Are the Army's New Marketing Tactics a Little too Kid-Friendly?

You can't sell Count Chocula directly to children but you can sell them war."It has opened the Army Experience Center, including Humvee and helicopter simulators, near Dave & Buster's and an indoor skate park...

Preparing for Tornado Season

"Midwesterners in the United States are bracing themselves for tornado season as spring approaches. People in "Tornado Alley" ranging from Kansas and Oklahoma through Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are starting to evaluate their safe room and...

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"Obama campaign advisers are privately urging the networks and media figures to consider, as they evaluate the incoming results, that in Ohio there are areas where as much as 15% of the vote is provisional...

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Qatar feels the chill

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""The internal TNI reform processes will have taken place for 10 years in 2008. I have instructed all TNI leaders to evaluate all the reforms that have been implemented so far," he said in response to a press...

Omron Demos Facial Recognition Technology

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Levee Bribery Scheme-U.S. Army Corp Of Engineer- Guilty Plea

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N.Y. Times to end paid Web service

Put your hand up if you called it.  "N.Y. Times to end paid Web service Reuters August 7, 2007 at 1:14 PM EDT NEW YORK — Access to columnists and op-ed pieces on a section of website known as TimesSelect to be free, N.Y. Post reports The New York Times Co. plans to...

The Late Great New York Times

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Maximizing the Conference Experience - 11 Tips for Smart Attendees

Maximizing the Conference Experience - 11 Tips for Smart Attendees Attending conferences can be an expensive proposition. Besides the cost of registration and travel, the opportunity costs resulting from being...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

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''Belkin Box Clever''

"A FORWARD thinking company is urging others to follow its example and save money as well as helping the environment. Ken Simpson joined computer and consumer electronics manufacturer Belkin, of Rushden UK, 10 months ago as European regulatory compliance manager. Part of his...

The Silver Lining

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50 Coolest Websites

"How do we select our finalists? We evaluate hundreds of candidates—some suggested by readers, colleagues and friends, others discovered during countless hours of surfing. Many of this year's choices are shining examples of Web 2.0: next-generation sites offering dynamic...

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