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The battle of Leyte Gulf unfolded in three parts: the battle in the Surigao Strait, the battle to protect the transport ships, and Halsey's pursuit of the Japanese aircraft carriers. [...] Nishimura had only one destroyer remaining as the sole survivor of his force.
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AT&T's monopoly on the iPhone is over. As of 7 a.m. today, when the iPhone goes on sale at more than 2,000 Verizon, Apple and other retail outlets, Verizon Wireless will join AT&T in selling the 4G version of the popular smart phone.
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Lawyers for Ted White, who was wrongfully convicted of child molestation, announced a $15.5 million settlement with the city of Lee's Summit, ending a 13-year legal battle. This needed to be done," White said at a press conference Friday afternoon. "It needed to be over, period.
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For the past 25 years, the author has suggested this mix for a successful CRM initiative: people (50%), process (30%), and technology (20%) -- and still organizations often fail to devote the time and resources needed to address the inevitable people issues that come up. This shortcoming can lead to a less-than-optimal (or even failed) CRM implementation. In all three initiatives, the "people" issue negatively impacted success. You can address these issues before they become problems with the following six tips: 1. Secure your executive sponsor. 2. Create a meaningful governance structure. 3. Train. 4. Communicate effectively and often. 5. Provide incentives and rewards. 6. Implement meaningful stewardship.
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A Massachusetts native, Sue Julian first arrived here in 1983 as a nun on a poverty initiative in Appalachia. A year later, fresh from college, she returned to Mingo County to direct a new shelter for battered women. Their stories haunted her. The work spoke to her.
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The possibility that any proposed redistricting map for Los Angeles County supervisors will receive the necessary four votes to pass is looking slim. Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Gloria Molina remain committed to maps that will build a new majority Latino district, while Supervisor Don Knabe is seeking to make minor changes to current district lines.
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Asian Broadcasting Network is the latest player to jump on the pay TV segment with its upcoming digital cable TV launch. Can it take on pay TV giant Astro and learn from the mistakes of previous operators who had failed rather dismally? IT was a fairly gala event on the evening of Nov 15 when Nilamas Corporation Sdn Bhd celebrated its rebranding into Asian Broadcasting Network (M) Sdn Bhd (ABN) in preparation for its upcoming digital cable TV launch. Ambitious targets were revealed and lofty promises made, as the management of ABN shared glimpses of its plans as it geared itself to be Asean's most advanced digital cable TV network.
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The state is searching for nearly $50 million to implement an interconnected school data system that officials and lawmakers say is vital to measuring student achievement and teacher performance at all levels throughout the state. And the clock is ticking. Details of what types of information the new system will provide are still being worked out in committee, but it would likely store and share information on student achievement and progress, teacher evaluations and school performance ratings. Ideally, the system would provide access to student/teacher information to all districts and education officials anywhere in the state.
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Jonas outlines some possible future reverberations of the immigration battle of 2006, in which millions of demonstrators, primarily but not exclusively Latinos, marched throughout the US in response to proposed federal legislation that would criminalize as aggravated felons and deport the 10 to 12 million undocumented immigrants currently living and working in the US. She also details a decade of unprecedented abuse and punishment of immigrants, both documented and undocumented, in the form of immigration, welfare, and anti-terrorism legislation that has created a national security regime for immigrants.
