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50 Years Makes a Difference! How Film Research Has Changed Since the 1972 Conference on Audiovisual Archives

Unwritten Record

In recent years, we’ve seen a steep increase of scholarly interest in government films, including numerous researchers investigating films made by the United States Information Agency and an entire volume of essays on films made by the United States military. [3] 3] Cinema’s Military Industrial Complex. Jackson, David L.

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Web 2 Preview: DigitalGlobe: The World Is The Index

John Battelle's Searchblog

Mine is, but then again, that happens a bit more frequently than your average bear, I'll admit. In essence, the US Government uses DigitalGlobe for the same reason it uses FedEx to move military supplies around the world: it's just faster, better, cheaper, and easier. Is your mind blown yet? What was my second question?

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Author Q&A: The ongoing role of fortified structures in military clashes — and cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

There’s no denying that castle walls play a prominent role in the histories of both military defense, going back thousands of years, and — as of the start of the current millennia — in cybersecurity. Betz You made an allusion to a modern military fortification with the Maginot Line.

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