Word: patrollers
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...Issued on Rough Trade, the label that evolved from the legendary punk-era London record shop, it's specifically for kids ("and grownups too" acknowledges the small print). "Go Go Ninja Dinosaur!" roots Four Tet's electro-tinged refrain on the opening track. From there, the likes of Snow Patrol, the Flaming Lips, Jonathan Richman, the Kooks, Ivor Cutler and the Divine Comedy tackle subjects from mud and astronauts to Pooh Bear and bunions. All proceeds from the just-released album go to Save the Children's campaign that funds children's education in global conflict zones. But what...
...sure it would really encourage me to tidy my room." Hannah isn't buying the parental propaganda of Tidy Up Tidy Up, although she finds the Kooks' The King & I "O.K., a good tune." Our most mature reviewer is a hard nut to crack: "Snow Patrol are better off sticking to what they are good at." Maybe they should have aimed for a younger audience...
...About 95% of all American fighter pilots train here at the 2.7 million-acre Barry M. Goldwater Range, which stretches 37 miles along the U.S.-Mexican border. In recent years, as less dangerous routes into the U.S. have been closed off by fencing, cameras and beefed-up Border Patrol, more and more would-be immigrants risk crossing the live-fire zone. In 2005 alone, over 17,000 walked through the range. And that's a problem for the military. Every time an unauthorized person or vehicle is spotted on the range, training sessions are halted. In 2003, 450 training hours...
...Border Patrol agents who monitor this vast, remote area from a lone outpost called Camp Desert Grip are skeptical that a fence could be a practical solution here. Speaking before the Secure Fence Act was passed, Stephen Johnson, who runs the place, points out that Hunter's fence will cost at least $37 million to build and will be difficult to maintain. When the fence is cut - and it definitely will be cut, says Johnson - it would be costly to repair, given the absence of roads in the region. Walls are better suited to urban areas, where you have only...
...statement from the Governor’s office. In most cases, officials will not actually open passengers’ bags, though they may request to do so, the statement said. In addition, “impact teams” trained in anti-terrorism and behavioral recognition will patrol the stations. “We are fighting a war against people who have as their objective the overthrow of the United States government,” Romney said in the statement. “Given that kind of threat, we have to adjust our homeland security strategies to confront...