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...suspicious cargoes. So in December, Anderson's unit acquired a Star Wars gizmo called the Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System (VACIS), which bombards truck containers with gamma rays to produce an incredibly detailed image of what's inside. The VACIS, which takes 45 seconds to scan one trailer, is ideal for finding hidden compartments and has helped Anderson's team find everything from drug stashes to smuggled coconut milk. Overall, seizures on the bridge have escalated sharply since September. The take includes 550 lbs. of primo marijuana, more than 5,000 ecstasy tablets and 13 million tablets of pseudoephedrine, which...
...ordinary cell phone? My guess is not yet. But clearly, as phones sprout cameras and music players and other ancillary functions, demand is there for multipurpose devices. The xda may not have the price and size right. But with each new attempt, manufacturers are getting closer to the ideal...
...lifestyle that is little changed since coffee was introduced to the country by a Muslim pilgrim in the 17th century. British-owned plantations flourished in the Coorg region's temperate climate and ideal soil. Today Coorg is the center of India's coffee industry, and the Ramapurams recount with pride the commercial successes of their grandfather Emmanuel, who bought the Chikkenahally plantation from the British in 1926. Some of its prize coffee bushes have been producing berries for 90 years...
...Korean operators certainly seem to know which marketing and service buttons to push. Unlike European operators Orange and Vodafone, which use one brand across different markets and customer groups, South Korean operators use sub-brands targeting different groups by age and gender. That is counterintuitive to the global-branding ideal that pervades advertising, as well as to the notion that the bigger the brand, the more efficient the marketing. The sub-branding is paying off, says Yoon Soo Kim, manager of KTF's Internet marketing team, with each subgroup reporting higher average revenue per user and lower churn rates than...
...capital-gains distribution. You can even sell an etf short (bet on the price to fall). There are disadvantages, like trading commissions that can quickly erode the benefits of ETFs, which for that reason make no sense for investors who sock money away on a monthly basis. ETFs are ideal for those who have a lump sum and want to spread it around the globe, as well as for those who want to speculate on near-term market moves or hedge other holdings in times of uncertainty. Institutions have embraced them, driving down the cost structure; they may be suitable...