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...blood troops. Other companies have robotic Iraq veterans too. In Defense News, Kris Osborne reports that Exponent, a California firm, has had its MARCbot series since April 2004. They cost about $10,000 apiece, weigh 25 lbs and can be used at night. Meanwhile, Defense News says that Foster-Miller, a Massachussets company, may propose a lighter-weight version of its current 115 to 140 lb. TALON model...
...Companies are trying to foster camaraderie and loyalty in other ways as well. Every new employee of Tokyo p.r. firm Bilcom, for example, must spend a weekend making a three-minute digital slide show sharing their most moving personal experiences. One worker revealed how 9/11 changed his career outlook; another talked about how she drew strength from a gay classmate who came out in college. Company president Shigeru Ota says the presentations are designed to "create a new type of family company [by] sharing life history ... delight, anger, sorrow and pleasure...
...think that people who are good at treating these conditions tend to be better at treatment in general,” said Foster Professor of Health Policy and Management Arnold M. Epstein, the study’s senior author...
...drug. She said the company particularly targeted southwestern Virginia because of its high Medicaid and disability rates. A lot of coal miners suffered from pain, for example, and they were among the prime targets of Purdue's risky marketing. "This has changed the face of Appalachia," Davies said. "The foster care rate, the crime rate, we never had any of this until OxyContin came...
...will work to support courage where there is fear, foster agreement where there is conflict and inspire hope where there is despair...