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...Afghanistan offers a blueprint for fighting future wars--through a mix of agility and lethality, with small groups of special forces on the ground wielding high-tech targeting devices linked to precision-guided munitions in the sky--but the military seems slow to embrace these lessons. And Congress is unlikely to challenge the Pentagon's $379 billion request for 2003. With Bush riding high and wartime patriotism still ruling Capitol Hill, few legislators want to be seen second-guessing the Pentagon, even as it proposes a $48 billion boost for next year that is larger than any other nation...
...this end, Cellucci said both sides should create a so-called “smart” border that would use electronic technologies to scan and verify proof-of-citizenship documents and trucks’ cargo manifests. The high-tech border measures would allow passengers and cargo to cross the border securely and efficiently, he said...
...make jobs for our kids and grandkids. It is clear we will have to attract many new faces to Utah to do that." The old mainstays of Utah's economy--agriculture, mining and military bases--are in decline, so the state has aggressively shifted its energies toward developing high-tech industries, and needs imported experts...
...WIRED The ReefMaster Digital Land and Sea Camera is the first digital camera that works underwater. Its built-in software compensates for tricky undersea lighting conditions, and its high-tech plastic housing is waterproof to 100 ft. (a deluxe model can go to 200 ft.) With a price tag of $450, though, you'd better hope you're snapping sunken treasure. Find out more at www.sealife-cameras.com...
...Meanwhile, the streets are filling with athletes, family members and anyone who wants to look like an athlete or family member, all wearing colorful high-tech jackets. Standing at a stoplight, it's hard not to appreciate the violent color clash between a group of red-clad Chinese team members and athletes wearing the sunrise-orange U.S. team jacket, all sprinting across the street to beat the light...