Word: alertness
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...there were a political version of the color-coded terrorism-alert system, Senate Republican leader Trent Lott would have gone to orange last week as he braced for an emergency Republican caucus. Several G.O.P. Senators were in revolt over news that House Republicans had tinkered with legislation creating a Homeland Security Department, slipping in provisions that had little to do with making the country safer but a lot to do with making special-interest groups happy. Lott figured he could get House leaders to delete the most egregious items when Congress returns in January, so he had his staff hang...
...children. I hope that one day Ukraine is as rich as Germany or America, but it will take time. Are you ever scared in the ring? How do you deal with that? I'm always scared when I fight. Fear is very important because it helps me stay alert and focus on defense, which is more important than offense. A good boxer protects himself first and strikes second. Why do you think people consider boxers stupid? It's just one of those clichés - like all models are bimbos or all politicians corrupt. I've met plenty of smart...
...Suameria and his fellow Balinese are casualties of the aftermath of the blasts nonetheless. Some 80% of Bali's economy depends on tourism, and foreign visitors have all but vanished. Japan lifted its travel warning for Bali earlier this month, and Australia has downgraded its alert to a region-wide advisory. But the U.S., Germany and France, among other tourist-generating nations, are still telling their citizens to avoid Bali. This angers I Gde Pitana, director of the Bali Tourism Authority, who points out that there were no travel warnings issued for New York after Sept. 11. "Like New York...
...Australian government's upgrading of the state of alert, the day after Roche's arrest, that raised awareness of the domestic terror threat. The government of Prime Minister John Howard said its new information?linked neither to the raids nor to Roche's case?was "general and non-specific as to target and timing" but suggested a terrorist strike could hit Australia over the next few months. In what is normally a wind-down time of year, with the summer holidays approaching, Australians are now being urged to stay ultra vigilant. By Lisa Clausen/Sydney...
...mental challenge, to stay alert, stay focused for a full 60 minutes,” Ruddock said after the Cornell game...