UK Banking System - Banking and Finance A Summary Sophisticated commercial‚ financial and professional services developed in the City of London during the 19th century to support Britain ’s position as the world ’s largest trading nation. Today Britain has a wide variety of banking and financial institutions. Many of these offer specialised services to individuals‚ companies and other bodies‚ both in Britain and internationally. Bank of England The Bank of England was established in 1694 by
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provide text and mobile alerts in the event of a quake on the San Andreas Fault‚ according to Caltech scientists in Pasadena and state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Van Nuys). "California is going to have an earthquake early warning system‚" Padilla said at a news conference at Caltech. "The question is whether we have one before or after the next big quake." Japan‚ Taiwan‚ Mexico‚ Turkey‚ Romania‚ Italy and China either have or are working on earthquake early warning systems. Building on the existing
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Social Norms Social norms are : * The accepted behaviors within a society or group. * The rules or behavior that is accepted by a group of people‚ in terms of beliefs‚ attitudes‚ and values. * It is also described as ‘customary rules of behavior that coordinate our interactions with others’. Social Norms and Customs of The United Kingdom The People * The United Kingdom is made up of 4 countries : * England * Scotland * Wales * Northern Ireland
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Recording‚ analysing and using HR information. Activity 1 Why does an organisation need to collect HR data? Collecting HR data both a legal obligation and beneficial to any organisation. It is an important administrative duty no matter how large or small an organisation is. HR data when kept up to date is a very useful management tool. HR data collection for employees is essential in order to make sure that an organisation in complying with certain laws i.e. pay roll in order to meet
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In the textbook‚ Spielvogel characterizes new imperialism as a vicious struggle to gather territory for more power. “As European affairs grew tense‚ heightened competition spurred European states to acquire colonies abroad that provided ports and coaling stations for their navies” (Spielvogel‚ 745). Almost every European country joins in on conquering new countries in Africa and Asia‚ especially Great Britain and France. If a country did not participate in colonizing‚ then it showed that country
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School organization in the UK The school day in state and independent schools usually runs from 9.00 a.m. Until 4 p.m. And the school year is divided into three terms (autumn‚spring and summer)‚ although there have been proposals to reorganize the system. Classes in British schools used to be called ’forms’ and in secondary schools were numbered from one to six. But most primary and secondary schools have now adopted year numbers from 1 to 11‚ which include a two-year ’sixth form’ for advanced
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Does the internet have a negative effect on youth or does its use need to be monitored more? The Internet has become a major part of everyday life for most Americans especially today’s youth but some say that internet has a negative effect on youth more than a positive one. The question is: are all of the effects of the internet negative? The internet is used by most youth for entertainment‚ to find information and to connect with people. Unfortunately while the internet can be useful it has been
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I Customs and traditions in the UK Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. Britain is different from our own country. This is natural. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about 300 years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are published. Foreigners coming
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Unlike news stories which are dictated by strict style guidelines and time and space considerations a feature article is more flexibile. Having an increased number of options makes a draft plan essential to the creative process. Features may inform‚ entertain‚ persuade or amuse. A feature article goes beyond the factual brief of news and broadens the scope of the subject – features “offer an opportunity to tell the story behind the story.” This places responsibility on the writer to determine what
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tensions between The United States and its NATO allies with The Soviet Union with its allies. Instead of it‚ there are also several things that help caused the war‚ European countries were not stable back then‚ economical collapsed are everywhere‚ so does in America. The Iron Curtain also affects the world‚ people were frightened. America was secretly trying to figure out The USSR’s plan‚ they were sending their CIA spies. The USSR felt threatened by The US because its NATO and they started to form
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