DEFINING DEMOCRACY Government of the People. Democracy may be a word familiar to most, but it is a concept still misunderstood and misused in a time when totalitarian regimes and military dictatorships alike have attempted to claim popular support by pinning democratic labels upon themselves.
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Help for Hot Flashes. Follow us. Hot flashes affect many women who are approaching menopause, and in some cases, the symptom can continue for the rest of their lives. However, they usually end when a woman is in her mid-50s, or during the year following her last period.