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...used to scan a crowd and match each face to a name in a database by recognizing bone structure and other distinguishing features. Such technology could have been used to intercept the known associates of bin Laden as soon as they walked into the airports. In order to safeguard the nation against similar attack, such cameras should become a standard part of airport security in the U.S., as well as in allied countries and in airports that have direct flights to the United States. These systems, which should be limited to use in identifying terrorists or those known...
...TIPS Inflation-protected Treasury Securities (TIPS) introduced four years ago were supposed to safeguard a Treasury-bond holder against inflation, which they did, and cut the Treasury's cost of financing, which they didn't. TIPS bonds have a lower interest rate than conventional Treasuries, but TIPS principal is adjusted annually for inflation. Interest is then paid on the higher principal amount. Result: TIPS gained 8.5% a year in the past three years, trouncing the 6.8% return of regular Treasuries. A committee advising the Treasury says TIPS investors got $1.5 billion more than under traditional bonds and recommends ending this...
...Pearl Harbor, the United States responded with a political and military campaign that resulted in nothing less than the destruction of the system that produced the attack. Surely a response of equal gravity is needed today: we must combat the threat of terrorism and do whatever is necessary to safeguard the security of the territorial United States...
...this summer, you probably already know how to protect your skin against the sun's harmful rays. Just slip on a shirt, slap on a hat and slop on plenty of sunscreen, preferably with an SPF rating of at least 30. But are you doing everything you can to safeguard your eyes? Don't be so sure the answer is yes, even if you sport the latest in designer sunglasses...
Sources: Coordination Committee for the Safeguard of the Tower of Pisa; University of Pisa; CS Informatica, Pisa: Eyewitness Guide to Italy; Associated Press