... second, there is foreign aid for the advancement of business; third, there is emergency foreign aid for food and medicine. Foreign aid to countries can help in many ways. It can be used as a tool in bargaining. For instance a country that has just received foreign aid or is expecting to get their regular installment of foreign aid will be more likely to listen to new ideas. Because some countries are so dependent on their regular installments of foreign aid, they are willing to appease countries such as the U.S who are giving it. When looked at closely, foreign aid may be considered an elaborate system of legal bribery. This becomes evident when countrie ...
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... Japanese yen and 70 British pence. The currency will be slowly fazed in. The new euro notes and coins will not be issued to replace the Irish pounds, Portuguese escudos, Austrian schillings until 2002. The currency will however come into effect immediately for non-cash transactions ranging from government bond issues to credit card and check purchases. Euro figures will appear along side national currencies on pay checks, phone bills and bank statements. The United States dollar will now have a strong competator in the currency market. The euro-zone will be a powerful player in the world maket with its 20% of world economic output and 18% of world trade. “The eur ...
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... for what they worked for and that the working years didnŐt seem like a waste. Something simple such as being young can make someone retire early. Retiring early just for being young also has their advantages. This way, the retiree can explore more areas and get to stay longer because they have more years to enjoy than an ordinary retiree. Also, when someone gets older their health slowly diminish and their ambition to go out and travel also vanishes. Finally, having good health while retired pays off. One would tend to enjoy retirement more if their health were in decent shape. Irritating injuries and irksome illnesses certainly keep the retire ...
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... Hawaii needs to export. There is nothing better than to bring money here to the local economy where it can cycle with in, and around the islands. Our state government needs to streamline this problem concerning the fruit fly. The people of Hawaii are natural farmers, and ranchers. The way I see it is, it is essential for the economy to grow, given its current state (poor). With the vast amounts of premium land and people who as they say are part of the aina. There should be no stalling in the sense that we need to address the problem now. In order for our tropical fruits to be sold to the US mainland we need to quarantine them for pest treatment. Presen ...
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... and opportunities. In the 1970's and 1980's once again McDonald's lead the way in the fast food industry. The changes we saw included, for example, the fact that women were now a major part of the work force and dual income families were becoming a more common occurrence. McDonald's became a mastermind of marketing toward specific markets by pioneering ideas such as breakfast menus, healthier choices and alternatives, and "adult" foods. McDonald's has truly evolved into a world power by paying attention to the needs and wants of the changing market and adjusting to these needs. LINKING THEORY : Ray Kroc saw early on what needed to be done. He changed what wa ...
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... those people with educational disadvantages. They will continue to find themselves handicapped in the job market as long as the minimum wage legislation remains in affect. In society today the demand for "unskilled" workers is low and the supply is high, therefore there is a surplus of unskilled workers in the job market. The effect of a surplus drives down an individuals reservation wage, as they are willing to do and take anything for work. Minimum wage only makes this fact more severe, as it increases the supply of workers. Minimum wage increases the cost of doing business, and unfortunately in today's economic conditions employers are not able to pass on the ...
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... of what we call minorities and so to keep it a White, straight, Christian world. History explains the evolution of things, people, beliefs, laws and many more in order for us to understand why certain things are the way they are. In this article, we come across a few major points. Each of them is introduced in a very original way. The author uses a literal journey into the past as a means of comparing it to the present. One of the many points is an in depth definition of history related profession. What are they trying to accomplish and how they work to get what they are looking for. "Professional historians spend their lives pursuing the meaning of the ...
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... This way, a widow can now have her child look identical to her dead husband through the process of frozen sperm implantation. You may be wondering, “What if the person I want to clone dies?”. Well, at CLONAID, they're way ahead of you. It offers a service called “ INSURACLONE which, for a small fee of fifty thousand dollars, they will provide the sampling and safe storage of cells from a living child or adult in order to create its clone if the person happens to pass away. In case of a genetic disease, the cells will be preserved until scientists can genetically repair the damaged gene before recreating the person. CLONAID, the first company in the world ...
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... to this "slab of worthless rock" and tried to set up permanent living there. Even after a few failed attempts the draw of the fur trade was responsible for the settlement we call New France. After the first steps toward a permanent colony in the new world were made, the next steps came in leaps and bounds. The French government was sending everyone they could to settle in New France. Courieurs de Bois, began coming to the colony to trap furs and sell them back in France. France granted land to poor people that were willing to risk the great voyage. The colony flourished, and grew. It was the fur trade that was mostly responsible for this colony. However, ...
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... a pretty simple concept. Five people are going to be more productive than one person is. He uses a metaphor in the article about how one bee is a nuisance, but a swarm is deadly. With the ideas of a whole team rather than one individual, there are almost no limitations as to what they may accomplish. He believes working together in a collaborative manner is going to be the way of the future companies of the world. As with everything in life there are always drawbacks to a good thing. Granted that team management does sound like a great idea, there are many obstacles along the way that you will need to overcome. In a recent article in Industry Week the autho ...
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