Word: laser
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Definite endings. The Olympics offer those too. There may be no time limit to the war on terrorism. And the recession, depending on whom you talk to, is either over, about to end or somewhere in between. But when the lugers break that laser beam, that's it, no do-overs, no instant replays. How quaint, in a way, and how profoundly comforting: numbers that mean something, numbers that stay put, unlike the closing figures...
Drones have enabled the U.S. military to stare at enemy positions for days, providing far more intelligence than could be gleaned from a reconnaissance flight or satellite flyby. Such surveillance detects patterns, and patterns betray enemies. Beyond spying and attacking, the Predator has used its own laser to pinpoint targets for satellite-guided bombs from high-flying bombers...
...would incapacitate most office networks. But once corporations have all the bandwidth they need, experts say, all videoconferencing will be done using IP. When videoconferencing gets to that level, "it will be operating on an easier platform," says Lou Gellos, spokesman for Terabeam, a Seattle-based firm that markets laser transmitters that can send up to a gigabit of video per second (600 times as fast as T-1 lines) between offices and the data network...
Reich contended that there is a “vacuum of leadership” at the state level, particularly when it comes to the economy, and said that in his campaign he would be “focusing like a laser beam on the economy and on jobs...
Reich contended that there is a “vacuum of leadership” at the state level, particularly when it comes to the economy, and said that in his campaign he would be “focusing like a laser beam on the economy and on jobs...