Rats are used to find landmines in Columbia. For years Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) and other guerrilla groups that are criminal groups half killed 40 people in 2011 and injured 247, in 2010 they killed 535. The rats are used to sniff out landmines that are targeted by radical groups. Columbia has been training rats since 2006. The rats are able to sense the metals that are used in the landmines and they are lightweight so they do not detonate the mines.
Cobb, F. (November 23, 2011). Rats Help Columbia sniff out deadly landmines. Yahoo!Nes. Retrieved November 23, 2011, from Rats help Colombia sniff out deadly landmines - Yahoo! News
Many live beyond poverty line in the U. S. More than 50% of Americans lack financial security, which they live above poverty level, but do not have enough money to cover living expenses: housing, healthcare, etc. The survey suggested that 45% of U.S. residents live in households that are struggling to pay their bills. The break down is 39% of adults and 55% are children in the group. This is a wakeup call to Congress when they start cutting family programs who rely just to stay afloat, and anymore cuts can be catastrophic.
Yahoo! News. (November 22, 2011). Many poverty line struggle to make ends meet. Retrieved November 23, 2011, from Many above poverty line struggle to make ends meet - Yahoo! News
Storms are making Thanksgiving travel even more frustrating. The first storm has already caused flash flooding across Arkansas and is traveling to the Southeast, and it will bring severe weather this evening and tomorrow. It will disburse snow and rain to the Northeast. Two inches of rain is expected in Boston, New York and a foot of snow through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Katranandjian. K. (November 22, 2011). Two Storms Expected to Make Thanksgiving Travels Rough. abc News. Retrieved November 23, 2011, from Storms on East Coast and Pacific Northwest to Hit Around Thanksgiving - ABC News
Cobb, F. (November 23, 2011). Rats Help Columbia sniff out deadly landmines. Yahoo!Nes. Retrieved November 23, 2011, from Rats help Colombia sniff out deadly landmines - Yahoo! News
Many live beyond poverty line in the U. S. More than 50% of Americans lack financial security, which they live above poverty level, but do not have enough money to cover living expenses: housing, healthcare, etc. The survey suggested that 45% of U.S. residents live in households that are struggling to pay their bills. The break down is 39% of adults and 55% are children in the group. This is a wakeup call to Congress when they start cutting family programs who rely just to stay afloat, and anymore cuts can be catastrophic.
Yahoo! News. (November 22, 2011). Many poverty line struggle to make ends meet. Retrieved November 23, 2011, from Many above poverty line struggle to make ends meet - Yahoo! News
Storms are making Thanksgiving travel even more frustrating. The first storm has already caused flash flooding across Arkansas and is traveling to the Southeast, and it will bring severe weather this evening and tomorrow. It will disburse snow and rain to the Northeast. Two inches of rain is expected in Boston, New York and a foot of snow through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Katranandjian. K. (November 22, 2011). Two Storms Expected to Make Thanksgiving Travels Rough. abc News. Retrieved November 23, 2011, from Storms on East Coast and Pacific Northwest to Hit Around Thanksgiving - ABC News
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