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Articles about Culture and Society (0-50 of 2120)
- Is The World Getting Odder?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Oddity #1: As of 2009 there are more new fragrances released yearly than there were in the 1970's and 1980's combined - at least 500 a year. In 2008 celebrity scents made up 10% of fragrance sales - more than 3 million bottles. It seems perfume is the best way to sell celebrity. The perfume houses don't pay for what's in the bottles. Fragrance manufacturers develop scents for free and share the profits with the perfume houses. Also, having celebrities' names on the bottles saves millions of adve ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- What Else Is Changing In The 21st Century?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Police talk changed to code in the 1920's because of the scarcity of radio channels. Police had to get on and off the air quickly. It was also thought codes would provide privacy. Not anymore. In fact, the differences in local codes cause confusion. For example, an Independence, Missouri police dispatcher used plain English - instead of 10/33 - when radioing the Highway Patrol that one of their officers was down. To the highway Patrol 10/33 meant traffic backup. In 2006 the Department of Homelan ...
Tags: Change, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Am I The Only One Surprised By This?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In 2005 a manure fire started in a Nebraska feed lot, spread and burned for months. Manure stored in bags on a truck in Texas started a deadly fire. It seems that as manure breaks down, it produces both methane and hydrogen sulfide gases. If this happens in extremely hot weather, spontaneous combustion can occur. The manure can explode and catch fire. Exploding manure isn't uncommon on farms and isn't an uncommon cause of wildfires. Now knowing the danger of combining manure with hot air, it's s ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Is Change Another Word For Progress?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - As times change, so do companies. In 1806 William Colgate founded a company to make soap, candles and starch. Colgate toothpaste wasn't made until 1873. In 1837 John Deere was a frustrated blacksmith in Grand Detour, Illinois trying to make plows that cut through the area's clay. When he started to make his plows with cast steel, he started the John Deere Equipment Company. In 1866 David McConnell sold books door-to-door. To appeal to women customers he offered free perfume. When the perfume bec ...
Tags: Change, Progress, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Are We "peticular" About Pets?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Veterinarians are reporting dogs and cats are living longer - some for more than 15 years. Dogs' longevity is directly related to breed size. Toy breeds live longest (12-14 years). Giant breeds live the shortest time (6-8 years). However, mixed breeds tend to live longer than pure breeds. In estimating a dog's age 1 dog year equals 12 people years, 2 dog years equal 24 people years and every dog year after that equals 4 people years. Thus a 12-year-old dog would be 64 people years. As for cats, ...
Tags: Pets, Animals, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Do All Good Ideas Come From Bad Needs?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In 1994 MIT researchers built their first robotic fish. However, the 2009 version is a new species. It's made of a single, soft polymer and modeled after both bass and trout. At 5 to 18 inches long, the new robofish is much smaller, with only 10 moving parts instead of thousands. It's able to mimic the motions of real fish, be released in oceans and costs only a few hundred dollars. Plans for these fish include mapping the ocean floor, detecting pollution, surveying submerged pipelines and surve ...
Tags: Good Ideas, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- What's Changing In Climate Change?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Scientists have discovered that nitrous oxide, produced mainly in agriculture, is harming the ozone layer more than synthetic chemicals are. Synthetic chemicals are being phased out by the Montreal Protocol treaty, but nitrous oxide is a natural part of the atmosphere. It is produced by microbes in soil; and when fed nitrogen fertilizer, the microbes produce even more of it. Although it's estimated that nitrous oxide will reduce the stratosphere's ozone 4% by the end of the century, nitrogen is ...
Tags: Climate Change, Global Warming, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- What Can Be Done About It?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In San Jose, California July 30, 2009 was the start of the "Got Your Bags" campaign. Backed by non-profit government and business groups, the campaign is a statewide effort to encourage Californians to recycle plastic bags and use reusable ones. Annually more than 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide with only a small fraction being recycled. Plastic bags ending up in landfills can take up to 1,000 years to decompose, while emitting toxins into the soil. Got Your Bags will supposedly help ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- What Have Animals Taught Us?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Turtles shut down a runway at John F. Kennedy International airport on July 8, 2009. At least 78 turtles emerged from a nearby bay and crawled unto the tarmac. The turtles were identified as Diamondback terrapins, a species common to Jamaica Bay that surrounds the airport. Although the turtles were gathered up in 35 minutes and deposited in water farther from the airport, JFK's flight schedule experienced delays up to 90 minutes. It seems turtle spawning season occurs in late June and early July ...
Tags: Animals, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Are Most Health Studies About Bad Health?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - According to a study published in "Psychosomatic Medicine", feeling lonely - even when surrounded by family and friends - is linked to an increase in the risk of heart disease. The study covered more than 3,000 people over 19 years. After having a physical and an extensive personal interview, all participants' heart health was tracked. The women who were loneliest at the beginning of the study were 76% more likely to develop heart disease. Researchers hypothesize that loneliness affects only w ...
Tags: Health, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Are Most Health Studies About Bad Health?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - According to a study published in "Psychosomatic Medicine", feeling lonely - even when surrounded by family and friends - is linked to an increase in the risk of heart disease. The study covered more than 3,000 people over 19 years. After having a physical and an extensive personal interview, all participants' heart health was tracked. The women who were loneliest at the beginning of the study were 76% more likely to develop heart disease. Researchers hypothesize that loneliness affects only w ...
Tags: Health, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- If Not On Trees, Where Do Good Ideas Grow?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Major oil companies are funding nanoreporter research to find oil. Nanoreporters are carbon clusters 30,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. When injected into natural reservoirs, change in their chemical makeup tells if they've encountered oil, water or other substances. Temperature and pressure information are also provided, also helpful in finding oil. Bar-code-like tags tell how long nanoreporters have been underground. If 9-month nanoreporters find oil but 3-month ones don't, s ...
Tags: Good Ideas, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Are They Kidding About Kids' Health?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - According to a new study, air pollution exposure before birth may cause lower IQ scores in children. In the study 249 women in New York City wore backpack air monitors for 48 hours during the last few months of pregnancy. The women's lives exposed them to different levels of air pollution - mostly from car, truck and bus exhaust. At age 5, before starting school, the women's children were given IQ tests. The children exposed to the most air pollution before birth scored an average of 4-5 points ...
Tags: Children's Health, Health, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Are Health Studies Always Healthy?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - A 5-year study of deaths across the U.S. found 25% of suicides occur on Wednesdays, as compared to 14% on Mondays and Saturdays, the 2 days tied for the second-highest suicide rate. The study also showed that if one makes it through Wednesday, the risk plummets to less than half on Thursday. Researchers suggest the prevalence of Wednesday suicides may be job-stress-related. Contrary to earlier studies, the new data showed almost no seasonal effect on suicides. This is attributed to cell phones a ...
Tags: Health, Health Studies, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Will Guns And Alcohol Always Be Problems?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church in Louisville, Kentucky was moved by the church members' concern about the Obama administration's views on gun control. He invited the congregation to bring their unloaded handguns - in holsters - to the church sanctuary to celebrate the second amendment - the right to keep and bear arms. About 40 people attended the "Open Carry Celebration", which included a handgun raffle, patriotic music and information on gun safety. At the same time a coalitio ...
Tags: Guns and Alcohol, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Who Puts The Pro In Progress?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Twenty-six women in Saudi Arabia completed the first course of its kind in the country - how to stock, fit and sell underwear. Training organizers hope the 40-hour course, using colorful bras donated by employees of Victoria's Secret, will boost the campaign against banning women from selling underwear. As of 2009 staff in lingerie stores - except in a few women-only boutiques - are men, which is ironic in a country that segregates the sexes. The 2006 law saying that only women can be employed i ...
Tags: Progress, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Do We Take The Heal Out Of Health?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - A study done by the University of Chicago included 578 middle-aged adults - average age 40. A team measured their blood pressure and how long they slept. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend 7 to 9 hours of sleep. On average the volunteers slept 6 hours, with only 1% sleeping 8 hours or more. According to the study, missing an average of 1 hour of sleep a night over 5 years increases the risk of high blood pressure 37%. Because high blood pressure affects one-third of Am ...
Tags: Health, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Is There Hope For The Environment?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - According to the Energy Information Administration, world energy consumption is expected to grow 44% in the next 2 decades. The biggest increase in energy use will come from economically developing countries like China, India, Russia and Brazil. As a result, global carbon dioxide pollution - especially from burning oil and coal - is expected to increase 39% by 2030. Because carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas which scientists say can cause serious global warming later this century, ways have to ...
Tags: Environment, Culture and Society, Current Affairs, Women, Men
- What Do Statistics Say About Us?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - According to a University of Michigan telephone survey of more than 500 people, 24% fear losing their health coverage in the next year - and many of that 24% are 50-64 years old and female. Forty-six percent worry they won't be able to afford health care in the future - especially as the U.S. government estimated 2009 health care will average $8,160 for every man, woman and child - an increase of $356 since 2008. Finally, 86% think health care reform is part of fixing the economic crisis. The su ...
Tags: Statistics, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- How Hard Is The Economic Pinch Being Felt?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - The economic crisis is causing long lines in many places - including Hollywood's Central Casting. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays anyone can register to be a movie extra. Extras don't need auditions. They don't need head shots. All they need is $25 for the registration fee and they become extras. Extras don't speak on camera, they are forbidden to talk to the director or the stars and they have to provide their own costumes. They are just meant to flesh-out the background. Because extras are ...
Tags: Economy, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- How Much Does Big Brother Know About Us?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - According to a report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, a nonprofit research group in Washington, 7% of Americans use the Internet as their main means of social communication. This group is referred to as "ambivalent networkers". They are predictably the youngest users of information technology and also use mobile devices more than any other information technology users - always wanting to be available to others, but feeling conflicted about it. Then there's the 14% of Americans who ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Did We Really Need Studies For This?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Psychologists at the University of Rochester evaluated surveys from 147 recent graduates. The researchers noted the graduates' achievements and their level of happiness over a 2-year period. The graduates' goals were divided into 2 types. Extrinsic goals were things like wealth, fame and personal image. Intrinsic goals were things like meaningful relationships, health and personal growth. Statistical analysis of the graduates' surveys revealed that accomplishing intrinsic goals caused higher sel ...
Tags: Oddities, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- What Were They Thinking?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In Tennessee handguns will be allowed in bars and restaurants as of July 14, 2009. However, the existing ban on consuming alcohol while carrying a handgun remains; and bar and restaurant owners have the right to ban weapons from their establishments. Although 37 other states have similar laws, Tennessee has approximately 218,000 handgun permits and 278 were revoked in 2008 and nearly 1,200 have been suspended since 2005. Permits are revoked after felony convictions and suspended when there are p ...
Tags: Oddities, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- They've Got To Be Kidding, Right?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In Britain most foods aren't subject to the 15% national tax, but potato chips are. In spite of that, a lower court decided Pringles weren't chips and would remain exempt from the Value Added Tax. The British Court of Appeal disagreed. The judges said the snack contains "more than enough potato content" to be considered a chip. Because Proctor & Gamble, the manufacturers of Pringles, had been paying the tax protectively, it doesn't owe money to the British government. This is according to a spok ...
Tags: Oddities, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Why Did It Take So Long?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Women in Kuwait didn't get the right to vote or run for political office until 2005. Four years later, in spite of strong opposition from Sunni Islamist politicians, four women won seats in the 50-member parliament. Aseel al-Awadhi, a U.S. educated, philosophy professor at Kuwait University, was accused by her religiously conservative opponents of being an infidel. They recorded and edited her lectures to make it seem she was against Islamic Sharia law. The women's victory, seen as a victory for ...
Tags: Change, Progress, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Isn't There An "i" In Environment?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Neighborhood organizations across the U.S. are using a new weapon to help the environment - seed balls. Developed in Japan, the balls are made of drought-resistant seeds native to the area mixed with mulch and kneaded into red terra-cotta clay. Red terra-cotta clay doesn't affect plant growth, but it protects the seeds from birds and rodents. When the balls are dry, they're dropped on dirt piles and thrown into abandoned lots. After 3-5 rains the balls break down and the seeds germinate. With ci ...
Tags: Environment, Culture and Society, Current Affairs, Women, Men
- Does Anyone Miss The Old Days?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In spite of the economy, Boeing is proceeding with its new 787 airplane. The "Dreamliner" is designed to carry 200-300 passengers on long, international routes. Boeing plans test flights for 8-9 months, starting in June 2009 - less test flights than usual because the plane is 2 years behind schedule. Boeing's new approach to plane building has been the primary cause of delay. Most major parts come preassembled from places like France, Italy, Japan and Sweden and are put together in the Everett, ...
Tags: Change, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Are Good Ideas Receeding In The Recession?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Because charitable donations have been going down with the economy, people are forming "giving circles" - pooling money to have a bigger impact on a charity. "GAGLE" - Gather and Give, Let's Eat - is a giving circle in Washington, D.C. It's a group of about 24, young professionals, giving $75-$200 each. Monthly meetings are social occasions and opportunities to interview representatives from charities they're considering for their almost $2,000 donation. They also volunteer at charities in which ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Who's Making Good Health Better?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - The state of Arizona is promoting compression-only CPR. According to health officials and University of Arizona cardiologists, compression-only CPR is easier and more effective. Because a victim's blood is already oxygenated for several minutes after cardiac arrest, it is more important to keep the heart and brain alive by pumping blood around the body. A study tracked 4,000 Japanese victims of cardiac arrest and those who received compression-only CPR had nearly twice the survival rate as those ...
Tags: Health, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Do We Forget We're Animals Too?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - A study done by Texas Christian University found that lizards and other cold blooded animals sun to keep themselves warm and to get vitamin D. Chameleons - like humans - get vitamin D two ways - from food or from producing it in their skin with UV radiation. One group of chameleons was fed crickets dusted with vitamin D. The other group was fed regular crickets. The two groups were then put in enclosures offering sun and shade. The chameleons fed the regular crickets compensated by increasing th ...
Tags: Animals, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Whose Health Are We Talking About?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio analyzed federal data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. They looked for emergency room patients under age 17 who had been injured by falling furniture or televisions during the years 1990 to 2007. The researchers estimated 264,200 children were treated for that type of injury during the 18-year period. That's about 14,700 such injuries a year. Most of the children were under age 6, but 2-year-olds were injured ...
Tags: Health, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- What Are The Recession's Up's And Down's?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - According to the CEO of LifeWorks Matchmaking, clients have doubled in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the previous quarter. She attributes this to "people re-evaluating their lives during periods of stress and trouble". According to the CEO of online matchmaker eHarmony, monthly registrations have risen 20% on average from September 2008 to January 2009 compared with the same period last year. Many of the approximately 1500 independent, U.S. matchmakers - with fees ranging from a few hu ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- How Do You Know An Idea Is Good?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - The Jewish community in Dothan, Alabama - population 60,000 - is getting smaller. To solve this problem a local real estate developer put up $1 million over the next 10 years to attract 20 young, Jewish families. To pay for moving costs, education loans and other expenses, each family can get up to $50,000. Qualifying for the program includes interviews, background checks and a home visit; and if families stay less than 5 years, they may have to reimburse the money. One couple has moved to Dotha ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Why Does Health News Sound So Unhealthy?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - When researchers at Ohio State University calculated the body mass index of 8,550 Asian, black, Hispanic, Native American and white 4-year-olds born in 2001 and 2005, 18.4% were obese. The difference in percentages between racial/ethnic groups ranged from 31.2% of American Indian/Native Alaskan 4-year-olds to 12.8% of Asian 4-year-olds. The difference in percentages was attributed to lifestyle differences both culturally and socioeconomically. Children obese at age 4 can have high blood pressure ...
Tags: Health, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Are There Good Ideas In A Bad Economy?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - After getting laid off by 2 architectural firms in 2008, architect John Morefield took his destiny in his own hands. He set up a booth at a local farmer's market in Seattle. Every Sunday he offers home improvement advice for 5 cents a question. Occasionally the questions lead to substantially bigger paying jobs. If not, he gets names to add to his e-mail list. John also gets business from his Web site, where customers drop a virtual nickel into a virtual tin can to ask questions. John still has ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Isn't Live Animal Research Livlier?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In 2008 European researchers demonstrated that when cows and deer are resting or grazing, they face magnetic north or south. Before that the only mammals known to have magnetic-compass orientation were a few species of bats and rodents. Now researchers have discovered that when cows and deer are near power lines, they position themselves randomly. Power lines locally change the earth's magnetic field. That cows and deer return to their usual north-south alignment away from power lines is taken a ...
Tags: Animals, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - "The Really, Really Free Market" movement started during the anti-globalization protests in 2004. It was a way to create something positive beyond protesting. Now these markets have spread from California to Georgia to New York. Usually occurring once a month, people bring bags of stuff. Others take bags of stuff away. There's everything from clothes and furniture, to books and toys, to paper products and cleaning products. There are services like counseling, dental advice and haircuts. There's ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Who Has Environmental Solutions?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Lampreys are fish that attach to other fish or marine mammals with suction-cup-like mouths and feed on their blood. In the Atlantic lampreys are parasites. In the Great Lakes they're predators. By killing off large predator species, lampreys have completely changed the ecosystem. A team from Michigan State University has developed a perfume from pheromones male lamprey release to attract females during mating season. The team is using this perfume to attract females into traps. Because the U.S. ...
Tags: Environment, Culture and Society, Current Affairs, Women, Men
- Is It Treasure Or Trivia?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Although the Energy Act of 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time from early March to November 1st, no studies have shown it saves real energy. Although one Energy Department study showed electricity use declined .03%, most comprehensive studies show people drive more during DST - increasing energy consumption. The sale of charcoal for barbeques also increases during DST. So do gardening and golfing businesses. Nevertheless, despite the lack of energy saving and having to adjust clocks and co-ordina ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Who Would Have Guessed?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - For the second year Forbes ranked the 150 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. - those with populations of at least 378,000 - to find the 10 most miserable cities to live in. The cities were ranked in 9 categories: commute time, corruption, pro sports teams, Superfund sites, taxes (income and sales), unemployment, crime and weather. In 2009 Stockton, California was #1. Stockton was ranked most miserable city because it scored in the bottom 7 in 4 categories: commute time, income tax, unemploym ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Isn't It About Time?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - To improve airport security and deal with travelers' complaints about being harassed and demeaned at security checkpoints, TSA has initiated a 2-day training program - "Engage!" - and all 50,000 TSA employees must attend. In addition to emphasis on being professional and polite, all employees are now expected to go beyond "stick to the manual" training. They're encouraged to think more critically, draw on skills of co-workers and make passengers feel more comfortable and involved as participants ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Are All Studies Studious?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - The 2009 annual survey on absenteeism done by the Web site CareerBuilder found that 34% of workers played hooky. Among those, 30% wanted to relax; 22% wanted to sleep; and 9% wanted to skip a meeting, spend time working on an overdue project or avoid an angry boss or colleague. When it comes to employers, 31% checked up on employees who called in sick and 18% fired workers who missed work without a legitimate reason. The good news is that 65% of employers thought a mental health day was a legiti ...
Tags: Studies, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Come Health Or High Water?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In a federally funded study researchers at Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health studied the relationship between longevity and fine-particulate air pollution in 51 cities. Using various statistical models, they compared the late 1970's and early 1980's - when clean air laws were starting to have an effect - to the late 1990's and early 2000's. What they found was these cities averaged a 33% decrease in air pollution and that decrease added about 5 months to the average li ...
Tags: Health, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Who Would Have Thought?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - The $3 million paid for a 30-second ad during Super Bowl XLIII was the most ever paid for that event. Advertisers were willing to pay more during a recession because Super Bowl XLII had been the second-most-watched TV show in history. With 97.5 million viewers at the 2008 rate of $2.7 million for 30 seconds, the cost was 2.7 cents per view - a much better buy than 5.6 cents for the Oscars with one-third the audience. Because the Super Bowl generates more sales than 250 regular ads and reaches al ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Is It Odd Man Out And Odd Idea In?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - A group of Tokyo chiropractors has developed a new therapy for reducing stress. They provide this therapy from the back of a truck named "The Venting Place" and the cost depends on what you need to smash to feel better. Cups cost $2 and plates cost $11. Protective gear is provided and there are concrete slabs in the truck at which to hurl the crockery. The chiropractors have even eliminated possible stress about wasting cups and plates by recycling them into more cups and plates. In tough financ ...
Tags: Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Have Humans Forgotten They're Animals Too?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Many fish are approaching commercial extinction because of overfishing. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, bluefin tuna stocks have declined over 90%. Nevertheless, European representatives of an international commission responsible for protecting the species pushed for quotas 50% above what their own scientists said was the upper safe limit. This attempt to save a depressed European fishing industry could cause complete collapse of tuna stocks within a few year ...
Tags: Animals, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Is It Health Care Or Hellth Care?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - In 2006 Massachusetts passed a health care reform law that requires all residents to have health insurance through a state-subsidized plan, employer or private insurance. Now the demand for primary care in Massachusetts exceeds the supply of doctors. Nationwide 50% of primary doctors plan to scale back or stop practicing within 3 years because of the financial limitations put on them by insurance plans. To make primary care more attractive, Massachusetts has legislated loan forgiveness, home-buy ...
Tags: Health, Current Affairs, Culture and Society, Women, Men
- Water Everywhere And Not A Drop To Spare?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - According to a team of international scientists, the present levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are causing a decline in Arctic Sea ice and a worldwide retreat of mountain glaciers. These two sources provide fresh water to hundreds of millions of people from rivers in the Himalayas, Andes and Rocky Mountains. To lower carbon dioxide levels the scientists propose phasing out coal-fired power stations by 2030, scaling down the use of unconventional fossil fuels like tar sands, increasing f ...
Tags: Environment, Culture and Society, Current Affairs, Women, Men
- My Journey To Phoenix - The Wonders Of Culture
By: Chris Jensen | - My husband did not happen to be in any such job where I stood a chance of stepping out of India and I had stopped thinking of foreign lands, but wonders never cease and here I am sitting in the loving company of my son and daughter in law who have brought me to Phoenix .
The journey, and the new place has given a new meaning to my life and I love to recollect every moment of that time which is preserved as a precious treasure in my memory. I would like to share some of it with you ...
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