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...elder Earnhardt, who drove for Richard Childress Racing for the last 17 years of his life, started DEI in 1980 to control the marketing and merchandising side of his name and image. He was the first driver to truly take command of his business affairs and gained a reputation for being as calculating and ruthless in his dealings off the track as he was racing on it. Dale Earnhardt, Sr., wanted control over his affairs...
...player, from one of Harvard’s smaller Houses, contacted us just hours after the game began. He pointed out that Harvard Risk gives large Houses an advantage, by virtue of their being able to sign up the most residents to play and therefore to command the largest armies. He was spot on, but with no House, big or small, successfully signing up its entire population, the injustice didn’t seem that major. “Sorry, but war isn’t fair,” we wrote. Curt, perhaps, but honest...
...means that soldiers have a better grasp of the local complexities and personalities that can determine the outcome of their mission. "With a year deployment you have six months of effective time: three months getting up to speed and three months winding down," says Major Thom Sutton, second in command at Naray. But how much can be asked of troops, many of whom have already served three tours? Even with visible successes, burnout seems to be inevitable. "Fifteen months may be good for the mission," says Sutton, "but I don't know if it's sustainable. That's a long...
...According to Capt. Jon Brooks, who recently took command of the U.S. unit responsible for south Ghazaliya, the number of civilian bodies dumped in the neighborhood has declined by more than 50% since the barriers went up. An Iraqi who lives in Ghazaliya and reports for TIME agreed that local violence - from kidnappings and killings to sectarian clashes - has been curtailed by the wall...
...Unlike its more affluent neighbors, Indonesia has not benefited from wide distribution of foreign music, forcing local kids to make their own music. Compared to Thailand and Japan, a wider command of English in Indonesia has allowed kids to explore what's available on sites like Myspace, Friendster and Allmusic.com. And, with fewer government restrictions than Malaysia or Singapore, the environment is more permissive for performing live...