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...dozen phones using different codes for each function. "We are in a constant state of catch-up - a company rolls out new models every three to six months," Mislan says. The Holy Grail for the cell phone code breakers is to develop a forensics tool - a "Swiss Army knife" as Harrington calls it -that can be used easily in the field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Your Cell Knows About You | 8/15/2007 | See Source »

Fisman likened elections under his proposal to a choice between, for example, Swiss auditing giant KPMG, and a candidate like Robert Mugabe, the notoriously corrupt President of Zimbabwe...

Author: By Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Businesses On The Ballot? | 8/10/2007 | See Source »

...than as a combined approach. St. Louis layered its interventions, using the various social-distancing measures at once, 2.5 weeks after its first case of infection; that tactic mitigated the outbreak and St. Louis fared better than 36 other communities as a result. Researchers compare layering interventions to layering Swiss cheese: if the holes are vulnerabilities, with enough layering you'll end up with a solid block of prevention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Quarantines Work Against Pandemics | 8/7/2007 | See Source »

...friend wowed us with his military-issue resourcefulness (and Swiss army knife, which included a screwdriver). It shaped up to be a pretty big grill, so we all had to work together to hold pieces in place at awkward angles in midair. The teasing and cooperation that permeated the Catskill silence was more candid than anything from our sheltered Boston suburb...

Author: By Nathaniel S. Rakich | Title: Cooking Classes | 8/2/2007 | See Source »

...search for positives, a look at the make-up of the 17-man Swiss crew is a must. It contained five Kiwis, including skipper Brad Butterworth, whom Bertarelli described amid the celebrations as "the best sailor in the world." When another of their own, Russell Coutts, led Alinghi to victory in Auckland four years ago, New Zealanders weren't impressed. But they may be starting to accept the realities of international sailing, where huge money tends to override national loyalties. "We've got 100 or so sailors on the scene and they're all in demand for America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Like Clockwork | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

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