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...probability, the whole notion seems rooted in some visceral need for foes with diabolical destructive abilities. There's something almost pathetic about cowering in the shadow of such a threat, instead of shrugging it off with the resilience that was typical on the American frontier. (See "Scrapping the Missile Shield: Militarily Sound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EMP: The Next Weapon of Mass Destruction? | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...using Google Health and other sites like it. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center just announced that it will start to integrate its records with Google Health. Cleveland Clinic, the MinuteClinics inside CVS stores and the Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center participate, as does Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. And there's a pilot project under way for Medicare fee-for-service users in Utah and Arizona. There are a couple of others, but it's still a short list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paging Dr. Google | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...Less than three months later, there was another breakthrough. On Sept. 17, Obama scrapped the Bush Administration's plan to build a missile shield in Eastern Europe, which had been seen by Russia as a blatant military threat. Even Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was impressed. He had been icy toward Obama during their July meeting - there were certainly no hugs and smiles like the ones he gave Iran's President in Tehran in 2007. But in September, Putin called Obama's decision to ax the missile shield "correct and brave," and Russia's threat to "neutralize" Bush's plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S.-Russia Relations: In Need of a New Reset | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

...Perhaps more disturbing is the return of Cold War rhetoric ahead of Clinton's visit. The most alarming exchanges have centered on a new missile shield being proposed by Obama to protect against threats from Iran and North Korea. The new shield would be built farther away from the Russian heartland, but it has still roused the same fury from Moscow, which last month renewed its threat to point tactical missiles at Europe. And in December, Putin suggested the possibility of a new arms race between the Cold War foes. (See action-figure pictures of Vladimir Putin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S.-Russia Relations: In Need of a New Reset | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

Exiting the elevator, inside the office proper on the far wall, there’s the Harvard Alumni Association sigil. It’s a huge shield with the letters “HAA” on top and, below, a depiction of a road that narrows to a point, as if far in the distance. The wall decorations are sleek...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard That They Knew | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

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