| 12 things you need to know in the new year
The coming year will bring new uniforms, career rules and benefits to sailors and new ships and missions to the fleet. 1. New uniforms For every officer and enlisted sailor, 2008 will begin the biggest uniform shift in the history of the Navy. Everyone will get the new Navy Working Uniform, a battle-dress-style uniform with a blue, black and gray digital camouflage pattern and an eight-point cover to replace dungarees and wash-khaki uniforms. Although coveralls were supposed to be replaced by the NWU, officials have spared the much-loved, comfortable uniform. Also, sailors will get a physical training uniform for the first time, filling a long-noted gap in the seabag. In addition, all sailors E-6 and below will look a little more like their sea-service counterparts in the Marine Corps: Junior sailors will begin to shift from their summer white and winter blue service uniforms to a year-round model — a khaki shirt, black pants, garrison cap and pin-on collar devices.
Mom helps actor son launch movie career
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Halter decision tomorrow -- TWO UPDATES
He has been involved in following local politics for at least 25 years. I am amused by the implication that a man from rural Arkansas cannot read and have serious concerns about his political rights. Ironically, Mr. Halter's transfer of hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaign made Mark Clement take interest in the first place. Mark Clement did not like the idea of a person buying an office after arriving on the latest jet. Further at the time he made his concerns known, he did not know the name of Hathorn. .
India deploys Irdeto security solution
News Corporation and NBC Universal have confirmed the launch of what they claim as the largest Internet video distribution network ever assembled with the most sought-after content from television and film. The site will debut this summer with thousands of hours of full-length programming, movies and clips, representing premium content from at least a dozen networks and two major film studios. AOL, MSN, MySpace and Yahoo! will be the new sites initial distribution partners. Their users, who represent 96 per cent of the monthly US unique users on the Internet, will have unlimited access to the site's library of content. The media alliance will offer consumers free long- and short-form video and create a platform for advertisers, targeting online video consumers.
PAREXEL Expands Late Phase Clinical Research Services and Appoints ...
BOSTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL) , a leading global bio/pharmaceutical services organization, has appointed Dr. Victor Kiri, formerly with GlaxoSmithKline, as Director of Pharmacoepidemiology within the Company's Clinical Research Services business. Dr. Kiri's responsibilities include advising clients in the design and conduct of comparative observational studies, offering epidemiological analysis for compounds in development, and guiding strategic decisions regarding future areas of research and product development. "Regulatory pressures are increasing client demand for pharmacoepidemiological assessments and related studies as part of late phase clinical development," said Mark A. Goldberg, M.D., President of Clinical Research Services and Perceptive Informatics at PAREXEL International.
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