Evils | * Employment & Empowerment * Human Rights * Women Empowerment * Rural Development * Ethics * Any Other (Please Specify) _______________________
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Samsung brand strengths Master branding strategy Samsung has managed to avoid excessive and unrelated diversification and channeled their resources around one or two dominant businesses. Samsung was previously engaged in manufacturing lower-end consumer electronics under a handful of brand names including Wiseview‚ Tantus‚ and Yepp‚ none of which meant much to consumers. To counter this negative trait‚ Samsung’s management decided to move up the value chain in an attempt to build a stronger identity;
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Thesis: Jack the Ripper is often referred to as the first “modern” serial killer‚ as he was prevalent in a time when news coverage was at a high‚ making him known to most‚ if not the entirety of Great Britain. Theorizing his identity was also a precursor to the profiling of various other serial killers in the years to come. (Begg & Bennett‚ 2013) History: The Whitechapel District‚ which included Spitalfields‚ Aldgate‚ and the City of London surrounding areas‚ was extremely well known as an area
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A Boy and His Dog is the post-apocalyptic tale of Vic (the boy) and his sidekick Blood (the dog) who wander the desert wastelands of what was once the outskirts of Phoenix‚ Arizona in a perpetual quest for food and sex. Filmed in 1974 and released in 1975‚ the low budget independent film was the winner of the 1976 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation‚ placing it in the company of such better known blockbusters as 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ Star Wars‚ Blade Runner and Jurassic Park. Although it
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management varies from one location to another. Reasons could be due to geographical‚ culture‚ economy‚ status of nation (developed or developing). Choose any one of logistics activities in your respective country and discuss the their current modus operandi. Determine the strong points and weaknesses. Elaborate and propose your recommendations. Present your findings in about 3000 words report. Details are as follows: Font type : Arial Font size : 12 Due date : 23rd March 2011
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Nokia – The Success Enablers From the standpoint of innovation policy and supporting institutions the success of Nokia could be related to the Nordic decision to create the common standard Nordic Mobile Telephony (NMT). This provided Nokia with a common Nordic market of 20 million techno savvy customers before anywhere else in the world. And it provided a perfect platform for ‘infant industry development’ . When Nokia had grown sufficiently large on the back of this market it was blessed by
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