As a PR stunt, Time magazine‘s annual “Person of the Year” exercise works to near-perfection. Each December, for an hour or two, the ever-shrinking publication gets to relive its gloried past, when it was a prime creator of America’s public agenda. As a journalistic exercise, it’s long in the tooth. Yet it still resonates, and [...]
Tag: exercise
December 15, 2011
December 13, 2011
Air crash at US base ‘kills four’
13 December 2011 Last updated at 08:22 GMT Four soldiers were killed when two helicopters crashed on a training exercise, reports quoting a military spokesman said. Lt Col Gary Dangerfield of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, told the Seattle Times the circumstances of Monday night’s crash remained unclear. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to [...]
November 8, 2011
October 29, 2011
NORAD conducts exercise flights over upstate NY
October 28, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis NORAD conducts exercise flights over upstate NY 28 Oct 2011 The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it is conducting military exercise flights over northern New York. Officials say people between Plattsburgh and Watertown may hear or see fighter jets Friday morning as part of the training. The military [...]
October 25, 2011
NORAD plans exercise in Washington region early Wednesday
October 25, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Heads up! NORAD plans exercise in Washington region early Wednesday –Flights will take place between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. 25 Oct 2011 NORAD is planning an exercise this week in the Washington region to enhance its skills and test a warning system. The North American Aerospace Defense Command [...]
September 30, 2011
Reebok EasyTone: the shoe that undermines all fitness advertising
It is a testament to mankind’s determination that one can exercise without doing any, you know, actual exercise, that news that a lumpy flip-flop will not, in fact, tone one’s muscles has been deemed so momentous that its maker, Reebok, is having to shell out $25m as a settlement. $25m. Because of a lumpy flip-flop. [...]
September 29, 2011
D.C. agencies assemble and operate temporary morgue in city-wide disaster drill
September 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Heads up! D.C. agencies assemble and operate temporary morgue in city-wide disaster drill –District will continue to run exercises similar to Wednesday’s event, including two planned drills in March and September 2012 28 Sep 2011 A fabricated hurricane scenario was the setting for a full-scale exercise performed by D.C.’s [...]
September 16, 2011
Show Up at College Primed for Success
A student walking across campus at Whitman College. The American college experience has often been likened to drinking from a fire hydrant: There’s so much going on and so many new people to meet that it’s more than a little overwhelming. Ambitious freshmen tend to sign up for a full slate of extracurricular activities and [...]