... India in relation to the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants. On the one hand, traditional knowledge is not documented in an easily accessible form so as to be considered "prior art". On the other hand, where traditional knowledge is available as to the property of a particular plant, it can be modified so as to be distinguishable from the original traditional ... a long period of time. To prevent this, the preparation of databases of traditional knowledge is being actively pursued. This would solve the problem of showing traditional knowledge to be "prior art" (the turmeric case...

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... All of them have one thing in common; they view culture not in terms of its individual components, or traits, but as meaningful organizations of traits: areas, occupations, configurations (art, mathematics, physics), or patterns (in which psychological factors are the bases of organization). Clark Wissler's "universal culture pattern" was recognition of the fact that all particular and actual cultures ... possess the same general categories: language, art, social organization, religion, and technology. A socio-cultural system presents itself under two aspects: structure and function. As ...

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... for a rich marketplace for the end products. Golazo Technology Company is an Information Technology based firm that is set up using state-of-the-art, evolving technology, modern theme code that sums up a far greater number of functions in the smallest screen real estate possible. This is achieved ... policy. Exchange & Repatriation The country has been ranked as the third largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, and as such, the Indian currency, the rupee is highly stabilized against the US dollar. While depreciation in the value of rupee has been a persistent concern, such t...

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... have begun to reflect on language, its relation to thinking becomes a central concern. Several cultures have independently viewed the main function of language as the expression of thought. Ancient Indian grammarians speak of the soul apprehending things with the intellect and inspiring the mind with a desire to speak; and in the Greek intellectual tradition Aristotle declared, "Speech is the ... . But there are other symbol systems recognized and institutionalized in the different cultures of mankind. Examples of these exist on maps and blueprints and in the conventions of representatio...

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... the habit of luring human beings to prey on them. One legend refers to ogresses who lured seafarers by their enchanting forms and art, and kept those victims in luxury for a while before devouring them. One may suspect that these tales were invented by the pioneers ... up a powerful military force and organized an efficient administrative system by the close of the fourth century B.C. Alexander left for western Asia, the Indian provinces of the Persian Empire, including territories further to the west, were incorporated into the empire of Candragupta, the founder of the Maurya dynasty ....

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... his defining step into a new movement apart from Abstract Expressionism. As part of the exhibition, 16 Americans, presented at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Stella's work introduced a view of painting without the gesturing action formerly used by the previous generation of artists (i.e. Willem de ... vestige of depth, illusion, and allusion that normally encompassed the paintings of Abstract Expressionists portrayed Stella's bold entry into a new dimension of art. The process left stripes that appeared to have uncertain parameters between the penciled lines. They became known as Th...

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... which changes them. Main Characters - -Father Jean Marie Latour, Vicar Apostalic of New Mexico -Father Joseph Vaillant, his friend, a missionary priest -Kit Carson, frontier scout -Jacinto, an Indian guide Plot - This historical novel is set in nineteenth century New Mexico and describes the experiences of two well-bred French priests sent there to establish Catholicism in Santa Fe ... fairly consistently: a regressive temporal movement that draws reader or protagonist or both backward toward the origins or archetypal appearances of things. This second movement, regression, is demanded by...

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... tribes and even a huge abandonment of original homelands in order to escape these tragic wars and slavery. The majority of these violent Indian wars occurred in the southern United States. The increase of the gun and slave trade forced the other tribes to either participate or refuse ... point to maintain their active involvement in the slave trade, they also became more economically involved and began to drown in significant debts. The Indian slave trade began to negatively affect the social aspects of many of these tribes, particularly when gender roles in their communities were taken ...

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... reached its peak under the Kushans at the twin cities of Peshawar and Taxila. The Graeco-Bactrian civilization left the indelible marks of finest Greek art in the Potwar plateau near Rawalpindi. "Western Pakistan is a region which has been conspicuously important in the development of civilization." (Pakistan and ... Indus plain in the east, mountainous in the north and northwest, plateaus in the west, and the Arabian Sea to the south. The Indian tectonic plate pushing against the Asian plate, causing a rugged mountainous chain including the Himalayas causes the physical mountainous condi...

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... . Young people in particular began questioning the values and beliefs of those in power. One such group of people was the Beat Generation, who expressed their dissatisfaction with society through art, dress, and nonviolent action. Poetry readings were common forum beatniks used to communicate their ideas. Groups such as the Beat generation became part of a larger movement known as the ... under auspices of his white spiritual guide. Equation of McMurphy and the "masked man" not only stresses McMurphy's savoir role in "western" terms, but overturns the traditional expectation of Indian su...

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... quite young; although in colonial times, children became pressed into service on board British ships. More than a few came from families with a long tradition of military service. They studied the art of war, learning from the past while studying the most recent thoughts on strategy and tactics. Military careers required great sacrifice, keeping them away from family, threatened continually with losing ... distances that separated armies. He understood the harm an enemy that employed unconventional tactics could do, learning from the defeat of General Edward Braddock at Monongahela in t...

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... originality of the system- unlike the attitude of the nobles toward the bourgeoisie, the lords toward the serfs, or the Brahmans toward the other Indian castes, the gér could not materially exploit the lower castes without losing face in the eyes of others, as well as their own. ... Natho. From these districts are the Hermotybies, being in number, when they are most numerous, a hundred and sixty thousand. None of these learn any mechanical art, but apply themselves wholly to military affairs. These next are the districts of the Calasiries: Thebes, Bubastis, Aphthis, Tanis, Mendes, Seb...

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... in force over the subjects of that commonwealth hath no power over him. Those who have the supreme power of making laws in England, France, or Holland are, to an Indian, but like the rest of the world- men without authority. And therefore, if by the law of Nature every man hath not a power to punish offences against it, as he ... with another, and yet still be in the state of Nature. The promises and bargains for truck, etc., between the two men in Soldania, in or between a Swiss and an Indian, in the woods of America, are binding to them, though they are perfectly in a state of Nature ...

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... that will boost the economy, but there also is said to have force labor and migrant exploitation. "Dubai's luxury lifestyles are attended by vast numbers of Filipina, Sri Lankan and Indian maids, while the building boom is carried on the shoulders of an army of poorly paid Pakistanis and Indians working twelve-hour shifts, six and a half days a week, in the ... of a few sites and will entail a "green " school, a mosque, the Institute for Ecological Engineering, a museum and planetarium, an eco-resort, a country club and an equestrian center. This state-of-the-art research institution af...

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... around the world, including New Zealand, Germany, Scotland, Canada, Israel, St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, Fiji, and in the US in such culturally distinct locations as the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and Marine Corps bases. Information about programs and approaches are widely disseminated through the Internet. For example, in 1999/2000 a virtual working group under the auspices of UNIFEM conducted ... customary and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority or the superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped roles for men and women " (art.5) (E/CN.4/2...

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... are worried mostly about the independence in law which leads to corruption within the country. There are things called "Guan Xi" in China, or "connections, using the art of relationships – and its close companion, corruption – to secure everything from safe childbirth to a prestigious burial." Corruption within business doesn't always bring profits; it will be a barrier ... India, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Each of the three aforementioned countries in East Asia has an extremely low currency rate compared to China. The ratios are as follows: 53.74 Indian Rupees to 1 US dollar, 41...

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... acceptance or rejection of its lesbian members (Garnets & Kimmel, 1993; Morales, 1990)." Another fascinating area of GLB, which we thought to be of much importance, was the Two-spirited Native Indian Americans. Two-spirited counseling educates us about many different factors that affect GLB Native Americans. A very important service that it does for us as students is that it raises the ... demonstrated that society cannot simply tell them how to feel and behave. Young individuals need information. Famous gay and lesbian people (i.e., Walt Whitman, Bessie Smith) have made important contr...

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... only from the Greek and Syriac languages (the languages of eastern Christian scholars), but also from Pahlavi, the scholarly language of pre-Islamic Persia, and even from Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language. Most of the important philosophical and scientific works of Aristotle; much of Plato and the Pythagorean school; and the major works of Greek astronomy, mathematics and medicine such as ... Islamic tradition went far beyond translation and preservation of ancient learning. These scholars built upon and developed the ancient heritage before passing it on to the West. Muslims excelle...

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