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Much the same could be said about our government and its approach to protecting the nation. The default mode of the current administration has been to exert only as much effort as is needed to uphold its fragile façade of order and competence. This philosophy might have worked in a world devoid of unpredictable external forces, but it certainly does not work in the world of reality. In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks four years ago and Hurricane Katrina today, public grief and outrage catalyzed the reevaluation and eventual reform of malnourished, incompetent national systems...
...certain extent, this phenomenon of enhanced performance under pressure is inherent to human nature. Physiologically, the body has evolved to switch on a reserved crisis mode, or “fight-or-flight” response, in times of stress. Culturally, it is common to hear of latent potential being uncovered in the wake of challenge and adversity, capabilities not even close to being fully realized until they are tested. In ordinary contexts—taking a difficult exam, for instance, or running in a competitive race—self-discovery is a positive thing. In the context of government...
...Every time the camera would lose the connection, it forgot what I was doing. I would have to wade through a bunch of menus just to get back into the photo shoot-and-transfer mode I'd been using. And after some time playing with the camera in Wi-Fi mode, certainly less than an hour, I was alerted that the battery was drained. Maybe I shouldn?t be too bothered ? after all, I was heavily testing the camera?s wireless features, which isn?t necessarily typical use. Still, it would be nice to know I could get through...
...author, Khalid Jafri, leading a jubilant Anwar to declare that he has been "completely vindicated." Numbers 18,000 Number of hand-pulled rickshaws in Calcutta to be phased out by the end of the year, after more than a century in use, by legislators who have called this mode of transport a "human indignity" 404 Number of Moroccan prisoners of war, captives from the 30-year conflict over Western Sahara, released from Algeria last week 17 Average number of years the POWs were held, the longest known internment of soldiers in modern history 15 million Number of Popsicle sticks used...
...D250 is 30% smaller than previous models. It has a handy digital battery monitor and is just $300 The Magic Button On top of its Super NightShot feature for low light, Sony's DCR-HC32 (about $400) has an "easy" button that switches the cam into automatic mode Looking Sharp For about $300, Canon's ZR100 includes a wide-screen recording mode and an advanced optical zoom for effective close-ups Get Miked up To boost sound quality, pick up an add-on microphone. Basic models from Sony can be had at amazon.com for about $50. At the higher...