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UK pension triple lock costs extra £6bn a year, says report A hastily buried official report has estimated that the government is spending an extra £6bn a year protecting pensioners' incomes, deVere Group understands. The report also warns that the cost of doing so in future years could spiral further. The warning came in a report from the Government Actuary's Department, which was published last week on the government website but was removed a day later; an official said it had been…

The band has an inflatable balloon. A port will also be placed inside of the abdomen. The band can be adjusted by adding or removing fluid from the port. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding does restrict the amount of food that you can eat, but it does not affect the body's ability…

- Identify the problem – Fishnets/Ghost Gear. Fishnets are made of materials such as plastic & nylon. The fishnets do not change or degrade after prolonged exposure to salt water. Fish nets are being left out in the Australian Ocean creating damage to Australia’s marine life. The majority of fishnets are discarded into the Australia Ocean by fishing boats. The Gulf of Carpentaria is a specific hot spot for the discarded fishing nets. The Carpentaria Ghost Net Program in Northern Australia have…

Art critic, John Berger, says, “Reproduction isolates a detail of a painting from the whole”(Berger 154). This seems like a very candid and closed minded view of what reproduction is. This simply gives an example of what reproductions can look like and not what reproduction really is. What does he think about reproduction that puts a more modern perspective on an old piece of art? Well, that is exactly what Rodrigo Lara Zendejas does with her piece, Crowd Gate. In 1917 Auguste Rodin created the…

Section one: Characterization The dust witch can be seen as having a wicked behavior and has an attitude shift throughout the novel, Something Wicked This Way Comes. The Dust Witch can be seen having wicked behavior, and then having an attitude shift to weak when the author says, “Charles Halloway giggled. Why? The witch pulled back the merest quarter inch as if some strange but hidden electric socket, touched with wet whirl, gave shock.” (Bradbury, 228) When Mr. Dark sends the dust witch to go…

Throughout my experience of being a student the most interesting advanced imaging procedure I observed was a hysterosalpingogram. Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is an x-ray procedure used with fluoroscopy to visualize if the fallopian tubes are open and if the uterus looks healthy and normal. Woman usually have this exam if they are having trouble getting pregnant or have abnormalities with their uterus. I’ve only observed a handful of HSG’s but, I find them to be an exam where you really connect…

where you indulge in both drinks and foods to stay satisfied and filled throughout the fasting period of Lent. This holiday takes place on the weekend closest to the New Moon. One interesting fact about the holiday is that is it common to throw water balloons at individuals, including strangers. All Saints’ Day and All Soul’s Day is a day where the souls of the dead are said to return to earth for 24 hours. This usually occurs during the early days of November. The tradition of the holiday is to…

This day was so memorable for me. I remember walking in a building with shinny gold banners saying "Happy 50th Anniversary Syvester and Lydia Dillard". Muscadine smelling flowers,gold balloons, family and friends. Everybody was there for my great grand parents renwal vows cermony. It impacted me by their celebration it brought family together enjoying eachother singing, dancing,at the dynamic reception. Also, it left a footprint on my heart, to see 50 years of love renew itself. They had…

obstacles Esperanza must face to accomplish these goals and how she is able to succeed despite them. Throughout the novel, Cisneros uses metaphors to develop the theme of escaping. At the beginning of the book, Cisneros compares Esperanza to a red balloon that is tied to an anchor. The meaning of this is that it represents Esperanza’s fight for freedom and her refusal to accept society’s set expectations…

Uterine Inversion 1. The Baby Center defines this as the uterus turning partially or fully inside out. 2. According to Janine Kelbach, the exact cause is not always known, but attributing factors are labor lasting over 24 hours, a short umbilical cord, abnormality or weakness of the uterus, previous uterine inversion, use of muscle relaxants during labor, and placenta accrete. 3. Things to look for, according to Kelbach, include the uterus protruding from the vagina, the uterus not feeling like…