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PHENOMENON: An event or action that is subject to investigation using the scientific method. Phenomena are the sorts of things that science seeks to explain. While the term phenomenon might entice thoughts of UFOs, ghosts, and three-headed turtles, it really just means things that happen, both usual and unusual. The reason for explaining the unusual AND the commonplace is that the scientific method seeks to develop universal theories, with laws and principles that explain all events, not just unexpected ones.
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UNEMPLOYMENT REASONS People can be unemployed for a variety of reasons. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) notes five prime reasons for being unemployed: (1) job losers, (2) job leavers, (3) those who have completed temporary jobs, (4) re-entrants, and (5) new entrants.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time flipping through mail order catalogs trying to buy either decorative celebrity figurines or a flower arrangement with anything but tulips for your grandfather. Be on the lookout for broken fingernail clippers.
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The standard "debt" notation I.O.U. does not mean "I owe you," but actually stands for "I owe unto..."
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"Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick. " -- John Wayne, actor
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NNP
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