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...that's a dangerous problem. When our emotions overtake our reasoning we worry about sensational events which are statistically unlikely to harm us - such as airline disasters, shark attacks, or terrorism - rather than everyday dangers that kill thousands. John Graham, who spent four years as administrator of the federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, says news of SUV tire failures left him besieged with demands for tire pressure warning systems even though government reports listed 41 car-crash deaths per year due to under-inflated tires, versus 9,800 deaths from side-impact crashes. "People's capacity to visualize...
...reflected campus-wide disillusionment that Zaidi’s campaign will address. Tim R. Hwang ’08 and his running mate, Alexander S. Wong ’08, have taken the least traditional approach to the race, using an anarchist symbol and the slogan “Kill the UC.” “We are deadly serious,” Wong said. “About as serious as two slightly frail Asian boys can be.” “We’re having a lot of our stuff done by various...
...more secure regions of Kabul and the north. Karsten Voigt, coordinator for U.S.-German relations in the Foreign Ministry, says he is under constant pressure to do more in Afghanistan: in Washington last month, he says, one interlocutor told him that "Germans have to learn how to kill." Berlin will not budge, though, since neither the government nor the public has the stomach for putting German soldiers in harm's way. Mindful of that political reality, Bush isn't likely to push for a sea change. Nevertheless, it was only seven years ago, in Kosovo, that Germany first committed combat...
...legitimate target. "It doesn't matter who you are," he says. "If you spy on us, we'll take you out." In one district, he adds, his brothers-in-arms have vowed to murder 10 Buddhists for every Muslim death. Such tactics unsettle some veteran insurgents. "We didn't kill monks or innocent civilians," insists a retired P.U.L.O. operative in the southern province of Narathiwat who asked not to be named. "If a man in my unit was caught violating these rules, I would have no choice but to execute him." The new militants are "just killing for killing...
...best opportunity to tie the score came in the game’s final minutes, when rookie Harvard defender Jack Christian was whistled for contact to the head at 17:39. Quinnipiac promptly pulled Fisher, extending its advantage to two extra skaters.The Crimson’s penalty kill, however, rose to the challenge, preventing the Bobcats from mounting any serious threats.“I thought our guys did a great job blocking shots and taking away passing lanes,” said Donato of the penalty kill.Once the power play ended, the momentum immediately swung back in Harvard?...