Word: crashing
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Despite evidence of global warming, we humans will not change our ways in order to protect the environment. We don't change airline regulations until planes crash; we don't recall tires until people have died; and until the warming starts to affect us, we will still turn our back on environmental problems. JUSTIN KAR-JING LI Ottawa...
...wasteland and turned it into a magnificent park with shapely modern buildings, bridges and lots of grass. The attractions aren't bad either. There's a 360-degree theater showing a safety film by German director Dani Levy, rides that simulate a fraction of the force of a car crash, and pavilions for each VW brand. John Lennon's white Beetle, featured on the cover of Abbey Road, is a centerpiece of the VW museum. But perhaps the smartest thing VW did was to keep prices low and focus on fun--not hype. Whaddya know, it works...
Finally, flyers in the U.S. are benefiting from flying in the world's safest airline environment. With hundreds of millions of passengers carried in a single year alone, an air traveler in the U.S. can rest assured that his or her chance of dying in a plane crash is significantly lower than while performing normal daily tasks...
...have looked like the makings of "Elian: The Sequel," but the latest drama involving a group of Cuban fugitives saved from the sea now looks unlikely to turn into another high-stakes showdown. The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday brought the remaining eight survivors of Tuesday's plane crash ashore in Florida for medical treatment; one survivor had been transferred to a hospital immediately, suggesting the injuries to the others were light. Once ashore, they were interviewed by the FBI and the Immigration and Nationalization Service, and on Thursday six of them were released into the custody of relatives...
...Windows Me, as it's known, is to get the new "system restore" features designed to make your software indestructible. By automatically taking a snapshot of your hard drive every day (or any other interval you designate), Windows Me lets you go back after a crash and restore the computer to its previous settings--something Windows never did before. It also stops you from deleting essential files needed to operate your computer...