In 1939, the first public proposal that the U.S. should fluoridate its water supplies was made, not by a doctor, or dentist, but by Cox, an industry scientist working for a company threatened by fluoride damage claims.
Snatam Kaur Khalsa /sÉËnÉËtÉm ËkÉËr/ (Punjabi: à¨¸à¨¨à¨¾à¨¤à¨® à¨à©à¨° à¨à¨¼à¨¾à¨²à¨¸à¨¾, born 1972 in Trinidad, Colorado), is an American singer, songwriter and author. Kaur performs new age Indian devotional music, kirtan, and tours the world as a peace activist. The surname Kaur, meaning princess, is shared by all female Sikhs.
Kaur (Punjabi: à¨à©à¨°, Ú©ÙØ±) in Sikhism is commonly a middle name but also used as a last name by many Sikhs. Kaur is a name used by Sikh women as either a middle or last name. The tenth guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh introduced Kaur and Singh, when he administered Amrit (baptism) to both male and female Sikhs. All female Sikhs were asked to use the name Kaur after their forename and male Sikhs were to use the name Singh.