“Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us—is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them, or shouldn’t we?” Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “...
Some Western observers perceive China's growing economic strength as a threat and China's large market as a "tool of economic coercion," fueling the attempt to decouple with or impose a blockade on China. These views need to be changed. China's reforms are not intended to change or challen...
This is thanks in part to a handful of recent brand partnerships, such as Pfizer and Bud Light, as well as his rumored budding romance with pop superstarTaylor Swift— one of the most high-profile left-leaning celebrities, who has vocally supported democrat politicians and liberal-leaning cause...
Fig. 4. Meta-model comprising the views of business models, value networks and business ecosystems. 3.2. Implications The implications for the transport system are interesting. These are discussed from the following perspectives: i) public procurement, ii) organizational governance of the system, iii...
Large segments of the population are rejecting reason itself and are basing their views on their prejudices and emotionally-held beliefs that are nothing more than ancient myths and tribal biases. Conflicts between belief systems held by large segments of the population are due to a lack of ...
To be clear, there are no such signs on the horizon. While about a fifth of the foreign currency reserves of the world's central banks have moved away over the last quarter century, from 71% to 58%, that's still a dominant position of strength for the greenback worldwide, let alone ...
Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also when many of us will be thinking about loved ones who are no longer here to share in the festivities.Mercy Hospiceinvites you to celebrate their memory (and hopefully put a smile on your face in the process) with thei...
political parties The Labour party The Conservative party The Liberal Democrats UK policy on environmental protection Class Class-divisions Cultural differences A distinctive feature of British class-system Race A multiracial nation Influences of immigration General elections(英国大选) Why are they important...
are built on foundation models, AI models that can be adapted to a wide range of downstream tasks. Foundation models are typically large-scale generative models, comprised of billions of parameters, that are trained on unlabeled data using self-supervision. This allows foundation models to quickly...
Most taxpayers recognize that some form and level of taxation are necessary to fund the government but differing views about the appropriate size of government and its funding level, the optimal structure of a tax system, the system’s effective rates, and its impact on various groups and intere...