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The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos, and sometimes referred to as a "suicide pod" [1]) is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. "Sarco" is short for "sarcophagus".
Playtex was founded in 1947 as one of four divisions into which ILC re-organized. [2] Its name was a portmanteau of "play" and "latex", reflecting its focus on latex products. [3] Playtex's marketing in the post-war era was influential in creating the shift from custom-tailored undergarments to manufactured sizes.
In 2002, Cheryl Vedoe, founder of Tenth Planet and VP of Education Marketing at Apple Inc., became CEO of Apex. [3] That same year, it acquired Beyond Books. Apex Learning acquired Boxer Math in 2003. [2] In 2006, Apex had a $6 million round of venture capital financing led by MK Capital [3]. [4] [better source needed]
Each question addresses a different component of the respondent's suicide ideation severity and behavior. Question 1: wish to be dead; Question 2: non-specific suicidal thoughts; Questions 3–5: more specific suicidal thoughts and intent to act; Question 6: suicidal behavior over the respondent's lifetime and past 3 months
[2] [3] Suicides occasionally spread through a school system, through a community, or in terms of a celebrity suicide wave, nationally. This is called a suicide cluster. [1] Point clusters are clusters of suicides in both time and space, and have been linked to direct social learning from nearby individuals. [4]
Suicidal ideation, or suicidal thoughts, is the thought process of having ideas, or ruminations about the possibility of completing suicide. [1] It is not a diagnosis but is a symptom of some mental disorders, use of certain psychoactive drugs, and can also occur in response to adverse life circumstances without the presence of a mental disorder.
The 1950s quiz show scandals were a series of scandals involving the producers and contestants of several popular American television quiz shows. These shows' producers secretly gave assistance to certain contestants in order to prearrange the shows' outcomes while still attempting to deceive the public into believing that these shows were ...
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy is a 2021 play by Ryan Calais Cameron, inspired by Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf. The play follows six young Black British men—Jet, Midnight, Obsidian, Onyx, Pitch, and Sable—meeting for group therapy. [1] [2]