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Title: How do I Choose the Best Vitamin B Supplement? (with pictures)
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Erin J. Hill
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B complex supplements can provide many health benefits. You can choose the best vitamin B supplement by trying various options and noting which ones have the more noticeable effect on your body. While overdosing on most B vitamins is nearly impossible, it’s always a good idea to check with your doctor or pharmacist before using a new supplement. This is especially true if you are currently taking other medications or supplements at the same time.
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Erin J. Hill
Date: February 05, 2021
B complex supplements can provide many health benefits. You can choose the best vitamin B supplement by trying various options and noting which ones have the more noticeable effect on your body. While overdosing on most B vitamins is nearly impossible, it’s always a good idea to check with your doctor or pharmacist before using a new supplement. This is especially true if you are currently taking other medications or supplements at the same time. Depression and fatigue may be a symptom of Vitamin B deficiency. The symptoms of a B vitamin deficiency may include depression, fatigue, and in some severe cases, a compromised immune system and metabolism. Since these things can also be caused by more serious conditions, you should consult your doctor if you have experienced any of these things for more than two weeks at a time. This will allow you to rule out any other conditions, while being tested for a B vitamin deficiency. If you are deficient in just one B vitamin, it may be better to purchase it individually rather than as a B complex supplement.
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Content: Depression and fatigue may be a symptom of Vitamin B deficiency. The symptoms of a B vitamin deficiency may include depression, fatigue, and in some severe cases, a compromised immune system and metabolism. Since these things can also be caused by more serious conditions, you should consult your doctor if you have experienced any of these things for more than two weeks at a time. This will allow you to rule out any other conditions, while being tested for a B vitamin deficiency. If you are deficient in just one B vitamin, it may be better to purchase it individually rather than as a B complex supplement. Once you have established that you may be lacking sufficient B vitamins in your diet, you can then choose the best vitamin B supplement. Most B vitamins come in combination formulas called a B vitamin complex. These formulas generally contain riboflavin, niacin, B-6, and B-12. Most times, these vitamins are better absorbed together rather than taking them all separately, and they all work together to provide you the best results. If you are especially deficient in one particular B vitamin, however, taking an individualized supplement may be a good idea.
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Content: Once you have established that you may be lacking sufficient B vitamins in your diet, you can then choose the best vitamin B supplement. Most B vitamins come in combination formulas called a B vitamin complex. These formulas generally contain riboflavin, niacin, B-6, and B-12. Most times, these vitamins are better absorbed together rather than taking them all separately, and they all work together to provide you the best results. If you are especially deficient in one particular B vitamin, however, taking an individualized supplement may be a good idea. Is Amazon actually giving you the best price? This little known plugin reveals the answer. It's always best to talk with a pharmacist before starting a new supplement. In many cases, choosing the best vitamin B supplement will require that you find the one that is easiest to take and the most cost effective. Although there are many pricey vitamins on the market, if you can’t afford to purchase them regularly, they will not be of much use.
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Title: How do I Choose the Best Vitamin B Supplement? (with pictures)
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Content: Is Amazon actually giving you the best price? This little known plugin reveals the answer. It's always best to talk with a pharmacist before starting a new supplement. In many cases, choosing the best vitamin B supplement will require that you find the one that is easiest to take and the most cost effective. Although there are many pricey vitamins on the market, if you can’t afford to purchase them regularly, they will not be of much use. Choose a variety that is within your budget. You may also consider taking a vitamin in liquid form rather than pill form because they are better absorbed by the body and easier to swallow. Individuals with a vitamin B deficiency should consult with a doctor. For very severe vitamin deficiencies, you may choose the best vitamin B supplement by asking your doctor to prescribe you with a prescription vitamin. This will allow him or her to better keep track of how much you are taking and how effective each dosage is at alleviating symptoms.
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Title: How do I Choose the Best Vitamin B Supplement? (with pictures)
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Content: Choose a variety that is within your budget. You may also consider taking a vitamin in liquid form rather than pill form because they are better absorbed by the body and easier to swallow. Individuals with a vitamin B deficiency should consult with a doctor. For very severe vitamin deficiencies, you may choose the best vitamin B supplement by asking your doctor to prescribe you with a prescription vitamin. This will allow him or her to better keep track of how much you are taking and how effective each dosage is at alleviating symptoms. Your doctor may also recommend a particular type or brand of over the counter vitamin, although you should discuss any price issues ahead of time. A prescription option may also be best for those who need their insurance to cover the cost. Readers Also Love
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Title: How do I Treat a Broken Finger? (with pictures)
Headings: How do I Treat a Broken Finger?
How do I Treat a Broken Finger?
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Jewelry Off, Splint On
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Content: What feels like a broken finger could be a jam, sprain, or more acute ligament damage, and a different type of treatment will be needed for each. Reducing Pain, Swelling
An x-ray may be used to examine the bones if a broken finger. Using over-the-counter, anti-inflammatory medication like aspirin or ibuprofen can help minimize the inflammation until a medical professional can prescribe something stronger. Limiting the degree of swelling will make it easier for the doctor or other healthcare professional to set the broken bone perfectly straight. This reduces the chances of the bone healing crooked. An ice pack can often help just as much to reduce swelling and pain on the way to the healthcare provider. Don't apply ice directly to the finger or hand, however, as this can damage the skin. Instead, put some ice inside a freezer bag, which can then go inside a towel. The finger should be elevated above the heart to further limit blood flow and swelling before and after a permanent splint can be applied. This, in turn, should reduce the throbbing pain.
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
Headings: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
Michael Pollick
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Home Treatment
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Content: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? ( with pictures)
How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? Michael Pollick
Last Modified Date: January 24, 2021
Michael Pollick
Date: January 24, 2021
Finger splints can immobilize a jammed finger while it heals. Many people have experienced the pain and swelling of a jammed finger, often while playing sports. Grabbing the ball the wrong way or driving a finger into a hard surface can strain the tendons in the knuckle. People with serious injuries should always contact a medical professional to ensure they receive the proper care, though less severe injuries may be treated at home. To treat a jammed finger at home, you should typically ice the finger, immobilize it with a splint, and use topical or oral analgesics and anti-inflammatories to reduce the pain and swelling. Assessment
Epsom salts can help with a jammed finger.
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
Headings: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
Michael Pollick
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Content: Many people have experienced the pain and swelling of a jammed finger, often while playing sports. Grabbing the ball the wrong way or driving a finger into a hard surface can strain the tendons in the knuckle. People with serious injuries should always contact a medical professional to ensure they receive the proper care, though less severe injuries may be treated at home. To treat a jammed finger at home, you should typically ice the finger, immobilize it with a splint, and use topical or oral analgesics and anti-inflammatories to reduce the pain and swelling. Assessment
Epsom salts can help with a jammed finger. The first step in treating a jammed finger is to assess the damage. Obvious deformations, immediate bruising, or a being completely unable to move the finger could be signs of a serious fracture or dislocation. In cases like these, you should use a sling to immobilize the hand and go to the emergency room immediately. If the finger is painful but can move and is free of bruising or deformities, you should be able to treat it successfully at home. An ice pack, which can help relieve pain from a jammed finger.
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
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How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
Michael Pollick
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Content: The first step in treating a jammed finger is to assess the damage. Obvious deformations, immediate bruising, or a being completely unable to move the finger could be signs of a serious fracture or dislocation. In cases like these, you should use a sling to immobilize the hand and go to the emergency room immediately. If the finger is painful but can move and is free of bruising or deformities, you should be able to treat it successfully at home. An ice pack, which can help relieve pain from a jammed finger. If, at any time during treatment, the finger turns very red, blue, or white, it could be a sign of a serious problem. The swelling and pain should start to decrease after a few hours or a day, but if they don't, it could be a sign of a fracture. Numbness and tingling in the finger can also indicate a problem. You should seek medical care if you experience any of these symptoms. Is Amazon actually giving you the best price?
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
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How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
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Content: If, at any time during treatment, the finger turns very red, blue, or white, it could be a sign of a serious problem. The swelling and pain should start to decrease after a few hours or a day, but if they don't, it could be a sign of a fracture. Numbness and tingling in the finger can also indicate a problem. You should seek medical care if you experience any of these symptoms. Is Amazon actually giving you the best price? This little known plugin reveals the answer. Home Treatment
Pain killers such as aspirin are used to ease the pain of a jammed finger. Patients may treat less severe injuries with the doctor-recommended RICE method: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Typically, you should ice the finger first to reduce the pain and swelling.
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
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How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
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Pain killers such as aspirin are used to ease the pain of a jammed finger. Patients may treat less severe injuries with the doctor-recommended RICE method: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Typically, you should ice the finger first to reduce the pain and swelling. Adding ice to a sealable plastic bag usually makes a serviceable ice pack, and cold packs for medical use are also available at most drug stores. Don't put ice directly on your hand, because it can cause frostbite. Medical professionals generally recommend applying the ice for about 15 minutes at a time, with a 10 minute break between applications. If there are signs of fracture or dislocation, a jammed finger should be treated at the emergency room. Rest involves immobilizing the jammed finger with a splint.
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
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How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
Michael Pollick
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Content: Adding ice to a sealable plastic bag usually makes a serviceable ice pack, and cold packs for medical use are also available at most drug stores. Don't put ice directly on your hand, because it can cause frostbite. Medical professionals generally recommend applying the ice for about 15 minutes at a time, with a 10 minute break between applications. If there are signs of fracture or dislocation, a jammed finger should be treated at the emergency room. Rest involves immobilizing the jammed finger with a splint. Commercial ones are typically U-shaped aluminum sheaths with padding on the inside. You should gently straighten you finger and slide the sheath over it, wrapping gauze or medical tape around it to keep it in place. If you don't have a splint, you can also use wooden tongue depressors or craft sticks instead. Wrapping gauze around a jammed finger can help keep the finger in place, allowing it to properly heal. You may need to tape the injured finger to an adjoining healthy finger for added support;
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
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How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
Michael Pollick
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Content: Commercial ones are typically U-shaped aluminum sheaths with padding on the inside. You should gently straighten you finger and slide the sheath over it, wrapping gauze or medical tape around it to keep it in place. If you don't have a splint, you can also use wooden tongue depressors or craft sticks instead. Wrapping gauze around a jammed finger can help keep the finger in place, allowing it to properly heal. You may need to tape the injured finger to an adjoining healthy finger for added support; this is commonly done to treat a jammed finger that is too short to be splinted. The splint or tape prevents the finger from moving, allowing it to rest, and also provides compression, which helps reduce swelling. Elevating the injury involves holding the hand so all of the fingers point upward. This helps excess blood and fluid drain from the injury, which may reduce the swelling. You can also rest your arm on a stack of pillows.
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
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How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
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Content: this is commonly done to treat a jammed finger that is too short to be splinted. The splint or tape prevents the finger from moving, allowing it to rest, and also provides compression, which helps reduce swelling. Elevating the injury involves holding the hand so all of the fingers point upward. This helps excess blood and fluid drain from the injury, which may reduce the swelling. You can also rest your arm on a stack of pillows. The idea behind this is to keep the injured hand above the level of your heart, which makes it less likely that fluid will build up in the finger. Aftercare and Pain Relief
Oral painkillers, such as aspirin or sodium naproxen, are often used along with ice to help alleviate pain. You can take a dose of most painkillers every four to six hours, though some medications may last eight to 12 hours. Sports creams that contain analgesics or warming agents may relieve muscle tension associated with the jammed digit. Applying the creams lightly helps keep them from soaking through the gauze on the splint.
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
Headings: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
Michael Pollick
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Content: The idea behind this is to keep the injured hand above the level of your heart, which makes it less likely that fluid will build up in the finger. Aftercare and Pain Relief
Oral painkillers, such as aspirin or sodium naproxen, are often used along with ice to help alleviate pain. You can take a dose of most painkillers every four to six hours, though some medications may last eight to 12 hours. Sports creams that contain analgesics or warming agents may relieve muscle tension associated with the jammed digit. Applying the creams lightly helps keep them from soaking through the gauze on the splint. Healthcare professionals often recommend switching from ice to heat treatments two days after the injury. Soaking your hand in a warm Epsom salt bath for about 20 minutes may help speed healing. In most cases, a jammed finger heals within one to three weeks, although serious injuries being monitored by a medical professional may take up to eight weeks to heal. Don't force yourself to use the finger during healing, but let it rest. After a week or so, you can remove the splint briefly and very gently move the finger to see if it has improved at all, but if you feel anything other than mild discomfort, you should stop.
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
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How do I Treat a Jammed Finger?
Michael Pollick
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Content: If you don't notice any improvement after a week or so, it's a good idea to visit your healthcare provider. He or she may order an x-ray to make sure that the finger isn't broken. Michael Pollick
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Finger splints can immobilize a jammed finger while it heals. Epsom salts can help with a jammed finger. An ice pack, which can help relieve pain from a jammed finger.
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Title: How do I Treat a Jammed Finger? (with pictures)
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Finger splints can immobilize a jammed finger while it heals. Epsom salts can help with a jammed finger. An ice pack, which can help relieve pain from a jammed finger. Pain killers such as aspirin are used to ease the pain of a jammed finger. If there are signs of fracture or dislocation, a jammed finger should be treated at the emergency room. Wrapping gauze around a jammed finger can help keep the finger in place, allowing it to properly heal.
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Title: What is a Fetus? (with pictures)
Headings: What is a Fetus?
What is a Fetus?
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Content: A fetus is an unborn, developing baby. As an embryo develops into a fetus in a pregnant woman, it grows arms and legs and begins to develop fingers and toes. It also begins to grow ears and eyelids. The embryo also begins to form lungs in the eighth week of pregnancy, and its brain continues developing. At this stage in the pregnancy, the embryo is still very small, at less than 0.75 of an inch long. The fetal stage comes after the 10th week of pregnancy. In the beginning of the fetal period of a pregnancy, starting at week nine of gestation, the baby closes its eyelids. The eyes remain closed until the pregnancy is nearly over. It genitals have begun to develop, and it is beginning to produce red blood cells in its liver. During weeks nine to 12, the face will become fully formed, and it will be able to clench its hand into a fist.
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Title:
Headings: Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
Introduction
to
Online
Teaching
and
Learning
What
is
Online
Learning?
How
It
Works
Questions:
The
Role
of
the
Online
Instructor/Facilitator
Content: For
posting,
submitting,
and
grading
student
work. For
asynchronous
discussions,
group
work,
and
collaboration. For
private
communication
between
students
and/or
the
instructor. For
real-time,
synchronous
conversation
in
written
form. For
authoring
and
administering
exams,
quizzes,
surveys,
etc. For
posting
and
managing
student
grades. A
New
Paradigm
for
Teaching
and
Learning
Online
learning
is
catalyzing
a
pedagogical
shift
in
how
we
teach
and
learn. There
is
a
shift
away
from
top-down
lecturing
and
passive
students
to
a
more
interactive,
collaborative
approach
in
which
students
and
instructor
co-create
the
learning
process. The
Instructor’s
role
is
changing
from
the
“sage
on
the
stage”
to
“the
guide
on
the
side.” Constructivism
This
point
of
view
maintains
that
people
actively
construct
new
knowledge
as
they
interact
with
their
environment.
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Title:
Headings: Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
Introduction
to
Online
Teaching
and
Learning
What
is
Online
Learning?
How
It
Works
Questions:
The
Role
of
the
Online
Instructor/Facilitator
Content: For
posting
and
managing
student
grades. A
New
Paradigm
for
Teaching
and
Learning
Online
learning
is
catalyzing
a
pedagogical
shift
in
how
we
teach
and
learn. There
is
a
shift
away
from
top-down
lecturing
and
passive
students
to
a
more
interactive,
collaborative
approach
in
which
students
and
instructor
co-create
the
learning
process. The
Instructor’s
role
is
changing
from
the
“sage
on
the
stage”
to
“the
guide
on
the
side.” Constructivism
This
point
of
view
maintains
that
people
actively
construct
new
knowledge
as
they
interact
with
their
environment. This
is
a
student-centered
approach
in
which
students
“co-create”
their
learning
experience. This
approach
empowers
students
as
active
learners
instead
of
just
passive
recipients
absorbing
information
and
reproducing
it
for
standardized
tests. Derived
from
the
work
of
Swiss
philosopher,
Jean
Piaget,
constructivism
emphasizes: The
learner
as
a
unique
individual. The
relevence
of
the
learner’s
background
and
culture.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1330255864#1_2130621972
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Title: Facts About Suicide | Suicide Prevention Program | Western Michigan University
Headings: Facts About Suicide
Facts About Suicide
National statistics
By age
By gender (from the CDC)
By race/ethnicity
The CDC reported the following statistics for 2001-2010 among Black/African Americans:
The CDC reported the following statistics for 2001-2010 among Hispanic/Latino Americans:
The CDC reported the following statistics for 2015 among American Indians and Alaska Natives:
The CDC reported the following statistics from 2001-2010 among the Asian American and Pacific Islander population:
Michigan statistics
Content: Suicide occurs across all age, economic, social, racial and ethnic boundaries. Suicidal behavior is complex and not a response to one problem that a person is experiencing. Some risk factors vary with age, gender, or ethnic group and may occur in combination or change over time. Surviving family members not only suffer the trauma of losing a loved one to suicide, they may themselves be at higher risk for suicide and emotional problems. National statistics
Statistics are based on the latest year for which we have national statistics, 2016. U.S.A Suicide: 2015 Official Final Data
Suicide is currently the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. This translates into an annual suicide rate of approximately 14 per 100,000 people dying a year by suicide (44,193 a year), out-ranking homicides (ranked as the 16th leading cause of death). The suicide rates decreased from 1990-2000 from 12.5 to 10.4 suicides per 100,000. Over the past decade, however, the rate has again increased.
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http://www.wmich.edu/suicideprevention/basics/facts
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1331407599#0_2132592308
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Title: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Headings: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Why the AARP health 'reform' endorsement?
Following the money trail
AARP's federal funding
Left-leaning activism and campaign contributions
Gun-control advocacy
Immigration and migrant workers
Pro-homosexual agenda
Shredding the AARP membership card
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Content: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
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Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
By WND Staff
Published November 10, 2009 at 8:25pm
When the AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons – one of the wealthiest advocacy groups in the U.S. – began backing the $1.2 trillion House health bill despite concerns about Medicare cuts, death panels and assisted suicide, many members shredded their membership cards, saying the organization no longer represents their interests – but AARP's history of left-leaning activism on a host of issues may surprise its constituents. AARP's Nov. 5 health bill endorsement left many seniors wondering why the powerful group that claims to represent their interests would call for an estimated $500 billion in cuts to Medicare, a system many seniors have indicated that they would like to preserve. "After carefully monitoring developments in Washington and studying the various legislative proposals, AARP's all-volunteer Board of Directors – made up of working and retired doctors, nurses, business people, and teachers – has decided to endorse the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962/H.R. 3961) because it delivers on key priorities we've been fighting for," an AARP announcement stated. Advertisement - story continues below
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But while many seniors believe AARP offers worthwhile discounts on health and car insurance, vacations and advice on financial planning, the group has a history of left-leaning political stances and activism. Why the AARP health 'reform' endorsement? TRENDING:
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1331407599#8_2132610438
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Title: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Headings: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Why the AARP health 'reform' endorsement?
Following the money trail
AARP's federal funding
Left-leaning activism and campaign contributions
Gun-control advocacy
Immigration and migrant workers
Pro-homosexual agenda
Shredding the AARP membership card
Related offers:
Previous stories:
Related commentaries:
WND Staff
Content: However, the foundation works so closely with AARP that the two entities are barely indistinguishable." According to the report, the AARP Foundation is located in the same building as AARP, where employees work "practically side-by-side with lobbying staff" – and the AARP Foundation's second largest source of income is AARP. In a March 2001 letter to the Department of Health and Human Services on federal aid, the AARP Foundation reported receiving money from the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice, according to NLPC. A 2008 donor list includes mention of "institutional support" from the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor. Advertisement - story continues below
" [I]t's outrageous that taxpayers are being used to advance [AARP's] liberal agenda to expand government and thwart Social Security reform," Carlisle contends. " Ending federal subsidies to AARP would put an end to the unjust practice of publicly funding a highly partisan and controversial interest group." Left-leaning activism and campaign contributions
Former President George W. Bush attempted to reform Social Security through the use of private retirement accounts in 2005. His plan sought to permit workers to redirect 4 percent of their Social Security payroll taxes into private accounts that would invest in mutual funds and other securities. Advertisement - story continues below
But AARP reacted to Bush's proposal by slamming its members with mass mailings and spending $5 million on full-page advertisements in 50 newspapers and an additional $5 million on print ads opposing Bush's plan. With its nearly 3,000 chapters, AARP attended congressional town-hall meetings to counter Bush's proposal.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1331407599#9_2132613035
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Title: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Headings: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Why the AARP health 'reform' endorsement?
Following the money trail
AARP's federal funding
Left-leaning activism and campaign contributions
Gun-control advocacy
Immigration and migrant workers
Pro-homosexual agenda
Shredding the AARP membership card
Related offers:
Previous stories:
Related commentaries:
WND Staff
Content: Ending federal subsidies to AARP would put an end to the unjust practice of publicly funding a highly partisan and controversial interest group." Left-leaning activism and campaign contributions
Former President George W. Bush attempted to reform Social Security through the use of private retirement accounts in 2005. His plan sought to permit workers to redirect 4 percent of their Social Security payroll taxes into private accounts that would invest in mutual funds and other securities. Advertisement - story continues below
But AARP reacted to Bush's proposal by slamming its members with mass mailings and spending $5 million on full-page advertisements in 50 newspapers and an additional $5 million on print ads opposing Bush's plan. With its nearly 3,000 chapters, AARP attended congressional town-hall meetings to counter Bush's proposal. The group also targeted seniors in its magazine and official bulletin, delivering it to 22 million U.S. households. Only three months after beginning the lobbying campaign, AARP reported that 535 members of Congress were blasted with at least 460,000 calls in opposition to Bush's plan. "AARP won the battle," Carlisle wrote. " Due largely to its multimillion-dollar effort as well as considerable legislative lobbying, AARP succeeded in undermining support for private accounts in just a few months." Advertisement - story continues below
But AARP's left-leaning activism didn't end there.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1331407599#10_2132615133
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Title: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Headings: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Why the AARP health 'reform' endorsement?
Following the money trail
AARP's federal funding
Left-leaning activism and campaign contributions
Gun-control advocacy
Immigration and migrant workers
Pro-homosexual agenda
Shredding the AARP membership card
Related offers:
Previous stories:
Related commentaries:
WND Staff
Content: The group also targeted seniors in its magazine and official bulletin, delivering it to 22 million U.S. households. Only three months after beginning the lobbying campaign, AARP reported that 535 members of Congress were blasted with at least 460,000 calls in opposition to Bush's plan. "AARP won the battle," Carlisle wrote. " Due largely to its multimillion-dollar effort as well as considerable legislative lobbying, AARP succeeded in undermining support for private accounts in just a few months." Advertisement - story continues below
But AARP's left-leaning activism didn't end there. According to NLPC, AARP combated tax cuts during the Reagan and Bush administrations. It also fought the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1991 and helped the Clinton administration defeat a balanced budget amendment in 1995. A 2006 AARP Impact Award goes to Harry Belafonte
In 2006, AARP honored singer and activist Harry Belafonte with its Impact Award for doing " something extraordinary to make the world a better place ." Shortly afterward, Belafonte, a Hugo Chavez supporter, called President George W. Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world." Advertisement - story continues below
While AARP bills itself as a nonpartisan group that does not support, oppose or contribute to any candidates or political parties, AARP's executives and employees overwhelmingly support Democrats.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1331407599#11_2132617199
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Title: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Headings: Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light
Why the AARP health 'reform' endorsement?
Following the money trail
AARP's federal funding
Left-leaning activism and campaign contributions
Gun-control advocacy
Immigration and migrant workers
Pro-homosexual agenda
Shredding the AARP membership card
Related offers:
Previous stories:
Related commentaries:
WND Staff
Content: According to NLPC, AARP combated tax cuts during the Reagan and Bush administrations. It also fought the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1991 and helped the Clinton administration defeat a balanced budget amendment in 1995. A 2006 AARP Impact Award goes to Harry Belafonte
In 2006, AARP honored singer and activist Harry Belafonte with its Impact Award for doing " something extraordinary to make the world a better place ." Shortly afterward, Belafonte, a Hugo Chavez supporter, called President George W. Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world." Advertisement - story continues below
While AARP bills itself as a nonpartisan group that does not support, oppose or contribute to any candidates or political parties, AARP's executives and employees overwhelmingly support Democrats. President Obama with AARP CEO A. Barry Rand (left) and AARP President Jennie Chin Hansen (left) during
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1331705964#4_2133243077
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Title: Has Hillary told 1 lie too many?
Headings: Has Hillary told 1 lie too many?
Has Hillary told 1 lie too many?
Exclusive: Jack Cashill predicts how media will treat Clinton in run-up to 2016
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Is the Benghazi scandal worse than Watergate?
Content: Among the people the Clintons reached out to that year was Sally Perdue, a former Miss Arkansas and Clinton paramour. The goon that the Clintons dispatched told Perdue, "There were people in high places who were anxious about me and they wanted me to know that keeping my mouth shut would be worthwhile." "Worthwhile" meant a GS-11 or higher job with the federal government. If she turned down the offer and talked to the media, "He couldn't guarantee what would happen to my pretty little legs." Jack Cashill's investigative-reporting skills shine in his many books – see them now in WND's Superstore
Perdue was the least of the Clintons' problems in 1992. More potentially troublesome were the women Clinton had criminally assaulted or humiliated – Juanita Broaddrick, Elizabeth Ward Gracen and Paula Jones among others. Advertisement - story continues below
Later in the "60 Minutes" interview, Kroft asked Bill if he thought the interview would help quiet the furor. Clinton answered, "That's up to the American people and to some extent up to the press. This will test the character of the press." By Clinton standards, the media would pass the test, ace it even, and at their prompting, so would the public.
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http://www.wnd.com/2013/05/has-hillary-told-1-lie-too-many/
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1331964293#8_2133774693
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Title: Make legal immigration easier
Headings: Make legal immigration easier
Make legal immigration easier
John Stossel: Letting more foreigners in to work would benefit us all
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Content: Irish immigrants had such a bad reputation that in job advertisements businesses posted job notices: " No Irish need apply." Advertisement - story continues below
Fears about newcomers weren't totally unfounded. It took them time to assimilate and accumulate wealth. But they did. The Irish, Italians and other once-vilified groups are now leaders in America. People say that immigrants steal "our" jobs. And yes, they do take some. But they create new jobs, too – lots. When people move to another country and encounter a different culture, they see things in new ways.
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http://www.wnd.com/2014/09/make-legal-immigration-easier/
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1332018298#10_2133913248
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Title: Serious new problem at U.S. Border Patrol
Headings: Serious new problem at U.S. Border Patrol
Serious new problem at U.S. Border Patrol
'If there isn't a change soon, there will be a large exodus of agents'
'They're just being released'
'Starting to feel the beat down'
Criminal backgrounds common
Content: "So they're fed up as well," he said. " Part of it may be because it's a real rural area but when you throw all the other crap on top of it, if I can't do the job I'm hired to do and I'm getting harassed by management." Jaime Ruiz, press officer for the California region of Border Patrol, did not return a call from WND Friday seeking comment on the agent's allegations. "It's just, you got all that and now we're getting heat from up above that you better have a really, really good reason to stay above your eight hours," he said. " The smugglers are going to try to smuggle during the shift change because that's when we have the least amount of coverage." 'Starting to feel the beat down'
He said morale is at the lowest point he's seen since he began working at Border Patrol nearly a decade ago. "I talked to a guy at work tonight as I was leaving and we were talking about this whole AUO thing and he was saying, 'You know, the way I'm looking at it I'm not going to fight anymore. I'm just going to do my time and go home.' And this was coming from a guy really good at his job, and that says a lot coming from him, because he's one of the motivated type. He's not just a guy who comes and fills a spot and goes back home, he is a go getter."
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http://www.wnd.com/2014/12/serious-new-problem-at-u-s-border-patrol/
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1332141283#7_2134147157
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Title: Supreme Court made Obamacare unconstitutional, case alleges
Headings: Supreme Court made Obamacare unconstitutional, case alleges
Supreme Court made Obamacare unconstitutional, case alleges
Language of founding document requires taxes to start in House
Content: manipulated the legislation that eventually gave America Obamacare by taking the bill number for an innocuous veterans housing program that had been approved by the House, pasting it on the front of thousands of pages of Obamacare legislation and voting on it. See Sissel: The first case to the high court challenging the Obamacare mandate cited the Commerce Clause. But the Supreme Court ruled in 2012 the law was a tax and, therefore, constitutional. In its second decision regarding Obamacare, the Hobby Lobby case, the Supreme Court ruled the government cannot force company owners to violate their faith by funding abortion-causing drugs in employee insurance plans. Just last week, the court said the law's references to exchanges "established by the state" can be read broadly to include virtually every exchange that has been established, even those by the federal government. That's even though a key Obama architect specifically said the law was written to punish states that did not set up exchanges by depriving their citizens of subsidies. "PLF continues to challenge the constitutionality of Obamacare, and others do as well. It's little wonder that the majority of the American people have never supported Obamacare and still do not support it," Sandefur said. " But whether the judiciary or Congress acts first, it’s time for genuine reform in health care – reform that prioritizes free markets, puts consumers in charge instead of bureaucrats, and respects the limits of the Constitution."
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http://www.wnd.com/2015/06/supreme-court-made-obamacare-unconstitutional-case-alleges/
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1338693183#11_2148258266
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Title: Asthma: a chronic condition - Women Fitness
Headings: Asthma: a chronic condition
Asthma: a chronic condition
Asthma: a chronic condition
Clinical Features:
Types of Asthma
Episodic Asthma :
Severe Acute Asthma :
Chronic Asthma :
Causes of Asthma:
SYMPTOMS OF ASTHMA :
MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION OF ASTHMA :
Treatment :
New asthma treatment
How Anti-IgE Works
References
Content: Keep all food out of your bedroom. Keep food and garbage in closed containers (never leave food out). Use baits or traps to eliminate cockroaches. If a spray is used to
kill roaches, stay out of the room until the odor goes away. Indoor Mold
Fix leaky faucets, pipes, or other sources of water. Clean mold off of surfaces with a cleaner that has bleach in it. Replace or wash moldy shower curtains. Smoke, Strong odors, and Sprays
If possible, do not use a wood-burning stove, kerosene heater, or fireplace. Try to stay away from strong odors and sprays, such as perfume, talcum powder, hair spray, and paints. Pollen or Outdoor Mold
During your allergy season, you should:
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1338693183#12_2148259504
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Title: Asthma: a chronic condition - Women Fitness
Headings: Asthma: a chronic condition
Asthma: a chronic condition
Asthma: a chronic condition
Clinical Features:
Types of Asthma
Episodic Asthma :
Severe Acute Asthma :
Chronic Asthma :
Causes of Asthma:
SYMPTOMS OF ASTHMA :
MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION OF ASTHMA :
Treatment :
New asthma treatment
How Anti-IgE Works
References
Content: Clean mold off of surfaces with a cleaner that has bleach in it. Replace or wash moldy shower curtains. Smoke, Strong odors, and Sprays
If possible, do not use a wood-burning stove, kerosene heater, or fireplace. Try to stay away from strong odors and sprays, such as perfume, talcum powder, hair spray, and paints. Pollen or Outdoor Mold
During your allergy season, you should: Try to keep your windows closed. Stay indoors with the windows closed during the midday and afternoon, if you can. Pollen and some mold spore counts are highest at that time. Ask your healthcare professional whether you need to adjust your current asthma treatment regimen before your allergy season starts. Activity
If you have asthma, you can still be active.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1338904016#6_2148800958
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Title: Puritan Laws and Customs | History of American Women
Headings: Puritan Laws and Customs
Puritan Laws and Customs
Puritans Lived Under Harsh Rules
Content: The length and width of a lady’s sleeve was decided by law. A woman wore an undershirt, called a shift. Over that, she wore a corset and long petticoats. Her outer clothing was either a gown, or a waistcoat (fitted jacket) and skirt. Her skirts must be long enough to drag the floor—it was unladylike to show any ankle! A lady wore a close-fitting white linen cap, called a coif, to cover her hair. In foul weather, she wore a cloak, a sleeveless outer-garment that was worn draped over the shoulders, and was usually made of heavy wool. Cloaks might have no collar at all, a square sailor’s collar, or a hood. Her shoes and stockings were much the same as the man’s. Law and Courts
The Massachusetts Bay colonists brought with them the law they knew—the local law and customs of their section of England.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1338967858#0_2148920185
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Title: Slavery in South Carolina | History of American Women
Headings: Slavery in South Carolina
Slavery in South Carolina
History of Slavery in South Carolina
Content: Slavery in South Carolina | History of American Women
History of American Women > Slavery in America > Slavery in South Carolina
Slavery in America
Slavery in South Carolina
History of Slavery in South Carolina
Image: Plantation Dance in South Carolina
This well-known watercolor by an unidentified artist depicts people presumed to be plantation slaves dancing and playing musical instruments. It gives a rare view of African American life in South Carolina during the colonial period. The women are wearing head wraps and gowns with fitted bodices and long full skirts. Some of the men are wearing earrings. Although its setting is uncertain, materials in the files of Colonial Williamsburg suggest a plantation between Charleston and Orangeburg, South Carolina. Conditions in the South were favorable for slavery. Large stretches of fertile land, a warm climate that the Negroes tolerated much better than the whites, and unhealthy regions where white men did not care to work – all these drew slavery to America. Established first in the Spanish possessions of the West Indies, it spread as soon as the mainland was settled along the mainland, from Jamestown northward and southward. Land for Slaves
Slavery was encouraged from the outset of the Carolina Colony.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1339755058#15_2150372834
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Title: 15 Most Common Insecurities in Women in 2021 - You Aren't Alone
Headings: 15 Most Common Insecurities in Women - What Makes a Girl Insecure in 2021
15 Most Common Insecurities in Women - What Makes a Girl Insecure in 2021
Contents
What Are The Most Common Insecurities In Women
List of Female Physical Insecurities
Dating and relationship insecurities
Money and Career Insecurities
Creative and Intellectual Insecurity
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Content: Money and Career Insecurities
The following two insecurities do make a very small appearance (more of a walk-on than a speaking role): Money: A few women are, apparently, insecure about how much money they make. Obviously, like anyone else, they believe that making more money means that they are a better person. Career: A few women are also apparently concerned about their jobs; either that they simply don’t have a job, that they would like to have a better or more commonly respected job; or, they already have a good career but are insecure about their status in the company, their ability to climb the ladder, their male competition, etc. In these last two, finally, we are no longer insulting women, and are placing them on an equal footing with men right? Wrong.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1339755058#16_2150374269
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Title: 15 Most Common Insecurities in Women in 2021 - You Aren't Alone
Headings: 15 Most Common Insecurities in Women - What Makes a Girl Insecure in 2021
15 Most Common Insecurities in Women - What Makes a Girl Insecure in 2021
Contents
What Are The Most Common Insecurities In Women
List of Female Physical Insecurities
Dating and relationship insecurities
Money and Career Insecurities
Creative and Intellectual Insecurity
PIN THIS TO SAVE FOR LATER
Content: A few women are also apparently concerned about their jobs; either that they simply don’t have a job, that they would like to have a better or more commonly respected job; or, they already have a good career but are insecure about their status in the company, their ability to climb the ladder, their male competition, etc. In these last two, finally, we are no longer insulting women, and are placing them on an equal footing with men right? Wrong. It’s true that men are also insecure about money and their careers (and actually, it is true that they are insecure about all of the other things listed above as well), but this isn’t enough to say that these last two insecurities are no longer insulting. The statuses associated with how much money you make, and how respected your career is, are illusions, every bit as much as the long-legged blonde turquoise-eyed model/celebrity described above. Creative and Intellectual Insecurity
The following two things are rarely mentioned which, certainly, some women are insecure about: Creative life: Certainly women are also insecure about the quality of their work as an artist, photographer, filmmaker, writer, or architect.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1339755058#17_2150376117
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Title: 15 Most Common Insecurities in Women in 2021 - You Aren't Alone
Headings: 15 Most Common Insecurities in Women - What Makes a Girl Insecure in 2021
15 Most Common Insecurities in Women - What Makes a Girl Insecure in 2021
Contents
What Are The Most Common Insecurities In Women
List of Female Physical Insecurities
Dating and relationship insecurities
Money and Career Insecurities
Creative and Intellectual Insecurity
PIN THIS TO SAVE FOR LATER
Content: It’s true that men are also insecure about money and their careers (and actually, it is true that they are insecure about all of the other things listed above as well), but this isn’t enough to say that these last two insecurities are no longer insulting. The statuses associated with how much money you make, and how respected your career is, are illusions, every bit as much as the long-legged blonde turquoise-eyed model/celebrity described above. Creative and Intellectual Insecurity
The following two things are rarely mentioned which, certainly, some women are insecure about: Creative life: Certainly women are also insecure about the quality of their work as an artist, photographer, filmmaker, writer, or architect. Intellectual life: Certainly women are also insecure about their level of understanding of various esoteric intellectual matters such as math, physics, philosophy, economics, or critical social theory. Without question women are insecure about the reception of their paintings, or of their newest novel; without question, they are insecure about their intellectual grasp of the notion of the Big Other, or the Preface to the Phenomenology of Spirit. Why then, does a web search on this issue suggest that women care only about their bodies and about pleasing men?
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1341377187#4_2154192368
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Title: Are Your Pregnant? Pregnancy Symptoms and Pregnancy Tests
Headings: Are Your Pregnant? Pregnancy Symptoms and Pregnancy Tests
Are Your Pregnant? Pregnancy Symptoms and Pregnancy Tests
Pregnancy Tests
How Urine Tests Work
How Blood Tests Work
Getting Accurate Results
When should I take a pregnancy test?
Choosing the Best Test for You
How Common is False Positive?
admin
Content: Getting Accurate Results
Make sure you read all of the instructions that come with your home pregnancy test carefully. Also, take note of the test reading time given in the test instructions. Certain tests could give a false reading if they’re read too early or too late. A common mistake that women make when reading home pregnancy tests is waiting too long. This could result in a line appearing that could be read as a positive result, but is actually an evaporation line created as the urine on the test dries. When should I take a pregnancy test? The best time to take a home pregnancy test is in the morning, using your first urine of the day. This urine is less diluted so the HCG levels (if there are any) will be more concentrated. If you have to take a test during the day, try to limit your intake of liquids for a few hours beforehand to minimize the possibility that your urine will be diluted. Choosing the Best Test for You
There are a few factors to consider when choosing a home pregnancy test:
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1341377187#5_2154193951
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Title: Are Your Pregnant? Pregnancy Symptoms and Pregnancy Tests
Headings: Are Your Pregnant? Pregnancy Symptoms and Pregnancy Tests
Are Your Pregnant? Pregnancy Symptoms and Pregnancy Tests
Pregnancy Tests
How Urine Tests Work
How Blood Tests Work
Getting Accurate Results
When should I take a pregnancy test?
Choosing the Best Test for You
How Common is False Positive?
admin
Content: When should I take a pregnancy test? The best time to take a home pregnancy test is in the morning, using your first urine of the day. This urine is less diluted so the HCG levels (if there are any) will be more concentrated. If you have to take a test during the day, try to limit your intake of liquids for a few hours beforehand to minimize the possibility that your urine will be diluted. Choosing the Best Test for You
There are a few factors to consider when choosing a home pregnancy test: Some tests are very sensitive and will detect even very low levels of HCG (12.5 mIU) in your urine. If you want to know as soon as possible, these tests are the best choice for you. If you have recently had a miscarriage or recently given birth, you may be prone to false positives. In this case, the best pregnancy test would be one that will only detect a high level of HCG (100 mIU). If you’re worried about having trouble reading the test, there are home pregnancy tests available that have digital readouts that simply say “pregnant” or “not pregnant”.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1342411085#0_2155929202
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Title: Prenatal care | Office on Women's Health
Headings: Prenatal care
Breadcrumb
Prenatal care
Prenatal care
What is prenatal care?
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Prenatal care is the health care you get while you are pregnant. What is prenatal care? Prenatal care is the health care you get while you are pregnant. Take care of yourself and your baby by: Getting early prenatal care. If you know you're pregnant, or think you might be, call your doctor to schedule a visit. Getting regular prenatal care. Your doctor will schedule you for many checkups over the course of your pregnancy. Don't miss any — they are all important. Following your doctor's advice.
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Title: Prenatal care | Office on Women's Health
Headings: Prenatal care
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Prenatal care
Prenatal care
What is prenatal care?
Why do I need prenatal care?
I am thinking about getting pregnant. How can I take care of myself?
I'm pregnant. What should I do — or not do — to take care of myself and my unborn baby?
Health care do's and don'ts
Food do's and don'ts
Lifestyle do's and don'ts
Environmental do's and don'ts
I don't want to get pregnant right now. Should I still take folic acid every day?
How often should I see my doctor during pregnancy?
What happens during prenatal visits?
I am in my late 30s and I want to get pregnant. Should I do anything special?
Where can I go to get free or reduced-cost prenatal care?
Did we answer your question about prenatal care?
Content: If you know you're pregnant, or think you might be, call your doctor to schedule a visit. Getting regular prenatal care. Your doctor will schedule you for many checkups over the course of your pregnancy. Don't miss any — they are all important. Following your doctor's advice. Why do I need prenatal care? Prenatal care can help keep you and your baby healthy. Babies of mothers who do not get prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight and five times more likely to die than those born to mothers who do get care. Doctors can spot health problems early when they see mothers regularly. This allows doctors to treat them early.
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http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/prenatal-care.html
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Title: Prenatal care | Office on Women's Health
Headings: Prenatal care
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Prenatal care
Prenatal care
What is prenatal care?
Why do I need prenatal care?
I am thinking about getting pregnant. How can I take care of myself?
I'm pregnant. What should I do — or not do — to take care of myself and my unborn baby?
Health care do's and don'ts
Food do's and don'ts
Lifestyle do's and don'ts
Environmental do's and don'ts
I don't want to get pregnant right now. Should I still take folic acid every day?
How often should I see my doctor during pregnancy?
What happens during prenatal visits?
I am in my late 30s and I want to get pregnant. Should I do anything special?
Where can I go to get free or reduced-cost prenatal care?
Did we answer your question about prenatal care?
Content: Why do I need prenatal care? Prenatal care can help keep you and your baby healthy. Babies of mothers who do not get prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight and five times more likely to die than those born to mothers who do get care. Doctors can spot health problems early when they see mothers regularly. This allows doctors to treat them early. Early treatment can cure many problems and prevent others. Doctors also can talk to pregnant women about things they can do to give their unborn babies a healthy start to life. I am thinking about getting pregnant. How can I take care of myself? You should start taking care of yourself before you start trying to get pregnant.
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http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/prenatal-care.html
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Title: Prenatal care | Office on Women's Health
Headings: Prenatal care
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Prenatal care
Prenatal care
What is prenatal care?
Why do I need prenatal care?
I am thinking about getting pregnant. How can I take care of myself?
I'm pregnant. What should I do — or not do — to take care of myself and my unborn baby?
Health care do's and don'ts
Food do's and don'ts
Lifestyle do's and don'ts
Environmental do's and don'ts
I don't want to get pregnant right now. Should I still take folic acid every day?
How often should I see my doctor during pregnancy?
What happens during prenatal visits?
I am in my late 30s and I want to get pregnant. Should I do anything special?
Where can I go to get free or reduced-cost prenatal care?
Did we answer your question about prenatal care?
Content: What happens during prenatal visits? During the first prenatal visit, you can expect your doctor to: Ask about your health history including diseases, operations, or prior pregnancies
Ask about your family's health history
Do a complete physical exam, including a pelvic exam and Pap test
Take your blood and urine for lab work
Check your blood pressure, height, and weight
Calculate your due date
Answer your questions
At the first visit, you should ask questions and discuss any issues related to your pregnancy. Find out all you can about how to stay healthy. Later prenatal visits will probably be shorter. Your doctor will check on your health and make sure the baby is growing as expected. Most prenatal visits will include: Checking your blood pressure
Measuring your weight gain
Measuring your abdomen to check your baby's growth (once you begin to show)
Checking the baby's heart rate
While you're pregnant, you also will have some routine tests. Some tests are suggested for all women, such as blood work to check for anemia, your blood type, HIV, and other factors. Other tests might be offered based on your age, personal or family health history, your ethnic background, or the results of routine tests you have had.
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http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/prenatal-care.html
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Title: Prenatal care | Office on Women's Health
Headings: Prenatal care
Breadcrumb
Prenatal care
Prenatal care
What is prenatal care?
Why do I need prenatal care?
I am thinking about getting pregnant. How can I take care of myself?
I'm pregnant. What should I do — or not do — to take care of myself and my unborn baby?
Health care do's and don'ts
Food do's and don'ts
Lifestyle do's and don'ts
Environmental do's and don'ts
I don't want to get pregnant right now. Should I still take folic acid every day?
How often should I see my doctor during pregnancy?
What happens during prenatal visits?
I am in my late 30s and I want to get pregnant. Should I do anything special?
Where can I go to get free or reduced-cost prenatal care?
Did we answer your question about prenatal care?
Content: Your doctor will check on your health and make sure the baby is growing as expected. Most prenatal visits will include: Checking your blood pressure
Measuring your weight gain
Measuring your abdomen to check your baby's growth (once you begin to show)
Checking the baby's heart rate
While you're pregnant, you also will have some routine tests. Some tests are suggested for all women, such as blood work to check for anemia, your blood type, HIV, and other factors. Other tests might be offered based on your age, personal or family health history, your ethnic background, or the results of routine tests you have had. Visit the pregnancy section of our website for more details on prenatal care and tests. I am in my late 30s and I want to get pregnant. Should I do anything special? As you age, you have an increasing chance of having a baby born with a birth defect. Yet most women in their late 30s and early 40s have healthy babies.
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http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/prenatal-care.html
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Title: Nausea
Headings: Nausea
Nausea
What Is It?
Symptoms
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Treatment
When To Call A Professional
Prognosis
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Content: Always read the label before taking anti-nausea medication, because some motion sickness medications can cause significant drowsiness. Treatment
Nausea does not always require treatment, but sometimes treatment is helpful. There are several things you can do on your own to help, including: Drink beverages that settle the stomach, such as ginger ale or chamomile tea. Avoid caffeinated colas, coffees and teas. Drink clear liquids to avoid dehydration (if vomiting is associated with nausea). Eat small, frequent meals to allow the stomach to digest foods gradually. Eat foods that are bland and simple for your stomach to digest, such as crackers or unbuttered bread, rice, chicken soup and bananas. Avoid spicy foods and fried foods. Some over-the-counter medications can help to relieve nausea, including:
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http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/nausea
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Title: Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Headings: Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Content: it's actually good for your mental and physical health. It releases mood-lifting endorphins, boosts your immune system, keeps your brain nimble, and even fulfills basic social needs. And I'm sure that's exactly what my wife has in mind when she makes me spend two hours looking at sweaters at the Gap. Can't buy me love? There already is a well-established link between shopping and a heightened sense of happiness. Maybe flipping through the racks at Macy's isn't quite as strenuous as 60 minutes on the treadmill or as fun as a romp in the sack with your significant other, but assuming you enjoy it, shopping will give you the same kind of high by releasing a flood of endorphins--the feel-good chemicals in your brain, says Nancy Irwin, Psy. D., a Los Angeles–based psychotherapist. " Shopping can be extremely thrilling," Irwin says. " It's a peak experience to get a hell of a deal." Academics who have measured shopping's effect on the brain tend to agree.
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http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/shopping-and-happiness
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Title: Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Headings: Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Content: In a paper published last year, researchers at the UK's Brunel University noted that shopping is associated with increased activity in the left prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain that has been linked to pleasure and positive thinking. In fact, levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter released during pleasurable experiences including sex, can rise sharply even when you're merely window shopping. In another study, published in the journal Neuron, researchers at MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford strapped volunteers to an fMRI machine and showed them photos of products. When shoppers saw something they wanted to buy, a flood of dopamine to the nucleus accumbens--the brain's reward center--lit up their fMRI images like a dashboard. ( The downside: When the charge for those Frye boots shows up on your credit-card statement, that dopamine is nowhere to be found. Sneaky.) Luckily--for your brain, not your bank account--science has discovered a way to sidestep buyer's remorse: Imagine yourself enjoying your purchase a decade from now. Anat Keinan, an assistant professor at the Harvard Business School, and Ran Kivetz, a professor of marketing at Columbia Business School, gave 57 shoppers a hypothetical scenario:
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http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/shopping-and-happiness
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Title: Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Headings: Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Content: Whether that information makes you fear for your financial ruin or lunge for your American Express gold card, Paul Zak, Ph.D., director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies at Claremont Graduate University, is sure about one thing: Shopping is good for all humanity. Take a typical exchange between sales-person and customer: When you buy a dress, you're psyched because you have a new outfit. But the saleswoman is psyched too, because she just scored a commission. You help her, and she helps you. The positive effects continue to pile up, often unintentionally, even after your purchase. Thanks to your newly elevated mood, you might smile at a stranger on the bus, or offer to make dinner for your guy when you get home, passing along residual happiness. Everybody wins. And it's not only about pleasure.
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http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/shopping-and-happiness
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Title: Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Headings: Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Shopping IS Good For You: How Manolos Can Save Your Life
Content: You help her, and she helps you. The positive effects continue to pile up, often unintentionally, even after your purchase. Thanks to your newly elevated mood, you might smile at a stranger on the bus, or offer to make dinner for your guy when you get home, passing along residual happiness. Everybody wins. And it's not only about pleasure. Shopping may also help women maintain their mental acuity in old age, says Guy McKhann, M.D., a professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University and a co-author of Keep Your Brain Young. " People who are doing really well as they get older tend to be mentally engaged, physically active, and socially involved," he says. " And women are all of those things when they shop." Meanwhile, back on the couch, Grandpa scores none of the above. Coed browsing
So if shopping is so good for you, why does it make me and every other guy I know want to curl up next to the checkout counter and die?
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http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/shopping-and-happiness
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Title: How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler | WonderBaby.org
Headings: How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler
How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler
POTTY TRAINING!
Beginning Potty Training: The Parent’s Q&A
The Potty Training Shopping List
Preparing for Potty Training
The Step-By-Step Guide to Potty Training
Here’s a Fun Tip:
What are your thoughts?
Content: Your child may show an interest in the toilet and an interest in underpants. Your child may take off wet diapers themselves because they’re uncomfortable. You may notice your child making a face before peeing or pooping. You may also notice that your child is more independent, wants to do things for themselves or do them their own way, and probably enjoys some alone time. Your child is not ready to potty train if they are resistant or afraid of the toilet, have a bowel movement or urinate right after you’ve had them sit on the potty, or wet their diaper in less than two hour intervals. 3. How Long Will it Take? That completely depends on your child. For most kids you can expect it to be a good two or three months before they are completely potty trained. For others, especially kids with special needs, it could take much, much longer.
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http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/how-potty-train-stubborn-toddler
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Title: How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler | WonderBaby.org
Headings: How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler
How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler
POTTY TRAINING!
Beginning Potty Training: The Parent’s Q&A
The Potty Training Shopping List
Preparing for Potty Training
The Step-By-Step Guide to Potty Training
Here’s a Fun Tip:
What are your thoughts?
Content: 3. How Long Will it Take? That completely depends on your child. For most kids you can expect it to be a good two or three months before they are completely potty trained. For others, especially kids with special needs, it could take much, much longer. Take a deep breath, put on your patient hat, and be prepared for lots of accidents. The Potty Training Shopping List
Being prepared ahead of time will help you gain the upper hand. And it’s always a good idea to be one step ahead of your toddler! Potty or training seat: Getting a good potty seat is really key to your success.
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http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/how-potty-train-stubborn-toddler
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Title: How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler | WonderBaby.org
Headings: How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler
How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler
POTTY TRAINING!
Beginning Potty Training: The Parent’s Q&A
The Potty Training Shopping List
Preparing for Potty Training
The Step-By-Step Guide to Potty Training
Here’s a Fun Tip:
What are your thoughts?
Content: Now’s the time to take things easy, don’t push too hard, and get out the bleach wipes because you’re going to need them. Follow these simple tips and you should be crossing diapers off your shopping list in no time: Pick a week that you can devote full-time to potty training, like spring break or winter holiday. Don’t start training during a time of stress, especially at the birth of a sibling where kids naturally regress a bit developmentally anyway. If you can mange it, try potty training during the summer when it will be warmer and more comfortable for your toddler to run about with little to no clothing on. When it’s time to sit on the potty, don’t ask your child if he has to go potty because the answer will usually be no. Just take him to the potty and sit him on it. Sit him on the potty until he goes or for a reasonable amount of time (5 minutes). After sitting on the potty, set a timer for 30 minutes if he didn’t potty, 1 hour if he did. Sit on the potty when the timer goes off (this way the timer is the one saying it’s time to sit on the potty, not you).
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http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/how-potty-train-stubborn-toddler
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Title: How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler | WonderBaby.org
Headings: How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler
How to Potty Train a Stubborn Toddler
POTTY TRAINING!
Beginning Potty Training: The Parent’s Q&A
The Potty Training Shopping List
Preparing for Potty Training
The Step-By-Step Guide to Potty Training
Here’s a Fun Tip:
What are your thoughts?
Content: When it’s time to sit on the potty, don’t ask your child if he has to go potty because the answer will usually be no. Just take him to the potty and sit him on it. Sit him on the potty until he goes or for a reasonable amount of time (5 minutes). After sitting on the potty, set a timer for 30 minutes if he didn’t potty, 1 hour if he did. Sit on the potty when the timer goes off (this way the timer is the one saying it’s time to sit on the potty, not you). Drink lots of fluids. Wear underwear and clothes that are easy to get on and off. Many parents potty train their kids with no pants at all just so that they can focus on the potty and not the clothes. If your child is completely naked for potty training (at least on the bottom), accidents will be much more obvious to them. Summer is a great time to potty train because of warmer weather.
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http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/how-potty-train-stubborn-toddler
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Title: Gender and class: why women are oppressed | Workers' Liberty
Headings: Gender and class: why women are oppressed
Gender and class: why women are oppressed
Content: Women were brought into the work force as independent individuals. However underpaid or overworked the woman factory or office worker may be in the workplace, she is not part of any man's household, but an individual, independent worker. In this way capitalist laws have given a slight measure of forrnal equality with men. Capitalism did not create women's oppression, but it did create the conditions for the rise of the women's liberation movement Women now had an arena for organising collectively, so the possibility of winning equality through change in society became realistic. Women will never be liberated while class oppression exists, since so many women suffer from class oppression as well as sex oppression. Midd
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http://www.workersliberty.org/node/7357
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Title: Age Discrimination - Workplace Fairness
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Your Rights Age Discrimination
Content: Here are some examples of potentially unlawful age discrimination: You didn't get hired because the employer wanted a younger-looking person to do the job. You received a negative job evaluation because you weren't "flexible" in taking on new projects. You were fired because your boss wanted to keep younger workers who are paid less. You were turned down for a promotion, which went to someone younger hired from outside the company, because the boss says the company "needs new blood." When company layoffs are announced, most of the persons laid off were older, while younger workers with less seniority and less on-the-job experience were kept on. Before you were fired, your supervisor made age-related remarks about you, for example calling you such as that you were "over-the-hill," or "ancient." If any of these things have happened to you on the job, you may have suffered age discrimination. back to top
2. Which federal law (s) cover older workers?
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http://www.workplacefairness.org/age-discrimination
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Title: Plutonium - World Nuclear Association
Headings: Plutonium
Plutonium
Plutonium and nuclear power
Plutonium and americium
Plutonium-238
Plutonium and weapons
Resources of plutonium
Toxicity and health effects
Notes & references
Notes
References
General sources
You may also be interested in
Poland
USA: Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Vietnam
Content: There are several tonnes of plutonium in our biosphere, a legacy of atmospheric weapons testing in the 1950s and 1960s. Plutonium-238 is a vital power source for deep space missions. In practical terms, there are two different kinds of plutonium to be considered: reactor-grade and weapons-grade. The first is recovered as a by-product of typical used fuel from a nuclear reactor, after the fuel has been irradiated ('burned') for about three years. The second is made specially for the military purpose, and is recovered from uranium fuel that has been irradiated for only 2-3 months in a plutonium production reactor. The two kinds differ in their isotopic composition but must both be regarded as a potential proliferation risk, and managed accordingly. Plutonium, both that routinely made in power reactors and that from dismantled nuclear weapons, is a valuable energy source when integrated into the nuclear fuel cycle. In a conventional nuclear reactor, one kilogram of Pu-239 can produce sufficient heat to generate nearly 8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Plutonium and nuclear power
Plutonium is formed in nuclear power reactors from uranium-238 by neutron capture.
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http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/fuel-recycling/plutonium.aspx
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Title: Plutonium - World Nuclear Association
Headings: Plutonium
Plutonium
Plutonium and nuclear power
Plutonium and americium
Plutonium-238
Plutonium and weapons
Resources of plutonium
Toxicity and health effects
Notes & references
Notes
References
General sources
You may also be interested in
Poland
USA: Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Vietnam
Content: The second is made specially for the military purpose, and is recovered from uranium fuel that has been irradiated for only 2-3 months in a plutonium production reactor. The two kinds differ in their isotopic composition but must both be regarded as a potential proliferation risk, and managed accordingly. Plutonium, both that routinely made in power reactors and that from dismantled nuclear weapons, is a valuable energy source when integrated into the nuclear fuel cycle. In a conventional nuclear reactor, one kilogram of Pu-239 can produce sufficient heat to generate nearly 8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Plutonium and nuclear power
Plutonium is formed in nuclear power reactors from uranium-238 by neutron capture. When operating, a typical 1000 MWe nuclear power reactor contains within its uranium fuel load several hundred kilograms of plutonium. Reaction in standard UO2 fuel
Like all other heavy elements, plutonium has a number of isotopes, differing in the number of neutrons in the nucleus. All 15 plutonium isotopes are radioactive, because they are to some degree unstable and therefore decay, emitting particles and some gamma radiation as they do so. All plutonium isotopes are fissionable with fast neutrons, though only two are fissile (with slow neutrons). For this reason all are significant in a fast neutron reactor (FNR), but only one – Pu-239 – has a major role in a conventional light water power reactor.
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http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/fuel-recycling/plutonium.aspx
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Title: Plutonium - World Nuclear Association
Headings: Plutonium
Plutonium
Plutonium and nuclear power
Plutonium and americium
Plutonium-238
Plutonium and weapons
Resources of plutonium
Toxicity and health effects
Notes & references
Notes
References
General sources
You may also be interested in
Poland
USA: Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Vietnam
Content: Plutonium can also be used in fast neutron reactors, where a much higher proportion of Pu-239 fissions and in fact all the plutonium isotopes fission, and so function as a fuel. As with uranium, the energy potential of plutonium is more fully realized in a fast reactor. Four of the six 'Generation IV' reactor designs currently under development are fast neutron reactors and will thus utilize plutonium in some way (see page on Generation IV Nuclear Reactors ). In these, plutonium production will take place in the core, where burn-up is high and the proportion of plutonium isotopes other than Pu-239 will remain high. Developments under the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) make it very likely that the some military plutonium will be used in fast reactors in the USA (see page on International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation ). In commercial power plants and research applications, plutonium generally exists as plutonium oxide (PuO 2 ), a stable ceramic material with an extremely low solubility in water and with a high melting point (2,390 ºC). In pure form plutonium exists in six allotropic forms or crystal structure – more than any other element. As temperature changes, it switches forms – each has significantly different mechanical and electrical properties. One is nearly twice the density of lead (19.8 g/cm 3 ). It melts at 640°C into a very corrosive liquid.
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http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/fuel-recycling/plutonium.aspx
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Title: Plutonium - World Nuclear Association
Headings: Plutonium
Plutonium
Plutonium and nuclear power
Plutonium and americium
Plutonium-238
Plutonium and weapons
Resources of plutonium
Toxicity and health effects
Notes & references
Notes
References
General sources
You may also be interested in
Poland
USA: Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Vietnam
Content: The alpha phase is hard and brittle, like cast iron, and if finely divided it spontaneously ignites in air to form PuO 2. Beta, gamma and delta phases are all less dense. Alloyed with gallium, plutonium becomes more workable. In the USA, the early 1970s objectives of developing a ‘plutonium economy’ were derailed in the 1976 presidential campaign, and as a result fuel reprocessing to recover and recycle plutonium was banned until 2005 and fast reactor commercialization was aborted. Russia has maintained a positive policy of civil plutonium utilization. Apart from its formation in today's nuclear reactors, plutonium was formed by the operation of naturally-occurring nuclear reactors in uranium deposits at Oklo in what is now west Africa, some two billion years ago. 2
Plutonium and americium
Civil plutonium stored over several years becomes contaminated with the Pu-241 decay product americium-241 (see page on The Many Uses of Nuclear Technology ), which interferes with normal fuel fabrication procedures. After long storage, Am-241 must be removed before the plutonium can be used in a MOX fuel fabrication plant because it emits intense gamma radiation (in the course of its alpha decay to Np-237). Americium-241 from the UK plutonium stockpile is to be used by the European Space Agency. According to the National Nuclear laboratory (NNL), about 250 kg of old civil plutonium (originally with about 10-14% Pu-241) will yield 10 kg of Am-241, depending
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http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/fuel-recycling/plutonium.aspx
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Title: Niagara Falls: When Is The Best Time To Visit? - World of Waterfalls
Headings: Niagara Falls: When Is The Best Time To Visit?
Niagara Falls: When Is The Best Time To Visit?
In our visits to Niagara Falls, we’ve been blessed with blue skies and nice weather
Our Personal Experience
Our Visit in Late Spring and Early Summer
Our Visit in Autumn
The Seasons
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring
More Photos From Our Visits To Niagara Falls
The Waterfaller Newsletter
About Johnny Cheng
Content: So perhaps that was why it was so busy, and in other times of this season, the falls would not be as crowded. It also appeared that activities and services were still as available as they were in the Summer time, but I’d imagine as the season continues towards the colder months, the services and amenities slow down a bit. Winter
We haven’t visited Niagara Falls during the Winter time, but we can imagine how it could be frigidly cold as this part of the Great Lakes region would be prone to Arctic Winters. Historically, temperatures are said to range from highs of 60 degrees F (16 degrees C) to lows of -10 degrees F (-23 degrees C). This was a sign talking about how the Honeymoon Bridge collapsed in 1938 due to an ice bridge that formed in the river and took the bridge with it as it scraped its way downstream
Anecdotally, I’ve seen NFL football games where the Buffalo Bills would be playing in snow (Buffalo being around 30 minutes drive south of Niagara Falls), and that kind of indicated what the falls might be like that time of year. On one of the sign boards we saw at Niagara Falls, the Niagara River could be frozen enough to form ice bridges that would obliterate bridges (including the Honeymoon Bridge) or any other riverfront infrastructure in the way (much like how glaciers could scrape through anything in its path). However, an ice boom had since been created further upstream to limit the size of the ice chunks and thus allow the river to flow freely towards the Atlantic. That gave us a further appreciation of how cold it could get in these parts. The weather would also be even more variable at this time of year, but historically, sunny (but very cold) days could also occur. Naturally, this was the slow season at Niagara Falls.
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Title: Alps Mountain Range - WorldAtlas
Headings: Alps Mountain Range
Alps Mountain Range
Where Are The Alps?
Geography
Wildlife
Economy
Content: The European lynx ( Lynx lynx) and the marmot ( Marmota marmota) have been successfully reintroduced in the Swiss Alps. The notable avian species that are found here include the Golden eagle, peregrine falcon, black grouse, black woodpecker, etc. Economy
Tourists from around the world come to the Alps for skiing and other outdoor activities. Currently, the Alpine region is home to about 14 million people in the eight main Alpine countries and is annually visited by more than 120 million tourists. Crops including fruits and wine grapes are cultivated in the valleys and in the foothills of the Alps. During the summer months, the flat upland regions provide pastures for the grazing of livestock. Some of the major economic activities in the Alpine region are tourism, dairy farming, mining of iron ore, and generating hydroelectric power.
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Title: Incarceration Rates By State - WorldAtlas
Headings: Incarceration Rates By State
Incarceration Rates By State
Why does the US have such a high incarceration rate?
Racial disparities persist in US prisons
Women in prison are on the rise
Incarceration Rates By State
Content: LightField Studios/Shutterstock
Racial disparities persist in US prisons
It is three times more likely that First Nations youth get held in a juvenile detention facility than caucasian youth do. While statistics like this may sound horrifying, it is not anything new that a disproportionate amount of American racial minority groups are imprisoned. This is especially true for African Americans, both historically and to this day. It has been reported that one out of every 10 African American men in their thirties is imprisoned on any given day. Although African Americans comprise just 12% of the total US population, the state and federal prison population is made up of about 33% African-American people. Compare this to Caucasian people, representing about 64% of American adults but only 30% of prisoners. However, the good news is this trend has been decreasing over the last decade: as of the end of 2017, there were about 39,400 more African-American than Caucasian prisoners, whereas in 2007 this number was a staggering 58% higher, at 93,100. Perryville State Prison inmates, Goodyear, Arizona. Image credit:
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Title: Geography Of The Caribbean - WorldAtlas
Headings: Geography Of The Caribbean
Geography Of The Caribbean
Location
Climate
Island Groups
Relief
10 Tallest Peaks In The Caribbean
Biodiversity
Threats From Climate Change
Caribbean Islands By Size
Content: Geography Of The Caribbean - WorldAtlas
Geography Of The Caribbean
The Caribbean Sea is the Atlantic Ocean’s second-largest marginal sea, after the Sargasso Sea, covering about 2.7 million square kilometers. Its deepest point is the Puerto Rico Trench, at 7,686 meters. The name “Caribbean” is derived from “Caribs,” a Native American tribe of the Lesser Antilles. The sea largely occupies the Caribbean Plate, with the island arcs separating it from the rest of the ocean. The Caribbean Sea is home to numerous coral reefs, including the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, one of the world’s largest barrier reefs. Location
Map of the Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea is located in the Western Hemisphere, between Central and North America. It is separated from the Pacific Ocean by Mexico and Central America on the west and bounded by the Greater Antilles to the north, the Lesser Antilles to the east, and south by South America. It is linked to the Gulf of Mexico to the north by the Yucatan Channel. Climate
Tropical cyclone in Havana with huge waves hitting the sea wall.
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Title: Geography Of The Caribbean - WorldAtlas
Headings: Geography Of The Caribbean
Geography Of The Caribbean
Location
Climate
Island Groups
Relief
10 Tallest Peaks In The Caribbean
Biodiversity
Threats From Climate Change
Caribbean Islands By Size
Content: Location
Map of the Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea is located in the Western Hemisphere, between Central and North America. It is separated from the Pacific Ocean by Mexico and Central America on the west and bounded by the Greater Antilles to the north, the Lesser Antilles to the east, and south by South America. It is linked to the Gulf of Mexico to the north by the Yucatan Channel. Climate
Tropical cyclone in Havana with huge waves hitting the sea wall. The Caribbean Sea is a tropical sea whose climate is generally tropical, characterized by great local variations. The sea’s climate is influenced by the tropical ocean currents, mountain elevation, and trade winds. The North Equatorial current, entering the Caribbean Sea from the tropical Atlantic, is a major influence on the region's climate. Rainfall varies with water current and elevation, ranging from less than 12 inches per year on the Bonaire Island, off Venezuela’s coast, to 350 inches annually in the regions around Dominica. The trade winds blow across the region consistently at a velocity of 10-20 mph, creating semi-arid and rainforest climates in the area.
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Title: Geography Of The Caribbean - WorldAtlas
Headings: Geography Of The Caribbean
Geography Of The Caribbean
Location
Climate
Island Groups
Relief
10 Tallest Peaks In The Caribbean
Biodiversity
Threats From Climate Change
Caribbean Islands By Size
Content: The Caribbean Sea is a tropical sea whose climate is generally tropical, characterized by great local variations. The sea’s climate is influenced by the tropical ocean currents, mountain elevation, and trade winds. The North Equatorial current, entering the Caribbean Sea from the tropical Atlantic, is a major influence on the region's climate. Rainfall varies with water current and elevation, ranging from less than 12 inches per year on the Bonaire Island, off Venezuela’s coast, to 350 inches annually in the regions around Dominica. The trade winds blow across the region consistently at a velocity of 10-20 mph, creating semi-arid and rainforest climates in the area. The lowland areas between Belize and Costa Rica experience tropical rainforest climates, while Cuba, Yucatan Peninsula, and Venezuela experience dry tropical savanna climates. Arid climate is common around the islands of Curacao and Aruba. Tropical storms, attaining hurricane velocity of over 75 mph, are seasonally infrequent in the northern Caribbean but rare in the far south. The cyclones often develop on Africa’s West Coast and travel across the Atlantic Ocean. The hurricane season lasts between June and November, peaking in August and September.
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Title: Geography Of The Caribbean - WorldAtlas
Headings: Geography Of The Caribbean
Geography Of The Caribbean
Location
Climate
Island Groups
Relief
10 Tallest Peaks In The Caribbean
Biodiversity
Threats From Climate Change
Caribbean Islands By Size
Content: Bonaire, and Curacao). Trinidad and Tobago is the largest of the Lesser Antilles. The third island group in the Caribbean Sea is the Bahamas (Lucayan) Archipelago. It comprises the island of Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands (British Overseas Territory). The two islands cover a total area of 5,524 square miles. The Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago form the West Indies region. Relief
The Caribbean Sea is subdivided into five basins, separated by rises and ridges: Colombia, Cayman, Yucatan, Grenada, and Venezuela basins. The Yucatan Basin is the sea’s northernmost basin, with the Yucatan Channel separating it from the Gulf of Mexico. The Yucatan Channel runs between the Yucatan Peninsula on the west and Cuba on the east and has a sill depth of 5,250 feet.
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Title: Geography Of The Caribbean - WorldAtlas
Headings: Geography Of The Caribbean
Geography Of The Caribbean
Location
Climate
Island Groups
Relief
10 Tallest Peaks In The Caribbean
Biodiversity
Threats From Climate Change
Caribbean Islands By Size
Content: The Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago form the West Indies region. Relief
The Caribbean Sea is subdivided into five basins, separated by rises and ridges: Colombia, Cayman, Yucatan, Grenada, and Venezuela basins. The Yucatan Basin is the sea’s northernmost basin, with the Yucatan Channel separating it from the Gulf of Mexico. The Yucatan Channel runs between the Yucatan Peninsula on the west and Cuba on the east and has a sill depth of 5,250 feet. The Yucatan Basin is partially separated from the Cayman Basin by the Cayman Ridge, which rises above to form the Cayman Islands. On the other hand, Cayman Basin is separated from the Colombian Basin by the Nicaraguan Rise, which has a sill depth of approximately 4,000 feet. Finally, Beata Ridge separates the Colombian Basin from the Venezuelan Basin, while the Aves Ridge separates the Grenada Basin from the Venezuelan Basin. Mountains in the Dominican Republic. Although most Caribbean islands are relatively flat, some are rugged and dotted with mountain ranges.
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Title: Caribbean Landforms and Land Statistics
Headings: Caribbean Geography
Caribbean Geography
Content: Caribbean Landforms and Land Statistics
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ISLANDS, ISLETS AND CAYS: Overall the Caribbean is comprised of more than 7,000 islands. That number includes islets ( very small rocky islands ); cay's (small, low islands composed largely of coral or sand) and a few inhabited reefs: See Belize. The largest islands in the Caribbean are Cuba, Jamaica,Hispaniola ( divided into the two separate political units of Haiti and the Dominican Republic ), and Puerto Rico. THE ANTILLES: The majority of the Caribbean islands (called the West Indies) form a large arc extending eastward from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and south from the Florida peninsula in the United States, ending off the northeastern coastline of South America. The Lesser Antilles, are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos and Greater Antilles all form the West Indies. The Lesser Antilles begin to the east of Puerto Rico.
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Title: Caribbean Landforms and Land Statistics
Headings: Caribbean Geography
Caribbean Geography
Content: The largest islands in the Caribbean are Cuba, Jamaica,Hispaniola ( divided into the two separate political units of Haiti and the Dominican Republic ), and Puerto Rico. THE ANTILLES: The majority of the Caribbean islands (called the West Indies) form a large arc extending eastward from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and south from the Florida peninsula in the United States, ending off the northeastern coastline of South America. The Lesser Antilles, are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos and Greater Antilles all form the West Indies. The Lesser Antilles begin to the east of Puerto Rico. This long chain of smaller islands, bordered in the east by the Atlantic Ocean, curve southward, terminating in Trinidad just off the northern coast of Venezuela. Those Lesser Antilles are subdivided into the Leeward Islands group in the north and the Windward Islands group in the south. Also included in the Antilles are the Leeward Antilles consisting of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and a small group of Venezuelan islands. VOLCANOES: Most of the Caribbean is volcanic in origin, and many of the smaller ( as well as larger) islands have a central volcanic peak or a mountainous interior.
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Title: Caribbean Landforms and Land Statistics
Headings: Caribbean Geography
Caribbean Geography
Content: This long chain of smaller islands, bordered in the east by the Atlantic Ocean, curve southward, terminating in Trinidad just off the northern coast of Venezuela. Those Lesser Antilles are subdivided into the Leeward Islands group in the north and the Windward Islands group in the south. Also included in the Antilles are the Leeward Antilles consisting of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and a small group of Venezuelan islands. VOLCANOES: Most of the Caribbean is volcanic in origin, and many of the smaller ( as well as larger) islands have a central volcanic peak or a mountainous interior. Visual evidence of that ancient volcanic activity can be seen on the black ( volcanic) sand beaches of some of the islands like Dominica and Puerto Rico. There is ongoing seismic activity in the Caribbean, as a number of volcanoes are considered active; they include Mt. Soufriere on St. Lucia, as well as those in Dominica, Grenada and St. Vincent. MOUNTAINS: A number of significant mountain ranges stretch across the Caribbean, specifically in Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Title: Caribbean Landforms and Land Statistics
Headings: Caribbean Geography
Caribbean Geography
Content: The highest point in the Caribbean is Pico Duarte at 3098 m (10,164 ft), located on the island of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic. RAINFORESTS: Rainforests are found across the Caribbean, with those on Dominica and Jamaica, the most prominent. Most islands have several ( small) waterfalls, normally located in the higher elevations. CORAL REEFS: The Caribbean is home to about 9% of the world's coral reefs, covering about 52,000 sq km ( 20,000 sq miles ). These reefs are important geographical features and islands like Cozumel are world famous for same. RIVERS AND LAKES: There are a scattering of small lakes and rivers across the Caribbean, with the most significant ones on the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Trinidad and Tobago. The largest lake in the Caribbean is Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic at 265 sq km (102 sq miles).
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Title: Caribbean Landforms and Land Statistics
Headings: Caribbean Geography
Caribbean Geography
Content: The Caribbean is home to about 9% of the world's coral reefs, covering about 52,000 sq km ( 20,000 sq miles ). These reefs are important geographical features and islands like Cozumel are world famous for same. RIVERS AND LAKES: There are a scattering of small lakes and rivers across the Caribbean, with the most significant ones on the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Trinidad and Tobago. The largest lake in the Caribbean is Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic at 265 sq km (102 sq miles). Other lakes of note are located in Cuba; Laguna de Leche at 67.2 sq km (25.9 sq mi), and the man-made Zaza Reservoir, at 113.5 sq km ( 43.8 sq mi ). As for rivers, there are over 400 relatively small ones in the Caribbean, as well as many narrow streams that frequently run dry in summer. The longest river on a Caribbean Island is in Cuba, where the Cauto flows for 230 mi ( 370 km) from its source in the Sierra Maestra. BODIES OF WATER:
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Title: World Bank Revises Down Forecasts for Oil Prices, Other Key Commodities in 2015 and 2016
Headings: World Bank Revises Down Forecasts for Oil Prices, Other Key Commodities in 2015 and 2016
World Bank Revises Down Forecasts for Oil Prices, Other Key Commodities in 2015 and 2016
Impact of El Niño on commodity markets
Possible effects of the Iran Nuclear Agreement on global energy markets.
Content: Slowing demand and high stocks could further weigh on oil prices. Upside risks include: an accelerating decline in U.S. shale oil output, and reduced supply because of geopolitical events. The Outlook provides detailed market analysis for major commodities groups, including energy, metals, agriculture, precious metals, and fertilizers. According to the report: Metals prices fell 12 percent in Q3, the fourth consecutive quarterly decline, reflecting slowing demand, notably from China. The World Bank projects metals prices to fall by 16 percent in 2015. Precious metals prices fell 7 percent in Q3 and are likely to slide another 8 percent in 2015 on lower investment demand. Agricultural commodity prices fell by more than 2 percent in the quarter and are likely to fall by 13 percent in 2015, reflecting abundant supplies and high levels of existing grain stocks. Fertilizer prices fell 1 percent in Q3, and may decline by 1 percent in 2015, because of weak demand, and rising supply.
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Title: World Bank Revises Down Forecasts for Oil Prices, Other Key Commodities in 2015 and 2016
Headings: World Bank Revises Down Forecasts for Oil Prices, Other Key Commodities in 2015 and 2016
World Bank Revises Down Forecasts for Oil Prices, Other Key Commodities in 2015 and 2016
Impact of El Niño on commodity markets
Possible effects of the Iran Nuclear Agreement on global energy markets.
Content: Metals prices fell 12 percent in Q3, the fourth consecutive quarterly decline, reflecting slowing demand, notably from China. The World Bank projects metals prices to fall by 16 percent in 2015. Precious metals prices fell 7 percent in Q3 and are likely to slide another 8 percent in 2015 on lower investment demand. Agricultural commodity prices fell by more than 2 percent in the quarter and are likely to fall by 13 percent in 2015, reflecting abundant supplies and high levels of existing grain stocks. Fertilizer prices fell 1 percent in Q3, and may decline by 1 percent in 2015, because of weak demand, and rising supply. Full forecast and historical data, and detailed market commentary, are available at www.worldbank.org/commodities .
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Title: DEATH TOLL FROM MODERN AMERICAN WARS
Headings: DEATH TOLL FROM MODERN AMERICAN WARS
DEATH TOLL FROM MODERN AMERICAN WARS
KILLED IN THE NAME OF "FREEDOM"
OVER 12 MILLION DEAD IN AMERICA'S WARS
AMERICA'S WARS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - 4 MILLION OR MORE DEAD
TOTAL IRAQI'S KILLED IN AMERIAN WARS (1990-PRESENT) - 3 MILLION
Content: The U.S. program of defoliation sprayed more than 19 million gallons of herbicide over 4.5 million acres of land in Vietnam from 1961-1972. During this time the crops and water sources of non-combatants were infected. Thorough studies on the substance have shown that even minute doses can cause long lasting health effects such as muscular dysfunction, inflammation, birth defects, nervous system disorders and even the development of various cancers. Both U.S. veterans of the war and Vietnamese civilians have suffered long lasting health problems; up to half a million Vietnamese children have been born with serious birth defects and around 2 million people are suffering from cancer or other illnesses caused by Agent Orange ( History.com ). CHIEF ARCHITECTS OF THE VIETNAM WAR
A PRODUCT OF THE LIBERAL ESTABLISHMENT
McGeorge Bundy and Robert McNamara are two men who played a chief role in escalating the war. Bundy moved into politics in 1961 when he was appointed National Security Advisor to the administration of President John. F. Kennedy. He played a key role in all of the major foreign policy defense decisions of the Kennedy administration and was retained by Lyndon B. Johnson for part of his tenure. Bundy was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.
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Title: DEATH TOLL FROM MODERN AMERICAN WARS
Headings: DEATH TOLL FROM MODERN AMERICAN WARS
DEATH TOLL FROM MODERN AMERICAN WARS
KILLED IN THE NAME OF "FREEDOM"
OVER 12 MILLION DEAD IN AMERICA'S WARS
AMERICA'S WARS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - 4 MILLION OR MORE DEAD
TOTAL IRAQI'S KILLED IN AMERIAN WARS (1990-PRESENT) - 3 MILLION
Content: CHIEF ARCHITECTS OF THE VIETNAM WAR
A PRODUCT OF THE LIBERAL ESTABLISHMENT
McGeorge Bundy and Robert McNamara are two men who played a chief role in escalating the war. Bundy moved into politics in 1961 when he was appointed National Security Advisor to the administration of President John. F. Kennedy. He played a key role in all of the major foreign policy defense decisions of the Kennedy administration and was retained by Lyndon B. Johnson for part of his tenure. Bundy was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. In 1964 under Johnson he was also responsible for coordinating government covert operations. He was a strong proponent of the Vietnam War during his tenure and claimed that the war effort was an essential battle in containing communism. He supported escalating U.S. involvement, including the commitment of hundreds of thousands of ground troops in the region and the sustained bombing of North Vietnam in 1965. Later studies of the memorandums and policy papers showed that Bundy along with other advisors understood the risks involved, but proceeded with these actions anyways for domestic political reasons, rather than out of any belief that the U.S. had a realistic chance of winning the war. [ 2] Later he went on to become the head of the Ford Foundation from 1966-1979.
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Title: Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Headings: Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Related Topics
Content: Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Last Update: 31 May 2021 2:15 GMT+0
The Japan 10Y Government Bond has a 0.077% yield. 10 Years vs 2 Years bond spread is 20.9 bp. Yield Curve is flat in Long-Term vs Short-Term Maturities. Central Bank Rate is -0.10% (last modification in January 2016). The Japan credit rating is A+, according to Standard & Poor's agency. Current 5-Years Credit Default Swap quotation is 17.00 and implied probability of default is 0.28%. Created with Highcharts 9.1.0
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Japan Yield Curve - 31 May 2021 Japan Government Bonds Japan (31 May 2021) 1M ago 6M ago 6Y 12Y 18Y 24Y 30Y 36Y -0.5% -0.25% 0% 0.25% 0.5% 0.75% 1% Highcharts.com
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Yield Curve is flat in Long-Term vs Short-Term Maturities
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Japan Government Bonds
List of available Government Bonds. Click on the "Residual Maturity" link to get historical serie. Click on the Forecast link , to see preditions of bond yield.
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Title: Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Headings: Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Related Topics
Content: The Japan credit rating is A+, according to Standard & Poor's agency. Current 5-Years Credit Default Swap quotation is 17.00 and implied probability of default is 0.28%. Created with Highcharts 9.1.0
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Japan Yield Curve - 31 May 2021 Japan Government Bonds Japan (31 May 2021) 1M ago 6M ago 6Y 12Y 18Y 24Y 30Y 36Y -0.5% -0.25% 0% 0.25% 0.5% 0.75% 1% Highcharts.com
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2Y vs 1Y
-1 bp
Yield Curve is inverted in Short-Term Maturities
5Y vs 2Y
3.5 bp
Yield Curve is flat in Mid-Term vs Short-Term Maturities
10Y vs 2Y
20.9 bp
Yield Curve is flat in Long-Term vs Short-Term Maturities
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Rating
Outlook
Standard & Poor's
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Fitch Ratings
A
negative
DBRS
A (high)
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Japan Credit Ratings History
Interest Rates
Central Bank Rate
-0.10%
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5 Years CDS
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Japan Government Bonds
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-0.072%
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100.43
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-0.042%
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-0.004%
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100.03
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9 years
0.037%
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99.67
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10 years
0.077%
-1.2 bp
+6.1 bp
99.23
+0.12 %
-0.61 %
15 years
0.281%
-0.7 bp
+5.0 bp
95.88
+0.10 %
-0.75 %
20 years
0.449%
-0.8 bp
+5.8 bp
91.43
+0.16 %
-1.15 %
30 years
0.675%
+1.6 bp
+2.9 bp
81.72
-0.47 %
-0.86 %
40 years
0.715%
+3.5 bp
+4.0 bp
75.20
-1.39 %
-1.58 %
Readings that may interest you
The Principles of Bond Investment
The ETF Book: All You Need to Know About Exchange-Traded Funds, Updated Edition ...
The 8-Step Beginner’s Guide to Value Investing: Featuring 20 for 20 - The 20 ...
10Y Bond Yield Spread - Japan vs Main Countries
The Japan 10Y Government Bond has a 0.077% yield. Click on Spread value for the historical serie.
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Title: Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Headings: Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
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Content: Price refers to a hypothetical zero coupon bond, with a face value 100. Swipe left to see all data
Residual
Maturity
Yield
ZC Price
Fx
Last
Chg 1M
Chg 6M
Last
Chg 1M
Chg 6M
1 month
-0.109%
+7.9 bp
+1.5 bp
3 months
-0.109%
0.0 bp
-2.9 bp
6 months
-0.109%
-0.3 bp
-2.3 bp
9 months
-0.129%
+8.9 bp
+8.8 bp
1 year
-0.122%
+0.6 bp
+0.7 bp
100.12
-0.01 %
-0.01 %
2 years
-0.132%
-0.3 bp
-0.2 bp
100.26
0.00 %
0.00 %
3 years
-0.130%
+0.5 bp
+2.5 bp
100.39
-0.02 %
-0.08 %
4 years
-0.125%
0.0 bp
+1.4 bp
100.50
0.00 %
-0.06 %
5 years
-0.097%
-0.2 bp
+1.4 bp
100.49
+0.01 %
-0.07 %
6 years
-0.072%
-0.7 bp
+3.2 bp
100.43
+0.04 %
-0.20 %
7 years
-0.042%
-0.8 bp
+5.8 bp
100.29
+0.05 %
-0.41 %
8 years
-0.004%
-2.4 bp
+6.4 bp
100.03
+0.19 %
-0.52 %
9 years
0.037%
-1.8 bp
+6.1 bp
99.67
+0.16 %
-0.55 %
10 years
0.077%
-1.2 bp
+6.1 bp
99.23
+0.12 %
-0.61 %
15 years
0.281%
-0.7 bp
+5.0 bp
95.88
+0.10 %
-0.75 %
20 years
0.449%
-0.8 bp
+5.8 bp
91.43
+0.16 %
-1.15 %
30 years
0.675%
+1.6 bp
+2.9 bp
81.72
-0.47 %
-0.86 %
40 years
0.715%
+3.5 bp
+4.0 bp
75.20
-1.39 %
-1.58 %
Readings that may interest you
The Principles of Bond Investment
The ETF Book: All You Need to Know About Exchange-Traded Funds, Updated Edition ...
The 8-Step Beginner’s Guide to Value Investing: Featuring 20 for 20 - The 20 ...
10Y Bond Yield Spread - Japan vs Main Countries
The Japan 10Y Government Bond has a 0.077% yield. Click on Spread value for the historical serie. A positive spread (marked by a red circle) means that the 10Y Bond Yield is higher than the corresponding foreign bond. Clicking on the "Full Country Comparison" link, you can perform a full check of available data and see the differences between the countries. Swipe left to see all data
Japan 10Y vs
Current Spread
Chg 1M
Chg 6M
Country Full
Comparison
Germany 10Y
26.1 bp
-3.4
-27.8
France 10Y
-9.8 bp
-3.6
-40.0
Spain 10Y
-39.9 bp
-2.1
-29.9
United Kingdom 10Y
-72.2 bp
+2.9
-38.9
Italy 10Y
-83.6 bp
-6.7
-21.3
Canada 10Y
-142.6 bp
+3.5
-70.6
United States 10Y
-150.4 bp
+3.3
-59.1
Australia 10Y
-156.4 bp
+4.1
-59.3
China 10Y
-303.1 bp
+7.3
+27.1
India 10Y
-592.6 bp
+1.5
-1.2
Russia 10Y
-708.8 bp
-7.2
-126.4
Brazil 10Y
-875.2 bp
+24.8
-138.6
Japan Government Bonds Prices
Price Simulation: bonds with a face value of 100, with different coupon rates. The overall yield is the current market yield.
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Title: Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Headings: Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
Japan Government Bonds - Yields Curve
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Content: A positive spread (marked by a red circle) means that the 10Y Bond Yield is higher than the corresponding foreign bond. Clicking on the "Full Country Comparison" link, you can perform a full check of available data and see the differences between the countries. Swipe left to see all data
Japan 10Y vs
Current Spread
Chg 1M
Chg 6M
Country Full
Comparison
Germany 10Y
26.1 bp
-3.4
-27.8
France 10Y
-9.8 bp
-3.6
-40.0
Spain 10Y
-39.9 bp
-2.1
-29.9
United Kingdom 10Y
-72.2 bp
+2.9
-38.9
Italy 10Y
-83.6 bp
-6.7
-21.3
Canada 10Y
-142.6 bp
+3.5
-70.6
United States 10Y
-150.4 bp
+3.3
-59.1
Australia 10Y
-156.4 bp
+4.1
-59.3
China 10Y
-303.1 bp
+7.3
+27.1
India 10Y
-592.6 bp
+1.5
-1.2
Russia 10Y
-708.8 bp
-7.2
-126.4
Brazil 10Y
-875.2 bp
+24.8
-138.6
Japan Government Bonds Prices
Price Simulation: bonds with a face value of 100, with different coupon rates. The overall yield is the current market yield. The highlighted column refers to the zero coupon bond. Swipe left to see all data
Residual
Maturity
Yield
Bond Price - with different Coupon Rates
0%
1%
3%
5%
7%
9%
40 years
0.715%
75.20
109.88
179.25
248.61
317.97
387.34
30 years
0.675%
81.72
108.80
162.95
217.10
271.25
325.40
20 years
0.449%
91.43
110.52
148.69
186.87
225.04
263.22
15 years
0.281%
95.88
110.55
139.88
169.22
198.55
227.89
10 years
0.077%
99.23
109.19
129.11
149.02
168.94
188.85
9 years
0.037%
99.67
108.65
126.62
144.58
162.55
180.52
8 years
-0.004%
100.03
108.03
124.04
140.04
156.04
172.04
7 years
-0.042%
100.29
107.31
121.33
135.35
149.38
163.40
6 years
-0.072%
100.43
106.45
118.48
130.51
142.54
154.57
5 years
-0.097%
100.49
105.50
115.53
125.56
135.59
145.62
4 years
-0.125%
100.50
104.51
112.54
120.56
128.59
136.61
3 years
-0.130%
100.39
103.40
109.41
115.43
121.45
127.46
2 years
-0.132%
100.26
102.27
106.28
110.28
114.29
118.30
1 year
-0.122%
100.12
101.12
103.13
105.13
107.13
109.13
Maturity Date
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
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Title: World Food Crisis: What's Behind It What We Can Do -World Hunger News
Headings: The world food crisis: what is behind it and what we can do
The world food crisis: what is behind it and what we can do
The root causes
The population factor
Regional free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization
The United States: growing the crisis at home
The grocery bill
Food banks: canaries in the mineshaft
Are Farmers Benefiting?
Food, finance and speculation: bailing our way out of crises?
Solving the food crisis—fixing the food system
Localize food power!
1) Support domestic food production internationally based on social, ecological, and economic justice and the right to healthy food.
2) Stabilize and guarantee fair prices to farmers, workers, and consumers by re-establishing floor prices and publicly-owned national grain reserves at home and abroad.
3) Halt agrofuels expansion.
4) Re-regulate finance sector investment in food commodities.
5) Promote a return to smallholder farming.
6) Support Agro-ecological and locally-based approaches to food production and food system management.
7) Food sovereignty: democratize the food system!
Content: Climate change will continue to impact food production in unpredictable ways
Low grain reserves —national grain reserve systems were dismantled in the late 1990s. Because nations now depend on the global market for their grains, global reserves are down from 115 to 54 days worldwide. This provokes price volatility
High oil prices —increasing twofold over the last year pushes up prices of fertilizers (3X), transport (2X) in the food system
Increasing meat consumption worldwide —the result of explosive growth in industrial feedlots. Apart from high consumption in the industrial North, there has been a doubling of meat production and consumption in developing countries—mostly from grain-fed feedlots that displace small producers and consume seven lbs. of grain for every pound of meat produced
Agrofuels —the diversion of 5% of the world’s cereals to agrofuels has increased grain prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture claims agrofuels are responsible for anywhere from 5-20% of grain price increases. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has put it at 30%. A leaked World Bank report claimed it was 75%. Speculation —deregulation and poor oversight have contributed to the speculative bubbles in the futures markets. Following the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, investors searched for places to put their money.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1392230484#14_2260635683
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Title: World Food Crisis: What's Behind It What We Can Do -World Hunger News
Headings: The world food crisis: what is behind it and what we can do
The world food crisis: what is behind it and what we can do
The root causes
The population factor
Regional free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization
The United States: growing the crisis at home
The grocery bill
Food banks: canaries in the mineshaft
Are Farmers Benefiting?
Food, finance and speculation: bailing our way out of crises?
Solving the food crisis—fixing the food system
Localize food power!
1) Support domestic food production internationally based on social, ecological, and economic justice and the right to healthy food.
2) Stabilize and guarantee fair prices to farmers, workers, and consumers by re-establishing floor prices and publicly-owned national grain reserves at home and abroad.
3) Halt agrofuels expansion.
4) Re-regulate finance sector investment in food commodities.
5) Promote a return to smallholder farming.
6) Support Agro-ecological and locally-based approaches to food production and food system management.
7) Food sovereignty: democratize the food system!
Content: The U.S. Department of Agriculture claims agrofuels are responsible for anywhere from 5-20% of grain price increases. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has put it at 30%. A leaked World Bank report claimed it was 75%. Speculation —deregulation and poor oversight have contributed to the speculative bubbles in the futures markets. Following the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, investors searched for places to put their money. When they saw food prices going up, they poured investments into commodities futures, pumping up the price of grains and worsening food price inflation. The root causes
The food crisis is a symptom of a food system in crisis. Bad weather, high oil prices, agrofuels, and speculation are only the proximate causes of a deeper, systemic problem. The root cause of the crisis is a global food system that is highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shock. This vulnerability springs from the risks, inequities, and externalities inherent in food systems that are dominated by a global industrial agri-foods complex.
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http://www.worldhunger.org/world-food-crisis/
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1392230484#15_2260638111
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Title: World Food Crisis: What's Behind It What We Can Do -World Hunger News
Headings: The world food crisis: what is behind it and what we can do
The world food crisis: what is behind it and what we can do
The root causes
The population factor
Regional free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization
The United States: growing the crisis at home
The grocery bill
Food banks: canaries in the mineshaft
Are Farmers Benefiting?
Food, finance and speculation: bailing our way out of crises?
Solving the food crisis—fixing the food system
Localize food power!
1) Support domestic food production internationally based on social, ecological, and economic justice and the right to healthy food.
2) Stabilize and guarantee fair prices to farmers, workers, and consumers by re-establishing floor prices and publicly-owned national grain reserves at home and abroad.
3) Halt agrofuels expansion.
4) Re-regulate finance sector investment in food commodities.
5) Promote a return to smallholder farming.
6) Support Agro-ecological and locally-based approaches to food production and food system management.
7) Food sovereignty: democratize the food system!
Content: When they saw food prices going up, they poured investments into commodities futures, pumping up the price of grains and worsening food price inflation. The root causes
The food crisis is a symptom of a food system in crisis. Bad weather, high oil prices, agrofuels, and speculation are only the proximate causes of a deeper, systemic problem. The root cause of the crisis is a global food system that is highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shock. This vulnerability springs from the risks, inequities, and externalities inherent in food systems that are dominated by a global industrial agri-foods complex. Built over the past half-century—largely with public funds for grain subsidies, foreign aid, and international agricultural development—the industrial agri-foods complex is made up of multinational grain traders, giant seed, chemical, and fertilizer corporation
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1397303771#0_2269437622
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Title: Euthanasia Fact Sheet - The World Federation of Right to Die Societies
Headings: Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Introduction
Voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia
Active and passive euthanasia
Actions and omissions / Killing and letting die
Ordinary and extraordinary means
Intending death and foreseeing that death will occur
Conclusion
References
Further reading
Content: Euthanasia Fact Sheet - The World Federation of Right to Die Societies
Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Helga Kuhse, BIOETHICS NEWS, July 1992BACKGROUND BRIEFING* (from BIOETHICS NEWS Vol.11 No. 4 July 1992 page 40)
Helga Kuhse PhD – Director, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
Introduction
‘Euthanasia’ is a compound of two Greek words – eu and thanatos meaning, literally, ‘a good death’. Today, ‘euthanasia’ is generally understood to mean the bringing about of a good death – ‘mercy killing,’ where one person, A, ends the life of another person, B, for the sake of B.
This understanding of euthanasia emphasizes two important features of acts of euthanasia. First, that euthanasia involves the deliberate taking of a person’s life; and, second, that life is taken for the sake of the person whose life it is – typically because she or he is suffering from an incurable or terminal disease. This distinguishes euthanasia from most other forms of taking life. Every society known to us subscribes to some principle or principles prohibiting the taking of life. But there are great variations between cultural traditions as to when the taking of life is considered wrong. If we turn to the roots of our Western tradition, we find that in Greek and Roman times such practices as infanticide, suicide and euthanasia were widely accepted. Most historians of Western morals agree that Judaism and the rise of Christianity contributed greatly to the general feeling that human life has sanctity and must not deliberately be taken.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1397303771#1_2269439824
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Title: Euthanasia Fact Sheet - The World Federation of Right to Die Societies
Headings: Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Introduction
Voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia
Active and passive euthanasia
Actions and omissions / Killing and letting die
Ordinary and extraordinary means
Intending death and foreseeing that death will occur
Conclusion
References
Further reading
Content: This distinguishes euthanasia from most other forms of taking life. Every society known to us subscribes to some principle or principles prohibiting the taking of life. But there are great variations between cultural traditions as to when the taking of life is considered wrong. If we turn to the roots of our Western tradition, we find that in Greek and Roman times such practices as infanticide, suicide and euthanasia were widely accepted. Most historians of Western morals agree that Judaism and the rise of Christianity contributed greatly to the general feeling that human life has sanctity and must not deliberately be taken. To take an innocent human life is, in these traditions, to usurp the right of God to give and take life. It has also been seen by influential Christian writers as a violation of natural law. This view of the absolute inviolability of innocent human life remained virtually unchallenged until the sixteenth century when Sir Thomas More published his Utopia. In this book, More portrays euthanasia for the desperately ill as one of the important institutions of an imaginary ideal community. In subsequent centuries, British philosophers (notably David Hume, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill) challenged the religious basis of morality and the absolute prohibition of suicide, euthanasia and infanticide.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1397303771#2_2269441748
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Title: Euthanasia Fact Sheet - The World Federation of Right to Die Societies
Headings: Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Introduction
Voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia
Active and passive euthanasia
Actions and omissions / Killing and letting die
Ordinary and extraordinary means
Intending death and foreseeing that death will occur
Conclusion
References
Further reading
Content: To take an innocent human life is, in these traditions, to usurp the right of God to give and take life. It has also been seen by influential Christian writers as a violation of natural law. This view of the absolute inviolability of innocent human life remained virtually unchallenged until the sixteenth century when Sir Thomas More published his Utopia. In this book, More portrays euthanasia for the desperately ill as one of the important institutions of an imaginary ideal community. In subsequent centuries, British philosophers (notably David Hume, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill) challenged the religious basis of morality and the absolute prohibition of suicide, euthanasia and infanticide. The great eighteenth-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant, on the other hand, whilst believing that moral truths were founded on reason rather than religion, nonetheless thought that ‘man cannot have, the power to dispose of his life’ (Kant, 1986, p.148). Mercy for a hopelessly ill and suffering patient and, in the case of voluntary euthanasia, respect for autonomy, have been the primary reasons given by those who have argued for the moral permissibility of euthanasia. Today, there is widespread popular support for some forms of euthanasia and many contemporary philosophers have argued that euthanasia is morally defensible. Official religious opposition (for example, from the Roman Catholic Church) does, however, remain unchanged, and active euthanasia remains a crime in every nation other than the Netherlands. There, a series of court cases, beginning in 1973, have established the conditions under which doctors, and only doctors, may practise euthanasia:
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1397303771#3_2269444024
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Title: Euthanasia Fact Sheet - The World Federation of Right to Die Societies
Headings: Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Euthanasia Fact Sheet
Introduction
Voluntary, non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia
Active and passive euthanasia
Actions and omissions / Killing and letting die
Ordinary and extraordinary means
Intending death and foreseeing that death will occur
Conclusion
References
Further reading
Content: The great eighteenth-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant, on the other hand, whilst believing that moral truths were founded on reason rather than religion, nonetheless thought that ‘man cannot have, the power to dispose of his life’ (Kant, 1986, p.148). Mercy for a hopelessly ill and suffering patient and, in the case of voluntary euthanasia, respect for autonomy, have been the primary reasons given by those who have argued for the moral permissibility of euthanasia. Today, there is widespread popular support for some forms of euthanasia and many contemporary philosophers have argued that euthanasia is morally defensible. Official religious opposition (for example, from the Roman Catholic Church) does, however, remain unchanged, and active euthanasia remains a crime in every nation other than the Netherlands. There, a series of court cases, beginning in 1973, have established the conditions under which doctors, and only doctors, may practise euthanasia: the decision to die must be the voluntary and considered decision of an informed patient; there must be physical or mental suffering which the sufferer finds unbearable; there is no other reasonable (i.e. acceptable to the patient) solution to improve the situation; the doctor must consult another senior professional. Before looking more closely at the arguments for and against euthanasia, it will be necessary to draw some distinctions.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1398772536#12_2272360634
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Title: Bananas Exports by Country 2019
Headings: Bananas Exports by Country
Bananas Exports by Country
Bananas Exports by Country
Searchable List of Bananas Exporting Countries
Content: -$301.6 million (down -4.8%)
Netherlands: -$293.4 million (up 476.1%)
Poland: -$234.8 million (down -6%)
Argentina: -$196.1 million (down -9.1%)
Romania: -$174.6 million (up 45.8%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of bananas. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for banana-supplying countries that help satisfy the robust demand from American consumers. One possible tactic is to introduce innovative ways to store or extend the shelf lives of such perishable goods. Companies
Bananas Exporting Companies
Below are the world’s biggest banana-supplying conglomerates. Shown within parentheses is the country where the company is headquartered. ChiquitaFyffes (Ireland)
Dole Food Company (United States)
Fresh Del Monte Produce (United States)
Grupo Noboa S.A. (Ecuador)
These four giants account for about three-quarters of global banana market share, based on statistics from public interest group BananaLink.
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1398772536#13_2272362101
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Title: Bananas Exports by Country 2019
Headings: Bananas Exports by Country
Bananas Exports by Country
Bananas Exports by Country
Searchable List of Bananas Exporting Countries
Content: In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for banana-supplying countries that help satisfy the robust demand from American consumers. One possible tactic is to introduce innovative ways to store or extend the shelf lives of such perishable goods. Companies
Bananas Exporting Companies
Below are the world’s biggest banana-supplying conglomerates. Shown within parentheses is the country where the company is headquartered. ChiquitaFyffes (Ireland)
Dole Food Company (United States)
Fresh Del Monte Produce (United States)
Grupo Noboa S.A. (Ecuador)
These four giants account for about three-quarters of global banana market share, based on statistics from public interest group BananaLink. However, a 2015 analysis entitled The Changing Role of Multinational Companies in the Global Banana Trade from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations points out that while market share has concentrated among these corporate titans, their collective percentage shares of global banana exports has shrunk significantly from 70% of total banana exports in 2002 to 44.4% during 2013. According to global trade intelligence firm Zepol, the following companies are also multinational suppliers of bananas located in the country shown within parentheses: Union De Bananeros Ecuatoriano (Ecuador)
Operaciones Tropicales (United States)
Standard Fruit De Hondura (Honduras)
Searchable List of Bananas Exporting Countries
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below. Note that the right-most column highlights the percentage change in the value of exported bananas from 2018 to 2019. ( An entry of 0 in that column means that no data was available for 2018.)
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1398772536#14_2272364322
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Title: Bananas Exports by Country 2019
Headings: Bananas Exports by Country
Bananas Exports by Country
Bananas Exports by Country
Searchable List of Bananas Exporting Countries
Content: However, a 2015 analysis entitled The Changing Role of Multinational Companies in the Global Banana Trade from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations points out that while market share has concentrated among these corporate titans, their collective percentage shares of global banana exports has shrunk significantly from 70% of total banana exports in 2002 to 44.4% during 2013. According to global trade intelligence firm Zepol, the following companies are also multinational suppliers of bananas located in the country shown within parentheses: Union De Bananeros Ecuatoriano (Ecuador)
Operaciones Tropicales (United States)
Standard Fruit De Hondura (Honduras)
Searchable List of Bananas Exporting Countries
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below. Note that the right-most column highlights the percentage change in the value of exported bananas from 2018 to 2019. ( An entry of 0 in that column means that no data was available for 2018.) See also Pineapples Exports by Country, Bananas Imports by Country and Ecuador’s Bananas Exports by Country and Top Almonds Exporters by Country
Research Sources: BananaLInk, Multinationals Lose Grip on Global banana exports. Accessed on April 28, 2020
Bloomberg Business, With Chiquita-Fyffes Merger, Dole Will No Longer Be Top Banana (March 10, 2015). Accessed April 28, 2020
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities.
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Title: Unicorn of the Sea: Narwhal Facts | Stories | WWF
Headings: Unicorn of the Sea: Narwhal Facts
Unicorn of the Sea: Narwhal Facts
Often dubbed the unicorns of the sea, narwhals are strange and beautiful creatures with long tusks protruding from their heads. Members of the population of more than 80,000 can weigh up to 4,200 pounds and grow as long as 17 feet in length. Read on to learn more about these fascinating animals.
1. What is a narwhal tusk?
2. Where do narwhals live?
3. What threats do narwhals face?
4. What do narwhals eat?
5. How deep do narwhals dive?
6. What color are narwhals?
7. How do we learn more about narwhals?
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Content: 1. What is a narwhal tusk? The narwhal tusk—most commonly found on males—is actually an enlarged tooth with sensory capability and up to 10 million nerve endings inside. Some narwhals have up to two tusks, while others have none. The spiraled tusk juts from the head and can grow as long at 10 feet. © Paul Nicklen / National Geographic Stock / WWF-Canada
2. Where do narwhals live? Unlike some whale species that migrate, narwhals spend their lives in the Arctic waters of Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. Most narwhals winter for up to five months under sea ice in the Baffin Bay-Davis Strait area. © Paul Nicklen / National Geographic Stock / WWF-Canada
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http://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/unicorn-of-the-sea-narwhal-facts
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Title: NC teachers: Low pay forces some from profession, state :: WRAL.com
Headings: NC teachers: Low pay forces some from profession, state
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03/06: Report: NC teacher pay slides against peer states
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Raleigh, N.C. — More than 1.5 million students returned to school across North Carolina this week, but not all teachers decided to come back as well. Cameron Shumay said this is the first time he hasn't been part of back-to-school week in 13 years. "I did miss it a little bit," said Shumay, a former Carnage Middle School science teacher. After years of teaching and having to work two jobs to make ends meet, he now works for a consulting firm in Research Triangle Park. A few years ago, North Carolina was close to the national average in teacher pay. Six years of state budget cuts and pay freezes have left the state 46th in teacher salaries and 48th in per-student spending. 03/06: Report: NC teacher pay slides against peer states
The state's average teacher salary of $45,967 is almost $10,000 less than the national average.
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http://www.wral.com/low-pay-forces-nc-teachers-to-choose-between-profession-state/12828323/
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Title: NC still lags in teacher pay, student spending :: WRAL.com
Headings: NC still lags in teacher pay, student spending
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Content: More experienced teachers received much smaller raises last year, and the state Department of Public Instruction has estimated that only one-third of public school teachers would see a raise this year under McCrory's proposal. “Improving the base pay for beginning teachers is important, but we can’t ignore tens of thousands of teachers that are working hard every day in our classrooms to make our students successful,” North Carolina Association of Educators President Rodney Ellis said in a statement. Over the last decade, North Carolina ranks dead last nationally for raising teacher salaries, according to the NEA report. Public school teachers in the state saw salaries drop by 17.4 percent on average between 2003-04 and 2013-14 when their pay is adjusted for inflation, the report states. The national average over that period was a 3.5 percent drop, and the closest state to North Carolina was Indiana, which saw average salaries drop by 12.9 percent, adjusted for inflation. In terms of per-pupil spending, the NEA report ranks North Carolina 46th in the United States in 2014-15, up from 47th in 2013-14. But spending actually drops from $8,632 to $8,620 per student from last year to this year, according to the report. “The rankings once again show the troubling trend of falling per-student funding in our public schools,” Ellis said. “ Instead of righting the ship, North Carolina’s per-pupil expenditure continues to drop. If we are going to get serious about what works, we must get serious about modern textbooks in the classrooms, more one-on-one interaction with teachers and students and a quality teacher in every class.”
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http://www.wral.com/nc-still-lags-in-teacher-pay-student-spending/14522762/
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Title: The Chipko Movement | War Resisters' International
Headings: The Chipko Movement
The Chipko Movement
The Spread of the Movement
Methods and Structure
Goals and Outcomes
Empowerment
Movement Demands and Achievements
Content: When a subsequent contract was awarded to a lumberer in the Mandakini valley, the contractor again faced the people's resistance. After the Mandal Chipko action, DGSM volunteers fanned out into all potential lumbering areas to educate and warn the people about the possible threat--and to share the success story of the Mandal Chipko movement. The turning point came in 1974, when lumbering rights in the Rani forest were auctioned off. Chipko workers, local people and students got involved in the movement in large numbers, demonstrating against the arrival of lumberers in the sensitive catchment area of the Rishi Ganga River near Reni village. The protest resulted in a dramatic victory. One day, the men of the area had gone away to the city of Chamoli to collect money owed to them as compensation for their lands. The Chipko representatives were also not there, because they had been called to Gopeshwar for consultation by the forest department. Only the women remained in the village: twenty-seven small bodies against many professional axe-men. Not worried about the odds against them, the women rushed to the felling site and clung to the marked trees while angry lumberers threatened them with their glistening axes.
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http://www.wri-irg.org/nonviolence/nvse12-en.htm
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Title: The Chipko Movement | War Resisters' International
Headings: The Chipko Movement
The Chipko Movement
The Spread of the Movement
Methods and Structure
Goals and Outcomes
Empowerment
Movement Demands and Achievements
Content: Methods and Structure
The movement's methodology evolved through series of discussions with people hailing from various walks of life and political backgrounds. There were divergent views on how to prevent the forest felling. Opinions varied from obstructing the trucks heading toward the forest compartment to a pre-emptive cutting of the marked trees. Finally, the DGSM ideology was accepted, meaning that we would not use any means that had a component of violence. The suggestion that we would cling to the trees and insist that the lumberers cut us before cutting the trees appeared quite exotic at the time. Many people thought that, as a form of passive resistance, it might not work at all. However, those who questioned nonviolent protest did not anticipate the traditional mindset of the hill people. Hill people are a peace-loving community with great determination, the result of their daily struggle for survival in the rugged terrain. During the course of the movement, official or other lobbying channels were kept to a minimum. As the movement gained momentum, it won sympathy from various people in the region and beyond.
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http://www.wri-irg.org/nonviolence/nvse12-en.htm
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1418807854#12_2310276579
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Title: Famous Criminals
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Content: TRIAL BY ORDEAL; CELL 2455 DEATH ROW, and THE FACE OF JUSTICE. Chessman was executed in the California State Prison at San Quentin on May 2, 1960, just minutes before Judge Goodman attempted to grant him one more stay of execution. Chessman's fame was based on his ability to extend his execution, his publications and the intricacies of his various legal manuvers. Jeffrey DAHMER (1960 - 1997 )
One of the most bizarre criminals in the 1990s. Jeffrey Dahmer was accused of sadistically murdering, mutilating and canibalizing male victims in his apartment. Court records noted he allegedly dismembered fifteen men or boys in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For several weeks his case brought the attention of the Milwaukee Sentinel and the Milwaukee Journal, as well as the local electronic media and the national media which made him known as a "media criminal." The defense pleaded Dahmer was insane and a necrophilec. Being raised in a broken home, sexually abused as a child and having above average intelligence, Dahmer complemented the classic pattern for a serial murder.
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http://www.wright.edu/~jim.adamitis/FamousCriminals/criminals.html
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1418922928#8_2310469070
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Title: Effective Listening
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In This Issue
A Good, Clean Joke
Content: However, that doesn't mean we should give up learning how to reflect. Over time, we can all learn to do it naturally and effectively. Probing . In addition to reflecting, the most skilled communicators' responses in counseling situations involve a lot of probing. Probing means asking for additional information. Not all questions you might ask will be effective. Avoid questions that challenge what has been said because that will put the speaker on the defensive (e.g., "How could you have thought that?"). In addition, a question that changes the subject before the current subject is resolved isn't effective communication. Effective probing is nonjudgmental and flows from what was previously said. Good probing questions ask for elaboration, clarification, and repetition (if, for instance, an important question you asked wasn't answered).
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http://www.wright.edu/~scott.williams/LeaderLetter/listening.htm
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Title: Self-Awareness and Personal Development
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Content: Just as being able to see your reflection in the mirror helps you to fix your hair, feedback on your characteristics and behaviors helps you to develop your management skills and improve your judgment. Self-awareness--i.e., knowing your personal characteristics and how your actions affect other people, business results, etc.--is an essential first step toward maximizing your management skills. Self-awareness is the antidote to CEO disease. Key Areas for Self-Awareness
Human beings are complex and diverse. To become more self-aware, we should develop an understanding of ourselves in many areas. Key areas for self-awareness include our personality traits, personal values, habits, emotions, and the psychological needs that drive our behaviors. Personality . We don't normally change our personalities, values and needs based on what we learn about ourselves. But, an understanding of our personalities can help us find situations in which we will thrive, and help us avoid situations in which we will experience too much stress.
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http://www.wright.edu/~scott.williams/LeaderLetter/selfawareness.htm
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msmarco_v2.1_doc_10_1418963407#5_2310538059
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Title: Self-Awareness and Personal Development
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In This Issue
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Content: To become more self-aware, we should develop an understanding of ourselves in many areas. Key areas for self-awareness include our personality traits, personal values, habits, emotions, and the psychological needs that drive our behaviors. Personality . We don't normally change our personalities, values and needs based on what we learn about ourselves. But, an understanding of our personalities can help us find situations in which we will thrive, and help us avoid situations in which we will experience too much stress. For instance, if you are a highly introverted person, you are likely to experience more stress in a sales position than a highly extroverted person would. So, if you are highly introverted, you should either learn skills to cope with the demands of a sales position that requires extravert-type behavior patterns, or you should find a position that is more compatible with your personality. Awareness of your personality helps you analyze such a decision. Roy Disney and Stanley Gold would say that Michael Eisner's personality is too controlling. He has buffered himself from threats to his tenure as CEO by co-opting the board of directors and by micro-managing the executives he should be developing and empowering.
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http://www.wright.edu/~scott.williams/LeaderLetter/selfawareness.htm
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