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More independent media may benefit the public economically compared to state media. The media would supply more accurate information to improve the markets, which are particularly sensitive to information, allowing insight into corporate abuse of power and pricing of securities, leading to...

Does all of this mean something? Why does Quebec keep trying to separate? Obviously they don't want to be a part of Canada, so they should become a country of their own. Now some may say that the reason these referendums have not gone through is because people are scared of becoming independent...

The separation of Quebec is a very controversial issue in Canada, but why? Some people, such as those who live in Quebec believe Quebec should separate from Canada. They believe that their province would be better off on its own as its own country. Others, mainly those from other parts of the...

In situations where police forces are inadequate, it is even worse to incentivise ransom further by giving kidnappers virtual certainty of payment (as is the status quo in many areas). It is this combination which underlies the epidemic nature of ransom in some parts of the world. At least if...

Firstly, the very first demand of kidnappers is that the ransom payee does not contact the police, often at risk of the life of the kidnap victim. Once more, it seems cruel to demand that individuals take this significant risk. Secondly, ransom cases often occur precisely because there is a low...

The payment of ransom may also be exactly what the payee wants too. It avoids the potential for violent confrontation, as well as the trauma of a protracted siege or negotiated situation. They may also reasonably imagine that keeping on the good side of the captor will increase the safety of the...

We share the popular understanding that the highly efficient centralised mobilisation mechanism plus a strong political will is a formula for success in many undertakings. Otherwise there would not be the tendency to prescribe the same for the country's uphill battles against corruption and food...

Reconstruction after a disaster starts right away, but the decisions taken early on will have far-reaching impacts on the lives of those affected - It is important to ensure that we build back better in a way that involves communities, policy-makers, government and reconstruction agencies

# "Moderation": Many religions have approaches that produce practices that place limitations on the behaviour of their adherents. This is seen by many as a positive influence, potentially protecting adherents from the destructive or even fatal excesses to which they might otherwise be...

Typical reasons for adherence to religion include the following: * "Experience or emotion": For many, the practice of a religion leads to religious experiences and pleasurable emotional highs. Such emotional highs can come from the singing of traditional hymns to the trance-like states...

# "Self-promotion": Some individuals place themselves in positions of power and privilege through promotion of specific religious views. Such self-promotion has tended to reduce public confidence in many things that are called "religion." Similarly, highly publicized cases of abuse by the clergy...

Typical reasons for rejection of religion include the following: * "Irrelevancy": Many find the beliefs, moral practices, and rituals of a religion to hold no meaning in the modern world, and find no effect from them if applied, and conclude that the religion is irrelevant. Likewise, many...

17. Theme Contests. Over the years my contests have produced up to 170% increase in performance. But equally as important, they've helped maintain positive environments that have reduced employee turnover by 400%. Overall the most successful contests seem to be those affiliated with different...

13. Casual Dress Day. This will apply more to the Business-to-Business world based on the difference in normal dress codes from the Business-to-Consumer arena. For those required to "dress business" every day a casual day becomes a popular desire. Use holidays to create theme color casual days...

10. Team Spirit. Have a picture taken on your entire staff (including you!), have it enlarged and hang it in a visible spot. Most people like to physically see themselves as part of a group or team. When running contests in your area, try to create contests and affiliated activity that are team...

7. Good Work Environment. A recent industry study shows just how inaccurate your results can be. Employers were asked to rank what they thought motivated their people and then employees were asked to rank what really did motivate them. Employers felt "working conditions" was a nine (or next to...

4. Training. Is training ever finished? Can you possibly overtrain? NO and NO. For whatever reasons, too many people feel "My people have already been trained" or "I've got good people...they only need a little training." But training never ends. Schedule "tune- up" training sessions. These...

summary: religious freedom shall not be limited except when a government can prove a "compelling interest" to do so. And then, the government must select a method that results in the least possible interference with religious freedoms of individuals, churches and other organizations. This is a...

Dozens of groups concerned with religious freedom then joined together to form a Coalition for the Free Exercise of Religion. Their goal was to reverse this gradual erosion of basic religious freedoms in the United States. In an unprecedented show of unanimity, organizations representing very...

Conflicts continually arise between individuals and the government over religious freedom. For example: bullet Some religious groups teach that parents should not immunize children against childhood diseases. This conflicts with the state's interest in preserving public health. bullet Other...