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The 5 Most Unsafe Cars of All Time

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This is a guest post by Victoria Abrams, If you want to contribute guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines and join our information sharing program.

People choose cars based on all kinds of reasons, but the top variable for most drivers is safety. There is no point hopping behind the wheel of your car, whether it’s to race down lanes or drive your kids to school, if the car is going to kill you. Because of this, the American public have become safety hawks in rating the safety of cars and trying to find ‘the safest car possible’ to drive.

So what about the cars that fail to live up to these lofty standards? Cars must meet certain minimum requirements to even be on the road, but there are certainly some cars that have gained notoriety for being particularly unsafe even if they do meet minimum standards. There are a multitude of ways to measure how ‘unsafe a car is’, from the number of deaths of its passengers to number of complaints about its safety. In these ways and others, some cars just stand out as particularly unsafe. So here it is: a list of 5 of the most unsafe cars of all time.

#5. Ford Pinto

ford pinto the unsafe car number 5

You can’t create a list about unsafe cars without at least a cursory mention of the Ford Pinto, which courted media controversy in 1977 after it appeared that problems with its fuel tank filter made it liable to explode. Even worse was the PR problem Ford has to swallow when it merged that Ford knew of the problem in design but ultimately decided it would be cheaper to pay out on death lawsuits and car accident compensation than it would be to change the flaw in ever single car. In the end the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration directed Ford to recall the cars and fix the problems with fuel tank. Continue reading →

Traumatic Brain Injuries : Protecting your Child

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This is a guest post submitted by Shelby Warden, If you want to contribute guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines and join our information sharing program.

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a highly prevalent cause of both disability and death in the United States. Children are the highest risk group, and it is imperative that parents take certain steps to ensure their safety.

What is a TBI ?

Traumatic Brain Injuries

A traumatic brain injury occurs from any external force injuring the brain. This can happen in a wide variety of ways, including a car accident, violence, falling down or a sports related injury. If a child suffers from a TBI, they may exhibit social, behavioral physical, emotional or cognitive problems. These issues can last anywhere from a few days to the rest of their life. TBI can also lead to a permanent disability or death in severe cases.

How do I know if my Child has a TBI?

Symptoms can vary depending on the portion of the brain that has been damaged. If your child has an incident that involves a head injury and they have any of the following symptoms, then you should take them to a doctor immediately:

  • Unconsciousness
  • Dizziness
  • Vomiting
  • Blurred vision
  • Memory loss
  • Bad taste in their mouth
  • Convulsions
  • Difficulty falling asleep or waking up
  • Unequal pupil size
  • Slurred speech
  • Mood changes

If a baby or infant has a TBI, they may also refuse to nurse, cry persistently and become extremely irritable.

How can I Protect my Child ?

The most important thing to do is to make sure that you are using age appropriate safety methods. For example, Continue reading →

How to Practice New Skills the Right Way

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This is a guest post written by Sara Fletcher, If you want to contribute guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines and join our information sharing program.

Practice makes perfect

You have probably heard this old adage hundreds of times and in all facets of life. Practice is the key to improving upon any skill whether it is your homerun swing or your emotional intelligence skills at the office. But sometimes you just don’t have the opportunity to practice the skill you want to improve. Most likely, the most challenging situations you face at the office do not occur on a daily basis. So how then do we practice our emotional intelligence skills so that we are prepared to respond appropriately when the tough situation arises ?

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One quick and easy way to practice your emotional intelligence skills is to visualize the difficult situations you might face at work. This may sound silly at first but in fact, the human brain responds the same to visualizing an event and to actually experiencing the event. So you can train your brain to respond to situations without actually needing to be in the situation. After enough time visualizing, when the real event happens your brain will be more likely to automatically respond with the correct response that you had practiced.

People in all industries use this strategy, even professional athletes visualize themselves performing successfully before they are in the actual game. If you cannot picture yourself doing something successfully the odds of you being able to perform well in the heat of the moment are very slim. To improve your emotional intelligence skills spend some time each day visualizing that situation at work that makes you feel heated or that person who you can’t seem to stay calm around. Visualize every aspect of the situation, the setting, the people involved, and allow yourself to fully experience all of the emotions that you usually feel in this situation. Pay attention to the emotional reactions that are not helpful in that situation so you know which ones you should try to modify.

Then picture yourself staying calm without letting your emotional response hijack your rational self. Visualize yourself correcting the extreme emotional reactions you usually let take control. It is still all right to feel upset or angry, but picture yourself staying in control of which emotional reaction you are expressing and how you are expressing it. There is a time and place for all emotions so it is important to know when an emotional outburst would be inappropriate and visualize yourself controlling that urge.

The more time that you spend picturing yourself staying in control the more likely you will be able to effectively manage the situation when it arises. Being able to keep your cool will allow you have be more effective in the situation and lead to more productivity. You will not waste time on an emotional blow up if you have practiced the ways that you will remain in control of your emotions. Practicing encounters with particularly challenging individuals will allow you to have positive interactions with these individuals and maintain a productive working relationship. Just remember – even if these tough situations are few and far between you can always practice your emotional intelligence skills by visualizing it so you are ready when the time comes.

Author Bio :- Sara Fletcher is interested in taking her emotional intelligence test online and how it relates to every aspect of our lives. She loves to explore psychology, business, and sports in relation to emotional intelligence training.

Necrotizing Fasciitis the Flesh Eating Bacteria

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In the image below you can see a 24 year old girl Aimee Copeland a graduate student from Georgia fighting with the Necrotizing Fasciitis what is a flesh eating bacteria.

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What is Necrotizing Fasciitis ?

According to WebMD “Necrotizing Fasciitis is an infection caused by bacteria. It can destroy skin, fat and tissues cover the muscles with a very short time”.

So it’s really a painful as well as deadly infection.

Symptoms of Necrotiaing Fasciitis ?

If you know about this flesh eating bacteria then why don’t you make sure that anybody will not come under it’s impact and that is possible only when you will be aware about it’s symptoms as listed below :-

  • Swollen and red skin, hot to touch
  • A fever and chills
  • Nausea and Vomiting
  • Diarrhea

In this deadly bacterial attack the victim will often show the sign immediately and will complain about the increasing pain in the wound he/she might have got even the wound would be small enough and will not attract your attention you should call the emergency service of the nearest hospital.

Is Necrotizing Fasciitis Cureable ?

Yes it is possible to cure if the victim will come to the right place at right time infront of the right doctors because it is a very complicated available disease where the first option comes to cut and remove the infected part, now you can imagine it’s seriousness.

Aimee Copeland with Flesh Eating Bacteria

Currently Aimee have to loose her fingers  because of spread of the bacteria and according to the doctors dealing with this case that the victim is serious enough due to this deadly bacterial attack what comes under radar showcasing the mortality rate of 73%.

Health and Safety Audit? These Tips will Help You keep Above the Bar

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This is a guest post written by Jennifer, If you want to contribute guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines and join our information sharing program.

Health and safety audits in the United Kingdom are notoriously strict when it comes to compliance with the 1992 workplace health safety and welfare act. Considering that the auditors can fail you on some of the most ridiculous of reasons, I will provide some tips I’ve learned from being the assigned health and safety representative for a large business based in Birmingham.

Assign a representative, and incentivise them!

This should be the first thing you do! Management with previous experience with legislation compliance should be amongst your ideal candidates. Arrange quarterly reports from them to ensure that they are working efficiently. Now you have some accountability in place, you can take a look around for any obvious infractions.

Employee Welfare

Toilets, drinking water, changing rooms and eating areas all fall under the welfare section of the workplace health and safety act. Ensure that drinking water is provided from a clean and regularly refilled container.

Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities should be able to easily service the capacity of your workforce. For example, one cubicle is not enough for a business with 100 or so employees. Are these facilities constantly packed with large queues? This should be taken into consideration in addition to the effectiveness of your cleaning staff, take a UV light to your washroom facilities to check if all precautions are being taken to eliminate the residual of biological waste.

Safety

Even though the probability of electrical failure is miniscule, keeping all of your mains powered electronic devices PAT tested is essential with legislation compliance, especially when these devices are coming in contact with the public. The condition of your property should be monitored to ensure that it has the appropriate stability and solidity for use.

Floors and “traffic routes” should be kept clear and clean by your staff, most accidents tend to occur in high traffic areas, so your health and safety representative should take careful note of these spots. Most of this part is simply common sense, as it doesn’t take a genius to note a dangerous area. Make sure all potentially hazardous materials are marked, and your employees are aware about their placement.

Health

The health part of the legislation is mostly common sense. Are your employees working in an acceptable environment? Is there fresh, clean air being ventilated in your workplace? Is your ventilation solution providing an acceptable, cool environment for your employees to function properly? The legislation states that workplaces should be at least 16 °C; if the work involves physical effort it should be at least 13 °C (Unless other laws require lower temperatures).
Lighting should be sufficient to enable people to work and move around safely. Room dimensions and space should be sufficient for the number of employees working on the property. A lot of these can be worked out by simply looking around and talking to employees about any unsafe or unsavoury conditions.

I hope that this has been a relatively simple way of looking at this legislation, use your common sense and have your health and safety representative study the appropriate materials, they are not lengthy, and can prove to be advantageous in the wellbeing of your employees.

Author Bio:- Jennifer is a health and safety consultant providing business with clear strategies to combat workplace accidents and the associated risks. For more information on washroom services Nottingham and other aspects relating to this article such as clinical waste disposal then please visit City Healthcare.

How Kids Changed in Between 1982-2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]

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In this article/infographic you will observe how the teenagers changed in last 30 years. In 1982 the teenager was listening walkman and had seen just E.T and was asking what the heck is this cellphone but today it’s completely changed now the teen girls and guys carry cell phone yeah 3 out of 4 have cell phone and they like to listen to Rihanna and less likely to finish high school.

In comparison to past today’s generation is more concious about their health and do safe sex even from the beginning, now technology helped them to earn more every week doing some part time job.

Why don’t you yourself check the report below :-

Then vs Now: How Things Have Changed from 1982 to 2012
From: Best Education Degrees

Let us know in the comments below that how you thinks about this report created by using different surveys and data available of last 30 years about the teenagers behaviour and the way they loves to live.

Tooth Enamel Getting Eroded and You’re Clueless About It ?

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This is a guest post written by Penny Cooper, If you want to contribute guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines and join our information sharing program.

tooth enamel

The highly mineralized tooth enamel is your body’s strongest substance. Its job is to protect your teeth from the day-to-day wear and tear associated with chewing and biting food, and the temperature changes experienced as a result of consuming cold and hot foods/drinks. The enamel also safeguards teeth against the erosion brought about by chemicals and acids. As much as the enamel tries to guard your teeth, it is still prone to erosion due to a number of factors.

What happens if the enamel erodes ?

The enamel covers a part of your tooth known as the dentin, which is less dense in comparison to the enamel. With the erosion of the enamel, the dentin loses a part of its protective abilities. The microscopic tubes within the dentin cause sweet, hot or cold foods/drinks to stimulate nerves present in the tooth. This is responsible for the sharp pains that your experience when gulping ice-cold water or chewing on a toffee.

 

Don’t treat enamel erosion lightly. Not only do you have to suffer from teeth sensitivity and think twice before gorging on dessert or piping hot coffee, but you will also be more vulnerable to tooth decay and cavities. You may start spotting irregular or rough edges on your teeth, which can chip off or crack when you lose your enamel. A thinning enamel also results in yellowing of teeth.

What have you been doing wrong ?

Here’s a list of common reasons that ‘chip away’ at your enamel:

If you have been loading on candies, soft drinks and acidic food, chances are your enamel may have started eroding.
Dry mouth is another contributing factor. A healthy amount of saliva production neutralizes acids and helps wash away the left-over food in your mouth
Binge drinking and bulimia, where frequent vomiting is a common characteristic, expose your teeth to stomach acids.
Too much wear and tear/friction on your teeth, resulting from constant grinding of teeth of vigorous brushing, can cause enamel erosion over time.

What are the best practices you can follow ?

Cut down on the acidic stuff

Limit your intake of carbonated drinks and acidic food. See if you can switch over to low-acidic alternatives. Sip on fruit juices and sodas with a straw as opposed to gulping them straight from the glass/bottle and holding them in your mouth (without swallowing) for too long.

Acid neutralization

A good way to neutralize the acids is by finishing your meal with a cube of cheese or a glass of milk.

Tackling the low saliva problem

Drinking a lot of water during daytime, and chewing sugar-free gum when possible can tackle dry mouth problems by stimulating saliva flow, and keep enamel erosion at bay.

Don’t forget to rinse your mouth after a meal

While the golden rule is to rinse your mouth after every meal, this is especially important after you have eaten acidic food/drinks. This prevents the build-up of an acidic environment inside your mouth.

However, make sure you don’t brush your teeth immediately after consuming acidic drinks and foods. The acid causes your enamel to soften and chips away at it when you brush your teeth. Wait at least an hour before brushing.

If your tooth enamel has been damaged, you can opt for a dental crown or tooth bonding.

Author Bio:- Penny Cooper is an expert associated with Dental Gateway, an online dental recruitment solution exclusively for the dental sector. It helps dental employers find dental staff and gives them full control over the recruitment process. Dental Gateway also offers candidates looking for dental nursing jobs in the UK quick access to employers.

Online Term Plans Gaining Popularity – Convenience at a Click

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The article is written by Mr. Gaurav Rajput CMD Aviva India, If you want to contribute guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines and join our information sharing program.
Just like eating an apple every day keeps the doctor away – getting insured early is equally important. Online term plans are gaining significance as they offer higher life cover at low premiums compare to their offline counterparts. Term plans basically are protection plans intended to help a family financially in case of the death of the person insured.
One can buy term plans in 2 ways – online and offline. Off late, many people have started buying term plans online because of the convenience and pricing.

Why buy insurance online ?

term insurance online

What do you do when you want to buy a book, game, etc.? You either visit a shop or check if it’s available online. The same trend for online insurance is picking up.
How convenient it is – buy insurance policy at a click of a button. Here are few benefits of buying insurance online:
  • Comparison – You can compare various policies which suites your need and buy the best from them. There are various websites where you can compare various insurance policies and buy the one which best suites your need.
  • Time Saving – You save time when you buy insurance policies on the internet all you need to have is a computer, a decent internet connection and a fair understanding about using a computer. It takes around 20 minutes to buy an insurance policy online. You can buy it during any time of the day.
  • Cost Effective – This is one of the crucial benefit one gets by buying insurance online. The reason behind this is that the commission which is actually passed on to the agents is saved and the benefit of which is given to the end users/customers. The difference between the premiums of an online term plan and an offline term plan can vary anywhere between 40- 50%. This is the main reason why online term plan are picking up and gaining popularity these days.
  • Hassle Free & Secured – The interface used is quite simple for every one to understand and is hassle free as you have every thing in front of you before buying a plan. Buying online is secured as these websites are hosted on SSL certified servers and one can transact without fear.

Online Term plans in India a comparison

Here is a comparison chart from Economic Times of various online term plans in India
To combine it all you get various benefits of buying term plans online ranging from low premiums to time savings.

Teen Pregnancy is Lowest of Last 40 Year

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Due to several methods and better way to get education about sexual health and facts about the pregnancy period very few teens are getting pregnant at premature age.

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According to a new report given by a research organised in Guttmacher Institute a sexual and reproductive health teen pregnancy rate is recorded low at 42% from 116.9 pregnancies per thousand women in year 1990 to 67.8 pregnancies per thousand women in year 2008.

From the senior research associate Kathryn  Kost of Guttmacher Institute that they have data of 30 plus years and the same record is showing them a steady decline in pregnancy rate for what a variety of education and debatable schemes were out by the many country governments.

According to Kost it’s nothing but the promotion of contraceptive methods made kids to be able to protect their health and infant to be killed before coming in the world or do act of abundant after giving birth to him or her.

Conclusion About Low Teen Pregnancy

It’s common sense that act of getting involve in sex is never going to stop or decline due to globalisation and increasing kids reach at the stuffs like porn sites online and social networking services from where anyone can contact a stranger to discuss the teen dreams.

Read also :- Principles of Prescribing During Pregnancy

After looking the reports anyone can say that now kids are better aware to be protective during intercourse and that’s only the reason we are looking this much low data in teen pregnancy and hope it will decline further due to steady awareness in the educational stuffs and everyone gone smart using smartphone to surf the information online at low cost internet.

Save your Relation, Checking Signals for Nuptials or Live-In Association !

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We use to listen that “marriages are made in heaven” but we should also know that they dissolve here only. It may be due to our sloppy attitude, blind trust, overconfidence or could be due to no reason, but nevertheless we need you to keep your eyes always open to protect your relationship with your soul mate.

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If you ever find below mentioned activities then you need to be very alert to save your relation-

Contacting old lovers, save your relation

For you may be it seems a general gesture to catch up with old friend but you never know when your spouse start getting attached towards him/her, the old feelings started melting again. Regularity of this can be harmful for your relationship. Be aware & keep on small check on his/her Face book & G talk etc.

Always on Phone, save your relation

Beware if your spouse always keep on busy talking with SOMEONE whom you don’t know or when that someone calls your spouse’s body language seems bit abnormal or he/she go away while talking on phone. Also late night call or messages are ALARM!!!  Please don’t ignore all this.

Secrete Money Transactions & Savings, save your relation

If you find any other bank account transaction slips for which you are not informed before & you are not a joint holder there or if you noticed sudden increase or decrease in money transaction without your knowledge then please go ahead & keep on check with which transaction is happening, is it personal or related to business.

Trying to be eye-catching, save your relation

Sudden working on physic, going to gym or trying new hairstyle, spending on beauty products or parlour, purchasing new attire, this could be to impress someone despite of your constant love towards your spouse. Chances are there that he/she start liking someone else or losing interest in you.

Change in taste or lifestyle, save your relation

If your spouse started visiting night club, pubs or bars or coming late from office then might be he/she started dating someone else. Or any other visible routine changes are clear signal of spouse’s distraction from you. Increasing phone bills, wanting to be alone, lack of interest in kids birthdays in comparison to earlier days. Out of town meetings or conferences, avoiding your call at work or not acknowledging your messages etc. which never used to happen earlier.

Stop questioning from you, save you relation

Not putting or putting fewer questions from you, about your day or late arrivals from work or, not able to notice your new clothes, hair style etc. This could be happening due his less concentration on you. Easily agreeing to all your demands, without taking genuine interest or putting any questions are also signals.

Seems more cheerful than before, save your relation

If without putting your effort or doing anything your spouse becoming cheerful, getting witty or flirting with you then he does earlier, then my dear please keep close eye on him/her.

Attracting towards youth’s adventures, save you relation

Your spouse not accepting his grey hair or other old age signals & experimenting youth stuff like bike, goggles, fancy Tees or Jeans.

Guys, these are just speculation but if you getting any other signal then your marriage is in danger!

Hope you all are happy with your better half, but be SMART, use your BRAIN, act WISELY. Good luck!!