... and Socrates, there were admonishments for people to spend time with animals. . .for their health” (Simross 14). “Researchers into the impact of animals on our health points to a clear relationship between the presence of pets and significantly better physical and emotional well-being” (Witherell 76). Pet owners reported fewer headaches, fewer bouts of indigestion, and less difficulty sleeping in one study (Avanzino). Also, interaction with animals is shown to reduce blood pressure and heart rate, subtle changes with enormous health benefits (Whitaker; Schellenberg 2). For example, a large Australian study reported in 1992 indicated that pet ...

... have to look at the mitigating factors of both the employees and their superiors along with the role of others in the failure of these components. Next you would have to analyze the final ruling from a corporate perspective and then we must examine the macro issue of corporate responsibility in order toattempt to find a resolution for cases like these. The first mitigating factor involved in the National Semiconductor case is the uncertainty, on the part of the employees, on the duties that they were assigned. It is plausible that during the testing procedure, an employee couldnt distinguish which parts they were to test under government standards and commercial ...

... trait is your leaders ability to command a large amount of people. If you have a leader who cannot control his own army than a defeat is inevitable. Also your leader must want to improve the well being and living conditions for all of his followers. And lastly he must be influential, he must posses the ability to sway the minds of skeptics who do not believe in him or the cause. Being influential has another benefit to it also, an influential person will leave behind people that will carry out your leaders plans in the untimely event of your leader being killed or exiled. A leader who seems to posses a great number of the qualities stated in the above p ...

... The United Nations, through the activities of its International Drug Control Programme, the actions of its International Narcotics Control Board, and the upcoming General Assembly's Special Session on Drugs, is a key component of the global response to this common threat. 1997 was a good year for international drug-control efforts, particularly in the Western Hemisphere. Appreciable gains were made in crop reduction, in interdiction, in weakening trafficking syndicates, strengthening law enforcement, and in targeting drug money laundering. The year's best news came from Peru, for years the world's largest coca growing country. Three-plus years of joint eff ...

... and Sosa has a .264. At the rate their going Sosa will probably have a better average then McGwire when he retires. Their slugging percent right now as it stands. McGwire has a better slugging percent then Sosa. McGwire has a .575 as Sosa has .497 averages. Lately I noticed that McGwire's slugging percent in the past couple of years has only gotten better so at the rate he is going his slugging percent will probably be over .650 when he retires. However, for Sosa he has pretty much stayed the same in the past few years. If he keeps it up his slugging percent will probably stay pretty much the same. The number of hits that McGwire and Sosa have been pretty close ...

... appeared 1,600 times and has been steadily growing since then. The public has grasped the term and considers it to be one of the foremost national driving concerns. In a recent AAA poll 44% of motorists ranked road rage as the biggest threat on the road while drunk driving ranked second with 31%. Road rage is now an everyday household term heard on the evening news and read in newspapers daily (Bowles, Scott, and Paul Overberg). So what is this new-sprung expression that has received so much attention in recent years? Numerous people have tried to define the term and add some clarity to it’s meaning. Some have tried to determine it’s psycholog ...

... By watching too much TV your kid may end up relying on the TV to provide their fantasy for them. Consequently , when it comes time to do a book report your child may have a hard time understanding what they are reading due to lack of creativity from watching too much TV. While losing creativity , your child can also gain laziness. While some kids are actively involved in sports after school , a majority of them just come home and plop themselves in front of the TV. What is happening when they are watching TV? Absolutely nothing , they are sitting on a couch not moving and not thinking , and sometimes eating to. And we all know what happens when you eat ...

... the chance to play. With about 90 players in the ABA, they got their chance. The ABA started to draft college players to compete with the NBA. Because both leagues wanted the best players, the ABA made a rule which said that the draftee did not have to be a college graduate. The NBA had a rule which said that the draftee must have graduated from college. As a result, many college stars began to go straight into the ABA before graduating. One which did this was Moses Malone, he was the first player to come straight out of high school into professional sports. This was a revolutionary event in the history of professional sports. The ABA had a style of it ...

... AstroTurf,along with its foreign and domestic impostors that were eventually squeezed out of the industry, was developed as a cheaper, more durable, low maintenance alternative to grass as a playing surface for football, baseball, and soccer. The original sales pitch rang true with all the sincerity of a beer commercial: All the fun of the regular grass, with only a third of the maintenance. Monsanto, AstroTurf's original manufacturer, had an ace in hole as well; grass doesn't grow very well in domes. Seduced by visions of conquering Mother Nature and paying a couple kids minimum wage to run a vacuum cleaner over the field between games, stadium executives acr ...

... back to ancient Egypt, and are also found among large societies like the Zulu, and smaller tribes such as the Matebele and Thonga. is viewed by the African society as a time of ingathering, when people reaffirm bonds between them. They also celebrate the good of life, and thank the lord for creation. Furthermore, during this period, celebrants reinforce the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) These seven African values are Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith). These values speak best of what it means to be African. Thr ...