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America uses flawed methods to tally and analyze the deaths of children who have been maltreated, and the latest annual estimate of 1,770…4.8 children per day…such fatalities is likely too low, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report to Congress.
Better data, says the GAO, would aid in developing strategies that could save many children’s lives in the future.
The GAO report, the subject of a House Human Resources
“The combined profits for the ten drug companies in the Fortune 500 ($35.9 billion) were more than the profits for all the other 490 businesses put together ($33.7 billion) [in 2002]. Over the past two decades the pharmaceutical industry has moved very far from its original high purpose of discovering and producing useful new drugs. Now primarily a marketing machine to sell drugs of dubious benefit, this industry uses its wealth and power to co-opt every institution that might stand in its way, including the US Congress, the FDA, academic medical centers, and the medical profession itself.”
— Dr. Marcia Angell, former editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine
Best known for directing 3000 Miles to Graceland, (2001) and Executive Producer – The Road to Graceland (2001) comes the unlikely producer, director, co-author and co-creator Demian Lichtenstein, who brilliantly and stunningly choreographed a feature-length documentary, Discovery the Gift from the book of the same name co-written with his sister, Shajen (pronounced Cheyenne) Joy Azis.
Kindness, a natural state of human existence, is little understood as a powerful and empowering natural elixir. Kindness has long-ago disintegrated into a rare commodity. When, where and how this phenomenon evolved is more complicated than can be explained in this article. This article focuses on creating kindness in yourself and the world you desire.
Victim thoughts and feelings prevent you from changing your circumstances or creating a sense of feeling better. When you have a frustrating or terrible experience, you need to have time to process your thoughts and feelings. It is important to avoid pretending that all is well. However, it is also important to notice when you are indulging in a pity party.