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  2. Working Time Directive 2003 - Wikipedia

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    a right to work no more than 48 hours per week, unless the member state enables individual opt-outs. It was issued as an update on earlier versions from 22 June 2000 and 23 November 1993. [1] Since excessive working time is cited as a major cause of stress, depression, and illness, the purpose of the directive is to protect people's health and ...

  3. Opt-out - Wikipedia

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    In e-mail marketing, a clickable link or "opt-out button" may be included to notify the sender that the recipient wishes to receive no further e-mails. While 95% of all commercial e-mails from reputable bulk emailers with an unsubscribe feature indeed work in this manner, [4] unscrupulous senders and spammers can also include a link that purports to unsubscribe a recipient; clicking the link ...

  4. Work-to-rule - Wikipedia

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    Work-to-rule, also known as an Italian strike or a slowdown in United States usage, called in Italian a sciopero bianco meaning "white strike", [1] is a job action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of their contract or job, [2] [3] and strictly follow time-consuming rules normally not enforced. [4]

  5. Optional Practical Training - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a period during which undergraduate and graduate students with F-1 status who have completed or have been pursuing their degrees for one academic year are permitted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work for one year on a student visa towards getting practical training to complement their education.

  6. List of Gumby episodes - Wikipedia

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    Gumby puts out the fires, berates the dragon for its actions, and finds out about the Black Knight, who has placed a spell on the dragon causing the burning of the wheat. Gumby confronts the Black Knight, who challenges Gumby to a duel in exchange for the removal of the spell from the dragon.

  7. Food desert - Wikipedia

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    [62] [61] Under welfare-to-work reforms enacted in 1996, female adult recipients must log 20 hours a week of "work activity" to receive SNAP benefits. [63] If they live in a food desert and have family responsibilities, working may also limit time to travel to obtain nutritious foods as well as prepare healthful meals and exercise. [63]

  8. Opt-outs in the European Union - Wikipedia

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    The opt-out from the JHA policy area was originally obtained by Ireland and the United Kingdom in a protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam of 1997, and was retained by both in the Treaty of Lisbon. [4] In contrast, Denmark has a more rigid opt-out from the area of freedom, security and justice.

  9. Autoclave - Wikipedia

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    An autoclave is a machine used to carry out industrial and scientific processes requiring elevated temperature and pressure in relation to ambient pressure and/or temperature. Autoclaves are used before surgical procedures to perform sterilization and in the chemical industry to cure coatings and vulcanize rubber and for hydrothermal synthesis .