'I have done right,' militant declares to police
Daily Mail (UK) Nov 30, 08 6:55 AM CST
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The lone Mumbai terrorist captured alive said months of training had prepped him and his cohorts to kill 5,000 people, the Daily Mail reports. Describing the massacre to police, Azam Amir Kasab of Pakistan, 21, said his instructions were to “target whites, preferably Americans and British.” He was told to "kill to my last breath." But the gunman begged to live when taken to a hospital. “I do not want to die," he told health-care workers.
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QB wants no distractions from supermodel squeeze, apparently, while in injury rehab
Boston Herald Nov 18, 08 3:50 PM CST
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Tom Brady is hard at work training to rehabilitate his injured knee, and he’s leading a monk’s life while doing it, the Boston Herald reports. Spies spotted supermodel girlfriend Gisele Bündchen—sans Brady—at a New York cocktail party over the weekend; Brady’s trainer, meanwhile, says the QB is intently focused on his rehabilitation at the New England Patriots’ facility in Foxboro, Mass.
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FAA investigates Fla. incident in which 4 jets sent miles off course
Daily Mail (UK) Oct 15, 08 3:16 PM CDT
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in which four Orlando-bound passenger jets were rerouted on Saturday in an effort to train a new air traffic controller. The Daily Mail reports the jets were directed into an area where thunderstorms were raging and that one, a Virgin Atlantic plane, was forced 70 miles off course. The FAA denies storms were in the area.
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Kelly underscores success rate of emergency-response units
New York Daily News Sep 30, 08 2:13 PM CDT
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Last week's Tasering of an emotionally disturbed man that led to his death was a "mistake" by New York police officers, commissioner Raymond Kelly admitted yesterday. Two cops involved in the incident have been put on desk duty, and the entire 440-member Emergency Service squad will undergo a retraining session on tactics for dealing with the mentally ill, the Daily News reports.
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Companion animals loyal to their humans, except when they're not
MSNBC Sep 27, 08 8:49 AM CDT
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It can lead to tearful separations, but cheating is natural—for quadrupeds, that is. It really is them, not you, a veterinarian tells MSNBC. Pets may gravitate toward a new owner for any number of reasons. “Hallie was my dog, but I always sensed her unhappiness at having to share my attention with other dogs,” says one owner. “With her own person, she has blossomed.”
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Return to East German model to restore Olympic glory
Wall Street Journal Aug 2, 08 9:10 AM CDT
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Concerned over its sixth-place overall finish in the Athens Olympics, Germany is taking steps to centralize its athletic training program in a move reminiscent of the notorious East German training machine, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a country where membership in local sports clubs is the norm for athletes, the government is lavishly funding sport-focused schools offering a solid shot at gold.
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Pointers on what it takes to go for the gold
Forbes Jul 9, 08 12:45 PM CDT
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Before you clear a spot on the mantle for that gold medal, you may need a quick reality check: Forbes runs down the numbers behind the blood, sweat, and tears of an Olympic athlete's training. Training: 4 to 8 years to maximize lung capacity and heart strength Sessions: up to 3 a day, 6 days a week Goal setting: beyond annual benchmarks, some athletes plan 4 years out
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Trainers help dogs adjust when they're no longer the 'only child'
Wall Street Journal Jun 2, 08 11:15 AM CDT
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For many couples today, dogs aren’t just pets, they’re the “first baby.” But that puppy love can cause problems when it comes to the second baby—the human one. Like any only child, dogs can react badly to new siblings, so a small industry has sprung up to make canines “baby ready,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Researchers in field of memory call it a breakthrough
Scientific American Apr 29, 08 8:37 PM CDT
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Psychological research has long supported the conclusion that training on cognitive tasks doesn’t result in intelligence gains that transfer to other tasks—ie, memorizing long strings of numbers doesn’t help learning long strings of letters. But researchers say they've made a long-sought breakthrough that could lead to better treatments for learning disorders and memory loss, Scientific American reports.
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Loyalty card, new machines headline plans to jolt coffee giant
Wall Street Journal Mar 19, 08 2:46 PM CDT
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A customer-loyalty card, a new website and upgraded brewing machines highlighted changes in store at Starbucks, the Wall Street Journal reports, with CEO Howard Schultz using today's annual meeting to re-focus the firm on quality of customer experience. The card will offer rewards for regulars at the coffee giant, which aims for a social-networking flavor with its new internet presence.
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Rival coffee chains target customers as Starbucks takes training break
Associated Press Feb 27, 08 8:10 AM CST
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Starbucks customers and competition alike got to know each other yesterday as the java giant closed for a 3-hour training break for all employee, reports the AP. "Free-market economy, baby! You've got to take advantage of what the competition throws at you," said one former Starbucks devotee swilling a competitor's discounted joe.
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Relax: It's just for 3 hours, and Dunkin' Donuts has 99¢ coffee
CNN Feb 26, 08 12:20 PM CST
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Get your afternoon latte early today, because Starbucks—all 7,100 US locations—is closing at 5:30pm for 3 hours of staff training, CNNMoney reports. The company says it hopes baristas will “deepen their passion for coffee” and even “transform the customer experience,” not to speak of turning around a wicked stock slide. Smelling weakness, Dunkin' Donuts is pouncing, offering all its coffee beverages for 99 cents this afternoon.
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Plan would boost soldiers' role training Iraqis as some troops withdraw
New York Times Nov 23, 07 3:55 AM CST
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US combat brigades in Iraq may soon be given an expanded role in training and supporting Iraqis, reports the New York Times . Under the plan, not yet finalized, a quarter of US troops would be withdrawn next July but others would stay behind to help transfer more of the security role to Iraqis—while safeguarding gains made during the surge.
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Not the Army you have, says an active-duty Army officer
Armed Forces Journal Apr 27, 07 8:11 PM CDT
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"America's generals have failed to prepare our armed forces for war and advise civilian authorities on the application of force to achieve the aims of policy," says Lt. Col. Paul Yingling. In an extraordinary article in Armed Forces Journal Yingling blames the military for not properly advising the civilian leadership of the challenges in Iraq.
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Inadequate training, gear, hobbles troops
Time Apr 6, 07 8:47 AM CDT
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The U.S. Army is stretched so thin in Iraq and Afghanistan that it's sending ill-prepared and ill-equipped young people into harm’s way, Time reports. And the surge in troops is only deepening the crisis: Two of the five new brigades bound for the Middle East will skip vital situational training in the Mojave Desert.
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