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Arctic-sea oil exploration stands to open new frontierHonolulu Star-AdvertiserAfter listening to their findings about the BP accident and the safety of deepwater drilling, the president abruptly changed the subject. “Where are you coming out on the offshore Arctic?” he asked. William K. Reilly, a former chief of the ...and more » |
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Pick up a pen, touch a heartQuad City Times“Long ago, she had been in my second grade class in LeClaire when she had a terrible sledding accident. Her note is one of my finest treasures that no amount of money can buy.” The little girl's sled skidded and hit a tree. She had a brain injury, ... |
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Who Made That Crash-Test Dummy?New York TimesJP Stapp, an Air Force flight surgeon studying the “physiology of rapid deceleration,” wanted to test his rocket sled on something resembling a human. He commissioned a dummy based on plaster casts of an actual pilot. A California firm called Sierra ... |
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Sharon Native's Book Reflects on GrievingPatch.comLast month, Academy Chicago Publishers released "Resisting Elegy," Peckham's newest book, in which he reflects on his life before and after the accident, and on how he grieved. The 1988 Sharon High School graduate and former SHS football captain and ... |
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5 of the most inspiring moments in the Olympic GamesCatholic OnlineDespite some impressively fast starts, thanks to their excellent sprinting skills, the team lost control of their sled and crashed during one of their runs. Despite the crash, they famously picked up their sled and walked to the finish line to raucous ...and more » |
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