you noticed that Scandinavian countries‚ such as Denmark‚ Finland and Norway‚ are always highly-regarded in measures of success such as the Forbes 2013 Prosperity Index. Let’s take the example of Norway. The Norwegian tax system is more “progressive” than capitalist systems such as in the USA. Poor people pay much less. Wealthy people (and corporations) pay much more — with fewer tax loop-holes and government subsidies. And what do Norwegians get for their higher taxes? Extensive cradle-to-grave social
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Prevention is Better than Cure Document Transcript • 1. Prevention is Better than CureWhen it comes to fires in the home‚ most of us are of the opinion that it will never happen in ourhomes – if this is your way of thinking‚ you couldn’t be more wrong. Imagine getting home fromwork one day and finding a fire engine in your driveway – this happened to me once and‚ believeme‚ it is not a good feeling.Using a Smoke DetectorStudies have shown that the majority of serious household fires could have
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devastating would happen again. No one was upset about the TSA and government upping the security measures. Why should it be any different now? The only difference is that we are putting new security measures into effect before things happen. It is better to be safe than sorry. Since September 11‚ 2001‚ there still have been incidents where passengers have had items on them that are not allowed on planes. One of the most recognized incidents of this is the Underwear Bomber. Last year on Christmas day‚ a young
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Are women better leaders than men? That was the question posed at Friday’s Utah Valley Women’s Business Conference and according to research presented at that same conference‚ the answer is yes. Keynote speaker Bob Sherwin‚ CEO of Zenger Folkman‚ presented research his company published in the March edition of the Harvard Business Review. The data comes from thousands of surveys that rate leaders in 16 different traits thought to be important to leadership‚ including taking initiative‚ driving
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texting better than calling? Most people live very busy lives. Within one day you may have work or school‚ appointments‚ sports‚ shopping‚ and family matters to attend to. Sitting down and chatting via cell phone isn’t always handy. While it is less connected‚ you can send a friend a text within seconds. But time isn’t the only reason texting is favored by many. If you’re in danger‚ calling 9-1-1‚ or just a family member or friend is risky. Not only can someone track your call easier than a text
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statement that “Out of a country’s health budget‚ a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measure”. I absolutelly agree with that statement. Firstly‚ the cost for prevention is much less than cure. To prevent‚ we just spend a little money for vaccine or some other kinds of preventative drugs. Meanwhile‚ to cure‚ especially with some serious diseases such as cancer‚ we need a lot of money as well as time and sometime it is in vain. Secondly
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intelligence‚ physical capability‚ and contribution to society. Firstly‚ intelligence. Most people will tell you that girls are smarter than boys. A study by Dr. Paul Irving and Dr. Richard Lynn‚published by the British psychological journal‚ states that the opposite is true. Despite the fact that girls get slightly better grades‚ males‚ on average‚ have a higher IQ than girls by about 5 points. Also‚ for every female genius (155+ IQ) there are 5.5 male ones. This irrefutable evidence shows that
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“Better Late Than Never” by Yolanda Paul There he was again‚ peeping through the window with worn‚ yellow eyes. His coat was moth-eaten and quite shabby. His skin was dirty as though it had not been scrubbed and cleaned thoroughly in quite some time. His shoes had many holes allowing too much ventilation and they appeared to have no soles. The old man shuffled into the coffee shop and ordered his normal cup of coffee without sugar and many times‚ I would see him looking longingly at the delicious
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While both sports may be injury prone‚ skiing is less likely than snowboarding to cause significant injury. Wrist‚ shoulder‚ and ankle injuries are more common among snowboarders‚ while knee ligament injuries are more common among skiers. Snowboarders also have a higher rate of injury‚ with an estimated one injury every 345 days‚ while skiers have an estimated one injury every 400 days. The skiing injuries might sometimes be slightly more severe‚ but they are less likely to happen. Some believe snowboarding
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ACME Bags Workhorse (the plastic bag replacement) and the EarthTote (the paper bag replacement). Same brilliant basic design as their wasteful relatives‚ but designed to be used thousands of times. ISSUE 1: ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES It takes more than four times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag. ENERGY TO PRODUCE BAG ORIGINALLY (BTUs) Safeway Plastic Bags: 594 BTUs Safeway Paper Bags: 2511 BTUs Of course‚ most paper comes from tree pulp‚ so the
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