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: Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan
Born : 11 October 1942
Place Of Birth: Allahabad, United Provinces, British India
Residence : Prateeksha, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation : Actor, producer, singer, television presenter
Years active : 1969–present
Spouse : Jaya Bhaduri (1973–present)
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades. Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.
Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including four National Film Awards, three of which are in the Best Actor category, and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is the most-nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 37 nominations overall. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter, and was an elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987.
Early life
Amitabh is the eldest of Harivansh Rai Bachchan's two sons, the second being Ajitabh. His mother had a keen interest in theatre and had been offered a role in a film, but preferred her domestic duties. She had some degree of influence in Bachchan's choice of career because she always insisted that he should take the centre stage. He attended Allahabad's Jnana Prabodhini and Boys' High School (BHS), followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, where he majored in the art stream. He later went on to study at Kirori Mal College of the University of Delhi and completed a Bachelor of Science degree. In his twenties, Bachchan gave up a job as freight broker for the shipping firm, Bird and Co., based in Calcutta now known as Kolkata, to pursue a career in acting.
Early work: 1969–1972
Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's National Award winning film Bhuvan Shome. Thereafter he got his first acting role as one of the seven protagonists in Saat Hindustani, a film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and featuring Utpal Dutt, Madhu and Jalal Agha. Though the film was not a financial success, Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer.
Rise to stardom: 1973–1983
Director Prakash Mehra cast him in the leading role for the film Zanjeer (1973) as Inspector Vijay Khanna. The film was a sharp contrast to the romantically themed films that had generally preceded it and established Amitabh in a new persona—the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema. He earned a Filmfare nomination for Best Actor. Filmfare considers this one of the iconic performances of Bollywood history. The year 1973 was also when he married Jaya, and around this time they appeared in several films together; not only in Zanjeer but in films such as Abhimaan which followed and was released only a month after their marriage. Later, Bachchan played the role of Vikram in the film Namak Haraam, a social drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and scripted by Biresh Chatterjee addressing themes of friendship. His supporting role won him his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.
In 1979, for the first time, Amitabh was required to use his singing voice for the film Mr. Natwarlal in which he starred alongside Rekha. His performance in the film saw him nominated for both the Filmfare Best Actor Award and the Filmfare Best Male Playback Awards. In 1979, he also received Best Actor nomination for Kaala Patthar (1979) and then went on to be nominated again in 1980 for the Raj Khosla directed film Dostana, in which he starred opposite Shatrughan Sinha and Zeenat Aman. Dostana proved to be the top grossing film of 1980. In 1981, he starred in Yash Chopra's melodrama film Silsila, where he starred alongside his wife Jaya and rumoured lover Rekha. Other films of this period include Ram Balram (1980), Shaan (1980), Lawaaris (1981), and Shakti (1982) which pitted him against legendary actor Dilip Kumar.
1982 injury while filming Coolie
On 26 July 1982, while filming Coolie in the University Campus in Bangalore, Bachchan suffered a near fatal intestinal injury during the filming of a fight scene with co-actor Puneet Issar. Bachchan was performing his own stunts in the film and one scene required him to fall onto a table and then on the ground. However as he jumped towards the table, the corner of the table struck his abdomen, resulting in a splenic rupture from which he lost a significant amount of blood. He required an emergency splenectomy and remained critically ill in hospital for many months, at times close to death. The public response included prayers in temples and offers to sacrifice limbs to save him, while later, there were long queues of well-wishing fans outside the hospital where he was recuperating. Nevertheless, he spent many months recovering and resumed filming later that year after a long period of recuperation. The film was released in 1983, and partly due to the huge publicity of Bachchan's accident, the film was a box office success.
The director, Manmohan Desai, altered the ending of Coolie after Bachchan's accident. Bachchan's character was originally intended to have been killed off but after the change of script, the character lived in the end. It would have been inappropriate, said Desai, for the man who had just fended off death in real life to be killed on screen. Also, in the released film the footage of the fight scene is frozen at the critical moment, and a caption appears onscreen marking this as the instant of the actor's injury and the ensuing publicity of the accident.
Later, he was diagnosed with Myasthenia gravis. His illness made him feel weak both mentally and physically and he decided to quit films and venture into politics. At this time he became pessimistic, expressing concern with how a new film would be received and stated before every release, "Yeh film to flop hogi!" ("This film will flop").
In 1984, Bachchan took a break from acting and briefly entered politics in support of long-time family friend, Rajiv Gandhi. He contested Allahabad's seat of 8th Lok Sabha against H. N. Bahuguna, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and won by one of the highest victory margins in general election history (68.2% of the vote). His political career, however, was short-lived: he resigned after three years, calling politics a cesspool. The resignation followed the implication of Bachchan and his brother in the "Bofors scandal" by a newspaper, which he vowed to take to court. Bachchan was eventually found not guilty of involvement in the ordeal.
His old friend, Amar Singh, helped him during a financial crisis due to the failure of his company ABCL. Therefore Bachchan started to support Amar Singh's political party, the Samajwadi party. Jaya Bachchan joined the Samajwadi Party and became a Rajya Sabha member. Bachchan has continued to do favors for the Samajwadi party, including advertisements and political campaigns. These activities have recently gotten him into trouble again in the Indian courts for false claims after a previous incident of submission of legal papers by him, stating that he is a farmer.
A 15 year press ban against Bachchan was imposed during his peak acting years by Stardust and some of the other film magazines. In his own defense, Bachchan claimed to have banned the press from entering his sets until late 1989.
Slump and retirement: 1988–1992
In 1988, Bachchan returned to films, playing the title role in Shahenshah, which was a box office success due to the hype of Bachchan's comeback. After the success of his comeback film however, his star power began to wane as all of his subsequent films failed at the box office. The 1991 hit film, Hum, for which he won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award, looked like it might reverse this trend, but the momentum was short-lived as his string of box office failures continued. Notably, despite the lack of hits, it was during this period that Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Actor, for his performance as a Mafia don in the 1990 film Agneepath. These years would be the last he would be seen on screen for some time. After the release of Khuda Gawah in 1992, Bachchan went into semi-retirement for five years. In 1994, one of his delayed films Insaniyat was released but was also a box office failure.
Bachchan turned producer during his temporary retirement period, setting up Amitabh Bachchan Corporation, Ltd. (A.B.C.L.) in 1996, with the vision of becoming a 10 billion rupees (approx 250 million $US) premier entertainment company by the year 2000. ABCL's strategy was to introduce products and services covering the entire section of the India's entertainment industry. Its operations were mainstream commercial film production and distribution, audio cassettes and video discs, production and marketing of television software, celebrity and event management. Soon after the company was launched in 1996, the first film was produced by the company. Tere Mere Sapne failed to do well at the box office but launched the careers of actors such as Arshad Warsi and South films star Simran. ABCL produced a few other films, none of which did well.
In 1997, Bachchan attempted to make his acting comeback with the film Mrityudata, produced by ABCL. Though Mrityudaata attempted to reprise Bachchan's earlier success as an action hero, the film was a failure both financially and critically. ABCL was the main sponsor of the 1996 Miss World beauty pageant, Bangalore but lost millions. The fiasco and the consequent legal battles surrounding ABCL and various entities after the event, coupled with the fact that ABCL was reported to have overpaid most of its top level managers, eventually led to its financial and operational collapse in 1997. The company went into administration and was later declared a failed company by Indian Industries board. The Bombay high court, in April 1999, restrained Bachchan from selling off his Bombay bungalow 'Prateeksha' and two flats till the pending loan recovery cases of Canara Bank were disposed of. Bachchan had, however, pleaded that he had mortgaged his bungalow to Sahara India Finance for raising funds for his company.
Bachchan attempted to revive his acting career and had average success with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), and received positive reviews for Sooryavansham (1999) but other films such as Lal Baadshah (1999) and Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) were box office failures.
In 2000, Amitabh Bachchan appeared in Yash Chopra's box-office hit, Mohabbatein, directed by Aditya Chopra. He played a stern, older figure that rivalled the character of Shahrukh Khan. His role won him his third Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. Other hits followed, with Bachchan appearing as an older family patriarch in Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) and Baghban (2003). As an actor, he continued to perform in a range of characters, receiving critical praise for his performances in Aks (2001), Aankhen (2002), Khakee (2004) and Dev (2004). One project that did particularly well for Bachchan was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black (2005). The film starred Bachchan as an aging teacher of a deaf-blind girl and followed their relationship. His performance was unanimously praised by critics and audiences and won him his second National Film Award for Best Actor and fourth Filmfare Best Actor Award. Taking advantage of this resurgence, Amitabh began endorsing a variety of products and services, appearing in many television and billboard advertisements. In 2005 and 2006, he starred with his son Abhishek in the hit films Bunty Aur Babli (2005), the Godfather tribute Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006). All of them were successful at the box office. His later releases in 2006 and early 2007 were Baabul (2006), Ekalavya and Nishabd (2007), which failed to do well at the box office but his performances in each of them were praised by critics.
In May 2007, two of his films Cheeni Kum and the multi-starrer Shootout at Lokhandwala were released. Shootout at Lokhandwala did very well at the box office and was declared a hit in India, while Cheeni Kum picked up after a slow start and only had average success. A remake of his biggest hit, Sholay (1975), entitled Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, released in August of that same year and proved to be a major commercial failure in addition to its poor critical reception. The year also marked Bachchan's first appearance in an English-language film, Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear. The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2007. He received positive reviews from critics who hailed his performance as his best ever since Black. Bachchan was slated to play a supporting role in his first international film, Shantaram, directed by Mira Nair and starring Hollywood actor Johnny Depp in the lead. The film was due to begin filming in February 2008 but due to the writer's strike, was pushed to September 2008. The film is currently "shelved" indefinitely. Vivek Sharma's Bhoothnath, in which he plays the title role as a ghost, was released on 9 May 2008. Sarkar Raj, the sequel of the 2005 film Sarkar, released in June 2008 and received a positive response at the box-office. Paa, which released at the end of 2009 was a highly anticipated project as it saw him playing his own son Abhishek's Progeria-affected 13-year-old son, and it opened to favourable reviews, particularly towards Bachchan's performance. It won him his third National Film Award for Best Actor and fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award. In 2010, he debuted in Malayalam film through Kandahar, directed by Major Ravi and co-starring Mohanlal. The film was based on the hijacking incident of the Indian Airlines Flight 814. Bachchan did not receive any remuneration for this film.
In the year 2000, Bachchan stepped up to host India's adaptation of the British television game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? entitled, Kaun Banega Crorepati. As it did in most other countries where it was adopted, the program found immediate success. He has hosted all but one of the seasons of the show. Canara Bank withdrew its law suit against Bachchan in November 2000. Bachchan hosted KBC till November 2005, when he fell ill. At that time he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital's ICU once more, to undergo surgery for diverticulitis of the small intestine. During the period and that following his recovery, most of his projects were put on hold, including KBC. He has hosted all but one season of the show. Its success set the stage for his return to film popularity. In 2009 Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire in the first question of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? contest "Amitabh Bachchan" was the correct answer to the question "Who was the star of Zanjeer? Feroz Abbas Khan performed as Amitabh Bachchan in a scene in the movie while Anil Kapoor performed as the host of the contest. Bachchan hosted the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss in 2009.


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His name? Lokii. More about him here. We probably all know of Loki, the mischievous god of Norse myth, but as mentioned in various interviews seen in recent Marvel comics, the man who named him was inspired by Jack Kirby's depiction of Loki!
This is kind of fantastic, I have to say. That neat double-horned helmet of Loki's has won him a permanent place in the palaeo books. Well done, you.

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There are many reasons why a person might choose
not to participate in as a subject in scientific research.Å It may take
too much time, make the person uncomfortable, or infringe on privacy in
a way that makes it undesirable to participate. There may be other reasons,
as well, such as religious qualms with the research or certain aspects
of it, or a dislike for the researcher.Å Whatever the reason, most civil
societies deem it important that a person generally not be required to
participate in any research in which they do not want to take part.Å There
are many laws and ethical canons that address this requirement that subjects
ÒconsentÓ to being studied before research is allowable.
Moreover, it is not enough to merely get consent from a
potential study participantthe person must be informed of what their
participation will entail in order for their consent to be considered
valid.Å While there is some debate about just how much information a potential
subject must be given in order for consent to be considered Òinformed
consent,Ó it is generally agreed that the participant must be fairly well-informed
in order for their consent to be valid.Å Otherwise, the potential subjects
are not aware of that to which they are consenting. The consent is not
In the United States, the only real legal protection for
informed consent is in the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human
Subjects (ÒFederal PolicyÓ).Å The Federal Policy covers only research
funded or conducted by the federal government, and it requires consent
by requiring that research be approved by Institutional Review Boards
(IRBs).Å The IRBs in turn, must require that informed consent be a part
of the design of all research that they approve. See 45 C.F.R. Part 46.Å
Among American Indians, there may be many culturally-based
reasons why an individual might choose not to participate in genetic studies.Å
In addition to the reasons any person might decline to participate in
genetic research, an American Indian might have other reasons.Å Their
particular tribal background, and the degree to which that particular
tribal culture affects their values and beliefs, will determine on whether
they have such objections.Å
There are many different American Indian cultures in the
United States, and these cultures can differ from those of the mainstream
culture in many, sometimes unexpected, ways.Å It would be virtually impossible
for any researcher to anticipate all the factors that an individual American
Indian would deem important in deciding whether to participate in a particular
study.Å That is why it is important that American Indians be educated
as much as possible about a study before they are asked to participate.
In the field of genetics, the necessary education includes information
about how samples are handled before, during, and after the research,
and what the final product of the research is likely to be, in addition
to education about the particular study.Å
This education does not take place very often before consent
for genetic research is sought from American Indians.Å American Indian
people are frequently shocked and disappointed to hear that they may have
been the source of biological samples being used in ways they never understood
to be a possibility.Å Further, many of the scientific journal reports
on genetic research show evidence of a lack of any consent to the use
of samples.Å By using biological samples from American Indian people without
their fully informed consent, researchers are violating the human rights
of those individuals. By supporting the research through funding, the
agencies involved are complicit in the human rights violations.
The federal agencies funding genetic research need to make
at least two changes in order to correct the current systemic flaws that
violate the human rights of American Indians.Å First, education of American
Indian people about genetics and its procedures is necessary on a large
scale, so that potential study participants are informed about what they
might participate in, and so that they may bring their own cultural values
to bear on the decision of whether to participate or not.Å Second, a system
requiring specific consent for each secondary use of biological samples
must be implemented and enforced.Å Each secondary use is a new study,
and neither consent for the primary use nor blanket consent by an under-informed
sample source legitimately establishes the informed consent necessary
for the protection of the subject American IndianÔs human rights.
American Indians, if they are members of tribes that have
been officially recognized by the United States government, have another
potential governmental safeguard for their interests--Å in the form of
their tribal governments. In theory, tribal governments can help protect
the rights of their members.Å
Through all the years since the first contact with non-Indians,
tribes have retained their sovereign authority to act for the benefit
of their members.Å This sovereign authority is frequently recognized by
the United States and thereby made a part of federal law as well.Å Further,
sometimes the federal government grants additional authority to tribal
governments that it would have otherwise claimed itself.Å However, tribal
governments must have sufficient power to make their protective actions
In addition to their ability to protect the rights of individual
members, tribal governments also serve to protect the collectively-held
rights of the tribe as a whole.Å The notion of group rights, particularly
those that may be paramount to individual rights, is sometimes very foreign
to those living in the mainstream culture, which usually assumes that
rights and property are to be held by individuals and that all property
can be alienable.Å However, American Indians, and many cultures worldwide,
continue to recognize certain areas in which the concerns of the group
are paramount to those of any individual.Å
Tribal governments must frequently act in the interest of
the tribe as a whole, and thereby protect group rights.Å In cases where
group rights of the tribe and individual rights of tribal members are
in potential conflict, the people of the tribe are uniquely able to strike
the culturally appropriate balance. Most frequently, the people of the
tribe are able to strike this balance most effectively by acting through
the governing body of the tribe, the tribal government.
Recognizing (1) the often inherent imbalance in power between
itself and tribal governments, (2) the important function that tribal
governments play in protecting the rights of tribal members and the tribe
as a whole, and (3) the appropriateness of tribal determination of issues
involving tribal values, the federal government has chosen a policy that
encourages the development of tribal governments and vests as much authority
as possible in tribal governments whenever possible.Å In terms of policy
development and administration of the executive branch, this policy is
manifest in a mandate that that agencies consult with Indian tribal governments
whenever a federal action will affect Indian people.Å
Executive Orders and Executive Memoranda are two official
documents that the President of the United States uses to direct internal
management of the agencies in the executive branch of the federal government.Å
At least twice, the President has directed all federal agencies to consult
with Indian tribes whenever they take actions that will affect tribes.Å
In the Executive Memorandum on Government-to-Government Relations with
Native American Tribal Governments (April 29, 1994), the President directed
[e]ach executive department and agency shall consult,
to the greatest extent practicable and the extend permitted by law,
with tribal governments prior to taking actions that affect federally
recognized tribal governments.Å All such consultations are to be open
and candid so that all interested parties evaluate for themselves the
potential impact of relevant proposals.
[e]ach executive department and agency shall consult,
to the greatest extent practicable and the extend permitted by law,
with tribal governments prior to taking actions that affect federally
recognized tribal governments.Å All such consultations are to be open
and candid so that all interested parties evaluate for themselves the
potential impact of relevant proposals.
Four years later, the President augmented this sentiment
in the Executive Order on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments (May 14, 1998).Å The Executive Order states that:
[e]ach agency shall have an effective process to permit
elected officials and other representatives of Indian tribal governments
to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory
policies on matters that significantly or uniquely affect their communities.
[e]ach agency shall have an effective process to permit
elected officials and other representatives of Indian tribal governments
to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory
policies on matters that significantly or uniquely affect their communities.
Research projects that focus on Native American tribes and
their members Òsignificantly or uniquely affectÓ tribes by their very
nature -- without the targeted tribe(s), the study would not exist in
the same form. Therefore, according to the executive documents on consultation,
federal agencies have an obligation to consult with targeted tribes prior
to funding research that targets the tribes or their members.
The United States has unique power in Indian affairs, stemming
from the power to make treaties and the reservation to the federal government
of the Constitutional power to Òregulate commerce with the Indian tribes,Ó
(or the ÒIndian Commerce ClauseÓ of the U.S. Constitution).Å Along with
this authority, courts have routinely held, comes a special responsibilitythe
trust responsibility of the United States towards American Indian people
and tribes.
The trust responsibility applies to all agencies with programs
concerning Indians, and it may not be subordinated to other public interests
unless specifically authorized by Congress (see Nevada v. United
States, U.S. Sup. Ct. 1983).Å Because research involving American
Indian people as subjects, particularly involving them because they are
American Indians, concerns Indian people and tribes, participation in
the research by the federal government creates a trust responsibility
on the part of the governmental agencies involved.Å Is this trust relationship
not being violated if the human rights of the subjects of the research
are violated?Å The current processes whereby federal funding decisions
are made repeatedly result in such violations.
In order to protect the rights of individual American Indians
whose participation might be sought in genetic (and other) research, several
steps must be taken at the federal level. Without better education on
the basics of genetic research at the grassroots community level, the
possibility of truly informed consent is negligible. Therefore, if the
federal government desires to spend money on research involving American
Indians, it must first make sure that the potential subjects are sufficiently
informed to be able to validly consent to participating.Å Spending
for education is a necessary precursor to valid spending for actual research.
Tribal consultation, as a method for obtaining tribal
consent, is also necessary for every proposed research project involving
a tribe. The federal mandate to consult with tribal governments must
be honored, in order to ensure good policy and decisions, and to help
protect against human rights violations of individuals and violations
of tribal group rights.
Finally, effective controls must be put in place to prevent
secondary uses of biological samples and information when specific informed
consent for those uses has not been obtained. Each new study is a
new use, and informed consent should be required. Each participantÔs right
to decide whether they will participate should be honored. This right
should not be compromised by a lack of information, or by empty general
ÒblanketÓ consent, as is the current norm.
All of these changes will be best implemented at the federal
level, by the agencies controlling and supporting the research. The agencies
need to develop an implement policies restricting secondary sample use.
The agencies also need to consult with tribes prior to funding research
that targets tribes, or at least require that research proposals show
valid evidence of tribal approval prior to funding.
Tribes can advocate for these changes at the federal
level. In the meantime, it will also be useful for tribes to pass
tribal legislation that will protect them and their members locally,
relying on their own sovereign authorities.Å
Only when such protective measures are enacted will American
Indian participation in genetic research be able to proceed, if at all,
on valid grounds. Until such measures are enacted, the long list of human
rights and tribal rights violations that is being stacked up by the actions
of federal agencies funding research on American Indians will only continue
to get longer. And the possibility for embarrassing human rights violations
and concomitant lawsuits will only continue to grow as well.
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To get a clear picture of your overall expenses, you may need to look at 6-12 months' worth of bank statements, invoices, utility bills and credit card/loan payments. Also, take into consideration any annual expenses such as homeowners insurance or car insurance. You can factor in these expenses by dividing the annual cost by 12; this will give you your monthly expense. Note: If your homeowners insurance is included in your escrow account, then you do not need to calculate the monthly expense, it's already included in your mortgage payment. When estimating your expenses, consider everything that you are required to pay throughout the year, this will help you to best prepare for the future.
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I believe on the cleanness of your body, and everything related to human, animals, and the environment in order to be safe and secure on our
Ismael Delvalle
I think that people should have the right to cleanliness. I love the fact that im such a clean freak. I mean who wouldn't want to live in a place where everything is put away and the trash is picked up. I can't imagine how our community would be if we didn't cleanliness. Would you want to live in a community where there is trash all over the floor and people looking dirty and wearing raggedy clothes? I know I wouldn't.
Francisco A.
Being neat and clean decreases stress in ones life. A person is calmer and more productive in a neat and organized surrounding.
I also feel it is a persons obligation to present themselves in a clean and presentable manner.
Ann Marie
We all have the right to cleanliness whether it is of the body or in our surroundings. However, I think cleaning your room is not necessarily a right but rather something one should do for their own good. I also agree with the fact that cleaning promotes good health. I can not begin to study if I have clutter on my working desk. -v.p.
I completely agree with this right! Being clean or keeping something clean can a be a form of respect for others and it can also provoke good impressions. Most people do not like the when something is not clean and disorganized.Therefore maintain something clean should be definitely a must.
I have been to a couple third world countries in the past few years. When you go to places like that, it makes you appreciate the country we live in. We pay a lot of taxes but it's nice to see that it goes to quality of living for all of us. Having people pick up your garbage everyday and making sure the streets are clean is a right that has been given to us in the USA. Place likes Venezuela are always dirty with garbage laying everywhere and potholes all over the streets.
My survival is based on cleanliness, shall one be infected, will lead to death.
Cleanliness prevents many illnesses and hardships. If we all kept our streets and bodies clean the world would be a better place.
The right to cleanliness should be enforced and respected. The way we keep clean our bodies is the same way we should keep our environment. We need to stop polluting and destroying the land we live on. The earth is too beautiful to see destroyed. As for beings, we should always be clean. Being clean shows the type of person we are. We should be clean for our health and in order to look good. Everyone has the right to cleanliness, although some of us do not have this right for certain reasons, we should appreciate we have water and soap every day.
Cleaniness is a matter of choice. Some people do not take cleaniness as serious as they should. Cleaniness can stop a lot of diseases and skin problems in your home, especially for small children. Everytime I see a little child with rashes and ring worms, the first thing comes to mind is that there home is not clean. We should take pride in our body, homes and environment and practice cleaniness.
Cleaniness is something that everyone should practice. We are taught that we should never litter in the street. We should also keep our home and most important our body clean. Cleaniess makes all look beautiful which in turn makes us happy.
I don't think there is anybody who doesn't like to be clean or one who likes to have a dirty country. If it happened, is due to unfortunate personal circumstances, and corrupt governments who don't care about the wellbeing of their people. We all have the same basic human needs, and cleanliness is one of them. Hopefully one day, all people can make use of their right to a clean and healthy body and to a clean place to leave in. GS
I agree with some of the posts. Its should be a right. It should be mandatory. Everyone needs to be be clean whether its inside the body or out. Having a clean house or environment, counteracts upon having a clean bod. This means no diseases. This right should be the most important one.
Cleanliness refers not only to the way we tend to our hygiene, but also to the care we take to maintain and cherish all aspects of our environments (inner and outer) within our control
In order to prevent diseases there has to be cleanliness. Personal hygiene prevents illness. However all areas of our world has to be clean in order to be health. Our homes, work place and environment. This is a right which not every person in the world has. Some people do not have the privilege of taking a simple shower. They suffer in proverty and our deprived of the most basic necessities.
Marcia P
We all have the right to be clean and to take as much care as we can of our body and environment, but sometimes there are insufficient resources that do not allow us to do so. Take for example Africa, that in some remote areas it is very hard to obtain any water. Being clean and being around a clean environment might be something simple, but can cause an individual to feel a sense of well being that reflects in their health.
-D. Diaz
Cleanliness is a paramount of importance for each individual, for the self-being and the environment we live in. The right to be hygienic involves different topics like; the right for a clean air, the right to beauty, and others. We should all promote this right in our everyday living. In my opinion, It takes one person to make it happen.
Patricia Delgado.
Cleanliness purifies the body and mind. It protects us from diseases and helps us stay healthy. But some necessary resources to be clean and stay clean might not be available to everyone. Water, soap, or house hold cleaners are a quick drive away, but how can people from third-world countries get their hands on these items? Many children die from diarrhea, a curable illness, because of unsanitary water. So just like the right to water or any other right that impacts our health, cleaning ourselves and our environment is a must.
The right to cleanliness makes this world a better place, whether if it is in the air, in the community, inside someone's home or hospital. We all need to protect ourselves from disease's that can spread. EA
It is said, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness."I cannot imagine anyone disagreeing with this right, when I am in a clean environment I feel good; it is almost as if I take on the world. In contrast, I get really annoyed when thing are not clean. Gary Norris
We should definitely have the right to cleanliness. Without it, our lives would be an absolute mess. It increases organization and promotes good hygiene.
-Ukeme Akpan
I think that this right should be practiced to the fullest due to health benefits for the person and the comfort of others.
I think there is another kind of Right to Cleanliness, the cleaning of the spirit. Many things need to be removed from our environment in order to have a clean spirit, like rude expressions, hatred, and curses. Love is the best soap to clean the spirit.
Aimara Ors
Everyone should have the right to be clean, governments should care about having the streets free of garbage and educate people about the importance of it, we have to stop polluting the air. Is unbelievable how in the 21st century still exist people that live in the streets and don't have access to take a shower. I also agree with Aimara that to keep our spirits free of hatred is a way to be clean too. But we also need germs to create antibodies to be able to fight diseases.
Laura R.
There should be a right to cleanliness, after all it should be an important part of our daily lives and will help us to remain healthy.
This should be a law. The benefits severely outweigh the negatives for both the physical and earthly aspects. There is always time to freshen up.
Eddie M.
It seems that the Right to Cleanliness is about keeping both the figure and design of society clean. I think all individuals and communities need whatever is possible to make them stay clean. Money is probably the biggest asset that drives humans and public places to establish cleanliness.P.L
I love things being clean. For me, it promotes order, sanity and happiness. Places which are dirty invoke negative feelings and no one wants to be sitting next to someone who, lets be honest, just isn't clean.
A necessary right.
The right to cleanliness is the ability to take care of yourself and the environment. Cleanliness in out environment will not only produce physically pleasing results but life response results as well.
-Nicole Chaplin-
Cleanliness depends on the individual. It definitely is your right to exercise at any given time. I don't think it builds up or destroys specific individuals. I have met people who function excellent in the clutter.
The right to cleanliness is rooted in the right to respect because keeping yourself clean shows that you are worth caring about and for. The same goes for the community and environment. Without the right (and ability/resources) to cleanliness, quality of life can suffer dramatically.
The right to cleanliness is a right that citizens more than anyone should protect. We should strive and protect our environment ourselves without needing a right to fight for that, we are our own worst enemy when it comes to cleanliness.
I feel it is important to impress cleanliness in our areas. Paying attention to the issue of cleanliness it is like keeping our ground, the street clean. As our home is the window of our character. If our home is disordered with things strewn all over or scents terrible because it is not clean, it shows a lack of interest. In contrast, an orderly and well-kept house or street makes obvious personal care and neatness. Remaining away trash in our environment will take a long way to have a total progress.
The right to cleanliness is a right that we should uphold for ourselves and others. To be able to clean ourselves and the items that we have is something that everyone should be able to do since water is everywhere in one form or the other meaning that we have oceans, lakes, rivers etc. In many third world countries where the population does not have access to water in their homes, they travel to local rivers from waterfalls to bathe and to wash their clothes. They even transport additional water to their homes in containers to cook and clean their homes. To say that not everyone has access to cleanliness is not a fact rather an opinion of how water access is convenient or not. However, we can say that it is factual that our water supplies are becoming limited due to overpopulation and the way humanity is treating its water sources with pollution. This is when we need to figure out solutions so that everyone can continue to have the right to cleanliness.
Janet Almonte
Cleanliness is a right that we as human beings should take very serious. Like Janet stated, not everyone has access to cleanliness.
This is an important right that every human being should have. I agree 100 percent with this post. Personally, I think that is difficult to live and be happy without Cleanliness.
Claudia B.
The right to cleanliness regarding the community shouldn't be an option it should be an obligation. Since we do live in this world, we should help it not destroy it. Regarding our individual self, everyone should have this right, including the homeless or those in poverty but sadly not everyone does. – D.T
I think this should be one of our very basic rights. If we can't take care of ourselves or the world we live in, how can we expect to demand rights of other things? --Rosa F.
The right to cleanliness is important for our society and for our ourselves. Though we still need to be a little dirty. For example, germs, without them we would die. We need germs to live.
Everyone has the right to cleanliness, not only your body but the environment also. Imagine if no one had this right. The world would be a filthy place to live, and full of diseases. E.S.
I agree with the post, everyone should have the right to not only a clean environment, but to ones physical self. If we did not have street sweepers and waste management, our streets would be covered in trash and filth. As for our bodies, we need to remain clean! If not, we would have all sorts of infection and diseases roaming around.
Cleaner bodies and environment = Healthier lives.


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The All-Star break couldn't come soon enough for the Chicago Bulls, who went into the break having lost four in a row and six of seven. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers won three in a row and eight of 10 prior to All-Star weekend, and sit alone atop the Eastern Conference standings.
Now the teams face off at Quicken Loans Arena in Ohio in the first game back for both sides. The Cavaliers will be looking to extend their lead atop the East, while the Bulls need to put in work to maintain their status as a playoff team.
Chicago Bulls:
With star guard Jimmy Butler down with an injury, the Bulls have asked other players to step up their game to make up for his absence. Pau Gasol has been great for the team all season long, and he came up big again for them in their final game before the break.
Gasol posted 20 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists, hitting on 9 of his 16 field goal attempts in a 113-90 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
Doug McDermott played 37 minutes and score 17 points, hitting on 6 of 12 shots from the field.
Cleveland Cavaliers:
The Cavaliers put up 120 points in each of their final two games prior to the break. Kyrie Irving led the team with 35 points on 15 of 24 shooting in a 120-111 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
LeBron James added 29 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds.
The Cavaliers hit on 51.1 percent of their shots from the field, including 41.9 percent of their shots from beyond the arc.
Irving, James, and J.R. Smith each hit three deep balls, combining to shoot 9 of 19 from 3-point range.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Bulls are 4-1 ATS in their last five meetings between these teams in Cleveland.
- The Bulls are 17-7 ATS in the last 24 meetings between these teams.
- The road team is 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings between these teams.
- The underdog is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings between these teams.
- The Cavaliers are 1-5-2 ATS in their last eight games against Eastern Conference opponents.
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The Cavaliers are the better team here, but there may be some trouble in paradise. After spending their week off listening to rumors that Kevin Love may be shipped out of town in favor of another power forward, Cleveland may be a little shaky out of the gate.
The Bulls, meanwhile, are a prideful group that will want to answer back from their rough patch leading into the break. Don't be surprised if to see them pull out an A-effort on the road to start their second half.
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Man in electric wheelchair hit by SUV dies
BRIDGEPORT -- A 59-year-old Bridgeport man whose electric wheelchair collided with a sport utility vehicle on Park Avenue Friday night has died.
Bridgeport police spokesman William Kaempffer said Richard Meldon, of West Liberty Street was riding his motorized wheelchair in the roadway at 9 p.m. when he collided with an oncoming SUV.
Meldon was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center, where he later died.
In 2008, Meldon crashed his truck into a house on Lake Avenue in Trumbull. Meldon told police he was in a hurry to pick up medicine for his mother and veered off a residential street, slamming into his mother's neighbor's house. The then 55-year-old Meldon was hospitalized after the crash. The crash destroyed the truck and damaged the house it struck.
Kaempffer said the accident, which happened near Washington Terrace, remains under investigation.
No charges have been filed against the driver of the SUV, identified as Windsor L. Francis, 45, of Bridgeport, he said.


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I love the purple one, such a lovely shade x
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"Goddamnit, can you just quiet down so we can start this session!?"
It's always hard to get them to sit down and shut the hell up. First of all it's a bit complicated keeping the vampires and the zombies apart, what with one side being really smart and the other showing a certain demand for cerebral activity. We don't refer to them as "craving brains" because we want to get away from the stereotypes. We're trying to be politically correct, at least in here. It took us a while to figure out a way to keep them separated during the sessions, but Frankie does a pretty good job. We just seat him between the vamps and the zombies and each will keep to their own side of the aisle, because no one wants to get too close to him. In all honesty, he stinks. You'd think Mister Superbrain Frankenstein would have thought to include a working intestinal tract in his oh so amazing creation, but no. Too much hassle if you're power thirsty, I guess. No wonder monsters have a bad rep.
But today Frankie is late so the vamps and the zombies are of course squabbling right in front of my lectern. They're at a bit of an impasse because the zombies are way to slow to catch the vampires who like to taunt them. On the other hand the zombies aren't exactly a feast for the vamps unless they're dieting again. Doesn't keep them from messing with each other though. "Oh thank the Gods, Frankie, there you are! Can you please separate these idiots?" He grunts, then parts the huddled mess of hissing and clawing monsters like Moses did the red sea. It's fascinating. Sad thing too, since he's actually a really nice chap and I hate to use him like this.
"Jessica, Blake, could you please stop and pay attention". Perched in the very last row, they're making out again. Like a pair of horny teenagers. Well, actually, I'm glad Jessica and Blake are an item, since it keeps her occupied. Not so the other sirens. "Girls, can you please postpone your attempts to make the guys crazy until after the session? See, now you made one of the werewolves run into a wall again." They're always a bit more stupid and a lot more testy as well this close to the full moon. So of course, now he's going to get pissed off because the sirens played him and he's going to change and attack someone and all the hors d'oeuvres are going to go flying again and... - OH NO, THE HORS' D'OEVRES! "Hey you, newbie Minotaur in the back, can you please stop that. The food is for afterwards. Please choose a seat, we're about to begin. Watch those horns! And try not to sit on the ghosts please." Why do I even bother with this job? I am way to old for this crap.
Okay, the vampires are finally sitting, and have apparently settled for hissing at the zombies who are longingly, but fortunately quietly, staring at them. The vamps also seem to be having enough blood bags for now. Though I should make a note to send Griffin to swipe some more from the clinic so we can stash them in the fridge. I do not want to repeat The Hunger Bloodbath of 2008, thank you very much. We lost half our people and couldn't get the iron smell out of this place for weeks. I might as well tell him now, it doesn't seem they're going to quiet down anytime soon. "Griffin? You there?" "Yep", he's so close he makes me almost jump out of my skin. "Damn, Griffin, how often have I tell you not to sneak up on me like that?" "Sorry. You know I sometimes forget I'm invisible". Great, now he's sulking. Better occupy him before he starts crying his invisible tears again. "Griffin, I'm sorry. I'm a bit testy today, this chaos is much worse than usual. I really just wanted to remind you to please get some more blood bags for next time. It seems they're going to clean us out today." "Okay, boss." "Thank you."
Now where were we?. Yes. Vampires – check. Zombies – check. Frankie is doing his job well. And it seems that roaring werewolf has been restrained by his buddies, and the sirens are huddled, giggling, in a corner. Except for Jessica and Blake. Still making out. Obviously. "Kids! I swear I will sic the basilisk on you and then you'll be sucking face forever!"
Ah there's the golem, late as always and... "Hey, dude, can you stop dripping mud all over the carpet? We just got the blood out, I don't want to have to have it dry-cleaned again. You know there are plastic sheets at the back. Can someone please get him one? No no, not one of the mummies!" They tend to trip on their bandages and I'm glad they're sitting already. If one gets up, chances are the others will too, because they'll have gotten their threads mixed up again and suddenly we're trailing bandages everywhere and have heap of mummies on the floor. Wonderful, at least one of the wolves is sane enough today and is not stuffing a plastic sheet under the golem's chairs. They forgot to wrap the chairs. That'll take me hours to clean, but honestly, by now I'm just glad to get this over with. Now where's my gavel?
"Okay, people, I think we're finally ready to begin. Sit your asses down or I will bite your fucking heads off!" Finally. Quiet. And it seems of the lasting kind. I hate to use threats but sometimes that's the only thing that will shut them up. "Okay, let's start. First of all, welcome to anyone who's here for the first time. We're looking forward to be there for you. You're expected to follow the rules and fulfill your duties and in turn we will be your family. We will be there for you when you're successful and when you're in doubt and need help. I will kick this off and then we'll hear from the regulars and by the time it is your turn you should be clear on how this works."
"Hi, my name is Dracula, and I'm a monster. I haven't killed anybody in fiftyninethousand and eighthundredninetynine days. Welcome to Monsters Anonymous."
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Singapore, Dec 6 (PTI) Indian Aces beat UAE Royals 26-19 in an International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) match to jump to the top spot in the standings with 10 points here today. This was the third win for Indian Aces in four matches. Indian Aces began on a winning note with Kirsten Flipkens beating former World No.1 Serbian Ana Ivanovic in the womens singles. The mixed doubles tie was a battle between two former partners as Aces Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna defeated Martina Hingis and Pablo Cuevas of the Royals. Mark Philippoussis won the tie against Thomas Johansson in the legends tie. Tomas Berdych lifted the Royals spirits up with a win over Feliciano Lopez in the mens singles tie. In the second match of the day, Singapore Slammers beat made their debut in front of their home crowd with a 29-16 win over Japan Warriors. PTI PDS PDS
Indian Aces beat UAE Royals in IPTL
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Submitted by Mimi Fujii-Strickler, Truckee River Flood Project
Note that these recommendations will help you prepare for a wildfire emergency as well!
In honor of September as National Preparedness Month,
the Washoe County Emergency Preparedness Council is sending out personal preparedness tips regarding how to be prepared and ready for disasters or emergencies. We know that all types of disasters can happen at any time and anywhere, and I am very happy to share the first excellent tip with you, your family, or business in preparing your emergency kit. Here at the Truckee River Flood Project, we encourage all of you to make a kit, make a plan, stay informed, and be prepared!!!
Preparedness Tip #1: Make an Emergency Kit!
An emergency kit is simply a collection of basic items you may need in the event of an emergency. The items in this kit will be necessary if you will need to shelter-in-place or evacuate. Assemble your kit well in advance of an emergency, and update annually. Store supplies in an easy-to-carry containers, such as backpacks or duffle bags. Include items such as:
- At least a 72-hour supply of water (one gallon per person per day). Identify the storage date and replace every six months.
- At least a 72-hour supply of non-perishable packaged or canned food. Learn more about putting together an emergency stockpile with healthy food at: http://www.getreadyforflu.org/new_pg_advice_healthystockpile.htm
- Non-electric can opener.
- Change of clothing, rain gear, and sturdy shoes for every person in your household.
- Blankets and/or sleeping bags.
- First aid kit and prescription medications.
- Battery-powered radio, flashlight, and plenty of extra batteries.
- Credit cards and cash.
- Extra set of car keys.
- List of important family information; the style and serial number of medical devices.
- Special items for infants, elderly, or disabled family members.
- Don't forget Fido and Fluffy! Include dry pet food, kitty litter, medications and water
For more information about building your emergency kit, please visit: http://www.washoecounty.us/em/supplykit.html


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Payments: processing payments: suspense / payments in advance: functions
The table below tells you the function to use in a particular situation.
For details of how to access any of the COTAX functions select Index of Functions on the left of the screen.
|To view for the AP, suspense or group payment record:
- a summary of the payment position
details on individual payments and other accounting postings. VPPD (View Payment and Posting Details) An immediate action work list of cases where payment has been allocated to the company's suspense record 'PA'. LSUP (Payments in Suspense List) A function which enables all offices to prepare a payslip for a COTAX record. Print Payslip from the Start and Program menu


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Jersey regulation change means all rooms to have smoke alarms
Smoke alarms will have to be fitted in all rooms in a house or flat under new building guidelines.
The regulations apply to any new building or extension started in Jersey after 1 January 2013.
Under the previous regulations smoke alarms only had to be fitted in circulation spaces such as hallways.
Jason Masterman from the fire service said closed doors offer protection but make it difficult to hear alarms in other rooms or hallways.
He said: "Even more dangerous is the fact that if the fire originates inside the bedroom, the closed door will keep the smoke from reaching and activating the detector if it is installed outside the room".
The guidelines also highlight places that should be fitted with sprinklers, such as residential care homes, and basement car parks.


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There are some animal advocates who are committed to creating a No Kill Nation so shelters and communities jump on board. Creativity and imagination plus persistence and willingness to save lives against the odds are making this dream come true in various communities around the USA. Make the story of Rockwall or Austin, the story of your community… (click on the pdf link at the end of the No Kill blog, link below)…
Read this inspirational story about two naive people in Texas who built a compassionate and humane empire with a grassroots group of volunteers… the staff of the shelter were committed to laziness. Hard to imagine for people who love animals, but the staff kill animals because they do not want to work hard. Obviously, people like this DO NOT BELONG and should NOT work at any animal shelter. Another obstacle to NO KILL but don't know how it works, is IF dead animal bodies have value, are sold by shelters to rendering plants who grind them up to put into name brand dog and cat food (does anyone know how this works?) then shelters may want to or could be addicted to that revenue stream. UGH… But Pam and Michael did NOT accept the staff's excuses. Due to their efforts, the shelter had a stunning 97% rate of lifesaving for one of the busiest months of the year, an August to remember.
Other model programs:
Save a life.. get a Muttigree
1. Get a magic bus
what if each of the Patrick movement pages people got together and raised funds for a magic bus, called for volunteers and animal rescue groups to travel to places where animals are in high kill shelters, even in another state, on a regular basis, once a month? quarterly? and bring 100 animals to where they can be adopted/fostered???
Be inspired by the Muttshack Bus adventures
2. A Picture is worth a 1000 words
this is fantastic !!!! save shelter dogs just by changing adoption photos, wow…photographers could partner up with their local shelter and do the animals a great service like this woman…
3. Creative adoption practices
support your local shelters in teaming up with pet stores to do adoption events, bring animals inside store, and show customers how great these animals are, do local publicity for the events and more
4. Create fun adoption videos
that make people smile, entertain and want to adopt pound pups and kitties
5. Coordinate low cost and free spay/neuter clinics, and educate the public about the HIGH COST of leaving their pets intact…
6. Educate the public about puppy mills, shut down the breeders of puppy mills, and make puppy mills illegal in all 50 states
7. Make ZERO tolerance the rule of the land for animal abusers, animal cruelty including dog fighters
8. Fame When celebrities and others with means are willing to save/rescue, they make a big difference in terms of publicity, education and taking care of animals
9. It's Me and the Dog When dogs in shelters are socialized, trained, and live in human-like dwellings, the easier it is to adopt them (less behavioral problems/issues)
10. Make it EASY to adopt by going where the people are so that they'll get to know shelter animals rather than shop at breeders or for puppy mill animals at pet stores
More info:
And when you shop… Adoptashelter.com … support your local No Kill shelter/animal rescue group !


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Medicinal herbal preparations
Ambulance transport
Providing physical fitness and exercise facilities; physical fitness and exercise instruction and training; personal training provided in connection with weight loss, exercise, and physical fitness programs; providing a web site featuring information on exercise and fitness; providing information on exercise and fitness
Conducting clinical trials for others
Holistic health services; health care services, namely, wellness programs; stress reduction and stress management therapy services; aromatherapy services; acupuncture services; healthcare services featuring herbal medicine; healthcare services and health assessment services in the field of sleep management and sleep disorders; counseling services in the fields of health, nutrition, mental health, and wellness; consulting services in the fields...
Providing personal support services for patients and families of patients, namely, emotional counseling and emotional support, and spiritual counseling
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in Neptune, NJ, 07753.
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On Thursday, March 24, 2016,
a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for
The USPTO has given the MERIDIAN INTEGRATIVE HEALTH & MEDICINE
trademark serial number of 86951701.
The current federal status of this trademark filing is SECOND EXTENSION - GRANTED.
The correspondent listed for MERIDIAN INTEGRATIVE HEALTH & MEDICINE is
MICHAEL R. FRISCIA of
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