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- 1351: The Effects of Lead Poison on Children
- ... libraries have many books and periodicals that cover this subject. Other programs that stay informed on this issue can be found governmental agencies such as the Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, located in Washington D.C.. This Alliance staff offers technical assistance and will help clubs find local contacts who can offer expert advice for local preventing program. Materials and requests are also found through the Alliance. Examples of this ... our environment today. The Lead Institute of San Francisco offers free pamphlet on lead poisoning and sells testing kits and books on lead poisoning. Another is the National Lead Information Center/Hotline located in Washington, D.C. has a variety of brochures and facts sheets aimed at Parents and explaining the dangers of lead poisoning, the importance of testing children, and safe home renovations(Kiwanis International, 1996). In Chicago Illinois the ... helping ensure that health-care providers and consumers are alerted to the dangers associated with accidental overdoses of lead- containing products (Hingley, 1996). Today the FDA is headed by the Commissioner David A. Kessler, M.D. Government officials face many key arguments or points each day. One argument that I would encourage governmental official to look at is the amount of lead allowed in gasoline. Today the burning of leaded ...
- 1352: Tongan Mothers In New Zealand,
- ... of the participants said that the book was given to them at the hospital before they left the hospital. One of the participants got given the book at home when the nurse visited the next day after being discharged. The respondent said: I saw the nurse giving the book to one of the mothers. When I left I wasn't given a book and I was worried and concerned that something ... fine for first time mothers but felt that it is boring and monotonous for second time round mothers. One said: I would like to see something different. It is boring looking at the same thing day in day out. Another said: There is no specific Tongan illness like "mavaeua" (natural closure of the fontanels) or "tapitopito" (umbilical hernina) or "makehekehe" (winding condition). If some of the Tongan illnesses or conditions had been ...
- 1353: Fried Green Tomatoes Human Nat
- ... solid as a rock, in a matter of three seconds. One, two, three, just like that . They just flew off and took the lake with em. That lake is somewhere in Georgia, to this very day Idgie s exaggerated use of humor allowed the wanderer to settle down and relax. Later, when her nephew Buddy jr. is run over by a train and loses his arm, Idgie once again uses her ... lighter side. When he was little and there was somebody new in the café, Idgie would bring him in and have him tell this long story about going fishing on the Warrior River, and he d get them all caught up in the story and the Idgie would say, How big was the catfish Stump? And he would put out his arm, like the grown fishermen used to do to show how long the fish was, and he d say Oh about that big. And Idgie and Stump would laugh over the expressions on the people s faces, trying to figure out how long that fish was. Instead of mourning over the loss ...
- 1354: Brief Look at Jewish History
- Brief Look at Jewish History The Jews are a people with a multitude of dilemmas. From the Israelite tribes to the prosperous modern day Israel , bigotry towards the Jews has been greatly evident. The Jewish race has acted as Escape Goat for many crisis throughout history including the black plaque which swept across Europe in the 14th century. The ... great incident was something the Jewish people were striving to obtain for generations. This, however, led to four major conflicts between Israel and the Arab countries. One of the most meaningful wars was the Six-Day War. Events such as the holocaust have also had a dramatic effect on world history and whose mysteries are still being unravelled. For twelve years following 1933 the Jews were persecuted by the Nazi's ... War II was seen. Organized Jewry in the European continent was damaged beyond repair. The Jews concentrated on the preservation of Israel and on the bringing of Nazi war criminals to trial. There is a day of commemoration, Holocaust Day, observed in Israel and elsewhere on Nisan (April) 19 and 20. The date is considered the anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The emergence of Israel as ...
- 1355: Roosevelt
- ... former leaders alive, conquered peoples never forgot the names of their conquerors, and religions have a knack for constantly worshiping the same divine prophets. Some remain of the ancient celebrities are still famous to this day, many of them now shrouded in the mists of time and have become slightly warped by literature and business. For example, the charitable St. Nicholas, warped by language translations and commercialism, is now a large gift giving elf by the name of Santa Claus. But in this day and age, where anyone can record anything he or she wants to, will any of the present day lords and prophets shine as brightly through the shroud of mythology and time as the ones of old? In 500 years - providing anyone is still alive to care - a few men and women will ...
- 1356: The Function of Profanity in Modern English
- ... young man was a step too slow racing for the Second Avenue bus. As it pulled away, he angrily shouted one word for everyone nearby to hear. It was: (a) Gadzooks; (b) Doggone; (c) Phooey; (d) Fuck. 2) A fast-moving bicyclist screamed at a middle-aged man trying to cross Broadway. "Watch where you're going, you ..." His next two words were: (a) Errant knave; (b) Brainless dolt; (c) Pedestrian poltroon; (d) Dumb Shit. It should be obvious that the correct answer, both times, is (d). These are but two examples, mild at that, of the vulgarization of a city awash with people who, if a mere five or six words were removed from their vocabulary, would effectively be struck ...
- 1357: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca
- ... many detailed and symbolic events. The rituals performed in these events meet the purpose of the pilgrimage, which is the purification of the soul. Getting ready for the pilgrimage, every person exchanges their regular every day clothes for a sacred white ihram. An ihram is white cloth (two pieces of cloth for men and one piece of cloth for women) that is draped over the body. Ihrams symbolize the equality between ... not allowed to be worn and sexual activities are not allowed to be performed. Those are just some minute processes of many, which enable a person to achieve purification during the pilgrimage. On the first day of the pilgrimage, thousands of Muslims join each other by walking in a circles (circumambulating) around the Ka'ba seven times. The Ka'ba also is known as "The House of Allah", and is very ... get water for the camels and himself. Many people camp out in tents in Mina, getting water as a physical and spiritual preparation for the trip to Arafat and the rest of the pilgrimage. This day is known as the "Going out to Mina" day, and/or "Day of Watering". The following day, everyone then moves to the Plain of Arafat where the Mount of Mercy is located. By now, ...
- 1358: Creative Writing: Letter to Principal
- ... freedom it has a rather disappointing outcome. Put your self in my shoes for a short time, if you were not allowed to do anything much more than do homework and stay in the house day and night what would you do? I would abuse my freedoms the second and was able to and probably destroy my body in the process. I am not saying that a closed campus policy will make kids party and do drugs, I am saying it helps contribute. When the program D.A.R.E was put into operation it was a good idea, however when the D.A.R.E program was ran about four to five times on the same student it was a huge mistake. It made kids egar to try drugs, I didn't just make this up ...
- 1359: ASTM Pros
- ... use. A brief profile of all of the admixtures and the cement used is given within the report. It was concluded that the admixture called 325-N would yield the highest strength over a 28 day period. It was only better by less than 4% in comparison to the compressive strengths of the other admixtures. Further details on each of the individual trial mixes can be found in Appendix B. It ... program similar to this one that the initial set times and the 24 hour compressive strengths be eliminated as their result reflect to no certain extent how the concrete will stand up over a 28 day period. Abstract Although Lafarge uses similar processes to manufacture cements at all of its locations across Ontario, the cements at these different locations may perform differently when they chemically react with an admixture due to ... taken and were not analyzed for that reason but are available. (Set times are located in Appendix B at the bottom of the first page of each Admixture Trail Mix Summary) Conclusion The 1 & 7 day compressive strengths reflected very little as to what the final compressive strengths of the cylinders would be after 28 days. The 24 hour breaks were irrelevant as were the initial set times. Graphs 1, ...
- 1360: The Godfather: Gangster Genre
- ... on Molly Doyle Matt's sister and one of the neighbourhood girls, and she explicitly states his well-known reputation: "You're the meanest boy in town, Jail That's where you'll be some day, Tom Powers!" Tom is the son of a policeman, Officer Powers a harsh father who often uses a wide leather belt to discipline his near-delinquent child. As Tom is belted across his behind by ... As they grow up, by 1915, they cross the same paths, but now they are graduating to more advanced, young-adult pursuits. Tom's straight brother Mike works as a street car conductor during the day and goes to school at night, "learnin' how to be poor," according to Tom. Putty Nose offers Tom and Matt a "sweet" opportunity - a larger, more profitable heist and crime - the gun-wielding armed robbery ... street where Tom retaliates and shoots (off-screen) the police officer. After running back to the club, they find that two-timing Putty Nose has treacherously deserted them and "beat it." They are advised: "You'd better lay low for a while. The heat's on." He resolves to seek revenge: "I'm gonna give it to that Putty Nose right in the head the first time I see him." ...
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