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A case of some merchandise is a collection of items packaged together. In the United States, typically a standard case contains a certain number of items depending on what the merchandise is. For consumer foodstuffs such as canned goods, soda, beer, cereal and such, a case is typically 24 items. For larger bottles such as gallon jugs, a case is typically 4. Cases of video tape are typically packed 10 to a case, and so on. In marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. ... Canning is a method of preserving food by first heating it to a temperature that destroys contaminating microorganisms, and then sealing it in air-tight jars, cans or pouches. ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ... Beer in a glass Schlenkerla Rauchbier direct from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage. ... This article is about cereals in general. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ...


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GU - SFS - ISD: Good Cases vs. Bad (4325 words)
To the extent that case submissions fail to meet the parameters of a "good" teaching case is the extent to which ISD is, in large part, hampered in accomplishing this mission.
To write a good case, prospective authors must have a clear understanding of the nature of teaching cases, the many attributes of good cases, and the common pitfalls that must be avoided along the way.
A bad case is tedious and obvious in the sense that its outcome is determined and evident from the outset.
Local Sustainability Home Page (760 words)
This guide to good practice in local sustainability provides three services aimed to benefit urban environment professionals, city managers and administrators, as well as elected representatives in cities, who are working to develop sustainability initiatives.
Good practice examples of projects from local authorities throughout Europe provide both general and detailed information on a variety of local projects and initiatives.
List of cases is an alphabetical listing, by the name of the relevant city, town or county, of all available good practice cases.
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