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...sighted. Late on Monday night, he says, one of the youths rang the bell for fun. There was panic on the hillside, followed by relief and rage when locals realized the young people had been joking. "They were looking for the boys to punch them," says Baul. But false alarm or not, no one in Kukundu is in a hurry to return to town...
Haynes also brought in Chuck Stetson, who wanted to take the next step: a secularly acceptable Bible textbook. Stetson's religious credentials alarm church-state separationists. He is a graduate of Colson's Wilberforce Centurion project, a study group pledged to "restore our culture by effectively thinking, teaching and advocating the Christian world view as applied to all of life." Yet he claims his commitment to his textbook's constitutionality determined its secularity. In late 2005 he unveiled The Bible and Its Influence, which was vetted by 40 religious and legal scholars, including Jews, Protestants and a Roman Catholic bishop...
Firefighters may have their own medical emergencies to worry about when the alarm sounds, according to a Harvard study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study showed an up to 100-fold increase in the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) events—such as heart attacks—for firefighters while engaged in emergency activities, a finding that focuses attention on the prevalence and efficacy of preventative health measures for emergency responders. According to data collected in the study, CHD events are the leading cause of death of firefighters on the job, accounting...
...current collection of house tees does not need expansion. 9) Forge a note from the Center for Health and Wellness saying that medical conditions necessitate you receive one t-shirt for each of your 12 personalities. Threaten to sue if the insensitive bastards say no. 10) Pull the fire alarm in Annenberg—jack some shirts during the confusion. Multiple alarms may be necessary. 11) Pretend like you know the person handing out the t-shirts and make them feel really awkward for not remembering your name. They’ll probably feel too guilty to not give...
...they thought you were a creeper. This strategy requires that you leave your room on a somewhat consistent basis, going to house social events and the like. As I’ve learned, sometimes it’s just not enough to leave your room only when the fire alarm goes off. People from your house need to recognize you in public and think to themselves, “Oh look, there goes Eric. I feel safe living near him.” Of course, if people have this thought about you and your name is not Eric, then...