INTRODUCTION Pollution, contamination of Earth’s environment with materials that interfere with human health, the quality of life, or the natural functioning of ecosystems (living organisms and their physical surroundings). Although some environmental pollution is a result of natural causes such as volcanic eruptions, most is caused by human activities. Thermal Inversion Smog surrounds [...]
We make jokes about lemmings. Those poor little rodents who are supposed to kill themselves by jumping off a cliff once a year. It’s all the fault of Walt Disney who faked scenes in the child-friendly documentary feature called White Wilderness. If Mickey Mouse says lemmings commit suicide, it must be true. Well, in good [...]
During the last two years many people who have never though about bankruptcy before have found it as a necessary step to cope with the consequences of the economical crisis. It’s not something that means that you have failed completely anymore. Only during the initial phase of the crisis there was a drastic increase by [...]
You’re going to the dealer to get a new vehicle, and it’s definitely a good day to remember. However, not all drivers remind of their auto insurance obligations before switching vehicles, and this can be quite complicated if you don’t take the measures early. This is especially important if you’re buying your first vehicle and [...]
Somewhere lurking away in one of those Christmas carol CDs is a happy chorus along the lines of , “Winter is a coming in, so loudly sing tra la. . .” or hey-nonny-nos to that effect. It’s all supposed to reassure you that all this white stuff falling out of the sky is great Christmas [...]
Thanks to the healthcare debate, everyone has got all fired-up about the question whether insurance should ever be made mandatory. This has been picked up by the right wing of the GOP with the Tea Partiers in full bitter resentment at the idea anyone should ever be required to buy an insurance policy. The newly [...]
