1. Enumerate and discuss the direct and indirect threats to Philippine biodiversity. Direct Threats • Illegal logging • Mining • Pollution • Oils spill • Introduction of invasive species • Overexploitation Indirect Threats • Infrastructure development • Rapidly increasing human population against a limited land base ➢ Indiscriminate logging literally changes the forest landscape. Although there has been a
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small business‚ but you were concerned about security. Well when it comes to installing a wireless LAN‚ there are several security threats that you should be aware of beforehand. There are four common security threats‚ which are drive-by hackers‚ war drivers‚ unprotected access points‚ and rogue access points. Drive-by hackers‚ which are the most serious threats of them all‚ are people that sit outside a company’s premises and intercept the firm’s data transmissions. They can also mount denial-of-service
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A major threat to ethics‚ according to Simon Blackburn‚ a philosophy professor at the University of Cambridge‚ is the threat of relativism. Blackburn describes in his novel‚ Ethics: A Very Short Introduction‚ the dangers of relying on the fact that truth and moral values are relative to certain individuals and cultures rather than universal. Some of these dangers‚ which I will describe further in this essay‚ include the lack of universal truth and the belief that one’s values cannot affect relations
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Threat of New Entrants: Barriers to Entry Economies of scale Product differentiation Capital requirements Switching costs Access to distribution channels Cost disadvantages independent of scale Government policy Expected retaliation Barriers to Entry Economies of Scale Marginal improvements in efficiency that a firm experiences as it incrementally increases its size Factors (advantages and disadvantages) related to large- and small-scale entry Flexibility
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information like bank account information‚ social security numbers and other sensitive information. The biggest fear is using the mobile banking applications. I believe that they are very safe and are constantly being updated so that it can block the threats. Many consumers are afraid of security issues that come along with mobile applications mainly the banking ones that are being accessed from phones and or tablets. With Apple and Samsung‚ the two biggest mobile giants‚ teaming up with major financial
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1006 - PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TEACHERS‚ REGULATING THEIR PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES I. Summary: This presidential decree is in recognition of the vital role of teachers in nation building and as an incentive to raise the morale of teachers‚ it is imperative that they would be considered as professionals and teaching be recognized as profession that’s why it is also called as the Decree Professionalizing Teaching. It declared
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The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby Which elements of the decade can be spotted in the novel? The 1920’s was a very special decade for the United States of America. Sometimes referred to as “the roaring twenties”‚ this was a time of possibility‚ new technology‚ of dreams‚ of a society with changing habits and ideals‚ and of prosperity. It was a time of celebration after a devastating war. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby manages to catch all these key elements‚ and as it sets part in 1923 it does not
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discrimination and limited resources which becomes an obstacle for their success in the country. The Latino Threat‚ by Leo R. Chavez‚ emphasizes the economic‚ political‚ and social injustices that the Latino population face. Latinos have been called a “threat” by the American media who portray Latinos as irresponsible‚ lazy‚ and rapist. This criticize supports the idea of viewing Mexicans as a “threat” to society. Focusing on the Mexican community‚ within their entrance into the United States‚ this subgroup
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The Threat of Anne Hutchinson In Puritan led Massachusetts Bay Colony during the days of Anne Hutchinson was an intriguing place to have lived. It was designed ideally as a holy mission in the New World called the "city upon a hill‚" a mission to provide a prime example of how protestant lives should have subsisted of. A key ingredient to the success of the Puritan community was the cohesion of the community as a whole‚ which was created by a high level of conformity in the colony. Puritan
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Threat Of New Entrants A major force shaping competition within an industry is the threat of new entrants. The threat of new entrants is a function of both barriers to entry and the reaction from existing competitors. There are several types of entry barriers: Economies of scale. Economies of scale act as barrier to entry by requiring the entrant to come on large scale‚ risking strong reaction from existing competitors‚ or alternatively to come in on a small scale accepting a cost disadvantage. Economies
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