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Below is an excerpt from a two-part story I wrote in 2000 about the security unit at the Lincoln Regional Center and the men who lived there.

In this podcast, we look at industry's and Congress' push to keep the Abrams tank production line 'hot', the potential for cyber-attacks that could destroy critical infrastructure and new advancements in night vision technology.

The tenth-anniversary Valdai Club meeting was named “Russia's diversity for the Modern World.” Nevertheless, the issue of diversity was put to the side by other hot current issues: the recent Russian elections, corruption, and Syria.

A Looming Policy Disaster by Jason Scott Johnson, Regulation, Fall 2008.

Facebook executives are reminded how much work they have left to do in the $16.7 billion mobile advertising market every time they glance at two large TV screens in plain view at the company's headquarters. The monitors, built recently by advertising Vice President Andrew Bosworth, show a steady stream of complaints lodged by marketing customers about ads shown to users of the largest social network. [...] gaining traction more than a year after rolling out its first ads for smartphones and tablets... Читать дальше...

Grad statsAccording to the American Society for Engineering Education, 55 women graduated with computer science or related bachelor's degrees from UC Berkeley, and 27 women graduated with computer science degrees from Stanford in 2012. For a fee of $12,000 per student, Hackbright Academy ( www.hackbrightacademy.com) teaches 20 to 30 women to program in a 10-week crash course on software engineering. After working on projects in pairs for the first five weeks, students complete a final project,... Читать дальше...

Twitter has just launched Twitter Alerts, which the company is positioning like an emergency broadcast system of the social media age. With Twitter Alerts, Twitter users can choose to receive special SMS text messages directly to their iPhones (you need iOS 5.10 or higher) or Android phones (running on Android 4.1.6 or higher) whenever there's a natural disaster, severe weather, nuclear accident, terrorist attack, major transportation disruption or other major emergency in their area. "When news breaks about a weather or safety emergency... Читать дальше...

Rockstar's much-anticipated "Grand Theft Auto V" launched last week, making $800 million its first day and more than $1 billion in its first three days of release. Like the "Call of Duty" franchise, "Grand Theft Auto" tweaks the game a bit between releases, but doesn't offer too much that's new to fans. Each new game looks better, is set in a different location ("GTA V" takes place in Los Angeles stand-in Los Santos) and offers the same basic formula of shootouts, strip clubs and satire. "GTA V" is a step up in game play from 2008's "GTA IV... Читать дальше...

"Obviously I am but a 'girl,' hysterical with emotions..."

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