person who censors. " verb example - - " soldiers ' letters from war zones are frequently censored to avoid passing on sensitive information. " noun example - - " the soldier would have to carefully word his letter so that it would pass the censor. " the activity or condition of censoring is called censorship, the suffix is like the - ship suffix in friendship. i recently heard one of the elected representatives speak of " censureship of the president. " there is no such word. one would think that a professional lawmaker would understand that. now if the president were sent to prison, then what he wrote might be censored by prison authorities. ( please understand, i am trying to carefully not take a stand here on the political issue : i am just using this as an example. ) the word censor has been bandied about loosely in political contexts. we sometimes read of parents of schoolchildren or patrons of libraries objecting to certain books. teachers ' unions and some activist organizations may refer to such things as " censorship " or such parents or patrons as " censors. " this is not censorship in most cases. there is usually no call to legally ban or rewrite the books in question. it is usually a call to either not have their own children read them or to remove the book from the curriculum. ( i teach ; i have experienced this ). on the other hand, the lord ' s prayer has been censored, at least in u. s. public schools, since 1963. that was an official act of the supreme court limiting this kind of speech in public schools. occasionally college incidents that may involve censorship make the news. many campuses have " underground " or " alternative " newspapers. on a few campuses, students opposed to the these papers have seized as many copies as they could before the papers could be distributed. in some cases there were hardly any copies left. such students were acting as censors, though they had no official backing. at at least three campuses in the united states, the administration supported such seizures. when it became officially sanctioned as it was in these cases, then the act became censorship. if there were any questions of censorship surrounding president clinton ' s difficulties, they had to do with the content of the special prosecutor ' s report and testimonies of some of the witnesses. some did argue that the special prosecutor ' s report should have been censored to remove some of the explicit details the way that the nixon tapes were during the water


of the special prosecutor ' s report and testimonies of some of the witnesses. some did argue that the special prosecutor ' s report should have been censored to remove some of the explicit details the way that the nixon tapes were during the watergate hearings. the famous " expletive deleted " from the transcripts of the watergate tapes is an example of censorship. to sum up, censoring is regulating or prohibiting types of speech or writing. censuring is an official rebuke of a person for some offense. this may help you as you sort through the news in the coming weeks. i do hope to continue with the idea of what a grammar checking program can and cannot do next time. our program grammar slammer deluxe includes many words like censor / censure that people often confuse. these words are ones that spell checkers and grammar checkers often overlook because both are real words in english. grammar slammer deluxe has two components - - grammar slammer ( demo available for download ) and spelling slammer ( grammar slammer demo includes sample ). this handy resource will help you overcome such confusion. go to http : / / englishplus. com / pub / grmslm20. zip for latest grammar slammer demo the weekly computer magazine infoworld has been carrying a series of articles on what it calls the " technopropisms " caused by unthinking dependence on spell and grammar checkers. grammar slammer deluxe was created to help you overcome this. some of those articles are linked below. a recent article on the seizure and destruction of campus newspapers can be found at http : / / www. usnews. com / usnews / issue / 981207 / 7john. htm. for the original work on freedom of the press and speech, see milton ' s areopagitica from 1644 at a " modernist " interpretation of areopagitica is at http : / / www. yale. edu / lawweb / lawschool / occpaper / blasi. htm we wish you the best in 1999, and may all your anguish be vanquished, your friends at english plus + any suggestions for our web site, please send them to firstname. lastname @ example. org


this park is part of... the gondwana rainforests of australia world heritage area the gondwana rainforests of australia world heritage area is a series of over 40 rainforest national parks and reserves stretching along the great escarpment from barrington tops to south - east queensland and including iluka nature reserve on the nsw coast. they form part of the world ' s heritage, inscribed on the world heritage list in recognition of their outstanding universal value. world heritage areas are irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration — places of such value that the international community has agreed they must be conserved for all time. the gondwana rainforests contain plants and animals with direct linkages to the ancient forests of gondwana ; a fascinating landscape history of volcanoes and massive continental uplift, and habitats for a great variety of threatened plant and animal species of outstanding universal value. explore the amazing gondwana rainforests of australia world heritage area within north - east nsw and southeast queensland. experience its natural treasures, yours to visit, explore and appreciate. it offers breathtaking views of the great escarpment, shield volcanoes and waterfalls. take a scenic drive, go bushwalking, have a picnic or go camping. most parks have visitor facilities and are easily accessible by sealed or graded gravel roads from major towns. for more information


the atlantic mixed forests ecoregion includes coastal vegetation formations of dunes and heathlands with vegetation that thrives in salty soil. sand dune systems occur along the southwestern coast of france, the region known as les landes, covered by both natural and planted forests of maritime pine ( pinus pinaster ). they are rich in plant life, and home to a number of endemics. bird diversity is particularly high - - over 440 species have been recorded in the netherlands alone. most of the ecoregion ’ s mammals are widespread in other parts of europe. several are listed on the international union for conservation of nature and natural resources red list, including otter, european mink, and several species of bat. only fragments of natural vegetation remain in this ecoregion, as most of the area was converted long ago into intensive agriculture or pasture. location and general description this ecoregion is located at the western coast of the eurasian continent. the eastern limits are determined by the progressive disappearance of oceanic species and the appearance of continental species. long - term human activities have wiped out most evident signs of natural forests, so it is difficult to establish a definitive biogeographic boundary. the topography consists of flat and undulating lowlands except for the hills of brittany. sand dune systems occur along the southwestern coast of france, the region known as les landes. these dunes are covered by both natural and planted forests of maritime pine ( pinus pinaster ). rich in plant life, they are home to a number of endemics. temperature variation and precipitation levels are not limiting factors to biodiversity. mean annual temperatures are between 9° and 12°c from north to south, and annual precipitation ranges from 700 to 1000 millimeters ( mm ). soils are generally acidic in sedimentary basins, and on hercynian crystalline bedrock in brittany. the loire river, the only remaining european lowland river without major riverbed regulations is found here, as are the gironde, seine, rhine, ems, weser, and elbe rivers at lower elevations. several mixed oak forests are also found in the ecoregion, dominated by quercus robur and betula pendula, or q. robur and fagus sylvatica. on the coastline, heathlands with ulex gallii occur, adapted to local ecological conditions of wind and sea spray. in general, heathlands with ericaceae ( calluna, erica, and ulex spp. ) have replaced natural forests. further south, different oaks appear, including q. petraea and q. pubescens, but many forests are


spray. in general, heathlands with ericaceae ( calluna, erica, and ulex spp. ) have replaced natural forests. further south, different oaks appear, including q. petraea and q. pubescens, but many forests are planted with pinus sylvestris ( pinus maritimus further south ) mainly on poor sandy soils. the netherlands alone has recorded over four hundred and forty species of avifauna, including the threatened ortolan bunting ( emberiza hortulana ), garganey ( anas querquedula ), snipe ( gallinago gallinago ), kentish plover ( charadrius alexandrinus ), corn bunting ( miliaria calandra ), and spotted crake ( porzana porzana ). other notable species of birds in this ecoregion include wryneck ( jynx torquilla ), red backed shrike ( lanius collurio ), black grouse ( lyrurus tetrix ), savi ' s warbler ( locustella luscinioides ), and great reed warbler ( acrocephalus arundinaceus ) the mammal fauna of the ecoregion is mostly composed of species widespread throughout europe : red deer ( cervus elaphus ), fallow deer ( dama dama ), roe deer ( capreolus capreolus ), badger ( meles meles ), stone marten ( martes foina ), and pine marten ( martes martes ). several of the mammals found in the ecoregion are listed on the international union for conservation of nature and natural resources red list, including otter ( lutra lutra ), european mink ( mustela lutreola ), and several species of bat ( rhinolophus euryale, r. hipposideros, barbastella barbastellus, myotis bechsteini, m. dasycneme, and m. emarginatus ). holocene evolution of the ecoregion the ecoregion has undergone considerable transformation over the prior eight to ten thousand years. the prior 8850 years have reflected vegetative changes in the ecoregion which have generally tracked orbital and sub - orbital climate variability. there was a pronounced temperature decline from 6650 bc until the time of christ. in particular, the climate variation from 6740 bc until 6370 bc led to an expansion of


the ecoregion which have generally tracked orbital and sub - orbital climate variability. there was a pronounced temperature decline from 6650 bc until the time of christ. in particular, the climate variation from 6740 bc until 6370 bc led to an expansion of corylus woodlands at the expense of deciduous oak woodlands. this forest transition was accentuated by the 8. 2 kyr sudden cooling event and concomitant north atlantic winter ice expansion. reduction in overall forest cover due to human deforestation began by the end of the mesolithic period in this ecoregion. between 6000 and 2000 bc the holocene thermal maximum is deduced to have occurred in this ecoregion, based upon pollen core records and maximum expansion of quercus dominated woodland. these climatic correlations are clearer in northwestern france and northerly sections of the ecoregion and less clear in the more southern mid - latitudes on the coastal european continent. since the time of christ the evolution of the atlantic mixed forests ecoregion was more affected by deforestation and land cover changes due to humans than to climate variability. the inexorable human population expansion of the region has led to massive destruction of most elements of the ecosystems within the atlantic mixed forests over the most recent two millennia. only fragments of natural vegetationremain in this ecoregion, as most of the area was converted long ago into intensive agriculture ( barley, wheat, sugar beets, and corn ) or pasture. these agricultural lands include some of the most productive soils of western europe. there are several important bird areas ( ibas ) in the ecoregion : the wadden sea and voordelta of the netherlands, baie de quiberon and archipel de molene of france, nissum fjord and ringkobing fjord of denmark, and the lower rhine area in germany. basses vallees du cotentin et baie des veys in france serves as an important biogenetic reserve as does the waddenzee biogenetic reserve in the netherlands. types and severity of threats agricultural expansion and intensification are the most serious threat affecting ibas across europe. additionally, urbanization accompanied by the pollution of air, water, and soil brings increased problems. recreation and tourism, unsustainable exploitation, development and habitat fragmentation, agricultural abandonment, and disturbance of wildlife are other major threats. justification of ecoregion delineation this ecoregion comprises two dmeer units : the southern temperate atlantic and northern temperate atlantic. these units include several vegetation units from bohn et al. these


abandonment, and disturbance of wildlife are other major threats. justification of ecoregion delineation this ecoregion comprises two dmeer units : the southern temperate atlantic and northern temperate atlantic. these units include several vegetation units from bohn et al. these include areas of lowland to submontane beech and mixed beech forests, lowland to submontane acidophilous oak and mixed oak forests, sub - mediterranean and meso - supra - mediterranean downy oak forests, fen and swamp forests, as well as floodplain, estuarine, and freshwater polder vegetation in the aquitanian plain, armorican massif, paris basin and netherlands. - for a terser summary of this article, see the wwf wildworld profile of this ecoregion. - bohn, udo, gisela gollub, and christoph hettwer. 2000. reduced general map of the natural vegetation of europe. 1 : 10 million. bonn - bad godesberg - davis, s. d., v. h. heywood, and a. c. hamilton. 1994. centres of plant diversity. vol. 1 : europe, africa, southwest asia and middle east. wwf and iucn, washington dc. isbn : 283170197x - heath, m. f., and m. i. evans, editors. 2000. important bird areas in europe : priority sites for conservation. 2 vols. birdlife international, cambridge, uk. isbn : 0946888361 - iucn 2000 : the global redlist of species, of the international union for the conservation of nature. - filipa naughton, jean - francois bourillet, maria gernanda sanchez goni, jean - louis turon and jean - marie jouanneau. 2007. long term and nillennial scale climate variability in northwestern france during the last 8850 years. sage publications - ozenda, p. 1994. vegetation du continent europeen. delachaux et niestle, lausanne, switzerland. isbn : 2603009540 - wheatley, n. 2000. where to watch birds in europe and russia. princeton university press, princeton, new jersey. isbn : 069105729x disclaimer : this article contains some information that was originally published by the world wildlife fund. topic editors and authors for the encyclopedia of earth have edited that content and added new information. the use of information from the world wildlife fund should not be construed as support


pao : policy activities » briefing ( november 2, 2011 ) using science to improve flood management on november 2, 2011, esa sponsored a congressional briefing : “ using science to improve flood management. ” emily stanley ( university of wisconsin, madison ) and jeff opperman ( the nature conservancy, ohio field office ) addressed the function of floodplains and managing rivers as systems and for multiple benefits. emily stanley ’ s presentation focused on the work of rivers and the function of floodplains. industry, transportation, and recreation all constitute work done by rivers. less well known and valued is the work done by floodplains, responsible for such desirable services such as flood attenuation, fish production, improved water quality and groundwater recharge. stanley noted that aging us levee and other infrastructure provide an opportunity to move beyond structural flood control and take greater advantage of the functions of floodplains. jeff opperman ’ s presentation focused on the logic of managing rivers as a system and for multiple benefits. these include risk reduction for people and infrastructure as well as benefits such as water storage during droughts and increased fisheries production. opperman said that because the mississippi river is managed as a comprehensive system, the recent flood was far less damaging than that of 1927 even though a greater volume of water passed through the system in 2011. opperman also pointed to the success story of california ’ s yolo bypass, which has reduced flood risk while increasing goods and services. to view the complete presentations, please click on the links below :


when will we hear again the glorious music of giacomo meyerbeer? from 1830 until the end of the 19th century no composer of opera was more famous, more successful or more sought after throughout europe than giacomo meyerbeer. it wasn ' t until the 1850s when verdi wrote his masterpieces that anyone challenged his supremacy, but meyerbeer remained a firm favorite until the beginning of the first world war. this bold statement must come as a surprise to many who have neither heard of him nor listened to his music. after 1930 meyerbeer ' s popularity gradually diminished and even here in israel his works have been sadly neglected and seldom played. meyerbeer was born yaakov lieberman beer in 1791, the eldest of three sons of judah and malka beer in germany, an extremely financially successful, well established jewish business family. yaakov ' s musical talents developed at an early age, his first public appearance being as a pianist at nine years of age. at seventeen he was appointed court composer in damstaat and by the age of twenty four he had composed several modest oratorios and operas in german. he was then advised by antonio salieri to go to italy to study art composing for the voice. there he met and became friendly with rossini who, by that time, was a well known, successful composer of operas. yaakov ' s grandfather, liebermann meyer wulff, died during his stay in italy and yaakov inherited a vast fortune from him on condition that he changed his name to meyerbeer. he then changed the yaakov to giacomo and adopted the name of giacomo meyerbeer. rossini recommended to meyerbeer that he move to paris where the opera house was relatively new, having been built in 1812, and could offer numerous resources for the presentation of his works. so it came to be that just after the french revolution of 1830 when the autocratic charles 10th was replaced by the more liberal minded citizen king louis phillipe, that the paris opera was turned over to a directeur - entrepreneur to manage the opera for six years at his own risk and fortune. the first of such men to accept that position was louis veron, a physician turned business man. a veritable fop who understood the mentality of the french public and promptly fired all the staff and brought in new blood, composers, conductor, librettist, stage managers, dancing teachers and last, but not least, the chef de claque. the claque was a body of men


french public and promptly fired all the staff and brought in new blood, composers, conductor, librettist, stage managers, dancing teachers and last, but not least, the chef de claque. the claque was a body of men who were responsible for leading the applause, the screams, sobs, tears, laughter, hissing, howls, the booing, the insults and so on for a fee. it would have been folly for any performer to appear on the stage without first engaging the chef de claque and agreeing on terms of service for leading the right response at the right moment from the audience. by the turn of the century, the paris opera had become the richest and most successful in europe. meyerbeer had a great talent for the theater and wrote successfully for the voice, particularly dazzling coloratura and unusual harmonies. he knew what the public wanted and wrote his operas to satisfy them. his priority was to please the new bourgeoisie public and this he did by writing operas which were spectacular and historically correct in every detail. he knew that they had to have brilliant vocal parts so that no one would be bored by long mediocre arias. he knew that the orchestration had to be glittering and powerful with massed super - fortissimos and that there had to be massed choruses, huge crowd scenes and five acts with a ballet. absolutely everything had to be grand and spectacular to cater for the demands of the rising middle classes. what the paris opera house resources couldn ' t supply, meyerbeer readily paid for out of his own private income. he had a gift for management and publicity, effectively creating the lavish press conference with dinner and fine wines to announce the forthcoming presentations. meyerbeer ' s first great success was robert le diable in 1831, with words by the librettist, eugene scribe. it was performed using gas lighting for the first time on the paris stage. it was a romantic opera about medieval knights and the devil. its success outshone all previous performances, everything about it was spectacular and grand. in the first eight years it was performed in 1, 845 theaters. rossini ' s final opera in paris was william tell in 1829. after that he stopped writing operas and for the next forty years lived the life of a retired gentleman. meyerbeer on the other hand went on to compose several other highly successful grand operas, the main ones being the huguenots 1836, le prophete 1849, l ' etoile du nord 1855, dinorah 1859


of a retired gentleman. meyerbeer on the other hand went on to compose several other highly successful grand operas, the main ones being the huguenots 1836, le prophete 1849, l ' etoile du nord 1855, dinorah 1859, and l ' africain ' 1865. it was the role of marguerite in the huguenots that dame joan sutherland chose for her farewell performance on the operatic stage. berlioz said to schlesinger, the publisher of the score of les huguenots 1836 : “ tell me about a score like that, it is superb! i would love to see meyerbeer and shake the hand that wrote such beautiful things. ” march 12th 1836. meyerbeer was a practicing jew and unlike several of his jewish contemporaries did not attempt to convert to catholicism. he saw it as his duty to carry out the principles of humanitarian judaism as stated by moses mendelssohn. however, felix mendelssohn, heinrich heine the poet, and later jacques offenbach and gustav mahler all became practicing christians. from 1933 onwards the nazis banned performances of all works by jewish artists and removed the statue of felix mendelssohn in leipzig. in 1839 meyerbeer wrote to heine, ' i believe that jew - hatred is like love in theaters and novels, no matter how often one encounters it in all shapes and sizes, it never misses its target if effectively wielded. what can be done? no pomade or bear grease, not even baptism, can grow back the foreskin of which we were robbed on the eighth day of life ; those who did not bleed to death from this operation shall continue to bleed an entire lifetime, even after death. ' it is not surprising that several of his masterpieces deal with the problem of religious intolerance. meyerbeer died suddenly in paris on may 2, 1864 whilst rehearsals for his final opera l ' africaine were taking place. after a great funeral procession in paris, a special train for the coffin was sent from berlin by the prussian government. he was buried alongside his mother in the jewish cemetery in schonhauser allee among other members of the beer family. in paris today you will find rue meyerbeer adjacent to rue halevy and a bust of meyerbeer is in front of the opera house alongside other famous composers. the belgian town of spa which meyerbeer visited frequently has a statue of him standing in a public park. hans von bulow ( 1830 - 1894 ), a conductor and pianist


##beer is in front of the opera house alongside other famous composers. the belgian town of spa which meyerbeer visited frequently has a statue of him standing in a public park. hans von bulow ( 1830 - 1894 ), a conductor and pianist of worldwide reputation and founder of many stylistic interpretations of classic and romantic symphonies, made the following observations on meyerbeer : " after all, meyerbeer was a man of genius. if we fail to recognize meyerbeer ' s genius, we are not only unjust but also ungrateful. in every sense, in his conception of opera, in his treatment of orchestration, in his handling of choruses, even in stage setting, he gave us new principles by which our modern works have profited to a large extent. " it is to be hoped that meyerbeer ' s music will soon be heard again ringing throughout our concert halls. post a comment - life ' s journey – exploring relationships, resolving conflicts. a review - schneider children ' s medical center not just any hospital - children without shadows - stop driving before it is too late - encountering israel - the strawberry woman - for the love of god and virgins - a review - fighting cancer with hyperthermia - ex - volunteers - kibbutz movement wants to hear from you - watt lights my light


rugby ( pop. 63, 000 ) is a market town sitting on the river avon at the boundary of warwickshire, leicestershire and northamptonshire. it is renowned for its prestigious rugby school, one of the country ' s oldest public school ( i. e. an expensive private school in the uk - see eton ), founded in 1567. some of the famous people who attended rugby school include alice in wonderland ' s author lewis carrol, prime minister neville chamberlain, and essayist salman rushdie. however, the town ' s main claim of fame is to have invented the sport that bears its name. the ball sport was first played by william webb ellis ( 1806 - 1872 ) in 1823, a student of rugby school, who disrespecting the rules of football ( ame = soccer ), took the ball into his hands and started running with it. the claim that he invented the game did not surface before 4 years after his death though. rugby school also educated the australian tom wills, who in 1859 first codified the rules of australian football. the region of rugby was settled since the iron age. the river avon marked the boundary between the dobunni and the coritani celtic tribes. the roman founded tripontium near present - day rugby. not until the 13th century did rugby develop into a small town, after gaining a market charter. 1567 marks the founding of rugby school by lawrence sheriff, a local grocer who left money for the establishment of a school for local boys. fee - paying pupils were soon accepted to pay the bills, and rugby gradually became a largely fee - paying school. rugdy ' s population remained around 1, 000 until the oxford canal ( linking oxford to coventry via rugby ) opened in the 1770 ' s. the town only came into prominence in the 1820 ' s when the school ' s headmaster, dr thomas arnold, pioneered new teaching methods and changed radically public school education in england. most of the buildings in th centre of rugby date from this period. as the railway was developing throughout england in the 1830 ' s, rugby became a major junction. it became so congested that charles dickens satirized it in his short story mugby junction ( 1866 ). from the 1950s, rugby gained a substantial afro - caribbean community, and a sizeable community from the indian sub - continent, making rugby a multi - cultural town ( it even has a hindu temple ). the town as it exists now is mostly victorian in architecture, with a few older timber - framed houses. rugby ' s town


modest weight loss can reap prolonged health benefits study found reduced diabetes risk, even if weight returned. thursday, aug. 2, 2012 ( healthday news ) — even modest weight loss can give overweight and obese people a decade ' s worth of important health benefits, according to a new study. the study included 3, 000 overweight people with impaired glucose tolerance — a pre - diabetic condition — who were shown how to change their behavior rather than being prescribed drugs. the behavioral strategies used by the participants to help them lose weight included keeping track of everything they ate, reducing the amount of unhealthy food they kept in their home and increasing their amount of physical even a modest weight loss — an average of 14 pounds — reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. and the health benefits of this weight loss lasted up to 10 years, even if people regained the weight, said study author rena wing, professor of psychiatry and human behavior at brown university in the study was scheduled for presentation thursday at the american psychological association annual meeting in orlando, fla. " helping people find ways to change their eating and activity behaviors and developing interventions other than medication to reinforce a healthy lifestyle have made a huge difference in preventing one of the major health problems in this country, " wing, who is also director of the weight control and diabetes research center at the miriam hospital in providence, said in an association news release. " weight losses of just 10 percent of a person ' s body weight... have also been shown to have a long - term impact on sleep apnea, hypertension and quality of life, and to slow the decline in mobility that occurs as people age, " she noted. wing is now leading a 13 - year study of 5, 000 people with type 2 diabetes to determine whether an intensive behavioral intervention can lower the risk of heart disease and heart attacks. " we are trying to show that behavior changes not only make people healthier in terms of reducing heart disease risk factors but actually can make them live longer, " she said. because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer - reviewed


herpes hsv - 1 and hsv - 2, affects 80 million people in the united states and the most common way to control outbreaks for adults is to use lysine and arginine, and prescribed medicine. the two amino acids keep the virus at a distance but if you are ingesting artificial sweeteners you can suffer and outbreak within as little as 24 hours. monsanto developed the first artificial sweetener, saccharin in 1879 and has since poisoned the world and the controversy has followed it. in today ’ s society of “ don ’ t ask, don ’ t tell ” many chemicals are at the bottom so - called food and beverages which have no nutritional value and do more harm. artificial sweeteners are used 200 times more than regular sugar. the immune system artificial sweeteners, ( splenda, sucralose, saccharin, acesulfame - k, nutra sweet, equal, nectresse, sugar alcohol, stevia, neotame, sunnette, sweet and safe one, cyclamates, high - fructose - these ingredients can also be listed as inactive ingredients ) neurotoxins come in just about every type of food, beverage, hydrolyzed protein, and even some medications and vaccines ( because it has a very long shelf life ) these days in the name of being “ sugar - free ” or “ diet, ” it ’ s almost as hard to avoid as it is to stay avoid eating gmo ’ s. the best thing to do is to become aware of the variety of names and read your labels to avoid ingesting them altogether. people are known to drink three to four liters of the artificial sweetener - containing beverages a day. the main action of any artificial sweetener is to break down the immune system and once that happens on top of stress all hell ( herpes ) breaks loose. the problem with non - nutritive artificial sweeteners is they don ’ t breakdown ( metabolize ) once they are in your body. your body works double - time to fight the toxic chemical once it has been ingested. keep ingesting it over time and your immune system goes on overload from the long voracious battle. the immune system is able to heal cancer but it can ’ t heal a chemical made by man constantly being poured into the body hsv - 1 oral herpes, or hsv - 2 genital herpes is a virus running amok in the body.


system is able to heal cancer but it can ’ t heal a chemical made by man constantly being poured into the body hsv - 1 oral herpes, or hsv - 2 genital herpes is a virus running amok in the body. one of the first lines of defense is to change the diet, by that eating whole foods and fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and avoiding processed foods. the reason for this is natural hygiene keeps the body strong and on the defense. artificial sweeteners contain no calories and are mostly used by diabetics. there is no correlation between weight loss and diet sodas ( also associated with the loss of kidney function ). sodas or pop also erode tooth enamel and bone density. scientists have linked pre - diabetes symptoms to the use of artificial sweeteners. side effects of the taste that kills monsanto ’ s silent killer. besides herpes outbreaks, once can of beverage containing an artificial sweetener has been proven to cause : - ear buzzing, - thyroid disorders, - heart problems, - pancreatic inflammation, - dizziness and death are the top two. - brain - pancreatic - breast tumors, - slurred speech, - fluid retention - around the waist, - neurodegenerative diseases like parkinson ’ s, - “ optic nerve atrophy - decreased vision by 25 % and there is no return, ” testified in front of u. s. congress, and lupus is triggered by artificial sweeteners as well as multiple sclerosis. artificial sweeteners do not produce oxygen once in the body because it is a chlorocarbon that causes organ, genetic and reproductive damage. artificial sweeteners break down into : - methanol, formaldehyde - immune and nervous system damage - aspartic acid - emergen c contains apartic acid. - aspatylphenylalanine diketopiporazine the ama and the fda both released statements saying no methanol levels increased, in a child drinking 12 ounces of orange juice containing aspartame, her levels increased significantly 350 %, in others the levels increased as high as 600 %. when monsanto performed the their own tests they were done on lab monkeys and give 3000mg, that same dose would kill a human being. a proven method to insure methanol and formaldehyde safety is that it exists in the body so it must be safe. the reason for this is because the medical community sees low levels of met


that same dose would kill a human being. a proven method to insure methanol and formaldehyde safety is that it exists in the body so it must be safe. the reason for this is because the medical community sees low levels of methanol and formaldehyde in the body as safe because the pharmaceutical drugs they hand out also induce such reactions in the body. herpes outbreaks, when compared to the actual damage being done to your body by artificial sweeteners ) is seemingly mild in comparison. fox5 and “ 60 minutes ” have done reports on the subject, this is not new news. their reports are counteracted in various methods by the medical community and monsanto in the news, commercials and on the internet. all it takes is one commercial repeated over time about artificial sweetener safety and the people follow after it like the pied piper and the rats. the best place to shop is a health food store where the toxin is not prevalent. the best detox for immune system breakdown from chemical poisoning is clay to absorb it from every pore of the body. the damage from aspartame is slow and silent, most people don ’ t even notice it unless you are mindful of your body. the body detoxifies on it ’ s own naturally, but if you would like to rid yourself of the damage being done at once, a cleansing of the bowels, liver, kidney, lungs and blood is needed. special bentonite ( fine volcanic clay ) mixed with your bath water draws the chemical out like a magnet detoxification symptoms are less so than using a chelation method for optimum health. the more you sue the quicker you detox. cherynobyl used the french green clay after the disaster and found a way to put it in chocolate bars and handed them out to the residents to remove the residues of radiation, with no side effects. to get the latest updates from atlanta holistic health examiner tina ranieri ‘ click ’ the subscribe button above. to view her body of articles ‘ click ’ tina ranieri, national holistic health examiner, or atlanta fishing examiner.


the big show british cinema culture in the great war ( 1914 - 1918 ) subjects : film history the big show looks at the role played by cinema in british cultural life during world war one. in writing the definitive account of film exhibition and reception in britain in the years 1914 to 1918, michael hammond shows how the british film industry and british audiences responded to the traumatic effects of the great war. the author contends that the war ’ s significant effect was to expedite the cultural acceptance of cinema into the fabric of british social life. as a result, by 1918, cinema had emerged as the predominant leisure form in british social life. through a consideration of the films, the audience, the industry and the various regulating and censoring bodies, the book explores the impact of the war on the newly established cinema culture. it also studies the contribution of the new medium to the public ’ s perception of the war. list of illustrations ; acknowledgements ; introduction ; chapter 1 : local tracks : exhibition culture in southampton ; chapter 2 : the crisis of total war and new audiences ; chapter 3 : anonymity and recognition : the roll of honour films ; chapter 4 : education or entertainment? public and private interpretations of battle of the somme ; chapter 5 : artful and instructive : respectability and the birth of a nation ; chapter 6 : civilization : a super - film at the palladium, 1917 ; chapter 7 : chaplin : a transatlantic vernacular ; chapter 8 : 1918 : anguished voices and comic slackers ; conclusion ; notes ; bibliography ; filmography ; index ‘ … the diversity of materials focused in this book through the specifics of cinema exhibition in southampton provides vivid access to the social, cultural and aesthetic currents that must cross in any historicized moment of viewing. it is therefore both essential reading for anyone concerned with pursuing the further development of cinema in britain and a model for historical analysis. ’ ( screen, 48. 1. spring 2007 ) ‘ there are many reasons to call this book an exceptional endeavor. from the complex intertextual network hammond draws, emerges a vivid panorama of british cinema culture in the war years. so far, no other study has shed such a bright light on the cinema culture from that era and film scholars as well as ( media ) historians will benefit from the fresh approach and vigorous insights of this book. ’ ‘ the book is written clearly and with relatively little recourse to jargon, and hits two areas of growing interest in film history : reception studies and british silent film history. ’ ( historical journal of


approach and vigorous insights of this book. ’ ‘ the book is written clearly and with relatively little recourse to jargon, and hits two areas of growing interest in film history : reception studies and british silent film history. ’ ( historical journal of film, radio and television, june 2007 ) ‘ the book is written clearly and with relatively little recourse to jargon, and hits two areas of growing interest in film history : reception studies and british silent film history. ’ ( early popular visual culture, vol. 6, no. 2, july 2008 ) ‘ … michael hammond has written a wonderful book. the big show is carefully researched, well organized and both persuasively and imaginatively argued. it is an ambitious book and well worth the reading of anyone seeking to understand the way movies came to take pride of place among the leisure activities of britons creating a ‘ cinema culture ’. ’ ( nineteenth century theatre and film, volume 35, number 1, summer 2008 ) michael hammond is a lecturer in film in the department of english at the university of southampton. he has written extensively in the area of reception of early cinema in britain, including a contribution to young and innocent? the cinema in britain, 1896 - 1930, edited by andrew higson ( uep, 2002 ). new titles list exeter studies in film history - ' film europe ' and ' film america ' - cinema, commerce and cultural exchange 1920 - 1939 - alternative empires - european modernist cinemas and cultures of imperialism - alternative film culture in interwar britain - the appreciation of film - the postwar film society movement and film study - the big show - british cinema culture in the great war ( 1914 - 1918 ) - british cinema and middlebrow culture in the interwar years - cecil hepworth and the rise of the british film industry 1899 - 1911 - charles urban - pioneering the non - fiction film in britain and america, 1897 - 1925 - a chorus of raspberries - british film comedy 1929 - 1939 - going to the movies - hollywood and the social experience of cinema - the great art of light and shadow - archaeology of the cinema - hollywood, westerns and the 1930s - the lost trail - legitimate cinema - theatre stars in silent british films, 1908 - 1918 - the lost jungle - the hollywood sound serial of the 1930s and 1940s - marketing modernity - victorian popular shows and early cinema - multimedia histories - from magic lanterns to internet - parallel tracks - the railroad and silent cinema - a paul rotha reader - popular filmgoing in 1930s britain - a choice


business across cultures : the meaning of words translate this page one of the most common sources of intercultural friction in a multinational office in indonesia is a misunderstanding between a foreign professional and an indonesian manager. often there is no fault to be found in such a circumstance. it may well be because of the way people ' s understanding of the meaning of words or concepts differs between cultures. for instance, indonesian managers often speak of the need for respect and politeness in business transactions. the meaning of those terms, “ what is respect? ”, “ what is polite? ” vary with the perceptions of the person or persons involved. what can be considered impolite in indonesian business culture may be a commonplace and accepted facet of western business culture. however, the miscommunication or misperception of meanings by a foreign co - worker is often a reason for cultural friction. one of the most frustrating conflicts in meaning for both western and indonesian managers is the question of proper feedback or of “ closing the loop ”. what may seem sufficient response and information on an on - going assignment to one party, may be considered grossly insufficient by another and this insufficiency may never be properly addressed. one of the benefits of a cross - cultural training program is having the different cultural sides of a team or office sit down together and decide on what terms and words mean exactly in the separate cultural context of their own office. it should be a basic premise of these programs that indonesians are not expected to become westerners in outlook and neither are the expatriates expected to become indonesian, but rather both have to work towards establishing a separate corporate culture one that works best to meet the bottom - line goals of their company in indonesia. “ closing the loop ” normally involves four distinct information steps. these are giving, receiving, acting, and reporting. each of these steps are important and each contain the seeds for misinterpretation. for instance, there is often a general disagreement as to the level of the reporting or “ feedback ” required in an office. the feeling of many indonesian managers is that a lesser level of feedback to superiors is considered sufficient than many expatriate managers are comfortable with. one thought on the indonesian side being that delays may not be within the manager ' s power to control. many expatriate managers disagree that such lower levels of feedback are acceptable feeling that indonesian managers should not wait until an action is completed before reporting progress on an action being important also. these are issues that need to be discussed and decided by the


. many expatriate managers disagree that such lower levels of feedback are acceptable feeling that indonesian managers should not wait until an action is completed before reporting progress on an action being important also. these are issues that need to be discussed and decided by the people who work on the team or in the office. ignoring or complaining that the other party is not giving proper feedback, or worse, that the other party is incompetent, will not improve the harmony of the office. these miscommunications can be resolved if the different cultural sides of an office take the time and effort to try to understand one another. for instance, i recently facilitated a mixed, cross - cultural program for a major multinational operating in the financial sector. the indonesian and expatriate sides in the discussion thought that they had understood what each other expected. as it turned out, there was a large gap in those expectations. after several hours of guided discussions, the following agreement on meaning was reached. “ closing the loop ” is taking responsibility that you give information clearly, that you indicate that you have received and understood the information, that you act promptly on that information, and that you report back not only when the action is complete, but when there is additional information that is of importance. “ some western managers think that these kind of mission statements ' go without saying '. that they are clearly understood by anyone working in an international business environment. i sometimes wonder how many times i have heard an expatriate participant on one of my programs exclaim, ” well, they [ indonesian managers ] must understand that! ' when it is clear that they do not. the culture that one grows up in effects the entire way that he or she perceives actions and words. these perceptions are altered through personal observation, experience, and training. however, the assumption that someone else looks at a particular situation the same way that you do is often incorrect and can lead to many cross - cultural conflicts. the way around these cultural barriers is through mutual understanding. multicultural offices and teams need to take the time and effort to set the ground rules for future cooperation. they need to determine the meaning of words and concepts so that their understanding is clear. denial, often a criticism of indonesian managers in problem resolution, is one trait that is also often found in their expatriate counterparts. this article was generously contributed by george b. whitfield, iii when he was a technical advisor with executive orientation services. copyright © 1997 - 2012, expat web site association jakarta


in christianity there are many diverse beliefs and denominations which include pentecostals, apostolic faith, 7th day adventists, and jehovah witness amongst others. some believe we should not eat certain foods, some say a certain day should be esteemed more than the other, some don ’ t believe in celebrating festive periods. others include prohibition from wearing certain clothes, jewelleries amongst others ( more reference in romans 14 ). rom 14 : 17 “ for the kingdom of god is not meat and drink ; but righteousness and peace and joy in the holy ghost ” whichever belief we may have as christians, we should not judge our fellow christians based on our different beliefs or values. no belief is superior to the other ; that someone doesn ’ t consent to your belief does not make yours superior or inferior. rather we should see ourselves as one as long as we believe in god and our lord jesus christ. christianity is more of a personal relationship with god. at the end of the day, god will not judge us based on our denominations but on our personal relationship with god. rom 14 : 12 – “ so then every one of us shall give account of himself to god ” in conclusion, god is a god of diversities not divisions. that there are diverse beliefs even in christianity does not mean that we should be divided. as someone rightly said “ what we belief may divide us but in whom we belief should unite us ”. 1 corinthians 14 : 33 – “ for god is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints ” if you died today, are you absolutely certain that you would go to heaven? you can be! trust jesus now read more articles by efezokhae grace or search for articles on the same topic or others.


know what you ' re getting into we believe in safe diy. that ' s why we ' ve always been reluctant to show readers how to open a breaker box and connect a new circuit. even with the power shut off, there ' s a chance you could touch the wrong parts and kill yourself. but then we figured if we didn ' t show you, you ' d just go search the internet. and that scared us even more. so we ' re going to walk you through the process, showing you the safest way to open the breaker box, wire a new breaker and test your work. opening the main breaker box and installing a new circuit is actually pretty easy. you only have to connect three wires, and each is color - coded. but there are some safety precautions, and if you ignore them, you could kill yourself. really. if you follow our safety steps in order and to the letter, you ' ll be fine. but if at any point you ' re unsure how to proceed or feel uncomfortable with the project, call an electrician. stay away from the large wires and lugs. they ' re always live, even with the main breaker ( service disconnect ) shut off. if you touch them, you could die. cover the live areas with a cardboard shield to prevent accidental contact while installing the new circuit. if you have any doubts about which areas stay live, contact an electrician. know what ' s what a : main lugs. they ' re always live — even when the main breaker is off. never touch them. b : main cables. the black ones are always live. and although they ' re insulated, avoid touching them. c : main breaker. always switch it off before removing the panel ' s cover. d : breaker. the hot wire ( usually red or black ) from each circuit connects to a breaker. if you ' re installing an afci breaker ( as shown on the following pages ), you ' ll also connect the neutral wire to the breaker. e : breaker bus. distributes power from the main breaker to the individual circuit breakers. each breaker snaps onto the bus. f : neutral bus. all ground and neutral ( white ) wires connect here. if you ' re installing a standard breaker, the neutral ( white ) wire connects here, too. if you ' re installing an arc - fault circuit interrupter ( afci ) breaker, you ' ll connect the neutral to the breaker and run a “ pigtail ” wire to the neutral bus. g :


white ) wire connects here, too. if you ' re installing an arc - fault circuit interrupter ( afci ) breaker, you ' ll connect the neutral to the breaker and run a “ pigtail ” wire to the neutral bus. g : breaker space. this panel has room for three more breakers. you can install your new breaker in any open space. get the right parts and tools before you go shopping, open the door of your breaker box and copy the manufacturer ' s name, the box model number, and the style numbers of the breakers that are approved for your box. then buy one of those breakers. if your home center doesn ' t sell the right model or brand, you ' ll have to go to an electrical supplier. you cannot install a circuit breaker style that isn ' t specifically approved for use in your box — even if it fits inside the box. while at the store, pick up a few 1 / 2 - in. plastic snap - in cable clamps to secure the new cable. they ' re safer than metal clamps because you don ' t put your hand in the panel to install them. you have to shut off the power to your whole house, so you ' ll need a powerful work light. an led headlamp is also a great idea so you won ' t have to juggle a flashlight, wire strippers and a screwdriver. round up a utility knife, wire strippers, electrical tape, a circuit tester ( not a voltage sniffer ), and a flat - blade screwdriver or no. 2 square - drive tip for your multi - bit driver. power down, then remove the cover turn off all computers in the house before you switch off the power. then switch off the main breaker ( the service disconnect ) and follow the cover removal procedure shown in the photo. test to make sure it ' s dead it ' s dangerous to assume the power is really off just because you ' ve flipped the service disconnect to the off position. there ' s a slim chance that the service disconnect didn ' t work properly, keeping power to some breakers. so test each and every breaker to make sure it ' s really dead. if the test light lights up, stop and call an electrician. insert a cardboard safety shield, remove a knockout, and feed in the cable you can insert the new cable into any knockout on the top, bottom or sides of the box. find the least congested area and remove one small knockout. then snap in


insert a cardboard safety shield, remove a knockout, and feed in the cable you can insert the new cable into any knockout on the top, bottom or sides of the box. find the least congested area and remove one small knockout. then snap in a plastic cable clamp ( the screw - style ones shown aren ' t as easy to use ). hold the cable up to the box to determine how much of the outer jacket you should strip off. slice off the jacket and remove the paper insulator. then wrap the ends of the loose wires with electrical tape to prevent them from touching a live portion of the box. route the cable and install the breaker neatly route the black and white wires to the empty breaker space. attach the wires to the breaker and then snap it into the box, or install the breaker first and insert the wires last. just be aware that wiring an afci - style breaker is different from wiring ordinary breakers. the neutral ( white ) from the new cable attaches to the afci. on a main panel, you connect the ground wire from the new cable and the neutral ( white ) pigtail from the afci to the neutral bus. if you ' re installing a breaker on a subpanel, place the neutral and ground on separate bus bars. back to top test the installation and finish the job remove the panel cover plate knockout that corresponds to the slot where you installed the new breaker ( bend it back and forth until it breaks off ). then install the cover and turn on the main breaker. switch the new afci to “ on. ” wait a few seconds and press the “ test ” button. the breaker should trip. if it doesn ' t trip, refer to the package instructions for troubleshooting or call an electrician. check wire gauge with your loose change. fourteen - gauge wire is the thickness of a dime ; 12 - gauge is the thickness of a nickel. how to plan a new branch circuit - you can usually mix lighting and receptacles on the same circuit. but it ' s not a good idea to place lighting and receptacles in the same room on a single circuit. if the breaker trips, you ' ll lose all the light fixtures and receptacles at the same time. - if you ' re wiring living areas, you can install 10 to 13 lights and receptacles on a single 15 - amp circuit. locate the receptacles so you ' re never more than 6 ft. away from one on each wall. - run a


wiring living areas, you can install 10 to 13 lights and receptacles on a single 15 - amp circuit. locate the receptacles so you ' re never more than 6 ft. away from one on each wall. - run a separate 15 - or 20 - amp circuit for each of these watt - sucking appliances : garbage disposer, dishwasher, microwave, vent hood, trash compactor and space heater. - run a separate 20 - amp circuit to each bathroom and laundry room. install a minimum of two 20 - amp circuits for the kitchen. protect the receptacles with a ground - fault circuit interrupter ( gfci ) breaker or gfci - style receptacles. - use 12 - gauge cable for 20 - amp circuits and 14 - gauge for 15 - amp. many cable manufacturers color - code the outer jacket of their cable, but the color schemes are not universal. so always double - check the wire itself to be sure. - new branch circuits to all “ living areas ” ( bedroom, living room, family room, den, dining room, library, sunroom, closet, hallway and similar locations ) must be connected to an arc - fault circuit interrupter ( afci ). afci breakers are pricey ( $ 40 ), so you may be tempted to buy an ordinary $ 5 breaker. don ' t. the electrical inspector will just make you change it out.


the american liver foundation is a national, voluntary nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of hepatitis and other liver diseases through research, education and advocacy. although liver diseases are among the leading seven major causes of death in the united states, there was no national voluntary health agency devoted exclusively to combating liver diseases until 1976, when the american liver foundation was formed. many serious liver diseases are potentially preventable ; education about them can give individuals an opportunity to participate in their own preventive health care. an increase in research can make it possible to develop improved treatments and find cures. a major effort is necessary to control the increase in liver diseases. the children ' s liver association for support services has a mission to provide family support, emotional support and educational materials for families with children afflicted with liver disease and liver transplantation and they provide medical research seed grants. additionally, they strive to increase public awareness about the importance of organ donation. class maintains a telephone hot line to enable liver disease patients, their families and the general public to obtain information about liver disease, services of the organization, and referrals to medical professionals. they perform family matching with other families in their geographical area via database and provide direct financial assistance to families in need directly related to their child ' s liver disease. class publishes a quarterly newsletter, class notes, that is free, and are planning to have several brochures available. they have a bibliography of books and articles that are available to members and a lending library of articles on liver transplants, immunosuppressant medications, hepatitis, and books that include, " puzzle people, love, medicine, miracles, " and " how it feels to fight for your life. "


“ states don ’ t fail overnight. the seeds of of their destruction are sown deep within their political institutions. ” is it cutlure, weather, or geography? what about war or some singular event that re - writes history? in their new book, why nations fail : the origins of power, prosperity, and poverty, authors daron acemoglu and james robinson argue that man, not nature, sows the seeds of his own destruction through political and economic institutions. “ korea, ” they write, “ to take just one example, is a remarkably homogeneous nation, yet the people of north korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in south korea are among the richest. the south forges a society that created incentives, rewarded innovation, and allowed everyone to participate in economic opportunities. ” 1. lack of property rights ( e. g., north korea ) north korea ’ s economic institutions make it almost impossible for people to own property ; the state owns everything, including nearly all land and capital. agriculture is organized via collective farms. people work for the ruling korean workers ’ party, not themselves, which destroys their incentive to succeed. 2. forced labor ( e. g., uzbekistan ) coercion is a surefire way to fail. yet, until recently, at least in the scope of human history, most economies were based on the coercion of workers — think slavery, serfdom, and other forms of forced labor. in fact, the list of strategies for getting people to do what they don ’ t want to do is as long as the list of societies that relied on them. forced labor is also responsible for the lack of innovation and technological progress in most of these societies, ranging from ancient rome to the u. s. south. 3. a tilted playing field ( e. g., south africa ) in 1904 in south africa, the mining industry created a caste system for jobs. from then on, only europeans could be blacksmiths, brickmakers, boilermakers — basically any skilled job or profession. this “ color bar, ” as south africans called it, was extended to the entire economy in 1926 and lasted until the 1980s, robbing black south africans of any opportunity to use their skills and talents. they were condemned to work as unskilled laborers in the mines and in agriculture — and at very low wages, too, making it extremely profitable for the elite who owned the mines and farms. 4. the big men get greedy ( e. g.,


condemned to work as unskilled laborers in the mines and in agriculture — and at very low wages, too, making it extremely profitable for the elite who owned the mines and farms. 4. the big men get greedy ( e. g., egypt ) when elites control an economy, they often use their power to create monopolies and block the entry of new people and firms. this was exactly how egypt worked for three decades under hosni mubarak. the government and military owned vast swaths of the economy — by some estimates, as much as 40 percent. even when they did “ liberalize, ” they privatized large parts of the economy right into the hands of mubarak ’ s friends and those of his son gamal. 5. elites block new technologies ( e. g., austria and russia ) new technologies are extremely disruptive. they sweep aside old business models and make existing skills and organizations obsolete. they redistribute not just income and wealth but also political power. this gives elites a big incentive to try to stop the march of progress. good for them, but not for society. consider what happened in the 19th century, as railways were spreading across britain and the united states. when a proposal to build a railway was put before francis i, emperor of austria, he was still haunted by the specter of the 1789 french revolution and replied, “ no, no, i will have nothing to do with it, lest the revolution might come into the country. ” the same thing happened in russia until the 1860s. with new technologies blocked, the tsarist regime was safe, at least for a while. as britain and the united states grew rapidly, however, austria and russia failed to do so. 6. no law and order ( e. g., somalia ) one must - have for successful economies is an effective centralized state. without this, there is no hope of providing order, an effective system of laws, mechanisms for resolving disputes, or basic public goods. yet large parts of the world today are still dominated by stateless societies. although countries like somalia or the new country of south sudan do have internationally recognized governments, they exercise little power outside their capitals, and maybe not even there. both countries have been built atop societies that historically never created a centralized state but were divided into clans where decisions were made by consensus among adult males. no clan was ever able to dominate or create a set of nationally respected laws or rules. there were no political positions, no administrators, no taxes


historically never created a centralized state but were divided into clans where decisions were made by consensus among adult males. no clan was ever able to dominate or create a set of nationally respected laws or rules. there were no political positions, no administrators, no taxes, no government expenditures, no police, no lawyers — in other words, no government. 7. a weak central government ( e. g., colombia ) … its central government is unable or unwilling to exert control over probably half the country, which is dominated by left - wing guerrillas, most famously the farc, and, increasingly, right - wing paramilitaries. the drug lords may be on the run, but the state ’ s absence from much of the country leads not only to lack of public services such as roads and health care, but also to lack of well - defined, institutionalized property rights. 8. bad public services ( e. g., peru ) calca and nearby acomayo are two peruvian provinces. both are high in the mountains, and both are inhabited by the quechua - speaking descendants of the incas. both grow the same crops, yet acomayo is much poorer, with its inhabitants consuming about one - third less than those in calca. … the road to calca is paved, while the one to acomayo is in terrible disrepair. to get beyond acomayo you need a horse or a mule — not due to any differences in topography, but because there are no paved roads. in calca, they sell their corn and beans on the market for money, while in acomayo they grow the same crops for their own subsistence. 9. political exploitation ( e. g, bolivia ) for the great mass of rural bolivians, one elite had simply replaced another in what german sociologist robert michels called the “ iron law of oligarchy. ” rural people still had insecure property rights and still had to sell their votes for access to land, credit, or work. the main difference was that instead of providing these services to the traditional landowners, they now provided them to the mnr. 10. fighting over the spoils ( e. g., sierra leone ) intense extraction breeds instability and failure because, consistent with the iron law of oligarchy, it creates incentives for others to depose the existing elites and take over. this is exactly what happened in sierra leone. siaka stevens and his all people ’ s congress ( apc ) party ran the country from 1967 until 1985 as their personal fi


terms of impairment the ada blurs the line between lawful activity and unlawful discrimination october 01, 1998 by george c. leef the americans with disabilities act ( ada ) was passed by congress and signed into law by president george bush in 1990 amid much congratulatory hoopla. “ let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down, ” the president declared. “ every man, woman, and child with a disability can now pass through once - closed doors into a bright new era of equality, independence, and freedom. ” like all the other grand, noble exercises in federal utopia - building, the ada is proving to be a prolific source of examples of the law of unintended consequences. one would almost suspect that a group of crazed free - market economists had dreamed this law up so as to never run out of illustrations of the ways coercive legislation leads to harmful results. stories about the litigation the ada has spawned are legion : a suit by a 350 - pound tennessee woman against a movie theater for not having seats wide enough to accommodate her ; a judge who argued that he should not be removed from the bench after being caught shoplifting because he was “ disabled ” by depression over his daughter ’ s failure to get into law school ; a suit by a deaf lifeguard over a ymca ’ s insistence that all lifeguards be able to hear distress cries. the list goes on and on. the remarkable vagueness of the law makes it easy for prowling lawyers to concoct federal cases out of rejection, disappointment, or inconvenience. a person has a “ disability ” if he has a “ physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities. ” but what counts as an “ impairment ”? what is a “ major life activity ”? what is a “ substantial limit ”? laws used to be very precise. you knew whether you had stolen another person ’ s car or not. but with the ada, the demarcation between lawful activity and unlawful “ discrimination ” is pure fog. among the “ impairments ” that have become prominent under the ada is attention - deficit disorder ( add ). this recently “ discovered ” learning disability can entitle the “ sufferer ” to special legal status and obligates others to provide special compensatory treatment, known in legal parlance as “ accommodation. ” in the years to come, one of the most uttered phrases in america will be, “ you must accommodate me — or else. ” children who have trouble staying focused


special compensatory treatment, known in legal parlance as “ accommodation. ” in the years to come, one of the most uttered phrases in america will be, “ you must accommodate me — or else. ” children who have trouble staying focused, following instructions, or playing calmly are said to have add. there are no objective symptoms, and everyone who has ever been around children very much knows that at times virtually every child has trouble paying attention to what adults want him to pay attention to. fortunately, trained experts — child psychologists and counselors with the appropriate university degrees and state certificates — are able to diagnose add. in fact, parents often ask them to. why would a parent want to have his child diagnosed as having a learning disability? the answer is that in the perverse world of the ada, the special privileges to which you are entitled if you fall into the “ protected class ” of the disabled give you significant advantages over normal ( or, to use the politically correct term, “ differently abled ” ) people. one accommodation to which those with this learning disability are entitled is the right to take crucial exams, such as the scholastic assessment test ( sat ), the law school admission test ( lsat ), and the medical college admission test ( mcat ) under special conditions — in a distraction - free room and with extended time. taking away the normal, pressure - filled test conditions and replacing them with the congenial conditions of ada accommodation can make a large difference in performance. parents know that, and, wanting to maximize the chances of success for their children, some shop around for a specialist who will give the desired diagnosis. the number of exams given under “ special circumstances ” has risen exponentially ever since the ada became law. the educational testing service ( ets ) administers the sat, lsat, mcat, and other exams. when students show their add papers, they are routinely given the mandatory “ accommodation. ” when their scores are reported to colleges and universities, ets marks them as “ nonstandard administration, ” which could mean that the test was given in braille, in enlarged print, or, as with those “ disabled ” with add, additional time. more than that ets does not dare say, for fear that it would be sued if it provided any further information about the exact testing conditions. once they have the test results, colleges and universities are careful not to treat the standard ones as any different from the nonstandard ones. to do so would, again, be to


sued if it provided any further information about the exact testing conditions. once they have the test results, colleges and universities are careful not to treat the standard ones as any different from the nonstandard ones. to do so would, again, be to invite litigation. the expense and adverse publicity that would come from a suit alleging one of the most heinous of all contemporary offenses — discrimination against the disabled — is simply not worth the benefit of being able to assess more fully the capabilities of the various applicants. the result is that students whose parents were clever and wealthy enough to use the ada to their advantage by securing a “ disability ” diagnosis wind up with a substantial advantage over others. the student who was allowed to take, for example, the mcat without time pressure is more likely to gain admittance into medical school than an otherwise comparable student who took the mcat normally. a legal leg up to the extent that attention - deficit disorder diagnoses are just a scam ( and some medical experts argue that the very notion of add is quackery ), the law is simply giving the unscrupulous a means of getting ahead of everyone else. to the extent that add is real and the law is assisting individuals who have a hard time concentrating to get into colleges and professional schools, it is attacking one of the most important functions of market competition, namely, steering people into the kinds of work for which they are best suited. not even the most vociferous advocate for “ the disabled ” would be willing to be treated or operated on by a doctor who has difficulty in staying focused. by short - circuiting the market ’ s tendency to direct people into appropriate work, the ada increases the likelihood that consumers will suffer at the hands of less - than - competent practitioners. ordinarily, the slightest chance that something might harm a consumer is enough to send statists into frantic activity. several years ago, for instance, the federal government banned the use of alar in apple orchards when it was disclosed that some lab rats developed tumors after being force - fed megadoses of the chemical. the resulting publicity had mothers wondering if it was even safe to dump apple juice down the drain. sober scientists pointed out that neither the apple juice nor alar posed even the slightest threat to humans, but their voices were drowned out by the cry, “ we must not take chances! ” there is far more likelihood that someone will be harmed by the egalitarians ’ attack on standards, of which the ada is an integral part. however,


but their voices were drowned out by the cry, “ we must not take chances! ” there is far more likelihood that someone will be harmed by the egalitarians ’ attack on standards, of which the ada is an integral part. however, you search in vain for any expression of concern from them that compelling schools to admit lesser - qualified individuals involves taking chances. evidently, risks brought on by their own feel - good meddling with individual decision - making and the natural order of the world don ’ t count. despite the high - blown rhetoric, the ada is a terrible solution to a virtually non - existent problem. most truly handicapped people who wanted to work, attend college, or do anything else were able to do so prior to the enactment of the ada. they had to adapt to the world, however, pursuing goals that were realistic given their mental and physical limitations. they had to seek out institutions and employers that wanted them, rather than forcing themselves on those that didn ’ t. they naturally steered themselves toward those situations where their handicaps were not handicaps at all, just as people lacking an aptitude for mathematics steer themselves into fields where mathematical ability is not important. the statists with their mania for group rights, however, can ’ t tolerate that “ the handicapped ” sometimes have to take “ no ” for an answer. rather than trying to help the handicapped to improve their abilities and find the places where they fit in naturally, they take the political path of legislated coercion. much as we may feel for the disabled individual struggling to make ends meet ( and bear in mind that many disabled people succeed very well on their own ), it is wrong to use coercion to deprive other people of their freedom to make decisions — their right to say “ no. ”


28th mayo 2010 masters student uses pedal power to create novel machine an innovative bicycle - powered water pump, created by a student at the university of sheffield, has proved a huge success and is now in regular production in guatemala, transforming the lives of rural residents. jon leary, 24, a meng student in the university ’ s department of mechanical engineering, took his bicycle machine design from a steel city drawing board to the heart of guatemala as part of his dissertation, which required him to ‘ make something useful out of rubbish. ’ during his four month stint in guatemala, jon spent time improving the design for his bicibomba movil – a mobile bicycle - powered water pump to be used for irrigation and general water distribution - by working with the guatemalan ngo maya pedal, who design and build a variety of weird and wonderful bicycle machines using abandoned bikes sent over from the us and canada. maya pedal ’ s aim is to produce machines which can improve the daily lives of locals, without them having to resort to expensive electrical or environmentally damaging fossil fuelled machines. their machines, which are human - powered sustainable energy sources, range from the bicilavadora ( bicycle washing machine ) to the bicimolino ( corn grinder ). jon created the machine using a normal bike, which is plugged into a frame with an old electrical pump converted to a friction drive attached to the back wheel. the back tyre of the bike makes direct contact with the former armature of the motor, which is covered with rubber from an old tyre to give better grip. the machine was tested to a range of heights and on flat ground the pump can achieve a 40 litres per minute flow rate - equal to about three normal showers. at 26 meters, a flow rate of 5 liters per minute can be achieved. the bike frame can be built quickly and easily using only basic workshop tools and materials, including a few lengths of angle iron, some flat lengths of metal, bicycle seat posts and seat tubes, and a scrapped standard electric centrifugal water pump. prior to jon ’ s design, maya pedal had already produced a popular machine capable of drawing water from up to 30m below the surface, however many farmers lived on steep inclines and wanted to distribute the water once it had been extracted from the well. as a result, unlike maya pedal ’ s other static designs, jon ’ s bike is completely mobile - when a person is done pumping, they can simply flip the frame upside down and it will sit on top of the back wheel like a pan


. as a result, unlike maya pedal ’ s other static designs, jon ’ s bike is completely mobile - when a person is done pumping, they can simply flip the frame upside down and it will sit on top of the back wheel like a pannier rack. this mobility enables users to pump from the bottom of the hill to a mid - way tank until full, and then continue pumping from the mid - way tank to the top of the hill. the number of mid - way tanks can be increased indefinitely, effectively making the pumping distance unlimited. the machine is now in regular production in guatemala and at least six more models have been made since jon ’ s departure from the country last summer. jon has since produced an open source construction manual for the machine, which is freely available on maya pedal ’ s web site. the manual was recently sent to malawi by students from the university of strathclyde involved in a rural irrigation project aiming to address some of the agricultural problems that the developing nation is facing. in two months time, jon will return to guatemala with a team of three more of the university ’ s recent graduates from the department of mechanical engineering to design, build and test a wind turbine. the turbine will be designed specifically for maya pedal and as a result will be constructed from disused bicycle parts and other scrap materials. jon said : “ when i was asked to design a novel product from waste material for my master ' s thesis, i never would have expected that i ' d end up welding together bicycle machines in the highlands of guatemala! working at maya pedal was like being on scrapheap challenge - there is a storeroom full of stripped down bicycle parts, a workshop full of tools and the only limit is your own imagination. there was never a dull day, the volunteers came from all around the world to be there and everyone in the local town was so friendly - it ’ s certainly an experience i ’ ll never forget. ” dr steve bradbury from the department of mechanical engineering at the university of sheffield, said : “ it is gratifying to see that the design expertise that we foster in our students can be utilised in worthy projects such as this. it is a result where everybody wins ; jon, the university and most importantly, the people of guatamala. ”


lykes brothers is studying the carbon footprint of its 337, 000 - acre ranch in highlands county. john alleyne thinks highlands county, already known for its 450, 000 acres of prime agricultural lands, has the potential for at least one more significant crop : carbon credits. under a cap - and - trade system, which many see coming within the next few years, the federal government is likely to cap carbon emissions for various kinds of activities, from farming to manufacturing. some enterprises will be able to earn “ credits ” because they consume more carbon than they produce ; others will be able to earn credits because they can easily reduce their emissions well below their limits. in either case, the credits can then be sold to other businesses for whom lowering emissions is tougher. in europe, carbon trading is rapidly expanding, from $ 31 billion in value in 2006 to $ 78. 6 billion last year. the european carbon markets have emerged in response to the kyoto protocol, an international treaty that mandates cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. the treaty wasn ’ t ratified by the u. s., so carbon trading here remains voluntary and less lucrative. still, for public relations reasons, businesses in the u. s. that produce high levels of greenhouse gases can purchase credits to help offset their excess emissions. currently, a single carbon credit, defined as a metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, trades for as low as a dollar on the chicago climate exchange. in europe, carbon credits can trade for $ 20 or more. sandra kling, chief environmental scientist for eco 2 asset solutions, says the proposed waxman - markey climate change bill includes a cap - and - trade plan much like the kyoto agreement that, if approved, would likely boost the price significantly. the limits for farm lands will depend on how much carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide is created in growing and harvesting crops. farms can cut their greenhouse gas emissions and earn carbon credits by implementing greener farming methods, not farming the land at all or planting cleaner crops, such as carbon - absorbing trees. a typical 100 acres of citrus, for example, would garner about 80 carbon credits a year, while 100 acres of longleaf or slash pine trees would equal about 108 carbon credits annually. alleyne, director of the county ’ s agricultural extension office, says land owners and farmers are asking questions about carbon credits particularly as citrus, one of county ’ s cornerstone crops, continues to fade after 20 years of losses from citrus canker and greening. “ some of the growers are in a transition stage


in the media china battles desertification july 05, 2012 as scientists increasingly label desertification as one of the most burning challenges facing the world today, a small village in china ’ s semi - arid northeastern region of inner mongolia is fighting back. chifeng city ’ s dry climate and sparse vegetation have given way to severe surface erosion and poor soil fertility. agriculture and animal husbandry, the two economic cornerstones of chifeng city ’ s nine counties and three districts, are increasingly threatened by the spell of desertification, though afforestation began as early as 1940. chifeng city identified deforestation and plowing of hill slopes, continued overuse of sandified farmlands and intensive grazing as the main culprits of the problem, in a region low in plant density and productivity. china is currently saddled with a colossal 2. 6 million square - kilometre area of desertified and sandified land – almost a quarter of the country ’ s total territory, covering 18 provinces and impacting 400 million people. “ by 2030, the demand for food is likely to increase by 50 percent, and by 45 percent for energy and 30 percent for water. each of these demands will claim more land. this would lead to more deforestation unless we commit to restore degraded land, ” luc gnacadja, executive secretary of the unccd stressed. please click here to read the original news item. keywords : asia, china, deforestation, desert, desertification, inner mongolia, unccd


when i am afraid explore the bible series october 18, 2009 background passage : psalm 56 : 1 - 13 lesson passage : psalm 56 : 1 - 13 the superscription of this psalm indicates that david wrote these words during his sojourn with the philistines ( see i samuel 21 : 10 - 15 ). wearied by the constant threats of king saul, david nearly broke under the stress of fear, and he used this psalm to give expression to his emotional distress. i value this psalm, among many others, because it provides insight into the emotional life of a great man of god. david ’ s godliness did not exempt him from the frailties of human nature, and his genuine transparency about his fears helps me understand the machinations of my own heart. david ’ s relationship with saul deteriorated badly after saul ’ s disobedience at gilgal ( see i samuel 15 : 1 - 35 ). god rejected saul as king of in a frantic effort to escape saul ’ s treachery, david sought refuge, of all places, among the philistines. achish, king of the philistine city of fear has a crippling effect on god ’ s people. this debilitating malady may take many forms, but, at its heart, fear arises from a struggle with trusting god. the world seemed to close in on david. for reasons he could not control, his relationship with saul disintegrated quickly, and death loomed at every turn. for a long season david sought to run from his pursuer, but his efforts left him emotionally exhausted and without refuge. he saw no reliable route of escape. perhaps some of you feel like david. you encounter danger at every turn. escape seems impossible, and you weary of the struggle. i. david ’ s great trial ( vv. 1 - 7 ) a. the nature of david ’ s trials 1. “ a man tramples me ” ( v. 1b and 2a ) : david spent his youth in an agrarian environment, and he knew the destructiveness of animal stampedes. panicked herds can do great damage to anything in their paths, and this poor man felt like he had been trampled under hoof. 2. “ all day long an attacker oppresses me ” ( 1c and 2a ) : saul ’ s pursuit seemed interminable ; all day long he harassed the beleaguered young man. while the pursuit had acute moments of danger, david emphasized, in this phrase, his exhaustion from the dogg


( 1c and 2a ) : saul ’ s pursuit seemed interminable ; all day long he harassed the beleaguered young man. while the pursuit had acute moments of danger, david emphasized, in this phrase, his exhaustion from the dogged, ongoing pursuit of his adversary. “ oppresses ” denotes a weighing down, to labor under an unbearable load. 3. “ many attack me proudly ” ( v. 2b ) : saul amassed a vast array of allies to murder david. in his conceit, saul apparently believed his alliances would spell doom for his prey. 4. “ all day long they injure my cause ” ( v. 5a ) : some translations ( nkjv and niv ) render this verse “ twist my words. ” whatever the case, david believed his adversaries had constructed their murderous alliances around a superstructure of lies. 5. “ all their thoughts are against me for evil ” ( v. 5b ) : saul was obsessed with murdering his friend and servant, and every waking thought centered on the king ’ s fixation on killing his rival. 6. “ they stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life ” ( v. 6 ) : this series of brief descriptions depict the insidious nature of saul ’ s conspiracy. like many obsessed people, he used subterfuge and whispered conversations to rally his co - conspirators. dear readers, i have often found that whispered, “ confidential ” conversations reveal a sinister, ungodly, diabolical motive. refuse to let conspiratorial people to dump their “ trash ” in your ear ( see romans 1 : 28 - 31, i timothy 5 : 13, and i peter 2 : 1 ). b. david ’ s confidence in god 1. “ be gracious to me, o god ” ( 1a and 7 ) : david ’ s hope, we see, rested in the lord. his first recourse was to devote his cause to god, in prayer. his supplications demonstrated that he had not lost all hope, and he still had confidence that god would help him, according to the lord ’ s grace. the prayer continues in verse seven where david asked the lord to vindicate him before his enemies, especially those nations that had allied with saul, against david. 2. “ when i am afraid, i will put my trust in you ( v. 3 ) : some stressful situations call for careful expressions


lord to vindicate him before his enemies, especially those nations that had allied with saul, against david. 2. “ when i am afraid, i will put my trust in you ( v. 3 ) : some stressful situations call for careful expressions of trust, and, for david, fear did not repel him from the lord ; rather, the distress attracted the supplicant to the throne of grace. these words do not imply that david only sought the lord during times of trial, but they reflect the consistent course of david ’ s practice of prayer. some days ago, as i babysat my little grandson, i turned my eyes for a split second, and, as i was distracted, he pushed a button on our stereo system. instantaneously, loud music blared from the speakers, and the sound startled kyle. a look of panic coursed over his face, and he fled immediately to the safety of my arms. no one taught him to seek safety ; he fled to me instinctively. like our little boy, david ’ s turned intuitively to the arms of the lord, during a season of peril. god, whose word i praise, in god, i trust ; i shall not be afraid ” ( v. 4 ) : some time earlier, god had given his word to make david king of ii. david ’ s confidence in the faithfulness of god ( vv. 8 - 11 ) a. “ you have kept count of my tossings ” ( v. 8a ) : the word translated “ tossings ” ( esv ) may also mean “ wanderings. ” whatever the translation, david ’ s point is unmistakable. he took comfort that god had not forgotten him ; that the lord noticed his suffering and fear. b. “ put my tears in your bottle, are they not in your book? ” ( v. 8b ) : “ bottle ” refers to an animal skin used to store liquids, like wine. david called on the lord to collect his tears ; that is, he petitioned god to take note of his weeping. in mid - verse, the psalmist changed analogies when he referred to the lord ’ s book. in this context david seems to have seen the lord as a business man who keeps meticulous records, and he hoped that god would record his tears. c. “ then my enemies will turn back … this i know, that god is for me ” ( v. 9 ) : david had many enemies, but he also enjoyed the support of one


, and he hoped that god would record his tears. c. “ then my enemies will turn back … this i know, that god is for me ” ( v. 9 ) : david had many enemies, but he also enjoyed the support of one important ally, the lord. saul was against him, but god was for him. d. “ in god i trust ; i shall not be afraid. what can man do to me? ” ( vv. 10 - 11 ) : again, david referred to his fear, a fear that only trust in god can relieve. iii. david ’ s vows to the lord ( vv. 12 - 13 ) : in this section, david made two vows to god ; then, he followed his promises with a final note of thanksgiving. a. “ i must perform my vows to you ” ( v. 12a ) : we do not know the nature of these promises david made, but, perhaps, the hardships of life had deterred him from keeping his word. this phrase seems to indicate a renewal of david ’ s vows to god. b. i will render thank offerings to you, o god ” ( v. 12b - 13 ) : the mosaic law encouraged a “ peace offering ” that the jewish people made in seasons of thanksgiving ( see leviticus 7 : 11 - 21, 28 - 36 ). perhaps david, during his flight from saul, neglected his sacrificial responsibilities. in the final verse of the psalm, david identified the object of his thanksgiving, god ’ s deliverance of his soul from death. the lord had kept david from stumbling, thus enabling him to walk before the lord in the light of life.


the sun sets over welsh mountains in a december 2008 file photo. sunspot group 1024, which finally developed over the 4th of july weekend. a large flare shoots out from the sun. after one of the longest sunspot droughts in modern times, solar activity picked up quickly over the weekend. a new group of sunspots developed, and while not dramatic by historic standards, the spots were the most significant in many months. " this is the best sunspot i ' ve seen in two years, " observer michael buxton of ocean beach, calif., said on spaceweather. com. solar activity goes in a roughly 11 - year cycle. sunspots are the visible signs of that activity, and they are the sites from which massive solar storms lift off. the past two years have marked the lowest low in the cycle since 1913, and for a while scientists were wondering if activity would ever pick back up. during 2009 so far, the sun has been completely free of spots about 77 percent of the time. nasa researchers last month said quiet jet streams inside the sun were responsible, and that activity would soon return to normal. the new set of spots, named 1024, is kicking up modest solar flares. sunspots are cool regions on the sun where magnetic energy builds up. they serve as a cap on material welling up from below. often, that material is released in spectacular light shows called solar flares and discharges of charged particles known as coronal mass ejections. the ejections can travel as space storms to earth within a day or so, and major storms can knock out satellites and trip power grids on the surface. prior to the low - activity period, astronomers had been predicting that the next peak in solar activity, expected in 2013, might be one of the most active in many decades. that forecast was recently revised, however, and scientists now expect the next peak to be modest. all this matters because, as laid out in a report earlier this year by the national academy of sciences, a major solar storm nowadays could cause up to $ 2 trillion in initial damages by crippling communications on earth and fueling chaos among residents and even governments in a scenario that would require four to 10 years for recovery. such a storm struck in 1859, knocking out telegraph communications and causing those lines to erupt in flames. the world then was not so dependent on electronic communication systems, however. copyright © 2009 imaginova corp. all rights reserved. this material may not be published, broadcast


health & medicine - posted by futurity - jenny leonard on wednesday, july 6, 2011 16 : 53 - 1 comment in 20s, hypertension risk for low earners duke ( us ) — young adults with lower income and less education face the greatest risk of having high blood pressure, new data shows. researchers examined data from more than 14, 000 men and women between 24 and 32 years old, exploring why nearly one in five has high blood pressure. the results were published in the july issue of the journal hypertension. “ the rates of obesity and high blood pressure in this young adult population are striking and our findings provide a clearer picture of who appears to be at highest risk, ” says beverly brummett, the study ’ s lead author and associate research professor at duke university. “ those with low education and income tended to be more overweight and exercised less, and in turn had higher blood pressure. ” the recent studies are from the 2008 national longitudinal study of adolescent health, known as add health, funded by the national institutes of health. findings published in the may issue of the journal epidemiology found 19 percent of young adults had elevated blood pressure, which significantly increases the likelihood of developing heart disease and stroke. only 11 percent of the study participants had ever been told by their doctor they had the condition. in the latest study, researchers found that lower household income was most strongly associated with elevated blood pressure. a lower education level was also related to higher blood pressure, but not as strongly as household income and by way of behavioral risk factors, such as smoking and less exercise. researchers contrasted their findings with a smaller study among a similar young adult population in france conducted during the same timeframe. in the french study, education was more strongly associated than income with high blood pressure. “ the u. s. data were collected amid the recent economic recession, which resulted in job loss and diminished household incomes among many study participants, ” says redford williams, director of duke ’ s behavioral medicine research center and study co - author. “ it ’ s interesting to consider that in the u. s., where we do not have a national health care system as they do in france, we find that household income is most strongly associated with blood pressure. the differences in the health care systems may play a role. ” “ it wasn ’ t all good news for people with higher education and incomes, ” brummett says. “ young adults with higher income and education tended to have higher alcohol intake, which is strongly related to