Sentences with phrase «from natural causes such»

Deaths from natural causes such as heart disease, cancer and old age are not covered under an accidental death policy.

Before humans, changes in climate resulted entirely from natural causes such as changes in Earth's orbit, changes in solar activity, or volcanic eruptions.

Not exact matches

While damage caused by some types of natural events — such as lightning or wind — will usually be covered by commercial property insurance, you need a special policy if you want protection from flood damage.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

«In science, the discipline and methods are such that design - more precisely, formal and final causes in natural beings - is purposefully excluded from its reductionist conception of nature.

Petaluma, Calif., December 11, 2017 — A new study from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) examines the flaws in single - trait label claims, noting that no single label meets the comprehensive requirements of the organic label, while lack of clarity around labels such as «natural» and «transitional» cause consumers further confusion.

Science deals with natural (not supernatural) causes and, as such, has several ways of exploring where the «something» came from.

For one such project, the team developed a new software tool called GppFst that allows researchers to differentiate genetic drift — a neutral process whereby genes and gene sequences naturally change due to random mating within a population — from genetic variations that are indicative of evolutionary changes caused by natural selection.

The consequences of such initiative were disastrous: Protected from hunting for 35 years, and devoid of natural predators, the beavers grew over 5,000 times their initial population, caused irreversible changes in the forest ecosystem, and started advancing over the continent.

The analysis also takes into account other occurrences such as suicide or death of a prisoner from natural causes.

In the future, enhanced N2O emissions from natural soil such as sub-Arctic tundra might mask the isotope effect caused by mitigation actions derived from agriculture.

• Safe: free of disease - causing microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, spores); heavy metals; chemicals from industry and agriculture; pharmaceuticals; disinfectants and related by - products; radioactivity; and synthetic fluoride; • Fresh: neither salty nor stagnant; • Clean: physically, biologically and chemically; • Natural: coming from a pristine mountain stream, glacial river or fresh spring; • Hydrating: water with low surface tension and thus better hydrating; • Mineral balanced: contains a wide variety of minerals including trace minerals, excellent ionic activity (Total Dissolved Solids ~ 300 ppm), including cations such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium; and anions such as nitrate, chloride, bicarbonate, sulfate and carbonate.

Some natural cleaners still contain petroleum distillates such as benzene, or 1,4 dioxane, both of which can cause cancer, not to mention the fact that they come from a non-renewable resource (oil) which is, in and of itself, far from eco-friendly.

For example, the superbug MRSA, which can cause hard - to - treat skin infections, appears to contaminate approximately 5 % of U.S. retail meat; mysterious skin hives or allergic reactions may be a sign of alpha - gal meat allergies; a lack of safety thresholds in U.S. meat for drug residues, toxic metals, and pesticides can potentially result in jaundice and skin cancer; a case of Vitamin A poisoning from fish actually resulted in one man experiencing such serious peeling of his skin it took more than three months to heal; using tanning beds instead of natural sunlight or supplements to get Vitamin D is linked to an increased risk of the deadliest kind of skin cancer; milk consumption has been associated with increased acne risk; and low antioxidants levels in the skin may correlate with the development of wrinkles.

Use of such products might cause reactive seborrhea a condition in which the activity of oil glands increases to balance the loss of natural oils from the skin.

The only product in our diet coming directly from a plant's sap, this natural sweetener features over 65 antioxidants that can help delay or prevent diseases caused by free radicals, such as cancer or diabetes.

There are lots of other changes this represents too, such as the presence of chemicals in our food supply (pesticides, herbicides, xenoestrogens, etc) that didn't exist in the ancient diet, as well as the dramatic changes caused by hybridization of many of our foods, which creates versions of fruits and vegetables bred more for size, sweetness, and appearance as opposed to natural nutrition... this aspect has decreased micronutrient content in the modern day food supply (just look at wild blueberries vs cultivated blueberries as an example of that with wild berries coming in at more than DOUBLE the antioxidants from ORAC testing).

Without enough opportunities to expend energy from their natural prey drive, our furry kids can become bored and stressed out, causing unwanted behaviors — such as barking at me when I talk on the phone — to pop out.

If your dog is licking his feet because of an environmental cause such as allergies, you can break this itch - scratch cycle with a variety of prescription and / or natural medications that you can get from your vet.

Keep an extra gallon of water on hand if your pet has been exposed to chemicals, injured, or needs to be washed off and remember to never let your pet drink from other natural «doggie bowls,» such as puddles, ponds, storm, or and bay water, as these may be contaminated with parasites and / or bacteria leading to upset stomachs and causing further dehydration.

«One of the main causes of warming is the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere resulting from our burning of fossil fuels such as oil and coal and natural gas.»

``... estimates of future rises remain hazy, mostly because there are many uncertainties, from the lack of data on what ice sheets did in the past to predict how they will react to warming, insufficient long - term satellite data to unpick the effects of natural climate change from that caused by man and a spottiness in the degree to which places such as Antarctica have warmed....

Rising sea levels are caused by global warming which results from the production of natural gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Assuming a good bit of this was added after the natural warming cycle was started we are probably looking at closer to 1200 ppm over the next century or two before C02 levels begin to decrease again as this natural green house locks up carbon primarily in phytoplankton blooms caused by fertilization from the new large desert regions near the equator and excessive erosion from very intense storm systems the develop in such a hot house climate.

(15) such an open fuel standard would help to protect the United States economy from high and volatile oil prices and from the threats caused by global instability, terrorism, and natural disaster.

Instead, natural variations in the climate system and other external forcing factors (such as volcanic eruptions) will likely cause the rate of Arctic sea ice change to vary considerably from decade to decade, and perhaps even temporarily switch from negative (sea ice loss) to positive (sea ice growth).

Suppose a factor, such as natural variability, caused a certain amount of warming from say, 1930 - 1950.

Graphs showing recent record insurance losses from natural disasters are presented, but no mention is made of how increasing population and insistence on building in vulnerable areas are the predominant factors causing recent high insurance claims from disasters such as Katrina.

Russ R. - Once again, you are ignoring details such as Category 4, «a natural mechanism is the main cause of global warming» - excluding humans as a minor cause from 1, 2, and 3

Environmental problems, such as high levels of carbon dioxide, may either find their root cause in natural events or result from human intervention.

Further, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) defines land degradation as a reduction or loss in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rain - fed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from land uses or from a process or combination of processes, including those arising from human activities and habitation patterns, such as: (i) soil erosion caused by wind and / or water; (ii) deterioration of the physical, chemical, and biological or economic properties of soil; and (iii) long - term loss of natural vegetation.

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification defines land degradation as a reduction or loss in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas, of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rain - fed cropland, irrigated cropland, or range, pasture, forest, and woodlands resulting from land uses or from a process or combination of processes, including processes arising from human activities and habitation patterns, such as (i) soil erosion caused by wind and / or water; (ii) deterioration of the physical, chemical and biological or economic properties of soil; and (iii) long - term loss of natural vegetation.

Backing that up, NASA says that 1) sea surface temperature fluctuations (El Niño - La Niña) can cause global temperature deviation of about 0.2 °C; 2) solar maximums and minimums produce variations of only 0.1 °C, warmer or cooler; 3) aerosols from natural sources such as volcanic eruptions (Mount Pinatubo for example) have caused average cooling of 0.3 °C, but recent eruptions have had not had significant effect.

(12) the establishment of such a vehicle fleet and distribution system would provide a large market that would mobilize private resources to substantially advance the technology and expand the production of alcohol fuels in the United States and abroad; (13) the United States has an urgent national security interest to develop alcohol fuels technology, production, and distribution systems as rapidly as possible; (14) new cars sold in the United States that are equipped with an internal combustion engine should allow for fuel competition by being flexible fuel vehicles, and new diesel cars should be capable of operating on biodiesel; and (15) such an open fuel standard would help to protect the United States economy from high and volatile oil prices and from the threats caused by global instability, terrorism, and natural disaster.

The controversy surrounding environmental policy has, perhaps surprisingly, arisen not so much from the issue of conserving non-renewable commodities such as fossil fuels or industrial metals, but from the increasing scarcity or overuse of renewable natural resources, causing problems such as water and air pollution, or damage to global commons such as the atmosphere or the ozone layer.

Accidental death policies will never provide coverage to you for natural causes of death, which means that your accidental death insurance policy will only pay out if you die from an «accidental» cause such as:

Comprehensive coverage — This coverage will insure you from any form of damage to your vehicle not caused by a collision with another automobile or property, such as fire damage, theft, damage from natural causes and animal collisions.

For this reason, insurance companies add the «Graded Death Benefit» clause to their final expense policies so that they can avoid insuring someone who is simply days away from dying from a natural cause (heart attack, cancer, stroke, etc, etc...) Now, since nobody can predict an accidental cause of death such as a slip and fall, motor vehicle accident, victim of crime, etc, etc... these types of deaths would be immediately covered without needing to survive beyond the 2 or 3 year waiting period (the graded death benefit).

While damage caused by some types of natural events — such as lightning or wind — will usually be covered by commercial property insurance, you need a special policy if you want protection from flood damage.

Your insured two wheeler will be protected from damage or loss caused by both natural and man - made disasters such as fire, lightning, flood, earthquake, theft, strike, riot, burglary.

While all plans are different, most Milpitas renters insurance plans will cover you from damage caused by the following: fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Lauderhill renters insurance will protect you from damages caused by a number of serious accidents and hazards, including natural disasters such as tornados, hurricanes and landslides.

Although policies vary, most plans will cover direct physical loss of personal property if damaged by fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

Personal property damage, also known as content renters insurance, will pay for the damages caused by fire and smoke, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

During this period of time, the life insurance policy will pay out in full in the event that the insured dies from an accidental cause (such as: slip and fall, motor vehicle accident, victim of crime, etc, etc...) but the policy will not cover the insured in the event of an natural cause of death during that first 2 year period.

A fire in the home can spread from any number of causes: cooking, smoking, electrical problems, heating, and natural causes such as lightning.

Most coverage plans will protect you in the event of fire and smoke damage, natural disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, lightning, windstorms or hail storms, snow, ice or sleet damage, riot or civil commotion, vandalism or theft, falling objects, discharge or overflow of water or steam (often caused by faulty plumbing, freezing, cracking or burning of certain systems or appliances and damage from artificially generated electric current.

These damages can come from any incidents including natural disasters such as hurricane damage, storm damage, hail or wind damage, weather damage such as sleet, ice, snow or rain damage, damage caused by negligence of others such as fire damage, smoke damage or flooding damage as well as damage intentionally caused by other people such as theft, vandalism and riots.