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...some point there is a speed limit,” he said...

Author: By Julia L Ryan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: GM Ousts HBS Alum | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

...initiative is undoubtedly impressive. Nevertheless, the process of preparing this spreadsheet took an astonishing amount of time. The plan has been a year and a half in the making already. We urge the UC to speed up its efforts: Preferably students would not have to wait another 14 months for this tool to be fully functional—the time frame certain committee members have given...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Rooms in Reserve | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

...Look, the fact that there were increased casualties this year I think is to be expected from increased engagement by our forces." True enough, but the NATO coalition lost ground to the Taliban this year, by Obama's own admission. And the President could only come up with speed of deployment and a clearer sense of mission as strategic game changers. Later, when I asked him about what changes he had ordered for the training of the Afghan army and police - a frustrating proposition, so far - he deferred to his commanders in the field but said the new order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: Can Obama Sell America on This War? | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

...encouraged argument among those who disagreed - most notably General David Petraeus and Vice President Joe Biden. He was undaunted by the military. Indeed, the greatest cause of delay was Obama's constant pressure on his commanders to justify every unit and find some way to speed the troops' arrival. The final deployment includes only three combat brigades and one training brigade - about 20,000 troops - augmented by 10,000 enablers: medics, mechanics, intelligence analysts, strategic-communications (that is, propaganda) experts.(See pictures from a photographer's personal journey through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: Can Obama Sell America on This War? | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

...dive-bombing into bodies of water without creating a single ripple thanks to certain properties of its tapering beak. Design firm JR West solved the noise issue by adapting the nose of the train to mimic the Kingfisher’s beak, increasing the train’s speed by 10 percent and reducing energy consumption by 15 percent in the process...

Author: By Jacob D. Roberts, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Author Speaks Of “Nature’s Blueprint” | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

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