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...Iraqi prison couldn't be further from home for those facing career-ending charges in the scandal. The 372nd Military Police Company, a unit of reservists based in a one-story brick building in Cresaptown, Md., draws most of its members from small, down-at-the-heels towns in the green valleys of Appalachia. Many sign on as teenagers, as England did, to get college benefits. Others, like Staff Sergeant Ivan (Chip) Frederick, are eager to see a bit of the world. Patriotism runs deep in this part of the country, and recruitment ads for the armed services constantly stream...
...cost $2 million a year, but employees at headquarters came up with the idea of reverse auctioning on the Internet and saved $600,000 by buying them in Asia. Of all the changes in operating methods, some of the most productive have come in aircraft maintenance. Workers on MD-80 heavy overhauls realized they could reuse perfectly good windows, light bulbs and fasteners on the plane's outer skin without compromising safety. They saved $30,000 on each overhaul--trimming at least $5 million a year. Shop-floor workers in Tulsa, Okla., taking lean-manufacturing tips from a Toyota sensei...
Meeks is scheduled to fly to Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County, Md. tomorrow night, Jinnett said...
...five-year joint program is part of a larger overhaul of the HMS curriculum, said Cox. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges website, at least 11 other universities offer joint MBA and MD programs...
Leven’s love for entertainment and theater blossomed during his undergraduate years at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., but his ambitions were tempered by the realities of show business prospects and his love for psychology. Setting his theatrical aspirations aside, he arrived at Harvard as a research associate, focusing on the study of child psychology at William James Hall. Some of his fondest Harvard memories are of “occupying University Hall in 1968…chasing [then National Security Advisor Henry] Kissinger through the tunnels…watching the police come...