ice-covered world is no longer a true planet‚ according to a new definition of the term voted on by scientists today "Whoa! Pluto’s dead‚" said astronomer Mike Brown‚ of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena‚ as he watched a Webcast of the vote. "There are finally‚ officially‚ eight planets in the solar system." In a move that’s already generating controversy and will force textbooks to be rewritten‚ Pluto will now be dubbed a dwarf planet. But it’s no longer part of an exclusive club
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1. Political • Stringent government regulation and powerful purchaser pressures. • Governments focused on pharmaceuticals in efforts to control rising healthcare expenditure. • Inter-country pricing disparities. Economic • European free trade agreements. Social • Ageing populations create pressure on healthcare systems. • Epidemic or chronic diseases (e.g. obesity). Technological • Impact of genetic research on industry. • Utilizing a web of alliances to address multiple customer
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Is the strike no longer necessary? Throughout the years conflict has occurred between managers and workers resulting in industrial action taken either individually or as a collective form. The most favoured form of industrial action is the strike where employees demonstrate the importance of the issue concerned by stopping work and leaving the workplace. Strikes occur for a number of reasons one being pay. Strike patterns have changed over the years showing a decline in numbers that are due to
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help with that. A healthier lunch could make students do well in class; and if they do good during class‚ they will get good grades; and if they get good grades‚ they will get into a good college; and if they get into a good college‚ they will get a good career and could become billionaires‚ and parents what that for their children. I think that schools should have healthier lunches so that their students can do better during class. I think that schools should have healthier lunches because it
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Living Wills Imagine yourself lying in a hospital bed oblivious to the world around you‚ unable to move or show any signs of life. Your own existence controlled by an I.V.‚ a respiratory machine‚ and a feeding tube. In essence‚ you are dead. Your body is no longer able to sustain life. Your life’s entire purpose is now replaced by a machine. You are being kept alive by artificial means. At this point‚ the question arises: Should you be kept alive by these means or should you be allowed to
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cheapest sources of food‚ which coincidently are all the unhealthy options. But what the students may not notice is that some of the healthier options can cost about the same and take about the same time to purchase and consume. The problem is that these options are not being promoted to the same degree as the unhealthy options‚ which is why Del Mar should promote healthier food options in the dining hall as to encourage better eating habits. Obesity in our nation is a problem that is always brought
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1) PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 1.1 Industry Background: The total industry can broadly be classified into two categories. Theses are a) Patent Medicines b) Generic Medicines Patent medicines are the products that are invented by the company‚ who have their own research team working on their own laboratories. These products are patented for many years to enjoy the monopoly market. After years of business the formulation is sold in the market so that others can go into mass production
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Life expectancy has been improving steadily for the last century in many countries. What do you think the three most important factors contributing to this rise have been and why? For each factor evaluate the information that you offer‚ suggesting the significance and consequences of the areas you describe‚ in order to develop your points into a useful academic analysis. Tutor name Group date 29.08.2013 Student name What?
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Living Wills‚ sometimes called Advanced Directives‚ are legal documents accepted in all 50 states. They clearly define a person’s wish to decline life-support or medical treatment in certain circumstances‚ usually when death is imminent. Generally‚ a living will takes effect when a person becomes terminally ill‚ permanently unconscious or conscious with irreversible brain damage. <br> <br>A living will also allows a person to state with particularity the forms of treatment are wanted and not wanted
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2006 Block Test (5) “Censorship is no longer relevant.” Explore how this is true within your country." Essay by Lynette Tan (06S77) | | |Lynnette has a good grasp of the issues involved in the question. Responding to the phrase ‘no longer relevant’ in the | |question‚ she brings out clearly the trends in modern society which point to a need for freedom of expression
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