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Evan L-Q

Knives-Some Legal Issues To Think About Next Time You Step Outside With Your Favorite P... - 0 views

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  • Evan L-Q on 01 Dec 08
     
    Knives-Some Legal Issues To Think About Next Time You Step Outside With Your Favorite Pocket Knife
Evan L-Q

Knife Laws & Assistance, Local, State & Federal - 0 views

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knife state laws

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    Knife Laws & Assistance. Is a certain knife legal in my community? Find out here.
haley haegner

Most Expensive Cars In The World: Top 10 List 2009-2008 - SuperCars - 0 views

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  • 1,192,057
  • he most expensive street legal car available on the market today.
  • 253 mph+.
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  • 2nd place for the fastest car.
  • $667,321
  • 8th fastest car in the world.
  • 215 mph+
  • he 3rd most expensive car is actually fastest street legal car in the world with a top speed of 257 mph+
  • 25 of this exact model will ever be produced.
  • 229 mph+
  • it may be bought and show off to your neighbors.
  • The first true American production certified supercar,
  • 4 for the fastest car in the world.
  • 248 mph+
  • Swedish made,
  • 3rd fastest car in the world with a top speed of 250 mph+
  • Koenigsegg
  • is the fastest automatic transmission car in the world with a top speed of 207 mph+
  • dynamic stability control and a top speed of 209 mph+
  • unprecedented driving feeling on the road.
  • many luxurious features and it was made for comfort
  • with sporty handling and top performance technology.
  • haley haegner on 01 Dec 08
     
    top 10 most expensive cars
Jilliane Velazco

Top music seller's store has no door - Los Angeles Times - 0 views

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  • Apple Inc. has surpassed Wal-Mart to become America’s No. 1 music store, the first time that a seller of digital downloads has ever beaten the big CD retailers.
  • Video game companies and other software makers are selling more of their products as downloads rather than CDs.
  • Songs could be downloaded faster than movies or TV shows, both legally and illegally.
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  • devices such as Apple’s iPod made songs easy to listen to anywhere.
  • It said it counted every 12 singles sold as one album, and that Apple probably received a boost during the two months by people cashing in iTunes gift cards – which Wal-Mart and other retailers also sell – received during the holiday season.
  • Apple launched iTunes in 2003, creating an online business model for a music industry that was struggling with plummeting CD sales and online piracy. In addition to selling albums, iTunes offered hundreds of thousands of individual songs for 99 cents each. That was ideal for customers who wanted to buy hot singles or old favorites without buying the whole album.
  • it reported $808 million in revenue for a category that includes iTunes store sales, a 27% jump from the same quarter the previous year.
  • Although Apple has given the music industry a new way to sell songs, it has become so powerful that music companies have sought to help create and fortify potential iTunes rivals.
  • Jilliane Velazco on 08 Dec 08
     
    apple is the top seller of music; on and off the computer! =] apple overtakes wal-mart as the biggest US music seller
Jilliane Velazco

iTunes Boasts Second Place For Music Sales, Hits Milestones; Legal music downloads now ... - 0 views

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    iTunes music sales are doing great; they have had over 50 million customers
Jilliane Velazco

iTunes Boasts Second Place For Music Sales, Hits Milestones; Legal music downloads now ... - 0 views

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    iTunes music sales are doing great; they have had over 50 million customers.
Christina Sanchez

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  • Hong Kong has one of the highest population densities in the world—more than 6,350 persons per km2 (more than 16,400 per mi2). Roughly 98% of the population of 6,940,432 (2006 est.) are Chinese; the majority of them have their family origins in Guangdong province. There are also significant numbers of Europeans and Americans, Filipinos (mostly domestic servants), and Indians and Pakistanis. About 60,000 Hong Kong residents emigrate each year, mainly to North America or Australia. This outflow is more than counterbalanced by legal and illegal immigration from China.
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      Christina Sanchez on 08 Dec 08
       
      population
  • The leading religious affiliations among the Chinese are Buddhism, Daoism (Taoism), and traditional sects, followed by Christianity and Islam. English and Chinese are the languages of government. The Cantonese dialect is the usual medium of communication, although Mandarin has been promoted since the reversion to Chinese sovereignty.
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      Christina Sanchez on 08 Dec 08
       
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anonymous

The dope on steroids: Why some athletes take the risk : UMNews : University of Minnesota - 0 views

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  • The stakes in Athens are fierce. The difference between an Olympic gold or silver medal could be a one hundredth of a second on the track or in the pool; an inch on the pole vault or shot put.
  • The athletes who make the Olympic cut are blessed with the right combination of physical and psychological traits, including an intense competitive drive and an unrelenting determination to be the best. This is the stuff of champions.
  • Steroids are not just for elite athletes--they can be used by anyone who wants to change his or her body image. The Centers for Disease Control's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance report shows more than a million youth taking steroids, and the numbers have been rising every year.
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  • Unfortunately, sometimes so are steroids. For decades, athletes have used anabolic (meaning muscle-building) steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to build strength and endurance. And those drugs are getting more and more sophisticated in an effort to evade detection. Doping, as the practice is called, is illegal and, by most people's standards, unethical. Athletes who have been caught using these drugs have been stripped of their Olympic medals and world records and banned from their sports, sometimes for years, and on occasions for a lifetime.
  • "There are rights and wrongs in life, and if it's against the rules, it's cheating to do it," says Wiese-Bjornstal. "I love sports, but some athletes treat elite sports as if they are life itself, more important than their health, their loved ones, and even their lives."
  • In addition, steroids mess with your body. Potential side effects include high blood pressure, strokes, nausea, sleep problems, increased aggressiveness, and severe mood swings. In men, steroids can reduce sperm count and cause impotence, breast growth, and shrunken testicles. In women, side effects can include reduced breast size, increased body and facial hair, a deepened voice, and menstrual problems.
  • With the risks and consequences of steroid use so high, why do some athletes continue to dope?
  • "The major underlying factor [with steroids use] is that winning at all costs is the most important thing," says Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, associate professor in the School of Kinesiology.
  • She says that athletes that use steroids often have the mindset that "they are demonstrating that they are as highly committed to their sport as they can be and are doing whatever it takes to prove to themselves, their coaches, and to the world that they are true athletes who will do anything to win."
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      anonymous on 03 Dec 08
       
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  • From a moral and ethical framework, Wiese-Bjornstal believes this is twisted thinking. "There are rights and wrongs in life, and if it's against the rules, it's cheating to do it," she says. "I love sports, but some athletes treat elite sports as if they are life itself, more important than their health, their loved ones, and even their lives."
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      anonymous on 03 Dec 08
       
      Wiese-Bjornstal's Comment
  • She also says there is pressure to dope because of the belief that everyone else is doing it, and that if an athlete wants to compete at the highest level, she or he has to do it, too.
  • Nancy Cullen, a sports psychology consultant for the University, says the temptation to use steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs simply comes down to the rigors and pressure of elite competition and the desire to win. She cites an alarming poll taken in 1995 of 198 sprinters, swimmers, power lifters and others, most of whom were Olympians or aspiring Olympians. The poll asked if the athletes would take a banned performance-enhancing substance if they knew if would help them win and they wouldn't be caught--195 responded, yes.
  • Most athletes train for perfection," says Cullen. "The drive to achieve and win is so strong. If the difference between winning or losing is a hundredth of a second, and there is a drug that might give you the edge, the temptation can be great."
  • For some Olympic events, steroid scandals have cast a pall over the games, leaving viewers to wonder after each win, "Did he take drugs? Did she?"
  • Both Wiese-Bjornstal and Cullen agree that education, beginning with young athletes, is important in the fight against steroid use, as are drug testing and stiffer penalties for those who are caught. They also believe that coaches and parents play an important role in supporting the healthy ambitions of developing athletes.
  • "It's important to teach athletes to know what the consequences are and to learn other training practices that are legal and don't involve taking drugs," says Cullen. "Strive to win, strive for perfection, but do it within the rules of the game."
  • anonymous on 03 Dec 08
     
    Good Site for information and Comments on use of drugs on athletes. Site has lots of good comments. Very Interesting.
  • anonymous on 03 Dec 08
     
    Use it
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