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Winter Pest Control Tips
Society & Culture  (tags: pest control, home improvement, winter pest control, humane pest control, natural pest control )

Heather
- 12 days ago - gooddeals.com
Prevent a winter pest & insect invasion with natural and humane methods. Prevention is key to stopping nesting mice and noisy attic squirrels!
The Healthiest And Unhealthiest States
Society & Culture  (tags: )

Doug
- 30 days ago - forbes.com
This annual ranking, published by the United Health Foundation, looks at 22 indicators of health, including everything from how many children receive recommended vaccinations, to obesity and smoking rates, to cancer deaths....
Police: People Watched Gang Rape Of Teen And Did Nothing To Help
Society & Culture  (tags: police, violence, women )

Stephen
- 55 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police believe as many as a dozen people watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten and gang-raped outside her high school homecoming dance without reporting it.
Being Judgmental
Society & Culture  (tags: judgmental, psychology, thinking, intelligence )

Joel
- 55 days ago - searchwarp.com
Here is the case for people being judgmental, a sound use of critical thinking that can help make the world better.
On Education, The U.S. Doesn't Measure Up
Society & Culture  (tags: USA, Education, Low standards, education competencies, students )

Kristmas
- 60 days ago - forbes.com
How about committing a bigger share of the national budget? It's commonplace that when basic competencies are tested, students in the U.S. do not compare favorably to students in other countries.
AT&T Asks Employees to Slam Net Neutrality
Society & Culture  (tags: att, at&T, net neutrality, free speech, corporations, ethics, cover-up, education )

NotSilent
- 62 days ago - newser.com
In a memo from senior exec James Cicconi, employees are asked to post anti-neutrality comments on an FCC forum. Cicconi specifies that they should do so from a personal email account--to hide the fact that they are AT&T employees
Off Target -- Major Retailer Accused of Organic Improprieties State and Federal Complaints Allege Mislabeling
Society & Culture  (tags: organic, natural, USDA, consumers, complaints )

Will
- 62 days ago - cornucopia.org
The Cornucopia Institute announced this week that it filed formal complaints with the USDA's organic program, and WI and MN officials, alleging that Target Corporation has misled consumers into thinking some conventional food items it sells are organic.
Mary Travers of Folk Trio Peter, Paul and Mary Dead at 72
Society & Culture  (tags: death, activists, americans, arts, celebrity, culture, freedoms, health, obituary, society, women )

John
- 95 days ago - cnn.com
Mary Travers of 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died, according to her publicist. She was 72. Travers died from side effects of treatment from a bone-marrow transplant after battling leukemia, publicist Heather Lylis said.
Egypt Scrambles to Conserve Valley of the Kings
Society & Culture  (tags: travel, history, sustainable tourism )

Sarah
- 97 days ago - findingdulcinea.com
Ancient Egyptian tombs have deteriorated due to tourism, but with heightened awareness of the issue, promising solutions and alternatives are being developed.
E-Waste Scrap Rules Urged
Society & Culture  (tags: recycling, ewaste, electronic waste, developing countries, exportation, scrap, usa, tv, government, law, ethics, corruption, children, americans, world, politics, news )

All Green
- 97 days ago - in.reuters.com
A metric ton of old mobile phones contains metals worth $15,000, and the world needs better rules to tackle growing mountains of electronic waste in developing nations
 
 
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