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GREGORY SMITH, a U.S. military spokesman, on being pressured by Defense Department official Michael Furlong, who is under investigation for allegedly hiring private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to track and kill suspected militants; it is illegal for the military to hire contractors as spies...
...says. "It will more than double our range and probably more than double our accuracy." Current sniper rifles can regularly hit trucks at 2,000 meters, but not bad guys. (The record kill is 2,430 meters, just over 1.5 miles. It was charted by Canadian army corporal Rob Furlong against a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan's Shah-i-kot valley during Operation Anaconda in March 2002 - but his first two shots missed.) "There's no limit as far as I can see so long as the bullet's stable - I think 2,000 or 2,500 meters is very...
...federal law took effect requiring food labels to state clearly whether a product contains any one of those main eight culprits. But significant difficulties-not necessarily medical-remain. A food allergy diagnosis has a tremendous impact on the psychological wellbeing of the entire family, says Anne Mu?oz-Furlong, founder and CEO of the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), a nonprofit patient advocacy group...
...Children, of course, bear the brunt. "The emotional toll is huge," says Mu?oz-Furlong. "It tends to wear them down, particularly after they have a reaction." Some children lose the ability to trust people. They may want to stay home all the time within a controlled environment. If they have a reaction at home, they may become afraid that even their parents can't control the allergy. Others are fearful of food or develop eating disorders. They might become hypochondriac, phobic, or suffer from panic attacks or post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Many see counselors who teach them relaxation tips...
...dream for many women involves starting a business of their own. As economic confidence and corporate loyalty decline, says Mary Furlong, executive professor of entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University in California, people are looking for a sense of control. "What they're not trusting," she says, "is that big corporate America is going to provide for them. They want to be involved in a creative environment but not have it dominate their lives the way it did when they were selling on the road 80 hours a week for IBM." Plus, Furlong adds, going into business for yourself...