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Fore! Water Sucking, Pesticide Covered Golf Courses Try To Clean Up Their Act

The links have been a frequent target of environmentalists, due to how much it takes to maintain them, often in places where manicured lawns aren't supposed to grow. But a new generation of courses is making major headway fairway. Golf is a game that environmentalists love to hate--and not without reason.

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What Do Studebaker And Geocities Have In Common? No One Remembers Them

Experts imagine future prospects for two once-prosperous brands //Our Panel REBOOT CEO Mark Thomann, CEO of River West Brands BRAND CONSULTANT Josh Feldmeth, CEO of Interbrand New York AD MAN Huw Griffith, CEO of M&C Saatchi North America Studebaker Founded in 1852, it began making gasoline cars in 1904 and ceased production in 1966. Geocities In 1994, it was one of the first free sites to build and host a website.

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Obama Unveils Jobs Plan

Last night the president laid out the American Jobs Act, an initiative aimed at lowering unemployment. What does it mean for small business owners and entrepreneurs? In a persuasive speech before a joint session of Congress last night, president Barack Obama revealed his American Jobs Act, which he hopes will improve unemployment and get Americans working again.

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Use It Better: The Smart Ways to Pick Passwords

If you want to be absolutely secure, you should make up a different password for every single Web site you visit. Each password should have at least 16 characters, and it should contain a scramble of letters, numbers, and punctuation; it should contain no recognizable words.

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Where Hurricane Irene Really Wreaked Havoc

Irene may not have lived up to expectations where the cameras were, but its impact is still being felt farther inland, where the real damage was. A report from the floods. Despite numerous predictions to the contrary, Hurricane Irene didn't blow North Carolina's Outer Banks to pieces or push a deadly storm surge through the streets of Baltimore.

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The Human Cost of Energy

Deadly accidents involving nuclear reactors, oil rigs and coal mines in recent months remind us that all forms of energy generation carry risks. In developed countries, coal is the most hazardous ( bottom left ), according to the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, which studied more than 1,800 accidents worldwide over nearly 30 years. For coal, mining tends to be the most dangerous step; for oil and gas, most accidents occur during distribution; and for nuclear, generating plants are on the hot seat ( orange bars )

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Father Time: Children with Older Dads at Greater Risk for Mental Illness

A mother's age is often considered a genetic risk factor for offspring, but research is now pointing the finger at fathers , too--particularly when it comes to the mental health of their progeny. Males may have the advantage of lifelong fertility, but as they grow older, the rate of genetic mutations passed on via their sperm cells increases significantly--putting their children at increased risk for psychiatric disorders, especially autism and schizophrenia. Two recent studies support this link at least associatively, but experts remain uncertain if age is the cause of these problems.

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