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• Even traditional rites of passage, such as sex, are fraught with life-or-death consequences," says Lanahan.
• One great quote from the book: "The largest of the land animals, the dinosaurs, would have been locked in a life-or-death struggle with insects for survival.
• But these misconceptions are especially dangerous when they're held by police, who are often forced to make split-second, life-or-death decisions about mentally ill suspects.

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• This Robot Is Funnier Than You
  They're drone-striking Afghanistan for us. They're replacing us on the assembly line at the Hostess plant. They're even cutting into our aortas during life-or-death surgery. But can robots master one of the most mysterious—and quintessentially human—skills of them all: making people laugh?
  June 26, 2013 - Business Insider
• Highlights: June 16–22
  Here are our top picks of the week, including: where you should be looking for help (but aren't), a life-or-death choice between puppies and people, and strange cases of forgetting.
  June 24, 2013 - Psychology Today
• Seconds count: Clinton Township Police getting quicker access to Valley Crest Road
  CLINTON TWP. — In a life-or-death situation seconds can help, police officials said today as they broke ground for a direct-access drive from the police station on Route 31 to Valley Crest Road. It will give the police quicker access...
  June 21, 2013 - Hunterdon County Democrat