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My name is Catherine, I am french but I have been living in the UK for over 10 years now. more recenlty I have moved to the Middle East with my husband and kids. We're hoping that his new business venture will bring us great fortune. Only jocking!

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor The things they don't tell you about delivering a baby: 1 of 6
My aim here, is not to scare you away by telling you some kind of horror stories on delivering baby. I am only trying to give you an objective and impartial account of what to expect. Even though pregnancy books and doctors discuss at length the technicality of delivering a baby, they do not expand on the ugly details. It inf... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Understanding all the environmental benefits of renewable energy: 3 of 13
You only need to look at the NASDAQ to understand that renewable energy is the way forward. Many companies have profited of this new emerging trend.President Osama himself, has promised to invest large amounts of the government budget into this sector of the industry; in a bid to free America from their foreign oil dependency... More..
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss Is suicide ever justified?: 10 of 41
We don't have a say in coming to the world, so why should we decide when to leave it? I think that the main issue that revolves around suicide is the concept that life and death are beyond the realm of human intervention. It doesn't matter whether you are religious on not many agnostic share that view.I am myself Muslim and I... More..
Health & Fitness > Allergies School districts should bar anyone from bringing peanut products to school: 5 of 20
Food allergies are unlike many other allergies such as dust or pollen too often associated with life threatening situation. My son has a very violent reaction to peanuts and we paid a visit to the emergency room once too many times.I am lucky enough to have found a school which bands nut products but there are children out th... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History Napoleon Bonaparte: The public sentiment towards the rule of Napoleon in France: 1 of 4
Napoleon Bonaparte has left his mark on History and much has been written and said about him. Some will see him as a tyrant that set ablaze the whole of Europe, others will see a man of grand stature who influenced the World in more ways than one.But to better understand the "Bonaparte phenomena", one needs to know the Man. W... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Is racism taught or learned?: 25 of 80
Before I actually elaborate on the subject i would like to make a point clear: Racism as we experience in 2009 is quite different than the Racism one could come across say 60 years ago. I would say that early racism was taught but modern racism is most surely learned.There has been a change in dynamic. 60 years ago people wer... More..
Personal Finance > Stock Market What companies stand to benefit from the toxic-asset plan?: 2 of 6
Back in 2008, the American house market bubble collapsed, bringing down in its path our whole economy. As a result, Banks have been plagued by toxic-assets that are threatening their financial equilibrium and it has hampered their lending capacity.Toxic-assets is a term used to describe assets that have exposed their holders ... More..
Health & Fitness > Asthma Advice for dealing with asthma in toddlers: 1 of 3
Asthma is very difficult to diagnose in infants and toddlers, therefore parents need to be looking for tale tell signs. Sadly the majority of asthma related deaths in toddlers are due to a failure to recognize asthma. I am not trying to be an alarmist here but parents need to be educated on the issue, as asthma is becoming a ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Can individuals significantly ease the world water crisis, or must we rely on governments, corporations, the United Nations, the European Union and non-profits, for a remedy?: 14 of 36
Water, water, water. The word is on everyone's mind lately, might it be individuals at home, politicians or scientists. The Water Crisis has become a global issue that requires global solution.As for everything else that goes wrong in the World , people are expecting Governments, Corporations and Specialists to find solutions... More..
Personal Finance > Investing (Other) What are financial derivatives?: 2 of 5
Derivatives are extremely sophisticated financial tools and as such only professionals should handle them.They are financial contracts between two parties, whose value is linked to an underlying security. The underlying security can be many things: an asset (equity, commodity), or an index ( stock market indices, interest rat... More..