offence to offer for sale flick knives to public. The defendant had flick knife on display in shop window with price label. But the defendant was not found guilty as displaying the knife was merely an “invitation to treat” but not an “offer”. For Golden Rule‚ it is a modification of the Literal Rule. It is used when the literal interpretation fails to produce a workable result and produces an ambiguous meaning. The court will reject the absurd result and modify natural meaning of words. Professor
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate‚ the opening of the San Francisco bay into the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937‚ and has become one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco‚ California‚ and of the United States‚ San Francisco’s city engineer estimated the cost at $100 million‚ impractical for the time‚ and fielded the question to bridge engineers of
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The golden-crowned sifaka‚ or Tattersall’s sifaka‚ (Propithecus tattersalli) is a medium-sized lemur characterized by mostly white fur‚ prominent furry ears and a golden-orange crown. It is one of the smallest sifakas (genus Propithecus)‚ weighing around 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) and measuring approximately 90 cm (35 in) from head to tail. Like all sifakas‚ it is a vertical clinger and leaper‚ and its diet includes mostly seeds and leaves. The golden-crowned sifaka is named after its discoverer‚ Ian Tattersall
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of the business operation. Golden Gate Park is a fine example when talking about concession management because the park has many different businesses and festivals. Golden Gate Park was created in the 1870’s because San Franciscans believed they needed a park much like New York’s Central Park. The park was created from sand dunes and shores that were known as the ‘Outside Lands’. At 1‚000 acres long the park stands a symbol for natural beauty. Throughout the years Golden Gate Park has attracted many
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CE is known as the Golden Age of India because of the large achievements Indians made in the fields of science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ art‚ dialectic‚ literature‚ logic‚ mathematics‚ astronomy‚ religion and philosophy during the Gupta Empire. The decimal numeral system‚ including the concept of zero‚ was invented in India during this period. The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors in India. The Golden Age in India came
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Islamic Golden Age The Islamic Golden Age or the Islamic Renaissance‚ is traditionally dated from the 8th to 13th centuries A.D.‚ but has been extended by one scholar to at least the 15th century by recent scholarship. During this period‚ artists‚ engineers‚ scholars‚ poets‚ philosophers‚ geographers and traders in the Islamic world contributed to agriculture‚ the arts‚ economics‚ industry‚ law‚ literature‚ navigation‚ philosophy‚ sciences‚ sociology‚ and technology‚ both by preserving earlier traditions
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them and the everyday experiences that make them feel uncomfortable. During the story‚ situations arise that show Christopher connecting with his golden places both physically and mentally. For the monks in “A Canticle for Leibowitz”‚ their golden place was the monastery. For Christopher‚ his golden place is not a unique location or structure. His golden places are mathematics‚ confined and hidden spaces‚ family harmony‚ and a puppy named Sandy. Christopher’s feels most secure in his love for mathematics
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The Golden Gate Bridge (California) The Golden Gate Bridge was named one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World" by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Golden Gate Bridge was built in 1937 to connect the city of San Francisco to Marin County across the Golden Gate Strait. Chicago (Illinois) Welcome to Chicago‚ America’s third largest city and one of its best tourist destinations! Chicago’s skyline is quite impressive. Indeed‚ the city is famous for its architecture. Atlantic
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The political and ideological background of the Golden Shield Project is considered to be one of Deng Xiaoping’s favorite sayings in the early 1980s: "If you open the window for fresh air‚ you have to expect some flies to blow in." (Chinese: 打开窗户，新鲜空气和苍蝇就会一起进来。; pinyin: Dǎkāi chuānghù‚ xīnxiān kōngqì hé cāngyíng jiù huì yīqǐ jìnlái.[nb 1]) The saying is related to a period of the economic reform of China that became known as the "socialist market economy". Superseding the political ideologies of
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Avianus and Caxton tell different stories of a goose that lays a golden egg‚ where other versions have a hen‚ as in Townsend: "A cottager and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day. They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside‚ and in order to get the gold they killed it. Having done so‚ they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens. The foolish pair‚ thus hoping to become rich all at once‚ deprived themselves of
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