Containment-Lite

        This article is talking about how China is bonding with the United Sates.  One of China's biggest enemies is India.  From China's perspective this is good because the United States has a lot of military power.  From the United Staes perspective this is bad because we don't have a big problem with India.  Joining China's side could stir up trouble and posssibly start another war.  The title to this article is Containment-Lite.  I think it is saying that the United States does not want to take sides but we don't just want to ignore a possible situation between China and India.  We want to be able to intervene to a certain extent, but to the point where we are playing favorites and are just making matters worse.  I agree with a statement the author makes.  He said that you should not believe everything you hear in the news.  Many times the news article you are reading only gives you half of the story.  The reporter never gives you the other half of the srtory, so you wind up thinking that they are is right.

Outsourced

The following companies are outsourced.  They moved their office buildings and factories to places throughout South Asia.

Aalfs Manufacturing
Aavid Thermal Technologies
ABC-NACO
Accenture
Access Electronics
Accuride Corporation
Accuride International
Adaptec
ADC
Adobe Systems
Advanced Energy Industries
Aetna
Affiliated Computer Services
AFS Technologies
A.G. Edwards
Agere Systems
Agilent Technologies
AIG
Alamo Rent A Car
Albany International Corp.
Albertson's
Alcoa
Alcoa Fujikura
Allen Systems Group
Alliance Semiconductor
Allstate
Alpha Thought Global
Altria Group
Amazon.com
AMD
Americ Disc
American Dawn
American Express
American Greetings
American Household
American Management Systems
American Standard
American Uniform Company
AMETEK
AMI DODUCO
Amloid Corporation
Amphenol Corporation
Analog Devices
Anchor Glass Container
ANDA Networks
Anderson Electrical Products
Andrew Corporation
Anheuser-Busch
Angelica Corporation
Ansell Health Care
Ansell Protective Products
Anvil Knitwear
AOL
A.O. Smith
Apple
Applied Materials
Ark-Les Corporation
Arlee Home Fashions
Art Leather Manufacturing
Artex International
ArvinMeritor
Asco Power Technologies
Ashland
AstenJohnson
Asyst Technologies
Atchison Products, Inc.
A.T. Cross Company
AT&T
AT&T Wireless
A.T. Kearney
Augusta Sportswear
Authentic Fitness Corporation
Automatic Data Processing
Avanade
Avanex
Avaya
Avery Dennison
Azima Healthcare Services
Axiohm Transaction Solutions BBank of America
Bank of New York
Bank One
Bard Access Systems
Barnes Group
Barth & Dreyfuss of California
Bassett Furniture
Bassler Electric Company
BBi Enterprises L.P.
Beacon Blankets
BearingPoint
Bear Stearns
BEA Systems
Bechtel
Becton Dickinson
BellSouth
Bentley Systems
Berdon LLP
Berne Apparel
Bernhardt Furniture
Best Buy
Bestt Liebco Corporation
Beverly Enterprises
Birdair, Inc.
BISSELL
Black & Decker
Blauer Manufacturing
Blue Cast Denim
Bobs Candies
Borden Chemical
Bourns
Bose Corporation
Bowater
BMC Software
Boeing
Braden Manufacturing
Briggs Industries
Brady Corporation
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bristol Tank & Welding Co.
Brocade
Brooks Automation
Brown Wooten Mills Inc.
Buck Forkardt, Inc.
Bumble Bee
Burle Industries
Burlington House Home Fashions
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe RailwayCCadence Design Systems
Camfil Farr
Candle Corporation
Cains Pickles
Capital One
Cardinal Brands
Carrier
Carter's
Caterpillar
C-COR.net
C&D Technologies
Cellpoint Systems
Cendant
Centis, Inc.
Cerner Corporation
Charles Schwab
ChevronTexaco
The Cherry Corporation
CIBER
Ciena
Cigna
Circuit City
Cirrus Logic
Cisco Systems
Citigroup
Clear Pine Mouldings
Clorox
CNA
Coastcast Corp.
Coca-Cola
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Collins & Aikman
Collis, Inc.
Columbia House
Comcast Holdings
Comdial Corporation
Computer Associates
Computer Horizons
Computer Sciences Corporation
CompuServe
Concise Fabricators
Conectl Corporation
Conseco
Consolidated Metro
Continental Airlines
Convergys
Cooper Crouse-Hinds
Cooper Tire & Rubber
Cooper Tools
Cooper Wiring Devices
Copperweld
Cordis Corporation
Corning
Corning Cable Systems
Corning Frequency Control
Countrywide Financial
COVAD Communications
Covansys
Creo Americas
Cross Creek Apparel
Crouzet Corporation
Crown Holdings
CSX
Cummins
Cutler-Hammer
Cypress Semiconductor DDana Corporation
Daniel Woodhead
Davis Wire Corp.
Daws Manufacturing
Dayton Superior
DeCrane Aircraft
Delco Remy
Dell Computer
DeLong Sportswear
Delphi
Delta Air Lines
Delta Apparel
Direct TV
Discover
DJ Orthopedics
Document Sciences Corporation
Dometic Corp.
Donaldson Company
Douglas Furniture of California
Dow Chemical
Dresser
Dun & Bradstreet
DuPont EEarthlink
Eastman Kodak
Eaton Corporation
Edco, Inc.
Editorial America
eFunds
Edscha
Ehlert Tool Company
Elbeco Inc.
Electroglas
Electronic Data Systems
Electronics for Imaging
Electro Technology
Eli Lilly
Elmer's Products
E-Loan
EMC
Emerson Electric
Emerson Power Transmission
Emglo Products
Engel Machinery
En Pointe Technologies
Equifax
Ernst & Young
Essilor of America
Ethan Allen
Evenflo
Evergreen Wholesale Florist
Evolving Systems
Evy of California
Expedia
Extrasport
ExxonMobilFFairfield Manufacturing
Fair Isaac
Fansteel Inc.
Farley's & Sathers Candy Co.
Fasco Industries
Fawn Industries
Fayette Cotton Mill
FCI USA
Fedders Corporation
Federal Mogul
Federated Department Stores
Fellowes
Fender Musical Instruments
Fidelity Investments
Financial Techologies International
Findlay Industries
First American Title Insurance
First Data
First Index
Fisher Hamilton
Flowserve
Fluor
FMC Corporation
Fontaine International
Ford Motor
Foster Wheeler
Franklin Mint
Franklin Templeton
Freeborders
Frito Lay
Fruit of the Loom GGaran Manufacturing
Gateway
GE Capital
GE Medical Systems
Gemtron Corporation
General Binding Corporation
General Cable Corp.
General Electric
General Motors
Generation 2 Worldwide
Genesco
Georgia-Pacific
Gerber Childrenswear
GlobespanVirata
Goldman Sachs
Gold Toe Brands
Goodrich
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Google
Graphic Controls
Greenpoint Mortgage
Greenwood Mills
Grote Industries
Grove U.S. LLC
Guardian Life Insurance
Guilford Mills
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.HHaggar
Halliburton
Hamilton Beach/Procter-Silex
The Hartford Financial Services Group
Harper-Wyman Company
Hasbro Manufacturing Services
Hawk Corporation
Hawker Power Systems, Inc.
Haworth
Headstrong
HealthAxis
Hedstrom
Hein-Werner Corp.
Helen of Troy
Helsapenn Inc.
Hershey
Hewitt Associates
Hewlett-Packard
Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
Hoffman/New Yorker
The Holmes Group
Home Depot
Honeywell
HSN
Hubbell Inc.
Humana
Hunter Sadler
Hutchinson Sealing Systems, Inc
HyperTech Solutions IIBM
iGate Corporation
Illinois Tool Works
IMI Cornelius
Imperial Home Decor Group
Indiana Knitwear Corp.
IndyMac Bancorp
Infogain
Ingersoll-Rand
Innodata Isogen
Innova Solutions
Insilco Technologies
Intel
InterMetro Industries
International Paper
Interroll Corporation
Intuit
Invacare
Iris Graphics, Inc.
Isola Laminate Systems
Iteris Holdings, Inc.
ITT Educational Services
ITT Industries JJabil Circuit
Jacobs Engineering
Jacuzzi
Jakel, Inc.
JanSport
Jantzen Inc.
JDS Uniphase
Jockey International
John Crane
John Deere
Johns Manville
Johnson Controls
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase
J.R. Simplot
Juniper Networks
Justin BrandsKKANA Software
Kaiser Permanente
Kanbay
Kayby Mills of North Carolina
Keane
Kellogg
Kellwood
KEMET
KEMET Electronics
Kendall Healthcare
Kenexa
Kentucky Apparel
Kerr-McGee Chemical
KeyCorp
Key Industries
Key Safety Systems
Key Tronic Corp.
Kimberly-Clark
KLA-Tencor
Knight Textile Corp.
Kojo Worldwide Corporation
Kraft Foods
K2 Inc.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
KwiksetLLancer Partnership
Lander Company
LaCrosse Footwear
Lamb Technicon
Lau Industries
Lands' End
Lawson Software
Layne Christensen
Leach International
Lear Corporation
Leech Tool & Die Works
Lehman Brothers
Leoni Wiring Systems
Levi Strauss
Leviton Manufacturing Co.
Lexmark International
Lexstar Technologies
Liebert Corporation
Lifescan
Lillian Vernon
Linksys
Linq Industrial Fabrics, Inc.
Lionbridge Technologies
Lionel
Littelfuse
LiveBridge
LNP Engineering Plastics
Lockheed Martin
Longaberger
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Louisville Ladder Group LLC
Lowe's
Lucent
Lund International
Lyall AlabamaMMadill Corporation
Magma Design Automation
Magnequench
Magnetek
Maidenform
Mallinckrodt, Inc.
The Manitowoc Company
Manugistics
Marathon Oil
Maritz
Mars
Marshall Fields
Mattel
Master Lock
Materials Processing, Inc.
Maxim Integrated Products
Maxi Switch
Maxxim Medical
Maytag
McDATA Corporation
McKinsey & Company
MeadWestvaco
Mediacopy
Medtronic
Mellon Bank
Mentor Graphics Corp.
Meridian Automotive Systems
Merit Abrasive Products
Merrill Corporation
Merrill Lynch
Metasolv
MetLife
Micro Motion, Inc.
Microsoft
Midcom Inc.
Midwest Electric Products
Milacron
Modern Plastics Technics
Modine Manufacturing
Moen
Money's Foods Us Inc.
Monona Wire Corp.
Monsanto
Morgan Stanley
Motion Control Industries
Motor Coach Industries International
Motorola
Mrs. Allison's Cookie Co.
MuloxNNabco
Nabisco
NACCO Industries
National City Corporation
National Electric Carbon Products
National Life
National Semiconductor
NCR Corporation
neoIT
NETGEAR
Network Associates
Newell Rubbermaid
Newell Window Furnishings
New World Pasta
New York Life Insurance
Nice Ball Bearings
Nike
Nordstrom
Northrop Grumman
Northwest Airlines
Nu Gro Technologies
Nu-kote International
NutraMax Products
Nypro AlabamaOO'Bryan Brothers Inc.
Ocwen Financial
Office Depot
Ogden Manufacturing
Oglevee, Ltd
Ohio Art
Ohmite Manufacturing Co.
Old Forge Lamp & Shade
Omniglow Corporation
ON Semiconductor
Orbitz
Oracle
OshKosh B'Gosh
Otis Elevator
Outsource Partners International
Owens-Brigam Medical Co.
Owens Corning
Oxford Automotive
Oxford IndustriesPPacific Precision Metals
Pak-Mor Manufacturing
palmOne
Parallax Power Components
Paramount Apparel
Parker-Hannifin
Parsons E&C
Paxar Corporation
Pearson Digital Learning
Peavey Electronics CorporationÊÊ
PeopleSoft
PepsiCo
Pericom Semiconductor
PerkinElmer
PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc.
Perot Systems
Pfaltzgraff
Pfizer
Phillips-Van Heusen
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
Pitney Bowes
Plaid Clothing Company
Planar Systems
Plexus
Pliant Corporation
PL Industries
Polaroid
Polymer Sealing Solutions
Portal Software
Portex, Inc.
Portola Packaging
Port Townsend Paper Corp.
Power One
Pratt & Whitney
Price Pfister
priceline.com
Pridecraft Enterprises
Prime Tanning
Primus Telecom
Procter & Gamble
Progress Lighting
ProQuest
Providian Financial
Prudential InsuranceQQuaker Oats
Quadion Corporation
Quantegy
Quark
Qwest CommunicationsRRadio Flyer
Radio Shack
Rainbow Technologies
Rawlings Sporting Goods
Rayovac
Raytheon Aircraft
RCG Information Technology
Red Kap
Regal-Beloit Corporation
Regal Rugs
Respiratory Support Products
Regence Group
R.G. Barry Corp.
Rich Products
River Holding Corp.
Robert Mitchell Co., Inc.
Rockwell Automations
Rockwell Collins
Rogers
Rohm & Haas
Ropak Northwest
RR Donnelley & Sons
Rugged Sportswear
Russell CorporationSS1 Corporation
S & B Engineers and Constructors
Sabre
Safeway
SAIC
Sallie Mae
Samsonite
Samuel-Whittar, Inc.
Sanford
Sanmina-SCI
Sapient
Sara Lee
Saturn Electronics & Engineering
SBC Communications
Schumacher Electric
Scientific Atlanta
Seal Glove Manufacturing
Seco Manufacturing Co.
SEI Investments
Sequa Corporation
Seton Company
Sheldahl Inc.
Shipping Systems, Inc.
Siebel Systems
Sierra Atlantic
Sights Denim Systems, Inc.
Signal Transformer
Signet Armorlite, Inc
Sikorsky
Silicon Graphics
Simula Automotive SafetyÊ
SITEL
Skyworks Solutions
SMC Networks
SML Labels
SNC Manufacturing CompanyÊ
SoftBrands
Sola Optical USA
Solectron
Sonoco Products Co.
Southwire Company
Sovereign Bancorp
Spectrum Control
Spicer Driveshaft Manufacturing
Springs Industries
Springs Window Fashions
Sprint
Sprint PCS
SPX Corporation
Square D
Standard Textile Co.
Stanley Furniture
Stanley Works
Stant Manufacturing
Starkist Seafood
State Farm Insurance
State Street
Steelcase
StorageTek
StrategicPoint Investment Advisors
Strattec Security Corp.
STS Apparel Corporation
Summitville Tiles
Sun Microsystems
Sunrise Medical
SunTrust Banks
Superior Uniform Group
Supra Telecom
Sure Fit
SurePrep
The Sutherland Group
Sweetheart Cup Co.
Swift Denim
Sykes Enterprises
Symbol Technologies
Synopsys
SynygyTTakata Retraint Systems
Target
Teccor Electronics
Techalloy Company, Inc.
Technotrim
Tecumseh
Tee Jays Manufacturing
Telcordia
Telect
Teleflex
TeleTech
Telex Communications
Tellabs
Tenneco Automotive
Teradyne
Texaco Exploration and Production
Texas Instruments
Textron
Thermal Industries
Therm-O-Disc, Inc.
Thomas & Betts
Thomasville Furniture
Thomas Saginaw Ball Screw Co.
Three G's Manufacturing Co.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Time Warner
Tingley Rubber Corp.
The Timken Company
The Toro Company
Tomlinson Industries
Tower Automotive
Toys "R" Us
Trailmobile Trailer
Trans-Apparel Group
TransPro, Inc.
Trans Union
Travelocity
Trek Bicycle Corporation
Trend Technologies
TriMas Corp.
Trinity Industries
Triquint Semiconductor
TriVision Partners
Tropical Sportswear
TRW Automotive
Tumbleweed Communications
Tupperware
Tyco Electronics
Tyco InternationalUUCAR Carbon Company
Underwriters Laboratories
UniFirst Corporation
Union Pacific Railroad
Unison Industries
Unisys
United Airlines
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
United Online
United Plastics Group
United States Ceramic Tile
United Technologies
Universal Lighting Technologies
USAAVValence Technology
Valeo Climate Control
VA Software
Velvac
Vertiflex Products
Veritas
Verizon
VF Corporation
Viasystems
Vishay
Visteon
VITAL Sourcing WWabash Alloys, L.L.C.
Wabash Technologies
Wachovia Bank
Walgreens
Walls Industries
Warnaco
Washington Group International
Washington Mutual
WebEx
WellChoice
Wellman Thermal Systems
Walls Industries
Werner Co.
West Corporation
Weavexx
Weiser Lock
West Point Stevens
Weyerhaeuser
Whirlpool
White Rodgers
Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company
Winpak Films
Wolverine World Wide
Woodstock Wire Works
WorldCom
World Kitchen
Wyeth
Wyman-Gordon Forgings XXerox
Xpectra Incorporated
Xpitax YYahoo!
Yarway Corporation
York International ZZenith
ZettaWorks
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/popups/exporting.america/content.html
This is the link to the list of outsourced companies above.
Outsourced is a term that means companies from the United States go out to other countries and hire workers there for a vey small salary so the companies can become richer.

This article I read Do Believe The Hype is about new technologies that are developing in India.  I think that new technology is good and makes our lives easier.  There is a banking system in India which allows people who have accounts to deposite and withdraw money by using their cell phones.  I think that this would be really cool to use.  I would like to see my bank acount on my phone.  This would definately be cool and it would make my parents life much easier.  Instead of going to the bank, all they would have to do is go to a kiosk and show them their ID to withdrw and deposite money in their bank account.  India is developing new technologies all the time.  Hopefully with new companies and more people we can develop new technologies  that both India and the United States can benefit from.

Earth In Peril

Tab 1: Density

1.      This tab is about how populated different countries in the world are.  The map shows that the most populated area in the world is India.  It has a population of 1.1 billion.

2.      What countries would benefit from a greater population? Which countries would benefit from a lesser population? Why?

Tab 2: Growth

1.      This section is about population growth.  Researchers expect the population to grow to 9 billion by 2050.  It also states that some countries will double in size.  Countries will be consuming more products including fossil fuels that can’t be renewed as fast.

2.      Do you think that population increases in a poor country are generally for the better or the worse? Why?

Tab 3: Cities

1.      This paragraph talks about city growth.  It states that in 2030, over 60% of the population will be living in an urban location.  There won’t be enough electricity, water, and sewage systems to keep up with the demand for them

2.      Come up with a new way to make electricity.  It can be something that would actually work or you can make it up. Be creative!!  Explain how it works and why it will solve the world’s problem for the demand of fuel.

Tab 4: Water

1.      Water covers over 70% of Earth.  However, most of the water on Earth is salt water and humans and other organisms need a continuous supply fresh water to survive.  The little amount of fresh water that we do have is becoming polluted. 

2.      Research and find one organization that is trying to reduce water pollution.  Tell what they do reduce the pollution and how they make it happen.

Tab 5: Air

1.      This tab is about how the amount of carbon dioxide has increased almost 30% in the last 200 years.  The world’s population is becoming larger so the demand for buildings and cars is increasing.  The cars and factories produce a lot of carbon dioxide that goes into the atmosphere. 

2.      Car manufacturers are producing a new type of car called a hybrid.  Research and decide whether these kinds of cars are good or bad for our environment.

Tab 6: Climate

1.      Air pollution causes the temperature in the atmosphere to go up.  In the next century, researchers predict that the atmospheric temperature will go up 11 degrees Fahrenheit.  This could cause drought in warm areas and flooding in cooler areas.

2.      What do you think causes the Earth’s climate to change?

Tab 7: Forest

1.      Forests all around the world are disappearing and we need to do something to protect them.   Only about 40% of all the rainforests in the world are left.

2.      Why are rainforests so important to protect? What role do they play in Earth’s ecosystem?

Tab 8: Land

1.      Human are destroying land on Earth.  As population increases, humans are making more land and increasing the chance of flooding that can’t be stopped because natural resources are no longer there like trees, mud, and grass.

2.      Do you think that if the population in the world decreased it would restore land masses or make it worse? Why?

Tab 9: Habitats

1.      Humans are decreasing many animal’s habitats by using the land for other things.  The population of fish is going down because too many people are fishing and coral reefs are dying because of global warming.

2.      Why are coral reefs important to our habitat on Earth and what does global warming have to do with it?

Battle of the Billionares

It is very important to know how many people are living in India.  We should take special care to notice their population.  The article stated that there are approximately 1.35 billion people living in India today.  The article also states that India has many more males living in its country than females.  The article states “Due to the enormous size of their populations, international migration plays a demographically negligible role in the growth of China and India.”  This and other reasons make it important to care about India’s population.  If India’s population is decreasing, it affects the world because other countries won’t get the things that they need. 

It is very wrong for governments to force families to have fewer children.  It is the family’s decision to have as many children as they want as long as they can afford it.  Governments limit the amount of kids mothers can have in hopes of reducing the population.  In the long run, it only makes matters worse because once the older people start to die, there won’t be any younger ones to replace them.  If the population keeps decreasing then the entire country will fall because there won’t be enough people to support it.

Palestinian Blog Post

     I read an article from PressTV called "Violence Will Rise if Mideast Talks Fail."  It talks about how violence is likely to increase in the Middle East if the Palestinians and Israelis don’t reach an agreement to resolve their land dispute.  The Palestinians and Israelis have been fighting over land for a very long time.  In September, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Palestinian Authority Chief, Mahmoud Abbas, met to try to come to some kind of agreement that would resolve their land ownership issues. Unfortunately, nothing was resolved.  Jordan's King Abdullah II is encouraging the two countries to keep trying to work things out.  The article is written from a fairly neutral position.  It doesn’t seem to support either the Palestinian or Israeli land position.  It is just reporting on the status of the peace talks.  There is a lot of background and historical information that is not included in the article that would help the reader understand exactly what the land issues are and the position of each country.  The purpose of the article is to inform the reader that the meetings have stopped, so it doesn't seem like any information about the meeting status has been left out.  Since the writer didn’t take a side, he or she should have no reason to leave any part of the report out. 
article source:
(2010, October 11).'violence will rise if mideast talks fail'. Retrieved from http://www.presstv.ir/detail/146268.html

Sunni and Shiite

Sunnis and Shiites practice very similar beliefs.  The major difference between the two religions is that Sunnis are more radical than Shiites. It is very important to know the difference between a Sunni and a Shiite.  Right now the United States of America is fighting a war against Al Qaeda.  Al Qaeda is a very radical group, so they are Sunni.  It is important for the United States to know as much about the enemy it is fighting as possible. This will allow the United States to target the enemy’s weakness.  If our nation’s fighters know all about the enemy, they can train and prepare for battle easier.  If soldiers know how big the group they are battling with is, they can pack the correct equipment.  Leaders will be able to predict how many troops to send out for battle quicker and easier.  If the enemy that a country is fighting is not very developed, that country can use its own technology to defeat the enemy.  If the countries fighting know a lot about each other, they will be able to better understand the enemy’s point of view.  Then, hopefully the countries will be able to make an agreement instead of going to war with one another.  Many of our nation’s leaders do not know the difference between Sunnis and Shiites.  This is an alarming fact.  If our nation’s leaders don’t know the difference between their enemies, than they won’t know how to properly prepare for battle, or resolve differences instead of going into battle.

Affects on United States Airlines before and after September 11, 2001

On September 11, 2001, a terrible thing happened in New York City that would affect the airline industry forever.  A group of terrorists flew two planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center.  The damage to the two buildings caused them to collapse, and thousands of people lost their lives.  As a result of that day, security at airports has become tighter to make it more difficult for terrorists to take certain things onto airplanes.  The hope is that this will help keep air travellers safe from another hostile takeover of an aircraft.   Air traffic controllers now use improved technology to monitor the skies..  New equipment and better facilities are being developed nationwide to make sure each and every person who flies on an American plane reaches his or her  destination safely. 

In November, 2001, President Bush signed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, or the ATSA.  One provision of this act requires every airport security worker to be a Federal employee.  This gave the government greater control over airport security procedures. 

Security in airports has become much tighter since the attacks on September 11.  Before the attacks, travellers could bring bottles of water, shampoo, and other liquids onto airplanes in their carryon luggage.  Today, the maximum amount of liquid that can be carried onto an aircraft is 3.4 ounces.  Sharp objects, chemicals, candles, cooking oils, and gel shoe inserts may only be transported in checked luggage.  Guns, explosive and flammable materials, lighters, knives, and other dangerous items are not allowed on planes at all, even in checked luggage.  Prior to  September 11, 2001, people were allowed to travel with  these items. 

Due to the events on  September 11, 2001, airlines lost more than twenty-six billion dollars.  All air travel was prohibited for several days following the attacks, costing the airlines millions of dollars.  After the attacks, people were afraid to  fly.  There was a lot of uncertainty because people were afraid of more terrorist attacks.   

As time passed without any additional attacks, people gradually relaxed and started to return to air travel.   In June 2008, air travel was the second highest method  of transportation in the United States.  This shows that people are comfortable with the security procedures that are now in place and that they  feel safe traveling on airplanes again.