Maps and Blandscapes

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-49
Author(s):  
Emily Thomas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Good Time ◽  
The World

Travel writer Colin Thubron once wrote, “over there, as likely as not, everything will be depressingly the same”. Is the world homogenising, everywhere morphing into everywhere else? The worldwide lockdown seems like a good time to armchair travel and reflect on places other than our own. Using the philosophy of maps, I argue we should be optimistic: our world is not everywhere the same.

scholarly journals The mental state of detained asylum seekers

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 657-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Bracken ◽  
Caroline Gorst-Unsworth
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Good Time ◽  
The World ◽  
Survivors Of Torture ◽  
Palestinian Population ◽  
Western Media

The persecution of civilians by the Iraqi forces in Kuwait and subsequent acts of revenge on the Palestinian population have caused widespread revulsion throughout the world. Stories of torture and rape have been described in the Western media and issues of human rights have gained considerable prominence of late. Perhaps now is a good time to examine how Britain responds to the needs of survivors of torture who seek asylum here.

scholarly journals Wired to the World: Computer Housekeeping

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Ralph L Scott
Keyword(s):  
Good Time ◽  
The World

Fall is a good time to do housekeeping, both around the house and with your computer. Some basic things you can do to improve yourcomputer’s performance are deleting temporary Internet files, removing old unused documents, using system-cleanup tools, and cleaning up your desktop.  Making backups and system-restore disks are also important aspects of good computer housekeeping.

scholarly journals Voice assistance in 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-136
Author(s):  
Robert Dale
Keyword(s):  
Good Time ◽  
The World ◽  
Voice Technology ◽  
Recent Developments

AbstractThe end of the calendar year always seems like a good time to pause for breath and reflect on what’s been happening over the last 12 months, and that’s as true in the world of commercial NLP as it is in any other domain. In particular, 2019 has been a busy year for voice assistance, thanks to the focus placed on this area by all the major technology players. So, we take this opportunity to review a number of key themes that have defined recent developments in the commercialization of voice technology.

Brand management in a situation of an economic crisis

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 743-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafał Drewniak ◽  
Robert Karaszewski
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Good Time ◽  
Brand Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
Marketing Activities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present modern marketing tools used by today’s businesses to maintain or strengthen the value of their brands in the conditions of deteriorating economic situation. The specific purpose is an analysis of activities that might be attempted by companies in emerging markets in order to increase the strength of their brands. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents the determinants of the development of brand value. An analysis has also been made of activities connected with the development of the brand based on the experience of the best brands in the world. Considerations are based on secondary sources, from national and international journals, books, magazines and specialist reports, as well as were supported by research results of the most valuable brands in the world. Findings The paper provides the insight of marketing activities, that may favor building brand value in the time of recession. It was suggested that recession may be a good time for some companies to invest in the brand. However, today’s competition conditions are forcing companies to used more modern marketing techniques in order to build a positive brand image. In addition, customers increasingly expect to be able to engage in brand and wish to influence its image. Practical implications The paper includes implications for companies in emerging markets, through which it is possible to effectively manage brand value in the time of crisis. These proposals are an important course of action for companies from emerging markets, which tend to increase the strength of its brand. Originality/value Due to the fact that the considerations in the paper relate to general proposals for action, the results can constitute a starting point for in-depth research in the future. An interesting issue would be to assess the effectiveness of the proposed activities in emerging markets.

scholarly journals On a Country in Captive: A Review on Aruni Kashyap’s There Is No Good Time for Bad News

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Bad News ◽  
Good Time ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Authoritarian State ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
The People ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The World ◽  
Conversational Style

Aruni Kashyap’s poetry is an organic blend of powerful realities and raw emotions. While many of his contemporary poets devote their attention towards the technical nuances of poetry, Kashyap’s focus beams on what he wants to say rather than the how behind it. The form never overpowers the ideas that he ardently tries to convey through the perfectly cut lines of his debut poetry collection, There Is No Good Time for Bad News, which depicts the plight of a state that was brought to nemesis by the insurgency. His poems offer a spatial tour through the unexplored regions of the Northeast to the streets of Manhattan, where numerous lives are entwined into a single destiny. It resonates with the traumatic experiences and suppressed voices of the survivors of the Assam insurgency alerting the world to the brutality inflicted by the authoritarian state which deprives the people of a happy and peaceful life. The poet draws deep from the turbulent personal experiences of the people around him which he then fine-tunes into the shared experiences of the narrator, narrated and the reader. These verses are stained with the everyday violence encountered by the people of his homeland and unquestionably create a lasting impact, with the conversational style of language that is astutely employed by the poet.

Parliament and E-Governance in Finland

2011 ◽  
pp. 2284-2288
Author(s):  
Paula Tiihonen
Keyword(s):  
Good Time ◽  
Standing Committee ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Changing World

The Standing Committee for the Future in the Finnish Parliament has a motto: It is the duty of parliament to observe the changing world, analyse it, and take a view in good time on how Finnish society and its political actors should respond to the challenges of the future. Democracy cannot be realised simply by accepting changes that have already taken place. Indeed, parliaments have a role in e-governance all over the world, and this role will be discussed briefly in this article with a reference to the case of the Parliament of Finland.

Parliament and E-Governance in Finland

2011 ◽  
pp. 1311-1313
Author(s):  
P. Tiihonen
Keyword(s):  
Good Time ◽  
Standing Committee ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Changing World

The Standing Committee for the Future in the Finnish Parliament has a motto: It is the duty of parliament to observe the changing world, analyse it, and take a view in good time on how Finnish society and its political actors should respond to the challenges of the future. Democracy cannot be realised simply by accepting changes that have already taken place. Indeed, parliaments have a role in e-governance all over the world, and this role will be discussed briefly in this article with a reference to the case of the Parliament of Finland.

scholarly journals Improving Sustainable Development of Eco-Tourism in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-103
Author(s):  
Edwin Otieno Ogweno
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Good Time ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Conservation Organizations

Eco-tourism is generally defined as the type of tourism that involves visiting a natural environment without interfering with its habitat. The tourism industry is a multibillion-dollar industry that continues to expand and evolve around the world, however, to achieve sustainable growth, it requires a shift in planning and as a result, more focus on eco-tourism. When thinking of tourism, one thinks of a certain group of people visiting a particular destination for sightseeing, holiday vacations, and to have a good time; while that could be true, tourism touches on more than that. The tourism sector, besides just the gratification and exchange of culture, also involves environmental aspects, social aspects, and sustainability. As the world strives to achieve long-term growth targets in the sustainable development goals, eco-tourism continues to receive much attention. Eco tourism has been related to programs for sustainable development in protected areas, community-based conservation organizations, and in many aspects aimed at achieving sustainable development goals on environmental and habitat protection. In order to sustainably improve the eco-tourism sector, there is a need for continuous education, a supportive policy environment, and more research on the sector

Future research needs

1971 ◽  
Vol 177 (1048) ◽  
pp. 463-468
Keyword(s):  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Good Time ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Saline Waters ◽  
Marine Waste

The increased interest in marine pollution problems over the past decade results principally from the greater emphasis being placed on coastal discharge of wastes with increasing constraints on inland disposal, from an awareness that the oceans are not limitless in their acceptance of wastes, and because of comparatively recent evidence of possible general effects of pollution resulting from the widespread aerial transfer of pollutants such as toxic metals and organochlorine pesticides and the possible influence of climatic changes associated with atmospheric pollution on the energy balance of the oceans. Several national and international bodies have considered and reported on the need for information on which policies for marine waste disposal may be planned. This contribution will not summarize such information but will attempt to emphasize aspects which have not received, in the opinion of the author, the consideration they deserve, particularly in relation to effects of pollution on marine biological resources. The identification of research needs Before one can define research needs one must define objectives and the principal one must surely be to provide information so that we know, in good time, the environmental consequences of the disposal of wastes resulting from man’s activi­ties. Some of these environmental consequences may have little overall effect on man’s welfare, either directly on his health or his assimilable resources, and only he can decide whether more purist ecological consequences should greatly in fluence his environmental plans and designs. The pollution biologist should have two goals, first to forecast or detect effects and then to assess ‘damage’. Those concerned with our non-saline waters appreciate this distinction, for there must be very few inland waters in the developed parts of the world which have not been modified ecologically by man’s activity.

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