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Safe Water Defined

Water that does not contain harmful bacteria, toxic materials, or chemicals, and is considered safe for drinking even if it may have taste, odor, color, and certain mineral problems.

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Dogs falling victim to foreclosure fallout

Published October 14, 2008, 11:21 am, Dayton Daily News

This month is Adopt-A-Dog Month, and the foreclosure mess is taking its toll: People who can't afford their homes are leaving pets in abandoned homes or dumping them at shelters. There are lots of animals out there who need new and safe homes.

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Residents Pack Courtroom In ExxonMobil Trial

Published October 14, 2008, 11:17 am, WBAL-TV Baltimore

A 2-year-old battle between a Baltimore County community and one of the nation's leading oil companies begins opening statements Tuesday.

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Counter terrorism minister warns: "Another great plot" is being investigated

Published October 14, 2008, 11:13 am, Daily Mirror

"Another great plot" is being investigated by the authorities, counter-terrorism minister Lord West warned today.

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Sierra Leone: A Mother's Final Look at Life

Published October 14, 2008, 11:00 am, AllAfrica.com

Fatmata Jalloh's body lay on a rusting metal gurney in a damp hospital ward, a scrap of paper with her name and "R.I.P." taped to her stomach. In the soft light of a single candle -- the power was out again in one of Africa's poorest cities -- Jalloh looked like a sleeping teenager.

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States ask baby product companies to avoid BPA

Published October 14, 2008, 10:46 am, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters Friday to 11 companies that make baby bottles and baby formula containers, asking they no longer use the chemical bisphenol A in their manufacturing because they said it was potentially harmful to infants. The Food & Drug Administration has tentatively concluded that BPA is safe based on a review of research, and some ...

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Updated 10/14: Unopposed, Garrett runs different type of campaign

Published October 14, 2008, 10:21 am, Lake Forester

Though unopposed for her third term, State Sen. Susan Garrett, D-29th, Lake Forest, continues to campaign as if she were facing a contender.

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Studies hint at protective role of vitamin B12

Published October 14, 2008, 10:14 am, International Herald Tribune

Among other studies of vitamin B12, one published this year, of 107 community-dwelling people over 60 who were followed for five years, linked low levels of B12 to shrinkage of the brain.

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Blizzcon 2008 Wrap-Up

Published October 14, 2008, 10:00 am, Slashdot

This year's Blizzcon saw 15,000 gamers descend from 27 different countries to take part in two days of discussions, tournaments, and sneak peaks at upcoming releases. Several big announcements were scattered among a raft of new details about Diablo 3, Starcraft 2 and Wrath of the Lich King. The new information went a long way toward drumming up interest for what already appear to be worthy ...

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Organic farming saves Mindanao on rainy days

Published October 14, 2008, 9:47 am, Sun Star

WHEN the whole country was astir over the skyrocketing prices of rice, coupled by high prices of other basic commodities, many families from Sultan Mastura in Maguindanao were not shaken a bit.

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Nalgene stops making bottles with BPA

Published October 14, 2008, 9:31 am, The Oklahoma Daily

The Nalgene company, known for its durable water bottles, has halted production of a line of bottles containing a chemical that could cause cancer. But these bottles are still available at some Norman retailers.

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  • Take Action | FLOW: Centred around the documetary Movie 'Flow 9; - interest in the page boomarked here is in the links to related water action groups

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  • safe drinking water and health: it's amazing that we buy vitamins and convince ourselves we're seeking the healthier lifestyle as much as possible, yet we neglect the simplest and most important measure of all - drinking safe clean water

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  • Drugs In Our Water: Ever feel a little intoxicated after drinking a glass of tap water? Maybe there's a reason behind that.

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  • Does Reverse Osmosis Make Water Safe to Drink?: What is Reverse Osmosis? Reverse osmosis (R/O) is a water treatment process in which water is forced through a semi-permeable membrane that has very small holes or "pores&qu ot;. Clean water passes through and impurities that are too big to pass through the membrane are left behind and flushed away.

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