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    When speaking of cardiac disease there are many risk factors‚ Some of the factors are genetic‚ but there are several that are able to be controlled. Some of the major controllable risk factors would include your activity level as well as your weight. After that diet choices including high grain and low fat will make a big difference in your life. Also foods high in saturated fat that can raise your cholesterol should be avoided. Hypertension is another risk factor that can be controlled and

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    Another trend that is causing infection among a rising number of people is the “poke and stick party‚” a scenario in which friends give each other tattoos in their homes. The parties They are viewed as being more fun rather than going to a parlor where they need to comply with regulations. Poke and stick parties are also rising in popularity is because it is a lot cheaper‚ or even free‚ to get it done by their friends. (Concern Growing). What they don’t seem to realize is how dangerous it is to

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    According to a recent health survey‚ the obesity rate in adults has doubled since the 60s‚ and in children‚ has doubled since the 70s. Childhood obesity is on the rise at an alarming rate‚ and it is important that we identify what health issues that come along with it‚ and what is causing it. The government should not intervene on childhood obesity‚ for it’s an issue that the parents of obese children to handle. Childhood obesity is becoming more prominent in children‚ and serious health risks accompany

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    Free Fall

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    Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to verify the acceleration due to gravity using the picket fence with a photogate‚ LabPro and LoggerPro software by measuring it with a precision of 0.5% or better. Theory: All objects‚ regardless of mass‚ fall with the same acceleration due to gravity assuming that there is no air resistance. Objects thrown upward or downward and those released from rest are falling freely once they are released. Any freely falling object experiences acceleration directed

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    One of the most interesting Angel Falls facts is how these falls were discovered. The falls received their name because of an American bush pilot who was named Jimmy Angel. Angel crashed near the top of the falls in the year 1937‚ and then alerted the world to what he had found. This is one of the top Venezuela vacation spots‚ and an experience that no visitor should miss. There are three ways that you can explore the Angel Falls location. You can hike the falls on foot‚ but if this is the case be

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    Spring and Fall

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    Hopkins was a Jesuit Priest. The Poem was written in 1880.He was an English man. He was a 19th century Poet. He got Fame after his death. According to Poet Spring is a sign of fresh life or new birth and Fall means biblical fall of man from grace which led to his mortality. In “Spring and Fall‚" Hopkins explains to a child that we all age and die. That Margaret‚ like all of us‚ must deal with this fact and not let the knowledge of it hold her back from life. This is a message that almost everyone

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    Good Fall

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    A Good Fall The word Freedom has a different connotation in every part of the world‚ to have freedom means to have certain characteristics. These characteristics would be having the Third Eye‚ self-control‚ humility‚ and the ability to be able to overcome problems with a strategized plan. In the short story collection A Good Fall by Ha Jin‚ each story puts characters in dissimilar positions where they show whether or not they have the characteristics that define freedom. “A Composer and His Parakeet”

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    Unit 4222-264 - The principles of infection prevention and Control Outcome 1 Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections 1. explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection 2. explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control infection. Outcome 2 Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections 1. outline current legislation and regulatory body

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    Security and Loss Prevention Plan Ramona Jalba Security and Loss Prevention • Initial concerns and concepts relating to security: 1. Recent history; 2. General areas the program will consider; 3. Legal requirements associated with protecting guests and property; 4. Elements involved in setting up a security and loss prevention program. Security and Loss Prevention • Security equipment and procedures as they relate to physical security‚ internal control and the overall protection of guests

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    The Fall of Napoleon

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    VIENNA (1814-1815). The fall of Napoleon was only achieved by the creation of a special alliance between Great Britain‚ Austria‚ Russia and Prussia. By the Treaty of Chaumont of March 1 o‚ 1814‚ these four powers bound themselves together in a bond which was not to be dissolved when peace was concluded. When Napoleon had been beaten‚ France conceded to these allies by a secret article of the first Treaty of Paris of May 30‚ 1814‚ the disposition of all countries which Napoleon’s fall had freed from French

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