The law of torts determines whether a loss that befalls one person should or should not be shifted to another person. Some of the consequences of injury or death, such as medical expenses incurred, can be made good by payment of damages. Damages may also be paid, for want of a better means of compensation, for non-pecuniary consequences, such as pain. In "The Aims of the Law of Tort" (1951) Glanville Williams saw four possible bases on which different torts rested: appeasement, justice, deterrence and compensation. The law tends to em ...

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Tort, Tort - In general, Tort - Definition of a tort, Tort - Purposes of torts, Tort - Categories of torts, Tort - Intentional torts, Tort - Negligence, Tort - Nuisance, Tort - Strict liability, Tort - Torts and criminal law, Tort - Tort by legal jurisdiction

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Source code is either used to produce object code, or to be run by an interpreter. Modifications are not carried out on object code, but on source code, and then converted again. Another important purpose of source code is for the description of software. Also, source code has a number of other uses. It can be used as a tool of learning; beginning programmers often find it helpful to review existing source code to learn about programming techniques and methodology. It is also used as a communication tool between experienced programmer ...

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Source code, Source code - Purposes, Source code - Organization, Source code - Licensing, Source code - Legal issues, Source code - Quality, Source code - Reference

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The Dharma Initiative, developed in 1970 by University of Michigan doctoral candidates Gerald and Karen DeGroot and financed through The Hanso Foundation, was intended to study the nuances of human behavior in their sociological and ecological contexts through a communal social sciences research compound. The project's areas of study included meteorology, psychology, parapsychology, zoology, and electromagnetism, as well as something involving utopian societies (the film is damaged at this point so the full phrase is unknown). American psychologist and Walden Two author B.F ...

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The Dharma Initiative, The Dharma Initiative - History and Purpose, The Dharma Initiative - Station Three, The Dharma Initiative - Other Stations, The Dharma Initiative - Trivia

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It was traditionally thought that the Column was a propagandistic monument, glorifying the emperor's military exploits. But because the structure would have been generally invisible, surrounded by other buildings in Trajan's Forum, and simply the difficulty involved in following the frieze from end to end, it is now considered to have had much less propagandistic value. Based on the inscription, the column may have been a measuring guide for the construction of the forum. After Trajan's death in 117, the Roman Senate voted to have Trajan's ashes buried in the Column's base in a ...

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Trajan's Column, Trajan's Column - The relief, Trajan's Column - The inscription, Trajan's Column - Its purpose, Trajan's Column - External link

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When marketing online, the general four step process of marketing is still the guiding idea, in the online world the character of marketing becomes more deeply a conversation between a marketer and a market-of-one a concept that is central to The cluetrain manifesto. In such a role as a communicator, the online marketer is in a position to build awareness of her/his company or business in more personal terms than otherwise, and in so doing enables a more human conversation. Such conversations tend to be more warts and all and should establis ...

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Online marketing, Online marketing - Purpose of Online Marketing, Online marketing - Online Marketing Activities, Online marketing - Related Links

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The elite centre was a special place of residence for the nobility and of mortuary activities presided over by priests. Its population almost certainly did not exceed 1,000 and may have been less than half that. Although many of the residents were chiefs, the majority were commoners. Nan Madol served, in part, as a means by which the ruling Saudeleur chiefs both organized and controlled potential rivals by requiring them to live in the city rather than in their home districts, ...

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Nan Madol, Nan Madol - History, Nan Madol - Purpose and features, Nan Madol - Food and water, Nan Madol - Archeology and tourism

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The purposes for which people meditate vary almost as widely as practices. Meditation may serve simply as a means of relaxation from a busy daily routine; as a technique for cultivating mental discipline; or as a means of gaining insight into the nature of reality, or of communing with one's God. Many report improved concentration, awareness, self-discipline and equanimity through meditation. Many authorities avoid emphasizing the effects of meditation — sometimes out of modesty, sometimes for fear that the expectation of results mi ...

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Meditation, Meditation - Overview, Meditation - Types of meditation, Meditation - Meditation in context, Meditation - Physical postures, Meditation - Frequency and duration, Meditation - Purposes and effects of meditation, Meditation - Metta meditation: the practice of loving-kindness, Meditation - Health applications and clinical studies of meditation, Meditation - Meditation and the brain, Meditation - Meditation and EEG's, Meditation - Adverse effects, Meditation - Meditation and drugs

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The purposes for which people meditate vary almost as widely as practices. Meditation may serve simply as a means of relaxation from a busy daily routine; as a technique for cultivating mental discipline; or as a means of gaining insight into the nature of reality, or of communing with one's God. Many report improved concentration, awareness, self-discipline and equanimity through meditation. Many authorities avoid emphasizing the effects of meditation — sometimes out of modesty, sometimes for fear that the expectation of results mi ...

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Meditation, Meditation - Overview, Meditation - Types of meditation, Meditation - Buddhism, Meditation - Christianity, Meditation - Judaism, Meditation - Hinduism, Meditation - Sufism, Meditation - Sikhism, Meditation - Taoism, Meditation - Transcendental Meditation, Meditation - Meditation in context, Meditation - Physical postures, Meditation - Frequency and duration, Meditation - Purposes and effects of meditation, Meditation - Metta meditation: the practice of loving-kindness, Meditation - Health applications and clinical studies of meditation, Meditation - Meditation and the brain, Meditation - Meditation and EEG's, Meditation - Adverse effects, Meditation - Meditation and drugs

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Clocks are in homes and offices; smaller ones (watches) are carried; larger ones are in public places, e.g. a train station or church. A small clock is often shown in a corner of computer displays or mobile phones. The main purpose of a clock is not always to display the time. It may also be used to control a device according to time, e.g. an alarm clock, a VCR, or a time bomb (see: counter). Practically all computers depend on an accurate internal clock signal to allow synchronized processing. (A few research pro ...

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Clock, Clock - History, Clock - Purposes, Clock - Ideal clocks, Clock - Navigation, Clock - Types, Clock - Analog clocks, Clock - Digital clocks, Clock - Modern clocks, Clock - Specific types of clocks

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Clocks are in homes and offices; smaller ones (watches) are carried; larger ones are in public places, e.g. a train station or church. A small clock is often shown in a corner of computer displays or mobile phones. The main purpose of a clock is not always to display the time. It may also be used to control a device according to time, e.g. an alarm clock, a VCR, or a time bomb (see: counter). Practically all computers depend on an accurate internal clock signal to allow synchronized processing. (A few research pro ...

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Clock, Clock - History, Clock - Types, Clock - Analog clocks, Clock - Digital clocks, Clock - Purposes, Clock - Ideal clocks, Clock - Navigation, Clock - Modern clocks, Clock - Specific types of clocks

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From the beginning, laugh tracks were derided as being a "cue" for the viewing audience to laugh at the appropriate time during a TV show, as if they would not know otherwise. TV critics have often claimed that laugh tracks are used to cover up problems with the writing of a TV show, by using artificial "canned" laugh tracks to make the show seem funnier than it actually is. This has led some to change the common phrase "taped in front of a live studio audience" into "live in front of a taped studio audience." ABC, among other television net ...

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Laugh track, Laugh track - History, Laugh track - Purpose and use, Laugh track - Laugh-track-free production

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The meanings of the designs on totem poles are as varied as the cultures which produce them, though they are all pictography or writing with pictures. Totem poles may recount familiar legends, clan lineages, or notable events. Some poles are erected to celebrate cultural beliefs, but others are intended mostly as artistic presentations. Certain types of totem pole are part of mortuary structures incorporating grave boxes with carved supporting poles, or recessed backs in which grave boxes were placed. Poles are also carved to illustrate stor ...

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Totem pole, Totem pole - History, Totem pole - Style, Totem pole - Meaning and purpose, Totem pole - Construction and maintenance, Totem pole - Property, Totem pole - Totem poles of note

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The Dharma Initiative, developed in 1970 by University of Michigan doctoral candidates Gerald and Karen DeGroot and financed through The Hanso Foundation, was intended to study the nuances of human behavior in their sociological and ecological contexts through a communal social sciences research compound. The project's areas of study included meteorology, psychology, parapsychology, zoology and electromagnetism, as well as something involving utopian societies, the film is damaged at this point so the full phrase is unknown. American psychologist and Walden Two author B.F ...

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The Dharma Initiative, The Dharma Initiative - History and Purpose, The Dharma Initiative - Station Three, The Dharma Initiative - Other Stations, The Dharma Initiative - Trivia, The Dharma Initiative - Links

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Municipal bond - Municipal bond issuers. Municipal bonds are issued by states, cities, and counties, or their agencies (the municipal issuer) for the purpose of raising funds. The methods and practices of issuing debt are governed by an extensive system of laws and regulations, which vary by state. Bonds bear interest at either a fixed or variable rate of interest. The issuer of a municipal bond receives a cash payment at the time of issuance in exchange for a promise to repay the investors who prov ...

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Municipal bond, Municipal bond - Purpose of municipal bonds, Municipal bond - Municipal bond issuers, Municipal bond - Municipal bond holders, Municipal bond - Characteristics of municipal bonds, Municipal bond - Taxability, Municipal bond - Risk, Municipal bond - Comparison to corporate bonds

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Hands : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Hands indicate purpose

Hands indicate purpose.

Purpose is the ability to conceive an intention for actions. Intention is important because it sets into motion karma, an indebtedness to Self for learning. When hands are outstanding in a dream it will usually indicate the dreamer's need to give attention to the intentions behind the actions.

Source: The Dreamer's Dictionary

(See also: Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation Hands, Dream Dictionary Hands)

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