... this area? Reporters Carolyn Y. Johnson and Lisa Wangsness of the Boston Globe examined the proposed output from the plateau under Georges Bank. With the 57 million barrels of confirmed oil there and the 72 trillion cubic feet of natural gas we would have enough fuel to keep the country going for count them folks 2 days! Another article in the USA Today by Rick Jervis, William M. Welch, and Richard ... Wolf discusses the possibility of 18 billion barrels of oil off the coasts of the United States including protected areas in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Santa Barbara. With th...

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... command begged Lincoln to fire U.S. Grant, Lincoln's answer was "I cannot spare this man. He fights!" In the end, Lincoln and Grant split the credit when they won the war, neither of them having likely seen the white of an enemy's eyes in battle. To say Grant "fought" was to say that men fought for ... it too. Eisenhower was so unsure of his plan that he wrote two letters, one praising the valiant men who stormed the beaches in the event of success, the other taking full blame in case the offensive was defeated. The men knew what they were heading into, and they went anyhow; not for a ...

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... in Afghanistan and Iraq? An economy that isn't crashing and taking the middle class with it? Universal Health Care? There are so many things wrong in this country, that it's hard to know what to be most angry about. Barack Obama ran on change. He promised us a better America. What exactly will he do to fulfill that promise? Certainly, he has already changed ... this country just by being elected. He changed presidential politics by defeating two of the most powerful members of the Senate to do so.. He has changed this country by crossing the aisle to nominate Republicans to his cabinet ...

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... they were already hooked with heroin and their lives are ruined. History of Heroin The heroin comes from morphine which is a natural substance extracted from seedpod of opium poppy. The opium poppy was discovered and cultivated in Mesopotamia about 3400BC. It was until the 19th century that the chemical analysis of opium was revealed. Most of its content could be ascribed to ... when he re-synthesized it 23 years later. Hoffman works with the Bayer, a pharmaceutical company in Germany. Hoffman was tasked to produce codeine, which is less potent and addictive, however, the experiment prod...

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... has alarmingly increased: 1 rich person for every 72 poor.[1] Yet global spending would make war and war-related expenses as the number one item in global spending. Consider the following statistics: • The world spends one trillion dollars in armaments while 800 people million live in extremely bad poverty, 770 million people do not have food for an active working life, 100 million ... 1.8 trillion dollars. • Only 358 billionaires have a total income of 760 billion dollars which is equivalent to the total income of 2.5 billion people. • 20 percent of the world's richest people rec...

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... has alarmingly increased: 1 rich person for every 72 poor.[1] Yet global spending would make war and war-related expenses as the number one item in global spending. Consider the following statistics: - The world spends one trillion dollars in armaments while 800 million people live in extremely bad poverty, 770 million people do not have food for an active working life, 100 million ... to 1.8 trillion dollars. - Only 358 billionaires have a total income of 760 billion dollars which is equivalent to the total income of 2.5 billion people. - 20 percent of the world's richest people recei...

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... electoral votes will be named the next President and Vice President of the United States, even if the popular vote swings in the opposite direction of the Electoral College vote. The 538 people given electoral votes are those elected to the Senate and as Representatives of the state in Congress. In this aspect, the people retain the power of the vote due to the fact that they elect the representatives to speak for ... their needs in the political setting. Each state ... ...

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It's impossible to turn on the news these days without seeing a highlight of a town hall in Podunk Nowhere, wherein a Senator or Congressperson, beloved by their constituents merely 9 months ago is being darn near run out of town on a rail due to their stance on healthcare reform. While happenings in Podunk Nowhere would not have mattered 100 years ago, in today's 24 hour global news cycle, ... Podunk nowhere finds itself squarely positioned in the center of the "places that are important map." The valid arguments on both sides ... of the debate are irrelevant in the midst of screaming match...

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... they were second-class citizens when they tried to enter the U.S. Those with the visa waiver could enter the U.S. quite easily, while those without it were often denied access. The visa-waver program represents a strong alliance-building effort on the part of the United States, but it has not been without its critics. In Congress, the waiver issue got mixed up in discussions about immigration, which ... caused some Congress members to shrink away from supporting anything that would allow more foreigners into the country. They wanted to be able ... to better track who was coming into th...

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... help (Rooney). Lagarde is already involved in these affairs. While in Paris, she advised the Greek government to come to terms with the political differences that exist and approve the austerity measures that are currently preventing the country from receiving their next installment loans from the IMF and EU. Additionally, she lectured Greece's creditors, which consist mostly of French and ... German banks, on their ability to compromise (Rooney) "It must be done in a concerted, collective way," she said. "All the lenders must ... come to the bedside of Greece ... ...

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... Israel's former prime ministers, Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak. Barak, who previously served as Defense Minister under Olmert, has requested that Olmert's recently written book be banned from publication until it is determined that the book does not contain any state secrets (Fendel). Relations began to sour when Barak forced Olmert into resignation as prime minister when accusations of financial and administrative ... of being indecisive and timid, as well as trying to prevent "daring security operations" while Olmert held the position of prime minister. These accusations look particularly ...

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... and even full-fledged argument about totalitarian government deciding who lives and who dies on the basis of how well they fit into the collective. Once the anti-healthcare reform lobby manages to disrupt a few well publicized town hall meetings, the news media begins to do stories on how the healthcare bill is coming apart at the seams because "people all across America" are fired up about healthcare ... should be more affordable. More importantly, most people are not "fired up" in any way, shape or form. Just because you saw it on the news doesn't mean it's gone global. In making your...

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... industry be next on the government bailout list? Not likely. Despite the woes over the decline in the economy, travel is down only slightly compared to previous years. In fact, according to a study by an independent group representing travel agents, while 68 percent of Americans would describe the economic conditions as "terrible", only 22% of that 68% has actually cancelled a flight, or plans to reschedule at ... fronts is grim or promises to be grim, it seems that the often beleaguered travel industry is set on surviving without a government bailout. While this is good news for the Ai...

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... for plants since they breathe in carbon dioxide, it's bad news for our children who are being deprived of oxygen. Plants, especially the weedier plants, are thriving and producing pollen out of proportion to their growth. Our children's respiratory systems, already struggling to take in oxygen ... relief can we give our children as they struggle to take in air and grow? Until science finds a way to reduce the CO2 levels in the air not much. Antihistamines and steroids provide some relief but neither is without side effects. Antihistamines are infamous for causing sleepiness ... while st...

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... elements, including transportation, accommodation and merchandising. Terrorism, on the other hand, as defined by The U.S Department of State, is, in part, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets, in many cases tourists. The country of Kenya serves as an excellent example of an underdeveloped country very hard hit by terrorism's" effect. Tourism is 12% of the GNP in Kenya and accounts for over $500 million ... in annual revenue and 500,000 jobs. (Kenya, CIA World Fact Book). The bombing of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi in 1998 and of a ... beach hotel in Mom...

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... issue it seems, all over the country, and Charlotte, NC seems to be no exception. In the lower part of central North Carolina, Charlotte has grown over the years into a sprawling city. The banking industry has brought in people from all over the country. With the crowds of decent upstanding people that have migrated to the area, another element has moved in as well. The criminal element has grown as ... the city has grown, and with it has ... , training, and a chain of command, they are similar in a lot of ways. The MS13s have also been reported as being more careful in how they look wh...

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The Occupy movement that began months ago in New York and has since grasped hold of the rest of the country turned violent for the first time on November 2nd in Oakland when a small group of protestors smashed the windows of a Wells Fargo bank branch during a protest of wealth inequalities. The Occupy Oakland movement scheduled a noon rally in front of City Hall and then a free lunch afterward. The day's events were planned to wrap up with a "general strike mass convergence, rally, and labor cookout." Each of these were intended to be peaceful protests, but a small faction began passing out fl...

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... , solar power is a necessity. Wind power is not reliable enough to provide all your electric needs. Still, adding $10 to $30 thousand dollars to the price of building a home is cost prohibitive for most of us. If you know a little bit about electricity, are good at building simple structures, and ... can teach you how to build a solar cell for less than $200. Of course, you still need the batteries and other accessories, but according to these sites, you can purchase these pretty cheaply on auction sites. It would probably take about 8 of these cells, plus accessories, to provide enough p...

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Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was recently in America this week for the UN General Assembly being held in New York City. The problem with this is, that puts her right in the fire, so to speak. She and her country have defaulted on billions in debt owed to U.S. creditors. President Kirchner has repeatedly ignored the U.S. federal court system and supposedly removed any of her country's assets to outside the U.S. and away from collectors. With her being in New York this week for the UN talks, U.S. bondholders' have become more upset due this obvious slap in the face to the U.S. Justice s...

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... state by two gunmen who ushered him into an orange SUV on November 9th. Following the World Series, Ramos returned to his home country of Venezuela where he was to play in a winter baseball league after finishing off an extremely successful rookie season in the MLB. In 2011, Ramos played his first full season on the big stage, batting .267 with a whopping 15 homeruns and 58 ... RBIS. Ramos also replaced Ivan Rodriguez, the 14-time All-Star behind the plate. Because it was his ... . Victor Zambrano's mother was also kidnapped that year. In 2008, kidnappers in Caracas murdered Henry Blanc...

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A landlord of a Philadelphian apartment discovered four mentally handicapped people chained in the basement when he went to investigate a short circuit on October 15th. Turgut Gozleveli discovered dogs locked inside of the boiler room and four adults hiding underneath a blanket. They were hunched together in a space not tall enough for an adult to stand, surrounded in human waste with only a jug of orange juice (Hoye). He unchained them while asking questions about their identity, but he didn't receive any answers. Believing them to be illegal immigrants, Gosleveli called in the police who qui...

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... of food-related scandals surfaced in China recently, the country's highest court ordered judges across the nation to impose harsher sentences in food-related cases, including the death penalty. The Supreme People's Court announced that in cases where people die from food safety violations, convicted suspects should be given the death sentence. In cases where the food was not lethal, suspects will receive longer ... occur regularly have seriously endangered people's lives and caused strong social reactions. Our task to maintain food safety remains challenging," said Wang Shengjun, the co...

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... million euros to a German branch of an American bank and one for 3 million euros to an Italian bank (News.gather.com). The Vatican Bank has vowed to be committed to "complete transparency" in order to gain enrollment on the "White List," a list of countries that comply with international banking standards. Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi issued a letter claiming ... , "The current problem was caused by a misunderstanding - now being examined - between the IOR and the bank which received the transfer order" (News.gather.com). Lombardi has also assured that the IOR was merely transferri...

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... purchased, prices could come down, and therefore more goods would be purchases once the taxes were applied again. However, the problem with this system is that consumers, hungry to go shopping again, could easily run up a considerable amount of debt, having the opposite effect on the economy than that which is desired. The holiday season may be over, but our collective money troubles are, by all ... accounts, far from seeing a horizon. Although there are things the government can do to help ... bolster the economy, each of us in our private lives will just have to ... ...

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Barack Obama had great plans for this country. The country he envisioned was a place where the air was clean, everyone who wanted a job had one, our manufacturing base was rebuilt and working on producing green energy products. He saw our schools gaining the status as the best in the world, and our children having every opportunity to pursue higher education. He saw us all driving fuel efficient or ... plan to end subsidies to the oil companies. Why we are subsidizing one of the most profitable industries in the country has always been a mystery. 2. Change the tax code so that the middle class...

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