Word: access
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...case you didn't know (and honestly, why would you?), Nov. 19 is World Toilet Day - an event hosted by the World Toilet Organization to raise awareness for the 2.5 billion people around the world who live without proper sanitation. But even for those of us with access to modern plumbing, how often do we really think about our toilets? From outhouses to water closets - even former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain's $35,000 "commode on legs" (technically a table, not a toilet) - humans have been devising creative ways to go to the bathroom since, well, the first person...
...less than half of what they consumed before. The "low flow" law left a lot of consumers dissatisfied (and a lot of toilets clogged) until companies developed better models, many of which - if we're lucky enough to be counted among the 60% of the world's population with access to proper sanitation - we use today...
...Different branches of the armed forces used varying military codes until 1950, when Congress enacted the Uniform Code of Military Justice, now the basis of the military-justice system. Under the code, defendants share many of the same rights as civilians, including the right against self-incrimination and guaranteed access to counsel. But important differences still remain: jury members are chosen by the officer convening the court-martial, and many military convictions cannot be appealed to the Supreme Court, as is the case for civilian defendants. However, capital convictions can be appealed to the high court, and military executions require...
While China has vastly expanded trade ties and investments in Africa, Central Asia and South America, its foremost goal is to ensure its access to natural resources. In Afghanistan, China's $3 billion copper-mine investment is the country's largest single investment, but the stability of the war-torn region didn't merit a mention in Hu's 20-minute address. Neither did appreciation of China's currency, the renminbi, which Obama called "an essential contribution to the global rebalancing effort." Hu did, however, say that China and the U.S. "need to oppose and reject protectionism...
Gandy opened the forum up for students to share their concerns. Students raised the issues of contraception access, the Stupak Amendment, and gay rights. Gandy stressed that all of these issues are inter-related and dependent on each other for success...