Passout Game Confused With Suicide

It’s played by squeezing a friend’s chest or neck to deprive him or her of oxygen... but the “Passout Game” is often confused with suicide, and is a phenomena that seems to be growing among the youth of the world.

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Department of Homeland Security Changes Are Coming

Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, unveiled his ‘Second Stage Review’ of the department which entailed structural changes to the department, such as establishing new positions and implementing additional security plans.

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Threat Management: The Risk of Becoming A Kidnap Victim in the United States

Kidnapping in the United States is relatively rare. Nevertheless, kidnappings do occur here and for a variety of reasons: parental kidnapping, child/adult abductions (for sexual or other purposes), drug- or business-related kidnappings (ransom/extortion), and kidnapping for ransom. Often referred to by law enforcement as a “righteous kidnapping,” we discuss the risk of being kidnapped for ransom here because there are some very specific precautions you and your family can take to minimize this risk.

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Predicted Rise in Security Costs
It is expected that the cost of security services will continue to rise thru 2008. By then, the world’s private conceptual security spending will be a lofty $136.8 billion. Global terrorism, rising conventional crime rates and other factors contribute to these estimations...

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"I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends." 

- Abraham Lincoln  

California Fun Facts

One out of every eight US residents lives in California.

California has the largest economy in the U.S. and the 7th largest economy in the world!

There are approximately 500,000 detectable seismic tremors in California annually.

The highest and lowest points in the U.S. are in California - within 100 miles of one another. Mt. Whitney measures 14,495 feet and Bad Water (Death Valley) is 282 feet below sea level.

In 1925 a giant sequoia located in California's Kings Canyon National Park was named the nation's national Christmas tree. The tree is over 300 feet in height.
 
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