He scours the Internet and public archives, phones contacts in the defense industry.

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In the internet distribution model, archives become ever more accessible, and valuable.

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Most should be familiar with HBO's TV Everywhere offering that opens its archives to users on various internet devices and has already been well received on iOS, Android and Roku platforms.

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Now, the internet retail giant is offering a similar product, aimed squarely at archives, called Glacier.

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Two recently published articles in the Archives of Internal Medicine highlight the emerging role for electronic and internet technologies for weight loss described above.

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