We’re gearing up for another presidential campaign, and we have some serious domestic issues on our hands. Large parts of New Orleans still look like a war zone two years after Hurricane Katrina, the Administration is dragging its collective feet on

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Plastic pollution is having much more of a dramatic negative impact on life in the oceans than you might've imagined. The massive North Pacific Subtropical Gyre is a swirling vortex comprised mostly of plastic debris that's roughly twice the size of Texas!

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A Clean Deck Lasts Longer

A Clean Deck Lasts Longer

Keeping a wood deck clean is a good way to avoid costly maintenance later.

Keep your wood deck clean by blasting out the debris between the boards with a power washer or a scrub brush.Often dirt,and grime get caught between the boards of our decks this causes rot to start.Always kee

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If you can’t afford to buy your own tropical island paradise, why not build your own? That is exactly what Richie Sowa did back in 1998, from over a quarter-million plastic bottles. His Spiral Island, destroyed years later by a hurricane, sported a two-story house, solar oven, self-composting toilet and multiple beaches. Better yet, he has st

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Beauty with a Purpose awards is given to a Miss World delegate whose charity project has created the most impact within the judges, fellow contestants and society in general. It is one of five fast-track events that automatically qualify the winning contestant to the Top 15 semifinals. During the Red Cross Ball in Beijing, Miss World Chairman

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I was cleaning my HD with images and I found photo's form my fathers first flight with his rc helicopter Gaui Hurricane 550. Few days after he assembled helicopter, he borrowed batteries form a friend and we went to rc car track to try out his new toy. It was sunny day with little amount of wind. Now he had to wait stronger

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Valentine's day is just a couple of sleeps away and surely, weddings are on the works on this special day. It seems like this day brings the romantic vibes. And what a better way than to say your i-do's with the vast, blue ocean as your backdrop and without the stormy weather? Read the finds on storm-free caribbean resorts pe

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Playboy Playmates want Brad Pitt? Ya, who doesn't?

In Touch Weekly reports that Playboy Playmates Bridget Marquart, Kendra Wilkinson and Holly Madison - you know, Hef's girls - have gone to New Orleans to cop a feel help Brad Pitt with his charity.

The buxom blondes threw a benefit at the House of Blues earlier this mo

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The 2008 all-star weekend held in New Orleans just recently is one of the most important events the town has held as it is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, event that was held there since the town was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The spectacle's success was remarkable, letting tourists know that New Orleans has bee

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This report disproves the story that the New Orleans Lower 9th Ward levee breach was caused intentionally (blown up by the government). ABC News interviewed some survivors and Mayor Nagin but didn't give any real facts about how such an explosion could occur. This report compares the energy of hurricanes to things like atomic

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The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a record period of activity in this country with 27 named storms and 14 hurricanes. Of the seven hurricanes that made landfall, six came ashore along the Gulf Coast, impacting all states from Texas to Florida. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were particularly devastating to Louisiana and its c

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The U.S. Senate approved a measure Friday to extend the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act, giving new hope that lucrative tax incentives to build condos, apartments and businesses will last a few more years.U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker added an amendment to a housing bill, and his addition passed 74-5. U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran co-sponsored the

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I was one of the thousands of pets affected by Hurricane Katrina. I fled the storm with my first family. When they had trouble finding accommodations for themselves that would also take me, they did what lots of other people did. They abandoned me – just dropped me off in a Wal-Mart parking lot. I was alone and scared. I w

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If you’ve read part one of my story, you’ll be able to pick right up here. If not, I’ll bring you up to date. I was a Hurricane Katrina refugee, dumped by my family. Luckily, I wound up in the Katrina shelter where I was cared for until a nice lady brought me to her house to foster me. I had my puppies at her house, and she

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Your quick and reliable access to the breaking top news stories and events of the world. President Bush's former spokesman is speaking out against his ex-boss, saying Bush used propaganda to sell the Iraq war. McClellan made the statements in his book that's set for release on Monday. He also criticized the administration on

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