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...plus, is L-3's hottest item. It uses C.T.-scan technology, similar to that used in medicine, to compare the density of luggage contents with those of various kinds of explosives. L-3 has installed the scanner at more than 100 U.S. airports and in Austria, Ireland, Italy and Sweden. The company has contracts to supply at least 450 of the estimated 2,000 machines needed to equip U.S. commercial airports...
...dismisses the charge - "Our objective is not to lose clients but to gain new ones," says a spokeswoman - but admits it was surprised by the big demand. Philip Circus, a London-based specialist in marketing law, says there's a fundamental philosophical divide: there are countries - such as Britain, Ireland and the Netherlands - that have a liberal approach, believing that sales promotions work in favor of the consumer. And then there are others, including Germany, France and some of the Scandinavian nations, that are deeply skeptical about the value of promotions, arguing that they distort rational purchasing decisions and thus...
...improve the E.U.'s position in ongoing negotiations on global trade. The package included proposals for the E.U. to stop production-related subsidies and to reduce market supports on several crops. The E.U.'s trading partners called the proposals inadequate; the reforms also face opposition from within: France and Ireland have already voiced strong objections to any alterations...
...occasionally served as a protection officer to Prime Minister Tony Blair. The popular 40-year-old was honored across Britain as the first domestic casualty in the U.K.'s fight against Islamic terrorism. His murder in an antiterrorist raid shocked Britain, where the killing of policemen outside Northern Ireland has been rare. There had been British victims of incidents abroad, as well as sporadic arrests and scares at home, but as a former police chief superintendent, Douglas Sharp, says, "We may intellectually know the risks, but until something concrete is acted out on our doorsteps, it always happens...
...suddenly swarming with immigrants. Displaying an urgency and elegance unmatched by any other living auteur, Scorsese finds drama in visual contrast: a door in a dark, noisy room that is kicked open to reveal a silent, snow-laden street. One amazing panorama shows men coming off a ship from Ireland, being immediately conscripted and outfitted in Northern blue, then put on a troop ship--all in a single shot that ends with a view of the troop ship's cargo: 20 coffins on the dock...