John Fenzel

How to Make 2007 a Success....

2007-01-01T03:43:14Z

If you are looking for some good New Year's Resolutions, here are some web sites that are a good place to start mapping out your 2007.... Money Magazine Articles 50 People Who Matter 25 Rules to Grow Rich By Be a Millionaire Send Your Kid to H...

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The vaccine to prevent every strain of flu

2006-12-30T03:53:54Z

The vaccine to prevent every strain of flu by FIONA MacRAE British scientists are on the verge of producing a revolutionary flu vaccine that works against all major types of the disease. Described as the 'holy grail' of flu vaccines, it would...

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Meet the People who will be Setting the 2007-2008 Political Agenda

2006-12-28T01:57:17Z

This article from the Washington Post's Federal Page provides an opportunity to "meet" the new senate committee staff directors who will be effectively setting the legislative agenda for the next two years. The committee staff directors often ...

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Christmas 1776: Times that Tried Men's Souls

2006-12-25T13:52:15Z

By any measure, December 1776 was a desperate time for General George Washington. Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was nearly lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupi...

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The Christmas Truce

2006-12-23T16:03:03Z

"It is thought possible that the enemy may be contemplating an attack during Xmas or New Year. Special vigilance will be maintained during these periods." From General Headquarters at St. Omer - to all units 24 December 1914. This letter...

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The Next Nobel Prize? Joint U.S.-Canadian Research Team Reverses Diabetes in

2006-12-18T06:48:55Z

Researchers reverse diabetes in mice: Discovery opens door to new treatment strategies Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the University of Calgary and The Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Maine) said on Friday that ...

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Value Complexity and Decision Making

2006-12-13T05:14:29Z

One of the theorists studied at the National War College is Alexander George--a leading professor of strategy and policymaking who popularized an innovative concept to explain how presidential decisions were often very problematic, contentious ...

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The Man You will Become

2006-12-10T16:15:26Z

A very personal note this 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor to announce the birth of our son, Luke Emerson Fenzel. He was born at 12:15pm at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on this day, December 7, 2006 (A...

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Bank of New York Buying Mellon for $16.5 Billion...$8 Billion Less than their Previous Offer...

2006-12-06T04:26:28Z

Yesterday it was announced that Bank of New York has agreed to acquire Mellon Financial of Pittsburgh in an all-stock transaction valued at $16.5 billion that will create the world's largest securities-servicing firm. Combined, the company w...

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The Man Who Sold the War

2006-12-06T04:24:53Z

If you haven't already run across it, this 2005 profile of John Rendon, "The Man Who Sold the War," published by Rolling Stone Magazine, won the 2006 National Magazine Award in the reporting category. Written by James Bamford, it provides a ...

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