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Germany 1945: From War to Peace.(Book review)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 834 words; ...remains of Cologne Cathedral put the matter starkly: "You asked for it, and you got it." Societies and individuals alike can die from a broken mainspring, the loss of will to continue. Yet within a generation Germans--in the west, at least--were...

Old soldiers never die: the improbable life and times of Henry Francisco.(Brief biography)
Military History; 1/1/2010; 3557 words; Henry Francisco was no stranger to the battlefield when the American Revolution broke out virtually on his doorstep in the winter of 1776-77. Given an imminent British invasion of upper New York, the Continental Army intensified its recruiting efforts in the region during those frigid winter

Solving the water and energy crisis ... in one swell poop.(SPYHOPPING: A whale's act of coming out of the water to examine its surroundings.)(waterless and compost toilets)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 1480 words; Upwards of 3 million people die annually from diarrhea, dysentery, and parasitic diseases--all for the want of clean water. Meanwhile, each year in the...

Urban biofilter: environmental justice via green infrastructure.(EARTH ISLAND PROJECT NEWS)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 1266 words; ...for every $12,500 in income difference between families in Alameda County, CA, people in the poorer family can expect to die a year sooner. This disparity holds true across the country, and in urban areas the effects are compounded as the poorest families...

Five time-tested tuning tips.(CENTERSHOTS)
Petersen's Bowhunting; 1/1/2010; 1517 words; ...that stiff fletching works best to stabilize arrow flight quickly, and it also holds up much better to the Whisker Biscuit. Die-hard Biscuit users prefer vanes from Flex-Fletch, or they use Bohning Blazers. Even with a good, aggressive helical offset...