IS JUSTICE FOR SALE IN TEXAS? When lawyers of the multibillion Pennzoil-Texaco cases came to trial‚ they were not in any means in a strange place. The lawyers had previously made big donations towards the campaigns of justices officiating the trials. Funding justices ’ campaigns in Texas is not uncommon‚ neither is it illegal. Of the nine states where judges are chosen through partisan elections‚ Texas is the only state that chooses all members of the bench through elections and additionally‚
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Negotiable Instruments A negotiable instrument is a document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money‚ either on demand‚ or at a set time‚ without conditions in addition to payment imposed on the payer. Cheques or promissory notes are common examples. Negotiable instruments are often defined in legislation.Although often discussed as foundational in commercial law‚ their modern relevance is sometimes questioned. More precisely‚ it is a document contemplated by a contract‚ which warrants
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THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS LAW I. FORM AND INTERPRETATION Section 1. Form of negotiable instruments. - An instrument to be negotiable must conform to the following requirements: (a) It must be in writing and signed by the maker or drawer; (b) Must contain an unconditional promise or order to pay a sum certain in money; (c) Must be payable on demand‚ or at a fixed or determinable future time; (d) Must be payable to order or to bearer; and (e) Where the instrument is addressed to
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NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT According to Section 13 (a) of the Act‚ “Negotiable instrument means a promissory note‚ bill of exchange or cheque payable either to order or to bearer‚ whether the word “order” or “ bearer” appear on the instrument or not.” A negotiable instrument is a document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money‚ either on demand‚ or at a set time‚ with the payer named on the document. Examples of negotiable instruments include promissory
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HES1230 Materials and Processes Materials and Processes Selection Assignment Members: Lim Yu Rong () Buwanguzi Yusuf (4328752) Cantona Chhoa Hua Fung (4317262) Eric Ting Wei Xiang (4316614) Date of Submission: 19th May 2014 Table of content Content Pages Sports and recreation equipment selection Selection 1: Bicycle frame Brief description Properties required Selected material: Carbon fibre Introduction Advantages and disadvantages compared to other materials Sustainability
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Instruments: The Heart of Africa The history of African musical instruments is rich and diverse as the people that populate the African continent. Because music is so deeply rooted in African culture‚ knowing about African instruments helps you understand the continent as well as the people. Apart from Africans themselves‚ this knowledge is usually restricted to ethnomusicologists and historians. The roots of African-American instruments are buried deep within the music of the African continent
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Chinese Instrument: Guzheng Done By: Ng Yee Ru 5Care Introduction Of Guzheng The guzheng or gu zheng (Chinese: 古 筝 ‚gǔzhēng) is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument. It has 18 to23 or more strings and movable bridges. The guzheng is similar to Japanese koto ， the Mongolian yatga‚ the Korean gayageum ， and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. The guzheng should not be confused with the guqin. Guqin is another ancient Chinese string instrument without bridges. History Of Guzheng The early
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KEJURUTERAAN MEKATRONIK School of Mechatronics Engineering Assignment Material Engineering ENT 145 Name: Ahmad Huzaifah Bin Azahari No. Matrik: 121110055 Course: Mechanical QUESTION 1 DESCRIBE CHARACTHERISTICS OF (a) AN ALLOY (b) PEARLITE (c) AUSTENITE (d) MARTENSITE (e) CEMENTITE (f) SPHERODITE AND (g) TEMPERED MARTENSITE. (a)ALLOY • Alloy steel is often subdivided into two groups: high alloy steels and low alloy steels. The difference between the two is defined somewhat
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Financial InstrumentsAbstract The present financial market is flooded with a lot investment instruments‚ viz.‚ Shares‚ Bonds‚ Mutual funds‚ Insurance plans‚ Fixed Deposits‚ other money and capital market instruments and also various options of investment in Real Estate and Commodity Market etc. Sometimes people refer to these options as "investment vehicles‚" which is just another way of saying "a way to invest." Each of these vehicles has its own positives and negatives and ultimate decision
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3.7 Research Instrument and Construct Instruments 3.7.1 Questionnaire Research point out that if the researcher is using the postal survey to do research‚ so the convenient option will be a questionnaire. If the sample is huge and widely dispersed‚ it is better to use questionnaire because it is cheaper and faster compares to personal interviewing. Generally‚ postal surveys inclined to have lower response rate compare to telephone interviews or face-to-face. But if the questionnaire with a covering
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