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Dan and Chip Heath Say Nix Ambiguity and Focus for Lasting Change

To succeed on the path to change, say Dan Heath and Chip Heath, you have to eliminate ambiguity.READ»

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Now: September 2010

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Swedish Prosecutor Reopens Rape Investigation Against Julian Assange

A Swedish prosecutor has today reopened the rape investigation on Wikileaks frontman Julian Assange. The enigmatic Australian had been accused of rape by a Swedish woman, who reported him to police, sparking a mammoth flurry of ...READ»

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International Manufacturing Technology Show

Fly fast, look good, and make money -- is there anything more to ask for? How about getting oohed and ahhed over by your industry peers? Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin recently secured a $5 billion contract with the Pentagon; ...READ»

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WikiLeaks's Julian Assange Accused [Update: Then Cleared] of Rape, Calls It "Dirty Trick"

WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, had an arrest warrant issued against him in Sweden, based on a rape accusation. But it was withdrawn within 24 hours. A molestation accusation still stands. Is it a conspiracy?READ»

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Sprint Supplier Spying, Senators Suspect

A group of Republican Senators are requesting the Obama administration block Sprint from receiving crucial telecoms gear from China's Huawei. Why is the GOP standing in the way of trade? READ»

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Digg, WikiLeaks, and Censorship, American Style

Anti-free-speech/user-privacy articles are all over the news this week. And though the fuss over U.S. net neutrality may have been wrong, censorship is alive and well in America--it just takes a slightly different form.READ»

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iFive: BP Posts $17 Billion Loss, Wikileaks Fallout, Top CEO Remuneration, Tooth-Growing Gel, Lionfish Disturbs Atlantic Waters

While you were sleeping, innovation was rubbing gel on its teeth and marveling at its new saber-toothed look. Fierce!READ»

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WikiLeaks Publishes 92,000 Military Documents, Points to Pakistan as Ally of Afghan Insurgents

WikiLeaks published over 90,000 mostly-classified military documents relating to the war in Afghanistan. Pakistan's ties to the Taliban are revealed in detail, as are civilian deaths, friendly fire deaths, and scenes from a more ugly and complex war than is being reported.READ»

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A History of America's Military-Industrial Complex

Highs and lows in the relationship between the U.S. armed forces and the corporate world.READ»

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How America's Top Military Officer Uses Business to Boost National Security

Admiral Mike Mullen says the sea was his business. Now, as America's top military officer, he's reshaping strategy for a world in which economics and security are intertwined.READ»

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Pentagon's "Contact Us" Button Yields Innovative Anti-Terror Ideas, Bear-a-troopers

There are many facets to what makes a good, innovative company, these days. Great products. Competitive prices. Top-notch service and support. A symbiotic relationship with one's customers. Even the Pentagon, it seems, is in on that ...READ»

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Want to Know When the Israeli Army Will Knock Down Your Door? Check Facebook

You know when your boss has a quiet word with you about using Facebook on company time? That's nothing compared to the hell an Israeli soldier is now in: He Facebooked details of an upcoming IDF raid. And forced its ...READ»

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Pentagon Cuts Restrictions, Shows Love for Social Networking

A Department of Defense memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynne outlines the Pentagon's new policies on the use of social networking services like Facebook and Twitter. To my surprise, it basically boils down to a total ...READ»

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Most Innovative Companies - Defense

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Is Darpa's Kids' Initiative Funding Tomorrow's Mathletes or "Terminator 5: Recess"?

The government's sci-fi defense research arm is calling for ways to get kids interesting in scientific careers.READ»

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Pen Names: To Hide or Reveal – That’s the Question For Authors

If you want to brand your name for speaking gigs or for consulting engagements then use your own name. Furthermore if you are planning to write a series of books then using your own name makes the most sense to me. READ»

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Eco-Friendly Fire: Militaries Try Saving the Planet While Killing the Enemy

Call it the Al Gore Effect or just an inconceivable truth, but the Pentagon, among other members of the Military Industrial Complex, actually are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint. In fact, they are so concerned for the ...READ»

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Wikileaks Replaying 9/11 Via Hacked Pager Messages

Wikileaks is currently replaying the events of 9-11-2001 in a very unexpected way: It's releasing in roughly real-time chunks over 500,000 hacked pager messages that were transmitted that day. As a data source its chilling but ...READ»

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Driving Dramatic Progress through Touchstone Events

The original touchstone was basanite. It is a smooth, black stone used to test the quality of gold and silver. It was rubbed across the precious metal and the authenticity could be determined by the color of the streak ...READ»

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Wikileaks Makes Muckraking Easier by Anonymizing and Protecting Sources

Wikileaks is like Wikipedia for sensitive information: a user-populated dossier of classified and leaked stuff, submitted by anonymous sources all over the world. Johnny Law has attempted to shut it down both domestically and abroad, ...READ»

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The Devil’s Paint Brush within Organizational Leadership

The Philosophy of LeaderShaping, the off-spring of the “Six Levels of Leadership,” depends heavily on “Communications” and “Intelligence” to be successful. When one or both of these elements becomes compromised, the result ...READ»

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Designed to Save Lives: The Army's Newest Armored Truck

The replacement for the Hummer and the MRAP is loaded with clever safety features to protect against IED's.READ»

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EATR: A Robot That'll Forage Its Own Fuel

The Pentagon is developing a new robot that can power itself with biomass--and, as Fox News gleefully conjectures, dead people.READ»

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Is DARPA Working on a Handheld Nuclear Fusion Device?

The Pentagon's DARPA arm is known for its attempts to reduce devices to microchip size. Projects have included multi-purpose sensors, cryogenic coolers, video cameras, and apparently, "Chip-Scale High Energy Atomic ...READ»