Blood Diamonds: The Conflict in Sierra Leone History of Diamonds: The name "diamond" comes from the Greek word‚ "adamas" meaning unconquerable. Fittingly diamonds are made of pure carbon‚ and diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man.[1][1] Diamonds have long been a sign of wealth and fortune. Kings and queens have worn these forms of concentrated carbon and even more countless millions people over time have lusted after them. These gems can be transparent‚ truculent white
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Blood Pressure – Making a formal inference We often talk about a person’s “blood pressure” as though it is an inherent characteristic of that person. In fact‚ a person’s blood pressure is different each time you measure it. Blood pressure reacts to stress‚ diet and genetics. Gender | BP | BP1 | BP2 | BP3 | BP5 | BP7 | BP10 | BP15 | diet | female | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | LowFat | female | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | LowFat | male
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Wikipedia A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called fractionation. Blood donation benefits extend beyond those who receive life-giving blood. Donors also receive numerous health benefits. Blood donation benefits to donors include: • Free health screening: Every time you give blood‚ a medical technician‚ doctor or nurse will check your blood pressure and give you a free health screening.
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is in need of blood. In fact‚ about one of every seven people entering a hospital requires a blood transfusion. These startling statistics underscore the crucial nature of blood donation. Yet‚ only about 3% of the population currently gives blood. The number one reason these donors say they give is because they “want to help others.” This attitude of selfless giving supplies the 43‚000 pints of donated blood used each day in North America. There is no substitute for human blood. Over 4.5 million
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Although the novel‚ In Cold Blood‚ by Truman Capote‚ shocked the nation in its description of a heinous murder of an entire family‚ the initial crime theory included a murder-suicide since the husband and wife slept in separate bedrooms. However‚ through careful‚ descriptive analysis of the crime scene‚ the actual culprits of the cold‚ blooded killing were found and determined to have serious mental illness of schizophrenia and other brain injuries leading to a series of events that ended in a brutal
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Today I’m going to be speaking to you about the street gang known as the Bloods. I will be discussing the origin of the gang‚ some of the gang’s important members and the impact the gang has on the present day. It all began in 1971 when the gang that eventually came to establish the Bloods was created. The name of this gang was the Piru Street Boys and they were actually a set of the Crip gang‚ today’s biggest rivals of the Bloods. When the Piru Street Boys began their operations they were working
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In Blood Meridian‚ Cormac McCarthy describes a lawless and godless group of men ordained to cleanse the West of lesser people. This group wanders through the West leaving a trail of slaughtered people in their trail. The emptiness and ruthlessness of their hearts is reflected in the harsh and unforgiving landscape. McCarthy uses reoccurring themes of war‚ religion‚ and dance to paint a graphic picture of the savageness of life in the West. As men ordained on a mission‚ Glanton’s Gang is paid
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contributing to the Blood Diamonds by purchasing these conflict diamonds. With the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme‚ we have been able to slow down the blood diamonds from getting to the markets‚ and the militants are unable to get the money they were getting. Although some people are sneaking around the system and getting the conflict diamonds in the market‚ we have made a great indention in their profit‚ but we need to follow stricter guidelines keep these blood diamonds from being purchased.
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Gladys Martin July 2005 Indications for Blood Transfusions Goal of transfusing: Preserve oxygen delivery to tissues and avoid myocardial ischemia. One can do this by increasing the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood by raising the Hgb concentration of patients with acute/chronic anemia. Each unit will raise the Hct by 3 to 4 percent unless there is continued bleeding. Background: Transfusion trigger based on the 10/30 rule‚ give 2 units. However‚ with the discovery of transfusion-related HIV and
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Sylvia Aikhuele Mrs. Chandler AP Lang 25 August 2014 The Troubled Past of Perry Smith The brutal murder of the four Clutter family members was a tragedy to the “American Dream”‚ filled with anguish and longing. The Clutters’‚ known as the most secure and trusting family in their community‚ death caused paranoia and mistrust to spread throughout the town of Holcomb. There was no apparent motive for the crime‚ and there were almost no clues. Until criminal investigator Alvin Dewey received information
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