Training the Sharp of Smell for the Whiff of Terrorism
October 23rd, 2006
Hard-bitten soldiers may love the smell of napalm in the morning, but for a frontline sleuth like Quan, nothing quite beats a deep whiff of TATP.TATP is triacetone triperoxide, one of the more common liquid peroxide explosives, the kind used in last year’s London transit system bombings and found hidden in the sneakers of the would-be shoe bomber, Richard C. Reid. Experts say peroxides have become terrorists’ explosives of choice, and government agencies are trying to detect them before they are carried onto buses, trains and airplanes.
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Scooping dog poop turns into million-dollar business
October 15th, 2006
By MATTHEW BARAKAT
AP Business Writer
October 4, 2006, 3:36 PM EDT
FAIRFAX, Va. — Doug Barnhart was so repulsed by the notion of picking up dog poop that he hired a service to do it.But he is gradually overcoming his revulsion now that he’s planning to open his own scoop shop later this year in Virginia Beach, Va.
“I’ve been going into my neighbors’ yards and practicing, steeling myself,” Barnhart said.Barnhart is starting a franchise of Palmyra, Va.-based Doody Calls, part of a small but rapidly growing niche in the pet-care industry focused on pet-waste pickup.
Dog teaches local students fire safety
October 6th, 2006
LONGMONT — The class of second-graders at Fall River Elementary School sat on the carpet, legs crossed, waiting for a special visitor. Their heads perked up as the door began to open, and whispers of anticipation circulated through the room.
“Shadow,” one of the children called as the yellow Lab with a red leash came into the room with his tail wagging.