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All is Well. Remain Calm

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I can't help but channel Kevin Bacon from Animal House while reading the news that 1.8 million dead people are registered to vote. Remember: We don't need Voter ID laws because our system is sound as…well, a dollar. Politico: The United States' voter registration system is in chaos — about 24 million registrations are no [...]

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Major Causes of Train Accidents

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Trains offer one of the cheapest, safest and most convenient modes of transportation. You have the option of either traveling to your destination using a steam engine train or an electric one. Electric trains are not found everywhere as they are only common in highly developed countries like Japan and the United States. However, just [...]

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About Hazing

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Although forms of hazing have existed for about as long as exclusive organizations have, concern about this practice is a relatively recent phenomenon. Widely publicized injuries and deaths have brought public attention to the risks of this practice and inspired many people to action. In the last 20 years or so, activist groups have been [...]

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I Remember It Like It Was Yesterday

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I remember it like it was yesterday, the phone rang and it was my mother. Her voice sounded so strange. I almost didn't recognize it. I knew instantly something was wrong. She said, I'm in the hospital, there was an accident on the boat and daddy didn't make it. Didn't make it, I thought, what [...]

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Vehicular Manslaughter Defined

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If you have ever witnessed the death of a person due to vehicular manslaughter, you know the heart-ache involved with it. It at least comforts many of us to know that the law will hear us out in cases such as these. The law always sides with the deceased, since they no longer have a [...]

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Earthquakes – Five Myths

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Earthquakes have been around for a longer than humans – and for as long as man has sought to understand the world around him, there have been interesting myths surrounding earthquakes. I thought I would discuss five of the most common earthquake myths. 1. This is earthquake weather. I remember my mother talking about earthquake [...]

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Airplane crashes in Guyana

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GEORGETOWN — A Caribbean Airlines plane with 140 passengers aboard crashed while landing in Guyana early today and broke in two, causing several injuries but no deaths, said President Bharrat Jagdeo. The plane apparently overshot the 400-foot (123-metre) runway at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in rainy weather. It barely missed a 200-foot (61-meter) ravine that [...]

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Fears over 50% rise in use of deadly horse tranquiliser drug

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By Jack Doyle Last updated at 2:16 AM on 21st July 2011 Shock tactic: Image from an anti-ketamine campaign in Singapore The use of horse tranquiliser ketamine has spiralled, making it the fourth most popular dance drug in the UK. In a report published today, scientists issue a major alert over the dangers of taking [...]

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Academy Award Winner Julia Roberts Joins Clean Cookstoves Campaign – HispanicBusiness.com

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Acclaimed Hollywood actress Julia Roberts will help a global campaign to rid the world of unsafe and inefficient cooking methods, which resulted in 2 million deaths each year, the United Nations Foundation said Friday. The U.N. Foundation, established by former CNN founder Ted Turner, said Roberts, an Academy Award winner, will serve as a global [...]

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Sports Rage and the Destructive Out of Control Fans

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The start of a new baseball season is usually a reason for fans to rejoice and get excited about their team making its annual run for the coveted World Series Championship title. But for Giants fans, the start of this baseball season was marred by needless violence. After the Dodger's home opener last week, a [...]

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EPO – The Endurance Athlete's Steroid

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Read the sports section of any newspaper lately and you will no doubt see the headlines dealing with Lance Armstrong's alleged use of EPO. Apparently, he is accused of testing positive for having used the substance to enhance his performance during several Tour de France cycle races. actually, the use of EPO in endurance exercise [...]