Tuesday, August 30, 2005

COME ON IN

(Myrtle Beach-AP) August 29, 2005

Experts say two shark bites in a week along the Grand Strand don't mean the area's waters are getting more dangerous.

Coastal Carolina University professor Dan Abel says any number of other beach hazards, from jellyfish to bacterial infections to rip currents all pose a greater threat than shark attacks.

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Thursday, August 25, 2005

COST CONSCIOUS CARJACKERS REPORTED NOW TARGETING HYBRID VEHICLES, SEGWAYS, & MOTOR SCOOTERS

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Gas Price Spike Affecting Everyone, Experts Say

Aug. 24--The wallet-walloping jump at the pump this month to almost three bucks a gallon for regular unleaded gas is a ticking time bomb in the public's price-pummeled psyche, local experts say.

And as the city and SEPTA prepare to pay millions more for gas and diesel when they renegotiate their fuel contracts with suppliers this fall, the Average Joe will eventually foot those bills, too, with public tax dollars.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

MATH CLASS IS THATTA WAY, I SAY

Despite string of crashes, skies are safer, experts say

Worldwide, nine crashes occurred last year, killing 203 people, while 2 billion passengers flew on commercial flights, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization. The figures do not include charter flights.

Five major crashes have occurred in 2005, resulting in 308 deaths, according to a database survey of airplane crashes maintained by Aviation Safety Network. The crashes were in Afghanistan, Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Colombia and Greece and do not include chartered flights.

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ONE OF KANT'S LESSER KNOWN MORAL IMPERATIVES

Experts Say Rising Gas Prices Spur Thefts

AM Industry experts say gasoline theft cost retailers $237 million last year and this year may be much worse because of the higher prices. With gasoline prices soaring, industry experts predict the number of drive-offs - and violence - will increase.

But gas station owners are wrestling with a dilemma. How do they make sure people don't steal gas without hurting profits from other parts of their business? Many stations have gone to a pay-first policy, but they say that cuts down browsing and buying in gas station stores, which is a big chunk of their income.

A spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores says "As the price of gas climbs, people's values decline."

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Thursday, August 18, 2005

I'D LIKE TO FIND THESE PEOPLE AND BEAT THEM AND STOMP THEM AND PUMMEL THEM AND CRUSH THEM ALL UP INTO A BIG SHAPELESS GOOEY PULP.

Video Games Are Too Violent, Mental Health Experts Say

Violent video games are hurting children by fostering aggressive behavior and angry thoughts, the American Psychological Association said in a statement issued Wednesday.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

ALSO, SHE IS ADVISED AGAINST MOUNTING ANYTHING AT ALL FOR THE TIME BEING

Madonna told to rest after fall

LONDON, England -- Injuries suffered by Madonna during a horse-riding accident mean she will have to stop dancing for several months and take a break from her beloved yoga, medical experts say.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

INTRODUCING STUDIES SHOW, THE BASTARD SON OF EXPERTS SAY

Boating, drinking can be harmful combination

Studies show, however, that nearly 50 percent of all boating accidents involve alcohol. Studies also show that passengers are 10 times more likely to fall overboard when they have been consuming alcohol.

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TELL IT TO ABEBE BIKILA

Exercising? Shoes Matter, Experts Say

Improper Shoes Could Lead To Pain, Injury

A Texas exercise physiologist warns that an improper shoe for a specific type of activity could have an adverse effect on the shoe wearer.

"You wouldn't start any project without the proper equipment," said Tiffany Ryan, an exercise physiologist at Medical Center of Arlington.

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PEPPER SPRAY ALSO GOOD

Education key in fighting domestic abuse, experts say

Victims of domestic abuse shouldn't be afraid to ask for help.
That's the message to be delivered at a workshop this week for battered women.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005

I THINK GOOD KEYBORDING SKILLSE R VERY IMPOTENT TO

Good penmanship still has value, experts say

BY STEVENSON SWANSONChicago Tribune

NEW YORK - (KRT) - We've come a long way from John Hancock.
In stark contrast to the Bostonian's bold, clear signature on the Declaration of Independence, handwriting in America seems to have degenerated into tangles of scratches and wiggles that bear only passing resemblance to any letters of the alphabet.

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PONY EXPRESS ALSO UNDER ATTACK

Shuttle era comes to an end, experts say

While the space shuttle Discovery has successfully returned NASA to human spaceflight, it has also added pressure on the U.S. space agency to move beyond the shuttle program.

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Monday, August 08, 2005

WHERE DO THEY FIND THE TIME? I'M TOO RUSHED TO TRIM MY FINGERNAILS, MUCH LESS CHOP OFF BODY PARTS.

Self-injury cuts deeper into America's youth

BY VINCENT J. SCHODOLSKIChicago Tribune

LOS ANGELES - (KRT) - When she was 16, Laura Snow moved back to the United States from Hong Kong, where her parents had been working as missionaries for more than six years.
It was a hard adjustment for her, and the problems she encountered compounded difficulties she already had experienced.

"Being a minister's kid, you have to behave better than everybody else," said Snow, now 22.

So one day shortly after she returned, Snow picked up a pair of scissors and cut her skin. For years, razor blades were the weapon of choice to cut herself in a bloody ritual that thousands of Americans - perhaps far more - do, many as a form of release.

People have engaged in self-harming behavior for decades, some experts say for millenniums. But professionals agree that younger and younger people are cutting their skin, burning themselves, bloodletting and even cutting off portions of fingers and ears in extreme cases.

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CROQUET THE NEXT CRAZE

Volleyball on brink of collapse, say experts

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I RENT ALL MY APPLIANCES, SO THIS REALLY DOESN'T CONCERN ME

Extended warranties usually a bad buy, experts say

We usually don't recommend people bother with them, since some form of warranty is (typically) included from the manufacturer," says Kevin Brasler, managing editor of "Consumers' Checkbook," a magazine put out by the Center for the Study of Services, a not-for-profit research organization in Washington that rates goods and services.

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DETAILS, DETAILS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 - Health officials, who over the weekend announced success in an initial test of a human vaccine against avian influenza, cautioned Sunday that the existence of a vaccine in itself would not be enough to avert a worldwide pandemic.

An unresolved question, experts said, is whether everyone should get the vaccine and, if so, when.

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Sunday, August 07, 2005

THAT REMINDS ME, I'VE GOT TO CALL MY EX-WIFE

Time for US to talk directly with Iran, say experts

WASHINTON (AFP) - The United States may have to emulate its new strategy of holding direct talks with North Korea for any long term resolution to its other nuclear dispute with Iran, experts say.

For the first time in its nearly three-year row with North Korea, the United States is engaging in extensive direct negotiations with the hardline communist state aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program under a Beijing-hosted multilateral forum.

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OUT ON A LIMB, ONCE AGAIN

Some disasters at Scout Jamboree were avoidable, experts say

BOWLING GREEN, Va. -- Their motto is: ''Be prepared.''

But as the disaster-riddled National Boy Scout Jamboree carries on after five deaths and hundreds of heat-related illnesses, event planners nationwide are wondering just how prepared the Scouts were.

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WELL, BLOW ME DOWN

Experts say hurricane season to be worse than was forecast.

Tribune Newspapers: Orlando SentinelPublished August 3, 2005

MIAMI -- Federal hurricane forecasters boosted their prediction Tuesday, saying this season could spawn as many as 21 tropical storms and 11 hurricanes, with seven of them ballooning into intense storms.

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Saturday, August 06, 2005

SO MUCH FOR THAT MIRACLE STUFF

Experts say most people survive plane crashes

WASHINGTON/TORONTO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - While Canadian officials and others call the survival of all 309 people on a jet that crashed in Toronto a miracle, aviation and safety experts said on Wednesday that most passengers do escape air disasters, especially accidents that occur on the ground.

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EVEN FOR CANADIAN EXPERTS, THIS ONE'S SORT OF A GIMMEE, EH?

Jet missed safe zone on runway, experts say

Flight 358 touched down nearly halfway down landing strip, airport radar suggests

Air France's ill-fated Flight 358 "landed long," far beyond the normal touchdown zone, as the co-pilot struggled to reduce speed and get the big Airbus A-340 on the ground, according to aviation experts familiar with the early stages of the investigation.

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AND I ALWAYS THOUGH IT WAS WELL INFORMED COURTEOUS MENSA MEMBERS CRUISING ALONG IN LIGHT TRAFFIC WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE

Experts say ignorance contributes to road rage

Good driving is difficult when rude is the rule.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The term "road rage" is new to the American lexicon and bespeaks an explosive, behind-the-wheel ugliness that sometimes ends in tragedy.

Experts say there are a number of reasons for it. Crowded highways cause tailgating and near-collisions, they say. Another reason is the great urgency Americans have to reach their destination fast.

But a third, they say, is a combination of ignorance and bad manners.

"When we get behind a car, some demon takes over and we become discourteous, illegal drivers that cause a lot of problems," says Terry Gainer, director of the Illinois State Police.

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