Word: alarms
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...positive side. Or, perhaps a new war with new enemies—we happily joined the last two, why not three? And, what about a continued loss of civil liberties, the basis of the American society? Maybe, just maybe, four more years of devolution under Bush might cause enough alarm for American Democrats to truly reverse the curse...
It’s easy to give up on John Kerry. After dominating the debates and surging in the polls, Kerry has fallen back behind President Bush in a couple of polls, and the media is sounding the alarm. Every day I hear solid Democrats declaring defeat and preparing for four more years of Bush. Fortunately for the country, reports of John Kerry’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. As the press talks about the fickle will of likely voters, they are missing a bigger story. It’s called the 2004 presidential election, and, unbeknownst...
...passport on Yang Hua's desk is stamped with visas that would alarm immigration clerks around the world. He showed up in Indonesia two days after the Bali nightclub bombings in 2002. He's logged trips on a moment's notice to Iran, Yemen and Qatar, as well as to the U.S., Australia, Canada, England and Brazil. But Yang doesn't try to hide the substances contained in little glass vials that he brings home from his travels. They're lined up on the windowsill of his Beijing office, affixed with labels such as "Saudi sweet." As senior vice president...
...Smoke Alarm ZigBee is a new wireless technology that efficiently transmits short data messages. Smoke alarms by Freescale Semiconductor will use ZigBee and run for months on regular batteries. That way, people upstairs could get an early warning if a fire breaks out in the basement. In prototype...
...Officers were sent to the Perkins Hall parking lot on Oxford Street on a report of a car alarm that had gone off sporadically for a week. The officers were unable to locate the owner, and left a message on the vehicle and by phone. Officers left numerous notes and messages for a week. The vehicle was subsequently towed as a public nuisance...