... have to ship product all over the country. Their customers are not confined to one area, so they incur large shipping fees that they then pass on to their customers, the grocery stores, in the form of higher prices. The grocery stores cannot afford to absorb the higher costs, so they ... the corporations even though they haven't changed anything. But don't get us wrong, local farmers are still, and probably will always be, in danger of being over run by larger corporations. Thankfully, government supplements help ease some burden and organized events such as Farm Aid bring attention to th...

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... , or at least normal for the area. One thing that was a little different was a visit by Brig. General Peter J. Talleri to Camp Taji. Talleri is the commander of the Defense Distribution Center and is stationed in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. While in the area, he also visited the Iraqi Army ... 's General Truck Regiment. He met with Iraqi Colonel Muhammad and was given updates of their progress and discussed future improvements. "We are ... Coalition forces killed two enemy fighters during an operation near Mosul. It happened when a vehicle was approached by military personnel, and one ...

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... woman, who everyone agrees has a wonderful personality. She has a pretty face, but she tips the scale at nearly 400 pounds. While a woman this size has a chance of meeting a "chubby chaser" on the internet, the chances of finding such a man in real 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 l...

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... 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 ... Scientology's highest leaders, particularly David Miscavige, who succeeded L. Ron Hubbard as Scientology's leader. The issues included physical abuse of staff, mental abuse and cruelty, high pressure mar...

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... . Thomas Farley, New York City's health commissioner, recently proposed a groundbreaking policy toward eradicating HIV in the area if city doctors adhere to his recommendation. According to Farley's aggressive proposal, doctors should treat HIV immediately after it is diagnosed. This measure would significantly reduce the transmission of HIV, which also causes AIDS, so much so that Farley believes new transmissions could potentially be ... in 2010. Like in San Francisco, doctors in New York City probably already begin treatment early, but there are no official guidelines that enforce it, ...

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... 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 guidelines ... unemployment rate went up to 25% at one point. The only thing that brought it back down was that most of those who were unemployed moved out of the area to find work. Those people who were foolish enough to think it would last forever bought homes and set up shop ... in towns where there are no jobs....

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... at different ages. For many, the future is not pretty. "The average check is about $1000 now. With inflation continuing to skyrocket upwards of 12% in recent years, and the administration only calculating increases to Social Security at around 3%, Americans are going to be seeing less and less ... coming to a head, as the first Baby Boomers hit 62 this year. The largest population of senior citizens is about to tax the agency, at a time when it is cutting staff and budgets and finding it harder to service recipients. To prepare for the onslaught in numbers, the administration is hoping ...

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... however, contain a hidden danger. Just like all other fluorescent lights, CFL's use a small amount of mercury vapor in the tubes in order to produce fluorescent light. Not only is there a potential long term risk of disposing these light bulbs in landfill sites but there is also a more immediate concern about personal safety ... Unfortunately, most manufacturers of CFL's do not print 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...

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... it faster if your local utility company has a way to buy the excess power generated back from you, but most of them haven't gotten to that point yet. If you live in a remote 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, ... is obviously not going to be as high as a professionally built and installed system, it is possible to have solar power for about a tenth of the cost of a...

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... due to increasing debt from hyper-consumption and the Imperialistic spread of chains, such as Wal-Mart and McDonalds. Smaller companies are put out of business due to the power of these large corporations and communities suffer from outsourced jobs. Additionally, states offer incentives for corporations to come to their area, remain there, or grant money for improvements to factories and plants ... known as corporate welfare. The effects of this allocation of state expenses to this area always creates a deficit for the individuals living within those areas, whether it be in higher taxes...

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... , 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 to Roger Middleton, author of a key report on the situation, "at the moment it's a five-six problem [on a scale of one to ten] with the potential to be a seven or eight You're lookin at nine, ten, if it ... re-routed, ships would be required to potentially add weeks of travel time to their itineraries, which would mean more fuel consumption and, ultimately, higher shipping costs. More than that, even, piracy has hampered r...

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... . Conrad Murray, the personal physician of the late Michael Jackson, took a turn for the worse after the 911 call was played to jurors on September 29th. Murray chose not to call for an ambulance for nearly ... 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 taken to the hospital. However, instead of calling an ambulance right away, he collected medical vials and pill bottles and instructed Alvarez to put them in a bag. The most suspicious evidence so far is that Murray asked ... ...

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... and prepare the nation for a new age" (Obama 2). A powerful orator and charismatic individual, the president went on to emphasize that despite the enormity of the challenges confronting the United States today, the American people are a hardy and brave lot and history has shown time and again that these problems would ... by name, President Obama used this opportunity to underscore his visions for the country in the years to come, and in what has become one of the most often-quoted statements from the inaugural address, the president stated that there was no time to lose: "Starting today,...

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... define the most critical decisions in any married couples' life. The legal precedents and laws in these states specifically support what many consider to be the "pros" or advantages of gay marriage, and these include the legal right to have children, jointing owning property or splitting it up, inheritance and death taxes, transfer taxes, government benefits, immigration, and ... many limitations to the married couples' rights and their ability to gain shared ownership of priority in 46 of the 50 states in the United States. Within this limitation is the catalyst of much legal contention...

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Geothermal energy is the way of the future. It is clean. It is always available. In addition, it is already being used successfully. One only has to see its theoretical uses, its ... buildings may cost a little more than the usual heating and air conditioning systems initially but end up paying for themselves. The reduced cost of running and maintaining a geothermal pump, as opposed to traditional means of heating and cooling, saves money in the long run and are better for the environment. They provide clean running energy. By observing the ... to implement changes that will allow for easier...

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... in Iraq on December 15th - nine years after US forces stepped foot on the foreign ground. US troops initially staged a war to rid Iraq of the weapons of mass destruction that they were thought to possess, but after almost a decade in the hostile country, no such weapons were found. Instead, the nine ... and provided Muslims with a solid foundation for their hatred towards Americans. With American troops absent from the country, Iraq has a long and arduous road ahead of rebuilding (Shanker). "Let me be clear: Iraq will be tested in the days ahead - by terrorism, and by those who seek to ...

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... campaign, presidential candidate Herman Cain suddenly recalled the financial settlement he was a part of years before. In the late 1990's, as the head of the National Restaurant Association, Cain battled two sexual harassment claims involving two different women, although he later remembered the first accusation and denies remembering the second accusation altogether (Oliphant). "My ... that he did not recall such an instance, but when pressed later by radio host, Laura Ingraham, Cain suddenly remembered the instance. "The word settlement suggested to me some sort of legal settlement,"...

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... wound to his head. That was it. They didn't say anything about anything else," his mother recalls (FOX23news.com). She also reported, "We were told he was shot by one of those very long rifles and there's no way he could have done it himself. There's no way this was suicide" (Grondahl). Also pointing to the fact that Jones' death could ... be more than a suicide is the cryptic message he left for his girlfriend. "I love you," he told her. "By the time you get this, I will be gone" (Bailey). The Department of Defense has yet to confirm his death because of a policy of a 72-hour waiting p...

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... took to the streets demanding social justice. These protestors called for government price controls, equal standards in the outskirts of the country as those in the center, free education from birth, free university tuition, quality healthcare for all citizens, and better salaries ... . We aren't here to whine, we aren't here to complain. This is not the cry of spoiled people, this is not the cry of people who want the country to solve their problems, this is the cry of people who want to be more involved in the way their taxes are spent" (Hartman). Because ... consumer, but the nation a...

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... Lagarde was backed by the United Kingdom, Germany, and most European powers, as well as some Asian and African nations. The United States Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner joined the group of supporters right before Lagarde was voted in (Rooney) "Minister Lagarde's exceptional talent and broad experience will provide invaluable leadership for this indispensable institution at a critical time for the global ... have received. I would also like to express my respect and esteem for my colleague and friend, Agustin Carstens," she said (Rooney). The global financial institution desperately ne...

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... recession, President Obama promised to make government an ally. "We can, and we must, work together," he told the US Chamber of Commerce. "Whatever differences we may have, I know that all of us share a deep, abiding belief in this country, a belief in our people, a belief in the principles that have made ... America's economy the envy of the world." He then continued on to promise that his administration will "help lay the foundation for you to grow and innovate" ... the regulatory system" (Dennis). In an attempt to reconcile the differences between his administration and the US Chamber...

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... Association. After reporting on every president since Eisenhower, Thomas made a name for herself by being aggressive in her interviews. In her lifetime, Thomas has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, as well as receiving over thirty honorary degrees. The Helen Thomas award was given out each year by Wayne State's Journalism Institute for Media Diversity to students whose ... previous, spontaneous remarks into a camera, these words were carefully thought out and conscious. It shows a prejudice that is deep-seated and obsessive" (May). The executive director of the Je...

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... affected are those hired by banks to change the locks and take over homes that have been foreclosed. There have been an increasing number of cases where these companies have actually shown up before the foreclosure process is even finished. Nancy Jacobini, an Orlando resident, locked herself in ... man hired by Jacobini's bank, JPMorgan Cahase. The bank has since admitted its mistake. Jacobini's attorney, Matt Weidner, claims that these instances are examples of financial institutions "running amuck." "What we have right now is lawlessness across the country. Banks and institutions are c...

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... that now receive signal via antennae rather than from satellite or cable will turn on their sets on the day of the switch to see snow, the fact is that those folks represent about 2% of the American populous, and tend to be people who don't consider television to be a priority or who may ... find greater productivity as the result of the death of their television signal. While some might argue that the switchover unfairly affects the poor, people who cannot afford neither new televisions, nor ... , that those people will not have enough voice to raise a stink. Their sets will merely beco...

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... don't are now in the minority. More than one out every two people now own a cell phone, and that number is growing larger every day. The impact of cell phones on society has become huge. One reason that the cell phone has made such an impact on society today is because ... of the advances they have made with them through modern technology. When the cell phone first debuted, its only function was to make calls. That is not the ... cell phone, and stay up to date on the latest news, banking, entertainment and fashion. You can check your email and chat to friends. Cell phones of today also...

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