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...determined that it is virtually identical to the one sent to Senator Tom Daschle, where do federal gumshoes go next? FBI sources tell TIME that one promising avenue for investigation lies in the fact that the letter was photocopied. Most people don't realize that photocopy machines leave a "fingerprint" as the result of tiny scratches and dirt on the photocopier's glass and optical system. The FBI lab will examine the Leahy letter for these tiny anomalies. Goal: to figure out what kind of copier the terrorist used and perhaps even track down the specific machine...
...respected retired police chief to run a new office of Law Enforcement Coordination, designed to improve the bureau's often-testy relations with state and local police. That office will be supervised by executive assistant director Kathleen McChesney, who will also run the lab, the FBI Academy, the fingerprint division and other support services...
...time when everyone is worried about airline safety, the work of a little-known Cambridge University scientist could ease the public's fear. John Daugman's mathematical algorithms turn the human eye into a fingerprint. His process uses a camera to photograph the iris--the colored part of the eye--and creates a digital code based on its unique pattern. Daugman's system is extremely accurate; using 255 data points--vs. 70 for a fingerprint--it hasn't made a false match in six years of use. Indeed, iris scanners today are enhancing security at airports from Frankfurt, Germany...
...human factor altogether. No matter how well trained or well-paid you are, if you?re sitting at a scanning station for more than an hour at a time, you?re probably going to drift off occasionally. "But if there?s a way to automate the whole process, with fingerprint recognition techniques or highly sophisticated scanners," says Gritta, "we?d be a lot better...
...accident, went verbally ballistic on him when Pattinson honked his horn and finally yanked his glasses off. Simpson said Pattinson drove up behind him, sat on his horn and "went off" when approached. Wound alleged by plaintiff? A scratched temple. Such carnage! The best evidence was Simpson's fingerprint on the glasses, and the only witnesses were Simpson's kids, who were not called to the stand. Simpson said that when he called to tell them the verdict, "they were happy. They're kids," he added. "They're trusting...