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DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c4b718/onrec_the_global) has announced the addition of the "Onrec - The Glo...
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ROCKVILLE, Md., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers from Maine to Florida this Memorial Day will be able to save time and better plan their trips thanks to a web site that provides them with real-time traffic information and estimated drive times for roadways in and between major metropolitan areas along the East Coast.
Covering 15 states and 24 metropolitan areas along the I-95 Corridor, www.i95travelinfo.net offers travelers speed and congestion information on the I-95 corridor, including I-95, the beltways surrounding each major city, and all associated routes that together make up the corridor. Visitors to the web site can manipulate the map to zoom to any of the 15 states and Washington D.C. Traffic congestion information is presented using various color codes; green to indicate free ...
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- Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Usa Today, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. the City of Atlanta Department of Aviation, Defendant-Appellant. Usa Today, a Division of Gannett Satellite Information Network ('Gansat'), Inc., New York Times Company, D.B.A. the New York Times, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. City of Atlanta Department of Aviation, Defendant-Appellant., 442 F.3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2006)
William H. Boice, Michael W. Tyler, Jill Warner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Appellant.
Peter Canfield, Lesli N. Green Marcia Bull Stad...
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MORTECH Musings
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The suspected Pakistani-trained Times Square bomber is continuing to provide federal authorities with "useful information" as federal agents pursue a number of leads and intelligence concerning the New York terrorist attack, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. told a Senate subcommittee on Thursday.
Mr. Holder noted that Faisal Shahzad, 30, had been read his Miranda rights, a decision the attorney general vigorously defended, adding that federal agents had obtained valuable information from Mr. Shahzad both before and after he was advised of his rights.
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As far as information technology goes, cloud computing is quickly becoming a sign of these times. In reality, cloud computing was "new wrapping paper around an old gift," as it was very similar to the application service providers and software as a service of the day. Many agents were familiar with both types of offerings and some, thanks to their agency management system vendors, might have actually been using cloud computing, at least in one aspect of their technology. The term "cloud computing" was originally coined to help business people visualize the technical concept behind having a third party provide servers and software applications remotely to a business. This trend of making access to service and functionality easier on the consumer front is finding its way into the business...
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Seattle police identified Larry Shawn Taylor, 18, as the man who robbed two women at gunpoint, after the victims described the robber as a short black man with deformed ears who had "MOB" shaved into one side of his hair and "GET MONEY" on the other and "GET" tattooed on his right hand and "MONEY" on his left. Detectives used their database to match the tattoos to Taylor, who was apprehended after an officer stopped a car for reckless driving and recognized him by his ears and tattoos. (KOMO News)
Col. Russell Williams, 47, the former commander of Canada's largest air force base who served as the pilot for Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during their 2005 visit, pleaded guilty to the murder of two women, two sexual assaults, two charges of unlawful confinement and 82 counts ...
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Education is a powerful cognitive resource that undermines the persuasiveness of political propaganda. However, little is known about the conditions that weaken this resource. This study examines whether lopsided media coverage preceding and during the initial phases of the Iraq War provided an information environment sufficient to overcome the positive effects of education, finding that for viewers of the unbalanced and partial CBS and Fox, the educated were as likely to be misinformed about Iraq as the uneducated. Findings are discussed within the context of persuasion theory and the watchdog role of the news media.
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REGARDING THE ECONOMY in the last couple of years, Kathy Deck mentioned an ancient purportedly Chinese proverb, as much blessing as curse: "May you li...