Barry Fox: Remembering a talented writer with a clever wit
Those of us who knew Barry over the years cherished him not just for his kindness, intelligence and dedication, but also for his dry, warm and razor-sharp wit.
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Hurricane Earl Weakens as it Heads to New England
Hurricane Earl, once a powerful Category 4 storm, lashed North Carolina’s Outer Banks with wind and rain and then weakened to a minimal hurricane on its way to New England and Nova Scotia.
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BAE Systems Wins $49.9 Million Contract to Develop On-Board Processor and Integrate DARPA’s ARGUS-IR Nighttime ...
NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After successful development of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) daytime persistent surveillance system, BAE Systems has been awarded an additional $49.9 million contract to develop the advanced processor for the agency’s nighttime, infrared system - the Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance – Infrared (ARGUS-IR). ARGUS-IR ...
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Seacoast prepares for pounding as Earl approaches
As Hurricane Earl approached North Carolina on Thursday with winds near 140 mph, Seacoast communities in Maine and New Hampshire were on alert, announcing beach closures and emergency communications systems in preparation for a Labor Day weekend pounding.
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Fisking Blair’s chapter on Iraq
Tony Blair. Photograph: Getty Images I'm knackered and sleepy, hungry from all the Ramadan fasting and -- officially -- on vacation. But I couldn't go to bed without commenting on Tony Blair's new book, A Journey , extracts of which have been published online here .
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