... category rating of 2 and 3. As if this wasn't enough of a threat oil industries, congress, and the white house now want to allow offshore drilling. Let's look at the Georges Bank area off Cape Cod Massachusetts. According to geologists there are approximately 57 million barrels of oil lying ... there beneath the seabed. Currently Georges Bank is a protected area due to overfishing in the 1970's. This area's ecosystem is already in a delicate state with only the haddock bouncing back from being over fished. Can the ... ½ years! Wow. That's all I can say about it. We can get another 2 Â...

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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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... 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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... point in time, and trying to categorize the movement in any one way based on that snapshot. The only way to study these protest movements is to follow them over time" (Silverleib). If there's one clear message coming out of the protests, it's that the big wigs on Wall Street should own up to their part in the downfall of the economy. Although the crowd seems all but violent, many ... of the protestors vow that they not only want to see Wall Street fall, but they want to see its leaders suffer a fiery fate. "Ultimately this ... about power and greed, unchecked," said Jodie Evans, who al...

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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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... is that installing a solar system is very expensive. A professionally installed solar system designed to power everything in your house except the heating/cooling system can cost anywhere from $10,000-$30,000. If your average electric bill without heating or cooling is ... area, 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 ... that can tea...

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... cause for concern alone yet the chain reaction of deviant behaviors is what creates the most long-lasting negative effects on those that listen to rap music for hours at a time or have engrained its lyrics into their lives. The correlation between continued listening to rap music and the propensity to engage in theft, join and participate in street gangs in the form of violence, and sexual ... activity that often leads to communicable diseases being contracted are all significant at the ... safety and that of his family. With known ties to street gangs in Compton, California and Long b...

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... particular will become a physical reality instead of just an eco-friendly dream. Amazing Potential The problem with solar energy has often been its practicality or lack thereof. It is expensive and not all that durable in real life conditions. This is a large part of what keeps solar energy on the drawing board. Advances that could change all that, however, are not far away ... . Instead of building solar energy panels out of glass, scientists are working on making them out of plastic. This would make them cheaper, more flexible, and more durable. Also, they ... outfitted with solar pan...

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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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... 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, doubled to prevent tearing. With a damp paper towel, wipe floor to pick up ...

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... from those industries to support their homes and families. We've heard a lot about Wall Street and the banks and how greed brought them down. We did not hear about how greedy the construction and real estate sales market was. All of the blame seemed to be put on the financial sector, when in fact, these two industries were actually complicit in pushing for more lenient ... where there are no jobs. Conservative estimates say that Florida now has lost 50% of all construction related jobs. In many areas, the numbers are much higher. The Orlando area alone has a 7 month supply of new homes ...

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... to be able to get foods from all over the world anytime we want. We can have Ecuadorian bananas in May, California strawberries in January, and Mexican avocados any time of the year. But at what cost? The average distance a grocery store's produce has to travel before it gets on your plate is 1,500 miles. That travel could be by container ship, by truck ... or by train. Regardless of the mode of transport, carbon emissions are created to get that food to you ... . Eating locally reduces those carbon emissions. If a farmer drives 30 miles into the city to sell his turnips at the local fa...

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... . Iraqi Olympic athletes had previously been killed under the rule of Saddam and Uday Hussein. More than that, they were tortured until they died. Sports aside, going to the U.S. to train allowed these athletes to escape this oppressive atmosphere at home and focus on their sport in the U.S. There are multiple reasons why foreign athletes train in the United States. Some do it because of ... the United States" overall track record of success in the Olympics as well as its overwhelming support of Olympic athletes ... . Others come to learn more about the training rituals of the U.S. in th...

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... deadline looms closer, the House hit another roadblock on the road to increase the federal debt limit. Representative Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, abandoned the negotiations after becoming overwhelmingly frustrated that the Democrats pushing for the increase believe a tax increase must coincide (Hulse). "As it stands, the Democrats continue to insist that any deal must include tax increases," he said in a statement. "There is not support in the House for a tax increase ... that we've got to raise taxes on the American people," said Boehner, of Ohio (Hulse). The Republicans ag...

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... governments signed MOUs (memoranda of understand) committing the U.S. government to help them qualify for the waiver program. In exchange, the U.S. would receive increased security assistance. These countries follow in the footsteps of the Czech Republic, Latvia and Estonia, who have done the same in the past. These agreements are very significant steps in the reciprocal relationships between the United States and these countries. Hungarian Ambassador ... .Equality means equal access to each other's countries as well as not to be considered second-class members of the European Union." Si...

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... cost of food being transported 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 travels a distance of 1,500 miles and uses up 400 gallons of fuel to be available for your convenience. Aside from being costly ... in your own backyard, you will know where they came from, what chemicals have been used on them, and you will know that they will be available. What About The President? Roger Doiron, a proponent of organic Victory Gardens, wants the President...

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... by their own shoestrings. Police immediately suspected Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin, claiming that they were driven by satanic ritual, regardless of the extreme lack of evidence that they had to indict the boys. Echols and Baldwin entered an Alford plea on three counts of first degree murder, while Misskelley entered his plea to one count of first degree murder and two counts of ... families. I don't think it will make the pain go away to the defendants families" (CNN). Echols, who was given the death sentence because he was believed to be the ringleader while the other two allegedly...

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... officials are recruiting "mystery shoppers" who will experience and report firsthand on the growing problem. Although many physicians are angered at the idea, the administration says the survey will address a "critical public policy problem," the increasing shortage of primary care physicians. Furthermore, the administration is concerned that the remaining available doctors are turning away patients in government health programs because they ... the "mystery shopper" project to the White House (Pear). The mystery shoppers are expected to call medical practices and ask if doctors are acc...

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"Change you can believe in" was the buzz phrase of the 2008 Obama/ Biden campaign for the White house, and the change required at the American borders is among the list of sweeping changes proposed by the new president. But what does the Obama administration really seek to do about illegal immigration? Will it be a top tier issue? Or was immigration reform just part of a well delivered line in a series ... clamoring for an audience to their agendas, Mr. Obama uses language like "I support" and "I believe we need to." Neither is a lie, but one speaks of promise to act. The other, of promise to...

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... he can get it after he gets out of prison. Our government has said that we, the taxpayers, have to give to the bankers (who are, by the way, part of that top 1% that owns 24% of the U.S.) $700 Billion of our hard earned dollars. Not that we really have any hard earned ... flying overseas faster than a supersonic jet. So who is actually getting this money? If you look at what has happened already, it's the executives and their managers. AIG paid for theirs to go to a couple of luxury conventions. All of them are using "retention" to explain multimillion dollar ... bonuses for the very C...

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... to Dr. Paul Keim who is a geneticist at Northern Arizona University. That sample is what linked Ivins to two anthrax attacks that happened in the weeks following the events on September 11, 2001. He kept unusually long evening hours at his lab after the attacks, and this was thought to be an indication of questionable activities. Incomplete Evidence A news conference was held to explain ... that there are unanswered questions. FBI Assistant Director Vahid Majidi admits that missteps were made, but states that lessons were learned from these mistakes. Dr. Michael Stebbins directs the Fed...

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... has grown, and with it has come more organized gang activity. The gang element has gotten increasingly worse over the years while locals have turned a blind eye and pretended it wasn't happening. But they cannot ignore it anymore. It has grown to the point where it is too obvious not to see. Reports on the news cover it daily. Gang 'tags' as they are called ... , or markings, are everywhere. It has gotten out of control. Among the gangs in the Charlotte area are the Bloods, Crips, and MS13s. All of these of course are dangerous, but ... the MS13s seem to be the worst at the moment. It h...

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... to cut and paste data from one place to another. Apple acknowledges that the need to be able to cut and paste is important to iPhone users, and they claim the feature is on their to-do list for future incarnations of the phone. But as for emailing, texting, taking and managing photos and video, playing music and finding your way around (oh, and ... making phone calls, incidentally), the iPhone is changing the way we live our lives. We are on the move more than ever before, and our ... social networks spam the globe. The iPhone is designed to both meet the needs of that reality and help...

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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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