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...truck and backpack bombs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diagnosing The Risks | 10/8/2001 | See Source »

...footprint. We will need lighter-weight communications with longer-lasting batteries and new small arms effective at close quarters and longer ranges. We want to pack our punch into smaller, more mobile packages. If we need heavy firepower, we want to call it down from the sky rather than backpack it in. We will be putting our people in harm's way, facing off against what has been an implacable enemy. We cannot expect success without taking casualties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fight the New War | 9/24/2001 | See Source »

...south tower was secure, people could go back to their desks or leave the building. He proceeded to the 44th floor, an elevator-transfer floor. One elevator loaded up and headed down, then came back empty, so he and a crowd of others piled in. One man's backpack kept the doors from closing. The seconds ticked by. "We wanted to say something, but the worst thing you can do is go against each other, and just as I thought it was going to close, it was about 9:00, 9:03, whenever it was that the second plane crashed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If You Want To Humble An Empire | 9/14/2001 | See Source »

...south tower was secure, people could go back to their desks or leave the building. He proceeded to the 44th floor, an elevator-transfer floor. One elevator loaded up and headed down, then came back empty, so he and a crowd of others piled in. One man's backpack kept the doors from closing. The seconds ticked by. "We wanted to say something, but the worst thing you can do is go against each other, and just as I thought it was going to close, it was about 9:00, 9:03, whenever it was that the second plane crashed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: The Day of the Attack | 9/12/2001 | See Source »

...much should you stuff into your pack? That depends on your size and strength, but the rule of thumb is not to exceed 20% of your body weight. So if a child weighs 100 lbs., the backpack and its load shouldn't be more than 20 lbs. This applies to adults as well. For smaller children, the percentage should be scaled down, depending on the child's size and weight. One hint: make frequent trips to your locker to exchange books between classes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Some Schooling On Backpacks | 9/10/2001 | See Source »

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