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...deterrents. But safety also hinges on encouraging if-you-see-something-say-something vigilance on the part of passengers. And on that score, the overzealous regulations might have been just the ticket. "It's a knee-jerk reaction to get public attention, perhaps. And that's quite a good thing," says Ken Button, director of George Mason University's Center for Transportation, Policy, Operations and Logistics. Ultimately, he notes, it was the intervention of fellow passengers, along with a faulty trigger device, that brought Abdulmutallab down. "We do have to some extent [to] rely on individuals," says Button. "They should...
...says. "It's all about designing cars that are lightweight," which makes them highly efficient as well. The major difference between the two types of cars, however, is cost. Creating a lightweight, highly efficient car that is also affordable - not to mention cool and fun - is "the most challenging thing I've ever done," Murray says. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...most surprising news story in my lifetime is the Soviet Union's collapse. What is yours? - Ed Winters, Suffolk, N.Y. I was born in 1959 in Ridgewood, N.J., so if you think back, it's very hard to single out one thing in a lifetime of 50 years. We lost a very visible war in Vietnam. We won a very visible space race. Though the end of the Cold War and all it has wrought is probably as good an answer...
...never tell us what these risks are [Dec. 7]. Is there evidence that the mammograms may be causing some tumors or damaging tissues? I've been screened fairly regularly for the last 20 years, and now I'm starting to worry that I was doing the wrong thing. Karin Judkins, TURIN, ITALY...
...practiced some baseball diplomacy of his own with Callahan. "He puts his arm around me and says, in front of all the Sandinistas, 'This is my amigo from baseball - we share the love for the great sport of baseball,' " the ambassador said. However, he added, baseball is the only thing he and the former revolutionary can talk about ... at least politely. "Three minutes into politics, and we yell at each other...