Page 1 of 19 Courtship‚ Love and Marriage in Viking Scandinavia Part I -- Forward and Introduction Forward Some time ago‚ some friends of mine came to me and asked me to tell them how a Viking wedding was conducted. Although I write a column entitled"The Viking Answer Lady" for my local SCA newsletter‚ I hadn ’t a clue as to the answer. When I turned to the sagas‚ they didn ’t tell me‚ either. Thus began the start of a massive research project that has produced the work you are about to read. The
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The ever changing industrial needs can be the reason of globalisation‚ the change in needs of people‚ the change of thoughts about going from the short term benefits rather than the long term benefits are few of the many reason the way business has transformed. But the industrial relation and human resource are the two major components of the business which has not changed much. Industries sure are dependent on the customer‚ but they are also dependent of their work force and employees. There is
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To what extent would you regard Germany and Sweden as coordinated market economies? 1. Introduction In an era where internationalism is contemporary‚ it has become crucial for countries to liberalize markets and renovate traditional structures. This is particularly important for countries whose social values and economic relationships are based on public coordination. This essay is going to explore the degree to which we consider Germany and Sweden as modern coordinated market economies‚ and
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Being successful for a company does not consist in only having a worldwide and well-known name as in the case of Coca-Cola‚ Mc Donald’s or Microsoft. Tetra Pak is an example that illustrates a successful company that does not come first to people’s mind while considering famous companies. Nevertheless‚ Tetra Pak is the international leader of fresh food packages. It started from the Tetra Brik –four faces package- to keep milk fresh‚ to extend its range of activities into the packaging of fresh
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REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS IN NIGERIA. A CASE STUDY OF OBAFEMI/OWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT Submitted by DAIRO ISAAC KUNLE Dept. Of Economics‚ University of Ibadan RESEARCH PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION Local governments are potentially very important for Nigeria as they play a significant role in generating revenue and encouraging civil involvement‚ as well as creating a visible link between taxes and service delivery. The increasing cost of running government coupled with dwindling revenue
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National sovereignty‚ multilingualism and living together (i.e. social peace) In the light of the recent events throughout the world regarding The Arab Spring‚ Russian growing expansionism‚ Ukrainian revolution‚ different strike actions in Europe the problem of social peace became one of the most urgent ones. Do national sovereignty‚ multilingualism and living together still define social piece or is it an outdated definition‚ which needs to be adjusted? The proverb says: “Times change and we with
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Failure of Community Forest Based Management in Vietnam Introduction Prior the early 1990s‚ top down model of forest management with dominant control of government over the forest had been applied in developing countries (Tole 2010‚ p.1312). As the paradigm resulted in negative economic and environmental outcomes‚ it has replaced by decentralisation with different levels including community based forest management (CBFM). In theory‚ CBFM can strengthen democratisation of forest management by empowering
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Introduction Local government institutions have always existed in India in one form or another since ancient times. The present form of urban local government owes its genesis to the British rule. The initiation began with Samuel Laing‚ member of the Viceroy’s Council‚ in the Budget Speech (1861-62) proposing that local services should be based on local resources. Lord Mayo’s Resolution of 1870 introduced the concept of elected representatives in the municipalities. Lord Ripon is considered the founding
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Agricultural and Industrial Revolution The agricultural revolution occurred between 1750 and 1900. It was a drastic change in the methods of farming. Farmers changed the way they grew their crops and used land. In the beginning of the eighteenth century‚ farmers had stripes of land on which they grew their crops on. This system the farmers used had many disadvantages. There was some space wasted where the strips were divided‚ the drainage system was poor and farmers had to leave their land unused
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BORACAY ISLAND‚ Malay‚ Aklan- The management of West Cove Resort is currently seeking a win-win solution with the Malay municipal government as its ongoing demolition is still far from completion. The Malay government enforced a demolition against portion of the resort in Barangay Yapak‚ Boracay upon the order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a press conference Tuesday‚ West Cove lawyers Atty. Axel Gonzales and Atty. Florante Roxas admitted of being helpless with
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