Another community Richards serves, Chicago Ridge, has an income level slightly below the rest of the state, but it does have its own, active youth baseball program.

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In a written statement, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge said the decision to lower the risk level followed a review of intelligence and an assessment of the threats by the intelligence community.

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Here's one example why we should care: in 1977, diving in the human occupied vehicle Alvin, scientists investigating a volcanic ridge 2500 m (1.5 miles) below sea-level found something totally unexpected -- lush ecosystems thriving at hydrothermal vents fueled by chemical energy released from the Earth's interior.

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