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DEFINITION: (noun) A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot. SYNONYMS: quagmire, mire, quag. USAGE: The path from the wood leads to a morass, and from thence to a ford, which, as the rains have abated, may now be passable.

On September 11, 2001, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger airplanes. They crashed two of the planes into the Twin Towers in NYC, and flew a third into the Pentagon building in Virginia. Passengers on the fourth flight attempted to retake control of the aircraft, but it crashed in a Pennsylvania field. The devastating terrorist attacks of 9/11 were responsible for 2,973 confirmed casualties and an unknown number of injuries. What were the environmental consequences of 9/11?

A truck carrying ammonia-based explosives used in mining and construction collided with a pickup truck in Mexico's northern state of Coahuila on Monday. Rescuers, onlookers, and journalists flocked to the accident scene and were dangerously close when the dynamite-laden truck exploded. At least 29 people were killed and 120 injured in the blast, which left a 3 meter (10 ft) deep and 30 meter wide (100 ft) crater in its wake.

Turkish coffee is prepared in a special pot called a cezve and is made from finely ground coffee, cold water, and sometimes sugar. In Turkey, sugar content is determined based on a ranking system that includes 4 levels of sweetness. The coffee is served in small fincan similar to Italian espresso cups, and its sludgy grounds settle in a thick layer at the bottom. Often, a finished cup is turned upside down on a saucer and the patterns left by the grounds are examined for what?