Friday, December 2, 2016
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Top 10 Shooting Games For Android and iOS iPhone
Top 10 Shooting Games For Android and iOS iPhone
10. Zombie Frontier 3
9. Stick Squad 3 - Modern Shooter
8. Sniper Shooter
7. Sniper 3D Assassin
6. Dead Trigger 2
5. Frontline Commando: D-Day
4. Brothers in Arms 3
3. NOVA 3: Freedom Edition
2. Major Mayhem
1. Heroes of 71
Friday, May 13, 2016
Top 10 Best Bus Simulators For Android and iPhone iOS 2016
Top 10 Best Bus Simulators For Android and iPhone iOS 2016
9. Off-Road Hill Climber: Bus SIM
8. City Bus Simulator Craft
7. Bus Driver 2015
6. Bus Simulator Driver 3D Game
5. City Bus Driver
4. Bus Simulator 3D
3. Party Bus Simulator
2. Bus Simulator 2015
1. Public Transport Simulator
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Top 10 NonCombat Airplane Flight Simulator Games For PC
Top 10 NonCombat Airplane Flight
Simulator Games For PC
10. Google Earth Flight Simulator
9. Orbiter
8. Aerofly Flight Simulator
7. Flight Gear
6. Xplane 8
5. Flight Simulator 2004
4. Flight Smulator X
3. Xplane 9
2. XPlane 10
1. Prepar3D
9. Orbiter
8. Aerofly Flight Simulator
7. Flight Gear
6. Xplane 8
5. Flight Simulator 2004
4. Flight Smulator X
3. Xplane 9
2. XPlane 10
1. Prepar3D
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Corruption vs. Democracy
According to the Corruption Perception Index of 2015, researched
by Transparency International, 68 percent of countries around the world have
critical corruption issues (Corruption Perception Index 2015, 2015) . Corruption is a
serious problem that humanity has faced and still facing for a long time. It is
a barrier to democracy, the achievement of prosperity, political and
socioeconomic stability. Corruption happens around the world every day,
affecting the lives of millions of people, halting the advancement of civilizations,
making developing countries undeveloped and developed countries hypocrites. Corruption is the result
of unethical behavior and actions, that an individual or group take to satisfy
their self-interest, ignoring the short and long-term consequences that are
caused by their decisions. Sometimes, these consequences are not significantly
severe and tend to be ignored, others can be very severe, affecting a large
number of people and factors. Significant consequences are resulted when the
corrupt individual or group have a big role in society, in which they control
many aspects that depend on their decisions, such as politicians and
businessman. This paper will be
discussing corruption cases that have an impact on the world economy. It will
explain why corruption might be a barrier to democracy, and how on the other hand
it can be crucial for the existence of democracy, and what can be done to
eliminate it or prevent corruption from happening, through a series of examples
and evidence.
Worldwide and large scale corruption can be broken down to three
main types, which are political corruption, business corruption, and mixed
corruption; which means involving unethical deals between governments and
businesses. Some of most recent corruption cases are the theft of oil money and
anti-terrorism funds in Nigeria, bribery and governments’ accounts manipulation
in Brazil, bribery and fraud practices by FIFA officials, tax evasion and
unethical offshoring by many leaders revealed by the Panama Papers, and illegal
contract securing bribery; between oil extraction facilitator and contractor Unaoil
and Iraqi government officials, and tax evasion by unethical offshoring
revealed by the Panama Papers.
The first example of political corruption
is the
theft of Nigerian oil and government’s anti-terrorist operations funds. Revenues
from oil sales in Nigeria makes up seventy five percent of the Nigerian
economy, but Nigerian economists cannot get an accurate estimate of how much
oil is being produced, because thousands of oil barrels produced are stolen by
unknown groups and individuals (Can Nigeria's president defeat
oil industry corruption?, 2015) . Difficult part of
solving corruption issues is being able to identify the source, because it’s
hard to hold anyone accountable, since it’s done by many people. However,
sometimes it’s possible to trace where the money or assets are being used. The
current Nigerian president has called for the arrest of the former security
advisor Sambo Dasuki, for stealing $2 billion dollars that were assigned to
fund military equipment purchase, in order to fight the terrorist group Boko
Haram (O'Grady, 2015) . Tracing where a
certain fund has ended up is one way of identifying the source, if it was not
used for its purpose. The result of losing government funds due to theft by
officials, causes devastation to the economy and hinder the goal of these
funds, when funds did not go into purchasing weapons to fight Boko Harram,
military operations failed, therefore allowing these terrorists take wide areas
of Nigeria, killing hundreds of people, plus taking over oil fields and private
properties. When the Nigerian government loses the money due to oil and funds
theft, it is difficult to pay employees’ salaries and fund their budget, the
education system, health system, infrastructure, resulting in over sixty
percent poverty (Can Nigeria's president defeat
oil industry corruption?, 2015) . High rate of
poverty, indicates the failure of achieving democracy. When it comes gaining
large sums of money, some individuals tend to get blinded by it and ignore
basic life ethics, laws, and consequences, hurting many others who depend on
for their basic life necessities. At some point, these corruptive actions gets revealed
by the system, when it is enlightened enough.
The second example of political corruption, is the bribery and
governments accounts manipulation in Brazil. Public funds were unlawfully used
by governments officials in a corruption scheme investigators called “Mensalao”, to bribe congress
members to gain their vote in important government decisions (Rousseff
impeachment: How did Brazil get here?, 2016) . Politicians purchase votes
that will serve their interest by draining the public funds of the country, in
which could be used to invest in improving the economy. When the society is
enlightened enough such as in Brazil, it will revolve and put emphasis on
identifying and stopping corruption. The current Brazilian president Rousseff
got impeached and could be removed from office, for manipulating the government’s
accounts in 2014, she denies such actions and accuse her opponents for using
this idea to take her position (Rousseff impeachment: How did Brazil get here?,
2016) . Denial and reversing the
accusations are ways for corrupt individuals to get out of the trouble. Many member of congress who are currently
serving were associated with corruptive acts, and they are going to be charged
for bribery, and electoral fraud (Pecanha & Romero, 2016) . Normally, a corruption
action takes place between two parties, in this case a bribery takes place
between the briber whom are the government officials and the acceptor whom are
the congress members. Corruption does not only exist in governments, it widely
exist in business as well.
Business
corruption can be as sever and dangerous as government corruption, especially
if a certain corrupt business impact the society in so many ways, such as financially,
environmentally, and ideologically.
An example of recent business corruption
would be the FIFA scandal, in which fourteen company officials and executives were convicted by
police, for a request by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Siciliano
& jamieson, 2016) . Through enough investigation
and tracing of evidence of unlawful deals, law enforcement can identify
business corruption. When a business is structurally corrupt, it is important to
question the highest authority of that business, such the president or CEO. In
this case, FIFA president Sepp Blatter was suspended for eight years for paying
over $2 million to Platini, the president of the Union of European Football
Associations, in 2011 (O'Grady, 2015) . Corrupt business is sometime
the reflection of a corrupt leader or businessman. The investigation in the FIFA scandal
reveal more than just a corrupt leader, but also so many other corrupt
practices by officials, who either bribing or accepting bribery, game selling
to certain nations that want to host it, and these practices took place around
the world, such as North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean (O'Grady, 2015) . The consequences of
the corruption in this case does not seem to have a significant impact on the
world economy, however, it did effect other nations that could have benefited
from hosting the soccer games, if the selection process was fair, money that
used in bribery could have been used to improve business conditions and
invested in community projects. Business corruption tend to have a more
significant impact when it involves governments as part of the corruption,
which makes it a mixed corruption.
Mixed Corruption is when a business corporation and governments
make deals unlawfully, for the self-gain of individuals or groups that work in
either sides. These individuals or groups ignore the constitutional laws,
policies and regulations to achieve profitable deals, such as awarding business
contracts to control oil fields for key turn projects, giving unfair investment
opportunities in exchange for a bribe.
An example of mixed corruption is
the corruption of the Australian corporation Unaoil, which is an industry
facilitator and contractor that provides industrial projects facilitation,
specifically oil, through linking governments in Middle-East, Central Asia and
Africa with the technology companies around the world (Ahsani, n.d.) . Investigation by
Fairfax Media and the Huffington Post, discovered that government contracts
worth billions of dollars were awarded unfairly, by bribes paid on behalf of
tech giant companies such as Rolls Royce, Halliburton, and Samsung, revealing
that Unaoil has provided the proper connection for such deals to take place (McKenzie,
Baker, Bachelard, & Quinlan, 2016) . Unaoil abusing the
concept of Facilitating Payments, in which it’s using it to securing contracts
deals with corrupt government officials who accept these payments, but in
terms, these payments are bribes because they do not end up in government
treasury or investment, instead it’s transferred to private banks that serves
those corrupt officials According to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the
OECD convention on bribery, facilitating payments are allowed, but not when
it’s used to secure contracts and get special treatment (Hill, 2015) . The report confirms that Iraqi minister of
oil, Hussein al-Shahristani had accepted millions of dollars in bribes, to
allow for the awarding of contracts to Unaoil (Iraq to probe claims of Unaoil
corruption against top officials, 2016) . Government officials
abusing their power and taking advantage of the weak communications, poor check
and balance structure in the government, in order to benefit themselves,
accepting bribes that is only making the system even more corrupt. The scandal
was discovered from a number of leaked emails, that provided evidence of
communications between the corrupt parties, discussing the deal, receiving
payments and making illegal agreements (Shankar, 2016) . The government officials, Unaoil and
other businesses involved are denying the existence of such corruption, even
though there more than one evidence to prove it. As bad as this corruption
sounds, some economists argue it’s sometime vital for the growth of the economy
in hostile, developing countries, by providing the opportunities of investment
to create jobs and business transactions (Hill, 2015) .
However, it can create unfair investment competition, it can serve politicians
agendas. When business has to pay large sums of money to invest in foreign country, it incur a large
expense, which in turn reduce the business profitability, making it an
unfavorable investing environment.
Another example of mixed corruption,
except this one is arguably beneficial to the world economy and international
business in some ways, however, it does not mean it is ethical or has no
negative impact on the society. This corruption case is called the Panama Papers.
As it is described on the dedicated website, it says that it is a “A giant leak
of more than 11.5 million financial and legal records exposes a system that
enables crime, corruption and wrongdoing, hidden by secretive offshore
companies” (The International Consortium of
Investigative Journalsts, 2016) . It’s described by the ICIJ, the International Consortium of Investigative
Journalsts, as the discovery of large amount of documents, that shows
transfer accounts and offshoring deals, created by a lot of famous and
non-famous politicians and businessmen. The Panama Papers reveals that there is
a firm called Mossack Fonseca based in Panama that control a lot of offshoring
services around the world, such as in Switzerland, Cyprus, and the British
Virgin Island, it makes these places a tax havens for those who deposit their
large sums of cash in its affiliated shell banks, it is exploited by 143
corrupt and non-corrupt politicians to evade paying taxes on their incomes (Harding,
2016) .
The unintended consequences can have a negative impact on some governments’
budget, in which tax revenues are collected to be used in public services and
welfare, however, it can be beneficial to the economies of countries that it’s
being invested in or offshored to (El-Erian, 2016) . The tax avoidance can cause a loss of
government revenues, it cause frustration to tax payers who think it is unfair
that the wealthy get to become even wealthier by exploiting a crooked system. The
money that these rich and unethical individuals deposit in foreign countries,
is helping these countries’ economic growth such as in Cyprus and Switzerland,
supporting the achievement of democracy and prosperity. Nevertheless, it does
not make it ethical to evade taxation and or hide the actual income of these
wealthy individual, in which they do to repel suspicion of where they get it
from.
Corruption is the reflection of the unethical
behavior of government officials and businessman. While a certain corrupt deal
may not have a significant impact on the economy or the international business,
it’s still a reflection of how unethical and careless these individuals are.
Unethical and careless politicians provide poor service to the society that
depend on them. Businessmen that perform unethically can reduce their business
productivity, create hostile work environment, negatively impacting their
stakeholders. When unethical politicians and government officials meet together
to make an illegal deal, they diminish democracy. Large scale corruption can be
broken down to three main types, corruption in government, between politicians;
corruption in business, between businessmen; and corruption between government
and businessmen. Some examples that this paper discusses are the theft of
Nigerian oil by politicians, manipulation of government accounts and the
purchase of votes in Brazil, fraud practices by FIFA, bribery to award or gain
business contracts between Unaoil Company and Iraqi government, and tax evasion
by offshoring revealed by the Panama Papers.
The conclusion of this paper is that corruption
creates a barrier to democracy, the transparency in governments, the growth of
economies, the creation of fair and healthy business environment, and the
achievement of prosperity. Identifying the source of corruption might be a
difficult task, but with persistence and tracing evidence, it can be achieved.
Enlightenment in the society, can help eliminate corruption. Enlightenment can
be achieved with good education and dedication. International cooperation and
awareness is crucial in eliminating corruption. Some corruption scandals may
not have a significant impact on the world economies, but some other can put
many people’s lives in jeopardy, hindering the advancement of society and
civilizations, allowing for terrorism, wars, poverty and hunger, and unfair or
hostile business environment. Although some argue that corruption sometimes
help democracy, it is still outweighed by the negative effects of corruption. Denial
and manipulation of evidence are tools used by the corrupt individuals to
escape punishment, making hard to hold anyone accountable for the sever issues
that a country or a business have. No corruption case should be ignored,
because if it does not have a direct impact, it might be a reflection of a
spoiled system, a signal for change to improve the political and economic state
of a country.
According to the Corruption Perception Index of 2015, researched
by Transparency International, 68 percent of countries around the world have
critical corruption issues (Corruption Perception Index 2015, 2015) . Corruption is a
serious problem that humanity has faced and still facing for a long time. It is
a barrier to democracy, the achievement of prosperity, political and
socioeconomic stability. Corruption happens around the world every day,
affecting the lives of millions of people, halting the advancement of civilizations,
making developing countries undeveloped and developed countries hypocrites. Corruption is the result
of unethical behavior and actions, that an individual or group take to satisfy
their self-interest, ignoring the short and long-term consequences that are
caused by their decisions. Sometimes, these consequences are not significantly
severe and tend to be ignored, others can be very severe, affecting a large
number of people and factors. Significant consequences are resulted when the
corrupt individual or group have a big role in society, in which they control
many aspects that depend on their decisions, such as politicians and
businessman. This paper will be
discussing corruption cases that have an impact on the world economy. It will
explain why corruption might be a barrier to democracy, and how on the other hand
it can be crucial for the existence of democracy, and what can be done to
eliminate it or prevent corruption from happening, through a series of examples
and evidence.
Worldwide and large scale corruption can be broken down to three
main types, which are political corruption, business corruption, and mixed
corruption; which means involving unethical deals between governments and
businesses. Some of most recent corruption cases are the theft of oil money and
anti-terrorism funds in Nigeria, bribery and governments’ accounts manipulation
in Brazil, bribery and fraud practices by FIFA officials, tax evasion and
unethical offshoring by many leaders revealed by the Panama Papers, and illegal
contract securing bribery; between oil extraction facilitator and contractor Unaoil
and Iraqi government officials, and tax evasion by unethical offshoring
revealed by the Panama Papers.
The first example of political corruption is the theft of Nigerian oil and government’s anti-terrorist operations funds. Revenues from oil sales in Nigeria makes up seventy five percent of the Nigerian economy, but Nigerian economists cannot get an accurate estimate of how much oil is being produced, because thousands of oil barrels produced are stolen by unknown groups and individuals (Can Nigeria's president defeat
oil industry corruption?, 2015) . Difficult part of
solving corruption issues is being able to identify the source, because it’s
hard to hold anyone accountable, since it’s done by many people. However,
sometimes it’s possible to trace where the money or assets are being used. The
current Nigerian president has called for the arrest of the former security
advisor Sambo Dasuki, for stealing $2 billion dollars that were assigned to
fund military equipment purchase, in order to fight the terrorist group Boko
Haram (O'Grady, 2015) . Tracing where a
certain fund has ended up is one way of identifying the source, if it was not
used for its purpose. The result of losing government funds due to theft by
officials, causes devastation to the economy and hinder the goal of these
funds, when funds did not go into purchasing weapons to fight Boko Harram,
military operations failed, therefore allowing these terrorists take wide areas
of Nigeria, killing hundreds of people, plus taking over oil fields and private
properties. When the Nigerian government loses the money due to oil and funds
theft, it is difficult to pay employees’ salaries and fund their budget, the
education system, health system, infrastructure, resulting in over sixty
percent poverty (Can Nigeria's president defeat
oil industry corruption?, 2015) . High rate of
poverty, indicates the failure of achieving democracy. When it comes gaining
large sums of money, some individuals tend to get blinded by it and ignore
basic life ethics, laws, and consequences, hurting many others who depend on
for their basic life necessities. At some point, these corruptive actions gets revealed
by the system, when it is enlightened enough.
The first example of political corruption is the theft of Nigerian oil and government’s anti-terrorist operations funds. Revenues from oil sales in Nigeria makes up seventy five percent of the Nigerian economy, but Nigerian economists cannot get an accurate estimate of how much oil is being produced, because thousands of oil barrels produced are stolen by unknown groups and individuals
The second example of political corruption, is the bribery and
governments accounts manipulation in Brazil. Public funds were unlawfully used
by governments officials in a corruption scheme investigators called “Mensalao”, to bribe congress
members to gain their vote in important government decisions (Rousseff
impeachment: How did Brazil get here?, 2016) . Politicians purchase votes
that will serve their interest by draining the public funds of the country, in
which could be used to invest in improving the economy. When the society is
enlightened enough such as in Brazil, it will revolve and put emphasis on
identifying and stopping corruption. The current Brazilian president Rousseff
got impeached and could be removed from office, for manipulating the government’s
accounts in 2014, she denies such actions and accuse her opponents for using
this idea to take her position (Rousseff impeachment: How did Brazil get here?,
2016) . Denial and reversing the
accusations are ways for corrupt individuals to get out of the trouble. Many member of congress who are currently
serving were associated with corruptive acts, and they are going to be charged
for bribery, and electoral fraud (Pecanha & Romero, 2016) . Normally, a corruption
action takes place between two parties, in this case a bribery takes place
between the briber whom are the government officials and the acceptor whom are
the congress members. Corruption does not only exist in governments, it widely
exist in business as well.
Business
corruption can be as sever and dangerous as government corruption, especially
if a certain corrupt business impact the society in so many ways, such as financially,
environmentally, and ideologically.
An example of recent business corruption would be the FIFA scandal, in which fourteen company officials and executives were convicted by police, for a request by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Siciliano
& jamieson, 2016) . Through enough investigation
and tracing of evidence of unlawful deals, law enforcement can identify
business corruption. When a business is structurally corrupt, it is important to
question the highest authority of that business, such the president or CEO. In
this case, FIFA president Sepp Blatter was suspended for eight years for paying
over $2 million to Platini, the president of the Union of European Football
Associations, in 2011 (O'Grady, 2015) . Corrupt business is sometime
the reflection of a corrupt leader or businessman. The investigation in the FIFA scandal
reveal more than just a corrupt leader, but also so many other corrupt
practices by officials, who either bribing or accepting bribery, game selling
to certain nations that want to host it, and these practices took place around
the world, such as North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean (O'Grady, 2015) . The consequences of
the corruption in this case does not seem to have a significant impact on the
world economy, however, it did effect other nations that could have benefited
from hosting the soccer games, if the selection process was fair, money that
used in bribery could have been used to improve business conditions and
invested in community projects. Business corruption tend to have a more
significant impact when it involves governments as part of the corruption,
which makes it a mixed corruption.
An example of recent business corruption would be the FIFA scandal, in which fourteen company officials and executives were convicted by police, for a request by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mixed Corruption is when a business corporation and governments
make deals unlawfully, for the self-gain of individuals or groups that work in
either sides. These individuals or groups ignore the constitutional laws,
policies and regulations to achieve profitable deals, such as awarding business
contracts to control oil fields for key turn projects, giving unfair investment
opportunities in exchange for a bribe.
An example of mixed corruption is the corruption of the Australian corporation Unaoil, which is an industry facilitator and contractor that provides industrial projects facilitation, specifically oil, through linking governments in Middle-East, Central Asia and Africa with the technology companies around the world (Ahsani, n.d.) . Investigation by
Fairfax Media and the Huffington Post, discovered that government contracts
worth billions of dollars were awarded unfairly, by bribes paid on behalf of
tech giant companies such as Rolls Royce, Halliburton, and Samsung, revealing
that Unaoil has provided the proper connection for such deals to take place (McKenzie,
Baker, Bachelard, & Quinlan, 2016) . Unaoil abusing the
concept of Facilitating Payments, in which it’s using it to securing contracts
deals with corrupt government officials who accept these payments, but in
terms, these payments are bribes because they do not end up in government
treasury or investment, instead it’s transferred to private banks that serves
those corrupt officials According to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the
OECD convention on bribery, facilitating payments are allowed, but not when
it’s used to secure contracts and get special treatment (Hill, 2015) . The report confirms that Iraqi minister of
oil, Hussein al-Shahristani had accepted millions of dollars in bribes, to
allow for the awarding of contracts to Unaoil (Iraq to probe claims of Unaoil
corruption against top officials, 2016) . Government officials
abusing their power and taking advantage of the weak communications, poor check
and balance structure in the government, in order to benefit themselves,
accepting bribes that is only making the system even more corrupt. The scandal
was discovered from a number of leaked emails, that provided evidence of
communications between the corrupt parties, discussing the deal, receiving
payments and making illegal agreements (Shankar, 2016) . The government officials, Unaoil and
other businesses involved are denying the existence of such corruption, even
though there more than one evidence to prove it. As bad as this corruption
sounds, some economists argue it’s sometime vital for the growth of the economy
in hostile, developing countries, by providing the opportunities of investment
to create jobs and business transactions (Hill, 2015) .
However, it can create unfair investment competition, it can serve politicians
agendas. When business has to pay large sums of money to invest in foreign country, it incur a large
expense, which in turn reduce the business profitability, making it an
unfavorable investing environment.
Another example of mixed corruption, except this one is arguably beneficial to the world economy and international business in some ways, however, it does not mean it is ethical or has no negative impact on the society. This corruption case is called the Panama Papers. As it is described on the dedicated website, it says that it is a “A giant leak of more than 11.5 million financial and legal records exposes a system that enables crime, corruption and wrongdoing, hidden by secretive offshore companies” (The International Consortium of
Investigative Journalsts, 2016) . It’s described by the ICIJ, the International Consortium of Investigative
Journalsts, as the discovery of large amount of documents, that shows
transfer accounts and offshoring deals, created by a lot of famous and
non-famous politicians and businessmen. The Panama Papers reveals that there is
a firm called Mossack Fonseca based in Panama that control a lot of offshoring
services around the world, such as in Switzerland, Cyprus, and the British
Virgin Island, it makes these places a tax havens for those who deposit their
large sums of cash in its affiliated shell banks, it is exploited by 143
corrupt and non-corrupt politicians to evade paying taxes on their incomes (Harding,
2016) .
The unintended consequences can have a negative impact on some governments’
budget, in which tax revenues are collected to be used in public services and
welfare, however, it can be beneficial to the economies of countries that it’s
being invested in or offshored to (El-Erian, 2016) . The tax avoidance can cause a loss of
government revenues, it cause frustration to tax payers who think it is unfair
that the wealthy get to become even wealthier by exploiting a crooked system. The
money that these rich and unethical individuals deposit in foreign countries,
is helping these countries’ economic growth such as in Cyprus and Switzerland,
supporting the achievement of democracy and prosperity. Nevertheless, it does
not make it ethical to evade taxation and or hide the actual income of these
wealthy individual, in which they do to repel suspicion of where they get it
from.
Corruption is the reflection of the unethical behavior of government officials and businessman. While a certain corrupt deal may not have a significant impact on the economy or the international business, it’s still a reflection of how unethical and careless these individuals are. Unethical and careless politicians provide poor service to the society that depend on them. Businessmen that perform unethically can reduce their business productivity, create hostile work environment, negatively impacting their stakeholders. When unethical politicians and government officials meet together to make an illegal deal, they diminish democracy. Large scale corruption can be broken down to three main types, corruption in government, between politicians; corruption in business, between businessmen; and corruption between government and businessmen. Some examples that this paper discusses are the theft of Nigerian oil by politicians, manipulation of government accounts and the purchase of votes in Brazil, fraud practices by FIFA, bribery to award or gain business contracts between Unaoil Company and Iraqi government, and tax evasion by offshoring revealed by the Panama Papers.
The conclusion of this paper is that corruption creates a barrier to democracy, the transparency in governments, the growth of economies, the creation of fair and healthy business environment, and the achievement of prosperity. Identifying the source of corruption might be a difficult task, but with persistence and tracing evidence, it can be achieved. Enlightenment in the society, can help eliminate corruption. Enlightenment can be achieved with good education and dedication. International cooperation and awareness is crucial in eliminating corruption. Some corruption scandals may not have a significant impact on the world economies, but some other can put many people’s lives in jeopardy, hindering the advancement of society and civilizations, allowing for terrorism, wars, poverty and hunger, and unfair or hostile business environment. Although some argue that corruption sometimes help democracy, it is still outweighed by the negative effects of corruption. Denial and manipulation of evidence are tools used by the corrupt individuals to escape punishment, making hard to hold anyone accountable for the sever issues that a country or a business have. No corruption case should be ignored, because if it does not have a direct impact, it might be a reflection of a spoiled system, a signal for change to improve the political and economic state of a country.
An example of mixed corruption is the corruption of the Australian corporation Unaoil, which is an industry facilitator and contractor that provides industrial projects facilitation, specifically oil, through linking governments in Middle-East, Central Asia and Africa with the technology companies around the world
Another example of mixed corruption, except this one is arguably beneficial to the world economy and international business in some ways, however, it does not mean it is ethical or has no negative impact on the society. This corruption case is called the Panama Papers. As it is described on the dedicated website, it says that it is a “A giant leak of more than 11.5 million financial and legal records exposes a system that enables crime, corruption and wrongdoing, hidden by secretive offshore companies”
Corruption is the reflection of the unethical behavior of government officials and businessman. While a certain corrupt deal may not have a significant impact on the economy or the international business, it’s still a reflection of how unethical and careless these individuals are. Unethical and careless politicians provide poor service to the society that depend on them. Businessmen that perform unethically can reduce their business productivity, create hostile work environment, negatively impacting their stakeholders. When unethical politicians and government officials meet together to make an illegal deal, they diminish democracy. Large scale corruption can be broken down to three main types, corruption in government, between politicians; corruption in business, between businessmen; and corruption between government and businessmen. Some examples that this paper discusses are the theft of Nigerian oil by politicians, manipulation of government accounts and the purchase of votes in Brazil, fraud practices by FIFA, bribery to award or gain business contracts between Unaoil Company and Iraqi government, and tax evasion by offshoring revealed by the Panama Papers.
The conclusion of this paper is that corruption creates a barrier to democracy, the transparency in governments, the growth of economies, the creation of fair and healthy business environment, and the achievement of prosperity. Identifying the source of corruption might be a difficult task, but with persistence and tracing evidence, it can be achieved. Enlightenment in the society, can help eliminate corruption. Enlightenment can be achieved with good education and dedication. International cooperation and awareness is crucial in eliminating corruption. Some corruption scandals may not have a significant impact on the world economies, but some other can put many people’s lives in jeopardy, hindering the advancement of society and civilizations, allowing for terrorism, wars, poverty and hunger, and unfair or hostile business environment. Although some argue that corruption sometimes help democracy, it is still outweighed by the negative effects of corruption. Denial and manipulation of evidence are tools used by the corrupt individuals to escape punishment, making hard to hold anyone accountable for the sever issues that a country or a business have. No corruption case should be ignored, because if it does not have a direct impact, it might be a reflection of a spoiled system, a signal for change to improve the political and economic state of a country.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
What made Madam CJ. Walker the First Female Millionaire?
What made Madam CJ. Walker the First Female Millionaire?
Madam
CJ. Walker became the first female millionaire in a time when female and
minorities were discriminated against. She used several business strategies, in
which are used until today by many businesses. Some of her strategies were,
branding her products, structuring her company, following ethical codes, creating
a manufacturing process, setting up business goals and success goals,
contributing to her community and race, recognizing social responsibility and
building trust relationship with her customers and employees.
She
structured her company wisely, she organized her management team, sales agents,
manufacturing facilities, and owned all of the stocks of the company. She
communicated with her general manager well, giving him/her detailed
instructions on what has to be achieved, especially in her absence. She located
her facilities in many different locations, such as Indiana and New York, to
reach her customers in many different areas of the country and avoid
transportation cost.
She
created ethical codes that her company has to follow, in which her employees
must follow to maintain the company’s integrity and productivity. Such as being
honest, clean, dressing well to work, being on time, having a friendly attitude
with co-workers and customers, being professional when communicating and
behaving around others.
She
created a manufacturing process to her produce product efficiently, maintaining
quality and low cost.
She set
up goals for her business and defined her business success. Her goals were to
create a beneficial product that helps many ladies have a healthy and good looking
hair, she wanted her business to prosper to prove that skin color doesn’t
matter when it comes to entrepreneurship, she wanted to create jobs for many
poor and discriminated African-Americans, and she wanted to set up an example
for self-esteem, integrity and professionalism. She toured around the country
to spread the word about her products.
She
contributed to her community, especially the black community through many ways.
She created jobs for many black women and men, she donated large sums of many
to charities that helped educate the poor, feed the hungry and fight for the
weak, for example donating to the YMCA. She motivated men and women to seek
success through professionalism and entrepreneurship.
She
recognized her social responsibly and helped eradicating racism and
discrimination African-American and women, she was a motivational public
speaker and funded humanitarian organization that seeks justice to those whom
being mistreated because of their color, such the black soldiers in the Army.
She had
an army of agents, of whom she build a trust relationship and taught them
important business and personal ethics that shaped their behavior and decisions
when communicating with her customers to maintain value and loyalty, such as
the way they dress, the way they speak and the way they speak.
Madam
CJ. Walker is one of the greatest businesswomen in history, who was first to be
a woman millionaire of black color in times when black were discriminated
against. She created and followed many business strategies that helped shape
the business world of today, such branding product, company structure, setting
business goals, contributing to the community, recognizing social
responsibility and building trust relationship with her customers and employee
through professional treatment.
Sources:
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Top 10 Best Largest Eagles in the World
Top 10 Best Biggest Eagles in the World
10. Verreaux's Eagle
9. African Martial Eagle
8. White -tailed sea eagle
7. African Crowned Eagle
6. Philippine Eagle
5. Harpy Eagle
4. Bald Eagle
3. Berkut Golden Eagle
2. Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle
1. Stellars Sea Eagle
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Top 10 Shooting Games PC/Playstation/XBox 2015-2016
Top 10 Shooting Games PC/Playstation/XBox 2015-2016
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
8. Overwatch
7. Evolve
6. Homwfront: The Revolution
5. Star Wars: Battlefront
4. Halo 5
3. Tom Clancy's: Rainbow Six Siege
2. Superhot
1. Tom Clancy's: The Division
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Top 10 Most Deadly Dangerous Roads in The World
10.Sichuan-Tibet Highway, China
9. The Stelvio Pass, Italy
8. Los Caracoles Pass, Chile
7. Skippers Canyon Road, New Zealand
6. The Zoji Pass, India
5. Guoliang Tunnel Road, China
4. Karakoram Highway, Pakistan
3. James Dalton Highway, Alaska
2. Jalalabad–Kabul Road, Afghanistan
1. North Yungas Road, Bolivia
Top 10 Most Deadly Dangerous Roads in The World
Top 10 Most Deadly Dangerous Roads in The World
10.Sichuan-Tibet Highway, China
9. The Stelvio Pass, Italy
8. Los Caracoles Pass, Chile
7. Skippers Canyon Road, New Zealand
6. The Zoji Pass, India
5. Guoliang Tunnel Road, China
4. Karakoram Highway, Pakistan
3. James Dalton Highway, Alaska
2. Jalalabad–Kabul Road, Afghanistan
1. North Yungas Road, Bolivia
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Top 10 Weirdest Simulator Games That You Won't Believe Exist
Top 10 Weirdest Simulator Games That You Won't Believe Exist
10. Surgeon Simulator
9. I am Bread
8. Goat Simulator
7. Robot Vacuum Simulator
6. Soda Drinker Pro
5. Bear Simulator
4. Mountain Simulator
3. Grass Simulator
2. Official Rock Simulator
1. Shower Game
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The Eagleous Prophecy
"The Eagles shall rise and rule the world and lead it to glory, with a vision sharp as a sword ready for battle, they will feed on the enemy, they will destroy the enemy, no man or animal can stand in their way, they will conquer the world and change it forever, the flight age will begin and the skies will be filled with eagles, feathers and poop raining on the lands of those who can't fly, the weak will have to strengthen himself to survive and the strong will need to get stronger to face the unexpected, there will be no place for the rodents, no place for the light weighted, no place for the slow, no place for the small, holes and caves will be filled with those who fear the sunlight and the shadows it brings". -Eagleous
Monday, February 22, 2016
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Friday, February 19, 2016
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Opening A Chick-Fil-A Restaurant In Japan
Opening A Chick-Fil-A Restaurant In Japan?
Government Regulations on Businesses
According to the CIA World Facts, Japan has the third largest economy in the world. However, it is ranked 114th place for convenience of opening up a sustaining a business in Japan, due to several aspects, some important ones are government regulations such as licensing, contracts law, business taxes, registration, trade finance, environmental policies, which all lawfully limit what the business can do.
For Chick-Fil A to be able to open up a new restaurant in Tokyo, there are several lengthy procedures to obtain a business permits, register the property if purchased or constructed by Chick-Fil A. In order to register the property, a certificate of the seller’s seal impression is required, an application at the Legal Affairs Bureau and payment of real property acquisitions tax, and payment of stamp duty at a post office (TMF Group). Before the business can start, the company is required to communicate with the Ward office, the Legal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, the District Tax Office, the local tax office, the Labor Standards Inspection Office, the Japan Pension Service and the Public Employment Security Office before other procedures can be considered, having to go through all these layers of governmental offices can be a lengthy and costly process, taking a toll on the available budget and delaying revenues (TMF Group).
According to the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, it takes up to 193 days to obtain construction permits, and the process consist of 14 procedures that must be followed, involving several governmental departments and local authorities. Getting utilities such as electricity also has a special process, in which having to arrange installation appointment and submitting an application to the Tokyo Electric Power Company, and the process can take about 105 days (TMF Group).
Government regulations on investment and financing, makes it harder for the business to get investors to invest in, because the laws in favor of the investor, making sure the investor is secured by conducting several intensive analysis of the business financial state and trends in the long term, which for a starter business that has a low budget and recognition can be preventing the investors from investing in (Investopedia).
According to the World Bank and IFC rank Japan 123rd in the world for their corporate tax system that requires the business up 330 hours a year in management time, with 14 payments required every year. Corporate tax rates are up to 30%, with other local and environmental taxes(World Fact Book).
Contracting other service companies can also be a lengthy and costly process, in which it takes 360 days and costs 32.2% of the claim. The business has to go through 30, dealing with court proceedings (TMF Group).
Environmental policies are also limiting factors to the business. According to a 2010 report, the OECD Noted that Japan has created a series of aggressive policies (Smith). The OECD said particular progress was made with respect to air emissions, water usage and municipal waste generation (OECD).
Climate Changes
Potential disasters such as Earthquakes, high temperatures, rapid decrease in temperatures, heavy rain, and Tsunamis can create a serious threat to the business. Depending on the geographic location, we can determine what the probabilities of those potential disasters are and how we can cope with it, having the resources at hand. These disasters are not only a threat to the restaurant building, but it can be a threat to the sources of supplies such as the food, water, electricity, etc. Japan is mostly dependent on imports when it comes to food supplies, producing below 40% domestically (Our World). The climate effects play a role in limiting the country’s agricultural ability, which increases the cost of the food imported. Chick-Fil A is specialized in the food industry and its profit margin depends on the difference between the cost of purchasing the food supply and selling the final product. High cost of inventory can drive profits down, making it difficult to offer good quality at reasonable prices.
Crimes
Even though crimes are rare in Japan, but the rate is rising according to ABC News sources. With the level of technology and advancement that Japan has reached, criminals have also become more advanced and effective, such as the creation of the criminal organization or gang, syndicate, or mob. We need to identify the types of crimes occur on daily bases, and find out what protection does the government gives us, what insurances should we have, and how can we protect the business from criminal attack and hackers.
Competition
There are a lot of food businesses in Tokyo, so it won’t be easy to survive for very long without being recognized as part of the competition. Food service restaurants are around the city, offering all kinds of foods from international to local. According BBC News sources, there are about 160,000 restaurants (BBC News). This can create a serious threat to our process of attracting customers to buy and investors to invest in the business. So, we need to use short-term strategies to gain popularity as soon as possible, adjusting price and quality to the needs of the customers and build relationships to keep create loyal buyers. Some of the most popular and competitive restaurants in Tokyo are Mos Burger, Matsuya, Yoshioya, Nakau, and Sukiya, specializing in fast food services (Exploring Tokyo).
According to the SWOT analysis, we have more strengths than weaknesses, which is good news, but however, we need to balance our focus on both strengths and weaknesses in order to achieve success in the business. In order to balance our focus, we have utilize our human capital and today’s technology. Since one of our major weaknesses is popularity in Tokyo, Japan, it will affect our rate of sales directly, which is also the source of profit that we will use to run the business. There are several strategies to cope with such a problem, such as sampling, in which we can utilize our human capital to go around the city and give out samples of our menu, it will be an expensive process, but it’s an investment that help us collect potential buyers and create controversy that will attract attention from others. Today’s technology allows us to advertise with a snap of a finger, whether through internets services, cell phone applications, digital screens outside buildings, or even the traditional poster signs on the side of the streets of Tokyo. The goal that we would like Chick-fil-A to achieve in two years is being recognized and known by at least half of the city of Tokyo. The advantage of being recognized and known among the people, is that it will increase the rate at which the business is growing, which in terms our sales and profit.
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Charlton, Jan. "Japanese Crime Rate Rising." ABC News. N.p., 8 June 2015. Web. 2 Dec. 2015.
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Petra: Theories About The Existence of Ancient Treasury
Petra: Theories About The Existence of Ancient Treasury
The Treasury or in Arabic called “الخزنة (Al-Khazneh)” is one of the most significant ancient structures in the city of Petra or what’s also called “The Lost City of Stone,” which served as a tomb for the Nabateans. It was built by the Nabataean architects around the first century A.C. Archaeologists believe that it was possibly built during the reign of the Nabatean King Aretas the Fourth to store the corpses of the royal family. The Treasury called “The Treasury” because it was thought to contain valuable treasures of Pharaohs.
The Treasury or in Arabic called “الخزنة (Al-Khazneh)” is one of the most significant ancient structures in the city of Petra or what’s also called “The Lost City of Stone,” which served as a tomb for the Nabateans. It was built by the Nabataean architects around the first century A.C. Archaeologists believe that it was possibly built during the reign of the Nabatean King Aretas the Fourth to store the corpses of the royal family. The Treasury called “The Treasury” because it was thought to contain valuable treasures of Pharaohs.
The Treasury is one of the most significant architectures in the city of Petra, an ancient city located in what was called the Kingdom of Nabataea, today it’s the kingdom of Jordan. Petra was founded by the Nabataean civilization, early pre-Islamic Arabs around the fourth century B.C, until it was conquered by the Romans around 106 A.C. To get to the Treasury, one must walk through an ally made by a crack in the cliff rock that leads to what is called the “Siq”[1]. The Treasury is surrounded by cliff walls, which acts as its natural protection fences. The Nabataeans did not choose this location randomly, they architects understood the dramatic feeling that the place gives to the visitor.[2
It was built by what’s believed to be imported architects around the first century A.C, which served as a tomb for the Nabatean royals.[3] The Treasury was carved into a cliff, in which the genius architects turned into a unique façade that represented a combination of art and architectures from major ancient cultures and civilizations of the Greek, Romans, Babylonians, and Egyptians. The design of the façade mostly adopts a Hellenistic style and tone in its carved Corinthian columns and their capitals, the relief statues carved out of the rock on each side of and on the central tholos[4], on the top and bottom resembling the Pagan Greek and Egyptian gods such as Castor and Pollux to protect travelers, goddess Isis-Tyche to bring fortune and many others whom were part of the Nabataean religion[5]. The design also consist of two pediments, the top pediments is broken and centralized by the tholos that is crowned by an Urn, the bottom pediment is shortened and decorated with symbols of vases, vegetation, and acroteria or ornaments[6].
Archaeologists believe that the Treasury was possibly built during the reign of the Nabatean King Aretas the Fourth, who ruled from 9 B.C to 40 A.C, to store the corpses of the royal family. King Aretas IV is recognized as the most beloved and successful king among the Nabataeans[7], who defeated the Roman king of Judea Herod Antipas.[8] And known for building and improving the city of Petra. As a result he was famous for his victories and good deeds, which encouraged the building of this special tomb for him and his family, to be buried among the gods and live forever to keep bringing prosperity and fertility to the lands of the Nabataeans. The project may have been funded by the wealthy ones whom were the majority of the population.
The Treasury called “The Treasury” because it was thought to contain valuable treasures of Pharaohs, but evidence suggest that there is no proof of Egyptian ruling over the Petra, it’s influenced by the architecture and religion but does not show any signs ruling. Pirates and tomb raiders climbed the tomb and shot at it in hope to crack the rocks and find the treasure but nothing was found, unless it was taken by the Romans or the civilizations came after the Nabataeans vanished. However, the architectural spirit of the Nabataean still roams the city.
The Treasury tomb of Petra has survived through many ages. Served as a tomb for the Nabatean royal family of King Aretas the fourth. It was built by genius architects around the first century A.C. Archaeologists believe that the wealthy Nabateans funded the creation of this magnificent architecture appreciate the wealth and victory at the time. People until today still believe that the Treasury was literally a treasury for the Pharaohs, even though it was not ruled by Egyptians
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Scholarly Writing vs. Web Writing
Scholarly Writing vs. Web Writing
The difference between scholarly writing vs. web writing is that scholarly writing is communicated better and more researched. Scholarly writing is written by professionals in a particular field of study.Web writing is more informal and scholarly writing has everything more organized.
Writing reliable, well-designed papers for college or publication requires the use of scholarly writing mechanics. The writer must combine ideas from sources, cite and reference properly, paraphrase, and use minimal quotes. Characteristics of scholarly writing include: a formal tone, use of third person rather than whereas web writing uses first person perspective, clear focus on the issue rather than the author's opinion.
Web writing uses plain language so it’s easier for people to find what they need and use it to their needs. In study of online reading behavior, Jakob Nielsen found that “on the average webpage, users have time to read at most 28% of the words during an average visit; 20% is more likely”(usability.gov). Research has shown that short, concise paragraphs and bulleted lists work best for web use. Characteristics of web writing: expressions and jargons, writing in first person or making “I” statements, making direct personal statements and imprecise word choices.
The tone for scholarly writing is formal. For example, in the syllabus for this class the goal was to inform and explain the purpose of the class. Whereas the syllabus focused on one objective and web writing you can write about any topic you would like. A lot of web writings have pictures with captions, and ads.
The audience for scholarly writings is professors, professionals, and graduate students. Web writings are written in everyday language so it’s understandable for the audience to understand.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Top 10 Reasons Why You Don't Have A Girlfriend on Valentine's day
Top 10 Reasons Why You Don't Have A Girlfriend
10. You are Ugly?
·
While being ugly may not be your fault, a lot of
girls judge boys based on the look of their face
While being ugly may not be your fault, a lot of
girls judge boys based on the look of their face
·
Its human nature, we all want perfect things
that we can feel proud having in public or look at when we come home or have
sex with.
Its human nature, we all want perfect things
that we can feel proud having in public or look at when we come home or have
sex with.
·
So if you are ugly, then your chance of getting
a girlfriend is probably just above zero percent.
So if you are ugly, then your chance of getting
a girlfriend is probably just above zero percent.
9. You are not Rich Enough?
·
Yes, UNFORTUNATELY, there are girls that only
wants rich boys and you happened to be around them.
Yes, UNFORTUNATELY, there are girls that only
wants rich boys and you happened to be around them.
·
A Rich Partner can offer a variety of benefit,
such money, prestige, expensive gifts, have a nice car, etc.
A Rich Partner can offer a variety of benefit,
such money, prestige, expensive gifts, have a nice car, etc.
·
You can't blame them because you would probably
do the same if you were in their shoe.
You can't blame them because you would probably
do the same if you were in their shoe.
·
Being rich gives a high social status, which
makes girls think you are highly educated and intelligent.
Being rich gives a high social status, which
makes girls think you are highly educated and intelligent.
8. You are Gay?
·
You are probably gay but you don’t know it,
which is completely fine
You are probably gay but you don’t know it,
which is completely fine
·
Humans are emotional creatures, we have
different sexual orientation and may not feel comfortable partnering with
certain gender.
Humans are emotional creatures, we have
different sexual orientation and may not feel comfortable partnering with
certain gender.
7. You are Stupid?
·
While being stupid may not be your fault,
regardless, you will sound stupid to the girl and she won’t like you.
While being stupid may not be your fault,
regardless, you will sound stupid to the girl and she won’t like you.
·
Not asking the right questions and not
understanding what she is trying to express, is a sign of stupidity.
Not asking the right questions and not
understanding what she is trying to express, is a sign of stupidity.
6. You are Arrogant?
·
Being arrogant can repel girls away from you,
because they think you are selfish and you only care about yourself.
Being arrogant can repel girls away from you,
because they think you are selfish and you only care about yourself.
·
You are not kind to people around you and you
think your opinion what matters the most.
You are not kind to people around you and you
think your opinion what matters the most.
5. You Spend Most of Your Time Playing Video Games and
Watching Porn?
Watching Porn?
·
Spending most of your time on video games and
porn can isolate you from the social life.
Spending most of your time on video games and
porn can isolate you from the social life.
·
Not giving some time to socialize with different
people (esp. Girls), will decrease your chance of getting a girlfriend
dramatically.
Not giving some time to socialize with different
people (esp. Girls), will decrease your chance of getting a girlfriend
dramatically.
·
Prevent you from learning the necessary communication
skills to have conversation with a girl.
Prevent you from learning the necessary communication
skills to have conversation with a girl.
4. You are a Nerd?
·
If all you talk about is science and comics,
then you’re probably a nerd, which sometime may make you sound smart, however
it’s sometime boring to girls.
If all you talk about is science and comics,
then you’re probably a nerd, which sometime may make you sound smart, however
it’s sometime boring to girls.
·
Sometime girls just want to have fun and not
participate in a debate about Superman vs. Batman story.
Sometime girls just want to have fun and not
participate in a debate about Superman vs. Batman story.
3. Lack of Personality?
·
Not having an interesting character, charisma
and style, make you invisible around girls and even if you try to talk to them,
they will most likely ignore you.
Not having an interesting character, charisma
and style, make you invisible around girls and even if you try to talk to them,
they will most likely ignore you.
·
However, too much personality can make you sound
and look fake, which is also a sign of lack of personality.
However, too much personality can make you sound
and look fake, which is also a sign of lack of personality.
2. You are too Sexual?
·
If all you think around girls is sex, then you
will not get it, unless you are around prostitutes.
If all you think around girls is sex, then you
will not get it, unless you are around prostitutes.
·
Girls don’t like boys who only seek sexual
pleasures, because that is an animalistic behavior.
Girls don’t like boys who only seek sexual
pleasures, because that is an animalistic behavior.
·
Sex does not portray love and honesty very well.
Sex does not portray love and honesty very well.
1. You are too Shy?
·
Being shy is not an advantage all the time, in
fact, most of the time it’s a sign of weakness and lack of confidence, and
these are things that girls don’t like in a man.
Being shy is not an advantage all the time, in
fact, most of the time it’s a sign of weakness and lack of confidence, and
these are things that girls don’t like in a man.
·
Shyness is number one reason why boys can’t get
a girlfriend because they are too afraid to socialize and feel awkward around
girls.
Shyness is number one reason why boys can’t get
a girlfriend because they are too afraid to socialize and feel awkward around
girls.
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