... our oceans at a rate of 1 to 2 millimeters a year. This increase in depth is particularly noticeable during hurricanes as they crash into shores with an average category rating of 2 and 3. As if this wasn't enough of a threat oil industries, ... 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 benefits of drilli...

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... Xianding also commented, "The strictest punishment used to be seven-years in prison. Now it's ten" (China Digital Times). In a notice on Friday, the Supreme People's Court urged harsher penalties for both corrupt manufacturers and food inspectors. "Those food safety crimes leading to fatalities or any ... aftermath should be sentenced to death in accordance with the law," the notice said (China Digital Times). "The overall food safety situation is stable and improving, but incidents that still occur regularly have seriously endangered people's lives and caused strong social reactions. O...

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... of Virginia lacrosse player, George Huguely V, for allegedly murdering his on-again off-again girlfriend, Yeardley Love, began last week and has largely centered around the incriminating emails Huguely sent to Love before the incident stating, "I should have killed you." Huguely faces first-degree murder and five other charges if he is found guilty of killing Love (FOX News). Huguely entered Love ... dated for two years before the relationship went sour, as displayed by the exchange of emails used in the courtroom. These angry and abusive emails suggested infidelity on both ends of the ...

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... changes. During the current campaign he has been a true proponent of offshore drilling, lending his full and unrelenting support to the idea of opening up waters just off the Atlantic coast. According to a Larry West article at About.com, McCain is "in favor of reopening U.S. coastal waters to offshore oil drilling, claiming that offshore drilling will help American families by lowering gasoline ... the viewpoint of his opponent, Senator Barack Obama. Though there is significantly less certainty surrounding this fuel idea than McCain would have people believe, he is looking to appear st...

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... health official. Although the federal health officials assure the doctors that the data will be kept confidential, many doctors are outraged at the idea (Pear). "I don't like the idea of the government snooping," said Dr. Raymond Scalettar, an internist in Washington. "It's a pernicious practice - Big Brother tactics, which ... , from Olympia, Wash., said, "If federal officials are worried about access to care, they could help us. They don't have to spy on us" (Pear). "Is this a good use of tax money? Probably not. Everybody with a brain knows we do not have enough doctors," said Dr. Ro...

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... U.S. government spending. His 2008 report, released in mid-December lists 65 examples of wasteful spending that add up to more than $1.3 billion in taxpayer money. Budget insiders might say, "$1.3 billion is a drop in the bucket for a nation with a government budget of more than $3 trillion," but in a year when our U.S. government racked up more than $455 billion in deficit spending ... according to the Congressional Budget Office's Monthly Projections for November 2008, Senator Coburn's report is raising eyebrows on Capital Hill and beyond. According to Senator Coburn's report, in 2008...

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... for the journey, while the managers are the ones who drive the bus to the destination. Leadership is something you know when you see it, but is very hard to describe. Leaders have the power to make people do what they want and need them to do. By the strength of their personalities, they are able to ... , the real leaders are often much farther down in the ranks, and are the ones who cause the real change to take place on an every day basis. In other words, a leader is anyone who can show others the direction in which they need to move, and cause them to want to move in that direction. ....

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... in the nation, it dove headfirst into the construction and sales of new homes. In bedroom communities of larger cities, entire economies were built on the bed of sand that was the housing construction industry. Small town budgets collapsed with the housing boom. In some small towns, such as ... areas, the numbers are much higher. The Orlando area alone has a 7 month supply of new homes available, which will put a huge damper on the the industry for quite awhile. Construction companies that popped up like daisies have now closed their doors, but not before the owners of those ... reselli...

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... coast of Somalia more than doubled in 2008; as of late September 2008, a total of sixty ships had fallen victim to pirates. The upshot of 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 ... 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...

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Plasma zapping to turn trash into usable fuel and a glasslike byproduct is not really a new idea. The basic premise is that burning trash at extremely high temperatures (around 8000 degrees centigrade) produces plasma, which breaks the trash down into it's molecular components. This "plasma gasification" produces a byproduct called "syngas", which is mostly hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This can be converted into fuel. The other byproduct ... sludge (the black glass) could be full of toxic heavy metals, such as mercury. Proponents say that the process actually seals in any toxic materials ver...

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... Democrat members continue to want to bring tax hikes into the conversation, and insist that we've got to raise taxes on the American people," said Boehner, of Ohio (Hulse). The Republicans agree to return only if the Democrats eliminate the idea of tax increases as part of the deal. While these bailouts have occurred commonly during negotiations and not caused any ... long-term harm, the House and the Senate are quickly losing time to finalize the deal on the debt limit (Hulse). Senator Kent Conrad, D-North Dakota, is skeptical that the deal will help at ... all. He said he does not be...

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... 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 case today. Now you can hook up to the Internet via your cell phone, and stay up to date on the latest news, banking, entertainment and fashion. You can check your email and cha...

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... off of their savings and weather the storm? The answer is boring, but it is also the harsh reality faced by those who make money by loaning money. Competitive lending practices of the last 15 years have kept interest rates at bay. In the 1980s home owners were faced with interest rates on their mortgages that were double digits as a standard. Nowadays, those ... more plentiful. With larger loan sales come greater risks, but less surety. In other words, the cap on interest rates imposed by both law and competition keep mortgage companies from charging enough interest to offset those who ...

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... after starting his campaign so late in the game because he won't be able to make a strong stance on the major issues that voters are focusing on. "I don't actually know where Christie is on abortion and guns and things like that, but there may be people on the conservative side who have problems with that," said David Carney, the top strategist in Perry's campaign. "The ... scrutiny that will come on his ideological and fiscal policies and social policies will be magnified greatly because of the ... 's thinking about waiting and whether he should run in 2016 or later, but the reality is...

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... ," said Michael Mayo, a bank analyst with Credit Agricole in New York. "It's about time the industry resolves issues from the financial crisis and focuses more on righting their companies and improving the economy. This is the most significant step since the financial crisis that helps do that" (Schwartz). Although this deal would right a lot of wrong, it would come at a great cost ... of the major banks. Prior to this settlement, Bank of America paid out or set aside approximately $17 billion. The bank is expected to announce that it will set aside even more money for future losses on m...

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... pundit, John Stewart (recently voted in a Time Magazine poll as the most trusted News Personality in America), in 2006 said on his nightly television show, "The world is run by extremists because moderates have (expletive) to do." There is a sense in which that is true. There are not a lot of moderates hanging out at town hall meetings, and those that are can be easily ... pay, dozens more followed suit, some even to the point of fainting upon receiving a wink from the blue eyed crooner. The truth of the healthcare debate in town hall meetings is that crowd control experts working on be...

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... the progression of the landmark ruling in the case of Perez versus Sharp (1948) and the creation of Proposition 8 on the California ballot in 2008. Complicating this progression is the unique role of San Francisco's city government which overruled the findings of federal courts and allowed same-sex marriage in ... further promote their side of the argument and seek to win over cross-over voters who had not decided. The contention on those looking to ban same-sex marriage is that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. This was specifically supported by opponents to same-sex marr...

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... way. In a matter of days, the sanest of men would go quite mad. Humans tend to be people of schedules, reliant on time to know what to do and when to do it. Various societies throughout the history of man have treated time differently, and even today there ... is a disparity between cultures regarding the importance of time. Anyone who has ever met with anyone outside of western culture can attest ... the dignity of a phone call. Setting a time there means you made the list, but it doesn't mean the hour of day is set in stone. In western society however, time is incredibly important. W...

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... Consequences for a multilingual society". This correlational design used to contrast bilingualism studies versus language production studies is an effective tool for an up-to-date understanding of in what capacity research has already been completed and where further studies are needed. There is critical data that is lacking in the reviewed material, Bialystok believes and by looking at the data available, she suggests ... that since Canada is a very rich, culturally diverse country with a number of studies already being done on language acquisition as it relates to bilingualism, it is t...

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... it makes it look legitimate, drawing even more investors into the scheme. Also called a "pyramid scheme", it is the slimiest of slimy dealings, because the perpetrator knows exactly what he's doing. This is what Bernie Madoff has admitted he did to his investors. He has basically said that the money from the last ... Not that we really have any hard earned dollars anymore, because jobs are 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 cou...

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... water. Land that has never been able to be used for anything can now be used to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. How much does algae based oil cost to produce? No one is saying, but they will say that it is competitive with drilling or producing other biofuels. Obviously, this method of producing oil will be much more environmentally friendly than ... drilling. We 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 ...

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... on your energy level. To understand this you must first understand the difference between the energy stored in a calorie that your body needs to function and the amount of energy you want to have in daily life. When discussing diets energy can refer to either measurement. Every calorie you eat is equal in that each one is ... able to give you the same amount of energy no matter what source it originally came from. This means that you can meet your caloric needs and the ... maintain long lasting energy are complex carbohydrates like vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. These carbohydra...

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... the act has been further expanded since that time and offers a variety of incentives for both businesses and individuals. The overall goal of the Act is to "jumpstart the economy." Individuals and couples filing Federal Income Tax Returns for 2007, even up until the late filing deadline of Oct. 15 ... amount mentioned above. In addition, after lobbying by groups supporting senior citizens, social security payments were added to the "eligible" income, so most seniors on fixed incomes who filed a tax return and did not owe tax over the amount of the rebate have or will receive a check from ...

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... their 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 ever downward. That is not an ideal economic situation in which to be spending thousands of dollars to bid your marriage goodbye. Moreover, although economic difficulties can be stressful on...

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... saving for their own retirements. "By 2017, Social Security will be paying out more than it is taking in. This is a concern," Nabers said. A new Retirement Estimator located on the Social Security Administration's website, provides working Americans with the opportunity to estimate their future Social Security payments to see what they might qualify for when they retire 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 ... staff and budgets and finding it harder to...

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