Today our survival is still in danger and again population plays a major role, however this time around we need population control. Since 1960 the human population on earth has doubled in size. ... I know it may be difficult to relate evidence of a decline in population growth to over population, but you must understand that reaching 0 population growth is achieved by overpopulation stressing our planets resources. ... Population is not a bad thing. ... Population contro...

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Our Population In 1994, the world population was 5 602 800 000. ... Populations are very slow in adjusting to decreases in fertility rates. ... Although third world countries do have a far larger population than industrialized nations, and the trend is constantly increasing, their populations should not bear the responsibility for our population-enduced degrading environment. ... The UNFPA (United Nations Fund for Population Activities) said in it's 1990 report that population growth may have been responsible for as much as eighty percent of the forest land cleared between 1...

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IV drug users are viewed as a group which partakes in risky behavior, and then act as a bridge for the virus into the "general population" (Des Jarlais, 1992) Therefore, in some of these developing countries, members of this group include sexual partners and children of IV drug users. ... There is also a lack of awareness of an HIV threat among IV drug users, which appears to expediate HIV transmission (Des Jarlais, 1992) Second, the mechanisms used for efficient mixing , including shooting galleries, use of dealers" works, and groups of IV drug users that purchase and inject drug...

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The UNFPA (United Nations Fund for Population Activities) said in it's 1990 report that population growth may have been responsible for as much as eighty percent of the forest land cleared between 1971 and 1986 to make room for agriculture, cattle ranching, houses, roads and industries (Ramphal, 1992, p.55) Commercial Logging is accounting for the elimination of about 20,000 square feet of tropical forests per year. ... This is equivalent to the mass of twelve hundred square meters of forest added to the population (Ramphal, 1992, p. 57). ... Population and Environment. ... Population ...

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The baby then becomes blind, and dies, usually before its 5th year (Seely et al, 1992). ... This mutation is also prevelant in the southwest Louisiana Cajun population. ... The other mutation was of a form of Tay-Sachs disease found in the French-Canadian populations. ... This mutation was identified in one Moroccan patient and three unrelated heterozygous carriers( Drucker et al, 1992). ... They had 11 offspring, 5 of whom must have been heterozygous for the mutation, because they had carrier descendants through a total of 14 descendant lines(DeBruekeleer et al, 1992). ...

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Ethical Issues Faced When Counseling Oppressed Populations Psychologists are aware of cultural, individual, and role differences, including those due to age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, and socioeconomic status. ... (APA, 1992, pp. 1599-1600) The American Psychological Association, American Counseling Association, and other professional mental health associations affirm that counselors should be aware of the prevailing community standards and of the possible impact on their practice of deviation from these standards. ... T...

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The Russo-Wellstone health care reform bill from 1992 would require employers and the self-employed to pay a tax equal to 7.5 percent of wages. ... Some economists have said that taxes would be as high as $339 billion additionally each year (Tanner, page 1, 1992). ... For example, in Great Britain, a country with a population of only 55 million, more than 800,000 patients were waiting for surgery at one time in 1992. ... Nontraditional physicians such as chiropractors also do not make out well under a universal system (Tanner, page 2, 1992). ... While Canada is regarded as the "model" for A...

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In FY 1992, exports US$6.9 billion and imports US$9.3 billion, resulting in trade deficit of approximately US$2.4 billion. ... World Bank estimated US$24.1 billion external debt in 1992. ... In FY 1992, exports US$6.9 billion and imports US$9.3 billion, resulting in trade deficit of approximately US$2.4 billion. ... World Bank estimated US$24.1 billion external debt in 1992. ... World Bank estimated US$24.1 billion external debt in 1992. ...

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However, James Wilson argues: "the real source of the participation problem in the United States is that a relatively low percentage of the adult population is registered to vote." The rate of a voter turnout depends whether it is calculated by proportion of the registered voters who went to election, or what percentage of the voting-age population participated in voting (Wilson, 1992). ... Usually they are highly educated, have high incomes, and tend to be middle-aged rather than young or old (Wilson, 1992; Light, 1997). ... Public demonstrations become much more frequent in latest decades ...

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Prejudice and Incarceration of an Entire Population. ... The fact that in 1992, "Nearly half of America's one million prisoners were black,"" cannot be ignored, and is a major contributor to the American view that Black men commit the majority of violent crimes (Hutchinson, 420). Black men, however, do not commit the preponderance of these crimes, in fact in 1992, "White males committed 54% of violent crimes in America- (Hutchinson, 120). ... This massive difference in population numbers added to the fact that in 1992 80% of America's drug users were White males proves statist...

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By 1992, that decision was appealed and several new parties were formed. President Moi was re-elected for another five years in 1992, and once again in 1997 with his KANU party obtaining a majority of the 222 seats. ... Imports - partners: UK 12%, UAE 8%, Japan 8%, US 7% Population: 30,765,916 (2001 est.) ... Literacy: total population: 78.1% male: 86.3% female: 70% (1995 est.) ...

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Popular trading firm E*Trade saw a large increase in revenue between the years 1992 and 1994. In 1992, the bottom line for E*Trade was $850,000. ... This large jump in trades is more than largely credited to the availability created by the online presence the company established in 1992. In the late 1990s, TD Ameritrade released their own stock to the public as a company to be bought and sold by the general population. ... More and more members of the general population invested in stocks, and the market expanded as a result. ...

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Within four years of Columbus' arrival on Hispaniola, his men had killed or exported one-third of the original Indian population of 300,000. ... (Stannard, 1992). ... That is the proportional equivalent of 1.5 million dead Americans today more than twice the number of U.S. battle deaths in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War combined (Stannard, 1992). ... With relatively little in the way of mineral riches to exploit, and with a population explosion under way in the British Isles, North America offered just one thing to the English: l...

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The largest city in northern Iraq is the oil town of Kirkuk, which used to be about half-and-half Kurdish and Turkmen before the Iraqi government systematically reduced the Kurdish and increased the Arab population in the 1970s (Bulloch 1992). ... The total Kurdish population of northern Iraq is estimated at three million (Bulloch 1992). ... A household typically consists of a husband, a wife, and their children (Bulloch 1992). A girl marries into her husband's family and is very much under the thumb of her mother-in-law, who wields power considerably understated by her public behavior...

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The largest city in northern Iraq is the oil town of Kirkuk, which used to be about half-and-half Kurdish and Turkmen before the Iraqi government systematically reduced the Kurdish and increased the Arab population in the 1970s (Bulloch 1992). ... The total Kurdish population of northern Iraq is estimated at three million (Bulloch 1992). ... A household typically consists of a husband, a wife, and their children (Bulloch 1992). A girl marries into her husband's family and is very much under the thumb of her mother-in-law, who wields power considerably understated by her public behavior...

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The researcher Berry (1992) explains six changes that occur during acculturation. The first change is physical such as moving into a new place and increasing population density (Berry, 1992). The second change is biological, for example, a new nutritional status and overcoming new diseases (Berry, 1992). ... The fifth change is cultural which includes alteration of original linguistics, religious and education (Berry, 1992). The sixth change is social relationships that become altered, including intergroup and interpersonal relations (Berry, 1992). ...

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The following summarizes recent trends in substance abuse among youth in the United States: Youth in the general population have reported steadily rising levels of alcohol and other drug use since 1992, but levels of use have not returned to the peak rates reported in the 1980's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 1998; Johnston, O'Malley, and Bachman, 1998). ... A lowered commitment to education, declining grades, absenteeism from school and related activities, increased potential for dropping out and higher truancy rates are linked to adolescent...

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Many of the world's problems such as poverty, crime, pollution and the destruction of our environment is linked to the unchecked growth of the human population. ... These theories contend that community level variables, such as density and overcrowding, are among the factors directly or indirectly contributing to crime through reducing social control and/or increasing strain (Wirth, 1938; Coleman, 1990; Agnew, 1992, 1999). some studies found that population density, housing quality, and overcrowding are not predictors of crime and other problems of poor nei...

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It's 1992 and the city has just seen its worst fighting as Bosnian Serbs try to derail the country's new independence with artillery bombardment. ... At that time, roughly four million people lived in Bosnia, and consisted of three main ethnic groups: Slavic Muslims (forming 44% of the population), Serbs (31%), and Croats (17%). ... In April 1992 Bosnia-Herzegovina was recognized as an independent state. In the spring of 1992, after its offensive in Croatia had ground to a stalemate, Serbia launched a war of aggression against Bosnia. ... This reconfigured Bosnian Serb force under "G...

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In 1992, the dockside value of commercial shellfish and finfish harvests was close to $80 million. ... More than 90 million tons of cargo were shipped via the Chesapeake during 1992. ... Between 1992 and 1994 an average of 28,000 swans, 300,000 geese and 650,000 ducks wintered on the Bay. ... The nation's largest population of another raptor, the osprey, is in the Bay region. ... These two factors, plus disease, have decimated the oyster population. ...

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Bosnia-Herzegovina had a population of 4.4 million, before the war. ... The impatient population started to look for solutions to provide economic and political security in the Cold War. ... In 1992, the war began in Bosnia. ... On April 6, 1992, the Bosnian Serbs began their siege of Sarajevo. ... More than 200,000 Bosnians out of a population of 4.4 million were killed. ...

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The population grows only slightly. ... The total population at this stage grows incrementally, or in some cases, declines. ... It is fair to estimate that developed countries" populations will remain at or near population replacement levels. ... (Livi-Bacci, 146/1992) As further illustration of the rapid expansion of the undeveloped countries, Libya and Togo, who are roughly in the second stage of the transition, will double their population every 19 years, Gaza, every 15. ... (Livi-Bacci, 202/1992) In conclusion, it is fair to state that the demographic transition model is a useful to...

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