Intentional Torts A. A person acts with intent to produce a consequence if: 1. the person has the purpose of producing that consequence; OR 2. the person knows to a substantial certainty that the consequence will ensue from the person s conduct B. Battery 1. An actor commits battery if he acts intending: a. to cause a harmful or offensive contact to person of other or a third person OR b. to cause imminent apprehension of such contact AND c
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arrhythmias view An arrhythmia is a disorder of the heart rate (pulse) or heart rhythm. The heart can beat too fast (tachycardia)‚ too slow (bradycardia)‚ or irregularly. causes Arrhythmias may also be caused by some substances or drugs‚ including: • alcohol‚ caffeine or stimulant drugs • heart or drugs to the blood pressure • Cigarette smoking (nicotine) • Drugs that mimic the activity of the nervous system • Medicines used for depression or psychosis symptoms When you have an arrhythmia‚ the heart
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Dawn Daley SPC 1017 Informative Speech October 7‚ 2014 Meningitis General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform listeners about meningitis Introduction 1. Brain damage‚ deafness‚ loss of limbs‚ blindness‚ learning disabilities‚ death. Every single one of you sitting here today are three times more prone to die of meningitis than anyone else you know. 2. Receiving the meningococcal vaccine can reduce contracting the disease by 80-100%; 120-130 college students contract meningococcal
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The Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2011 Lequisha Harris‚ Tracey Wilkinson-Mcgrady‚ Ginger Sprague‚ Jeanette Walker Nur/531 January 21‚ 2013 Candace Hudson The Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2011 I. Introduction II. Bill overview A. Introduced in 2011 1. Representative of Illinois 2. Jan Schakowsky B. Addresses nurse-to-patient staffing ratios 1. Department
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China in Africa International Programmes Stellenbosch University 2013 (first semester) Lecture / Seminar time: Tuesdays 10:00 -13:00 Lecturer: Steven C. Kuo stevecykuo@yahoo.com Course Description This course introduces students to the study of China in Africa and the relations between Chinese and African states as well as Chinese and African non-state actors. The re-emergence of China has begun to affect most facets of the current western-dominated international system. For Africa
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SORCERY AND CONCEPTS OF DEVIANCE AMONG THE KABANA‚ WEST NEW BRITAIN * In the Trobriands‚ sorcery was both a criminal practice and a method of administering justice. * Sorcery may be either deviance per se‚ or it may be the control of deviance. * The Kabana have multiple levels of political negotiation that go into a decision about whether an act of sorcery is deviant. * KABANA MORALITY * Among the Kabana‚ the framework of ideal social values and morals is grounded in concepts
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Chapter 1: Intro & History a) The mind as adaptive and evolved b) Where do the roots of psychology lie? a. Philosophy i. What is Mind-Body Dualism? 1. Both are distinct but they work together ii. What is meant by the term “tabula rasa”? 2. Blank slate iii. What is so important about Darwin’s notion of natural selection? 3. He explained how evolution worked – it is defined as a feedback process whereby nature
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ACCG 923 Accounting Standards and Practice ACCG 923‚ S1‚ 2013 Unit Guide and requirements Prepared by Dr. Meiting Lu 1 Teaching Staff • Unit Convenor: Dr Meiting Lu Room: E4A 212 Phone: 9850 1928 Email: meiting.lu@mq.edu.au ACCG 923‚ S1‚ 2013 • Other Lecturers Ms Peipei Pan Room: E4A 231 Phone: 9850 9943 Email: peipei.pan@mq.edu.au Ms Leisa Henness Email: leisa.henness@mq.edu.au Ms Katarina Djukic Email: katarina.djukic@mq.edu.au Ms Merran Brooks Email: merran.brooks@mq.edu.au
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Type 1 Diabetes- (aka Juvenile diabetes mellitus insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus) * Causes by destruction of the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. When the beta cells are destroyed they are no longer able to produce insulin. Insulin must then be injected so the body can use food for energy. * Only 5-10% of people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. * It is thought to be caused by vital infections or an autoimmune response. * 90% of pts dx w/ type 1
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Master of Social Sciences (M.Soc.Sc.) in Criminology First Semester 2013-14 SOCI8004 Punishment and Society (Thursday‚ 6:45 – 9:45 p.m.‚ CPD 3.01) Dr. Kalwan Kwan (kalwan@hku.hk) Dr. XU Jianhua (xujh@hku.hk) The social institution of punishment is a central object of social theory and in many ways a mirror of society and its norms. Why and how should we punish wrongdoers in our society? The course aims to explain punishment and society in a multi-dimensional context‚ entrenched
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