constituting a valid contract is that the parties entering the contract are those who have the competency to contract. This is based on section 10 (1) of the Contract Act 1950 which states: “All agreements are contracted if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contact‚ for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object‚ and are not hereby expressly declared to be void.” Competency refers to the capacity of being an adult‚ having a sound mind and not forbidden by law to enter any
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Some Key Terms and Concepts in Anthropology By Lewis K. Thomas 1. Culture. A learned system of beliefs‚ feelings‚ behaviors‚ and rules for living acquired and shared by a group of people. A person’s culture powerfully influences her/his attitudes‚ perceptions‚ notions of what is ‘reasonable’ or ‘unreasonable‚’ attractive or disgusting‚ correct or incorrect behavior‚ etc. a. Enculturation. The process of ‘learning’ or ‘acquiring’ a cultural system; the process of cultural transmission to infants
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Business Challenge #6: To develop the best scratch resistant coating in the world for ophthalmic lenses [Titan] Background The ophthalmic lenses (spectacle lenses) consist of some base material (substrate) like CR 39‚ Polycarbonate‚ Trivex and a surface treatment is given to them to increase their hardness. Currently‚ there are 2 processes of applying this coating‚ i.e. Dip coating and Spin coating. The current scratch resistant (Hard) coating on plastic and polycarbonate lenses available in the
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CASE ANALYSIS: SHOULDICE HOSPITAL LIMITED Executive Summary: The Shouldice Hospital‚ Ontario‚ Canada is a pioneer in the field of treating patients suffering from external abdominal hernia. The speedy ambulation coupled with its reasonable price rates leads to satisfied patients publicizing the hospital by word of mouth. The issues that confront the hospital management are: ·Deciding on ways to meet the backlog of operations‚ by expanding the hospital’s capacity‚ while still maintaining control
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THE NEWBORN WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS A preterm infant is usually defined as a live-born infant born before the end of week 37 of gestation; another criterion is a weight of less than 2‚500 grams (5lb 8oz) at birth I. INCIDENCE Occurs approximately 7% of live births of white infants‚ in Afro-American infants the rate is doubled 14% (Thilo & Rosenberg‚ 2003) CAUSES/FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PRETERM BIRTHS 1. Low socio-economic status 2. Poor nutritional status 3. Lack of prenatal care 4
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Assessment 1 Nick would be suing Angela claiming the full arrears and the return of the car. Nick can only succeed if he can prove there is no consideration. Consideration can be defined by Sir Frederick Pollock‚ approved by Lord Dunedin in Dunlop v Selfridge Ltd [1915] AC 847 where each party must give something in return from what is gained from the other party; ‘An act or forbearance of one party‚ or the promise thereof‚ is the price for which the promise of the other is bought‚ and the
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Introduction: Prescription and administration of medicines is a key element of client care. Prescription drug use has increased hugely in recent years. Every day 7‚000 doses of medication are administered in a typical NHS hospital (Audit Commission 2002). In 1993‚ 1.9 billion prescriptions were written and in 2001 the number had risen to 3.1 billion cited by Crigger and Holcomb (2008). Prescribers are bound by law and by the demands of good practice to consider the extent to which a person can make
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Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Background 4 Problem Identification 4 Company Objectives 5 Company Strategy 5 Market Overview 5 S.W.O.T Analysis 6 Five Forces Analysis 7 Competition Analysis 8 Major Competitors 9 Financial Analysis 10 Key Factors 10 Driving Forces 11 Alternatives 11 Recommendation 14 Action Plan 15 Contingency Plan 16 Appendix A 17 Table 1-1: Key Financial Ratios 17 Graph 1-1: Perceptual Map 18 Chart 1-1: World’s Beer Consumption
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strong emotion and people interpret fear in different ways. Some love the adrenaline rush and the trill that makes their heart race. But for others they start freaking out‚ and they freeze up. Not everyone enjoys fear like others. In the story “ Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?” it says‚ “No one wants to experience a truly life- threatening situation. ( Ringo 91)” If different people react to fear in different ways you never know what you might do. If you would run? Freeze up? Your reaction could be critical
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Attitudes to the Elderly and Death Questions 1. What is ageism (1 mark) 2. Explain two reasons why some religious believers think that the elderly should be cared for by their families (4marks) 3. ‘Religion provides support for the elderly’ What do you think? Explain your opinion. (3 marks) 4. Hospices care for the dying and support their families. Explain religious attitudes towards hospices. (4 marks) 5. ‘People should not be kept alive by artificial means’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer‚
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