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Chemistry World August 25, 2009 Hepeng Jia	Heavy metal poisoning sparks protests in China A string of serious poisoning incidents caused by industrial pollution have triggered strong public protests across China, but experts say the events could represent an opportunity to improve the nation's environmental protection.
Chemistry World August 25, 2009 Ned Stafford	PhD Bribes Scandal Hits German Universities A criminal investigation into approximately 100 professors in Germany suspected of taking cash bribes for illegally helping unworthy students obtain doctoral degrees has rattled the foundations of German science and higher education.
ifeminists August 25, 2009 Carey Roberts	Hope House Shelter Denies Woman the Help She 'Desperately Needed' New documents have come to light that detail how the domestic violence system apparently failed to help a woman who urgently needed medical treatment.
Wired August 24, 2009 Kristina Shevory	American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins Visual representations of sin in America.
Wired August 24, 2009 Julian Smith	Ecuador Regreens the Galapagos Every year, more than 140,000 tourists descend on the isolated archipelago to ogle its cactus-studded scenery and bizarre wildlife.
AskMen.com	International Gangster: Jacques Mesrine Although it might be the most notorious title a man can acquire in his lifetime, "Public Enemy No. 1" is an honorable accolade for a thief.
HBS Working Knowledge August 24, 2009 Rosabeth Moss Kanter	SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System In her new book SuperCorp, the author details how vanguard companies such as IBM, Cemex, and Omron are rewriting the nature of the business enterprise and how firms will gain sustainable prosperity in the 21st century.
Chemistry World August 21, 2009 Hepeng Jia	China's emissions to peak early A new report suggests that China's carbon emissions could peak in 2030, twenty years earlier than previously estimated.
AskMen.com	The War On The War On Drugs Mexico enacted a controversial law Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging free government treatment for drug dependency.
AskMen.com	Condoms? In Porn? An AIDS advocacy group says it plans to file complaints against 16 porn production companies for filming unprotected sex.
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