The dominance and power of the west is affecting cultures. Bagdikian states that in 2004 only 7 corporations owned all the media from approximately 50 in 1983. This concentration of the media brings limited views and benefits capitalism as people will only be influenced in a certain way as news is a social construction to benefit the capitalist state. (McQuail) Cultural hegemony is the result of this. It is therefore threatening the cultural identities of many countries because this one culture is being largely promoted due to the dominance of the western media and media imperialism.
1. Should oil and gas companies be allowed to engage in fracking, or should the United States ban the practice? There are, as always two sides to every issue and this is no exception. The benefits to business and the oil industry in the United States due to fracking would put us at a distinct advantage in this market that has made us dependent on foreign oil companies for decades. Along with a possibility of creating a large job market here in the U.S. with upwards of 600,000 people needing to operate this endeavor, we could take back our economy.
The current policy states that all firewalls and routers are evaluated every two years and that all local servers are backed up to storage devices that are attached to the network and are maintained at the server location. This security policy is ineffective as it is not complete. Strong security policies should state acceptable and unacceptable user behavior, restrictions to resources, and conform to the company’s business plan (Firewall Design, 2012). The policy should include the specific IP addresses users are allowed to access as well as their specific destination ports. The components that make up the security policy as well as the security policy itself should be simple enough for administrators to change and troubleshoot errors but strong enough to keep unwanted access out (Firewall Design,
The back end of our system will also allow users to only have to access one location for data entry instead of accessing a several different systems. With more than 13.9 million identity theft victims in the United States losing collectively an estimated 10 billion dollars in 2012 (Sullivan, 2013), Viggo industries understands the need to keep Personal Identifiable Information (PII) secure. The security controls listed below will be in addition to and run congruent with the controls and policies already in place today (Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2013): 1. Software Security a. All software will go through a Harding process prior to release b.
There are more than 130 different species of agave. Blue agave is the most notable because of its role in Mexican society and economy. It creates an enormous amount of revenue in Mexico and all over the world. The world’s largest consumer of tequila is the United States topping the charts with over ten million cases imported last year alone. With this being such a cash crop, a great deal of research goes into the pests that affect this plant.
It was thought that this would bring about a culture of openness and may make public companies and the government more accountable for their actions. All members of the public have the right to request any information held by public authorities – for example emails, reports, meeting minutes or research. All requests must be made in writing and clearly describe the information requested. Public authorities can refuse certain requests if they feel they have a valid reason, such as there being legal reasons why it must not be published, if the information requested contains personal data or if the cost of collecting and supplying the data is excessive. All refusals must be given in writing and within 20 days (www.ico.gov.uk).
The Do Not Call Implementation Act established a nationwide “do not call list”. This act allows consumers to register their information with a national database prohibiting telemarketers from contacting them within 31 days of registering on the site. Once you are on the list, you are there for life and cannot be contacted by telemarketers. Some exceptions to the Do Not Call Act are political organizations, debt collectors and some charitable organizations. The ethical issue of personal privacy has led to the creation of laws to protect consumers against new advances in Information Technology.
Founded in Mexico in 1906, CEMEX had grown from a regional cement producer to a diversified group of companies with interests in tourism, petroleum and mining projects, and was listed on the Mexican stock exchange. The signing of the GATT agreement in 1985 turned Mexico, the world’s 13th largest cement consumer, into an open marketplace and at the same time an interesting expansion terrain for cement multinational companies (MNC’s). The demographics, the attractive market characteristics and the expected infrastructure development all gave Mexico a huge growth potential. With the increased competition from more efficient international players, a consolidation movement was inevitable. Zambrano implemented a deliberate strategy to make cement its core business.
Merging the coca-cola product with an alcoholic beverage is brand new to the company and will require many different advertisements and promotions to get this product in the public eye. Coca-cola will market in almost the same way as it does for other Coca-cola products, although new commercials must be made, new magazine advertisements, and special promotions. The television commercials will be aired on all major adult related channels, as well as magazines including Maxim, Sports Illustrated, and many other various magazines, internet social media promoting, and promote the product at sporting events. The second stage is the growth stage. This stage gets its name because the product is rapidly growing in the market bringing a profit to the company.
At the height of the movie rental industry revenues hit $11.6 billion (“Video Tape Rental” 2012). Blockbuster Video was the largest video rental company in the US and around the world until it was bought by Dish Network in 2011 (Sakthi Prasad 2011). The movie rental industry was attacked by digital rentals since pay per view emerged, but it wasn’t until digital rentals online became popular that any real dent was made in the video rental revenues. Netflix emerged with a new concept of renting DVD’s via mail order with no late fees and as long as a customer desired to have the DVD. Their business concept included a subscription with unlimited rentals at one movie at a time.