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...Enter Stitch, a killing machine from the planet Turo. An unholy mix of E.T. and the Zuni fetish doll that scared the wits out of Karen Black in the never-to-be-forgotten TV movie Trilogy of Terror, Stitch was created by a mad scientist--or, as he prefers to be known, an "evil genius"--who gave the creature only one instinct: "to destroy everything it touches." Stitch escapes to Earth, a primitive planet that the Turans have allowed to exist as a "protected wildlife preserve to repopulate the mosquito." Stitch wanders into a dog pound and is adopted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Stitch in Time? | 6/24/2002 | See Source »

...attendees of the meeting as Nawaz al Hamzi and Khalid al Midhar. The pair would eventually help hijack Flight 77 and crash it into the Pentagon. In 2000, while tracking the two, the CIA failed to refer them to the INS's terrorism watch list, allowing them to enter the U.S. A congressional intelligence source told TIME that there is "a significant possibility" that members of the CSG knew about the suspects' movements prior to Sept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can He Fix It? | 6/17/2002 | See Source »

...January, the INS has been testing a new fingerprint-identification system at the border and has used it to arrest 1,400 wanted criminals. None had terrorist ties, but two were accused murderers and one was an alleged international jewel thief. Though the Sept. 11 hijackers took pains to enter this country initially on legal visas, it seems unlikely that any self-respecting al-Qaeda operative will send a "just moved" postcard to the INS. Even some officials within the agency are tempering their hopes. "There's a way around any system," says one. "None of them is foolproof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Flap About Fingerprints | 6/17/2002 | See Source »

ROLL 'EM UP Laptop computers are practical tools--especially for business travelers--but pecking at their shrunken keyboards can be a pain. Enter the Manhattan True-Touch Roll-Up keyboard ($35). This laptop accessory is the same size as a full-fledged desktop keyboard but is encased in New Age flexible plastic that can be rolled up like a newspaper. Now if they could only perfect those roll-up screens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Jun. 17, 2002 | 6/17/2002 | See Source »

...Shanghai has attracted many writers, but Ristaino's argument is that most have concentrated on the Western ?lites, or the Chinese communities they ruled, overlooking the rich contribution made by the waves of refugees who pitched up on its hostile shores. No visa or passport was required to enter Shanghai and that fact above all others gave the city its character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shelter from the Storm | 6/17/2002 | See Source »

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