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Dept. of Defense Making Anti-smoking Game
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Dept. of Defense Making Anti-smoking Game. smoking game department defense military. From America's Army to America's Nonsmoker. The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston a $3.7 million grant to create an anti-smoking...
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Long-range Taser Uses Gernade Launcher
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grenade almost 200 feet away using a standard 40-millimeter grenade launcher. Taser International, who is under a $2.5 million contact with the US Department of Defense, will deliver the first projectile prototypes early next year.But despite their non-explosive...
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Google Earth Banned From US Military Bases
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Google Earth Banned From US Military Bases. google earth military. Google has been banned from surveying US military bases after it took street-level photographs of a Texas army base. The Department of Defense believes the photographs could compromise security...
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How GPS Works
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early 1960s and operated by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). By a presidential directive, it was decided in 1966 to move the system's management from the DOD to the Interagency GPS Executive Board (IGEB), which was overseen by Department Transportation...
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Military's Multiple Kill Vehicle is Dead
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an accompanying video of the demonstration for public viewing and can be seen here (WMV). As scary as the future looked after seeing the Multiple Kill Vehicle prototype, it’s not going to happen. The Department of Defense released the details (PDF) today...
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Dell's $4000 Waterproof Notebook
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of course will only happen, if phone support doesn’t help in the first place) and meets MIL-STD 810F standards from the Department of Defense for products that operate in extreme temperatures, moisture and altitude. Depending on your preferences the Latitude...
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UK Hacker Loses Appeal to Block Extradition to US
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block McKinnon’s possible extradition to the the US. If extradited, McKinnon faces charges for allegedly hacking into 97 U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Department of Defense and NASA computers in 2001 and 2002. Court documents say McKinnon is accused of scanning...
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Private Company Sends Rocket Into Space
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people. The first launch failed because fuel line leak, while the second was lost five minutes after launching. The third was possibly the biggest disappointment. Carrying three satellites for NASA and the Department of Defense, as well as small amounts of...
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What Exactly Does "Rugged" Mean?
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30 minutes to an hour. The notebook is not enclosed in any packaging or protective case and is turned off. Sources: American Society for Testing Materials 4169, Truck Transport, 11.5.2 Random Test and US Department of Defense MIL-STD 810F, Method 514.4, Procedure...
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The State Of Technology
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principles of GPS have remained largely unchanged since the technology first became available for civilian use a few years ago. A GPS sensor receives radio signals from a network of satellites operated by the U.S. Department of Defense. The GPS receiver's position...