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...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...
...there’s no turn-around. We’ve entered the hell that is Logan’s road system. As the Benz exits the terminal parking lot, we scan ahead for a chance to turn...
...only a casual reader of The Crimson, write it into your daily schedule. Take the 15 minutes in the morning to scan the headlines on the front, editorial, Real World and sports pages. Send a letter to the editor (letters@thecrimson.com). Call in a news tip (576-6565). Let us know what’s on your mind...
...squeamishness about federal "papers" in the Congress, Durbin's proposal--congressional oversight of state dmvs--may be the best way to go. And if the government doesn't act, corporations will. Delta and American Airlines already provide separate lines for premium passengers; Heathrow Airport in London has an iris scan for people who have registered their eyeballs. An airline-industry association is at work on a Trusted Traveler card. Do we really want frequent-flyer status to be the basis for security decisions, or more plastic cards joining the too many we already have...
...really distinguish between Alzheimer's and other dementias until a brain autopsy is performed. At least they couldn't until now. A new, noninvasive brain-imaging test may be able to identify Alzheimer's in those who are still living. The test, a chemical tracer followed by a PET scan, reveals the telltale plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's, even in the disease's earliest stages. A word of caution: the test has so far worked on only nine patients...