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		<title>Advantages of Selling Minerals and Royalties</title>
		<link>https://big-topics.com/2011/11/selling-minerals-royalties/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jesus Dosreis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Royalties are the amount paid to the land owners in order to get the rights to develop land, extract minerals, including the extractions of oil and gas. The land owner can lease his land for the other companies for the development of minerals and gets a royalty in return for leasing his rights. The rate [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Royalties are the amount paid to the land owners in order to get the rights to develop land, extract minerals, including the extractions of oil and gas. The land owner can lease his land for the other companies for the development of minerals and gets a royalty in return for leasing his rights. The rate of the royalty depends upon the percentage of amount agreed by the two parties at the time of agreement. However, the land lord is not supposed to pay any costs for drilling and extraction expenses even though he is getting the royalty.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Many people sell the royalties and there are very few people who give them for lease. If any one opts for a lease he/she can enjoy the benefit of share until the mineral beneath his land expires , but nobody knows how much mineral is there and till how much time it can be extracted. But in case of selling ,the owner will get a lump sum amount which does not depend on the amount of the mineral and quality of the mineral. There are few more advantages of selling the royalties and let us see what they are.</p>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li>You can get relieved from the cleaning up of your estate and you can effectively save your heirs from the complications of selling it.</li>
<li>With the lump sum amount you can safely invest in some other safer investments and can enjoy the benefits.</li>
<li>Selling the royalties at greater percentages will save you from the future fluctuations in the minerals prices.</li>
<li>You can pay off your high interest debts with that amount and can stay peaceful during the rest of your life.</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, it is advisable to take the advises of an attorney before moving forward in these selling and leasing issues.</p>
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		<title>Haiti Earthquake In Leogane</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Vanalstyn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 was stroked southwest region of Haiti. This is the worst earthquake in 200 years. The earthquake was occurred on 12th January 2010. Many notable landmark buildings of city like government buildings foreign aid offices, and countless slums were significantly damaged or destroyed by this earthquake. According to Prime Minister Preval [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 was stroked southwest region of Haiti. This is the worst earthquake in 200 years. The earthquake was occurred on 12th January 2010. Many notable landmark buildings of city like government buildings foreign aid offices, and countless slums were significantly damaged or destroyed by this earthquake. According to Prime Minister Preval all important building like parliament, tax office, schools and hospitals were <span id="more-195"></span>collapsed by this earthquake. Nearly 100,000 people were died and many became the homeless.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This disaster also destroyed the United Nations Mission in Hatti. 16 members of UN peacemaking were killed and hundred of them were missing.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Major damage by the earthquake included the destruction of entire cities, plants on farmland. The disaster hit hard on human lives and significantly raises the death toll from hunger, disease and exposure. Many places were too far from aid workers relief. It also affected badly to development of all these areas</p>
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		<title>False Beliefs Force Animals Towards Extinction</title>
		<link>https://big-topics.com/2010/03/animal-extinction/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jesus Dosreis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The ivory, tiger skin and nails and rhino horn etc. are always in demand in the black market. These items fetch huge amounts when sold. This is encouraging the poachers and other criminals to hunt down the endangered animals from the wild. Black rhinos and tigers are regarded as the critically endangered animals. They are [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The ivory, tiger skin and nails and rhino horn etc. are always in demand in the black market. These items fetch huge amounts when sold. This is encouraging the poachers and other criminals to hunt down the endangered animals from the wild.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Black rhinos and tigers are regarded as the critically endangered animals. They are already on the verge of extinction. But still hunting and poaching of these animals cannot be reduced much. This is mainly due to the high demand of these illegal wildlife products.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The benefits of rhino horn are very popular in Vietnam. A folk tale in Vietnam says that it has capacity to enhance powers in the bedroom. Recently it has been augmented by a baseless belief that it can cure cancer also. In recent years, there are reports that there is a demand for tiger meat in south-east Asian countries.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Tigers can be poached in India and transported to China through Nepal. Rhinos can be shot in Africa and their horns shipped to Thailand, Vietnam or China.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">These types of false beliefs are very dangerous. Awareness among the people is very important to save these animals, which are part of the eco system.</p>
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<a href="https://big-topics.com/2010/04/haiti-earthquake-in-leogane/">Haiti Earthquake In Leogane</a><br />
<a href="https://big-topics.com/2010/03/spare-the-coyotes/">Coyotes Victim’s Mother Asks to Spare the Killer Animals</a><br />
<a href="https://big-topics.com/2008/09/world-economic-forum-and-operations/">World Economic Forum And Operations</a><br />
<a href="https://big-topics.com/2008/08/the-drastic-hurricane-katrina/">The Drastic Hurricane Katrina</a></p><p>The post <a href="https://big-topics.com/2010/03/animal-extinction/">False Beliefs Force Animals Towards Extinction</a> first appeared on <a href="https://big-topics.com">BIG-TOPICS.COM</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Why Organic Farming is Eco-Friendly?</title>
		<link>https://big-topics.com/2010/02/why-organic-farming-is-eco-friendly/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Vanalstyn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Organic farming is the method of growing plants of fruits, vegetables, as well as ornamental plants like garden plants without using artificial pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. It is the combination of best farming methods used in past and modern scientific knowledge. It acts in accordance with nature instead of opposing it, as seen in conventional [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Organic farming is the method of growing plants of fruits, vegetables, as well as ornamental plants like garden plants without using artificial pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. It is the combination of best farming methods used in past and modern scientific knowledge. It acts in accordance with nature instead of opposing it, as seen in conventional farming. The processes involved in organic farming are natural. Almost all the organic products are of good quality, as farmers follow strict methods during cultivation. Food and agricultural products like cotton widely use organic methods. Organic farming preserves the nutrients in soil.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="https://miniature-gardening.com/"><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2960" src="https://big-topics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/miniature-gardening_2-150x150.png" alt="miniature garden" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://big-topics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/miniature-gardening_2-150x150.png 150w, https://big-topics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/miniature-gardening_2.png 152w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>Difference between conventional farming and organic farming:</strong><br />
In conventional farming, farmers use chemical fertilizers to add only nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium where as in organic farming, farmers uses many favorable soil micro organisms and rock dust to make soil well balanced for growth of better plants. In conventional farming, farmers put chemicals, which kill microscopic bacteria that are very useful to enhance the ability of plant to absorb nutrients. In organic farming, farmers follow simple and Eco-friendly techniques in farming.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Disadvantages of Conventional farming:</strong></p>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li>Rivers, lakes and water sources get polluted as artificial fertilizers and herbicides are washed away easily.</li>
<li>In this type of farming, every year the use of artificial fertilizers is increased to produce same crop (amount).</li>
<li>Nutrient availability is reduced and the soil structure becomes poor as chemicals destroy micro organisms in soil.</li>
<li>Artificial pesticides stay in soil, enter into food chain and cause health problems to animals and human beings.</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="https://miniature-gardening.com/"><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-2960 size-thumbnail" src="https://big-topics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/miniature-gardening_2-150x150.png" alt="Fairy garden" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://big-topics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/miniature-gardening_2-150x150.png 150w, https://big-topics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/miniature-gardening_2.png 152w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>Organic farming methods:</strong><br />
Organic farming methods replace the chemical fertilizers and pesticides with natural methods of food cultivation.</p>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><strong>Cultivation: </strong>Polyculture (growing variety of crops in single piece of land) is preferred in organic farming rather than monoculture (growing of single crop in single piece of land) followed by conventional farming. This is because different crops invites different soil microbes (which are useful for soil) and also helps in pest control organically.</li>
<li><strong>Fertilization: </strong>Composts and green manuring is used to increase the fertility of soil. They add nutrients (organic matter) to soil that is necessary for plant growth.</li>
<li><strong>Pest</strong><strong> Control: </strong>Beneficial insects which control harmful insects are grown by growing plants which attract them. Biological insecticides like neem extract is used for pest control. Special crops are grown which diverts harmful pests and crop rotation helps in protecting crops from different pests.</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Benefits of Organic farming:</strong></p>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><em><strong>To consumers :-</strong></em>
<ul>
<li><strong>Nutrition: </strong>Organically grown food products are rich in vitamins and minerals compared conventionally grown food products.<a href="https://miniature-gardening.com/"><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-3424 size-thumbnail" src="https://big-topics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/miniature-gardening1-150x150.png" alt="miniature garden" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://big-topics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/miniature-gardening1-150x150.png 150w, https://big-topics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/miniature-gardening1.png 152w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></li>
<li><strong>Contamination free: </strong>Substances hazardous to health such as pesticides, fungicides and herbicides are not present in organic products. They are healthy and free from contamination.</li>
<li><strong>Food tastes better: </strong>In organic farming as plants are grown with natural methods, the products are nutritious and tasty compared to conventionally grown products.</li>
<li><strong>Food stays longer: </strong>Organically grown food products can be stored for longer time and they do not get decayed (rotten) easily.</li>
<li><strong>Climate friendly: </strong>Emission of green house gases is low as low input needs are utilized for cultivation.</li>
<li><strong>Ecological friendly: </strong>As natural methods are used for cultivation, it do not cause soil and water pollution.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em><strong>To environment :-</strong></em>
<ul>
<li>Climate friendly: Emission of green house gases is low as low input needs are utilized for cultivation.</li>
<li>Ecological friendly: As natural methods are used for cultivation, it do not cause soil and water pollution.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Today, organic farming is not widely used as it involves more labor and the yield of crop is also less, compared to conventional farming. It is good practice for farmers follow organic farming methods, to maintain ecological balance, retain the purity of atmosphere, and to produce consumable healthy organic products.</p><p>The post <a href="https://big-topics.com/2010/02/why-organic-farming-is-eco-friendly/">Why Organic Farming is Eco-Friendly?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://big-topics.com">BIG-TOPICS.COM</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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