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pWater has dominated images of the South throughout history, from Hernando de Soto\'s 1541 crossing of the Mississippi to tragic scenes of flooding throughout the Gulf South after Hurricane Katrina. But these images tell only half the story as urban, industrial, and population growth create unprecedented demands on water in the South, the problems of pollution and water shortages grow ever more urgent.

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pDuring the Iraq War, American soldiers were sent to both fight an enemy and to recover a failed state in pixelated camouflage uniforms, accompanied by robots, and armed with satellite maps and biometric hand-held scanners. The Iraq War, however, was no digital game massive-scale physical death and destruction counter the vision of a clean replayable war. The military policy of the United States, and

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pThe history of robotics and artificial intelligence in many ways is also the history of humanity\'s attempts to control such technologies. From the Golem of Prague to the military robots of modernity, the debate continues as to what degree of independence such entities should have and how to make sure that they do not turn on us, its inventors. Numerous recent advancements in all aspects of research,

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