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Clearly, giving pilots firearms would be an irresponsible and dangerous first step in our efforts to make air travel safer...
...search for the perfect birth-control device, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new one called NuvaRing. It's a clear, flexible plastic ring that's inserted into the vagina once a month and emits the same hormones used in the Pill but in lower (and presumably safer) doses. It should be available by spring...
First, round-the-clock universal keycard access should be granted to all students. The proponents of 24-hour access, this page included, have stressed its ability to make the campus a safer place by allowing students to swipe into the security of any House at any hour. But aside from the powerful argument grounded in student safety, the potential of open access to promote better social interaction among students provides an independent justification. There is simply no good reason why Harvard’s undergraduates—who form lasting friendships both within House walls and across the broader Harvard...
...those countries could face higher costs to keep their facilities and staff secure. And foreign investors may well decide to bypass unstable nations altogether. Bob Broadfoot, head of Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, thinks the war on terrorism will suck capital away from Southeast Asia to the benefit of safer nations in northeast Asia, a trend that was already evident prior to the attacks. "Before Sept. 11, companies looked at getting costs down," he says. "Now security risk is going to be a big part of their investment decisions...
...sensitive that an underwire bra will trip them. So will a candy wrapper. Yet a federal marshal was able to slip through with a buck knife in his pocket. Thus many passengers, returning to the skies last week, resorted to their own incantations: It's never been safer to fly. Lightning doesn't strike twice. If I stay home, they...