Published: Feb 18, 2012
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — Daniel Gárate’s career came crashing to earth a few weeks ago. That’s when the Los Angeles Police Department warned local real estate agents not to hire photographers like Mr. Gárate, who was helping sell luxury property by using a drone to shoot sumptuous aerial movies. Flying drones for
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Published: Jan 30, 2012
BAGHDAD -- A month after the last American troops left Iraq, the State Department is operating a small fleet of surveillance drones here to help protect the United States Embassy and consulates, as well as American personnel. Some senior Iraqi officials expressed outrage at the program, saying the unarmed aircraft are an affront to Iraqi
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Published: Jan 25, 2012
In an essay, entitled ''Making It in America,'' in the latest issue of The Atlantic, the author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton country about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill has only two employees today, ''a man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to keep the man away
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Published: Jan 25, 2012
Following is the transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Jan. 24, 2012, as released by the White House: THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq.
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Published: Jan 22, 2012
When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley's top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president. But as Steven P. Jobs of Apple spoke, President Obama interrupted with an inquiry of his own: what would it take to make iPhones in the United States? Not long ago, Apple boasted that its
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Published: Jan 22, 2012
Washington IN democracies like ours, there have always been deep bonds between the public and its wars. Citizens have historically participated in decisions to take military action, through their elected representatives, helping to ensure broad support for wars and a willingness to share the costs, both human and economic, of enduring them. In
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Published: Jan 05, 2012
KAHN--D. Dan. The officers, board and staff of the American Technion Society (ATS) express great sadness at the loss of D. Dan Kahn of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a legendary supporter with decades long ties to the Technion. One of the largest gifts ever made to the ATS was for the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Mechanical Engineering Building, now under
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Published: Jan 05, 2012
EYES WIDE OPEN A California plastic surgeon has combined blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) and browpexy (brow lift) to create an ''All-in-One Eye Lid and Brow'' lift that he says is less invasive than many similar procedures. The new lift takes 30 minutes and requires two internal stitches and about five days of recuperation. The procedure costs
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Published: Dec 25, 2011
This interview with Ori Hadomi, C.E.O. of Mazor Robotics, a medical technology company based in Israel, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Tell me about your approach to management and fostering the culture you want. A. A few things are particularly important to me. It's important that people are happy in what they do. I believe my role
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Published: Dec 11, 2011
Dr. Noëlle Starr Sherber, the daughter of Candace Somerall Sherber and Dr. Harvey S. Sherber of McLean, Va., was married Monday evening to Dr. Ariel Niroomand Rad, a son of Lydia N. Rad and Christian N. Rad of Holmdel, N.J. Alan M. Weiss, who was appointed a civil celebrant by the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Va., for the event, officiated at
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