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Apple did not return phone calls or emails asking for an explanation of its launch-day problems, but by 10 p.m. EST on Friday, this reporter at long last reached a technical support representative, who identified himself only as George: "It's been crazy the whole day," he said. "Our server has been really busy and has been timing...
...ventricle at the heart of the American Dream - not only as an affordable playground and comfortable retirement home with no income tax but also as a state of escape and opportunity, a Magic Kingdom for tourists, a Fountain of Youth for seniors, a Cape Canaveral for Northerners looking to launch their second acts. Even the soggy Everglades, once considered a God-forsaken hellhole, became a national treasure...
Mandela retired from politics in 1999. But he has remained active, continuing his work through the Nelson Mandela Foundation (ably run by Achmat Dangor). After his retirement, Mandela publicly expressed his regret at not having acted sooner on HIV/AIDS. The foundation set up an AIDS program and helped launch 46664 (named after Mandela's prison number), a global HIV/AIDS awareness campaign. The current focus of the foundation is its Centre of Memory and Dialogue, which is producing an interactive archive of Mandela's life and times, with the goal of applying his lessons to critical social issues. In 2003 Mandela...
...Israel attacks its nuclear-development sites. The test firings reportedly included Iran's newest missile, the intermediate range Shahab 3, which can reach Israel, Turkey and U.S. military deployments in the region. "Our hands are always on the trigger and our missiles are ready for launch," Salami told the official IRNA news agency Wednesday. While it can carry a one-ton conventional warhead, the Shahab 3 is not very accurate, U.S. officials say. Marrying a nuclear warhead to it - assuming Iran is able to build one - is also a daunting technical challenge...
...Center also hopes to launch a study abroad program out of the office there beginning in fall...