CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATE: Cities Get Boost to Address Climate Change in NYC, Clinton Merger

Cities Get Boost to Address Climate Change in NYC, Clinton Merger: "Former president Bill Clinton and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday announced the merger of their respective climate initiatives for cities.

Bloomberg serves as the Chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), which will join with the Cities Program of the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI).

The combination of these two organizations brings significant resources and infrastructure that will bolster both organizations and position the combined effort as one of the preeminent climate policy organizations in the world.

CCI's Cities' Programs include building retrofits, outdoor lighting, waste management, low carbon transportation, new urban developments, and greenhouse gas measurement and reporting."

Anorexia Increasing In Seniors | ThirdAge.com Articles

Anorexia Increasing In Seniors | ThirdAge.com Articles:

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"Anorexia is a psychological disorder characterized by delusions that make you believe you are too fat despite being emaciated. Most often it’s associated with teenage girls and young women. But a new study shows that it’s more likely to occur in senior women. When it does, it often takes a tragic turn, accounting for 78 percent of anorexia-caused deaths.

When psychologists at the University of British Columbia examined over ten thousand death records over a four year period, they discovered that the average age of death from anorexia for women was sixty-nine years. The most common complications that lead to death from the disease are cardiac arrest and imbalances in electrolytes and fluids."

Study: Maine the most peaceful U.S. state, Louisiana the least - Yahoo! News

Study: Maine the most peaceful U.S. state, Louisiana the least - Yahoo! News:

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"'The USPI report reveals that peace in the United States has improved since 1995 primarily driven by a substantial decrease in homicide and violent crime,' the IEP says on its website, adding that 'peace is significantly correlated with factors related to economic opportunity, education and health.'
The group lists the ten most peaceful states in order as: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota, North Dakota, Utah, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Iowa, and Washington. And here are the least (also in order, with Louisiana leading the unrest): Louisiana, Tennessee, Nevada, Florida, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Maryland."