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http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/08/23/how-to-get-12-billion-of-gold-to-venezuela/ An analysis of the challenge of transporting gold across the Atlantic.

http://www.ginandtacos.com/2011/06/03/npf-infiltration/ During the Cold War a teenager was able to fly his plane into Russia and land in Red Square.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/nyregion/23tunnel.html A story on the divers who work around the clock to repair NYC's water mains.

http://www.panic.com/extras/audionstory/ The story of a has-been mp3 player for the Mac.

http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2011/5/107699-the-one-second-war/fulltext This article is about the efforts taken to get leap seconds into the clock.

http://www.overthinkingit.com/2011/04/25/star-wars-death-star-economics/ A look at the motivations and economics of the Death Star.

http://www.xojane.com/sex/my-rapist-friended-me-facebook-and-all-i-got-was-lousy-article Facebook brings up all kinds of new problems.

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/05/the-burger-lab-how-to-make-perfect-mcdonalds-style-french-fries.html The story of one man's attempt to reverse engineer McDonald's fry production methods.

http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/agamemnons-fortress-of-sand.html I read "The Lost Books of the Odyssey" mentioned in this article and it is very good. Here's the NYT's review.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/1969/12/inside-the-secret-service/8390/ The Atlantic writes on what the Secret Service does to protect visiting heads of state.