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  2. Tri-State Crematory scandal - Wikipedia

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    Between 1996 and the date of the discovery, more than 2,000 bodies had been sent to Tri-State. At some point after Ray Brent Marsh took over the business, he apparently had issues in performing cremations. It was not clear why this was the case. During his operation of the business, a total of 339 bodies went uncremated.

  3. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

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    Also called resource cost advantage. The ability of a party (whether an individual, firm, or country) to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors using the same amount of resources. absorption The total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves ...

  4. Economic calculation problem - Wikipedia

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    Mises and Hayek argued that economic calculation is only possible by information provided through market prices and that centralist methods of allocation lack methods to rationally allocate resources. Mises's analysis centered on price theory while Hayek went with a more feathered analysis of information and entrepreneurship.

  5. Insurance - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. Equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another in exchange for payment "Insure" redirects here. Not to be confused with Ensure. For other uses, see Insurance (disambiguation). An advertisement for a fire insurance company Norwich Union, showing the amount of assets ...

  6. Genocide of indigenous peoples - Wikipedia

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    The Family Planning Services and Population Research Act was passed in 1970, which subsidized sterilizations for patients receiving healthcare through the Indian Health Service. [182] In the 1970-1976 period, 25% to 50% of Native American women have been sterilized by the Indian Health Service. [ 183 ]

  7. Utilitarianism - Wikipedia

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    In ethical philosophy, utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for the affected individuals. [1] [2] In other words, utilitarian ideas encourage actions that lead to the greatest good for the greatest number.

  8. Soviet atomic bomb project - Wikipedia

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    The 1942 Russian report on the feasibility of uranium titled: Disposition No. 2352: "On the organization of work on uranium. After a strong lobbying of Russian scientists, the Soviet government initially set up a commission that was to address the "uranium problem" and investigate the possibility of chain reaction and isotope separation.