Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Every major technology--metallurgy, explosives, internal combustion, aviation, electronics, nuclear energy--has been intensively exploited not only for peaceful purposes but also for hostile ones," Meselson said in the speech. "But it may be possible to reverse the usual course of things and avoid the hostile exploitation of biotechnology...
...authors state that "in order to avoid Lebanese civilian casualties, Israel chose not to attack [civilian] targets" and then continues to call for us to "go beyond rhetoric." The sad fact is the Israelis did choose to bomb a power plant outside of Beirut which supplies energy to almost one million citizens. The article further paints far too benign a picture of the Israeli army's involvement in Lebanon which in the summer of 1982 alone resulted in 17,000 deaths. If we want to move beyond rhetoric we have no choice but to squarely look at the historical sins...
...that their actions just aren't the cool thing to do; these attacks aren't impressive. They require no sophistication. They are analogous to throwing paint remover on cars driving down the street, and they're getting a bunch of people angry. I've learned a very painful lesson--avoid any contact with the criminal-justice system, because it's a system that's stacked completely in favor of the prosecution...
...problem, as we all know, is that cigarettes are killers. Many people avoid the stock on moral grounds, opting for such high-performing angels as Citizens Index Fund or Domini Social Equity Fund. Others shun it because they figure the industry is doomed. Last week lawyers hit Big Tobacco with a price-fixing suit. Next month a Florida jury could find the industry liable for damages of $100 billion or so in a class-action case. (Even if the case survives appeal, though no money will change hands for at least a decade.) It's highly unlikely, but possible, that...
...wilting African violet before it went to plant heaven, got no responses, even though I posted it on Abuzz, Xpertsite and Expertcentral. Queries to Knowpost on the number of states that do not have a death penalty (12 plus the District of Columbia) and the best sleeping position to avoid back pain (on your back with knees bent) got helpful replies within hours...