What are the benefits? and consequences?
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I believe it will take a similar course as electronics and computer technology over the past century, with some of the same benefits as well as consequences.\n\nFirst, don't expect miracles.  Remember people were expecting robots to do and know virtually everything by 2000.  We have progressed a long way, but that was just unrealistic.  I predict nanotechnology within the next 20 years will be comparable to electronics before the discovery of the transistor.\n\nWithin 50 years, I predict something similar to the dot.com boom/bomb.  There will be some very amazing advancements which will spur investment into all kinds of faulty business models.  In the end, a lot of people will lose money but things will settle out at a higher economic level.\n\nAnd as nanotech gets into the hands of common folks, "hackers" will emerge.  I could only make wild guesses on what kind of hacking that would be, but it will be there.  I guarantee that.  Perhaps we will all need to install genetic firewalls to prevent hackers from hijacking our brains! :)
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Your question is a tough one and if you are from Canada or the US, countries with which I am most familiar, I would say you need to report the situation to the university authorities.  I don't know the situation where you are so it is difficult to give suggstions.   You need to decide if the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, and possibly begin to quietly work toward reform of your system.
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Obvious benefits are the comfort of having one's ethnic group nearby. Conflicts are usually between minorities and White. \n\n\nhttp://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0859985.html\n\nhttp://nycivilrights.org/about/begin.jsp\n\nGood luck!
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ei thats okay. youll benefit from it. when you started to work youll do the same thing. beat deadlines, have strict bosses and the like. just survived with all. do what you ought to do. youll benefit from it all i tell you.
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increased circulation, endorphins, positive body image...\n\nall kinds of wonderful things!
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Pros:\na bunch more relaxed people\n\nCons: \nanother thing for the gov't to tax\nincreased car accidents\neven more people not caring about anything but themselves\nmore overweight people\nlogistics problems to when and where it is legal\n\nIn other words it is an unintelligent thing to do.
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Well, you need to decide for yourself whether you think the risks outweigh the benefits.  Don't be swayed by what people (even me) tell you is "right."  It's good to be a little cautious.  Your doctor will want to make sure that you are aware of all the risks before you do it. (I had to sign a waiver.)\n\nBefore I had it done, I read TONS of stories on the internet.  You'll always find someone who is unhappy: not everyone is prepared for the fact that there is sometimes pain and that your eyes may not be "perfect" afterwards.  Some common side effects: \n\nHalos\nGlare\nDouble-vision\nDry eye  \n\nI get the halos and dry eye, but, to me, those side effects are worth the benefits of improved (though not perfect) vision. You'll need to decide whether you would be comfortable with the same.\n\nThere have been cases of more serious side effects.  You can minimize your risk of these my picking the best doctor you can find.  Get a referral from your ophthalmologist; check to see what his/her reputation is.\n\nGood luck!
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Advantage: Lots of power! You can produce the equivalent of burning 1.6 tonnes of petrol using 1g of UO2.\nDisadvantage: if not controlled, and like they said before. A BIG explosion.
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There are benefits and drawbacks to everything, including science. Here are a few drawbacks:\n\n1. Science has lead to the creation of far more powerful and dangerous weapons than ever existed before, so one person can kill millions, potentially. \n\n2. Science has given us the means to pollute the earth and destroy other species at a rate that is unparalleled.\n\n3. Science has lead to technologies that can be used to repress populations, and infringe on people's privacy\n\n4. Science has produced technologies that inadvertantly created a horrendous population explosion\n\n5. Science is viewed as a threat by some who think it draws people away from religion. \n\nThere are probably a lot more of these that I could come up with.
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What a great question!  A lot of people don't understand that the benefits a company offers will increase your total compensation package.  \n\nAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, benefits\naccount for nearly 35%of an employee’s total compensation. Yet, more than half of all employees don’t understand or\nappreciate the value of their employer-paidbenefits.\n\nBenefits include items such as insurance and health benefits,\nsocial security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, workers’\ncompensation, defined contribution, defined benefit, retirement and savings, supplemental pay vacations, holidays and sick leave.
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The advantages are:\nYou earn more money, meet new people, see new interesting places.\nThe disadvantages are: \nYou leave your home and your family.
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yes one of the complication is waigh gain\n\nWhat are the good points about the Pill?\n\nThe Pill has now been shown to have certain major health advantages:\n\n\nit abolishes period pain\n\n\nit makes periods shorter\n\n\nit makes them lighter.\n\n\nBecause of this, you are less likely to get anaemic.\n\nIf you have acne, the Pill should improve it.\n\nIn addition, it decreases your chances of getting certain cancers (though it increases the risk of others). Please see the section on cancer, below.\n\nBut can’t it give you a lot of side effects when you start? During the first few packs of the Pill, many women get minor, passing side effects, such as:\n\n\nheadaches\n\n\nnausea\n\n\nbreast tenderness\n\n\nslight weight gain\n\n\nslight ‘spotting’ of blood between the periods. \n\n\nThese side-effects usually go away after the first few packs. If they don’t, it’s very easy to get rid of them by simply switching to another brand of the 23 available brands of Pill.\n\n(For a full list of possible side-effects, see the package leaflet.)\n\nWhat about serious side-effects, like thrombosis?\n\nThere is no doubt at all that the Pill can occasionally cause serious problems like:\n\n\ndeep vein thrombosis (DVT) or clotting\n\n\nheart attacks \n\n\nstrokes.\n\n\nFortunately, these events are very rare. BUT ... they are much more likely to happen if you have certain ‘risk factors,’ which include:\n\n\nbeing a smoker \n\n\nhaving a bad family history of thrombosis or some similar illness (say, if your mother had a heart attack at 40)\n\n\nbeing severely overweight \n\n\nbeing diabetic (though quite a few non-smoking diabetics do use the Pill, under careful supervision)\n\n\nhaving high blood pressure \n\n\nhaving a high blood cholesterol level (hypercholesterolaemia) \n\n\na ‘past history’ of phlebitis (vein inflammation) or thrombophlebitis\n\n\nbeing immobile for a while (especially when having a surgical operation).\n\n\nThere are other ‘risk factors’ – for instance, making a very long journey in a plane or a cramped car seat. Your doctor or Family Planning nurse can give you more details.\n\n\nVaricose veins\n\nA lot of people (including some doctors) have the idea that ‘you can’t take the Pill if you have varicose veins'. This isn’t true. \n\nHowever, in recent years it has become clear that severe problems with varicose veins are a contraindication to the Pill. \n\nBut if you just have mild and superficial varicose veins, it is quite likely that your doctor will be willing to prescribe a low-dose Pill for you – provided that you have no other risk factors.\n\n\nMigraine\n\nIn 2004, new research showed that women who have severe migraine and who also use the Pill run an unacceptable risk of having a stroke.\n\nI’m not talking about people who have an occasional slight headache, like we all do. But if you have genuine migraine attacks – particularly migraines with ‘aura’ affecting your eyesight – then in my opinion you shouldn’t be on the Pill. \n\n\nDoes age make a difference?\n\nYes. The Pill is extraordinarily safe for young women in their teens or 20s who have no ‘risk factors’ (such as smoking). But when you get to the age of 35 or 40, the chances of having a thrombosis (clot) are starting to increase.\n\nIn practice, there are plenty of women of 40 who take the Pill. But as the years go by, there is more and more reason to switch to the mini-Pill, or to some other method of contraception, such as sterilisation and vasectomy for men. \n\nWhat about cancer?\n\n \nDid you know?\n\nThe Pill can increase the risk of some cancers and reduce the risk of others. Ask your doctor for advice. \n \n \nThe Pill does affect your risk of certain types of cancer, and when you first decide to go on it, you should be told about this. \n\nBut it’s important for you to realise that the Pill actually reduces your chances of getting some cancers – while it increases the risk of others. As far a
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Advantages\nYou can catch a culprit\nYou can release a wrongly blamed person\nYou can find cures for diseases\nYou can judge the nature of culprits and prevent further wrongdoings\n\nDisadvantages\nYou can keep a record of private activites of an individual\nGender bias, racism etc
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Sorry aready signed up to be a superheroes side kick, if you think those benefits are good check out mine.\n\nRoom, board, and nice view from satelitle. Basic duties include getting beat up and continously needed help from the superhero or generally making him look good while I look like an idiot, on rare occasion come up with an idea that he/she can steal so that it becomes there idea, unless of course it fails. Saying stupid catch phrases, and looking why too young to be running around with an adult. \nFull medical, partial dental (gotta be able to smile, but it cant be better than the hero). 2 weeks of vacation annually, and 1 week sick, 1 week PTO, and 1 mental stress, and no waivers!
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It robs you of your ambition to compete, makes you lazy, causes eating binges, dulls the senses, your timing is enabled and if you ever got this really great job, if they drug tested it would cost you your lively hood. Not to mention its against the law. Now lets talk about a couple of positive side effects. I believe everything deserves its due. For terminally ill patients its nulls pain, for those who suffer from glaucoma it slows the process, its proved to be a mind expander, and for severely emotionally ill people that suffer from major depressions, its been known to help them function better in society. It lesssons  the state of paranoid for some, but it also causes severe paranoid in others.
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I would say one of there greatest benefits is that they highly promote the betterment of yourself.  Betterment through learning and knowledge.  I like that part.  Now why Hubbard decided that we are under the rule of Xenu from the planet Teegeeack dumbfounds me.  A huge drawback is that L Ron is exceedingly conceited and his teachings seem to promote that.  In his book Dianetics, early on he states "If you have trouble reading this book, don't be afraid to consult a dictionary and re-read the passage"  \n\nGood riddance L Ron and Good riddance Isaac Hayes!
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Advantages:  Travel, new places every day, meet lots of people, \n\nDisadvantages:  Lots of travel, new place every day, meet lots of obnoxious people, low pay