economic pie large enough for everyone to live on. Go back to the turn of the first century AD, and if you took the global economic pie, and divided it up into equal slices for everyone in the world, everyone would get a few hundred dollars. And if you rolled forward a thousand years, roughly the same is true. But in the last few hundred years, economic growth has taken off. Those economic pies have exploded in size. The value of those individual slices of the pie today, the're about 10,150 dollars. If economic growth continues at two percent our children will be twice as rich as us. By in large, we've solved the traditional economic problem. With that solved problem has arosed antoher one how to make sure that everbody gets a slice. Solving this problem won't be easy.
understand meaningful utterances and to do that so effortlessly. A widespread idea about meaning is that words and more complex lin- guistic expressions have their meanings by standing for things in the world. Though commonsensical and at first attractive, this Referential Theory of meaning is fairly easily shown to be inadequate. For one thing, comparatively few words do actually stand for things in the world. For another, if all words were like proper names, serving just to pick out individual things, we would not be able to form grammatical sentences in the first place. Meaning and understanding Not many people know that, in 1931, Adolf Hitler made a visit to the United States, in the course of which he did some sightseeing, had a brief affair with a lady named Maxine in Keokuk, Iowa, tried peyote (which caused him to hal- lucinate hordes of frogs and toads wearing little boots and singing the Horst Wessel Lied), infiltrated a munitions plant near Detroit, met secretly with
standard. It is the frequency with which a given test correctly identifies a patient as having a disease, or put another way, how closely the mean of test data points accords to the mean of the reference standard. A test with high diagnostic accuracy has relatively few false results in comparison to true results. Precision is the measure of a test result's reproducibility. If repeated testing is performed on an individual patient's sample, the results from each testing should be similar to each other if the test is, in fact, precise. For instance, if a white blood cell count from an individual patient is run 2 to 3 times on a particular hematology analyzer, the results would be considered precise if the results from each testing were in concordance with each other. Results from a hematology analyzer would be expected to be more precise than results from manual differentials
Object-oriented programming. Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that uses "objects" and their interactions to design applications and computer programs. Programming techniques may include features such as information hiding, data abstraction, encapsulation, modularity, polymorphism, and inheritance. It was not commonly used in mainstream software application development until the early 1990s. Many modern programming languages now support OOP. Class Defines the abstract characteristics of a thing (object), including the thing's characteristics (its attributes, fields or properties) and the thing's behaviors (the things it can do, or methods, operations or features). One might say that a class is a blueprint or factory that describes the nature of something. For example, the class Dog would consist of traits shared by all dogs, such as breed and fur color (characteristics), and the abilit...
Signal_Process.pdf Digital Signal Processing (DSP) is a powerful technology that will shape science in the twenty-first century. Changes have already been made in various fields of study: communications, medical imaging, and high fidelity music reproduction, to name just a few. Each of these disciplines has developed a deep DSP technology, with its own algorithms and specialized techniques. This combination of breadth and depth makes it impossible for any one individual to master all of the DSP technology that has been developed. Therefore, DSP education involves two tasks: learning general concepts that apply to the field as a whole, and learning specialized techniques for your particular area of interest. The first chapter of the book describes the effects that DSP has made in several diverse fields. (Steven W. Smith, 1999) Term Definition Translation
Jasper's expertise is equally matched by Edward's agility and mind-reading, and they finally agree to call it a draw. Each of the Cullens take a turn with Jasper, and as the night goes on Bella is finally overcome by exhaustion. The meeting is called to a close, all agreeing to meet again the following night. Before the wolves leave, they request to familiarize themselves with the particular scents of the Cullens, so that during battle there are no mistakes. Each wolf, in turn, approaches the individual members of the Cullen family, smelling and sniffing them all. Bella recognizes Jacob as the reddish-brown wolf. She realizes he seems the most relaxed of the pack. Jacob meets her gaze and comes closer. Bella notices that Edward is measuring her reactions, clearly hoping to find her afraid or disgusted by what she sees. But instead of being afraid, Bella reaches out and runs her fingers through Jacob's fur. She is surprised by how it is both rough and soft
· Australia has the longest coral reef - The Great Barrier Reef. · At 2,228 metres Mount Kosciuszko on the Great Dividing Range is the highest mountain on the Australian mainland. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=avLWMHZR5dk Australian animals · Although most of Australia is semi-arid or desert, it includes a diverse range of habitats from alpine heaths to tropical rainforests. · The wildlife in Australia has evolved in isolation and so has a unique and individual appearance. This also means that the animals have adapted well to the varying and often harsh climatic differences around Australia. · About 85% of flowering plants, 84% of mammals, more than 45% of birds, and 89% of in-shore, temperate-zone fish are endemic. Australia has the greatest number of reptiles of any country, with 755 species. Australian animals · Many plant and animal species became extinct soon after first human settlement.
without the need to inject patients with radioactive substance. Although researcher can now, quite literally, watch real-time presentations as brain regions light up when participants perform various tasks the temporal resolution is still poor (45sec fMRI / 60sec PET) and using these technologies is very expensive. With reference to relevant research studies, to what extent does genetic inheritance influence behavior? Psychologists argue that an individual may have a genetic predisposition towards a certain behavior; however, without the appropriate environmental stimuli, this behavior will not be manifested. There is no single cause-and-effect relationship between genes and behavior. It is not provable that a single gene is responsible for such complex behaviors as intelligence, criminal behavior or attachment. Instead, what is inherited may be one of the building blocks for such complex behaviors.
the statistics. It also noticed, “Children are normally at greatest risk from dog bite because they play with dogs more often, have less experience in reading dog behavior, are more likely to engage in activity that alarms or stimulates a dog, and are less able to defend themselves when a dog becomes aggressive”. Scientific studies in dog psychology were not conclusive on direct causation between a dog breed and aggressiveness. They pointed out other influential factors such as individual character and disposition of an animal, resulted, among other things, from its training, living surroundings etc. In those circumstances and following the precautionary principle, the parliament adopted the prohibitive law of the scope suggested by the NGOs stating that “the State cannot idly wait until the scientists come to the definite conclusion about actual sources of the dangerous behavior” and
when called into actual military services), chief diplomat and chief of party. The legislative branch is the congress. The congress consists of the senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution grants numerous powers to Congress. These include the powers to levy and collect taxes, provide for common defense, also declare war etc. Congressional oversight is intended to prevent waste and fraud, protect civil liberties and individual rights, ensure executive compliance with the law, gather information for making laws and educating the public, and evaluate executive performance. The legislative branch has 435 voting members. The judiciary is all the courts - Federal courts, Supreme Court, Circuit Courts of Appeal and District Courts. The federal judiciary consists of the U.S. Supreme Court, whose justices are appointed for life by the President and confirmed by
new interactive medium have changed the English language more to the American English direction. The object of the work Ø The object of my research work is present day English and understanding that the origin of idioms is closely connected with people's mentality. The subject of the work The subject of my studies is" Idioms in the English language". Idiom is a phrase or expression whose total meaning differs from the meaning of the individual words. Methods of my studies Ø Dictionary of English Idiom; Ø Internet sites; Ø Phraseology of modern English; Ø Communication with English teachers; Ø Reading books and comparing with dictionary; On this subject I studied the literature Ø Antrushina G., Afanasyeva O., Morozova N., Ø Basics of English phraseology by Amosova N., Ø McMarthy, M., & O'Dell Felicity.(2008). English Idioms in Use. Ø Cambridge.(1989)
However, the pictures clearly differ from each other in several aspects. To start with, while the young man in p1 is obviously relaxing after winning a competition, the students in p2 are in the middle of writing their papers. Moreover, all people in picture 1 look over the moon, but people in picture 2 look rather preoccupied with their work. It could be the young man in p1 is the leader of the team or he has succeeded in some sort of individual field. Anyway, judging by his expression, I must say that he is very proud of himself. I would guess that the students in p2 are taking a maths exam as I can see calculators on each desk. The fact that they look so serious makes me believe the problems to solve are really challenging. I personally like picture 1 better as I would like to be as happy as he is. MONOLOGUE Some people say that being away from friends makes your friendship stronger.
fitness benefits both physical and mental health. It helps the body to withstand stresses that otherwise could cause physical and emotional problems. Daily exercise provides greatest benefits, and so it is important to choose exercises that can be performed every day. Such popular activities are bicycling, jogging, swimming and even taking long walks. Rest and sleep help overcome fatigue and restore energy to the body. Everyone needs rest and health, but the amount required differs from each individual. Rest and relaxation are as important as sleep. After hard work or exercise, a person may need a period of total rest. At other times, only relaxation or a change of pace is necessary. Any activity that differs from the normal routine of work or study can be relaxing. Handling stress is essential for avoiding both mental and physical illness. Feelings of stress are the body's response to any threatening or unfamiliar situation. Stress can occur
hilisemaks. Kolm naist ei sünnita last kolme kuuga. 21 Tarkuseterad · 1 Force team members to think about old problems in new ways. · 2 Give attention to team members who seem 'neglected'. · 3 Have a strong agreement between what members are supposed to do and what they get for their efforts. · 4 Recognize team member accomplishments. · 5 Treat individual team members differently. · 6 Generate complete team member faith in the PM. · 7 Make team members feel that whatever they do is okay. · 8 Focus attention on deviation from expected outcomes for the team members. · 9 Get team members to identify key aspects of complex problems. · 10 Allow team members total freedom unless they contact the PM with difficult issues. 22
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union where are 27 member states drom European continent. The EU operates through a system of independent institutions and decisions are made by the member countries. EUs population is of over 500 million inhabitants which is 7.3% of the world population, there are 23 different languages and for now 17 countries are using EUs common currency Euro. EU was founded after World War II, when Europe was struggeling in social and political devastations. In 1948 a congress in Hague was held to discuss ideas about the development of European political co-operation. There were many important political figures such as Konrad Adenauer and Winston Churchill. On 9th May in 1950 French Minister of Foreign Affairs proposed that France and the Federal Republic of Germany should combine their coal and steel resources and let other European countries join also. From that on, the 9th of May has been cons...
As a student he grew interested in literature and mathematics. In 1799 he left for Paris, ostensibly to prepare for the entrance examination to the École Polytechnique, but in reality to escape from Grenoble and from paternal rule. His secret ambition on arriving in Paris was to become a successful playwright. But some highly placed relatives of his, the Darus, obtained an appointment for him as second lieutenant in the French military forces stationed in Italy. This led him to discover Piedmont, Lombardy, and the delights of Milan. The culture and landscape of Italy were the revelation that was to play a psychologically and thematically determining role in his life and works. In 1802 the 19-year-old Henri Beyle was back in Paris and at work on a number of literary projects, none of which he completed. He dreamed of becoming a modern Molière, enrolled in drama classes, worked at ridding himself of his provincial accent, and fell in love...
tops of the teethare crosshatched for clarity). Some hybrid steppers have more than one stackof magnets for more torque. 2. There are two types of stator winding methods forstepper motors: bipolar and unipolar. Bipolar windings use field coils with no common connections. The coils must be driven independently to reverse the direction of motor flow and rotate the motor. Unipolar motors use coils with centertaps. The centertap is usually connected to the positive supply, and the individual coils are grounded (through transistors) to drive the motor. Each time the field is changed in a bipolar motor or a different coil isturned on in a unipolar motor, the motor shaft steps to the next rotation position. Typical step sizes for a stepper are 7.5° or 15°. A 7.5° stepper will have360/7.5 or 48 steps per revolution. The step size depends on the number of rotor and stator teeth. 3. Considering the following circuit diagrams
Hot water is a added from above it steeps with the coffee grinds in the basket and falls through into the container below. This method is suitable to both domestic and commercial use. Examples include, drip and filter pots, pour and serve machines and commercial bulk brewers. Pressure Infusion Hot water if forced under pressure through a small compacted bed of finely ground coffee held inside a small metal basket. This is known as the espresso process and is generally suited to preparing individual cups of beverage rather than a jug or container. * Hygiene: All parts of coffee brewing equipment should be regularly cleaned and sanitised and areas that come into contact with the beverage kept clean.In addition the coffee beans or ground coffee should be kept fresh in air tight containers away from damp areas and out of direct sunlight.Coffee beans contain a high percentage of oils and the residue on un-cleaned equipment can quickly form
· Cooking oil, butter, mayonnaise, chips, dips, and salad dressings are some examples of foods in the fat and oil group. · Oily foods and fats should be eaten in very small amounts. · Sweets have lots of sugar and have no vitamins or nutrients. · Sweets and candy are also things you should eat less of. · Candy, deserts, and soft drinks are some examples of foods in the sweet group. Composite foods Much of the food we eat is in the form of dishes or meals rather than individual foods, e.g. pizza, fish bake, spaghetti bolognese and sandwiches. These are called composite foods. Composite foods are made up from more than one food group. Physical exercise · Daily 30-45 minutes of physical exercise should be done or 3-4 hours per week.. · Physical exercise can be of any type- walking, jogging, swimming, aerobics, yoga, cycling. Tips for healthy diet · A well balanced diet including food from all nutrients in correct form · Engage in regular physical
respond to touching in many ways, including milk letdown in response to the nuzzling/suckling stimulus of lambs. When young lambs sleep, they will seek out their mothers and lie close to them. Sheep conscious of their surroundings and thinking about individuals or objects in their absence Do you think that sheep are conscious? A number of complex behaviours are higly suggestive of consciousness, such as self- recognition, social communication, individual recognition of members of their own, or other, species, deceit and emphati and complex rule learning. However, reasonable evidence for many of these behaviours has only been provided in higher primates and even in these cases experiment are often open to re-interpretation due to limitations in the paradigms used. Recent advantages in functional brain Imaging techniques using magnetic resonance Imaging and positron emissioon tomography have allowed studies to be conducted in humans aimed at
legal aid (õigusabi) - money provided by a special organization to pay the legal fees for people who can not pay for it themselves commerical disputes (kaubanduslikud konfliktid) - any disagreement two or more bussinesses supplier of good and services (teenuste ja kaupade tarnija) - someone who provides/orders products and offerst assistance consumer (tarbija) - someone who buys good and services from supplier independent third party (iseseisev kolmas osapool) - individual who is not part of the actual dispute, but has the knowledge to decide on which party is right to take place in private (privaatselt aset leidma) - to occur when no one else is present natual justice (loomuõigus) - to concern procdural fairness and ensure a fair decision is reached award (otsus) - the decision made by arbitrator trade association (kaubandusühik) - group of people or companies in particular bussiness organized to promote common interest
during a year-long period between 2006 and 2007. The size of the egg farms varied from thousands to hundreds of thousands of individuals. It was found out that in all the broiler farms there were dead and crippled birds. It can be said that most of these problems exict because there is not enough space for birds. They are kept in huge factory sheds, each containing 15,000-25,000 animals. It also means that individual care is impossible which also leads to the fact that those animals suffer day after day for all their life. In almost every pig farm there were many inadmissible problems. For example, pigs were kept in filthy confined pens, they had scars and injuries. Usually they were bodily harmed because of the lack of space. In every third visited piggery there were dead pigs. Furthermore, carcasses were left among the other pigs.
persuasive selling, no-pressure selling, targeted selling, but all of them amount to the same thing in the end; selling is the art of persuading the consumer that buying the product or service will benefit him or her. Whatever product or service you're selling, then, you need to focus your selling efforts on communicating the benefits of your product or service to the consumer. The benefits may be tangible or intangible, but unless the individual consumer is convinced that he or she will personally experience the benefits, your product or service won't sell. Think about it. Why do women smear color on their eyelids? Did anyone in the entire world ever actually need a hula hoop? That's the art of selling.
sphere of interaction which is shaped by the actors' identities and practices and influenced by constantly changing normative institutional structures. For all theories of international relations, the world is in anarchy, and because of this it is helpful to start with a definition of anarchy and what it implies. Anarchy, for theories that deal with international relations, refers to the world as a whole having no government. There are individual states that have varying degrees of power and sovereignty in their own land, but clearly there is no single state that makes laws for the whole world. This presents problems and dangers for entities operating in the anarchic world and a need for a system that will guide the actions of these entities. While for neorealists "anarchy" is a determining condition of international system that by itself interprets competition and conflict as endless strong
flour per egg. This dish is not usually eaten as a dessert like other puddings but instead as part of the main course or at a starter. Roast beef: is a dish of beef which is roasted in an oven. Essentially prepared as a main meal, the leftovers can be and are often served within sandwiches and sometimes is used to make hash. A pork chop: is a cut of pork (a meat chop) cut perpendicularly to the spine of the pig and usually containing a rib or part of a vertebra, served as an individual portion. Pork chops are suitable for roasting, grilling, or frying, but there are also recipes of stuffed pork chops. They can be used boneless or bone-in. There is a belief that bone-in chops taste better because bones make the meat juicier by retaining the moisture inside. Pork chops are usually cut between 1/2 inch and 2 inches thick. France Crepe is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour or buckwheat flour.
Private ownership of forestland was officially permitted after the Meiji restoration of 1868, which marked the end of feudalism. Previously, forestland was legally owned collectively for the use of local communities. After the Meiji restoration, most of these ,,commons" became privately owned land, although some still exist and are operated by permanent joint holdings. In many cases, common forests were divided equally among members of the community, and individual parcels of forestland were small. ----------------------- According to the 1995 assessment by the Forestry Agency, the private forest area was 14.6 million ha, constituting 57.9% of the total forest area. Since 1965, this area of private forestry has scarcely changed. The high percentage of private forest is one of the salient characteristics of Japanese forestry. Although part of the private forests has been converted into agricultural
Although the sugar arrived in Europe around 1100th year, it reached a wide use until 16th century. In the meantime had the privilege of the rich sugar used to flavor foods, as well as medication. Sugar cane comes from the Pacific Islands The first was to prepare the sugar cane (saccharum officinarum). Herb, which evolved into a cane, came from the Pacific Ocean from individual smaller islands, such as Polynesia and Melanesia. Experts have identified the origin of these herbs of 10 000 - 15 000 years ago, then. The original plant was on those from the smaller islands in Indonesia, India and China about 8,000 years ago and is now extinct. Today's sugar cane can grow up to six meters in height. Sugar cane growing tropical and subtropical climates. Since sugar cane requires a lot of
B., & Yuen, L. M. (2008). Procrastination: Why you do it, what to do about it 106now. Boston: DaCapo Press. 107 Chu, A. H., & Choi, J. N. (2005). Rethinking procrastination: Positive effects of "active" 108procrastination behavior on attitudes and performance. The Journal of socialpsychology, 109143( 3), 245-264. 110 Ferrari, J. R. (1994). Dysfunctional procrastination and its relationship with self-esteem, 111interpersonal dependency, and self-defeating behaviors. Personality and Individual 112Differences, 17(5), 673-679. 113 Beswick, G., Rothblum, E. D., & Mann, L. (1988). Psychological antecedents of student 114procrastination. Australian psychologist, 23(2), 207-217. 115 Joonas, P. (2014). Prokrastineeriv käitumine ja eelistused sekkumisprogrammi osas. 116Publitseerimata bakalaureusetöö. Tartu Ülikool. 117 Knaus, W. J. (2002). The procrastination workbook: Your personalized program for 118breaking free from the patterns that hold you back
Education Education is so multifaceted that it is difficult for me to know where to begin discussing it, or how to prioritize the many factors. Relaying my own experience is easy: I had a standard classroom approach, supplemented by inordinate reading. In only the briefest and least memorable instances did I receive any individual tutoring. Education is commonly thought of as the job of schools. Adults cry "educate our children!" Everyone has opinions about the best way to do the job. It is of urgent importance, and all the numerous factors are much studied, debated, and new (or old) ideas continually tested or retested. Some people say "it's as simple as . . . " and then name their pet peeve or passion. My view is not of an education specialist, but of one who loves sharing what I learn, and owes much to educators
audiences over 200,000, are the traditional Song Festivals, which began in Tartu in 1869: they vividly express the feeling of oneness within the nation. For further detailed information, please consult: Statistical Yearbook of Estonia 1997. Statistical Yearbook of Estonia 2000. Life in Estonia. Handbook 2005. Ambassador Collection. Statistical Yearbook of Estonia 2006. FOREWORD This book is first and foremost written by a composer. I am of the opinion that it is a creative individual that must take on this hard task: realising it, presumably, more profoundly as he stands nearer to the Source of all sources from which all the innermost sublime and substantial ideas stream. In this book Estonian symphonic music is discussed from its starting point, the pathetic overture Julius Caesar (1896) by Rudolf Tobias, up to the works of the young composers of the 1990s. This is the first book that presents a general treatment of the Estonian symphonic music
European Championships, to be staged on home soil in Sweden. Klüft won again in Götzis, and in Arles but without showing good form. She managed to defend her title at the 2006 European Athletics Championships with a score of 6,740 points, despite having been hampered by injuries throughout her preparation. She performed well below her best but still won comfortably following the withdrawal of her rival Barber after the high jump. Klüft went on to compete in the individual long jump but again struggled for form, finishing 6th. Chances were good that Klüft would be able to make history at the World Championships in Osaka, becoming the only woman to win three world titles in the heptathlon. However, she faced strong competition from Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, who had, earlier in the year, set the world best heptathlon score of 2007. Klüft started the first day by equalling her Personal Best of 13.15 in the 100 m Hurdles and a new Personal Best of 1
Winters are very cold. Population of about 200,000. Lavender Farm Remarkable Cave Coles Bay Warumbungle NP Crowdy Bay NP Cockatoo NP Crowdy Bay NP It's the world's largest coral reef (over 2000 km). It stretches along the east coast of Queensland. It's made up of over 2900 individual reefs very close to each other. Australians really love nature. They try to protect their nature and their animals. British Australian barbecue barbie kangaroo roo mosquito mozzie chicken chook candy lollie slippers thongs TV tellie girl sheila form year sheep jumbuck cinema pictures postbox letterbox trainers runners freeway main road
· Handshake as a first meeting. · Hugging is reserved for close family members and friends. · Kissing people in greeting is in the context of relatives, lovers, and friends. 7.THE FAMILY · The family unit is generally considered the close family, and is typically small. Extended family relatives live in their own homes, often at great distances from their children. · Individualism is prized, and this is reflected in the family unit. People are proud of their individual accomplishments, initiative and success, and may, or may not, share those sources of pride with their elders. 8.THE PEOPLE · .American people are oftenly friendly and open. · People tend to not wait to be introduced, will begin to speak with strangers as they stand in a queue, sit next to each other at an event, etc. 9.BODY LANGUAGE · Keep your distance when conversing. If an American feels you are standing
colonies and across Europe. Main Ideas of the American Enlightenment: The Enlightenment caused a shift in the cultural and social attitudes of the people, bringing in some new and radical ideas. Republicanism: The doctrine of republicanism asserts a system of a government that is elected by the people of the nation. The roots of this ideology go back to ancient Greece, when the concept of a democratic government was examined by philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. Individual Liberty: "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" developed as the motto of this era, which forms the cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution today. Since the colonies had very few individual rights, they declared certain fundamental rights that they deemed "inalienable." Democracy: The colonies had no say in the formation of the government, and had no representation in the lawmaking process
rational values getting weaker one approaches the mythical ideal of a sacred community, with these values getting stronger one approaches the rational ideal of a secular community. This polarity is about ideals of the COMMUNITY. (2) Weak vs. strong SELF-EXPRESSION Values: with self-expression values getting weaker one approaches the conformist ideal of a restrained individual, with these values getting stronger one approaches the ideal of an expressive individual. This polarity is about ideals of the INDIVIDUAL. Weak vs. Strong Secular-Rational Values Weak vs. Strong Self-Expression Values An Underlying Constraint vs. Choice Polarity The two value dimensions are partially distinct as they have different reference points, the community and the individual. Yet, the two dimensions also partially overlap: The weak poles of the two dimensions overlap on a common emphasis on human CONSTRAINT, the two strong poles overlap
equipment to be used onboard ships entitled to fly the flag of a party to the convention. This Convention was adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations Organisation that is concerned with maritime transportation. IMO member states are obliged to adopt IMO rules and regulations into their national legislation. However, only when the convention text has been incorporated into national legislation does it take effect for the individual ships registered in that country. This process of incorporation into national legislation may vary from a few months to several years. The country in which a ship is registered and hence which flag it is flying is known as the Flag State. It is the national maritime administration representing the flag state, which controls the adherence to the SOLAS carriage requirements (Flag State control).
Both measures reflect important, but distinct, aspects of sustainability. Absolute figures provide a sense of scale or magnitude of the use or impact, which allows the user to consider performance in the context of larger systems. In reporting on environmental indicators, reporting organisations are also encouraged to keep in mind the principle of sustainability context. With respect to the environmental measures in the report, organisations are encouraged to relate their individual performance to the broader ecological systems within which they operate. 9 3) Social Performance Indicators The social dimension of sustainability concerns an organisation’s impacts on the social systems within which it operates. Social performance can be gauged through an analysis of the organisation’s impacts on stakeholders at the local, national, and global levels. In some
ettemääratud norme. Edasiseks näiteks valitsuse pühendumust 9 aastase kohustusliku hariduse saamiseks, 1986 jaanuaris võttis Councili osariik vastu seaduse mis keelas organisatsioonil või üksikisikul tööle võtta noori enne kui nad pole läbinud 9 klassi(in January 1986 the State Council drafted a bill passed at the Fourteenth Session of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress that made it illegal for any organization or individual to employ youths before they had completed their nine years of schooling). See lubas ka tasuta haridust ja abiraha predele kellel on rahalisi probleeme. Praegu on aga 97 protsendil 25- kuni 34-aastastel korealastel keskharidus, mis on kõrgeim selline näitaja arenenud riikide hulgas. Kui nõudlus hariduse järgi ületab pakkumise, siis ei saadeta õpilasi tagasi koju. Selle asemel suurendatakse nii klasside arvu kui pikendatakse ka õppeaega.
- suhted - ärevuse vähendamine autentne elamine: risk, courage · Surm surmast teadlik olemine ärevus motivatsioon surm - vastand loovale elule sümboolne suremine II. Isiksus ja maailm depersonaliseerumine võõrandumine Inimese probleem · jõuetus (powerlessness) apaatia, mõttetus tigedus, agressiivsus võõrandumine, üksildus. · ärevus (anxiety) stress "Anxiety is the apprehension cued off by a threat to some value that the individual holds essential to his or her existence as a person" anxiety fear olemuslik kultuuri poolt võimendatud normaalne ärevus - oma olemuse pidev tunnetamine neurootiline ärevus - konformsus, vabadusest loobumine süü (guilt) - oma potentsiaali realiseerimisest loobumine normaalne areng: ärevuse ja süü teadvustamine · traditsiooniliste väärtuste kadumine (loss of values) Lääne kultuur: edukus ja võistlus
LIMIT Ex1. 1. Searching 2. Commit 3. Lose 4. Jog 5. Ex1. 1. Set 2. Lowered 3. Exceed 4. Reached 5. Bring back 6. Blot out 7. Etched 8. Put..behind Impose 6. Test 7. Know Ex2. 1. Terrible 2. Fond 3. Hazy 4.earliest 5. Ex2. 1. Spending limits 2. Speed limit 3. Time Living 6. Distant 7. Painful 8. Short- term limit 4. Age limit 5. Credit limit 6. City limits Ex3. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A Ex3. 1. F 2. H 3. A 5. D 6. G 7. E 8. C METHOD LOOK Ex1. 1. Adopt 2. Work 3. Used 4. Fails 5. Devised Ex1. 1. Seen 2. Gave 3. Tell 4. Spoil 5. Like 6. 6. Recommend Has Ex2. 1. Traditional 2. infallible 3. Popular 4. Ex2. 1. B 2. D 3. E 4. F 5. G 6. A 7. C 8. H Reliable 5. Unorthodox 6. Practical 7. Effective Ex3. 1. Had 2. Took 3. ...
Socially, the population of New Spain was stratified into four main groupings. At the top of the social pyramid were the peninsulares: European born Spaniards. Next were the criollos: Spaniards who had been born in New Spain. Next were the mestizos: people who had mixed Spanish and native parentage. At the bottom were the indigenous peoples. From Madrid's point of view, New Spain was important as a source of valuable resources, primarily silver, from which the crown took its "royal fifth." The individual soldiers that conquered New Spain sought personal gain initially in the form of plunder and later in the form of encomiendas. An encomiendero was a person who was granted authority over a tract of land and all of the people living on it. The encomiendero was responsible for the welfare of the people under his charge and, in return, the people in the encomienda were required to provide him with tribute and free labor. The encomienderos, akin to feudal lords, quickly became an important
publicly. Business Meeting Etiquette Meetings generally begin with a welcoming speech from the most senior Estonian at the meeting. The most senior person from your team should respond with a short speech. It is common to continue meetings over lunch or dinner, although the conversation will tend to be social, rather than business oriented. These seemingly social occasions are an opportunity for your Estonian colleagues to get to know you as an individual and develop a personal relationship. Since this is a culture that prefers to do business with friends, consider time spent at meals as important as time spent at the negotiating table. Although Estonians juxtapose business and social situations, it is important to maintain a formal demeanour at meetings. Estonians dislike an overly casual attitude towards business, especially from foreigners. It generally takes several meetings to reach a decision. In most cases, decisions are still made at
Opinion leaders – someone who is able to influence other individuals; earned and maintained by technical competence or social accessibility. Change agents/agencies – individuals/companies that influence the publics innovation decisions in the direction they (or their customers) wish. Stages of adoption Sequential stages of how the adoption decision is reached. 1. Knowledge – aka awareness, usually communicated through mass media 2. Persuasion – the individual is to be convinced by seeing others using it and seeing their problems being solved 3. Decision – the innovation is either adopted or rejected. If rejected, it could be adopted at a later time. Modern use of DOI ‘Underlying the DOI theory is that, in order to secure the successful diffusion of an innovation, it must be perceived as culturally relevant and appealing to the norms of the system one wishes to diffuse it into
- suhted - ärevuse vähendamine autentne elamine: risk, courage · Surm surmast teadlik olemine ärevus motivatsioon surm - vastand loovale elule sümboolne suremine II. Isiksus ja maailm depersonaliseerumine võõrandumine Inimese probleem · jõuetus (powerlessness) apaatia, mõttetus tigedus, agressiivsus võõrandumine, üksildus. · ärevus (anxiety) stress "Anxiety is the apprehension cued off by a threat to some value that the individual holds essential to his or her existence as a person" anxiety fear olemuslik kultuuri poolt võimendatud normaalne ärevus - oma olemuse pidev tunnetamine neurootiline ärevus - konformsus, vabadusest loobumine süü (guilt) - oma potentsiaali realiseerimisest loobumine normaalne areng: ärevuse ja süü teadvustamine · traditsiooniliste väärtuste kadumine (loss of values) Lääne kultuur: edukus ja võistlus
Its in peoples nature to satisfy ther curiosity with gossip about other people sexual relations in the news columns of the daily papers. Journalists are hired to present stories that news consumers want, and if they don't, their business may collapse. This has caused the necessity to protect men and women from the invasion to his or her privacy that can harm subject mentally and give distress, far greater than bodily injury. The solitude and privacy is more and more essential to the individual. They look into several case law about breach of trust, confidence and an implied contract. For example in the famous case of Prince Albert v. Strange, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert made sketches as a hobby and showed them to friends and gave them as presents. Strange had accsess to some of the sketches and used them for own porposes. The court held that this action is prohibited and invasion to privacy. Case of Yovatt v. Winyard, I J. & W
corporate capacities and private gatherings. Cushion has likewise reached out to authorizing items, among them computer games, toys and motion pictures. He got a commission for the 2000 Warner Bros. wrestling film Ready to Rumble. His own prosperity is an especially solid notice of what's in question in the pull of-war over another expression, the Sept. 11-motivated "How about we Roll." "How about we move," for any individual who doesn't have any acquaintance with it at this point, is accepted to be the last known expression mouthed by rural father Todd Beamer before he and his kindred travelers on the destined United Flight 93 went up against their ruffians on Sept. 11, constraining the plane to crash in a field. Since that sad day, those two words have been deified as an image of American courage and insubordination despite psychological oppression. It has
Preparing for exam. Focus areas Defining innovation ● “An innovation is an idea, practice, or object that is perceived as new by an individual or other unit of adoption.” (Rogers 1952) ● CIS survey: “Product innovations must be new to your enterprise, but they do not need to be new to your market”. ● “Companies achieve competitive advantage through acts of innovation. They approach innovation in its broadest sense, including both new technologies and new ways of doing things” – (Porter 1990) ● “An innovative business is one which lives and breathes “outside the box”. It is
shared political rights, and allegiance to similar political procedures.[40] According to the principles of civic nationalism, the nation is not based on common ethnic ancestry, but is a political entity whose core identity is not ethnicity. Its people to continue living together.[40] Civic nationalism is a kind of non-xenophobic nationalism that is claimed to be compatible with liberal values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights.[41][42][43] Ernest Renan[44] and John Stuart Mill[45] are often thought to be early liberal nationalists. Liberal nationalists often defend the value of national identity by saying that individuals need a national identity in order to lead meaningful, autonomous lives,[46][47] and that liberal democratic polities need national identity in order to function properly.[48][49] 48. Ethnic minorities- ethnic minority – a national or racial group living in a country or area
practice in the past. People like to meet for conversation in pubs, which are important centers of social life. Visiting in the home takes place during holidays, especially between Christmas and New Year's Day, which is also the time when young people living abroad usually come home to visit. Parties are also popular during holidays. Recreation The Irish are sports-oriented, and most weekends include some sporting activities for the family or the individual. Popular sports include the two national pastimes: Gaelic football and hurling, both strictly amateur sports. The women's version of hurling is called camogie. Hurling, a fast and skillful game, is played on a soccer-type field with wooden sticks and a small leather ball. Gaelic football is played with a round ball; its rules are similar to soccer, but players can touch the ball with their hands, although they cannot pick it up from the ground
Given that the average person spends 40 years or more actively working, four years worth of college or some type of higer education is an excellent investment. Katre Semjonov Cashflow Quadrant Loyality and hard work is another form of investing, like being a lifelong employee of a company or the government. In return, via contract, that individual is rewarded with a pension for life. That is a form of investment popular in the Industrial Age but obsolete in the Information Age. Other people invest in having large families and, in turn, have their children care for them in their old age. That form of investing was the norm in the past, yet due to economic constraints in the present, it is becoming more difficult for families to handle the living and medical expenses of parents. A CHOICE OF PATHS
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