Risk and Safety Statements are codes that show the hazards of certain chemicals. There are certain R (risk) phrases and S (safety) phrases. For example, R34 states that the chemical may cause burns. S36 says to wear protective clothing.
List of R-phrases
List of S-phrases
Okinawa Prefecture
The capital city is Naha which is on the island of Okinawa.
Okinawa is a grouping of many islands along the border at the edge of the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean from Kyūshū to Taiwan. It is the southernmost prefecture in Japan.
Okinawa Prefecture has eleven cities. Okinawan names are in parentheses.
These are the towns and villages in each district.
National Parks are established in about 19% of the total land area of the prefecture.
"Naminouegū" was the chief Shinto shrine ("ichinomiya") of the Ryukyu Islands. In 1890, the shrine was recognized in the system of State Shinto. It is among the ranked, nationally significant shrines or which includes five sanctuaries.
Gunma Prefecture
In the Meiji period, Gunma was created from land which was in Keno Province and Kōzuke Province.
Gunma is in the northwestern part of the Kantō Plain. It is mostly mountainous.
Gunma shares northern borders with Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture. The prefecture's eastern border is shared with Tochigi Prefecture. To the west lies Nagano Prefecture. Saitama Prefecture is south of the prefecture.
There are twelve cities in Gunma Prefecture:
Towns and villages in each district:
National Parks are established in about 14% of the total land area of the prefecture.
"Ichinomiyanukisaki jinja" is the chief Shinto shrines ("ichinomiya") in the prefecture.
Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture is made from the old provinces of Ōsumi and Satsuma, including the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands.
During the Sengoku period and Edo period, Ōsumi was controlled by the Shimazu clan of Satsuma.
This region played a key role in the Meiji Restoration. Important historical figures from Kagoshima are Saigo Takamori and Tōgō Heihachirō.
Kagoshima borders Kumamoto Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture. It is in the southern part of Kyushu facing the Pacific Ocean.
National Parks are established in about 9% of the total land area of the prefecture.
"Kagoshima jinja", "Hirasaki jinja" and Nitta Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines ("ichinomiya") in the prefecture.
Osaka Prefecture
Osaka prefecture was created by merging the area of Kawachi Province, Izumi Province and Settsu Province.
In 1994, the Kansai International Airport opened. This is one of the main international airport hubs of Japan.
Osaka Prefecture has borders with Hyōgo Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture in the north. Nara is east of Osaka. Wakayama Prefecture shares the prefecture's southern border. The west faces Osaka Bay.
The flows through the prefecture.
Thirty-three cities are located in Osaka Prefecture:
National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.
"Hiraoka jinja", "Ōtori jina", and "Sumiyoshi taisha" are the chief Shinto shrines ("ichinomiya") in the prefecture.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is a convention and one of the international human rights law adopted by United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 1979 and entered into force 3 September 1981 established to prohibit all discrimination against women and to ensure their human rights and freedom on a basis of equality with men. As of 2017, 189 countries had ratified this Convention, that is, have made promise to realize this Convention. Countries which had not ratified it were Iran, Somalia, South Sudan, Tonga, the United States and Vatican City.
Article 1 Discrimination against women means any distincting, excluding or limiting all kinds of the human rights and freedoms of women.
Article 2 Countries must prohibit all discrimination against women by anyone, any groups and any companies and must change any law to protect women from discrimination.
Article 4 Special measures to promote real equality between men and women and to protect mother women is not discrimination.
Article 5 Abolishing any prejudices and custom which are out of the idea insisting that either sex is inferior or superior or out of stereotyped roles for men and women.
Article 6 Protection women from all forms of human trafficking and prostitution.
Article 7 The right to vote of women and to take part in government policy.
Article 8 Rights of women to represent their government and take part in the work of international organisation.
Article 9 Rights of women to change nationality and in marriage to an alien, women are not changed automatically changed her nationality according to that of the husband and have equal right as men about the nationality of her child.
Article 10 Abolishing discrimination against women in the field of education;
Article 11
1. To abolish discrimination against women in the field of working
2. To prevent discrimination against women in marriage motherhood, and ensure their right to work, countries have
Article 12 Abolishing discrimination in the field of health care.
Article 13
Article 14 Abolishing discrimination in rural areas.
Article 15 Equality of women with men before law, also in civil matters and legal capacity.
Article 16
From Article 19 to 30, about the Committee that watch the realisation of this Convention by countries. The Committee is composed of 23 members elected by countries. They must be "of high moral standing". Countries must submit a national report, at least every four years to the Committee and the Committee submit reports to the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
The committee also give suggestion to the countries on matter about the abolition of discrimination against women.
This Convention also have the "Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women". It admits women whose human rights written in this Convention are violated to claim to the Committee of the United Nations. Until now, September 2017, 109 countries have ratified it, that is, promised to United Nations to realize it.
Garhwal
'Garhwal Land ' () is a region. It is in the state of Uttarakhand India. Garhwal's name is taken from Garhs (or forts). This is because this region had 52 forts belonging to local chiefs who ruled small areas near their forts. People who belong to this region are known as Gharhwalis. Now, this region is being looked onto as a tourist hub of India. This land has the districts Tehri, Chamoli, Uttrakashi, Pauri, some parts of Dehradun, and other areas.
The history of Garhwal goes back to the dawn of Hindu civilization, but most of history of Garhwal is fairly unknown or not given any importance by historians. Also, some facts known about this land are vague and taken from Garhwali folk songs and Hindu epics. Most historians say that the name of Garhwal comes from the ancient regimes and rulers. However, most of the facts are unknown, and the things that "are" known are very vague and unreliable.
MARODA is a very Important village of Pauri District. It is only from Devpryag which is a holy place for Hindus as it is the starting point of the Holy river Ganga. Though the inhabitants of Maroda are well settlled in Delhi for their studies and Jobs but still they are very deeply attached with this village and the tradition and culture of the uttarakhand.