Ethical guidelines Social marketing, like other forms of public health interventions, is also guided by ethical considerations. Whenever a decision is made that will directly influence the behaviour of people, even if adopting that behaviour is likely to protect them … Read More
In Portugal, the government gives concessions to private companies for gaming operations. Lotteries are operated by Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa. Casinos are operated by various private companies and bingos outside casinos are run by private companies or notfor- … Read More
A question arises, and it was often asked me: – How have I known Arsene Lupin? Nobody doubts that I know it. The details that I accumulate about this puzzling man, the irrefutable facts that I present, the new evidence … Read More
Web indexing is the work of reference, that is to say mention something or refer to search engines. Indexing is used in two very specific contexts: In big distribution in the management of product catalogs: products are referenced in displays. … Read More
(A diagram of the game of Poker Solitaire, based on an actual layout) The poker game (at least most variants) has a complexity beyond the reach of computers. However, methods are developed to approximate the perfect strategy (in terms of … Read More
Two or three times a year, on the occasion of important feasts, such as balls of the Austrian Embassy or the evenings of lady Billingstone, Countess de Dreux-Soubise put on her white shoulders “The Queen’s Necklace”. It was the famous … Read More
While heavy water plant employees protest in front of the RAAN headquarters despairing that they have not received wages for months for their work, and asks themselves worried how their children will warm during the winter approaching, while other large … Read More
Key concept 6: Method mix A social marketing programme will normally consist of a mix of interventions, some appealing to logic and others focused on emotions and mindless choosing. To select the optimal mix of interventions it is important to … Read More
A slot machine is an electronic or mechanical device of gambling that does not require any particular skill or strategy. (Front of a slot machine, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slot_machine.jpg) A slot machine comprises several essential components: a money entry: coin entrance, ticket acceptor, … Read More
Teleworking offers significant benefits to employers, employees, self employed individuals and entrepreneurs, and in developing the local economy. It also presents opportunities to secure wider social benefits – for example by reducing the environmental impact of car travel. Benefits for … Read More
The day before, I had sent my automobile to Rouen by road. I was to join him there by train, and from there, go with friends who inhabit the banks of the Seine. But in Paris, a few minutes before … Read More
Ranked from highest to lowest, with comparative-equivalent indications of national tax rates Rank Member State Rate of taxation as a percentage of gross revenue 1. Denmark Reserved to public sector and/or public interest objectives 1. Germany Reserved to public sector … Read More
