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...armor were animal hides that cushioned the blows of clubs. Chinese warriors in the 11th century B.C. clad themselves in rhinoceros skin; ancient Greek warriors carried round, flat shields of bronze, reinforced with layers of hide and wax. In medieval Europe, knights and lords rode to battle in chain mail, a heavy, fantastically expensive armor forged from thousands of tiny links of steel. By the mid-14th century, advances in technology - namely, the high-velocity crossbow and longbow - necessitated steel-plate armor that covered from head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Body Armor | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

...There was no memo, no guidance. This is the opinion of a career civil servant.' U.S. Office of Management and Budget spokesman KENNETH BAER, on an e-mail from the Defense Department declaring that George W. Bush's phrase war on terror would be replaced by overseas contingency operation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

Judging from the e-mail, the opportunity may not be appropriate for those with delicate stomachs...

Author: By Liyun Jin | Title: See How HUDS Cooks it Up...If You Dare | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

...Guide this summer had their hopes dashed when Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris announced last Thursday that the College will drastically alter the format of next year’s guide, eliminating the need for student involvement in the guide’s creation. In an e-mail sent to summer applicants last Thursday, Q Guide editor Charles C. Bridge ’11 wrote that the change in content and move to an online-only edition meant that no students would be hired to work for the publication. “This means that there will...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Cuts Q Guide Jobs | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...runs its own Facebook page. "This is completely new for us," says Mike Petroff, Emerson's Web manager, who started the group in January at the request of an early-decision applicant. Petroff responds to students' questions - When is the open house? How do they set up their e-mail accounts? - and even plans to post video tours of the college for students who can't visit Emerson in person. But for the most part, he sits back and lets the students communicate with one another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Facebook's Latest Role: College Guidance Counselor | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

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