The US Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the Dollar against a basket of currencies on a trade-weighted basis. The index started in March 1973 with a base value of 100. Since then, it has made a high of 164.72 in February 1985, and a low of 70.69 in March 2008.
Coal tar, which is distilled from coal, has been used in dandruff shampoo for decades. But it is now banned in all consumer goods in Europe because of health concerns. California, using its tough anti-toxics law, would be the first state in the country to restrict use of the substance.
The 19 states in red permit corporal punishment in schools, while those in white have banned it.Center for Effective Discipline. In 19 states, it's legal for teachers or principals to punish public school students by hitting them repeatedly instead of just giving them detention. This map from the Center for Effective Discipline shows the 19 states, in red, which have laws allowing corporal punishment in schools. Shown in white are the 31 states that have banned corporal punishment, most recently in Ohio in 2009 and New Mexico in 2011. In practice, it's becoming less common for schools to administer corporal punishment â even in states that technically allow it. Business Insider editor Erin Fuchs, for example, grew up in suburban Atlanta in the '90s and doesn't recall teachers ever hitting her classmates.