Word: shielding
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...passengers and their baggage has been routine at all major terminals since the mid-1970s. Individuals must pass through a metal detector, and carry-on luggage is examined, usually by an X-ray machine. These devices can occasionally be fooled: lead-lined bags sold to protect film can shield weapons from detection, and metal foil can sometimes be used to distort the shape of an image. It is up to the operator of the X-ray machine to insist on opening a bag for closer inspection when a blank mass or an unusual image appears on the screen. Checked luggage...
...state may not ban nondeceptive advertisements even when the attorney is soliciting clients with very specific legal problems. Columbus Lawyer Philip Zauderer had been reprimanded by the Ohio Supreme Court for placing a series of modest newspaper ads in 1982 that showed a line drawing of the Dalkon Shield IUD. Zauderer's text said the device was alleged to have caused injuries and other health problems for women and suggested that victims could still sue, even though the device had been off the market for years. Zauderer eventually filed lawsuits for 106 women who read...
Even the slogan has been cut back this year. Unlike past years, no clever motto has been created. Instead there is just a big Harvard shield with the number 60 next...
...able to carry copies of their entire medical histories--X rays, ECGs, vaccination records and all--in their hip pockets. Up to 800 pages of such information, including a digitized personal photograph and explanation of insurance coverage, will fit on a credit card-size "LifeCard." Last week Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland announced plans to introduce the laser-encoded card in Columbia and, if all goes well, distribute it throughout the state by 1986. Ultimately they hope to market the LifeCard to insurers around the country. Says Blue Cross Executive Thomas Sherlock: "This card could reduce the number...
...missiles can be easily seen through cyclone fencing, making them a magnet for antinuclear demonstrators and a target for terrorists. (The weapons' nuclear warheads are housed separately in concrete bunkers with special security precautions.) The Army wants the money for "metal and concrete fences, which are intended to shield the day-to-day activities of the Pershing unit from outside observation." The proposal is finding a receptive audience in Congress. "No problem at all," said Republican Senator Mack Mattingly of Georgia, chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee on military construction. "In fact, it's not enough money. On an issue...