Word: foldings
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Last fall's anthrax attacks sent public-health officials racing to upgrade the U.S.'s bioterrorism defenses. Federal spending on programs to combat bioterrorism has increased 10-fold, to $2.9 billion, and is scheduled to rise to $4 billion next year. How much security does that buy? According to Health and Human Services official Jerome Hauer, the number of emergency-supply caches ready to be deployed to U.S. cities in the event of an attack has increased from eight to 12; by the end of the year, the government expects to have enough doses of the smallpox vaccine to supply...
...consensus view is that the PA needs to fold all 12 of the current security bodies into a single structure, under a single security chief. But the Palestinian legislature goes further - they want the security chief to have a four-year term limit, be prevented from engaging in Palestinian domestic politics and also from "having contact with the Israeli side without the consent of the Palestinian political leadership." Such an arrangement would certainly throw a spoke into current Israeli efforts to cultivate ties with favored strongmen, such as Gaza security chief Mohammed Dahlan. And it's a sign that...
...Vanguard 500 Index fund. Our panelists agree that diversified mutual funds are best for those with little penchant for serious stock research. For investors who want to buy individual stocks and are willing to do some homework, our pros offer tips on what to hold--and when to fold...
...John G. Patch ’03 got pretty hammered last weekend. Heading to sleep, he was able to take out his contacts, put his wallet on his bedside stand and successfully fold his pants over the chair by his desk. For some reason, however, Patch woke up the next morning under his bed wearing a Batman costume he’d never seen before...
...safe rooms. Most are smaller and less elaborate than the model in the film. For $10,000 to $15,000 you can get a just-the-basics shelter with blastproof Kevlar lining the walls. Higher-end models ($50,000 to $250,000) can include amenities such as mini-bars, fold-down beds, TVs and DVD players. In some homes, that's known as a den. --By Roy B. White and Laura A. Locke...