As an institution, diplomacy has proved greatly adaptable to changes in the international system, as shown in the development from classical to new diplomacy. ... This is important in providing the home government with information and advice for the formulation of policies towards that host country. ... Now, the need is to gather a variety of information, including from economic and cultural sources and rather than just political ones. ... Also, globalization is reflecting the growing inadequacy of the states system, which diplomacy is largely based on. ... Thus, despite its chal...

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Ultimately the purpose of accounting is to provide information at a glance for those responsible for making financial decisions. Thankfully, there is an accounting process to make information easily digestible through an accountant's summarized reports and analyses. ... Bookkeepers are intimately familiar with debits and credits, which are money owed to and owed by the business, respectively, and this system of debits and credits is the foundation for the double entry bookkeeping system. ... Step two is journalizing these entries using the debit and credit system, which just means committ...

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In the feudal system the Christian community of the Church was associated with fixed and the eternal, while the cities were short-lived and changing. ... In this system of disorder the church exercised sovereignty. ... Moreover, the Reformation, Counter-Reformation and the following wars of religion helped to prepare the ground for a secular political system. ... With this principle a new state system was born. ... This system of the secular state after the Treaty of Westphalia formed the basis of the today's system (Cobban, p. 1) 3. ...

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In these books, the tourist can find information on the monetary system, public transportation, and any etiquette issues. ... The Internet is a great place to start gathering information on the countries the traveler would like to visit and neighboring countries. ... The traveler needs to be aware of the monetary system in the countries they are going to visit. ... The train system is more advanced and cheaper than in the U.S. ... The bus system in Europe is highly used; the busses are best for getting around town, but they can also go farther distances. ...

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One whiff of a scent triggers a nerve message to the brain, bringing with it a library of information. The olfactory bulb then amplifies the message, which then passes through the limbic system, the part of the brain involved with emotions and memories. ... While aromatic substances and oils have a usage reaching into antiquity, there has been no sound system developed for their use. Until a sound scientific base is ascertained, it can be reasoned that aromatherapy will not take its full place beside the more established complementary health care systems. ...

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He then came up with the idea that he could use the Silk Road to have merchants and spies travel along the roads to inform him about enemy plans.2 In order to ensure the merchants' survival, he assigned soldiers to patrol the Silk Road, in order to keep bandits away.3 Because of this action, merchants were now able to travel safely, even if they were carrying precious items such as silk and jade.4 Genghis was proud of his success, but realized that not only did he create a way to gain information on his enemies; he also inadvertently created an effective trade route to Mongolia. ... This...

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ReOrient offers a unique historical look at economic development, one that is not generally presented in the mainstream educational system. ... Frank references approximately 335 different authors and in several cases many books from the same author as sources of information in ReOrient. ... In fact all of Frank's information comes from other sources and none of the research in ReOrient is Frank's. He chooses to accept the factual evidence that supports his point of view without question, how that information was obtained or what bias the author of that evidence may have play no ro...

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The new digital revolution gives children access to much information, including information that is certainly inappropriate for a child. ... Such violent and morally wrong information has even become part of mainstream culture; an action show with mortal conflict driving the plot is totally accepted without a second glance from both teens as well as adults (Leland 523-527). ...

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As the ideas spread, the old scientific theories of an area would reshape to include the new information "forming new scientific theories. ... Furthermore, Dobbs reports that Newton felt that "several systems of thought were accorded by some aspect of truth."" 12 Newton saw aspects of the truth in all theories. In order to confirm the merit of a given idea a mathematical explanation was, therefore, needed.13 Before these criterion for judgement were conceived, Darnton asserts that the populace felt that "legitimacy of the systems were to be determined by the respectability of the men wh...

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Due to the first-past-the-post electoral system, however, the 2.5 million votes did not translate into one single seat in the European Parliament. ... An increased openness and access to public information is needed. ... We initiated a new eco-tax system that taxes the consumption of energy thereby giving private households as well as the industry an economic incentive to reduce their energy consumption. The tax revenue (roughly 15 billion Euro) is being used to reduce the taxation of labor by substituting partially the contributions of employees and employers to the old age pensions system...

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Altogether, the study uses information from all over the world, mostly Europe to explore the affirmation stating that training and development is always supported by employers worldwide and always a positive matter for the employees. The data analyzed has a geographic limitation, most of the information covering Europe, as very few details could be found on other continents. ... Overall demonstrating conclusively that this training and development system works all over the world and that the experience is positive for both parties, the employers and the employees, would require large amounts o...

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Many of the worlds major cities were once industrial centres, but due to globalisation, and an increase in capital, information, and technological flows of goods, companies have been given the impetus and freedom to relocate. ... He also wanted to increase to quality of life for the Paris people designing plans to introduce open spaces, better amenities, such as new water and sewage systems and modifying the cities transport to offer greater efficiency. ...

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Specifically, in accurate information on subject of history and origins. ... Fukuzawa found there was a lack of independent spirit in Japanese political system: people just follow government's decisions; there was no opportunity of expressing their devotion, and the entire country was in a state of drift. ...

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Brightmail, one of the leading providers of spam-fighting, technology systems, estimates that the percentage of incoming e-mails considered junk has more than doubled since September to well over 15 percent of all e-mail. ... To make a point, the editors of "Macworld- recently investigated a group of prominent Americans, people who usually take more steps than the average citizen to hide personal information. ...

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Language is one of the most important choices that allows humans to develop their rights as a primary mark of identity. The violation of this right is widespread in countries where the government doesn't allow the citizens to express their ethnic identity. Language constitutes an area of potential c...

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