adopting
11Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe — The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (French: Comité des ministres du Conseil de l Europe) or commonly the Committee of Ministers (French: Comité des ministres) is the Council of Europe s decision making body. It comprises the… …
12Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
13Icelandic króna — ISK redirects here. For the currency of the Eve Online video game, see Gameplay of Eve Online#Economy. Icelandic króna íslensk króna (Icelandic) …
14Iceland and the European Union — The relationship between Iceland and the European Union is currently defined through Iceland s membership of the European Economic Area, which allows the country access to the single market of the European Union (EU).BackgroundIceland has never… …
15China Center of Adoption Affairs — The China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) was established on June 24, 1996[1] by China s Ministry of Civil Affairs. The CCAA is responsible for the welfare of children in the care of Child Welfare Institutes (orphanages), domestic adoption, and …
16Category utility — is a measure of category goodness defined in Harvtxt|Gluck|Corter|1985 and Harvtxt|Corter|Gluck|1992. It was intended to supersede more limited measures of category goodness such as cue validity (Harvnb|Reed|1972;Harvnb|Rosch|Mervis|1975) and… …
17John Thomson (Presbyterian minister) — John Thomson or Thompson (ca. 1690 – 1753) was born in Ireland and became a minister in the Presbytery of Philadelphia, later the Synod of Philadelphia. He served as a missionary in both Virginia and North Carolina, where he died a natural death… …
18Net capital rule — The uniform net capital rule is a rule created by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) in 1975 to regulate directly the ability of broker dealers to meet their financial obligations to customers and other creditors.[1] Broker… …
19education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
20Common law — For other uses, see Common law (disambiguation). Common law (also known as case law or precedent) is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A… …
