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History, as well as common sense, shows that mass transportation systems are a particularly attractive target for terrorists—the 1995 Aum Shinrikyo Tokyo subway attack, the 2004 Madrid train bombings, and the 2005 London subway bombings are proof enough. But while the federal government has undertaken a massive and fairly successful campaign to beef up airline security, measures to secure local mass transportation systems have lagged far behind, whether as a result of wrangling over the disbursement of lucrative homeland security grants at the state level, lack of initiative at the local level, or plain old bureaucratic foot...
...most important issue is, did we meet the University's target which is to maintain the value of the endowment and take into account distributions and inflation?” El-Erian said. “Yes, we came in at double that amount...
Telomerase production is shut off in healthy cells, preventing division. Cancer cells often find a way to turn telomerase back on, allowing an uncontrolled division of cells. In order to treat a variety of cancers, researchers are currently investigating drugs that target telomerase...
...painted a grand canvas of career opportunities. Killing, getting killed - this was not part of the pitch. Basic training drilled the killing game into young brains. Teach them to treat the enemy as you would a sniper in Grand Theft Auto. Instill the reflex to fire at a moving target. Foster team spirit with marching songs. Instead of the golden oldie "I don?t know but I been told...," have them sing along with...
...wants to replicate Lenovo's China business model around the world. Execs have jetted to cities from Paris to Bangalore to teach local managers how things are done in China. The goal: penetrate markets by building close ties to both major resellers and mom-and-pop computer centers to target fast-growing small businesses. Then, back up the sales effort with highly efficient and flexible product-supply systems developed in China. "We have a model that works," says Amelio. "We have to get it rolling everywhere...