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College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith wrote in an e-mail to the student body, “[F]rom January 10 through January 22, only students with a recognized and pre-approved need to be on campus will be permitted to return to college housing...
...combination of piloted aircraft and "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" (UAVs) equipped with sensors and infra-red cameras in order to help see insurgents planting bombs even at night. With the information relayed via ground stations, the operators of ODIN, working on Panasonic Toughbook laptops, compare incoming images with earlier ones rom the same site, looking for tiny differences that may indicate the work of bomb makers. When they spot an enemy crew in action, they can either alert nearby troops to be on the guard or call Apache helicopters to launch Hellfire missiles against suspected bombers...
Easier on the Wallet. Or dial it down a bit and celebrate at the New Orleans Marriott. They still have the champagne, strawberries and chocolate, but rates begin at $139 per night. Just mention promotional code ROM. 555 Canal St., New Orleans...
...celluloid world of romantic comedies, shy but decent men get the girl, arguments set up sweet reconciliations, and couples separated by tragedy are always reunited through improbable coincidence. But now researchers are beginning to ask whether the make-believe world projected in "rom-coms" might actually be preventing true love in real life...
...Himalayan kingdom (or more accurately, the firm in Pittsburgh, Pa., that makes Bhutan's stamps) was the first to release 3-D stamps, steel stamps, scented stamps (way back in 1973), even stamps that could be played on a tiny record player. Now come the world's first CD-ROM stamps. Self-adhesive wrappers contain documentaries marking the 100th anniversary of Bhutan's monarchy and its shift toward parliamentary democracy. And at nearly 4 sq. in. (26 sq cm), these stamps aren't just pushing the envelope. They're hogging...