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  1. Apr 2019
    1. The Defender personality type is quite unique, as many of their qualities defy the definition of their individual traits.

      A defender is special in their own ways and has traits that most others do not.

    2. They may never be truly comfortable in the spotlight, and may feel guilty taking due credit for team efforts, but if they can ensure that their efforts are recognized, Defenders are likely to feel a level of satisfaction in what they do that many other personality types can only dream of.

      Defenders are humble and do not ask for recognition on their accomplishments.

    3. Defender personalities (especially Turbulent ones) are often meticulous to the point of perfectionism, and though they procrastinate, they can always be relied on to get the job done on time

      A defender is a perfectionist and always gets things done properly.

    1. Children are more likely to be affected by poverty than the rest of the population, the report says. “Those younger than 18 make up about a quarter of the total population, but make up about a third of all Americans in poverty.”

      about the quarter of the population who are suffering from poverty are children

    2. While black children were almost four times as likely as white children to be living in poverty in 2013, more Hispanic children lived in poverty than any other group (5.4 million that year). This has been true since at least 2008, as the Hispanic population is larger and younger than the other minority populations.

      the hispanic children who lived in poverty doubled the number of black and white childrens who are suffering the same issue in 2008.

  2. Mar 2019
    1. Across the planet, the number of people living in extreme poverty has dropped by more than half since 1990, when 1.9 billion people lived under $1.25 a day, compared to 836 million in 2015, according to the United Nations.

      The number of people living in severe poverty has declined by more than half since 1990 compared to 2015.

    2. The global development lender attributed the continued fall in poverty to strong economic growth rates in emerging markets, particularly India, and investments in education, health, and social safety nets."... these projections show us that we are the first generation in human history that can end extreme poverty," World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said in a statement.

      President kim said, that India can end the poverty by supporting the economy and investing in education,health and social safety nets.

    3. he number of people living in extreme poverty is likely to fall for the first time below 10 percent of the world's population in 2015, the World Bank said on Sunday as it revised its benchmark for measuring the problem.

      The world bank said after revising the standard of the world poverty ,the number of people living in poverty became lower.