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Wired September 21, 2009 Thomas Goetz	Ralph Keeney: Cheat Death Keeney, a decision analyst at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, crunched data from the Centers for Disease Control to assess how many deaths in the US are due to personal choices -- things like smoking, overeating, or unsafe sex.
National Defense August 2009 Stew Magnuson	Unmanned Aircraft Could Monitor Polar Ice Caps Advances in unmanned surveillance aircraft would make it possible for the Navy to keep watch over the polar ice caps 24/7.
ifeminists September 23, 2009 Teri Stoddard	Tortured for child support arrears, he did not owe PART II David A. Bardes recalls April 2006 when he almost died in a Charleston County jail. Put there for child support, he was left in a hypothermic chamber for over 30 hours.
Popular Mechanics October 2009	4 People Who Faced Disaster -- And How They Made it Out Alive What kind of psychology and behavior will help survivors of a natural catastrophe?
Popular Mechanics October 2009	Beyond First Aid Kits: 5 Unexpected Survival Kit Essentials From CB radio to beer, these will come in handy after a major disaster.
Wired October 2009 Douglas McGray	Stewart Brand: Save the Slums The pioneering environmentalist and technology thinker states that the slums and squatter cities in and around Mumbai, Nairobi, and Rio de Janeiro are net positives for poor people and the environment.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2009 Selena Maranjian	33 Companies That Could Change the World Will a focus on sustainability pay off?
AskMen.com	The Cops Who Yell "Stop!" The mayor of a small South Carolina town has banned police officers from chasing suspects on foot.
ifeminists September 21, 2009 Carey Roberts	ACORN Falls from the Tree, Will Abuse Shelters Come Next? ACORN, the liberal activist group, was stripped of its funding by the House of Representatives Thursday. I've also found evidence of malfeasance at domestic abuse shelters.
Lucire September 20, 2009	Gisele Bundchen is UNEP's new goodwill ambassador A lot of celebrities are hopping on the environmental bandwagon, and Bundchen is the latest.
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