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The capture of Pul-e-Khumri would cut the main north-south road through the centre of Afghanistan, leaving the remaining Taleban forces in the north stranded.
BBC: Afghan opposition push through north
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But now there's an expanding market of tourists and business travelers wanting to check their e-mail while on the road.
FORBES: Proving Papa Wrong
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O. of HarperCollins, left in 2008 and established Open Road Integrated Media, an e-book venture.
NEWYORKER: Publish or Perish
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If you know you are going to need to check an e-mail on the way home from the office, find a parking lot half way to your destination, answer the e-mail, and then get back on the road.
FORBES: How Road Rage Endangers Your Commute -- And How To Prevent It In Yourself
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Firms such as American Industrial Partners (AIP), which acquired fire vehicle supplier E-One in 2008, the ambulance manufacturers Halcore and Road Rescue in 2010 and specialty trailer manufacturer Heil Trailer International in 2012, could continue ramping up their presence in that space, the banker and two other bankers suggested.
FORBES: Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers Attract Private Equity Interest
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's HarperCollins Publishers, started Open Road Integrated Media LLC, which focuses on e-books, including authors who are willing to be published digitally before going into print.
WSJ: Digital Self-Publishing Shakes Up Traditional Book Industry
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Add to the mix medium-run uncertainty (i.e. several years down the road) about the effect of the recent health care legislation and financial regulatory reform.
FORBES: Washington Uncertainty Is Stalling The Recovery
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It not only offered such desktop-computer-like services as e-mail, but allowed a driver to use them without looking away from the road.
ECONOMIST: Wired cars
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Down the road, Salinas hopes to use the wireless frequency to provide Internet access and e-commerce.
FORBES: The Salinas touch
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Initially a start-up with no employees and run out of Ms. Friedman's apartment, Open Road now has more than two dozen employees and has published about 2, 000 e-books.
WSJ: Jane Friedman's New York Apartment: A Home That Books Built
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Road warriors spend much of their time clipping snippets from downloaded company reports and spreadsheets to e-mail to colleagues and clients a task that is all but impossible for iPhone users.
ECONOMIST: The competition this time will be a lot stiffer