Advanced Translation Assignment 1: to be submitted on or before 26th Sept 2014 (Friday) by e-mail * Late-submission will be downgraded A murky future “For too long‚ Hong Kong has ignored the marine environment and the effects of continued dredging‚ reclamation and destructive fishing methods … and there’s also been a propensity for people to want to collect everything alive that they see in the water‚” says Clarus Chu‚ senior conservation officer for the Worldwide Fund for Nature. A report
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Should Social Security Be Privatized? As a 74-year-old retired teacher in San Pablo of California‚ Roberta Tim Quan said that during their working years‚ she and her husband saved money and paid tax‚ but their retirement planning of travel and family visits cannot come true. As Quan recounted to a congressional hearing last fall‚ her husband needed expensive medical care for Alzheimer’s disease. Utility and food bills were on the rise‚ as well. She cannot afford their retirement plans anymore
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“EU Design’s Rise in the Apparel and Fashion Industry” Current Management Style EU Design’s management style was founded in a very small business environment. There was little standardization of individual tasks. In a small business‚ everyone on staff is expected to be involved in all day-to-day business activities. This creates a very informal relationship between workers and management. In addition to the small business aspect‚ EU Design is in a creative industry. Many of the people in
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Supremacy of EU law The legal doctrine of supremacy of EU law means that EU labour law takes precedence over domestic labour law. The creation of a new legal order of EU law and its supremacy means that EU institutions may create rules affecting employment and industrial relations‚ even where some Member States oppose such rules and vote against them in those EU institutions‚ provided that a voting procedure based on a majority rule applies to that specific field. Where adopted‚ these rules must
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EU and Canada EU-Canada trade negotiations The negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement concluded among others‚ that: most‚ if not all industrial‚ agricultural and fisheries duties will be eliminated when the agreement enters into force; the EU and Canada will foster closer contacts in the field of technical regulations; Canada will recognise a list of EU car standards‚ from which EU car exports to Canada will benefit; EU companies will have better access to key Canadian
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HNC BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS OF THE EU Contents Terms of Reference page 3 Procedure page 4 Findings page 5 Conclusion page 10 Bibliography page 11
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EU CITIZENSHIP 1. THE SCOPE OF THE RIGHTS TO FREE MOVEMENT (a) EU CITIZENSHIP: “EU Citizenship rights once given‚ cannot be denied or claimed to be abused” The free movement of persons is said to be one of the four fundamental freedoms of European Union law‚ along with the free movement of goods‚ services‚ and capital‚ and one of the essential components of the internal market. i) The primary legislation: Treaty on European Union (Lisbon consolidated): Art 3 (2): “The Union
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EU citizenship Lecture 1 * Art 26 TFEU contains the free movement of goods‚ services and persons. * Residence directive moved it away from just an economic union * Used to just be people who were economically active people but not non-economical active people can reside such as students‚ retired people and people who can support themselves. Although you could not be a burden on the state. These directives have been repealed but the legacy lives on. * Article 20 TFEU‚ talks about
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far have EU membership and devolution affected UK parliamentary sovereignty? Yes‚ big impact on PS Devolution EU Membership Scotland: Scottish Parliament granted powers to make primary legislation in selected areas‚ i.e. general laws‚ and able to grant powers to other localised bodies Scottish executive have ability to: -formulate policy+legislation -negociate for funds with Westminster -liaise w/British govt when there are overlapping functions -negociate with institutions of the EU -oversee
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The Yin Yang symbol also commonly referred to as the Tai-Chi symbol is easily thought of in today’s popular culture as a reference to the Sun (yang) the moon (yin) and the universe. Allen Tsai’s article provides some insight into the origins of the symbol itself‚ the meaning behind the curvature of the symbol‚ and how the Chinese symbol has found a place in popular culture. Allen Tsai goes into explicit detail on how the Chinese developed a surprising understanding of the stars and how they used
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