The Big Brother mentality Amazon is employing is appalling, and crosses
an ethical line of unfathomable proportions.
Not exact matches
According to University
of North Carolina researchers, sleep deprived people are more susceptible to social influences, like a boss who wants you to step over
ethical lines.
But that rationale is, at best, incomplete, and leaves open a different
line of argumentation, one that applies even within competitive domains, and one that should truly drive a stake through the heart
of the «legal =
ethical» nonsense.
Using the language
of rights is a way
of making the strongest possible kind
of ethical claim, a way to draw a
line in the topsoil, as it were.
For the unfamiliar, Gawker is an online journalism site that has garnered a lot
of controversy for blurring the
lines as far as what's considered «
ethical» journalism.
That resoluteness is vital for all who love freedom
of religion — which depends in America on the Roman Catholic Church holding the
line on key
ethical positions.
This riveting, award - winning story brims with religious and
ethical conundrums, making it a thought - provoking, top -
of - the -
line read.
Given the inevitability
of the communications - connected global village, the crucial importance
of access, and the change in «top - down»
lines of authority, what role will
ethical and moral reasoning play?
The truncated idea
of God that figures in the analysis, and in much
of the rest
of the church's
ethical reasoning, automatically precludes or minimizes the investigation
of certain
lines of thinking, and leads to reductionistic treatments
of a wide range
of issues.
But if that involvement is going to be informed, it will be necessary for us to know something about the technology itself, to isolate some
of the major
ethical issues, and to suggest some possible
lines of response from the perspective
of Christian commitment.
In one aspect they are addressed to all and sundry, laying down the
lines of an absolute ethic determined by the coming
of the kingdom
of God; but insofar as individuals accept them as such, and commit themselves, the new Israel is being formed, and the
ethical teaching
of Jesus becomes the new law by which it is to be governed.
In the intellectual context, the
line between discussion
of social and
ethical matters and «theology» is not always easily drawn.
Somewhere along this
line of development
of the pagan national - god idea into the
ethical doctrine
of the covenant there entered the concept
of the divine choice
of Israel that was destined to become the distinctive feature
of the nation's thought
of itself.
When we have recognized the fact that in general structure the catechesis
of early Christianity followed the
lines of other
ethical teaching
of the time, we shall be better prepared to recognize the points at which specifically Christian motives and sanctions are introduced.
Old -
line Christians may feel that conservative evangelicals are slow to rethink some
of their social and
ethical views in light
of the primacy
of God's love.
What the vast majority
of Americans want is now possible: the pursuit
of promising research that does not cross
ethical lines, honors human dignity, and preserves innocent life.
Evans next identifies various narratives that have the potential to either close the
lines of communication» primarily because they invoke abortion» or open the possibility
of true conversation among people
of conflicting
ethical beliefs by keeping that issue in the background.
I would not argue that individual freedom
of choice must be the bottom
line in every
ethical deliberation.
Love the
line about a mum for PM — mind you, look what happened last time we had one
of them: -0 Liz Burton recently posted...
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«From baby milk to Kit Kats and across all its product
lines, Nestlé's brands score just 1 out
of 14 on our
ethical rankings tables.»
«[Employers] know there's another class
of staffers that are complete mercenaries, and that's most
of them, and they will do whatever they can do to protect their boss at any cost, and they have no
line,» she said, adding: «Showing a moral
line is problematic, because it sort
of flags you as someone who could, in a certain set
of ethical circumstances, turn on the employer.
However, it was inevitable that declaring the advent
of an «
ethical foreign policy» would invite constant efforts to find fault
lines between rhetoric and reality, at the personal level as well as in his approach to issues.
While the punishment bestowed upon each may warn current lawmakers to toe
ethical lines, progress on concrete reforms aimed at curbing the type
of behavior that landed William Boyland Jr. and William Scarborough in prison has been slow to materialize.
A number
of Schneiderman's fellow senators, including Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, pushed for censure over expulsion, with some nervous about setting a precedent and
ethical bright
line on which they too could trip in the future, and others worried about upsetting the delicate balance in the chamber.
Federal prosecutors and the Manhattan district attorney's office made a point
of highlighting conduct by the mayor and those acting on his behalf that, while not criminal, appeared to breach an
ethical line.
When it came to contacting a woman who allegedly was the victim
of domestic violence at the hands
of a top aide, Paterson — who not only made law for two decades as a senator, but also graduated from law school — knew or should have known that his interference crossed
ethical and possibly legal
lines.
«Do I have a moral and
ethical obligation as a citizen
of Colorado to ensure that they can continue to expand the metropolitan area toward the Kansas
line?
Dr. Frankel is currently directing or co-directing projects related to the
ethical and policy implications
of human germ -
line interventions, the responsible use
of animals in biomedical and behavioral research, improving patient safety and reducing errors in health care, the
ethical dimensions
of the Human Genome Diversity Project, the uses
of anonymity on the Internet, and intellectual property and
ethical standards for electronic publishing in science.
Stem cell advocates have been expressing serious worry that
ethical requirements spelled out in the draft guidelines — in particular, informed consent procedures for embryo donors — will rule out the use
of many existing human embryonic stem cell
lines, including the 21
lines approved under the Bush Administration.
The final guidelines on research with human embryonic stem cells issued on Monday by the National Institutes
of Health set out criteria for determining which ES cell
lines can be used in federally funded experiments and give NIH discretion to approve old
lines that don't meet stringent modern
ethical requirements.
Scientists are on the threshold
of crossing a sharp
ethical line: permanently altering the human genetic code
In accordance with that decision, the new guidelines would allow scientists to use NIH funds for research on cell
lines isolated from embryos as long as the cells were derived by privately funded researchers who followed a set
of ethical guidelines.
Last week the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) cancelled its planned meeting
of the panel that is supposed to determine whether a given stem cell
line was derived in accordance with NIH's
ethical guidelines (ScienceNOW, 3 April).
When European researchers published the genome
of the HeLa cancer cell
line last month, they didn't think to ask for permission from the family
of Henrietta Lacks, the woman those cells came from — what some experts say was a serious
ethical lapse.
Some scholars argue that the Chinese scientists have crossed an
ethical line by editing the human genome, but others welcome China's comparatively liberal regulation
of this area
of experimentation, which allows genetics researchers to push the scientific envelope.
Analyze moral problems in public health practice, research, and health policy and identify and communicate morally compelling
lines of argument for alternative
ethical principles or foundational
ethical theories at stake.
Leading US research institutions may stop studying several federally - fundable linkurl: embryonic stem cell; https://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/54749/
lines due to potential
ethical problems surrounding the creation
of the
lines.
Registration
of a cell
line in hPSCreg confirms
ethical procurement and scientific evidence for pluripotency to the global community.
hPSCreg provides comprehensive information on existing hPSC
lines, their
ethical procurement, derivation process, genetic and expression data and other molecular or biological characteristics, use and quality
of the
line.
Registration
of cell
lines in hPSCreg will provide visibility, confidence in
ethical provenance, validation
of characterization data and comparability with other registered
lines.
Obama called upon the National Institutes
of Health to set up rigorous guidelines to ensure that new stem cells
lines were derived by
ethical practices.
In
line with the outcomes
of 1999 World Conference on Science (WCS) and taking into account the 2011 Budapest Declaration on the New Era
of Global Science and the 2013 Rio de Janeiro Declaration on «Science for Global Sustainable Development» we renew our commitment towards the responsible and
ethical use
of scientific knowledge in addressing the grand challenges
of humankind.
Collins said in a statement that he agreed with his advisors that the consent form signed by couples who donated the embryos from which the
lines were derived «was inconsistent with the basic
ethical principle
of voluntary consent».
We are an
ethical family run business who are health and wellness advocates and always a portion
of our profits are directly donated to many charities and good causes in
line with our company ethos and what we believe are most important; Our World, Your Health.
My guest this week is Jacquie Moesel, the founder
of Moesel clothing — an
ethical kid's clothing
line.
You all know I'm a huge fan
of the Randolph Street Market in Chicago, and that's where I met the amazing and sweetest girls from NOVAA — an awesome
ethical fashion
line that is sourced ethically abroad or made here in the USA!
For this collection, the label teamed up with the United Nations» ITC
Ethical Fashion Initiative, through which the designer was connected with a group
of Kenyan artisans, who together produced a unique
line of pouches (seen right) that will be included with each pair
of frames purchased.
James L. Brooks's comedy about people for whom work defines life stars Holly Hunter as the quintessential eighties heroine, juggling career and love,
ethical lines and deadlines — and charts the era's shifts in the field
of reporting.
The two - hour - and -20-minute film turned out to be a shaggy satirical comedy about Christian (Claes Bang), the chic curator
of an art museum, toggling among mortifying story
lines: a one - night stand with lingering consequences, a nastily conceived ad campaign for a hot new exhibit (the titular «square,» an artwork creating a kind
of ethical safe space), and a positively unbelievable outreach effort to retrieve a stolen wallet and other items.
He's assisted by a longtime union friend (Bruce Greenwood) and lawyer (Don Cheadle) for the airline, both
of whom compromise
ethical lines for their friend.