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  5. Teen dies at Grand Canyon...

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    Teen Dies at Grand Canyon After Water Runs Out

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    GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — An 18-year-old who was among a group of eight hikers that had run out of water at the Grand Canyon has died.

    The National Park Service says rafters on the Colorado River were flagged down by a hiking group Thursday morning about 30 miles downstream from Lees Ferry. The hikers told the rafters that they were out of water and needed help.

    Park Service rangers then received a report that one of the eight hikers was dead.

    A paramedic flown to the scene found the group about halfway down a trail known as the Shinumo Wash Route. The dead 18-year-old was located about a mile from the rest of the party and his body was flown out by a Park Service helicopter.

    The service and Navajo Nation police will jointly investigate into the incident.

    For realz?

  13. Chambered or Unchambered - Opinions Please

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    The Marines have always taught me to carry in condition three (except in combat)...It truely depends on where I'm at. If i am riding down in the ghetto on my way home at three in the morning i have it chambered, or somewhere similar where someone can get to me easily. Anywhere else where I don't feel threatened or i can see someone coming i leave it unchambered. I know the XD's have an internal firing pin block and they are extremely safe even without a thumb safety, but I don't want to take the unnescessary risk of having it chambered in the grocery store.

    I do consider however that anyplace I go something can happen, but it is all about risk assessment, not to mention, chambering a round is a great deterrent. I am extetemely comfortable with weapons, but safety from accidents is my primary concern.

  24. Russians drink themseleves to Death...

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    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,538935,00.html?test=latestnews

    Russia is grappling with a major public health crisis in which residents are essentiallydrinking and smoking themselves to death, according to the country’s public health officials. About a million Russians die each year from alcohol- and smoking-related causes -- between 600,000 and 700,000 of those deaths are attributed to drinking alone, Andrei Demin, of Russia’s Public Health Association, told Fox News.

    “It’s threatening the future of the country,” he said.

    The problem? Unlike other countries, Russia has refused to levy hefty taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to discourage drinking and smoking.

    The resulting statistics are staggering:

    — The average Russian drinks 50 bottles of vodka a year.

    — A bottle of beer can be purchased on the street for less than the cost of a bottle of water.

    — Twelve million of Russia’s 141 million residents have died over the past 15 years due to alcohol-and smoking-related causes.

    — A pack of cigarettes can be purchased for about 30 cents.

    — The average Russian male lives to be 60 years old, dying 15 years earlier than his American counterpart. Russian women die 13 years earlier than American women.

    Although the country has launched a series of television commercials encouraging Russians to choose healthier lifestyles, many critics say this is of little benefit.

    So far, Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused recommendations to raise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol, with some health critics saying the Kremlin would the Russian public stay “pacified and anesthetized."

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