Moshe Safdie on building uniqueness

And scientists, amidst complexity, amidst fluctuation and uniqueness.

Because it seems to me that finding this uniqueness has to do with dealing with the whole force of globalization that the particular is central to finding the uniqueness of place and the uniqueness of a program in a building.

As uniqueness was not easy to achieve in an electronic environment, the draft convention excluded instruments that required uniqueness in draft article 2, paragraph 2.

But one recognized the kind of uniqueness of the site.

Admissibility criteria may generally include national priority, uniqueness and cost considerations.

However, its uniqueness stemmed from more than just the number of sponsors.

How do you discover the uniqueness of a project as unique as a person?

11. Human rights constitute an indivisible whole reflecting the unity and uniqueness of the human being.

It must rely on dialogue as the foundation to enhance such respect for the uniqueness of others.

9. We acknowledge the uniqueness of the diversity, and dynamics between the subregions of Asia and the Pacific.

The addition was considered necessary to reflect the uniqueness and geographical spread of the Fund apos s operations.XIII. Internal control

In certain cases it is the uniqueness of the training which attracts foreign students, and such as the case, for example, of traditional Chinese medicine.

The concept originated in a paper based environment and although the draft convention sought to transpose it into an electronic environment, the characteristic of uniqueness remained.

All of us in the General Assembly Hall heard yesterday one of the greatest voices ever in human history, which is a vivid example of the human race s creativity and uniqueness. And there is no doubt that one of the milestones in the preservation and promotion of this uniqueness and the dignity of the human being is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The hurdy gurdy has been used, historically, through the centuries in mostly dance music because of the uniqueness of the melody combined with the acoustic boombox here.

But this has led, in turn, to an anxious, balkanizing quest for identity. This effort to recover uniqueness is largely the cause of the international system s growing fragmentation.

In view of the uniqueness and special character of the financial activities of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Department exercises its own judgement in charging these expenses.

Mr. Mazzoni (Italy) said he agreed with the representative of the United States that paragraph 2 of draft article 2 resolved the uniqueness issue raised by the Belgian delegation.

We are fully committed to strengthening the Organization by helping it tackle its precarious financial position, streamline and rationalize its operations and exploit to the full its uniqueness and its unrivalled expertise.

The World Bank had endorsed those commitments and recognized the need to ensure that the development process encouraged full respect for the dignity and uniqueness of all peoples, especially the poorest and most marginalized.

Guam s only uniqueness was that it had a very strong administering Power which had been uncooperative and negligent of its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly.

The public and private sectors in China have jointly developed a strategy to attract foreign consumers, to export health providers and to set up foreign commercial presence, mainly based on the uniqueness of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

In his introductory remarks, the Director of the Evaluation Office stressed that the uniqueness and strength of evaluation in UNICEF was its decentralized system, and that mid term reviews (MTRs) and major evaluations reflected regional realities and diversities.

Yet the uniqueness and strength of the United Nations lies not in any single field of activity, but in the totality of them all. Peace, security, democracy, human rights, social justice, humanitarian relief, sustainable development and prevention are inseparable.

Europe s debt crisis has produced a profound division of political and also economic opinion. Those who emphasize the historical uniqueness of Europe s monetary solution insist that other countries which control their own monies could not possibly fall into such a predicament.

Within a mobile and open Europe, there can be no fencing off of foreign cultures contact cannot be avoided. Diversity has to be lived, which means establishing one's own uniqueness and learning to cope in and with other regions and mindsets.

In its efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, and to make a success of its post conflict programme, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was confronted with major obstacles arising out of the uniqueness and complexity of its situation.

The report reflects the uniqueness of the organization's programme interventions in terms of its knowledge and grassroots experience its ability to build local capacity and ownership based on best practices and its commitment to fostering volunteerism as a catalyst for development.

Others are trying to penetrate the international health service market on the basis of the uniqueness of the treatment they can offer or relying on their natural, geographical and cultural characteristics however, these elements are usually combined with price advantages.

NEW YORK I have just returned from Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom of unmatched natural beauty, cultural richness, and inspiring self reflection. From the kingdom s uniqueness now arises a set of economic and social questions that are of pressing interest for the entire world.

The program's main topics are individual development at the person's own paste, uniqueness, acceptance of the other even when different, male minors and female minors being equal yet different, developmentally adapted sexual urges, consensual contact with others, and mutual decisions in a relationship.

These include level of difficulty in reaching the destination (availability of travel nodes and travel time), regional balance, visa issues including transit visas, level of key officials expected to open close the meeting, avoidance of repetition, and uniqueness of host country circumstances.

Usually, developed countries apos strength with regard to attracting foreign students is based primarily on the international reputation of their institutions and or on the uniqueness of the training they can offer, but to an increasing extent cost is becoming a competitive factor.

While there is only so much land in any one of the existing superstar cities, in every case, there are vast amounts of land where a new city could be started. And new cities are started, taking away from the uniqueness of existing cities.

On October 29, leaders of the European Union will gather in Rome to sign the Union's new Constitutional Treaty. Praise for the document's uniqueness will undoubtedly be heard, and in this they won't be boasting, because the EU Constitution is unlike any other constitution ever written.

Women in fertile age deserve special attention due to the role of the woman in the family and the society, in relation to her position during the development of the society and social relations, as well as due to her biological functions and the uniqueness of these functions.

The uniqueness of the Commonwealth is based on its values of democracy and good governance which embrace the principles of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, just and honest government, unity through diversity, human rights including gender equality, and the promotion of sustainable development.

The redesign panel shall, in particular, consider alternative systems for resolving staff grievances by considering other models of organizational dispute resolution, while acknowledging the uniqueness of the United Nations system, in particular the immunity of United Nations staff from national laws and, thus, the lack of recourse to national courts.

Historical proof that globalization does not necessarily mean homogenization can be seen in Japan, a country that deliberately isolated itself from earlier waves of globalization. In the middle of the nineteenth century, Japan became the first Asian country to embrace globalization, and to borrow successfully from the world without losing its uniqueness.

But science is not a competition between scientists it is a contest of ideas namely, explanations of what is out there in reality, how it behaves, and why. These explanations are initially tested not by experiment but by criteria of reason, logic, applicability, and uniqueness at solving the mysteries of nature that they address.

As indicated in the Secretariat's latest study on this issue (A CN.9 WG.IV WP.90), the particular problem involved in creating an electronic equivalent for the transfer of a paper based original is how to provide a guarantee of uniqueness equivalent to possession of the original of a document of title or negotiable instrument.

Restaurant chains such as McDonald s, for example, have transformed agriculture around the world with their homogenizing requirements for meat, bread, potatoes, and the like. Under the assumption that consistency equals quality, variation in the size or color of, say, tomatoes has come to be considered bad (unless one calls them heirloom tomatoes and emphasizes their uniqueness).

3. The uniqueness of nuclear weapons, including weapons of mass destruction, was clearly explained in the dissenting opinion of Judge Weeramantry, who referred to the damage caused by these weapons during consideration by the International Court of Justice of the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons (A 51 218 of 19 July 1996).

Mr. Caprioli (France) said that he supported the United States delegation's view regarding draft paragraphs 4 and 5 and agreed with the distinction drawn between an environment in which the uniqueness of an original was important, as in the case of negotiable instruments which were not covered by the draft convention, and an environment in which singularity was not required.