U.S. security has seen a dramatic increase since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Although the airlines have been cooperative so far, British Airways is finally voicing its frustration as the security becomes ever so tighter. As many of the traveling public would agree, chairman of British Airways, Martin Broughton, criticized the airport checks proposed by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration for being "completely redundant." At an annual conference of the U.K. Airport Operators Association in London, Broughton explained that the TSA is requiring foreign airports to increase checks on U...

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Millions of hotels across the United States nonchalantly discard their visitors' once-used bars of soap every day. In fact, hundreds of millions of soap bars are discarded each year in North American alone. As relatively wealthy Americans, no has thought anything of it - until Derreck Kayongo launched the Global Soap Project (Ruffins). The project began in the early 1990s after Kayongo's first hotel stay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ugandan native panicked when he noticed his bathroom soap was being replenished every day despite the fact that he only got one or two uses out of the bars (...

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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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... those involved with the case are not so sure. There are unanswered questions and details that do not add up. Experts and those involved in the case of the anthrax killer have yet to reach a satisfactory conclusion. Narrowing It Down To catch the killer, the FBI subpoenaed samples of a particular strain of anthrax from labs around the world. They examined these samples for four mutations that ... would help identify a match to the strain that was used ... to kill five people in 2001. The first sample ... ...

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... while raising civilian death and injury tolls into the thousands. The cause of the conflict goes back to the fall of the former Soviet Union, the division of states, and then the succession of certain states from Georgia, including South Ossetia and Abkhazia. According to the Associated Press, NATO came out in support of Georgia after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev refused to comply with a cease-fire order brokered for the two nations by ... France. The conflict is far from ... ...

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... at its second lowest level in about thirty years." Scientists characterize this fact as a "global warming tipping point" and speculate that by the end of the season, it could be a record-breaking year. With this trend, within 5-10 years, the Arctic could be free of ice in the summer. NASA ice scientist Jay Zwally said, "It also means that climate warming is also coming larger ... taken into account that change yet." Reports are coming in that large amounts of methane gas are being released into the world's oceans from the melting of long frozen Arctic sea ice. Methane is a powerful gree...

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... , making public service announcements on the radio, and using various other media sources to get the word out. It is the belief of CDC as well as other medical personnel that the more informed the public is about MRSA, the better control can be kept on its spread. "Recognizing the signs and receiving treatment in the early stages of a skin infection reduces the chances of the infection becoming severe or spreading," said ... Dr. Rachel Gorwitz, a pediatrician and medical epidemiologist. In identifying MRSA, it should be known that it usually first shows ... as they occur. In other words...

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... gang is one that is controlled from El Salvador, and it has been decided by those in charge that the local organizations might need a little more training in drug trafficking, racketeering, extortion, etc. So the higher ups in the organization are sending those that can train in these areas, which of course does not look good for the Charlotte area. "There seems to be a concerted effort ... to better organize the gang here in Charlotte," says FBI Special Agent Ray Duda. "And that effort was initiated by leaders in El Salvador ... ." The MS13s are not your average gang. They seem to be s...

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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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... . Murray chose not to call for an ambulance for nearly thirty minutes after he first realized that Jackson needed medical attention - a fact that prosecutors are calling an attempt at a cover-up (Los Angeles Times). Jackson's security guard, Alberto Alvarez, took the stand against Murray, claiming that when he walked in the room, he saw Jackson's lifeless body on the floor and Murray acting incompetent. Murray made ... . Murray then asked, "Does anybody know CPR?" although he was the doctor on hand. Murray then calmly told Alvarez that the singer had "a bad reaction" and needed to be take...

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... to their candidates. News giant CNN and pop-culture portal YouTube collaborated on two debates between the candidates, so that potential votes could ask the candidates the questions they wanted answered. Never before has that been done. Because YouTube is such an enormously popular website across a diverse demographic and because the new arrangement allowed for the people's voices to be heard, more and more people got involved. People who ... wouldn't have normally watched a traditional debate, where the questions are pre-determined by political experts tuned in to hear the candidates w...

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... this is that international trade has become pricier, which in turn gives these seafaring terrorists a new way to line their pockets. And these tyrants mean business. During one incident this year, a showdown between government officials and pirates saw the latter holding a Ukrainian ship ransom for $20 million. That money, which has been as high as $30 million in some cases, has helped to finance ... the war in Somalia, according to some reports. Groups like Al-Shabaab, which the U.S. had designated a terrorist organization, are on the receiving end of some of these funds. According ......

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... warnings or instructions for breakage on their packages. According to the EPA, the first step in a CFL breakage cleanup is evacuating and airing out the room. Have everyone leave the area, then open all doors and windows to the outside of the room while closing doors to the rest of the house. Leave the area yourself. Air out the room for 15 minutes before the cleanup begins. After the room has been aired and the mercury dissipated, carefully ... sweep up the glass shards and place in a box or sealed plastic bag ... ...

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Victory gardens were popularized back during World War I and World War II. They were meant to help citizens provide for themselves in an attempt to help the war effort. In fact, almost one third of the vegetables consumed in the United States in 1943 came from these Victory Gardens. This time the effort is aimed at helping the environment. What Is A Victory Garden? A victory garden is just a garden ... from where it was produced to where you find it in your own neighborhood. The cost is measured in terms of miles traveled and the gallons of fuel it takes to transport it. On average, it travel...

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... do away with analog television for the United States is that landfills will pick up about 6 million energy hogging televisions and over the course of a few years, electronic sellers will benefit from a boom in the sales of converter boxes and new televisions. Television is a privilege, not a right. Change is coming, and as the car replaced the horse, and faster cars replaced the model T, change is on the horizon for television. Its affect will ... make TV better. Information will travel faster, clearer, and most importantly, cleaner. In the case of the digital switchover ... ...

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... have been told that the only thing that makes ethanol cheap is the huge government subsides it receives. Ethanol uses massive amounts of energy in production. We have also seen firsthand the effect on grocery prices when our corn crop is used for ethanol production instead of being used for feeds, oils and other food products. Ethanol reduces the efficiency of gasoline, and causes problems in some ... vehicles. It is not the long term solution to our dependence on foreign oil. Algae farming might well ... be. While the most productive biofuel crop, oil palm, only produces 6,000 litres ...

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... soured by a volatile stock market and mortgage lender meltdowns, two-paycheck families are busting the budget on necessities. Even conservative spenders are growing weary. During a recent small group discussion, a mother of three held back tears as she described the effects of the dollar's weakening buying power. She and her husband both work and have been steadily employed for the last twenty years. Three years ago ... , they felt financially secure. They could afford to eat out occasionally or shop at the mall. They bought into a timeshare in Florida. Now they"re struggling. ... A com...

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... 's batteries. By eliminating the need for gasoline as fuel, the pollutants produced when utilizing gasoline as a fuel source can also be eliminated. So why are they now being widely used now? One of the most obvious issues is cost. Newer technologies often cost more and the electric car is no exception. The battery must be recharged for long periods of time which makes for a convenience issue. Now, cars can ... be used anytime, and it only takes a quick fill up to keep going. The electric car requires more of a time commitment, and not everyone is willing to lose ... the time. What Are ...

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... been considered. On to a big Democratic victory on Sept. 13" (Koplowitz). The Republican Party has not announced a nominee as of now, but they may not need to. The New York's 9th Congressional District, which Weiner represented for the past 13 years, covers Brooklyn and Queens. However, the New York lawmakers are trying to eliminate the district during their redistricting process to cut down two congressional seats due ... to population losses. The winner of the special election winner will serve out the remainder of Weiner's term, which ends in ... ...

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... the montage aired, highlighting the large number of protests they received online. The announcer said the "feature was edited" and "not done to upset anyone" (Chavez). The host, Dan Hicks, read the following statement during the coverage: "It was our intent to begin our coverage of this U.S. Open championship with a feature that captured the patriotism of our national championship being here in our nation's capital for the ... third time. Regrettably, a portion of the Pledge of ... Allegiance that was in that feature was edited out. It was not done to upset anyone and we'd like to apolo...

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... an article in The New Yorker magazine claiming that ex-members of the congregation revealed secrets of abuse, both physical and psychological, and how the church brought escapees back through psychological, emotional, spiritual, and physical force if need be (Lengel). In 2009, two of the church's top members, Marty Rathbun and Mike Rinder, went on record for the first time since leaving the group. From the inside circle, Rathbun and Rinder both saw ... the abuse being dealt by the church. Their first report listed several issues involving ... ...

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... attack on South Korea inspired further work on the three-year old trade talks between South Korea and the United States. The free trade deal has been modified to incorporate certain provisions that were not included in the original pact in 2007 (Wolf). These changes improve the chances for the pact to receive legislative ratification. On November 11, attempts to modify the agreement failed because President Barack Obama was ... at an economic nations summit in Seoul (Ramstad). The free trade deal includes provisions on auto imports, exports and tariffs, the major stumbling blocks from p...

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... life in her locale are slim to none. Most men will overlook the wonderful things about Christina and never give themselves the chance to fall in love with the woman she is. Stuart, a fairly corpulent man himself, is a bit of a shy computer geek whose prospects for relationship were equally hampered before logging on and finding the love of his life. 3) Faster sifting with less invested- In real ... life, when relationships go south or when the parties simply don't click, often separating the two parties can be dicey. People in real life generally meet in workplace situations ... . It's n...

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... doors beaten down by unhappy husbands and wives looking to sign for their freedom on the dotted line. In these tighten-your-belt times, more and more couples are opting to stay unhappy together over doling out money they don't have for the pricey endeavor that is divorce. These days, salaries are stagnating, more and more people are losing their jobs, and the value of our homes is creeping ... could keep unhappy couples together." That divorce is expensive isn't a new phenomenon. It's always been pricey. For example, a contested divorce between a couple with at least one child can cost ...

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... choose their ringtones, ring backs, change backgrounds, save screensavers, and personalize their voice mail and more. Most people who own a cell phone personalize it in a way that is unique to them, with favorite songs, pictures and more. Some people even choose to personalize their key pad with different colors and options for each number on the phone. A cell phone is now such an integrated part of ... society, it is almost abnormal for someone not to own one. Unfortunately, cell phones have impacted society in a negative way ... impersonal; allowing people to text instead of actually...

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