“While political and cultural factors are important as explanations for differences in national technology policy and industrial practices, emergent trends in science, engineering and management are leading to new paradigms for high-technology innovation in both Japan and the United States.” ImportantStatesPoliticalDifferencesUnitedPracticeTechnologyUnited StatesPolicyInnovationManagementFactorsExplanationJapanTrendsEngineeringParadigmHigh Technology Book:Japanese innovation strategy: technical support for business visions Source: Japanese innovation strategy: technical support for business visions
“Remember back then we thought about al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan and a few other places? well, we've seen al Qaeda metastasize. It is now a global scourge. And you have the ascendancy of ISIL. The combination of those two groups -- their appeal to the lone wolfs and we see them acting in Belgium and in France and in Canada and the United States so the threat factors and the nature of the threats are far more complicated and far more serious today than on September 12, 2001.” WellsTwoStatesTodayRememberNatureUnitedActingUnited StatesGroupsSeriousThreatComplicatedFactorsFranceAppealsCombinationCanadaAlsAfghanistanSeptemberPakistanAl QaedaLoneBelgiumScourgeIsilLone WolfAscendancyCanada And The United States Author:Tom Ridge
“Imperialism is the factor in American policy, not just since 1898, but in fact long before it when we were expanding across this continent and taking away Indian lands in order to enlarge the territory of the United States. We have been an imperial power and an expansionist power for a very long time.” LongHas BeensStatesFactsOrderUnitedUnited StatesLandPolicyLong TimeFactorsIndianTerritoryContinentsImperialismExpanding Author:Howard Zinn
“Ask any real estate broker to name the three most important factors in buying a property, and he'll say: "Location, location, location." Now ask him to name the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, and he'll say: "Location, location, location." This tells us that we should not necessarily be paying a whole lot of attention to real estate brokers.” ShouldImportantRealStatesWholeThreeAsksNamesJusticeUnitedAttentionUnited StatesCourtPropertySupremeFactorsChiefsBuyingEstatesLocationSupreme CourtBrokersChief Justice Book:Homes and Other Black Holes Source: Homes and Other Black Holes