Although mercenaries have not completely disappeared "private military and security companies" (PMSC), in the course of the past 20 years, have increasingly taken over the traditional activities carried out by mercenaries before1. Contrary to mercenaries, private military and security companies are transnational corporations legally registered which obtain contracts from governments, private firms, intergovernmental and non governmental organizations. ... The outsourcing of a number of basic functions which traditionally were carried out by national armies or police forces, known as ...

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Going forward, the World Economic Forum will further support countries in their quest for higher competitiveness by compiling and publishing a repository of public-private practices that countries have implemented in order to improve their competitiveness. ... Although the economic literature has focused mainly on public institutions, private institutions are also an important element of the process of creating wealth. ...

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In 2011, according to statistics Canada there 25.7 teenagers per 1000 would fall pregnant between the ages of 15 and 19 years of age. The risks associated with becoming pregnant prematurely are immense. Regarding the mother's health she may face; anaemia, hypertension, eclampsia, depressive disorder...

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While chemical and biological disasters may have substantial effects on people and their environment, public agencies, communities, and private business have established law and regulations, standards of procedures, and communication and command systems that support the safety of these structures during such events. ...

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Counseling is an act of helping a person in need where a counsellor meets a client usually in a private and confidential area to look into a problem faced by the client after the client request for the service. ... It as well gives information on what should be done to the counselors in case of any form of violation of the ethics hence offering guidelines to be followed and protecting client's right. ... The information should not be leaked without written permission given by the client. ... The counselor should define the degree of confidentiality to be maintained so as to set the client...

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Moreover, under the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia's economy experienced a shift towards a fully agricultural society, which meant that private property was banned and anyone living in cities or towns was immediately forced to move to the countryside and contribute to the country's agricultural production by partaking in the newly formed collective farms. ... The first of which was the emergence of a free market regime, which allowed for privatization of industries and the sale of private property, including state assets, natural resources and common resources, such as water resources and fo...

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As well as performing to camera's at things such as political speeches and debates, Kennedy encouraged camera's into his private life to film him with his wife and children, although Jackie Kennedy would sometimes get disgruntled with the constant attention, and wasn't keen on there children being involved. ... Although these view points can be challenged for example although he may have saved the world from nuclear war he also put the American people in that position, with the invasion of Cuba by Kennedy, and it was only on the understanding that Nuclear bombs lay by the Americ...

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Communism, at its most idealistic base, is a contingent of gown up responsible people that have free access to information and can therefore self govern, except for the transitional period required for the establishment of the required infrastructure. ... Unfortunately, the communist ideal only works in either a total global domination situation, in which free exchange of goods, information, and technology are not only possible, but are indeed the goal; or in an isolated system, with no inputs and no interference. ...

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Over the past century, significant efforts have been made to understand the effects of race on criminal justice processing and sentencing. As a result of this research, sentencing policies have undergone numerous periods of reform. Yet, racial disparities in sentencing outcomes and incarceration rates continue to give rise to serious questions about how and through what processes race continues to affect sentencing outcomes. In this essay, we will review the scholarly research on race and sentencing, and discuss a number of important sentencing reforms that have taken place in the U.S. over th...

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Now a days it seem as if every time someone opens a newspaper or reads the latest news update online, another corporate scandal has occurred. It's nothing new that companies and their executives are being charged with falsifying their earnings or financial documents for personal gain, but what is being done to prevent it? Although it may seem like these accounting scandals happen all the time, people fail to realize there are huge laws set in place to prevent these type of scandals from happening. One of the largest and most influential of these laws set in place to prevent falsified fina...

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