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European Union and Sui-Generis
European Union and Sui-Generis
Introduction
This essay discusses the sui-generisity of the European Union's structure as an institution that by 2007 comprised of 27 member states and more than 497 million people. The European Union is a unique example because for the first time in modern history ...
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SUSTAINABLE REFURBISHMENT
Sustainable Refurbishment In The UK
Abstract
Purpose: This paper has three principal aims - to examine the development of international policy direction for sustainability in the built environment; to highlight the contribution that the legacy stock could make to the various sustainability targets through sustainable refurbishment; and to review ...
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TQM Failure
TQM Failure
Introduction
It has been estimated that up to 80 per cent of TQ initiatives have failed during implementation in industry. The company, based in southern England, had already made one false start. (Because of the forthright nature of parts of this article, the company involved has chosen ...
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procedures to evolve Java Applications
Methods to Develop Java Applications
Methods to Develop Java Applications
Introduction
Principles
At Java Software, we have several guidelines that might make our documentation comments different than those of third party developers. Our documentation comments define the official Java Platform API Specification. To this end, our target audience is ...
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Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland fails to produce enough thyroid hormone. This gland is located in the lower part of the neck, below the Adam's apple. The gland wraps around the windpipe (trachea) and has a shape that is similar to a butterfly - ...
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Counseling Skills
Counselling Skills
Part 1
Introduction After reading, viewing, thinking and talking over this question, I came up with the following two informal attempts at defining what a counsellor is.
A counsellor is someone who (by agreement) helps another in the process of sorting out a problem. To put it another way, ...
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Physiotherapy Service
Physiotherapy and Eating Disorder
Introduction
The International Eating Disorders Centre has been established in Aylesbury Buckinghamshire since 1996 and utilises the skills of a comprehensive range of mental health professionals to provide intensive multi-disciplinary, 120 day, time limited inpatient programmes. The Centre also offers a complete package of ...
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ANIMAL OF THE BIBLE
Animal of the Bible: Dorothy Pulis Lathrop
Animal of the Bible: Dorothy Pulis Lathrop
Lathrop was bestowed the very first Caldecott Medal in 1938 for her publication Animals of the Bible (1937). She mentions in her acceptance talk that she was in person captivated to the tales of the ...
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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Communication
Introduction
Intercultural miscommunication occurs when intended meanings are unclearly, inadequately, or mistakenly communicated across cultural boundaries. All human behavior, including business behavior, is enacted within specific cultural contexts. When we are operating within our own native culture, we may take culture for granted. However, when we find ...
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QUESTION: ARE THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY WHO ARE THE MOST FEARFUL OF CRIME ALSO THE MOST LIKELY TO BECOME THE VICTIMS OF CRIME? DISCUSS.
Question: Are those members of our society who are the most fearful of crime also the most likely to become the victims of crime? Discuss.
Victims of ...